"What's this?" Lauren asked.
Frowning, Lauren was still slightly confused. Wasn't that the famous business street at the south of the
university?
She knew that there were many vendors in that area, and there were many lofts available for renting as well.
The business there was great, as the place was close to a university. However, during the past two years, the city
was rectified, and many illegal buildings were demolished. The business street was no longer as packed as
before, but it brought on a refreshed scene and atmosphere.
She was pretty familiar with the business street, as she used to shop and have meals there. The street that was
separated from the university by only a wall. However, was there anything wrong?
Also, the picture of the scene was taken during daytime.
The incident happened at night, so how was the picture going to help?
After looking at it for stime, Lauren didn't see anything wrong with it, and just shook her head
unconsciously. Just then, Sharon took out a magnifying class from the drawer and handed it to her, then pointed
at a spot in the picture. "This is the important part!" she said.
After that, she took out another picture of the entrance of the lab before the explosion happened, and placed it
next to the picture. Then, she covered the people in the pictures with a random ncard. "Look in these two
directions..." she said.
Lauren spotted something strange, and an idea flashed across her mind. "Are they surveillance cameras? Are
you saying that the surveillance cameras of the building on the opposite could've taken footage of the entrance
of the lab?" Sharon nodded and explained.
"| also have just discovered this by accident today! | believe that many people only limited the range of the
incident to the school and its surroundings, but they didn't notice that one of the buildings on the opposite street
had surveillance cameras installed! According to my analysis, from this distance and angle, the entrance of the
lab should've been clearly caught in the footage. | went to take a look tonight deliberately when | went to buy
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didn't dare to approach them rashly, as | was worried that it might alert the enemy, and I'm not as skilled as you
are in combat after all! It's just that it's been stsince the incident, and | don't know who lives in the
building, so I'm not sure if the footage is still there. That's why it's only considered half a good news!
Nevertheless, it can give us snew ideas!"
If Zedd or his people noticed it, they were going to be in trouble!
"I understand now! If we can get the surveillance camera footage, and prove the sequence of us entering the
lab, whether | went in first or last, there's a big chance that I'll be able to prove my innocence as long as there's
an image that shows it!" Lauren said. "Yes, that's what | meant! You're more familiar with that place, and I think
we should do it as soon as possible. We'll go there together tomorrow, and I'll get one of my police friends to
follow us and protect us! We'll try to get the footage in our first attempt, in case they delete the footage
afterwards. As long as they haven't all been deleted, we'll still be able to recover the footage. If we're really that
unlucky, well look around for other similar surveillance cameras. Don't worry, no one can escape the law, and I'm
sure God will do you justice!" Sharon said.
"You're right! Zedd has been harassingfrequently lately, so we should be careful! We mustn't let him find
out! Let's make a plan..." Lauren suggested.
Being excited and elated, the two of them began to craft their plan meticulously.
The next day, the two of them went there separately, according to plan. They met up at the destination, then the
four of them went up to the fifth floor directly, and met the family who lived there. Fortunately, a kind couple
lived in the unit. After listening to their intentions, they welcomed them warmly.
"What? Did a man take it away?" Lauren exclaimed.
Lauren couldn't help letting out a scream, and she started to feel dizzy and a little breathless, almost fainting.
Could it be that Zedd had already known about it and taken it away? Were they too late?
"Lauren!" Sharon yelled.
"Are you all right, Miss? Have swater!" the owner of the unit said.
The female owner poured her a glass of water, and began her explanation.
"Yes! It happened stago. Similarly, the man chere because of the investigation of the explosion
case at the lab as well! He even said that it could be a very important evidence, so we agreed to let him get a
copy of it! However, he said that he had to use the original footage as evidence on court, and that they would be
suspicious if the footage were copied. At first, we didn't agree to that! After that, he compensated us for the
entire set of equipment, and brought over a group of lawyers and technicians, so we finally agreed to it! The
current set of surveillance equipment is brand new!"
Upon hearing that, they remained silent. Lauren's face was pale, as she had received a terrible blow.
That was the key evidence. If Zedd had thought about it already, he probably had destroyed all of the other
possible evidences as well.
In a daze, Lauren realized that her world had ccrashing down once again.
At that moment, Sharon remembered something. She took out a photo from the document folder and handed it
to them.
"Mrs. McGowan, was this the man who cover to take it away? Can you tell us more about the day when he
cover? Were there any surveillance cameras that had possibly captured the scene or the presence of
anyone special that day?" Sharon asked. If they were able to find counter evidence, they could still have a
chance.
The moment Sharon spoke, Lauren returned to her senses as well, and looked at them with a pleading gaze.
She said, "Mr. and Mrs. McGowan,
000%
you have to help me. | have been conned of all of my money and properties, and now I'm being framed. can't
accept this. Mrs. McGowan, you're pregnant too, so you must understand how I feel. | was only allowed to be
bailed out of jail because | was pregnant. | have nowhere else to go, and | have no money. Please, you have to
help me. Please helpto recall the situation..."
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Seeing that Lauren had burst into tears, Mrs. McGowan couldn't help but feared up as well.
"Don't worry, if | can recall anything, | won't hide it from you! Oh, and for the lawyer, my husband did a
background check on him. He's very famous, and he doesn't seem like a bad guy!" Mrs. McGowan said.
She held onto Lauren's hand to comfort her, then took a look at the photo, but shook her head afterwards.
Ba
"It wasn't him! That man was dressed formally, in a suit, and he looked much more handsand smarter than
him! He had two men with him and they were very polite! It was the first t| saw such young and handsome
man! Right, another man cafterwards, which | think was their leader. He was even more handsome, and he
gave them a few instructions. After that, he called the lawyer over!" Mrs. McGowan said.
"Was it not him?" Lauren asked.
Lauren and Sharon gave each other a relieved glance. "Mrs. McGowan, can you take another look to make sure
that it wasn't him?"
As she spoke, Sharon took out a few more pictures from the document folder that showed Zedd's side and front
profile, and placed them in front of Mrs. McGowan.
Mrs. McGowan waved her hand, and smiled.
"I don't even need to see them, it wasn't him! | can't be wrong! Lettell you, my husband even argued with
tantrum that day and even refused to have dinner! | couldn't have gotten it wrong, this man wasn't among
them!" she said.
"Apart from him, who else would be concerned about this matter? Why would they need the surveillance camera
footage?" Sharon muttered.
Upon hearing Sharon mumbling, a few figures appeared in Lauren's thoughts, and an idea flashed across her
mind..