Chapter 87 Nanqing
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar. Everyone was surprised, and even the presiding judge had a look of confusion in his eyes.
Gao Yi, who originally thought that the situation was settled, now had an expression of disbelief on his face.
There was a lot of discussion all around.
Amidst countless questioning voices, Chi Jinjin looked at Nan Xuqiu in the audience.
But he seemed to have known it for a long time and was not surprised at all. He just smiled faintly at Chi Jinjin.
Walking out of the court, Nie Changyong and his wife came in front of Chi Jinjin.
Nie Changyong said condescendingly, "Lawyer Chi, as a lawyer, I think the law should be above emotions, right? I admit that my son is a jerk for getting someone pregnant before marriage, but you can't just wrongly kill my son and say he did something illegal just because you sympathize with the woman, right?"
"Lawyer Chi, I know this is your first case. You don't want to lose and want to show your achievements to others, but people must have professional ethics. You want to use our son as a stepping stone for your future. Isn't that inappropriate? I think you should know what my husband's identity is." Nie Jiang's mother also said implicitly.
Chi Jinjin understood the meaning of her words and opened her mouth to speak.
Nan Xuqiu walked over and said, "Mrs. Nie and Mr. Nie, you're worrying too much. If your son didn't do anything, even if Lawyer Chi wants to wrongly convict him, he won't be able to do so in court. So, why are you so worried?"
"Who are you?" asked Mrs. Nie.
Nan Xuqiu said, "Hello, I am Nan Xuqiu, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Provincial Police Department. You may not know me, but you should know my father, Nan Shuze, and my grandfather, Nan Yangcheng."
When Nie Changyong heard this, his expression changed immediately.
"This lawyer Chi is my girlfriend. I think you should know her identity." Nan Xuqiu spoke to them with a smile, but her tone made people feel cold and threatening.
"I don't care who your father or grandfather is!" Mrs. Nie said disdainfully, and was about to point at Chi Jinjin and the others and say something.
But they were stopped by Nie Changyong, who took them away.
His wife was very confused and said angrily, "Nie Changyong, what are you doing? How could a criminal police officer scare you like this? You are the governor after all, how can you be so cowardly!"
"What do you know? Not to mention that Nan Shuze's official rank is far superior to mine, but Nan Yangcheng is even a Second Class General. He's really short on knowledge." Nie Changyong said speechlessly, then turned to Nie Jiang and asked, "Let me ask you, have you really never hurt that girl?"
When Nie Jiang's mother heard this, she looked guilty and lowered her head to cover her eyes.
"Dad, I really didn't do that. It was that woman who wanted to frame me and blackmail me!" Nie Jiang replied immediately, his eyes showing grievance and innocence.
Nie Changyong said, "As long as you haven't done anything harmful to the world, even if that lawyer has the Nan family's support, Dad will never let her wrongly accuse you."
Nie Jiang nodded.
He turned around and looked in the direction of Chi Jinjin and the others with fierce eyes.
Chi Jinjin returned to the law firm, and some people in the firm advised Chi Jinjin to cut her losses in time and not to appeal any further.
She left the department and wanted to get some fresh air outside when Gao Yi came over.
"Your courage is truly commendable," Gao Yi said sarcastically. "With so much irrefutable evidence before you, you still have the courage to appeal?"
"Chi Jinjin, I advise you not to blindly believe your client. Wasn't that day a good example?" Gao Yi said sarcastically.
Chi Jinjin said, "I have never blindly believed my clients. I believe what I see."
"Chi Jinjin, I advise you to withdraw the lawsuit. I said you can't beat me. You have already lost once. Aren't you afraid of losing again?" Gao Yi mocked.
"What's so scary about failure? I, Chi Jinjin, have never been afraid of failure." She smiled indifferently and walked straight past Gao Yi.
"Have you never thought about being with me? Why do you have to like Nan Xuqiu? Why do you have to go against me?"
Gao Yi murmured as he watched Chi Jinjin's receding back.
The sun set and the sky turned into a starry sky. Chi Jinjin sat on the swing in the garden, looking at the moon in the sky, feeling worried.
Although the appeal has been approved, she now has no evidence at hand.
She didn't know how to fight the next lawsuit.
Nan Xuqiu came over and sat down beside her.
Chi Jinjin looked at him and asked, "Nan Xuqiu, tell me, did I make the wrong choice? They all say I was wrong..."
"There will always be noise in this world, just keep moving forward and don't worry about the hustle and bustle around you, just be true to yourself." Nan Xuqiu said.
