In the solitary cell on the other side, the food delivery person stuffed a dinner from a small grid into the cell floor. The killer who was arrested while chasing Bruni in Ilian calmly finished his dinner and knocked on the prison wall. Then suddenly he was punched in the face, so hard that his eyesight went black and his head was filled with stars.
Both prisoners were "beating" themselves silently. When they got tired, they would choose to take a rest and then continue to torture their bodies. It was not until the prison guards who patrolled at night discovered their condition that they realized something was seriously wrong.
Both of them were sent to the prison hospital. The doctor on duty frowned. He asked the prison guards to place the two of them on two adjacent beds. Then he couldn't help but complained a few words, "Please treat me next time." Can you not be so extreme when you torture them? No matter how much you hate them, you can't be so harsh. What if you beat someone to death?" He walked to the left side of the bed and glanced at the bed. The unconscious prisoner's arms were twisted at a weird angle.
Needless to say, it must have been caused by excessive torture.
There are often some important "witnesses" who are temporarily detained in the Empire's No. 1 Prison. In order to pry out the things they are interested in from these people's mouths, beating is just the most common way. It's just that the extent of their actions this time seemed a bit excessive. Maybe they were angered by these two guys, so they took action desperately.
The prison guard who sent them twitched his lips, but in the end he made no excuse. No matter what they said, I'm afraid the doctor wouldn't believe it. Rather than wasting time and words on meaningless things, think about how to report the situation next.
They didn't know who did it, but someone must have done it. These two guys were very important. Someone could actually beat them in prison. The things behind this were beyond the control of small prison guards.
When the prisoner with a broken arm regained consciousness, the doctor sighed, "I've tried my best to help you reset your arm, but you have to be mentally prepared. There may be sequelae. Sometimes you won't be able to use your strength." ." After he finished speaking, he stared at the prisoner. The prisoner looked blankly at the ceiling, as if he hadn't heard. But the doctor knew from the slight changes in the details on his face that he heard it.
Maybe because he couldn't face this fact, the doctor who was not surprised returned to the table and continued to read the latest medical journals in his hands.
The next morning, people from the General Bureau of Police Investigation rushed into the infirmary. One of them, a lean guy with short hair, walked to the bedside and almost overturned the table when he looked at the two miserable prisoners on the bed. He was going to take these two people away today and go to Ilian to testify against Du Lin. However, just the day before they were about to set off, someone actually came into contact with the two prisoners. Did the person who came into contact with them tell them? What, will they change their story
All this is unknown.
What was originally a simple matter suddenly became so complicated. After he came out of the infirmary, he said sternly: "Check, check for me immediately. Who contacted them, what did they say, who is that person, and how?" Come in, check it out for me. There are so many important prisoners in the First Prison, but there are things we don’t know about. How are you doing in your prison? "
"If the results are not found within a week, you can find someone to hand over your resignation letter!"
Four days later, at the Ilian port, while Anpu was waiting for witnesses from the imperial capital to come over, he unexpectedly saw an acquaintance. His forehead stung slightly, and he walked over with a smile on his face, "Hello, Kevin, why did you choose this time to come to Ilian?" As he said that, he looked at the deserted streets around him, "This time is a good time. It’s not a good season for traveling, you should go south.”
Kevin also had a smile on his face, "How do you know I'm here for a trip and not for business?"
"Because of Dulin?" Anpu said the answer he least wanted to say.
When they were in the imperial capital, both of them tried their best to avoid running into each other in cases. It was not that they were afraid of each other, but that they were unwilling to devote their limited time and energy to a case that would inevitably waste time. If Kevin takes on the case and meets Anpu as the prosecutor, both parties will inevitably hold on to the case for several months, or even longer. With so much time, wouldn't it be better to take on more cases or solve more cases
But this time Anpu didn't expect that the two sides would still collide.
Kevin nodded with a smile, "Mr. Dulin is a very generous and high-quality client. Almost all lawyers like clients like him and are willing to be friends with him."
This sentence confirmed Anpu's question, and Anpu once again felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. He stared at Kevin, frowned, squinted his eyes, and asked: "When did you come? Why didn't you come in advance?" Tell me and I can pick you up."
