Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer

(Maybe there is only 1 update today, and the 9000 monthly ticket was added at the last moment yesterday. I will check the time and try to code it for everyone at night!)

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The wind direction in the courtroom has changed.

Although it was originally because of Wen Xiaoyun's parents' tragic "performance", the direction of the wind has already turned to the prosecution.

But with the witness Lao Cui's answer, this trend has been completely finalized.

According to her, during the investigation of the case ten years ago, his leader actually met with Yang Chuanfang's father, Yang Changqing, the owner of the Evergreen Hotel.

This is terrible!

Is there something tricky in it?

Is there any problem between Lao Cui's leader and Yang Changqing?

Once the information in this is revealed, it will make people think carefully...

All in all, it is not a good thing for the senior management of the investigation department to hook up with a businessman!

"No, hearsay evidence!"

Zhang Wei observed the change of wind direction in the courtroom, and quickly stood up to interrupt Xiao Baihe.

He knew that the other party's purpose was to make shit up for his client's father and tarnish the latter's reputation.

Anyway, Old Cui has retired, and his leader is probably no longer in the investigation department, and Yang Changqing has died a long time ago.

Zhang Wei is very familiar with this routine of dumping the blame on someone who is no longer there.

"Defense attorney, why is this just hearsay evidence!"

Seeing Zhang Wei get up, Xiao Baihe's eyes turned cold, and he also said ironically.

"Because there is no third person to corroborate this point, what the witness said is also groundless speculation!"

After Zhang Wei finished speaking, he looked at Old Wang in the trial seat.

The latter could only sigh when he noticed Zhang Wei's gaze.

"The objection is valid."

Xiao Baihe sneered, turned his gaze away from Zhang Wei, and looked at Old Cui on the witness stand again.

"Since Lawyer Zhang said so, Captain Cui, do you have any evidence to support your statement?"

"Uh..." Old Cui hesitated for a moment, and finally said with a helpless expression: "Although it is not good to speak ill of the immediate superior, but we have retired for many years, and he is said to have settled abroad, I think it should be fine..."

"Actually, at the time, I was just wondering if my boss had reached some kind of deal with Boss Yang, because I saw that the day Boss Yang visited my boss, they seemed to have had a secret discussion in the office for over an hour."

"During the investigation of that case, I only interrogated Young Master Yang once, because the second time I wanted to question Yang's family, my superior warned me."

"I remember another time, also in the winter of that year, my boss took a rare two-week leave to travel to the South Island. He happened to live in the Changqing Hotel in South Island City at that time, and it was a VIP room!"

Following Lao Cui's statement, a vague concept has formed in the minds of everyone present.

At that time, Yang Changqing, the owner of the Evergreen Hotel, did not hesitate to provide some kind of veiled "goodwill" to Captain Cui's former boss in order to protect his son.

These kindnesses can be a sum of money, a chance for a free trip, or even a combination of both.

All in all, collusion between officials and businessmen, private bribery, power-for-money transactions, and even all three.

In the jury seat, the eyes of the 12 jurors looking at Yang Chuanfang changed.

They seem to have engraved the words "I knew you were not a good person!" on their faces.

"Against, inflammatory remarks!"

Zhang Wei stood up again, "Your Excellency, the testimony provided by the witness is actually not directly related to this case in a strict sense."

"The case in this court trial is about Wen Xiaoyun's disappearance ten years ago. My client's deceased father had a close relationship with the witness's boss. In fact, it has nothing to do with this case!"

"On the contrary, because the witness's testimony is extremely inflammatory to the court, we implore the prosecution to change its questioning strategy, and ask the public prosecutor not to continue attacking a deceased old man!"

Lao Wang thought about it, and it seemed that what Zhang Wei said did have a grain of truth.

He looked at Xiao Baihe, and after thinking for a long time, he warned in a deliberative tone: "Prosecutor, I know your purpose, but please think about the purpose of this court, don't get entangled with his dead old father!"

"Okay, Your Excellency, I understand!" Xiao Baihe naturally nodded in agreement.

However, the way she looked at Zhang Wei was vaguely provocative and proud.

same.

