Chapter 362: Who is the criminal?
The words were amazing, Zhou Ming's words were like a bombshell that stunned everyone, whether it was lawyer Allen or Old Brooke or Deputy Director Mueller, none of them thought that Zhou Ming would suddenly agree to this matter.
Allen hurriedly said to Zhou Ming: "Mr. Zhou Ming, how can you agree? You may not understand this kind of investigation, many of them are playing with words, such investigation questions themselves are wrong, if you answer the wrong questions, you will go further and further down the wrong road, and they will also condemn you according to the wrong answers to these wrong questions, so you will be very wronged!"
Alan really didn't want Zhou Ming to agree, because now he was holding his last breath for Zhou Ming, once Zhou Ming agreed, God knows what problem trap they would set for Zhou Ming, this has nothing to do with ability, it's just that people can't guard against it.
In contrast, the elder Brooke and MΓΌller were overjoyed, with the brightest smiles on their faces, saying "you really made the right decision", but in fact they were smiling in their hearts.
This Chinese is really naΓ―ve, does not understand the law of the United States, if he has not spoken, everything is only decided by lawyer Allen, then they are really a little tricky, although they can indeed apply for compulsory measures, but it also takes time to apply, God knows how long this time is, and what kind of trouble will be encountered inside, but now! As long as you start the inquiry, one is not careful, you will wait to go to the eighteen layers of hell!
Old Brooke and Muller both thought viciously in their hearts, if nothing else, at least to get back the face they had just lost.
Zhou Ming glanced at Old Brooke and Mueller, and then said to Allen: "Lawyer Allen, don't worry, this is a decision I made, I believe I can handle it, and please have confidence in me, okay?"
"But Mr. Zhou Ming, it's not a question of confidence or disbelief......
Alan was anxious to say something, but in the end, he was defeated in Zhou Ming's eyes, and could only say to Zhou Ming: "Okay, but I will accompany Mr. Zhou Ming by the side, if there is anything that does not comply with the law, or is likely to fall into the legal trap, I will help Mr. Zhou Ming point it out, so that your answer can be as positive and objective as possible." β
Zhou Ming thanked Allen, and then Old Brook smiled and gave a thumbs up and said, "Mr. Zhou Ming really made a very correct decision. β
"Without further ado, can we start now?" Zhou Ming asked.
"What an impatient lad, but I like it. "Well, then, tell me how you manipulate the stock price of Deep Blue Airlines." β
Faced with Old Brooke's question, Alan immediately objected: "Mr. Brooke, I have already said that this kind of question with obvious tendencies is contrary to the fairness and impartiality of the investigation, and my client has the right to refuse to answer!"
However, Zhou Ming smiled and waved his hand and said, "It's okay Lawyer Allen, since Mr. Brooke wants to know, then I'll tell him." β
"Mr. Zhou Ming, how can you do this? You are tantamount to sending your own handle to him with your own hands, this is absolutely not allowed, I, as your lawyer, I need to help you avoid such trouble......
Before Allen finished speaking, Old Brooke interrupted him and said: "Lawyer Allen, I think it is necessary for me to remind you that you are only Mr. Zhou Ming's lawyer, you only have the power to advise and help, and you can't make any decisions on his behalf. β
Old Brooke said, pointing to the camera over there, and added, "If Attorney Allen continues to go his own way, I think I will file a complaint with the Bar Association for obstruction of a judicial investigation, and complain about the revocation of your lawyer's license." β
Alan wanted to refute anything, but after glancing at the camera set up over there, he didn't dare say anything.
Zhou Ming gave Allen a reassuring look, and then replied: "Mr. Brooke asked me to answer what I did at that time, right? Then I can tell you very clearly that I signed an investment agreement with Deep Blue Airlines at the beginning, and they gave me the best shareholder equity and dividends, as well as the highest bond interest, which is a completely legal investment." β
"It's legal, but what about after that? Are you trying to say that after you bought Deep Blue Airlines stock and bonds, his stock started to move like a rollercoaster?" asked Old Brooke.
"Yes and no, because in the capital market, no matter which company, when he accepts a capital injection of 30 million US dollars, I believe that there will be a certain range of fluctuations, unless it is a super company with tens of billions of dollars, but Deep Blue Airlines is obviously not. Zhou Ming said.
"That's true, but there is a range of investment effects on stocks, and Deep Blue Airlines' stock is clearly beyond that range, so how can this be explained?" asked Old Brooke again.
Zhou Ming replied: "I think there must be other reasons for this." β
"We just want to know about this other reason. Old Brooke said.
Zhou Ming hesitated for a moment and then asked, "I'm not sure, but I want to ask, can what I say next be recorded by the camera as valid evidence?"
"Of course, as long as what you say is true. Old Brooke rightly said.
