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

Chapter 222 The Evidence is Conclusive! [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]

Five years ago, in 2000.
To be honest, Cheng Jia felt nervous when she heard those words.

There's no way around it, this timing is just too unusual!
It was during this period that they were able to win over a series of people, including judicial appraisal institutions, the judicial bureau, and the courts, but Zhang Yong's private message led to a complete breakdown in relations between the police and them.
Sun Chuan treated the person who was injured in the accident like his own son!

Then, Xu Liang said...
It made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!

"On March 22, 2005, Zheng Shijie, who was being tortured while imprisoned in Jiangcheng Detention Center, approached the police, confessed, and revealed the truth of the case!"

"In other words, the other party was not driving under the influence of alcohol five years ago. The drunk driving was just to cover up another matter, and that matter was the disappearance of more than ten jars!"

"These missing jars were about waist-high. The case file indicated that they fell off the road while the person was fleeing, but in reality, they were deliberately thrown into the river!"

Finished.

Xu Liang pointed to the photo he had taken out.

These photos clearly show seven jars retrieved from the Chenghe River, each covered in silt and exuding a putrid smell.

But Liang Shan and his men were not paying attention to the exterior of the jar at this moment.

It's inside!

Liang Shan's pupils suddenly contracted sharply, and he stood up abruptly, staring intently at the photo in the other person's hand.

I saw.

The jar shown in the photo contained a pile of rotten flesh!
The rotting flesh was disgusting, and in the accumulated sap, some white bones were clearly visible. It just sat there slumped in the jar, letting its body turn into sap and soak itself.
Have you ever eaten balut (fertilized duck egg)?
A balut is a chicken egg, but it is something that has begun to develop inside the shell but has not yet hatched.

Pry open the eggshell and you can clearly see the blood vessels and even the heart inside where the chick is developing!
It looks somewhat similar to a balut in the photo.

However, the eggshell wasn't an egg, but a ceramic jar.

It's not a chick that's developing, it's a person!
"Boom~!"

In an instant, it was as if a nuclear bomb had exploded.

Liang Shan's mind went blank, the sounds around him gradually faded, until only a buzzing sound remained, and he stood there stunned.

He stared intently at the photos, his eyes filled with horror.

The entire courtroom was silent.

Cheng Jia's face was deathly pale and bloodless. After exhausting her body, a feeling of weakness overwhelmed her. She felt dizzy and as if the world was spinning.

Xu Liang didn't give them much time to react.

He stood up, looked around the courtroom, and the people in the audience unconsciously turned to look at him.

The next second, a voice rang in my ears.

"According to Zheng Shijie's description."

While talking.

Yang Ruoxi, who was standing next to her, took out a document with a printed photo from her briefcase.

This document contains two pieces of material: one is a picture of the deformed and incomplete body after it was recovered.

The other document is Zheng Shijie's confession!
According to Zheng Shijie.

"After receiving the person, the kimchi factory would drag them into a secluded workshop like pigs or dogs."

"Then, they injected the victim with veterinary anesthetic. Of course, if the anesthetic ran out, they wouldn't wait until they had more before committing the crime!"

"Instead, they'd use a sharp axe to chop right into your knees!!!"

As Xu Liang finished speaking.

A line of images subconsciously flashed through the minds of everyone present.

That was Qi Yu being pinned to the ground, with Zhang Yong, Zhao Hailong, and the others aiming at Qi Yu's knees, under the terrified gazes of the others who struggled but could not resist.
The axe fell, making a clear sound.

"Hey!"

In an instant.

Zhang Tao's pupils contracted, he shuddered, and his face showed horror. He was clearly startled by the scene in his mind.

After regaining my senses, I breathed a sigh of relief, still shaken.

Not only him, but also Li Ye and the other reporters who came with him, had nothing but fear on their faces at this moment.

Simply put, this is just too inhumane!
Xu Liang was unaware of their thoughts, and even if he had, he wouldn't have let them interrupt him.

"Ultimately, these disabled people who originally wanted to find a job ended up becoming..."

"They were missing a leg or had an arm cut off."

"Either the face had severe burns, or the waist was extremely twisted, but without exception..."

"They were all extremely deformed, like monsters from a fairy tale. No, they were even more terrifying than monsters!"

