Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 202 - 201 Liang Canguang’s Confession, Did Zhu Tianying Really Cheat?

Chapter 202: Chapter 201 Liang Canguang’s Confession, Did Zhu Tianying Really Cheat?

Yangxin Hall, a certain room.

Zhang Wei and the others were waiting.

Suddenly, the door to the room opened, and a man walked in.

This person was nearly one meter eighty tall, with a strong build, and bronze-colored skin paired with taut muscles. He looked very powerful.

After entering the room. his gaze swept around, showing a trace of surprise.

The waitstaff had told him that the visitors were three women and a man, in which two of the women were the man’s girlfriends, and there was another woman who was the lackey of one of the girlfriends.

The man initially didn’t believe it, but now that he saw the three of them, it seemed to be true.

"I am Liang Canguang, the eldest disciple of Yangxin Hall. I have met the four guests!"

Liang Canguang greeted Zhang Wei and his companions with a fist and palm salute, quite formally.

"I am Zhang Wei, and have had the honor to meet Brother Liang!" Zhang Wei mimicked the gesture, while giving Xia Qianyue and Xiao Baihe a signal with his eyes.

Xiao Baihe was momentarily stunned, not understanding why.

Xia Qianyue, however, immediately caught on and stealthily moved to block the doorway behind Liang Canguang.

Realizing something was off, Liang Canguang continued, "We at Yangxin Hall specialize in traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, massage, martial arts for strengthening the body, and we even have secret medicinal diets that are guaranteed to cure all sorts of tricky ailments. May I know what you four are seeking treatment for?"

"Brother Liang, I’d like to ask, you’re about one meter eighty tall, right?"

"Roughly."

"And your weight? With all those muscles, you must be 80kg, right?"

"Roughly."

"You’re very familiar with Zhu Tianying. Don’t deny it, the waitstaff told me!"

"Miss Zhu is my client!"

Upon hearing Zhu Tianying’s name, the look in Liang Canguang’s eyes gradually changed.

He sensed that there was something off about these four people, as if they had come for him.

His gaze swept behind him to find the room’s exit blocked by a woman.

"Brother Liang, you often wear cloth shoes?"

"These are the standard uniform of Yangxin Hall, shoes included!"

"Then, you can also prepare traditional Chinese medicines?"

"That’s Master’s craftsmanship. As his disciples, we naturally have to learn it!"

While answering the questions, Liang Canguang’s tone changed, becoming more cautious.

"So, you have visited Ren Xinwei’s villa recently, haven’t you?"

"Of course... I haven’t!"

Under Zhang Wei’s gentle probing, he blurted out a response subconsciously, then immediately denied it.

Unfortunately, it was already too late...

"Hehe, found you!" Zhang Wei grinned.

He could now be certain, the man before him was the owner of the footprint on the second floor of Ren Xinwei’s villa.

"Silly decides who to catch!"

Following a loud shout, Zhang Wei immediately hugged his head and ducked behind cover.

Afterward, two figures collided inside the room.

The sound of fierce winds resounded, fists and feet thundering.

After a series of noise, Liang Canguang let out a series of roars.

The two had already engaged in combat.

The fight lasted for dozens of seconds.

Bang!

Finally, amidst a thunderous noise, a man was seen flying out, his body heavily slamming into the room’s wall, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. he lay on the ground, unable to rise.

"Wow, true to your name Silly, that strength is unmatched!"

Zhang Wei only emerged from behind cover after seeing Liang Canguang knocked down.

Having been with the Martial Association for this long, Xia Qianyue’s combat abilities had improved so much that she managed to blow Liang Canguang away with one punch, this well-built martial artist.

Truly... terrifying indeed!

Not only was Zhang Wei astounded, but Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying also opened their mouths wide in shock, unable to close them for a long while.

Such a robust man had been handled by Xia Qianyue in a few moves, and in the end, he had been punched flying, nearly dead on the spot.

How terrifying must Xia Qianyue’s strength be?

"What are you still dazed about, arrest him. This guy obviously went to the crime scene, take him back for interrogation, quickly!"

Zhang Wei hurriedly called out, now that they had caught the person, the next step was to pry his mouth open.

Xiao Baihe glanced at the ground, where Liang Canguang had already lost consciousness.

With the man beaten to such a state, half-dead, how could they interrogate him?

Zhang Wei instructed Xia Qianyue to notify the major case squad immediately, while the four of them waited.

The major case squad arrived soon after and took Liang Canguang away.

...

