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

Chapter 289 This is suicide!? [Requesting monthly votes!]

You can force a sale, but you can't make it too ugly, otherwise you'll easily suffer a backlash!
So how can one have both face and substance?

"The factory's tap water has been cut off."

"If you want to drink water, you have to go to a place two kilometers away to fetch water, carrying it back bucket by bucket."

"Besides that, there are basically no more orders."

"Everyone in the factory is living off their savings and has nothing to show for it."

As he spoke, Liu Jinshui seemed to come to his senses. He pointed to himself, then to the others, and said:
You might not believe it, but it's true.

"But the factory has only had two meals in the past two days."

这是
No water, no food!?
It's 2005 already, and there are still places that dare to do this kind of thing!?
Su Yu and Yang Ruoxi frowned. Was this a forced sale? This was downright banditry! No, even worse than bandits!!!

"Who did this?" Xu Liang's face darkened.

Liu Jinshui took a drag of his cigarette, and as the smoke billowed from his mouth, four words reached the ears of the group.

"Zhengyang Mining Enterprise".

Zhengyang Mining Company!?
A mining company? What would a mining company do with a weaving factory?!

Moreover, it's a hand-knitting factory with absolutely no technical requirements!
Calling this place a factory would be an exaggeration; it's basically just a large tin shed, mainly divided into three areas: one for manufacturing, one for raw material storage, and one for finished product storage.

There's nothing else!

"You didn't even consider calling the police!?"

Xu Liang pressed for an answer.

Finished.

Liu Jinshui paused, turned his head, looked at Xu Liang, and gave a bitter smile.

Yes, there was a police report.

"But what's the use?"

"They didn't hit anyone, nor did they show up directly. The police just gave them a verbal warning and left."

this.
Xu Liang frowned, the words 'contract worker' flashing through his mind.

Police officers are contract workers.

In the early years, local areas lacked police force, and most police officers were recruited from the public, resulting in uneven quality. Twenty years ago, police positions could even be bought with money.

Contract workers were gradually phased out in the last two years, but they still remain in remote areas.

"Didn't you try reporting it to a higher level?" Xu Liang asked again.

"Tried it."

Liu Jinshui shook his head helplessly.

"Cannot leave the city."

Unable to leave the city
"Someone is watching?" Xu Liang paused, increasingly puzzled.

Liu Jinshui nodded, then paused and extended his left hand.

His left hand was empty in the sleeve.

"Wow~"

The cuff slipped down.

The other person was missing a hand!

The cut was very clean, like a cleaver had chopped down on his wrist!

"They can't leave the city," he said.

Xu Liang fell silent.

If nothing unexpected happens, the other person's hand was meant to be used to report something, but it was chopped off with a knife instead.

Even so.
Even if I lose my hands!

Liu Jinshui and the others still had no solution.

“Attorney Xu, it’s probably too late to save the factory.”

"We still want to live, even if it means going back to the way we were before, living a life of homelessness and scavenging for scraps."

Liu Jinshui twitched the corners of his mouth, forcing a smile.

"But at least, I can still survive."

"We don't want to deal with mining companies anymore; Old Zhang is gone."

"so."

"I'm sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing. I'll try to make up for your travel expenses."

Upon hearing this, Xu Liang remained silent for a long time.

He didn't rush to give the other party an answer, but instead changed the subject and said:

"Mind if I stay a while and take a look around the factory?"

Liu Jinshui was slightly taken aback, then quickly said, "I don't mind, I don't mind."

To be honest, Liu Jinshui was somewhat apprehensive.

This was the first time someone other than someone from the factory had asked him such a question, as if he were treated like a human being.

"Okay, please."

Xu Liang nodded, not in a hurry to leave.

Liu Jinshui quietly took care of Zhang Shan's affairs.

But before they could make any move, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Who called the police!?"

The sound was very loud, and there was also the sound of car brakes.

Everyone turned to look and saw a middle-aged, burly man in plain clothes get out of the car with a frown and walk over to them.

Is this person a police officer?

Xu Liang frowned; he felt there was something strange about the other person's demeanor.

Yang Ruoxi was about to say that she was the one who called the police, but Liu Jinshui spoke first.

"It was me, I called the police."

Liu Jinshui forced a fawning smile and moved closer to the other person.

"What happened?"

The man frowned, looked around, and then noticed something covered with a white cloth on the ground.

He rushed over and lifted the white cloth.

In an instant, a corpse appeared in front of them!

Is this Zhang Shan?

The man paused, as if sensing something, glanced at the chair in the dormitory, but still covered it with the white sheet. Looking at Liu Jinshui, he said:

"How did he die?" Liu Jinshui asked. "He hanged himself."

"Of course! My eyes aren't blind!"

The man frowned. "I'm asking you, was it suicide or murder?"

"Suicide, suicide by hanging. Look, there's a rope mark around his neck!"

Liu Jinshui began to speak.

Upon hearing this, the man persisted, saying, "Suicide? Then why did you call the police?"

