Chapter 1: Lucid Dreaming
I love you because you can bring out the truest part of me.
I love you, because you pass through the wilderness of my heart as easily as the sun penetrates through crystal,
My stupidity, my weakness, are almost non-existent in your gaze.
———— Roy Creeft, "Love"
In the solemn courtroom, the defendant's lawyer Song Siming got up from behind the defense bench and showed the autopsy certificate in his hand to the judge, "Mr. Judge, the autopsy report clearly records that the victim's death time was about 3 o'clock in the morning, and this time has passed more than 5 hours since he went to my client's home as a guest, and it is not food poisoning." ”
"The body of the deceased was found in the home, and the suspicion is that Ms. Cheng is even greater, so it is not sufficient to prove that the victim's death is related to my client. ”
Cheng Shuting is the wife of the murdered Li Binshu, and in this case, she is not only the injured party, but also one of the suspects.
The case was strange, some people in the auditorium muttered, and they couldn't be silent for a while, the defense and the prosecution were looking through the documents in their hands, and after a while, the scene was under control.
The judge on the stage cleared his throat, "Does the prosecution have anything to say?"
"Yes!" a crisp, pure female voice rang out, and she left her position and walked towards the center of the trial.
Dressed in black professional women's clothes, thin trousers lined the legs straight and slender, standard strong woman style.
She has short ear-length black hair, and she walks to the middle in a few steps, and her confident and serious face makes people a little jealous of this female prosecutor.
"The one I have in my hand is a two-month-old business newspaper, and the biggest page on it is that the defendant threatened to kill Li Binshu at a banquet, and the business car in which Li Binshu was traveling had an accident on the night of the banquet. ”
She pointed out that although circumstantial evidence cannot prove the facts and motives of the crime, it can be related circumstantial evidence.
"The most critical point is that Ms. Cheng's testimony mentioned that the victim had long-term insomnia, so she would take a drug called 'Trimethoxine', and the victim did drink alcohol on the night she went to the defendant's home. ”
"Under the effect of ethanol, the drug is absorbed by the body at an accelerated rate and at the same time slows down the metabolism, and the autopsy report clearly shows that the concentration of the drug components in the blood is extremely high, which can prove my theory. ”
After speaking, she walked to the dock, propped her hands on the table, and her unruly gaze swept over Song Siming's gloomy face, and then fell on Wu Le's face.
"Among the exhibits in this case is a water cup used by the deceased in your home, on which your fingerprints were also detected, and the remaining water contains the relevant ingredient of chlorethoxine. ”
"Alcohol-mixed drugs will first excite and then inhibit the central nervous system of the brain, causing disorders in the activity of the central nervous system, which can cause patients to coma, shock, death, etc., and the deceased is obviously the last one. ”
As soon as the words fell, she straightened up neatly and faced the judge, "Mr. Judge," a clear and powerful voice sounded, "The above is my statement, according to Article 232 of the Criminal Law, we advocate that the defendant be sentenced to more than ten years in prison, and I hope that the court will support the claim." ”
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The morning light illuminates the whole world clearly, the sunlight penetrates the fresh mist, the room is clear, Fang Miao struggled from the bed, her forehead was covered with dense cold sweat, she stared at the calligraphy and painting on the white wall opposite, her eyes did not blink.
Fang Miao sat on the bed for a while, then got out of bed and cleaned up.
Brushing his teeth and washing his face, I don't know how long it took, the law firm assistant called, Fang Miao grabbed the braid with one hand, fumbled with the mobile phone with one free hand, clicked on, and turned on the speakerphone.
Meng Chaoge came here for work, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was involved in the case: "Lawyer Fang, please forgive me for having to talk to you about the case on Sunday, this client is really in a hurry, the kind that is in a hurry, I have to see you this morning." ”
Fang Miao stared at the dark circles under her eyes that couldn't be covered by skin care products in the makeup mirror, and wanted to cry without tears, "After two consecutive months of high-pressure work, I have a gut feeling that I am going to die in the line of duty, so I finally found time to go to the hospital to see a doctor, don't bring such a whole person......"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then he said in a deep voice: "Miao, if I tell you that this is a criminal case, you ...... Don't you think about it?"
