Death sentence turned into acquittal? Who told him to be a detective!

Chapter 154 Wu Chengjun: Apologize to my student! [A long chapter of 4,000 words!]

Yes, it's hard to imagine a lawyer losing a case before even taking it on.
why?
Because once you take on a case, you must strive to protect the interests of your client.

In Duan Feipeng's situation, if Zhang Cheng, who was unaware of the truth, were in that situation, he would also reasonably strive for an acquittal.

But here is the problem.

The moment you start providing evidence of innocence, you've already fallen into Xu Liang's trap.

From the moment he began to prove himself, everything was passive, pushed along by Xu Liang, and Zhou Ke had no room to resist at all!

Even said.

Before the trial began, Zhou Ke still thought he could win.

It wasn't until the trial began that he suddenly realized that his head had been silently chopped off by the other party!

Just thinking about it for a moment made everyone's necks go cold.

Of course, there are ways to avoid it.

The only thing Zhang Cheng could think of was to travel back 7 years to stop Zhou Ke from giving false testimony and to get Duan Feipeng imprisoned for several years for murder, so that the other party would have no chance to kill while in jail.
But time travel is also impossible.

Therefore, Zhou Ke was destined to lose so miserably!
Thinking of this, everyone's lips twitched.

"so far so good."

Liu Xun was relieved to speak up, and he took a sip of tea.

"I was only stabbed twice by my client, nothing else."

Qian Li was also terrified, but at the same time felt like he had survived a disaster.

"Me too. Luckily, I'm only dealing with the Six Ministries, so they don't care about me."

Zhang Cheng remained silent.

He was sweating profusely.

If I remember correctly, his original clients, Zhu Hong and Chen Jian, were also involved in forging documents, and even bribery!
After the case was closed, the two were immediately put to death.

Six months have passed, and he still hasn't received the commission fee.
He used to complain every now and then, but now seeing Zhou Ke like this...
"Money is nothing. Haha, looking at it now, it's not actually that important."

Zhang Cheng was still shaken and clicked his tongue in amazement.

Of the three, he was the one who almost got sent to jail!

"Is there any chance for Zhou Ke to get out?"

Qian Li suddenly seemed to be deep in thought, and turned to look at the mahjong set he had specially bought on the windowsill.

I thought I'd gotten tired of playing Dou Dizhu and could finally play Mahjong, but...
People are gone.

"I think it's a bit risky," Liu Xun shook his head.

Zhang Cheng said, "It must have been at least twenty years, and that depends on how dirty the mess they cleaned up for the Duan Group."

The other two agreed.

"But what about my mahjong set?"

Qian Li spoke with suspicion.

After a moment of thought, Zhang Cheng patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, we'll need it sooner or later!"

It's only two days off now.

With Zhou Ke detained and facing investigation, Duan Feipeng will inevitably arrange a new lawyer when the trial begins.

When the time comes, you'll naturally find it useful if you know the mahjong players.

"I wonder which unlucky person will get it," Qian Li said with lingering fear.

Uptown.

"Why aren't you saying anything, old man!?"

"What is there to say? There's nothing to say."

Inside the Supreme Court office.

After watching the television program, Wu Chengjun walked out of the school with a blank expression and headed straight for the Supreme Court.

He led Li Yang and easily found Wang Yao, opening the door the instant they arrived.
"Apologize!"

"Apologize to my student right now!"

Wu Chengjun stormed up to Wang Yao, looked at the balding old man in front of him, and said in a sarcastic tone:
“A month and a half ago, they started slandering my students and my reputation every day.”

"A litigator?"

"Tell me, how is this any kind of lawyer?"

A month and a half ago.

Wang Yao suddenly called him like a madman, saying that he was a hypocrite and that he had no moral compass.

He even brought along Xu Liang, the student who attacked him!
Wu Chengjun was furious and started arguing with the other party, thus missing Xu Liang's second conversation with him.

He remembered this incident for a full month and a half!
at the moment
It was truly a moment of triumph!

"What apology? I don't know."

Wang Yao retorted stubbornly, looking at Wu Chengjun with a blank expression.

"What are you talking about now, you old codger?"

"Heh, keep pretending. Don't tell me you didn't watch the trial!" Wu Chengjun's serious face revealed disdain.

"Just tell me, are my students going to show their faces today or not?!"

Will you show your face?
It's definitely revealing.

The judiciary must guarantee procedural justice, which is to maintain order.

Therefore, it can occasionally lead to some people taking advantage of the system to escape punishment, such as Duan Feipeng changing his age, resulting in an unjust outcome.

Without Xu Liang, and without Wang Jin handing over evidence.

Duan Feipeng will definitely be exonerated!

It can be said that he forcefully steered the case toward a just outcome!
only.
Wang Yao's face darkened, and he stopped writing.

"Don't you know how your students found the evidence?" he retorted.

How did you find it?

