Jinshun Hotel "Meeting Room".
Lu Ming picked up the photos on the table and looked at them one by one, frowning.
It was a photo of Cheng Lingyu stabbing a man dressed as a servant to death with a knife.
Yesterday, prosecutors tentatively provided existing evidence to the defense, including photos of Kato Shoichi killing the boy.
Today, Masaichi Kato's lawyer Yamasuke Fan brought this stack of photos to Cheng Lingyu.
Now, Cheng Lingyu's face was ashen, "Shan Jingfan said that these photos are fake and were put together with different plates. If the photos we use as evidence do not have plates, then our photos have no credibility at all and can be completely faked. !”
He looked at Lu Ming: "How did you get these photos? Are there really no negatives?"
Lu Ming shook his head, this Shan Jing rice was indeed amazing.
Darkroom "PS" technology should be in its infancy, he can imagine it, and he has a wide range of knowledge.
Moreover, being able to find a photographer with such superb darkroom skills in a short period of time shows the deep connections of people at this level.
He seems to be one of the royal lawyers of the Kato family and one of the most powerful lawyers among the Japanese. In terms of rank, he is several levels higher than Liu Hanzhen.
Liu Hanhuan has just been promoted to the fourth degree of lawyer, which is unique in the history of Beiguan.
He is a simple man, but he is a sixth-dan lawyer, which is a real "barrister".
The legal industry is a pyramid structure. The higher you go up, the harder it is to get promoted. From the fourth-level senior lawyer to the fifth-level super lawyer, it is already a natural chasm.
Going from super lawyer to barrister is even more difficult.
Over there, Cheng Lingyu looked at Lu Ming shaking his head with even more disgust in his eyes. He snorted and looked at the other prosecutors, "What new discoveries have you made?"
Everyone was silent, and it seemed that there was no substantial progress.
"Everyone, move, move! Why are you standing still!" Cheng Lingyu waved his hand impatiently.
Everyone stood up in a hurry and stepped out of the way.
…
Sitting in the car, Lu Ming was still thinking, since Jin Zhengyi knew that he might be in danger and hid the evidence, why was there no bottom copy in the dossier?
Separated? Or is there something wrong with the bottom version?
Or, it couldn't really be pieced together, right?
It is true that Kato Shoichi tortured and killed boys, but in fact, he has no real evidence. After all, today's cameras are not as compact as later generations. If he could secretly photograph Kato Shoichi's murder, the chance would not be great.
But if it is fake, why is it so mysterious and hidden where ordinary people can’t find it?
…
As soon as I returned to Room 408 of Wendebao Club, I received a call from Wang Xiaohu.
Because I was worried that I would miss any new news, I would inform Wang Xiaohu of the day's itinerary and what I was going to do, and I also made notes for him with various contact information.
Lu Ming had a good impression of Wang Xiaohu, especially Wang Xiaohu. His hometown was originally a resident of the fishing town in Wolong Bay. It was very close to his new company building and he could be considered a neighbor to fellow villagers.
Of course, he didn't know who owned the land and wouldn't pay attention to such things.
"Brother, something happened again!" Wang Xiaohu said anxiously.
Lu Ming frowned: "What's wrong?"
"It turns out that there was a blackmail letter from the Japanese. It was Jin Zhengyi who blackmailed Kato Shoichi, saying that he had conclusive evidence and wanted Kato Shoichi to redeem it for 5,000 yuan." Wang Xiaohu sighed and became even more angry. I have to scold my mother, "This Reporter Kim, is he called Zhengyi?! This makes me so angry!"
"When they exchanged evidence with Cheng Inspector, they didn't mention this letter at all. They probably wanted to catch us off guard by bringing it out suddenly during the trial."
"Fortunately, Cheng Jian is very powerful. Their legal team is familiar with Cheng Jian, but now, they have been expelled."
Lu Ming nodded lightly. He had no evidence at all. The case could only be established at the court hearing based on this pile of photos.
Therefore, the other party also knows that there are these photographic evidences, and it is impossible not to show them to the other party.
But the defense is different. The blackmail letter can be delayed until the critical moment of the trial and then come out. It only needs to be forged into a blackmail letter and just discovered due to some strange combination of circumstances.
The prosecution will definitely carry out handwriting appraisal, and this cannot be faked. Therefore, this letter should most likely be authentic.
This Jin Zhengyi.
Lu Ming hung up the phone and cursed like Wang Xiaohu in his heart.
I don’t know what Jin Zhengyi’s intention was. Maybe it wasn’t what Wang Xiaohu thought, but he had other plans, but unfortunately they didn’t succeed. However, his actions made the prosecution more and more disadvantageous.
If the trial starts now, we can say that we will definitely lose. Fortunately, the court is somewhat biased towards the prosecution. Due to the recent arrangements of the trial court, this case is scheduled to open its first session in half a month.
There's still half a month left.
On the balcony, Lu Ming paced, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.
"Sir, phone!" Park Souna's sweet voice came from outside the bedroom.
When Lu Ming was working in 408, she would wait in the servant's room. She was the operator and the room attendant.
Lu Ming went out to pick him up, but it was Wen Liang who called Wen Lao Er, saying that he had made some discovery.
