Escape From the Library

【Death of a Lawyer-13】

Ke Shaobin found all the information of the four people in the group photo through a powerful Internet search.

Zhang Ronghua, whose father is a real estate developer and whose mother is a jeweler, as an only child, has been doted on since he was a child, living a life of extravagance, changing girlfriends more often than changing clothes.The yacht in the photo is a private yacht he bought, and he also has a private jet. Every year, he invites a few friends to go abroad for vacation.

Li Decheng is Zhang Ronghua's cousin, and his family conditions are not as good as his. His parents opened a clothing company. Li Decheng owns 40% of the company's shares, so he can live well on his laurels.His ex-wife, Chen Xueqin, came from an ordinary family. She married with a son. Less than five years after the marriage, Li Decheng was caught cheating on the spot by Chen Xueqin. Chen Xueqin filed for divorce, and lawyer Zhou represented the case.

Jin Luo, the prince of Jinxing Group. Jinxing Group is the largest Internet technology company in Beishan City. Lawyer Zhou is currently serving as the company's legal counsel.

Shen Haibin, Zhang Ronghua's good friend, is also a rich second generation. The two often go out to play together. There are countless group photos of the two on Weibo.

The four people in the photo are more or less related to Lawyer Zhou——

Li Decheng is the ultimate beneficiary of the divorce case represented by Lawyer Zhou; Jin Luo is the heir of the Jinxing Group for which Lawyer Zhou acts as the legal adviser; Zhang Ronghua had a private meeting with Lawyer Zhou yesterday; Shen Haibin, who was represented by Lawyer Zhou five years ago In a criminal case, a girl accused him of rape, but was finally released in court because of insufficient evidence.

Yue Xingwen looked at this group photo thoughtfully: "The four of them are close, and Lawyer Zhou has a strong professional ability, so when they encounter legal problems, they will introduce Lawyer Zhou to other friends?"

Lan Yarong nodded and said: "I agree with Xingwen's statement. Lawyer Zhou's parents are ordinary working-class people, and it is difficult to directly know people in this rich second-generation circle. Judging from the timeline, Shen Haibin's criminal lawsuit took place in Five years ago, he should have been the first one to know Lawyer Zhou; then, he introduced Lawyer Zhou to Jin Luo, let Lawyer Zhou get in touch with Jinxing Group, and became a legal consultant; then he introduced Lawyer Zhou to Li Decheng, who secretly helped Li Decheng get a divorce case Child custody; in the end, it was Zhang Ronghua who met with Lawyer Zhou in private."

Shen Haibin → Jinxing Group → divorce case → Zhang Ronghua unknown case.According to the timeline, when the four of them needed legal help, they introduced Lawyer Zhou to their friends. This logic just made sense.

Xin Yan asked a question: "Doesn't lawyers specialize in a certain direction? For example, criminal law, economic law, marriage law, different lawyers are good at lawsuits in different fields, why does lawyer Zhou take all kinds of lawsuits?"

Lan Yarong said: "There are also all-round lawyers. At the undergraduate level, we have to go through all laws, and graduate students will subdivide them. Some lawyers with greater ambitions will continue to study after work, memorize legal provisions, and various If he accepts all the cases, he will have a very wide range of business, more client resources, and of course more income."

Yue Xingwen frowned and said, "I think there might be something wrong with the 'Shen Haibin case' represented by Lawyer Zhou five years ago. Sister, please take a look at the case records."

Lan Yarong glanced at the case information on the computer, and briefly explained: "The woman is a college student, and she went to the bar to serve as a bar girl to make quick money during summer vacation. Shen Haibin fell in love with her when he went to the bar to play, and insulted her in the private room of the bar. , the woman left no evidence at the time, ran to take a shower in a panic, and reported the crime the next day accompanied by her girlfriends. Shen Haibin denied the rape, saying that it was your will. In the end, the court found that the plaintiff had insufficient evidence, and Shen Haibin was released in court .”

Qin Miao said with a cold face: "This girl is obviously inexperienced, she shouldn't go home to take a bath, but should report the case as soon as possible, find a doctor to identify the injury, and leave evidence of the man's semen, so that she can win, right? "

Lan Yarong nodded, and said helplessly: "Many girls lack legal experience and are bullied. They rush to take a bath and cry a lot. When they calm down and think about reporting the crime, they have already missed the best time. However, this cannot be blamed on her, she is not a legal professional, and it is normal to panic when encountering such a sudden thing."

