No matter what the identity of this rat is, they definitely won’t watch a civil case turn into a criminal one!

By then, if Zhao Hailong were caught, he could implicate him.

So...the other party will certainly be firmly opposed!

Putting his thoughts away, Xu Liang turned his gaze to Judge Liu Shennan, organized his logic, and then said:

"First."

"According to the evidence submitted by the defendant, on the afternoon of March 2, at the onset of the incident."

"The victim Qi Yu passed by the Sunshine Disabled Shelter Center while looking for a job."

"And in the surveillance video, it can be clearly seen that the head of the institution, Zhang Yong, proactively walked out of the institution and communicated with Qi Yu!"

Xu Liang spoke, bringing out the initial stage of the case.

Does anything look wrong here?

It seems not, but...

The problem is huge!

"First, the Disabled Shelter Center does not have the responsibility to provide work for ordinary people, acting as a mediator!"

"So why did the head, Zhang Yong, stop the victim of this case and show concern to someone whose appearance doesn’t show any disability, and offer them a job!?"

Xu Liang pointed the finger at Zhang Yong.

Zhao Hailong and Cheng Jia suddenly had headaches.

Xu Liang, however, didn’t bother with them and picked out other loopholes in the evidence submitted by the other party.

"At the same time, according to Article 19 and Article 22 of the Civil Code, persons with intellectual disabilities are generally divided into three categories."

"Namely: persons without civil capacity, persons with limited civil capacity, and persons with full civil capacity!"

These three can be regarded as severe, moderate, and mild intellectual disabilities.

Except for those with full civil capacity...

The other two...

"When signing a work contract, and in non-special circumstances, their guardian must be present!"

"So let me ask the other party...does the institution have the contract signed by Qi Tao!?"

Xu Liang asked emphatically.

"If not...then we have reason to suspect that under a series of illogical circumstances, the deceased was murdered rather than accidentally fell to his death!"

"Secondly."

"Legally speaking, the deceased Qi Yu falls between moderate and severe intellectual disability."

"Could the staff in the pickle factory really not detect such a significant abnormality, an adult with the intelligence of a seven-year-old!?"

Zhao Hailong’s face looked extremely unpleasant.

Was there a contract signed by Qi Tao?

Of course not!

It’s just that.....

"According to what the plaintiff said...does the defendant want to refute?"

Liu Shennan suddenly interrupted Xu Liang’s words and turned to look at the defendant.

Xu Liang paused, frowned, but didn’t forcefully continue to speak to avoid being expelled.

However, Zhao Hailong could no longer hold back and said:

"First, this is due to individual negligence!"

"What the other lawyer said is completely unfounded, purely a conspiracy theory!"

"At the Shelter Center, Zhang Yong, the other party lacks a significant amount of legal knowledge, and usually, he only connects with officials, welfare institutions, and charities."

"These three types of people don’t have their guardians present, and over time, it created an illusion for Zhang Yong that there was no need for guardians to sign for normal work to proceed."

Zhao Hailong racked his brain to think of words that would benefit him.

He sat at the defendant’s seat, his clothes soaked with sweat, his expression somber.

"This is a significant work-related error in civil terms!"

"And not a so-called conspiracy, let alone murder!"

"I request the opposing lawyer withdraw their claims unless you have solid evidence of a crime, otherwise, I have reason to suspect you of slander!"

As long as it is attributed to a work mistake, it is at most negligence.

It still falls within the scope of compensation!

As long as they can convict it as a civil case...this case would be a victory for them!

Upon hearing this.

The three judges on the bench nodded and communicated with each other.

"What do you think?"

"The case is tricky, the police haven’t provided substantial evidence, and there is no real conflict between Zhang Yong, the pickle factory, and the deceased."

The three judges conferred.

Until...

Liu Shennan spoke, she looked calmly at the other two, asking:

"What is the core of the definition of murder?"

The two paused.

How would the police determine whether a case is a murder?

There must be a motive to kill!

Motive, conflict, the capability to commit the crime, the opportunity to do it, and the death being suspicious...

If these criteria are met, the case would be transferred to the prosecutor’s office as a murder case, and the prosecutor’s office would file a public prosecution!

And for the current case...

Although the death is quite suspicious, there is completely no motive!

The people involved in the case and the deceased Qi Yu were complete strangers, and the series of factors leading to the death stemmed from negligence.

So...

"Plaintiff, do you have evidence to support your claims?"

Liu Yanan turned to Xu Liang.

This implied that it was believed not to constitute murder...

Xu Liang paused, unsurprised, and pulled out the information he had prepared in advance.

"Respected Judge, we have evidence...concerning the cause of death of the body!"

Speaking, he pulled a file from his briefcase.

This information...was from initial access to the judicial morgue, targeting images taken of the body!

The photos overall showed four parts of the body, namely the forehead, face, pelvis, and waist!

"These are photos of the doubtful points concerning the cause of death."

"Firstly, the first point is the face. Based on the body photos, the victim’s face is extremely distorted, which requires a certain height, and the face landing to cause it!"

"And based on the scene’s traces...it more echoes something hard striking the face of the deceased!"

"Moreover, the height of the pickle factory couldn’t support such severe facial injuries to the deceased."

"And according to my investigation, it more closely resembles..."

Xu Liang paused again, pulling out the photograph related to the body’s forehead!

On the photo, there was an indistinct corrosion mark existing on the body’s forehead!

According to Zheng Shijie.

Some victims of theirs would be disfigured using corrosive substances like sulfuric acid, making their faces appear fierce and terrifying!

This kind of person, with burn scars, can easily garner sympathy.

If guessed correctly, then Qi Yu...

Was very likely on the night of March 2, assaulted with sulfuric acid by Zhao Hailong and others, undergoing burn treatment!

It’s just...they didn’t anticipate Zhang Yong randomly pulling someone without family guardianship management!

Thus, on March 3, Qi Tao called the police, leading them to the pickle factory.

In the surveillance and the institution, it was clearly seen that Qi Yu went to the pickle factory, if they couldn’t present the person, then the suspicion would be big!

But if they handed him over?

Handing over someone with a corroded face, who witnessed their own abuse, and possibly saw other ’similar’ torture victims!?

It might be discovered by the police immediately upon exiting, leading to house raids on Zhao Hailong and the others!

So, since the scars couldn’t be undone, it was better to go all the way...

Disguising the person as accidentally falling to death!

And one of the eyes was also severely corroded, unhideable, so that’s why it was dug out.

"Additionally, leaving aside the aforementioned suspicions."

"Artificially made wounds also exist on the body!"

Xu Liang’s eyes suddenly sharpened, pulling out the evidence concerning the waist and pelvis.

This was the most lethal!

"The wounds on the deceased’s pelvis, aside from being man-made..."

"Could definitely not be caused by any accidental factor!!!"