Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 510 - 506: Is Laura the real culprit? Perusing the case files

Chapter 510: Chapter 506: Is Laura the real culprit? Perusing the case files

The golf club also offers comprehensive services.

There’s a coffee shop, dining area, and even a hot spring spa—all available.

Zhang Wei, Mo Yuzhu, and Councilor Mo found a place to eat and sat down to talk.

"Councilor Mo, no offense, but while your wife is in court, you still have the leisure to play golf here?"

"I know, I know, it’s a bit inappropriate for me to be doing this, but haven’t things been a bit irritating lately?"

Mo Juren lowered his head, admitting his mistake.

He himself felt it was inappropriate even without Zhang Wei mentioning it.

"Then why did you come here to look for President Lin?"

"Lin Xiangtian is always well-informed about any stirrings in Dongfang Capital. I just wanted to ask him about the situation."

"So did you find out anything?"

"No, Lin Xiangtian said he didn’t know."

"He didn’t know?"

Zhang Wei’s eyes rolled skeptically.

Fatty Lin surely must know something. With his and his father Lin Jincheng’s capabilities, what in Dongfang Capital could possibly be hidden from them?

But then, considering Mo Juren’s current predicament, Zhang Wei felt some understanding.

If your wife gets convicted, you won’t get off scot-free either.

You might even lose your seat on the city council due to joint liability.

Wait a second!

Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in Zhang Wei’s head, and he identified the problem.

Yes! If Yang Chunyuan is convicted, not only she will be affected, but her husband as well!

As Yang Chunyuan’s husband, once his wife becomes a criminal, can he still be a councilor?

Obviously, that’s impossible!

He would definitely have to consider the impact and resign from his position on the city council.

In other words, the person targeting Yang Chunyuan might not actually be aiming at her, but at Mo Juren!

Finally, he realized this.

"How could I not have thought of this?"

Zhang Wei conceded that he had been focusing solely on Yang Chunyuan and had not considered that Mo Juren could also be a target for the puppet masters behind the scenes.

"Councilor Mo, tell me, have you offended anyone recently?"

"Or should I ask, if you step down from the city council, who is most likely to inherit your legislative seat?"

Zhang Wei’s questions made Mo Juren fall into deep thought.

"I haven’t really offended anyone recently; in fact, I never offend people."

Who could I possibly have offended, right?

"I don’t mean to brag, but in the entire city council, I am the strictest with myself. Plus, I couldn’t possibly have any conflicts with the other councilors—they all know what I’m like."

Mo Juren shook his head quickly in denial.

"As for the city council’s candidate that you mentioned, I’m not too clear on that."

"Then I’ll have to do some digging myself," said Zhang Wei, who then called a few contacts.

Although he wasn’t very familiar with the Dongfang Capital City Council circle, he knew people who were.

Particularly some journalists who were very well-versed in these matters.

Soon, he got feedback and a name.

"Laura Campbell?"

"Who?" Mo Juren was taken aback; that didn’t sound like a Dragon Country name.

"The head of Dragon Country business at William International Law Office, Laura Campbell, she’s running for the city council?"

Mo Yuzhu was also stunned—this seemed unlikely.

"The journalists told me that, apparently, this heiress of the Campbell Family was born in Dragon Country. If she gets married in Dongfang, she would be able to smoothly naturalize as a citizen of Dragon Country."

For someone with such power, citizenship is not a problem at all.

If she wants the council seat, that’s within reach too.

And it all adds up.

Why would the lawyer representing Mr. Li be Black from William International? It was all planned by them!

"Now, the target has become clear. This Ms. Campbell, an heiress should be treasure hunting, not seeking political office!"

"This is too unscrupulous!"

Mo Juren became visibly angry.

You can target me all you want, but how could you lay a hand on my wife.

"And if you’re going to cause trouble, why create such a huge mess? Aren’t you just pushing both of us into the fire pit?"

Seeing Mo Juren like this, Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu exchanged glances.

"Councilor Mo, the situation is like this, we came to you because we want you to appear in court on Monday!"

"Yes, Dad, Mom has to go to court now, and your presence would positively influence the trial."

Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu, one on each side, were pressing their point.

"If you go to court, it will show the jury that you support your wife and believe in her innocence, which will have a positive effect on them!"

"You helped Forensic Yang, which is also helping yourself, Councilor Mo. Only by ensuring the case ends with an acquittal can its impact truly vanish into thin air!"

Finally, Zhang Wei didn’t forget to add a reminder.

You, Mo Juren, and Yang Chunyuan, share mutual interests; appearing in court is also beneficial for you.

"Fine, I’ll go to court on Monday!"

Mo Juren nodded, indicating his agreement.

Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu looked at each other and both nodded unconsciously.

That’s more like it; that’s what a "good couple" should do.

"Since that’s the case, we will take our leave now!"

Zhang Wei said, taking Mo Yuzhu with him as they left the golf club.

As for what Mo Juren would do over the weekend, he didn’t care. After all, the man was still a city councilman and hadn’t stepped down yet.

After leaving the golf club, Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu separated temporarily to go home and rest.

However, Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu had agreed that there was still work to be done this weekend.

...

Saturday, investigation day.

Zhang Wei got up early again and sent a message to Mo Yuzhu on WeChat.

Soon, a reply came.

"Second daughter, I’m going to the investigation department to examine the evidence today, not sure how long it will take, can you handle things on your own?"

"Go ahead, go ahead, I’m actually more comfortable without you at home!"

Zhao Xiaoxiao’s heartless response wounded Zhang Wei deeply.

This girl seems to be a lost cause!

This time, he didn’t take his car but took the subway to the headquarters of the Martial Association.

However, his destination wasn’t the investigation department, but the evidence room at the very back.

Mo Yuzhu had arrived already and was waiting for Zhang Wei at the entrance to the evidence room.

"Hello, we have an appointment from yesterday. Here’s my ID."

Zhang Wei handed over the credentials he had prepared in advance to the receptionist in the evidence room.

"This is my work ID."

Being part of the Martial Association, Mo Yuzhu only needed to show her work ID to complete the registration, which wasn’t as troublesome as what Zhang Wei had to do.

"You may both enter now," the receptionist completed the registration quickly.

Zhang Wei was entering the Martial Association’s evidence room for the second time, but this time he was not accompanied by Silly, but by Grieving Woman.

Since they had to review files from 20 years ago, they had no choice but to gather information here.

"The serial murders from 20 years ago, here they are, right here!"

The two quickly found the location and then opened several large boxes to retrieve the case file records from back then.

After finding a workstation, Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu began to go through the files.

One hour later, they finished browsing through Mr. Li’s serial murder case file.

"According to the records here, the file from 20 years ago clearly states that the DNA comparison results matched Mr. Li’s DNA. Why, after 20 years, are they reopening the case?"

"And, why are they looking for files from 20 years ago? Couldn’t they find something more recent? Back then, computers weren’t even common in the office, most of the documents were in paper format?"

Zhang Wei muttered to himself, then turned to see if Mo Yuzhu had any discoveries.

"Zhang Wei, I think my mom might have really tampered with the evidence..."

"What?"

Zhang Wei was startled, then with a strange look on his face, said, "Do you mean, Forensic Yang actually framed that Mr. Li?"

Mo Yuzhu didn’t seem too willing to admit it, but she nodded anyway: "At least, from what I can see, that seems to be the case."

"How did you figure that out?"

"Here!"

Mo Yuzhu handed a report to Zhang Wei.

"Back then, every operation on the computer would leave a line of record. My mom submitted the first DNA comparison report, and then, less than four hours later, she submitted a second one. This is the operation log file."

Zhang Wei, naturally, could understand the log file.

"The first DNA comparison report was submitted at 10 p.m., and the second one at 1 a.m. It was this second report that provided the evidence to convict Mr. Li!"

The content of the second report had already been reviewed by Zhang Wei.

But now there was a problem.

What does the first report say?

Why did Yang Chunyuan submit a second report just under four hours after submitting her first one 20 years ago, to cover up the first one?

Did she submit the second report urgently because the first one had errors?

