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Text Chapter 776 [Detective Zhouyi]

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    There were three witnesses. One was a man named Zhang, the manager of Liyou Hotel. He saw with his own eyes Qin Shuimei and Huang Guangming entering Room 801 at the same time before the incident. The two had an argument before entering.  However, his testimony was not strong because he was not at the scene of the first crime and could not prove that it was Qin Shuimei who killed Huang Guangming.

    The second witness is another groom's 'beauty'.  Before Huang Guangming and Qin Shuimei entered the room, she once received a foreign friend in Room 801.  However, before Huang and Qin entered the room, the foreign friends had already put on their pants and left. The beauty was hiding in the bathroom and taking drugs due to drug addiction.  When she was satisfied and walked out of the bathroom, she vaguely saw the two arguing and having physical contact. She also vaguely saw Huang Guangming falling from the window. Qin Shuimei was standing in front of the window at that time.  The reason why I say "vague" or "vague" is because she took a lot of drugs at the time and was not very clear.

    The third witness is a certified public accountant. This is the most credible of the three witnesses and will also be the most powerful witness for the prosecution.  He lived opposite the window of Room 801 of the Liyou Hotel. At that time, he was going to open the window to get some air because of insomnia, so he could clearly see the process of Huang Guangming's fall; just because his house was on the seventh floor, one floor lower, so  I only saw two people fighting in the window of 801 before Huang Guangming fell. Then I saw the deceased falling from the window. Then, I saw Qin Shuimei standing in the window, pushing one hand from the inside out!

    The chain of evidence formed by the testimony of these three witnesses may indeed allow the jury to convict Qin Shuimei of murder.  But Zhou Yi clearly knew that Qin Shuimei was not the murderer. There should be another person in room 801 at that time. This person either knew the drug-addicted woman, had some relationship with Qin Shuimei, or had a grudge against the deceased Huang Guangming.  He just couldn't figure it out. The drug-addicted woman might not have seen this person because she was unconscious, or she might have mistaken this person for Qin Shuimei. Qin Shuimei was sober, so why should she hide for this person?  The theory that Huang Guangming himself fell from the building is untenable.  I have already judged that Qin Shuimei lied on this point.

    What secret is hidden behind this?

    He will definitely ask Qin Shuimei about this matter, hoping to find the real murderer.  But as a defense lawyer, he would not put all his hopes on this matter. The police's forensic evidence did not find out that there was a fourth person in Room 801 at that time. This is worth pondering. It is enough.  Let Zhou Yi think about it

    The efficiency of the Xiangjiang police is very fast, it only takes half a month.  Qin Shuimei's case was transferred to the Legal Department. As expected, the Legal Department was prepared to prosecute her for murder and did not consider manslaughter at all.

    "Mr. Zhou, this time there is a bit of trouble. The prosecutor is Senior Prosecutor Sun Yuqing. This guy is a mad dog. If he bites you, he will not let go"

    Ma Ming called immediately.  Knowing that Zhou Yi's big petition was partly for fun, and that he would not be a lawyer often in the future, Ma Ming's title was more casual.

    ¡°Oh, the Legal Department didn¡¯t hire an outsourcer this time?¡±

    There are two types of prosecutors in Hong Kong, one is prosecutorial under the Department of Justice, and the other is outsourced. This is a measure taken by the Department of Justice in Hong Kong to reduce expenses and save public funds.  The ¡®outsourcers¡¯ are barristers like Zhou Yi.  Most of the time, he appears as a defense lawyer. During his outsourcing period, he acts as a prosecutor. He is not allowed to investigate the case on his own and has no contact with the defendant or the defendant's relatives. If an investigation is needed, it must be done through the police personnel handling the case.

    Therefore, in the criminal proceedings in Xiangjiang, prosecutors are at a disadvantage. In their words, "Defenders can take the initiative. When investigating the case, their fate is in their own hands; while they can only wait passively and use whatever evidence the police gives them."  What, the fate is in the hands of others." It is not easy to be a prosecutor in Xiangjiang.

