Great Lawyer

Chapter 372

"I said it. Mr. Du may think that I am evasive. In fact, the Qingyi River is connected to the canal. No matter it is day or night, there are many cruise ships and passenger ships. And the dead died in such a way, and no one has claimed it. .”

"That's why I think she was thrown from a passing passenger ship, so no one in the capital knows her."

Du Jiuyan asked: "Have Shan Butou asked Zhang Shan and his wife when did their fishing nets go into the water?"

Shan Dequan was taken aback for a moment, and then he took a serious look at Du Jiuyan.He knew that he was facing a litigator, so he looked down upon it. After all, a litigator is good at arguing, and investigating cases has always been the duty of the police.

Du Jiuyan brought so many people to investigate the case, but it was still a case that he did not understand.So he believes that they are just going through the motions, and they will definitely gain nothing in the end.

So he was talking to her with contempt and waiting to see the show.

However, on this question, he couldn't help but take another look at the young man.

Being able to ask this question shows that she has a certain amount of experience in investigating cases, and she is not pretending to be a fake.

"I missed this point just now." Shan Dequan replied: "I asked Zhang Shan when he lowered his fishing nets. He lowered his nets around Haishi, and lifted his nets at Maoshi the next day. Only at this time, there are the fewest boats on the river."

April 21st is the end of the month, the moon will not be very bright, and it is already Haishi. It is impossible for there to be any boats still playing at this time.

Then, if it was true that a passing ship threw the woman off, it could only be a passing passenger and cargo ship.

Shan Dequan saw Du Jiuyan's intentions, and reminded: "I also checked the ships, and registered them with the Municipal Shipping Department. I also checked the ships that might pass by that night."

"There are four passenger ships and three cargo ships. I have inquired about two of them, and the rest have never been to Beijing in Jiangnan. I sent documents to ask Jiangnan for assistance, and the answer was that they did not lose any guests. , and each other can testify.”

Shan Dequan said: "It only takes too much time to inspect the ship. As far as I know, Mr. Du only has ten days?"

Du Jiuyan nodded.

"It may be too late." Shan Dequan reminded.

The investigation of the ship was not recorded in the file. If she didn't ask, she probably would never know.Du Jiuyan took a look at Qi Daiqing and Shan Dequan, wondering whether they were concealing it on purpose, or if they were really negligent.

If it's the former, then she should guard against them this time.

"Captain Shan is free. I want to go to the Qingyi River to see the terrain now. I still have a few questions I want to ask the reporter Zhang Shan." Du Jiuyan said.

Shan Dequan cupped his hands, "I happen to be free today, so I can accompany you all for a walk."

"Then it's time to work." Du Jiuyan said, and then saluted Qi Daiqing, "I'm causing you trouble."

Qi Daiqing was very polite, "No, although Mr. Du is competing with Yanjing Litigation Firm, he is helping our government. If the case is cleared, it will be a great thing for us."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Du and all the little gentlemen have worked hard."

Du Jiuyan said with a smile: "Don't dare!"

King Gui has been sitting on the side without participating, drinking tea with a peaceful expression.

Seeing that Du Jiuyan had finished asking, he put down the teacup and was about to leave when he heard a yamen servant outside reporting, "My lord, Mr. Shen has arrived."

"We met." Qi Daiqing smiled and said to Du Jiuyan: "Mr. Shen and the others must have come here for the case."

Du Jiuyan looked towards the door, and sure enough, he saw Shen Daoru bringing ten people in. It was hard to tell whether they were lawyers or students, but they all seemed very confident and in good spirits.

"Kowtow to the lord!" Shen Daoru led others to salute, and King Gui nodded in agreement.

Everyone introduced each other and saluted each other, Shen Daoru said: "This old man picked up a case in March this year in which a father and son were killed at home. There were very few clues. Looking at the files and records, there was almost no useful evidence or clues left at the scene. I don't know. What case did Mr. Du draw?"

