Chapter XVII: Opening of the Trial
"An Feng."
An Feng was just about to follow Uncle Liao to prepare for the opening of the hall, when she heard Gu Ran calling her behind her, An Feng turned around and looked at Gu Ran with some doubts, Gu Ran should be protecting Yu'er at the moment.
"What's wrong?" An Feng tilted his head, his eyes were a little nervous, just afraid that Gu Ran would spit out bad things in his mouth.
Seeing that she was so nervous, Gu Ran swept away the cold conversation she had just spoken to Ye Qing, with a warm smile, and her voice was gentle, "I have news to tell you, come." ”
Seeing Gu Ran smile, An Feng eased the tension in his heart a little, and obediently followed behind Gu Ran, "What's the news?" ”
Gu Ran whispered to An Feng, "Among the three adults who opened the trial today, one of them is a close confidant of Yunfu. ”
An Feng nodded, "Well, I know, Ye Qing handed over the news just now." Hearing this, An Feng thanked Ye Qing a little in his heart.
Gu Ran said at this time, "Although this is the case, you don't have to apply for recusal. ”
An Feng was puzzled, the three of them were tried, and everyone's opinion was very important, "Why?" ”
"Songjiang usually has four adults to hear a case, you know, but now, the alternate adult among the four adults is also a close confidant of Yunfu, so even if you apply for recusal, it is inevitable that one person will oppose the point of view you raised." Gu Ran patiently explained to An Feng.
An Feng looked at Gu Ran, "So if we apply for that adult to recuse us, then we can't have any objections to the adults who will be tried in the future, so if the alternate adult's official position is above the other two adults, it is very likely to change the outcome of the trial." ”
Gu Ran nodded, "If it is not raised now, you can appeal about it in the future, and the official position of the cronies who will be tried today is similar to that of the prefect, but the alternate adult is from the superintendent, and the official position must be above the prefect." ”
An Feng exhaled, "Fortunately, your news is timely. ”
Gu Ran laughed again, "If you are successful, I will be successful." ”
An Feng also smiled, "But I still have to invite Ye Qing to eat wine, although he only has half of the news, but if he has no relatives with us and has no reason, it can be regarded as helping." ”
"Okay, I'll go with you after the hall opens." Gu Ran replied.
An Feng smiled and nodded, "That's naturally the best, then I'll go in first." ”
Gu Ran responded, "I'm at the door, give me a look if there's anything." ”
An Feng responded again and again, and hurriedly ran back to find Uncle Liao, today was her first official visit, and Yu'er's matter was urgent, she had an idea in her heart, and she wanted to discuss it with Uncle Liao quickly.
An Feng discussed with Uncle Liao for a while, and then it was time to open the hall, only to hear the two officials shouting, "Prepare to open the hall, be quiet." ”
An Feng followed Uncle Liao's side, and Uncle Liao asked softly, "Does Childe have other explanations?" ”
An Feng lowered his voice, "Uncle Liao, there is no need to avoid it for a while." ”
"The lawyer of Wang Yangtang and the lawyer of Fengyun Hall go to court." While the two were talking, the little official shouted again.
An Feng and Uncle Liao stepped forward after responding, and once again the identities of the two were examined by the little official in front of them, and Wang Yangtang's side was also two, Xu Yang and An Feng were the same, because they had just obtained the qualification of a lawyer, so they needed to be accompanied by a first-class lawyer in the court within half a year.
"The identity is accurate, and I will wait in the court." The little official said softly.
An Feng saw that the little official was polite, so he smiled back, only An Feng smiled, but it made the little official blush.
An Feng didn't pay attention, and only focused on combing the clues in his head, but Uncle Liao on the side shook his head, hoping that his son-in-law would have to hurry up.
After the lawyers on both sides stood still, they heard the little officials say in unison, "The preparations for the opening of the court are over, please sir!" ”
The voice of the little official fell, and the three judges slowly walked out of the back of the hall and sat down.
