"Right now... we need to pull her out and then proceed with the second trial!"

The case is serious. Lin Fuqiang plans to arrest everyone involved in organ trafficking within Lanshan Province once Xu Liang concludes the case!

"How long will it take?" Lin Fuqiang’s gaze sharpened.

"Not long, at most half a month." Xu Liang replied.

Half a month?

Upon hearing this, Lin Fuqiang calculated in his mind and was somewhat disappointed.

He thought it could drag on for a few more months.

The phenomenon of organ trafficking is quite troublesome for the police to handle.

Why?

Because although the laws against organ trafficking are covered under human trafficking laws, they will not be leniently sentenced!

And again, organ trafficking has been severely punished throughout the dynasties—whenever discovered, even in the most chaotic times, those involved would be severely punished!

So, once they realize the police are targeting them with large-scale, ruthless sweeps... 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

What actions will they take?

First, they will certainly stop having victims beg in public.

This action will directly cause the victims to lose their value.

And when faced with worthless victims who could lead to their imprisonment... the perpetrators are most likely to find a hidden place to kill the victims, then quickly escape!

This contradicts the police’s initial intentions. They meant to arrest and rescue, but it may lead to killing and escaping...

Therefore, Lin Fuqiang feels that covert arrests are quite good.

However... the intensity of covert arrests is ultimately insufficient, and without launching large-scale operations, it is difficult to eradicate them!

Therefore, it’s better to act as soon as possible!

Thinking of this, Lin Fuqiang looked at Xu Liang, a determined look flashing in his eyes.

"The mouse in the court? Do you have a suspect?" Lin Fuqiang asked.

"Yes."

Xu Liang nodded and spoke frankly:

"The presiding judge of this case, Liu Shennan!"

The presiding judge?

Lin Fuqiang was stunned, then recalled Xu Liang mentioning the case was lost and understood the context.

If word got out that Zhao Hailong committed a crime and Liu Shennan helped cover it up...

With just a thought, Lin Fuqiang instantly felt shivers down his spine.

"Are there any doubts?" Lin Fuqiang asked in a deep voice.

"There are doubts but no breakthrough." Xu Liang shook his head and said.

During the trial, Liu Shennan’s behavior was too suspicious!

Evidence surprises are annoying to judges because they require a lot of time to verify!

While judges have the freedom to dismiss evidence,

In fairness, even if the evidence is surprising, no matter how time-consuming, judges must verify it!

Only some insignificant clues would be dismissed without verification!

However, in this case...

"A civil case turned murderous, full of coincidences yet unrecognized."

"There are significant doubts, but no concrete evidence yet."

Xu Liang said, then paused, looked at Sun Chuan beside him, pondered for a moment, and changed his angle of thought.

"Director Sun, do you know Liu Shennan?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Chuan thought for a moment and said:

"Jiang City doesn’t have many judicial forces, and there are very few judges in the court, so of course, I know Liu Shennan."

Xu Liang nodded.

"What do you think of this woman?" he asked again.

Sun Chuan gave a relatively fair and objective assessment.

"She... hasn’t made many mistakes over the years, became a judge through seniority, and is fairly honest."

"Her personality... is quite strong and tends to be very stubborn."

"She has a husband named Zhang Hong, who works in the judicial bureau, not very high-ranking, but not low either."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fuqiang frowned.

If Sun Chuan’s evaluation is fair and objective, then...

"Honest? How honest?"

Strange.

If Liu Shennan is indeed the mouse hiding in the court, then... how could she be honest?

Or, why would an honest person choose to help Zhao Hailong?

"Hmm... I accidentally visited her home once."

After thinking for a moment, Sun Chuan finally said:

"The interior decoration and the location are just of ordinary people’s standards... at most, her family could afford a good extracurricular class for their kids."

A judge, especially one with considerable power, living so modestly...

Truly can be called honest!

From this perspective, Liu Shennan indeed might not be the mouse; she might simply have a bad impression of Xu Liang and, combined with the surprise evidence, arbitrarily decided the case using her freedom of sentencing!

However...

Suddenly, Xu Liang spoke.

"On the afternoon of March 18th, my law firm was subjected to a highly targeted entrapment."

"On March 19th, news came from Upper City about a business suspension and rectification of my law firm."

