The world begins with shameless people

police station.

With her head full of shit and unwilling to give up the pride of the South District, Fiona wants to struggle and stop being a rat.

The lawyer was not from the South District and did not quite understand Fiona's insistence. "Given your criminal record, five to ten years."

boom.

There was no point in struggling anymore. Fiona's head buzzed and she was speechless for a moment.

She is twenty-four years old.

Five years later, I was twenty-nine, ten years later, I was thirty-four...

Fiona couldn't imagine herself staying in a place like prison for ten years. In fact, let alone ten years...she thought she would go crazy if she stayed there for a year.

Fiona became more and more frightened. She instinctively asked the lawyer, "It was an accident. I didn't mean to do it. Is there no way I can avoid going to jail?"

"I don't want to go to jail for even one day. I'll die there!"

When the lawyer heard this, he felt it was outrageous. He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. He considered his words and then said, "Ms. Gallagher, listen to me. You have a criminal record. Do you understand?"

"And this case involves a child."

"Even if the judge is your relative, he can't find you not guilty."

"What I can do for you is to get a lighter sentence and reduce your prison term... The prerequisite for this is that you plead guilty and give the person who gave you the flour."

Fiona is a woman with no brains, and she relies almost entirely on her life experience to survive.

She had been to court before and had this experience, so after listening to the story, she bit her lip and asked, "What if I don't plead guilty and accept the trial?"

"????" The lawyer doubted his own ears when he heard this, and then immediately flipped through the file in front of him, "The emergency personnel clearly heard you say that the flour was yours. If you want to take this case to the trial stage, you will face a big problem."

"Those paramedics are going to testify in court, and because Liam is a child, those jurors are going to hate you so much that they're going to want to put you in jail forever."

"Believe me, I've handled many similar cases, and I promise you, you don't want to go to trial."

Fiona really didn't want to, or was really afraid of going to jail. She bit her lip and said, "...I was so anxious that I said nonsense. The flour was not mine. My family can testify to that...If that's the case, is that okay?"

lawyer:"??????"

The lawyer felt like he couldn't keep up with Fiona's train of thought.

what is this?

Lie blatantly? And lie in court?

What a fuss.

The lawyer then realized that the woman in front of him, although she looked normal, was actually unimaginably stupid. He had no choice but to speak and explain very seriously and solemnly why this operation would absolutely not work.

Time flies.

Fiona almost bit her lip, and couldn't think of any other way. She wiped her face hard, then nodded to the lawyer and agreed to do as the lawyer said.

The lawyer breathed a silent sigh of relief.

Not long after.

The lawyer left the interrogation room and walked up to Veronica and others who were extremely anxious, and explained the situation.

After listening.

boom!

Debbie, who originally thought that Fiona would not have to go to jail after hiring a lawyer, was shocked, her eyes turned red, tears welled up in her eyes, and she was speechless.

The frantic Monica was so anxious that she yelled, "Are you any good as a lawyer? It was just an accident! Do you understand what an accident is? And Liam is a family member, why should Fiona go to jail..."

Lip kept a straight face and said nothing as usual, but he couldn't help feeling a lot more relaxed, thinking that he finally didn't have to worry about Fiona anymore.

At this time, Veronica, who was relatively calm and had a dark face, spoke to the lawyer, "If Fiona actively cooperates, in your opinion, how long will it take for her to be released on parole?"

The lawyer thought for a moment and said, "Assuming a five-year sentence, if he behaves well, he will have a chance to be released in two and a half years. If the prison is overcrowded, he may have a chance in one or one and a half years."

Veronica heard this and breathed a sigh of relief.

Are prisons overcrowded?

The prisons are bound to be overcrowded. After all, this is Chicago, and the prisons here are normally not big enough.

Therefore, a year or a year and a half is not very long and it will pass in the blink of an eye.

"Thank you. Then we'll wait until the afternoon?" Veronica asked again.

"Well," the lawyer nodded, "We'll meet at the court at three in the afternoon. Prepare the money. After going through the procedures, Ms. Gallagher can be released on bail. Prepare the money and pay the bail. Ms. Gallagher can go home tonight."

"Okay," Veronica answered without hesitation as she was rich now.

The lawyer didn't say anything more. He looked at his watch and left.

