Who Made Him a Lawyer?-Chapter 174 - 146: Director Zhou Tries to Drag Xu Liang Down with Him
Just came to the school to check the surveillance, but they were told that it's damaged and can't be investigated, only the copy that Director Zhou made!?
Are they treating us like monkeys!?
"It's true, and it wasn't broken now, it broke ten days ago, the school authority is urgently repairing it now!"
The vice principal said bitterly.
Principal Sun was taken away for investigation, and now the principal position is vacant.
And he had just arrived at 18th Secondary School six months ago, and now such a thing happens, no matter how Principal Li thinks about it, he feels he's unwittingly taken the blame...
God knows how shocked he was when he received a call from Principal Sun after finishing a meeting in Hanhai City on the afternoon of December 7th!
Not to mention, now it's involving fake surveillance...
Principal Li internally cursed but still showed bitterness on his face and said:
"On the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, the temperature in Hanhai City suddenly dropped, and the tree at the school gate was blown down, just hitting the surveillance..."
"We've already sought someone to urgently repair it."
"But even if it's repaired..."
"The surveillance can't be retrieved."
Modern-day surveillance has cloud storage, even if it's damaged, investigations can proceed.
But these days...
Frankly, destroying surveillance on a particular day is incredibly easy.
For example, deleting logs, or overloading with memory, or just directly damaging the surveillance can be done.
Upon hearing this.
Zhao Yi didn't say anything further.
Just frowned and exchanged glances with the other judges.
When they arrived, they saw a tree at the entrance that had been blown down by the wind; the tree had already disappeared, leaving only a stump.
Judging by the marks on the stump, there's a ninety percent chance it wasn't human-caused.
But the problem is...
"It didn't break sooner or later, only broke during the investigation?" the judge frowned and spoke bluntly.
"It didn't break during the investigation."
Principal Li still spoke with a bitter face.
"It broke ten days ago, it truly broke ten days ago..."
Which means long before the investigation, before Xu Liang was accused of faking evidence, it had already broken.
This makes it reasonable.
Between mid-December to January, it's the time when the temperature drops suddenly, and the weather turns cold.
Zhao Yi's doubt was simply because the break was too coincidental.
It just happened to be next to the surveillance that the tree broke.
And it just happened to damage the surveillance...
As a judge, he usually harbors a strong suspicion towards such coincidences.
Of course, if Xu Liang were here...
He would directly exclaim that Director Zhou, that bastard, didn't leave any traces, a month wasn't wasted!
After a long while.
Zhao Yi finally spoke:
"I remember Duan Feipeng is a student of Class 7?"
Seeing the other party not delving into the surveillance further.
Principal Li quickly spoke:
"Yes, he's from Class 7, and both witnesses are also from Class 7."
Upon hearing this.
Zhao Yi nodded, sat in the office, and said: "Please ask Principal Li to bring some students over, so we can conduct an investigation..."
Principal Li nodded eagerly, showing actively that he wasn't involved in this matter.
He went with the jury to the class.
Soon, he brought two students, but they were separated and isolated, questioned one by one.
A school uniform-clad girl sat beside Zhao Yi, looking nervous, swallowing frequently, her fingers clinging to her clothes.
Seeing this, Zhao Yi comforted her.
"Is it Zhu Tongxue? Don't worry, this time, we're mainly here to ask if you remember whether Duan Feipeng was at school on December 6th..."
Upon hearing this.
Zhu Tongxue began to recall carefully.
After a long time, she spoke:
"I remember, it seemed he was sleeping at his desk at that time, back then I was also...."
She spoke in detail.
It was consistent with what was presented in court.
However, Zhao Yi gradually frowned, only after a long while, when she finished, did he say:
"Thanks for your trouble, Zhu Tongxue. You can go back to class now."
"Mm-hmm."
Zhu Tongxue nodded and quickly walked back to her classroom.
Not long after.
The judge who questioned the other witness also walked into the office.
Zhao Yi exchanged glances with the other.
"How was it?"
"No problem, remembered in detail, almost exactly like the documents presented at the trial."
That judge said.
Zhao Yi shook his head and asked again.
"What I mean is, were there any signs of being bribed?"
