Zoe's consumption records did show that the money was spent in municipal hospitals. Therefore, Aurum's rhetoric has no loopholes.

"Okay, then, who are Joshua and Molly to you?"

"I don't know the two people Mr. Wood mentioned."

Shawn stared at him deeply. "Joshua is attached to Zoe."

Aurum smiled and said, "Oh, that's her grandson. I'm unfamiliar with Zoe's family; she seldom mentions it to me, and I have never been to a small county."

No matter what Shawn asked, Aurum could reason.

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