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Chapter 350 Cai Peng: You must be lying to me! [Two chapters combined, please vote!]

Most people think law is boring, but Xu De is different; he finds law extremely interesting!

Just like now.

If Tsai Peng focuses on defending the charge of "intentional homicide," then Hsu Te's feint will become the main attack, and he will turn around and charge the crime of "drug trafficking."

What if the other party realizes what's happening and charges them with drug trafficking?

Then go back and charge them with "intentional homicide"!

If you protect the head, you get a beating on the buttocks; if you protect the buttocks, you get a beating on the head.

The recess is only a short time, and Xu De doesn't believe the other side can take care of both their backside and their head. They have to leave one for him!

only..

"The logic behind the drug trafficking charge is indeed quite sound, but for now it's limited to logic."

"We currently lack physical evidence. How do you plan to obtain it?"

Lin Yue thought for a moment, then opened her eyes and asked in confusion.

Arguments alone are not enough; sufficient evidence is also required, especially since Lü Guang himself is someone who only looks at evidence.

of.

in other words.

"We need to find the bottle of 'liquid' that was moved!"

Zhao Chenggong raised an eyebrow and echoed, but paused slightly after speaking, then added, "Or rather, it's that 660 grams of drugs!"

He had already accepted the lawyer's logic.

There was no alcohol involved in this case.

It's all drugs!

"No rush, let me think about it first..."

Xu De fell into deep thought. He paused slightly, and then an idea came to him.

He looked into the law firm and saw the "Houde Law Firm Office".

At that moment, several figures flashed past his eyes.

Xu De waved to one of them and said, "Attorney Wang, come here for a moment."

I heard a sound.

Wang Chao, who was still arranging workstations in the distance, looked up, looked around, and noticed Xu De before stepping closer.

"What's wrong with Attorney Xu?"

Wang Chao looked at the three people in front of him, raised an eyebrow, and looked slightly puzzled.

"Are you trying to find out about Attorney Lu's current situation?"

Lu Jinshan and Laoshu were picked up by Qian Hao and are currently at the law firm processing the most basic business documents.

"No, you and Qian Hao can handle this."

"I'm asking you, in the drug trafficking case, did Officer Bai release any private information?"

Then Xu De added, "For example."

"A recent account of drug dealer 'Sun Rui'."

Upon hearing this, Wang Chao paused slightly, then his eyes flashed, and he said excitedly, "Drug trafficking? Why is Attorney Xu interested in this? We..."

Have you already figured out how to trick someone?!

Upon hearing this...

Xu De was speechless.

What does "scheming" mean? This is clearly a legal education session to let people experience the power of the law!

"Stop dawdling."

"become."

Wang Chao nodded, not wanting to pry, and after thinking for a moment, said, "As for detailed bills... yes."

"However, when Sun Rui was arrested on September 26, the police did not find any trace of drugs in Zhao Rui's possession when they checked the transaction records."

Based on the assumptions made a month ago.

They believed that Zhao Rui didn't have much heroin, less than 100 grams at most, while Sun Rui said it was 44 grams in total.

It's normal for a total weight of 44 grams to be distributed within two days, or even sold out in one day.

And this quantity, assuming a purity of 60%, would only sell for around six thousand.

The amount of money wasn't much, so it's normal that it won't leave much of a trace, but the problem is...

"It is highly likely that Zhao Rui 'transferred' 660 grams of heroin!"

"Sun Rui managed to sell 660 grams within two days under the watchful eye of the crackdown? That's clearly not right. Even if she were incredibly resourceful and managed to sell them all, the total value of 660 grams would still be around 100,000 yuan. This figure couldn't have gone unnoticed!"

Xu De stroked his chin and speculated.

"Unless, the so-called lack of transaction history... doesn't necessarily mean there were no records!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yue realized something and frowned as she asked.

"You mean this thing is very likely not yet available for sale?"

Xu De snapped out of his daze and nodded slightly.

"right."

Sun Rui really managed to sell 660 grams of drugs in two days in the city center of Haicheng by keeping an eye on the police crackdown... If she had that ability, she wouldn't have been arrested.

Therefore, it is highly likely that the so-called lack of records does not mean that no trace was left, but that it was never sold at all!

If it wasn't sold, where is it now?

"Or rather, even if she did sell it, where did it end up?" Xu De asked.

Drugs exist in only two states.

1. Sold; 2. Not sold.

Either way, Xu De has enough options.