Children aren't necessarily naive.
Faced with temptation, they might not resist making false statements, but their age determines their lack of experience. When questioned by a judge, they're bound to show signs of panic!
The judge shook his head upon hearing that.
"I didn't see any."
Neither of the witnesses were bribed.
Director Zhou's method was very clever.
He knew that the most crucial part of making false statements wasn't about bribing with money, but making others believe the testimonies they give are true!
So he had guided it ahead of time.
But Zhao Yi was definitely unaware of this.
"The investigation work is quite challenging."
Zhao Yi sighed, rubbing his brow.
"There's about half a month until the new year..."
He wanted to wrap up the case in half a month and then celebrate the new year, otherwise, pondering over work during the holidays would be too frustrating.
But upon closer inspection...
He estimated that even after the new year, the case wouldn't be resolved!
"Should we call the other witnesses over to verify one by one?"
A judge spoke up, asking.
Zhao Yi contemplated for a moment and shook his head.
"No need."
The other witnesses had interests tied with Director Zhou and Duan Feipeng.
Such as the driver and security personnel; strictly speaking, their testimonies as witnesses could be disregarded by the judge.
If Director Zhou did indeed falsify the evidence...investigating them wouldn't reveal anything.
If not, then it's unnecessary to investigate.
After much thought.
Zhao Yi stood up and spoke to Principal Li: "Please cooperate with us."
"If there are any further issues, the court will contact you again."
After saying this.
The people from the court then left.
Upon seeing this.
Principal Li finally breathed a sigh of relief, looking back at the group of school leaders following behind him, he waved his hand immediately.
"Alright, all of you can disperse, get back to your work!"
After saying this, he left with a troubled face.
However, what he didn't know was...
After the crowd dispersed, the head teacher went to the restroom, squatted in a toilet cubicle, and sent a message via phone.
"The court people have left..."
...
"The court people have left!"
Director Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, deleted the message, and put his phone in his pocket.
He glanced around the room.
At this moment, he was in the office of the Duan Group.
Next to him was Duan Jianhao.
"Boss, the court people have left the school." Director Zhou said in a deep voice.
"Did they find anything?" Duan Jianhao asked worriedly.
"Not at the moment."
Director Zhou shook his head.
The school couldn't catch hold of his tail.
Since he started in the industry as a litigator, he hasn't been taken down yet.
It relies on vigilance!
Every falsified testimony is handled meticulously; even if there is no investigation, he ensures logical consistency.
This time, the court was destined to return without success.
"Do we have any countermeasures?"
Duan Jianhao suddenly asked.
At this moment, his formerly calm face turned into tight-knit brows.
Yes, Duan Jianhao was a bit worried.
He feared most those who were hard to deal with, even resorting to roguery!
Although Xu Liang doesn't consider himself a rogue, he definitely fits the former, hard to deal with!
Doesn't want money, not afraid of threats, even willing to fight to the death...
Even if it was a highly competent lawyer, much less just a bottom-tier person, he'd be intimidated!
This time, the seemingly impregnable evidence of Director Zhou not only failed to win the trial.
Just as the trial started, Xu Liang disrupted the pace, even nearly exposing it...
Duan Jianhao couldn't help but worry!
"Yes."
Director Zhou nodded, his teeth clenched, eyes sinister:
"Since he accused me of colluding..."
"Then why not make it real!"
A glint of determination flashed in Director Zhou's eyes.
He had already thought it through.
Xu Liang could use a bank card to fabricate rumors.
So can he!
As long as he frequently visits the opponent's law firm or calls them, and gets photographed by others, then by that time...
A 'third-party personnel' directly reports, dragging Xu Liang down with Director Zhou, both parties switch lawyers!
His goal is to win the trial.
It doesn't matter who wins!
So...
Using himself to replace Xu Liang, it's extremely worthwhile!!!
Of course, the premise is that the opponent doesn't have hard evidence.
But hard evidence...
"Rest assured, boss."
"Since after 1 month of the opponent's efforts, they only managed to smear in court, it's highly likely they don't have evidence."
Director Zhou comforted:
"This trial..."
"The advantage is mine!"