“Didn’t I already say that we found them by chance while investigating a wanted criminal at the hospital? There are police officers who can testify to that,” Wu Chengjun said.

Wang Yao: ?
"No way, you actually believe that kind of thing!?"

Wang Yao's face darkened even more.

Yes, Xu Liang did indeed steer the case toward a just outcome.

But from head to toe, even if you were to scrutinize every single hair on his head, there wasn't a single thing about him that looked 'legal'!

The outcome was just, but the procedure was wrong!

"Then why can't we believe it?"

Wu Chengjun was furious.

Even when things came to a head, the other party was still slandering his innocent student.

"The case itself involved an element of luck."

"What right do you have to slander my student?!"

Why?
Wang Yao's face grew increasingly grim, and he was practically gritting his teeth.

Although Xu Liang's procedure was unjust, at least it passed the court's cross-examination. In addition, the result this time was simply too just, so Wang Yao could barely offer a few words of praise.

just
He vaguely sensed something was wrong while watching TV.

Something's not right.

The female assistant in the plaintiff's seat is handing evidence to the shrew.
The more Wang Yao looked at her, the more she seemed to resemble his own daughter.

No, not like.

That's my own daughter!
Looking at Wu Chengjun, whose face was full of anger.

Wang Yao, with a cold face, glanced at Wu Chengjun, then at Li Yang, and took a deep breath.

"roll!"

Wu Chengjun angrily retorted, "You have absolutely no shame!"

Li Yang in the corner.

At this moment, looking at Wu Chengjun, his eyes gradually filled with respect.

He murmured:

"Teacher, I've learned something."

1 month 26 day.

Two days have passed since the court hearing.

The dramatic reversal that occurred during the second trial has not diminished public opinion but rather increased it, even seemingly setting a new high!
Faced with pressure, Zhao Yi began to thoroughly investigate the evidence in the case.

First, there's Zhou Ke's side.

Within two days, Zhao Yi arrested quite a few people.

The third-party verification agency was problematic. In January, Zhou Ke bribed many people, which led to the failure to verify the evidence.

Simultaneously.

The court then began to verify the evidence submitted by Xu Liang.

During the confirmation process, Zhao Yi and the others felt extremely anxious.

They already have an answer regarding the authenticity of the evidence.

The only uncertainty is...
What will the verdict be?

"Sentenced to death!?"

"Can we really sentence him to death? What if we find out the forensic team was wrong this time too?"

"Neither of these lawyers are good people; one is driven by profit, and the other completely disregards procedural justice!"

"But at least on the surface, we need to give the evidence a clear answer regarding its truth or falsehood!"

"How did your identity change?"

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In Hanhai City, at the Intermediate People's Court, there is an office specifically used for meetings.

The members of the panel then sat inside.

Zhao Yi and the others were all in a real bind.

From a legal perspective, the judgment is actually quite clear.

Either the evidence is false, and Duan Feipeng is acquitted or sentenced to life imprisonment. Or the evidence is true, and he faces the death penalty.

Can.
Can they really be convicted?
If Xu Liang's evidence was also false, and after their verification, it led to Duan Feipeng being sentenced to death without being 19 years old.
All of a sudden.

A pressure as heavy as Mount Tai crashed down on everyone's shoulders.

Everyone fell silent.

This is no small matter.

Judges are held accountable for wrongly sentencing someone to death, let alone wrongly sentencing someone who has a get-out-of-jail-free card!

even.

From a complex perspective.

This case shouldn't have been decided by them!
Instead, it should have been handled by someone at a higher level. It was only because the case occurred in Hongfu District and involved a small number of people that they took over.

After a long silence, someone finally spoke:

"Should we transfer it to the higher-ups?"

No one spoke.

The transfer can only proceed after the first trial.

Their next court hearing is scheduled for today.
Then the first instance verdict must be announced.

The atmosphere fell silent.

After a long while, someone finally lost patience, turned to look at Zhao Yi, and urged him:
"Old Zhao, pull yourself together! Don't embarrass yourself!"

"You are the presiding judge in this case."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi clicked his tongue in astonishment. "I'm the presiding judge, aren't you a judge too?!"

In a collegial panel, the presiding judge's power is not much greater than that of the judges.

"But no matter what, in the end, it's still up to you to deliver the verdict, isn't it?" the man said again.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi fell silent.

After a long while, he took a deep breath.

"Just sentence them however you want, there's always someone to cover for them!"

Who will cover the losses?
The second instance serves as a catch-all provision.

A new lawyer will take over the case, but during the ten-day recess, the new lawyer will not be able to find a breakthrough.

The first instance trial will inevitably conclude, while the opposing party will proceed with the second instance trial.
Then it has to go to the next higher level of the second trial!

There, they have the power to overturn a death sentence in the first instance, and if the death sentence is passed in the first instance, then there is naturally no problem.

And before that.
"Speed ​​up the investigation!"

