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Chapter 102 Verdict Announced! Court Adjourned! [Requesting Monthly Tickets!]

Please let the court decide...

The moment the words were spoken.

Everyone present held their breath in suspense.

The trial has progressed to this point, with both sides exchanging blows. The defendant has put forward a variety of shameless defenses, while the prosecution has launched two surprise attacks, clearing out all personnel from the courtroom...

Now that things have progressed to this point, everyone has exhausted their trump cards and has no more tricks up their sleeve. The process has entered the final stage of "conviction" and is gradually moving into the "sentencing" stage.

In the dock.

Zhang Wei's lips were pale, his heart was ashen, and he closed his eyes.

Seeing this scene.

In the defendant's dock, Liu Jingqi, whose hands were trembling, suddenly felt flustered.

"Attorney Zhang... Attorney Zhang, please say something..."

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Her voice trembled slightly as she tried to remind Zhang Wei to continue defending himself.

She's arrogant and a bad seed.

But that doesn't mean she's stupid!

Take, for example, how she was so young when she hired human traffickers to sell her off. She's not stupid at all; on the contrary, she's quite shrewd!

Although she couldn't understand what was being said in court, she could still catch...

It's not in my best interest!

"Say something! I gave you two hundred thousand!"

Liu Jingqi's words were somewhat sharp; although the gift came from her parents, she claimed it was something she had given herself.

Zhang Wei sighed.

He closed his eyes and said nothing more, his last bit of spirit and energy exhausted. Sun Bing and the other lawyers also shook their heads and remained silent.

Seeing this scene.

Liu Jingqi panicked completely.

"I confess, I confess, I know I was wrong... I know I was wrong!"

"Please give me a chance, please give me a chance. I'm only 16... I'm only 19 years old, I'm still so young..."

I don't want to spend my whole life in prison, and I certainly don't want to die...

"In the defendant's seat."

Liu Jingqi suddenly covered her face with her hands and cried bitterly, tears and snot flowing through her fingers, her wailing voice echoing in everyone's ears.

"I was wrong...I really know I was wrong..."

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"I won't do it again. I promise I'll turn over a new leaf and be a better person. Please..."

On the judge's bench.

The three judges frowned slightly as they listened to the voice, lost in thought.

Xu De, however, remained unmoved, his heart as hard as iron. He glanced at the judge's bench and suddenly said in a cold voice, "Your Honor, we request that the victim's family appear in court for half an hour."

"The defendant's attitude of remorse is to be determined subjectively by the victim's family!"

The victim's family can decide whether the perpetrator has repented.

this..

On the judges' bench, the three judges looked slightly thoughtful upon hearing this.

This is not uncommon.

for example.

The "letter of understanding" and "settlement agreement" are responses from the family members or the victim to the defendant's attitude.

The victim's family members do indeed have the right to take such actions against the defendant.

After a brief exchange, the three turned to Xu De and nodded in approval.

"Can."

"Agent, where is your client now?"

Xu Dedao: "I have arrived at the court and am waiting in the waiting room for the court to pronounce its verdict."

Presiding Judge Zhang Bingxin said, "Court police officer on duty, bring the victim's family members to the court."

The words were spoken.

The court police officers on duty walked out.

Not long after.

Suddenly, a faint footstep sound came from the main entrance. As everyone looked up, the main entrance was opened.

A gloomy, taciturn boy stood at the doorway, slowly walking towards them.

This person is Yang Huan, 14 years old, the only surviving family member of the victim in the case.

He remained silent as he was led to the plaintiff's seat, but instead of sitting down, he stood.

The people present sized up Yang Huan, each with their own thoughts.

"Your Honor, we request ten minutes."

"If, within ten minutes, the defendant Liu Jingqi demonstrates a good attitude in admitting her guilt and impresses our client..."

Xu De smiled slightly, his gaze slowly shifting from Zhang Bingxin to Liu Jingqi.

"Then we are willing to sign a 'Letter of Understanding'!"

A letter of understanding!?

As soon as those three words were spoken, everyone present widened their eyes in surprise.

Even in the defendant's dock, lawyer Zhang Wei suddenly opened his eyes upon hearing this, straightened his back, and stared intently at Yang Huan.

The role of a letter of understanding is neither particularly significant nor insignificant.

It cannot decide whether a defendant should be convicted; it can only reduce the sentence.

But... even this slight reduction in sentence can prevent certain cases from allowing people who should have been sentenced to death to live!

And just so happens.

Case 18 meets this condition!

The two lives involved in the case belong to the same family. As long as Yang Huan agrees to sign, Liu Jingqi will most likely not be sentenced to immediate execution, but will most likely be sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. And a two-year reprieve is almost no different from a fixed-term imprisonment!

This is why Zhang Wei tried to obtain a letter of understanding from beginning to end.

so..

Zhang Wei shifted his gaze to the defendant, Liu Jingqi, his heart pounding with nervousness.

The final outcome of this case...

It's highly likely that the next ten minutes will be crucial!

"permit."

On the defendant's stand, Zhang Bingxin nodded.

