Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 88 - 87: Case Review, To Arrest People Rely on the Major Case Squad (Thanks to Grand Desert Poison Wolf 1999, the Alliance Hierarch)

Chapter 88: Chapter 87: Case Review, To Arrest People Rely on the Major Case Squad (Thanks to Grand Desert Poison Wolf 1999, the Alliance Hierarch)

(I’d like to express my gratitude, Desert Poisonous Wolf 1999 really is an old book friend of Author Germ’s, having supported from the first failed book till now, Author Germ is truly thankful for his support, today’s update is for him.)

...

That evening.

After parting ways with Prosecutor Xiao Baihe, Zhang Wei went directly back to Lin Mansion.

After he returned to his room, he started to post all the clues of the case on the wall.

The robbery of Wang Fugui Jewelry Store, all information about the defendants Wang Xi and Kong Hang, including the time of the robbery, were marked on the wall.

This was what’s known as a "mosaic investigation wall" in intelligence analysis and crime analysis, with very high practicality.

On the right side of the wall, Zhang Wei pasted the publicized photos from the robbery scene, representing the final outcome, the end-point of the case.

What he needed to trace back now was the origin of the case, to figure out who exactly had orchestrated the robbery.

Equally, he needed to investigate how the actual criminal had obtained the safe’s password and, after completing the robbery, framed Wang Xi and Kong Hang.

"To pull off this robbery, several prerequisites are needed, first of all, knowledge about Wang Fugui Jewelry Store, so the criminal could identify the target promptly and complete the raid in just 11 minutes. Hence I deduce that they must have cased the jewelry store beforehand."

"Similarly, Wang Fugui said he was attacked by the criminals, and while the male criminal was beating him, the female criminal shouted Kong Hang’s name, which shows that the criminals were very familiar with Wang Xi and Kong Hang as well."

"The robbery required two sets of passwords, Wang Fugui’s password isn’t hard to get. He’s old and somewhat senile, a password written on paper would be easily spotted by others. But to obtain the password inside Wang Xi’s phone, especially without her knowledge, is much harder. Wang Xi’s daily routine is very fixed, she works at the jewelry store, lives in the rented house, and rarely goes out. And even if she does go out, like most modern people, she always has her mobile phone with her. And with the password lock on the phone, the criminal would have to watch her all the time to get the unlock password."

"After much thought, I can only think of one possibility, which is on the flight to Nandao. The flight lasts four hours, and there is no network on the plane, so most people would use that time to catch up on sleep, and I suspect Wang Xi and Kong Hang were no exceptions."

"Also, Kong Hang said that he still had his peaked cap before boarding, but it disappeared afterwards. It was most likely stolen by the real criminal on the plane to set him up. Their trip to Nandao was also an important part of the criminal’s meticulous plan."

By organizing the clues up to this point, the picture had become relatively clear.

Zhang Wei could conclude that the criminal must have taken the same flight as Wang Xi and Kong Hang and had deliberately adjusted the return time to almost coincide with theirs, just so that the timing would match.

After Kong Hang got back, the criminal would stage the robbery and frame this couple who had just returned from their honeymoon, making them the scapegoats, the fall guys.

"Now, let’s see how many people were on that flight and who among them is most likely to be the criminal!"

Naturally, Zhang Wei first looked at the airport’s surveillance footage, taking screenshots of everyone boarding that flight and then placing each image onto the desktop of his computer.

Next, he began to filter out unlikely individuals.

For instance, to monitor the couple Wang Xi and Kong Hang, proximity to their seats was required; positions too far away wouldn’t allow confirmation of whether they were asleep, thus significantly narrowing the scope.

Zhang Wei not only obtained the surveillance video from the airport but also a seating chart for the flight, perfect for cross-referencing.

After comparing, he narrowed the scope to within 20 individuals.

It meant that the real criminal could very likely be among these 20 people.

Zhang Wei took note of the registration information and photos of these 20 people and began reviewing other surveillance footage.

"Next up is surveillance around Wang Fugui Jewelry Store. If there are any criminals among these people, they definitely would have cased the jewelry store, and with some luck, the target might be seen in the store’s surveillance!"

Watching surveillance footage is an extremely tedious and mentally draining task. In his previous life, he had a large law firm with not only a group of excellent lawyers but also a team of professional analysts.