Du Jiuyan showed him the case file in his hand.

Shen Daoru took a look, his brows furrowed, "I heard about this case last year, I didn't expect..." He said to Du Jiuyan, "But Mr. Du is very capable, and he will definitely be able to investigate it clearly."

"Mr. Shen, you are absurd. Du is now at a loss and has no clue." Du Jiuyan said helplessly: "To be honest, this case is also the most difficult case that Du has encountered since he started his career."

Shen Daoru nodded empathetically, "It's really not easy. However, I still want to wish Mr. Du every success and everything goes well."

"To each other!" Du Jiuyan said, "Then you check it out, let's go for a walk by the river to find inspiration."

Shen Daoru said: "Mr. Du, walk slowly."

"My lord, go slowly!" Shen Daoru walked all the way to the door, and King Gui and Du Jiuyan left. Then he turned his head and cupped hands with Qi Daiqing, and said, "I'm going to trouble you again, my lord."

Qi Daiqing said: "Sir, you are being polite. No matter what you need, sir, just ask, and Qi will definitely help."

"Thank you, thank you!" Shen Daoru said, looking sideways at the door.

He knew what cases Wu Wenjun had piled up in the morning, so he asked Du Jiuyan to pick them up first.

Those piles of files were all the same, only the one he took was different.

It's just because Du Jiuyan's case is extraordinarily difficult.

Of course, since there is a backlog of old cases, the cases he got are not easy.

Du Jiuyan came to the river.

The Qingyi River is not too wide, and the trees on both sides are villages, so there is no beauty.

But because it is an important waterway, there are indeed many ships coming and going.

"It was at that place at the time," Shan Dequan pointed to the river not far from the shore, "We salvaged it on the spot and found nothing. Therefore, it is suspected that the woman was pushed down.
Sometimes, it is naked. "

As she spoke, a cargo ship passed by on the water.

"The corpse was parked here at the time." Shan Dequan walked a few steps, looked left and right to confirm a place, "The fishing net is an ordinary fishing net, Zhang Shan pulled it over the boat and brought it ashore."

Du Jiuyan took everyone on a walk, "This river goes upstream into a canal, so what about downstream?"

"Not far downstream is the wharf, where cargo and passenger ships load and unload." Shan Dequan said.

Du Jiuyan nodded, "Please take Shan Butou to take us to Zhang Shan and his wife."

Zhangjia Village is not far from the shore. There are many boats moored at the entrance of the village, and most of the villagers make a living by fishing.

Shan Dequan pointed to a house at the entrance of the village and said, "That's Zhang Shan's home."

There are five rooms in the main house of the Zhang family. Four girls are peeling beans at the door, one is drying clothes, and the youngest girl is sitting at the door eating rice porridge with a chubby little boy in his arms.

Shan Dequan asked the oldest girl, "Where's your father?"

"Here," the eldest girl rushed to the back of the room and shouted, "Father, the head catcher is here."

Zhang Shan ran out from behind the house, wiping his hands on his body as he ran, and was taken aback when he saw so many people, then saluted Shan Dequan.

Shan Dequan couldn't tell his age. According to his oldest girl's 12-year-old age, Zhang Shan was only in her early thirties, but looking at his face, I would believe that he was fifty Du Jiuyan, old and dark, and a bit dull , is not flexible.

"This is Mr. Du from the Southwest Litigation Firm and all the young gentlemen." Shan Dequan said, "It's nothing else. Please tell Mr. Du about what happened last year in detail."

Zhang Shan nodded, probably wanting the girl at home to move the chair, but thinking that there were not enough people, he shouted, "Go to the village to borrow a chair, and then boil water to make tea."

"Don't bother," Du Jiuyan said, "We'll leave after asking a few words. It's better for you to answer seriously than to bother us to move stools to make tea."

Zhang Shanying looked at Du Jiuyan, "Because the Dragon Boat Festival is almost over, I plan to do more things. So I have been offline for two consecutive nights."

