Li Tianjun was afraid that Zhou Bo's disappearance would find out to him, so he wrote a letter smartly, probably meaning that Zhou Bo had been kidnapped and asked the Zhou family to take 100,000 yuan to the bridge to ransom people. In the middle of the night, Li Tianjun secretly stuffed the letter under the iron gate of the Zhou family.

Early the next morning, the Zhou family went crazy to raise money, and then went to the bridge to ransom people, but they did not see the kidnappers. Just when the family was in a hurry, news came from the village downstream of the river that Zhou Bo's body had been found.

After learning of their son's death, the Zhou family immediately called the police. The police began to intervene in the investigation, and it was determined that the victim had died by drowning.

After the incident, the police began to investigate the suspect, and the first one to look for was Li Tianjun, because he had a dispute with the Zhou family before, and he was detained for three days, the most important thing is that the old man on duty at the school gate provided that the suspect's appearance is very similar to him, so Li Tianjun is the most suspicious.

After the police entered the door, without asking a word, Li Tianjun's mentality collapsed, and he trembled.

This person is like this sometimes, drinking and bragging, punching the nursing home, kicking the kindergarten, seven disobeying and eight dissatisfied, as soon as the blood is on the head, he wants to fight to the death with the other party. But it's really over, and as soon as I clear my head, I immediately regret it.

Li Tianjun's psychological quality is also limited to playing tricks and quarreling with the people in the village, he already has a ghost in his heart, and when he saw the police entering the door, he couldn't bear it, and immediately lay down.

The public security organs transferred Li Tianjun's case to the procuratorate on the grounds that he was guilty of intentional homicide and extortion, and then the procuratorate transferred Li Tianjun's case to the Intermediate People's Court for prosecution on the same charge.

"You tricked Zhou Bo out of school at that time, did you really want him to reconcile the conflict between the two of you?" Fang Yi looked at Li Tianjun expressionlessly.

"Really, that's what I thought. Who knew he wouldn't listen to me, anxious! It's also my fault, I drank a little ...... at the time, why did I remember to look for him. Li Tianjun glared, with a look of regret in his eyes.

"Then why don't you just come to the door and talk to the Zhou family?" Fang Yi continued to ask.

"I don't dare to go, the Zhou family is a big family in our village, there are many uncles and uncles, and there are many brothers. I was beaten by them in the field before, but later the police station thought that I was the first to do it, and locked me up for three days, and also compensated the other party for medical expenses. How dare I come to the door! Li Tianjun said with a bitter face.

Fang Yi couldn't figure out whether what he said was true or false, since the party said so, if there was no other evidence, it could only be so.

After having a hasty lunch at noon, Fang Yi lay in the car and squinted for a while, and at half past one in the afternoon, he went to the Intermediate Court to read the papers.

Two days later, in the conference room of Wanhua United Law Firm, Li Tianshui looked at Fang Yi with worried eyes: "Lawyer Fang, how is my brother's case?" ”

"I went to the procuratorate once, I talked to the prosecutor, and yesterday I went to the procuratorate again. What the prosecution means is that if your brother can plead guilty and accept punishment in this case, and has a good attitude in admitting guilt, they can consider recommending a suspended death sentence to the court. But if you don't admit your guilt......" Fang Yi said halfway through his words and looked at Li Tianshui.

"What do you think, is there any drama in this case if it goes the normal way?" Li Tianshui's heart twitched, he didn't know if his younger brother confessed, whether the prosecution would really recommend a suspended death sentence or a lighter punishment.

"I don't think your brother is guilty of intentional homicide, which does not constitute extortion. It's another crime, I'm afraid...... The situation is not optimistic, and there is a high probability that your brother will be sentenced to death, whether the death sentence will be suspended or carried out immediately, depending on the circumstances of the trial.

Are you thinking about continuing to entrust you? To be honest, Fang Yi felt that no matter how this case was defended, it was only a change in the charges, and the result did not change much.

"Well, Lawyer Fang, you have done a lot of work, thank you. The delegation will not be cancelled. I hope you can help my brother and save his life. Li Tianshui thought for a while.

At this moment, Li Tianshui has no choice, even if he cancels the entrustment, he will only save the back 100,000 yuan, and the front 50,000 yuan cannot be returned, and more importantly, he can't find a more suitable lawyer. Besides, the prosecution has already spit out, and the dead child in this case has a slow fart, so you can give it a try.

"Don't worry, I will communicate with your brother about the defense plan, and I will defend it according to the crime of intentional homicide. Hopefully a good result. Fang Yi nodded.

Whether the defendant Li Tianjun in this case can be sentenced to a suspended death sentence, Fang Yi has no bottom in his heart, so he can only do his best to obey the fate of heaven.

In the detention center, Li Tianjun stared at Fang Yi with his eyes: "What! Let me plead guilty and accept punishment? ”

"Yes, I have already read the case file and communicated with the procuratorate about the case, if you can plead guilty and accept punishment, maybe there will be a chance." Fang Yi said honestly.

"But, I didn't want to kill Zhou Bo, I missed it for a while. Besides, I didn't kill people, they drowned. Li Tianjun argued with a glare.

"You didn't kill the victim, why did you slam the other party's neck with your arm after the argument and kill the person, and after the other party didn't resist, why didn't you rescue him, but threw him to the river and hid?" Fang Yi asked.

"I ......" Li Tianjun was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer.

"At that time, did you think that the victim was dead, and you were afraid that the police would chase you on your head, so you hid the victim in the grass by the river?" Fang Yi continued to ask.

"Yes, I saw that he didn't move, I was afraid of being discovered, so I ......" Li Tianjun was a little confused, his brain had become a pot of porridge, and he said without thinking.

"What I just told you, think about it again, your life is your own, even if you plead guilty and accept punishment, it depends on your luck." Fang Yi let out a long breath and said in a relaxed tone.

Li Tianjun nodded and did not speak. His eyes were hollow.

Half a month later, Li Tianjun's case was opened.

In the auditorium, Li Tianshui and Li Tianjun's daughter-in-law looked at Li Tianjun's back sitting in the defendant's seat with nervous expressions. The prosecutor is reading out the indictment in a sonorous voice.

“…… When Li Tianjun had an argument with the victim Zhou Bo, he deliberately strangled the victim's neck and covered the victim's mouth with his hand, causing the victim to fall unconscious, and then discarding the victim in the grass by the river, eventually causing the victim Zhou Bo to drown, which constituted the crime of intentional homicide.

After killing the victim, Li Tianjun wrote a letter of extortion and extorted money, which constituted the crime of extortion.

This court finds that defendant Li Tianjun's conduct violated articles 232 and 274 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 he should be investigated for criminal responsibility for the crimes of intentional homicide and extortion.

Defendant Li Tianjun pleaded guilty and accepted punishment, and may be given a lenient disposition on the basis of article 15 of the "Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China". 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.

Presiding Judge, the indictment has been read. The prosecutor's face was icy, and when the indictment was read, Fang Yi on the other side could feel a chill.