Chi Jinjin nodded and leaned her head on his shoulder.
Nan Xuqiu held her hand. Rather than interlocking their fingers, he preferred to just hold Chi Jinjin's hand in his palm. The two of them leaned quietly in the evening breeze.
The next day, Nan Xuqiu and Chi Jinjin went to Xiaodan's house together.
"Sister, thank you for still believing in me." Xiaodan said gratefully.
Chi Jinjin said, "If you really appreciate me, don't hide anything. Now we are comrades fighting side by side. Any concealment from you will cause a bad situation for us, do you understand?"
"No, I will never hide anything from you again." Xiao Dan promised.
Chi Jinjin nodded.
Her eyes suddenly fell on the photo frame on the wall, which contained a baby.
Chi Jinjin stood up and walked to the photo frame to take a look.
"This is my Xiaodan, when she was one hundred days old." Xiaodan's mother introduced her when she saw her looking at the photos on the wall.
After returning, Chi Jinjin suddenly packed her luggage and ran to Nan Xuqiu and said, "Nan Xuqiu, I'm going to Nanqing County tomorrow. I've made a major discovery about Xiaodan's case!"
"Nan Qing, that's such a coincidence." Nan Xuqiu smiled when he heard it.
"What's a coincidence?" Chi Jinjin was puzzled.
Nan Xuqiu said, "Wait a day, wait a day, I'll go with you."
"No need, I can go by myself." Chi Jinjin said.
Nan Xuqiu said, "My identity is more convenient for investigating cases, and I'm in charge of this case. I'll go with you."
Chi Jinjin thought about it and realized that it was indeed true.
"Okay, then we'll go together the day after tomorrow." Chi Jinjin said.
The next day, Nan Xuqiu went to the bureau to handle the relevant procedures.
Wait until the third day, then drive to Nanqing with Chi Jinjin.
Nan Xuqiu drove for a whole day before arriving in Nanqing County.
After arriving in the city, Nan Xuqiu went to the local bureau and found out the specific location of the place Chi Jinjin wanted to find.
But when they came out of the bureau, they found that it was already dark.
"It seems we can't go today. Nan Xuqiu, let's go first and find a place to stay." Chi Jinjin suggested.
Nan Xuqiu nodded in agreement.
After all, the county is not as good as the city. The only two hotels were full, so Chi Jinjin and her friends had no choice but to find a motel and book two rooms.
After putting their things in the room, the two of them found a place to eat nearby.
Chi Jinjin raised her eyes and saw Nan Xuqiu opposite her, then turned around and looked behind her.
"What's wrong?" Chi Jinjin asked.
Nan Xuqiu turned around and said, "Nothing, let's eat."
The next day, Nan Xuqiu drove Chi Jinjin to the township.
Chi Jinjin noticed that Nan Xuqiu was always looking back and asked in confusion, "Is there anything behind you? Why do you always look back?"
Nan Xuqiu said, "Someone is following us."
Chi Jinjin also looked back and saw a white car following behind them. She recalled carefully and found that this car seemed to appear around them often, starting from the city.
"Why are they following us?"
Nan Xuqiu smiled and said, "Someone is guilty of something."
Chi Jinjin suddenly understood.
"Then, what should we do now?" Chi Jinjin asked nervously.
Nan Xuqiu glanced at the car behind him, smiled, and said, "Jinjin, fasten your seat belt."
Chi Jinjin quickly did as she was told.
Nan Xuqiu slowly stepped on the accelerator, and the needle on the speedometer turned straight up.
The car behind also stepped on the accelerator and chased closely.
Chi Jinjin tightly gripped her seat belt as the scenery outside the window whizzed by. She couldn't see clearly what it was, only afterimages.
And Nan Xuqiu was still stepping on the accelerator.
Chi Jinjin was so scared that she didn't dare to say a word. She turned her head to look at Nan Xuqiu, but he looked calm and handled everything slowly, as if everything was under his control.
Afterwards, Nan Xuqiu stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.
The roads in towns and villages are not like the roads in cities, where most roads are wide and straight.
The mountain roads in rural areas are winding.
Chi Jinjin thought that if she hadn't been wearing a seat belt, she would have been thrown out.
I feel like I'm on a roller coaster right now.
But it was even scarier than a roller coaster. Chi Jinjin didn't dare to look ahead and closed her eyes tightly.
Suddenly, Nan Xuqiu made a sharp turn and turned into a small path next to him.
The people following the car behind didn't have time to react and plunged into someone else's paddy field in front.
Nan Xuqiu's car gradually slowed down and finally stopped steadily.
