Chapter 294: Chapter 208: Court Session! The Stunned Zhao Hailong! [4/4]

Zhao Hailong and his group can no longer be considered human.

They are beasts in human form, devoid of any human morality, completely mad for money!

So...

To deal with such people.

"We have to strike hard!"

Xu Liang spoke seriously, picking up his camera and capturing the gruesome scene of the corpse in the ceramic jar in front of him.

"Click!"

With a flash of white light, moments later.

The scene was frozen in the photograph.

At this moment, a rumbling sound was heard in the distance. Xu Liang looked up and saw the steel beast, the crane, pulling another ceramic jar out of the river silt.

The ceramic jars were lined up neatly one by one.

Xu Liang and Sun Chuan walked forward, and the young man fishing gritted his teeth and followed.

He still thought there might be something in these ceramic jars besides bodies that could be useful for fishing bait!

What if the first jar was just an accident, and the real good stuff is in the following jars?

But, unfortunately...

"Bang bang bang!"

As each jar was uncovered, suddenly.

The remaining six dissolved and decayed corpses appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Their decomposed appearance was ninety percent similar to the first corpse, not completely skeletal, but with some flesh, mostly decomposed flesh mixed with body fluids.

This is normal. On land, a regular corpse might be skeletal in a few months.

But in an enclosed environment, especially in river water... a completely sealed body can be preserved for nearly a decade!

The young man fishing turned pale, unable to hold back, he retched again by the side.

Xu Liang, along with other police officers, began to remove the bodies from the jars.

"Seven bodies, all tortured before death."

"The shins of the second and third bodies were cut off, while the other bodies were folded in a bizarre manner and stuffed into the jars."

"..."

Sun Chuan smoked a cigarette, staring at the seven hellish bodies in front of him, utterly shocked, causing waves of turmoil within.

He stared blankly, eyes wide open!

For a long time.

Only then did the noise next to him wake him.

"Let’s hear it. Who are your buyers, and your partners?"

Xu Liang stood nearby, pulling out his camera and setting it to record mode, then dragged Zheng Shijie, wearing prison clothes, in front of the lens to question him.

Zheng Shijie remained silent, not speaking.

But now there was no turning back...

"A few sales, mostly in the form of profit-sharing."

After a long pause, Zheng Shijie made a resolute decision and revealed everything.

The case left no more room for negotiation, and now he only hoped not to implicate his wife and daughter before his death... at least not to let them fall into the envisioned scenarios!

"Profit-sharing?"

Sun Chuan frowned, approached Zheng Shijie, pondered, then asked:

"What kind of profit-sharing?"

"It’s just as it sounds. There are too many people for us to manage, and most ’Golden Pigs’ earn money out of town, and we’re short-handed."

"So, a profit-sharing model emerged, where some companions would take people away, delivering a fixed share each month, usually fifty-fifty."

Zheng Shijie explained quietly.

As for where these people would be sold to...

There were many possible destinations in general.

For example, circuses!

Nowadays, a very bizarre thing exists called ’Freak Shows’!

It’s somewhat similar to a circus, but the performers aren’t animals, but people, only they’re deformed humans!

They are wildly popular abroad!!!

But Zheng Shijie’s main sales channels were domestic, so it was ordinary circuses.

"There are also such people in circuses. These people may be mentally challenged but aren’t much different from dogs."

"As long as you beat them enough and feed them a bit, they can always pull off some acts."

Zheng Shijie spoke his shocking words in the calmest tone.

Each word made the officers next to him flush with anger, their eyes dark and almost tearing.

But it wasn’t over yet, Zheng Shijie continued!

"He has a board under him like a skateboard, a blackboard with words strapped to his back, and he carries a speaker."

"Using his hands as legs to slide along the ground, and when the time comes, a car picks him up..."

"..."

Voices continued to echo.

Su Yu and Yang Ruoxi’s faces turned pale.

Even Sun Chuan was like that, his lips moving for a long time, ultimately closing his eyes and heaving a deep sigh.

This case...

At the very least, this should be taken over directly by Qingshi City!!!

The case’s scale was beyond what he as a county-level chief could handle.

Upper City had initially decided to target the nationwide human traffickers for cleanup, but then, shortly after they submitted the ’results’, the scandal of Zheng Shijie broke out...

What’s going on?

This is a slap in the face!!!

A blatant slap in the face, and Sun Chuan didn’t dare to imagine how the higher-ups would feel when the case was reported.

It’s even possible... the province might take over!

"Alright, that’s enough."

Xu Liang suppressed his inner anger, holding the camera in his hand.

He looked at it, at the series of evidence captured.

Xu Liang took a deep breath.

He spoke:

"Prepare..." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"For trial!!!"

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March 26th.

Zhao Hailong began to withdraw all his surveillance on Qi Tao while investigating the Conscience Law Firm in Hanhai City, finally discovering that it was still suspended for rectification.

Cheng Jia was worried, feeling something was wrong, so she contacted Zhao Yue, asking her to probe Zheng Shijie once more at the detention center.

She still believed that there was a major issue with the judicial freeze activation!

However, unfortunately...

The detention center rejected the meeting due to excessive short-term application attempts.

Cheng Jia didn’t dare but also couldn’t allow Zhao Yue to apply again.

...

March 27th.

Only seven days remained until the trial began.

Si Wanhao, the head of Jiang City Forensic Identification Institution, felt uneasy and contacted Zhao Hailong again to understand the truth of this case.

Zhao Hailong brushed him off.

At the same time, he contacted his hidden connections in the court, inquiring whether Qi Tao had a lawyer.