"Okay then," Zhou Ming nodded and said, "Actually, I want to say that the fluctuation of Deep Blue Airlines' stock price is indeed caused by human manipulation!"
Zhou Ming's first sentence immediately made the eyes of the old Brooke and Deputy Director Muller light up, it really took no effort to break through the iron shoes and find nowhere to find them, but I didn't expect that the trap had not been lit on my side, and this Chinese recruited themselves so cooperatively, which was really stupid. If he had known that this would have directly deprived him of his lawyer's powers, the progress of the case would have been absolutely 10 million times faster.
Lawyer Allen looked at Zhou Ming with wide eyes, he didn't understand at all that he had protected him for so long, why did he take the initiative to confess now? Isn't this sending a knife to the opponent? How can he deal with the interrogation like this?
"Then Mr. Zhou Ming, can you briefly tell me how this is being manipulated?" asked Old Brooke, trying to keep his tone as soft as possible so as not to frighten Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ming said: "I'd better talk about it carefully, because this matter is relatively long." β
Old Brooke raised his eyebrows unconsciously, as if he had a bad feeling, he wanted to interrupt Zhou Ming's words and ask him not to continue, but in the end he held back, but then he knew that he had made the most stupid decision.
"In fact, after I invested in Deep Blue Airlines, the stock of Deep Blue Airlines had a period of abnormal fluctuations, so I advanced the press conference with Deep Blue Airlines, oh yes, there is a very key person here, that is, Rogers, the key account manager of Brighton Bank Securities, because he introduced me to Deep Blue Airlines, and he also introduced me to many of his partners, and we worked together to make investments," Zhou Ming added, " Of course, all our investment practices are also legal. β
"So there is another person here?" Mr. Zhou Ming, please continue. Old Brooke made a gesture of invitation to Zhou Ming.
"There's actually a lot more to it, and like an unfinished novel, you never know who the next character will be. β
Zhou Ming continued: "Later, when I went to Deep Blue Airlines every day, I always felt that someone was following me, and later through my bodyguard, I knew that it was a hired investigator, this person named Wharton, and someone gave him a high salary and provided him with all the conditions, so that he could follow me all the time, investigate my whereabouts, and obtain inside information to obtain high profits." β
"Shut up!" said Old Brooke, immediately alarmed, "these things have nothing to do with this case, please don't say any more." β
But Zhou Ming didn't pay attention to it at all, he beckoned his bodyguard to take out the photo from his pocket and put it in front of the camera: "These are the evidence, it was taken by my bodyguard, and he takes it with him every day." β
While showing the photos to the camera, Zhou Ming said: "It is precisely because of the existence of such a stalker that the boss behind his scenes can unscrupulously snipe the shares of Deep Blue Airlines. β
"In view of this situation, I have done an investigation with Deep Blue Airlines and the manager of Rogers, and found that a large amount of funds came from an offshore account in Cayman......"
Before Zhou Ming's words were finished, he was interrupted by Old Brook patting the table: "Shut up, you shut up for me, I said that these are not within the scope of the investigation of this case, I order you not to say it again, you only need to explain how you manipulate the stock, don't say anything else!"
Old Brooke's scolding made Zhou Ming laugh, and he asked Old Brooke: "Mr. Brooke, what are you afraid of?"
"What am I afraid of? I am not afraid at all, the person who is afraid is you, Mr. Zhou Ming, you are worried that you will be thrown into prison, you are afraid of our inquiry, so you deliberately say something other irrelevant things, but always avoid your own questions. Old Brooke said.
Zhou Ming then turned to the camera and said, "Because the offshore account that has bought and sold a large number of shares of Deep Blue Airlines is Mr. Brooke's." β
Zhou Ming pointed to Old Brooke and said: "Then why can he accurately grasp the stock situation of Deep Blue Airlines? It is because he hired a person named Wharton at a high price and sent someone to follow me 24 hours a day, so as to grasp the situation of Deep Blue Airlines. β
Faced with Zhou Ming's question, Allen immediately replied: "This is a good definition, Mr. Brooke violated the Securities and Exchange Act, and he is a serious insider trading crime." β
"Then when Wharton and Mr. Brooke had a conflict over some things, Mr. Brooke sent someone to beat Wharton and kick him out of the house, and finally Mr. Wharton almost died under the bridge, how should this behavior be defined?" Zhou Ming asked again.
"Such an act is an even more serious crime that can even be directly defined as murder!" Allen said.
Finally, Zhou Ming stood up and said loudly: "So who is committing the crime, and who is the real criminal? Is it fair to let a criminal come to hear his own case? Or is it just to ensure that the criminal can transfer all his charges to other innocent people?"
Facing Zhou Ming's questioning one after another, Old Brooke suddenly slumped on the chair, and muttered, "Shut up, you shut up for me......"