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

Chapter 63 On the Eve of the Trial!
In this lifetime, the Eastern Kingdom handles cases relatively quickly.

Of course, the Sun Quan case itself won't take long.

Two surveillance cameras, one at the vegetable market and the other at the pig farm, both proved that the other party committed the murder, and Sui Shan was arrested on the spot!

There were also clues provided by the Zhou family.
Even without Sun Quan's testimony, the chain of evidence is very solid, not to mention that the other party was very cooperative!
And indeed, what Yang Ruoxi said was true.

8 month 27 day.

Five days after receiving the letter of understanding.
The Hanhai City Procuratorate has filed a public prosecution with the Hongfu District Basic People's Court of Hanhai City in accordance with the law!

8 month 30 day.

The case was accepted by the Hongfu District Basic People's Court, and the first instance trial was scheduled for September 21.

Upon receiving the message, Xu Liang began to speed up his work, constantly visiting various places.

9 month 10 day.

Sun Quan's parents have been located, but they still haven't spoken to the other party. They only know that the other party appeared in Hanhai City a few months ago.

Xu Liang didn't pay much attention to it.

He went to the hospital and tried with others to treat Sun Qian's mental illness, but unfortunately, 13 years of torment could not be resolved overnight.

Until October 9th.

The day before the court hearing!
in the afternoon.

Ten past five.

"Hey, have some food."

A voice rang out inside the law firm.

Xu Liang, who was constantly checking for omissions and filling gaps in tomorrow's schedule, was awakened by a voice.

He snapped out of his daze, looked at Yang Ruoxi walking towards him carrying a boxed lunch, and said something speechless.

"Call me by my full name," Xu Liang reminded him.

Yang Ruoxi remained unmoved and took out some boxed lunches from the plastic bag.

“Look here, these are all your favorite dishes.”

Xu Liang was helpless.

He smacked his lips and started eating with the other person.

It has been about a month since I received the letter of understanding.

During one of his visits, the other party happened to see his second uncle, Xu Fuqiang, calling him home for dinner. From then on, the other party remembered his nickname.
Thus, his title changed from "Xu Lu" to "Yarn," a remarkably wide change.
Think of this.

Xu Liang took a bite of his steamed bun and looked up at Yang Ruoxi with resentment.

What's your nickname?

Yang Ruoxi paused, her face flushed, and she stammered, "I...I don't have a nickname."

"hehe."

Xu Liang didn't press the issue to get to the bottom of it, but instead thought he might be able to find out Wang Chao's nickname.

Yang Ruoxi then returned to the main topic, looking at Xu Liang nervously.

"How are the preparations going?"

"The trial is tomorrow."

Hear the words.

As he spoke, Xu Liang's eyes narrowed.

The anticipated trial arguments include: intentional injury, intentional homicide, and desecration of a corpse.
The countless preparations he had made over the past month flashed through his mind.

Xu Liang took a deep breath.

Will the trial proceed?

"It all depends on tomorrow!"

at the same time
In the Hongfu District Basic People's Court.

"Crack!"

A middle-aged man was packing his briefcase in the office. Just as he was about to get up and leave, he was suddenly stopped.

"Old Zhang, aren't you going to work a little overtime?"

Another colleague in the office sat in a chair, watching Zhang Bo with a smile.

"The case you're in charge of tomorrow is no simple matter."

"If the judgment is wrong and the second instance rejects it, you'll be left with no one to complain to."

The court accepted a case last month.

This case is extremely complicated; it can be said to be one of the biggest cases handled by the Hongfu District Basic People's Court this year!

The murderer killed one person, then dismembered the body in revenge, even openly selling the remains at a market, causing widespread fear and anxiety after the police announcement.
Subsequently, the murderer pursued the killer across cities, traveling hundreds of kilometers to Suishan to kill two more people!
A criminal case that resulted in three deaths—judging by the severity of the case alone, it was one that could be reported to the provincial authorities.
After careful consideration, Zhang Bo, who had just been transferred to the case, was appointed as the presiding judge.

The case involved the murder of three people, and normally, the sentence would undoubtedly be death.

but.
And to make matters worse, it brought up a human trafficking case!
Zhou Xu was a human trafficker, and the two people who died in Suishan did so on their own initiative.
Zhang Bo felt a headache coming on as soon as he saw it.

