Who Made Him a Lawyer?-Chapter 93 - 89: The ’Local Tyrant’ of Hanhai City!
What’s this person’s background?
Hearing Xu Liang’s question, Huang Yao’s face showed a helpless expression.
"Zhang Mang works at the Bright Welfare Institute."
"He’s not managed by the institute, but secretly recruited as a henchman."
Huang Yao spoke:
"The real boss is named Wang Hai."
"Wang Hai went to Elephant Country years ago, and upon returning, he joined a charity institution. After gaining some capital, he started a company... a seafood company."
"His company isn’t very large, but the trade partners for import and export are all overseas. Domestically, a bunch of partners are eagerly watching him."
Wang Hai?
A businessman? 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
"It’s not that simple."
Xu Liang needed to probe further, furrowing his brow.
Businessmen are most afraid of officials, those who dare to take risks in front of the Supreme Prosecution Office... it’s not that simple.
"It certainly isn’t just as simple as being a businessman."
Huang Yao nodded and shared what he knew.
"Wang Hai somehow colluded with officials in Elephant Country and can gift them millions annually."
"Moreover, he is also the ambassador of charitable image for Hanhai City."
"Wang Hai controls at least seventy percent of the business related to charity in the whole Hanhai City!"
"This is charity!"
"Do you know how many people have their hands in charity to make money?"
"Think about how much money is involved in this? And how many connections need to be made to control seventy percent in a city!?"
Anyone who can handle charity, there’s hardly any of them that’s actually good!
Hanhai City has a large population, and naturally, many enterprises too.
Those enterprises wanting to avoid taxes aren’t stingy when it comes to donations!
Apart from donations, there are also donated clothes.
On the streets, you may see some iron boxes dedicated to donating old clothes, supposedly for people in mountainous areas.
In reality, these things are cleaned and resold abroad!
It sounds low-end, but it’s extremely profitable!
And this is just a few ways to make money; the key thing is....
"Not to mention Wang Hai’s connections, even if he truly committed a crime, a bit of money can let him escape."
"Also, don’t mention those who are eager to die for Wang Hai."
"Just the law itself, you can’t do anything to him!"
Huang Yao spoke, throwing out everything Zhang Mang had told him.
"Wang Hai changed his nationality long ago."
"His nationality identity is now as an Elephant Country citizen, and not just any Elephant Country citizen..."
"That money paid annually wasn’t for nothing."
"When the time comes, he’ll find a way to escape to Elephant Country before being captured, those who received money will protect him, not to mention, due to his wife’s influence, he might even enjoy diplomatic immunity..."
Can he contact the Elephant Country embassy?!
Yang Ruoxi’s face showed an expression of astonishment.
Upon seeing this,
Huang Yao shook his head and said:
"I’m not lying to you, people like him really aren’t ones we can mess with..."
"Don’t mention that your client holds a grudge against him, even if he committed murder in the country, what could happen!?"
"His wife serves as a secretary at the embassy, strictly speaking, he also enjoys privileges, so when everything is done, it’s easy for him to just go home, and life goes on as usual."
From a nationality perspective, the other party is not an Eastern Country person, although Eastern Country has the right to convict, even if tried according to the law, it would be controversial.
Especially when it involves the embassy’s diplomatic privileges, even if the other party committed a crime, generally they’d be extradited to their country for trial, but once back, whether they are tried or how the sentence goes is not Eastern Country’s decision, the key is...
His network is extremely vast!
The connections established through the charity industry are extensive, who knows who he might call if Xu Liang investigates him.....
Suddenly.
An invisible pressure hit, weighing heavily on the shoulders, making breathing slightly uneasy.
Xu Liang frowned, pondering for a moment.
He asked a few more trivial questions, and upon receiving unknown answers, he didn’t inquire further.
Yang Ruoxi took out her camera, photographing several records of Zhang Mang’s purchases from the account book.
After completing all of this.
The three of them finally left the pharmaceutical factory building, heading towards the main gate.
"Clang~"
The factory gate closed.
The three stood at the entrance, none speaking for a long time.
After a while, Yang Ruoxi suddenly asked.
"Continue?"
To continue or not?
To be honest, if this case is really related to Zhang Mang, and Zhang Mang is acting under the orders of Wang Hai...
Then the safest way for Xu Liang right now is to terminate the commission!
If the other party is as powerful as Huang Yao described...
