Just after being thrown into the lake, seven beautiful women blocked the door calling him "husb

Seven years ago, my father was Wen Guodong, the deputy director of the Qinghe County Public Security Bureau.

Because of the investigation into this case involving two perpetrators…

Wen Yi's voice was not loud and had a heavy nasal tone.

One case, two culprits?

An Ran's face showed shock and worry.

It froze instantly, turning into immense confusion.

The other two young lawyers in the office were Li Zhe and Wang Hao.

They all stopped what they were doing and looked over.

Only Chen Ye remained leaning back in his chair.

His face, which was expressionless, showed no emotion whatsoever.

But the "legal instinct" string in his mind had already been plucked hard.

[Two suspects in one case?]

[They've already raised the difficulty level to hell right from the start.]

Wen Yi didn't pause; she knew she had to tell everything at once.

This is her only chance.

"Strictly speaking, this case was not directly handled by my father."

It happened when I was in junior high school.

"It was a rape and murder case in our Qinghe County fifteen years ago."

Her fingernails were almost embedded in her palms.

"The victim's name was Tang Qian. She was a technician at a garment factory in our county. She was 35 years old."

"On the evening of August 5, 2002, she rode her bicycle home after get off work."

He disappeared after passing a cornfield west of the village.

In the office, everyone held their breath.

A bloody crime from the past is slowly being revealed.

"It wasn't until five days later that her family reported the case to the police."

That afternoon, police found her torn dress and underwear near the edge of the cornfield.

Wen Yi's voice began to tremble.

"The next day, the police were deep in the cornfield."

Her body was found...it was highly decomposed...and her bicycle too.

"The police quickly determined that this was a case of rape and murder."

An Ran instinctively covered her mouth, her face drained of color.

An Ran instinctively covered her mouth, her face drained of color.

The cold words in the case file, and the tearful accusations from the family members of the parties involved.

The impact they bring is completely different.

Chen Ye's fingertips tapped unconsciously on the table.

[The crime was reported five days after it occurred? The body was highly decomposed?]

The weather in August basically destroyed all biological traces such as semen stains and skin flakes.

This is a typical unsolved case where the chain of evidence broke down at its root.

Wen Yi's story continues.

"The case caused great panic in our small county."

The county public security bureau issued a strict order to solve the case within a specified time.

"More than a month later, on September 23, the police arrested a young man named Hao Bin."

"He was only twenty years old at the time, working in a school-run factory, and had a habit of petty theft."

"He confessed everything just a few days after being arrested, on September 29th."

Qin Kexin couldn't help but frown.

"You confessed so quickly?"

This does not conform to the logic of interrogating serious cases.

Wen Yi gave a bitter smile.

"Yes, they recruited very quickly."

He said he stole someone else's short-sleeved shirt.

He strangled Tang with that shirt, and then raped her.

"On March 15, 2003, the Intermediate People's Court of the city held the first instance trial."

Hao Bin was convicted of intentional homicide and rape, and sentenced to death with both crimes combined.

"One month later, on April 25, the provincial high court held a second trial."

The death sentence for intentional homicide was upheld.

The rape charge was commuted to 15 years imprisonment, but the final decision was to carry out the death penalty.

Wang Hao gasped.

From the arrest to the end of the second trial, it took a little over six months.

For a death penalty case, this speed is alarming.

Wen Yi's body trembled more and more violently.

"On April 27, 2003, three days after the second-instance verdict was handed down, Hao Bin was executed by firing squad."

He was not yet twenty-one years old when he died.

The story seems to have ended here.

A criminal has received the punishment he deserves.

But no one in the office felt relaxed.

The bizarrely fast pace of the investigation sent a chill down everyone's spine.

Chen Ye remained expressionless.

But deep down, his rogue soul had already started cursing.

【Hold.】

[The case is under time pressure to be solved, but the evidence is insufficient. Arrest a thief with a criminal record.]

A sudden interrogation, forced confession, swift verdict, and immediate execution.

This is a textbook example of a wrongful conviction process!

He could almost picture the young man named Hao Bin.

What kind of despair did he experience in the last few months of his life?

"If only the story ended here..."

Wenyi's voice rang out softly, carrying endless sorrow.

"But ten years later, in 2013, our province cracked a series of rape and murder cases with a huge impact."

"The murderer's name is Wang Yunjin. When he was arrested, he had four lives on his hands."

"During his interrogation, he tried to gain merit."

He voluntarily confessed to a case that the police were unaware of.

Wen Yi raised her head, her swollen, red eyes fixed on Chen Ye.

"He said that the woman in the cornfield in Nanying Village, Qinghe County, fifteen years ago, was also killed by him."

boom!

These words exploded in everyone's minds like a bomb.

An Ran and Wang Hao jumped up from their chairs with a "whoosh".

The pen in Li Zhe's hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

Ten years after the execution of the murderer, the real culprit was caught and confessed.

This is no longer bizarre.

This is a shocking scandal!

Chen Ye finally sat up straight.

His eyes, hidden behind gold-rimmed glasses.

It's finally changed; it has the feel of a wolf eyeing its prey.

He knew the real show was about to begin.

"A crucial conflict of evidence has emerged."

Wen Yi's voice suddenly rose, carrying a resentment that had been suppressed for too long.

"That Wang Yunjin, he can describe him accurately."

One of the victim Tang's black leather sandals.

He hid it in a crevice in the rocks along the edge of the cornfield!

