Death sentence turned into acquittal? Who told him to be a detective!

Chapter 211 Zhao Hailong in terror! [14]

"Lawyer Zhao, how have you been?"

"I've missed you so much, it's been half a month since we last met. How are you doing?"

Xu Liang smiled as he used the urinal in front of him, which was labeled "One small step forward, one giant leap for civilization."

His voice was very calm, as if it were a greeting between familiar friends.

There was absolutely no hostility in his voice!
only.
"You! You!!!"

Zhao Hailong's pupils suddenly contracted, and then his heart pounded like a drum. His face showed astonishment, and his eyes revealed panic.

"Da~"

He instinctively took a step back, his body trembling, filled with fear.

这 是
Xu Liang!!!

Logically speaking, since their conspiracy succeeded on the 19th, the city government personally ordered a month-long crackdown, making it impossible for any law firm to accept any cases, and even cases that had already been accepted had to be transferred to Xu Liang!

other side
How did they end up at the Jiangcheng People's Court?!
Zhao Hailong felt a sense of panic. He was completely stunned and looked at Xu Liang as if he were a monster, having no idea where the other party had come from.

"You," he said, his face ashen, as if he wanted to ask something.

Today is December 4st.

Just yesterday, April 2nd at noon, Zhao Hailong had someone confirm the lifting of the lockdown on Xu Liang's law firm!
The other party is clearly still under lockdown; they should be in a state of readjustment for another two weeks!
So, the other party...
There should be no reason for them to appear in court!
No, in fact, there's no reason for him to be in Jiangcheng at all!

Zhao Hailong wanted to get to the bottom of this.

But he didn't dare.

Because reporting the law firm was his doing, it's like knowing someone's despicable secret but being unable to tell them, because your method of obtaining the information was also despicable.
"Haha, Attorney Zhao, don't be so nervous."

Xu Liang smiled warmly, as if he were meeting an old friend of many years.

He pulled up his pants, then turned to look at Zhao Hailong with a smile.

"I'm not nervous."

Zhao Hailong forced a stiff smile, though his heart was filled with horrified shock, he couldn't show it on his face.

But next second.

"Is Attorney Zhao questioning the restructuring of my law firm?"

Xu Liang suddenly spoke without giving the other party any warning.

Law firm reorganization
Zhao Hailong's heart skipped a beat, and his face suddenly turned ugly, but he still had to force himself to stay calm.

Sure enough, he knew that the other party would definitely discover his crude methods and would not let it go!

Unfortunately.
Instead of the expected questions, a series of complaints came.

"It's my fault for not disciplining the law firm properly."

"Tsk, a bunch of interns actually made such a big mess. I never thought they could even print the most basic contract wrong."

Xu Liang sighed and complained to Zhao Hailong.

Zhao Hailong's heart pounded, but his face remained as stiff as iron.

Upon hearing this, he paused for a long time before speaking:

"Yes?"

"The intern is inexperienced. Attorney Xu, please be understanding."

Xu Liang looked at Zhao Hailong, a deep smile in his eyes, and immediately said:

"Nature should be embraced."

"However, if it's being targeted, then it's hard to tolerate."

Targeted.
Zhao Hailong's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to speak when Xu Liang unexpectedly said:
"However, this time it shouldn't be a targeted attack, after all, who would target my law firm for no reason?"

"Are you right, Attorney Zhao?" Xu Liang looked at Zhao Hailong with a smile.

Zhao Hailong's lips moved for a long time, his mind was filled with thoughts, and he seemed to be standing there in a daze, but he was also sweating profusely.

What does this mean?!

Hint? No, this is an explicit statement!
Is he genuinely unaware or just pretending? Is it true? If it is, shouldn't he be in Hanhai City right now reorganizing his law firm?

That's fake.
If it's fake, then what exactly does the other party want to do?

Zhao Hailong was drenched in sweat, his mind racing with anxiety, and his breathing grew increasingly labored.

Just as he was preparing to give a few perfunctory replies
"Shua~!"

The urinal suddenly started flushing automatically.

The sudden sound startled Zhao Hailong awake. He snapped back to his senses and was about to reply.

But upon closer inspection...
There's no one left in front of me!
I was the only person in the entire restroom!
"A hallucination?"

Zhao Hailong stared at the footprints on the ground, his eyes wide open. At this moment, everything that had just happened in his mind seemed like a dream bubble, incredibly unreal in retrospect.

Is it an illusion?

No. It's not reality. No, it's an illusion?

He can no longer tell the difference.

Perhaps due to the excessive pressure Xu Liang had placed on him in recent days, he experienced hallucinations as the pressure intensified before the trial.

It might just be true!
But either way.

