Chapter 481: Chapter 353: Getting Pushy! Ready for Trial!
Incontrovertible evidence can’t be washed away, yet the details remain blurry.
For the prosecution, such cases have occurred more than once.
Based on past behavior...the trial only requires hard evidence.
After contemplating for a long time, the subordinate focused on the evidence provided by the police, then nodded.
"Alright."
Immediately, silence fell in the car.
Huang Ren closed his eyes, beginning preparations for the trial.
The trial is on September 10th, and now it’s the 25th—less than fifteen days left, a fleeting preparation period.
As for whether the defense will resort to trickery during the trial...
That same old saying.
They are not lawyers.
They are prosecutors!
Huang Ren refuses to believe the other side would dare act unruly or use flawed logic against him...
As for Lv Xiong having a mental illness...Huang Ren investigated thoroughly.
The doctor Xu Liang invited, an authority in the field of psychiatry, assured him that Lv Xiong has no mental illness!
So...using mental illness as an excuse for criminal irresponsibility is completely ineffective.
Thinking of this, Huang Ren’s expression relaxed slightly, a hint of a smile appearing on his face.
’Litigious scoundrel?’
’Alas, the people from Group One and Group Two are truly getting old, after all, they are merely lawyers.’
Huang Ren thought honestly.
Meanwhile.
At the hospital entrance.
"Prosecutors are indeed easy to deal with. If it were an ordinary litigator, they would already be planning to trap me."
Watching the vehicle from the prosecutor’s office drive away, Xu Liang had a wistful expression on his face.
He then turned and walked towards the ward, thinking as he walked.
"Hmm...Prosecutor Huang’s tolerance is quite high."
"Maybe I can loosen up a bit in the upcoming trial?"
Each prosecutor has a different disposition.
Some may not speak much, while others may have strong individual opinions.
Different personalities mean different approaches during the subsequent trial, as well as varying reactions to one’s actions.
He tested Huang Ren and found that he...has a good temper!
"A good-tempered prosecutor...wouldn’t it be a waste not to take advantage of that?"
Thinking of this, Xu Liang smiled sincerely.
The smile remained on his face as he reached the ward’s entrance.
Until Xu Liang pushed the door open.
"Creak~"
The door opened.
Yang Ruoxi and Lv Xiong appeared in front of him.
"Prosecutor Huang, how was it?" Yang Ruoxi blinked and asked upon seeing Xu Liang.
"Went back to the prosecutor’s office. He’s pretty good, has a good temper."
Xu Liang replied candidly.
Then, he paused, turned his head to look around, closed the door quietly, and his gaze fell on Lv Xiong.
"Now, there’s no one else around."
"Mr. Lv, may I ask..."
"In Sanma Village, if you fell ill, how would you typically receive treatment?"
Looking at Lv Xiong, Xu Liang asked slowly.
He was verifying.
Verifying his previous suspicions!
Thiabendazole...was it something Lv Xiong came into contact with inadvertently, or was it intentionally administered by someone else!?
"There’s a veterinarian named Sun Jiang in the village; everyone, big and small, goes to him when they fall sick." Lv Xiong spoke.
Indeed!
Xu Liang’s pupils contracted.
It really was that veterinarian!
"How did Sun Jiang treat your illness? Did he inject thiabendazole or prescribe veterinary medicine?" Xu Liang asked again, his tone serious.
Lv Xiong appeared perplexed, his eyes showing confusion.
"What’s the ’thia’ something?"
"It’s an injection that, in the short term, makes you feel no pain, and might even feel comfortable." Xu Liang reminded him.
Lv Xiong recalled slightly and then understood, speaking candidly:
"Oh, there is that. Whenever someone gets sick, Dr. Sun always gives a shot."
"Sometimes older folks in the village with chronic pains go for a shot voluntarily."
Mass injections...more than just Lv Xiong was affected.
Xu Liang furrowed his brows tightly.
He couldn’t comprehend at that moment.
Sun Jiang and Village Chief Zhang...what exactly are these two up to? What do they want to accomplish?
As Xu Liang was lost in thought.
Suddenly, Lv Xiong spoke, probing with a quiet question.
"Can I go back to Sanma Village to take a look?"
Return to Sanma Village....
"What are you going back to Sanma Village for?" Xu Liang suddenly became alert and looked up at him.
