Lu Ming's cross-examination continued. He stood in front of Zhao Jinsong and said loudly: "Because you are related, you have long planned how to frame Long Daxing, because the new police chief deliberately targeted
Long Daxing, so you are following suit. The new police chief is targeting Long Daxing. This is something we all know. Legal gambling dens and opium dens have been shut down. After this lawsuit, we will formally file a complaint against Wu'an.
Police station…”
"Objection! What the defense said has nothing to do with this case!" Li Mingxuan stood up suddenly.
Boris nodded: "The objection is valid. Defense, please pay attention to the direction of the question." He then said to the jury: "Now that we are giving court guidance, you should treat the defense's question as if you have not heard it when judging this case.
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Lu Ming looked back at Li Mingxuan and said, "Yes, the main prosecutor in this case also has a gambling den and an opium den at home. After the police took action against Long Daxing, your opium den and opium den should have made a lot more money, right?"
Li Mingxuan, who had just sat down, suddenly stood up.
Lu Ming had already raised his hand, "I take back my question."
Boris waved and Lu Ming stepped forward. Boris said with a cold face: "Don't play these little tricks in my court."
"Okay, your honor!" Lu Ming nodded.
Li Mingxuan's face turned pale. He looked at the jury and saw confusion on their faces. Some were pointing at him and talking about something. Although Lu Ming said he would retract his words, he had actually shaken the jurors' logic.
Look at Lu Ming and then look at Xie Wenquan.
Xie Wenquan still looked indifferent, not knowing what he was thinking.
Li Mingxuan gritted his teeth. If he was the instigator behind all this, then he is too powerful and a terrible opponent.
Anticipating that he would object, Church Lu Ming took the opportunity to naturally mention the conflict of interest between his family business and Long Daxing's business.
As for Lu Ming, it was only when he was six or seven years old that he had such a clear mind and could remember such complicated behaviors.
You have to cheer up!
Li Mingxuan gritted his teeth.
Lu Ming looked at the jury and nodded in the same way. Nowadays, the requirements for jurors are not that high. Even during the trial, whispering about the case is not strictly prohibited.
"Witness, please answer me, did you and Zhao Yuancheng plan the whole frame-up incident? By the way, how did you get rid of Long Daxing, the one you hate the most?!" Lu Ming said.
He waved his hands provocatively in front of Zhao Jinsong, his face full of frivolity.
Li Mingxuan's heart immediately lifted.
Zhao Jinsong's eyelids twitched, his face turned red, and he clenched his fists more tightly, looking like he was about to explode.
Li Mingxuan suddenly stood up and said, "Jinsong, calm down!" He would rather be reprimanded by the judge than fail to do something at this critical moment. Otherwise, if this witness is deprived of his qualification to testify, the case will be difficult.
After all, if you can use off-board moves, it's better not to use them.
This case was already an easy one, so Director Shi Zaixin would have to re-evaluate his ability if he wanted to resort to an off-the-books move.
"Prosecution!" Boris knocked the gavel impatiently.
In fact, in the north, because the behavior of the police department is incompatible with Westerners, most of these Western judges have a bad impression of the police.
However, how much benefit did Boris receive from him? His favorite mistress is still a gift from him.
Li Mingxuan cursed in his heart, Westerners are all like this, they all look sanctimonious on the surface, but in fact they are all hypocrites.
If he promised in private, he would not only guide the jury to convict Lu Ming, but also sentence both Lu Ming and Lu Ming severely and send them to the gallows together.
He also promised that even if the jury acquits the two men, he will exercise the judge's final arbitration power and overturn the jury's decision.
It is rare for a judge to overturn a jury's decision, but Boris was stunned by his mistress, but he vaguely agreed.
Nowadays, on the surface, there are only five people and six people pretending to be.
Li Mingxuan was filled with disdain, but watched Zhao Jinsong's reaction nervously.
Zhao Jinsong, as if awakened by Li Mingxuan's words, took a deep breath and looked at Lu Ming coldly, "What you said is all based on imagination. Do you have any evidence?"
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, with a trace of disappointment on his face as he stood blankly.
"Defense, do you have any more questions?" After waiting for a minute, Boris asked cheerfully.
"No more for now!" Lu Ming slowly walked to his seat, with a disappointed look on his face.
Li Mingxuan stood up and walked to Zhao Jinsong, "Witness, please tell us in detail about your relationship with Zhao Yuancheng."
"Zhao Yuancheng and I are the same grandfather, but my great-grandfather's generation not only started a lawsuit with Zhao Yuancheng's great-grandfather because of the land division, but also fought against each other. My great-grandmother died of fright that year.
Although my generation does not want to pass on the hatred from generation to generation forever, Zhao Yuancheng and I have never said a word before this case, and we have also had lawsuits before."
Li Mingxuan nodded and looked at Boris, "In court, I have more than a dozen witnesses who can prove this." He suddenly pointed to a middle-aged man in the jury, "Actually, Wang Xiangli knows best."
Lu Ming stood up suddenly, "I object, I request to re-select a juror because the juror violated the principle of neutrality and has an interest in the witness!"
