Charlie is dead.
Just after one of the most brilliant speaking engagements of his life.
People at the scene said that he was very drunk at the time, but he refused to go with other people and staggered into a small alley.
He never came out after that.
Cleaners found his body early the next morning.
At first I thought he was drunk and fell asleep on the roadside.
But the body was already stiff.
Charlie divorced him early and left with his daughter. His ex-wife held a grand funeral for him in the name of Charlie's daughter.
His wife and daughter, who had shunned him before, not only organized his funeral, but also sang his praises, as if he had been a hero during his lifetime.
He helped bring justice and saved two innocent young people from going to jail. Isn't that enough to call him a hero
Charlie probably didn't experience any pain before his death. For one thing, he was drunk. On the one hand, the person who killed him was obviously a novice, and the phenomenon of excessive killing was obvious.
Usually excessive killing occurs, that is, after the deceased has been confirmed dead, he still continues to murder to ensure the death of the other person. If there is no deep hatred before death, the murderer must let the other person die for a certain purpose but does not know how to judge the other person. Whether already dead.
The approach was very decisive, without any hesitation. Moreover, there were no missing documents, money or belongings on him. The police initially determined that it was a vendetta. After all, people in Charlie's profession are prone to enmity.
Charlie became successful in his later years, which was completely different from Harvey's low profile. Charlie wished that all the people who looked down on him at the beginning knew about his current glory.
Therefore, the police's judgment is very reliable. Perhaps they were former enemies who had not thought of revenge at first, but Charlie became famous and made himself more prominent. As soon as the other party saw Charlie talking in the crowd, he couldn't help but think of the past feud, so he found an opportunity to take action. .
To be honest, the police don't care much about his latest lawsuit, which has made him famous, because most of them are the beneficiaries in this case. Even Anya's father, who was finally arrested, deserved his punishment and there was no miscarriage of justice or injustice.
However, the police still investigated all relevant persons in that case, as Harvey said.
Charlie's defense style is very inconsistent.
Maybe I offended someone inadvertently during the visit
In fact, he did do some outrageous things, such as kidnapping Che Linwan.
Under the premise that Che Linwanming knew that she could not kill Charlie, she couldn't help but start to worry. Harvey's warning to her came too timely.
But what Che Linwan never expected was that Ma Jiaxunyi and Xia Mingzhi, mother and son, had given false testimony!
Ma Jiaxunyi was shopping in a shopping mall in the city in the evening, taking his driver and assistant with him.
She claimed that her son was also with her.
The sisters at the counter are all German girls with blond hair and blue eyes. In the eyes of foreigners, the Chinese have similar faces.
In order not to cause trouble for himself, he vaguely admitted that Ma Jiaxunyi did take Xia Mingzhi shopping together when questioned.
So when Che Linwan said that he had been with Xia Mingzhi for a while, he immediately noticed that the faces of the two questioning police officers changed slightly, and they secretly exchanged glances.
Then the police asked Che about something that Linwan thought they definitely didn't know because Harvey had said that he hadn't mentioned it to anyone.
"During the defense of the previous case, did Lawyer Charlie kidnap you in order to force Forensic Doctor Che to give you exclusive information? He even caused harm to your life."
The corner of Che Linwan's mouth twitched, and his first reaction was to deny it.
But then I thought about it, I don’t know how many people knew about this matter, and hiding it would definitely make things worse.
Then he nodded.
"How did you solve it later?"
"The misunderstanding has been resolved."
"What a misunderstanding."
Che Linwan hesitated for a while, "At that time, I discovered that there were conditions on the deceased's body that had not been discovered in the previous autopsy. So I suggested that there might be an error in the time of death... "
"In other words, you are the one who really found the murderer?"
"I didn't find the murderer. I just found direct evidence that can prove that Xia Mingzhi and Anya are not the real murderers."
"But without your piece of evidence, no one would be looking for the real murderer. Because at that time everyone had already determined that the murderer was among the two young men."
"… Roughly the same."
"And Charlie takes all the credit back to himself."
Che Linwan vaguely realized something was wrong.
Looking into the blue eyes of the police officer opposite, she realized something inexplicably.
They are looking for a scapegoat again!
The previous case was Anya and Xia Mingzhi. A second-generation immigrant and an international student.
"Actually, when it comes to finding the murderer, I'm just a tourist, and what I can do is limited. On the other hand, the other defender, Lawyer Harvey, has made more contributions. But Lawyer Harvey seems to have the same attitude as me, who thinks who will find the murderer? It’s not important, what’s important is that it’s found, isn’t it?”
