Chapter 140: Stunned and Lost [For Lincoln, Don't Lengthen and Change]
The court trials in the town are held in the church in the town.
The whole trial process adopts the traditional jury system in the West, with the judge in the middle, and the judge on the left and right hands of the prosecution and the defense on the other. Facing the judge, between the judge and the observer seat, is the seat for witnesses and evaluators to speak.
Chen Jun fell into his seat early and looked at the judge's dodging eyes.
"Now summon Marlena Posino!"
As the alarm bell rang in Judge Sark's hand, he couldn't suppress the eyes of the male jurors in the town from looking at the door.
Marlena walked in, and the scent of incense from her body intoxicated the jury men in the center of the aisle.
Two of them stared at her, one was the only Toby lawyer in town, who was supposed to be in charge of Marlena's case first, but now he was getting ahead of him, and he turned to the mature and handsome man in the black uniform
He is good enough to make him jealous and mad, and he is said to be a rich boss from another city, and he is the culprit who robs him of the opportunity to kiss Fangze.
In an instant, he smiled again, Marlena did not hire a lawyer, only relied on William, who could only appear as a witness, and with Judge Sark's strict law enforcement, he might not even be able to pass the first hurdle.
Marlena will be in prison, and she will still ask him to go on the head, at that time....
Twelve-year-old Reinado looked at Marlena's silhouette and was full of worry, she had no money to hire a lawyer, and could she really get away with prison just by relying on the rich circus owner?
Can he grow up quickly, he has fantasized about becoming a world-famous lawyer, galloping above the courtroom, dismissing the judge's bloody head, and winning Marlena's heart....
Reinado stared at the rich and handsome gentleman again, who had a very good demeanor and was calm and confident.
With the sound of the judge's bell, the trial was officially opened.
Marlena sat in the middle seat, and the judge said, "Marlena, you are accused of having an improper relationship with Dr. Colorado with the intent to destroy his family. β
Reinaldo often came to the courtroom to watch, knowing that this was a judge's traditional 'question of fact', which generally refers to the elaboration of the question of interpretation, which is then contested by the lawyers of both sides.
"Marlena, do you know Dr. Korrodo?" The gray-haired judge looked at Marlena.
Marlena: "Yes! β
"Have you ever been his fiancΓ©e?"
"Absolutely not!" Marlena clenched her fists, "How could I get engaged to a married person?" That's what he made up. β
"Then why is the Colorado dentist at your door?"
"I don't know?"
"And is he sleeping with you at night?"
"Absolutely not!"
Judge Sach asked, "So what are you doing?" β
"I was chatting with my new neighbor, Mr. William, who kindly brought a basket of good food, and I ate a little."
Marlena said it calmly, and it was all true.
Although Mr. William did not tell her how to win the case, she believed him and said it even if it could affect her reputation.
Sure enough, the male and female jurors below all changed their faces, looked at the man in the seat, and scolded one after another.
Reinado also looked at the man, he could testify for Marlena, and what she said was true, because he had secretly climbed a tree and peeked at the whole thing.
"Is it Mr. William?"
Reinado hid in the crowd and watched the judge say hello, and the man with a personable demeanor like a gentleman stood up to answer, first introducing his identity, which caused everyone's amazement.
Reinado saw it very clearly, and when those women heard the real estate and money figures, their eyes lit up, and they wanted to replace Marlena, and at the same time, the hatred became deeper and deeper.
The judge asked, "Mr. William, can you testify to Ms. Marlena's words?" β
"Yes, as she said, we were indeed just chatting, and it wasn't long before we saw the dentist scuffling with the guards."
"I couldn't see it later, so I called the police, and I made a detailed record in the police station, and the police also determined the truth about me and Ms. Marlena. Here is the document given by the police, you can take a look at it. β
Toby's lawyer in the town gritted his teeth and hated it unbearably, if there was such a thing, then Marlena would be very sure that she would be exonerated and she would not need him.
The judge took the document and looked at it, nodding, "Well, it's almost certain that Ms. Marlena is not guilty." β
"Wait!" The short and fat lawyer Toby stood up, "There are still doubts in the case. Who would have believed that the infamous Marlena would have nothing to do with a rich gentleman with excellent manners? β
With his arms outstretched, with an exaggerated expression that can only be seen in oil paintings, he surged into the jury seat and asked, "Do you believe it?" β
The jury audience exchanged heads, and Toby turned to look at the judge as if he were giving a speech, "Based on a cautious investigation, could it be that Marlena chose this gentleman under the inducement of food?" β
"He, a foreigner, is like Satan, and he shamelessly induces Lady Marlena, and his words are not enough to be trusted."
