An Xin immediately cast Deputy Procurator-General Ma a questioning look.
Only after Procurator Ma nodded did he speak. "I've been following Director Zhou's line of reasoning. If Yao Changjiang was murdered, why hasn't his body been found all this time?"
"Looking across murder cases, the most common method killers use to dispose of bodies and destroy evidence is burial! To avoid discovery, they choose either a remote, uninhabited location or somewhere on their own property. So I believe that was the reasoning behind Director Zhou's request to investigate the properties owned by Fu Lihong and the others!"
Zhou Lei nodded as well. "During questioning, I noticed a detail. When Director Zhou said, 'If Yao Changjiang knew beneath the earth,' Yao Beibei tightened her right hand around her crutch. What does that tell us? It tells us a key phrase struck a nerve! I suspect that phrase was 'beneath the earth'!"
Impressive!
Director Zhou looked at the two prosecutors with newfound admiration, marveling inwardly. They really were dream teammates!
Their reasoning and supporting evidence were even more thorough and convincing than what he had prepared!
Not a single flaw!
That alone showed that these two hadn't come along just to coast to victory!
"Then what about the motive?" Liu Ming continued, a hint of delight in his expression. Although they still had no direct evidence, they had undoubtedly found a breakthrough in the case.
And if they followed that lead, they were bound to uncover something!
An Xin and Gao Lei tacitly turned their eyes toward Zhou Yi.
They had made their contributions clear. They had to remember not to steal the spotlight, and that Director Zhou was leading this investigation.
"Suppose Xie Bingkun used money or some other means to buy off Yao Beibei, Fu Lihong, and the others, getting