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

Chapter 178: The Cause and Effect! [A long chapter of 4,000 words!]

[On October 3, 1999, I was subjected to local...]

Because the client's body contained excessive levels of heavy metals, I suspected that the Sunzhou groundwater system was severely polluted, and therefore began investigating businesses within the Sunzhou area.

Based on the heavy metal content, the degree of pollution, and the time of construction, Jinyang Steel Plant is the source of the pollution!

I have filed a lawsuit in court, and I believe that Jinyang Steel Plant will be rectified soon.

Looking at the more detailed information.

Xu Liang seemed to be deep in thought.

It was for this reason that Jinbo sued Jinyang Steel Plant, which led to the scene that began five years ago.

Luo Jun, however, only thought that he was there to investigate environmental pollution, so he didn't pay attention and let him carry out the investigation.

And then what happened?
Thinking of this, Xu Liang continued looking down.

[I began investigating the cases against Jinyang Steel Plant in recent years.]

Judging from past court hearings, the steel mill, as the defendant, does not seem to care much about court proceedings.

[In most cases, the opposing party will lose the case and have to pay compensation, which I find very frustrating. I feel like everything I've done seems to be in vain. However, after receiving compensation, the client's health may improve.]

Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly realized something, and that was...

Xu Liang paused abruptly upon seeing this.

Perhaps this was the turning point in Jin Bo's investigation!

That explains why he targeted steel, and ultimately, why he died!

Xu Liang patiently continued reading.

[I discovered that Jinyang Steel Plant received a large number of lawsuits in a short period of time in 1987, which is 12 years ago, now in 1999!]

[In this case, around 1989, a large number of workers at Jinyang Steel Plant suffered bodily injuries in a short period of time!]

According to the case files, many workers suffered from organ failure or cancer, most commonly leukemia.

The investigation ultimately concluded with Jinyang Steel Plant being ordered to rectify its operations and pay compensation.

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Workers in factories like steel mills and chemical plants have a much higher probability of getting sick than the average person!

Therefore, this case was treated as an ordinary case when it occurred.

But the problem is.
[Since 1987, there has been no such concentrated, explosive outbreak of illness among workers!]

[Is it because of regulations and rectification? No, I investigated the steel plant's environment, and it was not compliant, and was still operating illegally as of 1999.]

I racked my brains, but I couldn't find a breakthrough. It was as if that group of workers from 1987 had contracted a plague; only that group of workers had been infected.

I sensed something was wrong and began a detailed investigation into these individuals.

Through the court, I contacted several people who were hospitalized. After several inquiries, I finally discovered something shocking.

Xu Liang narrowed his eyes.

From this perspective, Jin Bo is indeed very clever!

Among a massive amount of case files, they subconsciously identified a group of people with problems!

If the other party is not dead
"Unfortunately, there are no 'what ifs'," Xu Liang murmured.

Then I continued watching.

I discovered something: all the sick workers had come into contact with the same batch of scrap steel!

[Even more surprisingly, the time of exposure was two years before the onset of the illness, which happened to be the incubation period for leukemia!]

The number of people involved was so coincidental, and the timing was so tight, that I couldn't help but wonder if the batch of steel was related to the illness.

According to the workers, there were many sheet metal boxes inside this batch of steel, which looked like tin cans.

[Out of curiosity, a worker opened the can, only to find that it contained not food, but metal particles!]

These metal particles look somewhat like iron filings, but are smoother!

[Subsequently, urged by the boss over the phone, the workers threw all of these materials into the furnace and melted them down into steel bars.]

I instinctively sensed something was wrong and began a detailed investigation into the whereabouts of this batch of steel. Ultimately, I discovered a horrifying fact: the "Sunshine Elementary School," where my client worked, was built using the steel purchased from this very school.

"It really is Cobalt-60!"

Xu Liang's pupils suddenly contracted, and he blurted out instinctively.

To be honest, he had a bad feeling as soon as he saw the tin can.

Upon seeing Jin Bo's description of the tin can containing a pile of iron particles, my heart sank completely.
As for Jin Bo, it's likely that it was this contact with the old employees, the same batch of employees from the steel company, that made Luo Jun discover him.

And indeed, things turned out just as Xu Liang had imagined.

[Damn it, I've found out! The steel is radioactive scrap!]

[That metal box contained nothing but an industrial radioactive source (Cobalt-60)! The other party ordered their employees to throw the radioactive source into the furnace for melting without sorting it out!!!]

[Jinyang Steel Plant is not importing scrap steel, but radioactively contaminated steel!]