"Are you okay?" Nan Xuqiu asked Chi Jinjin with concern.
Chi Jinjin was completely stunned, as if her soul had been thrown out. She was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses and said, "No, it's okay."
She looked back and asked, "Where's the car?"
"They've gone into the mud. It seems they can't keep up." Nan Xuqiu said.
Chi Jinjin nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and said in surprise and admiration, "Nan Xuqiu, you are so amazing."
"I practiced this while racing with Ji Yang." Nan Xuqiu said.
"Ji Yang can also drive a racing car?" Chi Jinjin was surprised.
Nan Xuqiu nodded and said with a smile, "Ji Yang is a veteran racer."
"How is it? Are you feeling unwell anywhere? If so, let's find a place to get off and rest for a while?" Nan Xuqiu asked.
"It's okay, let's keep going." Chi Jinjin said, thinking to herself, the other party is so cunning that they even sent people to follow them. It seems they have to go even faster.
Soon, they arrived in town and entered a hospital.
With Nan Xuqiu around, it was indeed much easier to search for things. As soon as he took out the search warrant, the hospital staff immediately started checking for him.
But what Chi Jinjin was looking for took too long, and she still didn't find anything after a whole day.
Nan Xuqiu and Chi Jinjin decided to stay in the town for one night.
"Jinjin, let's stay in one room tonight." Nan Xuqiu suddenly said, "Those guys won't let us go. It's safer to stay in one room."
Chi Jinjin thought so too. Nan Xuqiu had played a trick on them today. What if they held a grudge and wanted to take revenge on Nan Xuqiu? She was also worried about Nan Xuqiu, so she nodded in agreement.
The two of them booked a room.
The hotel room in the town was very small and there was not even a sofa, only a table and a wooden chair.
"What should we do?" Chi Jinjin said worriedly when she saw this.
Nan Xuqiu said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. It's just one night anyway. I'll just lie on the table for one night."
The two ate a bowl of noodles on the street and then came back together.
Chi Jinjin was lying on the bed, looking back at Nan Xuqiu who was resting on the table.
Thinking that he had been driving for a whole day and still didn't get enough rest at night, Chi Jinjin felt bad for him.
"Nan Xuqiu, you...you must be uncomfortable sleeping like this..." Chi Jinjin said.
Nan Xuqiu replied, "It's okay, it's okay. Anyway... I often sleep like this when I work overtime."
"Well, how about you come and sleep with me?" Chi Jinjin said.
Nan Xuqiu was stunned and turned to look at her.
Chi Jinjin said, "This bed can accommodate two people. You can sleep on one side and I'll sleep on the other. It's not small. Come over here."
"No need." Nan Xuqiu avoided Chi Jinjin's gaze and said earnestly, "I'm worried..."
"What are you worried about?" Chi Jinjin was puzzled and said, "Don't worry, I sleep very quietly and don't move much."
"No need, go to sleep, good night." Nan Xuqiu lay back on the table.
Chi Jinjin had no choice but to shut her mouth, but after a while, she couldn't help but call out Nan Xuqiu in a low voice, wanting to see if he was asleep.
"It seems that if this goes on, you won't be able to sleep all night." Nan Xuqiu sighed, suddenly got up and walked to the bed, lifted the quilt and lay down in it.
He reached out and hugged Chi Jinjin in his arms.
"Nan, Nan Xuqiu..."
"Stop moving." Nan Xuqiu hugged her tightly and said in a low voice, as if he was restraining something.
Chi Jinjin settled down obediently.
Not long after, she fell asleep.
Nan Xuqiu opened his eyes, stared at her sleeping face, and murmured, "You should be thankful that I'm your boyfriend, otherwise you would have suffered tonight..."
He kissed her between the eyebrows, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The next day, after breakfast, the two went to the hospital to check things.
After searching for a whole day, fortunately, hard work pays off and I finally found what Chi Jinjin wanted.
"Let's go, we're going to have dinner." Chi Jinjin felt a lot more relaxed and said happily to Nan Xuqiu.
Nan Xuqiu stopped her and said, "Jinjin, let's go back to the county and have dinner at my grandma's house."
"Your grandmother...isn't that Mr. Wang Cuiping? Are they in Nanqing?" Chi Jinjin was surprised.
Nan Xuqiu nodded.
"I haven't prepared anything. It would be too abrupt to go like this. Forget it, I'll go next time." Chi Jinjin said.
Not to mention that the other party was Nan Xuqiu's parent, just the three words "Wang Cuiping", a master of calligraphy, were enough to make her nervous.
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