The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship-Chapter 655 - 568 Adventure in Dawang Village

A car accident that year changed the fate of so many people.

From a well-loved and well-off girl, she became a poor child who sold herself to save her mother, dependent on the charity of others; she dropped out of school while she was young, had a child out of wedlock—all these misfortunes befell her.

As for Jian Hedong, if he had always been protected by his elder brother and sister-in-law, maybe the developing resentments with Li Ronghua wouldn’t have led him, ultimately, down the irreversible path of becoming a murderer.

The ruptures of several families originated from the perpetrator of that car accident, making it hard for Jian Si to face Li Kaiquan, who was also a perpetrator, with a calm heart.

Jian Si steadied her emotions; as soon as she turned around, she felt a familiar presence approaching. She saw Nan Zhan standing not far away, his black eyes deep and bottomless.

"Sorry, I let my emotions get the better of me," Jian Si apologized. "I will try to adjust."

Nan Zhan: "I asked you to become my assistant, not just to help me with odd jobs and running errands."

Nan Zhan stood by the window with her, gazing out at the lush greenery.

"Anyone who stands by my side must have a certain psychological resilience, a clever mind, and a firm will," said Nan Zhan, his fingers lightly tapping the window edge. "Jian Si, I hope you can become such a person."

He glanced at her: "I’ll go grab something first; once you’re settled, meet me in the lobby."

Jian Si watched his tall and straight figure, feeling as if a hand had gently brushed her heart. Some of her doubts before coming here suddenly made sense.

Could it be that Nan Zhan had taken this case specifically to train her?

Jian Si found it hard to believe she had such charm, but was there any other explanation? The cases that interested him were always murders.

She quickly followed him, her expression restored to normal: "I’m fine now. I’ll accompany you to grab the items."

Nan Zhan curved his lips slightly: "That’s exactly what an assistant should do, you go ahead. I’m going to have a smoke."

Jian Si: "..."

After retrieving the items, Jian Si felt somewhat aggrieved; nearly everyone had deemed the driver fully responsible for the accident, so the information was rather rough. In the records room, the prosecutor brazenly told her the case was decided and advised her not to waste more time, to save herself trouble.

Although Li Kaiquan was at fault, a thorough investigation revealed that he wasn’t the only one responsible; the travel agency also bore corresponding responsibility, yet both the Prosecutor’s Office and the victims’ families were unaware of this. They vented all their anger solely on Li Kaiquan.

Jian Si looked around the lobby and didn’t see Nan Zhan, so she sat on the sofa, reading the documents while waiting for him.

After about twenty minutes, Nan Zhan came down the stairs and said, "Let’s go back."

"Did you find any new clues?" Jian Si curiously asked. He had been gone so long, he definitely didn’t go just to smoke.

"No, we already have enough clues," Nan Zhan handed his phone to Jian Si. "Take a look."

Jian Si took the phone, unsure. On the screen was a new email from Hong Yuan.

It was a forensic report.

Nan Zhan strode towards the exit: "I sent the samples of the crash barriers we got that day back to Aus City; Hong Yuan was quick to analyze the data."

The stones?

Jian Si scrolled through the phone, feeling suddenly spirited.

In risky areas like the mountain road in Hengshan County, traffic barriers should be concrete structures with foundations, but the report clearly pointed out that these barriers were merely ordinary rocks and cement stacked up, obviously not up to the national construction standards.

According to survivors, the vehicle paused for several seconds when hitting the barrier; had the barriers been sturdier, perhaps the tragedy of the car falling off the cliff wouldn’t have happened, and over thirty lives wouldn’t have been lost in vain.

A gruesome traffic accident, behind its seemingly simple facade, hid many complex and even corrupt elements. No wonder the authorities were so anxious to close the case and met interference at every turn.

"Go back and rest this afternoon, I have something else to handle," Nan Zhan handed all the data to Jian Si to keep, then hailed a taxi at the door: "Get in."

"Don’t you need me to come with you?" Jian Si was unsure what he was up to and felt vaguely worried.

"No need." Nan Zhan closed the car door for her, then suddenly bent down and looked at her: "Have a good nap."

As Jian Si’s car drove away, she slowly savored his last words. Was he showing her care?

A tender smile unwittingly spread across her lips.

~

The moment Nan Zhan and his team left, the prosecutor’s office grew restless.

"I just checked online. This Nan Zhan, a well-known bigshot lawyer in Aus City, has never lost a case, and he only takes on major lawsuits. This kind of case in the rural villages, though many people died, shouldn’t have disturbed him. Is there some other reason behind this?"

