Huayu98: Starting with mentoring pop divas

The black body of Li Shuo's Gibson "Black Beauty" guitar.

The Singaporean secret society thug being escorted pointed with his handcuffed hands to the conspicuous Guns N' Roses "Skull and Roses" sticker on the box.

"It's this box! When they sold me the contraband, I saw with my own eyes that the rest were put into the 'Fisherman's Treasure' box!"

The two uniformed officers didn't move, instinctively glancing at Detective Iskandar.

Normally, they would have already started opening the box.

But their brief exchange just now made them realize that this young Chinese suspect was no ordinary person.

Therefore, without explicit instructions from the detectives, these "small fry" would certainly not take the initiative to do anything.

Iskandar was about to explode in anger at his hesitant subordinates...

Lawyer Chen Jingwei's voice then interjected at just the right moment, like a series of narrations.

"Officer, my client did not consent to your search of his personal belongings."

"Currently, you only have one person's unilateral identification, which is far from meeting the legal standard for ignoring the wishes of the person involved and conducting a forced search."

"Opening this instrument case without a search warrant or my client's explicit permission would constitute a procedural violation."

Her words were reasonable and well-founded, hitting the nail on the head.

The Singapore police officers' faces darkened as they listened...

In the past, raids on juvenile suspects without a search warrant have generally encountered no obstacles.

Even if there is, just scare them a little.

This is the first time I've ever encountered a situation where a "top lawyer" from such a large law firm is present.

But the intelligence and identification were so specific that Iskandar, who was holding his breath, was unwilling to give up.

Amid the stalemate, Li Shuo, who had been silent all along, sighed softly and stood up.

"Alright, let's end this farce."

Chen Jingwei immediately turned her head and gave Li Shuo a very subtle look, signaling him not to say anything more.

Li Shuo gave her and Li Dongli, who looked worried, a reassuring smile.

"Second Aunt! Attorney Chen, it's alright. Let them investigate. Although we are in the legal position, the more we try to cover things up, the more suspicious people will become, and the more rumors will damage the reputation of the school, teachers, and students. I am innocent, so I have nothing to be afraid of."

However, he then added.

"But if the investigation is complete and there's nothing there, they have to give an explanation."

Looking at her nephew's determined eyes, Li Dongli pondered for a moment before turning to Chen Jingwei.

Chen Jingwei understood what she meant, hesitated for a second, quickly weighed the pros and cons, and thought of several ways to deal with the worst-case scenario. Finally, she nodded almost imperceptibly.

That's why many people, once they have the means, will definitely spend money to hire a lawyer... because no matter if you're a good person or a bad person, these lawyers can really settle things...

"Given that my client is seeking to clarify the facts and uphold the reputation of his school, we can allow a one-time public inspection of the instrument case in the presence of all parties."

After finishing her sentence, Chen Jingwei changed the subject and began to list the conditions.

"However, Detective, we must make it clear beforehand: this is an inspection based on our cooperation, not the exercise of your coercive power."

"Furthermore, if the investigation proves my client is completely innocent, then the CID must issue a public and formal apology for the harassment caused today based on false accusations, the damage to my client's reputation, and the serious disruption to this normal musical event."

"Public apology? Demand?" Iskandar chewed on these two words, now feeling a sharp pain in his teeth.

His gaze swept over the guitar case with the eye-catching sticker again, and he clenched his back teeth.

"...Okay, if there are no problems, we will handle the follow-up according to procedure. Now, please step aside."

Chen Jingwei slowly turned to the side, but her position still ensured that she could clearly observe every movement of the police.

Iskandar stepped forward himself and put on latex gloves.

He glanced at the "Skull Rose" sticker, then placed his hands firmly on the latches of the guitar case, about to open it.

"Hey you! Turn on the light over here!"

The interrupted senior CID looked up and saw the cameraman who had started recording Li Shuo and the others' performance filming them up close!

What a generous gift of crab! What kind of situations did I encounter with this task that I thought would be so easy today?!

He took a few deep breaths and continued...

