Chapter 1363: Malice
Through the car window, Aike De saw not only reporters from several local TV stations, but also reporters from print media. Naturally, there were reporters from online platforms among them as well.
A murder case in Rain City alone could never have caused such a stir.
Could it be...
Aike De, no fool himself, paled slightly.
He had guessed something.
But at this point, he could no longer back down.
Taking a deep breath, Aike De looked at Qin Ran.
"2567, something seems wrong."
"Be careful."
"And..."
"It seems I dragged you into this."
As he spoke, Aike De showed an apologetic smile.
It was not mere politeness.
It was genuine.
Because Aike De believed that the mistake before them was his.
The reversal from being nearly forced into a dead end had thrilled him beyond measure. After prolonged exhaustion mixed with excitement, he had actually overlooked the actions of the enemies around him and, without enough thought, dragged Qin Ran into this vortex with him.
The consequence of doing so was practically pushing both himself and Qin Ran to the very front.
There was no retreat!
Behind them lay a bottomless abyss.
And moving forward?
The path was covered in thorns!
Caught between advancing and retreating, exhaustion instantly washed over Aike De. Never before had he felt as powerless as he did at this moment.
Qin Ran quietly watched Aike De.
When the other man had appeared before him as a deputy station manager and temporarily served as a host, Qin Ran had already guessed that his situation was not good.
Otherwise, would a deputy station manager from a local TV station do something so beneath his status?
But Qin Ran had not expected the man's situation to be even worse than he had imagined.
Clearly,