Or did she decide to stir up some trouble for the case after the first report?

In any case, we need to go back and ask Yang Chunyuan, the only person involved, to understand clearly.

Zhang Wei nodded at Mo Yuzhu, who immediately understood that it was her turn as the daughter to take action.

"Classmate Mo, you’ve found some issues, and I have too!"

As he spoke, Zhang Wei pulled out a photo from the file.

In the black-and-white photo, against a white background, there was a slightly curled hair.

"This couldn’t possibly be that hair found in the throat of the female victim..."

Upon seeing this photo, Mo Yuzhu instinctively glanced at Zhang Wei, and her gaze unconsciously drifted downwards.

"Yes, this is that *hair!"

Zhang Wei said with conviction, then noticed the odd look in the eyes of the person beside him.

"Ahem!" He coughed, signaling Mo Yuzhu to look away.

"What’s the issue with this piece of evidence?"

"This piece of evidence is obviously from a male..."

Mo Yuzhu rolled her eyes; such a thing only men would have.

Besides, men don’t have a so-called ’white tiger’...

"...It’s very likely that this thing came from Mr. Li, which is why the DNA matchup resulted in his conviction."

"However, according to evidence presented by Zheng Fenyong, he seems to have conducted a second verification of this evidence and found that the DNA match differed from Mr. Li’s, which formed the basis for his lawsuit."

In summary, this *hair, when tested by Yang Chunyuan 20 years ago, came from Mr. Li.

But after 20 years, the DNA match for this *hair did not match Mr. Li’s!

So Zheng Fenyong suspects that Yang Chunyuan tampered with the DNA match results 20 years ago to frame Mr. Li and have him convicted.

If that’s the case, then the problem is severe.

Due to that case, Yang Chunyuan became renowned in Dongfang Capital and was named the First Forensic.

And Mr. Li ended up in jail because of this case, imprisoned for 20 years.

Who will compensate for Mr. Li’s lost youth?

"But that Mr. Li seems like the culprit, right?" Mo Yuzhu shook her head, puzzled.

"Yes, according to the file, Mr. Li did not protest his innocence at the time, and even during his imprisonment, he didn’t consider appealing or asking for a retrial, indicating that he accepted the verdict!"

This was the part that baffled Zhang Wei.

If Yang Chunyuan had fabricated evidence 20 years ago, Mr. Li should have protested his innocence.

Yet after being incarcerated, he behaved well, just as obedient as those prisoners who admitted their guilt.

As far as Zhang Wei knew, Mr. Li had even been selected as a model inmate twice in the prison.

Does such a person look like they are suffering from a great injustice?

"It seems the problem lies with this *hair; we’ll have to confirm it ourselves!"

"But how can we confirm it? The evidence should be with the prosecution, and since I’m interning at the forensic lab, I can’t access their evidence."

Zhang Wei’s eyes moved swiftly as he came up with a plan.

"That’s easy, we can have your mother issue a notice in her name, asking the prosecution to submit the key evidence to her laboratory for double verification!"

"Would that work?"

"Of course, it makes no sense for the prosecution to test the evidence and not let the defense test it again, right?"

Zhang Wei said, winking at Mo Yuzhu.

She understood that her tasks for the evening might have just increased.

The pair looked over the file for quite some time until around three or four in the afternoon when they had finally finished.

Having read through the case files for several hours, Mo Yuzhu felt mentally exhausted.

Recent events had almost kept her from sleeping the previous night, and since she was used to staying up late, her vitality during the day was consistently poor, leaving her sleepy.

Zhang Wei, on the other hand, was accustomed to reading files and was still energetic.

As Mo Yuzhu was about to stand up, she felt weak and nearly collapsed.

Fortunately, Zhang Wei was quick to support her.

"Classmate Mo, I didn’t realize you were so tired. Should I carry you back?"

"Mmm... sorry..."

While Mo Yuzhu wanted to refuse, she was too exhausted – she was already dozing off.

Soon, Zhang Wei had Mo Yuzhu on his back.

Feeling the softness on his back and the faint scent of the girl behind him, Zhang Wei found it quite pleasant.

