"A parent from Sunshine Primary School once hired a lawyer to sue the Jinyang Steel Plant, and, similar to the current case, it was also a lawsuit in the name of environmental pollution!"

Environmental pollution again?

A lawyer from 1999? Everyone frowned, just feeling... why does it sound somewhat familiar?

It seems there indeed was such a thing.

Just as they were thinking this.

The next second, a voice rang beside their ears.

"The name of this lawyer is..."

Xu Liang solemnly said:

"Jin Bo!"

Jin Bo?

In an instant, the scene paused slightly, then erupted into astonishment.

"Jin Bo? I vaguely remember, wasn't he the lawyer who disappeared six years ago?"

"Right, I remember Old Sun was in charge of this case back then? The police even got involved in the investigation at the time, but nothing was found, the disappearance was too inscrutable..."

"Why bring this person up? It seems like the only thing the current case and his have in common is environmental pollution..."

"I don't know, but I feel something's not right..."

"..."

On the bench, the judge, overwhelmed by a series of information, finally couldn't hold back.

A few jurors leaned towards each other, whispering.

Qian Jianye was more or less the same, his brow furrowed, seemingly pondering the implications of the other's words.

And the defendant... Sun Chen, the owner of the chemical factory, furrowed his brow.

This case... he remembered too.

After all, how could one possibly forget a lawyer who disappeared inexplicably during a case investigation?

The case Jin Bo handled back then... was naturally a lawsuit against the steel plant.

At the time, Sun Chen and several plant managers suspected it might be Luo Cheng's doing, possibly killing to silence!

But thinking twice, it was just an environmental pollution case after all.

Even if they lost, the most they had to do was pay a bit of money.

Compared to pollution discharge, that amount of money was negligible!

Would you kill someone over a one-dollar loss?

Sun Chen wouldn't, nor would the other factories, and the police thought the same, so the investigation ultimately yielded no results, and it had to be filed as a missing person case.

However.

What none of them noticed was.

At this moment, Luo Cheng's hands were trembling like sifting chaff, his face deathly pale!

"Jin Bo, responsible for investigating steel plant pollution in 1999."

"At first, he suspected that the water quality of the underground water caused the client's discomfort, but shortly after, he dismissed this suspicion and turned his attention to..."

"Construction material!"

Saying this.

Xu Liang paused for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed:

"And it was precisely because of this that Jin Bo was eventually murdered to silence him!!!"

Jin Bo... Jin Bo is dead?

Murdered!?

In an instant, the scene was filled with utmost astonishment.

Qian Jianye was startled, quickly asking:

"Does the defendant have any evidence!?"

Jin Bo was filed as a missing person, not a murder case!

Even the police didn't know if he was dead, yet the other dared to openly state in court... they must have some backing!

What is the lawyer's backing?

It's evidence! It's irrefutable evidence!!!

"This is the DNA test report of Jin Bo."

Xu Liang didn't hesitate, directly pulling out the DNA analysis conducted on Jin Bo by an appraisal institution.

At the same time, he also took out several other photos.

"The murder scene was in a broken temple on a desolate mountain in the suburbs of Sunzhou, with very clear blood splatter marks at the crime scene."

"And Jin Bo's body..."

"was buried not far from the temple!"

Upon hearing this.

Qian Jianye couldn't sit still either.

He wasn't a fool, even a smart person, naturally understanding the implications in the other's words.

If Jin Bo was murdered... there must have been evidence that supported the murderer's actions! 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"Quick, present the evidence!" Qian Jianye urged.

The clerk promptly brought the evidence.

In the photo, there was a gloomy, dilapidated temple.

However, inside this temple... there was a large area of blue fluorescence!

As a judge, he naturally knew what this was.

Luminol!

Its role in court is often to reveal blood splatter marks, its appearance now means...

Qian Jianye's heart sank, and he continued to look down.

The next photo showed a pile of barren soil, with a decayed skeleton with no flesh buried within.

The flesh had long since rotted away, only the clothes barely revealed that the person wore a suit during their lifetime.

This is...

Jin Bo!

Qian Jianye's body trembled.

"This clue was still provided by a foreign resident, who discovered it inadvertently during digestion, according to the DNA verification, it was finally determined that the deceased was Jin Bo, the lawyer who disappeared six years ago."

Xu Liang casually stated.