Carl looked back with some curiosity. To be honest, he was a little interested in people like lawyers and thought they were very cool.

After watching for a few seconds, Karl turned around, his eyes rolled, and his brain circuit was very abnormal. He said, "I can go to jail for Fiona. I want to go to jail for fun."

As soon as these words came out.

Veronica and others: “????”

The next second, Lip couldn't help it and slapped Carl on the head, "Don't talk nonsense, let's go home."

Karl touched his head and said, “That’s how it’s played in TV dramas. I take the blame for Fiona’s crime.”

"Stop talking nonsense," Lip said unhappily.

Time flies.

Afternoon, court.

Veronica and the others all sat in the hearing seats, even the mentally ill Ian came with a cold expression.

soon.

Fiona, with a terrified face, dark circles under her eyes and a pouting mouth, appeared in everyone's sight.

Fiona looks really miserable like this.

Veronica, Debbie and Monica all looked so distressed.

Monica moved her mouth and was about to yell out of habit, but the words were on the tip of her tongue and she held them back with great difficulty.

Then, the process began.

Following the lawyer's instructions, Fiona spoke and answered the judge, "Not guilty!"

At this point, the process was completed and Fiona was taken away by the bailiff.

About half an hour later.

Veronica hurriedly paid the bail. About twenty minutes later, Fiona, whose face was as pale as paper, came to Veronica absent-mindedly. She took a look at Veronica and realized that it was Veronica who paid the bail. Suddenly, she couldn't hold it in anymore and cried loudly while hugging Veronica, "V, thank you, thank you."

"You're welcome. Don't say that to me. Don't cry. Everything will be fine," Veronica hurried to comfort you.

After comforting her for a while, Veronica said, "You must be scared. Let's go home first, take a shower, and eat something good."

Hear the words.

Fiona quickly let go of Veronica, shook her head decisively, and said in a firm tone, “I’m not going home. Liam is still in the hospital, right? I want to go to the hospital to see him!”

Veronica really ignored this question just now, and immediately agreed with understanding, "Okay, let's go to the hospital."

Fiona then raised her hand to wipe away her tears, nodded, and then, pretending to be strong, she greeted Debbie, Carl, Ian, Monica and Lip.

After spending another night in the temporary prison and seeing her family members up close, Fiona truly longed for the warmth from her family.

Debbie and others gave some warmth to a certain extent.

Not only did Lip not do that, he glared at Fiona viciously.

Fiona felt guilty and resentful after being glared at. She immediately looked away and stopped looking at Lip.

A blink of an eye.

Hospital, outside the ICU ward.

Fiona couldn't bear it when she saw what Liam had become because of her. She felt like her heart was being cut by a knife and she burst into tears. She cried miserably, "Liam, Liam..."

Lip watched coldly, still silent, and his eyes were still full of resentment when he looked at Fiona.

********************

Night falls.

Ellabar Bar.

Frank, who had played with a few friends all day and absorbed a lot of flour and had long forgotten about Liam and Fiona, was still chattering here and couldn't shut his mouth.

Although Kevin had long been accustomed to it, he still felt contemptuous when he thought of Liam still in the hospital and looked at Frank again.

However, this is the South District, full of shameless people, so Kevin didn't say anything and just did what he was supposed to do.

After working for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, Kevin quickly put down the wine glass in his hand, said something to Svetlana, and then went out to Xiu'er Chinese Restaurant.

After getting dinner at Xiu'er Chinese Restaurant, Kevin immediately returned and went upstairs to find Stan.

Dinner was brought to Stan, who loved it.

"Stan, it's time for dinner, where are you?" Kevin walked into the apartment on the second floor, took a look, and didn't see Stan, so he called out a little confused.

No one responded.

hum.

"Stan!" Kevin called out again a little nervously, then put down his dinner and ran straight to the bathroom.

Open the bathroom door and take a look.

Good Lord, Stan was lying in the bathtub, his skin was pale and he was not moving.

boom!

As soon as Kevin saw it, his head exploded. Then, anxiously, he rushed over and shook Stan, "Stan! Stan!!!"

Still no response from Stan.

Seeing this, Kevin widened his eyes and dared not push. The next moment, he suddenly realized that Stan was frozen!

Swish!

Kevin was so frightened that he instantly felt like he was electrocuted. He was ejected and fell to the ground. “Holly fxxk!!!”

