But Luo Jun actually silenced the lawyers who uncovered problems years ago!

And not just one of them died!

This...

The overwhelming amount of information was making everyone’s hearts race with fear.

Fortunately, after six years, a second lawyer has brought the case back to light!

If not, when the case couldn’t be covered up due to the massive number of people falling ill... Luo Jun would probably have fled long ago!

And as most people realized they had narrowly escaped death, anger welled up from deep within!

The public opinion in Sunzhou... was completely ignited!

...

...

Noon.

12:30.

A government office in Sunzhou City Hall.

"’The number of people getting health checks at multiple hospitals in Sunzhou has surged recently, the authorities urge everyone...’"

"’According to follow-up reports from journalists, Sunshine Primary School has now been cleared, and former students have been relocated by the authorities to...’"

"’Hospitals claim that those without the following symptoms do not need to queue...’"

"’Hanhai City and Yanhai City express shock and are currently in contact with Sunzhou...’"

"..."

In the office.

Gao Jian was reading the news one after another, his face visibly troubled.

Gu Min wasn’t doing much better.

Both of them had an ugly expression, staring at the newspapers on the table, unable to speak for a long time.

Yesterday, on the 15th, when they realized that there might be a group of people from Upper City lurking in Sunzhou, they felt something was amiss.

A few hours later, news from the court completely confirmed their suspicions.

At the same time, it also shocked Zhang Fei and others in Sunzhou.

There was indeed a case hidden at Jinyang Steel Plant, and Zhang Fei’s prediction was not wrong.

However, this case was far more serious than they anticipated!!!

Zhang Fei truly hadn’t expected that Luo Jun would be so bold for money. This wasn’t just greed but sheer madness, completely abandoning the basic principles of humanity!

"This is troublesome..."

Gao Jian suddenly sighed, his expression full of sighs.

"How do you plan to handle this?"

Gu Min asked.

"What else can we do?" Gao Jian let out a bitter laugh and changed his sitting position.

Just as he was about to speak.

The door of the meeting room was suddenly pushed open, and a familiar figure entered, saying:

"Investigate what needs investigating, rebuild what needs rebuilding."

"At the very least, take away the steel first, then comfort the people involved."

"The police should maintain order at the scene, conduct medical checks on those suspected of being harmed, and provide treatment."

Both looked up.

The speaker was Lin Fuqiang.

Seeing him, Gao Jian and Gu Min instantly felt a toothache.

"Didn’t you come to the meeting yesterday afternoon because you got some news!?"

There was supposed to be a meeting to discuss the environmental pollution case yesterday afternoon.

Yet when the time came, he didn’t show up.

Instead, people from Upper City suddenly appeared in the meeting room...

If the two weren’t related, they wouldn’t believe it even if they were beaten to death!

"You make it sound like I ran away."

Lin Fuqiang took a deep breath.

He didn’t run away; after the showdown in Upper City yesterday, he quickly directed Ma Hui to take appropriate measures for the case.

The maintenance experience just from demolishing various buildings kept him awake all night!

"How many people are involved at the moment?" Gao Jian asked.

Lin Fuqiang shook his head.

He didn’t know; the wave of health checks hadn’t passed yet, and no one knew the exact number of people affected by this case.

But...

"More than two hundred buildings." Lin Fuqiang took a deep breath.

More than two hundred what?

The two in front paused slightly, then the muscles at the corners of their eyes twitched.

"We have to demolish more than two hundred buildings." Lin Fuqiang said.

Of course, some buildings might only need partial demolition.

The most troublesome are those buildings where the materials from Jinyang Steel Plant were used in load-bearing pillars.

Such buildings often need to be completely demolished.

How much will this cost?!

Demolish, clear, rebuild...

Moreover, this doesn’t even include the cost of constructing these buildings and compensation for the residents!

But no matter how much money...

"It has to be done." Gao Jian said.

Upon hearing this, the other two nodded.

This is already a blessing, at least Xu Liang brought it to light now, rather than waiting for the impact to further expand.

One could say...

In this kind of aftermath-survivor mentality, they were willing to spend any amount of money to solve it!

