Empire of Shadows

The police arrived quickly, because a well-known person had reported it.

The police looked around the hole opened in the ice, but found nothing else unusual.

"There's an underwater network below, there should be some discoveries."

Firefighters discovered the water network. The purpose of the water network is actually to filter out some large solid waste, but in reality, this doesn't do much to improve the environment.

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But people believe in this, they believe that installing a few steel wire meshes in the river can change the river's environment.

Federals are very smart, they are already one step ahead of people in other countries in terms of technology.

But Federals are also very stupid, they even treat the most outrageous lies as truth.

Soon the firefighters cut open the ice and found the chairman of the board's body caught in the water network, along with his fishing rod, and that huge fish!

People exclaimed, not because they saw the chairman of the board's body, but because the fish was really big!

Some reporters who had already arrived began taking pictures. The police officer in charge of the case glared at his subordinates, making them afraid to even breathe.

There are always some people who leak case information for a little money!

He didn't know who had leaked it this time, but someone must have, otherwise the reporters wouldn't have arrived so quickly!

"Chief, some reporters are asking... should we take that fish back?"

The chief glanced at the prey, which was clearly beyond his perception of fish length, and hesitated for a moment, "What do they want to do?"

"Take the fish away?"

"No, they want to take a picture of the fish."

In the end, the chief didn't refuse, because even if he did, reporters would still find a way to take the picture.

The body, the fishing rod, the fish, and two witnesses were all taken back to the police station for questioning. This was just a routine matter.

So people got a "standard version" of the process.

"He told us with some surprise that it must be the biggest fish he's ever caught in his life!"

"We tried to give him some help, you know, we are not young anymore, and we are no longer young, we may not be a match for those behemoths!"

"But he was very stubborn, he didn't want us to interfere, he said it was his prey alone, we could only respect his thoughts."

"If you also fish, you will understand what I mean!"

The police officer taking the statement nodded, "Yes, I also like fishing, I understand your thoughts."

"Only the person who independently defeats it is a warrior!"

The old man sitting across the table from him sighed, "You are a wise man!"

"So, the tragedy happened like this. I was stunned when I saw him being dragged into the water. By the time I wanted to grab him, he had already been dragged away by the fish!"

"I tried to go into the water, but the water was too cold, and I was just an old man. I didn't know if I would have a chance to come back alive after jumping in."

"I flinched, because of fear. It might be a little embarrassing, but if it happened again, I would still choose this way."

The police officer's pen stopped here, "Thank you for your cooperation, sir."

He glanced at the lawyer next to him, "If there are any follow-up questions, we will call you. Before the case results come out, it's best not to leave New Gold City."

The old man nodded and shook hands with the police officer, "I know what to do."

"You can leave now."

The old man saw his friend at the entrance of the police station. The two looked at each other for about three or four seconds, then nodded to each other and got into their respective cars and left.

The chief looked at the confession and the on-site investigation report for a long time. He felt that this case was not right.

In fact, there were many strange things in it, such as the fact that there should have been rescue capabilities at the first moment when the chairman of the board fell into the water.

But they said the old man held on to the fishing rod tightly and refused to let go, and was dragged under the ice by the fish.

The chief saw icebreakers around. If the old man didn't realize the seriousness at the beginning, then they could have quickly broken the ice after using the icebreaker, but they didn't do so.

He asked experts, because of the freezing, the flow rate of this river is not very fast. In other words, they were qualified to rescue...

There were several details that he couldn't figure out. He took the report and the transcript to the police office.

The chairman of the board of Liji Group is not a small character. His death has attracted the attention of many people, both in the government and in society.

Therefore, no matter what conclusion the police station gives, it must be done "carefully", at least without making mistakes.

"How is it, any problems?" the chief asked.

The police chief handed the report and transcript to the other party, "Take a look first."

The chief took about twenty minutes to read the transcript and report. He glanced at the police chief sitting across the table, "Some things can't be explained."

The police chief nodded, acknowledging this.

But the chief also said, "But they also have the basis to make everyone believe it."

"You can believe two forty-year-old friends..."

He re-examined the information, "I noticed that the three of them were actually former alumni!"

"They are alumni, and friends, who have known each other for forty years, and have had extraordinary development and performance in their respective fields."

"No one will believe that they want to murder the deceased. They have no motive, no reason."

"I just asked the forensic doctor, the deceased died of suffocation after drowning, his lungs were full of water, and there was no damage to his body surface, except that his knees were slightly fractured."

"The forensic doctor said it may have been caused by falling."

