At this time, Zhu Li's face was full of shame and anger, and the lawyer Carey on the side protested loudly: "Your Excellency, I protest against the slander of the witnesses here out of thin air and without substantive evidence!" ”

Nicola did not dismiss the other party's protest at the first time, because the other party's protest was indeed justified, it was just a witness testimony, and it was not really substantive evidence, and in the end she could only look at David.

David turned his head to look at Zhu Li and asked, "Ms. Zhu Li, it's all come to this point, it's almost over, what do you think?" ”

The underlying meaning of his words is that I already have sufficient evidence of you in my hands, and I don't want to make it too stiff, and if you continue to make trouble, it is very likely that you will not be able to get off the stage, so it is better to accept it when you see it now!

Zhu Li is not a monkey, she naturally understood, then turned to look at Carrie, and asked in a low voice, "What should I do?" ”

"The testimony of these two witnesses is not enough to convict you, and it is very likely that he is trying to trick you into confessing to your guilt......"

"And what if he really has a backhand?"

In the past night, Zhu Li had already known David very well, and she knew very well that the newly appointed director of the Western Suburbs Branch Bureau was not only ruthless, but also that none of the prisoners he sent to court were spared, which she was more afraid of now.

"If you plead guilty now, then you will be convicted of tax evasion, which will be a great blow to your personal image and prestige, but if you persist, you will have a chance to clear your name, this is a multiple-choice question, I think it should be up to you to decide!"

Truth be told, Carey leans towards the latter.

Because as long as Zhu Li chooses the former, that is, pleads guilty, then this trial will be a failure for him, and if he chooses the latter, if he really wins, then he will be in the limelight.

Of course, there are risks associated with choosing the latter, but this is a risk compared to Zhuli.

Because now David is obviously down the stairs, as long as Zhu Liken admits to tax evasion, it is estimated that he can get a good result.

Therefore, even if he prefers to choose the latter, in order to avoid the blame after defeat, he can only leave the choice to Zhu Li.

At this time, Zhu Li's expression was tossing and turning, and David also saw that he was hesitating, so he did not urge.

Finally, after a full minute and a half, Zhu Li seemed to have made a decision, gritted her teeth and said to Carey on the side, "I want to hold on!" ”

Everyone has a gambler's mentality, and Juri is no exception.

In addition, this incident was 20 years ago, and she still didn't believe that David could really find out a complete chain of evidence.

Carey nodded, turned his head to look at Nicola on the stage, and said loudly, "Your Excellency, my client and I still insist on the previous protest!" ”

"In that case, Your Excellency, I would like to call in my next witness!"

David's face gradually became indifferent, he had already stepped down the steps for the other party, but since the other party didn't appreciate it and chose to resist stubbornly, he couldn't be blamed!

"Permission."

“……”

In this adrenaline-pumping scene, more than an hour passed before you knew it.

In this hour, 5 more witnesses who were on the crew of [Shadowless Terminator] at the time came forward and charged Zhuli.

And all the evidence points to the fact that Zhu Li was holding a yin-yang contract at that time.

In other words, her salary at that time was ostensibly $50,000, but in fact she took more than $500,000.

If she is successfully convicted according to this situation, then this time Zhu Li will not only face tax evasion, but also be suspected of finance, tax costs, and assisting others in money laundering.

Seeing that the form was getting worse and worse, John also drank his saliva weakly, and asked Zhu Li in a somewhat tired tone: "Ms. Zhu Li, how can this crew have so many witnesses know about this?" ”

At this time, Zhu Li also had a bitter face.

At that time, when the supervision and laws were not perfect, everyone as a crew knew this kind of thing.

And at that time, she was just a newcomer who had just debuted, and there was no special person to solve this problem for her.

But the main thing is that it's almost twenty years later, and who could have imagined that David would still be able to dig this thing out.

And even if it is dug up, it can really find so many witnesses from the crew at that time to testify, it can be said that all this is completely beyond the scope of normal people's understanding.

"Forget it, it's okay Ms. Zhu Li, it's still the same sentence, it's too long ago this year, and it's just the words of the witnesses now, this lawsuit still has to be fought, but you need to be prepared for a long time......"

Although it has now fallen out completely, it is still the same sentence, this is just the words of the witness, and a complete chain of evidence has not yet been formed, as long as the appeal is re-appealed, and after sorting out some ideas and plans, Carey is still confident that the situation will be saved.

"Your Excellency, I will finally request a witness to testify in court!"

"And the ...... witnesses"

David's application again made everyone in the auditorium lift their spirits again, and as for Zhu Li and Kaili in the dock, their faces were tense.

Because Davy's words have already been said, this is the last witness.

Most likely, it will be a decisive witness!

"Permission!"

In the middle of his thoughts, when a male prisoner in prison uniform appeared in shackles, the audience was stunned.

What no one noticed was that when she saw the prisoner appear, Zhu Li's face on the defendant's side turned pale.

"Isaac, why are you here!?"

Zhu Li, who came back to her senses, shouted angrily, and there was a slight rush in her words.