    In comparison, some outsourcers are used to being defenders and are subconsciously more able to consider issues from the perspective of a defender.  Such as a murder case.  If the prosecution is outsourced, as long as the defense lawyer takes a certain initiative in the trial, he will have a great chance to negotiate with the prosecutor to plead guilty to manslaughter. However, this is different for prosecutors from the Department of Justice like Sun Yuqing, who have been in the prosecutor's position for many years.  There are all bad people in the eyes, and in principle, it is necessary to turn a manslaughter into a murder to show his ability.

    So when Ma Ming knew that Sun Yuqing was the prosecutor, he was a little worried.  Although Zhou Yi is known as a genius, this is his first case after all. To encounter such a difficult case and a sophisticated prosecution, it is difficult for Ma Ming to have much confidence in him.

    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter who the prosecutor is, we are not fighting for manslaughter, but for innocence!¡±

    Zhou Yi can understand Ma Ming's worries. After all, it is the first time to cooperate. It seems that he needs to be given some confidence.

    "Are you so sure?" Ma Ming became even more worried after hearing this. Could this trainee be just a big talker???

    "Haha, just wait and see." Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Old Ma, please drive over and pick me up. Let's go to Liyou Hotel."

    "Going to Liyou?" Ma Ming was stunned for a moment before saying: "It has been a week since the crime occurred. Is there any point in going to the crime scene at this time?"

    "Of course there is, and it's of great significance." Zhou Yi chuckled.  In fact, he read the transcript overnight after meeting Qin Shuimei that day, but he waited until today to go to the crime scene just to prove his conjecture; and proving this will affect the direction of his work in this case

    Mong Kok is the city that never sleeps in Kowloon and is also a famous shopping area in Hong Kong. Shopping malls and women¡¯s streets are prosperous and very popular.  Therefore, in some movies that reflect the underworld in Hong Kong, this is a place where various gangs fight fiercely, and it seems to be more chaotic than Africa.  In fact, Hong Kong is still the safest area in Asia. It is not like what is described in some police and gangster movies, "At 12 o'clock at night in Mong Kok, even the police dare not take to the streets." This is too exaggerated.

    Liyou Hotel is called a hotel, but it is actually a low-end hotel. However, because it is located near Nathan Road, the business is very popular. Of course, it refers to the 'kind' business.  However, since the murder, there have been very few prostitutes coming back. When Zhou Yi and Ma Ming walked into the hotel, the manager Zhang Shui was sleeping on the old and broken counter, half of his sleeves wet with saliva.  .

    Zhou Yi knocked twice on the counter with his hand. Zhang Shui raised his head and rubbed his sleepy eyes: "What are you doing, looking for a woman?"

    "You are so direct, aren't you afraid that I am a policeman?"

    "Tiaozi? Can Tiaozi afford such expensive clothes and ties? Boss, are you kidding"

    Zhang Shui chuckled: "Two bosses. There are all kinds of women you want. Sister, loli, or married woman? Play with uniforms or play with scene packages? We have whips and candles"

    "You know Qin Shuimei, right?" Zhou Yi frowned and was too lazy to talk to this turtle. He directly took out a business card and threw it to him: "I am her defense lawyer"

    "Lawyer?" Zhang Shui shook his head repeatedly: "I don't know anything."

    "No way? You are a witness for the prosecution, how could you not know anything?" Zhou Yi smiled slightly, took out a Hong Kong dollar of 500 yuan and handed it over: "Hong Kong law stipulates that defense lawyers are not allowed to harass the prosecution.  Witnesses, but Xiangjiang law also does not prohibit defense lawyers from having normal contact with prosecution witnesses. Do you think we have normal contact now?"

    "Of course it's a normal contact. Barrister, you definitely didn't harass me" Zhang Shui chuckled and collected the money: "What do you want to know?"

    "On the day of the incident, apart from the deceased, Qin Shuimei and the drug-addicted woman, did anyone else enter Room 801? I want to hear the facts. You are not asked to lie. If you lie, it is obstructing justice. The responsibility lies with you.  bear."

