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Chapter 231 The Scapegoat!? [Requesting Monthly Tickets!]

"What do you mean?" Li Jian frowned, arms crossed. "The defendant pleaded guilty?"

Zhou Jianshan took out a cigarette to smoke, but after realizing he was in a hospital, he smacked his lips and put the cigarette back.

He then sighed and said in a deep voice:

"Yes, the defendant... well, the suspect arrested by the police."

"The suspect's name is Zhu Dali, you should know that too."

"34 years old, male, a coworker of the victim Zhang Mushan at the construction site."

"On May 7, after Zhang Mushan's death, Zhu Dali voluntarily went to the police station to turn himself in. He claimed that he had a long-standing grudge against Zhang Mushan and that Zhang Mushan always caused him trouble because he was not very bright."

"On the 7th, he heard that Zhang Mushan had received an advance on his salary, and since he wanted money, he went to Zhang Mushan to borrow some money."

But the other party refused to lend it.

"So Zhu Dali became furious, feeling that he had cleaned up so many messes for the other party, but the other party still wouldn't lend him money, so he ambushed Zhang Mushan on his way home."

"Then, they beat Zhang Mushan up, took his money, and left."

"But then I got scared, so I went back a second time. After realizing the other person was dead, I turned myself in."

"..."

He surrendered himself to the police, confessed to his crimes, and admitted to everything...

Upon hearing this...

Li Jian's expression was clearly grim. He clenched his fists slightly, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice:

"Where's the boss?"

"Hongyang Civil Engineering Construction Company, boss Sun Hu, has the police investigated this person?!"

"As far as I know, the victim, Zhang Mushan, asked the boss, Sun Hu, for money more than once between the 3rd and the 7th."

"Witnesses claimed that Zhang Mushan had left with injuries on several occasions."

"On the 7th, Zhang Mushan took the money and left, and then died. Isn't there any connection between these events?!"

It is clear.

Li Jian believes that the murderer is not the so-called Zhu Dali, but the boss Sun Hu!

The other party harbored murderous intent because of their demand for unpaid wages, which ultimately led to Zhang Mushan's death.

In addition, there is another powerful piece of evidence, which is...

"Officer Zhou."

Li Jian stared at Zhou Jianshan and asked in a deep voice:

"Zhu Dali, doesn't he have a defense lawyer in Haicheng?!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianshan remained silent for a while, then nodded, "Yes, I just arrived and have already contacted the police."

"The police initially detained and investigated Sun Hu, the owner of Hongyang Company, and later, it was he who took Sun Hu away."

Li Jian ignored whether Sun Hu had been taken away or not, and instead stated directly:

"As far as I know."

"This lawyer is a top-performing lawyer at Honglang Law Firm in Haicheng!"

"And Honglang Law Firm is a top boutique law firm ranked 80th on the Hurun Top 100 Law Firms in China list!"

"A top lawyer from a top law firm... Officer Zhou, do you think Zhu Dali can get him?"

Ranked 80th on the top 100 list...

This is a full seven places higher than Lanhua Law Firm, which is the leading law firm in the entire Qingwu Province!

Li Jian practices law in Qingwu Province, so he naturally knows how much it costs to hire a top lawyer from Lanhua Law Firm to handle a criminal defense case in a murder case.

At least 30!

And that's the price if you're only making the call locally, not in other places.

If the trip goes to another city and takes a little longer, the fee will start at 50 yuan, and they won't be responsible for the second review.

Not to mention Honglang Law Firm in Haicheng, whose prices will only be higher!

And what about Zhu Dali?

The other party is just a migrant worker who carries bricks on a construction site. Where would he get the money to entrust something?

This is not discrimination, but a genuine and objective statement: the other party, being a migrant worker, simply cannot afford that much money!

You mean loans, or selling blood?

Just kidding, getting a loan depends on your status. Li Jian can easily get a loan of hundreds of thousands, while Zhu Dali is considered to have connections if he can get a loan of 100,000!

In summary......

"Only Sun Hu can arrange this lawyer!"

Li Jian spoke with unwavering resolve.

"Why would a company boss assign himself this kind of lawyer?"

talking.