As he spoke, several photos were handed to the judge's bench by the court clerk.

The three judges looked extremely grim.

Especially Liangshan.

His hands were practically trembling as he took the photo.

Just one glance was enough to send shockwaves through my body, my pupils dilated!
The photo shows victims from the online forum.
Even after death, the horrific permanent deformity is still clearly visible!
On the white bones, there were obvious marks of being chopped.

The bones in his legs and waist were twisted at an inhuman angle until his death.

Even if forensic experts and police tried to piece the body back together in a normal shape, they couldn't, because the twisted legs were completely irreversible!

"Gulu~"

Liang Shan swallowed hard, his face blank, staring blankly.

Although he appeared calm on the surface, his heart was in turmoil, and his emotions were clearly not as composed as they seemed.

"These 'finished products' will be transported to various regions."

“Developed areas such as Qingshi City, Shangcheng, and Haicheng.”

"These people will beg and wander around various downtown areas under the supervision of special personnel. If anyone thinks of running away or calling the police, the people in the shadows will quickly drag them away!"

Xu Liang continued recounting the information Zheng Shijie had provided.

Like children who are abducted and trained to be thieves, they are secretly watched every time they steal, that is, when they beg.

If anything goes wrong, they'll take the person away, and even if the police come, they won't be able to find anything!
why?
Because the victims were not locals at all, even if the police went through the emergency call numbers until they were exhausted, they could not find any information about these people!
"The above."

"This is the truth behind the case!!!"

Xu Liang spoke solemnly, his words resonating in everyone's hearts.

"The deceased, Qi Yu, had absolutely nothing to do with the so-called accidental fall. On the evening of March 2nd, she was taken away by Zhang Yong and subjected to torture and mutilation!"

"During this period, they first used concentrated acid to corrode the face, and then broke the bones in the waist and hip."

"On March 3, after discovering that the client Qi Tao had reported the incident to the police, Qi Yu was then framed for an accidental fall and death!"

This is the source of Qi Yu's facial and bone scars.

The words fell.

The whole place was silent.

There was no heated discussion, nor any noise.

This wasn't because the case was too minor to be noticed. In fact, it was precisely because the truth Xu Liang revealed was so horrific and shocking that no one spoke, remaining frozen in place, unable to express their true emotions.
"Tao Zhang Tao"

During the trial, Li Ye's eyes were glazed over, his lips trembled, and his chest heaved violently.

Zhang Tao, standing to the side, was already speechless with shock.

He stared blankly at Xu Liang, then at Cheng Jia, who was clearly acting strangely, his mind buzzing.

To be honest, Zhang Tao had considered that Xu Liang's case might take a turn for the better.

But he never expected the truth of the case to be like this.
Terrible!

No, this can be described as utterly inhumane!

Several people committed such a heinous act against their own kind, even against people who were themselves disabled. Five years ago, in order to avoid the truth being exposed, they threw the body into the Chenghe River!
Five years later, when the body had decomposed into a pool of flesh and the jar had turned into a fertilized egg, it was finally able to see the light of day again.
All of a sudden.

Zhang Tao felt a chill run down his spine.

Liangshan was in a similar situation.

Judge Liang Shan looked at the evidence in his hand, his face ashen and extremely ugly. His hands, which were gripping the evidence, had turned white.

After a long silence, he took a deep breath, looked at Xu Liang, and said in a deep voice:
"Plaintiff, is the evidence you provided above authentic?"

Is it true?
Natural and authentic!

This evidence was not compiled by Xu Liang alone, but was done in cooperation with Jiangcheng police and Lin Fuqiang's provincial department, a joint investigation by the three parties!
Xu Liang nodded and said seriously:

"Your Honorable Judge."

"The court can now verify with Sun Chuan of Jiangcheng Police Station and the Provincial Department."

"I personally vouch for the Qingshi Intermediate People's Court that every word I have said above is true."

"None of them are adulterated!"

His voice was strong and clear, reaching everyone's ears.

Liang Shan's expression grew increasingly grim, and he immediately looked at Cheng Jia, the defendant.

"The defendant."

"Do you have any rebuttals to the plaintiff's claims?"

