Chapter 70 Hidden Rules 15 No One Can Help

Chapter 15

When Lu Changfeng woke up, it was already past eight in the morning. The alarm clock hadn't rung. He turned it on and saw that all the alarms were turned off.

I had a severe headache, thinking about how Mingtang and I drank a lot of wine last night, and I didn’t know how Mingtang was doing.

They usually don't drink at work, but yesterday they were so happy to meet each other after a long time that they drank a little too much. Having learned this lesson, they will definitely not drink so much again in the future.

As soon as Lu Changfeng opened the door, he saw Jing Jue sleeping on the sofa.

He was a little surprised and didn't know why Jing Jue would sleep on the sofa.

There was nothing to eat in the refrigerator, so Lu Changfeng sent a message to Qiu Shaoyang and went to his house to find something to eat.

Qiu Shaoyang told him to take whatever he wanted.

Jing Jue was already awake when the door was closed. When Lu Changfeng came back with bread and milk, he saw Jing Jue sitting in the living room and asked him, "Why didn't you sleep in your room? Is the bed broken?"

Jing Jue was still a little sleepy, "You don't remember?"

"What's wrong?" Lu Changfeng looked confused.

"It seems you have blacked out." Jing Jue stood up and stretched, using the sofa to stretch his stiff body, and said, "You come out to find water, take a shower, and then brush your teeth and wash your face. I was afraid that you would bump into yourself when you came out, so I slept in the living room."

"It seems like you really have blacked out." Lu Changfeng said, "Since you're awake, go wash up and go out for breakfast. I have to go to Chuncheng Prison later to find the murderer in the judge's case I handled before to learn more about the situation."

"I'll go with you."

Lu Changfeng asked: "Didn't you make an appointment with Liu Ju and the others?"

"I'm a police officer, and more importantly, I'm investigating cases. Since it's related to the judge, I have no choice but to take on the responsibility."

Hearing him say this, Lu Changfeng nodded: "Okay, let's go together."

After breakfast, the two rushed to Chuncheng Prison. Mingtang informed them in advance, and they went straight to see Chen Jiexi.

After spending the past few years in prison, Chen Jiexi seemed to have lost some of his previous arrogance.

Lu Changfeng asked him: "Do you still remember me?"

Chen Jiexi nodded: "Of course. What do you want from me?"

Lu Changfeng took out his phone and showed Chen Jiexi the Judge's logo. "Have you seen this logo before?"

Chen Jiexi took it and looked at it carefully again and again, then shook his head: "I haven't seen it."

"How much do you know about the judge? I hope you can tell me everything. I will try to get a reduced sentence for you."

Chen Jiexi said: "It doesn't matter. With my sentence, a sentence reduction is just a drop in the bucket."

"Ask whatever you want, and I'll tell you everything I know."

Lu Changfeng turned on the recording function and asked, "Previous judges would leave a plum blossom-shaped mark on the victim after committing a crime. Is this a mark used exclusively by your judges?"

"Yes." Chen Jiexi said, "This is a symbol that belongs exclusively to our group of judges."

"This one?" Lu Changfeng was surprised. "Are there other judges?"

Chen Jiexi nodded: "That's right, our group can be said to not be judges, but we can also be said to be judges."

"What's the meaning?"

"The earliest of the Judges can be traced back to the 1990s, when there were many unsolved cases. Unlike today's comprehensive surveillance, public security was not as good. At that time, some cases could not be investigated in a timely manner, so the Judges organization was derived. Later, after the rise of the Internet, it gradually moved from offline to online, attracting people from all over the country, with all kinds of jobs."

"During the peak period, there were probably tens of thousands of people. Some people joined simply for fun. The internal management was very chaotic and they often quarreled over trivial matters. The elders proposed to form a new judge to streamline the staff and avoid chaos. Only members who passed the assessment could join."

"My branch of judges is a group of former judges who failed the review. The plum blossom symbol is unique to our branch. Before that, judges did not have a mature symbol. We don't know about the branch of judges formed by the elders. Later, as time went on, social security improved, and my branch gradually became quiet, but we still handle some cases every year."

"By the time I joined the Inquisitors, my group of Inquisitors was no longer very active. However, there were still some people who were eager to do something, but they had already deviated from the original intention of the Inquisitors. Those we avenge deserve to die."

Lu Changfeng asked: "How did you join the Judge back then?"

Chen Jiexi said: "In fact, everyone joins in different ways. For example, I joined through the criminal investigation forum, and some people joined through book clubs, reading forums, social news forums, etc."

"Do you have any criteria for selecting people?"

"At least he has to be a person with a strong sense of justice, for example, he can make positive comments on some social cases. Secondly, we have to consider his profession, whether he is a network expert, a criminal investigation enthusiast, or a practitioner in the field of chemistry, biology and medicine..."

These people can provide certain professional support when committing crimes.

Lu Changfeng recorded the several websites that Chen Jiexi mentioned.

"Can you show me that picture again?"

Lu Changfeng found the Judge's symbol and handed the phone to Chen Jiexi, "This one?"

Chen Jiexi nodded.

After looking at it for a while, he said, "The cross and the eye of justice are in line with the concept of the judge."

"What do you mean?" Lu Changfeng asked.