In the courtroom, everyone could see that Xiao Baihe had the upper hand again this round.

"Good guy, Zhang Wei has been prosecuted and suppressed!"

Tie Ruyun, as Zhang Wei's "former leader", can naturally see that Zhang Wei has fallen into a disadvantage.

But there is no way to do it, because what point Xiao Baihe raised is exactly what the public hates to see and hear the most.

Xiao Baihe pointed out in court that the jury would definitely be affected.

The little apprentice and Xiao Li on the side also felt something was wrong.

"He panicked, he panicked!"

"This kid finally panicked. I can feel that he no longer has the calmness he had before!"

Similarly, Hu Yaode, who was sitting in the hearing booth, also had a look of excitement.

Well you Zhang Wei, you finally panicked!

It should be said that Xiao Baihe, as expected of the ace of the local prosecutor's headquarters, was able to push Zhang Wei to such an extent.

Hu Yaode was very excited, a long-lost smile appeared on his face.

Follow this rhythm, be careful!

Hu Yaode made a choice that went against his job. Although he was a lawyer, he planned to silently cheer for the prosecutors at the local prosecutor's headquarters in his heart.

Xiao Baihe, come on!

You are a good guy, fuck Zhang Wei to death for me, fuck him to death!

Not to mention that although Hu Yaode is the defense lawyer of the black foot, he cheers for the prosecution.

The atmosphere in the courtroom at the moment, as he said, is overwhelmingly unfavorable to the defense.

"Your Excellency, we have nothing to ask about Team Leader Cui!"

Xiao Baihe finally finished asking questions and gave up the stage.

Zhang Wei got up immediately and walked quickly to the witness stand.

He took a deep breath, feeling the pressure as well.

This was the first witness, and it almost killed them.

Old Xiao is really ruthless!

"Hello, old Cui!"

"Ah, what are you calling me?"

Hearing Zhang Wei's opening remarks, Cui Lao was taken aback.

"Didn't you tell us to call you Old Cui? I did. What are you doing in a daze?"

Zhang Wei spread his hands, I just followed your wishes, why do you still show such an expression?

Mr. Cui is depressed, I'm just being polite, why do you take it seriously?

You young man, you have no quality, do you know how to respect the old and love the young?

Is it appropriate for you to call me Lao Cui?

If you are more polite, call me Mr. Cui, or call me Officer Cui just like that prosecutor girl.

You young man, call me Lao Cui, is that plausible?

It's a pity that Zhang Wei didn't know about Cui Lao's mental activities, so he still didn't change his words.

"Old Cui, let me ask you now, you just accused my client's father of having some sort of informal transaction with your immediate superior, isn't that true?"

"I... I just said what I saw." Elder Cui hesitated for a moment, then said.

"Then let me ask, have you seen some kind of informal transaction between them, such as my client's father stuffing money and gifts for your leader?"

"Not really."

"Has your leader been investigated by the Internal Affairs Investigation Section since he retired?"

"Neither."

"As far as you know, has anyone in your office written a report letter against your immediate leadership?"

"Of course not."

"There is nothing. Doesn't that mean that these are all groundless speculations on your part?"

"this……"

Mr. Cui thought for a while, and quickly said: "But I saw a lot of things. For example, in the second year, my leader bought a new car. His salary can't afford a luxury car worth hundreds of thousands."

"Maybe it's a loan, maybe his son made money to honor his father, have you asked him about it?"

"How dare I ask..."

"Isn't that enough?"

Zhang Wei sneered and looked at the witness: "Old Cui, you are also an experienced operator, can I ask you not to make any groundless guesses when you testify, which will bring great harm to my client?" difficulty!"

Mr. Cui looked stunned, what do you mean I guessed without reason, isn't this all the truth?

And this is not what I wanted to say on my own initiative, it was the prosecutor who asked me the question, and I answered it, right?

"Ahem, since the witnesses have answered this way, I can conclude that there was no evidence at that time to prove that there was some kind of transaction between the witness's direct leader and my client's father."

"As for the accusations mentioned by the witnesses, there is no relevant evidence to support this point. If his immediate leadership violated the rules, the Internal Affairs Investigation Division will definitely not condone such serious malfeasance."

