1 p.m.

The lunch break is over and the time for the hearing is up.

The Chamber was once again full, even more than it had been in the morning.

Because the morning was a pre-trial, some of the people at the hearing table did not come, and they felt that the pre-trial might be the same routine.

Pick a jury, what else can you do?

But they never expected that it was the pre-trial just now that made many people have an idea, can the pre-trial still be so lively?

The words "poached eggs".

Definitely the three words that come to mind the most in the minds of all those who have participated in the pre-trial.

The defense is really good at rectifying it.

Now, the formal hearing is coming.

They guessed that the defense should not continue to live, right?

Don't make any more moths......

In fact, this is also what Mr. Luo is thinking at the moment.

After experiencing many slaps in the face in the morning, Mr. Luo felt that he should keep a low profile.

At least he decided to talk less unless the students asked questions.

"Students, now the formal hearing is about to begin, so let's watch more, think more, think more, and talk as little as possible, but don't disturb the discipline of the court!"

He felt the need to warn him in advance

It's not that I'm really afraid of being slapped in the face again when explaining, or I'm simply afraid that students will disturb the court discipline.

After all, the criminal court is a very serious place.

As he spoke, his eyes were devoted to the courtroom with Qi Zhengtian next door, as well as Zhang Yi and others.

On the prosecution side, Ren Qianning is ready.

The defense bench, Alice's side is also ready.

Next to her sat two tool men, Sun Dasheng and Zhu Tianpeng, and the suspect in this case, Zhou Ping'an, sat in the witness stand behind them.

"All stand up!"

Under the announcement of the court guard, Chen Rushan walked from the judge's passage to the courtroom and sat on the trial seat.

Scanning the audience, Judge Chen cherished the words like gold and said: "Sit!" ”

Everyone sat down in unison.

"Opening Statement!"

It was a simple four words, and Ren Qianning stood up in response.

The first step of the hearing is the opening of the prosecution's statement.

Ren Qianning took a deep breath, picked up the prepared materials, walked to the middle of the courtroom, and began to read aloud.

"Defendant Zhou Ping'an, three and a half months ago, brutally killed Tan Mou, the owner of the hot pot restaurant, in the kitchen in the apartment of the commercial and residential building upstairs of the "Good Taste" hot pot restaurant, and the fingerprints of the murder weapon at the scene all show that Tan's death has a lot to do with Zhou Ping'an, and on the same day in the apartment building, there were 4 other employees of the hot pot restaurant, and they also witnessed the process of Tan's death, the crime of murder committed by the defendant Zhou Ping'an, the human and material evidence is complete, the evidence is conclusive, and it cannot be denied!"

"The prosecution determined that the defendant Zhou Ping'an was the only suspect in this case and the culprit of the murder in this case, and asked the jury to uphold the first-instance verdict and find the defendant guilty!"

At this point, the statement is concluded.

Ren Qianning didn't describe too much, just stated the facts, and focused on the request: uphold the original verdict!

Zhou Ping'an has already been found guilty once, and then everyone can follow the steps.

Our prosecution has physical evidence, and there are fingerprints on the murder weapon, so it can be said that Zhou Ping'an is definitely the murderer!

The first instance was also judged like this, everyone should understand it, right?

It doesn't matter if you don't understand, she will continue to emphasize this point in the next part of the evidence.

"The defense?"

Chen Rushan looked at Alice.

The prosecution's opening case is over, what do you have to say about the defense?

Alice straightened her collar and took a deep breath before finally stepping up.

The eyes of everyone in the audience were all focused on her delicate little face, which was slightly nervous.

"That, our client Zhou Ping'an, he is actually innocent......"

Pale and weak speeches, at least in the ears of many people, are not effective at all.

"Next, we will prove that my client is innocent, he (Zhou Ping'an) did not kill anyone, did not kill Tan, he was wronged......"

At this point, the defense statement also ended.

A very weak speech is as delicate and weak as the person who speaks.

Ren Qianning sneered, that's it?

When I first graduated, I had more weight than you did.

What can such weak language prove?

Ren Qianning didn't even need to look at it, she knew what the 12 juries were thinking now, and they must have voted unanimously......

