Ch 59

Ding Xuerun’s first lawsuit was to defend his old classmates.

Before transferring to Liu Zhong high school, he had a classmate who was deaf and mute in the special class. Ding Xuerun has the greatest regard for this group because of his mother. He understands sign language, can read lip language and does not ignore them. That is why he is able to befriend them.

Ding Xuerun has not yet graduated, and few people will hire a law student who is still studying to be a defense lawyer even if he has passed the judicial examination.

This incident has a mixed outcome as well. When Ding Xuerun returned to his hometown for the New Year, he was reminded of this man when he overheard his relatives discussing Xu Dashan, who had been arrested as a result of the robbery.

“He robbed people of 1,000 yuan in cash and a cellphone, which he then sold it.”

“Why is a deaf and mute man robbing money?”

“I don’t know, he is deaf and dumb, no one knows what he is stealing the money for. There are not many people in his family, but I heard that he has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced after the appeal period, which is more than two years.”

Ding Xuerun remembered this classmate.

The other party, in his memory, was honest and kind, and he was very conscience due to physical reasons. He went to high school because the school offered a tuition-free class, and students like him come to sign up. Ding Xuerun first met him in high school as a freshman. Xu Dashan was already 20 years old at the time.

He stopped seeing him not long after high school.

“He usually appears pretty simple, why would he go to rob?” relatives sighed.

“This is the kind that usually looks honest, doing bad things is the scariest! Isn’t he deaf and mute, maybe he wants to avenge the society…”

Ding Zhaowen’s expression is not very good.

He is very sensitive to the word “deaf and mute”: “Did he plead guilty?”

“He admits it!”

“He can’t speak, and he doesn’t understand, how did he confess his guilt? Did you hire someone who knows sign language?” He taught a special class because he is the only teacher in the school who knows sign language. The other one who knows sign language was specially invited by the school to teach the special class.

“It’s not clear.”

Another relative lived in a village near Xu Dashan’s house and had some contact: “On the day of the robbery, he wore a mask, sunglasses and drove a red battery car. During the robbery, he took a knife without saying anything, grabbed a piece of paper, and wrote the words “take out the wallet. He rode away after robbing the money and cell phone.”

“Later, the police searched his home and discovered evidence of the crime. His family owns the battery car, the sunglasses and masks are at home, and his nephew claims that Xu Dashan asked him to write it.”

“The evidence is solid! Who else could it be if it wasn’t him?”

Ding Xuerun immediately found the blind spot.

“Why did Xu Dashan ask his nephew to write those words?”

The relatives who were chatting about gossip were taken aback, staring at each other: “He is illiterate.”

“He is literate.” But he doesn’t know much. Ding Xuerun remembered that the other party knew some words.

The relatives all know that Ding Xuerun is a National People’s Congress law student. Even though the other person is young, they do not look down on him and speaks politely: “He has pleaded guilty, whether he can read or not, right? Would he have pleaded guilty if it hadn’t been him?”

Ding Xuerun: “How old is his nephew?”

“Seventeen or eighteen, studying in a vocational high school.” 

The next day, Ding Zhaowen bought some gifts and drove Ding Xuerun to Xu Dashan’s house.

Xu Dashan’s parents are no longer here. There is a sister whose son is already 17 years old. He is a sophomore in senior high school.

They brought the gift to sister Xu Dashan’s house. The other sister recognized Ding Zhaowen and knew he was the high school principal. When their son started high school, the family went to give him gifts, but they were refused.

Why was he giving them gifts now?

Ding Zhaowen directly explained his intentions and asked about Xu Dashan: “I have taught him before. He was my student and I am very sad to hear about this.”

Ding Xuerun said nothing, standing by and observing everyone in this family.

When Xu Dashan’s sister heard Ding Zhaowen’s words, she burst into tears, saying, “Who knew he’d go rob someone and end up in jail for a few thousand dollars!”

“What motivated him to rob?”

“He doesn’t have the money to get married, but he wants a wife,” his sister said, wiping away her tears.

Ding Xuerun heard a swearing voice from upstairs: “Grab the head, fool!” 

It was Xu Dashan’s nephew, playing games.

Ding Zhaowen continued to talk to Xu Dashan’s sister, while Ding Xuerun went upstairs.

The nephew was engrossed in a game and didn’t notice anyone approaching. Ding Xuerun approached before the other party noticed him, but after only one glance, he turned away and continued to play the game with his head down.

