Chapter 448: The Death of the Universe

The Sith case finally went to trial, and in the pre-trial, Sith's lawyer, Ho Ying, completely denied the charges against the prosecution.

Three days later, the first court session was held, and prosecutors Sima Luo and Wang Lei made a big move shortly after the trial, inviting Yingzi, a tainted witness. Yingzi spent half an hour explaining the structure of the three-legged cat, the nature of the members and the content of the work. The prosecution summarized the chain of evidence in stages, and the email sent to Sith by the dead gangster Louis can prove that Sith is the mastermind of kidnapping Yunyin.

Yingzi took a lot of time to testify, and the prosecution took a lot of time to explain the case, which led to an excessively long trial, and the judge announced an adjournment.

At the second trial, He Ying invited a witness to Bai Luo. Bai Luo first explained her identity, she was once a member of the three-legged cat team. The prosecution did not let this go, and the prosecution prepared countless questions to embarrass Bai Luo, intending to knock out Bai Luo's identity as a member of the three-legged cat team. Bai Luo and He Ying didn't know that it was Cao Keng, so they jumped in directly, and Bai Luo successfully worked hard to prove that he was once a member of the three-legged cat team.

At this time, Wang Lei summed up: "Through the various details explained by the witness, it can be confirmed that everything that the tainted witness said is true and credible." ”

Wang Lei's question of Bai Luo is precisely the question that Yingzi explained when he testified for the first time. Since Bai Luo did not appear in the first court, Bai Luo didn't know what Yingzi said. In addition, He Ying's professional level was not at the top and he did not pay attention to Yingzi's testimony, which led to the prosecution being led by the nose in the second trial. Eiko's testimony was confirmed.

However, Bai Luo is a defense witness after all, although Yingzi's testimony is confirmed, but there is still the power to turn things around, that is, one of the contents of denying Yingzi's testimony: "In the three-legged cat Dongtang operation, our team has never had any contact with Louis. Even before that, the people on our team didn't know Louis at all, including the Sith, who didn't know there was such a person. ”

He Ying: "According to the CA certificate, Louis is an official employee of CA, and the witness Yingzi and others belong to the private employees of a person called a mentor, and the nature of the two is completely different. This case should await the conclusion of the investigation by the United States, and not accuse Mr. Sith, who has nothing to do with the kidnapping. ”

Wang Lei asked: "Defense, do you think Sith is a personal employee of the mentor or an official employee of the United States? Can you provide an accurate identity?"

He Ying replied: "Prosecution, I have already said it three times. Mr. Sith was an official CA employee and took a major leave of absence due to the death of his wife. Over the next two years, he helped and assisted a friend in his investigation of the hyena, commonly known as the Three-Legged Cat Project. After the three-legged cat program ended, Mr. Sith returned to CA and was transferred to work in East Down. ”

Wang Lei bowed his head: "Are you coming?"

Sima Luo nodded and stood up: "Judge, I would like to ask the witness Miss Bai a few questions. ”

Judge: "Yes. ”

Sima Luo walked up to Bai Luo and asked, "According to the defense lawyer, when the three-legged cat was planned, you and the Sith had a superior-subordinate relationship?"

Bai Luo nodded: "Yes, the Sith is my senior." He needed someone familiar with the Eastern Tang Dynasty to help gather some information about hyenas. I left the team after the three-legged cat program ended. ”

Sima Luo asked, "It is said that you fell in love with someone Cao when you were planning the three-legged cat?"

Bai Luo glanced at Cao Yun, who was listening to the position of the judge: "Yes." ”

Sima Luo asked, "Do you spend more time together?"

Bai Luo was stunned: "Does this have anything to do with the case?"

Sima Luo said: "I think that when you and Cao are in love, you have no time to take care of your work...... No, it should be said that. Is there such a situation because you are in love with Cao and cause the Sith to be dissatisfied?"

Bai Luo shook his head: "No." ”

Sima Luo: "Then does your team monitor Cao's mobile phone?"

Bai Luo didn't know how to answer, Sima Luo looked at Sith: "Can Mr. Sith answer this question? During their relationship, did they monitor Cao someone's mobile phone?"

Sith said: "This has nothing to do with the case, I refuse to answer. ”

"Okay, I'll change the question. Sima Luo said: "Miss Bai, is your relationship with Sith purely a work relationship, or is there a relationship between men and women?"

Bai Luo replied: "Working relationship." ”

Sima Luo asked: "Do you have a working relationship with Miss Yingzi, or do you have a personal relationship?"

Bai Luo: "She's my best friend." ”

He Ying replied: "Miss Bai would rather betray her best friend...... No, no...... Ms. Pak believes that truth is more important than friendship, which is completely in line with the spirit of the law. It shows that everything Miss Bai said is very credible. ”

Sima Luo smiled and asked, "Lawyer He, would you rather let your best friend go to jail for the sake of a colleague?"

