"Are you worried that someone will attack him?" Shang Yong frowned.

"You must be careful. Some people will lose their official position because of him. How can you not be in a hurry?" Fang Chaoyang said.

"It makes sense. Now is a critical moment. I will go guarding myself. No one wants to get close to you until Shang Zaijun is sent back to the detention center." Shang Yong took a few bites of instant noodles that were not soaked, hurried downstairs, and drove Fang Chaoyang's car away.

The next morning, Fang Chaoyang and two jurors sat in the conference room to review another murder case filed by the Municipal Procuratorate.

The whole case is not complicated. It happened in Xiaokang Village. This summer, He Maolin, who was sitting and drinking at home, suddenly saw his sister He Maoxian running into the yard with her hair disheveled, crying and saying that she wanted to divorce.

My sister and her brother-in-law have a bad relationship, they often quarrel and occasionally attack. He Maolin has long been accustomed to it and advised her to be more open-minded. However, He Maoxian's attitude is very firm and he must divorce and cannot survive.

After a while, his brother-in-law Liu Zhu walked in with his hands behind his back and asked his wife to go home quickly so that she would not be embarrassed here. He Maoxian just refused to leave, and he even shouted that he would not go back from now on and would go to divorce immediately.

At this time, Liu Zhu suddenly took out the pig-killing knife hidden by his hand and stabbed He Maoxian in the chest.

He Maoxian fell to the ground, and his clothes were stained with blood. Looking at the scene, He Maolin, as his brother, was completely crazy, rushed towards Liu Zhu with a wine glass, and smashed him hard according to his head.

The wine bottle was broken and Liu Zhu also fell to the ground. He Maolin immediately drove into the tricycle and sent his sister to the hospital for emergency treatment.

He Maoxian was out of danger of his life, but Liu Zhu died in the yard. He Maolin was arrested on suspicion of intentional homicide and was prosecuted three months later.

There is a lot of controversy in this case. Liu Zhu committed the crime first, and He Maolin's actions were also to protect his sister and stop the crime.

"Comrade Mu Fan, what do you think of this case?" Fang Chaoyang asked.

"It is too much prosecuted for intentional homicide, at most it is excessive defense." Mu Fan said.

"Dawei, what do you think?" Fang Chaoyang asked again.

"He Maolin used not a murder weapon, but a beer bottle. At that time, his sister He Maoxian was in an extremely dangerous moment. I think that self-defense can be considered." Gao Yiwei put forward different opinions.

"I read the case file and said that He Maolin used a beer bottle to attack Liu Zhu. The first move made Liu Zhu unconscious and fell to the ground, but he repaired it a few more times until the beer bottle was broken and Liu Zhu died. The procuratorate believes that He Maolin's behavior can be determined to be self-defense, but after a few moves, he deliberately wanted to kill Liu Zhu." Fang Chaoyang said.

"It sounds reasonable and well-founded, but I think that under the circumstances at that time, He Maolin only wanted to stop Liu Zhu from stopping the infringement of his sister, and would not think so much." Gao Yiwei said.

"A few consecutive strokes have indeed passed. Of course, it is difficult to master the standard in this case." Mu Fan said.

"Boss, what do you think?" Gao Yiwei asked.

"Although the case is simple, it is also a big test for us judges to accurately sentence them." Fang Chaoyang said, "The boundary between self-defense, excessive defense and intentional homicide is clearly stipulated in law, but when it is actually applied, the scale is only a slight slight. I personally prefer Comrade Mu Fan's statement that He Maolin is excessive defense, but it depends on the relevant evidence presented by the prosecutor and the defense at the trial."

In the afternoon, Shang Yong drove to pick up Fang Chaoyang in person. He made an appointment with Lei Fujuan again and wanted to investigate further.

Shang Yong seemed very tired, yawning and still had red blood in his eyes. Fang Chaoyang quickly took the driving wheel and asked Shang Yong to sit in the back row. In his state, he was really not suitable to drive.

"Dayong, haven't been sleeping?" Fang Chaoyang asked.

"Aren't you afraid that something happened to Shang Zaijun that bastard? Fortunately, he was finally sent back to the detention center." Shang Yong said.

"Is everything normal last night?"

"You really guessed it right, it's really not normal. When I went there, in the middle of the night, two strangers were standing on the corner of the floor of Shang Zaijun ward, sneaky and suspicious. I asked, and they said they were the patients' family members, but then they disappeared." Shang Yong said.

"Who do you think it might have sent it?"

"Oh, there is no evidence, so I can't guess. I'll take a look first and call me at the place." While speaking, Shang Yong was already asleep and started to snore.

He was such a desperate man. Fang Chaoyang felt a little distressed, afraid of waking him up, so he deliberately chose some relatively secluded streets to drive.

An hour later, the two met Lei Fujuan again in a secluded teahouse private room. She chose this place just for the convenience of conversation and not to be disturbed.

Shang Yong drank two cups of tea in a row before his spirit recovered. Lei Fujuan first apologized for what happened yesterday. Her husband had a prejudice against his younger brother Lei Fumin and always believed that he was the real murderer.

"Ms. Lei, we want to know, in your opinion, why did Lei Fumin voluntarily plead guilty without torture?" Shang Yong asked.

“He has some mental problems.”

"Tell me more specifically."

"Oh, he believed in a liar, thinking that if he had suffered for others, he could go to heaven and gain eternal life. It was also a matter of being forced by his wife, and life was always hopeless." Lei Fujuan sighed and said, "I advised him, but he just didn't believe it, but he just refused to listen."

"We noticed that after the first instance judgment, Lei Fumin agreed to appeal, why?" Fang Chaoyang asked.

"That was when I knelt down and begged him, and he reluctantly agreed. During the retrial, he still took everything to himself. There was only one kitchen knife at home, but he said that there were two, and one was taken by him to defend himself. Who needs two kitchen knives? It's not a revolution." Lei Fujuan said, a little excited again.

"You are a respectable sister." Fang Chaoyang said sincerely.

"I'm not hiding it to you. I just can't overcome this hurdle in my heart over the years. My brother is confused and has a bad mind, but the case trial staff cannot believe everything. Isn't this just going to take the blame?"

"I can understand your feelings, I would like to ask again whether there was any contact between Lei Fumin and the deceased Wu Lanfang before, and whether there was any conflict?" Shang Yong asked.

"We are all in the same village, and it is impossible not to know each other, but the two families live far away and have bad life. They don't have much contact with each other." Lei Fujuan said.

"We also need to sort out the evidence to tell you whether Lei Fumin was wrongly judged." Shang Yong said.

"Oh, as long as it can be proved that he did not kill anyone, I can go to visit my parents' grave." Lei Fujuan said.
Chapter completed!