When those words were spoken.

All eyes turned to Cheng Jia in the defendant's dock in an instant, and it was only then that they noticed.
Cheng Jia was already weak all over, her eyes glazed over.

Sweat beaded on her forehead as she gasped for breath, her bloodshot eyes fixed on Xu Liang. Her hands and body trembled uncontrollably, clearly indicating that she was forcibly suppressing her emotions.

It was obvious that Cheng Jia was drenched in sweat.

How did she refute it?

She has no right to argue!
With such evidence right before their eyes, any words seem utterly inadequate.

"When was it discovered? How exactly was it discovered? Why... why can it still be found in the river?!"

Cheng Jia was breathing rapidly.

The Chenghe River is vast; a body thrown into it five years ago could theoretically be found across provincial borders now. How could Xu Liang possibly have found it?!

And
"March 22nd? Found on March 22nd!?"

"But wasn't the first trial held on April 3rd? That means, during the first trial..."

Cheng Jia felt a throbbing pain in her head, as if it were about to explode.

The first trial was scheduled for the 3rd, but the opposing party had already found evidence nearly half a month in advance.

So, what exactly was Xu Liang doing during the first trial?!

The other party possessed enough evidence to kill them, yet they still tolerated Liu Shengnan playing house with them.
"Wait, Liu Shengnan?" Cheng Jia suddenly froze, then looked at Xu Liang with disbelief.

She suddenly noticed.

If Xu Liang's performance in the first trial had any purpose, it can only be said that...
They're trolling!

They're fishing for Liu Shengnan!
For this reason, at the start of the second trial, Xu Liang went against the grain, completely ignoring the evidence from the first trial and instead presenting Liu Shengnan's evidence.
They foolishly believed that the other party would continue to use that set of evidence, but to their surprise, the other party didn't mention it at all.
"Defendant!"

Suppressing his anger, Liang Shan, sitting in the judge's seat, shouted sternly:
"Defendant, do you have any rebuttal to the plaintiff's claims?"

Cheng Jia snapped out of her daze and gritted her teeth as she spoke:

"Your Honor, what the other party said is completely unfounded!"

"There are no so-called secret workshops in kimchi factories, and our clients have never committed any acts of harm!"

"Qi Yu died in an accident. The court can investigate all those who signed contracts with the kimchi factory in the past, and they are all alive and well!"

Hear the words.

The plaintiff, Yang Ruoxi, could no longer hold back. She stood up and pointed her finger at the other party.

"You're still trying to deny it even now!"

"How do you explain the fact that the pottery jars in Chenghe are the same as those used in the kimchi factory?!"

Cheng Jia's heart skipped a beat. She stared intently at Yang Ruoxi, but couldn't open her mouth.

Yang Ruoxi completely ignored the threatening look in her eyes.

The first trial made her feel very aggrieved. At this point, the evidence against her was conclusive. To paraphrase Xu Liang, she had no reason to tolerate the other party!

"Isn't it possible for such a personnel list to be falsified?!"

"You can fake Qi Yu's suicide, but you can't fake a few small lists?"

"I believe you can, but what about these corpses?"

Yang Ruoxi immediately pulled out three skeleton matching reports.

"Of the seven people recovered from the Chenghe River, the identities of three have been confirmed. They had signed contracts with the shelter before their deaths, and no one knew about them after that."

"Until it appeared beneath the Chenghe River five years later!"

"Defendant, please explain why the victim, who was supposed to be on his way to work, was drowned!"

Every word is precious, every word is piercing.

Cheng Jia clenched her teeth so tightly they almost broke, but she couldn't utter a single word in the face of this evidence.

No matter how quick your improvisation skills are, you can't win a case if you're not prepared for a trial!

Not to mention that the other party's evidence is irrefutable!

until
"Your Honor, we maintain that the deceased died from an accidental fall, and we are unaware of any of the plaintiff's claims."

Cheng Jia simply looked towards Liangshan.

Court adjourned.

Just adjourn the court!

As long as the court adjourns, there is still a sliver of hope for her survival, and even if the hope is slim, she is unwilling to give up!
In the dock.

Judge Liang Shan was breathing heavily at this moment.

This case
How should this be judged?

(End of this chapter)