The two police officers looked at each other again.
"Forensic Che, judging from your profession, you should be familiar with the investigation process. It is definitely not the best solution to point the finger at others at this time. Lawyer Harvey is naturally also on the list we need to ask, but you are mutually exclusive They are strangers, right? What is the purpose of your stay in this country?"
Purpose.
Che Linwan was confused. Yes, what was her purpose
The academic visit has ended. Logically speaking, those who should have gone back long ago are here.
"Are you and the suspect in the case you testified for, Mr. Xia Mingzhi, a couple?"
Yeah
She doesn't know anymore.
"Forensic car?"
Che Linwan pressed his forehead, "Sorry, I have a headache now. Well, do I need to find a lawyer? Do I need to notify the consulate? Can you tell me clearly what kind of trouble I am in now? "
"Your trouble now is, please tell us the truth. We are not interrogating you, but making inquiries. That's why we came to visit you. Where were you last night? Who were you with?"
"I was with Xia Mingzhi. Then I went back to the hotel alone. You can check the surveillance."
I hope the surveillance camera of the hotel where Xia Mingzhi lives also captured her footage. If I had known this, she should have gone for a walk in the lobby. Instead of getting off at the parking lot far from the door.
I don’t know if I caught her in the photo.
She now urgently needs a confession from Xia Mingzhi. She didn't know what was wrong with Xia Mingzhi's confession? Why would the police officer be so distrustful of her words.
But there is no way to find Xia Mingzhi. The thought of facing him made my whole body stand on end.
Someone from the local immigration office left a message for her at the hotel front desk, telling her that her visa was restricted from leaving the country.
Che Linwan suddenly became restless.
She went out to Harvey's house.
Harvey was a little surprised when he saw her. After checking at the door, he invited her in.
"Have the police looked for you?"
"How did they know."
"what do you know."
"Charlie kidnapped me."
Harvey's eyes flashed with confusion, and then he immediately understood, "It's not me. But we don't know how many people know about this, right?"
"Could he himself tell others?"
"Perhaps it was to extract a confession from his client?"
"You mean, Anya?"
Harvey shook his head, "Now that he is dead, it's hard to tell."
When he took a bottle of mineral water from the wine cabinet to Che Linwan, Harvey saw that she was in some kind of trouble, "Did something happen? This matter should be easy to explain."
"Lawyer Harvey."
"Please say."
"Can you... help ask Xia Mingzhi where he went last night."
"Ah? Why."
Che Linwan simply explained the whole story. The awkwardness between the two of them was cleared up with one look.
Harvey's expression condensed, "When did you leave his hotel."
"I don't remember the specific time."
Harvey's thinking aroused Che Linwan's vigilance, "Do you still doubt him?"
Harvey took a deep breath, "He came into my house."
"That's when you said, take away your invitation card?"
"When I looked into his eyes, the look in his eyes really convinced me that he would do something to hurt Charlie. So I felt I had to tell you."
"But he won't, he promised..." Ugh! What he promised was that if she stayed with him, he wouldn't go to Charlie. But... she left.
"What did he promise?"
"Will not!"
Harvey glanced at her and said, "I don't want to get involved in this matter anymore. Even if Ms. Ma Jia pays me to hire me again, I won't accept it. I made a mistake this time. I have the right to file a lawsuit." The bottom line is, unlike Charlie, I will never risk the safety of myself and my family.”
Harvey's last words were so firm that they were almost unexpected.
Che Linwan looked at him, feeling a little confused for no reason. She didn't say a word about the safety of him and his family.
Isn't it herself who is in danger now
She is going to be suspected.
Since Harvey refused to help, Che Linwan had no choice but to go to Xia Mingzhi himself to confess.
She did enough psychological suggestion.
Don't be afraid of him! Don't be afraid of him! Don't be afraid of him!
But when I walked to the door of the hotel, I was still scared.
He turned around and entered a convenience store at a nearby gas station, bought a 250ml bottle of vodka and drank it in one gulp.
The fat female salesperson whistled, "You have a good drink!"
After standing in the wind for more than 40 minutes, Che Linwan finally walked into the hotel and asked for a call at the front desk.
The answer was that both of them checked out.
A black concierge also told Che Linwan that the mother and son seemed to be talking about the airport and seemed to be planning to leave Germany.
Che Linwan immediately felt dizzy and was supported by his younger brother.
"Would you like a glass of water, ma'am?"
"No, no, no. I need a witness now..."
(End of chapter)