I Fell In Love With Qing Leng Xue Shen Chapter 75
byChapter 75 Suspicious points in the case
As soon as Xie Shuhan clicked “OK” on the pop-up window confirming the case he had taken over, his fingertips fell back on the file page.
His brows furrowed even more as his knuckled fingers gently rubbed the identification conclusion of “The victim’s fingerprints remain on the inside of the condom package.”
The sunlight outside the window gradually climbed onto the table, making the handwriting on the file a little hot and casting a small, light shadow on Xie Shuhan’s drooping eyelashes.
He re-opened the victim’s interrogation transcript. The girl’s name was Lin Xi, a junior student at the School of Foreign Languages. The handwriting in the transcript was beautiful but trembling, and every word was filled with panic.
She said that she was forced to drink a cocktail by the suspect Zhang Chi that night, and then she became unconscious. When she woke up, she was on the hotel bed, disheveled, with many bruises on her body, and Zhang Chi was sitting on the edge of the bed, fully dressed, looking at her mobile phone.
She struggled to call the police, but was threatened by Zhang Chi, saying that she came with him voluntarily, and took out the condom package with her fingerprints on it, threatening that if she broke out, she would be the only one who would be embarrassed.
“Voluntary?” Xie Shuhan repeated these two words in a low voice, and ran his fingertips across Lin Xi’s statement in the transcript, “I don’t remember touching that thing at all…”
He pulled out the appraisal report from the file and read it word for word.
The report shows that the fingerprints on the inside of the condom package are indeed Lin Xi’s, and the fingerprints are clear and complete, ruling out the possibility of later forgery.
But the hospital’s inspection report clearly stated that trace amounts of sedative drugs were detected in Lin Xi’s body. Such drugs can cause people to fall into a state of confusion within a short period of time and lose the ability to resist independently.
How could an unconscious person touch the condom package soberly and leave such clear fingerprints?
This is obviously the most critical doubt in the entire case, and it is also the sharpest knife in the opponent’s lawyer’s hand.
Xie Shuhan leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes, and gently pressed his temples with his fingertips.
The details in the file kept replaying in my mind: the party was held in a highly private private club, the surveillance only covered the lobby area, and there was no video in the private room;
Several friends who were with Zhang Chi that night claimed that Lin Xi left Zhang Chi voluntarily, and also said that the two had an intimate interaction at the table;
As for the condom, according to Zhang Chi’s confession, Lin Xi took it apart with his own hands, and the evidence is conclusive.
With the interlocking perjury and the power behind Zhang Chi, it’s no wonder that no lawyer has dared to take on this case for more than half a month.
Xie Shuhan opened his eyes and his eyes fell on the water glass on the corner of the table. The sunlight penetrated the glass and refracted a thin beam of light.
He suddenly remembered something, got up and walked to the filing cabinet, and turned out a thick book of “Criminal Investigation Science”. His fingertips quickly ran across the pages and stopped on the chapter “Fingerprint Formation and Forgery”.
It is written on the page that the formation of fingerprints requires a certain amount of sweat or oil, and clear and complete fingerprints can only be left with clear consciousness and strong fingers.
If you are in a state of blurred consciousness, even if your fingers touch an object, they will only leave incomplete and fuzzy traces.
So, where did Lin Xi’s clear fingerprint come from?
Was it forced onto the packaging?
Xie Shuhan immediately searched for relevant cases on the computer, and his fingertips tapped on the keyboard faster and faster.
Similar cases popped up on the screen, one of which was very similar to Lin Xi’s experience.
After the suspect stunned the victim, he forcibly held the victim’s finger and pressed it on the key evidence, creating the illusion of consent.
But in that case, the victim’s fingerprints had obvious overlapping and blurry marks on the edges, which was completely different from Lin Xi’s clear and complete fingerprints.
Are there any other possibilities?
Xie Shuhan’s eyes returned to the appraisal report. There was also an inconspicuous note in the report: No other suspicious fingerprints were detected on the surface of the condom packaging.
His brows tightened.
An idea gradually took shape in my mind, but it still lacked key evidence to support it.
He took out his cell phone and wanted to call the police officer in charge of the case to ask for more details, but the moment his fingertips touched the screen, the phone suddenly vibrated.
The word “Ajin” danced on the screen.
He pressed the answer button, and most of the coldness in his voice dissipated, as if it had been soaked in warm water and became much softer: “Ajin.”
“Hanhan, have you eaten?” On the other end of the phone, Lu Jin’s voice was low and sweet, with a bit of familiar endearment, coming through the receiver, as if there was warmth, ironing Xie Shuhan’s tense nerves.
