CHAPTER 34: CHAPTER 34: A MURDER CASE UNCOVERS A CRIMINAL SYNDICATE?

Wang Junlong submitted all the evidence.

There is video footage of Liu Yajun’s group sending people for violent debt collection, recordings of them threatening him to repay the money, and forcing him to buy overpriced wine to settle exorbitant interest.

Wang Junlong has been hospitalized for over a year and can barely walk now. Just as Gu Chen found Wang Junlong, he had him bring the evidence as a witness!

This clearly demonstrates that Liu Yajun and his family have a high-interest loan business in Xishan Village!

With a thorough investigation, all will be revealed!!

Previously, the villagers of Xishan Village colluded to form a high-interest loan organization. Many villagers dared not offend Liu Yajun’s family, their anger stifled, and no one dared to speak the truth.

Gu Chen said, "There’s a high-interest loan organization in Xishan Village, led by Liu Yajun, collaborating with dozens of villagers. They’ve been doing this for years, oppressing others, committing all sorts of crimes. According to my investigation, the involved amount exceeds thirty million yuan, a huge sum! Request confiscation of some illicit profits and a sentence of life imprisonment for Liu Yajun! Also, dismantle the entire high-interest loan syndicate!"

"Liu Yajun also bribed West Mountain Media. Liu Yajun can publish any news he wants there. After Wang Yongqiang killed Liu Biao, West Mountain Media repeatedly published false reports, then the whole internet echoed, causing significant mental harm and insult to Sun Yunmeng and Wang Yongqiang! Request severe punishment for West Mountain Media!"

Gu Chen presented new evidence!

Gu Chen said, "Ten years ago, Liu Yajun’s family was in the coal business here, attracting people for underground mining, but there was no safety guarantee. A coal accident happened ten years ago, a collapse killing fifteen people, yet Liu Yajun silenced the matter with money, preventing anyone from speaking out, and bribed West Mountain Media."

"West Mountain Media reported only one death, subsequent underground coal mining continued, after which Liu Yajun’s family expanded into high-interest loans, growing larger and more profitable."

"The data I have is evidence, proof that Liu Yajun’s family in Xishan Village bribed West Mountain Media, even advertised loans in the corner of West Mountain Daily, saying to call this or that number..."

Gu Chen submitted all the data.

The data clearly recorded the information West Mountain Media propagated over the years, while Gu Chen found a lot of evidence...

After all, the events back then cannot be erased!

Like the mining collapse where fifteen people died, fifteen families...

And the numerous false reports, newspapers, and dailies published by West Mountain Media.

In the recent case of Wang Yongqiang’s murder, West Mountain Media claimed Sun Yunmeng seduced others, then Wang Yongqiang killed Liu Biao in rage...

After the event, West Mountain Media spread it online.

Other media couldn’t enter Xishan Village; only West Mountain Media could access first-hand information.

Yet, all West Mountain Media reported were false, messages Liu Yajun wanted to broadcast.

The ultimate result was all major media dailies competed to repost the fake news from West Mountain Media, causing extremely severe consequences.

If Gu Chen hadn’t stood up, hadn’t gotten a hospital diagnostic proof for Sun Yunmeng, everyone might believe Sun Yunmeng was a woman who enjoyed seducing people, and instead side with Liu Biao, pitying him.

A wife actively seduces him, then Liu Biao is killed by Wang Yongqiang in anger...

Gu Chen submitted the evidence.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Because the evidence, the data... there was too much!

In a short time, they couldn’t finish examining so much evidence, so much data!

The material inside clearly recorded every fake news West Mountain Media published, inconsistent with the facts, deliberately stirring the narrative.

This data even detailed numerous specifics of Liu Yajun’s high-interest loan operations over the years!

Of course, the data couldn’t record every case of Liu Yajun oppressing and bullying others all these years.

But based solely on Gu Chen’s documentation of these cases, how many borrowed high-interest loans, how many faced violent collection, Gu Chen found at least half!

Because half of the people live in urban areas, where there are cameras!

For the ones without cameras, Gu Chen couldn’t gather evidence.

When Gu Chen presented so much evidence...

Liu Yajun and several villagers present were incredulous.

How could it be?

How is this possible?

How could Gu Chen have so much evidence?

Many things were done discreetly!

Exactly how much investigation did Gu Chen do!!

Over the years, they lent so much money, yet Gu Chen clarified more than half?

Gu Chen even investigated West Mountain Media extensively!!

Gu Chen found witnesses and evidence!

For there is no wall entirely impervious to wind, especially with so much video surveillance...

Gu Chen found them one by one...

Liu Yajun was dumbstruck.

How did Gu Chen know?

These matters, without deliberate investigation, without prior knowledge, no one could unravel!!

Yet Gu Chen uncovered so much!

Gu Chen even exposed his front company, purportedly selling wine!!

Selling wine was fake; leveraging this front company for high-interest profits was real!

Borrow money, and he’d charge high interest!

What happens when this interest exceeds the legal 36% limit?

He’d have them buy wine!!

Wine costing tens of thousands per bottle, even hundreds of thousands!!

Liu Yajun would even thoughtfully issue an invoice!

See, what a legitimate business.

Gu Chen found all of this!

Liu Yajun was at a loss for words...

And the villagers around Liu Yajun couldn’t help but speak out.

"Judge, what he’s saying is false! We run a legitimate business!!"

"His evidence is fabricated! It’s all fake!!"

"We didn’t do high-interest loans!!"

"Judge, ignore his nonsensical arguments; isn’t this case about Wang Yongqiang’s murder? Ignore his drivel! Arrest Gu Chen first!"

"Just wait, Gu Chen! If I’m sentenced, I’ll kill you once I’m out!! I’ll kill you later!!"

The villagers accompanying Liu Yajun were already emotionally agitated.

Gu Chen said, "Presiding Judge, villagers in the audience are threatening my personal safety. I think they should be detained for investigation."

Presiding Judge Shen Jiarui, seeing all this evidence, hadn’t encountered anything like this in all his years as a judge.

Gu Chen went from a simple murder case to revealing a criminal syndicate!