Not a simple origin...

Indeed, not simple.

Or rather, Cobalt-60 itself is never simple; no matter how it came, it demands to be dealt with with utmost seriousness!

Everyone cursed internally while praying not to become the target of Xu Liang.

Because he was looking at the defendant's seat!

Xu Liang stared at Liu Kun and sneered:

"Before presenting the evidence chain, I want to ask the opposing lawyer."

"Jinyang Steel Plant..."

"Did it only perform simple sewage discharge!?"

Jinyang Steel Plant?

What does radioactive Cobalt-60 have to do with a steel plant?

This thing seems unrelated...

Everyone was shocked internally, sneakily glancing at Luo Jun and Liu Kun, pondering in their hearts.

Liu Kun's face turned ashen, lips biting white, silent for a long time.

But as Qian Jianye's gaze approached, it was clear that he had no choice but to respond.

Liu Kun took a deep breath, ultimately squeezing out a word through clenched teeth.

"Yes!"

Once an arrow is shot, it does not look back; either confess directly or deny stubbornly!

"Heh."

Xu Liang laughed, suddenly shifting his gaze from Liu Kun to Qian Jianye.

Judge Qian Jianye said, "Plaintiff, concerning the evidence you submitted..."

"Has it been investigated?"

If talking about pollution cases, and the sewage contains radioactive elements... then the case must adjourn, reassess environmental pollution levels, and conduct an investigation!

But Xu Liang obviously wouldn't give them this option.

He had already decided to conclude the pollution case directly before the trial began!

He took a deep breath, pulling out a thick stack of documents again.

What are these documents?

Qian Jianye paused, but soon the clerk handed the information to him.

The documents above are...

"Medical examination report!?"

Qian Jianye paused, staring at the black-on-white text, furrowing his brow.

That's right, these are medical examination reports.

But...

There are too many of them!

With a quick count, Qian Jianye realized the people numbered at least dozens.

He patiently looked through the first few and eventually discovered... the autopsy reports were all caused by radioactive Cobalt-60!

But the problem is...

"Qingshi City? Haiyan City?"

Qian Jianye suddenly froze, looking at the medical examination reports' location of these people.

That's correct.

These people aren't locals of Sunzhou but... outsiders!

Tourists from other places?

No.

The test reports indicated which hospitals conducted the medical examinations, and the hospital locations weren't Sunzhou but their regional ones.

If so, then these people are completely outsiders!?

"Outsiders? The sewage containing Cobalt-60 was discharged to other cities!?"

Qian Jianye was immediately a little distressed.

One case involves multiple cities, let alone such severity; follow-up processing will undoubtedly be difficult.

The most critical issue is...

"This isn't within my jurisdiction..."

Qian Jianye's mood sank further.

Liu Kun and Luo Jun felt their hearts in their throats, not daring to breathe.

Luo Jun couldn't bear to imagine what report Xu Liang had submitted.

Liu Kun...

His mind was already a mess.

'Damn... what is going on, the corpse should have been destroyed by the early hours of the 11th!'

Liu Kun's mind roared in agony, but the reality was already before him.

Sun Jin's body was still there.

The most important thing is... there was still a brand new medical examination report!

He felt somewhat hopeless but also hoped that perhaps, just perhaps the opposing side only found radioactive substances in the sewage and not in the steel?

Maybe a chemical plant would be dragged in as a scapegoat?

Maybe....

But there was no maybe.

Xu Liang spoke.

"According to our investigation, the medium causing Sun Jin's physical ionizing radiation damage..."

"Was not the contaminated groundwater from Sunshine Primary School and Huangyan Village!"

No... not sewage!?

No sewage involved? Then where exactly did the radioactive source affect Sun Jin!?

Everyone was suddenly shocked, their faces revealing bewildered expressions.

To know.

Currently, Sunzhou's largest environmental pollution factors are just two.

One is exhaust gas.

The other is sewage.

Saying it's not the latter, Cobalt-60 couldn't possibly have floated up into the sky to affect people there!!!

As for Luo Jun, upon hearing this, his complexion turned suddenly pale.

He vaguely understood what the other party was about to say, and a wave of despair emerged in his heart.

"What do you mean?"

Judge Qian Jianye instinctively felt something amiss, furrowing his brow in inquiry.

"Plaintiff, please elaborate!"

Certainly must speak.

Xu Liang nodded, smiled, looked meaningfully at the defense, and slowly opened his mouth:

"1999, you all ought to feel unfamiliar with this year."

1999... everyone felt a bit dazed.

Was it six years ago?

Indeed unfamiliar.

Including Qian Jianye, no one knew what the other party was talking about, except Liu Kun's eyes narrowed, his heart suddenly anxious.

Others were unfamiliar with the year, but how could he and Luo Jun not know!?

1999 was almost the moment they nearly died!

"Honorable Judge, what the opposing side says has nothing to do with this trial!"

Judge Qian Jianye's waiting face darkened.

"One warning!"

Qian Jianye's tone carried a hint of anger.

"If there's a next time, you'll be expelled from court immediately!"

Liu Kun's face turned instantly pale.

Expelled... and the case would have no hope.

But he couldn't speak, couldn't interrupt.... looking powerless at Xu Liang, as if plunging into an abyss, unable to stop the fall no matter how he struggled.

"Haha, it seems the opposing lawyer is quite anxious..."

Xu Liang chuckled, unperturbed, then his face suddenly hardened.

"In 1999, a case occurred that year."