As Xu Zhiyi held the law school's highest honor trophy, He Lin applauded warmly from below the stage.
Seven days later, he personally planted a forged chain of evidence in her case file.
“Defendant Xu Zhiyi, for obstructing justice and perjury, you are sentenced to ten years in prison.”
As the prison van pulled away from the courthouse, she saw He Lin standing on the steps, straightening his prosecutor's badge.
In her fifth year behind bars, a mysterious old man handed her half a yellowed sheet of paper. “Want revenge through the law? First learn to hide a blade within its rules.”
Xu Zhiyi ran her fingers over the keychain she'd hidden when she was imprisoned. Inside was a recording of the moment He Lin said, “Take the fall for me.”