This kind of surveillance review was the job of the analysts; they would analyze every frame of all the surveillance footage, ensuring that no suspicious individuals or any suspicious seconds of footage would be missed.

Now, this task could only be completed by Zhang Wei himself.

Although he had the help of Golden Finger, he still needed to watch the surveillance frame by frame.

An hour passed, then two hours, five hours, ten hours...

From Saturday evening until Sunday noon, Zhang Wei spent his time reviewing surveillance footage.

When the day was already advanced, as Zhang Wei woke up from his grogginess, he could no longer remember how many frames he had watched.

What woke him was the sound of the main gate of Lin Mansion opening.

"The second young lady is back, huh..."

Upon hearing this noise, Zhang Wei said weakly.

At the main gate.

Zhao Xiaoxiao swiftly opened the door and then slipped into the house, peeking her head out at the entrance to look around.

After confirming no one was following her, she stealthily tiptoed across the courtyard and into the house like a little imp.

As soon as she entered the grand hall on the first floor, a chilling breeze came up behind her.

Before Zhao Xiaoxiao’s eyes, a figure appeared in a flash.

"You’re back..."

Along with a hoarse shout, a ghostly pale, grim, and seemingly lifeless face appeared before Zhao Xiaoxiao.

"A ghost!"

Her scream shattered the silence of Lin Mansion.

Zhao Xiaoxiao instinctively threw a punch, knocking the ghostly figure down.

"Ouch..."

A thud followed by a moan.

Without caring about him, Zhao Xiaoxiao dashed up the stairs, sprinted into her room, and slammed the door behind her.

"This second daughter, really..."

Zhang Wei slowly got up from the ground, covering his face, looking embarrassed.

He just wanted to say hello to Zhao Xiaoxiao, but he didn’t expect her to hit him.

His nose was a bit sore now.

"No good, I need to sleep for a bit, or my body won’t hold up!"

With no other choice, Zhang Wei went to the kitchen to cook some porridge, barely drank a bit, then returned to his room.

He first composed a text message and sent it to someone, then fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Three hours later, the alarm woke him up.

Zhang Wei felt much better; he glanced at the time, and it was almost four in the afternoon.

"Not bad, I’ve pretty much recovered. Time to go take care of business!"

Feeling his vigor restored, Zhang Wei moved around a bit to get back in shape.

Then he dialed a number.

"What do you mean by calling me, you scum? Are you trying to make me show my face again?"

On the other end of the phone, Xiao Baihe’s voice showed her impatience.

She was having a nice weekend, but for two consecutive days, that annoying scumbag had disturbed her, which was really irritating!

As for Xiao Baihe’s dissatisfaction, Zhang Wei had already anticipated it.

"Prosecutor Xiao Baihe, do you have time today?"

"No, buzz off!"

Xiao Baihe’s reply was clear and to the point, and she was about to hang up the phone.

"I know who the real criminal is!"

The next sentence from Zhang Wei made the hand she almost used to hang up stop in its tracks.

"Really?"

"It’s truer than my sincerity towards you."

A brief silence followed on the other end of the phone.

Zhang Wei could even guess the expression on her face due to his teasing.

"Alright, I’ll stop teasing you. I have video surveillance as evidence, and I’ve already sent a message to Captain Wu of the Serious Crime Team. If they find the target..."

Ding—

Before Zhang Wei could finish, a text message had already come through on his phone.

"Alright, the target has been located. Do you want to join me, and we can meet the real perpetrator of this case?"

"Send me the location, I’ll be right there!"

Xiao Baihe hung up the phone, but she made the choice that Zhang Wei expected.

Zhang Wei glanced at the text message from Wu Yong and forwarded the address to Xiao Baihe.

"Well, well, those two are actually there!"

Seeing the location of the target, Zhang Wei smiled slightly.

...

PM.

Chengbei District, New Trend Bar.

Sun Taishan came from his apartment to this place, planning to have a drink.

This had become his habit over the past three months. Ever since he came to this bar, he had been running into good fortune.

"How about it, the usual today?"

The bar owner saw the patron and greeted him with a smile.

It seemed that Sun Taishan was still a regular here.

"Of course, first drink on the rocks, second without..."

The owner smiled knowingly and started making the drink.

Soon enough, a chilled drink was ready.

Sun Taishan picked up his glass and downed it in one go. The liquor mixed with the crushed ice slid down his throat and hit his stomach.

