Free Web NovelChapter 463: Chapter 345: Hunter!
Case details...
Chen Changchun paused and recounted the entire case from start to finish.
Including the current status of the suspect and the current stalemate of the case.
Upon hearing this, Xu Liang slightly furrowed his brows, pondered for a moment, then spoke:
"Are the two cities passing the case to each other? What’s going on here?"
Theoretically speaking, the city where the case occurs is responsible, but this kind of case that can be shirked around... what’s the situation?
"Alas, the murder location is too awkward."
Chen Changchun sighed, twisted off the lid of his thermos, took a few sips of water, and then said slowly:
"The murder scene is located in a mountain village called Sanma Village."
"This place is on the border of Hanhai City and Yang City. It can be said to be managed by Yang City, or it can be said to be managed by Hanhai City."
"The jurisdiction is unclear, so the jurisdiction must be cautious, and thus no one managed it in the past."
"Because of this situation, that place gradually became a no-man’s land."
No-man’s land...
Indeed, this situation was quite common around the year 2000.
Some villages were established at the junction of two cities. Who is supposed to manage them? Naturally, each thinks it should be the other side.
Sanma Village is such a situation.
"It’s fine if there’s no incident, but if there’s a case, mediation is possible. But if it’s a major case..."
Chen Changchun’s face showed bitterness.
"Especially a shocking case of a shooting!"
"Then dealing with it is very troublesome...."
Minor cases don’t matter; anyone can take responsibility.
But this kind of major case is different; the responsibility is hard to bear!
The key is that both parties believe the case indeed happened on the other side’s turf, feeling it’s an unwarranted disaster for themselves, leading to the case being passed back and forth....
"However, the case should be able to proceed soon."
Chen Changchun suddenly said: "The province mediated it. I guess it’s highly likely that the court in Hanhai City will handle the trial to conclude the case quickly."
"As for the responsibility... we’ll talk about it later."
Xu Liang nodded, indeed, this is a solution.
Chen Changchun suddenly asked: "Why, are you interested in this case?"
The other party looked at Xu Liang with a smile, simply asking without any other intention.
"I am," Xu Liang admitted frankly, "Major cases help lawyers gain fame. I’m a lawyer, so naturally, I like major cases!"
"Captain Chen, the victim’s family, and the suspect’s side... can you arrange for me to meet with them?"
Chen Changchun fell into thought and soon said:
"Sure, but you should be mentally prepared."
"The victim’s family is currently very unstable, and the suspect is suspected of having some mental issues."
Meaning... perhaps it will be futile?
It’s not a big issue.
"Captain Chen, please arrange it for me," Xu Liang pleaded.
"Okay."
Chen Changchun no longer hesitated and directly looked at Liu Jin.
"Captain Liu, contact the family and arrange for the suspect to meet with Lawyer Xu."
"No, what I mean is... arrange for me to meet with the family and the suspect together."
Xu Liang suddenly spoke again.
Three people... meeting together!?
Chen Changchun’s face showed surprise.
Having the family and the suspect meet is usually a taboo in criminal investigations. Unless identifying someone, the police usually avoid contact between the two parties at other times.
The reason is that meeting usually intensifies emotions on both sides, impacting the case handling.
"You..." Chen Changchun hesitated.
"I understand."
Xu Liang nodded, reassuring him.
Just that the current case is somewhat strange.
According to Chen Changchun, the suspect has mental issues, making normal inquiries difficult.
Only drastic measures will do!
Only when both parties meet and emotions arise can Xu Liang determine the true emotions hidden in the other’s subconscious!
Upon hearing this, Chen Changchun’s lips moved slightly, and after a long while, he seemed to compromise and sighed helplessly.
"Alright, since the suspect has already been arrested..."
"In that case, Captain Liu, make the arrangements."
The suspect has been arrested. As long as the police don’t make a mistake by releasing them, no matter how intense the emotions, it won’t matter.
"Okay."
Liu Jin nodded, then turned and walked out, starting to make arrangements.
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The greatest sorrow in life is losing a father in childhood, a wife in middle age, and a child in old age.
Liang Yu is very unfortunate; she experienced all three.
Liang Yu is a woman, forty-four years old this year. Her father drowned in a river when she was born. Without a father since childhood, she was easily bullied.
Fortunately, she still had her mother, who raised her single-handedly.
At seventeen, her mother died, leaving behind a test report before her death, indicating terminal stomach cancer. Not wanting to burden Liang Yu, she hanged herself.
From then on, Liang Yu lived alone.
In her middle years, her husband worked at a construction site.
He was still talking to her, asking what to eat for dinner, asking if the kid should start kindergarten, and saying that after getting paid, he’d take her out for a nice meal.
The next second, the crane cable snapped, and several tons of steel crushed her husband.
The call abruptly ended.
After the coworkers moved the steel away, the once-living person had been pressed into a bloody pulp by the heavy steel.
No farewell.
The death was abrupt; a life was just gone.
Upon receiving the news, Liang Yu was dazed, as if she had become a block of wood, standing there blankly, eyes filled with confusion.
Liang Yu didn’t cry or make a fuss. She simply handled all her husband’s funeral matters in a daze, as if not processing it, absent-minded.
About ten days after her husband’s death, during a meal prep, she suddenly served three bowls of rice.
