Lawrence also knew that the authorities would definitely not agree to his request.
But that did not matter. His goal was not the compensation itself, but to make a statement.
It was not that he did not dare to do such a thing. Previously, he had simply been unsure whether there was some kind of trap, so he had chosen to swallow his anger.
Now that Digital Phantom had vouched for him, what did he have to fear? Lawrence came from a middle-class family and had lived a relatively comfortable life since childhood, so he was not much of a gambler.
But at the same time, all he had seen and heard had made him especially aware of the importance of opportunities.
Once he confirmed that he had truly latched onto Digital Phantom, he had even dared to consider taking his whole family into exile.
So directly confronting the authorities was no big deal.
Opportunities were reserved for those who were prepared, and with such a heaven-sent opportunity, the greatest taboo was indecision.
In fact, he had already made a rough prediction about the consequences of his actions—the chances of the authorities making a fuss over it were very low.
Unless they had no other choice, the authorities could not possibly release the majority of the suspects.
After being ignored by the authorities, he immediately declared that the matter was not over and that he would hire a legal advocate to sue! The authorities responded coldly: as long as you can afford it, we do not care! Everyone knew perfectly well that the authorities could not possibly lose this case, or else tens of thousands of similar cases would immediately emerge.
But Lawrence's stubbornness gave the authorities quite a headache, because quite a few people had already submitted the same