Although Mo Yuzhu was normally unassuming, she had a great figure. If she weren’t always in the morgue, she’d undoubtedly have many admirers.

But now, Zhang Wei just wanted to quickly resolve the case and help Mo Yuzhu and her parents deal with these troublesome matters.

...

Ding-dong!

The moment Yang Chunyuan opened the villa door, she saw the scene of Zhang Wei carrying her daughter on his back.

"Lawyer Zhang, what’s going on here?"

"Classmate Mo is a bit tired, so I brought her back."

She must be really sleepy, is my daughter snoring already?

Don’t tell me you spent the whole afternoon looking at documents, and that’s why you’re this exhausted; I won’t believe that!

There must be some secret between you two!

After placing Mo Yuzhu on the sofa in the living room, Zhang Wei was about to leave when he suddenly remembered the important matter.

"Oh right, Forensic Yang, I need you to write a request; I might need it tomorrow!"

"What kind of document?"

"It’s simple, just like this and that..."

After hearing Zhang Wei’s request, Yang Chunyuan had no objections and quickly wrote a letter of application.

"Well then, Forensic Yang, goodbye."

Once Zhang Wei had the document, he immediately took his leave.

Watching Zhang Wei walk away, Yang Chunyuan turned her gaze to her daughter, who was fast asleep.

"Zhang Wei... thank you..."

A faint murmur, low as the hum of a mosquito.

But Yang Chunyuan heard it.

"This child, still saying there’s nothing going on with that Lawyer Zhang, who else would take the initiative in a case if it weren’t for a relative?"

Yang Chunyuan muttered to herself as if she had discovered something.

But then, she heard a familiar set of footsteps outside the door.

This made her frown.

Because Mo Juren was back!

How could this guy have the face to come back?

The momentarily eased mood of Yang Chunyuan was instantly destroyed by the appearance of her husband.

...

The next day, in the morning.

The city court, criminal office.

Judge Liu yawned as he looked at the application in his hands.

"Zhang Wei, you called me here on a big weekend to submit an application on behalf of the defendant, Forensic Yang, requesting that the prosecution’s evidence be sent to the First Forensic Office for testing?"

"Yes!"

In front of him, Zhang Wei nodded in agreement.

"That’s public evidence, the prosecution can test it, and so can the defense!"

Zhang Wei didn’t think his request was excessive, as he said, public evidence naturally could be examined and even tested by anyone.

"Prosecutor Zheng, what’s your opinion?"

Judge Liu then turned to the prosecutor representing the prosecution, Zheng Fenyong, who was wide awake, clearly used to getting up early.

"We have no objections!"

He didn’t mind Zhang Wei’s request at all.

If the defense wanted to verify it, then let them verify it.

"However, speaking of which, Forensic Yang was the one who forged evidence back then, so she must doubt our prosecution’s verification report, right?"

Although not objecting, that didn’t stop him from taking a jab at Zhang Wei.

"Look at you, Prosecutor Zheng, putting it like that, we’re verifying the evidence so everyone can be reassured; there’s no need to slander my client like that, right?"

"Hmph, whether it’s slander or not, your client knows very well. But I can tell you, no matter how many times you test it, the result will be the same!"

Zheng Fenyong said, moving closer to Zhang Wei and coldly stated, "Also, I will have someone monitor the evidence the whole time to prevent you from tampering with it any further. Please understand that, Lawyer Zhang!"

"I don’t understand!" Zhang Wei chuckled, "However, I have no objections to your sending someone, because we definitely won’t tamper with the evidence!"

"It’s best that way. Since the matter is settled, I will take my leave now!"

Without lingering, Zheng Fenyong nodded to Judge Liu and left directly.

"Well then, Judge Liu, I will also take my leave!"

Zhang Wei had achieved his goal and now had to send the prosecution’s evidence to the First Forensic Laboratory, without any delay.

Moreover, he might need to confirm some issues with Mo Yuzhu about the previous day.

And with the court session slated to begin next Monday, there were witness lists from the prosecution and some follow-up matters to handle.

In short, he was very busy this weekend.