"No external injuries, death from suffocation, unless someone held him in the water and drowned him, otherwise there is only the possibility of an accident."

The police chief continued, "Yes, the two people at the scene don't seem like people who could hold him down and drown him in the water. Their body types and their physical conditions don't fit this hypothesis."

The chief piled all the documents together, "So there are only two possibilities."

"One, something we don't know happened."

"Two, this is just an ordinary accident."

"Whether it's one or two, it's telling us, stop here!"

This is Jinzhou, it is New Gold City. Even a person didn't actually say that today the Liji Group's lawsuit had just opened in court, and the chairman of the board mysteriously slipped and drowned.

To say that there is not a single connection in this, they absolutely do not believe it!

In addition, a large number of accounts have been shorting Liji Group's stock during this period, and there is a terrifying conspiracy hidden behind it!

The police chief was a little sullen. He knew that this case should continue to be investigated, but he also knew that he couldn't do that.

He couldn't deal with the two witnesses at the scene of the crime. They were all rich, influential, and could afford expensive lawyers.

Now they are willing to sit here and tell the police station about what happened, just because of "respect."

When they decide not to respect, they can even refuse to talk to the police directly, but let the lawyer convey it.

So, as the chief said, let's stop here!

The police chief nodded, "I will give the closing report later."

The chief nodded and pursed his lips, "What a terrible day!"

He hesitated for a moment, "Remember to notify the deceased's family and Liji Group, they have the right to know that the person is dead."

This terrible day is not known whether it is referring to the fish that is free and at ease in the river, but was caught.

Or is it referring to the chairman of the board who "accidentally" fell into the water and was dragged under the ice by the fish and drowned in the river.

Or is it saying... Liji Group?

At the trial, the three judges reviewed and judged the materials submitted by both parties. This case is actually very simple, so simple that it shouldn't even appear in the Supreme Court.

A large amount of evidence proved that the staff of Liji Group at the pier were not friendly to the dockworkers, not just once, and not just now.

They have always been arrogant, cursing dockworkers for being lazy and slippery, and often using the method of "reporting them to cause them to lose their jobs" to intimidate and threaten them.

Therefore, the motive given by the workers, because of dissatisfaction and hatred for the arrogance of these people, as well as their curses and scolding, so the idea of revenge can be established.

In federal justice, motive is the most important part of the entire case.

Whether it is a criminal case or an ordinary case, people attach great importance to this.

Even in the judicial history of the Federation, there have been cases where all the evidence pointed to the defendant, confirming that the defendant was very likely to be the murderer, but because the motive was not established, the appellate court ultimately found the defendant not guilty.

So for the federal judges, they will first look at the motive.

If the motive is appropriate and established, then the case is basically half settled.

The rest is to submit evidence to prove that they did commit the crime.

And the most core evidence in this case is that these workers admitted to their criminal behavior, and it matches the motive.

After more than two hours, the court believed that the workers used water to soak the wheat in order to retaliate against the arrogant employees, and the facts and charges were established.

This determination result directly caused a great commotion in the courtroom, and the Liji Group's proxy lawyer almost rushed to the judge's face!

He knew very well that the Supreme Court also believed that this was an independent world, then the lawsuit was basically lost.

The Liji Group's representing lawyer requested to speak with the workers, and the Supreme Court respected his wishes, transferring these people from Jingang City.

This was their last chance to turn the tables.

After the court session ended, the CEO spoke privately with the lawyer for a while, then confidently got into his car and left.

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If they really bribed a suspect, and that suspect recanted their testimony, then what would follow would be another long investigation and evidence-gathering process.

They had to go to the docks to visit more workers, asking them if they had ever been subjected to accusations and abuse from employees.

Does it sound like this kind of evidence gathering is very simple and wouldn't take much time?

No, in reality, there are many intricacies involved. They would show the workers many photos, including employees who worked that day, as well as some who had never worked at the docks.

With so many workers, they couldn't possibly remember who every employee was.

As long as someone, under the lawyer's prompting, made a mistake, the lawyer could question the workers' testimonies, and then use other means to continuously delay the process.

As for what would happen later?

He hadn't considered that yet; he would deal with the immediate problem first.

It was almost seven o'clock when the CEO finished his work.

He sometimes couldn't understand how those poor people could clock out of work on time at six o'clock, turning around and leaving without hesitation or reluctance.

Didn't they feel anxious about their difficult lives?

Didn't they want to change their living environment through their own efforts?

He didn't understand!

Someone as important as him was still voluntarily working overtime, while those poor people were already starting to enjoy the pleasures after work!

