deep trap

For the past few days, Ji Mingze has been living on the side of Lu Can's house.

In the middle of the night, just about to fall asleep, there was a sudden rustling sound from the direction of the living room.He tidied up his clothes, put on his shoes, and went to the ground, only to see a dark figure standing in front of the Nakajima stage, with the lights off, groping around with his hands, as if he was looking for something.

Ji Mingze walked behind the man and asked, "What are you looking for?"

"...Fuck!" It's no exaggeration, Lu Can was really scared and jumped up, "Mr. Ji...why are you walking silently? You scared me to death!"

Ji Mingze was really innocent, so he purposely stepped a little harder for fear of scaring the other party.It should be that Lu Can was too involved in things and didn't pay attention to the surrounding situation.

"Next time I'll give a roar before coming here." Ji Mingze said.

Lu Can knew that he was in the wrong, so he forced his words: "Roar? Wouldn't it be more scary."

"Then what do you want me to do?"

"Hmm..." Lu Can thought for a while, "Have you heard the story of Grandma Wolf? A long time ago, Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma lived happily in the forest. One day Grandma wanted to go out to visit relatives. The gray wolf came in and ate Little Red Riding Hood. She asked Little Red Riding Hood to lock the door, and agreed that she would knock three times when she came back. If she heard three beeps, she could open the door. If not, it was the big bad wolf. Now, don't open the door."

"So..." Lu Can said, "Next time you come over, you have to knock three times before I know who it is."

"Okay," Ji Mingze smiled, curled his middle finger of his right hand, and tapped three times on the Nakajima platform, "Little Red Riding Hood, can I come over?"

"Little Red Riding Hood? What I wear on my head is a big green hat! It's so green that it glows! Don't you see it!"

After speaking, Lu Can suddenly realized that when he brought up that terrible experience again, his mood was as calm as when he was talking about what to eat last night. He even laughed at himself about wearing a cuckold. It was still caused by Qin Yuanyuan's incident.

Or maybe... Lu Can lowered his head, and by the light from the street lamp, he happened to be able to see the silhouette of the man opposite him falling on the ground.Even the shadow of this man is extending in his direction, as if he has been standing here and looking at him all the time.

——Maybe it has something to do with Teacher Ji.

"Worried about tomorrow, can't sleep?" Ji Mingze suddenly said at this moment.

"...Yes," Lu Can quickly looked away, and touched his hot cheeks, "The court is about to start, I'm a little nervous, I want to come out and drink some water."

Ji Mingze has excellent naked eyesight, otherwise he would not have been admitted by the Air Force.Without turning on the light, he took the kettle and poured Lu Can a glass of water.

Lu Can took it naturally. Ever since Ji Mingze came over, he had to boil hot water every day. Gradually, Lu Can also developed the habit of not looking for mineral water from the refrigerator to drink.

Seeing him drink half a glass obediently, Ji Mingze said with satisfaction: "If you can't sleep, go back and close your eyes to rest your mind. Tomorrow is a tough battle, so you must rest well."

Lu Can put down the water glass, said "um", and the two returned to their respective rooms.

But many times it doesn't mean that you can close your eyes and rest your mind by closing your eyes and resting your mind. As soon as Lu Can's back was covered with sheets, he began to uncontrollably rehearse the situation of tomorrow's court trial-how to reverse the situation if it is unfavorable?If successful, how many years can be sentenced?What kind of lawyer will Liu Guan hire?Will the prosecutor try his best to help them?

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, he turned over and lifted the quilt irritably.

I don't know if Teacher Ji slept or not, it might be better to chat with Teacher Ji.

The master bedroom and the side sleeper are next to each other, and the two beds are placed so that the head of the bed faces the head of the bed.Lu Can got up and knelt on the bed, with his ears pressed against the wall, he could vaguely hear a few short "um" and "ok", Ji Mingze should be on the phone.

Since you can make a phone call, it doesn't matter to chat with him, right?

Lu Can sneaked out of her room hugging the small pillow she was used to sleeping on.

