Chapter 26: Make a Bet?

  After Zhu Zi and his mother left the detention room, Qin Yan slowly walked in front of Ye Feng and asked softly: "Ye Feng, are you okay?"

  Ye Feng nodded and smiled: "I'm fine, thank you Lawyer Qin for taking care of my mother these days. If I can get out, I will definitely invite you to dinner, hoping that you won't decline at that time."

  After hearing Ye Feng's words, Qin Yan's smile on her face became somewhat stiff, apparently, she thought Ye Feng was joking.

  "So Ye Feng emphasized: 'Attorney Qin, are you daring enough to make a bet with me that my case will have an earth-shattering reversal today?'"

  Qin Yan's expression turned from stiffness to seriousness, and he said solemnly: "Ye Feng, I can understand your feelings. Actually, a lot has happened this week, and you may not know that Liu Yong has been promoted from the head of the criminal police brigade to the deputy director of the Yangtze River District Public Security Bureau, in charge of criminal investigation. The forensic doctor in charge of your case admitted after isolation review that he made a mistake at work, resulting in the failure to freeze and preserve the body, which led to its deterioration. Therefore, without the consent of the family members, he privately contacted the funeral home to cremate the body. He insisted that it was his own mistake at work and that he had not received any instructions from anyone else. As for the funeral home violating procedures and cremating the body, that's another matter altogether, unrelated to this case."

  Qin Yan stopped here, seeming to wait for Ye Feng to speak, but now Ye Feng didn't want to say anything, so he just smiled and sat down on the plastic chair, posing in a very comfortable position, just like last time.

  Qin Yan smiled wryly at this.

  She continued: "Ye Feng, what I said earlier is not the most important thing. The most important thing is about the deceased's family members. According to my investigation, the deceased had only one daughter. His daughter was addicted to drugs and was sent to labor camps multiple times. The deceased was busy with his business and had given up on his daughter after multiple failed attempts at discipline, cutting off her economic support. Later, his daughter divorced her husband and went to another province alone, losing contact with the deceased. However, the deceased had been searching for his daughter all these years and had even made a will early on, leaving all of his property to his daughter, including that villa and the diamonds and jewelry hidden under the bathroom floor. Two days ago, court personnel and police finally found the deceased's daughter in Sichuan Province, but unfortunately, she had passed away more than half a year ago due to illnesses caused by years of drug addiction. The court and police confirmed the death of the deceased's daughter through investigations with local government and police cooperation, as she had remarried a local man after going to Sichuan Province and had obtained a marriage certificate, with all her identity information verified."

  Qin Yan's words made Ye Feng somewhat surprised, so what about the inheritance left by the deceased? Those valuable jewels and diamonds would be taken advantage of by Liu Yong and Liu Mei for nothing.

  Qin Yan continued: "The deceased's daughter is no longer in this world, and I don't care about how the deceased's estate is handled. The only piece of evidence that can benefit you now is the deceased's will, which clearly states the specific number and value of the jewels and diamonds hidden under the bathroom tiles. If what you said is true, Liu Yong is the real murderer, and you didn't steal the treasure, then those jewels and diamonds must still be in Liu Yong's hands. They won't easily dispose of such a large amount of wealth. Leaving aside the few diamonds they framed you with, if we can find the remaining jewels and diamonds from Liu Yong and add them to the ones the police took from you, it will match the number stated in the will. This can prove that Liu Yong is the real murderer who framed you. Unfortunately, this idea is correct but impossible to implement, unless Liu Yong voluntarily hands over those jewels and diamonds. But how is that possible? Ye Feng, I'm really sorry, as your defense lawyer, I feel helpless now. Too much evidence is against you, too many things have developed unfavorably for you. The forensic expert insists on his mistake, at most he will be fired from his job. Liu Yong and others accuse you of murder and theft, but I can't find any evidence to counter-sue them."