After the three adults sat down, An Feng raised his eyes to see, among the three adults, except for the prefect who was an old face, and the one sitting in the middle, An Feng also knew that she was the chief examiner of the lawyer exam, and he was the chief judge of today's case.
"Today's trial of the case of the murder of Mingyue Lou Liuli." The presiding judge's voice was majestic, which instantly quieted down the hall that was still a little noisy just now.
"Mighty!!"
"Take the suspect to court." The chief judge said.
With the order of the chief judge, Li Gongzi was arrested and brought to court.
An Feng has not seen Li Gongzi since he went to the prison camp that day. I saw that Li Gongzi in the hall at this time was even thinner than that day, his face was pale and unkempt, and he no longer had the noble appearance of a son.
This is the case with prison, even if you don't die, you have to peel off your skin. An Feng, as his lawyer, was faintly distressed when he saw such an embarrassed Li Gongzi, not to mention the relatives of Li Gongzi who came to watch the hall. There were some sobs in the hall that had been quiet.
"The person in the hall is Li Maung?" Xu has seen too many such scenes, and the face of the presiding judge who presided over the trial is still the same, and he has not been affected by Li Gongzi and the sound of sobbing.
"Yes." A hoarse voice came from the terrible shell.
Hearing this, the presiding judge asked, "Li Maung, on your left is An Feng, the lawyer of Fengyun Hall, but you voluntarily asked her to defend you?" ”
Li Maung slowly raised his head and looked at An Feng, and An Feng also looked at Li Maung.
Li Maung remembered that he almost died in Huangquan that day, but fortunately, the woman in front of him maintained him. This is the person who has protected him, and why should he not want to? He was even grateful to Wang Yangtang's people for keeping his case out, so that he was fortunate to meet someone who could really defend him.
"I hired an air lawyer, and I volunteered." Li Maung's throat was dry and unbearable, but he still said this long thing in front of everyone.
Li Maung's eyes looked at An Feng firmly, An Feng's heart was even more determined, as a lawyer, there is nothing happier than your employer trusting you.
"The suspect volunteered to be defended by Fengyuntang's lawyer, An Feng, and the trial began." The presiding judge got Li Maung's answer and continued the trial process.
"In the case of Mingyuelou Liuli's broken body, the body of the deceased Liuli was found in the backyard of the Li Mansion, and after a meticulous autopsy and the government's investigation, the human and physical evidence pointed to the suspect Li Maung. In the current physical evidence, there are many footprints near Liuli's body, all of which are consistent with Li Maung's footprints, and among the human witnesses, the subordinates of Li Mansion and Yunfu all saw that Li Maung and Liuli had a fierce quarrel, so it can be concluded that Li Maung had a motive to kill Liuli. In addition, the important evidence of the crime is that under the search of the government, Li Maung's bed was hidden under the bloody clothes, which was the inner lining of the red clothes he wore when he quarreled with Liuli that day. The presiding judge finished talking about the evidence of Li Gongzi's involvement in the case at one time, and then looked at Li Maung.
Li Maung listened quietly to the detailed evidence in the examiner, and everyone was surprised why Li Maung was so calm in the face of these accusations. And only Li Maung knew that the evidence in the presiding judge's mouth was only two or three evidence, he refuted it many times, but no one believed it, everyone said that he was a murderer, and even laughed at him for giving a lifetime of innocence to a girl in the museum.
Therefore, at this moment, Li Maung has become numb, he can't get up again through his own strength, and he is screaming that he is innocent, so he doesn't have any emotions, the only hope in his heart is An Feng, if An Feng has nothing to do about this evidence, then he can only go to hell, for this, he has long been prepared.
"Li Maung, do you have any objections to the accusation?" The chief judge still had no expression on his face, and his voice was not warm, so he asked Li Maung coldly.
