Zuo Yi's big eyes stared at Yi Mei without blinking, his eyes sparkling like water. The square chin covered with green beard forced the other party to feel his strong will and abundant energy.
"...That's pretty much it."
Yi Mei's voice was weak. Before you can figure out the intensity of the storm, it's better to keep a low profile. I guess the next question I want to ask is about my relationship with Zhao Kuan. How should I answer it?
"I would like to ask about the situation in detail." The lawyer said, sipping black tea, "About what time did Madam go to Zhao Kuan's apartment?"
"Around six forty."
"Have you seen your watch?"
"Um."
Isn’t it bad to say you’ve seen a watch? What would the lawyer think? Would he have thought that checking his watch at someone else's door meant that he had made an appointment in advance, or that he had done so subconsciously when he came to someone else's house secretly?
"Then Madam entered Zhao Kuan's room. Zhao Kuan went to Fang Da's house to play. That was on the second floor, right?"
"Yes."
"Is the door unlocked?"
"It wasn't locked, so I pushed the door open and went in. I shouted inside, but no one answered."
Yi Mei was also careful here. Before the lawyer asked, "You can't go in without permission if no one answers, what is your relationship?", she explained: "I also know Miss Li Zhi."
Although they said they knew each other, in fact they had only seen her and Zhao Kuan together two or three times and had not spoken to each other. The young woman always looked at herself with a sullen face and piercing eyes. After the relationship with Zhao Kuan developed further, Zhao Kuan no longer allowed Yi Mei to meet her. In Zhao Kuan's words, she was a hysterical woman.
"Then go inside and you see Miss Li Zhi sleeping in the back room, right?"
"I didn't see it clearly. Miss Li Zhi was sleeping wrapped in a quilt, but I only saw her head through the crack in the door, and then I returned to the living room."
Yi Mei felt like a witness being cross-examined. If you go to court, it will probably be the same.
"At that time, Miss Li Zhi already had a box of sleeping pills on her pillow, right?"
"I don't know if it's sleeping pills, but there's a small box and a teacup."
"Oh, then you went back to the living room and met Zhao Kuan?"
"He came back from the second floor."
"What did Zhao Kuan say about Miss Li Zhi at that time?"
"Zhao Kuan said this. He had a quarrel with Li Zhi at noon. When he felt annoyed and was about to go out, Li Zhi chased him and tried to grab him. As soon as Zhao Kuan pushed her hand, she fell on her back with her head She hit the corner of the sink. Fang Da and Chen Bing sent her to the doctor together. In short, there was a lot of noise. Then, I said that Li Zhi seemed to be sleeping inside, and there were boxes and cups next to the pillow. I always felt it was a bit strange. As soon as Zhao Kuan heard about it, he immediately went to the room inside."
"Madam, did you go in too?"
"We didn't go in together, but as soon as Zhao Kuan called me, I went in immediately. Zhao Kuan couldn't shake Li Zhi, and later he took out the medicine bottle from the box beside the pillow and said it was sleeping pills, saying that she had eaten half of the bottle. Medicine, and said, 'This guy who did something stupid couldn't have faked his suicide?'"
"Zhao Kuan said, 'It's not a fake suicide, right'?"
"Um."
The lawyer frowned.
"What did you do after that?"
"I said that if she really took sleeping pills, she would have to ask a doctor for treatment as soon as possible, or she could call 120 for an ambulance, which might be faster. But Zhao Kuan said that if the ambulance came, it would alarm the neighbors. , He didn’t want to do this, so he spent a long time and finally decided to do it. At that time, Zhao Kuan asked me to go back quickly, saying that it would be very troublesome if I was here. And I was also afraid of being misunderstood, so I went back.”
Zuo Yi didn't ask what kind of misunderstanding it was. Just like he did not investigate the nature of the relationship between Yi Mei and Yan Huaiqing, Zuo Yi also did not inquire about the misunderstandings caused by her association with Zhao Kuan.
"What Madam said is consistent with Zhao Kuan's latest confession. He also said almost the same thing." Zuo Yi said.
"Then do I need to appear in court as a witness or something like that?"
Yi Mei tried her best to pretend as if nothing had happened. If you need to appear in court, you will face the worst-case scenario. Once asked about the relationship between Zhao Kuan and the witness, can it be said that they are just ordinary friends? If Zhao Kuan reveals everything, it will be over.
"No, it shouldn't be necessary." Zuo Yi unexpectedly replied in a brisk tone, drinking the remaining black tea.
Is this really the case? It's not a lawyer trying to make way for the commission
Can you put people's minds at ease and say some comforting words?
"Actually, I'm very familiar with the prosecutor in charge of the case. We were in the same class in college and also in the same class at the Judicial Training Institute. The guy is nice. Knowing the prosecutor is an advantage for lawyers."
Zuo Yi took out his cigarette and smiled happily, showing his white teeth.
"Smoking?"
"Want one."
When taking out a cigarette from the cigarette case in the other person's hand, Yi Mei noticed that Zuo Yi's eyes were staring at her fingers motionlessly. Then, keeping his gaze unchanged, he extended the lighter to Yi Mei.
"Even if there is Zhao Kuan's confession..." Zuo Yi turned his face back to the normal position and exhaled a puff of smoke, "but it has little to do with the case itself. Zhao Kuan pushed Li Zhi's hand away, and when Li Zhi fell in the kitchen , my wife was not present at the scene. In addition, my wife was not present when Li Zhi drank the sleeping pills. My wife did not attend these key scenes in person, but only witnessed the scene of Li Zhi sleeping soundly. My wife's testimony will not have any impact on the determination of the factual relationship. . In other words, even if the wife is summoned to appear in court to testify, it will not be of much help in clarifying the factual relationship." Zuo Yi's tone was a bit argumentative, "To put it more strictly, since Zhao Kuan said If you know these things, then the prosecutor must ask his wife to be a witness. Although the testimony has nothing to do with Zhao Kuan's actual behavior at the time, as an acquaintance of the defendant, the prosecutor still hopes to learn about the defendant's daily behavior and personality from you. Prosecutors can use this to understand the defendant's daily behavior and use it as a reference when making closing arguments or sentencing."
The word "daily conduct" hit Yi Mei's chest like a stone.
"But, for those who know each other, let Fang Da, Chen Bing and others, such as the boss or friends of the securities company where Zhao Kuan works, be the representatives. Especially Fang Da and Chen Bing, who live in the same apartment building, with their Li Zhi, who hit the back of his head in the kitchen, went to see a doctor. After learning that Li Zhi had three stitches there, he came back as if nothing was wrong. Then, when Li Zhi took medicine and fell into a coma, they also called the internist and saw The process of gastric lavage by doctors. So just the testimony of these two people is enough."
