556 Trip to Los Angeles (2)
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According to the arrest report, Tang Xien quickly summarized the facts of the case.
In the early morning of January 17, Los Angeles time, Fu Zhengye violently coerced the victim into having sexual relations with him, causing the victim to bleed profusely and fall into a coma after returning to his residence. The police received a report from the victim's roommate and immediately went to the scene of the crime and found some evidence of the crime, and now the victim's roommate proved that the victim was invited by Fu Zhengye to go to his residence that night, and the human and physical evidence were available, so the police arrested Fu Zhengye at 12:30 p.m. on January 18.
Because Fu Zhengye himself has not yet been seen, the lawyers do not know what the situation was at the time of the crime, how to deal with it next, whether to make a plea of innocence, or to reach a plea agreement with the prosecution to reduce the sentence. Because Fu Zhengye said when he was arrested that this matter must not be notified to the French side, the lawyers could only gather here and wait for Fu Shiyu to come over and preside over the overall situation.
After reading the arrest report, Tang Xien looked at his watch with a solemn expression and explained the current situation to Fu Shiyu: "At the latest, before twelve o'clock at noon tomorrow, the prosecution will file charges." Tomorrow afternoon, we will apply for a trial as soon as possible, so that we can enter the arraignment process as soon as possible, strive to release your father on bail, and conduct an investigation and collect evidence. If the outcome of the investigation is favorable to us, then we can try to persuade the prosecution to withdraw the motion during the pretrial motion. ”
Fu Shiyu listened carefully, digested what Tang Xien said, and confirmed again: "If the motion can be withdrawn, does it mean that there is no need for a trial?" "The throat that hasn't been opened for a long time, rustling, with thick thoughts.
Tang Xien nodded.
Fu Shiyu swallowed his throat and muttered, "That is, there is still hope that this case will not be exposed." ”
Once the trial process is entered, this case is bound to be exposed, and Liang Shuyi, who is on the other side of the ocean and far away in France, will soon know about it. At that time, even if Fu Zhengye is acquitted at the end of the trial, the various speculations and rumors caused by this during this period will become difficult to control. Even this matter will affect Tang Xien, who is on the rise.
Fu Shiyu didn't dare to think about that kind of situation.
Just when he felt that he was basically helpless, and everyone could only wait for the arraignment procedure to come, Tang Xien proposed to call all the people who had contact with Fu Zhengye on the night of the case to come and talk.
At that time, Tang Xien didn't even eat lunch, and was dealing with Fu Zhengye's case almost as soon as he got off the plane, Fu Shiyu was worried that she couldn't stand such fatigue, so he took her to a nearby restaurant for lunch in between those people.
It was a very simple American lunch, Fu Shiyu lost his appetite after eating a few bites, thought about things silently for a while, and suddenly asked Tang Xien: "Now that my dad is still closed, do you want to wait a few days to see him, and ask him in detail about the matter on the night of the crime?" ”
In fact, he couldn't see that Tang Xien was too tired, so he wanted her to have a good rest in the past two days. Pregnant women are already prone to fatigue, coupled with her severe morning sickness, when she arrived in Los Angeles, she immediately put into high-intensity work without even adjusting the jet lag, Fu Shiyu was really afraid that it would affect the child in her belly.
Tang Xien understood his intentions and reassured: "You see that I haven't vomited since I got off the plane, it's better to keep me busy, otherwise I will want to vomit again if I have nothing to do." The state of the work suits me best. ”
Fu Shiyu didn't answer for a while, gritted his teeth and looked out the window, and after a while, he moved his gaze to her face, put down the fork with his right hand, and held her hand tightly.
She saw his temples throbbing.
"If my dad really makes a mistake this time, your future in the ministry will be affected, right?"
Tang Xien was slightly surprised.
Fu Zhengye's case came too suddenly, she wanted to relieve her worries for Fu Shiyu, and she didn't have time to think about the impact of this matter on herself, something happened, and she subconsciously wanted to fight side by side with Fu Shiyu. But now that Fu Shiyu has mentioned it, she realizes that if Fu Zhengye is really found guilty, then she will almost stop there at the level of the Law Department and the Ministry......
But when she encounters this kind of thing, she will definitely stand with Fu Shiyu and the Fu family, if she doesn't let it go, she can't do it.
She smiled, cut the fish steak and ate it casually, and said softly: "No, I rely on strength to speak in the ministry, and the value I have created is obvious to everyone, they will not give up on me because of your father's case, rest assured!" ”
After speaking, seeing that Fu Shiyu was still not easy, she added: "But on the other hand, if I really dislike the ministry because of this matter, then I will resign." Seriously, my current work is too busy, the pressure is also very high, and the salary is not high, so they still have to give up on me, then I have nothing to regret, more law firms and companies want me. ”
She was very sincere, so sincere that Fu Shiyu thought she really thought so. Fu Shiyu was very moved by her intentions, such a thing happened to her own father, as a son, no matter how much money he had, he would panic in his heart, but the feeling of being one heart with Tang Xien made everything more steady.
The two had a brief lunch and returned to the conference room of the law firm, and the people who had been in contact with Fu Zhengye on the night of the crime came. It is several overseas Fu executives, two lawyers, and Fu Zhengye's assistant.
I learned that the reason why Fu Zhengye was in that hotel that night was to discuss a case with these people. Tang Xien suggested that everyone take Fu Shiyu as Fu Zhengye on the night of the crime, and repeat what happened on the night of the crime.
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"It was Tuesday, and the reason why your dad was meeting at that hotel was because early the next morning, he had made an appointment with someone from an oil company in country V to talk about the default, so he called everyone the night before to rehearse the agenda for the next day's negotiations."
Tang Xien and Fu Shiyu combed through the simulated pre-crime scene in the afternoon, and speculated that the reason why Fu Zhengye didn't live at home and went to the hotel to live was not to pick up girls or QJ women, but to go to the on-site rehearsal.
"Do you remember that when we used to study, whenever there was a big exam, we had to go to the exam room one day in advance, including taking the driver's license test when we grew up?" Tang Xien said, "Your father's behavior is actually very reasonable. First, he attaches great importance to the negotiation with the other party the next day; Second, because he attached importance to it, he went to 'familiarize himself with the examination room' in advance, and based on these two points, it can be shown that he did not go there specifically for the victim that night. ”
Fu Shiyu was noncommittal: "Even if that's the case, so what?" The police arrest report clearly states that the victim was indeed violently subjected to QJ, even if he did not deliberately go there and made a temporary intention, it is still a crime. ”
At that time, both of them had already eaten dinner and taken a shower, and were sitting on the sofa in the living room of the hotel suite. Most of the materials scattered on the coffee table and on the ground were all the originals of Fu Zhengye's meeting on the night of the crime. Tang Xien wanted to look inside to see if there were any clues.