Well!?

What the hell is that juror No. 16, and why does he look thoughtful?

Not only Ren Qianning, but also Qi Zhengtian on the hearing seat, as well as Luo Xiaoxiang and others, all six frowned.

They looked at the jury, and in their expectation, the statements of the prosecution and defense just now were already very obvious, and it should be a one-sided ending for the prosecution.

But of the 12-member jury, only 11 were clearly in favor of the prosecution, and the only outlier was Juror 16.

This No. 16 did not seem to trust the prosecution at all, and even after listening to Alice's defense, he fell into thought with great meaning, as if he was guessing whether Zhou Ping'an was really wronged.

What's the situation?

How can there be such an outlier?

Qi Zhengtian and Luo Xiaoxiang thought about it at the same time with a tacit understanding.

This No. 16 is the only person who said that he doesn't like to eat poached eggs in the previous question about "poached eggs", and he still insists on it.

Could it be ......

That rookie lawyer, considering this step, she knows that this 16th will go against the others?

In an instant, whether it was Qi Zhengtian or Luo Xiaoxiang, they couldn't help but think too much.

Could it be that the question about poached eggs during the pre-trial was not meant to be funny, but had another purpose?

it!

In this way, Alice is not a rookie at all, but pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?

She's a master?

Alice cautiously walked back to the defense bench.

In an instant, she felt two sharp gazes coming from behind.

Her calves trembled, and she almost didn't stand firmly, so she hurriedly held on to the position of the defense bench so that she didn't fall.

The embarrassed appearance also made Luo Xiaoxiang and Qi Zhengtian subconsciously retract their gazes, and then the two glanced at each other for no reason.

Wrong, right?

I guess I read it wrong!

The two nodded, then looked away and looked at the field.

They felt that the little girl named Alice should not be a master, but a rookie.

As for the 16th, it may be a coincidence......

The hiccup passed quickly.

The trial continued.

"We call witnesses to appear in court!"

Although it was a retrial, because she was facing a new juror, Ren Qianning still began to call witnesses.

The first witness is naturally the employee of the good taste hot pot restaurant.

A man in his mid-thirties with a slightly oily face walked into the courtroom.

Seeing this man, Qi Zhengtian on the hearing seat felt a little uncomfortable.

Looking at the greasy and reflective face, Qi Zhengtian endured the discomfort, and finally looked away and looked at the maid Tracy next door.

The mood instantly relaxed again......

Tracy: emmm......

"Hello witness."

"Hello, prosecutor."

After the witness sat on the witness stand, Ren Qianning greeted him.

"Excuse me, witness, you're a good-tasting employee, aren't you?"

"Yes, I've been following Boss Tan for several years, and of course I'm not the oldest in the store."

"So who's the oldest employee in the store?"

"It's Zhou Ping'an, although he is younger than me, he has been with Boss Tan for 10 years."

This incident is a little surprising to many people.

Zhou Ping'an looked like he was only about 25 years old, but he actually came out to work when he was 15 years old, and he worked in a good hot pot restaurant for so long.

Zhou Ping'an is indeed an old employee, the first person with old qualifications in a good taste hot pot restaurant.

Since the age of 15, he has been working since he was 15 years old, and followed Tan to work as a cook, helper, food delivery and so on in a hot pot restaurant.

"So as the second oldest employee in the store, can you please tell us what kind of person your boss Tan is?"

"Oh, Boss Tan, he's a good person, we don't have any skills, and we don't have a high degree of education, but Boss Tan still hired a few of us to give us something to eat. And Boss Tan's business is also doing very well, otherwise it would be impossible for a hot pot restaurant to open for 10 years, and it is not easy for the catering industry to last for 10 years, and our good taste hot pot restaurant relies on word of mouth......

Under the explanation of the witness, the image of a warm-hearted good boss suddenly appeared in front of many people's eyes.

on the hearing bench.

"Mr. Luo, what is the prosecution doing, isn't Tan because he is dead, why do you have to ask too much about Tan?"

"This trick is called miserable."