In the afternoon of the same day, at the Martial Association Headquarters.

Liang Canguang had regained consciousness and had his wounds bandaged up.

His hands were wrapped in bandages, his face was a tapestry of blues and purples, and his body smeared with ointment, looking utterly miserable.

"I want to file a complaint, you’re practicing violent law enforcement, attacking an innocent citizen without cause, I want to complain, I’m going to sue you!"

In the interrogation room, Liang Canguang protested vehemently, loudly exclaiming.

The door of the interrogation room opened, and Lin Ruonan entered with Tan Yingying and Xiao Baihe.

Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue, on the other hand, were in the adjacent observation room, watching everything inside.

"Liang Canguang, stop pretending to be wronged, we all know you’re up to no good!"

"What are you talking about, officer, I don’t understand what you’re saying, I’m just an apprentice at a clinic, I don’t know anything else!"

"I haven’t even asked you anything and you’re already denying it, are you saying you don’t have a guilty conscience?"

"Officer, you need to be clear, I’m still confused myself, I was just attending to customers at the clinic when they started attacking me out of nowhere, what could I have done?"

It must be said, Liang Canguang did have some acting chops, embodying the expression of an innocent victim quite perfectly.

Even Lin Ruonan, an experienced hand, felt the man in front might genuinely be innocent.

If she could have such an illusion, then newcomers like Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying naturally wouldn’t ask too much.

In the observation room.

Seeing Liang Canguang being uncooperative, Zhang Wei had expected as much.

"Zhang Wei, this guy isn’t cooperating!" Xia Qianyue knitted her brows, looking displeased.

Catching the person and securing the evidence, and yet he still refuses to admit anything, does he have no shame?

But actually, it was normal, before the definitive evidence is presented, suspects always claim their innocence.

Xia Qianyue understood too, the most common things she heard in the interrogation room were "I didn’t do it," "I don’t know anything."

"Silly, if this guy doesn’t cooperate later, you just do this and that..."

Zhang Wei leaned in close to Xia Qianyue’s ear, quietly issuing instructions.

The latter nodded, instantly getting it.

In the interrogation room.

"Liang Canguang, stop hiding it!"

Lin Ruonan spread out a forensic report, which showed the clear imprints of footprints.

"Just the day before yesterday, you went to Ren Xinwei’s villa, we found your footprints at the scene, and the forensic team found some of your fingerprints inside the villa during their examination!"

"Speak, why did you go to the villa, why enter the villa knowing that a murder had taken place there, braving the risk of being discovered, and what did you take from the scene?"

"Also, what is your relationship with Zhu Tianying; surely, it isn’t something as simple as just a client relationship, right?"

Lin Ruonan went all out, laying out all the evidence of the fingerprints and footprints.

The footprints at the scene were proof that Liang Canguang had come to the villa after the crime had been committed.

Once the target had been identified, tracing the fingerprints became focused, and sure enough, the forensic team discovered Liang Canguang’s fingerprints among the many found in the villa.

Liang Canguang bowed his head, remaining silent.

"Liang Canguang, please cooperate with us honestly!"

Xiao Baihe slammed the table, her tone becoming sharp.

Unfortunately, Liang Canguang was impervious to persuasion and kept his head down without uttering a word.

"Change interrogators!"

Just then, the door of the interrogation room swung open, and Zhang Wei walked in with Xia Qianyue.

"Deputy Captain Lin, Xiao Baihe, if you can’t get anything out of him, might as well let Silly and me take a shot at it!"

"Zhang Wei, you’re not the investigating officer, what right do you have?"

"Then you keep going, stand off here forever?"

"You..."

"Alright, let’s have a go!"

Xiao Baihe was somewhat resistant, but Lin Ruonan agreed, and a shift change occurred in the interrogation room.

When Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue sat down, Liang Canguang’s demeanor finally changed, and he began to tremble.

Because the person sitting directly opposite him was none other than Xia Qianyue.

From a young age, Liang Canguang had been an apprentice under Master Huang of Yangxin Hall, following his master and practicing martial arts for years—in ordinary circumstances, three or five burly men could not come close to him.

Yet just moments ago, he had been sent flying by a punch from a woman, whose combat power seemed disproportionate to her gender and physique.

Now, his opponent sat across from him, eyeing him like a tiger watching its prey.

Liang Canguang panicked, completely panicked.

"Mr. Liang, I’m a criminal defense lawyer, but not your lawyer, your lawyer is still on the way. However, I can clearly tell you that you’re in trouble now."