Li Jian remained silent, but his meaning was clearly conveyed.

There's something wrong with the boss, Sun Hu!

His words were well-reasoned and logically sound, but unfortunately...

Zhou Jianshan took a deep breath, shook his head, and waved his hand helplessly, saying:

"There were only signs of one person committing the crime at the scene; the rest of the evidence had been deliberately altered."

"The site is in a remote, desolate area with no surveillance cameras."

"The money and the murder weapon were in Zhu Dali's possession. Sun Hu had someone testify on his behalf that he was not present at the time of the incident."

"And the defendant, Zhu Dali, was willing to plead guilty... and even described the details of the crime very clearly."

In general.

That means all suspicions against Sun Hu are limited to mere 'suspicion'.

There is no objective evidence to prove that the other party committed murder.

And lawyers?

The other party could also reasonably claim that Zhu Dali had followed Sun Hu for over ten years, and even if he hadn't made any great contributions, he had certainly put in a lot of hard work, so... they found Zhu Dali a good lawyer, hoping that he could reform.

"Therefore, the prosecutor filed charges in accordance with the law."

"The follow-up investigation will be handled by the procuratorate. If any problems are found in the case, it will be handled together with the other cases."

"If there are no problems..."

Zhou Jianshan said this, then fell silent.

Clearly, if the prosecution finds no problems, the court will most likely conclude the case by sentencing the defendant, Zhu Dali.

The words were spoken.

Li Jian remained silent for a moment, then finally took a deep breath.

Where is Sun Hu now?

Zhou Jianshan replied, "He's at the company. The police contacted him half an hour ago."

"Okay, I'll go to Hongyangtu Company."

After Li Jian finished speaking, he turned and left without any hesitation.

Looking at his back.

Several policemen shook their heads, speechless. After a long while, Zhou Jianshan finally looked at Zhang Xiuning in the ward.

He watched the other person's figure, hesitated to speak, and became increasingly silent.

at this time.

At the hospital entrance.

Lawyer Li Jian walked out of the hospital, where a figure who had been waiting for a long time stood at the entrance... Lawyer Zhang Qian got up to greet him.

"What's the situation now?" Zhang Qian asked.

Li Jian said, "I was granted the status of a lawyer through personal connections by the authorities, but the case was very unfavorable."

"The police are helpless against the defendant Zhu Dali unless new evidence emerges."

Upon hearing this...

Zhang Qian fell silent.

The crime scene was located in a remote corner of Lingshui County, so secluded that no new evidence could be found, even after Zhu Dali had dealt with the scene.

"By the way, how's Attorney Wu?"

Zhang Qian suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Li Jian to ask.

"Didn't Attorney Wu say a few days ago that he was bringing people with him?"

Who is he going to bring?

Li Jian shook his head. "I don't know. He just said he was bringing a lawyer, and then he hung up."

Didn't they say?

Zhang Qian was puzzled, but didn't think much of it. Instead, she brought the matter back to the main topic.

"What are you going to do now?"

"What else can we do?"

Li Jian sighed, "Let's go to Hongyang Company."

"Okay, let's go together."

"Um."

The two left the hospital.

......

......

At the same time.

Yanzhou City, Ehuang Road.

Inside Hongyang Civil Engineering Construction Co., Ltd.

"Mr. Sun, please rest assured, I am aware of your request, and I will do my utmost to take responsibility for you."

Inside the office.

Sun Hu sat at his desk smoking; the ashtray on his desk had been replaced.

at this time.

Besides him, there were several other people in the room.

These men, dressed in suits and ties, exuded an aura of exceptional professionalism, resembling the demeanor of social elites.

among them.

The man who spoke to Sun Hu was named Yan Mi. He stood up, smiled at Sun Hu, and said:

"Overall, I am 80% confident of winning the case."

His name is Yan Mi, a practicing lawyer in Haicheng.

Ranked 80th on the Hurun Top 100 Law Firms list, Hong Lang Law Firm is a top lawyer!

This defense case was handled by Yan Mi.

"Yes, I'll need Attorney Yan's help."

At the desk.

Sun Hu nodded casually, then glanced at the three people around him.

If you look closely, you'll be surprised to find...