He tiptoed to the side bedroom door, raised his hand and knocked twice, and when he was about to knock the third time, he suddenly realized that something was wrong!

——Lonely and widowed in the middle of the night, if he knocks on Teacher Ji's door, will he be mistaken for something else?

You know, they are no longer a relationship where they can lie on the same bed and talk about life and talk about their ideals.Just a few days ago, he just ruined Mr. Ji inside and out. How could they let him in?

No, I can't knock anymore, maybe it's still too late to go back immediately and pretend nothing happened.Lu Can hugged the pillow, stood on tiptoe, and prepared to sneak back to the master bedroom without anyone noticing.

As a result, as soon as he took two steps, there was a "creak", and the door behind him was suddenly pulled open!

"You want to find me?" Ji Mingze asked.

Lu Can's shoulders slumped—it would be embarrassing if he would definitely be rejected if he said "looking for".If you say "don't look for it", then the behavior of knocking on someone's door in the middle of the night cannot be explained.

I had no choice but to laugh dryly: "Haha, I'm here to test whether you have listened carefully to the story. As I said just now, you have to hear three knocks to open the door, and you can open it after two knocks. If you are living in the story you are now It has been eaten!"

If he really went to wait for that nonexistent third strike, would he still be able to catch this person tonight?Ji Mingze raised his left eyebrow: "If it's you, it doesn't matter if you knock twice."

"What do you mean?" Lu Can didn't quite understand.

"I mean, as long as you knock on the door, no matter how many times you knock, I will open it," Ji Mingze tilted his head towards him, and whispered, "Come in."

Lu Can thought it would be embarrassing to lie down with Teacher Ji again, but it turns out that Teacher Ji's bed is really good for sleeping.Before he could say a few words, like a straight man of steel, he gradually fell asleep lying next to the man who had done it once before.

It was already dawn when Lu Can woke up, and Lu Can stretched his waist, and found that the quilt kicked away last night was covering his body, and the crooked pillow was pulled back to the normal position. who did it.

The trial time was set at 10:30 in the morning, and Lu Can didn't dare to stay in bed any longer, so he got up swiftly.Walking into the living room, a scent entered the nostrils.

He followed the smell and saw a certain honest man surnamed Ji standing in front of the frying pan frying eggs.Wearing the sky-blue apron he bought some time ago, with broad shoulders and long legs, the waistline is clearly constrained by the apron tie, which has a special flavor.

I slept well last night, and Lu Can was in a good mood. He walked over and leaned against Ji Mingze in a non-formal manner, and joked: "Tsk tsk, a handsome guy from IKEA like our teacher Ji, I don't know which girl will be cheaper in the future. .”

"Don't talk nonsense," Ji Mingze didn't even look at him, "Go wash your hands and prepare to eat."

What are you yelling at, what a murderer.Lu Can muttered, and washed his hands obediently.

Today's court hearing will be open to the public. According to Lao Mao, the auditorium will be booked out in a short time.After all, Liu Guan is a well-known figure in Bincheng, and most of the people who came to see him were local media in Bincheng.

When Lu Can arrived at the court, Qin Nan had already entered the waiting room accompanied by Zhang Weiyi.He was worried about that kid, and wanted to threaten him, but when he entered, he found Qin Nan was in a daze, as if he was wandering away.

"I warn you," Lu Can kicked Qin Nan's stool leg, and said in a low voice, "cooperate with the prosecutor and lawyer Zhang for a while, and don't make any wrong decisions, or I will let you lose money and money."

Qin Nan acted as if he didn't hear it, and raised his head after reacting for a while, "Brother Can, do you think my sister is really... being bullied?"

When the police called the police, the evidence was sorted out by Lu Can and put in the file bag, and Qin Nan had never seen it.He has been in charge of the follow-up communication with the police and lawyers. Until now, Qin Nan doesn't know the existence of those photos and logs.

Lu Can choked. In fact, he had been deliberately avoiding Qin Nan, because those photos and records were too embarrassing. Would Qin Yuanyuan want her own brother to see it?He's not sure.

