Chapter 322: Survival in a Desperate Place (Part II)
. Shumilou.CoM.Shumilou.Co
On February 25th, this day was the third trial of the Little Brook fraud case, Zhou Ming and lawyer Allen came to the door of the Brighton courthouse, looking at the situation at the door, Zhou Ming smiled at the time: "I knew that today's court session would be extraordinary, but I didn't expect the scenery to be so spectacular." ”
"Sure enough, Old Brooke is a very cunning politician, and he wants to make the best use of this last court session, and it seems that today is destined to be very bad for us. Alan said in a heavy tone.
The reason why Zhou Ming and Allen said this was because they saw the reporters waiting at the door of the court, they were obviously called by Old Brooke, and the purpose was to publicize the case of Little Brooke, so that the court's judgment would be broadcast as soon as possible, and once the result was favorable to them, their side would face a lot of public opinion pressure at that time.
"Since there are so many reporters here, then Lawyer Allen, let's do our best today. ”
Zhou Ming threw such a sentence to Alan and got out of the car first, Alan was very helpless to follow him, he knew very well that Old Brooke was going to knock them to the ground and then step on them a few times, but how could Zhou Ming be indifferent to all this?
"Look, that's the Chinese lawyer Zhou Ming and Allen over there!"
Zhou Ming and Allen wanted to sneak into the courthouse, but these reporters were obviously guarding the door to block them, so they were soon discovered.
"Mr. Zhou Ming, Hello lawyer Allen, can you tell us why you still insist on continuing the lawsuit when all the evidence has been overturned and even the prosecutor's office has withdrawn the lawsuit? Is it because of Mr. Zhou Ming's personal grudge with Mr. Brooke, are you deliberately using a lawsuit to avenge your personal vendetta? Mr. Zhou Ming, you were exposed to have an immoral relationship with your female class teacher, is this true?"
Zhou Ming was besieged very badly, but Allen was not spared either: "Can lawyer Allen tell us why you are still going to this lawsuit? Is it because Zhou Ming gave you a lot of money, or is it because of some other reason? As the most famous barrister in Massachusetts, you took the initiative to fight such a lawsuit, don't you feel that you are gambling with your future and honor? What is your purpose in doing this?"
Faced with one question after another from reporters, Zhou Ming and Allen did not answer, but just squeezed through the crowd and entered the courthouse under the opening of the bodyguard.
But before they entered the courthouse, they saw a familiar figure waiting here: "Isn't this Zhou Ming and Barrister Allen from China? Are there a lot of reporters out there interviewing you? It seems that you will soon become a headline in Massachusetts, congratulations." ”
"Brooke, don't think you've won by dropping the case. Zhou Ming said.
The person in front of him is Zhou Ming, the target of their prosecution, Xiao Brooke, since the prosecutor's office has withdrawn the charges against him, without the judicial organ, he naturally does not need to be detained and forcibly summoned again.
"Oh, I'm so scared, haven't you given up the charges against me?
Little Brooke said to Zhou Ming with an exaggerated expression, but then he changed the tone and continued: "But do you think you can still do it? Now that the testimony of that nigga and that bitch is invalid, how can you convict me? You are now like an idiot who has walked on a cliff by himself, and there is only one way to go in front of you: jumping down." ”
"Of course," went on to say little Brooke, "you can't come to-day, for I'm ready, and I'm going to sue you for defamation, and do you know why the reporters out there came? just to see your despair and grievances!"
"But I think I might disappoint you today, because we Chinese always survive in desperate situations." ”
Zhou Ming left this sentence for Little Brooke and walked into the courthouse, not caring how Little Brooke jumped behind his back.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the court opened, Zhou Ming and Allen walked into the courtroom and sat down, when the judge opened routinely, this time before Allen could speak, Sapiro, the lawyer of Little Brook, stood up and spoke first.
"Good morning, distinguished judges and jurors, today is the third ridiculous trial of my client on the fraud charge, please forgive me for using the word ridiculous, because this accusation seems to me to be a farce made out of nothing!"
Sapiro continued: "First of all, our private prosecutor, Mr. Zhou Ming, who originally had a grudge against my client, so when the fraud case occurred, he immediately maliciously suspected my client; ”
"This is very unfair to my client!" Sarpiro emphasized, pointing at Zhou Ming and continuing, "What are they? A madman with persecution paranoia, and a fraudster, such a combination is possible if they run for president, but if they want to prove my client's guilt in court, in front of the judge and the jurors, it is absolutely impossible!"
"So. "I'm not here to emphasize or prove anything, but to make it clear to everyone that my client is the victim of this farce orchestrated by madmen and liars!"