Li Maung nodded lightly, didn't look at anyone, and only said in a slight voice, "I'm not guilty." ”
Because Li Maung's voice was too low, no one present could hear his words, and the chief judge sat down and asked loudly again, "Li Maung, do you have any objections?" ”
Li Maung was already powerless, but in the face of this situation, he remembered An Feng's firm eyes, and his body seemed to have a little more strength, and he suddenly shouted, "I'm not guilty!" ”
This time, everyone heard Li Maung's voice of justification, and as soon as the voice of defense came out, there would naturally be different voices responding, there were few voices of sympathy, and some were just disgusted with Li Maung's justification.
"Since you don't plead guilty, then you have to present evidence to prove your innocence, Li Maung, will you alone defend this accusation or will your lawyer defend you?" The chief judge ignored the surrounding discussions, and asked Li Maung in his usual manner.
Li Maung propped his hands on the ground hard, as if he could make his back straighter through this movement, and he didn't want to hunch his back and be humiliated. But because of the many days of torture, this method did not help, and "my lawyer defended me." ”
The presiding judge nodded, "Fengyun Hall Advocate An Feng, your employer does not plead guilty, do you have the same opinion?" ”
An Feng took a breath and calmed his emotions before he said to the chief judge, "Yes, Li Gongzi and I both insist that Li Gongzi is innocent, and for this reason, we will present strong evidence to clear up the grievances." ”
"Is there any physical evidence that needs to be provided in court?" The main interrogation.
An Feng nodded, "In the letter of reason for bailing Li Gongzi, An Feng has handed over a piece of evidence to the prefect. ”
The presiding judge turned his head to the prefect and asked, "What kind of evidence?" ”
The prefect asked him to present an envelope, and in the envelope was the red cloth strip that An Feng had put in, and the chief judge took out the strip of cloth without knowing what it meant.
An Feng explained, "Presiding judge, in order to prove this evidence, we need to apply for the proprietress of Nishang Building to appear in court. ”
The chief judge nodded after discussing with the judges on the left and right, "Yes." ”
Wang Er's daughter-in-law waited outside early in the morning, waiting for An Feng's orders, and now when she heard the call in the hall, she went to the court with the catch.
"Is the lady of the neon dress building under the hall?" The main interrogation.
The second daughter-in-law of the king bowed to several chief judges and said, "It's the people's woman." ”
The presiding judge looked at An Feng, "What is the point of inviting this person to the court?" ”
An Feng took a few steps forward, asked for the red cloth strip in the chief judge's hand and handed it to Wang Er's daughter-in-law, "Sister-in-law, what is the difference between this red cloth strip?" ”
Wang's second daughter-in-law took the red cloth strip, touched it and smiled, "There is no difference." Only this strip of cloth is my family, and the material is finer than other places. ”
Hearing this, everyone in the audience outside the hall laughed, and they all felt that the question asked by An Feng really couldn't be put on the table, and laughed at Wang's second daughter-in-law who was really a businessman, and she never forgot her business.
An Feng continued to ask, "Sister-in-law, although they are all red cloths, there are differences between men and women, may I ask sister-in-law, is the red cloth in your hand for men or women?" ”
The second daughter-in-law said without a trace of hesitation, "This cloth is slightly soft, and it is used as a fabric for the bride's red clothes." ”
An Feng nodded, "Presiding judge, I'm done asking my question." ”
"Witnesses in the hall can step down." The presiding judge said to Wang's second daughter-in-law.
After Wang's second daughter-in-law retreated, An Feng said to the chief judge, "Several adults, An Feng proposed this red cloth just because the deceased also had the same red cloth in his hand, and it was clearly written in the record book that the deceased had been dragging this red cloth in his hand. A few adults just heard it. This red cloth is the red cloth on the red wedding dress worn by the bride, which proves that Li Gongzi is not the only person who has seen the deceased, and it can even prove that the murderer is someone else. ”
"After this evidence is verified by the government, it will be argued later, and the lawyer will ask for the next piece of evidence."