Thinking of Xu Liang.

Lin Fuqiang took a deep breath, his face showing emotion, and finally shook his head, continuing to coordinate issues between the cities.

...

...

The public opinion in Sunzhou was in an uproar.

But ’culprit’ Xu Liang, at this moment, wasn’t paying much attention to it.

March 17th.

PM.

Huangyan Village, the deserted hill behind the village.

"Lower the coffin!"

With a voice rising.

A heavy coffin was being lowered steadily into the pit on the ground, suspended by hemp ropes.

"Bury the soil!"

Another voice called out.

Then, a person working vigorously with a spade kept shoveling soil into the pit.

Several figures stood silently by the pit, watching the coffin being buried.

Sun Zhongmin’s eyes grew moist, his eyes reddening as he silently watched the coffin lower.

Beside him was Xu Liang.

Sun Jin’s body had returned.

On March 14th, after the body was registered, it was taken away.

Then today, March 16th, at 11 AM.

Xu Liang went to the city bureau again with some people.

This time, it was still Officer Zhao Qian who received them.

However, unlike last time, this time, Zhao Qian agreed to everything he said, completely lacking the anger and dissatisfaction from before.

Thus, Sun Jin’s body was swiftly claimed after signing and was brought back.

Sun Jin had been dead for a month and a half, but due to proper storage, there wasn’t much difference from the time of death.

However, as it was removed from cold storage, the smell of decay gradually filled the air.

Sun Zhongmin watched the decaying Sun Jin and could only silently place him in the prepared coffin, then bury him in the ground.

"All done!"

Wang Chao suddenly spoke up, holding a spade, nodding at the small mound he had piled up.

Upon hearing it, Xu Liang turned to look at Sun Zhongmin.

"Mr. Sun."

"Since that’s settled, the commission ends here, and the fee has been settled."

Xu Liang said, with no smile on his face or any emotion.

The contract they signed included the second trial.

But Luo Jun also needed the ability to initiate a second trial!

He had no doubt that Sunzhou would squeeze Luo Jun for every last bit of value and then prosecute him for murder.

Afterward, he wouldn’t even go through a trial recess before being directly sentenced to death, and the so-called second trial for the environmental pollution case wouldn’t even happen!

"Regarding compensation, the judge will notify you later. If the judge doesn’t notify you... you can contact me at that time."

Xu Liang said.

Sun Zhongmin wanted to say something, but upon opening his mouth, he found he didn’t know what to say.

Several families pooled together a million simply to seek justice.

The wife died, the child died, what use is court compensation...

"Thank..."

Sun Zhongmin’s lips moved, suddenly uttering two words.

"Thank you."

"Thank you."

Speaking, Sun Zhongmin’s eyes became redder, looking at Xu Liang, committing the other’s appearance to memory.

He wasn’t a fool.

He could read, so naturally, he knew the discussions about the case in recent days.

Just from a few idle remarks, Sun Zhongmin knew that the case was worth far more than a million.

It’s not that it wasn’t worth it.

But with a case of this magnitude, a commission of five million wouldn’t be too much!

It should be noted that Director Zhou, the defending lawyer for the Jinjiang Hotel corpse case also known as the defense of Duan Feipeng, charged a million even when he held no evidence of murder against a 17-year-old!

And this case?

At the start, they couldn’t even see the body!

In a case triggered by a death, without even seeing the body, how do you litigate? Where’s the information and evidence?

If it were someone else, they’d probably be questioning their life by now...

Not to mention, Xu Liang also unearthed the steel case...

That alone would warrant much more than a million!

Even ten times more would be completely reasonable!

After all, this involved risking one’s life, with Jin Bo being a cautionary example—just a slight oversight, and it might cost a life...

But this person right here...

Two cases, asking for only a million!

Thinking about this, Sun Zhongmin suddenly felt a lump in his throat, speaking up:

"Lawyer Xu, that commission fee..."

"Isn’t it a bit off?"

Off?

Xu Liang’s expression suddenly shifted.

Is he trying to change my commission fee!?