Chapter 293: Chapter 207: Liquefied Flesh Corpse, Law Firm Unsealed Early!!! [3/4!]

Judicial freeze...

Previously, the biggest threat was Xu Liang suddenly interfering.

Then, after removing Xu Liang from the board, the most unexpected development in the case is...

Zhao Yue’s bizarre and inexplicable judicial freeze!

A judicial freeze on a bank account can either be due to a crime or questionable money sources.

The former, which could impact Zhao Yue, involves Zheng Shijie, who has complete information to uncover the entire case, while the latter... if traced through the funds, it would be hard not to find them!

Therefore, no matter the reason, once it became clear it was a judicial freeze, Zhao Hailong and Cheng Jia were a bit flustered.

"I don’t know, haven’t found the cause yet, but... there’s good news."

Cheng Jia spoke with a sense of relief:

"Zhao Yue’s bank card has been released."

In other words, the judicial freeze... disappeared!?

Zhao Hailong was stunned again and again.

For them, this truly is good news, but the issue is...

"Why did it disappear?" he asked, puzzled.

"I don’t know, it’s already disappeared anyway, and the bank counter person doesn’t know either; I suspect they don’t have the authority to know about this," Cheng Jia replied.

A baffling freeze, a baffling release.

This situation inexplicably hints at absurdity!

"Could it be on Zheng Shijie’s end?" Zhao Hailong frowned, sensing something.

Cheng Jia responded:

"Probably not."

"If this issue were exposed, Zheng Shijie wouldn’t escape death, and if he doesn’t expose it, he only needs to serve another five or six years before getting out."

"Between five or six years and the death penalty, the choice is obvious."

Zhao Hailong thought there was some logic to this.

Furthermore.

If the police knew something about the pickle plant... they would have directly taken action against the pickle plant long ago!

How could it be left until now, targeting Zhao Yue instead of him?

Yet, despite this reasoning, the judicial freeze remains eerie, ultimately...

"I suspect it’s Jiang City’s Sun Chuan causing trouble," Cheng Jia suddenly said from the agency side.

"Remember that person who was dragged?"

The dragged person...

Zhao Hailong paused, recalling a figure in his mind.

That person is Sun Chuan’s adopted son, whom Sun Chuan treats even better than his biological son!

And when Zheng Shijie fled back then...

It caused the other party to sustain an unhealable injury!

This was fatal for someone on the front lines; Sun Chuan wished to chew Zheng Shijie to pieces!

Because of this, Zhao Hailong and others didn’t dare try to reduce Zheng Shijie’s sentence and went for the maximum punishment, ultimately sentencing him to 15 years.

They even dared not to bribe police officers.

Jiang City doesn’t have a brigade, the county-level city only has one City Police Department, no matter who they buy, they can’t avoid Sun Chuan, and Zhao Hailong couldn’t risk crashing into trouble.

If not, how could they possibly need to go to court now? The police, the court, and the appraisal agency would have directly judged it as a work injury, forcing Qi Tao to reluctantly sign the contract from the start.

"Alright, even though the reason for the freeze is unknown, the current release poses no risk,"

Cheng Jia said:

"There’s only nine days until the court hearing."

"On your end... try to get a settlement if possible, embed a lawyer if you can!"

"Just pay attention for the next couple of days; if you don’t have a lawyer yet, then... come back and prepare for the hearing."

If the other side doesn’t have a lawyer in the next couple of days, they won’t likely have one later either.

Why?

Let me put it this way.

College entrance exams are important, but would you prefer to take them as soon as you’re born, when you’re just learning to babble, or after experiencing kindergarten, elementary, junior high, and high school?

For lawyers, it’s the same situation.

Wait two more days, the trial period is only three to four days, and if they accept the case later, there won’t be enough time to clear up the background of the case, what will they have to fight the trial with? It would only increase their chances of losing.

"Okay."

Zhao Hailong agreed, then a smile appeared on his face.

Everything is ready now...

"Just waiting for the court hearing!"

...

...

"We’re just waiting for the court hearing!!!"

Afternoon, two-thirty.

As a police voice sounded, a sudden thought popped into Xu Liang’s mind.

The reason being...

"Found the body!!!"

"Found it!"

"There’s a forked river downstream of Cheng River, with a small dam in the middle, and the dam blocked the corpse jars!"

"The serious crime team searched nearby and eventually found seven corpse jars at the bottom of the river!!!"

A previously suppressed roar sounded from the walkie-talkie under Cheng River Bridge.

In an instant.

Including Sun Chuan, everyone took action at once.

"Those in the water, get ashore, change your clothes immediately, and head to the downstream location; the detailed address will be sent to you later!"

Sun Chuan shouted.

Upon hearing this. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Including Xu Liang, no one hesitated; they hurriedly packed up and headed downstream.

Not long after, they broke into a lush forest area, which was the forked stream of Cheng River.

There’s a dam here, gathering water, with only a thin layer of surface water flowing over it.

The distance from Cheng River Bridge is still quite a stretch.

At least three kilometers, theoretically, the police, without instruments, couldn’t possibly find this place in just three or four days.

But...

"Director, it was he who reported the crime!"

A drenched policeman, squeezing water from his clothes, pointed at a man fishing nearby as someone arrived.

Upon hearing this, the crew-cut man turned around, then stood up and came over.

Theoretically, the police had no reason to find this place.

The environment here is hidden, without any suspicious points, making it a perfect spot for disposing of bodies!

"The fishing here is great; I discovered it four years ago and have been fishing here since, catching more and bigger ones than others."

The crew-cut man explained to Sun Chuan and Xu Liang.

