Death sentence turned into acquittal? Who told him to be a detective!

Chapter 172 Xu Liang Detained! [A Long Chapter of 4,000 Words!]

Jin Bo?

The two women were taken aback. After a moment's thought, they remembered who Jin Bo was.

Five years ago, Jinyang Steel Plant was sued by a lawyer named Jin Bo.

I thought the steel mill would follow the usual pattern: trial – loss – compensation – another lawsuit.

but.
Unexpectedly, Jinbo is gone.

Jinbo has disappeared, or rather, he is dead!
"Countless cases have proven that Jinyang Steel Plant does not actually care about environmental pollution; to them, it's nothing more than fines."

"But why kill Jinbo!?"

Xu Liang ignored the villagers digging up the corpses and looked at the two women, asking them a question.

At that moment, the two girls were stunned.

Yes.

The steel mill lost the case; at worst, they'd just have to pay compensation. But to risk everything to kill a lawyer, and in such a conspicuous way at that…
After all, even the police intervened without any reason!
What exactly is the other party after?
If it was meant to be a deterrent, then why did the lawsuit proceed normally after Jinbo was killed?
"Isn't this unusual?"

Xu Liang paused, and before the two could speak, he continued:

"And from February until now, it's been more than a month."

“I don’t think everyone investigating this case is an idiot, since Sun Zhou is still suppressing the case.”

Xu Liang had always been puzzled by Sun Zhou's attitude.

The other party is probably investigating a case.

But unfortunately
There's still no result.

In this situation, Xu Liang only has three guesses.

"First, Luo Jun has someone backing him, but the probability is not high, otherwise there would be no case to investigate him."

"Secondly, Sun Zhou's abilities are indeed lacking; he hasn't finished investigating even after more than a month."

"three"

Xu Liang paused, then suddenly spoke:

"They're somewhere else!"

"And this place is even more serious!!!"

No, somewhere else!?
And even more serious?

Combined with what Xu Liang just said, Jin Bo's death is suspicious.
"You mean, Jin Bo's murder back then might not have been caused by investigating environmental pollution?!"

Yang Ruoxi is a smart person, and Xu Liang understood her immediately.

She instantly realized something was wrong.

“Luo Jun committed a more serious crime. He didn’t care about pollution, but he cared about the crimes he committed in secret.”

“Jin Bo may have found out about this, which is why, unlike other cases, he didn’t get some money in compensation in the case five years ago, but was instead killed by Luo Jun.”

"And now the people of Sunzhou have realized this as well."

Upon hearing this, she gasped in shock.

If this is truly the case...
What could be more serious than Sun Jin's death and environmental pollution right now?
What exactly did Luo Jun do?!

"In any case, we must move the case forward first."

Xu Liang paused for a moment, then looked at Yang Ruoxi.

"As we discussed yesterday, you and your junior sister should return to Shangcheng first."

Su Yu paused, looking at him with some concern.

"Senior brother."

She opened her mouth, but Yang Ruoxi tugged at her sleeve.

Looking back, I saw the other person shaking their head.

"Okay, I expect to arrive at 3 p.m.

"Contact me when you need to do anything."

"Over in Hanhai City."

After speaking, Yang Ruoxi checked the time and realized that the flight was about to expire, so she simply pulled Su Yu towards the airport.

She trusted him completely.

They also knew that the other party was intelligent and that there must be a purpose in asking them to return to the upper city, so they did not object.

Su Yu hesitated, then turned to look at Xu Liang, her eyes filled with worry.

But time waits for no one.

In order to catch their flight, the two gradually disappeared from Xu Liang's sight.

Not long after, they disappeared.
"Whoo~"

Xu Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, while there was a purpose in sending them to the city, it was also to help them avoid some risks.

Five years ago, lawyer Jin Bo was murdered. He was tasked with conducting an in-depth investigation, and Luo Jun dared to take action against him.

Xu Liang wasn't afraid, but the presence of two girls would be a weakness.

He withdrew his gaze and fixed it on Wang Chao. After pondering for a long time, he spoke:

"Chaozi, why don't you go back to Hanhai City first?"

at this time.

Wang Chao is still digging graves!

He was digging the grave of an old woman, Zhao Shan's mother, who died ten years ago.

The hospital initially stated that the cause of death was kidney failure, but Zhao Shui felt it was due to her age and didn't pay much attention.

Xu Liang has now been unearthed by them.

This is the fourth grave that Wang Chao has dug!
Just as he was getting into the swing of things, he heard a noise, turned around blankly for a moment, and finally jumped out of the pit, looking at Xu Liang and asking:
"what happened?"

"I'm saying, do you want to go back to Hanhai City first?"

Xu Liang asked.

"The upcoming Sunzhou may not be very fun."

