Chapter 422: Chapter 309: Trial! That Wasn’t in the Complaint!
So...
"First trial... at least the first hearing, the court must not expel the other party." Zhao Yi said slowly.
If not the first time, then...
"What about the second time?"
Chief Judge Liu paused for a moment, "If after a recess and then back in court, then..."
Unexpectedly, before he could finish his sentence, Zhao Yi immediately interrupted.
"What if during the second trial, he talks nonsense and you can’t rebut it, do you just have to accept it?"
Accept it?
Upon hearing this, Chief Judge Liu showed a smile.
"Judge Zhao is quite humorous."
"How could the court be at the mercy of a lawyer... and this is still the court of Upper City!"
In a case, the pace may be controlled by lawyers, but the outcome is definitely in the hands of the judge!
As long as the judge wants, they can disrupt the lawyers’ rhythm at any time!
"You..."
Zhao Yi wanted to say something more, but Chief Judge Liu directly said:
"Judge Zhao, don’t overthink it."
"This is Upper City, not Hanhai City or Qingshi City; the judiciary is more stringent, and no one dares to challenge the authority of the judiciary!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi closed his mouth.
There is some superiority between regions.
This is indisputable, especially within the system, the chief judge of Middle Court in Upper City can consider themselves equal to a Supreme Court judge or even higher!
Of course, in terms of influence and importance, Chief Judge Liu is indeed not on the same level as a provincial court.
He has confidence... that’s a good thing, besides...
"Anyway, I’m not the presiding judge."
Thinking about it, Zhao Yi took a deep breath, and his tense expression relaxed a bit.
"Why worry so much?"
Thinking in this way, his pace quickened, and the three headed swiftly towards the court hearing site.
Shortly after, the doors of the courtroom appeared in front of the three.
They took a deep breath, and in the next second...
"Screech~"
The door was slowly pushed open.
A dense crowd of shadows suddenly appeared in front of them!
Just like entering a football field, countless people gathered upfront, immediately staring at them upon their entrance.
This is a public trial, there’s no choice; the case has stirred up enough commotion.
Chief Judge Liu felt his heart sink, suddenly feeling a heavier burden on his shoulders.
To be honest, as strong as he fought his way up from a grassroots court to his current position, public trials... he has had few of them.
Let alone such a large audience, and there’s even live broadcasting!!!
Seeing the three, the scene suddenly became lively.
"Ready to start the proceedings!"
"Judge... wait, the judge beside the presiding judge looks so familiar, I think I’ve seen him somewhere before..."
"Let alone the judge, there’s something off among the journalists... why are there foreigners!?"
"Has the case’s public opinion gotten so big that foreign media are reporting it?"
"Not good..."
Whispers arose slightly at the scene.
Zhang Tao and Li Ye glanced at the blonde-haired, blue-eyed foreigner beside them, with their brows knitting in a knot.
This kind of news being broadcast overseas... is basically meant to disgrace!
And the fact that they’re here reporting, their intentions... goes without saying.
Indeed, it is the case!
A few foreign journalists, upon seeing the judge appear, immediately beamed.
"Haha, Eastern Country’s news generates high traffic; a month ago, after reporting this news we got a thousand ’Dollar’, hopefully, this trial won’t disappoint me."
A blonde journalist fiddling with a camera licked his dry lips.
Nowadays overseas, as long as it’s news related to Eastern Country’s negative situations, it gets overwhelming traffic!
Village teaching, ethnic customs, notorious cases... if reported, it will surely be ridiculed!
Since Liu Jinshui filed a case, once reported, it instantly stirred up overseas, now the TV station is urging him to draft an article.
As for the truth of the case... he doesn’t really care.
He knows those people merely want to see Eastern Country’s ’backwardness’, ’ignorance’, and how corrupt the officials are, to boost their sense of superiority!
"Quickly, come on..."
The blonde journalist murmured, his eyes fixed on the courtroom.
Zhang Tao and Li Ye saw his expression, faintly feeling disgust, but could do nothing.
Until...
"Bang!"
On the judge’s bench, Chief Judge Liu took a deep breath, leaned towards the microphone, and solemnly said:
"Now, please the plaintiff and defendant enter and prepare for the hearing."
The voice transmitted through the speaker into the preparation room.
The people in the two preparation rooms simultaneously paused, then stood up and walked towards the courtroom.
Soon...
"Click~!"
The courtroom doors were slowly pushed open, a few silhouettes appeared from the side in front of everyone.
The defendants are naturally Li Yang and Zhu Haoyi, along with a few assistants.
As for the plaintiffs...
When the audience in the courtroom saw the plaintiff clearly, everyone suddenly paused, some even in shock.
"Wait... I think I saw Xu Liang’s face!?"
"Me too... but this isn’t an Upper City case? He’s a lawyer from Qingshi City, why is he in Upper City!?"
"How come he’s everywhere... wait, Liu Jinshui looks so honest that he shouldn’t have thought of suing by himself, but if Xu Liang is involved..."
The audience had investigated Liu Jinshui, and he appears quite honest.
Theoretically, he has no reason to file a lawsuit alone.
So initially, both reporters and everyone were guessing who Liu Jinshui’s accomplice was, but unfortunately, after a month, there were no results.
But now...
They actually saw Xu Liang!
That kind of madness, letting someone cut off their head, take it by car to the Upper City Supreme Court to file a complaint....
"It’s quite reasonable." Zhang Tao, Li Ye murmured.
And during the conversation in the hearing gallery.
Chief Judge Liu also began to verify the number of people on both sides and ultimately found there were no absences, immediately picked up the gavel.