"But this year, the fish became fewer and fewer; I thought maybe the feng shui had changed, so I jumped into the river to take a look."

"And there... ha, there are several jars down here!!!"

The man’s eyebrows danced with excitement.

"These jars almost reached my waist, I guessed they might be used by someone years ago for bait fishing, but it was still suspicious, so I reported it."

Upon hearing this.

Sun Chuan was stunned, glanced up and down at the man, and then at the fishing rod.

Noticed the good fishing here four years ago?

Four years ago, the police hadn’t discovered anything...

Sun Chuan hesitated for a while, ultimately said nothing, just waved his hand.

"Then I’ll go check on my spot, call me if you need anything." The man quickly returned to his fishing.

Subsequently.

Xu Liang shifted his gaze to the police officer beside him.

"Is it confirmed?" Sun Chuan asked.

The officer nodded, a serious look on his face, "I went down to check myself. The jars are engraved with the Jianghe Pickle Plant’s name. It’s obvious, this is part of the dozen or so jars that disappeared five years ago!"

There are only seven below, while the original missing...

There were more than a dozen!

Nearly half of them are still missing, initially suspected to have flowed to other river channels, perhaps even beyond the jurisdiction of Jiang City, into other districts, where they could not be traced.

"Retrieve them!"

Sun Chuan didn’t hesitate.

Whether or not there are bodies inside... they need to be brought up to be sure!

"The large machinery is already on its way, it will be here in a few minutes."

A subordinate spoke up.

This river may not be deep, but the jars are filled with water and potentially bodies.

Relying on ordinary manpower alone won’t pull them up!

Sun Chuan and Xu Liang nodded.

Nearly a week has passed. Right now, it’s just about waiting a few more minutes.

They can wait!

Time passed second by second.

Originally thought it might take half an hour to get the crane here, but in fact, it arrived on site in seven minutes.

Watching the crane, the police didn’t hesitate.

Someone immediately waded into the water with a thick rope, slipped it over the jar, and tied the other end to the crane.

Finally...

"Buzz~!"

As the crane started to work, the rope winding around the submerged jar instantly tightened.

Then it was slowly hoisted up.

Ripples spread across the water surface, startling the young man still fishing, who instead of getting annoyed, curiously watched the scene unfold.

He wanted to see what exactly was down there, allowing him to catch big fish year after year!

Perhaps he could use this to lure fish, and catch them anywhere...

Everyone’s thoughts were all over the place.

Until...

"Plop~"

A corner of a jar suddenly emerged from the water, causing ripples.

Immediately after, the jar was dragged to the shore.

Several officers discarded common concerns and directly started dragging the jar ashore!

"Continue, hoist all the jars out!!!"

Sun Chuan hurriedly ran over, shouting at the crane and people not to rest.

The jar had been soaked in water for five years, but since it wasn’t made of iron, it hadn’t rusted, only its surface was covered with algae and silt, feeling slippery to the touch.

The bottom was smeared with riverbed mud, water continuously oozing out, emitting a stench through finger-sized holes.

Above, however, was sealed perfectly.

Xu Liang glanced at Sun Chuan, then took a deep breath.

"Open it!"

After speaking.

Without a word, everyone immediately started prying open the sealed jar lid.

What was inside...

A question for you.

If you frequently kill, you should know the conditions a human body goes through after death.

Such as natural decay, mummification, water-logged mummification, etc.

But a corpse soaked at the riverbed for five years... what would that look like?

"Bang!"

At the instant the sealed lid was opened.

A stench from the depths of human souls surged, entering through nostrils to the lungs, provoking a physiological response to vomit!

"Ugh~!!!"

The fishing young man immediately ducked under a nearby tree to vomit.

Yang Ruoxi turned pale, tightly shut her eyes, clutching Xu Liang’s dress hem, not daring to look, while Su Yu nearly fainted.

The other police officers were also in a daze, vomiting around them.

Xu Liang stared intently at the contents of the jar.

Inside was a body soaked rotten, clothes and bones clearly visible, besides bones...

There was meat liquid!

"Ugh~!!!"

Even Sun Chuan couldn’t take it anymore.

He hid aside and vomited heavily.

The contents of the jar were simply too disgusting.

There were even several lively fish!

Xu Liang forced himself to hold back nausea, frowning, turning to check the skeleton.

This body....

Had no lower half, no legs, only the upper body!

If the victim were alive, they could only crawl on the ground using their arms to move!

In other words...

"It’s real!!!"

Xu Liang’s pupils contracted, like pinpoints, a chill spreading across his back.

What Zheng Shijie said was...

Real!!!

Zhao Hailong and his gang for money truly committed such inhumane, beastly acts!!!

They used the shelter for the disabled.

Through the institution, they contacted welfare centers, selected those without family, caretakers, intellectually incapable, and those who couldn’t live independently.

Then, under the guise of helping them...

They deceived these clueless individuals, subjected their bodies to torment, and even if they survived, they’d only be able to crawl, living on begging, reduced from disabled people to undignified money-making tools...

If unlucky, they’d end up as...

This mass of meat liquid seen today.

For a long time.

Xu Liang finally withdrew his gaze.

He now felt a bit despondent, looking at the jar, his gaze gradually turning cold, an inexplicable emotion pressing against his chest, seeming about to explode.

"Su Yu?"

Behind, Su Yu paused with closed eyes, "I’m here."

"Have the law firm apply to cease the restructuring!"

Zhao Hailong and these people....

No.

They can’t even be called people anymore!!

Xu Liang took a deep breath, at this moment, flames named anger flickered in his eyes.

"Then..."

"Prepare for trial!!!"

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ps: There will be another update at noon today, and the day after tomorrow will also have additional updates.

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