"Of course, Lao Cui also mentioned that Mr. Yang met with the leader for an hour... But please think about it, if your son was arrested, wouldn't you parents have no reaction at all?"

"Aren't you also eager to find the leader of the investigation department, then pester him for an hour, and then intercede for your son non-stop, I believe you will do the same?"

"Mr. Yang, he just did what a father should do, that's all!"

Following Zhang Wei's conclusion, the eyes of the jury seat looking at Yang Chuanfang decreased a little, and several people showed thoughtful expressions.

Obviously, they are also considering the possibility Zhang Wei said.

Although this possibility is unlikely, it cannot be said that there is no possibility.

The wind direction of the court finally shifted slightly towards the defense.

Although the direction of the wind is biased towards the control side, at least it is a good start.

In the hearing booth, the friends led by Tie Ruyun finally showed a glimmer of hope.

"As expected of Zhang Wei, just two or three sentences have saved some of the decline!"

Tie Ruyun sighed, if it were him, he might not be able to be as calm as Zhang Wei.

The little apprentice and Xiao Li on the side even praised "Master is awesome" and "Zhang Wei is amazing" in their hearts.

"Fuck, let that kid catch all of this?"

But Hu Yaode, who was sitting next door, had a look of displeasure.

I thought that this combination of punches could kill Zhang Wei, even if he couldn't kill him, he would be half disabled.

Unexpectedly, the kid said a few words on the stage to defuse the offensive.

Hu Yaode felt that he should not have changed his position so early just now.

What kind of prefectural prosecutor's headquarters is unreliable!

"Ahem, may I ask Lawyer Zhang, do you want to ask more questions?"

Seeing that the court was a little cold, Lao Wang hurriedly raised his mouth.

"Of course, Judge Wang, I still have a lot to ask about the facts of the case!"

Zhang Wei walked up to the witness stand again and asked: "Old Cui, since you are the officer of the investigation department who was in charge of investigating this case and the former team leader of the serious crime team 1, then I want to ask you, you guys?" When investigating this case, did you make reasonable exclusions?"

"Of course, we not only collected the testimonies of all witnesses, but also visited many residents near the Evergreen Hotel and asked if there were any witnesses on the night of the incident."

"What about the result?"

Hearing Zhang Wei's question, Mr. Cui looked embarrassed: "In the end we found out that Wen Xiaoyun's whereabouts are unknown, and even the assistance dogs haven't tracked her down!"

"Then according to the procedures of the Investigation Section, how many years will a person be considered dead if he has been missing?"

"According to the procedure, if a person has been missing for four years and the interested party applies, he will be declared dead!"

"So Wen Xiaoyun was declared dead?"

"Yes."

Hearing Mr. Cui say that, Zhang Wei smiled.

"That means, Wen Xiaoyun was 'dead'?"

"be opposed to!"

Xiao Baihe stood up resolutely and interrupted: "Your Excellency, there is no concept of 'death' in the judicial world!"

"Lawyer Zhang, you..."

"Your Honor, I take back what I just said!"

Zhang Wei apologized faster than Lao Wang could open his mouth.

But then, he turned to the witness stand again, "Old Cui, haven't you found the body yet?"

"Yes!"

"Then according to your procedure, if there is no clue to confirm the corpse, it is impossible to determine whether the victim committed suicide or not, let alone who killed the victim."

Zhang Wei said, pointing to the defense table, "Even if Wen Xiaoyun was murdered, can you say that my client is the murderer?"

"This is definitely not possible. Murder is a very serious crime. Without conclusive evidence, no one can accuse others of murder. This behavior is enough to constitute slander and slander!"

"So now I want you to tell everyone in court whether my client is the murderer!"

"be opposed to!"

Hearing Zhang Wei's request, Xiao Baihe immediately objected.

"Reasons for objection?" Zhang Wei raised his eyebrows and looked at the trial seat again.

"Prosecutor, why are you objecting?" Old Wang also looked at Xiao Baihe.

The latter immediately gave an explanation: "The defense lawyer is leading the witness to speculate!"

