The trial began at nine o'clock in the morning, and the venue was set up in the criminal court of the Jiangbei Intermediate People's Court, the presiding judge and the judge were dressed in legal robes and sat upright in the courtroom, the prosecutor was dressed in a navy blue uniform, with a badge on his chest, and the lawyer in a suit and leather shoes, and two heavily armed bailiffs brought Liu Ziguang up, put him in the defendant's seat, and then stood behind him, and his tall and mighty figure set off the prisoner dressed in an orange detention center vest to set off the extremely obscene.

The auditorium was empty, only a few people sat in the front row, and the victims' families came the most, Mai Kangmei, Chen Xuanwu's mother and son, some relatives and friends of the Chen family, and the lawyers hired, as well as a reporter from the Jiangbei Legal Daily, as well as Xu Jiyuan and his two agents, as well as some staff members of relevant departments.

The trial began on time, and after the routine procedures were over, the prosecution spoke and presented all kinds of evidence, the evidence in this case was provided by the provincial department, and the procuratorate personnel only read the case according to the script, and the 10,000-word indictment proved with ironclad facts that Chen Runing was indeed killed by Liu Ziguang.

After the prosecution finished its case, the presiding judge motioned for the defense lawyer to speak.

Today, Hou Zhenye was dressed very formally, with a suit and tie and gold-rimmed glasses, he stood up and cleared his throat, saying: "The prosecution's evidence is conclusive, the facts are clear, the suspect Liu Ziguang committed murder, the means are extremely cruel, the impact is particularly bad, and the consequences are very serious, but the defendant has a certain degree of remorse, and I hope the court will deal with it leniently." ”

Everyone in the courtroom looked at Hou Zhenye in surprise, they had seen a fuck, they had never seen such a fuck, the defense statement was even more ruthless than the words used in the prosecution's indictment, extremely special, very special, although the routine was added to the lenient treatment, it sounded like saying again, don't let the girl die too neatly, torture him for a while.

The presiding judge said: "Defendant, do you have any objection to the prosecution's submission. ”

Liu Ziguang glanced at the people in the courtroom, at the request of the victim's family, today is a closed trial, in fact, there is no point in speaking, but he still began to speak.

"Chen Runing was not killed by me, I believe that everyone here is well aware of this fact, it is undeniable that the evidence you made is almost perfect, which is quite unfavorable to me, but the black will never become white, presiding judge, my words are finished, please continue."

The presiding judge picked up the gavel and knocked on it, and said majestically: "The court is adjourned now, and the verdict will be announced in ten minutes." ”

The court adjourned, Liu Ziguang was taken into the detention room next to the courtroom, although he knew that he was likely to face the death penalty, he was still calm, talked and laughed, and asked the bailiff for a cigarette.

The bailiff looked at Liu Ziguang with pity, everyone in the court watched yesterday's show, everyone knew that the real murderer who killed Chen Runing was Mu Lianheng, and the prisoner waiting for the verdict in front of him was just a scapegoat, but they couldn't do anything, they were just carrying out the order.

In the lounge, Chen Xuanwu asked his mother with an indignant face: "Mom, the surname Liu will definitely not be able to escape death this time, I just think that Mu Lianheng's death is too simple, too cheap for him, and I should be allowed to dismantle him into eight pieces." ”

Mai Kangmei said: "In short, the real murderer is dead, and you can also comfort your father's soul in the sky, so don't pursue it so much, and when the verdict is announced, face the reporter's questions, don't talk nonsense." ”

Chen Xuanwu said, "Mom, I understand. ”

After the reopening of the trial, the presiding judge reading out the verdict, and the lengthy presentation of the case, the most crucial part finally came.

"On the basis of the facts, nature, and circumstances of defendant Liu Ziguang's crime, and the degree of harm to society, and in accordance with articles 232, 234, 316, 69, and 57, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the judgment is as follows:

Defendant Liu Ziguang committed intentional homicide and was sentenced to death and deprived of political rights for life; guilty of intentional injury and sentenced to three years' imprisonment; He was convicted of escaping and sentenced to five years' imprisonment, and it was decided to carry out the death penalty.

If you are not satisfied with this judgment, you may appeal through this court or directly to the Jiangdong Provincial High People's Court within 10 days from the second day of receiving the judgment. ”

After listening to the verdict, Liu Ziguang did not lose control of his emotions as everyone imagined, he just smiled faintly and was quietly taken away by the bailiff.

The trial ended, and the state media reporters who had been prepared for a long time interviewed the victims' families, and Mai Kangmei said that the legal net was restored, and the murderer was finally punished justly, thanks to the Jiangbei police and the Jiangbei Intermediate People's Court.

A reporter asked: "Are you satisfied with the verdict?" ”

"Very satisfied." Chen Xuanwu replied categorically on behalf of his mother.

