Chapter XX: Tribunals

Seven days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the Akutagawa death case to be heard. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

This matter is the most concerned matter in Shanghai today, and the British side is under pressure to choose an open trial, except for the Jingwumen and the Japanese, the entire court is crowded with ordinary people who spontaneously come to the hearing, so it is not lively.

On the day of the trial, Jingwumen dispatched many people and rushed to the court early.

However, the Japanese came earlier, and when they entered the courtroom, they saw that many disciples of the Hongkou Dojo were already sitting inside, even the Japanese consul and Fujita Tsuyoshi were there.

Under the hostility of this group of Japanese, Xia Yang stretched out his hand and shook hands with a middle-aged man in the courtroom: "Lawyer Sun, my fifth senior brother's case will trouble you." ā€

This lawyer, the same one he brought to bail Chen Zhen last time, is also a well-known Chinese lawyer in Shanghai.

Lawyer Sun nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Mr. Xia, I will do my best." ā€

After he took Chen Zhen to the dock, Xia Yang and his party sat down at the back of the trial.

After sitting down, Nong Jinsun looked around, and suddenly said in surprise: "Brother Yuankui, why are you dressed like this?"

When everyone looked at it, they saw a person wearing a low-level patrolman uniform standing next to him, not who Xie Yuankui was.

Xie Yuankui said with an embarrassed face: "Originally, I was in charge of Chen Zhen's case, but the Japanese protested with the British, saying that I favored you Jingwumen, so now I have been demoted to a bailiff, and it is difficult to protect myself." ā€

Nong Jinsun was a little dumbfounded: "Then what about Chen Zhen?"

"It's just a matter of luck. Xie Yuankui said both embarrassed and helpless, then lifted his hat and walked towards the gate of the court.

As soon as the time came, the foreign judge picked up the gavel and struck it three times in a row, signaling everyone to be quiet.

As he announced the opening of the trial, everyone instantly sat down and quieted down.

"Xing Zhutou, you said there are four witnesses?" This ghost judge has been under a lot of pressure recently because of this case, and he also wants to solve this case as soon as possible, so he went straight to the topic as soon as he came up.

This Xing Zhutou is the person who succeeded Xie Yuankui as the new boss of the patrol house with the support of the Japanese, and the instruction he received this time is to confirm Chen Zhen's murder charges.

After hearing the judge's questioning, he walked to the witness stand: "Yes, there are a total of four witnesses in our patrol room, and they can all prove that Chen Zhen killed someone." ā€

Nong Jinsun whispered to Jingwumen and the others: "It's really strange, where did they find these four witnesses?"

"It's not easy. Xia Yang sneered: "It's nothing more than coercion and temptation." ā€

Under the summons of the judge, the witnesses found by the Japanese appeared one by one, and they all pointed out that Chen was really a murderer.

When it came to the self-defense, Chen Zhencai calmly explained to himself: "I didn't kill anyone, I was in Jingwumen that night, and my senior brother can testify for me." ā€

"Your Excellency, I think that the people of the Jingwu Sect and Chen Zhen are brothers, so they are not qualified to be witnesses. The lawyer on the Japanese side objected on the spot.

The words of the Japanese lawyer immediately aroused the protest of the disciples of the Jingwu Sect: "Don't talk nonsense, why can't we testify?"

"Silence!"

Seeing such a commotion in the court, the judge hurriedly knocked on the gavel in his hand.

At this time, a foreigner hurriedly walked in and whispered a few words in Lawyer Sun's ear. After listening, Lawyer Sun immediately stood up: "Your Excellency, I have one of the most favorable witnesses, and now I have come outside the courtroom, and I ask Your Excellency Judge to approve her to appear in court." ā€

"I object!" The Japanese lawyer immediately sang the opposite: "Your Excellency, I think the Chinese's confessions are not credible. ā€

Lawyer Sun spoke calmly: "My witness is Japanese. ā€

Hearing this, Xia Yang was relieved, and he also determined the direction of the matter, and kept developing according to the original plot.

Lawyer Sun's words surprised everyone in the court. In this case, it is clear that the Japanese deliberately framed him, and even the witnesses were found, but he did not expect that there would be a Japanese to testify against Chen Zhen.

With the judge's permission, the courtroom door opened, and a young woman with a soft face in a kimono walked in.

Chen Zhen's face changed, and he recognized the person, who was his lover when he was studying in Japan, Mitsuko Yamada.

