Chapter 59: The trial is officially opened
There was another group of people who came a little later. The one in the lead, in a sense, is also a familiar face. Li Fengzhu had seen Ye Jishi's office when he secretly visited, wearing a suit and tie, combing his oily hair, stepping on leather shoes and carrying a briefcase, which seemed to have a certain status in the firm. Speaking of which, the draft of the unannounced visit has been released, and it cannot have any impact on the image of the firm. In order to avoid being recognized, Li Fengzhu quickly turned his head away.
The man's gushing speech came from his ears: "The Prosecutor's Office of the Jinmen District Court, that is, the District Prosecutor's Office where we are located, is subordinate to the Jinmen District Court, but it independently assumes the procuratorial function in the process of handling cases. Previously, the case of 'abandonment of relatives and non-support' represented by our firm was a criminal offense in nature. Procedurally, it is necessary to first submit a complaint to the procuratorate, and after the acceptance is true, the procuratorate will file a public prosecution with the court. In other words, if Mr. Ma hopes that the court can finally stand on his side, the first step is to provide corresponding evidence to the procuratorate. After the evidence is found to be credible and credible, it will formally enter the public prosecution stage, and in principle, the district prosecutor's office will not appoint a prosecutor to represent the case. As a result, it is a rather complex procedure that consumes both time, effort, and money. As you know, Ma Shouhua has a good relationship with the provincial chairman. There are also many well-wishers in the community who have guided Mr. Ma to apply for assistance from the Bar Association. It just so happened that our barrister Ye was present that day, and he resolutely decided to fight for justice and the truth of the world! It doesn't matter if the money is not money, anyway, if we want to win the lawsuit, we can ask Ma Shouhua to pay the agency fee and litigation fee. ”
After listening to it for a long time, Ye Jishi's office was really affected by Li Fengzhu's report, so he wanted to win over some newspapers to clarify the matter. Since the image of a philanthropist can't be maintained, let's excuse himself in another way, don't expect Ma Ren to give money, but Yilu can still ask for money from Ma Shouhua. This does not contradict his true face, and at the same time skillfully defuses the crisis.
There will always be times when lies are exposed, and the truth will never be buried, but when lies and truth are intertwined and spread, what kind of reaction will public opinion have?
One Ma Ren is easy to deal with, but a group of Ye Jishi can make it difficult.
When Li Fengzhu thought about it, he couldn't help but look Fang Xiaorou's back up and down, and shook his head twice wordlessly.
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At 10 o'clock in the morning, the original defendant appeared in court, and the five judges sat on the trial seat together to check the identities of both parties.
With the fall of the presiding judge's hammer, the trial officially began.
First of all, the counterprosecution stated its position, and this time Yu Xunruo sat in the plaintiff's seat on behalf of Ma Shouhua. He said calmly: "Yu Jin appeared in court on behalf of General Ma Shouhua to clarify the relationship with Ma Ren. General Ma Shouhua's ancestors moved from Fengrun in Guannei to Huaide in Northeast China, and it has been about 400 years since the thirteenth generation. General Ma's father, whose single name was 'pure', died of illness 18 years ago. Many of my comrades-in-arms, including me, attended the funeral that year. During this period, I returned to my hometown with General Ma several times to sweep the grave, which can prove that the old man is still buried in Huaide, Liaoning. When the old gentleman was alive, General Ma was always by his side, even if he joined the army, it was on the ground in this county, and their father and son were never separated. On this point, the local county government should have archives to examine. ”
Several magistrates nodded secretly, and the questions exchanged quietly focused on Liaoning, which was already a fallen area, and it was difficult to verify.
Yu Xunruo paused and continued: "In November last year, Ma Ren came to the Ma Mansion to confess his son. During this period, I came forward to explain the facts to Ma Ren during several meetings. When General Ma heard about this, he couldn't help but feel compassion and readily promised to clarify in person. He also reiterated the above situation to Ma Ren personally, and Ma Ren met at that time and admitted that General Ma and his son did not match the size, figure, and appearance. But a few months later, Ma Ren suddenly came to the door of the Ma Mansion to entangle, and even insulted him, and now he has filed a lawsuit against you. I would like to ask you to be aware of this fact. ”
The presiding judge knew that this case had not only attracted widespread attention, but also that there were unspeakable political forces behind it, so he paid special attention to the details in the inquiry: "In addition to the files of the plaintiff's subordinates and the Huaide County Ya, are there any other evidence?"
Yu Xunruo paused, and his voice suddenly became low: "There should be a genealogy as proof, but it's a pity that it was lost on the battlefield......"
A magistrate on the left quietly wrote on a piece of paper: Why is all the evidence in the occupied zone?
Although the five magistrates remained calm on the surface, they had their own thoughts in their hearts.
There were not only a few of them who had this question, and the top of the press gallery asked the colleague next to him with a smile: "Wasn't it quite reasonable at first?" At this time, there is another attitude of 'there is a lot of evidence, and you have the ability to take it on the battlefield'. You say, did you mean to be tricky?"
