Chapter 313: Chapter 219: Castration Sacrifice! The Missing Jars!

Evidence...

It’s real!

Liang Shan just glanced briefly, and immediately realized that the evidence Xu Liang submitted was all genuine!

No doubt.

The sources of these clues... at the end, all had stamps from the provincial authority!

If not required by law, these clues wouldn’t even need verification!

"What’s the situation? What’s going on in the first trial?"

"I don’t know... This is the stamp from the judicial bureau, the clues came from there, should we call and ask?"

"In the first trial, Liu Shennan ruled in favor of the plaintiff!? But the plaintiff also said that the presiding judge and the defendant have personal connections..."

"..."

In an instant, a flood of information washed over everyone’s minds.

If Liu Shennan is colluding with Zhao Hailong...

Then why would he still rule against Zhao Hailong!?

The compensation is six hundred thousand, six hundred thousand nowadays could buy a courtyard house in Upper City!

That money is something a normal family couldn’t save up in a lifetime!

Given this... why rule against Zhao Hailong and others!?

Thinking of this, Liang Shan suddenly realized a possibility, his face became very grim.

Unless...

"Was Zhao Hailong deliberately trying to lose the case!?"

And then Xu Liang’s side was linked, the appeal in the first trial... the appeal in the first trial was to change the civil case to a criminal case!

Not to mention, Xu Liang’s appeal was clearly written.

Qi Tao aimed to pursue criminal responsibility, and set the case as a civil compensation, only because Zhao Hailong was messing around!

One side was vigorously trying to move it to a criminal case.

The other, using all kinds of schemes and calculations, was leaning towards a civil case, while Liu Shennan, with personal connections, locked the case in civil compensation.

Looking at it this way, then...

"Is there truly a problem with the case!?"

The three judges instantly burst into an uproar, their faces showed astonishment and shock.

The first trial process was a bit rough, but it followed procedures!

But no one expected this case to really have problems!!!

"If it’s a criminal case, what kind of criminal case would it be!?"

One of the judges couldn’t sit still, his gaze kept shifting back and forth between Xu Liang and Cheng Jia.

Cheng Jia’s face was extremely dark at this moment, and his eyes, already full of bloodshot, looked even more bloodthirsty!

But the judge had no time to pay attention to his expression, his heart was filled with solemnity.

Zhao Hailong, Cheng Jia, Liu Shennan, Zhang An, Zhang Hong, Zhang Yong...

Which of these people do not live above the average person!?

There’s no need to say much about Zhao Hailong and Cheng Jia, lawyers of this level are elites in any country!

Liu Shennan and Zhang Hong, their amount of authority is incredibly high in county-level cities.

Zhang An even opened a factory and signed contracts with the officials...

And the victim?

The victim was almost severely mentally disabled, couldn’t even take care of daily life on their own!

A group of elites scheming against a disabled person?

If it were in the past, Liang Shan and others would find it laughable, he’s judged cases for decades, never mind ruling, he’s never even heard of such a case.

But now...

"It seems to be true."

One judge looked at Cheng Jia’s ugly face, and felt a sudden chill behind him.

If they could really be calculated like this...

Then the hidden case, it’s either extremely small, or... it’s far beyond what they can judge!

"What do we do now?" another judge asked.

Liang Shan’s forehead was perspiring cold sweat, he really didn’t expect the first trial judge to make a ’normal ruling’, maintaining the plaintiff’s position...

Yet the first trial was still a dark scene!

After a long time.

Liang Shan approached the microphone, and tried hard to speak:

"Recess for half an hour!"

After speaking.

He, along with the other two judges, continuously found people to verify the authenticity of the evidence Xu Liang submitted.

The plaintiff had no objections.

The defendant Cheng Jia, most certainly did not dare to object.

"Damn it, this is not the same as the expected trial!"

"How could it be used to overturn the first trial, indirectly pushing for his demands!?"

Cheng Jia was already sweating profusely, his thoughts constantly intertwining, his mind was very anxious.

She was squeezing her body!

Squeezing a body that was already exhausted!

But the body was cooperating, the subconscious was telling the body, if resting now, there probably won’t be a chance for fatigue in the future...

"This is out of the trial rhythm!"

Cheng Jia’s mind roared.

According to the expectation, in the second trial Xu Liang should constantly prove the clues not accepted in the first trial, thereby turning the case to criminal!

And she would use the clues she filled in over the past month for fierce rebuttal.

Until finally, the case would fall into temporary recess due to the controversial points.

But...

The other party was completely not playing by the rules at this time!

The clues from the first trial?

The clues not accepted in the first trial, Xu Liang didn’t mention a single word from start to finish!

He simply bypassed the clues themselves and directly overruled the first trial.

As long as they can prove Liu Shennan accepted bribes... the case will certainly be strictly judged, and then, the loopholes will become increasingly larger, and the exposure of the enterprise is a matter of time.

"What to do, what to do... what to do..."

Cheng Jia became visibly anxious, constantly thinking about solutions, but the reality was, she had no means to stop this...

Besides anxiety...

"Is there a problem with the judge!?"

From the hearing seats, the reporters suddenly froze, and then instantly exploded.

"No, what’s the situation in the first trial?"

"The judge and the defendant are intertwined, yet the ruling was in favor of the plaintiff, and the plaintiff still appeals!?"

"I can’t seem to comprehend what’s happening..."

"..."

A series of shocked voices arose and fell beside their ears.

