"So you were caught stealing company materials, and now you're trying to turn the tables?"
A chubby white officer eating a doughnut questioned Eddie, whose face was bruised and swollen, his clothes looking like they had been hastily thrown together.
The Life Foundation had called the police, claiming that the two of them had been caught stealing trade secrets.
Their appearance was easy enough to explain. The Foundation had been worried they might have hidden surveillance or theft equipment on them, so they had searched them.
The items they found were all laid out right there.
Only, the interview footage that had originally been inside had somehow become photos of confidential business documents.
There were also several pieces of professional spy equipment, all of which had been "found" on them.
"You're drawing conclusions without investigating?"
Eddie looked utterly incredulous. As a famous reporter, he was basically an oversized loudmouth and hot-blooded young man. But his past actions had, at worst, merely cost him his job.
At most, he would get beaten up in some back alley. This was the first time he had truly encountered this kind of darkness.
"Are you slandering us? Of course we investigated. The evidence is conclusive."
Another Black officer glared at Eddie and pointed at the equipment.
"Alright, Officers, thank you for your hard work. I believe the two of them simply made a momentary mistake. Eddie is still a renowned reporter, after all, so our company does not intend to press charges."
That familiar voice, one that filled Eddie with extreme fury, appeared again. When he turned around, he saw Xu Yue's sunny smile—and found it utterly repulsive.
"Don't pretend to be the good guy!"
"Eddie, say less."
The cameraman accompanying Eddie was frightened now as well and tugged at Eddie twice.
This was