Luo Xiaoxiang showed an expected expression, and explained to the students behind him in a low voice: "Actually, you should all know this routine, especially in the case of murder, how the prosecution can take the advantage, there are actually two ways. ”

"The first is to smear the suspect, of course, the smear I am talking about here is to come up with evidence to prove that the suspect is the murderer, which is what the prosecution will definitely do, but in fact, the prosecution has a second routine, that is, to beautify the victim, in order to set off the suspect's hatefulness."

"You see, when everyone believes that the deceased is a person of high moral character, then it is not a great crime to kill the suspect of the deceased, and if everyone has a good impression of the deceased, then there must be hostility towards the suspect who killed the deceased, and you are completely opposed and the inevitable result."

When the students heard this explanation, they all nodded subconsciously.

That's exactly the case.

I have a good impression of Tan and think he is a good boss.

Then I will definitely be hostile to Zhou Ping'an, the suspect who killed Tan, why do you want to kill a good person, you must be a bad person!

Qi Zhengtian heard his old friend's explanation, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Yes, it is necessary for the prosecution to prove the guilt of the suspect.

But at the same time, the prosecution can also prove that the victim is of high character, which is not necessary, but it can affect the jurors' feelings for the deceased, and then make the jury disgusted with the defendant.

"So, Mr. Luo, if the prosecution makes this move, how are we going to deal with the past?" Immediately, another student whispered a question.

This is also what they all care about, because they are most likely to become lawyers after graduation, rather than entering the District Attorney's Office as prosecutors.

So the angle they are standing on is not the prosecution bench, but the defense bench at the moment, Alice's position.

Once they encounter this trick, how do they deal with it?

"Actually, this trick has to be cracked, it's not easy to say, it's not difficult to say, if you want to crack it, there is actually a trick that you can use, but novices generally can't react, you just need to raise a counter-...... in court"

"We are against it, inflammatory speeches!"

A delicate voice interrupted the witness's statement.

Seeing that Alice endured the fear in her heart, she stood up cautiously and said to Chen Rushan in the trial seat: "Judge Chen, we oppose the prosecution's statement. ”

"The witness is just an ordinary employee of the good taste hot pot restaurant, and his work experience is also not the highest in the store, and he is not a character witness of the deceased, so these statements will have a certain inflammatory effect on the jury!"

"Hmm......" Chen Rushan thought for a second, and immediately nodded: "Reasonable!" ”

The meaning of this sentence is also very clear, and the opposition is valid.

Ren Qianning had to stop talking to the witnesses, and Luo Xiaoxiang, who was on the hearing seat, subconsciously touched his face.

it, it's a slap in the face again, right?

I just said that rookies generally don't have time to use this trick, and they get slapped in the face in minutes, right?

"Ahem, classmates, Xiao Du's reaction just now was very good, they all saw it, this is how the defense copes with this trick, raises objections, and comes up with a joint explanation to convince the court."

Although embarrassed, Luo Xiaoxiang is an experienced lecturer after all, and it is also his ability to turn embarrassment into the content of the lecture.

Anyway, as long as I don't show embarrassment, no one else can see it.

The students nodded subconsciously, Teacher Luo is so powerful, he can actually give us an answer based on the actual situation, it's really amazing~

"This girl is not simple!"

Qi Zhengtian on the side naturally didn't look at Luo Xiaoxiang, but was a little impressed by Alice.

Such a rookie was able to raise an objection neatly and neatly, and also persuaded Judge Chen Rushan, which is not simple.

On the defence bench.

Alice sat down, and Zhou Ping'an, who was behind her, subconsciously gave a thumbs up.

Similarly, Sun Dasheng and Zhu Tianpeng on the left and right sides also gave a thumbs up.

Two: 666!

Although they can't speak in court, it's okay to shout "666."

Alice was expressionless, but her eyes subconsciously glanced at Zhang Yi on the hearing seat.

Because these are all moves that Zhang Yi has temporarily taught her in the past few days.

Although she doesn't know a lot of things, but the means to be able to fight the prosecution are good moves!

Sister Ren, let the horse come over, I'm not afraid of you!

The little girl shouted wildly in her heart, she felt that this one could turn the tables!

Now it's up to the prosecution to make the next move.

Ren Qianning made an incendiary speech...... Oh no, after my routine was interrupted, I could only continue to ask questions.

