"I can answer a few of Mr. Su's questions!"
Amid the chatter and banter, whose truth was impossible to determine, Chen Jing, seated opposite Minister Shen, gently raised her head and looked toward the round-faced middle-aged man. Her face looked somewhat pale, and her complexion was poor as well. At Professor Bai's suggestion, she had already lifted the influence on herself, so the burden of having just undergone surgery was now fully showing.
Before speaking, she gently pressed her lower abdomen, making her voice sound a little stronger:
"The purpose of going out of the city alone shouldn't be to escape. I'm quite certain of that."
"As for delaying the interrogation that's about to come, that's even less likely. He's very rational and knows that delaying it would be useless. So when questioned by us, he can only react in one of two ways: either refuse to speak, or report the truth."
"..."
At this point, she instinctively glanced at Professor Bai.
There were some things she did not intend to say at a meeting like this, such as the issue Professor Bai had discovered.
Therefore, she paused briefly before continuing with her suggestion: "I've always trusted Lu Xin. I can understand Minister Shen's concerns, but I don't believe that being overly wary of an ability user who has devoted himself to serving High Wall City—or even showing distrust toward him—will help us maintain order in High Wall City. On the contrary, I believe it's dangerous."
"Before this attack occurred, Lu Xin and I dealt with an unusual incident together. You all know the details. The person who caused that incident was Mr. Xu from the inner city, who was fond of collecting. When I arrived, Mr. Xu demanded an explanation from me. Under normal circumstances, something like that would