Volume II: Fog of Doubt, Chapter 14: Court Trial
"You know that guy, are you sure?" I was overjoyed, and the depression in my heart was evacuated a lot.
"Need to make sure." Selwyn said as he operated the transmitter on his wrist. After a while, he raised his head, nodded slightly at me, and said, "It's OK, the long-haired beauty has been found." ”
"Oh! Who she is, tell me about it! I couldn't help but grab Selwyn's arm and shake it vigorously.
"Look at your pleasure." Selwyn pushed my hand away: "Her name is Chen Xuqi, and she is a good friend of mine. She and I are currently members of the Fighting Guild. Her hair was long, up to her waist. She would go to the forest every now and then at night to practice, and last night she told me that she had met three weirdos. I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but today I heard you say this, and I guess the weird person she said is the dimple man and your two friends, I checked the time just now, and it was confirmed. ”
"Then she should testify in court!"
"I'm going to tell her the details, she's not a big fan of showing up. I don't usually go out except for practice. Aside from school, she especially doesn't like crowded places. ”
"Oh!" I was a little puzzled, "What kind of skill does she practice!" Is it a monster? ”
"The temperament is not strange, she is a very good person, she practices the essence of our earth's oriental civilization - martial arts. I still learned some of my skills from her, don't look at her as a woman, this aspect is very painful. In addition to technical combat, swordsmanship is also very good. Seeing me ask, Selwyn smiled and patiently explained.
"Then how about you take me to meet her! I will also talk about the cause and effect of the incident. ”
"Then I'll ask her what she means." Selwyn finished and sent another message on the transmitter. After a while, she raised her head and sighed, "She said that there was something going on lately and she didn't want to see anyone." ”
"Ahh I was disappointed, and my impression of her was much lower at once, and if I hadn't asked her, I wouldn't have had much interest in meeting a woman at this time, even though she might be beautiful.
"It's okay, she's like this, and she's not very happy to see the living. After getting acquainted, you will know who she is, and I also touched the wall several times at the beginning. Selwin patted me on the shoulder and said in relief. Seeing this, I had no choice but to ask Selwin to go and tell Chen Xufei face to face, hoping that she would appear in court, but somehow I didn't have the heart to meet her at all.
When I got home, I told my father about the situation, and he sighed and said, "It seems that this matter is going to get bigger." ”
A few days later, I was informed by the Joint Logistics Service that the alleged theft of Besta and Pagetov would be tried next Wednesday. After receiving the notice, I immediately contacted Selwin to ask if his friend Chen Xufeng would testify in court, and Selwin wrote back that Chen Xufeng would not testify in court but would contact the court personnel in advance and provide relevant statements. I was relieved to see this news, presumably the suspicion of the two Besta will be cleared! I went to the Joint Logistics Office again to make some analysis of some possible situations in the trial and consider how to deal with them.
Wednesday was just around the corner, and I arrived at the civil court of the Joint Logistics Department with Xiao Chen, Xiao Zhang, and Linhai. There weren't many people in attendance, and apart from a few of us, there were only people from Besta's biologics factory. The first person with a cold face and no smile should be what Besta said about Ren Weimin. Besta and Pagetov stood together in the dock with a calm expression, which was in stark contrast to Ren Weimin's serious face. All three of them had instruments connected to the polygraph, and if they couldn't even pass the polygraph during the trial, the presiding judge would have a very easy sentence. The defenders on both sides stood in their respective positions, unable to see any emotion, and appeared very professional.
After the presiding judge, adjudicators, and clerks are in place, the presiding judge announces the formal opening of the trial. Probably because there are few cases so far, the trial sent a relatively experienced old presiding judge, Vitess, an elder whose hair is beginning to turn gray.
"Now the plaintiff will first state the facts of the case." The presiding judge gave the order first.
Ren Weimin immediately straightened up, explained the case in detail again, and finally said: "The Emperor Ginseng and the Black Ginseng are very precious, please ask the presiding judge to bring these two thieves to justice." ”
Vitesse stared at Ren Weimin for a few seconds before turning his gaze to Besta and said slowly, "The defendant will make a statement below." ”
Besta and Pagetov glanced at each other, Pagitov nodded, and Besta stepped forward slightly to prepare for a statement.
"We were innocent and didn't steal the herbs, and that night we saw a man walking alone into the forest, curious. So we followed him, and he took us around the forest and then came to the vicinity of the biologics factory. It didn't take long to see him talk to two people from near the factory and leave, and immediately a group of people came out of the preparation factory to catch the thief. The two men ran immediately, and we went up to help arrest them, but the two men ran away, and we were considered thieves. "Besta gave a brief introduction, and I was a little relieved that I had been staring at the polygraph on the side of the dock as he spoke, and the polygraph showed that his physiological condition was very flat, which was generally considered true by the person being tested.