    Zhou Yi shook his phone and signaled to him that the recording function was on.

    "Absolutely not." Zhang Shui answered firmly. The police had asked this question many times, so he didn't need to think about it at all.

    "Okay. Thank you for your cooperation." It was obvious that Zhang Shui was not lying.

    "Is there any guest in room 801 now? We need to go in and have a look." Zhou Yi took out another five hundred yuan.

    "No, no, this room is the most luxurious one. How can those poor people afford it" Zhang Shui chuckled, took out a key card and handed it to Zhou Yi: "You can look at it as long as you like.  .¡±

    Room No. 801 is really the "presidential" suite of this "hotel", with its own luxurious bathroom, the overall decoration imitates European style, and there is a fireplace on the wall.

    There are windows in the living room and bedroom.  However, the bedroom has floor-to-ceiling windows, and the lower frame of the living room window is about 1.2 meters from the ground. The reason is self-evident. Many guests have special hobbies and like to open the curtains on the sofa in the living room for excitement. Of course, this window cannot be opened.  It's too low, otherwise how could this luxury suite have such a strange window?

    "Zhou Dazhuang"

    "Why don't you call him Mr. Zhou? I like to hear it." When he arrived at the scene of the crime, Ma Ming seemed a little nervous and his address became more formal. Zhou Yi smiled.

    "Haha. Well, Mr. Zhou, what do you mean by your question just now? Do you think there will be a fourth person entering this room on the day of the crime?" Ma Ming looked around after entering the room, but the room had already been cleaned.  It's so clean that it's impossible to find anything.

    "If I said that a fourth person must have entered here on the day of the crime, and he was the murderer, would you believe it?" Zhou Yi glanced at him and said with a smile.

    "How is that possible? Mr. Zhou, you don't really think that the police's forensic evidence are all idiots, do you?""" Ma Ming shook his head: "The quality of the Xiangjiang police is among the best in Asia, and the level of forensics is catching up with the United Kingdom and the United States. This is an undoubted fact.  "

    "hehe¡­¡­"

    Zhou Yi didn¡¯t say anything. He looked around the room, measuring the distance from the window to the sofa. Then he walked to the four corners of the living room and observed the room from different angles.

    "Mr. Zhou, what are you doing?" Ma Ming was speechless. Isn't this guy crazy? He came here to pretend to be a detective?  A solicitor¡¯s time is also very valuable!

    The fireplace was cleaned very clean. Zhou Yi searched carefully and finally picked up a trace of ashes from the cracks in the corners.

    "Old Ma, it's spring now, and the weather in Xiangjiang is warm, but there are still ashes in the fireplace. Don't you think it's strange?"

    "What does this have to do with this case?"

    Ma Ming said angrily: "Yes, it is spring now, but couldn't these ashes be left behind in winter? You wouldn't expect this small hotel to be cleaned like a five-star hotel, would you? There are still ashes left in the corner of the fireplace  A little ashes, nothing more than normal.¡±

    "Yeah?"

    Zhou Yi chuckled, looked over the fireplace, and then turned back and said: "But if I remember correctly, there was a lot of rain last winter. Xiangjiang is close to the sea, and the air is humid. It is impossible for such a small hotel to exist  Although drying equipment such as dryers are equipped with air conditioners, according to relevant information, air conditioners can only remove 40% of the moisture in the air"

    "This" Ma Ming looked at him inexplicably: "Mr. Zhou, what exactly do you want to say?"

    "Based on the above facts, if these furnace ashes were left from last winter or this spring, they should be very moist and even turn into furnace mud. But look at these ashes" Zhou Yi held up the ashes in his hand.  In front of Ma Ming, with a gentle blow, the ashes immediately flew away and disappeared: "These ashes are new, definitely not more than half a month old. In other words, there is a high possibility that these ashes were used in this murder case."  It only appeared after it happened!¡±

    ps: Thank you to the brothers of ¡®Discontinued¡¯ and ¡®Thieves¡¯ for your support. Guangdian thanks you all.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.)
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