In the interrogation room, Lu Ming whispered in Han Annie's ear: "Fifth point, this Liu Tao really knows something. The badge should have been found by him by chance. However, looking at his stupid face, he is just a peripheral. Did he really think that his master would kill him just because of the rumor that I scared him?"
Han Annie's ears felt itchy, and she couldn't help but chuckle when she heard Lu Ming's words.
At this time, the door of the interrogation room was pushed open, and two prosecutors walked in one after the other. The one walking behind was Liu Tao. Seeing Lu Ming and Han Annie laughing together, his face darkened and he snorted coldly.
"Hello, Commissioner Lu!" Walking in front was a man from the Western Regions who was in his fifties, with a full beard and a little graying, and hawk-like eyes. He was one of the most experienced senior prosecutors in the Supreme Procuratorate, and his name was Zahavi.
He extended his hand politely and shook hands with Lu Ming.
Anyone from the Western Regions who could achieve a little success in the empire must be an extremely outstanding person, and this is even more so in the East China Sea.
Lu Ming had seen Zahavi from afar in the Supreme Procuratorate, but had never met him in private.
The fact that Chief McCann sent this capable man to serve as the head of the special task force shows that his stance is still very neutral and he naturally hopes to get to the bottom of the case.
Lu Ming shook hands with him and smiled: "My office has been put on hold. I am no longer a consultant!"
Zahavi smiled and said, "It's just a routine matter. Commissioner, don't mind it. We have a saying among our people: when the storm is over and the dark clouds disperse, we will all see the bright moon, right?"
After sitting down, Zahavi looked at Han Annie and said, "Prosecutor Han Annie, at around 22:00 on November 9, 950 in the Empire, when you were searching for evidence at the murder scene at the Admiralty Hotel, did you secretly put a badge as evidence into your pocket?"
Lu Ming waved his hand. "My client refuses to answer this question. My client believed that the item was a piece of evidence and a pretty trinket at the time. He has a different opinion."
"No matter what this small item is defined as, Prosecutor Han Annie, did you put it in your pocket at the scene of the search..." Zahavi took out a small plastic bag from under the documents, which contained the badge of the Freedom Force Left Group. "Did you put it in your pocket?"
"My client has remained silent. Holding the money in one's hand and putting it in one's pocket are two different concepts. My client doesn't remember clearly whether he put the money in his pocket or not. I hope you can provide strong evidence to prove this point."
Zahavi smiled at Lu Ming, "Commissioner Lu, don't be so nervous. We are not in court now. I am just asking casually. These questions are not a big deal, right? For Prosecutor Han Annie, it is at most an internal hearing of the Supreme Procuratorate, and there may not even be a warning."
Lu Ming waved his hand. "I still say that. My client has no comment. The Supreme Procuratorate wants to impose disciplinary sanctions on my client. What you said is not enough!"
Liu Tao gritted his teeth and said, "I saw with my own eyes that she put the badge into her pocket instead of holding it in her hand."
Lu Ming looked at him. "At that time, there were no street lights in the back alley of the Golden Bell Hotel. We only relied on the light from the lit windows of the Golden Bell Hotel. You searched for evidence in the back alley."
Liu Tao nodded: "Yes."
"Each of you is responsible for an area of several meters. In such a dark environment, you should open your eyes and look carefully at the area you are responsible for, for fear of missing anything. But you kept staring at Prosecutor Han? Do you have any bad intentions towards her?"
Liu Tao was stunned. "I, I just happened to see it when I looked up!"
Lu Ming picked up the paper and pen on the table and started drawing.
Although the painting is not very skilled, the lines are clearly drawn, depicting the scene in the back alley at that time and the bright lights of the Admiralty Hotel.
Lu Ming pointed to one of the areas and said, "This is the area where Prosecutor Han found the badge. In fact, it is far away from the light coming through the window of the Golden Bell Hotel. It is quite dark. And you, Prosecutor Liu, are in this area, in the brighter area. When you look at Prosecutor Han, if you look up unintentionally, you can't see what she is doing at all. You need to adapt to the darker area there. To see things clearly in the dark area, you need to keep your eyes on it for a while. This is common sense, Prosecutor Liu Tao!"
"This..." Liu Tao was stunned for a moment.
"Commissioner Lu is very concerned about this case... How many times has he been to the back alley?" Zahavi said with a smile.