Zhao Hailong felt a chill run down his spine!

After sweating profusely, he suddenly felt cold all over as he looked at the footprints around him.

Zhao Hailong's expression was stern. He quickly fastened his pants and belt and left at an extremely fast pace.

The public toilet behind him seemed like some kind of monstrous flood that could devour him!

Zhao Hailong just wants to stay away from public toilets!
hurry up
Hurry up!
He walked at an extremely fast pace, his entire body shifting from walking to sprinting, as if he wanted to run through the short corridor of just a few dozen meters!
until
"Snapped!!!"

Zhao Hailong suddenly pushed open the door to the waiting room. Cheng Jia, who was sitting in the chair, was startled and looked back at him with surprise and doubt.

Cheng Jia looked the other person up and down, frowned, and asked, "What's wrong with you?!"

The other party is clearly not in a good state right now.

Zhao Hailong leaned against the door frame, his eyes glazed over like a fish in water, wooden and unfocused, staring blankly at the waiting room, gasping for air like a drowning man!

What's going on?!
He just went to the toilet.
They seem to have lost their soul!
Cheng Jia frowned, stood up, went to Zhao Hailong's side, and asked softly again, "What's wrong? Did you bump into something dirty?"

Hear a familiar voice.

Zhao Hailong's unfocused pupils finally focused slightly, and he stared intently at Cheng Jia, his throat gurgling.

Just as Cheng Jia was about to continue asking questions
The other party spoke.

"It's Xu Liang."

Xu Liang! ?
Cheng Jia was stunned, not knowing what the other person was talking about.

"It's Xu Liang!!!"

Zhao Hailong finally snapped out of his daze. His face showed disbelief as he slammed the door shut and shouted:

"I saw Xu Liang."

He's in this courthouse!!!

Is Xu Liang in this court?

Cheng Jia froze, her mind went blank, until...
"you sure!?"

A slightly shrill sound rang out.

Cheng Jia's expression instantly turned to astonishment, and the hairs on her body stood on end.

Xu Liang?

Wasn't the other party suspended from business and had their license frozen? Are they now unable to take on any cases under the name of a law firm?

"I"

Zhao Hailong's lips moved, but he couldn't be sure. He still felt a little dazed, but with his life in danger, he could only grit his teeth and say:

"It must be him!" Upon hearing this.

Cheng Jia's mind suddenly exploded.

This news hit her like a hammer blow.

The court proceedings and the order of evidence submission were all shattered at this moment!
Xu Liang is at the Jiangcheng Court!
"Oh no, oh no, this is terrible!"

Cheng Jia sat in the chair and murmured to herself, her whole being becoming dazed and confused.

The other party did not return to Hanhai, but stayed in Jiangcheng.
Cheng Jia didn't believe that the other party had only returned to Jiangcheng today!
The fact that they were able to appear in court most likely means that the law firm's suspension of operations has been lifted.

They won't lift the lockdown sooner or later, and it wasn't even lifted by noon yesterday.

The fact that he happened to appear in Jiangcheng today can only mean that this was intentional!

"He hasn't left Jiangcheng since the 19th!?" Zhao Hailong finally understood.

At that moment, he felt a sense of dread.

Cheng Jia held her forehead, her expression conflicted, but she still sighed:
"That's probably it."

Upon hearing this, the two were instantly gripped by an unprecedented sense of dread.

Sixteen days have passed since the 19th.
Sixteen days in a row!
The other party has been investigating in this tiny place, Jiangcheng, for so long. Given their capabilities, what could they possibly have found out?
They didn't know; neither of them even knew where the other had been.
In an instant, a fear called 'unknown' gripped their chests, as if they were groping in the dark with their eyes closed, their hearts pounding with panic.

"Is Zhao Yue's judicial freeze related to him?!"

Cheng Jia's expression suddenly turned ugly.

Zhao Hailong was startled.

They took good care of Zhao Yue, not because they had feelings for her, but simply because they were afraid Zheng Shijie would betray them.

Zheng Shijie is in the hands of the police, and the judicial freeze was also done by the police. The timing is perfect, exactly between the time the case occurred and the time of the trial.

Even more coincidentally, Xu Liang never left Jiangcheng during this period.
Qi Tao even rejected all lawyers, which was initially thought to be a sign of distrust, but now it seems he is clearly waiting for Xu Liang.

The other party managed to hide until 12 hours before the court hearing before re-signing the contract. At that time, the court, Zhao Hailong, and Cheng Jia were all fast asleep!
Think of this.

Cheng Jia and Zhao Hailong looked extremely grim, as if they had swallowed a greenbottle fly.

Yoshihisa
"The case has progressed to this point; we have no choice but to pursue it."

