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When Xu Yanxin returned home, she sat on the sofa in a daze without taking off her coat.After sitting for a few minutes, the overhead light suddenly came on.Xu Zhao was wearing a nightgown, standing by the stairs, with no expression on his face.In order to avoid embarrassment, he greeted him and wanted to go upstairs, but Xu Zhao suddenly said: "Call him to have a meal on the weekend."

He froze for a moment, unable to figure out who this "he" was.

"That classmate of yours."

Xu Yanxin looked at Xu Zhao in amazement, and Xu Zhao turned his back to him, as if explaining to himself, he said: "You have been staying here for so many days, and I asked him to come over for a meal, just out of courtesy. "Xu Zhao was able to pick the most common one out of so many relationships to fool himself and him.Xu Zhao finally let go and turned a blind eye to his "sudden homosexuality", but he and Jiang Yu really returned to the relationship of "old classmates", which can be described as a trick of fate.

A week later, Xia Qingzheng, who was stabbed, finally woke up, and Xu Zhimiao, who had been defeated by Jiang Yu, put on a mask of confidence again, and the case became more and more confusing.Xu Yanxin looked at Jiang Yu, he still had such a tall and straight figure, but there was a tired look on his face.

After the court session, Xia Qing, who had just recovered, was sitting in a wheelchair, and was pushed into the court by two security personnel.He had imagined countless times what a sinister and cunning face it must be, but when he saw Xia Qingzheng's true face, he couldn't help but feel absurd - the person in the wheelchair was exactly the same as the photo, with cloudy eyes, shortness of breath, and a smile on the back of his hand. And two age spots.When he speaks, he will unconsciously slap his lips twice, just like every old man in a daze.Every literary and artistic work adheres to the principle of "being born from the heart", and portrays the villain sufficiently sinister and cunning. However, in reality, the despicable villain may have a sympathetic or even kind and benevolent face. Distinguish between good and bad, let alone young children. "Looking from the heart" turns out to be nothing more than a good wish that people deceive themselves and others.

After Xia Qingzheng went to court, he denied the act of profiting from children, and only admitted to operating an orphanage without a license.He shook the unsightly flesh on his face: "There are too many abandoned children, and too many children cannot be accepted into the orphanage. I really couldn't see it, so I secretly opened an orphanage, but I never regarded them as making money. tools, let alone let them..." After that, he burst into tears and covered his brows and eyes with his hands full of pinholes.The silence of the court made the choking sound in his throat so real.An old man who was over half a century old crying so mournfully moved everyone present, especially Zhou Suxi, who changed his previous cowardice and kept staring at the badge expressionlessly, as if he wanted to find out why.

When everyone was immersed in Xia Qingzheng's crying, only Jiang Yu chuckled.

"I heard that you learned acting when you were young?" Jiang Yu twirled the pen in his hand and said, "When people cry, they don't just shed tears. Maybe you haven't heard the word crying like rain."

Xia Qingzheng was clutching his chest, as if he was extremely sad and angry: "This lawyer, if you also experience the feeling of being misunderstood by everyone, you will know how I feel now."

Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "I've known it since I was a child, so I don't need you to teach me."

The judge couldn't stand it anymore and asked Jiang Yu to pay attention to his wording.Jiang Yu fully agreed, but still walked around Xia Qingzheng's wheelchair, as if checking whether he might be pretending to be sick, which made Xia Qingzheng very angry.Jiang Yudao: "According to your testimony, I have a few questions to ask you. You said that the orphanage in Qiushan accommodates too few children. Have you done any research?"

"Of course, their small house can only accommodate a few children. Qiushan is poor, and the probability of losing a baby girl is very high. Occasionally, a few mentally abnormal children are lost, but I treat each other as my own and treat each other sincerely. "Xia Qingzheng looked at Zhou Suxi in the dock, crying as if he couldn't bear it, "I picked him up next to the garbage dump, it was winter, his face was buried in the scarf and he was dying. I put him Take him back to the orphanage, breastfeed him, change diapers, and turn on the heat. I didn’t expect him to fight me for money, Mr. Lawyer, how can I not be disappointed?”