Firstly, if the drugs were sold, then as long as the money is traced, the "transaction amount" is naturally the total value of the drugs, and we can also deduce the purity and quantity of the drugs to have sold for that amount of money.

If it's the latter... then it's even simpler and more direct. Just find it, put it in court, and it will be irrefutable evidence!

but..

"I think we need to talk to the prosecutor about this."

Wang Chao shook his head and waved his hand, casually saying, "The drug dealer 'Sun Rui' is a separate case being handled independently, and this information will not be disclosed to us."

"Unless you can contact the prosecutor, who can then connect you with the narcotics police and retrieve the information."

Prosecutor?

Currently, it seems the only way is through the prosecutor's identity. When it comes to drugs, the police and narcotics officers will never disclose information to a lawyer.

Especially someone like Zhao Rui!

Xu De's mind conjured up the face of Zheng Tong and Liang Bingxin, and after much thought, he finally nodded.

"it is good."

The words were spoken.

He then looked at Lin Yue and said, "Lawyer Lin and Lawyer Zhao, come with me."

Upon hearing this...

Zhao Chenggong and Lin Yue nodded slightly, tidied themselves up briefly, and then followed Xu De outside.

The three hailed a taxi, gave each other the address, and drove off, leaving a trail of exhaust fumes at the door.

Wang Chao stood there, watching Xu De's departing figure, a look of amazement on his face.

"What are you looking at?"

Behind him, Qian Hao, who had been busy for a while, was displeased to see him so relaxed and came over suspiciously.

Wang Chao came to his senses and sighed, "Misfortune and fortune have no fixed gate; they are summoned by oneself."

Qian Hao: ?

Speak like a human.

Wang Chao's face revealed a gloating expression.

Although he didn't know what Xu De was thinking, based on his understanding...

"Someone's going to be in trouble!"

"What bad luck, what bad luck, what bad luck... That 'Stone's' family is a tough nut to crack..."

'

at the same time.

Ruijin Hospital, Haicheng.

At the end of October, the midday sun illuminated the figures of several people complaining at the hospital entrance.

Upon closer inspection, the group turned out to be lawyers Cai Peng and Yang from Hongda Law Firm!

Attorney Yang walked out of the hospital and stood on the stone steps, looking at the figures outside. She felt unusually irritated. She took a deep breath and said, "In addition to full reimbursement of medical expenses, another 50 yuan in compensation... This old man is ungrateful!"

"How much does he want? Does he expect 100 million?!"

Upon hearing this...

Cai Peng and the others also took a deep breath, their hearts sinking.

They came to negotiate.

Private negotiations to reach a settlement with the victim's family!

This case.

Apart from the first deceased, Liu Ping.

The other eight injured and one dead were actually caused by a traffic accident, specifically because Dong Fen parked her car illegally, which led to the victims' deaths.

Traffic accident cases differ from intentional homicide cases in that...

In cases involving one death and multiple injuries, obtaining forgiveness from the victim's family can significantly reduce the sentence! A prison term of 3-7 years is possible.

Set for 3 years!

If the crime is obtained, the criminal liability of the eight victims will be absolved, and all that will be needed is to deal with Liu Ping, who is responsible for the only intentional homicide.

and so.

Besides their attitude, they also spared no expense!

Minor injury: 200,000! Serious injury: 500,000! Death: 1,000,000!

In an era where the average wage is over a thousand yuan, even the lowest tier of money is a huge sum for them!

But then, something unexpected happened.

"Why would anyone disagree?"

Cai Peng frowned, looked at Attorney Yang, and asked, "Assistant Yang, what's the situation on your end?"

"I don't know, the talks between the four families involved all went well."

"Then we arrived at that country bumpkin nicknamed 'Stone,' who absolutely refused to accept it and wanted to hold someone accountable."

Attorney Yang took a deep breath, but a hint of ferocity appeared on her exquisitely made-up face.

"I suspect... it was that lawyer surnamed Xu who did it!"

child?

Cai Peng paused slightly, the image of the child flashing through his mind. He then asked, "What about his family? What are the guardian's opinions?"

Stone has two family members.

One is the legal guardian, Dong Fen, if Cai Peng remembers correctly...

Dong Fen is willing to negotiate a settlement!

Or rather, she had no choice but to accept it, because of her husband... or rather, because her family consisted of Wang Chuanfu.

Let me put it this way.

If Dong Fen is willing to settle, Zhao Tianhe must first give Dong Fen and Wang Chuanfu 20 yuan, because their child suffered minor injuries.

But that's only 20? No, there's still 50!

Because Zhao Tianhe still has to pay "Stone" another 50!