Another colleague said: "If he keeps digging like this, it’s going to be difficult for us. The higher-ups want the case closed quickly, blaming everything on the driver. If he starts pulling at threads and uncovering stuff, it could get messy."

"He is Li Kaiquan’s lawyer, and although we have set a trap, we cannot hinder his normal execution of his legal duties."

"Right, I just saw Xiao Liu talking to him at the corner of the corridor, go find Xiao Liu."

The speakers were the public prosecutors in charge of this case. Although the case did not involve their interests, they dared not defy the orders from above. This matter had already caused a huge stir in society, and they could not let the impact expand further. Therefore, the best solution was to quickly determine the guilt of the driver responsible for the accident and let it gradually fade from public view,

Soon, Xiao Liu came over, and when he saw the several people in the room, he shrank back a bit.

"Xiao Liu, what were you talking about with that Lawyer Nan just now?"

"Nothing much, he just asked me some questions about the case." Xiao Liu’s gaze obviously dodged; he was in charge of the archive and evidence room here, and being inexperienced and young, he had been working for less than a year.

Such young people don’t need much threatening; he quickly revealed the purpose of Nan Zhan’s visit.

"Lawyer Nan just asked me for a piece of physical evidence, he said he wanted to check a phone number." Xiao Liu was also being evasive, not divulging what Nan Zhan had discussed with him.

Nan Zhan, being in the legal profession, naturally wouldn’t break the law by bribing him to get what he wanted; he simply observed Xiao Liu and knew that he had accepted a lot of bribes privately, and with such casual mention, Xiao Liu naturally helped him find what he needed.

"Whose number?"

"It’s from Li Kaiquan’s mobile phone, one of the numbers."

The public prosecutor said, "Bring the mobile phone over immediately."

~

Nan Zhan bought a phone card from a telephone booth on the street and dialed the number he found in Li Kaiquan’s mobile phone.

After a few rings, a woman picked up: "Hello."

"I’m looking for Brother Kui," said Nan Zhan in a lowered voice.

The woman paused: "Who is this, and what do you need Brother Kui for?"

"I am Li Kaiquan’s cousin, tell Brother Kui, I want to see him."

"Brother Kui might not have time..."

Nan Zhan firmly interrupted her, "Li Kaiquan said he would pin all the blame on Brother Kui, he still has evidence in his hands, I just want to exchange the evidence for some money, this is my mobile number, I’ll wait for your message."

After speaking, Nan Zhan hung up the phone, firmly believing that Brother Kui would definitely meet him.

In this accident case, even if Brother Kui had responsibility, it was minimal,

Thus, what Nan Zhan really wanted was not to convict Brother Kui.

And he had come all this way to take this case just for this Brother Kui.

Could Brother Kui be the person he was looking for? 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Nan Zhan stood under a roadside tree smoking a cigarette when the phone rang; this time the caller had changed the number and the voice had changed to a man,

Da’an Village is a small village in Hengshan County, some distance from Hengshan County, the village has a well-known large-scale repair shop.

In the office of the repair shop, a man in his forties was smoking when someone came in, "I’ve told Li Kaiquan’s cousin to come to the repair shop; he should be here soon, what should we do?"

Brother Kui extinguished his cigarette, his eyes shining fiercely: "Get his evidence and give him some money to send him on his way."

"Brother Kui, what kind of evidence might Li Kaiquan have? Did he record the call when we hired him to drive that time? But this,"

The person nodded, just about to leave, when another woman hurriedly came in, "Brother Kui, the prosecution just called, saying to be careful, some lawyer is coming to trouble you."

"Lawyer?"

"Yes, he must have just made a call." The woman suddenly remembered, because she had answered the call, "Is it Li Kaiquan’s cousin, could he be an impostor?"

"Brother Kui, what have you done for a lawyer to come after you? And he must have been looking for you for a long time."

"Damn." Brother Kui jumped off his chair, "Quickly tidy things up, I need to leave here for a while."

His subordinate didn’t ask further questions and was about to tidy up when he was suddenly called back.

Brother Kui wore a cold smile, "Treat this lawyer well, let him know how warm and hospitable our Da’an Village is."

The subordinate understood, "Brother Kui, you just leave without worry, leave the rest to me."

Brother Kui cautioned, "Be careful, although we have connections above, don’t stir up any trouble that leads to death, let him spend the rest of his life disabled will be enough."