At Heathrow Airport, while bidding farewell to Director Xu, both Liyan and Xu found themselves once again discussing the case. Liyan expressed her frustration over how long the trial had dragged on and thanked Xu for his invaluable support.　　Xu replied, “Why thank me? I was just doing my duty for the country. Initially, I was worried you might not be able to handle it. If you had backed down, there wouldn't have been any turnaround. I’m impressed you stuck it out; you’ve got a lot of grit.”　　Liyan felt unworthy of Xu's praise and added, “We also have to thank the British police for their crucial assistance. The key evidence they provided ultimately tipped the scales of justice.”　　“Don’t be fooled into thinking the British police were some kind of divine intervention,” Xu said with a smirk. “Justice isn’t something that just falls into your lap; it’s something you have to fight for.” He then pulled out a neatly folded newspaper from his suit and handed it to Liyan.　　The newspaper, about the size of a block of tofu, succinctly covered the news of British customs pursuing smuggling offenders and catching an informant: In February 2003, British customs recei