"Crucifixion was a form of torture in ancient Rome, and was generally used to punish the most heinous criminals. It represented judgment. The Eye of Justice, also known as the Eye of Horus, symbolizes holiness, protection, the ability to distinguish between good and evil, and represents justice." Chen Jiexi said, "The judge is the embodiment of just judgment. The combination of these two things naturally becomes the judge's confession."

This is not much different from the information they have and expresses almost the same meaning.

Chen Jiexiwen: "What did they do?"

Lu Changfeng nodded, but he couldn't tell Chen Jiexi the details of the case.

"Do you know any other information?" Lu Changfeng asked.

Chen Jiexi: "I would like to help you, but I am not from the same team as them, so I can't help you."

After coming out of prison, Jing Jue and Lu Changfeng drove back to the city.

"There is nothing to be gained from this trip. We can only hope that there will be progress from Zhou Yu's side."

Lu Changfeng hummed, "Where did you meet? Do you need me to take you there?"

Jing Jue told him an address and Lu Changfeng took him there.

"Go home by yourself tonight. I won't come to pick you up. I have to go see my former boss or something."

"good."

After watching Lu Changfeng leave, Jing Jue went to find his friends.

Liu Ju's family ran a tea shop. After Liu Ju graduated, he took over the shop.

Seeing Jing Jue coming back, Liu Ju hugged him and said, "Long time no see."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

After sitting down, Liu Ju asked him: "How does it feel to be a policeman?"

"Not bad." Jing Jue said, "I'm quite proud of it."

Liu Ju smiled and said, "So how are you and your Uncle Lu doing?"

“No progress.”

Liu Ju shook his head helplessly: "There are so many men in the world. If this one doesn't work, just change to another one. Why hang yourself on a tree?"

"I can't change it. I don't like anyone else." Jing Jue sighed, "If I could change it, I would have changed it a long time ago."

Liu Ju showed Jing Ju a photo of his girlfriend and said, "When we get married next year, you must come back and be my best man."

"Of course." Jing Jue patted his chest and assured, and after taking a sip of tea, he said, "In fact, he treats me very well. There is no big change. He still cares about me and loves me. Except for not falling in love with me, he has no shortcomings."

Liu Ju nodded to show her understanding. "He helped you like a savior when you needed help the most. It's understandable that you are so obsessed with him. But I still say that there are many good-looking men in this world. There is no need to force it and make yourself suffer."

Jing Jue smiled and didn't want to continue this topic. After tasting the tea, he said, "Your family is in the tea business. No one knows more about tea than you. I want to give some tea to the leader. What do you think is a good gift?"

Liu Ju stood up and took a few kinds of tea from the shelf and gave them to Jing Jue: "These kinds are good as gifts and taste good. I'll make some for you to try."

"I don't understand how to drink it, you know, just help me fill some."

"Okay. I'll have someone prepare it for you."

In the evening, Jing Jue and Liu Ju went to have dinner with another friend. They chatted until after 1 a.m.

Lu Changfeng waited until midnight but no one came home. Worried that something might have happened, he called.

Jing Jue said he wouldn't be home so soon. Lu Changfeng heard that Jing Jue seemed to be drunk, so he asked him to send his location.

Jing Jue sent the information of the KTV room to Lu Changfeng to reassure him and he didn't care about it anymore.

But he didn't expect Lu Changfeng to come and pick him up.

The moment Lu Changfeng pushed open the door of the private room, Jing Jue was stunned, thinking he was dazzled.

"I think I saw Lu Changfeng, right?" He pulled Liu Ju beside him, "Am I dazzled?"

Liu Ju put on his glasses and said, "It really seems to be true. I am not seeing things."

Liao Jiale pushed Jing Jue and said, "Your uncle is here to take you home."

"He is not my uncle." Jing Jue said.

Liao Jiale was a little confused, "Isn't he Lu Changfeng? Isn't that your uncle?"

"He is Lu Changfeng, but he is not my uncle. We are not related by blood, nor are we relatives." Jing Jue stood up shakily and walked towards Lu Changfeng. "Why are you here?"

"I'll take you home." Lu Changfeng hugged him, "How much have you drunk? You're so drunk, how can you go home if I don't take you home?"

"I have no home for a long time, and you don't want me. What does it matter whether I go back or not..." Jing Jue said sadly.

Lu Changfeng ignored Jing Jue's drunken words and looked at the person sitting on the sofa and asked, "Still playing?"

The two people immediately shook their heads and said they didn't want to play anymore.

For some reason, they were all afraid of Lu Changfeng, probably because Lu Changfeng was a policeman.

I was afraid of Lu Changfeng when I was in school, and now that I have grown up, I am still afraid of him. The fear is engraved in my bones.

"Then let's go."

When Lu Changfeng passed by the front desk and wanted to pay the bill, Liu Ju and Liao Jiale rushed to stop him.

Lu Changfeng said, "It should be Jue Jue who should pay the bill. You have been his best friends for so many years. You were the ones who accompanied him when he was in the most difficult time. Don't fight with me for this."

After he said that, Liu Ju and Liao Jiale couldn't fight for it anymore.

Jing Jue took out his cell phone to pay, but it was confiscated by Lu Changfeng. He looked at Lu Changfeng and didn't understand why Lu Changfeng was like this. He didn't want to be friends with him, but he also didn't want to keep a complete distance from him.