Insect Witness

"Impossible, how could there be flies in winter?"

"Generally speaking, it is not scientific to say that there are no flies in winter. The life of flies is related to the temperature and the humidity of the environment, and different species of flies have different living habits."

"But what does that mean?"

"If we can find conclusive evidence, your brother will have a chance of being acquitted."

"Really?"

"However, we'll have to wait for some time. I need to do a final calculation of the data."

"How long are we going to wait? My beloved brother is suffering!"

"As soon as I can." Shen Yuan said, "Let me ask you, walking towards the fluorine on the dining table, how do you explain this?"

"I think you're referring to foods that contain high amounts of fluorine."

"Which foods contain high amounts of fluorine?"

"Fish, lettuce, prawns, kelp, jellyfish, but it's good for the body to replenish some of the fluorine."

"Good?" Shen Yuan frowned.

"Fluorine can form insoluble fluorapatite with calcium phosphate compounds in dentin, thereby preventing the erosion of dentin by acid produced by bacteria. How did you come to ask that? "

"I saw an encrypted document on Su Heshan's computer. The document was called 'Fluorescent' when walking towards the dining table. If it's really as you said, then the contents of the document wouldn't need encryption."

"That's right, adding a secret meant that this document has secrets that cannot be shown to others." Yang Xue said, "I can't think of any good reason for the title of this document. I think you should tell Officer Ding about this. He might have a way to find out. "

"Mm, you're right. You can ask Ding Wei to help you investigate this matter." After a long while, Shen Yuan said, "Yang Xue, do you still remember the first time we met?"

After saying that, Shen Yuan immediately regretted it. He was worried that Yang Xue would laugh at his question.

"Yes. What about the impression you gave me? " Yang Xue recalled, "It gave people a feeling of confidence, as well as a feeling of high spirit."

"I didn't know about the murder of Su Heshan at the time." Shen Yuan said, "When I found out the news later, it was as if I fell into a dark world."

"What did you feel when you found out that my brother killed your girlfriend?"

"It was an indescribably complicated feeling. At the time, I didn't know if I should hate your brother, because the whole thing happened so incredibly. Then you gave me the impression that you were pitiful and heartbreaking, especially when I saw you on your knees at the Lai city funeral home that evening. To tell you the truth, I really think you have something out of the ordinary about you. For my brother's sake, you disregarded your dignity and reputation, and it was at that moment that I had a strong premonition that your brother might not have been the murderer. "

"Did you come to Bird Island to do your experiment to find out the truth about this matter?"

"I like challenges. I still remember the tragedy that this case brought to both families. All I can do is try to get this case back on track. " Shen Yuan asked: "Yang Xue, do you know that there is a hidden cave at the foot of the Goose-Ridge mountain opposite of Bird Island?"

"I don't know."

"Have you ever heard someone mention it?"

"Nope."

"Did your brother mention it to you?"

"Nope." "What is it?"

"On the day of the murder, I think someone went into that cave." Shen Yuan said, "At the entrance of the cave, only a small bamboo row and a single person are allowed to enter. When entering and exiting the cave, you must open up the vines. Yangwen had hired a boat to enter the Bird Island, so the boat couldn't go in or out of the hole. If you went in with a little bamboo shoot, where did you get that little bamboo shoot? "

"Shen laoshi, what are you saying?"

"Well, you'll understand in a few days." Shen Yuan then asked, "Do you know what Yangwen did that day when he entered the Bird Island?"

Yang Xue recounted everything Yang Wen said, "I believe what he said, he didn't lie to me. He repeatedly confessed to me that he was wronged. I also investigated the friends who had gone to Bird Island with Yanwen. They said that they had left the island before five in the afternoon. "

"Well, I see. I think it's time for you to file a complaint with the Public Prosecutor's Office. "

"Really?"

"Really." Shen Yuan firmly replied, "Please trust me."

Although the light cast by the trees had left a layer of shadow on Shen Yuan's figure, it was as if Yang Xue could once again see that confident pair of eyes, that face brimming with sunlight.

May 8, 9 am, Shock Lai City of the killing of the bird island at Lai City People's Court of Criminal Justice retrial. The hearing consisted of five members of a panel, with the President of the Criminal Division, who had served in the Court for many years, serving as presiding judge.

After learning the lesson from last time, Yang Xue didn't hire a lawyer this time, and placed all her hopes on the protector, Shen Yuan.

At noon the day before the hearing, five police cars were parked in front of the Lai City People's Court. The bailiffs at the door also had a serious expression on their faces and strictly forbade any idle personnel from entering or exiting. According to the staff of the Press Department of the Municipal Committee of Lai City, because there were too many journalists from all over China who came to interview, Hunan Province finally decided to only arrange for reporters from the media at the central level and from Hunan Daily, Hunan Radio and Television to attend. Dozens of journalists from all over the country were being "turned away", and even the Lai city's local media did not receive preferential treatment. Since there are only 156 seats in the trial hall of the Lai City Court, the number of spectators will be severely restricted. Moreover, the Hunan High Court has given instructions that the trial process will be broadcast live on Hunan Television Station.

"Although we are not sure what the outcome of the trial will be, we will strictly follow the principle of avoidance," said the presiding judge of the retrial, the President of the Criminal Division, in a telephone interview before the hearing. "Any judge who might affect the normal judgment of the case will not participate in the retrial, and will follow the principles of fair and public, scientific and live trials."

Amongst them, the most eye-catching person was Shen Yuan. Not only because he was the boyfriend of the victim in the case, but also because he wanted to defend the murderer's innocence. Testimony of his innocence will be based on his insect experiments, which set the first precedent in a national trial. In this way, he naturally became the focus of attention of many journalists, as well as the attention of judges and colleagues throughout the country. Public curiosity in this regard has led to an unprecedented increase in the level of attention paid to the case.

"Shen laoshi, do you think that Yang Wen will be acquitted?" a Hunan Television Station reporter asked.

"As a researcher in forensic entomology, I'm just a professional presumption of what might be at the scene of the crime and try to provide convincing, objective evidence. As for whether or not he would be acquitted, that was the decision of the judges. "

"This is the first time this kind of defense has been carried out in the country. Teacher Shen, do you feel any kind of pressure?"

"It is impossible to say that there is no pressure. The main pressure was on how to convince the judge of my testimony. If my efforts are not enough to convince the judges, then my work in this area is lacking or needs to be improved. "

"Excuse me, but why are you defending this case?"

"I witnessed the autopsy and felt the pain the case caused to both parties involved. Of course, as the boyfriend of the victim, I also suffered a blow to my soul. But, more than pain, there could be a grievance in this case. As the defendant's older sister, she originally had a bright future, but because she was almost implicated by the innocent, she died. If the circumstances could be reduced to a closer objective fact, the process would be as realistic as possible, and the remaining question, I think, would be how to deal with the crime. If the defendant was the real killer, I should be angry at him for taking my girlfriend's life. If he wasn't the real culprit, I'd feel fooled, because the real culprit is still at large. "

The trial began, and the presiding judge read out the original written verdict. On the basis of the original material, the procurator did not produce any new indictments, so the verdict on the first trial, which had been deliberately committed by Yang Wen, was still valid.