"Defendant, in the next ten minutes, you may confess your guilt, repent, and demonstrate genuine remorse to the victim's family."

"Clerk, start the timer now."

The words were spoken.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

On the prosecutor's stand, sweat appeared on Huang Shi's palms, and his breathing gradually became rapid.

In the defendant's seat.

"Gurgle..."

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In a daze, Liu Jingqi swallowed hard, her dull eyes looking toward the plaintiff's seat, where a 14-year-old boy with a cold expression and a childlike appearance stood.

She knew that whether she lived or died... it all depended on this 14-year-old boy.

Thinking of this.

Liu Jingqi's face showed emotion, and hot tears streamed from her eyes. She reached out and covered her face with both hands, but large tears still flowed out through her fingers.

"I...I'm sorry...but I really didn't mean to."

"I just wanted to scare her... I really didn't mean to kill her, how could I do such a thing?"

"This wasn't my intention. I initially wanted to admit my mistake, but I was afraid..."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really know I was wrong."

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As she spoke, her voice gradually broke down.

Clearly, this is the beginning of a person's soul breaking down.

"You can compensate me however you want, as long as you can forgive me. I'll do anything you ask."

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"I truly know I was wrong. From now on, I will sweep Yang Jiale's grave every year. I'm so sorry to her..."

Her tone was very sincere, and you could hear the emotion in her voice.

Plaintiff's seat.

Yang Huan stood there, expressionless, watching Liu Jingqi, who was in the defendant's seat, repenting and admitting her mistakes.

Images of the other person crying, repenting, and even slapping themselves appeared before his eyes.

However, in his eyes, Liu Jingqi was just a passerby, an irrelevant passerby.

In a daze...

Yang Huan spoke up, looking at Liu Jingqi, and asked, "Why are you bullying my sister?"

Upon hearing this...

Liu Jingqi suddenly paused, her voice filled with regret, and said, "I...I didn't mean to..."

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"At first, I thought she was pretty and had good grades, so I just wanted to play a joke on her... I never imagined something like this would happen. I'm so sorry to her."

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Is it because the other person is pretty?

Huang Shi's lips twitched for a moment, then he fell silent.

This is indeed a contributing factor to school bullying, and it's one of the most common types.

Plaintiff's seat.

"No, you did it on purpose."

Yang Huan shook his head. He looked at the other person and, before the other person could refute him, asked again, "I have seen my sister's body."

"She had needle marks on her body...it was from paperclips, the police told me, it was from paperclips that had been straightened."

"I want to ask you, when you were doing that kind of thing on the rooftop, did you laugh?"

The words were spoken.

In the defendant's seat.

Liu Jingqi's expression grew increasingly sorrowful; she choked back tears, and her emotions affected those around her.

She confessed, "I...I know I was wrong. I really didn't expect what happened afterward."

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"She reported to Lü Guangjun. I was afraid that other teachers would find out, so I just wanted to teach her a little lesson. I never thought it would lead to murder... I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

"I didn't know Zhao Li was your mother, nor did I know she had a heart condition..."

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"If I hadn't done those things, things wouldn't be like this now..."

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Upon hearing this, Huang Shi and the others shook their heads slightly.

That makes a lot of sense.

If Liu Jingqi hadn't done this... and even if Lü Guangjun hadn't accepted the gift, this case wouldn't have happened.

Even if Jiang Yuqiao and Wang were accomplices, Yang Jiale would not die.

Unfortunately, what's done is done.

Now, it all depends on whether Yang Huan is willing to forgive.

"Um."

Yang Huan nodded, showing no particular emotion.

He remained silent for a long time, and then suddenly said, "Actually, my sister and my mother have had a tough time... I know, I've always known."

"My mom is a woman. I remember when I was little, she was quite vain. My dad would buy her a mirror, and she would look at herself all day long."

"Later... my dad died, leaving only my mom. She raised the two of us by herself. She didn't dare to remarry, fearing that she would treat us badly after marriage."

"After that, my mother went to work on a construction site in order to earn more money."

"She used to be quite thin, but working on construction sites means you lose strength, so in the blink of an eye, my mom's figure changed. Before, she could even be described as bloated..."

"Yang Huan murmured."

He seemed to be talking to himself, lost in his own mental world.

Huang Shi hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed, and the defendants remained silent.

Yang Huan continued, "Later, without realizing it, I don't remember when, her back started to hurt and she started to limp."

"But she hasn't changed; she still wants my sister and me to have a good life."

"It was very hot back then. Our whole family would squeeze in front of one fan. My sister had to do her homework and take exams. With just one fan blowing around, she would turn the pages of her book. The wind was weak, and even though she was facing the fan directly, she would still be drenched in sweat."

"My mom thought, let's buy an air conditioner."

"She has a soft temper and is not good at making money. She can only work on construction sites. When she is scolded on the construction site, she just smiles awkwardly and never argues back, because she is afraid that people will not want her. Although the monthly salary for this job is only six hundred, after a long time of planning, she can only save up enough money to buy a second-hand air conditioner."