"Your Excellency, I just asked the witness to tell the established facts. He is a retired veteran officer of the investigation department and should be familiar with our process, and I don't think the question I just asked was out of line or inappropriate at all. Bar?"

"this……"

Seeing Xiao Baihe and Zhang Wei arguing again, Old Wang had another headache.

"The objection is invalid, the witness needs to answer this question!"

Seeing Lao Wang supporting Zhang Wei, Xiao Baihe's eyes froze, but he could only sit down resentfully.

Seeing this, Elder Cui could only sigh, and said helplessly: "Our investigation department is the place to talk about evidence. If there is no strong evidence to prove this point, then we will not say that someone is the murderer!"

"Similarly, as long as Wen Xiaoyun's body is not found, although we can list the defendant as a suspect, he is only a suspect, not a murderer!"

As soon as this answer came out, the direction of the court changed slightly.

In the jury seat, the original hostility towards Yang Chuanfang has subsided a lot, and even a few jurors showed understanding eyes.

"Very well, thank you for the witness' answer, the defense has no more questions!"

Zhang Wei was very satisfied with the effect, and immediately ended the cross-examination.

Back at the defense table, Yang Chuanfang couldn't help giving Zhang Wei a thumbs up.

"Lawyer Zhang, your speech is very exciting. You are indeed an ace lawyer. You are better than those lawyers I have come into contact with over the years!"

Zhang Wei was praised so much, but he just shook his head, but his expression was not good-looking.

"Young Master Yang, this is the first witness. I already need to deal with it like this. The prosecution's attack has just begun, and ah..."

As he spoke, he looked towards the families of the victims who prosecuted. The old couple looked at Yang Chuanfang, still full of hostility.

"The prosecution has yet to make a big move, we can't take it lightly!"

The so-called big move is naturally the families of the victims.

This has always been the "nuclear weapon" of the court.

"Old Cui, you can go down!"

Lao Wang also urged, Cui Lao glanced at Zhang Wei and Yang Chuanfang, then nodded to Xiao Baihe and Lao Wang, and then left the court.

"Prosecutor?"

"Your Excellency, I will call the second witness to testify in court!"

Xiao Baihe got up immediately and announced the second witness to appear in court.

A slightly fat man in a suit and a leader came up to the court.

"Ali?"

Seeing this person, Yang Chuanfang on the prosecution's seat was slightly taken aback.

"I know who she is. In fact, I happened to investigate him. This is one of your old friends, or your high school and college classmates. His father was in decoration, and he lived with your father back then. They Both father and son are your family's dogs, right?"

At the end of Zhang Wei's speech, there was no ridicule in his eyes.

Because judging from the current situation, this dog leg may be about to "betray".

Because of this, it is not a good thing to actually agree to be a witness for the prosecution.

"Hi, Witness, please introduce yourself."

"OK."

The man glanced at Yang Chuanfang, and introduced himself: "My surname is Han, and my name is Han Juli. My family is in the decoration business. My father used to work with Boss Yang, and Yang Shao and I are high school classmates. Before the Eastern Capital, we were all friends."

"So that means you know Young Master Yang very well?"

"It's okay, at least Young Master Yang will call me for any activities before."

"Then do you know Wen Xiaoyun?"

"I've met her a few times. She is a very beautiful girl. Later, she and Young Master Yang got together. Unfortunately, after that day, just..."

As Han Juli said, he glanced at the prosecutor's family seat, and then quickly lowered his head.

"Mr. Han, although I know that you and the defendant are friends, I asked you to testify in court so that you can tell what is related to the defendant. Will you have any psychological burden?"

"Of course not, I will tell everything I know in court!"

"Well, Mr. Han, what kind of person is the defendant in your impression?"

"Young Master Yang is an impatient and impulsive person. Sometimes he will..."

"What will happen?" Xiao Baihe hurriedly asked.

As Han Juli said, he raised his head and glanced at Yang Chuanfang, his eyes dodged a little.

"Sometimes he does things without considering the consequences, and even hurts the people around him!"

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar.

Because the witness's accusation is telling everyone that the defendant may hurt Wen Xiaoyun!