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Chapter 126 Reversal
After the adjournment ended, several tainted witnesses testified one by one. Although it was different from what James said, basically, it was basically the same. When Renault participated in the crime, he behaved differently than usual.

Some said little Renault went crazy, some said he was in a daze, some said he was yelling and so on.

Lu Ming also asked questions about these tainted witnesses, but did not achieve very good results.

"In court, I request the calling of my expert witness, Walker Barber, of the Imperial Academy's Institute of Mental Illness."

After the last tainted witness exited, Richard bowed slightly.

It seems that Walker is a personable gentleman, sitting on the witness stand, giving a very convincing feeling.

"Mr. Walker, did you issue a serious mental disorder report for Jeff Reynolds, aka Mr. Reynolds Jr.?"

Walker nodded slightly: "Yes."

"According to your diagnosis, Mr. Reynolds, what are the mental problems?"

"I lived with him for half a month, observing him and testing him every day. He is a very smart person who has been hiding his serious mental problems, but in fact, under certain environmental stimuli, he will have severe hallucinations. , After my in-depth communication with his father, the cause of his symptoms has been accurately judged."

"Oh? So, tell us, why did he get sick?"

Walker sighed: "Although the patient's privacy is involved, Mr. Renault Jr. also firmly disagrees with me disclosing his illness, but in view of his lack of self-judgment and cognition, I am willing to testify in court with the consent of his father."

"Before the old Mr. Renault invested in the film industry, the Renault family lived on a farm in the countryside. When Jeff Reynolds was four years old, there was a terrible case on that farm. Several farm workers were from Central Asia. , and together killed Jeff Raynor's uncle, who was hiding in the stables at the time, and Jeff Raynor was hiding in the straw and witnessed the whole thing."

"He didn't show anything at the time, but in fact, that bloody killing has been deeply engraved in his mind."

""Shepherd's Song" was the music that was playing in the stables at that time. In addition, when he was in an environment with a lot of straw, Mr. Renault would also be greatly stimulated. In his fantasy world, he had to protect himself, while Zhongzhou In the image of a man, he will become a devil, and he will kill those devils."

"I did a lot of tests, I talked to him who was having a nervous breakdown, and I made videos, and we can watch some of them."

Richard bowed slightly to the judge's bench: "I request that one of the clips be played."

Judge Demps nodded.

Jordan looked at Lu Ming. It seemed that Commissioner Lu's most famous Kato case used movie clips. Unexpectedly, the other party would follow suit.

Lu Ming was expressionless, thinking about something.

Heavy curtains were pulled down, and projectors and curtains were moved in.

Soon, images appeared on the screen.

Moreover, there are recording devices playing at the same time.

Little Renault was sitting on the sofa elegantly, chatting with Walker. Beside him, there were several large posters with characters from various ethnic groups.

The topics are all related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. Little Renault's views are very unique, and he is very considerate of the middle class.

The jurors listened intently.

In the video, a piece of shepherd's music played, and Little Reynolds suddenly trembled, and his eyes became dull.

He stood up suddenly, walked towards those posters, even picked up a knife on the ground, and stabbed forcefully at one of the posters of Central Continent.

Walker walked over, stopped him, and asked him loudly: "What are you doing?!"

Little Renault was dumbfounded, "God is talking to me, he told me, kill all devils, all devils!"

Then, someone quickly removed all the props, and little Lei Nuo just walked back to the sofa and sat down. After a long time, he suddenly came back to his senses: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Walker asked him, don't you remember what happened just now? ?
Little Renault shook his head in confusion.

Then, Walker changed the subject, and he chatted with Walker as if nothing had happened.

Jordan frowned and said in a low voice, "Families who make movies are very hypocritical!"

After the film clips were shown, the curtains were pulled open, and the courtroom became extremely bright.

Walker continued: "We can see that Jeff Reynolds has suffered a lot of mental trauma. The cause is that his favorite uncle was killed by several Central Africans. In his little soul, he cast The dark world that will never be erased, but in fact, if he is not stimulated, he is gentle and polite, and has unique insights into various affairs, and he is a gentleman with compassion."