"Click"

The lid of the box was slowly lifted.

When the police opened the black violin case, almost everyone held their breath.

In addition to the guitar, spare strings, and picks, there was also a guitar cleaning cloth in the case.

Lifting the violin cleaning cloth revealed a box of "Fisherman's Treasure" underneath!

The Li brothers clenched their fists. Sun Yanzi unconsciously grabbed her mother's arm.

Zheng Xiuwen and Zhou Jianhui exchanged solemn glances.

Xu Huanliang and Adu's faces also darkened.

Only Iskandar, who was seething with anger, was overjoyed!

Some deliberately picked up this "fisherman's treasure" and gestured to Li Shuo's group.

Everyone else seemed fine, so they thought Li Shuo was doomed...

Only Sun Yanzi's expression turned somewhat strange...

Why does the old fisherman's face on that box look so familiar?!

She has a habit of unconsciously picking at things when she's nervous, and the more I look at this box, the more it seems like she picked at it!

So when faced with the Singaporean detective's provocation of "opening champagne halfway through," Li Shuo remained very calm and even made a "go ahead" gesture.

Iskandar, seeing this? ...Oh no!!

Quickly open the tin box!

Inside, there were only a few well-packaged, dark-colored throat lozenges.

No matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find a trace of the contraband plant!

Everyone who had been watching and caring about Li Shuo breathed a sigh of relief!

Only Iskandar was still unwilling to give up and carefully inspected every compartment and gap in the guitar case, even calling in a plainclothes subordinate to examine the guitar body.

Even so, they still gained nothing.

So, the pleasant voice of lawyer Chen Jingwei could be heard again by all the Singapore police officers involved in this operation.

"Officer, this is clearly a malicious false accusation!"

"My client, a minor Chinese student, was subjected to a false accusation aimed at ruining his future in an important professional setting."

"We demand that: the police immediately cease their unfounded investigation, issue documents to clarify the innocence of the person involved, conduct a thorough investigation into this false accusation, pursue legal responsibility, and consider issuing an apology in an appropriate manner for the negative public impact caused today."

Iskandar's face was grim.

With no evidence of wrongdoing and under the watchful eyes of the public, they are caught in a dilemma.

"Well... we need to further verify the source of the report, the process..."

"Sir," came the first voice from Xu Huanliang, the owner of Ocean Butterflies Music.

He approached, his tone polite yet familiar with the local.

"I'm Xu Huanliang from Ocean Butterflies Music, and I also have some friends in the Singaporean judicial system. It's clear today's incident was a frame-up by someone out of jealousy. We've all witnessed this student, Li's, talent. We support the police in their work, but we can't let such a promising talent be ruined by such despicable individuals, can we?"

Zheng Xiuwen also stepped forward, her influence was self-evident.

"I am Zheng Xiuwen from Warner Music. I believe in the fairness of the police, and this young man's talent is undeniable. There may be more to today's events than meets the eye; let's clear his name."

She looked at Zhou Jianhui.

The other party understood and said seriously, "I am Zhou Jianhui, President of Warner Music Greater China. We are concerned about the development of this musically gifted young man. We understand the police's normal investigation, but we also hope that false accusations will not affect his future. On behalf of the company, I will continue to monitor this matter!"

Principal Li Weisong solemnly stated, "Li Shuo is a student of our school. We cooperated with the legitimate investigation, but we must also protect the legitimate rights and reputation of our student. If the accusation is found to be false, our school reserves the right to pursue legal action."

These boomerangs came back one after another, and each one of them was quite formidable.

The Singaporean police officers who initially barged in with such rudeness and arrogance were already starting to panic.

Everyone looked toward Iskandar, the Malay CID detective leading the team! His composure vanished, and sweat beaded on his forehead. He glared at the ashen-faced thug he was holding.

"Oh, right! There's also money, and the money I used to buy contraband! It definitely has both my and his fingerprints on it! Two 50-dollar bills and the rest were small change—'tickets' (that's what they called the new currency back then)!"

Li Shuo heard the thug's hurried shout and laughed!