Saying so, he paused for a moment, then abruptly changed the subject before continuing:

"After discovering it, I began to investigate Lawyer Jin's cause of death."

"Finally, I found... the irrefutable evidence left before his opponent's death!!!"

Speaking of this.

Xu Liang presented a booklet of documents.

More...more!?

Everyone, including those in the courtroom and the defendant, looked at each other, eyes filled with shock.

In a pollution case, how can there be so much evidence!?

And... what exactly do these damn pieces of evidence represent!?

First, it was Cobalt-60.

Then a pile of health reports.

Even ruling out the presence of Cobalt-60 in the sewage...

And now it even involves Lawyer Jin Bo from six years ago, who was already killed to silence him!!!

Silenced, if nothing was found, how could it be called 'silenced'!?

But the problem is...

Sun Chen and his group, they know what they did and what they didn't do...

What does this all mean!?

Suddenly, including Qian Jianye.

Everyone looked at Xu Liang, their hearts gradually racing, a premonition of doom and fear enveloping them.

What exactly does this ironclad evidence point to!?

"Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to clarify in advance."

"Lawyer Jin Bo once investigated two places."

"First, in 1989, a sudden outbreak of lawsuits against Jinyang Steel Plant occurred in Sunzhou."

"The lawsuits were all against the employees of Workshop No. 1 at Jinyang Steel Plant, including the workshop director, who was also one of the plaintiffs."

"Excuse me, judge, do you remember what I'm referring to?"

Xu Liang suddenly questioned Qian Jianye.

Qian Jianye paused for a moment, then nodded.

He naturally remembered the sudden influx of cases.

At the time, he was just a clerk, too busy to even eat because of this matter!

"Yes."

Upon receiving the answer.

Xu Liang nodded and did not inquire further, continuing to speak:

"Lawyer Jin Bo found something peculiar based on these people's lawsuits."

"Which is...theoretically, the environment in Sunzhou in 1989 could not have caused such widespread illness!"

"And since then...no one from that group got sick again."

"This is very strange, as if they were a group cursed in mythology!"

He spoke slowly, his logical flow clear and orderly.

Continuing.

Xu Liang's aura suddenly emanated, his eyes piercing, his voice like a bullet fired.

Striking Luo Jun right between the eyes!!!

"Subsequently, Lawyer Jin Bo conducted a deeper investigation."

"Ultimately, he discovered one thing, which is that all these people had contact with a batch of..."

"Steel materials!!!"

"And coincidentally, at the initial stage of Sunshine Primary School's construction...this batch of steel was used!"

"From then on, Jin Bo shifted his investigation from environmental to steel materials!!!"

Steel materials...

Cobalt-60...

Suddenly.

The defendants suddenly became flustered, the combination of these two things...

"Luo Jun, are you involved in this issue!?"

Sun Chen gritted his teeth suddenly, the implication from the others...he could hardly dare to think about.

Fear? Horror? Panic?

No, no words at this moment could describe his emotions!

The others looked at Luo Jun with eyes full of terror.

"Did you kill Jin Bo!?"

"What exactly is going on with your batch of steel? What are you hiding?"

"No...damn it, you're using me as a pawn!!!"

"What's the deal with that batch of steel? Speak up, Luo Jun!"

"..."

Everyone gritted their teeth, bloodshot eyes revealing red streaks.

But no matter how they questioned, Luo Jun remained silent.

At this moment, he was unable to hear anyone's voice.

Only feeling his brain buzzing, a complete blank, even his head feeling like it's swelling.

He looked at Xu Liang, unable to comprehend how he knew all these things, murmuring.

"How could...how could this happen..."

In the judge's seat, Qian Jianye's heart tightened as he stared intently at Xu Liang.

And at this moment.

The other party spoke up as well.

"According to the investigation, it was finally discovered that in 1987, Jinyang Steel Plant had imported a batch of high-quality premium scrap steel from overseas."

"However, this scrap steel was..."

Continuing.

Amidst everyone's eager anticipatory gazes, Xu Liang uttered a few words.

A few words...

So shocking that everyone found it hard to breathe.

"Radioactive contaminated scrap steel!"

"Mixed with radioactive source Cobalt-60 during the smelting process, then distributed as radioactive contaminated scrap steel to several nearby districts!"

"The total weight is..."

"Ten thousand tons!!!"