Zhang Tao sat behind the crowd, watching Xu Liang at the plaintiff’s seat, his eyes constantly showed a confused look.

But...

Beside him, Li Ye was full of excitement.

"Brother Tao, there’s big news!!!"

"You were right, this case really is sensational!!!"

Corruption and malpractice...

A trial shrouded in secrecy, no matter the case—even if it’s just a financial one—once confirmed, the news will hit the headlines of all major outlets!

"Brother Tao, what about us..." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Seeing other reporters attracted by Xu Liang’s fame starting to work on their drafts, and some even beginning to record videos,

Li Ye began to feel a bit anxious.

For such real-time news, every second you delay in publishing makes a world of difference in terms of viewership!

Why aren’t we hurrying up to draft our report!?

"There’s something wrong."

Zhang Tao frowned, he vaguely sensed there might be something else hidden in the case!

"Wait a bit longer... just wait a bit longer..."

Hearing this, despite his reluctance, Li Ye took a deep breath to calm himself and continued to watch.

...

"How’s it going?"

"The news from the Department of Justice indicates that on March 18, indeed someone named Zhang Hong legally reported to Upper City."

"The evidence matches... what about Zhang Hui!?"

"It agrees with the information, during the second year, Zhang Hui’s grades were mid-to-lower in his class."

"Subsequently, a pianist from Lanshan Province ’inadvertently’ discovered Zhang Hui’s extraordinary musical talent, hence decided to break conventions and take him as a student."

At the trial stand.

Several judges clustered together, their faces looking rather grim.

"And that’s how he got into the key provincial school."

"Zhang Hui was admitted to the school under the pretense of a music specialty student!!!"

And the operation behind it all...

"At that time, it was when Zhang An took Zhang Hui out for a trip, ’inadvertently’ entering a mall, and ’inadvertently’ being discovered by the pianist..."

Hearing these words, Liang Shan’s eye twitched slightly.

The information was real.

It’s just that there’s no verdict, no thorough investigation of Liu Shennan and Zhang Hong!

Otherwise...

Liang Shan could almost certainly say that there were serious flaws in the first trial!

The presiding judge, Liu Shennan, had inexplicable ties with the defendant’s side...

"What do we do now?"

A sweat bead dripped down from a judge’s forehead.

Since last year’s case in Hanhai City involving Liu Mingbo who made accusations over a corpse, Lanshan Province has been keeping a tight watch over such incidents.

If they choose to believe the evidence, they’ll offend many people... possibly a lot!

"Recess? Maybe a long recess!?" a judge suggested.

Upon hearing this,

Liang Shan took a deep breath, ignoring the duo.

He turned and cast a stern gaze at Cheng Jia, slightly paused, and spoke again:

"Temporary recess is over, court is now in session."

"Defendant, do you have anything to say about the evidence submitted by the plaintiff!?"

Cheng Jia’s lips moved for a long time.

But unfortunately, in the past month, he hadn’t gathered any related information, plus emergency responses during a trial were never his forte...

"On our side..."

Cheng Jia’s face was dark and unsightly, finally saying:

"We were the losing side in the first trial!"

"If according to the opposing lawyer’s words, since Judge Liu Shennan had ties with Zhao Hailong... then why weren’t we ruled in favor!?"

"This is simply alarmist nonsense!"

The only thing he could think of was to latch onto the fact that she lost.

No other reason.

Think carefully.

In a hundred cases where money was sent to the judge, are ninety-nine of them heading for success?

Since Xu Liang said Liu Shennan had issues.

Then she might as well defy logic and directly say she lost!

She already lost, how could the judge still be in collusion with her!?

Therefore...

"We request the presiding judge not to accept the appellate evidence!"

Cheng Jia tightly clenched her hands, her voice was firm and powerful, but her palms were sweaty.

She was gambling.

Gambling that Xu Liang didn’t know why Liu Shennan ruled in favor of him!!!

But very unfortunately...

Her gambling skills weren’t that good.

Just as Liang Shan was hesitating, considering whether or not to recess...

Xu Liang suddenly broke the rules and interrupted Cheng Jia, the defendant’s spokesperson.

"Honorable judge, even though Liu Shennan was entangled with Zhao Hailong, he still ruled in favor of the plaintiff because... it’s due to the civil aspect!"

His gaze fixed, ignoring Cheng Jia.

Even when a trial member wanted to issue a warning, Xu Liang dismissed the risk and continued:

"This case, the focus isn’t the compensation nor Liu Shennan, but rather... the truth behind the defendant’s murder of Qi Yu, which is..."

"Caisheng zhege!"

After saying this,

The defendant Cheng Jia’s face instantly turned pale, a wave of nausea surged from her stomach, her expression began to break down, looking faintly hideous.

When those four words came to light, Cheng Jia knew...

She... lost the gamble.

Caisheng zhege?

Liang Shan was in a daze, but when he recalled what it truly was, his expression changed instantly.

Xu Liang’s voice continued to sound in his ears.

Cheng Jia had previously said his claims were subjective doubts, lacking substantial evidence, but now...

Right before the journalists in the audit seats.

Xu Liang took out several photos.

Several...

Jars that had been submerged underground for five years on the banks of Cheng River in Jiang City!!!

"Five years ago, in 2000, a driver from Jianghe Pickle Plant forcefully broke through a checkpoint and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison."

"During this period, more than ten jars went missing from the vehicle, and these jars..."

"In March 2005..."

"Were exposed to the light of day again!"