When the court bell rang nine times, Zhou Ming and they announced their entry, Zhou Ming followed Deputy Prosecutor Clark and lawyer Allen into the courtroom, the courtroom in Brighton City is similar to what he has seen in American dramas before, the front is the judge's seat, the judge's seat is directly opposite the plaintiff and the defendant's seat, behind is the hearing seat, there are seven jury members next to it, and there are at least two bailiffs guarding each exit of the courtroom. Le Wen Novel|↖ Top ↖ Point ↖ Novel ↖,.

Zhou Ming and Clark Allen sat in the plaintiff's seat, across the aisle is the defendant's dock, Zhou Ming also saw the deputy attorney general and the future White House counsel headache for the Sapiro barrister, he sat behind Brooke, next to the old man who had looked for Zhou Ming.

Sapiro was a tall and thin Jew, he wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and a pair of small eyes like poisonous snakes, hiding behind the glasses and scanning Zhou Ming and the others back and forth.

Through Allen's introduction before, Zhou Ming has already remembered this Sapiro barrister, he is a gold medal lawyer at New York Dream Law Firm, with a rich legal foundation and quick mind, and Zhou Ming remembers him the most is the Simpson case a few years later, in that battle between money and law, Simpson's legal team was led by him to help Simpson successfully exonerate.

Since then, Sapiro has made a name for himself as the most famous barrister in the United States, but that's a story for later, and although he hasn't reached that height, his skills are still there and should not be underestimated.

When Zhou Ming was observing Sapiro, Sapiro was also observing Zhou Ming, and Brooke's old butler asked him how he was, and Sapiro replied: "I know and deal with Deputy Prosecutor General Clark and lawyer Allen, and I can figure out their ways of thinking and practices, so there is basically no problem, but where did that Chinese come from? ”

"That is the Zhou Ming I told you, who is the plaintiff in the joint lawsuit, and he is not a lawyer. The old man said.

Sapiro repeated Zhou Ming's name several times, silently memorized it, and after a few minutes, a fifty-year-old judge walked into the courtroom, this is John, the presiding judge of this case, and he sat in his seat to announce the opening of the trial.

First of all, Deputy Attorney General Clark spoke, he stood up and said: "Good morning, distinguished judges and jurors, I am here today to tell you about a vicious incident that happened on campus, we know that the campus is supposed to be clean and beautiful, but today's defendant is a demon who maliciously wants to destroy all this, please forgive me for using this word, but only this word can best describe it." ”

Listening to Clark's speech, Zhou Ming can be regarded as having a new understanding of the judiciary in the United States, because if in China, according to the tradition of the Chinese people, how can he take it lightly when he is a student, but here in the United States, this prosecutor has come up with such vicious words.

After Clark came the speech of lawyer Allen, who got up and said: "Your Excellency Judge and jurors, my client, Mr. Zhou Ming, he is a student who came all the way from China to study at Harvard, he came to the United States with his dream, he started a business in school, which is very encouraged by the law, but Brooke has been sabotaging Zhou Ming's entrepreneurship because of jealousy, and even resorted to very despicable and cunning means!"

"If such a person can't be convicted, then it's hard for me to imagine what he's going to do in the future?" Allen continued, "Is he going to take a gun into the campus tomorrow and make a shooting, and the day after tomorrow he's going to blow up the Pentagon?"

Allen's words are generally similar to Clark's, but he stresses the need to convict Brooke.

And when Clark and Allen finished speaking, Sapiro stood up with the permission of the judge, and said: "Your Excellency Judge and all the jurors, I believe that everyone has their own children, and everyone understands that children like to play and join in the fun, I believe that my client must have a certain conflict with this Mr. Zhou Ming, and the facts can prove this." ”

"According to my client, he was beaten by Zhou Ming, so I have reason to suspect that he was deliberately fabricating facts to maliciously frame my client, because there is no direct evidence that my client planned the riot. Sapiro said.

After both sides had presented their cases, and the next student was brought into the courtroom, Clark got up and questioned the witnesses: "Are you a student at Harvard? Were you there when there was a smashing and looting at the Corlander College dormitory convenience store? Did you see Brooke over there, and he was there, and what did that Brooke do, was he applauding the riot?"

The classmate nodded in the affirmative to Clark's series of questions, Clark sat back in his seat, and Sapiro stood up and asked, "I don't have that many questions, I only have one very important question, that is, did you directly see that Brooke planned this riot?"