"If it's not true, why should I spend a lot of money and manpower to sue in court?" Lu Can slapped Qin Nan on the head, "Do you really think of me as a rich second generation who has nothing to do all day?"

Qin Nan's eyes turned black from the slap, nodded, and opened his mouth to say something.At this time, there was a sudden sound of camera shutters at the door of the court, accompanied by shouts of "Please make way" and "Silence, please maintain order in the courtroom".

It was Liu Guan who came.

Lu Can looked out subconsciously. The old fox was wearing a formal suit and neat hair. He raised his arms and greeted the media with a smile as he walked.

Sensing Lu Can's gaze, he paused for a few seconds, then smiled suddenly, and mouthed, "Little sheep."

Ji Mingze frowned, and dodged to block Lu Can behind him.Liu Guan's eyes turned from frivolous to curious, as if he was exploring the relationship between Ji Mingze and Lu Can.

After Ji Mingze stared at him for a few seconds, he snorted coldly, turned his head and left.

Chapter 27 Puppy "I, I saw a cute puppy on the side of the road. I wanted to play with him, but I accidentally got bitten"

Both the prosecution and the defense arrived. Under the supervision of the judicial police, everyone at the scene returned to their respective positions, and put away cameras, mobile phones, recording pens and other electronic equipment-you can watch the trial, but you must not take pictures or video, which is against the dignity of the law.

After the clerk announced the court discipline, the presiding judge announced the opening of the court.After the long statement of the parties, the prosecutor showed all the audio-visual materials collected.

The moment she saw Qin Yuanyuan's nude photo, Qin Nan's eyes widened in the plaintiff's seat, her face was full of confusion, as if she didn't know who the person in the photo was.Who is that?In his impression, although his sister came from the countryside, she was always clean and tidy. How could the extremely inappropriate and embarrassing one in the photo be her?

There were bursts of gasps from the auditorium. Even if you have been in the media for decades, it is the first time for many media professionals to see such photos so intuitively.Some people couldn't help but whispered condemnation to the perpetrators, and some speculated how ruthless it would take to make it happen, but they were quickly suppressed by the bailiffs.

"Let's start the court debate. The plaintiff and his legal representative are invited to speak."

Zhang Weiyi got up, told the story from the simple to the deep, and questioned the defendant Liu Guan.Liu Guan answered his questions one by one, and then the roles were reversed, and the defendant's lawyer cross-examined the plaintiff Qin Nan.

The lawyer Liu Guan hired was Lu Can, whom he had never heard of. His name was Xu Qi.Xu Qi walked up to Qin Nan, "Mr. Qin, what is your degree?"

Qin Nan: "I haven't finished my junior high school."

"After graduating from junior high school, you left your hometown to work in Bincheng. You made friends with many social idlers, and you usually get along with them very closely, right?"

Qin Nan didn't like to hear the words "social idlers, etc.", and it seemed that he was also an idler who mixed with them, so he retorted: "Those are my friends."

"Okay, then do you know that many of your friends have served sentences. Including yourself, you have entered the detention center three times in 2017 and 2019 respectively. Mr. Qin, can you disclose the reason for your detention?"

Courts generally dislike tainted plaintiffs, suggesting they have a history of flouting the law.Hearing this, the prosecutor immediately shouted: "No, the question of the defendant's lawyer has nothing to do with this case!"

"The objection is invalid." The prosecutor's request was rejected, and the presiding judge looked at Qin Nan with a serious tone, "The plaintiff please answer the question."

"Ah... I actually don't remember clearly," Qin Nan rolled his eyes guiltily, "One of the three times was because of a fight, and the other two seemed to be... theft. "

"Thank you, this is the end of my inquiry," Xu Qi nodded to Qin Nan, "I have prepared a video below to save you a few minutes. I believe everyone will have different opinions on this case after watching it."

The green light of the projector flickered, and then the white corridor and the hurried shadows of nurses appeared on the screen.Lu Can saw that it was a surveillance video from the mortuary of the People's Hospital.

