Chapter 466 - 143: The Evidence Confirmed (Part 3)
Intentional harm, defamation, provocation, and other charges are already confirmed; the rest will depend on the judge’s decision.
The day after the interrogation, Xue Huiyi was finally allowed to see a lawyer.
Suspects can’t meet family members, so Yi Xue could only entrust the lawyer to visit her daughter.
The lawyer sat in front of Xue Huiyi. He was the chief of Xue Feiqun’s legal team and had handled several compensation matters for Xue Huiyi when she was younger.
He knew that the young lady was not a benevolent person and would certainly continue to bully others. She hadn’t anticipated the shocking extent of the damage caused.
The lawyer’s glasses reflected Xue Huiyi’s still defiant demeanor.
"When can I be released on bail?" Xue Huiyi asked.
"You can’t be bailed out," the lawyer replied coldly.
"Aren’t they just some commoners? You can go for mediation, offer compensation. If you can’t bail me out, what use are you lawyers?" Xue Huiyi’s legs were trembling. Is a second chance at life about to be destroyed?
"You’ve already admitted to these actions yourself. How much can our active mediation help you? Even if we mediate and the opposing lawyer withdraws the case, you still committed a crime. The Law Enforcement Department cannot pretend nothing happened. You’ll still have to serve at least a few months."
Xue Huiyi’s heart tightened. "They can’t do this. I wasn’t involved, nor did I authorize it."
The lawyer took a gentle breath, and Xue Huiyi actually thought that as long as she wasn’t directly involved, her hands wouldn’t be dirty—so naively scary.
"The evidence is conclusive. Su Xiaocai and those victims joined forces; from the beginning, they wanted to nail you. Do you think you can escape?"
Xue Huiyi’s life was already ruined; there was no telling when the Xue Family might abandon her.
"You should understand, you need to grasp the moment now. While your family still considers kinship, confess to everything. About the murder case before, did you participate, and to what extent? The Law Enforcement Department is searching everywhere for Yi Suilu. They want to pull him out and confirm your intentional murder charges. You don’t have much time, you must clarify everything and disclose all details."
"In that attack, if Yi Suilu is found and accuses you, Xue Huiyi, of orchestrating a contract killing and attempting to kill him, you’ll be sentenced to death." The former incident involved too many innocents and has already been classified as a terrorist attack. The lawyer’s side can only try to gather more information for the Xue Family before the Law Enforcement Department finds evidence.
"Do you understand the severity? If you did it, you must tell me the entire process so we can clean up after you."
Xue Huiyi was terrified of dying, extremely terrified. Her hands were tightly clenched, her pupils contracted uncontrollably, and her back was drenched in sweat.
She wanted to deny the lawyer’s questioning, but she understood that the lawyer wouldn’t be able to see her often.
Xue Huiyi was very afraid that her adoptive parents would find out she really intended to kill.
On the other hand, she was conflicted about not confessing. If Yi Suilu was caught later, she would die.
Seeing her struggle, the lawyer was almost completely certain she really did commit murder.
"I did...I hired someone to kill," Xue Huiyi said with difficulty. Once she started speaking, she confessed everything.
The lawyer listened with a blank expression. "You really have a knack for creating trouble where there is none."
Even though the engagement was about to be called off, she still resorted to dubious methods to prevent the cancellation.
Engaging in an attack as she did, her cleanup efforts weren’t even smart. This young lady’s true nature was not only frightening but also quite foolish.
Her intelligence was wasted on petty scheming, and he somewhat believed the online rumors that many of Xue Huiyi’s mecha designs were plagiarized.
Xue Huiyi’s admission to murder had already elevated the difficulty of her defense significantly. Now, they could only hope the police wouldn’t find evidence or that the Xue Family would clean it up thoroughly. Otherwise, the adoptive daughter’s crime of murder would be a significant blow to the Xue Family too.
There would still be a defense, but how to defend depended on the intentions of those who hired him.
Xue Huiyi leaned forward eagerly. "You’re one of Third Uncle’s people, right? What did Third Uncle say to you?"
"Nothing. Just stay obediently in detention. Don’t entertain any misguided thoughts. What we can do for you, we will try our best."
As the lawyer left, Xue Huiyi gritted her molars, mentally bracing herself. If she had to serve a prison sentence, then so be it. With her familiarity with future mecha, she could still rise again.
She consoled herself with an Altruistic Spirit, thinking that if the Xue Family didn’t abandon her, when she got out of prison, she would reveal the future mecha designs to them.
She determined to get through this difficult time. Once she did, she still had prospects.
At this moment, Xue Huiyi prayed that Yi Suilu would die in some corner, with no remains.
This way, the lawyer could help her strive to reduce her sentence as much as possible.
"You must help me. I can bring greater benefits to the Xue Family."