  Qin Yan's emotions at this time have become somewhat melancholy, and the apology in her eyes towards Ye Feng is also genuine. Ye Feng can feel that her apology and regret are truly heartfelt. As a lawyer who emphasizes evidence and law, perhaps she will never be able to remove the word "possible" from the phrase "you may be wrongly accused", but the fact that she has worked so hard on this case proves that she is indeed an excellent lawyer.

  Ye Feng stood up from his chair and walked towards her, extending his hand to her for the first time.

  When Qin Yan's white jade-like slender hand grasped the handcuffed hand of Ye Feng, he felt a lot of sweat in her palm, which showed that she was not feeling well at this moment. Ye Feng knew that after such a long investigation, she had actually believed that he was being framed and slandered, although she did not dare to say it out loud.

  After releasing her warm and moist hand, Ye Feng smiled and said: "Attorney Qin, no matter what, I, Ye Feng, want to thank you. Do you still remember the first time we met at the Yangtze River Branch? I once told you something, I said Attorney Qin, do you believe in cause and effect, do you believe that heaven has eyes? Maybe one day Liu Yong and Liu Mei will voluntarily surrender and confess that they are the real murderers. Will you believe it? You replied to me then that you believed good people have good rewards, bad people have bad retribution, but you believed more in law and evidence."

  Qin Yan sighed and said, "I remember, but now I believe that the law and evidence are all unfavorable to you. Even through this case, I have begun to doubt whether the law and evidence I have always believed in are really fair and just, and whether they can really help me bring out the true culprit."

  Ye Feng returned to the chair and sat down, staring straight at Qin Yan's beautiful big eyes, smiling: "Lawyer Qin, so today, I can clearly tell you that if a person does too many bad things, they will definitely get their retribution. If the law can't punish them, heaven will. You said you believe in good people getting good rewards and bad people getting bad punishment, this sentence is absolutely correct, it's the most worth believing. Liu Yong and his gang will definitely get punished by heaven today, as for the law and evidence, let them go to hell."

  Qin Yan walked to Ye Feng's side, reached out and gently patted his shoulder twice, saying: "Ye Feng, if you feel oppressed, indignant or wronged, just cry out loud, I absolutely won't laugh at you."

  Ye Feng couldn't help but smile wryly. He had poured out his feelings and spoken those words, only to receive a comforting sentence from Qin Yan. She still thought he was talking nonsense, but thinking back, who else would have truly believed what he said just now, besides himself?

  "Qin lawyer, still the same words, today my case will definitely have a major reversal, do you want to make a bet with me?"

  Qin Yan smiled helplessly and said: "Ye Feng, if you think that making this bet with me will make you feel better, then I'll make this bet with you."

  Ye Feng immediately stood up, hooked Qin Yan's slender and round little thumb with one hand, swung it twice before letting go, and smiled: "Okay, then let's bet. I bet Liu Yong and Liu Mei will definitely collapse mentally during the court inquiry and debate session today, and they will voluntarily confess what they have done. If I win the bet, then when I come out of the detention center, you'll also treat me to a meal, how about it?"

  After saying that sentence to Qin Yan, Ye Feng felt a special sense of relief in his heart. He could have secretly done the Soul Photography Technique to make Liu Yong and others confess their crimes without letting anyone know, but he couldn't help but propose this bet with her because he trusted her so much and thought she was a kind person. More importantly, for a long time, Ye Feng's mood had been elevated, his mentality had matured, but the injustice of being framed and slandered had always been a thorn in his heart, causing him to feel suffocated, indignant, suppressed, painful, and anxious. In the detention center, Ye Feng couldn't find an outlet for his emotions, and even in the Nine Stars Space, the law wouldn't listen to his complaints. The long-term suppression made him feel like he was going to suffocate, so he wanted to vent, seek psychological balance, and find someone who could accept and listen to his negative emotions.

  But this object, for now, his mother is not suitable, his colleagues are also not suitable, only Qin Yan is the most suitable.