"What's going on, how did Lady Juri break down?"

"It's over, it's very likely that this is a witness to Ms. Zhuli's 'coffin'......"

"What's going on, how did it come to be like this......"

In the auditorium, a group of people who were invited to come also heard the collapse in Zhu Li's words.

"I'm sorry Juli, I can't ...... anything else"

The man known as Isaac replied reluctantly.

Zhu Li said emotionally: "Why don't you have anything else, I agreed to what you asked for, and you seem to be about to get out of prison......"

The man, Isaac, smiled helplessly, "I'm about to get out of prison, but if I don't come today, I'll be sent to IRS jail as soon as I get out of federal prison." ”

At this point, where can Zhu Li not understand, it seems that Isaac also does not know how David found him, and then threatened to testify in court.

"But ......"

"Okay, Ms. Zhuli, you shouldn't say more now, just leave it to me!"

Julie wanted to say something, but Carey next to her interrupted.

And Isaac didn't talk nonsense, and directly introduced himself: "Your Excellency, my name is Isaac Erdes, and in 1992, I was a producer of [Shadowless Terminator]. ”

"The producer of Shadowless Terminator? Could it be that he is the producer who had an affair with Zhu Li! ”

Everyone at the scene seemed to understand something.

But at the same time, many people are a little more worried about the situation that Zhu Li is about to face.

The testimony of the previous witnesses, although also valid, did not achieve the effect of a fatal blow.

But if it was the producer at the time who testified to it, it would be different.

This was the original participant, and even the mastermind, if his testimony was found to be valid, then Zhu Li probably would be difficult to clear his name.

In the midst of her thoughts, Nicola on the stage replied, "Okay Isaac, please make your statement!" ”

Isaac first glanced at Zhu Li, thinking of David's threat to him and the promised forgiveness conditions, and finally made a ruthless accusation: "Your Excellency, what I want to express is that in the movie [Shadowless Terminator], I did carry out money laundering activities at that time, and all the staff in the crew at that time, I gave a remuneration that exceeded the price at that time, and the total investment reported later was 5 times the real cost of the film, as for Ms. Zhu Li...... She was the heroine of the film at the time, of course, there is no need to say more. ”

After hearing this, Nicola asked, "Mr. Isaac, are you sure you are responsible for your testimony?" Also, are you sure Ms. Zhu Li was aware of that at the time? ”

"Of course I'm sure that Ms. Zhuli, whom I met by chance at that time, although I used this drama to launder money, it can be regarded as tailor-made for her!"

"Your Excellency, I protest, there is no real evidence, just based on these one-sided words, then I can also say that I am the incarnation of Jesus, do you think this is credible?"

"I'm not slandering, I have real evidence!"

Isaac was agitated and yelled loudly, but when he was done, he suddenly became embarrassed again.

Nicola immediately asked, "Oh, what kind of evidence?" ”

"It's a videotape."

"Tapes? Then present it and open it for everyone to see! ”

"This ......"

Isaac turned his head to look at David, who stepped forward and explained, "Your Excellency, this tape is private and not suitable for public viewing. ”

The auditorium was in an uproar.

The words are so clear, even the stupid person can understand it.

It seems that the protagonists of this intimate video are Zhu Li and Isaac, and the reason why it is not suitable for public viewing may obviously involve the privacy behavior of the two in some places at that time.

At this time, Zhu Li's face in the defendant's dock was extremely red with shame, and she couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

She suddenly felt a sense of remorse in her heart now, she should have confessed it directly when David gave her down the stairs, so that she wouldn't be so embarrassed now.

"Okay, I see!"

Nicola naturally understood, he looked at Carey and said, "Lawyer Carey, in recognition of fairness, this tape will be watched by you and me, what do you think?" ”

"This ...... Just as Your Excellency said!

One after the other, the two took the video to the screening room next door to watch it.

And after a trance, Zhu Li at the scene was angry, and she scolded Isaac: "Isaac, you bastard, are you going to destroy me? ”

Isaac shrank his head and replied, "I said I can't help it, if I don't come, I won't be able to get out of prison in my life, so I hope you can understand me......"

"Falk Squid ......"

“……”

The remarks of the two were completely carried out under the scene of the trial, which also made the people in the audience eat a wave of melons.

Of course, this is also because Zhu Li has been carried away by the witnesses one after another, and Carey is not here to remind and control, otherwise she would not have lost her mind and said these things in front of the public.

About ten minutes later, Nicola and Carey walked back, one after the other.

However, at this moment, there is an obvious contrast between the looks of the two, Nicola has a smile on her face, and Carey is helpless at the same time, and there is a trace of sadness in her eyes.

After returning to his seat, Carey shook his head and said, "Ms. Zhuli, what you said in the video is too explicit, proving that you did take the yin and yang contract and even knew about money laundering, I can't help you, I'm sorry......"