Cheng Jia took a deep breath, trying her best to suppress her emotions.

They didn't know what Xu Liang had found out; perhaps he hadn't found anything at all, or perhaps it was enough to cost them their lives.
The two have arrived at the courthouse, with only half an hour left before the trial begins.

What's past can't be undone.

Dealing with the immediate situation is the most important thing!
With this in mind, the two calmed themselves down and began to wait anxiously in the waiting room.

Their thoughts differed, but both were extremely anxious.

It was only at this moment that Cheng Jia realized what level of opponents Liu Kun from Sunzhou and Zhou Ke from Hanhai City were facing.
The opponent is completely unpredictable!

Cheng Jia did not think that taking drastic measures and directly targeting the professional license was a foolish move.

Ordinary people, even top lawyers in a region, would have no way to deal with a law firm being shut down!

Only one person out of a thousand lawyers can handle this!
But then, this person appeared right in front of them, and not only could they handle the situation, they could also precisely control the timing of the lockdown lifting.
He turned Cheng Jia's most insidious tricks into a fatal blow.
In the past, when she heard about Zhou Ke and Liu Kun, she thought they were just so-so.

Especially Zhou Ke, who lost even with a false certificate involving a minor, and ended up losing himself in the process. He's not even as good as an intern!
But right now, I have to face it myself.
A mountain-like pressure pressed down on her!

Just as I was pondering this.

A voice suddenly sounded.

"Please bring the plaintiff and the defendant to court for trial."

The loudspeaker in the waiting room blared, waking the two men.

After regaining their senses, the two looked at each other, then took a deep breath and stood up together.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, we'll have to face the consequences in court!

The two men, carrying briefcases, walked slowly toward the courtroom with heavy steps.

"Da da."

"Da da da"

The two finally stopped at a large door.

Zhao Hailong took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, placed his hand on the door, and then exerted force, instantly...
"Squeak~"

The door opened.

The courtroom scene appeared before the two men.

Zhao Hailong walked into the scene with a heavy heart, and then subconsciously turned his head to look at the plaintiff.

And coincidentally...
The plaintiff's door was also pushed open at this moment, and Xu Liang walked in, also looking at Zhao Hailong.

The two of them, without prior arrangement, looked at each other.

Immediately, Xu Liang smiled, and Zhao Hailong's heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously looked away and calmly walked toward the defendant.

The plaintiff.

"What did you say to him? Why are you so scared?"

Yang Ruoxi looked at Zhao Hailong, who was sitting opposite her with a serious expression and taking deep breaths. She clicked her tongue and whispered to Xu Liang.

"I did not say anything."

Xu Liang gave a perfunctory reply, then walked to the plaintiff's seat and sat down. Yang Ruoxi didn't mind and followed behind him.

In civil cases, especially those not heard by municipal courts, under normal circumstances...
The case will become quite dramatic when it unfolds!
What's so dramatic?
It's like participating in a debate; who wins depends entirely on whose argument is better!
However, this case is a little different.

On the plaintiff's side.

Xu Liang narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the defendant's dock and then over the judge's seat.

There are three judges on the bench: one presiding judge and two judges.

The judge in charge of the case was a middle-aged woman, thin with slightly sunken cheeks, who looked meticulous and very serious.

Her name is Liu Shengnan.

He was also the only presiding judge in this case!

Xu Liang's gaze swept over Liu Shengnan, then looked at the other judges.

Xu Liang observed the entire courtroom, including the bailiffs and court clerk!

He was thinking.
Where exactly is the rat in the court hiding, and under what identity is it hiding?

Unfortunately, the case clearly didn't give him much time to think about it.

After both parties were seated.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Shengnan nodded, took out his hammer, and said:

"Both parties are requested to make final preparations. If all preparations are complete, this case will be convened in accordance with the law."

Xu Liang snapped out of his daze and said, "I'm all ready."

Zhao Hailong took a deep breath and responded seriously.

"The defendant is ready!"

Finished.

Liu Shengnan did not hesitate any longer, stood up directly, and began to read out the case.

"This case is called the Jiangcheng Civil Compensation Case. The victim, Qi Yu, was signed by the Jianghe Sunshine Disabled Persons Shelter Center on March 2nd, and was transferred to work at the Jianghe Pickled Vegetable Factory."

"On the morning of March 3, he died unexpectedly due to mismanagement at the kimchi factory, and the case was filed that same day."

"The meeting was convened on April 3 by the Jiangcheng Basic People's Court in accordance with the law!"

"It is hereby announced"

As he spoke, Liu Shengnan paused, then his gaze sharpened, and he struck down with the hammer in his hand.

"Court is in session!"

(End of this chapter)