Lu Ming has been feeling groggy these past few days. Fortunately, there are not many things he needs to do. They are just exchanging evidence with the prosecutor, and providing a report on Li Mingxuan's physical condition. The court will determine the court opening time, all of which are handled by the clerk Chen Qinghua.
Running errands.
Lu Ming also asked for a few days off from school.
And soon, the first court session came. On May 21, the first trial of Li Si's case was held.
Court No. 2 of the Ninth Circuit Court of the East China Sea (Beiguan Court), Lu Ming and Liu Hanhuan, are selecting the jury.
In the jury box, there are twenty candidates at a time. The defense representative Lu Ming and the prosecution representative Liu Hanhuan will raise questions. If both parties agree, the candidates will become a member of the jury.
In the end, a jury of 10 people was selected, and the jury in criminal cases adopted the principle of unanimous consent, that is, only if everyone agrees or disagrees, the voting result will be valid.
When selecting jurors, both the prosecution and the defense have 4 opportunities to eliminate candidates without reason. The opportunities to eliminate candidates with reasons are unlimited. That is, as long as the court recognizes your reasons, you can reject juror candidates an unlimited number of times.
People enter the jury.
Juror candidates have certain academic requirements, and they must not have a criminal record.
In addition, lawyers, judges, doctors, firefighters, police officers, teachers, government officials, etc. cannot serve as jurors.
Because these people are so professional, there is a high probability that they will control the entire jury, making the entire jury system a one-man show.
When selecting jurors, Liu Hanhuan prefers new immigrants, that is, immigrants within one generation.
Lu Ming secretly said that it was amazing. He had read many psychological books in his previous life.
Generally speaking, people would think that new immigrants are more sympathetic and tolerant of similar people who come to the East China Sea to seek life.
But the fact is exactly the opposite. The people who may hate foreign beggars like Li Mingxuan the most are the new immigrants. They will think that people like Li Mingxuan have lowered the overall standard of new immigrants, and they have also been discriminated against.
Liu Hanhuan is now able to accurately grasp the main psychological states of some groups. He is indeed a powerful figure.
Lu Ming focuses on people with strong logical analysis skills. The questions he asks are all logical questions, similar to the cows in the open field.
The problem is that a person has always regarded the cow model in the open field as his own cow. Although his cow is indeed in the open field, but hidden behind the trees, then the fact that this person believes that the cow is in the open field is correct.
Of?
Then, Lu Ming will ask the candidates to give the reasons for their answers to judge their objective understanding of the matter.
Liu Hanhuan was a little surprised to hear Lu Ming ask this question to each candidate.
It is undoubtedly the naive idea of a rookie lawyer to hope that the jury can analyze the case through correct logical thinking.
What surprised Liu Hanhuan was, did this guy really think his client was innocent?
A few hours later, the ten jurors who both agreed to confirm formally formed the jury in this case.
The judge banged the gavel and announced that at three o'clock in the afternoon, the case would officially open and enter the trial process.
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Room 302 of the Husky Hotel temporarily became the place where Lu Ming and others stayed.
It's not far from Beiguan Courthouse, so it's a good place to stop during lunch break.
The financier, Liu Laocai, voluntarily paid for Suite 302 for a month for Lu Ming to use in this lawsuit.
In the suite, Lu Ming was speechless looking at the smiling Liu Laocai. He didn't know what kind of meddling he liked to do.
In terms of kinship, Mingjia Entertainment’s top boss Liu Shouye and second boss Liu Shoucheng are his distant cousins, and prosecution representative Liu Hanhuan is his cousin.
Even if the relationship between the two parties is not harmonious, they will not spend money to watch the fun. They are really extraordinary and belong to the old bamboo shoots.
"Lu Dazhuang, you guys talk about business, talk about yours, I'm leaving, I just came to see if there is anything else you need me to do!" Liu Laocai smiled with the wrinkles on his face reduced a lot, and whispered in Lu Ming's ear before going out.
Said: "Lu Dazhuang, this Liu Lao Er should be disgraced, I beg you!"
Lu Ming coughed.
