Chapter 168 Change a Promise

In the logic of the police and prosecutors, Bai Tianhe is already a drug lord caught red-handed, with conclusive evidence, and a cunning criminal who attempts to use a business guise to cover up his heinous crimes.

"Third Master, didn't you say that you had already settled Liu Kai's family?"

Bai Yinshan nodded: "I'm just worried that Liu Kai will insist that Tianhe harmed his girlfriend and will be determined to take revenge..."

“He won’t,” Zhang Pengfei said with great certainty. “What you provided me is excellent, and I’m confident I can get him to tell the truth.”

A month later, the case officially went to trial.

Zhang Pengfei first presented the backend database logs, metadata, binary files, etc., obtained during the re-examination of evidence, and stated to the judge:

"It is clear that the auto-incrementing ID numbers of these historical transaction records are consecutive, but their creation time has been set to different dates in the past six months. This violates the basic principles of databases and is sufficient to show that the transaction records provided by the prosecution have been forged."

In fact, Han Yukun already knew about this matter when the two sides conducted a joint investigation. At that time, the prosecutor's technicians were speechless. Afterwards, Han Yukun consulted a large amount of information and consulted several experts in the field of computer science, all of whom gave the same conclusion as Zhang Pengfei.

Seeing that Han Yukun didn't refute her, Cai Minmin clenched her fists until they turned white with anger, and stubbornly argued, "This is just due to the specific optimization mechanism of the database..."

Zhang Pengfei immediately said, "Then please reproduce the 'optimization mechanism' you mentioned on the spot. If we cannot reproduce it under the same conditions, then the only reasonable explanation is that these are human, mass-produced, retrospective forgeries!"

Cai Minmin's chest heaved violently a few times, and she almost bit her lip until it bled.

She truly hadn't expected that Zhang Pengfei could actually find a loophole. Even now, she still couldn't understand how Zhang Pengfei dared to doubt the evidence that had already been authoritatively verified in the first instance!

Zhang Pengfei then requested to question witness Liu Kai.

As soon as Liu Kai appeared, his parents and sister stood up and couldn't help but call out his name.

Unlike his parents and sister, who were eagerly waiting for him, Liu Kai's first reaction upon seeing his family was shock and fear: "How did you get here?!"

He had clearly hidden them!

But the courtroom wasn't a place for reminiscing, and he had no chance to find out what had happened.

Zhang Pengfei asked Liu Kai, "How much was your monthly salary when you worked at Xinhe Trading Company?"

Liu Kai replied, "8000."

Zhang Pengfei: "Do you have any other part-time jobs?"

Liu Kai: "No."

Zhang Pengfei produced several bank statements: "So, who gave you the 250,000 yuan you received on March 27th?"

Liu Kai: "That was a customer's payment. He didn't want an invoice, so he transferred the money to me privately."

Zhang Pengfei scoffed: "So, on the same day, March 27th, your parents' and your sister's accounts almost simultaneously received a transfer of 250,000 yuan from this client."

He looked at Liu Kai and said slowly, "Your father is 57 years old and your mother is 58 years old. They are both farmers in their hometown, and their main source of income is their 6 mu of land. Your sister just graduated and hasn't started working yet. So, why would this customer transfer money to them?"

"How would I know!" Liu Kai was clearly flustered and vehemently denied it, "He might have dialed the wrong number!"

Why did Zhang Pengfei think of investigating his parents' and sister's accounts?

Zhang Pengfei didn't give him any more time to react, pressing on with, "Someone gave you 1 million yuan to make you give false testimony, right?"

Cold sweat trickled down Liu Kai's forehead: "I...I don't know what you're talking about!"

The judge banged the gavel: "Defense attorney, be careful not to lead the witnesses!"

Zhang Pengfei took out another phone and asked Liu Kai, "Do you recognize this phone?"

Liu Kai licked his dry lips: "I know it, this is my girlfriend's phone."

Zhang Pengfei opened his phone, tapped play, and the voice chat between Su Jiaojiao and her best friend immediately started playing: How can Liu Kai compare to Bai Tianhe? Bai Tianhe is handsome and rich. If I could climb into his bed, I would die happy!

Cai Minmin immediately questioned Zhang Pengfei: "This recording has absolutely nothing to do with this case. Are you deliberately wasting everyone's time?"

Zhang Pengfei smiled faintly: "Sorry."

He then looked at Liu Kai and said, "Are you willing to tell the judge the truth? If you take the initiative to expose him, I believe you will be able to reunite with your family soon."

In the audience, Liu Kai's parents and sister all started telling him not to lie.

Although the judge stopped him in time, Liu Kai's face gradually turned pale, and he seemed to shatter like a stone struck by lightning.

He looked at his family, then at Zhang Pengfei's phone on the defendant's bench. His mouth trembled for a long time before he finally lowered his head resignedly: "I...I'll say it. I took money and committed perjury."

As Liu Kai recounted how Black Tiger contacted him and how he forged transaction records, the truth finally came to light regarding his daytime experience and the deliberate framing he had been involved in.

Although no verdict was announced in court, Zhang Pengfei was confident that the case would definitely be sent back for retrial!

Cai Minmin gritted her teeth, her venomous gaze wishing she could poke holes in Zhang Pengfei. After the trial, she left before Han Yukun had even finished packing his things.

After that, things unfolded exactly as Zhang Pengfei had predicted: the case was sent back for retrial, the procuratorate quickly withdrew the charges, and Bai Tianhe, who had been detained for nearly a year, was finally released without charge.

A few days later, Bai Yinshan, along with Bai Tianhe, went to the law firm to thank Zhang Pengfei. In the meeting room, he took out a check for 5 million yuan and gave it to Zhang Pengfei: "Attorney Zhang, this is a small token of our appreciation from Tianhe and me. Please accept it."

Five million is an amount that many people may not be able to earn in their entire lives.

If he accepts it, Dou Qiaoyun's expenses at the health center and Huahua's tuition fees will be covered!

Zhang Pengfei chuckled, glanced at the thin piece of paper, tapped it lightly with his finger, and slowly pushed it back.

"Third Master." He looked at Bai Yinshan with composure and said calmly, "As your hired defense lawyer, it is my duty to win the case for you. Moreover, the agency fee you paid is already very reasonable. I cannot accept it."

Bai Yinshan frowned slightly; he really wanted to win over this young man.

He smiled and pushed the check back: "The agency fee is for the company, and this check is for my personal use. I admire Attorney Zhang very much and would like to make friends with you. I wonder if I would have the honor of doing so?"

“If that’s the case…” Zhang Pengfei pushed the check back, “I’d like to use this 5 million to exchange for a promise from you. I wonder if Third Master can agree to that?”