"He is a very poor person. I hope that we can continue to diagnose and treat him, so as to save him from the dark world."

Most of the jurors showed sympathy in their eyes, and some were still wiping the corners of their eyes.

After all, many Westerners are middle-class, and they still miss the good old days. In fact, in the East China Sea, Zhongzhou people are very competitive. Although their political status has not been high, there is no doubt that all walks of life, Zhongzhou people are successful More and more people have brought unprecedented pressure to many Western civilians.

And little Reynolds, who can undoubtedly be regarded as a young representative of Western gentlemen, experienced the cruel incident of Central African thugs killing their relatives at a very young age, and was stimulated to go crazy by this, otherwise, it would be What a fine young man.

His future was destroyed by the Central Continent thugs.

"Your Honor, I have no problem!" Richard bowed slightly.

Lu Ming walked up to Walker, "Actually, Mr. Walker, there is one thing you didn't mention. The murder happened 20 years ago, that is, on May 930, 5 in the Empire. The cause was that Jim Raynor also It was the deceased, Mr. Renault Jr.'s uncle, who had an extremely cruel personality and often used cruel methods to torture employees..."

Jordan was stunned, this, Commissioner Lu has already noticed this case?

It's the first time I've heard of it.

This Commissioner Lu is really meticulous in preparing the case.

"Objection!" Richard raised his hand, "We are not debating the case from 20 years ago. From my information channel, Jim Raynor is a very friendly neighbor. If this debate continues, there will be no What is the result? The key question is what kind of person Jim Raynor is, which has nothing to do with this case!"

Judge Demps nodded: "The objection is valid!"

Lu Ming looked at Walker, "Anyway, if you find the newspapers back then, what kind of person is Jim Raynor? There are many reports and many negative factors."

"The prosecution, please pay attention to the guidance given to you by this court! Don't dwell on the character of a deceased person 20 years ago." Judge Dempsey frowned.

Lu Ming nodded: "Mr. Walker, do you think that the brutal murder of Mr. Renault and his companions is all hallucinations?"

Walker looked at Lu Ming calmly, "First of all, let me correct you. Those people are not Jeff Raynor's companions, but the thugs who lured Jeff Raynor to commit a crime. They are the real criminals."

"Second point, yes, Jeff Reynolds' mistakes were all hallucinations."

Lu Ming nodded: "The mistake you mentioned is that living people were killed, and some were brutally tortured and killed!"

Walker sighed, "But I have to say, in fact, with Jeff Raynor, those victims may have alleviated a lot of pain and reduced the time of torture, although Jeff Raynor did commit crimes in the hallucination. It can also be said that he committed a crime, but at that time, he could not recognize or control his behavior, and he was not criminally responsible.”

Lu Ming smiled: "Mr. Walker, are you a legal expert again?"

"The prosecution, pay attention to your words!" Judge Dempsey frowned again.

"Mr. Walker, in this way, do you think it is impossible for Little Renault to be the organizer of the White Rose organization and the mastermind of these murders?"

"Yes, psychopaths, in hallucinations, do not have meticulous organizational and planning skills."

Lu Ming nodded: "Okay, thank you, Mr. Walker!" Looking at the judge's bench, "My lord, I have no problem."

Richard stood up: "Your Honor, in view of Mr. Walker's testimony, I request that the second defendant in this case be summoned again."

Booker took the witness stand again.

"Mr. Booker, you suddenly overturned the statement you gave at the police station, claiming that you were bribed by the staff of Reynolds Films. That's why you are charged with being the organizer and planner of these murders, is that right?"

Booker nodded: "Yes."

"However, after your lawyer formally filed a report, the police just reported that there is no staff member you mentioned in Reynolds Pictures."

Booker tilted his head, "Maybe, it's a pseudonym. Anyway, I know him. Jeff Leno uses him to get in touch with me a lot."

"Well, the person may be a pseudonym, and may not even be from Reynolds Pictures, because according to your description, Reynolds Pictures does not have this person."

"So, what about the money?"

Booker was stunned: "What?"