"Why isn't it fun anymore?"

Wang Chao chuckled, rubbed his hands together, and looked at the mounds of graves covering the mountains and fields, a smile playing on his lips.
"This is much more interesting than staying in Hanhai City!"

"Besides, I haven't even finished my vacation."

Xu Liang was speechless, unsure of what to say.

After a moment's thought, I decided to keep the other party for a day or two to take care of something.

Do you remember the bodies at the funeral home?

Xu Liang suddenly asked a question in return.

funeral parlor?
Wang Chao paused, recalling the process of Xu Liang taking him to the funeral home to "play", and nodded repeatedly.

"Remember!"

He will never forget this memory.

no way.

Who's such a good person who goes to the funeral home just to play around when no one in their family has died?!
"Someone might touch Sun Jin's body tonight."

Xu Liang began to give instructions.

"Someone has tampered with the corpse!?"

Wang Chao was taken aback. He scratched his head, not knowing what was going on.

"Not necessarily, but there's a high probability."

Xu Liang spoke up.

"Once the court accepts the case, it will notify the defendant. Liu Kun has certainly read the documents I submitted. If he wants to stop the case from proceeding..."

"The safest way is to remove the body!"

Wang Chao still didn't quite understand, "Why?"

"Because what we submitted were the medical examination reports of Zhao Shui's son, as well as the bodies and living people of the other villagers in Huangyan Village."

Xu Liang began to explain patiently.

"The problem is that we are using Sun Jin's case to sue others!"

"There is currently no information indicating that the submitted materials are consistent with Sun Jin's situation."

If the circumstances cannot be proven to be consistent, the case can only be handled separately, that is, the case is reopened in the name of another person.

However, if the court adopts the same attitude as the police and wants to conduct a covert investigation, it will be difficult to file a case again.

The best approach is to continue the investigation based on the cases that have already been filed, and then proceed with the trial!
so.
Since the police are refusing to conduct an autopsy and cannot provide evidence, Liu Kun simply took Sun Jin's body away.
This is the most effective way to obstruct a court hearing!
"So, they might steal the corpse!?"

Wang Chao's eyes widened; he instinctively felt it was somewhat impossible.

But then, looking at the dug-up grave in front of him, he felt it made sense.

They even dug up their own graves.

Stealing corpses seems quite reasonable.

only.
"How about we steal Sun Jin's body beforehand?"

Wang Chao suggested.

"That way, they won't be able to steal the body!"

Xu Liang decisively rejected the suggestion.

"No, I mean, let Liu Kun steal it!"

"Only if he steals the body can we have a reason to conduct an autopsy."

Every piece of evidence presented in court must have sufficient legal validity.

An autopsy performed after the body has been stolen will be rejected by the judge! However, if Liu Kun stole the body, and they 'accidentally' stumbled upon it, subsequently 'rescued' the body, and then performed an autopsy to confirm the body's identity, that would be a different story.
Then there are sufficient and adequate reasons!

However, the only thing to worry about is...
"Would they really steal corpses?"

Wang Chao asked, puzzled.

"Maybe, maybe not, but it's never a bad thing to take a look."

Xu Liang said, "When the time comes, remember to write down where the body was taken."

Wang Chao nodded suspiciously, then excitedly put down his shovel and walked outside.

Watching the other person's leaving figure.

Xu Liang then shifted his gaze to the corpses that had been dug out.

Finally, he paused for a moment, then spoke:

"stop!"

The voice fell.

The people who were still digging up the grave and opening the coffin stopped, wiped the sweat from their foreheads, straightened their backs, and looked at Xu Liang.

"Is it enough?"

Sun Zhongmin stood on the coffin, looking at the four corpses that had been dug out.

Zhao Shui didn't speak; his face was extremely gloomy, clearly indicating that he was in a bad mood.

And that's certainly true; his mother's and child's graves were desecrated, so he's bound to be upset.

just
His gloom was directed at Luo Jun and others.

The thought that not only was the child's death problematic, but even the mother was...
Zhao Shui couldn't help but clench his fists.

"enough."

Xu Liang responded with a single sentence, then looked down at the corpse.

Exhuming the body for autopsy.

His main goal was to deduce exactly when the environmental pollution began.

If heavy metals can be detected in the remains of corpses from ten years ago, it indirectly proves that the environment in Sunzhou began to deteriorate ten years ago.

In this way, we can get a rough idea of ​​the level of pollution.

Perhaps this will make the judge take it seriously.

"Go for an autopsy!"

Xu Liang glanced at the body, then instructed everyone to wrap it up and put it on the tricycle.

"Om~"

The tricycle was started, and soon black smoke was billowing out, accompanied by a rumbling sound, as it headed towards Sunzhou City.

Half past one in the afternoon.