It is difficult for most people to maintain rationality in the face of emergencies. It is a normal result for the girl to lose the lawsuit in the end. After all, she has nothing to prove, and the court cannot convict her of rape based on her words alone.

Yue Xingwen looked at the pale girl in the trial record, and said, "Would this girl hold a grudge against Lawyer Zhou because of this? Check her information."

After checking, Ke Shaobin said in surprise: "The plaintiff in this case is Qin Shiyin, who actually works in Xinghe Building! On the 27th floor, there is a children's training institution. She teaches music."

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.

This is really "pull out the radish and bring out the mud". Along the line of Zhang Ronghua who went out in the middle of the night, a bunch of friends and victims were involved, all of whom were related to Lawyer Zhou.The case is more complicated than it was at first.

Lan Yarong suddenly said: "I found a turning point in time. Lawyer Zhou has been representing criminal cases for several years after graduation, which is in line with his graduate study of "Criminal Law". But just five years ago, he helped Shen Haibin file a case. After winning the lawsuit, I suddenly changed careers and started representing economic law and marriage law cases, and never touched criminal law again.”

Why is he not taking criminal cases?

Yue Xingwen was silent for a moment, and analyzed: "In an ordinary divorce case, the hatred value should not be so great as to kill people. For example, in the divorce case between Chen Xueqin and Li Decheng, although she did not get the custody of the child in the end, she can continue Appeal, or find a way to visit your son, instead of killing the lawyer in anger."

Teammates all agreed: "That's right, I've never heard of someone who loses a divorce case and kills a lawyer." "Chen Xueqin played mahjong all night, and her alibi was very convincing. There is no reason to kill the lawyer." "This couple should have no direct relationship with the death of Lawyer Zhou."

Xin Yan concluded: "The line of Li Decheng and Chen Xueqin's divorce case is to draw out the rich second-generation friend group behind it, and prove that lawyer Zhou often takes bribes, and even takes both sides in order to make money, and uses unscrupulous means."

Yue Xingwen nodded in agreement: "So, the criminal cases he has taken over are the key."

Criminal cases such as rape and homicide leave indelible scars on victims and relatives.

If Lawyer Zhou speaks eloquently in court and calls black things white, the client will probably hate him even more, and thus become murderous and want revenge, which has a motive for killing.

After the case five years ago, it is also strange that Attorney Zhou no longer represents criminal cases.

Lan Yarong said: "This group of rich second-generation friends still needs to investigate carefully. The case five years ago is very critical."

Yue Xingwen glanced at the time, it was almost three o'clock in the morning, remembering that Pince told him to go back to bed before three o'clock, he said to everyone: "Come here first today, everyone has worked hard, go back to rest first, eight o'clock in the morning Get up and act."

Lan Yarong's residence in the apartment building was a two-bedroom apartment, and Qin Lu and Qin Miao happened to live with her.

Yue Xingwen teleported here just now, and had to teleport back, so as not to leave strange records in the apartment surveillance.So, Qin Lu teleported back to the apartment with Yue Xingwen, and then changed places to Lan Yarong's residence.Lan Yarong, Lin Manluo and Qin Miao walked back normally.

After returning to the room, Yue Xingwen found that Jiang Pingce had fallen asleep.

Ping Ce has not rested for more than 30 consecutive hours. He must be very tired, and he seems to have slept deeply.Worried about waking up the other party, Yue Xingwen went to the bathroom to take a shower, dried his hair, then touched the side of the bed, gently lifted the quilt and lay down on it.

Not long after, Yue Xingwen also fell asleep.

He found too many clues today, it was a brainstorm, his head was throbbing, and he urgently needed to rest.

This sleep until dawn.

When he opened his eyes, Jiang Pingce was fully dressed, and Yue Xingwen hurried to the bathroom to wash up, asking while washing, "You woke up so early, did you sleep well last night?"

The corners of Jiang Pingce's lips raised slightly: "Very good." Sleeping in the same bed with Xingwen, of course he slept well.

