March 14th.

Two days before the trial begins.

Inside the Punk Institution of Forensic Identification, the person in charge was utterly shocked, a look of horror in his eyes as he held an autopsy report.

"The autopsy report is out!"

Upon hearing this.

Xu Liang, who was waiting in the institution's lobby, was jolted awake. His eyes instantly turned sharp, and he immediately stood up, looking at the person in charge.

"Give me the autopsy report!"

Saying this, he got up and quickly walked over to the person, taking the report from his hand.

His eyes quickly scanned the report.

[Sample Source: Target organ liver, kidney.]

[Auxiliary samples: Muscle tissues from the inner thigh, chest...]

[Blank control source: Normal corpse with no history of radiation exposure, name...]

[According to the examiner, the body is suspected to have been affected by Cobalt-60. Therefore, this examination specifically targets Cobalt-60, using a gamma spectrometer for core testing, without the need for a liquid scintillation counter.]

[Key data from samples:....]

Xu Liang skimmed over the preparatory procedures and directly observed the final results.

In the past, both the police and the institution found a large amount of heavy metal elements after dissecting bodies, attributing organ failure in the deceased to these metals.

But now...

[Exposure to Cobalt-60 is determined to be the direct cause of kidney failure, liver damage, and eventual multiple organ failure!]

This really has to do with radioactivity!

In an instant.

Xu Liang's pupils contracted, and his whole body was covered in goosebumps.

This autopsy data, combined with his own evidence, fully validated the correctness of the information left by Jin Bo!

Which means...

"Ten thousand tons of radioactive contaminated steel, mixed with Cobalt-60, was made into various construction materials, then transported to four cities, crossing multiple provinces..."

Xu Liang's face turned grim.

Luo Jun... truly reckless!

In pursuit of profit, he disregards even the most basic moral conscience; calling him unscrupulous would be a compliment!

"Damn, ten thousand tons... how many buildings will this take to tear down..."

Wang Chao glanced at the report, his scalp tingling and his mind racing.

He didn't need to think about how severe the issue was or how many individuals it involved.

Just one thought occupied him.

And that is...

How much will it cost to demolish the buildings constructed with these ten thousand tons of material!?

After demolition, the relocation of people, the local impact, the social uproar... all of that costs money!

Just thinking about it made Wang Chao's hair stand on end.

As for the third person...

The person in charge was already dumbfounded.

Looking at the two men he suspected could be grave robbers, his mind was buzzing.

Radioactivity...

Is this a corpse that could be dug up from a grave!? Where was it dug from?

Surely they didn't dig it out from a nuclear power plant!?

"You guys..."

The person in charge's expression turned serious, casting a wary eye on the two.

However...

"Don't worry, Sunzhou currently has severe environmental pollution."

Xu Liang thought for a moment and then said vaguely.

"This is the cause of the corpse's death."

Pollution?

Radioactive pollution? Has a nuclear war broken out?

The person in charge frowned.

The fact that he could open a forensic identification institution with others already indicated he was sharp and not easily fooled.

It's just that...

Historically, after filing records for nearly ten bodies, the police had no reaction.

Now...

"You can report to the police." Xu Liang spoke.

The person in charge looked at him warily. After a long stare-down, the person in charge finally said:

"I will."

According to the regulations.

The institution must report and file if they identify a corpse's death caused by radioactive materials.

The Punk Institution is, of course, no exception.

Xu Liang waved his hand, showing he didn't care.

"Relax, we're not some desperate lawbreakers."

"Besides, who do you see walking in so boldly with a corpse like this for investigation?"

Filing is filing, it doesn't matter if the police come to investigate.

His goal is singular.

It's to wrap up the pollution case before the scandal explodes, drag in the steel case, and make off with the money before the crackdown.

Otherwise, he could be tied down for at least half a year, with barely any cases to take, forced to live off savings...

As for the police investigation...

Xu Liang dared to bet that if the police received a notice from higher-ups and contacted the institution for records, their instinctive thought wouldn't be about steel.

But rather, they'd think a portion of enterprises in Sunzhou's environmental pollution involve radioactive contamination!

Things like Cobalt-60 are applied in far too many places, and even in common industrial fields, it's widely used.

Such as: industrial non-destructive testing, food irradiation, sterilization of medical supplies, material modification, among others.

For example, food and agricultural product irradiation processing, boiler pipes, bridge steel structures, many enterprises use this stuff!

If there's an investigation, those would be the first to be checked.

In the short term.

The focus would only be on environmental pollution, and they wouldn't immediately connect radioactivity to Jin Bo but investigate local such enterprises instead!

"The trial is tomorrow...."

Xu Liang gazed at the report, his thoughts racing.

Tomorrow, the trial begins.

If these facts are revealed before the trial, the environmental pollution case could drag on for a year or two before closing, possibly leading the law firm to bankruptcy!

It's a choice between revealing everything, taking the money, and leaving.

Or getting stuck in the mire, unable to operate normally for at least half a year...

It all depends on tomorrow's performance!

As for....

"By the way, do we have enough evidence for the pollution case?"

Wang Chao suddenly realized, looking at Xu Liang with curiosity.

The pollution case needs to be distinguished from the steel case.

Ever since the investigation into Jin Bo, all information has revolved mostly around the latter.

As for the former...

Currently, all they have are the underground water data, and autopsy reports from some corpses in Huangyan Village.