"It was dark when I got off the net, and the moon in the sky was not bright. The child was still holding a lantern."

Du Jiuyan asked, "Are there many boats passing by at that time?"

"I was waiting on the shore, and I just let the net go because I saw that there were fewer boats." Zhang Shandao: "We got everything done, and when we got home, it was half past Haishi, and then we washed up and went to bed."

"The next morning when the cannon rang out at the city gate, we were already at the riverside. When I set up the net, it was wrong as soon as I started, and it felt very heavy."

"But I didn't expect it to be a human being. We, husband and wife, talked for a long time and waited for the car to arrive in a pile of white flowers. I was really terrified." Zhang Shan still had lingering fears when he thought of the scene that morning, "We dragged us ashore, and it was already dawn , People in the village came to collect the nets, and they told me to report to the officials when they saw it, so I went to the Yamen."

"Did the deceased get entangled in the net?" Du Jiuyan asked.

Zhang Shan shook his head, "No, she was lying in the fishing net, her hands and feet were not entangled in the fishing net."

"At that time, were there many people watching the excitement on the shore?" Du Jiuyan asked, "Do you know them all?"

"Many! Because people from the village gathered around, many passers-by were attracted to come and see." Zhang Shan recalled the scene at that time, "Some of them knew each other, while others didn't."

"Is there any spectators who make you remember deeply?" Du Jiuyan said.

Zhang Shan was taken aback, and Shan Dequan was also taken aback. He didn't ask Zhang Shan about this at the time, and he didn't think of it at all.

The body thrown by the murderer was salvaged, so he probably watched it from the shore.

Shan Dequan also tried his best to recall the situation when he went there, but he couldn't think of anything.

"I, I don't remember." Zhang Shan said, and shouted into the room: "My mother, who was the person who watched the fun at that time, who do you remember most clearly?"

Zhang Shan's woman was sick and was lying on the bed. She turned over and faced the outside, and said weakly: "It's been too long, I can't remember."

"I'll think about it for a few days, and I'll tell you when I think about it, okay?"

Zhang Shan looked at Du Jiuyan in embarrassment, "This is really...can we think about it carefully?"

"The main thing was that I was scared and confused at the time, and I didn't pay much attention to who was next to me."

This is not surprising, anyone would do the same, Du Jiuyan nodded and said: "It's okay, you and your wife can have a detailed chat these two days, if you can think of it, go to Guiwang's Mansion, and find anyone you want."

As she spoke, she glanced at the scene in the yard. The children were all dressed in tatters. She said, "If the clues and plots you think of are valuable, I will pay for it."

Zhang Shan was taken aback, then waved his hands and said, "No, no, really. This is what we should do."

"It's irrelevant. I just want you to work harder when remembering, and then I will give you a certain reward, which is what it should be." She said, and Dan Dequan nodded. "Single catcher, let's go."

Shan Dequan should be.

Du Jiuyan walked out, and his eyes fell on the fishing nets hanging on the bamboo poles to dry. The fishing nets have large eyes, which can only catch big fish, and fry and small fish can escape through the nets.

"Does Mr. Du still want to visit Songji?" Shan Dequan asked.

Du Jiuyan nodded, "It's hard to catch the head alone."

Shan Dequan waved his hand and said, "No, everything should be done." He was very surprised, because Du Jiuyan was not only experienced in handling cases, but also more thoughtful than a person who had been in the industry for more than ten years.

Careful and calm, not arrogant or impetuous.It's not at all like the ability that only 20-year-olds can have.

He had a faint expectation that perhaps Du Jiuyan could really investigate this case.

　Update after 24:[-]!

　　Because I have to upload the next thirty chapters one by one, I can’t read every chapter and correct typos. Therefore, there may be more typos in the next thirty chapters than usual. Please bear with me. I found out later that I would change it slowly.

　　
　
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