"If it were you, you would also take it to heart, right?" Lu Ming smiled at Zahavi, then looked at Liu Tao, "You have been staring at my client. Do you have ill intentions towards my client? Did you turn your love into hatred and frame her?"
"You, you are talking nonsense!" Liu Tao's face flushed.
Han Annie also rolled her eyes. The man next to her was simply an evil god. No matter what came out of his mouth, it was completely distorted.
"Commissioner Lu, this is not a court and Prosecutor Liu Tao is not a witness. Okay, let's move on to the next question!" Zahavi smiled, but there was a hint of sternness in his eyes when he looked at Liu Tao.
Liu Tao seemed to realize it, trembled slightly and lowered his head.
Noticing this, Lu Ming showed a playful smile, which flashed away.
"Prosecutor Han Annie, what is your relationship with Commissioner Lu?" Zahavi also smiled and looked at Lu Ming, "Commissioner Lu, you can answer this question for me."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Oh? I walked into the trap myself. Now, I am also the subject of interrogation, right?"
Zahavi smiled slightly, "Of course not, you don't have to answer."
Lu Ming pondered for a moment and sighed, "Okay, it seems I can't hide it from you. Actually, Annie is the third concubine I plan to marry. I give Han Annie's mother living expenses every month. In addition, I rented a long room in Wendebao to accommodate my future mother-in-law. My mother-in-law also agreed to marry Annie to me as my third concubine, and Annie basically agreed."
Han Anni immediately bit her red lips, but at this time, she couldn't refute.
Zahavi was stunned, really stunned. Obviously he could not expect the problem to develop in this direction.
He looked at the pile of bills in the folder, which were all details of the transfers from Lu Qianxing's Imperial Bank checking account to Han Annie's mother.
"Okay, Prosecutor Han Annie, thank you for your help today!" Zahavi closed the folder and smiled at Lu Ming again: "Commissioner Lu, thank you for your hard work today!"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Prosecutor Han and I are both willing to cooperate. After all, I am more or less half of the Procuratorate!"
"Of course." Zahavi smiled.
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The special case team is located in the Beiguan Police Station.
After coming out, Lu Ming and Han Anni got into the black business car. Lu Ming shook his head and said, "This old Zha is not easy to deal with. Moreover, although he may not be a member of Old Renault or Baclo, he is very hostile to me. I can feel that he wants to bring me down."
Han Annie was originally thinking about settling accounts with the third concubine or something, but after hearing what Lu Ming said, she frowned slightly, "I've heard rumors about him. He likes to investigate cases involving successful people the most, and his methods are very cruel."
Lu Ming was stunned, "Did your little sister tell you this again?" He didn't even know this. After all, she had little interaction with him.
Han Annie nodded gently: "He is a bit cynical and thinks that most successful people are immoral. The historical figures he likes are all cruel officials."
"When he was young, he even sued and hanged his father. This is a secret. Jialing had nothing to do, so she saw it in the confidential files. She kept reminding me not to mess with him and try not to have any contact with him."
"His father seemed to be a servant of a wealthy family. He stole valuables. He was in charge of the case, but he did not declare his interest. Without anyone knowing, he led the prosecution and won the case. The court sentenced his father to death. That was thirty years ago, and it was in the neighboring province of Wulan, a very conservative place. It was still a serious crime for slaves to steal from their masters in Wulan at that time."
Lu Ming shook his head. "He has an extremely low self-esteem and is ashamed of his origins. He will then become arrogant and conceited. For such a person, pursuing a career in law may be a disaster."
"Yeah." Han Annie nodded, "Your analysis seems to be correct. So, you are only nineteen years old, but you have achieved such great success. You are a very talented Central Continental. Zahavi himself thinks he is very talented and is a genius among his people. Compared with you, he is nothing. He must be very jealous of you."
Lu Ming coughed and said, "Annie, look, I'm so good, let's get our business done quickly."
"What's the matter?" Han Anni was puzzled.
Lu Ming sighed, "Besides, it's also for the sake of this lawsuit I've gotten myself into. You marry in as my third concubine as soon as possible. Our confessions today will only be confirmed, right? Moreover, if I want to turn the tables on many of my plans, I also need you to marry in as a prelude. In addition, I have made a series of arrangements to confuse the enemy and make them at a loss as to what to do."
Han Annie was stunned and frowned, "Is that so?" But she was so smart that she understood it immediately, turned around, and didn't bother to pay attention to this guy anymore.