The evidence presented by Mr. Fei left witness Liu Daguang speechless. He did not expect that Mr. Fei could review so many past case files and find suitable evidence. You must know that files from decades ago are all on paper, and not all evidence is retained on the Internet, which requires a lot of effort to manually search.
The jurors communicated for a short time and then notified the judge. The judge nodded and then began to announce: "In view of the evidence presented by the suspect's defense attorney, the testimony of witness Liu Daguang is untrue and will not be considered in this case."
"Your Honor, there were only a few of us in the cafe at that time. He didn't kill him. Could it be that we killed him?" Liu Daguang stood on the witness stand and shouted anxiously.
"No noise is allowed in the court. Witness Liu Daguang, if you have any new testimony, please present it, otherwise you can go down now." The judge said to Liu Daguang very sternly.
"I, I have nothing to say." Liu Daguang replied dejectedly, his eyes dull.
As Liu Daguang left the witness box, the first stage of the public trial ended.
Hao Yun did not expect it to go so smoothly. According to this pace, he would be acquitted soon.
The prosecutor went out to answer some phone calls, and Mr. Fei didn't feel much joy sitting at the defense table.
During the break, various advertisements began to play on the light screen, and special guests commented on the first stage of the public trial.
The special guest invited this time was actually Mr. Yi Yang, the historian from last time. Mr. Yiyang expressed great dissatisfaction with the first stage of the public trial. He said that it could be seen from the first stage that the judge was partial to cultivators. According to the surveillance video, it can be seen that in the cafe at that time, except for the boss and a waiter, , and there was no one else. If he was not a suspect, the finger must be pointed at the several police officers present. Although the police did not see the suspect personally committing suicide at the scene, they cannot deny that the suspect may have activated the restraint. If it could be activated with just a prop, anyone present could do it. But in the final analysis, Sima Qiuzhen died under the restraint of a cultivator, and not everyone can impose a restraint on him. In the final analysis, it was Sima Qiuzhen who was killed by the cultivators, but the judge did not consider the testimony of witness Liu Daguang, which deeply damaged the credibility of the Xifeng judicial department. This was a very bad move.
The second phase of the public trial officially began. This time the witness brought by the prosecutor was Su Yujin, the owner of the cafe. Hao Yun had an impulse when he saw Su Yujin's serious look. This guy almost made him return to the river of time. Originally, he wanted to use the Time Technique to punch Su Yujin in the face, but when he thought about it, what if this guy was here? He speaks unscrupulously in court, which is quite detrimental to him.
"The witness Su Yujin is the owner of the Time Cafe. He completely watched the whole process." The prosecutor stood up and introduced the witness.
"Hello witness, you did see the suspect and the victim sitting together." the prosecutor asked.
"Yes." Su Yujin replied.
"Before the police arrived, did the suspect and the victim behave suspiciously?" the prosecutor then asked him.
"Nothing suspicious, right? I didn't pay attention." Su Yujin was a little confused about the situation.
"We can see from the video that the suspect suddenly grabbed the victim's arm with his hand. When did that happen?" the prosecutor reminded Su Yujin.
"Oh, it seems that at that time, you can hear the sound of sirens." Su Yujin thought for a while and said.
The prosecutor told the judge that he had finished asking his questions. Mr. Fei told the judge that he had no problem.
After Su Yujin went down, the cafe waiter Xiao Tang appeared in court as a witness. The prosecutor's questions to Xiao Tang were basically the same as those of Su Yujin. The focus was still on, when did Hao Yun grab Sima Qiuzhen's arm? Xiao Tang's answer was exactly the same as Su Yujin's, after hearing the sound of the police car.
The prosecutor made an argument based on the testimony of Su Yujin and Xiao Tang, which meant that the suspect restrained the victim when he learned that the police were coming soon. At the same time, the prosecutor also retrieved relevant previous information, showing that if a cultivator wants to impose a ban, he must have contact with people. This shows that because of the sudden arrival of the police, the suspect found that if he wanted to kill someone and silence him, he could still escape, so he could only use a more covert method, that is, restraint. In fact, the arrival of the police also broke the suspect's plan. The police had to protect the victim immediately. Since the victim was about to escape from the suspect's perspective, the suspect had no choice but to trigger a restraint and kill the victim.
The prosecutor's reasoning was reasonable, and the jurors in the jury box nodded, feeling that what the prosecutor said made sense. Hao Yun knew that the highlight had finally come. Ultimately, the focus of this case is who placed the ban? Nothing else is a problem.
Mr. Fei began his defense by raising questions based on the prosecutor's reasoning. Prosecutors believe the suspect killed the victim just to silence her. This shows that there is some kind of relationship between the suspect and the victim, at least the victim has some kind of ulterior secret about the suspect. However, according to the evidence currently available, the suspect came to Xijing from Lingdu not long ago, and the suspect is also a member of the Lingdu patrol team of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for identity authentication. I would like to ask how Sima Qiuzhen mastered the suspect's ulterior secret. Killing requires a motive. Not only did the suspect get no benefit from killing the victim, but he was directly imprisoned.
Mr. Fei took out the confessions of the cafe waiter Xiao Tang and the owner Su Yujin, which included the conversations between the suspect and the victim at the time, as well as the conversations between the victim and the police. Although there are some differences between Xiao Tang's and Su Yujin's confessions, the overall meaning is similar. It can be roughly seen that Sima Qiuzhen and Hao Yun are friends. Sima Qiuzhen came to Hao Yun for help, not because he was threatened by the suspect, and before leaving, the victim also asked the police not to embarrass his friend. There are various indications that the suspect had no motive for killing the victim, and the victim himself came to the suspect for help because he was in danger.