There were still many concerns at first. Although the outside world knew that brothers Liu Laocai and Liu Shouye were not on good terms, they were related to each other anyway. Who knew if this guy took the opportunity to find out the news.
After all, people are at odds with each other. Even if you help him with the lawsuit or be hired by him as the company's legal advisor, if it involves deep-seated interests, you may not be sold by him.
Looking at it now, it would have been best if he did not stay to observe his strategy in fighting the lawsuit.
The suite is exquisitely decorated, with a long Western-style sofa with blue and white patterns, a dark oval coffee table, and a 7-inch TV.
In a suite of this level, a desk and a telephone are also must-have items.
Li Mingxuan, sitting on the side of the sofa, was taking painkillers. The stitches on the wound on his face had just been removed and the scars were in a mess. He looked at Lu Ming doubtfully from time to time.
Maybe even now, I still don’t know what Lu Ming wants to do. Does he really want to help him fight this lawsuit?
Wang Daan and Chen Qinghua are both here, and except for the operator Jiji, the whole firm is also fully mobilized. After all, it is a very high-profile case.
In addition, sitting on a chair near the door of the room was a tall and sturdy bald man with dense earrings on his ears, making him look extremely tough.
His name is Datou, and he is a temporary bodyguard.
It was the old ghost from the detective agency who hired Lu Ming as an intermediary.
Looking at Datou's resume, he has served in the Imperial Marine Corps, and is an elite among the elites. He has participated in death exploration, which is the exploration of the surrounding strange sea areas that the Empire tirelessly pursues. Of their team, only Datou came back alive.
But because he was from Central Continent, it was difficult for him to become a professional soldier and get promoted. In the end, he retired and returned home. Since he had no skills, he became a bodyguard.
His charges are not cheap, he charges 20 imperial coins per day, and the minimum starting time is ten days.
In addition, if you actually do it, you will be charged separately depending on the equipment used.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Hiring temporary bodyguards was suggested by Lao Gui. Speaking of this lawsuit, it is eye-catching. In order to avoid being harassed, necessary security measures are still needed, even when entering and exiting
The court is helping you keep out reporters and some protesters.
Lu Ming then remembered that a murderer entered his room and was killed by Zhen, so he accepted the old ghost's proposal.
Now that his eyes were looking at Datou, Lu Ming couldn't help but think of Zhen.
Maybe the Zhen family really has two personalities, one is Zhen Hanzhu, a gentle and virtuous girl; and the other is Zhen Bizhu, although she still recognizes her as her maid, but her personality is much stronger, but fortunately, it seems that there are warning signs, Bizhu
Only when the personality is awakened can the person be awakened. In this way, Mrs. Zhen herself should not be in danger at home. After all, she looks like a person like Mei Chaofeng.
He turned to look at Li Mingxuan and thought to himself, you guy, maybe I saved your life a long time ago. If you had really married Zhen Bizhu back then, she would probably scratch a few holes in your head with her claws.
Of course, it seems that Lord Long will not let this happen, and the final plan is to send Zhen to his side.
Who am I?
Lu Ming shook his head helplessly.
I haven't found anything yet at Fernald College, and I am extremely cautious. I just learned about the history of this college from all aspects, but I didn't find anything special.
The Fernald Charitable Foundation was established a hundred years ago, which was also the time when the Fernald Orphanage, the predecessor of Fernald College, was established.
Starting from Fernald Orphanage, Fernald College's symbol has been the golden leaf pattern on family heirlooms.
However, I still have too little time to go to school, and I have not made much progress in my study of Western languages. It seems better to join the college's special training class in Western languages during the summer vacation.
In this world, if you want to enter the real upper class society, you cannot understand Western.
"You spent too much money on my lawsuit!" Li Mingxuan looked at Lu Ming with a strange look in his eyes.
Lu Ming smiled: "I didn't spend the money, someone paid for it for me."
"That is also your favor, which is much more important than money!" Li Mingxuan picked up the cigarette on the coffee table and lit one.
Lu Ming was startled for a moment and realized that both he and Li Mingxuan seemed to have changed. After coming to the East China Sea, they both became smokers.
