Chapter Eighty-Eight: A Righteous Judgment
The spring cold is steep, the soil on the outskirts of the county is still as hard as an iron plate, the handcuffed suspect points to a place, the excavator starts to work, and a shovel digs out the shallowly buried Cui Liang.
Not far away, in front of the camera, a chubby male reporter in a red jacket was holding a microphone to speak: "Forensic medicine verified that the body in the body bag was indeed the murderer Cui Liang, why a prisoner who should have served his sentence in prison appeared mysteriously in the wasteland in the suburbs, please see the next report of Legal Life." ”
The reporter of the provincial TV rule of law channel has been tracking and reporting this case for a week, the interview in Beihe County made him full of grief and heroism, as the case digs deeper step by step, more inside stories have been exposed, the Cui family is simply full of evil, it is difficult to write, killing people is just the tip of the iceberg, Cui Laosi is harming the township, killing dogs with poisonous needles is just his hobby, this monarch's main business is theft and opening casinos, I don't know how many people have been harmed over the years, Cui Laosan is a county cadre, acting as a protective umbrella for relatives, there is his shadow behind every evil deed, Cui Laosan is the deputy head of the township, once killed a petitioner, and then fooled the past with an understatement, now the bitter lord has appealed again, the case has been exposed, and Boss Cui has engaged in election fraud, embezzled public funds in the village, bullied men and women, and had a bad record during his tenure as the village director.
The day after the Cui family was wiped out, that is, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, according to statistics, the consumption of firecrackers in Cui Zhai Village exceeded the consumption of the previous year, which shows that the villagers who were bullied by the Cui family bullied expressed their joy in the form of firecrackers.
In Cuizhai Village and even in Beihe County, public opinion has taken a one-sided attitude of support for Liu Kunlun's murder case, saying that the murderer is a hero, a hero, and a person who is doing harm to the people.
In front of the camera is Liu Kunlun's former colleague, Ma Qianli, a retired employee of Jinqiao Market, Lao Ma sighed and said: "Xiao Liu, this child has always had a strong sense ......of justice, loves to fight grievances, and likes to learn from Lei Feng to do good deeds."
Criminal policeman Zhang Xiangyu talked eloquently across the camera: "Liu Kunlun is a security officer, who usually cooperates closely with the police and helps us solve big cases, and his disability is also caused by injuries while fighting criminals......
Luo Xiaomei, a merchant, said emotionally: "It was raining heavily that day, and our orphans and widows came to the big market to find a job......
Lu Gang, the general manager of Golden Swan, said: "Liu Kunlun is an excellent employee of my unit, never late or early to leave, helpful, and motivated. ”
Gao Junling, a merchant, said: "With Liu Kunlun here, we have a sense of security. ”
In front of the long-distance bus station, Maimaiti gave a thumbs up: "Liu Kunlun, Yakexi!"
Liu Kunlun's image gradually grew up in the minds of reporters, and the program he worked so hard to make was reported, but the station did not approve it, and the reporter went to ask for an explanation, and the director said that the above had spoken, and he would deal with it in a low-key manner, so don't stir up public opinion anymore.
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Liu Kunlun's life in the detention center is much better, he is a prisoner of high-level concern, plus Director Li has just been arrested, no one in the detention center dares to embarrass him, the detention police have found two prisoners to serve Liu Kunlun, which is also compliant, after all, Liu Kunlun is a high paraplegic and still has urine bags and waste bags hanging on his body, such a prisoner should be released on medical parole, a police officer said.
Liu Kunlun's defense lawyer, Zhou Zhengyi, appeared again, and his appeal was also to apply for medical parole for the client, and under the coordination of all parties and the witness of reporters, the culprit of the massacre was released on medical parole, moved out of the Beihe County Detention Center, and was admitted to the Omijiang Armed Police General Hospital.
Lawyer Zhou had a meeting with Liu Kunlun, and after listening to Liu Kunlun's account, he said solemnly: "This case is very difficult, but I will do my best, and at the same time, I need your cooperation......
After the meeting, Zhou Zhengyi left the hospital, met with Liu Kunlun's family, and told them that the client was all right, and that I would try to reduce the charge from intentional homicide to intentional injury causing death, in short, try to save a life.
Liu Yimeng and Miao Chunyu were very grateful, and finally had a glimmer of light in their hearts.
Before the trial of the case, the relevant departments of Omi City first dealt with several other cases, and the chief, instructor, and deputy director of the township police station to which Cui Zhai Village belonged were all taken off their hats and charged with forging household registration; Cui Liang will be 20 years old next year, but he has deceived and affected the judiciary and violated the law in law enforcement, and the crime is unforgivable.
The relevant responsible persons of the Beihe County Judicial Bureau and the Public Security Bureau's detention center illegally sent the prisoners home for the Chinese New Year, and after the incident, they deliberately destroyed the evidence, which made it difficult to crack the case.
Cui Haidong, the third elder of the Cui family, was found to have interfered with judicial work, accepted bribes in the construction of the county thermal power plant, and seriously violated discipline.
A month later, in the spring months, the case of the destruction of Cuizhai Village was tried in the Jinjiang City Intermediate People's Court, and the trial was not open to the public, and only a few people were present to observe.
Not surprisingly, the prosecution indicted the crime of intentional injury causing death rather than intentional homicide, which in itself is much less serious and more plausible than intentional homicide.
