On the day of the trial, Mr. Zhou, Yingqi's father, sat in the second row, listening to the prosecutor read out the indictment with complicated eyes.

Zhou Yingqi, who was sitting in the defendant's seat, was calm on the surface, but in fact her heart was already turbulent, and the prosecutor's indictment described her as an insatiable woman who saw money, which made her very disgusted. She hoped that Fang Yi's defense would be accepted by the court.

“…… In summary, the defendant Zhou Yingqi took advantage of his power to seek benefits for others, and accepted RMB 818,000 from Zhao Xiaojie and RMB 300,000 from Jiayue Company.

This court believes that the defendant Zhou Yingqi's conduct violated the provisions of Article 388 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the facts of the crime are clear, the evidence is credible and sufficient, and criminal responsibility should be pursued for the crime of accepting bribes. In view of the fact that the defendant has pleaded guilty and shown remorse and actively returned the stolen goods, he may be given a lenient punishment.

In accordance with the provisions of article 176 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, a public prosecution is initiated, and a sentence is requested in accordance with law. Complete. A female prosecutor in her thirties, wearing a ponytail, read out the indictment in a rounded manner.

"Defendant Zhou Yingqi, did you hear clearly the indictment read out by the prosecutor just now? Do you have any objection to the facts and charges of the crime charged against you in the indictment? What's the objection? "The presiding judge was a male judge, with a square face and a tall stature, and he sat on it like an angry man.

In contrast, the other two male judges in the collegial panel, one thin and one fat, did not seem to have the momentum of the presiding judge, and they felt like two foils.

"There is an objection, I have an objection to the amount of bribes.

First of all, Zhao Xiaojie and I are lovers, and he gave me money to live together in the future, so all the money he gave should not be recognized as bribes.

Secondly, Zhao Xiaojie asked me to match Jiayue Company, and I introduced Jiayue Company to a technology company based on the special relationship between us, and I just matched them, and there was no situation where I sought improper benefits for Jiayue Company, so the 300,000 yuan should not be recognized as a bribe.

In the end, Zhao Xiaojie gave me 1.88 million yuan to promote him for his activities, which I recognize, but I mainly helped him out of a lover's relationship. I don't know the law, so I don't know if this counts as bribery.

The above is my objection, there is a special relationship between me and Zhao Xiaojie, everything is caused by this special relationship, and I ask the court to consider it. Zhou Yingqi said.

"The prosecutor may interrogate the defendant about the facts of the crime charged in the indictment." The presiding judge said.

"Defendant Zhou Yingqi, when did you and Zhao Xiaojie meet?" The inspector asked.

"We met at work in 2008 when I was the vice president and he was the department manager." Zhou Yingqi said.

"According to the bank statement, on January 2, 2011, Zhao Xiaojie transferred 1.88 million yuan to you, what is this money for?" The inspector asked.

"At that time, our group company was in the process of leadership adjustment, and he wanted to apply for the assistant general manager, so he asked me to do the activity for her, and gave me 1.88 million yuan as the cost of the activity." Zhou Yingqi said.

'Have you moved for him?' What does 'activity' mean? The inspector asked.

"The event is to treat and give gifts, paving the way for his promotion. At that time, after I got the money, I visited several CEOs of the group. Only Vice President Ge agreed to my request during the meal, and the other CEOs were only perfunctory and did not agree to me. Later, Zhao Xiaojie got the position of general assistant. Zhou Yingqi said.

The reason why she dared to say that Vice President Ge agreed to her request was because Vice President Ge had gone in a month before she was arrested, and the matter had been investigated by relevant departments.

"In 2013, Zhao Xiaojie instructed his subordinates to operate cultural projects in violation of regulations, resulting in defrauded funds and causing heavy losses to the company, but Zhao Xiaojie was dealt with lightly by the company, does this matter have anything to do with you?" The inspector asked.

"I did ask the company for him, but it was because of our lover relationship, not for money." Zhou Yingqi argued.

"But after the punishment, Zhao Xiaojie transferred three sums of money to you, one is 400,000 yuan, one is 500,000 yuan, and one is 300,000 yuan, a total of 1.2 million yuan. Why did he give you money? The prosecutor asked.

"Because we lived together at the time, we ate and drank together. He gave me money to maintain our relationship. Zhou Yingqi said secretly: I was really right, and the prosecutor really asked this question.

"In March 2011 and June 2014, Zhao Xiaojie gave you 3.1 million yuan and 2 million yuan respectively, what are these two sums of money?" The inspector asked.

"The first is the money he gave me to buy a house, and we are going to buy a wedding house to get married after his divorce. The second is the break-up fee. Zhou Yingqi said.

"But according to our investigation, you didn't buy a house at that time." The inspector said.

"I didn't buy a house because he never got divorced and we couldn't get married." Zhou Yingqi said.

"Presiding Judge, we're done." The prosecutor's office said.

"Does defendant Zhou Yingqi's defender need to ask questions to the defendant?" The presiding judge looked at Fang Yi.

"Questions." Fang Yi cleared his throat and said, "Defendant Zhou Yingqi, what is the relationship between you and Zhao Xiaojie?" ”

"We are lovers." Zhou Yingqi said.

"When did you determine your relationship?" Fang Yi said.

"Around October 2009. I can't remember the exact time. Zhou Yingqi said.

"How far has your relationship got?" Fang Yi asked.

"Against! The presiding judge, the prosecutor, believes that the issues raised by the defender are not relevant to the case. The inspector said.

"Presiding judge, the questions I asked help clarify the facts of the case and are not irrelevant to the case." Fang Yi argued.

The defender continued to ask questions. The presiding judge whispered a few words to the judges on both sides and then said.

"Defendant, please answer my question." Fang Yi said.

"We have already started to talk about marriage, we usually eat, drink and live together, and my salary and bonuses are controlled by me. We don't distinguish between each other. Zhou Yingqi said.

"The first time Zhao Xiaojie transferred money to you and asked you to help him with his promotion, was it before or after you confirmed your lover's relationship?" Fang Yi asked.

"It's after the relationship between lovers is determined." Zhou Yingqi said.

"What is the state of your relationship now?" Fang Yi asked.

"We broke up at the end of June 2014." Zhou Yingqi said.

"Why did you break up?" Fang Yi asked.

"Because I urged him to divorce, but his wife did not leave, he sued for divorce several times and was rejected by the court. Later I found out that he was getting more and more greedy, and his temper was getting bigger and bigger, and we broke up after a big fight. Zhou Yingqi said.

"Do you think Zhao Xiaojie is using you, or does he really love you?" Fang Yi asked.

"We were genuine with each other, we just met the right person at the wrong time." Zhou Yingqi said.

"Presiding Judge, I'm done." Fang Yi said.

(End of chapter)