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

Chapter 260 Death from Bloodletting! [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]

17 people.
A joint appeal signed by 17 people!?

It's not the same three people as last time!?

In an instant, everyone's expression changed, and all of them looked surprised.

Even Zhang Tao and Li Ye in the audience frowned and furrowed their brows.

"17."

"What's going on? Is the person being interrogated hiding some information?" Li Ye asked, somewhat curious.

As the saying goes, quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes.

When comparing the testimonies of three people with those of 69, the presiding judge can make a simple ruling.

But now the plaintiff's witnesses have been upgraded to a full 17!
The defendants were left with only 55 people, making the score 17:55.

The number of defendants is about one-third, and their testimonies are valuable enough to warrant the attention of any judge!
"17 people? That means 14 people were bribed."

As Xu Liang sat in the dock, these were his thoughts.

But he didn't pay any attention to it.

It doesn't matter, these people won't get their fees back anyway, let them stab me in the back if they want.

His face remained expressionless, as calm and collected as ever.

Upon seeing this, Chai Shirong, sitting in the plaintiff's seat, frowned.

"The client has betrayed them, and nearly a third of the witnesses have turned against them, how can they remain so calm!?"

He thought to himself, lost in thought.

If the case is adjourned again, the members of the mutual aid society will definitely fall into the herd mentality!

It won't be just 17 patients being bribed in the end.

It's possible to have 20, or even 30 or 40!
At this point, what could Xu Liang possibly use to fight him? He might not even be able to keep the commission fee!
'I'd like to see what you're relying on!'

Chai Shirong's eyes flashed as he glanced at Sha Jin.

Sha Jin immediately understood and continued, "Your Honor, this is the defense statement from the victims of the mutual aid association. Please take a look!"

After he finished speaking, he took out a letter of complaint from 17 people, bearing their real names, from his briefcase.

After the court clerk confirmed that there were no problems, the case was handed over to the judge's bench.

Upon seeing this, the three judges on the bench immediately frowned.

This is indeed a statement of defense.

However, as Sha Jin said, it seems more like a whistleblower report!
Seventeen people named themselves as saying how much of a threat the drugs posed to them, but there was no data to support this claim; it was simply their personal belief that the drugs caused health problems.

Zhao Jiaqi didn't say anything, after all, these data people were all patients!
If it were an ordinary person, it would be fine. But if someone accidentally ingests a certain medication and causes adverse effects, their body will react very strongly. On paper, one person might be healthy, while the other might be critically ill. The turning point in between is taking the medication, which is quite normal.

And what about these 17 people?

They were all patients!

You have no way of knowing whether the other person's physical condition is caused by the medication or by an uncontrollable deterioration of their condition.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jiaqi pondered for a moment and then said:

"Do you have any witnesses present at the court hearing?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Jin nodded and said gently, "Of course."

"Our witness is currently in the court's waiting room and may be summoned at any time by the presiding judge!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiaqi immediately struck the gavel.

"Please bring the witnesses into the courtroom!"

The words fell.

The scene fell silent.

Before long, the previously sealed door was pushed open again, and two familiar figures appeared before everyone.

One of them was Yang Hao, a witness seen by everyone during the first trial.

The second one is...
"Wang Hu!?"

Suddenly, Feng Nan was completely stunned. She stood up abruptly, her face full of disbelief.

The plaintiff's second witness was none other than Wang Hu, who had been fiercely criticizing others in the hospital just a few days prior!
The other party was so angry at Yang Hao, a traitor, that they wanted to kill him, and even insulted those around them. But when the witness appeared, it was him! ??
Feng Nan's mind went blank; she had no idea how many benefits Chai Shirong had promised.

All she knew was that she had been betrayed.

Xu Liang glanced at Wang Hu from head to toe, his expression remaining calm.

"Wang Hu, tsk, good advice is useless against that damned devil."

Xu Liang shook his head, clicking his tongue in thought.

"Defendant, please be mindful of your emotions."

Zhao Jiaqi restored order at the scene and then looked at the two witnesses.

"Witness: The plaintiff just stated that the defendant sold drugs to you at a price of 9000 per bottle. Is this true?"

Yang Hao hadn't spoken yet.

Wang Hu chimed in, "That's right! That bastard Li Ye initially sold it for three thousand a bottle, then four thousand, five thousand, and finally it jumped to nine thousand a bottle!"

"Moreover, these drugs are not genuine; taking them can cause significant harm to the body!"

“Initially, the victims were deceived and consumed large amounts of drugs, which led to organ failure and left them in critical condition. There were even two or three deaths last year.”

Wang Hu said anxiously.

He glanced at the dazed Feng Nan every now and then.

Each time I looked at it, instead of feeling guilty, my desire to kill the other person only intensified.

He spoke in a deep voice:

"Your Honor, please make the judgment!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiaqi frowned.

The crowd erupted in commotion.

"Nine thousand a bottle?! Really? That's almost a year's salary for me!"

"I only earn 1,100 a month. If I don't eat or drink, it will take me more than eight months to save up enough. Not only will it not cure my illness, but it might even cause organ failure!"

"Ha, in my opinion, the defendant should just be sentenced according to the law; there's no need for a trial."

Wang Chao, who was in the audience, took the opportunity to speak.