It’s incredibly easy for them to deal with a lawyer!
Within Hanhai City, the other party totally qualifies as a local tyrant!
Yang Ruoxi looked at Xu Liang, her eyes full of inquiry.
She wasn’t afraid of the other party, but still had to consider Xu Liang.
"Ha, Huang Yao’s words are full of exaggeration, you have to know, Zhang Mang’s nature is flamboyant, and a flamboyant person is bound to exaggerate!"
"The most crucial thing is..."
Xu Liang took a long drag on his cigarette, then turned to look at Yang Ruoxi, speaking sincerely:
"That’s fifteen thousand!"
Lu Yao could even offer more money!
If the case is hard to fight, Lu Yao is willing to pay four hundred thousand!!!
Four hundred thousand, this is the year 2004 we’re talking about!
In the words of an unscrupulous lawyer... you can’t just give up the money because of fear for your life, can you!?
Besides...
"For the Supreme Prosecution Office, committing a crime in front of them is like slapping them in the face!"
Xu Liang had not the slightest worry, only a craving for money, as he took the driver’s seat first, but still comforted the young Yang with his words.
"If the case is really related to Wang Hai..."
"Someone will help us deal with him!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Ruoxi didn’t dissuade further and sat on the passenger seat, while Wang Chao struggled for a while before squeezing into the back seat.
The police car headed back to Hongfu District’s criminal police brigade.
...
When Xu Liang returned to the criminal police brigade, it was already six o’clock in the evening.
As soon as the three of them got out of the car, several police officers greeted them.
A glance showed it was Captain Zhao from the intelligence squad and several of his subordinates!
They were the original investigators of Lu Yao’s case, having been out for the whole day investigating, and upon returning to the police station, Liu Jin informed them they could cooperate with Xu Liang.
They waited for several hours, but fortunately got to meet him.
After bringing Xu Liang and the others to the office of the task force for this case, Captain Zhao couldn’t help but ask Xu Liang:
"Lawyer Xu, have you found any useful clues?"
"We have some guesses, but currently, there’s no evidence to back them up, we’ll discuss it later."
Xu Liang shook his head.
He never easily speaks out guesses without the backing of evidence.
Then, he looked up at the police officers.
"Squadron Leader Zhao, why don’t you discuss what you’ve discovered."
These people have investigated for two days; Xu Liang didn’t believe they found nothing!
Upon hearing this, Captain Zhao lit a cigarette, his brows furrowing into a knot.
"On the night of the 28th, after the case was filed, I searched the crime scene with my team but found nothing."
"So, on the 29th, I shifted the focus to why the suspect kidnapped Lu Yao’s mother Wang Cuiping, and then extended to the question ’Why was Wang Cuiping targeted by the suspect!’"
No normal person in this world commits crimes for no reason.
Let alone kidnapping, Lu Yao had no enemies, and although wealthy, they weren’t affluent enough that kidnapping would yield a reward proportional to the risk.
The key point is that Zhao Huo followed Wang Cuiping’s route via surveillance and found...
The suspect had no premeditated plan to kidnap her!
The suspect simply impulsively kidnapped her when passing by Wang Cuiping!
But the question circled back again.
Why would a sixty-year-old lady attract someone to kidnap her?
"The suspect had no premeditated plan, so it’s likely not because of Wang Cuiping’s inherent traits, thus I focused on Wang Cuiping’s appearance."
"Then, I found in the surveillance video that the suspect’s method of kidnapping was excessively skilled, leading to the inference ’definitely not a first-time offender!’"
"Today, when I led the team out for investigation, I actually discovered other victims!"
He pulled out a stack of surveillance photos.
The photos all showed scenes of the suspect capturing people!
The victims were male and female, old and young, but without exception, all were in rags!
"The suspect was capturing homeless and scavengers; just in October, I’ve identified as many as thirteen victims!"
"And it’s precisely because they were capturing the homeless that the police never received reports, until Lu Yao’s mother’s accidental abduction!"
"The case is serious, I’ve already sent orders to Captain Chen, and Captain Chen has reported it to the municipal bureau."
Zhao Huo said heavily, and Yang Ruoxi felt greatly shocked.
Fourteen in total... counting Wang Cuiping, this is already the fourteenth case!
What on earth are these people doing!?
"Are you sure all the people they captured, except for Wang Cuiping..."
Xu Liang furrowed his brow.
"They are all homeless!?"