Lu Ming immediately perked up. This guy was so efficient. I told him at noon and got a clue in the evening?
…
The place where Wen Laoer asked Lu Ming to meet was not Dashunfa, but his residence in the suburbs, a garden villa on the bank of the green lake. There are dozens of such garden villas in this area, which can be regarded as a wealthy class in Beiguan. One of the gathering areas.
But most of the real powerful people live on Hepu Road.
Lu Ming arrived at Lao Er Wen's garden villa, and soon he was led directly into a dark basement by Lao Er Wen's subordinates.
"Hey!" "Hey!" In the corner of the basement, someone was tied up, and someone was beating him hard with a belt.
After a little time to adjust to the light, Lu Ming saw clearly that the person tied to the torture rack was an old man with gray hair. The sweatshirt on his body was already stained with blood. He had his eyes closed. The expression on his face was very painful, but he obviously did not faint, but he was severely beaten. Beating, but not saying a word.
Lu Ming frowned slightly. This second brother Wen was really a bit brainless. Wen Liangyu would never let himself see such a scene.
"Lawyer Lu, come on!" Wen Liangren's burly figure stood in another corner. He smiled and waved to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming slowly walked over and noticed that there was a thin monkey kneeling in front of Wen Liangren with a wretched face. He looked like he was so scared that he was about to pee his pants, and there was no blood on his face.
"You kid, come here and tell Lawyer Lu everything you know. If you dare to tell a lie! Let me show you a sample!" Wen Liangren shouted.
On the other side, a burly man with naked upper body immediately took out the red hot iron from the brazier and stamped it on the chest of the old man who was tied to the torture rack. The smell of burnt meat came.
The kneeling skinny monkey was immediately frightened and kowtowed, "Second Master, I say, I say, I don't dare to tell a lie, I don't dare! Second Master, please spare your life!... Second Master..." He was begging hard, with snot and tears flowing out, his face was frighteningly pale, and he looked like he was going to faint at any moment.
It seems that I have been scared for a long time.
Wen Liangren turned to Lu Ming and smiled: "What a coincidence or not, when I went back to inquire, I found out that there really is such a guy who specializes in inquiring about seven or eight-year-old boys with birthmarks on their legs. I have inquired about many people recently. He said he wanted to buy it, but here he is again this afternoon, this guy!" He pointed at the skinny monkey who was so frightened that he had lost half of his life.
Lu Ming's heart, which was a little excited at first, immediately cooled down.
"Uncle, I, I am here to inquire for others, to inquire for others!" Skinny Monkey squeezed his tears and felt extremely aggrieved, "I heard that a rich man's child was lost in my house. I don't know anything else. I just knew that he had a birthmark on his leg, so I came to try my luck. I don’t know that rich man. When I go back, I will definitely say nothing, nothing at all!...Second Master, please go around me... Second Master, Second Grand Master..."
He cried and wanted to hug Wen Liangren's legs, but Wen Liangren kicked him away and grinned at Lu Ming, "Lawyer Lu, you are also the kid looking for the rich man, right? This kid must have something to hide. , deserves a beating!"
The thin-skinned monkey was so frightened that he burst into tears immediately, "No, I'm not telling lies! Sir, gentlemen..."
Lu Ming waved his hands helplessly, "Forget it! Don't make it difficult for him!"
Don't blame the second brother Wen. After all, Wen Liangyu seemed to be very tight-lipped and didn't reveal what he was doing to his second brother at all.
"It's not him!" Wen Liangren Niuyan rolled his eyes and cursed: "Pull him out and deal with him properly. It's a waste of my expression and makes Lawyer Lu's trip in vain!"
The two big men dragged the crying Skinny Monkey out. Lu Ming took a look and said, "Second brother, forget it, it's me who caused an unreasonable disaster for him."
As he spoke, Lu Ming walked out. When he passed the torture rack, he stopped and asked, "Second brother, what's wrong with this man?"
Wen Liangren walked up to the old man and spat on it. The old man closed his eyes and remained unmoved.
Wen Liangren walked a few steps quickly to catch up with Lu Ming, and smiled: "This old cheap Bangzi also came to Dashunfa to look for his grandson. He found it at the entrance of my hall. I said you were cruel and domineering, so you can just take him away." , but he didn’t, just a few days after taking his grandson away, he came back to fight and kill him! How can you coddle him? Wait until you peel off his skin, and then bury him alive!"
Lu Ming frowned slightly, and after walking out of the basement, he said: "My close relative was abducted by a trafficker. I can't blame him at all. Second brother, when we do things, we still have to leave some room to avoid hurting Tianhe, otherwise let him go."
"Let him go?!" Wen Liangren glanced at Lu Ming in surprise, then smiled, "Come on, Lawyer Lu, I'll show you something!"
He led Lu Ming to the back garden. There were several cars parked in the colorful carport next to the lawn. One of the cars was uneven, as if it had been in a car accident.
"Lawyer Lu, come and see! Look carefully!" Wen Liangren stretched out his hand, pointing to the car that had been in the car accident.
Lu Ming was puzzled at first, but when he walked closer and looked at it carefully, he was stunned. The dented marks looked like fingerprints, as if they were punched by someone.