The prosecutor did not question Mr. Fei's statement. He stood up and said that they did not know the motive for why the suspect killed the victim. But the focus now is who placed the restriction on Sima Qiuzhen? If it's not a suspect, then the suspect needs to come up with evidence.
Mr. Fei invited an important witness, former Justice Zhou Lu. Zhou Lu walked into the court, and the whole court was in an uproar. Even the presiding judge stood up and saluted Justice Zhou. Zhou Lu had a very strong aura. He came to the witness stand and pressed his hands twice to silence the audience. When the audience was silent, Justice Zhou said two words before testifying: "Xifeng Law is fair and just, and everything is based on facts. I swear that my testimony is absolutely true and reliable."
Mr. Fei stood up, saluted Justice Zhou, and then asked: "Judge Zhou, you haven't been out for a long time. Everyone knows that although you are a cultivator, you have made a lot of contributions to the people of Xifeng. I don’t know how I feel about being in court again after all these years.”
"First of all, what I want to say is that I am an ordinary citizen of Xifeng, and cultivation is just my hobby. In the era when I was born, cultivators in Xifeng were relatively common. Secondly, when I came to the court this time, I I feel very happy because I see the progress of the times. As a cultivator in Lingdu Continent, the suspect can resist the law without using force and accept the fair trial of the West Wind Law. This in itself shows that it is the victory of our West Wind Law. The law only has Only when it is recognized by more people in the spirit world can it be implemented all over the world, otherwise it will always be a piece of paper. I hope this is a good start, and I also hope that the cultivators in Lingdu Continent can increasingly recognize our Xifeng The law recognizes our Xifeng technology and our Xifeng people." Zhou Lu spoke very well.
"I hope that with Judge Zhou's auspicious words, our West Wind can develop better and faster. Okay, let's get down to business now. I wonder what Judge Zhou has to say about the restraint of victims." Mr. Fei applauded and agreed. , start asking important questions.
"I personally tested the victim's body and found that the restraint on killing the victim was very old. It was not something the suspect exerted on the victim in a short period of time. Therefore, it is not true to say that the suspect restrained the victim through contact with the victim." Zhou Lu gave the answer directly.
After Mr. Fei got the conclusion, he returned to the defense table. The prosecutor stood up and saluted Zhou Lu. After all, Zhou Lu's seniority was too high in the legal profession.
"I would like to ask Judge Zhou, since the prohibition on killing the victim is not new, is it possible that the suspect imposed it on the victim a long time ago?" The prosecutor did not give up pouring dirty water on Hao Yun's head.
"If the suspect has not been in West Wind Continent for more than a month, it is absolutely impossible. The ban will last at least two years." Zhou Lu directly denied the prosecutor's speculation.
"Can you determine who placed this ban?" the prosecutor asked.
"This is very difficult and requires you to re-investigate. But I can confirm that this ban has absolutely nothing to do with the suspect." Zhou Lu emphasized that the ban has nothing to do with Hao Yun.
The prosecutor smiled bitterly, returned to his seat and sat down.
The stone in Hao Yun's heart finally fell to the ground. It seemed that he would definitely be acquitted. This public trial was not as dangerous as imagined. The prosecutor felt that he was not very happy. He probably knew that Justice Zhou Lu would testify. They also knew that the situation was over and there was no need to cling to Hao Yun.
The judge declares the second phase of the trial over and begins intermission if the prosecutor does not submit new evidence. In the next stage, it is the turn of the prosecutor and the defense attorney to make their case briefings.
During the live broadcast of the light curtain, the guests expressed a lot of opinions on the second stage of the current public trial. Some people said that Justice Zhou Lu suddenly appeared to testify for the suspect. Is this a show of support for the cultivators by the cultivators? Some people also said that identity is not important. Justice Zhou Lu has always made significant contributions to the cause of Xifeng Law. He is the person who most upholds Xifeng Law in the world. He will never discredit the Xifeng Law he maintains because of his support.
Soon it was time for a break. As expected, the prosecutor did not submit new evidence and started directly with his closing statement. The prosecutor came to the center of the courtroom and saluted the judge and the jurors in the jury box.
"This case is about the murder of an outstanding member of the West Wind Government. Although the police arrived in time, they still failed to save the victim's life. Up to now, we still don't know who killed the victim. The current evidence shows that it may be prohibited It has nothing to do with the suspect, and it cannot be proven that the suspect was responsible for initiating the ban. However, the death of the congressman is indeed related to the cultivators. Only the methods of cultivators can kill each other without knowing it, and Justice Zhou Lu has given According to the testimony, the victim was restrained by cultivators at least two years ago. I don’t know how many members of the Xifeng government or staff of important departments have been restrained without knowing it. I hope this case can give everyone a very good idea. A good reminder. It is recommended that the government conduct a comprehensive investigation as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the cultivators launch a ban, it will cause the West Wind government to be paralyzed, which is very terrible. For this case, due to lack of evidence, we have withdrawn all investigations on the suspects. If the appeal is made, the suspect can be acquitted unconditionally." The prosecutor's words made Hao Yun break into a cold sweat in the dock. It turns out that this is the case. People have long known that it is very difficult to overthrow Hao Yun. The purpose of the public trial is to deal with the last part. In the conclusion, although his language was not overly exaggerated, it showed both inside and outside that the cultivators were already preparing for a big game, but no one knew it.