Ho Ying: "Objection, prosecutor, you are exerting psychological pressure on the witnesses. ”

Sima Luo said: "Let me change the question, what is the purpose of Miss Bai's testimony in court? Is it really to insist on the truth?"

After three Tai Chis, Sima Luo threw out the trap problem.

Bai Luo replied: "Yes." ”

Sima Luo said: "I also like the truth. In the Dong Er case, Cao someone, that is, your boyfriend, was about to attend a hearing, but he was in a car accident and was unable to attend the hearing. Excuse me, do you know who planned this car accident?"

Bai Luo: "......"

Sima Luo: "It is also the Donger case, Nangong Tengfei's lawyer Ben and Cao worked together to handle the case, but on the eve of the trial, Cao was kidnapped and placed under house arrest for thirteen days. Excuse me, do you know who did it?"

Bai Luo: "I'm sorry, I don't know. ”

Sima Luo returned to the control seat and took the materials submitted by Wang Lei: "You don't know, someone knows." In other words, although you are in the three-legged cat team, there are many things you don't know, and you are simply a marginal person. So your testimony is a completely invalid testimony. ”

Sima Luo introduced: "This material is the material for a secret exchange between your team and the Dongtang official after the end of the three-legged cat plan. Your team pleaded guilty to causing the car accident and putting your boyfriend under house arrest. The purpose was to prevent him from appearing in court. In other words, you have not been exposed to your team's core material at all. How convincing can such a testimony be, I ask the jury?"

Sima Luo said: "As a prosecutor, I have the obligation to tell you that the channels through which I obtained this material are not legitimate. You can completely deny the existence of secret communication, and you can also deny attacking and kidnapping your boyfriend. I'm just reminding you that when you answer these questions, say aloud to the jury: you're standing for the truth. "It's aggressive. After several months of studying at Gao Shan Law Firm, Sima Luo has made great progress.

Bai Luo did not answer.

Sima Luo said: "Okay, at least someone Cao was your ex-boyfriend at that time, at least someone Cao was not hurt." Now I'm going to ask a very important question, listen up. Cao was attacked by bandit Zhang Ziqiao at a temple, and the attack killed a member of the security team. Excuse me: Did you know about this before the attack?"

As soon as these words came out, Cao Yun, who was listening to the trial, looked at Bai Luo in surprise. Not only Cao Yun, but also the hearing bench and the jury were in an uproar, and even the judge sat upright.

Sima Luo waited for a while and asked, "Miss Bai." Did you know about it before the attack?"

He Ying: "Objection, the issue of the prosecution has nothing to do with this case. ”

Before Sima Luo could speak, the judge said: "The objection is invalid, and the witness must answer this question." ”

Cao Yun really didn't know about this, he believed that there was a more reasonable explanation, but he was very uncomfortable in his heart. What Cao Yun didn't know was that Sith deliberately concealed it from Bai Luo, and it was Yingzi who told Bai Luo about it privately. Bai Luo and Yingzi go to the temple together, but when they arrive, they find that the police have closed the road, and mistakenly think that the police have been prepared. In fact, the police were indeed prepared, but they didn't know that the attacker was Zhang Ziqiao.

Sima Luo did not implement the plan discussed in advance, obviously Wang Lei knew about it, and Wang Lei and Sima Luo cooperated very well. All of this is hidden from Cao Yun, and it seems to send a signal, Cao Yun, you can't control the judiciary, you can't control anyone.

Cao Yun didn't care, he never thought of making Wang Lei his loyal dog, if so, Wang Lei had no use value. Only when Wang Lei clearly opposes himself in his attitude will Wang Lei gain the trust of the procuratorial system. And I am confident that I have the absolute upper hand in communication or confrontation with Wang Lei.

While everyone was waiting, Bai Luo said with difficulty: "As the prosecutor said, I am indeed a marginal person in the three-legged cat team, and I know very little information. I think even if I testify in court, it will be difficult to prove anything. I hope that the court will revoke my status as a witness. ”

When Zhang Ziqiao appeared in Bai Menglou, the great butler of the East in Cao Yunkeng, the Sith hoped to take this opportunity to break into the interior of the Oriental Villa and obtain information, so he intercepted the information about Zhang Ziqiao's attack. At the same time, considering the relationship between Bai Luo and Cao Yun, he concealed the situation at that time from Bai Luo.

Bai Luo's first choice: saying that he didn't know the information about Zhang Ziqiao's attack, it would become on-site cross-examination between Yingzi and Bai Luo. Bai Luo knew that he couldn't bear to confront Yingzi. The second option, claiming that he knows the information about Zhang Ziqiao's attack, then the trouble will be big, who Zhang Ziqiao is, everyone in the Eastern Tang Dynasty knows. The consequences of admitting it are unimaginable.

In the end, Bai Luo could only withdraw his testimony, and the judge did not give up and asked a few questions. Bai Luo refused to answer all the questions, saying that if necessary, she could file a case for trial, and she would not accompany her today, and please find her lawyer if you still have questions.