My client's illness wasn't caused by excessive heavy metals, but rather by prolonged exposure to radiation. Damn it, Luo Jun, that beast!

I don't dare to think about how many people are involved!

[I can't delay any longer; I need to submit this document to the case filing division before the court hearing!!!]

This is the last sentence.

No new documents or information were subsequently released.

Of course, Xu Liang found out about it later.

Luo Jun discovered this and directly sent someone to kill Jin Bo. Jin Bo died on the eve of the trial and did not even attend the trial.

The steel mill even won the case.
The police conducted an in-depth investigation, but failed to clarify the case, and everyone believed that the steel plant had no reason to kill someone over a simple sewage discharge.

Until five years later.
The information that Jin Bo hid before his death was rediscovered by Xu Liang!

After reading.

The two remained silent for a long time.

After a long while, Wang Chao finally spoke hesitantly:

"This is a good lawyer."

"Pity."

It's such a pity.

The other party didn't ask for much money to handle this case; it was almost like charitable aid.

Given Luo Jun's personality, he would have tried to bribe Luo Jun before his death, and only resorted to killing him if bribery failed.

Jinbo resisted the temptation, but couldn't withstand the knife.

If this person is still alive
“Sun Jin, the villagers of Huangyan Village will not die because of this.”

Xu Liang took a deep breath.

He then gripped the document tightly, his brow furrowing.

Suppress it. Now that the document is in his hands, he'll definitely make the most of it!

Jinyang Steel Plant.
Xu Liang became serious, organized the documents, made several copies, and finally put one of them into his briefcase.

Then, without waiting for a forensic appraisal institution.

He turned and walked to the car outside.

Wang Chao was taken aback. "Brother Liang, what are we doing?"

As he spoke, he quickly followed and plopped down in the driver's seat.

"Go and provide evidence!"

Xu Liang simply said one sentence and then offered no further explanation.

He flicked his wrist and lightly stepped on the ground.

The engine roared to life.

"Om~!"

The car sped away on the road.

Cross-examination is the process of verifying the authenticity of evidence, which often involves examining the evidence itself.

Two points are unavoidable in the evidence recorded by Jin Bo.

Steel used in the construction of Sunshine Primary School!
Xu Liang didn't go to Yangguang Primary School for the time being; the place was a bit dangerous.

He made several phone calls.

One of the calls was made to Lin Fuqiang, asking him to make everyone involved in the primary school and other related buildings leave immediately. For example, no one was allowed to stay at the school, including security guards.

Lin Fuqiang didn't understand, but he still made the arrangements.

As for where Xu Liang was going...
That is, the second point.

The workers at Jinyang Steel Plant who handled this batch of steel in 1987! Most of these workers have died of illness, a small number have recovered, and there is another group at this time.
Still in the hospital!
One p.m.

"Hello, I'm looking for Zhao Deshan, Liu Hai, Mei Fa, and Zhao Zhu."

Sunzhou Second People's Hospital.

In the hospital building, Xu Liang revealed the names of several workers that Jin Bo had investigated.

The nurses at the nurses' station blinked at Xu Liang, who stood upright and had a handsome face, and then cooperated with the investigation in a gentle manner.

"Who are you to them?" the nurse replied softly.

“I am a distant relative of theirs, and I only returned to my hometown in the last two years.”

Xu Liang said without batting an eye.

Upon hearing this, the nurse didn't press further and began investigating the hospital records.

only.
"I'm sorry, they are no longer with our hospital."

The nurse shook her head.

Not in the hospital
Indeed, organ failure was not a very good condition to treat given the medical conditions of 1989.

Single organ failure is manageable, but if multiple organs fail simultaneously, like Sun Jin's case with kidney and heart failure, sudden death is possible!
This thing, if not treated properly, is far more terrifying than cancer.

It could kill you within a month!

"Are they all gone?"

Xu Liang murmured, feeling a pang of regret.

"sorry to bother you."

After saying that, he was about to leave, but...
"Hey, isn't Zhao Deshan still around?"

A nurse suddenly spoke up.

Zhao Deshan?
Xu Liang was taken aback, stopped in his tracks, turned around to look at the person who had spoken, and his eyes lit up.

"you know?"

“I know Grandpa Zhao. He needs dialysis from time to time. Later, he found it troublesome to come to the hospital, so he simply stayed in the hospital for treatment and has been staying there ever since.”

One of the older nurses spoke up.

Upon hearing this, the nurse who had initially spoken to Xu Liang hurriedly searched through the records before finally realizing what had happened.