Jiang Yudao: "You just need to answer me, yes or no. The court is not a theater, and there is no need for performances and applause."

"You claim that it is because there are too few children in the Hill Hills Orphanage, which led you to embark on the criminal path of illegally running the orphanage. However, in fact, 25 years ago, when you illegally opened the orphanage, the number of children that the Hill Hill Orphanage could accommodate was 100 , and the actual number of children that can be accommodated is only 80, which is not considered to be unable to accommodate. What's more, the government expanded the Qiushan Orphanage 15 years ago, and the number of children that can be accommodated has steadily increased. Your purpose of running an orphanage is only for Take children who are not housed in regular orphanages?"

"He, the environment there is not good, and the children don't have enough food and clothing."

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "The government subsidizes 60 yuan to the Qiushan Orphanage every year, and you haven't had a stable job 25 years ago. How do you support so many children? I checked your bank account number." Every year, people transfer money to you one after another. Up to now, the amount has reached millions, and they are all untraceable overseas accounts. How did an ordinary person with no background and only love attract so many overseas donations?"

"It's just caring people, don't think of charity so dirty!"

"charitable?"

Xia Qingzheng said furiously: "It's just overseas compatriots donating to the orphanage. How can you think it's so dirty? South Korea shot a melting pot, so how many people are full of such prejudice against the orphanage? We are driven by love and a sense of responsibility. Instead of being tempted by money and temptation, this lawyer, I think you are only in your [-]s and [-]s. Don’t try to hype your worth through social topics. You will only chill the hearts of caring people in society. Donate money Just to offend children, and to be donated is to sell children? How can there be such absurd things in this world!" Xia Qingzheng blushed, as if he was really offended.

"So you think that they have never met you, and they just donated your orphanage out of love?"

"Yes."

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Then did they know that the orphanage you run is not a legal orphanage?"

Before Xia Qingzheng had time to speak, Jiang Yu asked with a smile: "If you accept millions of donations on the grounds of raising funds for the orphanage, this is enough to commit fraud and illegal fundraising. If those who have no friendship with you If the caring people know that you are operating without a license, but still want to give you a huge amount of donations, there are too many coincidences that cannot be explained. First, the donation accounts are all overseas accounts, and the amount is not small. Third, they have never questioned your business. .Are more than 100 overseas compatriots so defenseless and do not follow the path of legitimate donation? I think this is too much slander for overseas compatriots. Any donor should and has the right to check the use of funds by the donor Report, is it just here at your place that these more than 100 caring people have all ignored such rights and obligations?"

"How do I explain this coincidence?"

Jiang Yu said: "Nietzsche once said that all accidents are inevitable. If you can't explain so many coincidences, I'm afraid we have to doubt your accidents."

Xia Qingzheng clenched his hands into fists, and with a trembling voice, he said sadly, "Where's the evidence? You don't have any evidence, so you can be so suspicious of an old man who is over fifty years old and has been rewarded by his favorite student?"

Just as Jiang Yu was about to refute, Zhou Suxi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "You want evidence?"

Jiang Yu frowned, walked up to Zhou Suxi, and said to him, "It's not your turn to speak yet." However, Zhou Suxi ignored the judge's warning, walked up to Xia Qingzheng, and said, "The more than 100 people Account number, each account, who is behind each account, I remember clearly. Do you want me to recite it to you in court? The first is Hao Lai, chairman of Haofeng Group, and the second is Fujimi Zhou Shunqing, director of the legal affairs department of the medicine, and the third is the deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of City H... Can the reporters behind me hear my voice? You just need to check the date of their account opening and the name of the registered company, and you will be able to find it These people. There are 105 people in total, I remember them all, and none of them will be lost.”

After the words fell, the audience erupted. Xu Yanxin hadn't recovered her expression when she heard the uncontrollable exclamation of the reporter next door.Xu Yanxin looked at Zhou Suxi, he still had that cowardly and docile face, like a lost child, always carrying a hint of confusion, even after he uttered such decisive and harsh words, he still couldn't stop the trembling of his brows.The security guard who reacted quickly grabbed Zhou Suxi's hand and twisted his arm to make him sit down.

