Chapter 177: Verdict Announced

Prosecutor: "Then why did you choose to throw the body after the killing?" Instead of surrendering to the police? ”

"I..." Chen Xuefeng glanced around with a weak look, and then he gestured to the defense lawyer on his side.

The lawyer got up from his seat and said into the microphone:

"Because the defendant was a first-time offender, there was a lot of psychological pressure, and he and the victim's daughter were going abroad at the time, so the defendant was worried that this incident would have an impact on his daughter's future, so he chose to conceal it."

The prosecutor faced the student: "Is that so? ”

Sheng suppressed the resentment and anger in his heart and said, "Yes, I went abroad during that time. But he's not here for me... He did it for himself! To get away with it! ”

Jiansheng was emotional, and the lawyer behind her also stood up and patted her on the shoulder: "I'll come." ”

The woman who came to defend her defense was a short-haired female lawyer who flipped through the materials at hand and began her first speech.

According to later statistics, after the defendant Chen Xuefeng killed and dumped his body, he also went to the casino to gamble money, and the amount was relatively large, losing a total of 236907 yuan.

The defendant also transferred all the debts to Ms. Chen Sheng's name. This approach is not only not like thinking about her daughter, but is shirking responsibility and getting away with it. ”

stared at Chen Xuefeng with red eyes, but Chen Xuefeng turned his head and ignored her gaze.

Bai Yunxi turned to Lu Jisheng: "How did she pay back the money?" ”

Lu Jisheng's gaze still stayed on Sheng: "She paid back part of her part-time job." Her best friend Fang Xiaolu helped her pay off the rest. ”

"Fang Xiaolu?" Bai Yunxi was a little surprised, "Is that Jian Xichen's wife?" ”

"Hmm." Lu Jisheng nodded.

Chen Xuefeng's lawyer continued: "Although the defendant has constituted the facts of the crime, he did not commit intentional murder and should be guilty of negligence causing death. Moreover, the defendant has a good attitude of admitting his mistakes after being arrested, and I believe that the sentence should be appropriately reduced at the time of conviction. ”

Female lawyer: "Defendant Chen Xuefeng gathered a crowd to gamble, and the amount involved was more than 30,000 yuan, and he should be sentenced to up to three years imprisonment; Excessive killing and dumping of corpses have a bad impact on social and public safety and shall be punishable by death or life imprisonment. ”

Chen Xuefeng's lawyer: "The peculiarity of this case is that both the defendant and the victim have a close family relationship with Ms. Chen Sheng. The defendant has expressed remorse and is willing to repent by serving his sentence in prison.

If Ms. Chen Sheng is willing to forgive the defendant, we hope that the sentence can be appropriately commuted. ”

The lawyer's words once again made life the focus of the audience.

Sheng slowly stood up from his seat.

Chen Xuefeng began to look at Xiang Sheng at this time, his expression was very pitiful, and he bent his waist and looked at Xiang Sheng with pleading eyes.

I hope she can relent.

"What do you think?" Lu Jisheng asked Bai Yunxi.

Bai Yunxi sighed heavily, then shook his head: "I don't know." After all, he is his biological father, so the little girl may be soft-hearted. ”

"Started sympathizing with her?" Lu Jisheng asked.

Bai Yunxi immediately glanced back at Lu Jisheng, and then flatly denied it: "Of course not." But..."

"But what?"

Bai Yunxi's expression was entangled: "But it's really pitiful to meet such a father." ”

The corners of Lu Jisheng's mouth quickly rose slightly, and then he turned his head and asked Lu Huaizhou, "What do you think?" ”

Lu Huaizhou tapped his fingers on the armrest of the seat, frowned and said, "If she can forgive her like this, it can only be said that the poor person must have something to hate." ”

"I don't agree with understanding." Sheng said firmly word by word.

There was a look of surprise on everyone's faces.

Except for Lu Jisheng.

"In the name of the victim's family, I hereby state the facts of the case. The defendant Chen Xuefeng has been obsessed with gambling since three years ago, and my mother, the victim, and I knew that he often went to underground casinos to gather people to gamble, but there were no security guards and no persuasion, and even repeated the gambling money for him, which was our fault.

However, the defendant not only did not relent, but gradually developed a violent tendency. I was in college at the time, so my mother was usually alone with him, and I occasionally saw a scar on my mother's arm when I came home during the winter and summer vacations, but my mother always denied that she accidentally hit it. ”

"You!" Chen Xuefeng's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe that his usually docile daughter would actually hit such an important point in time.

"Ms. Chen." Chen Xuefeng's lawyer said: "If the matter is really as you said, then you and the victim, Ms. Zhang Yimei, have committed the crime of harboring and need to bear corresponding responsibility." ”

"It's a lie." Bai Yunxi couldn't help but say.

"I'm willing to take responsibility for it." She didn't change her face, she had long known that the lawyer would say that.