At the beginning of the trial, Liu Kunlun was pushed into the dock in a wheelchair, his hair was shaved, his mental state was not bad, he had two stoma bags hanging on his body, blankets were spread on his legs, lawyer Zhou was in a suit and leather shoes, gold wire glasses flashed with cold light, and he looked like an aggressive fighter, and he proposed to defend his client's innocence!
The prosecution and defense had a heated debate, and Zhou Zhengyi was obviously a step ahead, he was like a river of words, and he talked endlessly, and took out the appraisal certificate issued by the medical institution, proving that Liu Kunlun was a high-level paraplegic patient, and his lower limbs were incapable, and even if he could move his hands, he would never have the ability to kill five people.
"Could it be that he is a peerless master?" Zhou Zhengyi asked with a mocking face, "Picking up a leaf can hurt people?"
The prosecutor pointed out that according to the relevant records of the police, Liu Kunlun is not an ordinary person, he has a tenacious will and extraordinary skills that ordinary people do not have, and six lives have died in his hands, which proves that Liu Kunlun has the ability to kill.
"My client had no motive to kill at all. Zhou Zhengyi said that he issued a record of the exchange of the deputy director of the police station and Cui Haihu, proving that Liu Kunlun came to the door with good intentions, and after checking the scene, none of the weapons were brought by Liu Kunlun, and all of them were taken out by the Cui family.
"Liu Kunlun only brought two bottles of wine, have you ever seen someone who used Luzhou Laojiao as a murder weapon?" Zhou Zhengyi asked a second time.
Strong evidence is still to come, the forensic doctor picked up several metal beads from Cui Liang's body, which is the projectile of the No. 12 deer hunting bullet, which was detected to be fired from Cui Hailong's shotgun, and Liu Kunlun also has the same projectile, which was fired at the same time from the same gun, which strongly proves that Cui Liang was shot by Cui Hailong.
From this point of view, it seems that Liu Kunlun only killed four people.
The forensic results of the city bureau are also unexpected, the cause of Cui Haiqiang's death is the poison of cyanide, and in Cui Haiqiang's bedroom, a bottle with * was found, this person often uses crossbow arrows to shoot rural dogs to sell for money is a well-known thing, and the bow and crossbow only have Cui Hailong's fingerprints, and there is no trace of Liu Kunlun's use, which can show that Cui Haiqiang also died at the hands of Cui Hailong, and has nothing to do with Liu Kunlun.
In this way, Liu Kunlun only killed three people.
Cui Ming died of excessive blood loss, and the wine bottle inserted in his chest had Liu Kunlun's fingerprints on his neck, but Liu Kunlun's chest was also inserted with a beer bottle, and there were also Cui Ming's fingerprints.
As for Cui Hailong, he died under his own gun, this shotgun was purchased and privately owned by the Cui family, * stained with Liu Kunlun's hair and blood, indicating that Cui Hailong beat Liu Kunlun with * at that time, but was shot and killed by Liu Kunlun, but the strange thing is that there are traces of two firing pins on the bullet case, indicating that the bullet was fired for the second time.
The most difficult to explain is the cause of Cui Haihu's death, but after forensic examination, Cui Haihu was a perennial alcoholic, and his cardiopulmonary function was extremely poor, he actually died of a heart attack, which was related to his previous work and life habits, and died of a heart attack in the process of beating Liu Kunlun, which is the real cause of death.
Zhou Zhengyi said: "My client came to the door to beg for mercy, because he knew that he was disabled, and his mother still had to live in the local area, an iron-clad man, he had to bow his head for his mother, but what was waiting for him?" It was the humiliation and beating of the Cui family, unfortunately, Liu Kunlun saw someone who should not be seen, the murderer of his father, Cui Liang, who had been sentenced by the court, actually sat at home and drank in a big way, the Cui family was afraid that Liu Kunlun would report to the relevant departments, so they gave birth to the motive of killing people, my client was dragged down from the wheelchair by them for a brutal killing, which was found from the scene of the shotgun, bow and crossbow, Poisoned arrows containing highly toxic substances, as well as knives and axes, prove that these weapons are not necessary if they are merely beaten and intimidated. ”
"Liu Kunlun is only defending himself in order to save his life, and does not have the motive to intentionally harm, even in the face of the fatal attack of five people, he still maintained great restraint, we all know, against the ongoing assault, homicide, robbery, rape, kidnapping, and other violent crimes that seriously endanger personal safety, take defensive actions, causing injury or injury to the unlawful offender, it is not excessive defense, and does not bear criminal responsibility. In my opinion, the charge of intentional injury is not established, and my client is justified in self-defense and should be acquitted!"
During the trial, Liu Kunlun's confession corresponded to the content of the lawyer's defense, proving that he was indeed unarmed, and even kowtowed in front of the spiritual seat of the old man of the Cui family, which was also confirmed.
The prosecution's accusations are much weaker than Zhou Zhengyi's defense, and in several confrontations, Zhou lawyers have the obvious upper hand.
After the collegial panel deliberated, the judge pronounced the verdict, and Liu Kunlun's legitimate defense was established and released in court.
The auditorium was boiling, the relatives and friends of the Liu family cried with joy, the Cui family was furious, and Cui's sister-in-law was about to rush over and beat the judge on the spot, but was controlled by the bailiff and dragged out.
The bailiff opened Liu Kunlun's handcuffs, and Lawyer Zhou straightened his tie and personally pushed his client out of the courtroom.
Zhou Zhengyi knew that after this case, he would be the most powerful criminal defense lawyer in Jiangdong Province and even the whole country, and the lawyer's fee would increase at least tenfold.