Hearing this, Fang Miao's combing of her hair froze, and she looked at herself in the mirror in a daze.
Meng Chaoge didn't wait for her to answer, and said in a rambling voice: "If you are really uncomfortable, I suggest you go to the Chinese medicine clinic to see a doctor, there are few people there, and the treatment effect is good, believe me!"
Meng Chaoge said that he was clear-eyed, and finally did not forget to add, "In your case of severe insomnia, taking Western medicine does not cure the root cause, but Chinese medicine can also regulate the body." ”
"Okay, I see, arrange for me to meet with the client at 10 a.m. ”
As she spoke, Fang Miao had already tied her braids, thought about it for a while, and went straight to the nearest Chinese medicine clinic.
Insomnia hangs on the internal medicine department, and sure enough, as Meng Chaoge said, there are many fewer people in line than those general hospitals.
After a while, he lined up to Fang Miao, entered the consultation room, and saw a young and handsome male doctor sitting there, bowing his head and writing something on the paper.
The high bridge of the nose, the sword eyebrows are flying, the chin is pointed when viewed from the front, with a childishness that has not faded from the big boy, and when you look at it from the side, there are obvious edges and corners of the mandible, and with the white coat, looking at it like this, it sets off his clear temperament.
The other party may have noticed it, raised his head with a smile, raised his chin at Fang Miao, who was still stunned at the door, motioned for her to come and sit down, and then asked, "What's uncomfortable?"
Xu sat in the clinic for too long, and his voice was slightly hoarse as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Fang Miao's eardrums soft, and he replied with determination: "Irregular work and rest, severe insomnia, almost a month." ”
After listening to her, the doctor's face sank imperceptibly, "How was the quality of sleep before this?"
Fang Miao held her chin alone and recalled carefully: "In the past, no matter whether you were tired or not, as long as you lay on the bed, you could fall asleep immediately, but it was difficult to fall asleep for more than a month, and you would have nightmares when you fell asleep in the middle of the night, and it was easy to wake up." ”
The doctor's gaze swept over the dark circles under her eyes, and a deep and mellow voice came from the top of Fang Miao's head: "Professionally speaking, your symptoms are not caused by the chaotic work and rest rules, but neurasthenic insomnia. ”
"Neurasthenia?" Fang Miao was shocked, a pair of clear eyes stared at the boss, and the seven spirits seemed to have already flown a lot.
Sounds scary, isn't this a symptom that shouldn't be seen in older people, or is it that she's already getting old?
Her reaction made the doctor laugh, and the corners of her mouth curled upward, which was very infectious, "This disease is caused by long-term emotional tension and mental pressure in the brain, resulting in headaches, mental fatigue, sleep disorders, etc., in fact, it is related to psychological factors in the final analysis." ”
He explained in a professional tone, and in the end, he glanced at Fang Miao meaningfully.
Fang Miao blinked his eyes twice, sighed lowly, and his fingers under the table stirred together, extremely irritable for a while, but fortunately, the other party didn't say any more, lowered his head and wrote something, most likely prescribing medicine.
"I went to bed early during the period of taking medicine, and if I couldn't sleep, I had to lie in bed, relax physically and mentally, and the effect of the medicine was fast. He exhorted as he wrote.
Thinking of that gaze just now, Fang Miao didn't dare to say anything, for fear that he would reveal something as soon as he opened his mouth, and he always felt that this doctor had mind reading skills.
She sat on the opposite side and looked at the doctor carefully, especially the well-fitting white coat, the live uniform seductive!
Only one thing was different from the people outside, Fang Miao's gaze swept past his chest.
Why didn't you hang a badge?