Sheng: "Since I'm willing to say this, I'm ready to face the consequences. I hope that the defendant will also show the courage to bear the consequences of doing something wrong. ”

Lu Huaizhou raised his eyebrows, and there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes when he looked at Xiangsheng.

The judges and juries present also nodded.

The female lawyer on the student's side stood up: "To sum up, we believe that the defendant is completely ineligible for commutation of sentence. In order for the victims to get a fair and just outcome, but also for the perpetrators to be punished. ”

Prosecutor: "Even if the defendant is sentenced to death, can you accept it?" ”

The female lawyer looked at the student and said, "Yes." ”

"Oh..."

Bai Yunxi saw this situation and sighed: "Righteousness destroys relatives." ”

"Mom." Lu Jisheng took the opportunity to lean over and say to Bai Yunxi, "This is called being sensible and not favoritism." ”

Bai Yunxi rolled her eyes, and then waved her hand weakly to let Lu Jisheng sit back.

Lu Huaizhou curled the corners of his mouth and said, "Our son is implying that if you don't accept this daughter-in-law, you won't be reasonable." ”

"Tsk!" Bai Yunxi's eyes immediately widened, leaned down and lowered his voice and said to Lu Huaizhou, "You have a mouth." ”

"I'm calling it mind reading." Lu Huaizhou looked ahead and replied.

"You're still ......"

"Alright, alright." Lu Jisheng sat in the middle and acted as a peacemaker, "Everyone is an adult, especially a mature and stable person like my mother, don't worry about it." ”

"Ahem." Bai Yunxi realized the gaffe just now, shook his body and sat down in his seat again.

After some discussion on the judge's side, the verdict was officially read.

Defendant Chen Xuefeng participated in gambling on several occasions and violently killed the victim, and then dumped the body in a heinous manner. evaded police investigation many times, and the circumstances were serious.

Sentenced to death.

After the court trial, Sheng's mood did not improve at all, but became heavier.

She really hated Chen Xuefeng, but now that she knew that he was really leaving, she was a little ...... Heartache and heartache.

This time, she really lost her parents.

Looking at Chen Xuefeng's lonely back when he was escorted away, Sheng's heart also throbbed.

She closed her eyes sadly.

If I had received a call from my mother on the day of the earthquake, would none of this have happened?

The scene of a happy family of three when she was a child emerged in front of her eyes.

Those images are playing in my mind like a marquee, and the more I think about it, the more sad I feel, and the more I think about it, the more lonely I become.

Until the judge adjourned the courtroom, she sat there with a dull expression.

"Good work." Lu Jisheng came to her side.

Sheng gave him a hard smile: "I'm fine." ”

After saying that, her expression began to become dull again, and her mind kept replaying the scene of the trial just now.

The female lawyer shook hands with Lu Jisheng and his parents, and then packed up her things and left the venue first.

"Raw." Lu Jisheng sat beside her.

After hearing Lu Jisheng's soft call, Sheng came back to his senses from his memories.

She first blinked her eyes and looked at Lu Jisheng's face full of worry, and then noticed that Lu Huaizhou and his wife were standing beside them.

She stood up suddenly, her legs were straight, and she said unusually nervously, "Uncle... Hello uncles and aunts..."

"Don't be nervous." Lu Jisheng stood up and put his arm around her shoulders.

Bai Yunxi can more or less understand Sheng's mood now, when she just walked over, she saw Sheng sitting there alone with a blank face, and her heart suddenly felt a little distressed.

She stepped forward and patted Sheng's shoulder and whispered, "Well done." ”

The tangled expression on Sheng's face just now instantly bloomed.

Lu Huaizhou stood straight behind Bai Yunxi and didn't speak.

"Let's go." Lu Jisheng said, "Go back." ”

So the four went out together, as they had come in before.

Outside the door, the reporters were still waiting, and some of them were already aware of the outcome of the court's decision.

"Mr. Lu!"

"Miss Chen!"

"Mrs. Lu!"

Journalists flocked to the front.

Security guards stopped the reporters and cleared a way for the four of them.

Bai Yunxi and their car arrived first.

Lu Jisheng took Sheng and sent them to the car.

When he walked to the car door, Bai Yunxi pulled Lu Huaizhou and stopped, turned around and said to Lu Jisheng: "Just send it here, let's go back first." ”

"Mom." Lu Jisheng took Sheng's hand and said with a firm gaze: "We are going to start choosing the day of the wedding." ”

Bai Yunxi looked deeply at Sheng's expectant gaze, sighed a little helplessly, and said, "Go ahead." ”

Then he turned around and got into the car with Lu Huaizhou.

Sheng's face was full of surprise, and she excitedly grabbed the corner of Lu Jisheng's clothes and said, "Is this agreed?!" ”

"Hmm." Lu Jisheng smiled and pulled Sheng in, and then imprinted a kiss on her forehead.

Under the flashing lights of the reporters, the two hugged each other for a long time.