With a startled cry, Kevin took a deep breath, got up, and ran downstairs.

He rushed downstairs in one breath.

"Stan is dead!!!" Kevin screamed.

The drunks, including Tommy, all knew Stan. When they heard what happened, they were all shocked and looked at Kevin.

"what the fxxk?"

"How did you die?"

"Just die like that?"

"..."

In no time.

The drunks, Kevin and Svetlana all came to Stan's bathroom door and looked at Stan's body.

"Call the police, Kevin," Tommy said after all they knew each other, feeling a little emotional. He took a sip of beer.

Kevin then remembered that he should call the police, so he quickly took out his cell phone and dialed 911.

At this moment, no one noticed that Frank, who was standing at the back, was looking around the apartment furtively, looking for something valuable to steal.

Of course, there were too many people and he couldn't steal for the time being. Frank was just observing and waiting for an opportunity.

Wuyang Wuyang Wuyang~~

It didn't take more than a few minutes.

A police car arrived, and two officers confirmed Stan's death and called the hospital.

The ambulance arrived and took Stan to the hospital and then to the morgue, where the forensic doctor did some basic tests to ensure that Stan died of natural causes and was not murdered.

*************

Ellabar Bar.

As an orphan, Kevin has worked in Elibor for so many years and has long regarded Stan as his own father. Therefore, he is indeed very sad and depressed.

Sad, Kevin drank several glasses of wine in one breath, poured another glass, raised the glass, and said, "Cheers, Stan!"

"Cheers to Stan!" Tommy and other drunkards raised their glasses together to express their respect for Stan.

Just like that, Eliber tonight was no longer open for business as usual, but turned into a wake.

"All the drinks tonight are on the house! Let's see Stan off!" Kevin said sadly.

Hear this.

Normally, Frank would have been extremely excited, but he rolled his eyes. In a rare move, his attention was not on drinking, but on the apartment on the second floor.

The opportunity is coming!

Frank decided without hesitation not to drink too much for the time being. He would wait until Kevin and the others had drunk enough, then go upstairs to search some, and after that, come downstairs to drink as much as he could.

Soon.

The atmosphere in the Elibor Bar suddenly became more lively.

Svetlana stood behind the bar, drinking soda and watching the scene with a smile.

After watching for a few minutes, Svetlana felt like peeing, so she took out a pregnancy test stick from her bag and went to the bathroom.

This has been her routine for the past few days. She basically takes the test two or three times a day, eager to see the result that she is pregnant.

In the bathroom.

jingle.

In fact, Svetlana didn't have much expectations and thought it would take a few days to get the results. But when she suddenly saw the plus sign on the pregnancy test stick, she was dumbfounded and stunned.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Svetlana came back to her senses and smiled brightly.

After laughing, without any hesitation, Svetlana moved immediately, rushed out of the bathroom and rushed to Kevin.

Kevin was holding a cigarette, swaying sadly to the music, missing Stan.

"Kevin, I want to give you a gift," Svetlana said with rare feminine tenderness when she came to Kevin's side.

Kevin had never seen this side of Svetlana, and he blinked in surprise, not understanding, "What gift?"

Svetlana smiled and handed the pregnancy test to Kevin.

Kevin took it in confusion and looked at it.

One second, two seconds, three seconds, four seconds, five seconds!!!

boom! ! !

Kevin's mind exploded, his body shook, and he looked at Svetlana in disbelief, "You are pregnant???"

Svetlana knew Kevin liked children, and anticipated Kevin's reaction, so she smiled and nodded, "Yeah."

Got confirmation!

"Mine?" Kevin didn't dare to be happy too soon, so he asked again.

Svetlana nodded again, "Of course."

Good! Good! Good!!!

Now I can be happy!!!

Suddenly, Kevin was overjoyed and shouted excitedly, "I'm going to be a father, I'm going to be a father!!!"

After shouting, Kevin yelled to the drunkards in the bar, "Everyone!! Svetlana is pregnant!! I'm going to be a father!!!"

When the drunkards heard this, they were a little confused, and then they all started shouting congratulations.

"Congratulations!!!"

"Kevin, great job!!"

"Maybe this is God's will. Stan is gone and you are going to be a father!" Kermit said meaningfully.

"..."