"Based on the surface clues, the Jiang City court was involved, but they were just following the law, handing the matter over to another department, and that department is..."

Saying this, Xu Liang looked calmly at Sun Chuan.

A law firm, or the place responsible for a lawyer’s practice certificate can only be...

"The Judicial Bureau!"

The Judicial Bureau?

Sun Chuan paused, and in an instant, the matters discussed earlier echoed in his mind.

Liu Shennan’s husband works at the Judicial Bureau!

"It matches!" Yang Ruoxi spoke up from behind, her whole body slightly excited.

The self-righteous words of Liu Shennan during the court trial... made her extremely angry!

Now that they could catch the opponent’s weakness, she wouldn’t be soft-hearted.

If they let the opponent go... who would let Qi Yu and the others go!?

"But if that’s the case then..."

Sun Chuan was still somewhat hesitant.

As far as he knew, Liu Shennan was indeed incorruptible, and so was her husband Zhang Hong.

They shouldn’t be bribed.

In fact...

Compared to being bribed by Zhao Hailong and others, if Liu Shennan reported this case directly, the benefits she would gain would far exceed imagination!

Not to mention anything else.

At the very least, she would be transferred to a higher court as the presiding judge, and it would be in Qingshi City, the capital of Lanshan Province!

Power is much better than money.

Unless...

"Unless, she doesn’t know the true acts of Zhao Hailong and others, which is why such a huge flaw was exposed during the trial phase."

"Given her integrity, it’s highly unlikely she accepted any money, so..."

"The most likely factor is some kind of favor or sentiment!"

Xu Liang’s mind spun and he spoke again, connecting all the information together.

He paused for a moment while speaking.

Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at Sun Chuan in front of him.

"Officer Sun, you said earlier that Liu Shennan would enroll her child in some expensive extracurricular classes?!"

Sun Chuan hesitated for a moment and responded:

"Yes, I remember her son attends a provincial key school, learns piano, and has guidance from a famous teacher, seemingly because the teacher considers the child to have great musical talent."

"Quite a few people know about this. During holidays, Liu Shennan and her husband Zhang Hong can’t help but brag about it!"

Xu Liang asked, "How are her child’s academic results?!"

Sun Chuan hesitated and said, "Not quite sure. He started schooling in Jiang City, wasn’t top-tier in grades, transferred to a provincial key school in middle school, now he’s in high school..."

Jiang City is a county-level city, with extremely scarce educational resources, yet he managed to get into a provincial key school despite not having good grades...

Also, hiring a renowned tutor for piano lessons...

Piano is certainly not a thrifty pursuit!

In an instant.

Xu Liang narrowed his eyes.

It seems... he found the tail of a rat.

Everyone has flaws, and once a flaw is found, people like Zhao Hailong can exploit it endlessly!

When a person is already influenced... they don’t realize they’ve fallen into a trap!

Therefore...

"Senior, help me investigate the detailed entry information of Liu Shennan’s child."

Xu Liang looked at Lin Fuqiang.

Lin Fuqiang naturally nodded in agreement.

Xu Liang had shared so much credit with him, and this request was still within the regulations, how could he, as an elder brother, possibly refuse?

"Provincial key high school? That’s easy to check."

Lin Fuqiang thought for a moment, realizing it wasn’t difficult, a smile appeared on his face.

"I happen to know someone; if the level was any lower, I wouldn’t know anyone, it would be a bit troublesome to investigate."

Sometimes, a high position can be a bit of a hassle.

For instance, Lin Fuqiang doesn’t know the judicial situation in Jiang City as well as Sun Chuan, who’s in a departmental position!

Upon getting the answer, Xu Liang nodded.

The first trial had been lost in a bizarre manner.

Nominally, the plaintiff won, but the reality was a disaster.

An appeal only has two opportunities, and the first trial was thus ruined by Liu Shennan, this bad apple, what comes next...

"Prepare for the second trial!"

Xu Liang’s face turned grim, barely containing a hint of anger.

"What grounds will be used to appeal the second trial?"

Yang Ruoxi asked beside him.

"Using Liu Shennan for the appeal!"

Presiding judge?

He’s encountered them before!

A year ago, the Chen Dong case, the first trial officers are still not out!

Xu Liang hesitated not even for a moment, without a hint of pity in his eyes, he coldly said:

"The second trial..."

"Use her as the cutting point!"

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