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Chapter 149: Shocking, Congressman Clements' Secret Fetish!

Chapter 149: Shocking, Congressman Clements' Secret Fetish!

Chapter 149: Shocking, Congressman Clements’ Secret Fetish!

“Huh?” Katherine was momentarily taken aback before she quietly leaned in, her hand brushing against the hem of Ethan’s shirt. After all, she was a prosecutor.

Bringing in a suspect and torturing him crossed her moral line.

“Katherine,” Ethan whispered, “Just imagine, when you gather evidence and accuse him in court, he acts like he can do whatever he wants because he’s in power.”

Katherine’s lips twitched, instantly visualizing the scenario.

Meanwhile, Milo and another delinquent were forcing Gabriel into a metal chair, his head down, as they pulled a prepared towel from a bucket nearby.

“Wait… hold on!” Gabriel looked distressed. “What do you even want to ask me?”

He knew he was in trouble today and tried to talk his way out.

But these guys didn’t even ask,they just started torturing him, completely throwing him off.

Looking at the wet towel in the delinquent’s hand, Gabriel began to sweat.

The infamous waterboarding involved covering the face with a towel and then pouring water over it.

This form of torture could make the victim feel like they were suffocating or drowning.

It was a recognized “cruel, inhumane, and degrading” interrogation method and was banned.

Gabriel saw that Ethan was standing aside, not intending to intervene.

No matter how much he struggled, a towel covered his face.

“Mmmph!”

Gabriel desperately tried to shake his head, but Milo firmly held him down. In his panic-stricken eyes, cold water hit the towel.

The chilling sensation prickled his skin.

His breathing was blocked, the cold water seeping through the towel into his nostrils.

The intense discomfort made him feel suffocated, his brain sending out painful warnings due to lack of oxygen.

Katherine stood by, a flicker of pity in her eyes. Gabriel was indeed despicable, a lackey for Congressman Clements, involved in many illegal activities, but her upbringing still made her feel that he should be punished by the law, not through vigilante justice.

She listened to Gabriel’s agonized screams from beneath the wet towel: “Ethan, even though he’s guilty, we can’t use vigilante justice. If we trample on the law at will, it will lead to irreversible consequences.”

Katherine was not a stickler for rules.

She saw Ethan as a younger brother and worried about this justice-driven kid straying onto the wrong path.

“Huh?” Ethan turned around, his expression innocent. “Katherine, what are you talking about? We haven’t done anything illegal.”

“Hmm?” Katherine saw his innocent look, as if he truly believed his actions were lawful, which made her frown.

“Katherine, you say it’s illegal, so if the police came now, would they arrest us?” Ethan asked.

“Of course, they would…” Katherine started to say but suddenly paused.

She looked at Gabriel, who was now convulsing.

But then she realized.

Waterboarding, although a banned cruel punishment, was classified as causing minor injuries.

And as long as it didn’t actually suffocate someone to death, it seemed impossible to assess the injuries.

Even if the police came, the context was that Gabriel had rear-ended Milo’s street gang’s motorcycles, and the youths had captured and tormented him.

Since it didn’t cause any minor injuries and these were minors,

It wouldn’t even be considered illegal,at most, they might just get a warning.

Katherine thought about this, her lips twitching, her gaze becoming strange.

It seemed like she really couldn’t accuse them legally.

“Katherine, just tell me whether it’s illegal or not,” Ethan said, spreading his hands innocently.

Katherine looked at Gabriel, who by now had stopped pleading, his face pale as paper, gasping for air.

“Then ask him whatever you want to ask, just stop torturing him.”

Ethan chuckled, raising his voice, “Gabriel has been Congressman Clements’ secretary for decades. How could he just spill secrets so easily?”

Hearing this, Gabriel’s eyes, which had turned pale, suddenly sparked with life as he shouted desperately, “What do you want to ask? Just ask already!”

He struggled to lift his head, looking pleadingly towards Ethan.

Gabriel wasn’t foolish,he knew these people wouldn’t dare torture him for long, as that would be kidnapping. Even if they were minors, he had countless ways to retaliate later.

So, he just needed to spout some false information to bluff his way through.

“Is that so?” Ethan looked at him with interest. “But I think you might lie to me.”

He gestured to Milo.

Milo nodded, picked up the towel, and moved to cover his face again.

“No! I won’t lie to you! Braden Clements, that old man, is no good. I’ve wanted to bring him down for a long time!” Gabriel struggled as the towel covered his face.

“Really now! That’s great to hear!” Ethan quickly removed the towel from his face, his expression one of surprise:

“You really would help us take down Congressman Clements?!”

“Yes.” Gabriel’s expression was one of sorrow. “Actually, I was born in the countryside. My mother died in agony from illness, and that’s when I felt there was something wrong with society.”

“So I wanted to go into politics, to change this society. I came to work for Congressman Clements, but I never expected he would be such a person.”

His expression was one of pain and confusion, portraying a young man who had strived to change society but had lost his way over the years in a very moving way.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Gabriel, I misunderstood you!” Ethan’s eyes reddened, and he yelled at Milo standing by, “Apologize to Mr. Gabriel right now!”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Gabriel.” Milo quickly bowed deeply.

“It’s okay, we should allow children to make mistakes.” Gabriel suppressed his inner doubts, surprised at how easily these people were fooled.

Looking at Ethan’s youthful face, he realized he was just a naive young man.

Gabriel quickly assessed the situation and took the initiative, “What do you want to ask me? I think I can help you.”

His expression was sincere, seeing an opportunity to understand the real situation.

Ethan looked at Milo, his expression sympathetic.

Milo clenched his teeth, his fists tight, his head bowed, “That bastard… he destroyed my home!”

“Huh?” Gabriel was confused, looking at Milo in the dimly lit abandoned building, unable to see his face clearly, and tentatively asked:

“What did Congressman Clements do to you?”

Gabriel was secretly delighted, thinking that smoothing things over for the congressman could earn him favor.

“He… he took a liking to my dad! Then used his power…” Milo’s head hung even lower, “He ruined my home, and I will make him pay!”

“Hmm?” Gabriel’s face showed a question mark, followed by excitement, seeing a lot of room to maneuver.

“Don’t you know?” Ethan frowned, skepticism flashing in his eyes.

“Ah…” Gabriel sighed, his expression one of indignation, “Actually, I’ve been collecting evidence.”

He began his performance.

Ethan, pulling Katherine aside, pointed to the pinhole camera on his body and said to her, “The internet is really powerful these days. I’ll find some online trolls. How about this headline: ‘Shocking, Congressman Clements’ Secret Fetish! Exclusive Exposé by Decade-Long Personal Secretary’? How does that sound?”

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