September 2nd, Pinglu City Courthouse.
When Guan Tong arrived, the spectator gallery in the courtroom was already full.
Mrs. Chen, who had come early, had saved a seat for him. He went over and sat down.
"So many people are following this case," Mrs. Chen said. "Mr. Guan, you must have seen it when you came in. Besides all the people in here, there's a huge crowd gathered outside too."
"I saw."
In truth, cases like this—conflicts between Ascenders and ordinary people resulting in casualties and ending up in court—had occurred many times over the past year or so.
But none had ever garnered as much influence as today's case.
Guan Tong believed there were various reasons for this.
