The adjournment procedure in Jiang Wei's case-
To be honest,
it had actually given Xu Bo an opportunity.
It gave him time to stall or investigate whether any new evidence could be added.
But...
So many years had passed since the case.
Even when Xu Bo had originally handled it, he had found no suspicion pointing to anyone else.
Now...
How should one put it? It was even harder, or perhaps impossible.
During the adjournment, Xu Bo wanted to prove that Jiang Wei had indeed committed a crime.
He investigated for a while longer, but still found nothing.
Inside his office,
Xu Bo was reviewing the case files, hoping to find direct evidence that would conclusively establish Jiang Wei's guilt when the trial resumed.
Just then, a knock came at the door.
Immediately afterward, several supervisory personnel approached Xu Bo, showed their credentials, and spoke.
"Are you Xu Bo?"
"Yes."
"Were you the prosecutor in Jiang Wei's case thirteen years ago?"
"Yes."
"Here's the situation. We received a report that, as the prosecutor at the time, you failed to identify illegal evidence."
"You also used illegal evidence to bring charges against the defendant, which entails a degree of liability for dereliction of duty."
"Please cooperate with our investigation."
In response to the supervisory personnel, Xu Bo objected.
"But whether this was a wrongful conviction hasn't been decided yet, has it?"
"Why are you investigating me before there's a conclusion?"
Xu Bo's expression was serious, his voice carrying a hint of challenge.
"Sorry, but whether this was a wrongful conviction has no bearing on whether you used illegal evidence to bring charges."
"The illegal evidence does exist. We're investigating the use of illegal evidence to bring charges."
"That has nothing to do with the verdict in the case."
"Now that we've