Great Lawyer

Chapter 837 The Death of a Teenager ([-])

Liu Zhen didn't pay much attention to Zhou Yan before, and only allocated money to him every month. As for Zhou Yan's development and what he did, he didn't care.

But after Du Jiuyan came, he began to pay attention to Zhou Yan.

At this moment, he was sitting in Zhou Yan's litigation office, looking at the furnishings in the courtyard, pointing to the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, and said, "Is this inscribed by your master?"

"It's not a family teacher, but an outsider who I met on the way to Annan. I have written to him and invited him to come to Annan to help you, Master Liu."

Liu Zhen nodded slightly, and said, "A well-known litigator in Da Zhou?"

"Mr. said that fame is nothing more than fleeting clouds, and it is not worth mentioning. What he pursues in life is to leave something for future generations." Zhou Yan said proudly.

Liu Zhen nodded, looked at the four young litigators sitting in the yard, raised his eyebrows and said, "Are these the litigators you invited from Da Zhou?"

"Yes, two of them are classmates of the Southwest Litigation Firm, and the other two were recommended to me by my husband. They are both very talented lawyers." Zhou Yan said.

Liu Zhen was very satisfied, and praised: "I am relieved to have you here. Don't worry, as long as things go as I wish, I will not treat you badly."

"Don't dare! We don't seek profit and wealth, we just want to have a place where we can stretch our arms and make our wishes come true."

Liu Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, okay! Young people should be so aggressive, not looking back at the past and not fearing the future."

"Thank you, Lord Liu, for your suggestion." Zhou Yan said confidently.

Liu Zhen got up to leave, when someone knocked on the door, his aide Wen Guanglie strode in with a panicked expression: "Patriarch, something happened at the school."

"What's wrong?" Liu Zhen frowned and asked.

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows and listened with great interest.

"Mr. Peng is dead." Wen Guanglie said, "I found it in his room this morning."

Not all members of the Liu family are rich and powerful, many of them are also poor except for their status as nobles.Therefore, many students came to Shenglong from other places to study, in order to show their dignity in the master's house, earn a place, and stand out from others.

These people from other places will live in the dormitory of the school.

The dormitory is very large and the food is very good, so some local students also live in it in order to study in peace.One is that the atmosphere is good, and the other is that they are all members of the same clan, and they will still be colleagues in the future. Now they get along more and have friendship, and they can help each other in the future.

"Sudden death?" Liu Zhenning frowned, "Is he only nineteen this year?"

The young man I just met yesterday has something in his eyes and a word in his mouth. He is a talent.In the future, when Liu Min retreats, he plans to let Liu Youpeng take the top.

Unexpectedly, I just arrived in Thang Long yesterday and died today.

He was surprised.

"I asked the doctor to see it, but it's still not clear. The subordinate just went to see it. His face was submerged in the bathtub, and his complexion was purple, as if he had been drowned." Wen Guanglie said.

Liu Zhen was even more surprised, and asked, "Drown in the bathtub? This is too unreasonable."

"Go, go and have a look!" Liu Zhen strode out, and suddenly remembered after walking a few steps, and said to Zhou Yan, "Mr. Zhou, you go with me!"

Zhou Yan couldn't ask for it, nodded and said: "Yes!"

Saying that, he greeted a senior brother: "Tong Song, you come with me."

Tong Song was originally a student of Southwest. After passing the examination of the lawyer's certificate, one of them had to stay home for three years and come back after three years.

He planned to go to Yanjing, and when he was staying in the inn halfway, he met Zhou Yan, his former junior brother. The two had a long talk all night, and they came to Shenglong together.

"Okay." Tong Song and Zhou Yan followed Liu Zhen to the school.

Liu's school is just behind the main courtyard mansion, and the layers of carved beams and painted buildings are very gorgeous. Going out from the back door of the school is the city gate in the south of the city.

It is said that this is the place with the best scenery and Fengshui in Thang Long.

The south gate is closed all year round, and Liu's ship is docked at the port outside the gate, and the goods are transported from here to the city, which is much closer and more convenient than the other gates.

As soon as Liu Zhen entered the door of the school, Liu Yi greeted him. He is the teacher and the person in charge of the school: "Patriarch, even you were alarmed. It is really a dereliction of duty by the subordinates. Please punish the Patriarch."

"Don't say it's useless. Is the doctor here? Is the person dead or can he be saved?"

"The doctor came here and said that the person was dead." Liu Yidao, "The person was lying in the bathtub, and the bathtub was not big, and the students in the school all used this to bathe. A child who was [-] years old has never been said to have drowned."

"It's so, so weird."

Liu Yi was afraid of taking responsibility, so he rushed to pick himself out: "Mr. Peng just came back yesterday, I thought he would go home to stay for a few days before coming to the school, who knew he lived in the school last night. "

"I knew this kind of thing would happen, I would say anything..."

"Stop talking." Liu Zhen interrupted Liu Yi, he had already entered the dormitory area, the students saw him and saluted one after another, he nodded one by one, looked at everyone roughly, and entered the courtyard.

Zhou Yan and Tong Song looked at each other, and they followed into the room.

The courtyard is very spacious. Liu Youpeng lives in a small courtyard by himself because of his high status and good study.Like compartments, there is a study and a room in the yard, and there is a small kitchen next to it that can only be used to boil water.