But the more level-headed reporters frowned, noticing something amiss. If...
Li Ye did indeed sell the medicine for 9,000 yuan per bottle.

So he forced Wang Hu, Yang Hao, and the others to buy it!?
For example, what about the black-related tactic of cutting off someone's hand if they don't buy it?

After glancing at Kong Jian's emaciated body in the dock, the crowd abandoned the idea.

Given how terminally ill the other party is, how could they possibly do such a thing!

Then the problem is coming.

If it wasn't forced purchase, why did Wang Hu and others still take it even though they knew someone was dying from organ failure?
"Witness, why did you still choose to buy it?"

Zhao Jiaqi also sensed something was wrong and frowned.

Wang Hu paused for a moment, then recounted what Sha Jin had told him.

"Because Li Ye had said that this was the genuine drug, we assumed that the deaths were due to the drug not being effective for them, so we continued to take it."

Even if a targeted drug is used to treat a specific disease, the effect will vary from person to person.

Some people experience good results, while others experience ridiculously poor results.

Zhao Jiaqi pressed on, asking again:
"Excuse me, where did you get the money to support your purchase?"

If it costs nine thousand a bottle, even a judge like him can't afford it!
Why should they be able to afford it?

This is not contempt, but an objective judgment based on the flow of funds.
"loan!"

Wang Hu thought for a moment and said, "Back then, there were some online loan companies with low loan requirements; you only needed your ID card to get a loan."

"The company went bankrupt before I could repay the debt, but that's precisely why I had the money to buy the fake medicine that Li Ye smuggled."

There's something all the rage these days.

Taking advantage of online lending companies!

That's right. These days, with online lending, you might take out a loan yesterday and the company goes bankrupt tomorrow, and you might not even have to pay back the money you have.

Even if the company wanted to sell the IOUs, it might not be able to, because their business model itself involves illegal usury!
"Your Honor, these are the online lending companies that we have investigated based on the timeline."

Sha Jin suddenly spoke up and handed over a piece of evidence.

This is not fake; it is indeed a record from an online lending company.

only.
However, it was the money Wang Hu used to pay for the hospital after taking out the loan!

But it doesn't matter, we can fake it as a loan record for taking fake medicine, and no one will be able to tell the difference!
Zhao Jiaqi quickly glanced through the information, then frowned and began to discuss it with the people behind her.

"Something feels off to me."

"Loans. Online lending platforms would lend money to a terminally ill patient?"

One of the judges frowned and murmured.

The amount of money a person can borrow is often proportional to their personal value.

If you are worth 10,000, then you can borrow 10,000. The lender uses this to ensure that your value is sufficient to repay the loan.

But Wang Hu, a terminally ill person, can he borrow tens of thousands of yuan?!
If that's the case, then this isn't an online lending company.

It should be renamed a charitable foundation!

Think for a long time.

Zhao Jiaqi gathered her thoughts and turned to look at the defendant's seat.

"Defendant, do you intend to respond to the plaintiff's statements and the witnesses' testimonies?"

He secretly wanted the other party to argue their case.

From any perspective, there are many doubts about the evidence submitted by the plaintiff. Zhao Jiaqi couldn't figure it out, so she simply let Xu Liang debate with the other party, and then use the winner to reason about the case.

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Xu Liang suddenly spoke up:

"Your Honor, we will naturally respond to the plaintiff's claims."

As he spoke, he suddenly paused, then added:

"But not now!"

Finished.

He didn't give the plaintiff a chance to continue speaking, stating directly:
"What we need to do right now is to submit completely new evidence!"

Brand new evidence?
This signifies a completely new point of contention!

Why are there still points of contention that haven't emerged?
Zhao Jiaqi frowned, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice:

"Please say."

Xu Liang said, "We believe that in this case, the deceased Li Guang did not die from drug smuggling; his true cause of death should be..."

"Caused by a blood draw at the hospital!!!"

There are two key issues in the case: the medicine and Li Guang's death.

Li Guang was a child, and even if he had leukemia, he shouldn't have died so inexplicably. From the perspective of the case, the only possible cause was those medications.

The presence of a large number of impurities in the medication could very well be the cause of leukemia symptoms, which in turn led to death.

This is the court's initial reasoning, but for now...
blood draw?

What's the purpose of drawing blood?
Even Chai Shirong frowned; he truly didn't know those two words.

Zhao Jiaqi sensed something was off and continued to press for answers.

"Defendant, please continue with your statement."

Xu Liang nodded.

He held up a photograph and an autopsy report, and spoke loudly enough to reach everyone's ears.

"This is an autopsy report."

"According to the autopsy, the victim, Li Guang, weighed 22 kilograms."

"Based on normal proportions, Li Guang had 1540 ml of blood in his body. Mild blood loss is generally less than 10%, moderate blood loss is between 10% and 20%, and severe blood loss is more than 20%."

"And the deceased was Li Guang."

"According to the autopsy, the victim lost at least 25% of his total blood volume before death!!!"

"That is, severe among severe blood loss!"

In other words, Li Guang's death was not caused by drugs; the true cause of death was...

As he spoke, Xu Liang paused, then uttered a statement that silenced everyone.

"He was drained dry, he was drained to death!!!"

(End of this chapter)