"Oh, that's right, I forgot about Uncle Zhao!"

After saying that, she quickly got up and ran into the corridor, leaving behind only one sentence.

"Wait a moment, I'll go ask Uncle Zhao."

Xu Liang nodded and patiently continued to wait.

Soon.
The nurse left and then returned.

"Grandpa Zhao has given permission to see him," the nurse said.

Upon hearing this, Xu Liang led Wang Chao into the corridor.

Before long, they arrived at the door of a ward.

“Tuk-tuk-tuk~”

The nurse knocked on the door, and without waiting for a reply, pushed the door open and entered.

"Squeak~"

The door opened.

A middle-aged man, dressed in a hospital gown, who looked to be around fifty years old, bald, emaciated, and with cloudy eyes, appeared in the ward and was sitting on the edge of the bed.

Hearing the noise, he subconsciously glanced at the people outside the door, then froze.

"You guys chat, I'm going to get back to work."

The nurse said something and then left.

Only three people remained in the ward.

Xu Liang and Zhao Deshan looked at each other for a long time before the other suddenly spoke:

"Whose child are you? I don't remember you."

Zhao Deshan recalled the distant relative the nurse had mentioned, and a look of doubt appeared on his face.

“Sorry, I’m not related to you.” Xu Liang shook his head.

"Then why did you come to me?" Zhao Deshan asked, somewhat puzzled.

Hear the words.

Xu Liang paused, then turned to look at Wang Chao beside him.

Wang Chao nodded and set up his camera in the corner.

Zhao Deshan watched with a face full of curiosity, and a hint of doubt appeared in his cloudy eyes.

Until Xu Liang interrupted him.

"Don't worry, I meant no harm."

"I am a lawyer, and my name is Xu Liang."

"I'm here to gather some information. The camera is just to prove I didn't deceive you. Don't worry, everything I say has legal effect," Xu Liang explained.

After hearing these words, Zhao Deshan suddenly understood.

But then, still puzzled, he asked:
"A lawyer? What do you want to know from me?"

Xu Liang hesitated for a moment, then sat on the bed opposite him, looked into his eyes, and tentatively began to speak:

"Excuse me, do you remember Jin Bo from 1999?"

Jin Bo in 1999
Zhao Deshan was slightly taken aback, and his mind subconsciously began to search for clues.

Then, a look of realization dawned on his face, and he said:

"You mean that lawyer!?"

The other party still remembers!
Xu Liang was startled and hurriedly asked further questions.

“That’s right, I’m here mainly to finish what Attorney Kim didn’t get to do back then.”

"Do you remember what questions Attorney Kim asked you back then?"

Zhao Deshan thought it over carefully, and finally his face darkened as he took a deep breath.

"Yes, I know, there's a batch of steel from 1987!"

talking.

His eyes revealed anger and resentment.

After Jin Bo contacted him, Zhao Deshan realized a problem.

That is, it was just too much of a coincidence that these sick workers were here!
A cluster of illnesses, and it was among the same group of workers who had been in contact with steel!
But a pity.

He realized it too late, and he lacked the financial resources and energy to investigate the matter.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't hate!

He went from being a highly respected workshop director at a steel factory to being in this half-dead state entirely thanks to Luo Jun!
"You want to ask about the batch of steel from 87!?"

Zhao Deshan quickly asked Xu Liang.

Xu Liang paused for a moment, then nodded.

"That's right. I'd like to ask, when you were handling this batch of steel, did you notice anything amiss?"

Something's not right
That's too much!
"Have!"

Zhao Deshan hurriedly spoke.

From 1999 to 2005, he has been thinking about the things that were wrong back then every day!
Now that Xu Liang has arrived, he finally has a place to vent his frustrations.

"There's something wrong with this batch of steel!"

"Judging from the order form, this batch of steel was scrap steel that that bastard Luo Jun bought at a low price, but in reality, the quality is extremely high!"

Zhao Deshan took a deep breath and said fiercely.

"To be honest, this doesn't look like scrap steel at all; it looks more like refined steel!"

Xu Liang nodded.

He had anticipated this.

If this batch of steel came along with Cobalt-60, then it is essentially equivalent to this being the equipment steel used to manufacture Cobalt-60.

The steel is absolutely top-notch!
“But that bastard Luo Jun managed to bring this stuff in from abroad at a price that you couldn’t even buy scrap steel for!” Zhao Deshan said.

Hear this.

Xu Liang's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he asked:
"How did you get through customs!?"

(End of this chapter)