Meeting

Meeting

The two of them had actually slept for only about four hours. That afternoon, Bai Qing finally met her father's defense attorney.

After a suspect in a major criminal case was arrested, even family members were not allowed to visit. They could only communicate through a lawyer.

Yet Bai Qing did not know why, but the refined, scholarly-looking lawyer before her always made her feel vaguely uncomfortable.

The latter said, "I've been in this line of work for ten years and defended many suspects. Rest assured, when it comes to criminal cases, there isn't a better lawyer in this city than me. Since Mr. Bai chose me, I'll certainly fulfill my duties to the best of my ability."

Bai Qing's grandfather immediately asked, "How exactly is my son doing?"

He had already met with the in-laws. He looked somewhat disheveled now, with scratch marks still on his arms. In a murder case between husband and wife like this, the pain was doubled. It was a tremendous blow to both families.

"Mr. Bai denies killing anyone. He insists that he was only trying to stop his wife from committing suicide at the time. However, judging from the traces at the scene, that claim is difficult to support. Still, he did provide an explanation regarding the camera. He also revealed that before the incident, he had hired a private investigator to look into his wife's affair. I'm currently getting in touch with that investigator and actively trying to understand what happened..."

Zhang Heng definitely could not attend this meeting as Bai Qing's classmate. Besides, he had no interest in the meeting itself.

After discovering the shadow in the Fourth Ventricle, Zhang Heng realized that he had most likely found the alien race mentioned in the main quest, and there was