monologue

"How are the preparations?"

"The more evidence there is, the worse it is against us."

In the South Mansion, Qin Wan put a lot of materials and two recording pens next to the computer, and Xu Mei walked over with two cups of coffee.

Sitting on the small sofa was a short-haired woman in a small black suit. She was quickly flipping through the litigation materials at hand. Xu Mei put the coffee in front of Xu Jingru and said, "Let's take a break before reading."

When Xu Mei was a lawyer, she met Xu Jingru a few times. At that time, Xu Jingru was considered a leader among criminal defense lawyers. Contrary to Sheng Changxiao, she took everything except death penalty cases.

"I've roughly read your litigation materials back then. Sheng Changxiao did everything to win the court case. The most ambiguous part is Zhou Jinlin. If Zhao Hailu kidnapped Qin Wan back then because Mr. Xu cut off his escape route. If it was a warning, why did Zhou Jinlin appear at that scene?"

Qin Wan didn't think it was necessary to hide Xu Jingru's knowledge. The most important person in this case was Zhou Jinlin. If it was just the grievance between Zhao Hailu and Xu Chi, Zhou Jinlin would never have appeared in the Summer Palace. When Zhao Hailu blamed Zhou Jinlin for drug trafficking, Qin Wan didn't believe it at all.

"Zhao Hailu not only kidnapped me, he also kidnapped Chu Xingmu, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team of the City Bureau. We sued Zhao Hailu for kidnapping, but at that time Chu Xingmu was too seriously injured to be present, and the case was tried that year. There was no mention of Chu Xingmu's kidnapping at the time, and I was the only one who testified in court at the trial, and Chu Xingmu did not return to a normal life until a year later."

Xu Jingru picked up the coffee and took a sip. She put several materials related to the evidence in front of Qin Wan, and said, "It's been five years since the verdict came down, and they suddenly applied for a retrial of the case back then, and the procuratorate also agreed. Who on earth has so much power?"

"Zhao Hailu is the director of the Shanghe branch. They tried their best to destroy a lot of criminal evidence. Zhao Hailu left a way for the people below him. Now is the time for them to repay. I asked Chen Yuyao, and he said that both Wang Yuemin and Zhao Hailu It is related to a drug trafficking case, and they have all participated in drug trafficking activities, the directors of the two sub-bureaus have done this, let alone their subordinates."

"Chen Yuyao also said that it was Wang Yuemin who first proposed to retry Zhao Hailu's case. At that time, Wang Yuemin had not been exposed. Later, Zhao Hailu and his family kept writing complaints and submitting new evidence. With Wang Yuemin's help, the review was passed quickly. .”

Xu Jingru has encountered more difficult cases than this before, but this time she really has no clue, "Although we have a lot of evidence here, none of them can convict Zhao Hailu, we need other witnesses besides Qin Wan , How did Xu Chi die?"

Qin Wan leaned on the sofa and fell into deep thought. There were six people at the scene that day, Qin Wan, Chu Xingmu, Xu Chi, Zhao Hailu, and two of Zhao Hailu's subordinates. Zhao Hailu held Qin Wan and Xu Chi to confront each other. The situation was urgent. All his attention was on Xu Chi, and he didn't even know when Chu Xingmu was taken away. He didn't know Zhou Jinlin and Chu Xingmu at all at that time, although he went to the gate of the Public Security Bureau every day to wait for Xu Chi to get off work. But he has never met Chu Xingmu, otherwise Xu Chi would not have run over when they were kidnapped. If he knew that Chu Xingmu was also kidnapped at the same time, he should understand that it was not an ordinary kidnapping case, at least It's not something that he can solve by going to the appointment alone.

It's too late to say anything now. Like Chu Xingmu, he never got the answer to the question in his heart.

Xu Mei always believed that Xu Chi was killed by Zhao Hailu, so when Xu Jingru questioned the cause of Xu Chi's death, Xu Mei didn't understand her thoughts. She was puzzled and said, "Why do you ask that? In fact, he kidnapped Qin Wan is an ironclad proof, so is Xu Chi's cause of death still in doubt?"

Xu Jingru put her hand on Xu Mei's knee, and comforted her: "Of course, we should also be suspicious if the other party has doubts. Isn't it because you always thought that Xu Chi must have been killed by Zhao Hailu? But why did the court only Sentence him to 15 years in prison for kidnapping?"

Xu Mei frowned and looked at Xu Jingru. Xu Jingru said, "How many personal emotions did you have in it back then? Sheng Changxiao grasped that you and Xu Chi were related. Seeing Zhao Hailu's murder of Xu Chi persisted, Sheng Changxiao asked the court to change his lawyer on the grounds that your kinship was not suitable for defense. He could use the same method a second time to avoid Zhao Hailu's death penalty, and Zhou Jinlin , How many people are convinced that he did those things, and how many people think he is the scapegoat? What is the role of Xu Chi in this case? What about Qin Wan and Chu Xingmu? What is the relationship between Zhao Hailu and Zhou Jinlin? It was at that time that the sub-bureau and the Municipal Public Security Bureau had a disagreement."

