"Hello Prosecutor Mead, I wonder if you paid attention to yesterday's news?"

Before the third day of the trial, in the corridor at the entrance of the courtroom, the lawyer teams of the two sides happened to meet together, and naturally they inevitably exchanged pleasantries. Sean was the first to greet him. It's just that the prestigious barrister didn't mention anything related to the case, just greeted him like an old friend.

Although they have not yet reached the inside of the courtroom, the teams of both sides have already shown a tense situation against each other. Except for the leaders of both sides who were smiling and pretending to be relaxed, the others were all solemn and looked at each other's men and horses with unkind eyes, and a strong smell of gunpowder could be faintly smelled in the air.

After yesterday's trial, Mead. Wolfsky thought carefully about Allen. Sean's words in court. Although on the surface it seemed that Meade himself had the upper hand, after some careful consideration, Meade realized that although Alan . . . Sean's attitude was not positive enough, but he had managed to give the jury a general impression of a conspiracy, even though what the other side said would not be used as evidence of guilt or innocence in the final trial.

This is just the first step in warm-up. Although I don't know after Alan. Sean will make some more moves, but Mead believes that the other party's moves will definitely be based on this impression. And once the jury really determines that it is a conspiracy to frame up, not only will your side immediately lose the lawsuit and lose its reputation, but it may also be countersued and put in the defendant's seat because of this qiē.

Ginger is still old and spicy!

Mead. Wolfsky has made up his mind not to talk to Alan Murphy except in court. Sean talks about anything that isn't official, so as not to inadvertently reveal some secrets or feelings. To know like Allen. A veteran lawyer like Sean has long been a human spirit, and sometimes he can infer the other party's recent love status just by a few words of greeting. And these may be borrowed during the trial debate, and he doesn't want to cause trouble for himself.

So Mead only smiled at Allen's greetings, as if he hadn't heard it, and didn't answer, but lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Sean, we will come up with a new settlement plan and confiscate all illegal gains. He was banned from the U.S. market for five years and immediately expelled from the U.S. market. How about it, this condition is generous enough, let's discuss it with your client! ”

Allan. Sean was stunned for a moment, glanced at Mead thoughtfully, and lowered his head in thought. To be sure, his role as a lawyer is to help his clients get the best out of their interests, regardless of whether or not their clients have actually broken the law or committed crimes. The current terms of settlement are very tempting, even in the harshest of them. Even if it is forbidden to enter the U.S. market, Zhongshi can also operate in other countries or under other names, in short, it is not a problem.

In fact, Allen. Sean didn't have much confidence to help Zhong Shi get away with it, but now that the prosecution has the intention of giving in, he still thinks that the other party is considering public funds, and the lawyers on both sides who want to know the evidence have already read it before, and in his heart he also vaguely thinks that Zhong Shi may have violated the law of stock trading, but it is difficult to say whether he was intentional or unintentional.

No matter what. Now that there is an opportunity, he naturally wants to discuss it with his client first. You must know that this person is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Allan. When Sean communicates with Zhong Shi, he finds that he is very assertive and insists that he is innocent. Met such a stubborn client, Alan. Sean also sometimes has extra headaches.

After glancing at Zhong Shi, the three of them walked towards an empty conference room with a tacit understanding, which was reserved for the lawyer to rest and discuss strategies. They found one without much difficulty. After closing the door, they began to deliberate in a low voice.

"Confiscation of proceeds, no fines, a five-year ban on the U.S. market, and expulsion from the U.S." Allan. Sean towards Mead. Wolfsky took a look. Seeing that the other party nodded, he whispered to Zhong Shi the latest settlement conditions, "I think this condition is very good." Because I can't guarantee that I will win this lawsuit, and if I lose, the consequences will definitely be much greater than this, and I may even be sentenced to prison. You don't bother to think about it! ”

"Is this the latest condition proposed by the prosecution?" Zhong Shihu looked suspiciously towards Meade. Wolfsky glanced at it and asked with a little confusion, but before Alan could answer, he asked again, "If I settle according to this agreement, then am I guilty or innocent in the legal sense?" ”

"Who cares if they are guilty or not?" Allan. Sean's face suddenly showed a hint of strangeness, he didn't understand Zhong Shi's logic, but still patiently replied, "Although it is said that settlement does not require trial or jail time, in a legal sense, you admitted these charges and reached a deal with the prosecution. Strictly speaking, you are guilty. ”

"No!" Zhong Shi's gaze, which was still slightly confused, immediately cleared, and he flatly vetoed it, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wolfsky, I personally can't accept your conditions, because it will cause great damage to my reputation. And if I lose my reputation, I will not be able to gain a foothold in this market. So in any case, I can't accept this condition. ”

Although the wording was very harsh, Zhong Shi exaggerated the meaning. In fact, even if it is discredited, the impact on Zhongshi is not very great, because the Tianyu Fund is basically a closed-end fund. In addition to the confiscation of his income, the five-year ban on the US market was particularly unacceptable to him.

