Chapter 39 Reversal of Judgment: Video in the Recycling Bin

The next day at noon, Fang Rui suddenly received a call from the community security guard.

"The guy is back, but he said he won't sell his flowers, and he won't contact you."

"Okay, thank you."

Fang Rui and Xiao Zhang immediately drove to the community.

"Boss, what did you do with Forensic Doctor Mu yesterday? You see how tired she is. She has no energy to work today."

"Investigating the case!"

"Boss, have you noticed that my assistant is more useful? At least I have good physical strength and never complain of being tired!"

Fang Rui rolled his eyes at Xiao Zhang, "She is quieter than you!"

"When Forensic Doctor Mu is not quiet, her killing power is much stronger than mine." Xiao Zhang muttered.

"She is better at collecting evidence than you."

"..."

The resident who grows flowers is called Yu Haibo. After learning the purpose of Fang Rui's visit, he hesitated, "I'm sorry, I can't give you the surveillance video."

"Why?"

"It's not that I don't cooperate with you, but the camera on my balcony is only used to take pictures of the flowers on my balcony. It shouldn't be able to take pictures of other residents. It won't be of any use to you even if I give it to you.

" Xiao Zhang begged, "We only want the surveillance video of July 20th. Even if it's useless, give it to us, in case there are any clues? We really need this video!"

"Sorry, I can't provide it!" Yu Haibo made a gesture to send the guests away, "Two officers, I need to rest, so I won't entertain you."

"We won't disclose your personal information," Fang Rui said. "Your cooperation is not required for subsequent court appearances. You just need to record the video for us."

Yu Haibo hesitated for a long time and finally told the truth: "I installed the camera just to take pictures of the plants in my house, but if I give you the surveillance video, if something that shouldn't be filmed is captured, my reputation will be ruined. How will others see me? I'm a university professor. If others find out, I will most likely be considered a voyeur."

"Mr. Yu, we will keep it a secret for you..."

Yu Haibo interrupted Xiao Zhang, "Police comrade, it's not that I don't want to help you. First of all, my surveillance probably didn't capture anything. Secondly, even if I did, the court would definitely ask me to testify in court. If I don't testify, this evidence is likely to be invalid, and it will be useless for you to get it. So, you should find other evidence!"

"Mr. Yu, take a look at Shen Yuanyuan's case... If you don't help, Miss Lu may be the next Shen Yuanyuan..."

"I'm sorry, I can't help you. I will destroy this video immediately, and you don't have to come to me again!" Yu Haibo's tone was firm. He also wanted to be a kind person, but everything he has now was hard-earned, and he didn't want to face any risks.

Fang Rui knew that it would be difficult for the other party to change his mind, and he did not want to morally blackmail Yu Haibo. He said to Xiao Zhang, "Xiao Zhang, let's go!"

After leaving the community, Xiao Zhang kept turning his head to look back, "Boss, are we really not going to persuade him anymore? This is the most hopeful evidence."

"We can only look for other evidence."

After returning to the office, Chen Xue immediately ran over to ask the result: "Xiao Zhang, did you get the video?"

Xiao Zhang said frustratedly: "No! The other party refused to hand over the video."

Mu Mian was originally lying on the table to catch up. After hearing what Xiao Zhang said, she sighed, "Then Prosecutor Nie is likely to lose this case." Mu Mian looked at Fang Rui again, "Fang Rui, do you want to comfort her?"

Xiao Zhang and Chen Xue both looked at Fang Rui: "Captain Fang, why do you want to comfort Prosecutor Nie? Who is Prosecutor Nie?"

Mu Mian explained: "Prosecutor Nie is the prosecutor of Lu Tian's rape case. She is also Fang Rui's friend."

"Go back to sleep!" Fang Rui pushed Mu Mian's head back onto the table. He clarified to Xiao Zhang and Chen Xue, "Mu Mian was talking about Nie Yan. Xiao Zhang, you know her too."