Xu Mei asked: "Isn't their purpose this time to let Zhao Hailu be acquitted?"

Xu Jingru asked back: "Then what is Zhao Hailu's crime? Kidnapping Qin Wan or killing Xu Chi? Or cooperating with Qing City Public Security Bureau Chief Zhou Jinlin to kidnap the police and threaten the anti-narcotics police to create a huge explosion?"

"This case is very big, and the trial time was advanced a few months back then. If Zhou Jinlin did not exist, this case would have been tried in accordance with the formal procedures like ordinary kidnapping cases. I heard that even the mentally ill person who killed Zhou Jinlin is still locked up in the mental hospital. In the courtyard, we have to extract Xu Chi and Qin Wan from this case, instead of mixing the two of them with Zhou Jinlin's murder, otherwise Zhao Hailu will just blindly put all the blame on the dead Zhou Jinlin, and finally become It was Zhou Jinlin who killed Xu Chi."

"Zhao Hailu and Sheng Changxiao used Zhou Jinlin as a shield several times because they saw this right."

Qin Wan and Xu Mei looked at Xu Jingru silently, Xu Mei did have a lot of personal emotions in it back then, she hated all people related to drugs, they ruined her family, drug dealers killed her parents and younger brother , her father and younger brother are both police officers. This profession brings them honor but also brings immeasurable danger. The police can't protect themselves or their family. She is the only one left in the Xu family, so even if she tries her best She wanted to bring Zhao Hailu to justice in one breath, but she didn't expect her relationship with Xu Chi to become the entry point for the opposing lawyer. She still remembers the scene of Chi's kinship, Zhao Hailu's smug smile, and Sheng Changxiao holding the winning ticket. Later, Sheng Changxiao overturned the evidence they submitted one by one. Since there were no witnesses at the time, Qin Wan and his company finally relied on a piece of surveillance The video made Zhao Hailu admit the fact of kidnapping Qin Wan. Xu Mei didn't know who was manipulating the case. The 15-year prison sentence for Zhao Hailu felt like pity for her.

Xu Jingru knew that her words might be a little heavy. Qin Wan and Xu Mei were her clients, and she had the responsibility and obligation to protect their interests. The more detailed Xu Jingru knew, the greater their chances of winning the lawsuit.

"We still don't know what new evidence Zhao Hailu and the others have submitted, but the retrial of the old case is nothing more than overturning the previous evidence. Their goal is that Zhao Hailu can be acquitted, so we have to make up for our evidence. No evidence is impeccable. Yes, they want to overturn this judgment unless it proves that Qin Wan was not kidnapped by Zhao Hailu."

Xu Mei looked at Qin Wan in surprise, Qin Wan raised her head and said, "I want to get Xu Chi's autopsy report, and I will return the two bullets on his body to Zhao Hailu one day!"

After Qin Wan finished speaking, she picked up her coat and left. Xu Mei and Xu Jingru looked at each other, and Xu Jingru said, "Since Zhao Hailu can reduce his crime, why can't we add another crime to him?"

Xu Mei said worriedly: "I'm afraid that Zhao Hailu will be acquitted, then Qin Wan..."

Xu Jingru said: "When my brother was kidnapped, Gu Yan was probably like Mr. Xu. He knew there was a bomb in the ward and rushed in without hesitation. Qin Wan wouldn't fall down so easily."

Gu Yan is the only one in the entertainment industry. His relationship with Shen Si has been made public. When Shen Si was kidnapped, Xu Mei went to help with the detective agency. Hearing Xu Jingru's words, she asked in surprise: "So Shen Si Is it your brother?"

Xu Jingru smiled and said: "Same mother and half father, we have not been together since we were young. My brother said that Chu Xingmu had approached him. He was afraid that I would think this case was too difficult to accept, so he specially asked my brother to lobby. Sheng Changxiao on the opposite side definitely doesn't want to pick it up, he's too difficult to deal with."

Xu Mei forced a smile on her face, "I said that when Qin Wan asked you, you agreed without saying a word."

Xu Jingru said, "As a lawyer, I want to know where Sheng Changxiao's bottom line is."

After reviewing the site, Chu Xingmu and Xia Ci were going back to the bureau. Han Yang told them that the test results came out. Chu Xingmu asked people to demolish the attic of He Xiao's house. With so many bones coming out, I don’t know how many are still on the roof of the attic. The suburban residents want a result, and Chu Xingmu will give them a result.

Wen Ti’s discoveries in this headless case were not less than theirs. On the way, he reminded Chu Xingmu to check the demolition policy in the suburbs. Unless He Xiao was a nail household, the yard would have been demolished long ago. Find He Xiao.