"Then how do you explain that you appear in the factory video?" Vitesse stared at Besta for a clue in his expression.
"Honorable Presiding Judge, those two people are similar to us, just put on a biological mask." Besta was calm and gave a reasonable explanation, which was also the result of our analysis together.
Vitesse didn't say anything on his face, turned his face and stared at Ren Weimin again, and said, "Next, the original defendant's defender will ask questions, and the plaintiff's defender will come first." ”
Ona, the plaintiff's defender, stood up, slowly walked up to Besta and asked, "May I ask the defendant, you said that you met a person walking alone in the forest, and you were curious and followed." Do you usually see a person walking alone to a place that is out of the ordinary? ”
"Against! Curiosity is an episodic occurrence. acts, the plaintiff's defender's questions have nothing to do with this case. Mr. Huang Jian, Besta's defender, immediately spoke out against it. Vitesse glanced at Huang Jian again, and said expressionlessly: "The opposition is valid!" ”
I breathed a sigh of relief, and had asked why Besta was following Dimple Man, and the answer was just curiosity that would displease the presiding judge. Pagetov's special abilities cannot be announced to the public, otherwise it will cause him a lot of trouble. Now that Ona said this, he didn't have to worry about it.
"Presiding Judge, my client should have submitted an alibi, there are witnesses who saw that my client did appear in the forest at the time of the crime, and only arrived at the scene of the incident later, and now I ask the presiding judge to present evidence." Huang Jiandao.
I could see that Ren Weimin was visibly stunned, with a puzzled look on his face. Now both the original defendants in the judgment can submit evidence in advance, and it is not known whether the other party has submitted evidence against Besta.
Vitesse nodded, and a court clerk set it to action. In a short time, a projector showed the scene of a woman giving her testimony in the detention room. In order to protect personal privacy, the face is blurred, and only the body shape can be seen. The content of the testimony said the time and place when she met the two people, and the content was the same as I thought.
I looked at Ren Weimin, he rarely showed a thoughtful expression, and it seemed that he may have had a little doubt about his original judgment. This also shows that he should not be a participant in this false accusation.
After the testimony was finished, Huang Jian said to the presiding judge in his loud voice: "Dear presiding judge, my client has alibi evidence and should be acquitted. ”
"Against!" Ona immediately shot back: "Except for the witness Chen Xufei, no one can prove that the party was not at the scene, this is an isolated evidence and cannot be used as valid evidence." ”
"But there is no reason for a witness to give false testimony for a person I don't know, and there is no reason for a witness to give false testimony on behalf of a person he does not know, and the witness is in good condition in all respects, and the witness is rated excellent. The testimony of a witness is credible to the superior. Huang Jian also immediately retorted, and the two sides started a verbal debate, and the courtroom suddenly turned into a debate between the two.
The two sides did not distinguish between victory and defeat, and after arguing fiercely for a while, Huang Jian changed the topic and said: "Honorable presiding judge, Mr. Tetraci is also a suspected party in this case and should appear in court for questioning. ”
Vitess looked serious and nodded: "Titratsch is summoned to the court for questioning." ”
A small door in the courtroom opened, and the dimple man walked in with a calm face, unable to see any expression, like a robot. He stood on the arraignment seat, staring ahead, as if ignoring the presence of the crowd.
"Mr. Titraci, where were you on the night of March 28th? What are you doing? Huang Jian asked.
"My friend and I were having dinner at the Hebei restaurant and came home very late, and the relevant video evidence was submitted to the court in advance. And I didn't know the defendant at all, and the defendant probably went to my place of work to know me, and I don't understand why they said they met me that night. Titraci said with great calm, much like an outsider.
"!" I cursed in my heart for how he had left himself clean and provided alibi evidence. Of course, this kind of evidence is obviously prepared in advance, and it is all a trap. I stared at Titraci so hard that if I was outside, I would try to lower my credibility and beat him up.
Ona raised his head slightly, and a smile finally appeared on his lips. He returned to his seat and said in a raised voice: "Honorable Presiding Judge, the situation is now clear. My client has an ironclad alibi, and relying on a single piece of evidence is not valid evidence. Ask the court to convict the defendant, and if not fully convicted, the defendant should at least reduce his credibility and sentence him to return to their birth planet. ”
My head exploded when Ona said this, and I never understood why they had framed Besta and Pagetov. Now I finally know that the Dimple Man gang is trying to expel Besta and Pagetov from Celta.