The two courtyards share a servant boy, Liu Youpeng's servant is a commoner of the Liu family. He is 17 years old this year and originally worked elsewhere, but this year it was his turn to work in the academy, and he came as soon as the Chinese New Year.

When they entered the yard, they saw Liu Min sitting on a stool, wiping away tears, and Liu Youpeng's mother, Lu Shi, who was also holding her son and crying.She was around forty, and because of the sudden death of her son, half of her black hair had turned gray in the middle of the morning, and she looked old and haggard.

Zhou Yan saw Liu Youpeng being hugged by Mrs. Lu.

Liu Youpeng was lying on the bed, covered with a thin blanket, without any clothes on.The exposed face was a little purple, and there were bruises on the arms and the corners of the eyes, as if they had been beaten.

When Liu Zhen appeared, Liu Min knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Patriarch, you are causing trouble to Patriarch."

"Get up." Liu Zhen helped Liu Min up, and said, "The incident happened suddenly, please be patient and pay attention to your body."

Liu Min wiped away his tears, it should be.

His eldest son left early, leaving this child behind. It was not easy for his son Lu to bring up Liu Youpeng.

Fortunately, Liu Youpeng was smart and sensible since he was a child, and he listened to his grandfather very well. He was determined to train him well and take over his class in the future. I also believe that Liu Youpeng must do better than him, and he will be more appreciated and valued by Master Liu.

"Patriarch! Patriarch, you want to make the decision for me, Peng'er." When Lu found Liu Zhen coming, she knelt down while supporting the bed, and said, "Peng'er has always been in good health, so it is impossible for her to die suddenly."

"I don't believe he's going to die."

Sadly, Lu covered his face with a handkerchief and wailed loudly.

Beside the bed, besides Lu Shi, were Liu Min's second son Liu Zengke, youngest daughter-in-law Kua Shi, grandsons Liu Youlun and Liu Youqin.

Liu Youlun is one year younger than Liu Youpeng. He is eighteen this year and is also studying in school. His younger brother Liu Youqin is eleven this year and is also studying, but because of his young age, he is not considered a classmate with them.

"Get up, let's clarify the matter first, and then talk about other things." Liu Zhen said.

Kua helped Lu up, and Liu Zhen asked the doctor beside Hou, "Tell me about the results of the examination."

"Yes!" The doctor replied, "Water spurted out when he pressed his stomach, and he was indeed drowned. But why he drowned in a bath, Xiaomin is not sure."

"However, he has injuries on his body. His shoulders, back and cheekbones on his face are all bruised. He should have been beaten before his death." The doctor said.

Liu Zhen frowned and walked to the bed.

Zhou Yan also went to the bedside and looked at the face of the deceased. It was true that there were bruises on the face and shoulders as the doctor said.

"Mr. Zhou," Liu Zhen asked Zhou Yan, "Do you have a look?"

Zhou Yan should be.

Liu Zhen gave up his position, and Zhou Yan and Tong Song went to check.

Liu Zhen chatted with Liu Min's family, and he said: "Death cannot be brought back to life. If there is really a grievance, I will naturally make the decision for you. But I also said that if it is really an accident, don't be reconciled to it. The people of the family will not be at peace."

Lu felt that Liu Youpeng must have been killed by someone else, so he didn't speak.

Liu Min said decently: "Yes, we must keep the Patriarch's words in mind."

Liu Zhen nodded.

"How is it?" Liu Zhen asked Liu Zhouyan.

Zhou Yan asked: "The clothes Mr. Peng wore when he was alive?"

"Here." Liu Youlun pointed to the clothes on the screen beside the bathtub, "This is the clothes he wore yesterday, I remember."

Zhou Yan walked over, picked up the clothes and looked them over. The clothes were clean and there was nothing there. Except for a little stickiness, everything else was normal.

Zhou Yan looked at the furnishings in the room again.

The room was fairly clean, without any dust, but it was not very tidy. He opened the closet, and there were clothes in the closet, but they were old and wrinkled, and it was obvious that they were not often worn if they were hung casually.

There are shoes under the bed, and the shoes are also clean.

"Zhou Yan," Tong Song pointed to the bucket and said, "Look what this is."

Tong Song bent down and fished out half a green leaf from a knee-high bucket, which was the leaf of a shrub that can be seen everywhere in Thang Long.The leaf itself is only the size of a fingernail, and now only half of it is left, sticking to the side of the tub, so it is not easy to see.

"This leaf..." Zhou Yan said, "There seems to be some in the school."

Liu Yi came up to take a look, and said firmly: "There are many leaves in this school, and they are planted along the road, which is very common."

"Who burned the bath water?" Zhou Yan asked Tong Song to put away the leaves.

Liu Yi didn't know, so he asked Liu Youlun, "Who is in charge of serving the courtyard here?"

"It seems to be Ye Hu," Liu Youlun said, "He is in charge of the two courtyards of Brother Zijun and Brother Youpeng."

There are only a dozen independent courtyards here, and most people live in large rooms for six people.

"Can you ask Ye Hu for a question?" Zhou Yan asked.

Liu Yi nodded, stood at the door and shouted outside: "Where is Ye Hu?"

(End of this chapter)