They went out for four or five hours. At noon, Chu Xingmu and Wen Ti went to eat. He planned to ask Wen Ti to give the team members the knowledge about mental illness and crime that he had sorted out two days ago in the afternoon. Depression and youth dementia emerged, and Chu Xingmu didn't pay attention to the terms in their academic circles. In the eyes of the police, the criminal and the victim were the focus.

Wen Ti looked away from the lottery station on the other side of the street, Chu Xingmu hung up the phone and asked him, "Are you free this afternoon?"

Wen Ti stopped her chopsticks and said, "I'm going to the music room for a trial lesson this afternoon. If there are not enough people, I can push it back. Anyway, I don't want to see Sheng Changxiao."

"We targeted him so much last night, won't Sheng Changxiao make things difficult for you?"

"With Li Xiaowen around, he wouldn't do that. I was just going back to the studio. Jennifer said that Jiang Ran wanted to see me. That child's autism is worse than Gu Ke's. He never took the initiative to say who he wanted to see. There was a girl in the studio. The little girl is very cheerful, and Jiang Ran can speak now under her influence."

Wen Ti liked children and Chu Xingmu knew a long time ago that no one could match his patience with children. At that time, he was a little jealous of Meng Yue's gentle Chu Xingmu, "I suddenly felt a little burdened. guilt."

Wen Ti saw through his inner thoughts, raised her eyebrows and said, "I like children because they can resonate with me."

Chu Xingmu looked at Wen Ti with weird eyes: "It's enough for me to take care of you alone, at most Chu Daha and Wen Daju."

Wen Ti deeply agreed: "The two of us are really not suitable for raising children."

After lunch, Chu Xingmu sent Wen Ti downstairs to the studio. Li Xiaowen's music room was downstairs. The music room hadn't officially opened yet, but two poster racks had been placed at the entrance of the building. With Li Xiaowen's reputation, they couldn't Worried about the enrollment problem, but I am not as willful as Wen Ti, who only accepts children who like to paint.

Wen Ti took the guitar from the back seat and walked to the driver's cab. Chu Xingmu lowered the window and said, "Don't forget to go to the hospital in the afternoon to remove the stitches, and call me after class."

Wen Ti smiled and waved at Chu Xingmu, Chu Xingmu stretched out his arm from the car window, grabbed the strap on the guitar bag, Wen Ti was led back a few steps, he lay on the car window and said: " I'm just going to try a class, don't worry."

Chu Xingmu said sourly: "Go back to the studio after the trial class, and Li Xiaowen will drag you to drink again."

"Having learned the lesson from last night, Senior Brother Li shouldn't ask me to go out so easily." After Wen Ti finished speaking and wanted to leave, Chu Xingmu still held on to the belt.

Wen Ti looked at the front, back, left, and right. Although there were people there, they didn't notice their side. Chu Xingmu stretched his head over to make a clear meaning. Wen Ti kissed Chu Xingmu on the face before letting go. Wen Ti smiled. He said that Chu Xingmu was naive, and Chu Xingmu shouted behind him as if sending a child to school: "Go home early after class."

"Understood." Wen Ti walked into the building with her guitar on her back. If she changed her clothes, she would really look like a student.

Seeing that Wen Ti entered the building and Chu Xingmu left, Wen Ti took out his mobile phone from his pocket. He was almost at the music room and Li Xiaowen called him. Wen Ti went to the door of the music room and refused to answer the call. The decoration was completed The music room is very tasteful. During the renovation period, Sheng Changxiao came to oversee the work. Wen Ti pushed open the half-closed door, and the sound of the violin inside immediately reached Wen Ti's ears. There were many people in the lobby of the music room, most of them were parents. And the children, almost all came here for Li Xiaowen. The music room mainly offers two courses, violin and piano. Wen Ti's guitar is completely performance-oriented. It may not be considered music in the eyes of those parents. They are all concentrating on Listening to Sheng Changxiao's performance, Wen Ti lightened her steps and walked over with the guitar on her back. Li Xiaowen, who was standing in the outer circle, waved to him when she saw Wen Ti coming. Wen Ti took the guitar off her shoulder and walked to a place with few people. That side starts tuning the chords.

It is true that Sheng Changxiao hasn't touched the violin for many years, and this time he practiced again for Li Xiaowen. The piece for the trial class was Paganini's violin etude "Bell", which used to be Sheng Changxiao's best piece. Knowing how to play Liszt's piano piece "The Bell", Wen Ti felt that these two people seemed to be showing off their skills rather than in a trial lesson, and it was impossible for him to play "The Bell" with the guitar. Seeing that many children were very young, he He decided to replace the pre-prepared tunes with nursery rhymes. He still likes to give children the right to choose.