Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 602 - 595: Qing Jiao Testifies, That Noble Person?

Chapter 602: Chapter 595: Qing Jiao Testifies, That Noble Person?

Xiao Zou hadn’t expected it.

Even You Dalei and Chen Xiao had never imagined that Qing Jiao would appear in court.

The Tyrannosaurus’s mission had unexpectedly failed.

Not only did he fail to kill Qing Jiao, but he even let the opponent side with Zhang Wei.

Good job, Tyrannosaurus, you’ve really botched it, the failure is too great!

In a word, Qing Jiao became the defense’s witness.

As Xiao Zou, Chen Xiao, and You Dalei looked on, wanting to stop him yet unable to, Qing Jiao began his testimony.

"Witness, although everyone knows you are Qing Jiao, please introduce yourself."

Dragging his weary body, Qing Jiao opened his mouth and replied, "My surname is Jiang, but people in the underworld all know that I am the boss of the Qing Jiao Gang. I’ve been around for over 15 years, everyone calls me Qing Jiao, and my gang is named after this!"

Though he was wrapped in bandages, it was clear from his response that he was not weakened by his injuries.

"Mr. Jiang, nice to meet you."

Zhang Wei nodded to Qing Jiao, indicating that he understood.

He then pointed to the middle of the hearing seats.

"Do you recognize these two?" he asked.

"Of course I recognize them, Lawyer Chen and President You, they always brag about being the Dragon Lord’s right-hand men!"

As Qing Jiao spoke, his tone carried a hint of disdain, but unfortunately, his face was also bound in bandages, obscuring any expression.

But that single statement was already quite telling.

"The Dragon Lord’s right-hand men, huh?"

Zhang Wei looked at the two with a mocking smile.

You claim not to know the Dragon Lord, boasting about being his loyal subordinates.

"Mr. Jiang, do you know why I summoned you to testify in court today?"

"I know, it’s because 12 years ago, in Guan Yuhong’s case, I was a direct participant. Even the attack on me is related to that case from back then."

Qing Jiao said, laughing at himself mockingly, "Regretfully and lamentably, I served the Dragon Lord for 12 full years, yet I still couldn’t gain his trust. In the end, to prevent the exposure of the truth, he actually sent his men to silence me, cough cough..."

"Mr. Jiang, please don’t get too agitated, let’s go through the events one by one, starting with what happened 12 years ago."

Zhang Wei began his questioning, "12 years ago, did your Qing Jiao Gang, through the introduction of an information broker, establish contact with Longxiang Construction?"

"Indeed, it was the third year since the founding of the Qing Jiao Gang, and we were rising in the underworld of Longdu. My men and I were daring and willing to fight, but we lacked the opportunity to make contact with the major forces."

"I understood that as street thugs, we would remain so for life. If the Qing Jiao Gang wanted to progress further, we needed to accept the shelter of major forces and explore stages beyond the streets."

"So when that information broker approached me, telling me of a decent job offer, I accepted it and met the people from Longxiang Construction, reaching an agreement with them as the leader of the Qing Jiao Gang."

As Qing Jiao spoke, he looked calmly towards You Dalei.

"Was it President You who contacted you at that time?"

"No, it was a manager from Longxiang Construction who was responsible for finding work for us. I didn’t have any objections, after all, how could the Qing Jiao Gang, just a bunch of street thugs, expect to meet the boss right away?"

"You mentioned finding work; what kind of work was it?"

"The initial work Longxiang Construction gave us was site security, which my men could handle. It involved overseeing the construction sites and patrolling certain areas—nothing out of the ordinary," said Qing Jiao, pausing briefly before continuing, "But after I had dispatched my men, that manager told me that President You was specifically looking for me and had an important job for me!"

"Is this President You the same You Dalei who is sitting in the witness stand?"

"Yes, I will absolutely never forget that day was 12 years ago in August, right at the beginning of the summer vacation. The meeting place was an outdoor seat at the crossroads on xx Street. It was there that I met President You Dalei!"

As Cleaner spoke, he looked at You Dalei with a gaze filled with mockery, "He told me that he had an important job for me and hoped that I could take care of it!"