"He also said that the ligature marks on the victim's body were clockwise!"

"These details were never recorded in the police's files from that year!"

Hao Bin, who was executed, didn't mention it once in his confession!

"According to Wang Yunjin's confession, the police really... really found it in that crevice."

We found the black leather sandal that had been missing for ten years!

Dead silence.

The office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

evidence!

This is the most irrefutable evidence to overturn a wrongful conviction!

A secret known only to the murderer, hidden for ten years!

An Ran's face flushed red with excitement and anger.

"Then...then the case can be overturned, right?!"

Wen Yi looked at her, but a smile that was more like a grimace appeared on her face.

"Yes, that's how it should be."

"At the time, this matter caused an uproar within our county's public security bureau."

My father, who was the deputy director of the county public security bureau at the time, had doubts about Hao Bin's case back then.

After obtaining Wang Yunjin's confession and new evidence.

He strongly advocated exposing this matter to overturn the verdict against Hao Bin, who was wrongfully executed.

He felt that this was a sign of respect for the law.

It was also an explanation for the police badge he wore.

"He ran around everywhere, reporting to his superiors, contacting the media... about this matter."

It was even briefly reported by a provincial newspaper at the time, with the headline "Qinghe Mystery Case: Two Suspects in One Case..."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhe, who had been silent all along, suddenly shuddered.

He seemed to remember something and suddenly looked up.

"Qinghe County, one case, two suspects..."

He muttered to himself.

"I remember now! It was when I was still in college."

I saw a post on a legal forum that was quickly deleted! It was about this case!

Li Zhe's words were narrated by Wen Yi.

It provides the most authentic, and also the most brutal, evidence.

That was a case that couldn't even exist on the internet.

The infighting in officialdom is about to begin.

The old comrade is still too naive. You're not trying to overturn the verdict.

You're digging up graves—the graves of all those officers who handled the case back then.

Chen Ye leaned back in his chair, a cold laugh filling his heart.

really.

Wen Yi's next words confirmed his guess.

"And then... that was it."

Her voice had completely lost all strength.

"My father's position was soon suspended."

That confession came from the real culprit, Wang Yunjin.

And the leather sandal, which was key evidence, was also sealed away.

"All the officers involved in this incident were warned and transferred."

"My dad was not satisfied, so he continued to appeal, but what he got in return was..."

It's just a complete halt to wages and endless suppression.

"Our family's savings were quickly spent."

My brother has always had excellent grades. When he took the civil service exam, he ranked first in both the written and oral exams for all positions.

But... during the political background check, I was rejected because of my father's situation.

He can only do odd jobs on construction sites now...

The family of a once respected deputy bureau chief.

And just like that, he was crushed to death by an unseen hand.

"That's why I studied law."

Despair burned in Wen Yi's eyes.

"I want to help my dad!"

"However, I consulted many lawyers, and they all said that it was an old case from seven years ago."

It also involves the authorities, so nobody wants to take it on!

They all said there was no hope for this kind of case…

"A while ago... my dad was diagnosed with liver cancer..."

"The doctor said there's not much time left..."

She couldn't hold back any longer, and collapsed onto the table, sobbing uncontrollably.

The cries were suppressed, painful, and filled with an endless sense of powerlessness.

"I can't let him leave like this, without a clear explanation... I really can't..."

"That's why I went to the Golden Palace... I wanted to make money quickly... I heard you are the best lawyer in the new city."

You were able to sue down even a big company like New Century...

"I think only you... could possibly... help me..."

She had finished speaking.

In the office, everyone fell silent.

An Ran's eyes reddened as she looked at Wen Yi, who was crying bitterly.

Looking at Chen Ye's expressionless face, she felt helpless.

Li Zhe and Wang Hao were two recent graduates.

The young man, still harboring legal ideals, was filled with shock and anger.

But they also knew how dangerous this case was.

This is no longer a simple legal issue.

This is a fight against something that has been entrenched for over a decade.

A vast system interwoven with the interests of countless individuals.

In the end, everyone's attention turned to Chen Ye.

He is in charge here.

He is also the only one who could possibly stir up this stagnant pool.

Chen Ye sensed those gazes.

There is a sense of peace and anticipation.

There was a sense of awe towards Li Zhe and Wang Hao.

And then there was Wen Yi's final plea for help, as she was almost drowning.

[Damn, I got carried up again.]

[This mess, let whoever wants it take it. I'm here to enjoy life, not to be a savior.]

He felt irritated and wanted to get up and leave.

But that damned legal instinct was running wildly in his mind.

[Statute of limitations for appeals, evidence preservation, official resistance, public opinion guidance...]

Each term exploded in his mind like a bullet.

difficult.

It is harder than climbing to heaven.

But damn it... it's not entirely impossible.

Chen Ye closed his eyes, then opened them again.

He stood up without saying a word.

Under the tense gaze of everyone, he slowly walked to the water dispenser in the office.

I poured myself a glass of water.

Then, he walked back to Wenyi and gently placed the paper cup beside her trembling hand.

He did not comfort her.

He didn't even look at her.

Instead, he turned around and faced the three young lawyers in the office who were completely dumbfounded.

"An Ran, Li Zhe, Wang Hao."

He called out three names.

His voice was flat, calm, and devoid of any emotion.

"The three of you."

The three of them jolted and instinctively stood up straight.

Chen Ye pointed with one finger.

"Do you think we should take this case?"