In the courtroom.
The atmosphere was a little awkward.
But that awkwardness applied only to the defendants' legal representative, Lin Shen.
Lin Shen kept his eyes on the presiding judge's seat, trying to avoid the "looks" Fang Shijun and Feng Xiang were giving him.
But...
Now the two of them would not stop staring at him!
Since that was how it was, they could just keep this stalemate going!
Fang Shijun and Feng Xiang were frantic, but even after staring until their eyes nearly dried out, Lin Shen had not so much as glanced at them.
And right at that moment, the presiding judge urged them again:
"Will the defendants please answer the questions?"
Fang Shijun and Feng Xiang exchanged a look.
Answer?
How were they supposed to answer?
Each question was more devastating than the last.
Why had they failed to follow procedure, and who had told them to do it...
That question.
If they could answer it, they would not be sitting in the defendants' seats now.
They were sitting in the defendants' seats precisely because they had taken all the blame themselves. Could they tell the truth now?
They could not.
They also knew perfectly well that this was the most crucial question Su Bai had asked.
Faced with this enormous pitfall, they could not dodge it.
Fang Shijun took a deep breath and said, "Nobody told us to do it."
"What we considered at the time was that, since a case had already been opened, and it had a considerable impact on the party who reported it, the interprovincial procedures were too troublesome and would take too long."
"The longer it dragged on, the greater the harm to the company."
"We understood the impact and harm it would cause the company."
"We were worried that