"What?" Liang Canguang indeed lifted his head, afraid.

No wonder he felt this way; with Zhang Wei’s expression, and the tone of his speech, plus the formidable person sitting next to him, eyeing him like a tiger eyeing its prey.

Under this dual pressure, he indeed became scared.

"You know about Ren Xinwei, the wealthy tycoon of Dongfang Capital, who died in his own villa. Now, the criminal investigation department has found your shoeprints and fingerprints at the scene. You’re definitely connected to this murder case!"

"And they’ve also looked into your relationship with Zhu Tianying. If I’m not mistaken, she was having an affair, and you’re probably her lover, right?"

As Zhang Wei voiced this last speculation, Liang Canguang’s pupils contracted sharply for a moment.

"I didn’t, I haven’t, stop talking nonsense. I only have a client relationship with Miss Zhu!"

Liang Canguang’s triple denials naturally couldn’t deceive Zhang Wei.

He could see that the young man was feeling guilty.

"Then how did you end up at Ren Xinwei’s villa, and moreover, you left your fingerprints in Zhu Tianying’s room. What do you think the investigation department will make of that?"

As he spoke, Zhang Wei leaned into Liang Canguang and whispered, "Brother, you don’t understand the investigation department and the procuratorate. These people will do anything to catch someone."

"If you don’t confess now, that fierce woman just now might prosecute you for conspiring to murder Ren Xinwei. After all, evidence has already proven your involvement with Zhu Tianying, won’t you explain?"

In the adjacent observation room.

"What does this guy mean, this is slandering our procuratorate!"

Hearing herself described as a "fierce woman" by Zhang Wei, Xiao Baihe felt fuming inside.

"Actually, I think Zhang Wei didn’t really say anything wrong..."

Lin Ruonan glanced over and couldn’t help but nod.

Xiao Baihe was nearly speechless.

Deputy Captain Lin, that’s not fun at all, we’re still on the same side!

Back in the interrogation room.

Liang Canguang couldn’t withstand the pressure any longer and decided to come clean under Zhang Wei’s relentless pressing.

"I wasn’t involved in the murder, I didn’t even know Ren Xinwei would die, I really am innocent!"

"Lawyer, please go and clarify things with the investigation department and the procuratorate, I really don’t know anything, I was just providing massage services to Zhu Tianying, and there’s more..."

"What else?" Zhang Wei raised his eyebrows and nudged Xia Qianyue’s calf with his heel.

"Hmm!" Silly immediately put on a fierce look, with brows furrowed and eyes glaring, exuding full intimidation.

"I, I just... with Miss Zhu... when a man and a woman are alone, you know... that sort of thing..."

"Well, well, Zhu Tianying really was having an affair!"

Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue exchanged glances, neither surprised.

After all, they both had been speculating whether Zhu Tianying really had an affair, and now they had caught one of the people involved.

Zhang Wei’s interest was piqued, "Then, if I may be so bold, how did you two get together?"

"Miss Zhu came to our Yangxin Hall by chance, saying some friends in her circle recommended it, wanting to learn skills and at the same time use medicinal meals to improve her health; she started learning skills at our Yangxin Hall last year. Because Miss Zhu could afford it, my master took her on as a student and assigned me to teach her. This back and forth made us familiar with each other..."

Listening to Liang Canguang’s story, Zhang Wei nodded to himself.

"On the day of the murder, you were..."

"On that day, I was at Yangxin Hall, I didn’t go to that villa, my junior brothers can testify to that!"

"Then why did you go to the villa afterward?"

"Because I was scared, the matter between Miss Zhu and me was a secret that couldn’t be revealed. If it came out, I was afraid of being retaliated against by Ren’s Film Industry. That’s a big company, and I’m just an ordinary person who knows a bit of martial arts. I was afraid they would come after me, so I went to the villa to retrieve some massage tools and photos of Miss Zhu that were taken at our Yangxin Hall."

"Are those things still with you?"

"Yeah, they’re all at the house I rent."

Seeing Liang Canguang confess, Zhang Wei was satisfied.

"Then let me ask one more question, about Zhu Tianying. She..."

Just as Zhang Wei was about to continue questioning, the interrogation room door was pushed open.

The person who walked in was not a stranger but Zhang Wei’s old acquaintance, Hu Yaode.

"Mr. Liang, I am your defense lawyer, and without my permission, you are not to say a word to anyone else. Do you understand?"