"Bang!"
The sound of the gavel fell, and silence returned to the scene.
Then, a solemn voice rose in everyone’s heart.
"This case was filed in 2005 at the Upper City First Intermediate People’s Court, with judges Liu Hu, Sun Miao, Zhao Yi presiding, among whom Liu Hu serves as chief judge."
"The cause of the case, as claimed by the plaintiff, the defendant Zhengyang Mining Company forcibly seized Zhengyang City and Yangshan Gully Run Dong Weaving Plant in Nanhai Province, using coercive means such as ’intimidation, inducement, coercion, threat...’"
"During which Zhang Shan was caused to die."
"The plaintiff applied to avoid Zhengyang City Judicial Court and Nanhai Province Judicial Court, ultimately filing in the Upper City...."
"Now I declare this case...."
While speaking, Chief Judge Liu paused, then furrowed his brows and said in a deep voice:
"Court is in session!"
As those two words fell, everyone’s heart palpitated, and they became alert, focusing all their attention.
Chief Judge Liu didn’t hesitate either and turned to look at the plaintiff Xu Liang.
"Plaintiff, please present your claims."
Xu Liang nodded, without any stage fright or hesitation, and as he reached out his hand, Su Yu handed the complaint to him.
"Honorable Judge, esteemed members of the hearing gallery."
"I am the plaintiff’s lawyer Xu Liang. In this trial, my client has granted me full authority to act as their representative."
Once he finished introducing himself, Xu Liang paused and then continued:
"June 13."
"My party was entrusted by the deceased Zhang Shan in his lifetime to go to Zhengyang City, Nanhai Province to take on the case."
"On June 12, during telephone communication, my client Zhang Shan mentioned more than once that his life was seriously threatened, while his private property was facing the possibility of infringement!"
As soon as these words fell.
Zhao Yi on the bench suddenly opened his eyes and his mouth twitched as he stared at Xu Liang.
The complaint about the head on the 17th, and the other side was already in Zhengyang City on the 13th... If this operation by Liu Jinshui really has nothing to do with Xu Liang, Zhao Yi wouldn’t believe it at all!
On the other side is the defendant.
"No, wasn’t the telephone communication very brief, even the content wasn’t said?"
Li Yang and Zhu Haoyi were slightly stunned, then their faces turned dark.
During the period Zhang Shan entrusted Xu Liang, they were eavesdropping with a bug.
The other party simply never said their life was threatened, Xu Liang was completely bluffing!
"Faced with rascals, it’s a bit tricky...."
Li Yang looked at Zhu Haoyi’s eyes, rubbed his eye corners, and only felt a headache.
Yet Xu Liang continued speaking:
"After the client said they were facing life-threatening danger on the 12th, on the 13th, I went to Zhengyang City."
"However, unfortunately, I was one step late; on the evening of the 12th, my client Zhang Shan had already died, the scene was falsely made to look like a suicide, but the methods were crude, with suspicions all around."
"While I went to the weaving plant on the 13th."
"Zhengyang Mining Company also went to the weaving plant, attempting to use contracts to drive away the people in the weaving plant and seize it!"
"The contract was signed at noon on the 12th, before Zhang Shan’s death, and the time of death was from afternoon to ten o’clock."
Time was tight.
It was almost as if they made a call in the front foot and their attitude changed 180 degrees in the back foot signed the contract, and then they died.
No matter how you think about it, it doesn’t seem right.
Even if the scene is a real suicide, the police theoretically have to dispatch the criminal investigation squad to investigate the case!
"At the same time, we also found a rare earth mine under Run Dong Weaving Plant."
"In conjunction with the commission call in the morning, we now accuse Zhengyang Mining Company’s chairman Zhu Haoyi, Li Yang..."
"Of intentional homicide! Intentional injury! Illegal occupation of others’ property! Endangering public safety...."
A series of accusations echoed in everyone’s ears.
Xu Liang cited a slew of charges, causing the judges to twitch their eyelids.
Just organizing this heap of charges is difficult, let alone delivering a perfect judgment.
The defendant’s side.
Upon hearing what the other side said.
Li Yang took a deep breath and said:
"Honorable Chief Judge, we...."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Liang immediately interrupted him.
"Chief Judge, we have not finished stating our claims, the defense attorney is openly disrupting courtroom order!!!"
Li Yang: ?
Li Yang froze, looking at Xu Liang who had clearly stopped speaking, all his earlier thoughts scattered.
"We were just organizing our thoughts and did not stop our statement. The defendant’s behavior is very vile. We propose a warning."
Xu Liang slowly said.
Nonsense, you clearly were about to take a seat just now!
Li Yang’s face turned a little nasty, being overshadowed at the opening, feeling aggrieved no matter how he thought about it.
"Defendant warned once, if further disruption to courtroom order occurs, the court has the authority to remove you!"
Chief Judge Liu took a deep breath and said, then looked at Xu Liang.
"Plaintiff, please continue!"
Xu Liang nodded and then unexpectedly voiced:
"At the same time, we accuse Zhengyang City Police Bureau, Zhengyang City Intermediate Court..."
"Of corruption, bribery, abuse of power!"
As soon as these words fell, the scene was slightly stunned.
Then everyone was instantly shocked.
Su...suing the police?
Isn’t this a criminal case? How come there’s an administrative case involved!?
Chief Judge Liu’s eyes widened slightly, shocked.
’No... no.’
’This wasn’t listed in the complaint!!!’
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ps: Sorry, I fell asleep while writing, there’s a slight delay today QAQ
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