"Alright, I've thought about this case dozens of times already."

“I’ve been thinking about this for a whole month now, from last month until now. A few more minutes won’t make a difference. If you want to work overtime, go ahead.” Zhang Bo continued to pack the materials he would need for tomorrow, his hands moving at an undiminished speed.

"A normal sentencing is fine."

He had made up his mind that if the deceased's family pursued legal action, he would simply sentence Sun Quan according to the law.

A ten-year sentence is the minimum, but it doesn't amount to life imprisonment or the death penalty.

After all, regardless of the reason, the person on trial had murdered three people, and he had no choice but to sentence him!

"I wasn't talking about the case."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jian, who was in the office next to him, laughed. He turned his chair around and looked at Zhang Bo, teasingly saying:
"You didn't look at this case carefully. Who is the defendant's defense lawyer?"

The defendant's defense attorney?
Why would the judge care about this? After all, he's not taking any money.
Zhang Bo frowned, but still told the truth.

“A lawyer named Xu Liang.”

"I saw him, he's quite young, probably just graduated not long ago."

"Tsk, this kid took on this case right after graduation. Young people these days are getting bolder and bolder."

Zhang Bo clicked his tongue and opened his mouth.

Unexpectedly, after these words were spoken, Liu Jian's expression turned strange.

"Are you genuinely unaware, or are you pretending not to know?!"

What the hell?
Zhang Bo paused, slowed his movements, and looked directly at the other person, asking suspiciously:

"Does this lawyer have any criminal record?"

He was transferred from another place and didn't really know the situation in Hanhai City.

Recalling Xu Liang's innocent smile, Zhang Bo frowned.

Upon hearing this, Liu Jian could no longer hold back.

"You really don't know!?"

"Haven't you ever wondered why Hongfu District has several fewer judges in its grassroots courts?"

Zhang Bo originally worked as a court clerk in another city, and in theory, he should have been promoted last year.

Unfortunately, there were limited spots available, so I never had the chance.

Until August, several positions suddenly became available in Hongfu District, and he was just put there!
He originally wanted to ask what was going on, since the presiding judge couldn't possibly be missing so many people for no reason.

But as soon as this matter was mentioned, their expressions changed, and they refused to say another word.
"What exactly happened?" Zhang Bo suddenly felt a little panicked.

"During the last meeting, the dean said this case was one of the two biggest cases this year. Have you looked into what the other case is?"

Liu Jian began to speak.

Before the other party could ask, he spoke again.

"That case was taken by this young lawyer!"

"In the first trial, a man named Sun Ming was in charge and sentenced the man to death. He temporarily took over the second trial."

"This kid overturned the first trial's verdict on the second trial!"

"They even imprisoned the prosecution along with them. Just a couple of days ago, the court sentenced those people to death, and even..."

"Even the presiding judge in charge of the first instance."

Liu Jian clicked his tongue, a hint of lingering fear flashing across his face.

"You think the person you replaced got promoted?"

"He was sent in by someone!!!"

The second instance court rejected the first instance judgment, and even sentenced the prosecution to death.
The person who was last taken to the seat I'm sitting in!?
Zhang Bo looked surprised.

"No. This."

Seeing this, Liu Jian gave a wry smile. "Are you trying to say that no one told you?"

"Let me tell you, what if you run away? Didn't you notice when you came that other people who wanted promotions would rather not get promoted than come to Hongfu District?!"

"You came all alone, all smiles."

"I was thinking, isn't this a normal promotion?!"

Zhang Bo was stunned. He suddenly felt flustered after hearing what the other person said.

That case

Liu Jian shook his head, got up, grabbed his briefcase, and walked out.

"You decide for yourself."

After saying this, Liu Jian left.

Only Zhang Bo remained in the office.

"should be no problem"

A sense of panic rose in Zhang Bo's heart as he continued to think about the case.

"This case is unlikely to have any surprises."

"Sui Shan killed two people, desecrated corpses, and committed intentional injury; by any measure, he deserves a sentence of more than fifteen years."

(End of this chapter)