For Philip Hale to come out with a statement like this now meant the other party was fully prepared. Otherwise, such a lie would be easily exposed.
"Philip Hale claims his stone supplier is Zeke Jennings, your uncle. He says you planted the problematic stones beforehand to frame him. What do you have to say about this?"
Ginny Gable and Jenna Hanson had been interrogating her through the night. The matter had already become a high priority for the Municipal Police Bureau. Tollan Town was in a crucial stage of development; this stone-selling convention was its chance to become the nation's number one jade town. Philip Hale's case of selling fake stones had to be handled with the utmost severity to set a precedent and stamp out these crooked practices.
"Philip Hale claims I orchestrated all of this. What about the motive?" Seraphina Sterling asked unhurriedly, remaining calm and composed even after being brought to the police station.