"Nothing much, just want to take a look... When I was in the detention center, I heard others say that some prisoners can go out after serving their sentences... I really miss home too."
Lv Xiong said with some shame.
He quickly continued:
"But now I don’t really want to, if it’s not possible... or if it makes things difficult for you, then I’m fine at the hospital."
Not really want now!?
Xu Liang squinted his eyes and suddenly asked:
"Mr. Lv, when did you decide you didn’t want to return to Sanma Village?"
Lv Xiong froze, not understanding why Xu Liang asked this, but he answered honestly:
"This afternoon, when I felt relaxed, I didn’t want to."
In the morning....
What time in the morning? It’s when Lv Xiong just woke up!
That means...he felt anxious and wanted to return to Sanma Village before waking up but changed his mind after waking up.
The only thing that happened during this time was the hospital administered ’dexmedetomidine’ to ease withdrawal symptoms!
In other words... Lv Xiong only wants to return to Sanma Village when experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
Does he truly miss home?
Perhaps his subconscious isn’t thinking of home but... thiabendazole!
In a daze, Xu Liang’s mind conjured up another piece of information.
"The road in Yang City was refused construction, the road represents ascent, represents moving out of the mountains, which Village Chief Zhang destroyed."
"That is to say, without any subsequent accidents, Sanma Village’s residents will live in the deep mountains for life...."
"And Lv Xiong, during withdrawal, has a strong urge to return to Sanma Village...."
Xu Liang vaguely realized something but seemed like a thin film as delicate as cicada wings covering his eyes.
"Mr. Lv, the population of Sanma Village... do many people leave the village?" Xu Liang asked.
Lv Xiong thought for a moment, then said:
"Not really, before you needed a hukou, and it was useless if you left, only seven or eight years ago did a group of young people prepare to leave, after all, Sanma Village keeps falling behind, and there are life dangers."
After committing crimes, Lv Xiong came to the city center of Hanhai City and realized compared to it, Sanma Village isn’t even considered rural.
He also understood why the young people wanted to venture out back then.
Sanma Village is so backward; it doesn’t even have entertainment places.
Sometimes people die in the village, often bitten to death by wild wolves from the mountains, and even the bodies couldn’t be found....
It was understandable why people wanted to leave.
"But people from Sanma Village are very attached to home, some who left returned shortly after, and later, not many people left."
Lv Xiong said truthfully.
Upon hearing this, Xu Liang instantly frowned.
"Really is to prevent people from Sanma Village from leaving...."
The opponent uses thiabendazole, along with cutting off the road of leaving, to keep people in this desolate and ungoverned place....
What’s the purpose?
It’s true manpower is valuable, but to exchange it, you need factories!
Yet Village Chief Zhang purely kept people in the village....
What’s he doing?
Raising poultry!?
But what benefits does this provide for Village Chief Zhang... it doesn’t make money, could even involve himself, and might lead to being vilified by villagers."
"The court hearing day is approaching, must focus on handling the trial first."
Xu Liang took a deep breath, kept his thoughts to himself, then pondered over the case again.
"Chromatography there can prove Lv Xiong’s dependency on thiabendazole."
"Once dependency is formed, hallucinations occur, which indirectly corroborates Lv Xiong’s testimony, he indeed treated a person as a wild boar, leading him to shoot."
"There was no deliberate intent to kill or harm from a subjective standpoint, maybe it could be turned into accidental death...."
After a long while, Xu Liang’s mind came up with another plan.
"Little Xiaoyang, go find Director Yang, have him make another assessment for Mr. Lv."
Yang Ruoxi froze, raised an eyebrow.
"Director Yang already said, Mr. Lv’s mental state is very healthy."
"I know."
Xu Liang nodded.
Not only does he know, but he’s also aware the hallucination was drug-induced.
Even the people from the prosecutor’s office know Lv Xiong’s mental health.
But....
"What’s the relationship between mental health and psychological factors!?"
Xu Liang said: "I want to conduct a psychological disorder evaluation for Mr. Lv!"
Yang Ruoxi was stunned.
Looking at her, Xu Liang earnestly stated:
"If Mr. Lv indeed has a psychological disorder, we can put the diagnosis on the trial, the judge is sure to consider it!"
So....
"Conduct a psychological assessment, then...."
Xu Liang took a deep breath, excitedly said:
The prosecutor is a straightforward person... might as well play his game!
"Prepare for trial!"
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