The answer was still no lawyer had signed a contract with Qi Tao!

Zhao Hailong sighed with relief.

He began organizing the fabricated evidence.

...

March 30th.

Only four days remained until the trial.

Having extracted enough information from Zheng Shijie, Xu Liang contacted Lin Fuqiang, who was still in Sunzhou.

While still investigating the Sunzhou steel case, Lin Fuqiang was shocked and visibly stunned, standing up from his seat.

The steel case had nothing to do with the police.

But the Jiang City case certainly involved the police!

Lin Fuqiang hurriedly left Sunzhou, starting to mobilize a large police force to conduct an in-depth investigation into the information provided by Zheng Shijie!

...

March 31st.

Zhao Hailong made a final case confirmation, and it turned out that Xu Liang’s law firm was still in a state of suspension for rectification.

No one was taking up Qi Tao’s case.

The situation in Jiang City seemed to gradually stabilize after March 19th!

Zhao Hailong breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time.

An application for early lifting of the suspension was submitted to Upper City.

Dozens of high-ranking officials, carrying anger, quickly processed the application’s list.

...

April 1st.

No one noticed that the law office, which was supposed to be closed for rectification for a month, was quietly unlocked.

April 2nd.

While Zhao Hailong and Cheng Jia were fully focusing on perfecting the fabricated evidence...

Unaware, on the same evening at six o’clock, under the dilapidated community on Jianghua Road, Xu Liang handed a brand-new authority report to an excited middle-aged man in front of him.

"Sasha~"

With the sound of paper being marked...

A legally binding appointment... reappeared!

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April 3rd.

In Jiang City, the case of Qi Yu’s accidental death at the Jianghai Sunshine Disabled Shelter Center...

begins!!!

At twelve noon.

Zhao Hailong and Cheng Jia, acting as defendants, finally arrived at the Jiang City People’s Court.

Jiang City Court has a reception room, but it’s somewhat simple.

But the two couldn’t be bothered by such trivialities.

"Everything has been arranged, and later as long as we submit the evidence normally, we can win the case."

"Just that after the case... there might be some trouble."

In the reception room, Cheng Jia spoke to Zhao Hailong, relieved.

From the 19th until now...

A full 15 days!

Fifteen days felt like walking on pins and needles; first, Xu Liang showed up, then Qi Tao changed his stance.

After much effort, they managed to force Xu Liang out of the chessboard.

However, unexpectedly, Zhao Yue’s side had issues again.

Until now, they did not know the true reason for the judicial freeze!!!

Fortunately.

They got through it!

But unfortunately...

"Later, I’m guessing we’ll have to face revenge."

Zhao Hailong rubbed his temples, thinking about Xu Liang, feeling a headache.

The case is over, but... the law firm was inexplicably suspended for rectification, and it was so obvious, Zhao Hailong couldn’t believe the other party wouldn’t notice!

They have a month’s grace period to keep Xu Liang occupied.

But...

What about after a month?

After a month, facing Xu Liang, who has freed up his hands, against this lawyer who can outsmart even a wily fox, and mysteriously orchestrated Luo Jun’s death...

Can they withstand it?

Not to mention, Xu Liang wasn’t angry at Luo Jun, but towards them, he was filled with intense anger...

"It’s quite headache-inducing." Cheng Jia also felt his head splitting.

But fortunately, according to the ideal plan, what Xu Liang does is likely to only cause them some financial or reputation loss.

Thinking of this.

Zhao Hailong had no intention of resting further.

He looked at the time, finding there was still a while before the court session at two in the afternoon, and took a deep breath, getting up.

Then he said:

"I’m going to the restroom."

Cheng Jia did not care, letting the other party leave the preparation room to head to the restroom.

Since they had already arrived at the court, the materials they prepared were naturally all with them.

Resting in the preparation room was no different from being in the restroom.

...

Inside the restroom.

"Squeak~"

Zhao Hailong pushed open the restroom door, walked to the urinal stand and unfastened his belt.

Feeling the relief of his body’s pressure, Zhao Hailong sighed in relief, then clicked his tongue.

Cheng Jia had voiced exactly what he was most worried about.

After the case... they would have to face Xu Liang’s revenge!!!

Such actions against a law firm’s practice certificate can be called malicious across any region and are often met with united opposition!

Why?

A large law firm cannot restrain all ambitious lawyers; in other words, as long as most law firms are reported, something can always be found.

How can they tolerate anyone attacking this!?

Xu Liang naturally won’t tolerate it either!!!

Thinking of facing a storm of revenge from the opposing side after the case, Zhao Hailong felt another headache.

Director Zhou, Liu Kun, these two were perfect examples before!

But no matter what...

"At least, this case can be peacefully settled..."

Zhao Hailong sighed in relief, let revenge come, as long as this case stayed trouble-free!

Only...

Just as he said this, a figure suddenly entered the restroom, stood by his side, and began to unbuckle.

Then, the figure standing beside Zhao Hailong suddenly spoke.

"Peacefully... "

"Ha, Lawyer Zhao is very confident in himself."

This voice carried a teasing laugh, sounding as if casually chatting, only...

In an instant.

Zhao Hailong froze, his expression stiffened the next second.

This voice sounded a bit... familiar!?

Zhao Hailong paused, mechanically turning his head to slowly look at the person beside him.

And the moment he saw the person clearly in front of him...

His pupil rapidly contracted, trembling crazily, his heart pounding like a thunderous drum!

Looking at him, Xu Liang displayed a kind smile.

"Lawyer Zhao..."

"Long time no see."

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