Today's U.S. capital market is in a great era of change, and it would be unreasonable if Zhongshi could not intervene at this time, and was blocked out of the door by a trumped-up charge.

Zhong Shi himself can't get past himself!

After taking a deep look at Zhong Shi, Mead. Without saying anything more, Wolfsky pushed the door open and walked out. At the moment of going out, he knew that the only way to go was to go all out.

……

After the usual ceremonies such as welcoming the courtroom and other ceremonies, today's trial entered its third day. As one of the parties, Zhong Shi finally sat in the dock and began to be cross-examined by the prosecution and the prosecution.

"Mr. Zhong, I would like to ask what is the profit model of your fund?" Mead. Wolfsky's face was solemn, and he knew that there was no way back. So it was a sharp question at first, only in this way could he break through Zhong Shi's psychological defense, before this he had seen Zhong Shi's power, "Maybe I can ask this, may I ask if your fund has been able to develop to this day by insider trading?" ”

"Of course not!" Facing Mead. Wolfsky's menacing question, Zhong Shi denied without even thinking about it. "X-Spatial is a professional investment institution, and we have the best analysts, strategists and traders. Although we trade forex, commodities, stocks, futures and options, our database is the most advanced and complete, and our staff is the most professional. 1. Investment behaviors are made on the basis of full analysis, and are not illegal transactions as you say. ”

"Really? Since Mr. Zhong is so confident, don't you bother to tell me an example to listen to and see what kind of professional law you are? "Mead. Wolfsky smiled slightly, and Zhongshi's answer was what he expected. So he wasn't surprised, just followed Zhong Shi's words and continued to ask.

Zhong Shi frowned slightly, lowered his head and thought for a while. However, this behavior was seen by the members of the jury, which caused them to be suspicious. Right here at Allen. Sean was secretly anxious and was about to stand up against it, but Zhong Shi made up his mind and raised his head again towards Mead. Wolfsky gave it a meaningful look. "In 1992, I was involved in the attack against currencies such as the British pound and the Italian peso. There was even a period of bond derivatives in the UK. If you need it, I can provide you with a record of the transaction. You wouldn't doubt that my short selling of the Bank of England was also insider trading, right? ”

As he spoke, Bell Stone kept looking directly at Mead. Wolfsky's eyes, black pupils, revealed a kind of banter. Since the other party is so pressing, then I simply shake out some of the big things I have done.

Zhong Shi's words just fell. The crowd of onlookers in the courtroom immediately gasped, in fact, the sterling crisis of '92 was a battle in which Soros became famous all over the world, and it was the first time that a hedge fund defeated a central bank and shocked the whole world. But no one here thought that Zhong Shi, who was sitting in the defendant's seat, would also participate in it.

Naturally, most of the people who were able to apply to attend today's hearing were professionals, and their reactions were seen by the jury. Soon the members of the jury began to exchange glances, even though they did not know exactly what was going on.

"Silence, silence, silence!" Judge Wall struck the gavel three times in a row before bringing order to the courtroom, "If there is any commotion, I will ask the bailiff to ask him out." Okay, lawyer for the prosecution, you can go ahead and ask questions. ”

Mead. Wolfsky's chest burned with rage, and he clearly felt Zhongshi's hostility and provocation, but he knew very well that he could not afford to mess up at this time. After taking a deep breath, he regained his composure, "Wow, that's amazing. However, Mr. Zhong Shi, this does not explain your efforts to short after learning about the internal financial situation of Stanley Company. You must know that before that, you also said that you would stop shorting the stock of Stanley Company, which is different from what you claimed, I don't know how you explain it? ”

In fact, Zhong Shi did say so, and Jiang Shan faithfully conveyed this order. But it wasn't until the SEC raided the U.S. office of Tianyu Fund that Zhong Shi and others learned that there were still people who were shorting Stanley's stock, and the amount was quite huge, reaching a staggering $14 million.

That's Mead. Where Wolfsky's real strength lies.

"This ......," Zhong Shi suddenly stopped.

Seeing that Zhong Shi was speechless, Meade. Wolfsky thought he had hit Zhong Shi's vital point, and at that moment, the "chain punch" came out one after another, "Mr. Zhong, can I understand it that way?" That is, in fact, you did not communicate this order, or did you deliberately disseminate such an order on the basis that you knew it was insider trading, so that the SEC would shirk all responsibility when it found out about the transaction? If it's the former, can I assume you're lying? And if it's the latter, do I have reason to suspect that yours has been operating within Tianyu Fund for a long time, and many of your fund's transactions are concocted in the same way? ”

These two accusations are particularly powerful, the former accusation is a direct suspicion of Zhong Shi's personal character, and then can overturn a rebuttal he has made earlier; The latter accusation is even more vicious, almost blatantly saying that there is a huge problem with the internal operation of the Tianyu Fund, and Zhong Shi is familiar with this, and may even encourage and condone it in some way.

For a moment, Zhongshi was in a dilemma. (To be continued......)

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