These three faces look familiar.

It was...

Zhou Ning!

Besides Zhou Ning, Ding Yan and his apprentice were sitting on the sofa at this moment.

Who is Zhou Ning?

He once took on a defense case.

Yes, back in Green Forest City, there was the criminal defense case filed by Liu Guofu, the "mentally ill," against Zhang Xing for "attempted rape."

To be honest, the case wasn't difficult to solve at first, but the outcome...

It can only be said that lawyer Zhou Ning narrowly escaped disaster.

No, or rather, he has already suffered the consequences. His reputation as a top lawyer has been halved, and almost no one is willing to treat him as a top lawyer anymore.

"Master, why isn't Attorney Zhou saying anything...?"

In the corner.

At this moment, Xiao Zhou, the apprentice of lawyer Ding Yan, glanced at Zhou Ning, who was silent, and asked in a low voice.

"Shh~ Don't talk, we're just here to ride on their fame."

Lawyer Ding Yan made a 'shushing' gesture and gave a few words of advice in a low voice.

Then he said in a deep voice:

"Attorney Zhou... well, our Honglang Law Firm was asked to help last time, but we weren't able to help much... so, out of courtesy, Attorney Yan is going to give him a hand."

"This case allowed Zhou Ning to earn some commission...otherwise, with no performance in the first half of 2003, his law firm might have revoked his gold medal title."

In the case in Chengdu, Sichuan.

Zhou Ning had invited Ding Yan and Xiao Zhou to help, but unfortunately they were unable to do so.

In addition, he had a good relationship with Yan Mi, so Yan Mi didn't mind sharing this lucrative case with him.

only.....

"Master, we weren't able to help because we ran away, were we?"

"That's what my apprentice, Xiao Zhou, said."

Ding Yan's expression changed. "What do you mean we ran away!?"

"This is a strategic retreat. We lawyers may lack ability, but we must know how to protect ourselves!"

"Think about it, if I hadn't taken you with me in the Chengdu case, would we still be able to handle the case normally now?!"

Xiao Zhou thought that made sense.

but......

"We can't keep running like this," Xiao Zhou muttered.

"Hongyang Civil Engineering Company, you shamelessly sent Attorney Yan to bring us here for this case again, but... once we got there, you didn't get involved."

"Aren't you obviously planning to run away?"

Upon hearing this...

Lawyer Ding Yan looked around and, finding no one paying attention to him, reached out and tapped Xiao Zhou on the head.

"Idiot! You fool!"

"I sensed something was off about this case as soon as I arrived!"

"The lawyer's fee was paid by Sun Hu...that's 600,000 yuan! A full 600,000 yuan!"

"As it turned out, the defendant was Zhu Dali, one of his subordinates..."

Ding Yan was very shrewd; his gaze swept back and forth between Yan Mi and Sun Hu.

He then stroked his chin, gave a disdainful sneer, and said:

"If you say that the brothers are of one mind and have a deep friendship, it's understandable that they would want the other to receive a lighter sentence."

"But Sun Hu and Zhu Dali's demand is to plead guilty!"

"Do you think it's reasonable to spend 600,000 yuan to get Zhu Dali to quickly confess and be sentenced?"

Is this reasonable?

There is absolutely no rationale behind it!

In other words...

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhou's face gradually showed astonishment, and he subconsciously said:

"Master, you mean... this is for..."

"Shh!"

Ding Yan pinched the other person's arm directly.

"I didn't say that!"

Ding Yan warned the other party.

Xiao Zhou nodded repeatedly, shut his mouth, and after a moment, tentatively asked:

"Should we run now?"

"Screw running away, we're already here, let's not get involved in this."

Ding Yan, however, took it in stride, casually saying, "Let's just coast along, make some commission fees within the team... the two of us combined should easily earn around 100,000!"

"This money belongs to Sun Hu, who knows where it came from... Give it to us, as long as I don't get involved, I'll spend it with a clear conscience!"

Xiao Zhou then asked, "What if something unexpected happens?"

"Then run!"

Ding Yan was instilling his own way of thinking into his young apprentice.

"Hehe, let me tell you, there are countless people in the entire legal profession who are more capable than me."