"Witness, you were there at the time, weren't you?"

"yes, I was in the living room, and there were three other people with me, and they were here today."

As he spoke, the witness pointed to the front row of the hearing bench, where three employees in civilian clothes waved to him.

They were all employees of the Good Taste Hot Pot Restaurant, and they were all at Tan's residence that day.

"So, what did you see that day?"

"Actually, we all played cards outside at the beginning, because the kitchen was small, and the two of us couldn't squeeze in, so Boss Tan asked us to play cards outside to kill time, and we kept waiting outside. All of a sudden, we heard a scream, and then we looked into the kitchen, and we saw him......"

The witness raised his hand and pointed to Zhou Ping'an, who was sitting behind the defense bench, and recalled with a frightened face: "We saw that Boss Tan was dead, with a knife stuck in his neck, and he was sitting on the ground, looking at the boss!" ”

"May I ask the witness, what was the defendant's expression at that time?"

"I can't say it either, but my expression is a little indifferent and a little ......"

"Against, speculative!"

Alice stood up again to interrupt, and looked directly at Chen Rushan: "Judge Chen, the witness is not an expert in psychology and micro-expressions, and he can't judge the specific psychological activities of our client in that situation, so these statements can only be regarded as speculation, right?" ”

"Reasonable!"

Chen Rushan once again cherished words like gold, and his answer was only two simple words, but his views had been clarified.

Opposition is valid!

The witness and Ren Qianning could only shut up again.

And this scene made everyone at the hearing seat of the University of Tokyo Law School whisper.

"What's the matter, I feel that something is wrong with Alice-san today?"

"Yes, why is she not stage frightened at all, I heard that in the first trial, she couldn't even express her statement clearly?"

"What's going on, I always feel that her aura today seems to be a little powerful."

The students were talking, and Luo Xiaoxiang, as a teacher, also felt a little abnormal.

What is the situation of Xiao Du, the whole person is confident?

This objection to the interruption was very decisive, and the reasons were very sufficient, and it simply persuaded Judge Chen Rushan.

What is this called, this is called self-confidence!

Because of self-confidence, the movements are done in one go, extremely smooth, without the slightest drag.

If Luo Xiaoxiang closed his eyes at this moment, he would never believe that the defense lawyer in the court was his student, and he thought it was a barrister if he didn't know!

At this moment, a certain ace barrister is closing his eyes and recuperating.

"It's so boring~"

Zhang Yi looked at the confrontation in the courtroom, and the whole person was about to fall asleep.

Because of Ren Qianning's routine, he guessed everything.

This Ren Qianrou's sister is really a rookie, and this routine does not change, it is all a novice's move.

Zhang Yi held his chin with his hand, and his face was even more sleepy.

In the field.

Because of the two interruptions, Ren Qianning didn't know how to continue to ask questions.

What's going on with Alice on the other side?

Stimulant, or chicken blood?

At the last trial, why didn't I see you so brave?

Alice's abnormality caught Ren Qianning off guard and made her confused.

"Prosecution!"

After waiting for a long time, Judge Chen from the trial seat took the lead in reminding him.

"I, I'll finish asking."

Ren Qianning couldn't help it, she was interrupted twice, and she couldn't continue to ask anything, anyway, she said everything that should be said, so she hurriedly ended the question.

"Cross-questioning." Chen Rushan looked at Alice again.

The eyes of the audience were once again on par with Alice, and this time everyone's eyes changed slightly.

What should I do, I'm so nervous, so many people look at me, I ......

Alice took several deep breaths before finally barely standing up, and then walked to the witness stand.

"Hello witness."

"Oh, hello, lawyer."

The witness glanced at Alice and said in his heart that this girl is so beautiful, but it's a pity that she is actually a lawyer, and she is still the lawyer of the murderer Zhou Ping'an.

Alice didn't think much of it, she took out her notebook and began to prepare questions.

"May I ask the witness, I heard that you won the landlord that day, right?"

"Huh?"

This first problem made the audience speechless again.

What's the situation?

This is a murder case, you actually asked the witnesses, did you win the landlord?

Is this appropriate?

Obviously not suitable!