Zhao Yi frowned, tapping his fingertips lightly on the table.

The court hearing is scheduled for...

"September 2th!"

Upon hearing this, no one objected.

The immediate task is to find the plaintiff, Xu Liang, and verify whether the chain of evidence is valid.

The next day.

Eight in the morning.

Inside the Conscience Law Firm in Hongfu District.

Xu Liang had already finished washing up and was answering inquiries by phone.

"Squeak~"

The law firm's main entrance was suddenly pushed open.

Why are you late again?

Xu Liang was still on the phone, but when he heard the door open, he instinctively spoke up.

Hear this.

The person who opened the door looked slightly surprised.

"What's late?"

The voice was a somewhat rough male voice, completely different from Yang Ruoxi's delicate voice.

Xu Liang paused, hung up the consultation call, and looked up.

The person who came was...
"Oh, Judge Zhao, what a rare guest!"

Xu Liang raised an eyebrow, looked at the judges standing at the door, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

The visitors were Zhao Yi and his group.

Seeing his expression, Zhao Yi rolled his eyes.

At the same time, he subconsciously glanced at the body camera next to him, and a sense of vigilance arose in his heart.

He came here to verify something.

Since it wasn't a private meeting, normally one cannot request the presiding judge to recuse himself on suspicion of "collusion."

However, given the precedent of Xu Liang's bank card, this serves as a cautionary tale.
Zhao Yi still felt that it was better to be safe than sorry.

"Judge Zhao has come to the law firm."

Xu Liang led everyone to the reception room before tentatively speaking.

"Just verifying the case."

Zhao Yi began speaking as usual.

Then he paused abruptly, and said:

"The court needs your complete chain of evidence."

A complete chain of evidence?

Didn't I already hand it in?

Xu Liang paused, but looking at Zhao Yi's expressionless face, he thought for a moment and tentatively began to speak:

"Um, Judge Zhao, do you think the evidence I submitted has been manipulated?"

Zhao Yi didn't speak, he just sneered.

"hehe."

The evidence submitted by Xu Liang was only superficially plausible and could not be examined in detail.

The other judges also stared at Xu Liang expressionlessly.

Xu Liang remained silent.

What was he going to say?
He claimed he threatened the hotel owner, which is why he found the record of the full moon celebration?

Or did he directly and privately violate Zhang Li's privacy?

You can't exactly use Du Ze to fish in 18, can you?
"The hospital just wanted to get a more detailed understanding. You know, the evidence at the scene of this case needs to be verified very rigorously."

Zhao Yi spoke expressionlessly.

He didn't even bother to touch the hot tea that Xu Liang had brewed for him.

You're being a bit presumptuous!

Xu Liang remained expressionless, but he was prepared!
He took out two documents that he had prepared two weeks ago from his office drawer.

"This is evidence of the involvement of two police officers."

"Are you going to look at the investigation order?"

"The investigation at the hotel, that was given to me by the police."

Xu Liang pulled out a bunch of 'legal and compliant' evidence.

Zhao Yi looked through each document, staring into Xu Liang's eyes for a few seconds after each one.

Yoshihisa
After watching everything, Xu Liang kindly reminded him:
"How about it?"

He's a law-abiding citizen.

No laws were violated during the investigation!

No one who came could point out a problem.

"you"

Zhao Yi glanced at the document, then at Xu Liang.

"Your Honor, I suggest you just issue the verdict."

Xu Liang spoke first:
"The evidence I provided is legal, compliant, and genuine. I personally believe that further verification is unnecessary."

If he were to dig any deeper, he would have to come up with new stories.
"Hehe, this is the procedure!"

Zhao Yi said with a serious expression.

He came here to tell Xu Liang that lawsuits require following procedures and understanding the process!

Otherwise, a thorough investigation is necessary!
Since the evidence gathering did not comply with the procedures, the court will conduct a rigorous review and treat some irrefutable evidence as doubtful, and you will have to bear the consequences!

"I understand, procedural justice."

Xu Liang nodded, then added:

"But this time I truly complied with procedural justice!"

If it works this time, what about last time?
Zhao Yi seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

But looking at the things in his hands, he finally sighed, his face darkening, and prepared to leave.

See this.

Xu Liang paused, then stood up and said:

"Presiding Judge Zhao, aren't you planning to stay a little longer?"

Zhao Yi's face darkened further, and he quickened his pace slightly.

If it weren't for the procedure, he wouldn't want to spend a single second longer with Xu Liang!
only.
Just as he opened the door, he bumped into a girl whose cheeks were red from the cold.

"Senior, I'm here for work."

Su Yu bypassed several old men, hurriedly swiped her card, and then breathed on her palms to warm them.

She was late too.

But it's alright, Xu Liang forgave her, after all, he had a case to handle.

Zhao Yi withdrew his gaze, and just as he was about to leave, a voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"By the way, how's your case going?"

(End of this chapter)