"Oh, what job!"

Zhang Wei immediately showed an interested expression, and many people from both the jury and the witness stand looked over.

The atmosphere was charged; everyone wanted to know the answer.

"President You told me that Longxiang Construction’s main project was encountering a bit of trouble recently and needed my help. I knew this so-called help wasn’t something that could be resolved through official channels, otherwise he wouldn’t have specifically sought me out."

"I saw this as an opportunity to show my capabilities, so I did not hesitate to agree. President You was very happy and told me the details of the task. It turned out that Longxiang Construction was facing some obstacles in acquiring a piece of land from a supermarket."

The land from the supermarket, encountering obstacles in the acquisition!

This crucial information made everyone hold their breath.

"The so-called obstacles were twofold, first, the competition from Tianma Real Estate who had also seen the potential for appreciation in that piece of land and so planned to compete with Longxiang Construction."

"Second, from within the supermarket’s own vendors, aside from some who could be dealt with money, there were a few tough nuts that couldn’t be cracked with just cash. They needed me to step in and negotiate."

"Naturally, I agreed immediately and took my Qing Jiao Gang to the supermarket. For some less cooperative vendors, we had a ’frank’ chat, and after seeing us, many of them changed their attitudes. However, there was still one tough nut who was completely uncooperative and even threw us out."

As Cleaner spoke, he looked toward the defense seats, looking at Guan Yuhong.

Clearly, this tough nut was him.

"So, how did you handle this tough nut later, and what about the people from Tianma Real Estate?"

"I knew resolving these two issues wouldn’t be easy. First, Tianma Real Estate had also hired gangs for protection. Although we, the Qing Jiao Gang, were not afraid, if our two groups really started conflict, it wouldn’t look good and might attract attention from higher up. President You didn’t want the acquisition project to draw too much attention; he said the matter needed to be handled discreetly, without making too much of a stir."

"Second was that tough nut vendor who ran a variety store. I could tell that he valued his store very highly, and he wasn’t someone whose mind could be changed overnight. I even considered kidnapping his son to threaten him, but if he reported it to the police, it wouldn’t fit with President You’s principle of handling things discreetly."

"So, I told President You that this wasn’t a job for ordinary people!"

"Not a job for ordinary people?" Zhang Wei narrowed his eyes, sensing there was more to these words.

If ordinary people couldn’t handle it, then who could?

Anyone who could handle it surely wouldn’t be an ordinary person, would they?

"Yes, not a job for ordinary people, but I didn’t say it was impossible to solve."

Cleaner recalled, "I had heard of someone on the streets who did Cleaner’s work and was a master at forging scenes. The people he dealt with rarely raised suspicions of foul play; he almost left no traces and had never been caught."

"So, I recommended this individual to President You and told him of this person’s past achievements. President You was surprised that such a person existed in the underworld and then asked if I could contact him."

"I informed him that an intelligence broker could get in touch with the person. He then told me he understood and that he would seek out a professional to take care of it, instructing me not to draw any attention to it."

"Oh, President You actually said that?" Zhang Wei looked astonished and then pointed toward You Dalei, "You mean to say, President You told you that he would find someone to deal with the supermarket and Guan Yuhong’s situation, right?"

"Yes." Cleaner answered with certainty.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei quickly pulled out the statement from the intelligence broker.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as you saw just now, our witness’s statement specifically mentioned

"Longxiang Construction sent a representative to commission them, asking for help in connecting with Lin Berte and providing an opportunity for the two to meet. In other words, for President You, handling the supermarket and Guan Yuhong’s situation meant finding this professional Cleaner, Lin Berte."

"And then, what happened next is something everyone is aware of. Lin Berte surely took the money and then did his job, killed individual Sun Mou under the employment of Tianma Real Estate, and then framed Guan Yuhong, making him take the fall, leading to imprisonment, loss of the variety store, and losing the ability to resist Longxiang Construction’s acquisition plan!"

As Zhang Wei stated this fact with forceful conviction, the entire courtroom’s atmosphere intensified.

The jury and everyone in the witness stand looked toward You Dalei and Chen Xiao, their gazes filled with suspicion.