As soon as Hu Yaode entered the interrogation room, he sat down next to Liang Canguang and coldly stared at Zhang Wei.

"Lawyer Zhang, as a lawyer from Jincheng, how come you’re involved in the interrogation? You don’t seem to have the authority to question,"

"Oh, I am assisting the investigators. Lawyer Hu, you should recognize this person too, right? Xia Qianyue from the serious crime unit—we’ve all greeted each other at East University Campus before!"

Anticipating this, Zhang Wei brought Xia Hanhan forward.

Although I do not have the authority to interrogate, members of the serious crime unit do, and I am merely assisting Xia Hanhan in investigating the case.

"Humph, then please do your job and let this officer continue with the questions. However, I remind you that my client has the right to refuse to answer any questions!"

Hu Yaode sneered and then turned his gaze to Xia Qianyue.

Since their personnel had arrived, naturally the interrogation could not continue and had to be hastily concluded.

A few minutes later, at the entrance of the serious crime unit.

"Mr. Liang, thank you for cooperating with the investigation!"

Although Hu Yaode disrupted the interrogation, Lin Ruonan still sent Liang Canguang away.

"Humph, the next time your serious crime unit comes to harass my client, beware that I sue you into bankruptcy!"

Hu Yaode threw down a harsh threat, warning Lin Ruonan and the others, then gave Zhang Wei a glare.

However, these threats were directly ignored by someone.

After Liang Canguang and Hu Yaode left, Lin Ruonan went to sort out the results of the interrogation and also departed.

In a room of the serious crime unit, the four of them—Zhang Wei and his companions—sat together discussing.

Xiao Baihe shook her head, "Zhu Tianying really shows her true colors the moment she is touched upon. We had just apprehended someone, and there came Hu Yaode!"

"Nonsense, Zhu Tianying signed a prenuptial agreement. If we can prove that she committed adultery during her marriage, it would be quite detrimental to her inheritance of Ren Xinwei’s assets," Zhang Wei sneered.

It’s a pity that the testimony just now does not help the murder case at all.

Even if we could prove Zhu Tianying’s affair, there is no way to prove that she planned the murder.

Moreover, Liang Canguang had an alibi, and he only admitted to the indiscretion with Zhu Tianying, which at most involved a moral issue.

As for his visit to Ren Xinwei’s villa, he had also given a reason, and there seemed to be no loopholes in his explanation.

"So, what do we do next?"

"What else can we do? The pretrial starts tomorrow, so we’ll have to take it step by step from there!"

Zhang Wei said and then looked over at Tan Yingying.

"What... Why are you looking at me?"

"Prosecutor Tan, haven’t you forgotten that you are the lead prosecutor for this case? When it comes to going up against Blackfoot Law Firm in court, you will have to do it in person!"

"Ah!"

Upon hearing this, Tan Yingying turned pale.

What’s going on, I really have to go to court, and on top of that, against the notorious Blackfoot Law Firm?

Please spare me, I don’t want to fight anymore, can’t I?

"Sister Baihe!" she turned to Xiao Baihe for help.

"Yingying, there are some things you’ll have to learn to bear on your own!" Unfortunately, Xiao Baihe was unable to help.

Since you submitted the prosecution application in your own name and the court accepted it, you are the sole prosecutor in this case.

"This..."

Tan Yingying, seeing Xiao Baihe unhelpful, turned her pleading gaze to Zhang Wei.

"Prosecutor Tan, isn’t it amazing?"

Zhang Wei smiled at her, "In the past, we were opponents, you cheered for your own team, but did you ever think that one day, we would be in the audience cheering for you?"

"The audience—aren’t you going to court?"

"Would you like me to go to court? It’s not impossible, but as a representative of the victim’s family, which is the original plaintiff, I can only watch, cannot participate, and definitely can’t speak for you."

Zhang Wei said, standing up and patting Tan Yingying on the shoulder, "Just like what Baihe said, there are some things you need to learn to endure on your own!"

Tan Yingying pursed her lips slightly, and her face immediately fell.

"Sister Baihe..."

Seeing that Tan Yingying was about to cry, Xiao Baihe sighed and could only offer words of comfort.

"Prosecutor Tan, this mindset won’t do. I am actually looking forward to you dominating the courtroom and defeating Blackfoot’s lawyers completely."

Zhang Wei shook his head, somewhat disappointed.

But for tomorrow, they could only rely on Tan Yingying, the scaredy-cat.

After all, only the procurators from the Procuratorate’s Office have the power of investigation and prosecution in criminal cases.