Li Fengzhu straightened up, and wanted to refute a cart of words in his cavity. Yu Guang caught a glimpse of a clerk looking over with a sullen face, and it was better not to offend the discipline of the trial. His ears were not idle, listening to the questioning of the magistrate, and he did not delay the communication of reporters from all walks of life.
"You can't say that, who wants to go to war?"
There is a saying that heroes are born in troubled times, and those who are in the army are probably the most happy to see troubled times. Such a big living person can be saved, just a family tree, why can't it be saved?"
The latter statement was very much appreciated by Fang Xiaorou.
Li Fengzhu stretched his neck to see which manuscript paper the two people who had just answered the call in their hands, and saw that the pertinent one was from "North China Daily", and the one who fell in love with Fang Xiaorou was from "Yong Daily".
Their conversation slowly spread to the auditorium, causing a lot of controversy.
"Silence!" the presiding judge struck the gavel, synthesized his opinions, and asked again, "Plaintiff's representative, can you provide more tangible witnesses and exhibits?"
Yu Xunruo thought for a moment and said: "General Ma's father and three brothers, the eldest uncle Ma Guang and the second uncle Ma Ling, although the two old gentlemen have passed away, their sons are still alive. ”
After he finished speaking, Ji Bingzhi got up and added: "Several of the witnesses cited by my client live in Jinmen and can follow the summons to testify in court at any time. "Then, give the clerk a written request for additional witnesses.
The presiding judge nodded, and then asked the defendant in detail about his claims and basis.
Ma Ren is wearing a black coat and black pants today, and the straw hat he wears is mottled, which is less than fifty percent new, which is much simpler than the last court session. Presumably also influenced by many newspapers, magazines and people who have commented that he is dressed up and different from crying. It's a pity that if you want to cover it up once you show your feet, you will always end up wanting to cover it up.
I saw Ma Ren give up his hand, and he still obeyed the old courtesy of the former Qing Dynasty: "Judge master, I have given birth to two sons, in addition to the lost one, there is another one named 'Ma Shoushan', needless to say that from the name it is a brotherly relationship with Ma Shouhua." As for Ma Shouhua's denial in every possible way, the witnesses presented are nothing more than relatives, colleagues and subordinates, and their elbows are all inward, and they are not accurate. I can also mention that my youngest son is a witness, and if the magistrate wants to summon him to court, he will definitely tell the lords that Ma Shouhua is his brother!"
The presiding judge shook his head frequently: "The parent-child relationship cannot be inferred by name and surname, is there any other evidence?"
Ma Ren raised his hand and poked it fiercely at the plaintiff's seat: "Ma Shouhua's ancestral hometown is Fengrun, and it's not wrong that I'm also from Fengrun County, right? When his eyes swept to the plaintiff's lawyer's desk, he bumped into Ji Bingzhi's courtesy smile, that kind of confident calm and relaxed, revealing a kind of upright strength under the soft appearance, which couldn't help but make him secretly panic for a while.
The presiding judge frowned, and then asked: "According to the plaintiff's representative, you have confronted the plaintiff face to face and personally admitted that you admitted your mistake, is there such a thing?"
Ma Ren buried his face first, lifted his eyelids several times, peeked at Ye Jishi, and suddenly cried: "This...... Yes, yes, yes, yes, ......yes, My son Tiger is already a big official, how beautiful it should be to pay homage to the marquis and enter and leave the court! I am a mere farmer, saying that he is his father, doesn't he pickle up the family? I know that he has nothing to rely on, and he must have suffered a lot behind his back when he fights the situation with his bare hands, and I ...... I can't bear it, he treats me very coldly, but, as a parent, you should be able to understand my feelings, he just started beating me, that is also my son......" turned behind him, and asked the auditorium with tears in his eyes, "Old men and ladies here, have you ever given birth to children?
This statement is all supported by exaggerating emotions, so Li Fengzhu is not as detailed as he did with previous inquiries, and only briefly described it as "sensational" in his notes. Yu Guang glanced at Fang Xiaorou, but it was the complete opposite, until most of the reporters had finished taking notes, she was still immersed in books.
At the same time, sobbing voices could be heard from the auditorium.
The presiding judge then asked, "Since you have given up your son, why did you change your mind later?"
"Magistrate, sir. As soon as I met my son Ma Shouhua, I called out 'Tiger', and he knelt down in front of me, he recognized my ......."
Where did Yu Xunruo expect that there would be such a thing as retracting his confession in court, he blushed his neck and accused: "You are talking nonsense!"
The presiding judge shouted: "Please don't interfere with the defendant's statement!"
Ma Ren rolled up his sleeves and rubbed his face indiscriminately: "At that time, Ma Shouhua recognized me, and then cried at me, saying that his current life is very difficult, and many people are waiting to see him fall on his heels, begging me not to make trouble at this time." I also cried, I said that I wanted to see my tiger before I died, and I became a seller...... He agreed, as long as I was willing to go back to my hometown, he would definitely send me money. I left, but the family still didn't have any money, and he didn't have any, so he didn't send money. I've said it, my belongings are gone, I don't come back to him, how can I live?" cried and cried, and his voice became hoarse. The momentum also weakened, showing that he was physically exhausted.