Xie Shuhan glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the computer and was shocked to realize that before he knew it, it was almost twelve o’clock.
He was so immersed in the file just now that he didn’t even notice the passage of time.
“Not yet, I’m going to the cafeteria to eat later.” Xie Shuhan’s eyes fell on the files spread out on the table, and his tone unconsciously became lighter, “I was looking at the case just now, and I was a little absorbed.”
“You started taking over right after you joined the job? Hanhan is great, is it difficult?” Lu Jin’s voice was somewhat clear.
“Yeah.” Xie Shuhan responded, his fingertips lightly tracing Lin Xi’s name on the file, “It’s a bit tricky, but… I want to try.”
“I know.” Lu Jin’s voice was so gentle that he said, “Don’t be too tired. It’s important to eat. You can’t be hungry. If you need any help from me, just ask. You know my husband’s strength.”
“Okay.” The corners of Xie Shuhan’s mouth curved deeper, and his chest seemed to be filled with warm sunshine, and the doubts lingering in his heart faded a bit.
“I’ll pick you up from get off work in the afternoon, wife.” There was a smile in Lu Jin’s voice, with a slight upward pitch in the end, and a hint of coquettishness.
The tips of Xie Shuhan’s ears turned slightly red. He coughed lightly, lowered his voice, and said with a bit of helplessness and a bit of indulgence: “Well, Ajin is so good.”
The two of them exchanged a few more words before reluctantly hanging up the phone.
Xie Shuhan put down his mobile phone and packed up the files on the table. Xie Shuhan got up and walked towards the staff canteen.
The afternoon sun was just right, shining through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the law firm corridor and onto the smooth floor, reflecting his slender and tall figure.
He walked slowly and slowly, and the ring on his finger reflected the light in the sunlight.
The cafeteria was bustling with people and filled with the aroma of food.
Xie Shuhan ordered a light vegetable and a bowl of porridge and found a seat by the window to sit down.
The way he ate was very polite and slow, his eyebrows lowered, and there seemed to be a faint sense of alienation covering his whole body, making the noise around him seem like a barrier.
Several lawyers at the next table were discussing something in low voices. Xie Shuhan had no intention of listening, but when he heard the names “Zhang Chi” and “Lin Xi”, his fingertips paused.
“I heard that someone took the case?”
“That’s the new Xie Shuhan.”
“Hey, he’s young and energetic. I’m afraid he doesn’t know the background of Zhang Chi’s family. I’m worried about this case.”
“Then Lin Xi is quite pitiful…a pretty little girl, her whole life will be ruined if something like this happens.”
“Who says it’s not… It’s a pity that the arm can’t twist the thigh.”
The discussion gradually became quieter. Xie Shuhan put down his chopsticks and looked out the window.
His fingertips tapped lightly on the table, and the thoughts in his mind became clearer and clearer.
After eating, Xie Shuhan did not go back to the office immediately, but went to the law firm’s information room.
He shuttled between rows of bookshelves, rummaging through relevant legal provisions and cases. It was not until two o’clock in the afternoon that he returned to his workstation with a thick stack of books.
In the next few hours, Xie Shuhan was almost buried in books and files, not even taking a sip of water.
He repeatedly compared Lin Xi’s interrogation transcripts, hospital inspection reports, and fingerprint identification reports. He also reviewed a large number of relevant cases and legal provisions, sorted out all the doubtful points one by one, and wrote them down in his notebook.
Doubt 1: Sedative drug ingredients were detected in Lin Xi’s body. In a state of confusion, it was difficult to leave clear and complete fingerprints.
Doubt 2: No other suspicious fingerprints were detected on the surface of the condom packaging, which does not conform to the logic of normal use.
Doubt 3: There was no surveillance in the party box, Zhang Chi’s friend’s testimony was consistent, and there was a possibility of perjury.
Doubt 4: Zhang Chi comes from a well-off family and has the ability to use his connections to interfere with the investigation of the case.
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The handwriting on the notebook is neat and clear, and behind every doubt is marked the corresponding evidence and conjecture.
Xie Shuhan looked at these lines of words, his fingertips lightly tapping on the table, his eyes calm and firm.
The sunlight outside the window gradually slanted westward, stretching Xie Shuhan’s figure very long.
He picked up his cell phone and sent a message to the police officer in charge of the case, asking if he could see the victim Lin Xi.
The moment the successful notification popped up, Xie Shuhan raised his head and looked out the window. The sunset on the horizon was burning brightly, like a burning fire.