"She told me that she was still short 123 cents, and then she would be able to save enough so that winters wouldn't be cold and summers wouldn't be hot."

Yang Huan was lost in the past.

His tone was calm, but his calm words left those around him feeling somewhat suffocated.

An indescribable emotion brewed in everyone's chests, including the three judges on the bench, who remained silent and watched the proceedings.

"but...

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"That's all."

Yang Huan suddenly changed the subject. He silently stared at Liu Jingqi in the defendant's seat and said, "They're all gone."

"My mother went to the crematorium on November 25th. Her body was pushed into the crematorium furnace, and her ashes were delivered to me in less than a day."

"Speaking of which, she was overweight and quite obese, but I never expected there to be so few ashes..."

"My sister's body was brought in on December 10th. She used to be very strong-willed, but her ashes were very brittle."

Speaking of which...

Yang Huan remained silent.

"I was wrong...I was really wrong..."

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Liu Jingqi cried bitterly, her body visibly trembling with the emotional turmoil.

"I'm only 19. I acted impulsively and never thought something like this would happen. I wouldn't fight back even if you hit or yell at me."

""

Yang Huan remained silent.

He just watched Liu Jingqi quietly, serious and calm, as she broke down in tears and began to repent.

In a daze, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Stop pretending.

"I can tell. You're not admitting guilt; you just don't want to be sentenced to death."

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"You're not giving me that attitude."

"You're showing this to the judge."

"You want them to pity you so you can get a lighter sentence."

The moment those words were spoken...

Suddenly.

The entire courtroom suddenly fell silent. Everyone was startled, as if they had been awakened from hypnosis, and subconsciously looked towards the defendant's seat.

And it is precisely this subconsciousness.

Someone happened to catch a glimpse of resentment hidden in Liu Jingqi's eyes, though it was fleeting... but someone still noticed it!

"I don't want to!"

Yang Huan suddenly raised his voice, and his tone gradually became more strained.

Then came anger!

"I refuse! I won't sign the letter of understanding!"

Yang Huan clenched his fists tightly, his calm expression suddenly turning ferocious, his eyes filled with hatred as he stared intently at Liu Jingqi in the defendant's seat.

"I hate her, I hate her so much, I wish she were dead!!!"

This is a roar, a roar that has been suppressed for two months.

The sound swept through the entire Second Courtroom, and even the door could not contain it, rushing out through the crack, startling the people outside with various expressions.

Meanwhile.

And just as those words were spoken.

"Beep~"

On the judge's bench, the court clerk glanced down at the timer in his hand.

He turned around, looked at Zhang Bingxin, and nodded.

"Ten minutes are up."

The sound wasn't loud.

But everyone present could hear it clearly.

The ten-minute countdown is over.

As initially requested, a confession was to be made within ten minutes. If a letter of forgiveness was not obtained, the trial proceedings would continue. At that time, the proceedings were in their final stages, but now...

dock.

Zhang Wei closed his eyes weakly, his heartbeat steady, but he couldn't muster any strength at all.

One second.....

Two seconds.

One minute... three minutes...

None of the three parties spoke to break the silence. In the defendant's seat, Jiang Yu and Qiao Wang lowered their heads, trembling uncontrollably.

On the judge's bench.

a long time.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind.

"Bang!"

Looking up, one could see that Judge Zhang Bingxin suddenly gripped the gavel, raised it, and slammed it heavily onto the table.

Another hammer blow.

"Bang!"

"The verdict is now announced."

Zhang Bingxin stood up, his expression solemn. He looked down at the documents in his hands, like a majestic statue.

then.

A loud voice reached the ears of everyone present.

"After a lawful trial, including the presentation and cross-examination of evidence by both the prosecution and the defense, as well as their court arguments and final statements, the trial has now concluded."

"The investigation revealed..."

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"The defendants Zhang Yueyue (Liu Jingqi), Jiang Yu, and Qiao Wang first committed unlawful acts against the victim Yang Jiale at No. 18 Middle School in Lusen City, using heinous and cruel methods..."

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"The victim in the case, Zhao Li, suffered a heart attack and died suddenly due to the defendant's actions."

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The prosecution alleges that the defendant is guilty of intentional injury, intentional homicide, manslaughter, robbery, extortion, and insult.

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"The judgment is as follows."

According to Article 232 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China (Intentional Homicide), Article 233 (Negligent Homicide), and Article 234 (Intentional Injury),...

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"The defendant, Jiang Yu, is sentenced to 15 years in prison."

"The defendant, Qiao Wang, is sentenced to 15 years in prison."

"The defendant was sentenced..."

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Speaking of which...

Suddenly, Judge Zhang Bingxin paused.

Immediately following, an imposing aura emanated from him, sweeping across the entire Second Courtroom in the form of his voice, even penetrating through the cracks in the door and engulfing everyone outside.

"The defendant, Liu Jingqi, is sentenced to death!"

"Execute immediately!!!"

The moment the words were spoken.

In the entire second courtroom, everyone's pupils suddenly contracted, and a chill ran down their spines.

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