"I mean, bribe money! It must be a lot of money to make you responsible for the possible death penalty? Where is that money? Where is it now?"

Booker gritted his teeth, "I have an illegitimate son, I gave him the money, and I will not tell who he is or where he is, because the money will be confiscated."

Richard immediately shouted: "You are talking nonsense! Because you suffered a gunshot wound when you were young, you can't have children at all! This is also the reason why you became rough and vicious!"

Booker's face turned pale immediately.

Lu Ming nodded. The money should be real. It might be in the hands of someone important to Booker, but he hasn't found it. However, it's not the point.

But this reversal of the scene, the director is very wonderful.

In front of the witness stand, Richard said sharply, "Actually, you are the mastermind of these murders, and you also lured Jeff Raynor into your organization, making him participate in the murders without him noticing."

"How did you know, Jeff Raynor, that under certain circumstances, he would lose control?!"

"I, I don't know!" Booker retorted loudly, but his expression was flustered.

"You know, and, it was you who orchestrated it to keep Jeff Raynor in your hands, because, you know, your father's legacy can't support you to continue your illegal activities, so you start looking for A new source of funds, but you accidentally discovered Jeff Raynor’s secret, and you took Jeff Raynor as a new target. You deliberately lured him to kill him unconsciously, in order to blackmail him in the future and provide you with funds for activities ,right?"

"I didn't, what evidence do you have?!" Booker was a little annoyed.

"Objection! Objection to the first defendant's lawyer's malicious speculation about my client!" Hancock stood up abruptly.

Judge Dempsey waved at him, and Hancock could only sit down awkwardly.

Richard stared at Booker, "Then why, from your house, did you find Jeff Raynor's murder photos?"

Booker paled.

Richard said lightly: "This is for the tool you use to blackmail Jeff Raynor when your funds run out, right?"

Bow slightly to the judge's seat: "I have no problem!"

Booker's confession, etc., have always been studied by Jordan, while Chief Prosecutor Lu Ming dealt with Little Renault.

Looking at this scene now, Jordan felt chills in his heart.

He has nothing to ask, because Richard is helping him establish Booker's status as the first criminal.

However, all of this is acting again.

I am not a juror, I have various sources, and I have different perspectives on issues.

Think about Hancock just coming to talk about the plea deal.

I still think it's a good deal, but Booker can't be sent to the gallows, but he can be imprisoned for life, and he can get a strong witness against Reynolds. I can only say that this deal is worthwhile Do.

But looking at it now, Lawyer Lu was right to ignore Hancock at all.

If he agreed to his plea agreement just now, then not only Booker escaped the death penalty.

And Booker, who turned into a tainted witness for the prosecution, was again cross-examined by Richard.

It is even more true that the prosecution deliberately targeted Little Lei Nuo, and even spared a cruel, cunning, and lying murderer to testify against Little Lei Nuo.

In this way, the prosecutor's prosecution of Renault Jr. no longer has any credibility.

Fortunately, he escaped a catastrophe, although the situation involving the lawsuit involving Little Renault is still very bad.

But at least, there is no sudden death, maybe, there is still hope?

Jordan turned his head and glanced at Lu Ming. If there was a second chief prosecutor, he might have to suggest that the charge against Little Renault should be amended at this time.

In this way, if the result is good, little Renault may be locked up for a few years, and if the result is bad, little Renault will also receive psychiatric treatment at home. It will take three or two years before he is declared cured, right?
But in the current situation, it is very likely that he will be acquitted directly, because the charge against him is the organizer and planner of a terrorist organization, and there is a very old charge, the first-degree crime of endangering public safety, which was still at the end of the feudal empire The charges formed were used to prosecute some gangsters and pirate leaders at that time. The felony in the first-degree felony, once convicted, would definitely be guillotined at that time. Today, this charge has been a long time ago. No one proposed to abolish this charge.

In short, the charges of these prosecutions are a bit unreliable.

But, the prosecutor, it's him.

Jordan had a suggestion on his lips, but he couldn't say it. He always felt that the young-looking person sitting next to him was so confusing that people couldn't figure it out, and he didn't dare to make any suggestions easily.

(End of this chapter)