……

Lawyer Zhang, a partner of a well-known law firm in Jiangbei City, received Li Kun and his party in the reception room, and after hearing the other party's intentions clearly, Lawyer Zhang raised his eyebrows and said, "Can I take a look at the video materials?" ”

Wei Ziqian immediately opened the laptop and played Mu Lianheng's words at the interview to Lawyer Zhang, and after reading it, Lawyer Zhang pushed his glasses and said, "Where is this person now?" ”

"Died, it was said to have a heart attack, and died in the provincial capital this morning." Hu Rong said.

Lawyer Zhang pondered for a moment, seemingly embarrassed: "I have heard of this video, but I can't find it on the Internet when I want to watch it, to be honest, this video alone is not enough to prove anything, if it is in ancient times, it can be overturned by a clean official, but under the current legal system, this cannot be used as evidence at all."

"It's not okay for the criminal to admit it himself." Hu Rong asked.

"Nope." Lawyer Zhang shook his head: "Even if the suspect admits it personally, it won't help, otherwise everyone will go to the top of the tank, and the court will be useless."

Li Kun asked: "Now that the death sentence has been issued, I think this video can be used as evidence to overturn the case, and the public security organs can supplement the investigation, do you think it is very likely to win the second trial." ”

Lawyer Zhang hesitated a little, got up and said, "Mr. Li, take a step to speak." ”

When he came to the inner room, Lawyer Zhang said earnestly: "Mr. Li, it's not that I don't help you, our firm has received a verbal notice from the bureau, and we are not allowed to take this case, I advise you not to go to the province, go to Beijing to find another lawyer, according to my analysis, this case is not so simple, even if there is more evidence, it is useless." ”

Li Kun came out of the inner room, her steps seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and Wei Ziqian and Hu Rong understood everything when they saw her.

"Find the media and get things out." Hu Rong said fiercely.

Soon I contacted a few reporter friends, asked them to come to a tea house, and showed a video of Mu Lianheng, everyone was shocked, but the first elderly reporter said: "Officer Hu, it's not that we don't want to help, we really can't help!" ”

The reporters looked embarrassed, as if they had something unspeakable.

Everyone was silent.

……

In the detention center, Liu Ziguang was taken into a large office, with brightly colored fruits on the coffee table, a box of Chinese cigarettes unpacked, and the teacup was soaked in Junshan hairy tips, which were full of aroma.

"Director Tan, meet again." Liu Ziguang said with a smile, without the slightest consciousness of a death row prisoner.

Tan Zhihai also smiled: "Hello Xiao Liu, I have wronged you." ”

Liu Ziguang said: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm used to it." ”

Tan Zhihai said: "Actually, I just knew that Chen Runing was not killed by you, and the real murderer is really hidden deeply!" ”

"Oh, who did it, could it be his assistant."

"You guessed accurately, it's Mu Lianheng, hey, how do you know."

"Looks, I saw hatred in his eyes, by the way, Director Tan, I don't think you're here to release me."

Tan Zhihai laughed heartily: "You are very smart, Xiao Liu, I have always felt sorry for you, if you take a cooperative attitude, we will not have such a stiff quarrel, now although I know that you are not the real murderer, but the case has also been sentenced, and the report has also gone out, you can't make it difficult for the comrades of the court, we have to take care of the overall situation, besides, although you can clear this charge, but are you really so innocent." ”

Liu Ziguang was stunned: "How to say it." ”

Tan Zhihai opened a small notebook and said: "Three years ago, there was a car accident in Xishan, the deceased was called Wei Yinlong, the car was destroyed and people died, and at the same time, a person named Yao Lao Er disappeared in Jinbi Brilliant, and the body has not been found so far, and the boss of Jin Brilliant, Yan Jinlong, fell from the upstairs and died inexplicably, you dare to say that the death of these people has nothing to do with you." ”

Liu Ziguang laughed: "Director Tan, in fact, you said so much, isn't it proof that you can crucify me to death, I believe it, we don't have to make it so complicated, you put a death penalty charge on me, isn't it just a set, let's open the skylight and say how good it is, don't fix these meaningless things, if you can determine my crime, you still use the evidence of falsifying me to kill Chen Runing." ”

Tan Zhihai smiled condescendingly: "It's pleasant to deal with smart people, Liu Ziguang, I admire your composure, although I don't know where your confidence comes from, now you have been sentenced to death by the Jiangbei Intermediate People's Court, if you don't appeal, the death penalty will be carried out after the approval of the Supreme Court, as for whether it is by injection or shooting, I don't know, of course, if you appeal, the chance of reversing the situation is very low." ”

Liu Ziguang still smiled: "And then?"

"You don't want your parents to send black-haired people, I can hardly imagine the expression of your leukemia father when he sees your verdict in the newspaper, oh yes, I forgot to tell you that several of your friends wanted to send your father to a foreign country for treatment, and we dissuaded him."

Liu Ziguang raised his eyebrows: "Of course I don't want to, because I'm innocent at all, Director Tan, what do you want to say, do you want me to cooperate with you, say please show me the way, you let me sign an agreement to dedicate the West Sadamoa Wood Iron Mine to the government, you can be exempted from the death penalty, and then I am grateful, your big drama is basically all about." ”