They hadn’t scrutinized the informant’s signed testimony carefully before, but at this moment, they finally realized that the witness might have been telling the truth.

"Objection, these are all your conjectures, subjective speculations, things plucked from thin air!" Xiao Zou jumped up again, pointing at Zhang Wei to refute him.

"Prosecutor Zou, don’t be in such a hurry, my witness hasn’t finished yet!"

Zhang Wei smiled slightly, looking at Xiao Zou with a mocking expression.

"Judge Bao, please allow my witness to continue his testimony. Next, we will prove that all of this is grounded in evidence and is not just my unilateral subjective speculation."

"Fine." Judge Bao nodded, looking toward Xiao Zou, "Objection overruled, the witness may continue!"

Xiao Zou sat down sulkily, his expression naturally very unpleasant.

"Mr. Jiang, please continue. You were saying that President You had hired someone specifically for this task, and then?"

"After that, the defendant went to prison, Tianma Real Estate backed out due to the death, and Longxiang Construction got the land. President You was very happy, he even told me that the higher-ups were satisfied, and that the person I recommended had done a good job!"

"So you’re saying that President You clearly hired Lin Berte, and that Longxiang Construction is the biggest beneficiary in this murder case?"

"Obviously! Not only that, but this was also the first time I learned that President You took orders from above—he too was just carrying out commands!"

This conversation sparked a lot of thinking among the jury and the audience.

Indeed, as Zhang Wei had said, Sun Mou had died, Guan Yuhong went to jail, Tianma Real Estate backed out knowing the difficulties they faced.

Who would benefit the most from this situation? It was naturally Longxiang Construction.

Moreover, although this murder case had attracted a lot of attention at the time, since the "murderer" had been caught, the commotion quieted down quickly.

At least for Longxiang Construction, there was no impact at all; the acquisition plan proceeded unhindered, and after obtaining the land they started large-scale development, making a killing.

Thus, the whole affair ended with everyone else suffering while only Longxiang Construction made a fortune.

It was clear to anyone that Longxiang Construction, or rather President You and the Dragon Lord behind him, were the masterminds.

Realizing this, everyone’s view of You Dalei shifted significantly.

This made both You Dalei and Chen Xiao quite uneasy.

You Dalei thought, can I leave now?

No, I just talked tough to Zhang Wei, saying I’d stay till the end; where would my, You Dalei’s, face be if I leave now?

But if I don’t leave now, with Qing Jiao spilling more secrets, it seems I won’t be able to escape later!

But the question is, can they escape now?

"Mr. Jiang, please continue. I know that over these 12 years, you have done quite a lot for President You and his associates, haven’t you?"

"Yes, after the acquisition of the supermarket land, President You formally invited us, the Qing Jiao Gang, to serve the powerful person behind him!"

"Oh, that powerful person eh~"

Zhang Wei suddenly came to an understanding while looking at You Dalei with a bizarre expression.

"After that, I did a lot for that person, did many things that weighed on my conscience, including but not limited to..."

Following that, Qing Jiao divulged all the illegal activities and shady dealings he had been involved in over the years, all under Zhang Wei’s deliberate guidance, spilling the beans outright.

The entire jury and audience were utterly astonished upon hearing what Qing Jiao revealed.

Nobody had expected that Longxiang Construction had engaged in such actions during the development of some projects.

And so, as he spoke, the time came to the present.

"For 12 years, I served that powerful individual for a full 12 years, and it was only in recent years that I got to see their true face. It was upon their signaling that I, like President You and Lawyer Chen, changed to calling him Dragon Lord!"

"By this year, there’s a saying that rings true: nothing stays hidden forever. Who would have thought that a case from 12 years ago would still have people unrelenting in their pursuit!"

As Qing Jiao spoke, he glanced at Tie Ruyun and Guan Yuhong seated at the defense table.

It’s you, isn’t it? You never gave up on that case from 12 years ago, even to this day.

"Dragon Lord instructed me to clean up the incident from 12 years ago thoroughly, leaving not a trace behind. So I found Lin Berte and eliminated him. I believe that with Lin Berte’s death, no one would know who actually killed Sun Mou back then or that the blame was shifted onto Guan Yuhong!"