However, does "Stone" have the capacity to hold 50 yuan in cash? Obviously not. Legally, it should be held in custody by the guardian.

Who is the guardian? It's Dong Fen!

Who is Dong Fen? She is Wang Chuanfu's wife!

in other words.

If Dong Fen is willing to settle, then Wang Chuanfu's family can receive a total compensation of 70 yuan!

and so.

Wang Chuanfu was naturally very willing to forgive, and even urged Dong Fen to reconcile! Although "Stone" was seriously injured, ...

What does this have to do with Wang Chuanfu? This isn't even his biological son! All he knows is that as long as he forgives him, he can immediately pocket 50 yuan!

"Guardian Dong Fen is indeed willing to forgive."

"But for some reason, the child trusts a neighbor from his hometown more, named Wu Jianjiang," who is also a country bumpkin.

"Wu Jianjiang's attitude was firm; he was unwilling to forgive."

"The child is unwilling to forgive."

Attorney Yang was indignant, and she spoke with her hands on her hips.

She had never seen such complicated family ethics in her life. Although she was surprised that her own mother would ignore her child's injuries and choose to forgive her, she could always attribute it to giving too much.

It's quite counterintuitive that a child would trust a stranger instead of their own mother!

Thinking of this.

Attorney Yang spoke again, saying, "According to the law, although 'Shitou' is a minor, his guardian has the right to 'settle on his behalf'."

"But Attorney Tsai, you also know that settling on behalf of someone is not a 'substitute settlement'!"

Upon hearing this...

Cai Peng also had a headache, and his forehead furrowed slightly.

Family members can arrange a settlement on behalf of the family, but they cannot force a settlement. Therefore, if "Stone's" attitude is truly unwavering, then theoretically even if Dong Fen is persuaded, this settlement agreement will not be obtained!

"What about his lawyer? Try contacting his lawyer."

After much deliberation, Tsai Peng decided to approach the matter from a legal perspective.

Unexpectedly, Attorney Yang shook his head again, "His lawyer is named 'Zhao Chenggong'."

Zhao Chenggong?

"Which law firm is it? I've never heard of it. Is it from Beijing?" Cai Peng was taken aback.

"It's a small law firm," Attorney Yang responded.

Hearing this, Cai Peng breathed a sigh of relief.

If it's a top lawyer, and the opposing client chooses to pursue legal action... then it's really difficult for him to handle.

Fortunately, he was a junior lawyer.

Unfortunately, the next second Cai Peng's sigh of relief suddenly rose again.

"But he has a working relationship with lawyer Xu De!"

Assistant Yang suddenly spoke up, "It was the lawyer sitting next to that shrew during the first court hearing."

Cai Peng frowned, becoming serious and focused.

"This is difficult..."

'

"The original plan was to 'kidnap' the client to control the emperor and thus command the feudal lords, but unexpectedly, there was a tough one among them."

To be honest, Cai Peng's current attitude towards Xu De is rather cautious.

It's not that I can't confront the other party head-on, but that the other party won't confront me head-on; they'll only try to undermine me from the side!

These kinds of people are difficult to deal with.

Therefore, Tsai Peng chose to ensure that all six parties agreed to a settlement, thus indirectly influencing Hsu Te through their opinions and causing him to abandon his pursuit of accountability.

Who would have thought...

There's also a "stone" here!

"Are you throwing money at it?"

Cai Peng thought it over and over, then frowned and asked again.

"This... is probably not appropriate. Although there are only three seriously injured patients, if we give an extra two or three hundred thousand, the total compensation will only be an extra nine hundred thousand."

Assistant Yang considered for a moment, then shook his head.

"Yes, but this would lead to a huge gap in compensation between minor and serious injuries, which could easily tempt other family members to become greedy."

Upon hearing this, Cai Peng fell into deep thought.

indeed.

The compensation for serious injury is 800,000 yuan, while the compensation for minor injury is only 200,000 yuan. The difference of one word means a fourfold difference in compensation.

The deceased's family cannot only pay 100 million yuan in compensation, since the difference between serious injury and death is only 20 yuan, which seems somewhat disrespectful to human life.

It is highly likely that the family members will unite to force a lower price!

This has happened countless times in many demolition and relocation projects!

"It's alright. He's only seriously injured. Although his age is a factor, he's not dead."

After much deliberation, Cai Peng finally devised a strategy.

"Let's deal with the other victims first."

Upon hearing this...

The other lawyers all expressed their agreement.