As the last word of Sapiro fell, the audience immediately burst into warm applause, and the judge sounded the gavel to signal quiet.
When the scene was quiet, the judge looked at Zhou Ming and Allen and asked, "Private prosecutor, do you have anything else to say? If not, I will announce an adjournment and the verdict will begin." ”
Facing the judge's questioning, Zhou Ming and Allen glanced at each other, and finally Zhou Ming stood up and said: "Your Excellency Judge and jurors, in fact, I want to say a lot more, but now I think it seems useless to say too much, so I only have one question to ask Your Excellency, and I hope you can answer me truthfully." ”
"Private prosecutor, as long as it is within the scope of my duties and is related to this case, I will answer you truthfully. The judge said.
"Your Excellency, please rest assured, my question is certainly related to the case, and it is not beyond your purview, and I will not ask the question of whether you will marry me. Zhou Ming then asked, "What I want to ask is whether you will acquit Brooke?"
"I'm sorry, but I can't answer this question, because I still need the opinion of the jurors on the verdict, and I can't decide it alone. The judge replied.
"Since you can't answer this question, Judge, let me answer it for you, and I say you're going to acquit Brooke. ”
Zhou Ming's voice was very loud, so that the entire court could hear it, everyone was surprised when they heard this answer, everyone turned their heads to each other, it was incredible, even the judge was stunned, and for a moment forgot to knock on the gavel to ask for silence at the scene.
However, Zhou Ming obviously didn't feel surprised that this was enough, and he continued: "The reason why I say this is because I know that Lord Judge has a great friendship with the Brooke family, and he may even accept bribes from the Brooke family, so I dare to conclude that he will definitely acquit Brooke!"
Saying that, Zhou Ming took out a stack of photos and handed them to lawyer Allen, asking him to distribute them to all the reporters on the hearing seat, and at the same time said to himself: "I am not a madman suffering from persecution paranoia, everything I said is based on facts, just like the accusations against Brooke's classmates, and the basis for me to say that the judge is these photos that everyone has seen." ”
"I stumbled upon it in a restaurant in central Brighton, where the judge was having dinner with the old housekeeper of the Brooke family, and there was time in the background of the photo, a month ago, after the first trial. I suspect that it must have been after that trial, and since all the evidence was very unfavorable to Brooke, the old butler thought of changing the verdict in this way. Zhou Ming said.
If Zhou Ming's previous words were just to surprise everyone, then Zhou Ming's words at this moment shocked everyone.
No one would have thought that Zhou Ming would actually come up with such evidence, his target was actually aimed at the presiding judge of this trial, and everyone was caught off guard, Sapiro was stunned and didn't know what to say, and the judge was stunned for a while before saying: "Private prosecutor, your words are simply out of nowhere, they don't exist at all, you are insulting and slandering the judge in court, I have the right to expel you from court!"
"Your Excellency, if you want to do this, please order it quickly, because you are the only judge who is still in the trial, and I have filed a complaint with the Superior Circuit Court and reported to the judicial department that you have violated the Basic Law on Judges. Zhou Ming said.
As if to prove Zhou Ming's words, when Zhou Ming's words fell, the door of the courtroom was immediately opened, and several people in FBI uniforms walked in, and the leading police officer said: "Hello Judge Galle, I am Mueller, deputy director of the Massachusetts Branch of the FBI, according to the report that you are suspected of judicial violations, please cooperate with us in the investigation, you have the right to remain silent, but we will record everything you say." ”
As Mueller's words fell, two FBI agents behind him went up in handcuffs and grabbed the judge.
At this time, Mueller said to the old butler who was sitting in the dock: "Hello, you are suspected of obstructing justice, please come back with us to assist in the investigation, you have the right to remain silent, or consult your lawyer before you speak." ”
Later, the old butler was also treated like a judge, handcuffed and taken away by two FBI agents.
At first, the old butler didn't react, but when the coldness of the handcuffs stimulated his nerves, he immediately struggled: "Let go of me, I didn't do anything illegal, I didn't obstruct justice, you can't arrest me!"
The old housekeeper yelled, but the FBI agents didn't care about him at all, and the old housekeeper then pointed the finger at Zhou Ming, and he scolded angrily: "Zhou Ming, you yellow-skinned crumb, you won't end well, I won't let you go!"
"I'm very sorry that our intervention interfered with this trial, but I think this trial is also ineffective. ”
Leaving these words, Mueller left with people, but he took a deep look at Zhou Ming before leaving, and when he left, several more people walked in.
The lead man came in and announced, "Hello everyone, I'm Judge Snett of the Massachusetts Circuit Court, and this case has been transferred to the Massachusetts Circuit Court for a new trial in light of Judge Galle's misconduct in the course of this case." ”