Since the most important witness had abstained from testifying, there was no other evidence to be tried in this case. The judge declared a half-hour adjournment, which was given time for the parties to prepare their closing arguments. Judging from the circumstances of the trial, after Bai Luo withdrew his testimony, the prosecution's conclusive evidence said everything, and it was impossible for the Sith to get away with it.

However, the mentor clearly does not care about the rules of the game, and it can be seen from his various behaviors that he cares more about the result than the process. His actions are much more radical than the real CA.

As he was heading to the adjournment lounge, Sith was stabbed in the arm by a woman who had staggered by. Upon arriving at the break room, Sith suddenly fell into a coma, and Yue Sanqi was next door, examining what was suspected to be cyanide poisoning. He Ying immediately contacted the ambulance, and the scene was a mess. Most people's thoughts are: the guru kills people and kills people. When the Sith is already in prison, the existence of the Sith is as dangerous as the existence of Yingzi and must be eliminated.

The ambulance carried the Sith, who had almost no vital signs, to the hospital, and the court sent two police officers to follow the ambulance to the hospital. Just three minutes after the departure of the two cars, another ambulance arrived at the courthouse, but was embarrassed by the fact that there was no one to receive them. The emergency doctor in the car inquired and contacted the policeman He Ying by phone, and He Ying hurriedly explained to the police that the police at the scene knew that the Sith had run away as soon as they heard it.

An hour later, police found the abandoned ambulance, which was empty. The nurses, the drivers, the doctors, and the Sith vanished like air.

Five days later, after the police confirmed that the Sith had absconded in fear of the crime, the verdict in the case was pronounced in absentia: the Sith was convicted of kidnapping and other crimes, and he was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment. The Sith has also become a wanted criminal in the national punishment, so it is no longer possible for him to appear in public in front of everyone.

The case seems to have come to an end, but Bai Luo is in big trouble. The judicial department detained Zhang Ziqiao three times. This matter was exposed by the media again, and the Internet was full of condemnation of the Universe Group. The interim board of directors of the universe believes that Bai Luo is not suitable to serve as the president of the universe at present, and Bai Su thinks so, so he asks the vice president to act as the president.

Cosmos held a press conference, and the acting president announced the decision of the board of directors: to remove the president of Bailuo Universe Group, which will take effect.

Bai Su never imagined that after Bai Luo left, the universe would be in trouble.

To put it simply, Bai Luo blindly led overseas investment during his tenure, causing many subsidiaries mainly engaged in overseas business to fall into financial difficulties. For example, an oil subsidiary, which invests in a local airport in the name of the subsidiary, has been instructed by Bailuo. It not only caused the rupture of its capital chain, but also forced oil companies to increase their borrowing. The return on investment in airports is slow, it takes a long time, and it is not possible to generate economic benefits at present.

Not one, but all six subsidiaries have similar problems. At the behest of Bailuo, they made local investments in the name of their subsidiaries, either in bridges or in projects with slow returns, such as roads.

In addition, the establishment of the Space Internet Project when Bai Luo was in office also had big trouble. Internet projects include online shopping, live broadcasting, entertainment, video, games and other major projects, for which tens of billions of dollars have been invested in the universe. Divide the cake on the Internet, the strategy is not wrong, but

There was a huge lapse in decision-making. Bai Luo vetoed the department's acquisition proposal, and instead decided to create his own brand and Internet leader to grab the cake. As a result, a lot of money was burned, but the results were not visible at all, and dozens of lawsuits were caused. This is not at all the same as the prospect of the board of directors convincing the directors to agree to the Internet project.

Bai Luo's decision-making has been repeatedly wrong, and many people have long seen it, but everyone is afraid of Bai Su's majesty, and Bai Su's strong support for Bai Luo has naturally become the object of everyone's obedience. There are even many people who deliberately make trouble to add to Bai Luo's wrong decision. Why didn't Bai Su, who listened to the government, find out?

It takes a certain amount of time for Bailuo's decision-making mistakes to manifest itself, and it is still prosperous in the short term. For example, one of the projects is called Universe Live Broadcast, which relies on burning money and digging up many king-level anchors from other portals to join the Universe Live Broadcast, coupled with the water army's momentum, which has created the illusion of being unparalleled in the world for a while. not only did not make Bai Su vigilant, but also made Bai Su applaud repeatedly.

After all, Bai Su is an old man in his seventies, and his views on new things, especially the Internet, still retain the views of traditional industries. After Bai Luo was laid off, Bai Su only found out that something was wrong when he participated in the meeting of the heads of various departments. So an investigation team was formed to review, and after half a month of investigation, Bai Su was stunned. Bailuo caused at least tens of billions of losses to the Universe Group. This does not include hidden losses such as brand damage caused by the loss of overseas assets.

So Bai Su postponed his operation, stiffened his post, and was sent to the ICU in less than three days. Bai Su, who was on the hospital bed, couldn't figure it out, was Bai Luo stupid, or did Bai Luo do it on purpose? Bai Su didn't have an answer for the time being, because Bai Luo couldn't be contacted after so many days.