"I want to ask how to close the account," Liu Jinshui said, speechless.

"Cancel the account? Why are you calling the police to cancel it? Aren't you just wasting your time?!"

The man was very dissatisfied, so Liu Jinshui quickly said:
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry."

"Think more carefully in the future."

After saying that, the man got back into the car and drove off shortly after.

Until he left.

Liu Jinshui then stopped smiling obsequiously and fell silent. He then forced a weak smile and said to those around him:

"Go do what you're supposed to be doing."

The others continued to quietly pack up Zhang Shan's belongings.

If nothing unexpected happens, this murder case should end in suicide.

As for the man's identity
Xu Liang couldn't guess either, but judging from Liu Jinshui's attitude, the other party was likely to be able to influence the course of the case!
Seeing this scene, Xu Liang suddenly felt a little emotional.

black.

very dark!

If the previous attacks on Zhengyang City were based on Sun Zhongmin, then now they have a personal experience of it!

This place is so dark you can't see your hand in front of your face, and the people at the very bottom have already lost some of their human rights!
Is this still 2005?

Yang Ruoxi murmured, feeling a little dazed and unreal about the scene with the steel.

"This case is beyond saving."

Su Yu sighed, "The client is dead, so Liu Jinshui might not be able to afford the commission fee."

"And he currently has no intention of filing a case."

Let's put aside whether the case is difficult to win.

The most crucial issues now are Zhang Shan's death, Liu Jinshui's failure to file a case, and the determination to continue reporting the matter to higher authorities!
The factory workers are called employees, but to them, they are no different from family members!
If we keep reporting these people, will they even survive?
and.

Zhang Shan is dead. The factory is short of water and food. Liu Jinshui even lost a hand because he tried to report the situation, and Zhang Shan even lost his life.
To be honest, Liu Jinshui has absolutely no intention of filing another case now.

Just as he remained silent about Zhang Shan's corpse, he had already compromised.

“If Blue Shield were here, they probably wouldn’t have taken this case,” Su Yu added.

Blue Shield?

If it were Blue Shield, they'd probably turn around and leave!

They might even demand consultation fees and lost wages, which, when added up, could become the last straw that breaks the camel's back!
On the contrary, it was Xu Liang.

He has already given up asking for the fare, and is even willing to talk and chat with the other party, which already far surpasses Blue Shield's actions.
"There's no rush yet."

Xu Liang shook his head. "There's still something I haven't figured out about this case."

The people beside him were taken aback, and subconsciously said:

"what's up?"

Xu Liang didn't say anything.

What he wanted to know was whether Zhang Shan's death was due to his unwillingness to compromise on the land sale, leading to the other party's murder, or because he had approached him, resulting in the other party striking first!
If it's the former.

The fact that Zhang Shan died immediately after the call with him was interrupted may just be a coincidence.

But if it's the latter...
If I leave, I'll be falling into their trap!
As for whether he would see people from Zhengyang Mining Company if he didn't leave, Xu Liang thought he would.

Zhang Shan's death was 100% murder, and the only party with a direct interest in it was Zhengyang Mining Company.

If the other party was responsible for the killing, then it's time for them to make their move!
Just as Xu Liang was thinking this.

A voice suddenly sounded.

"Squeak~!"

Was that the sound of brakes? The man who left earlier is back!?

Everyone was slightly taken aback, but when they turned to look, they saw that the newcomers were two middle-aged men carrying briefcases. They were dressed in suits and looked completely out of place with Liu Jinshui, who looked like a beggar.

"Factory Director Zhang, Factory Director Zhang? Is Factory Director Zhang still here!?"

One of them, seemingly oblivious to the white cloth covering the area, shouted loudly.

Hearing the noise, Liu Jinshui looked up, his face turned ugly, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes, but it only lasted for a moment.

He remained silent for a long time, then stepped forward and quietly spoke:

"Boss Zhu, Attorney Li and Factory Director Zhang are dead."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Haoyi paused, as if only then noticing the white cloth on the sidelines, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, though he wasn't actually surprised.

"What's wrong with Lao Zhang?"

He asked eagerly, but his expression didn't look very good.

"I met with him yesterday, how come he's gone today?"

We met yesterday?
Xu Liang, who was not far away, narrowed his eyes, a look of great interest on his face.

While talking.

Without waiting for the other party's consent, Zhu Haoyi walked over to the white cloth, lifted it up, and revealed Zhang Shan's ferocious face.

"Hey, wake up, Lao Zhang, wake up!"

Zhu Haoyi patted Zhang Shan's face, and a 'slap slap' sound came.

The expressions of Liu Jinshui and the others behind him grew increasingly grim.

It wasn't until Li Yang helped Zhu Haoyi up that he said, "Mr. Zhu, we have important business to discuss."

Li Yang spoke first.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Haoyi covered the white sheet again, turned to look at Liu Jinshui, and said with emotion:
"Things have really changed."