A few minutes later, a prescription was pushed in front of her, and the doctor briefly explained: "Take this to the billing office to pay the fee, and then go to the big pharmacy next to it to grab the medicine, and drink it for a week to see the effect." ”
Fang Miao made a "hmm" sound with a weak heart, and walked out of the consultation room with the prescription and medical record book, her back was full of sweat, thinking that she had never been so nervous in court all these years.
She glanced at the time, leaned against the wall and closed her eyes, comforting herself in her heart that she was thinking too much, how could she see through it at a glance, but it was just a normal analysis of the condition.
After calming down, Fang Miao raised her foot and was about to leave, but she couldn't resist her curiosity and turned around suddenly, wanting to take a peek, but she ran into someone coldly.
"Any questions?"
Before Fang Miao could recover from this sudden impact, a male voice came from above her head, with a lazy and funny tone?
She hurriedly straightened up, shook the prescription in front of his eyes, and replied solemnly: "Ahem......! I just wanted to ask if there are any side effects from the medicine on this prescription?"
The doctor first glanced at the prescription, then moved his gaze to Fang Miao's face, followed his body to lean against the door frame, and looked at her for a long time, until Fang Miao raised his hand to cover his eyebrows, he let out a faint smile.
"If you have a problem, you can come back here to me. ”
"Huh?" Fang Miao called out lightly.
Seeing this, the doctor patiently explained: "I mean, most of the medicines on the prescription are mild and will not cause harm to the body, if you have any other discomfort, you can come to the doctor at any time." ”
Fang Miao nodded at this time, she didn't have the intention to ask, she barely coped with it, she smiled, and hurriedly ran away with small steps.
Behind him, the doctor seemed to be smiling, the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, although this morning's sitting was not boring...... But...... I don't know what I thought of, but I saw him smile even more like a spring breeze.
On the other side, Fang Miao grabbed the medicine and drove to the office.
There is a special client reception room in the office, and when Fang Miao went, Meng Chaoge was already waiting there, and there was a middle-aged woman sitting next to her, with short black hair that was unkempt, and she looked a little "yellow".
Today's Fang Miao did not wear the usual professional clothes at work, with a pair of blue corset jeans under a light-colored thin windbreaker, and she looked very imposing.
The three of them sat down, and the middle-aged woman talked about the case she wanted to entrust, Fang Miao listened carefully, and as she deepened her understanding, her beautiful brows furrowed a little.
After learning all the details of the case, it was already noon, and after sending the client away, Fang Miao hurriedly drove home, and when he got home, he ordered takeout and began to decoct the medicine.
The original decoction of 1 dose became a decoction of 3 doses to prevent the treatment progress from being busy tomorrow.
1 dose of medicine was taken in two doses, following the doctor's words, Fang Miao lay down on the bed early at night, as always, without sleepiness, tossing and turning and thinking about the case during the day, maybe the medicine really worked, and fell asleep after thinking about it.
The next day, Fang Miao was woken up by the alarm clock set in her mobile phone, and before she opened her eyes, she subconsciously twisted her neck, and the next moment the sound of bone misalignment sounded in the air, and the pain of cervical vertebrae rupture came from the back of her neck.
Fang Miao snorted, struggled to get up with her eyes half-open, her defenseless body fell to the side, and there was a close contact with the ground, the pain that hit her limbs made her wake up instantly, she opened her eyes and looked at the surrounding situation.
Coffee table, TV, sofa, and brand-name shopping bags stacked next to it, why is it in the living room again? Didn't you sleep in the bedroom last night?
Fang Miao gasped, "Is my sleepwalking disorder endless......" She said indignantly, covering her neck and getting up from the ground, she just picked up the phone with a black screen and was stunned!
Eyeliner, black clavicle chains, and a masculine outfit ...... Is it her?
It's not like there hasn't been an example of waking up in the living room before, just sleepwalking, but what happened this time?