Chapter 1647


    A guest approached Raeleigh, caught by her beauty, but Stuart immediately stepped in.


    "Sorry, this seat is taken."


    After the admirer left, a server came to their table with some refreshments. Raeleigh was indeed


    hungry, so she began to eat, and so did the other reporters. It was a no-brainer that most of them


    hadn''t eaten, given the early timing.


    Leave it to Jepherson to be thoughtful.


    Soon, the press conference began. Jepherson first showed a few authoritative QC reports; they''ve


    always had them, but there had never been a need to put them to use.


    Showing it right then meant nobody could overthrow any of his statementster.


    In addition, Jepherson specifically mentioned the issue of the car when the reporter asked


    questions.


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    But no one asked why there were three idents in the car in such a short time, so Raeleigh raised


    her hand.


    Seeing it, Jepherson gave the floor to her.


    Raeleigh asked, "Mr. Richards, if I may ask, why


    were there three idents in such a short time?"


    Jepherson smiled and said to the room, "I can''t say that someone is targeting Richards Group. It''s


    illogical, no?"


    The reporters were stunned, but Raeleigh chuckled and said, "You sure have a sense of humor, Mr.


    Richards."


    Hearing Raeleigh''s words, everyone burst intoughter.


    Jepherson also grinned but then knocked on the table, and the room immediately quieted down.


    Then, Jepherson nced inadvertently at Raeleigh before answering her question.


    "We''re in the middle of investigating it. We''ve already assigned a leading private detective to look


    into the matter since the first incident. It was then we learned that someone had tampered with the


    car that had already been sold."


    "We''vepensated the first car owner with ten times the price. You all might assume we''re trying


    to seal our customers'' mouths by shelling out money to cover up this ident."


    "However, life is priceless. If it is because of our car, no matter how much money I have, I can''t


    bring back someone''s life."


    "Richards Group would not hesitate topensate for any injuries caused by our negligence."


    "Compared to a human life, money is just a pile of waste paper."


    Jepherson swept this gaze across the room; the reporters were all silent. He then continued, "We


    alsopensated the second car owner with a huge sum of money. Just like the first, this money


    was used topensate for people''s lives. Although nobody was hurt, Richards Group would not


    do anything without conscience. I still wasn''t at ease afterpensating, let alone turning a blind


    eye to it."


    "Before the truthes to light, I will continue topensate if another incidentes up again."


    "But allow me to apologize. We''ve only made progress by the third incident, which is thetest one.


    This is why we didn''t hold a press conference for the previous two incidents."


    Jepherson raised his hand, motioning for Raeleigh to sit down. She did so, and Jepherson


    continued, "Allow me to tell you a story; you''ll get where I''m going."


    "Once upon a time, there was a wealthy man. He had a lot of money and a lot of properties. He


    hired a lot of people to work for him, to which he could earn more and more money." "A famous man


    would naturally attract rumors, and he was no exception." "There was a fool who was very bitter


    when he saw the rich making money. They were both doing the same thing, yet he was getting


    poorer by the day while the rich was getting richer."


    "Since then, he stopped working and started plotting against the rich instead."


    "One day, when the fool saw the rich doing charity by donating food, he went to get the food too.


    But after he ate the food, he told everyone he suffered a stomach ache for several days after eating


    it. He imed that the rich''s food was moldy and only donated them because they couldn''t sell it."


    "Since then, everyone suspected the rich was up to no good."


    "However, the rich continued donating food, remaining undeterred."


    "While the fool continued his nder every day."


    "At first, everyone believed him, but when people kept seeing the fool lining up for food, they no


    longer believed him after some time."


    The floor was silent as everyone exchanged nces.


    Raeleigh raised her hand; Jepherson asked her to extend her question seated. "Mr. Richards, can I


    assume a fool has been deliberately framing Richards Group by causing these three incidents?"


    Raeleigh asked.


    Jepherson answered, "What else? Our cars are sold all over the world, yet only the ones in Capital


    City are faulty. Why right under our noses?"


    "In the past decade, I can''t vow that our cars have never had issues, but don''t you think it''s weird


    that a newly purchased car suddenly became faulty?"


    "What''s more, in the history of car making, same batch, same issue."


    "However, this time, the first was brake failure; the second, uneven fuel control, and the third,


    selfignition."


    "I refuse to believe our cars are gued with problems."


    The reason why I said this jealous man is a fool is that he isn''t a professional."


    "If I were him, I''d only cause problems in the same ce. For example, if there''s an issue with the


    brake, all the brakes from the same batch would be faulty. However, the three incidents were neither


    from the same cause; it proves something''s shady with the case."


    "But I have a feeling none of you believe me."


    "These are the reports from the three leading private detectives I hired, and they''ve confirmed all


    three cars were tampered with."


    "Therefore, the Richards Group will consider our own interests and will not be responsible for their


    lives if they did not intend to appreciate it themselves."


    Jepherson handed the documents to his subordinates and had someone switch off the lights in the


    restaurant. There was a screen prepared in advance on stage; on it showed the three reports and


    some photos of bribery. More importantly, all three customers had been in contact with the same


    person."


    After showing evidence, the light switched back on. Jepherson then stood up and said, "That''s all


    for today''s press conference. Everyone present will receive a gift. If you don''t mind, it will be handed


    to youter."


    With that, Jepherson left the stage. Raeleigh also stood up and exited through a different door.


    Stuart apanied her back to the top floor of the hotel.


    There was a monitor in Jepherson''s room, and he was watching it.


    The reporters left one after another after receiving their gifts. At this time, the Richards Group had


    also begun trial and was ready to safeguard their ownership.


    The car issue hade to an end.


    After Raeleigh entered the room, she sat down. After a while, Jepherson looked over at Raeleigh,


    then walked to her to look at her press card, saying, "Though we lost our trust, we''re still on the


    same wavelength."