"Ah, I remember now. The prosecutor is great at investigating cases. And she has a strong sense of justice. I've always thought she should be a police officer. It's a waste of her talent to stay in the procuratorate."

Xiao Zhang turned around and whispered to Chen Xue, "She seems to have a crush on the boss, but it's a pity that the boss didn't get her hint, and in the end the two of them didn't work out. The couple you're supporting has sounded the alarm."

Alarm bells went off in Chen Xue's heart. She glanced at Mu Mian, who was carefreely catching up on her sleep, and simply felt sorry for the iron but not steel.

Mu Mian, your man is about to be snatched away by someone, and you can still sleep!

She wanted to wake Mu Mian up, but felt a cold gaze.

"Chen Xue, don't disturb Mu Mian's sleep! She needs to rest well." Fang Rui reminded in a low voice.

"..." She worried in vain.

When Nie Yan learned from Fang Rui that the surveillance camera at Yu Haibo's home might have captured the crime, she also looked for Yu Haibo many times, but he refused to provide the video and said that he had deleted the video and asked Nie Yan not to harass him again.

Nie Yan handed Yu Haibo a newspaper with the report of Shen Yuanyuan's case: "Mr. Yu, this is a news report of the victim of another case. If you don't help, then Lin Qianjie may still attack other girls. Please reconsider!"

Yu Haibo took the newspaper, but he still refused to hand over the surveillance video to Nie Yan.

The trial of Lu Tian's case was about to begin, and the police had not found any new evidence. The existing evidence showed that Lin Qianjie and Lu Tian were a couple and did not constitute rape.

Although Chen Xue was not a party to the case, she was more anxious than anyone else. She was like a fly, buzzing in Mu Mian's ears.

"Mianmian, smart and cute Mianmian, use your smart head to think about how you can help Lu Tian!"

She didn't dare to harass Fang Rui, so she could only harass Mu Mian.

Mu Mian sighed heavily.

Half an hour later, Mu Mian sent Fang Rui and Chen Xue a surveillance video with the file name "Evidence".

"Mu Mian, where did you get this video?" Fang Rui asked, holding his mobile phone.

Chen Xue clicked on the video. The video was about five minutes long. In the video, Lin Qianjie used violence to control Lu Tian and slapped her several times, while Lu Tian was resisting, but failed.

"Mianmian, where did you get the video? This is irrefutable evidence! Lin Qianjie committed rape!"

Mu Mian raised his head and looked at Fang Rui, "I downloaded it from Mr. Yu's computer."

Chen Xue was surprised and asked, "You hacked into Yu Haibo's computer? Do you know hacking skills?"

Mu Mian shook her head, "I don't have this technology, this is illegal."

Chen Xue breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, Mu Mian knows the law!

"So I spent money to hire my hacker friend to help me hack into Mr. Yu's computer. We found this video in the recycle bin of his computer. My hacker friend helped me download it and forwarded it to me."

Mu Mian's tone was very proud, "Now we have evidence to prove that Lin Qianjie is a rapist!"

"Mu Mian, this video was obtained by illegal means, we can't use it in court." Fang Rui reminded her, "You can't do this in the future, understand?"

"But I bought this video, it's not illegal!" Seeing Fang Rui's unhappy expression, Mu Mian nodded, "I understand. Fang Rui, I promise that I will not hire hackers to hack into other people's computers in the future."

Fang Rui patiently explained to her: "The judge will definitely ask about the source of the video. If we can't provide it, then this evidence is likely to be rejected and we will get into trouble."

"Okay."

Fang Rui asked: "When you hacked into the computer, had you edited the video?"

"Yes." Mu Mian said, "But it's in the recycle bin. It was deleted."

This video should have been edited by Yu Haibo himself. The fact that he edited it shows that he thought about testifying. But he deleted the video, which means that he finally chose not to testify.

Fang Rui thought for a moment and said, "Can your friend put this video back on his computer desktop? It would be best if it is placed in a place where it is easy to see and in a more eye-catching form. It would be even better if it would play automatically from time to time."