Chapter 16: The heart that belongs to the devil
'The law which you are so proud of is flawed.'
Jia thought about Mingshen's words as she laid on her back on her bouncy bed at home. She wanted to refute them but meeting Wenqian and feeling her deep resentment for anybody outside Huayuan erupted a sense of unease in her heart.
She rolled to her left side, and her gaze fell on a picture frame on the table which was kept frontside down.
Jia lowered her eyelashes, a wry smile curving her lips.
'The law is flawed.'
He might not be wrong after all...
She closed her eyes, not knowing when she fell asleep.
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"Superintendent Song Jia, can I please know why you got involved with the case when I clearly gave you instructions for otherwise?"
Jia and Huojin stood before Commissioner Zhong Kai, who was clearly displeased by their interference in the case.
Her chief Supervisor Tang Haitao was present as well. He smiled and glanced at Huojin. "I heard your mother's birthday is coming. Did you buy a gift for her?"