Li Mingxuan was overjoyed. He looked at Lu Ming, who was still struggling, and said with a smile: "I say that Wang Xiangli knows best. It's not that Wang Xiangli knows the two witnesses, Zhao Jinsong and Zhao Yuancheng, but because when Wang Xiangli was working in the Beining Evening News, the evening news published
I have read the apology statement from Zhao Jinsong's father. After Zhao Jinsong and Zhao Yuancheng's father lost the lawsuit, they had to publish an apology in the newspaper and later became seriously ill. Of course, Wang Xiangli must not have remembered this apology statement, but I have here the one from that year.
newspaper."
Returning to the table, he picked up a newspaper and sent it to Boris' high table. "Exhibit A of miscellaneous evidence is this newspaper."
Boris looked at it, nodded, and then signaled the bailiff to show the newspaper to the jury members one by one. He frowned and said to Li Mingxuan: "If you talk directly to the jurors again, I will declare this case a mistrial, and you need to start a new trial."
Prosecute the defendant and the court will reconstitute the jury."
"Okay, your honor, but I didn't talk to the jurors other than to point out that one of the jurors used to work at Exhibit Newspapers."
Li Mingxuan said, raising his voice, "Just imagine, how could two people with such a bad relationship conspire to frame a false accusation? What's more, before this case, Zhao Yuancheng was a close confidant of Long Daxing, with a good income, and he looked down on the small police officer at all. Although Zhao
Officer Jinsong is a very upright person!"
Looking back at Lu Ming, he slowly walked back to the prosecution seat and also glanced at the auditorium.
The new director, Shi Zaixin, nodded with satisfaction.
Li Mingxuan slowly sat down and closed his eyes slightly. This Lu Ming had offended the jurors and the case was lost; he had also offended Director Shi Zaixin. He was afraid that he would not have to go to the gallows. Even if he wanted to appeal for time, during this period, in
In prison, he would probably lose his life. Who said he was a heavy smoker and everyone knew that he was weak?
The Shuangyong Society would never spare him, and Director Shi Zaixin would tell the warden to turn a blind eye.
"The defense requests to cross-examine the witness again!" Lu Ming raised his hand.
Boris nodded.
According to the Imperial Procedural Law, during the witness's attendance, the defense and prosecution can take turns cross-examining and raise their own questions in response to the other party's last unfavorable question. There is no limit to the number of times.
Of course, if no new doubts are raised, the judge will naturally stop the proceedings.
Lu Ming came to Zhao Jinsong again, "So, Officer Zhao Jinsong, you and Zhao Yuancheng could be said to be strangers beforehand, right?"
Zhao Jinsong sneered on his face and nodded.
"Please answer my question." Lu Ming stared at him.
"Yes, we are strangers, so to speak." Zhao Jinsong looked impatient.
Lu Ming nodded, "So, you didn't have any premeditation in advance? The collision between the bicycle you were riding and the car driven by Zhao Yuancheng was just an accident, right?"
"Objection, object to the defense asking two questions at the same time when cross-examining witnesses." Li Mingxuan suddenly raised his hand.
When the court cross-examines a witness, each time a question is asked, the witness can only ask the next question after he has answered it. This is basic common sense for lawyers.
A police officer at the prosecution table said sarcastically: "I now doubt that the defense does not understand the law at all, so it breaks the law. The adulterer conspired to murder."
"In court, my two questions are actually one question." Lu Ming said to Boris, then turned to look at the police officer, and said with a smile: "Please note that the prosecution, I am defending myself now, if I lack the basic
If the court allows me to defend myself, then I will have sufficient grounds to appeal the outcome of this lawsuit. Does the prosecution understand this? Why did they give me such obvious grounds for appeal?"
Li Mingxuan frowned and glared at the police officer. The police officer was an old man in his fifties. His face turned purple and he was speechless.
"Continue... the witnesses answer the defense questions." Boris waved his hand like a fly.
Zhao Jinsong looked at Lu Ming with a sneer, "Yes, it was very clear in the testimony. I entered Zhong Street on my bicycle, and I didn't expect to encounter a car driven by Zhao Yuancheng, who was driving the wrong way, and then collided."
Lu Ming nodded and murmured, "It seems that Zhao Yuancheng did not deliberately go retrograde to create opportunities for you."
Defense lawyer Xie Wenquan, who was sitting next to Long Daxing, immediately shook his head helplessly.
Originally, I saw a fierce argument in a daze, but when I regained my consciousness, I noticed the case again.
I didn't expect that this Lu Ming, a heavy smoker, seemed to have received guidance from an expert and had a unique breakthrough point. He wanted to frame the police and attack the prosecution witness who lost his temper. The situation was likely to change subtly.
I don’t want to be cracked by the lead police officer Li Mingxuan soon.
Until now, Lu Ming said to himself that he had admitted this and actually said it, which meant that all the previous efforts were in vain.
This was simply the lowest level of mistake. He admitted in court that he had made a mistake in judgment, and the jurors could even hear him talking to himself.
Li Mingxuan showed a faint smile of pride on his face, glanced at Xie Wenquan, and thought to himself, you didn't ask for these details on the spot. You didn't expect him to be such an idiot, right? No matter how powerful you are, can you really lift mud up the wall?