Immediately afterwards, they began to negotiate separately with the family members.

Cai Peng and Attorney Yang waited for news at the entrance of Ruijin Hospital.

He is not afraid of stones and is unwilling to reconcile.

After all, his attitude alone cannot influence the other eight people, and they were only seriously injured. Even if they were willing to pursue accountability, they could not hold them accountable for much of the consequences.

What's frightening is that his attitude could give his lawyer leverage to pursue legal action!

With this in mind, Cai Peng fell into deep thought.

About two hours later.

Several lawyers walked back to the lobby with two settlement agreements.

Looking at the two documents, Cai Peng felt slightly relieved, but then he suddenly hesitated and said, "Something's not right... Where's Xu De?"

Cai Peng looked at Assistant Yang.

"He doesn't know the family's attitude?!"

Cai Peng seemed to realize something, or rather, come to his senses.

Since the court adjourned, he has been privately contacting the family for several days to negotiate!

In theory, the other party should be able to receive the information.

The lawyer vehemently opposed this behavior, but... why didn't the other party make any attempt to express their stance? Not to mention anything else, there wasn't even the most basic communication.

"So... he's just going to sit idly by and let us get our forgiveness?"

Cai Peng frowned, a strange feeling welling up inside him. He looked at the hospital entrance and around the room, and the feeling grew stronger.

Assistant Yang hesitated and said, "A lawyer's goal is to satisfy the client. If forgiveness can satisfy the client... then he can just sit idly by, right?"

Cai Peng rejected it without hesitation.

"No!"

"His goal wasn't to satisfy the client, but to gain fame while doing so!"

If Xu De's law firm wants to establish itself in Haicheng, it can only rely on major cases.

The only way to make a name for yourself in a major case is to make the defendant pay a bloody price!

Therefore, Cai Peng absolutely did not believe that Xu De would obtain the family's consent through understanding; at the very least, he would intervene to some extent.

The current situation...

"Maybe..."

Assistant Yang was about to say something when, in a daze, a "beep beep beep" sound rang out.

She paused, then took out her phone and stepped aside to answer it. As she dialed the number, her previously calm face suddenly froze, then she frowned, and finally...

Assistant Yang quickly walked back to Cai Peng's side, her brows furrowed and her tone slightly urgent.

"Attorney Cai, something unexpected has happened."

Tsai Peng: "What is it?"

"The team informed us that the civil litigation agent went to the procuratorate and is contacting the prosecutor. It seems to be related to... drug trafficking, and they want to investigate some things."

It is related to drug trafficking.

"Impossible! The recess isn't long. Why would he waste his time investigating drug trafficking instead of finding a client?!"

Upon hearing this, Cai Peng instinctively rejected the idea.

"40 grams of heroin... even if the purity is 97%, it's still only 40 grams."

"To put it bluntly, a seven-year sentence is considered severe; normally it's only two or three years."

Assistant Yang shook his head and said, "The source of the information should be reliable... The team's lawyers witnessed it firsthand; they met with them at the prosecutor's office at 2 PM this afternoon."

Is the source correct?

In other words, the other party actually went to the prosecutor's office and filed a request related to "drug trafficking"!?

This...this isn't right.

"That shouldn't be the case. The charge of intentional homicide is the most important one, and the recess is only a few days long. Once the indictment is amended and the court has finished its meeting, the trial will begin."

"Why would he bother with drug trafficking in such a short time?"

Lawyer Cai Peng suddenly hesitated. His brows furrowed, his heart sank, and he kept thinking.

"What is he doing?"

"Trying to fool me? Guiding me with his actions to make me neglect the client? No, if it's about specializing in [intentional homicide], he clearly has a better option."

"Really want to charge someone with drug trafficking? That's even less likely."

"To put it bluntly, there's no evidence of drug trafficking in this case, and the client, Zhao Rui, has clearly stated that the amount of drugs involved is only 40 grams. Therefore, Xu De cannot be held responsible for any actions related to drug trafficking..."

In a daze.

Cai Peng fell silent, but his mind was in turmoil.

His breathing suddenly became rapid, his pupils dilated, and he paced back and forth, pondering for a long time without finding an answer, only muttering to himself...

"But he did dedicate his limited time to it, which doesn't make sense..."

'

"What...what exactly does this person want to do?"

"Trying to fool me? Like the strategy of 'besieging Wei to rescue Zhao'?"

talking.

Cai Peng took a deep breath, and although a trace of vigilance remained in his eyes, his gaze gradually sharpened.

"right."

"They must be lying to me!"