Hearing this question, Allen immediately stood up and raised his hand to signal to the judge: "I object, now the question is about witnesses at the scene, and it should not be asked a question that is so misleading." ”

"I don't think it's misleading, because we can't judge by speculation and imagination whether or not we see a conviction that is directly related to my client," Sapiro said. ”

The judge ruled: "The objection is invalid, and the witness asks the question of the defence lawyer." ”

"I didn't see it directly. ”

The classmate replied that he wanted to say more, but Sapiro didn't give him this opportunity, and directly said, "Okay, Judge, I think I'm done with my question." ”

The next interrogation was made by the two black brothers who were making trouble in front of the dormitory convenience store, and this time it was Allen who stood up and asked: "You are also a student at Harvard?

When the black man answered yes to Allen's question, Allen then asked him, "Then since your brother is sick, why didn't you take him to the hospital, but instead took him to the Corland dormitory to find a convenience store?"

"I thought that since my brother got sick from eating the sandwich here, I could ask them for compensation......"

The black man replied hesitantly, and Alan immediately asked: "But according to the examination certificate issued by the hospital, your brother is not sick at all, which means that your behavior that day is a fraud at all, let me ask you, is someone asking you to buy a sandwich from the dormitory convenience store, and then pretending to be sick and going to the dormitory convenience store to blackmail and cause a riot, is the person behind you Brooke over there?"

This time, it was Sapiro who objected: "Your Excellency, I think that Allen's lawyer's question is purely personal speculation imposed on the witnesses and is a distorted understanding of the facts, and I ask for proof to refuse to answer this question." ”

Allen said: "I don't think so, these two classmates are directly responsible for this incident, their testimony will be directly related to the characterization of this case, whether it is their temporary fraud case, or a long-planned riot fraud, it all depends on the testimony of the witness, which is very important and necessary, so the witness must answer." ”

The judge ruled: "Witnesses, please answer Allen's questioning head-on. ”

The black classmate nodded and said, "Yes, I was instructed by Brooke to go to the dormitory convenience store to create a scam riot." ”

"Then why did Brooke want you to do this, what is his purpose, and what is your relationship with him?" asked Alan again.

"Brooke told us that he hated Zhou Ming very much, he knew that Zhou Ming opened a dormitory convenience store and knew that he made a lot of money, so he said that he would teach him a lesson, he said that Zhou Ming's dormitory convenience store did not have any procedures, and said that as long as we make trouble with him, as long as we call the police, he will give us a lot of money, and he will also give us a lot of money afterwards. The black man replied, "Our relationship with Brooke is that of friends." ”

"Can you guarantee that everything you say is true, and what proof do you have to prove what you say?" asked Alan immediately.

The black man nodded and replied, "I guarantee that everything I say is true, I am a member of the rugby team and Brooke and all the rugby players can attest to my relationship with Brooke." ”

Hearing this answer, Allen said, "Your Excellency and jurors, I think it is obvious that this is a case of deliberate rioting. ”

Alan stretched out his hand and pointed at Brooke over there and continued: "Brooke, because he once had a conflict with my client, he has always wanted to take revenge on my client, and now he sees that my client is very successful, he instructed people to go to the door of the dormitory convenience store to create a riot out of jealousy, trying to disrupt the normal operation of the dormitory convenience store with this kind of behavior, this behavior is very shameful and evil, and Brooke, the mastermind behind the matter, should be found guilty!"

Sapiro stood up again and said, "I object, I think that the testimony of the witness is most likely exculpatory to himself, so his testimony alone is not enough to prove my client's guilt." ”

"So I have another witness," Allen said, "and I asked the court to allow Zyra to testify, a female economics teacher at Harvard Business School, who had heard Brooke arrange this behind her back." ”

The judge hammered in agreement, and then Zyra was escorted by the bailiff to the witness stand, and her appearance made everyone in the court shine, Zyra stated: "I was on the balcony of the dormitory at the time, and I happened to hear Brooke and his friend talking downstairs, saying that he was going to teach Zhou Ming a lesson and mess up Zhou Ming's dormitory convenience store. ”

As Zyra testified, the first session of the court ended, and Deputy Attorney General Clark and lawyer Allen walked out of the courtroom to shake hands and celebrate, Clark said: "Allen is worthy of being the most prestigious barrister in Massachusetts, and this step in the courtroom today has made Sapiro have no ability to parry at all, and I believe that Brooke will definitely be found guilty." ”

Alan also nodded to Zhou Ming and said, "Mr. Zhou Ming, after today's trial, I believe that there will be one or two court sessions at most, and Brooke will be found guilty." ”

"I hope so. Zhou Ming said that obviously compared to Clark and Allen's determination, Zhou Ming is still a little worried, after all, the other party is a super lawyer who won the Simpson case, and his ability should not be just like this, and Old Brooke, as a very influential senator in Massachusetts, his means should not be just that. >