And Xia Qingzheng was obviously frightened by his sudden madness, he removed that gentle and sad mask, revealing a frightened face.He said to the judge: "Besides, he didn't follow the court procedures and disregarded the court discipline. How can the rumors made in court be used as evidence?"

"From the very beginning, I never wanted to be cleared of my crimes. I don't care about freedom or imprisonment," Zhou Suxi said. "There are enough people present today, and enough people have heard it. Whether you are doing it for the benefit of the newspaper, Or for that pathetic sense of justice, as long as I am still breathing, my vocal cords are still vibrating, and my tongue is still rolling, I will tell you everything I know. Jiang Lu, I’m sorry, I originally promised You only say the agreed names in court, but I can't keep my word."

When Xu Yanxin looked at him emotionally, he also looked at Xu Yanxin, as if he was talking to him, and as if he was torturing everyone present, he said: "I have seen countless people since I was a child, making money by selling my body People who are obsessed with my rotten skin, people who try to save me from fire and water but find it ugly, people who use me to eradicate enemies to gain fame, and people who I love but don't love me... I have seen too many Many people, but you have nothing to ask of me, you just want to clear my name with a passion and a sense of justice. It's a pity that you showed up too late, and now I don't lack justice."

"I don't lack money, I don't lack innocence, I only need revenge. Because I am young, it seems easy to hurt me. Because I am poor, it seems natural to laugh at me. Because I am weak and inferior, I think I can't shake my fist enough. Quickness is enough to hurt. Everyone hypocritically belittles me by teaching me. They always say that it is barbaric practice to fight fire with fire. However, every time I despair, the civilization and the rule of law you are proud of They never saved me, and those who you regard as high-ranking people just whipped me to the ground again and again. This world is really vast, so vast that the just and radiant sun cannot shine on me.”

Xu Yanxin stared at him blankly, ignoring the almost carnival group of reporters next to him.They have dug up the most first-hand information, pryed into the long-lost secrets, and are about to witness their own future and promotion.He was the only one who kept looking at Zhou Suxi, watching this poor and cowardly young man gradually laugh, touching the scar on his neck.He felt the absurdity of fate again and again—justice was always late.

He still remembered that when the graduation certificate was issued, the mean and elderly professor did not put on a good face as usual. At that time, Xu Yanxin was bathed in the ideal described in the book, and did not take the bad face of this strict and eccentric old man to heart. When that professor issued certificates to other students, he always kept a straight face and said "Happy graduation, bright future", like a machine without emotion and trying to strike, but when it came to Xu Yanxin, he squinted his eyes, dissatisfied I looked him up carefully, and said, "I know how to giggle every day."

Xu Yanxin said with a good temper: "I graduated today."

The professor snorted coldly, handed him his diploma, and said to him, "The first lesson of graduation—you have to learn to accept imperfect justice."

After four years, he really understood what "imperfect justice" is. Whether it is Uncle Xue who succumbed to money and responsibility, Lin Yao who won the lawsuit and lost his life, or Zhou Suxi who attracted the attention of the media and exposed the ugliness, They did not abandon the law, but justice and justice temporarily abandoned them.And the life of a lawyer may come to an end with such imperfections.

No matter how fast light travels, darkness is always one step ahead of him.

The author says:

The last sentence is taken from Criminal Minds, the original text is "NO matter how fast light travels, it find the darkness is always there first." The three selected cases will not have a perfect ending, but perhaps the biggest difference between Xu Yanxin and others is that he will desperately resist before the darkness comes.This kind of "useless work" seems useless, but the changes of the times were born out of such useless work. He is indeed very idealistic, and he belongs to a person who is knocked down a hundred times and will stand up a hundred times.Jiang Yu uses another kind of justice to maintain the justice in his heart.They are indeed very different, but as Xiao Xu himself said earlier, they are not so weak that they can go through the darkness side by side. They are people who walk alone and still reach the other shore. (I said two more sentences today, I hope you don’t think I’m annoying TT