Even though it was January and cold outside, Sun Taishan still enjoyed this icy stimulation that quickly sobered him up.

For him, lately, it had been late nights out followed by daytime sleep.

At this time, he had only ordered takeout for lunch, then slept until now.

Though his routine was highly irregular, he was extremely pleased about it.

"Judging from the time, I should change location soon. Dongfang Capital is crowded, but I need to lay low somewhere else. It’s actually kind of funny, there really was an idiot who took my place as a scapegoat..."

As Sun Taishan thought this, he planned to finish his second drink and then find his girlfriend for a "farewell bang" before leaving.

But just as he lifted his glass, he felt several figures approaching nearby.

"I’ve only been in Dongfang Capital for three months, and aside from ’work,’ I haven’t offended anyone else."

"Could it be that an old enemy has tracked me down? But only that woman knew I was coming to Dongfang Capital, right?"

"Could it be that she blabbed, and spilled the beans to my old enemies?"

"Damn it, I shouldn’t have given that woman so much money. She’s always had a big spending habit!"

Sun Taishan’s mind raced with these thoughts, considering every possibility, as his body tensed and his focus sharpened.

He noticed that two people were coming from the main entrance of the bar, clearly indicating that the door was likely blocked by them.

Luckily, there was another exit out back, where there should be far fewer people.

Thanks to these past three months, he’d been drinking at the New Trend Bar regularly and was more than familiar with the layout of the rear exit.

As the two men approached, Sun Taishan suddenly erupted, splashing the drink directly into one of their faces.

Then he kicked out at the man, sending him crashing into the second person, and used the recoil of his flying kick to retreat backward.

Seeing that both men were off balance and almost fell over, he immediately turned and sprinted towards the bar’s back door.

At this time, the back door was open.

Once he burst out, with his knowledge of the surrounding area, he could easily shake off any pursuers.

"Escape is one thing I, Sun Taishan, am exceptionally good at!"

Full of confidence, Sun Taishan dashed out of the back door, his figure disappearing quickly into the alleyway.

Inside the New Trend Bar.

"Captain Wu, he actually invited you for a drink?"

After helping Wu Yong steady himself, Zhang Wei teased with a chuckle.

Wu Yong wiped the alcohol off his face and licked his lips, "This booze isn’t strong enough; it’s like what women drink!"

"But, Captain Wu, why didn’t you chase after him? You only left Tamu by the back door. Can he handle it alone?"

"Hmph, Little Zhang, you don’t understand our Serious Crime Team 7, so you don’t get it!"

Hearing Zhang Wei’s comment, Wu Yong shook his finger.

"Tamu might lack in other skills, but his tracking ability is top-notch!"

Outside the back door, in an alley.

Sun Taishan rushed out of the bar, intending to make a run for it.

Suddenly, his gaze locked onto a man leaning against the wall in the corner.

The man had a fierce look, with round eyes and an intimidating aura, clearly not a good sort.

Furthermore, upon seeing Sun Taishan, the man grinned cruelly, his expression as merciless as they come.

"Damn, this must be a hitman hired by my enemies!"

From the first glance at the man, Sun Taishan knew the newcomer was bad news.

He immediately took off, running as fast as he could.

Under the threat to his life, his speed soared to under ten seconds in the hundred-meter dash, even surpassing some professional athletes.

It just goes to show that with external stimulation and a strong will to survive, the human body can unleash tremendous potential.

Sun Taishan ran for a full five minutes, covering several kilometers.

He was confident no one could catch up with him.

It’s just that the area nearby was unfamiliar, probably not the same alley he usually took.

"Is that all?"

But suddenly, a cold voice rang in his ear.

Sun Taishan whirled around, only to see the man standing with his arms crossed over his chest, looking at him with a mocking face.

"Ugh..."

The sudden stop combined with the man’s appearance made Sun Taishan completely unable to hold back his churning stomach, and he vomited on the spot.

The takeaway he had at noon, along with the drinks he’d had, all surged out of his throat, creating quite a mess.

The man, however, didn’t care about the mess, walking straight up to Sun Taishan and kicking him to the ground.

"Big brother, let’s talk this over, don’t kill me. I have money where I live, several hundred thousand, all yours. Please don’t kill me..."

Overwhelmed by intense fear and the instinct to survive, he trembled and pleaded for mercy.