Not only now, but he also had to go to social events later, which, in his opinion, was also a form of overtime.

He needed to interact with those people hypocritically, even if he didn't like many of them, he still had to pretend to get along well with them.

This was actually very painful, but he had to endure this pain because it was work, it was life.

The capital forces shorting Liji Group these days had not only not decreased but were increasing. Now the shareholders were putting some pressure on him, and he needed to do something.

Just as he was about to leave for an evening banquet, the secretary outside the door suddenly knocked and poked her head in.

"Boss, a call from the police station, on line one."

The CEO frowned. He nodded and said, "I know," and the secretary took the initiative to leave the door and close it again.

He thought for a while, about twenty or thirty seconds, then picked up the phone and pressed button one.

"This is the CEO's office."

"I'm very sorry, Mr. CEO, I didn't want to disturb you so late."

"I tried calling you on other numbers, but no one answered…"

The CEO became a little impatient. "Get straight to the point; I have an important event later."

"Alright, alright, I can see you're a busy man!"

"Do you know… Mr. …?"

The CEO was taken aback. "Of course I know him; he's the chairman of our board."

At this point, he already sensed a bad feeling.

Sure enough, his premonition came true.

"I regret to inform you that… Mr.… passed away recently due to an accidental fall into the water."

"What?"

"That's impossible!"

The CEO interrupted the call directly. "How could such a thing happen?"

"Which police station are you from?"

His tone was obviously very bad, but the person on the other end still truthfully said, "I'm from the City Police Station…"

"I'll be right over, F*ck!"

He slammed the phone down, not only because the sudden accidental death of the chairman of the board made him feel that things were getting out of control, but more importantly, those hyenas were shorting Liji Group!

He had an appointment with some investors for dinner tonight to discuss how to boost stock market confidence!

Now, the sudden accidental death of such an important figure as the chairman of the board would inevitably lead people to think of many terrible things!

The stock price would definitely be affected in a very terrible way!

He didn't have time to pack up. He called the vice president to help him deal with those investors first, and he would rush over soon.

A dozen minutes later, the CEO, who had run two red lights, arrived at the police station and obtained the case file. Looking at the closing report in the file, anger kept growing in his heart!

"F*ck!"

He slammed the table, and the eyes of the on-duty police officers in the office hall all focused on the sheriff's office.

The sheriff comforted the CEO's emotions, "I'm very sorry…"

The CEO couldn't sit still. He stood up. Others thought he was sad and angry because of the death of the chairman of the board.

In fact, he was angry because the company's stock was about to plummet!

It was already after-hours, so even if he wanted to run away in advance, he couldn't. Tomorrow would definitely be a black day for the company!

His assets were about to shrink dramatically. Why did that damn old man have to go fishing on the ice in the suburbs at this time?

Can fishing feed him?

F*ck!

He stood and walked back and forth for a while before looking at the sheriff, "Sorry, I've lost my composure."

The sheriff just thought they had a good relationship. After all, when a good friend dies, there will definitely be some behaviors that people don't understand.

Sadness, anger, and maybe some other things.

"It's understandable."

He leaned back in his chair, showing the generosity and tolerance that an adult should have.

The CEO made a request, "Can this matter be suppressed a little?"

"Don't announce it to the public for the time being."

The sheriff was silent for a while, "There are many reporters at the scene."

He decided to tell the truth, and this truth happened to be the most hurtful.

The CEO only felt darkness in front of him. He held onto the corner of the table and looked at the report in his hand. Countless thoughts collided in his mind. He asked with gritted teeth, "Then can we… announce to the public that this might be a murder?"

The sheriff finally realized at this time that his anger was not caused by the death of the chairman of the board, but purely because of other things.

He showed a slightly indifferent expression, "Mr. CEO, this case has been closed. All the evidence points to this being an accident."

"If you are not satisfied with this conclusion, you can have a lawyer appeal and let us reinvestigate, otherwise it will be difficult for us to continue wasting police resources on a case that already has a result."

The CEO's expression became very ugly. He threw the file on the table, pushed his hair back from his forehead with both hands, then directly opened the door, "Let's leave it at that."

Saying that, he left the office.

The sheriff shook his head as he watched the CEO leave. This was Xinjin City, and even the most bizarre things could happen.

Before irresistible forces appeared, he would not challenge the truth behind these bizarre stories.

Doing so was no different from courting death!

Because you never know what you will find in the dark.

Is it the truth you want, or some ugly faces, or even bullets aimed at you!