#Chapter 216: Others Weren’t So Lucky

Asher led me to his car, and we drove across town to the newspaper headquarters where Chase worked. Once inside, we followed the sound of Chase’s raised voice toward the open-door office of his boss. Everyone was so busy working that no one paid us any mind. “I don’t care what they said, sir. Can’t you see? They are afraid of the truth coming out. They’re trying to silence us to keep their gross behavior under the radar.” “I understand that well enough, Chase. But if we push through with this story, we are setting ourselves up for very real financial ramifications. Their threats to have us go bankrupt are not false promises. We’re already on the edge.” “So we’re just going to be let ourselves be bought? What happened to journalistic integrity?” “There won’t be room for journalistic anything if we have to permanently close our doors.” Asher and I had been standing patiently outside the door, but upon hearing this, and the way Chase struggled to formulate a reply, we glanced at each