Xu Liang arrived alone at the Sunzhou Intermediate People's Court with the new autopsy report.

What is he here to do?
Submit evidence!

This is the period for presenting evidence.

In a case, the evidence found must generally be submitted to the court before the trial, then examined by the court, and finally appear in court.

In the past, all of Xu Liang's cases involved surprise attacks on evidence; this is the first time he has honestly presented evidence.

If Zhao Yi of the Hanhai City Intermediate People's Court knew that he was so obedient on his first lawsuit in Sunzhou...
I reckon Zhao Yi wouldn't feel resentful; in fact, he'd be quite pleased!

The evidence presented is...
"Huang Yancun, autopsy reports for five bodies."

"Medical examination reports for 9 people."

"Fourteen reports, and each person has a very serious illness!"

The case is filed in court.

Judge Qian, who was in charge of the case, was standing in front of Xu Liang, with a court clerk beside him.

Judge Qian glanced at Xu Liang, then at the evidence in his hand, and immediately frowned.

The case was just filed yesterday, and news came from above.

案子
We have to delay!

The case was too big. Zhang Fei and the others never expected that Xu Liang would seize on a loophole in the case filing. They never thought that anyone would be able to successfully file a case.

I thought there wouldn't be a problem since there was no autopsy report for Sun Jin.
Who would have thought that the other party would go and dig up the grave!
But since the case has already been filed, we can only delay it.

"Where is Sun Jin's autopsy report?"

Judge Qian took a deep breath, flipped through the documents in Xu Liang's hand, and then asked a question.

Sun Jin's autopsy report?

Xu Liang frowned, and his heart skipped a beat.

“Sun Jin’s autopsy has been completed, and the court can request the documents from the police.”

He began by saying that he was passing the buck to the police.

"Do not."

Judge Qian shook his head and said, "The case can't continue like this."

"There's no way to prove that Sun Jin's death and the deaths of these people are from the same case, according to regulations."

"This needs to be divided into two cases."

really
'Just as I expected.'

Xu Liang sighed inwardly.

Although we all know it in our hearts.

However, there is no clear report to prove that Sun Jin died in the same way as the others!
If it cannot be proven, it will be two separate cases in court.

so.
“Attorney Xu, you either need to bring Sun Jin’s autopsy report or reopen the case.”

Judge Qian began by reminding him:

"I suggest you reopen the case, so that this evidence..."

"Sun Jin's body is with the police!"

Xu Liang interrupted the other person directly, his tone carrying a hint of emotion.

“Then you can communicate with the police,” Judge Qian said.

"The police have hidden the body. Not only will there be no autopsy, but we can't even see the body!" Xu Liang's face gradually turned grim.

"Then this has nothing to do with the court."

Judge Qian shook his head and said:

"If the body is with the police, they will naturally contact the prosecutor's office to file a public prosecution and initiate an investigation if they find any problems during their investigation."

Xu Liang smiled.

Look at his smile.

Judge Qian's eyes darted around.

The clerk beside him swallowed hard, subconsciously sensing an ominous atmosphere.

"Okay, I'll contact the police!"

Xu Liang suddenly spoke up.

As long as it remains within the territory of Sunzhou and the case isn't elevated to a higher level...
Then he will be at the mercy of others!

It seems that a peaceful investigation is no longer an option.
but
Just as he was thinking this to himself and preparing to turn and leave.

Judge Qian suddenly spoke up, "Wait a minute!"

Xu Liang stopped in his tracks and frowned as he looked at him.

"What else?"

“The court has already made the contact for you,” Judge Qian said.

Has the court already made the necessary contact?

What does it mean?
I just brought the report over, and they've already helped me make contact?

Xu Liang didn't understand.

But it didn't take long for him to understand what the other party meant.

Half past two.

Several police officers walked into the main entrance of the courthouse, and the person in the lead was none other than Zhao Qian!

"Attorney Xu, right?"

"Now, someone has reported you for illegally exhuming corpses and stealing burial items!"

Zhao Qian looked at Xu Liang expressionlessly.

"Now, please come with me."

Illegal exhumation of corpses?

Looking at the two people in front of him, Xu Liang narrowed his eyes.

Although he dug up the grave, it was definitely with the family's consent!
As for stealing burial items
What's there to steal from dead villagers in remote mountain villages?
That is.
Was it intentional on their part?
"you sure?"

Xu Liang looked at the two people in front of him and suddenly smiled.

“I would appreciate it if Attorney Xu could go with the police to clear your name.” Zhao Qian remained unmoved.

Xu Liang stared at him for a long time.

finally.
"you sure?"

"Let me in, then you want me out."

Looking at the other person, Xu Liang said expressionlessly:

"That's not something that can be resolved with just a few words."

(End of this chapter)