Mitsuko Yamada's pace is very slow, it can be seen that she is very nervous now, when passing by the hearing seat, Xia Yang also saw her appearance clearly, and felt that the real person was a little more beautiful than in the film, no wonder even a strong-willed iron-blooded man like Chen Zhen would be tempted.

"Miss, please identify yourself first. The Japanese lawyer looked puzzled, before this, he didn't expect that Chen Zhen's witness would be a Japanese girl.

The next process, just like in the movie, Mitsuko Yamada proved Chen Zhen's innocence with his own name, which also caused an uproar in the court.

The case was tried so far, whether it was the perjury made by the Japanese in front of him, or the absurdity of Chen Zhen and Mitsuko Yamada, the foreign judge lost patience and directly announced the end of the case, Chen Zhen was not guilty, and then left the court angrily.

Not only was the judge angry, but the people in the court were also stunned and incredulous. Originally, most of the Chinese people who came to hear the trial regarded Chen Zhen as a hero, who knew that he would have an affair with a Japanese woman, which immediately made them feel deceived, and many people scolded them directly on the spot.

Except for Xia Yang, the people of Jingwumen were also pale, and Huo Tingen didn't say a word, got up and left.

Xia Yang understood their feelings. The love affair between Chen Zhen and Mitsuko Yamada is limited to this era, which can be described as shocking and destined to be unblessed. However, this did not delay him from admiring this woman who dared to love and hate, and could give up everything for love.

"What a national hero, but just a womanizer!" Fujita Tsuyoshi in the court also sneered, turned around and led the crowd away.

"Photon, why are you here?"

After everyone was almost gone, Chen Zhencai asked in surprise.

Mitsuko looked at him affectionately and said, "I've abandoned everything now, and you're going to raise me for the rest of my life." ā€

Chen Zhen knew that her act of standing up and testifying about herself just now could be said to have betrayed her country and nation, and when she was moved, he nodded heavily and hugged her in his arms.

When he turned his head, he found that the disciples of the Jingwu Sect had already walked away, leaving only one Xia Yang sitting below, looking at them with a smile on his face.

"Ah Yang, you ...... Why are you still here?" Chen Zhen didn't know what to say, and his tone was a little unnatural.

"Fifth Senior Brother, congratulations, why haven't I heard you mention this sister-in-law before?" Although Xia Yang also hated the Japanese, he didn't have that kind of extreme nationalist plot, he walked up and said hello, then turned his head and smiled politely at Mitsuko Yamada, and said in English: "Hello, I'm Xia Yang." ā€

Seeing that he was rarely not hostile to him, and spoke in a language that he could understand, Mitsuko Yamada also happily responded in not very standard English: "Hello, I'm Mitsuko." ā€

Chen Zhen hesitated: "Ah Yang, you ...... Don't shout, me and Photon...... Not married yet. ā€

"What's this, sooner or later. Xia Yang teased him, and then put away his smile: "Fifth Senior Brother, what are your plans now?"

"I don't know. Chen Zhen was silent for a moment before he said: "Photon she has given up everything in Japan to come to China to find me, I must take responsibility, but I want to ...... The Jingwu Sect would not accept her. ā€

"Then don't take her back to Jingwumen. Xia Yang knew that it was almost impossible for Huo Tingen and Nong Jinsun to accept photons now, after all, people were terrible.

"But if I don't go back to Jingwumen, where can I take her?" Chen Zhen shook his head helplessly.

Xia Yang pondered for a moment and said, "That's it, Senior Brother Five, I have a place to live, not far from our Jingwu Sect, and there is usually no one living there, so you can let Photon live there first for the time being." And the house is within the concession, so the security is also guaranteed. In this way, as long as Photon does not enter and exit the Jingwu Gate, presumably Senior Brother and Uncle Nong will have nothing to say. ā€

"How can this work?" Chen Zhen refused without thinking about it: "Ah Yang, you have already helped me a lot, how can I trouble you again, I better take Guangzi to find a hotel to live in." ā€

"Fifth Senior Brother, everyone is the same senior brother, they are all a family, you are too out-of-the-box when you say that. Xia Yang interrupted him and said: "The hotel conditions are limited, there are many inconveniences, and Mitsuko is Japanese, so it is difficult to say whether the hotel will accept it or not." ā€

"This ...... Then I'll trouble you, Ah Yang. Chen Zhen hesitated for a while before he sighed, and said with gratitude and shame: "All along, you have been helping me, and I, the fifth senior brother, have never done anything for you." Ayang, thank you. ā€