The video begins with Liu Guan arriving at the scene and proposing a humanitarian pension. The Qin family raised their necks and kept haggling with Liu Guan.

Sure enough, after the video was broadcast, there was a bigger discussion than before.Lu Can suddenly had an ominous premonition.And Xu Qi walked to the center of the court stepping on the voices of discussion:

"First of all, my client and I are deeply saddened and saddened by the loss of a young girl, but this is not an excuse to slander others casually."

"Ms. Qin Yuanyuan joined Xinpu Finance in early June 2020. In July, out of mutual affection, she fell in love with my client, Mr. Liu Guan. At that time, my client was married. Mr. Liu did not make excuses, he really betrayed his family when he couldn't help himself."

"In August, after a month of short-term love, Mr. Liu gradually realized his mistake and proposed to Ms. Qin Yuanyuan to break up. However, Ms. Qin disagreed. She found Mr. Liu's residence alone and expressed her willingness to play some exciting games with Mr. Liu. It was the source of the photo provided by the prosecutor."

"Mr. Liu wavered, and this time their relationship lasted until December. In mid-December, Mr. Liu made up his mind to break up again. Unexpectedly, Ms. Qin Yuanyuan would choose to commit suicide! What was even more unexpected was that her love for Mr. Liu Unfortunately, she started making up those diaries as early as August!"

——So, because the girl couldn't accept the request to break up, she wrote a diary and committed suicide, planning to drag Liu Guan to hell with her?

There was an uproar in the auditorium, and the presiding judge's expression was a little shaken.

Xu Qi paused for half a minute, watched the reactions of everyone in the circle, and continued to talk:

"After Qin Yuanyuan's death, her younger brother—that is, Mr. Qin Nan sitting on the plaintiff's table—a former prisoner who had been detained three times, tried to blackmail my client. I won't repeat this paragraph, I believe everyone can pass Check out the video."

"My client increased the amount of the pension while grieving, but unfortunately it failed to satisfy the appetite of the Qin family. So in order to get more money, today, you, me, and we came to the court."

Everyone was silent as they walked out of the courthouse.

Same as when he came, a large group of reporters gathered around Liu Guan and rushed to visit.Lu Can helped Qin Nan around the circle of people, while Lao Mao was in charge of holding Zhou Yan, so that this guy would not rush up and beat someone impulsively.

But even if they tried to avoid them, some media still saw them.Two middle-aged men ran over with the camera on their shoulders like dogs smelling meat, "Mr. Qin Nan, have you and your sister been on good terms since childhood? Do you know about her extramarital affair with Mr. Liu? Your family is very Do you support her being with Mr. Liu?"

I don't know whether it was too shocking to see the photos, or because Xu Qiwen collapsed later, Qin Nan's overall condition is very poor, and his walking steps are sloppy.

Hearing someone call his name, he subconsciously turned his head, but he lost his balance and almost fell down the stairs.Lu Can quickly grabbed Qin Nan's arm, frowned and said, "Sorry, Mr. Qin is not accepting interviews for the time being."

After finally catching a hot spot, the reporter couldn't leave easily, and continued to ask as if he was selectively deaf: "Is Ms. Qin Yuanyuan usually mentally stable? Has she ever revealed her suicidal thoughts to you?"

"Fuck, if you are willing to have an extramarital affair, you can do it with Liu Guan!" Zhou Yan finally couldn't help it, waved the old hair away, and shouted, "What is mental instability, I think you are mentally ill! If you can speak, speak human words, If you don’t know how to speak, don’t speak! Get lost, don’t force me to beat you!”

Probably frightened by Zhou Yan's aura, the two reporters ran away with a dry smile.

In the afternoon of that day, Lu Can was not surprised to see the big words [Mis Band Zhou Yan Chongguan became a beauty] on the tabloid. Of course, it was more about discussing the case.Even after observing the whole court trial, many media still focused on the history of the relationship between Qin Yuanyuan and Liu Guan, and some urban emotional media even made up an emotional masterpiece "Love is not enough, she dragged him to hell with her life" for them , Lu Can's temples were throbbing with anger.