His voice was loud, causing more men below to scold Chen Jun, and Marlena was already anxious when she saw this, "Mr. William didn't seduce me, it's because I can't stand the temptation of food." β
"So you hooked up with him?" Toby narrowed his eyes and pointed to the audience jurors, "You heard, it was she who took the initiative to hook up with this foreigner, and it was she who chose to fall under the inducement of food." β
This kind of simple verbal trap, Chen Jun didn't expect Marlena to be in such a hurry to argue for him, he also saw the power of the lawsuit for the first time, he thought about how powerful a barrister like Tom Hagen is who is only in charge of the Corleone family?
"Mr. Judge, pronounce the sentence."
Chen Jun ignored Toby's lawyer's call.
"His words and deeds are so ridiculous that he can come to me and apply for the role of the clown, and his words have nothing to do with this case."
The judge then sounded the alarm and asked the registrar on the left to announce the result.
Everyone was stunned, they didn't expect it to end so simply, even Marlena was surprised, this was too fast, it felt like the judge just listened to Mr. William's words and it was over.
Chen Jun untied the hand shackles on Marlena's seat, you are not guilty!
"Mr. Judge, I am not convinced!"
Toby stepped forward, "Marlena took the initiative to hook up with the rich man, and the evidence provided by the rich man was not enough to be believed. β
"The results have been announced, are you questioning the authority of the court?"
"Even if Marlena took the initiative to hook up, they had a relationship, does this have anything to do with the case? If you have doubts you can go through the process, now you do this I will see it as contempt of authority. β
"Okay."
Toby was unwilling, looking at Marlena's delicate appearance, thinking that if he couldn't get her, he would ruin him, and then waved his hand and shouted: "Marlena is a shameless slut, she ....."
His words were echoed by a group of women, but before he could finish speaking, he was kicked by Chen Jun and ate.
Hahaha.....
The male jury burst into laughter.
"I'm going to accuse you of beating and hurting someone." Toby, the lawyer, stood up.
"You can choose to sue me, but you have to come up with an injury report and go through the process."
Some of the men laughed even more presumptuously, Chen Jun pulled Marlena out, and when he reached the aisle, he suddenly turned around and said: "On Sunday, there will be a circus performance on the beach of the town, which will be held for free, and the residents of the town can watch it if they are interested." β
The crowd cheered like Reinado's half-grown children, Sicily had little entertainment, and the free circus performances were a blessing.
When he arrived at Marlena's house, Marlena poured him a cup of flower tea.
Chen Jun looked at her with a smile on her face, laughing all the way, "Looking at the angry and helpless expressions of the dentist and his wife, you should be very relieved, you should smile more, it looks good." β
Marlena nodded and said softly, "Thank you for the compliment." β
"Why do you want to do it for free?" She asked, puzzled.
"Sometimes free is the most expensive, I don't want money, how much can they give me?"
Chen Jun shook his head playfully, he still had a trick waiting for the residents of this town.
Marlena chewed on the words free and expensive in her heart, and shook hands with mixed feelings, wasn't she being helped for free now, what did Mr. William want from her?
Want her body?
What could she do if he insisted on coming?
Can she resist, or does she want to resist?
Marlena's body tensed, her mind became extremely complicated, and she took out the rolled up currency lira from her pocket, "Mr. William, although I don't know how you impressed Mr. Judge, it will not cost much. β
"I know it's not a lot of money for you, but I'll get a job and pay it off as soon as possible."
"Okay." Chen Jun glanced at her trembling hand, knew her psychology, and said softly, "I know this is the money you made from selling your hair, I will wait for you to pay it back as soon as possible, if you don't have a job, you can come to me." β
He didn't dislike it at all, took the money and left.
Marlena looked at the resolute back that disappeared, and it seemed that she had really misunderstood the noble Mr. William, and she was probably disappointed when she remembered that her reaction just now fell in his eyes.
Somehow, a sense of loss haunted Malena's heart.