"But... if something happens, they can outrun me."

"Extremely few and far between!"

"Learn from my experience. If you master even a trick or two, you can easily become a senior lawyer in another city!"

Xiao Zhou was shocked. His master was so good at running away. He wondered how many times he had run away to develop this skill.

He warned:

"So, in this case... under what circumstances should we flee?"

"Not needed for now," Ding Yan shook his head.

There's something wrong with the case.

But he's only here to collect money; he won't get involved in those dirty dealings!

Upon hearing this...

Xiao Zhou nodded without saying anything, and huddled in a corner with Ding Yan, clearly determined to carry out the "mixed learning" approach to the end.

At the desk.

Yan Mi continued talking to Sun Hu.

Yan Mi asked pointedly, "Mr. Sun, about this case... what about Zhu Dali's family...?"

Sun Hu paused for a moment, then replied:

"Xiao Zhu...sigh, Xiao Zhu's family is fine, the child is still young, and Xiao Zhu won't live much longer."

Then Sun Hu added, "Well... he won't live much longer... Of course, I'm talking about whether the court is willing to give him a lenient sentence."

Upon hearing this...

The precise details were immediately clear to me.

"This case... is settled."

He was thinking this to himself, and was just about to ask something else when...

In a daze.

A voice suddenly sounded.

"Knock knock knock~"

A knock sounded, and everyone instinctively looked towards the office door.

Everyone paused for a moment, then sat up straight.

Sun Hu said, "Go in."

The next second...

"Squeak~"

The door opened.

Two strangers, dressed neatly and carrying briefcases, walked in.

Someone come here.

It was Li Jian and Zhang Qian!

Seeing this, Sun Hu paused, narrowed his eyes, and said:

"Are you two... Kiyama's legal representatives?"

Li Jian and Zhang Qian exchanged a glance, then looked around and glanced at Yan Mi and Zhou Ning, who were sitting on the sofa drinking tea.

Yan Mi narrowed his eyes, smiled at the two of them, and sipped his tea without saying a word.

Zhou Ning lowered his head and silently drank his tea.

Li Jiandao said, "Just a lawyer based on personal connections... well, a lawyer based on personal connections in civil litigation."

"Oh, I see. So that means..."

A look of sudden realization crossed Sun Hu's face, and his bloated, obese body trembled.

Immediately, he chuckled and said:

"You two...have come to the company to inquire about Zhu Dali and Mushan's situation?"

"no."

Li Jian shook his head.

"Then why are you two here..." Sun Hu chuckled.

"I've come...to find you!"

Li Jian frowned and his eyes fell on the person in front of him.

Sun Hu paused, narrowed his eyes, and asked, "Looking for me?"

"I'm looking for you." Li Jian nodded.

The words were spoken.

The office fell silent; no one spoke, and everyone scrutinized the two men from head to toe.

Sun Hu remained silent.

After a long while.

Yan Mi, who was drinking tea on the sofa, suddenly put down his teacup and spoke first.

"Gentlemen, may I ask your names?"

The words were spoken.

Yan Mi's mind was filled with deep thought.

Although Hai Van Province is a populous province, its technology level is not high.

In areas with low technology, there are generally few outstanding lawyers, and in his eyes, lawyers from Yanzhou City are even worse.

If the other party is indeed a local lawyer... then Yan Mi would be more than happy to let them know what it means to be a mayfly trying to shake a tree.

only......

Li Jian hesitated for a moment, then finally said:

"Qingwu Province, lawyer Li Jian, this is Zhang Qian."

Li Jian, Zhang Qian?

I've never even heard of it.

Qingwu Province...is also a populous province, but those not affiliated with Blue Flower Law Firm are basically not a threat.

Yan Mi thought to himself truthfully, and a hint of radiance appeared on his face.

A small-town lawyer!

only......

Beside him.

The two figures who were drinking tea suddenly stopped.

Lawyers Zhou Ning and Ding Yan, as if suffering from PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), looked up the moment they found the keywords, their hearts pounding with shock, their pupils suddenly contracting.

The two looked up, their eyes revealing a deep wariness.

Where...where are you from?

From Qingwu Province!?

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