The Interstellar's Expert Plant Tamer

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Xie Sen asked Tuan Tuan to help him find the flying eagle beast, then asked the flying eagle beast to guard the police station in case Maine had an accident. But even after he arranged everything, he was still distracted.

Two hours later, his communicator rang. He saw the caller alert. He was stunned, then picked up, “Maine. How are you?”

“I’m fine,” Maine’s voice was steady. “I’m in the interrogation room now, so my call time is limited. My application was approved, and Julos’ case will be heard in open court tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. You can watch it on the official court channel.”

“What?” Xie Sen was surprised. “You mean the trial will be broadcast live?”

“Yes. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine,” Maine reassured him, then asked, “Have you eaten dinner yet?”

Xie Sen had completely forgotten about the meat in the kitchen. It was only when he heard Maine mention that he realized he was hungry. Maine was sensitive to his hesitation, and his voice trailed off, “I’m sorry for worrying you. You go eat, then get some rest. It’s time for my communication to end.”

Xie Sen immediately agreed, “Okay. You…No one is bullying you, right?”

Maine laughed lightly, “No. Who did you get to help?”

Xie Sen breathed a sigh of relief. “I looked for anyone who might be able to help. By the way, the flying eagle beast is near the police station. If anything happens, you give it a message!”

Maine’s voice was warm. “Mn, trust me, I’ll be fine. You go eat, and get some rest.”

The officers outside the interrogation room looked at him, at the gentle smile on his face, then looked at each other. He was too calm, not at all like a murderer who was about to be tried in public.

The next day, Xie Sen woke up, and asked Sun Mao for a leave of absence. The news about Maine’s public trial had long been spread on the Starnet, so Sun Mao readily granted him the leave, and comforted him a few times.

Xie Sen thanked him and made breakfast, as he tried his best to appear normal.

Before eight o’clock, he sat down on the sofa and switched to the court’s official live channel. It already had more than 50,000 people. He looked at the various analysis and discussion pop-ups, set the pop-ups to smart mode, then switched to the web interface to inquire about public court hearings. He quickly browsed through the information, and couldn’t help but worry about Maine.

Brandt Star’s public trials were truly public in the sense that the entire process of the trial would be completely live, and wouldn’t be allowed to have any interruptions. In the presence of the general public, the defendant had almost no possibility of hiding his reactions, so if he showed the slightest crack, it was possible for the audience to find out.

At the same time, the public trial also meant that if the defendant was truly a murderer, his evil deeds would be directly exposed to the public, and he would be subject to numerous accusations and spite. Generally speaking, a defendant would rarely apply for a public trial unless he was extremely confident that he could get away with it. This also showed that the defendant didn’t have guilt in his heart.

No one knew better than Xie Sen that Maine was the killer.

Xie Sen looked at Maine, who was standing in the defendant’s place, and sighed with relief as he checked his appearance and made sure he was in good spirits.

Maine, with a sweep of his eyes, looked precisely into the camera and gave an extremely faint smile. He had delicate features, and such a soft smile made him look instantly approachable.