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In an organization, especially a national organization like the Ministry of Commerce, no one would refuse to be promoted. And Tang Xien, a person who has to make achievements once he does it, misses the position of deputy director because of unwarranted disasters, it is a pity and sadness for her, and it is by no means as light as when she comforted Fu Shiyu.

On February 18th, Tang Xien and Fu Shiyu went to Los Angeles again, and two days later it was the official trial of Fu Zhengye's rape and wounding case.

After they arrived in Los Angeles, they went to see Fu Zhengye for the first time, mainly to ask Fu Zhengye who the woman who was with him that night was, as long as he was willing to say, as long as the woman was willing to testify in court, then the case would definitely win.

But in this matter, Fu Zhengye still had the same attitude as before, and kept silent about the woman who was with him that night.

Fu Shiyu was so angry that his face changed, and he directly asked him if he was lying, but in fact, it was the victim who was in his room that night. Hearing that his son suspected that he was a rapist, Fu Zhengye's face was not angry and relaxed, but it was only for a moment, and he soon returned to his "I didn't do it, but I didn't say it" look.

Tang Xien has been analyzing the seriousness of the situation with him on the side, and when he heard the end, he told her directly, if she felt unsure, then let other lawyers deal with it.

Fu Shiyu was so angry that he couldn't speak, and after returning to the hotel, he wanted to pack his luggage and go back to China immediately, but was persuaded by Tang Xien. Tang Xien felt that Fu Zhengye was reluctant to let go now, and when the trial came, he saw that the situation was unfavorable to him, and his mentality might change at that time.

On 20 February, Fu Zhengye's rape and wounding case was tried at the Los Angeles Court.

Tang Xien appeared in court as the second lawyer, and Fu Shiyu sat in the back of the auditorium.

The trial officially began, and the prosecution directly presented several powerful pieces of evidence to the judge and the jury, and arranged for the expert personnel of the forensic department and the victim's roommate to testify in court. All the evidence and the testimony of witnesses were very unfavourable to the accused.

The first to testify in court were the witnesses who had identified the TT found at the scene, and after the prosecution's questioning, the lead lawyer questioned them.

Lawyer: "You said that the body fluids in the TT belong to the defendant, so has the DNA of the victim in this case been detected outside the TT?" ”

Witness: "Because TT was found in the trash can at the time, the woman's DNA could not be extracted because it had been contaminated with other items in the trash can. ”

Lawyer: "Then may I ask the witness, can you be 100% sure that this TT is used by the defendant and the victim?" ”

Witness: "...... No. ”

The lawyer bowed to the judge: "Your Excellency, I have no other questions. ”

The next witness appeared in court and testified that the victim's hair was found on the sofa in Fu Zhengye's room.

Lawyer: "May I ask if at the scene of the crime, in addition to the victim's hair, was there any other person's hair collected besides the defendant's?" ”

Witness: "Yes, we also collected a few black female hairs at the scene. ”

Lawyer: "According to the prosecution, because the victim's hair was found in the room, it is assumed that the defendant had a relationship with the victim." Now that other people's hair has been found at the scene, can it be said that there was a third person at the scene of the crime at that time, or at that time, only the defendant was with the third person at all? ”

The prosecution stood up: "Oppose! ”

The judge glanced at the chief lawyer and struck the gavel: "The objection is valid, please pay attention to the way you question the witnesses." ”

The lawyer bowed and said to the judge: "We now apply to summon the first witness to testify in court. ”

The witness came, a middle-aged man with a beard and glasses, who introduced himself as a professor of materials science and engineering at USC.

Immediately afterward, several photos appeared on the courtroom's electronic screen, showing the suit that Fu Zhengye wore when he appeared in the hotel restaurant that night.

"Please look at the screen with the judges. This is the suit that the defendant wore that night," the remote control in the lawyer's hand pressed, and another picture appeared on the screen, "You can see that the suit on the defendant is the same as the new style of the Italian XXX brand in the spring of 2023." ”

The lawyer then produced a certificate issued by the brand, proving that Fu Zhengye had indeed purchased one of these suits from their Los Angeles branch two months earlier, with the date of purchase, Fu Zhengye's signature, and the payment method on it.

The lawyer will issue a material certificate provided by the brand again, and distribute the supporting documents to the judge, the prosecutor and the jurors.

The lawyer walked up to the witness and asked, "According to your research on materials science, is the suit that the defendant was wearing that day prone to absorbing things such as hair due to the drying of the season and the generation of static electricity?" ”

Witness: "Yes. For the fit and wide effect of the suit, many brands will add cotton and polyester blended polyester fibers to the wool. The suit that the defendant was wearing at the time was made of such a material, and this material had a disadvantage, in a dry environment, static electricity was generated through friction, and it was easy to absorb things such as hair. ”

Lawyer: "When does the suit fall off after it absorbs the hair?" ”

证人：“在干燥的环境里，经过摩擦产生静电，会再次脱落，可能会被另外相似材质的表面所吸附。 ”

The lawyer then submitted a material test of the fabric sofa at the scene of the crime, and the test report was distributed to the judge and jurors.

The lawyer continued to question the witness: "What if it is a fabric of this material?" Will it be easier to absorb hair than the material of the suit we just mentioned? ”

The witness looked up at the material report on the electronic screen, pushed his glasses, turned his face, and nodded: "Yes, this material has a larger proportion of polyester blends, which is easier to absorb hair than suits." ”

Lawyer: "Is there such a possibility that the defendant's suit first absorbed the victim's hair in another place, and then returned to the room, and the person sat on the sofa, and the friction between the suit and the sofa generated static electricity, so the victim's hair was adsorbed to the sofa through the defendant's suit?" ”

Witness: "It's a possibility. ”

Prosecution: "Objection! ……”

Lawyer: "Your Excellency, I don't have any other questions. ”

In the adjacent jury seats, the jurors bowed their heads and took notes.

Tang Xien retracted his gaze and nodded to Fu Zhengye with great confidence.

The morning hearing was over.

Before Fu Zhengye was taken away by the court police, he glanced at Tang Xien deeply.

Tang Xien chased after him and asked, "What do you want to say to me?" ”