As soon as these words were uttered, there was an uproar in the courtroom.

"Mr. Jiang, are you saying that Dragon Lord himself ordered you to eliminate Lin Berte to cover up the truth behind the murder case from 12 years ago?"

"Yes, it was a direct order from Dragon Lord!" Qing Jiao admitted, confessing to the matter in court.

This revelation caused many on the jury and in the hearing gallery to show expressions of sudden realization.

"So, onto the next question, concerning the attack at the nursing home!"

"It was Dragon Lord’s subordinate, Tyrannosaurus, who attacked me. I had no choice but to seek refuge in the nursing home, and Tyrannosaurus ambushed me there with his men, all to silence me as well."

As Qing Jiao spoke, there was a hint of helplessness in his voice, "After all, I am just a pawn of Dragon Lord, just like President You and Lawyer Chen. Even though we’ve all seen Dragon Lord and gained his trust, a pawn is still a pawn, and when it’s time to be sacrificed, one has to be discarded."

"Even though I took out Lin Berte and buried the truth from 12 years ago, I too am an informant, and one of the direct participants in this case. Therefore, I guessed Dragon Lord might want to eliminate me as well, but I never expected him to actually make a move... cough cough..."

As he spoke the last sentence, Qing Jiao was clearly angered, causing his wounds to stir and leading to a fit of coughing.

"I understand this point, after all, this Dragon Lord holds a powerful position; his status is not low. If the details were to leak, it would be a waste of his time to be implicated over a trivial matter in his eyes."

"Sending subordinates to clean up the evidence seems normal to me; it’s just that he seems to have missed some details, allowing you to escape and obtain our defense team’s protection."

Upon hearing what Zhang Wei said, Qing Jiao showed a bitter smile.

Do you really think I wanted to cooperate? I had no choice; you threatened me.

"Lawyer Zhang is right. Although I had held onto some hope, I now see clearly that I’m just a pawn in Dragon Lord’s eyes. The moment I lose my value, he will discard me immediately, even go as far as killing me, so I’ve decided to go all out and tell everyone the information!"

As Qing Jiao spoke, his face showed a bitter smile, "Lawyer Zhang, I know that by doing this, I am essentially crossing Dragon Lord, so I hope to ask you for a favor."

"It’s about the ’patient’, right?"

"Yes, I hope you can ensure her safety and keep her away from all this trouble!"

"Don’t worry, Mr. Jiang, I will ensure her complete safety!"

After receiving Zhang Wei’s promise, Qing Jiao took a deep breath.

"All of this was Dragon Lord’s plan and his instigation. I don’t know the details of the case from 12 years ago that framed Guan Yuhong, but I’m sure such a big project had Dragon Lord’s involvement."

"And the subsequent attack at the nursing home was Dragon Lord’s attempt to silence me. Tyrannosaurus was the man sent to ambush me, but fortunately, heaven was on my side, allowing me to meet Lawyer Zhang."

"With Lawyer Zhang’s help, I’ve decided to reveal Dragon Lord’s crimes and tell everyone that although Qing Jiao has committed many wrongs, I realize my mistakes, and I am willing to atone with my life!"

As Qing Jiao spoke, his eyes revealed a determination to face death.

"Calm down, Mr. Jiang. I’ve finished asking my questions. Officer Lu probably has a clear understanding of the nursing home attack case now, doesn’t he?"

"Officer Lu certainly does understand. With all this testimony, how could our investigation division not?"

Indeed, they were aware of who Tyrannosaurus’s opponent was, found at the nursing home scene, though the opponent was currently lying in the ICU, making it hard to imagine what could have happened to the assassin sent by the mastermind, to end up in such a state.

"So, Judge Bao, our questioning of the witness Mr. Jiang is now temporarily concluded."

Zhang Wei had Qing Jiao reveal many things and had resolved many doubts.

Next, he would likely face Prosecutor Zou’s cross-examination.

But for Zhang Wei, this was not a big issue, because he had already prepared his countermeasures.