He rubbed his temples, looked at the crowd sitting around the dining table, and said in a deep voice: "Now the jurors are clearly inclined to Liu Guan's innocence, we need more evidence."

"Everyone knows that evidence is needed, but where can we get it?" Zhou Yan threw the newspaper aside and scratched his hair irritably, "If we could find visual evidence, we would have submitted it to the prosecutor long ago, and it would not be today So passive."

"Actually, there is another way to obtain evidence," Lao Mao said, "Didn't that Windsor say that Liu Guan is a repeat offender, and besides Yuanmeier, there must be other victims. As long as one victim is willing to testify, the prosecution The probability of success will be much higher. We can start investigations from Xinpu employees to see who is in close contact with Liu Guan, and then find a way to get her to help testify in court... Hey Xiaocan, I just discovered that your ears What's wrong?"

I was busy with the court hearing in the morning, so everyone didn't pay attention to each other. Only now did I see that his ear was broken in a big piece, and the edges of the wound were very irregular. It didn't look like it was pierced or something.

"This..." Lu Can was extremely embarrassed, "I, I saw a cute puppy on the side of the road. I wanted to play with him, but I accidentally got bitten. Leave me alone and continue the discussion .”

Everyone didn't care about him, because the ear is not a fatal injury.They looked at each other. Xinpu had hundreds of employees. It was difficult to find a needle in a haystack, but it seemed that there was no other better way. A glimmer of hope was better than watching Liu Guan be found not guilty.

But soon, Zhang Weiyi jumped out to extinguish the last hope: "You don't need to waste your efforts, you can't find any evidence from Xinpu employees. If anyone is willing to testify, they should have contacted the police as early as when the case was filed for investigation. There is no need to wait." You came to the door?"

"However, the victims cannot be blamed. After all, modern society is very unfriendly to women. No matter what happens, the blame is placed on women. Being raped 丨 blames women for dressing too enchantingly, and being domestically abused blames women for not being able to take care of the family. The woman who was murdered was blamed for living indiscriminately. Including this case," Zhang Weiyi opened the "Bincheng Today" official account, "Look, the news that was pushed also said that Qin Yuanyuan seduced Liu Guan for money and committed suicide by dancing with the Qin family. Wait for stupid remarks. If a victim comes forward to testify, then she will probably spend the rest of her life with Tumo Xingzi."

Like Qin Yuanyuan, she would rather end her life than call the police, isn't it because she can't stand gossip?

Entering late January, counting nine cold days, the heating pipes blown by the north wind sounded like a train.

Sitting in the warm room, Lu Can felt colder than being in the wind and snow, and his upper body involuntarily leaned towards Ji Mingze.Immediately afterwards, the palm of my hand was suddenly scratched by something.

Ji Mingze scratched Lu Can's palm under the table and said, "There are no witnesses in Xinpu, but you can try to find evidence."

There was a thin callus on the outside of Ji Mingze's thumb, and Lu Can was scratched by it.He quickly sat up straight: "Where can I find it?"

"The victim's reluctance to testify does not mean that she does not hate Liu Guan. You can try to collect clues anonymously."

Zhou Yan was curious: "Anonymous?"

"Yes, anonymous," Ji Mingze said, "as long as it doesn't affect the lives of the victims, I believe many people would like to see Liu Guan brought to justice."

Now that we have reached a desperate situation, everyone has no doubt that if no more intuitive evidence is found, Liu Guan will really continue to get away with it.

As long as they have the opportunity, they all want to try it.

That night, Lu Can registered a Weibo account with Qin Nan's identity information, posted on Weibo to publicly solicit evidence or clues for Liu Guan's crimes, promised never to ask for a meeting, never to look up the IP address, and asked several Bincheng local Well-known media help to spread.

With the opening of the court, the case is on the cusp.Many media who watched the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal reposted it, and some self-media who wanted to catch the heat also came uninvited.The amount of clues solicited quickly exceeded [-], and the private mailbox also received one private letter after another.