Sun Taishan knew he was done for this time and that he was likely to end up a corpse in Dongfang Capital’s port.

Feeling a chill in his lower body, he wet himself.

And the man approached him from behind, producing a pair of handcuffs from his waist.

"I am an officer from the Dongfang Capital Martial Association Investigation Serious Crime Department Team 7, and I am arresting you now. Please cooperate with our investigation," he said, speaking in not-very-fluent Dragon Country language.

"What?"

That sentence practically snatched Sun Taishan back to reality from the brink of passing out in fright.

He never imagined that this menacing brute who looked anything but benevolent was actually from the Martial Association Serious Crime Team.

Fuck!

You could be believed if you said you were a hitman or a mercenary.

But a good guy? Are you kidding me?

"Comrades from the Martial Association, I haven’t committed any crimes. Is there some kind of misunderstanding here?"

"No misunderstanding, why would an innocent person run upon seeing someone from the Martial Association?"

Sun Taishan wanted to argue, but he was promptly interrupted by a chilling voice.

"It’s you who we’re arresting, Sun Taishan!"

From around the corner of the alley, a stern-faced Xiao Baihe appeared.

"Sun Taishan, you are under arrest for suspected burglary and for attacking and seriously injuring a person!"

"And who are you?" Sun Taishan asked, struggling as he questioned Xiao Baihe.

"I am a prosecutor from the Procuratorate Headquarters, and I will be the one to initiate public prosecution against you!"

Xiao Baihe’s stern demeanor remained unchanged, her gaze piercing Sun Taishan like two sharpened blades, as if about to penetrate his chest.

To criminals, she, Xiao Baihe, was indeed a true prosecutor.

At that moment, two more people stepped out of the alley, Wu Yong and Zhang Wei, who had been in pursuit.

"Sun Taishan, I forgot to tell you, your girlfriend has been arrested and is currently in the Martial Association interrogation room. Who knows, she might have already ratted you out!"

Hearing this, Sun Taishan’s complexion dramatically changed.

The damn woman had indeed been caught.

"So, it was through her that you captured me?"

"No, it was I who found your trail and locked onto you before finally tracing it to your girlfriend. You’ve got the sequence of events wrong," Zhang Wei explained, smiling. "But the two of you did have clear roles, one acting as a customer scouting the jewelry store and the other following all the way. You were practically shadowing my client every day in Nandao, weren’t you?"

"Nandao? My client?"

At the mention of these words, Sun Taishan’s expression shifted drastically.

He knew that if they had mentioned Nandao, they must have discovered some clue.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about. You’ve got the wrong person; I’m innocent and haven’t committed any crime!"

"Don’t think that I’m unaware of what you’re planning. You’re banking on the case at Wang Fugui Jewelry Store closing tomorrow. Once the two defendants are declared guilty, the prosecution won’t be able to charge others with the same offense. That’s your bet, isn’t it?"

Zhang Wei saw through Sun Taishan’s thoughts and mocked, "But it’s no use holding your tongue, because I am the lawyer for the person you’ve been tailing. I can assure you that this case won’t end the way you hope."

"Now that I’ve uncovered the truth, I will make sure that justice is served for the innocent!"

Wu Yong, who was nearby, nodded and instructed Tamu, "Take him away, back for a thorough interrogation!"

After saying that, Wu Yong drove the car, including Sun Taishan and the group of five, back to the Martial Association Headquarters.

Wu Yong drove, with Xiao Baihe seated in the passenger seat, while Zhang Wei and Tamu sat on either side, escorting Sun Taishan.

In the passenger seat, Xiao Baihe glanced at Zhang Wei through the rearview mirror.

"What are you planning to do tomorrow?"

"Do you dislike me or Fang Wenbin more?"

Caught off guard by Zhang Wei’s question, Xiao Baihe faltered slightly.

Why would he ask such a thing?

"I dislike both of you, but compared to you, I detest Fang Wenbin, who’s arrogant and self-righteous even more!"

"Well, good. Then let’s keep today’s events under wraps, and please do me a favor tomorrow, can you?"

"Why should I help you?"

"Because you’ll get to sit in the best seat in the courtroom, where you can enjoy a great show!"

"What seat?"

"The witness stand!"

Upon hearing it was the witness stand, Xiao Baihe’s expression changed.

She didn’t know whether she liked that seat, but Tan Yingying must be terrified of it!