"I've been living there for a while now..." He pointed to the manor on the sea cliff to the north, "Would you like to get together in the evening?"
Anpu shook his head, "How about it? Are you confident in this defense?"
"I'm very confident in myself!" Kevin replied with a smile.
The two of them talked like ordinary friends. The more they talked, the more uneasy Anpu became. Obviously, Kevin has been in Ilian for a while, so what has he done during this time, what kind of investigation has he done on this case, or... His heart tightened. Kevin's reputation seemed to be very positive among lawyers and wealthy people, but in the judicial industry, Kevin's reputation was not so good.
This guy is willing to take on any case that he can win for money. At the same time, in order to keep his high consulting fees and winning rate, his methods are not so glorious every time. Although no evidence or witnesses have come forward to testify against Kevin so far, most prosecutors believe that Kevin is most likely to use illegal means to change the position and testimony of witnesses and influence the jury's opinion outside the court. resolution.
This is a very despicable person, but he is very good at packaging himself and protecting himself.
There was silence between the two of them for a while, and no one was willing to speak again. They all knew that the battlefield was no longer at the dock, but at the court hearing.
The passenger ship in the distance has gradually grown from the size of a bean to a behemoth. Not many people come to Ilian in winter. Spring is not far away at this time. Ilian will be full of tourists again in two months at most. But at this time, no one wants to spend the winter in this cold place.
There were only a few people off the boat, and the captain didn't seem to like it here. After the people who got off the boat left the gangway, they immediately put away the ladder and quickly set sail again, leaving this freezing place.
Kevin's assistants are two young women. Although they are said to be young, they are actually in their thirties. They are wearing women's formal clothes and seem a little unaccustomed to the temperature here. Kevin glanced at the hooded witness, smiled at Anpu and nodded before leaving.
The inspector of the General Police Investigation Bureau who is responsible for escorting prisoners also knows Kevin. In the imperial capital, almost everyone in the industry related to law knows Kevin. He frowned fiercely and asked in a somewhat irritable tone: "Why is he here?"
Anpu signed his name on the handover procedure and replied: "Why else? Wherever there is money to pick up, these vultures will appear there!" He returned the signed document to the escort. The detective walked up to the first witness and untied the rope from his hood, "Is the journey going smoothly?"
The detective didn't say anything, and the movements in An Pu's hands suddenly stopped, "What happened?"
The detective was so angry that he had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart and whispered: "You should see for yourself!"
Then Anpu untied the first person's hood, which was Bruni. His cheeks were a little purple and his eyes were a little blue. Four days had passed. It didn't look as obvious as when he was beaten, but it was still noticeable. The first thing I noticed was that this guy had been severely beaten. It is a very serious negligence for an important witness to be physically harmed, especially when the trial will be held for the first time tomorrow. Anpu couldn't help but pull a long face and asked sternly: "Have you taken any measures?"
"No...", the detective didn't know how to explain, so he could only tell the truth, "He fell down in the restaurant, and then blamed others for dinner..."
An Pu was so angry that he laughed, "Why don't you let him eat alone?"
Several consecutive questions made the detective feel uncomfortable. It was not his fault. Who knows how those people in the prison were arranged? He snorted angrily and patted his trouser legs with a smile on his face, "You have to ask your colleagues in the prison about this, you shouldn't ask me!" He glanced sideways at the person An Pu brought, "Okay, smooth handover, I will go to other places to investigate the case, and I will teach you here."
After saying that, he took the people and left directly.
Contrary to the previous series of good news, the series of bad news at this time has cast a shadow on Anpu's inner world. While he had the three witnesses sent to the naval base, he considered the evidence in his hands. It can be said that except for the testimony of several witnesses, there is no direct evidence pointing to Dulin. Even the note provided by Bruni only had one time and place, which couldn't explain anything at all.
If something went wrong with these witnesses..., he thought of the warm smile on Kevin's face when he left, and his heart kept falling, almost falling into the abyss!
He doesn't like Kevin, hates Kevin, but he has to say that as far as a lawyer's job is concerned, Kevin is the most dedicated person he has ever seen. He is definitely a difficult guy.
He hesitated again and again, and after returning to the hotel, he called the Deputy Minister of Finance in the imperial capital.
(End of chapter)