From the moment Isaac appeared, Zhu Li had already guessed this outcome, but now that the matter had come to this point, she was more and more unwilling, and then asked: "This is a case 20 years ago, and as far as I know, the black tax bill only came into effect on December 3 last year, so the IRS can't go back so many years, right?" ”

"Yes, according to the regulations of the Black Tax Act, illegal gains cannot be traced back to before December 3, 2021, but in fact, this bill is tailored for criminals, and you do not belong to this category of people, secondly, you signed a yin-yang contract at that time, which can actually be counted as inflated legal income, and the tax law of the IRS is very complicated, and the interpretation of this point is up to them, and there is no need to fight for it if they can't argue with him."

Of course, Carey doesn't want to fail like this, but there is no way, the human and material evidence is now available, and the charges are already confirmed, what else can he fight for?

Upon hearing this, Julie's face filled with despair.

"The defendant Zhu Li is convicted of tax evasion, finance, and tax cost, and will be sentenced later!"

After the words fell, Nicola's eyes looked at the second big coffee in the dock, Weier Smith, and asked: "Mr. Weier, now that this court is accusing you of tax evasion, do you have any impression or subjective awareness?" ”

Wei Er's heart trembled when he was taken away by the IRS, and he was still very confident in his heart, thinking that his tax situation was absolutely fine.

But he also saw Zhu Li's case just now, the Western Suburbs Branch was able to find out what happened 20 years ago, and in that environment at that time, who dared to say that he must be innocent?

"Your Excellency, my client completely denies this allegation!"

Seeing that Weier was stunned, his lawyer, Okasi, stepped forward.

Although there is an example of Zhu Li in front of him, since he has been invited over, he must not directly disarm and surrender, and he has to test the depth of the Western Suburbs Branch.

Here, David put down the water cup and Erlang's legs, walked to the stage without panic, and said, "Your Excellency, I apply for a witness to attend." ”

"Permission!"

In the next second, in the passage, a black man was brought out.

After arriving at the witness stand, the black man introduced himself: "Your Excellency, my name is Horace McGee, and I am one of the executive producers on the movie "Independence Day!" ”

"Fake, it's Independence Day!"

"Independence Day, this is a movie released in 1996, and it won't be involved in the illegal practice of money laundering, right?"

"Before, Juri was convicted by what happened 20 years ago, and now this Weier. Smith, wouldn't he have to be convicted by this 15-year-old movie? ”

When they heard that it was Independence Day, the audience whispered again.

According to Julie's previous experience.

Since the Western Suburbs Branch can find human and physical evidence from 20 years ago to convict him, it seems that it is not difficult to find evidence if he really participated in illegal activities on this Independence Day 16 years ago.

Ignoring everyone's thoughts, Nicola on the stage asked, "Okay Horace, since you are the producer of [Independence Day], what do you want to express in court this time?" ”

"What I want to express is that there is a big gap between the cost of this film and the real cost when the cost is reported at that time."

Nicola didn't seem to understand too much, and asked, "Horace, what do you mean by that, can you make it clearer?" ”

"It's the same situation as Ms. Zhuli's [Shadowless Terminator] before."

Hearing this, Nicola and the people at the courtroom finally understood.

If it's the same as the Shadowless Terminator, doesn't that mean that this movie also has tax evasion, financial and tax fraud, etc.?

"Mr. Horace, let's not talk about the situation of this movie, but it is Mr. Weier standing here. So elaborate on the point! ”

"Okay, Your Excellency, the point is actually very simple, since the cost of this film is exaggerated, there must be an expenditure point, so it is similar to Ms. Zhu Li's, and the salary that Mr. Weier received at that time was also an exaggerated contract!"

When the words fell, everyone at the scene was shocked.

An exaggerated contract is a yin-yang contract.

In other words, it is very likely that Weir at that time only paid the tax of the normal contract, and as for the other yin and yang contract, it was not paid!

In this case, this is another proper suspicion of tax evasion.

Once convicted, I am afraid that another internationally renowned movie star who has succeeded Zhu Li will be sanctioned by the IRS.

On the defendant's side, Wei Er, who heard the producer's words, only felt that his legs were a little weak, and he didn't need his own lawyer to speak out, he hurriedly explained: "No, Your Excellency, what I got at that time was really just my personal salary, and I don't know if I exaggerated it or not!" ”

After saying goodbye to Nicola, Weier looked at David with a distress-seeking look and said, "Director Daviyi, I really don't know, please be aware of it......"

"That's right, strictly speaking, Mr. Weier really doesn't know!"

After hearing David's words, many people at the scene were stunned again.

Aren't you going to sue Weier?

Why are you helping him talk to him in court now?

But what many people don't realize is that David never intended to kill these big names.

What he wants to target is nothing more than the eight major film companies behind these big names.

Wei Er was stunned for a moment, and when he reacted, he was almost crazy, and said with great joy: "Your Excellency, you heard it, I don't know, Director David himself said that I don't know!" ”

"Director David, if Mr. Weile doesn't know, then ......?"

"Someone knows!"

"Who?"

David stretched out his finger and pointed to McCartney, the director he brought back from Fox Films, and said, "That's it, McCarney Director of Fox Films!" ”

(End of chapter)