Yue Xingwen quickly washed his face, and said: "Last night, we sorted out a bunch of new clues, and today we have to rely on you. You have a police officer's card in your hand, so it's very convenient to handle the case."

After Xingwen changed his clothes, Jiang Pingce said, "Let's go, first go to the 30th floor and talk to Zhang Ronghua."

Yue Xingwen followed quickly, and the two took the elevator to the 30th floor, knocked on the door of room 3007, and a lazy voice came from the room: "Who is it, early in the morning?"

Jiang Pingce: "Police."

The other party opened the door. He was wearing a white nightgown. He must have just woken up. He looked like he was doing nothing. While yawning, he said impatiently: "Anti-pornography and anti-illegals? Comrade police, I slept alone last night. "

Jiang Pingce took a look at him with his police officer ID, and said coldly, "I am a criminal policeman. Mr. Zhang Ronghua, we have a case that requires your assistance in the investigation. Can we go in and have a chat?"

Zhang Ronghua was stunned for a moment: "Interpol? I haven't committed any crimes recently!"

Jiang Pingce and Yue Xingwen walked around him and walked into the house.

The decoration style of X New Concept Hotel is indeed very distinctive. The room Zhang Ronghua lives in is a bit like an e-sports themed room. There is a gaming computer with a transparent case that looks cool, and a mechanical keyboard and mouse.

According to the information obtained by Ke Shaobin, Zhang Ronghua is a game fan.

Yue Xingwen quickly scanned the room to search for useful clues, and saw a suitcase next to the bed, with several sets of clothes in it. The bed was a bit messy, and there was nothing special about it. Shoes, he apparently lives alone.

Jiang Pingce asked, "At 3:7 noon on March 12, did you meet lawyer Zhou Ziyang?"

Zhang Ronghua frowned and said, "That's right, I asked Lawyer Zhou to help."

Yue Xingwen asked, "Be more specific, what's your job?"

Zhang Ronghua coughed and said: "I used to be the manager of my father's company, but in fact it was just a name and I had no real power. My father gave me a sum of money to use as venture capital to start a small company to test the waters and hone my skills. Trial. Attorney Zhou is the legal advisor of Jinxing Group, so I asked him some issues that need to be paid attention to when starting a company, and I wanted to ask him to be the legal director of my new company.”

Jiang Pingce stared at him coldly: "That's all?"

Zhang Ronghua nodded sincerely: "Well, I discussed it with him before. This time I came here to ask him to give me the contract. Anyway, I don't know how to write the contract, so I just let him write it." He took out a contract from his bag and handed it to Jiang Pingce: "This is the contract he drafted. I haven't had time to sign it yet. I plan to go back and find a lawyer to look at it."

Jiang Pingce took it over and took a look. It was indeed an agreement to hire Zhou Ziyang as the legal director of Ronghua Group.

Yue Xingwen also came over to look at the contract carefully, and asked in confusion: "The headquarters of your company is in Anming City, why don't you find a lawyer there, and come to Beishan City to find Lawyer Zhou?"

Zhang Ronghua said with a smile: "It takes only 2 hours to drive from Anming to Beishan by highway. I trust Lawyer Zhou's professional ability more than looking for it locally. It is also very convenient to work online now. Is there any important document or contract that needs legal counsel?" For the purpose, I will let the company's legal affairs go through it first, and finally send an email to Attorney Zhou for the final review."

His reasons do make sense.

Yue Xingwen and Jiang Pingce looked at each other, and the latter asked lightly, "Do you know Shen Haibin?"

Zhang Ronghua was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously replied: "Of course I know each other. Shen Haibin is my childhood friend... No, police officer, ask me to inquire about Lawyer Zhou and Shen Haibin. What happened?"

Yue Xingwen said: "Lawyer Zhou is dead."

Zhang Ronghua opened his mouth wide in shock: "Huh?"

Yue Xingwen added: "At 24 o'clock the night before yesterday, when you were leaving the apartment building, he fell from the Xinghe Building opposite and fell to his death."

Zhang Ronghua: "..."

The rich second generation in front of him should not be the murderer. After all, when he went downstairs, lawyer Zhou fell from the opposite side, so he didn't have time to commit the crime.

But the clues behind it that he implicated must be of great use.

Jiang Pingce said, "Tell me, what happened to Shen Haibin's case five years ago?"