Ding Xuerun just stood by and waited for him to finish a round before speaking.

The other person looked at him, his eyes obviously said: Who are you? What do you want?

Ding Xuerun said: “I also play this game.”

Xu Dashan’s  nephew agreed coldly, and then said: “Which hero do you play?”

Ding Xuerun casually responded, “Sun Shangxiang.” Then he chatted with the other party.

He didn’t actually play this game, but he knew enough to give the impression of a newcomer. He solicited advice from each other. After getting to know each other better, Ding Xuerun pretended to ask casually, “You don’t have a computer at home?  Do you regularly visit Internet cafes or Internet bar?”

“Go to Internet cafes.”

“Internet cafes are very expensive.”

“Ten yuan per hour.”

Ding Xuerun stared at his eyes and suddenly made a series of gestures, which was sign language.

The other party looked at him strangely but didn’t ask anything, as if he couldn’t understand.

Ding Xuerun suddenly said again: “You must have a very good relationship with your uncle. He must notify you in advance of the robbery and ask you to write a few words for him.”

When it came to this question, his expression became impatient: “So-so. If I had known he was going to rob, I would not have written it.”

Ding Xuerun continues to ask, “How do you usually communicate?”

“He communicates through sign language. In any case, he’s just making a random comparison and understands it a little bit. Why do you ask so many questions?”

“Nothing, just curious about how to communicate with deaf people. Did he also use sign language when he asked you to assist him in writing those words before committing a crime?”

“What do you mean by asking so many fucking questions?” said the other party with a changed expression, standing up.

Ding Xuerun apologized gently, with a smile on his face, and did not ask any further questions.

While driving away with Ding Zhaowen, he said, “I mentioned that you were a law student. After passing the exam, you can defend people and ask if they need it for free. His sister unexpectedly said no, stating that he had already confessed and did not want to go through any more trouble.”

“I also find it strange.” 

In the evening, Ding Xuerun talked about it when chatting with Lou Cheng on a video.  “Nonsense, that must have been his nephew!”Lou Cheng said without thinking.

 Ding Xuerun came with interest: “Your guess is the same as me, what do you think?”

Lou Cheng said, “When I hear your description, I don’t think he’s a good person! He even dare to swear at you? If you compare with me, he is just a speck of dirt.”

“Be serious, Lou Cheng.  Tell me the basis for what you think.”

“Because you said that Dashan was not that type of person, it had to be done by someone else, so who would frame him? It has to be his family. I’ve seen the Crime Channel, and this type of case is common. Dashan’s nephew did it, or his father did it.”

“Why don’t you guess the…” Ding Xuerun almost let him lead the wrong way. “Why didn’t you guess that his sister did it?”

Lou Cheng thought for a few seconds: “It’s not impossible! Seeing that he could not speak and could not understand, the family deliberately let him take the blame.”

Ding Xuerun nodded: “You are right.”

Lou Cheng smiled brightly in the video: “Did I help you solve a big case?”

In fact, Ding Xuerun had a final conclusion in his mind. He planned to go to the detention center the next day to find Xu Dashan to defend him.

However, Ding Xuerun nodded and said, “Yes, your analysis makes a lot of sense.”

Lou Cheng’s eyes were smiling, and he was looking for a reward. He suddenly thought of something and hurriedly roared: “Damn it, baby, you. Do you want to help that Dashan debate, right?”

“It’s a defense.” Ding Xuerun corrected him, “You guessed it again—he has a high chance of being wronged. He is deaf and mute, and only I can help him.”

“That won’t work. You have to wait for me to come. Forget it, I will buy a ticket and come to Guilin right away.” Lou Cheng stood up directly with his mobile phone, his face full of anxiety.

“What are you doing in such a hurry?” Lou Cheng said that he would come to Guilin, but he said that he would come on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and bring gifts to his father-in-law.

“Of course it’s to protect you,” he said confidently, “that family must be bad guys. They’ll bother you if you’re debating for the person they framed, won’t they? In the event of a fight, I will point a finger at their entire family! Damn!”

Ding Xuerun patiently corrected him: “It’s a defense, not a debate.”

The author has something to say:

pS: Runrun can be a defender, not necessarily a defense lawyer. It was too late to write this chapter, I was too embarrassed to ask a lawyer, so I checked the information. The next day I called and asked the lawyer about the defender. That is to say, there are two defenders in the court, one appointed lawyer, and one appointed defender. If there is something wrong, you can ask about it~