Chapter 322 - The Baby Is Kicking

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Neil leaned on his swiveling chair and his gaze turned darker as time passed by. On his computer screen was the live steam of the shocking news of the Attorney General's new charges.

The journalist has been camping out of the police station on the day that the three directors were caught. Therefore, when the lady appeared at the station to give her statement to the police last night, the journalist did not waste any time writing what needed to be written and published the news.

The public went crazy again with this sudden development. Some had thought that this lady was just an attention seeker, while others urged the police to investigate things clearly. Assaulting and r*pe were very serious and they hoped that if the accusations were true, then the Attorney General should face his crime.

With the new accusation, Attorney General Leng's reputation started to crumble even before the police could investigate things clearly.

A while ago, Neil received news that the Attorney General's lawyer has been running around to find a way to help his client out of his situation.

It was then that another woman had stepped up and claimed to be the Attorney General's victim as well.

This woman was no other than the victim that Mike and George had persuaded to come forward a while ago.

By this time, Neil was sure that the lawyer, who had just found a way to drop the bribery charge from Attorney General Leng would be at loss.

Of course, this was not the end for this matter. Soon, before the lawyer can do anything about the Attorney General's new charge, the bloggers who were working with the Rainmaker will release a few news. Then, evidence that Mike had collected all over the years will be released.

The netizen will play their part and soon, the truth about what happened in Z Town years ago would finally be revealed. The Attorney General will soon have murder linked to his name.

A soft knock was heard coming from the door. When Neil looked up, his wife had walked into his study with a faint smile on her face and a tray of refreshment in her hand.

Instantly, the dark expression on his face disappeared and a matching smile appeared.

"Are you still working?" Edith asked sauntered towards him and placed the tray on a spot on his desk. "Are you hungry? I brought you some snacks."

"No. Just watching some news. Leave the snacks there. I'll eat when I'm hungry." He spread his arms and waited for her to come over to his embrace. But instead, his wife walked around him before she draped her arms around his shoulder, hugging him from behind.

Neil let out a chuckle. "What are you doing? Come over to me." He patted at his thigh, motioning her to sit down.

"No. I'm heavy. Hugging you like this is enough."

He peeled her arms away from him and led her until Edith was in front of him. Then, with a soft tug, Edith was sitting on his lap and her arms quickly find their way and rested on his shoulders. Neil pulled her head closer so that they were resting on his chest. He buried his nose in her hair and pecked at her cheek. 

"Not heavy at all," Neil said.

Edith giggled. Seconds later, the smile on her face disappeared and a frown appeared on her face. "Oh!" Edith retracted her hand and placed it on her stomach.

"What's wrong?" Seeing the change in her expression, Neil was worried.

"Nothing." Edith flashed him a smile. She reached for his hand and placed them on her tummy. Then, she continued to watch his expression changed.

"The baby is kicking," Neil said. The look in his eyes was pure happiness.

"Mmm..." Edith nodded.

"Does it hurt?"

Edith shook her head. "It doesn't hurt. Perhaps, the baby only wanted to say hi to daddy."

The smile on his lips stretched wider. Neil began to caress her tummy and rained his kisses on her face.

Edith turned away when it was starting to feel ticklish. She glanced at the news on the screen and a slight frown appeared on her face. "Is everything going well?"

"So far, everything is going well," Neil said. "But, we should not look down on his lawyer. That man is very capable."

"It will be alright." Edith patted his cheek and kissed the corner of his lips.

Although she did not take part in his plan, Neil would often speak of them in front of her and Edith knew of everything that happened to the Attorney General. 

A few days ago, Edith was in the living room, accompanying her father-in-law and her grandfather to watch the news when she heard that the Attorney General was taken to the police station as he was facing a few bribery charges. 

Seeing the old man's calm expression on his face made her feel disgusted, but knowing what will happen to him later, Edith began to relax. Her grandfather has worked hard for years trying to find evidence against this man, and Neil too was working to find evidence for Adam and Claire's death.

Neil and his team were planning to hit the Attorney General every time the man find a route to escape his crime. With so many accusations and under the public eyes, the authorities and higher-ups could never let this matter pass, or else, they will have to face the public's wrath.

The Attorney General's backers will have no choice but to abandon him.

Then, he will find a way to entice the people who were working closely with the Attorney General to find out more about his brother. Someone like Secretary Liu should know a lot of the Attorney General's dirty secret. After all, he was one of the Attorney General's most trusted men.

Soon, the matter about what had happened in Z Town when she was still a little girl will be out. With new evidence, the authorities will have to re-investigate the case openly, and soon, they would find a link between those murders with the serial murders in L City.

The truth about her mother's death will be revealed, and so will the other women.

At this time, there was nothing else that they wanted other than for the Attorney General to face his punishment. He had harmed too many people and he needed to stop.

… 

In the police station…

The reputable lawyer with a high percentage of winning, Jordan Peng walked into the station with his expression darkened. 

He has been working hard for a few days to find a way to help the Attorney General to get out of his predicament. In the beginning, it was easy for him to do his job. Using his connection, he found a few people who are willing to pull some strings for the Attorney General. After all, everyone had a good relationship with him.

After spending a long time in their line of work, they could understand that accepting some money under the table was something unavoidable.

So what if the Attorney General had done that as well? Unlike the netizen, they were not surprised.

However, none of them had expected that the Attorney General would be accused of r*pe. 

When they heard about this matter, the other who had agreed to help him, in the beginning, started to pull away. No one wanted to be associated with such a case. Everyone had their mother, sisters, and daughters. If they started to defend a pervert, then how will others view them?

Lawyer Peng was frustrated. No matter how he had asked the Attorney General to tell him the truth, the man would rather kept his mouth shut. 

He was forced to investigate on his own and soon, discovered a few dark secrets....

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