In fact, I generally understand Li Mingxuan's experience. His whole family was killed, and he also had one of his legs broken. After luckily escaping, he fled all the way to the East China Sea. He didn't hide his tracks like he did, so,
He came to Donghai a few months earlier than me.
But on the way, his money was stolen, and his leg injury was not healed and he couldn't find a job. Naturally, he couldn't ask an immigration company to fake his identity and apply for a residence permit like himself. Therefore, from the moment he entered the East China Sea,
Li Mingxuan became the target of being chased away by patrol police on the street.
Now, he was involved in another murder case, was tortured in a detention center, and even had his face stolen.
It's already very difficult for him to not go crazy now.
After thinking about it, Lu Ming picked up the file on the table and looked at it, especially the piece of paper inside, which contained the details of what happened as told by Li Mingxuan.
According to Li Mingxuan, on the day of the incident, he and another entourage sent his second wife Li Xiaoyan to the downstairs of Jincheng Hotel. He originally wanted to leave, but the waiter Xiaocui came down and informed him that Mrs. Li wanted to see him.
After he went up, it happened that Li Xiaoyan wanted to rape him.
Every time he saw this, Lu Ming felt a little helpless. It seemed that since he came to this world, Li Mingxuan's fate had taken a sharp turn and became more and more miserable.
Not only did he become a lame tramp, he was raped by a fierce woman, and then he became a murderer and even had his face disfigured.
It's like being possessed by a degenerate spirit.
Lu Ming was suddenly startled and asked: "Li Si, according to what you said, when you arrived at Room 14 of Jincheng Hotel, Li Xiaoyan's first question was to ask you, where is the thing I gave you?"
"Yes." Li Mingxuan nodded, "Just these few words, but I kept the jade pendant she gave me that day at home, so I answered, 'I'll give it to you tomorrow.'"
Lu Ming nodded slightly. Li Mingxuan was actually a very powerful prosecutor. In this kind of life-and-death moment, he would definitely tell the details clearly and without missing a single word.
"Then, she said, 'You can keep it as a souvenir...' She smiled twice, her eyes were as charming as silk, and she came to pull you?"
Li Mingxuan nodded: "Yes." There was a hint of pain in his eyes. He thought it was the situation of being molested by that fierce woman, which made him feel a shadow in his heart.
"She grabbed your arm, but you weren't as strong as her at all. She pinned you down on the bed, and she touched you with her hands?"
"Yes..." Li Mingxuan lowered his head and bit his lip.
"Did you react at that time?" Lu Ming suddenly asked.
Next to them, Wang Daan and Chen Qinghua were stunned.
Li Mingxuan immediately raised his head, his face full of anger, but then he sighed, how could he not know that according to his testimony, the prosecution would definitely ask these questions, and they might be more straightforward and sharp.
"Yes..." After hesitating for a while, Li Mingxuan squeezed out two words through his teeth.
Lu Ming nodded and looked at the testimony again, "When she let go of your hand and grabbed yours, ahem, you picked up the flying eagle sculpture on the bedside table, hit her on the head, and then pushed it away.
She, you ran out, and when you turned around, you saw her getting up and yelling at you with an angry face."
"Yes." Li Mingxuan gritted his teeth and said, "She was definitely not killed by me."
Lu Ming nodded. According to the forensic report, Li Er's concubine's skull was hit several times with a blunt instrument. He did not tell Li Mingxuan about this.
"You remember the details so clearly, which has advantages and disadvantages. I can't prove your former identity as a prosecutor in court. Therefore, with these clear details, the prosecution will lead the jury to think that you made it up."
Lu Ming put down his testimony and looked at Li Mingxuan, "You understand this."
Li Mingxuan was stunned and sighed, "You always see further than me."
Wang Da'an and Chen Qinghua looked at each other. They knew that Li Si claimed to be a prosecutor before, and they didn't know if he was bragging. But from what they said now, did he and Lawyer Lu know each other before?
Lu Ming looked at the testimony, "Where is the thing I gave you?" "Where is the thing I gave you?"
After chanting it twice, he asked: "Li Xiaoyan, have you ever asked for something back that was given to you?"
"Sometimes, especially that jade pendant, she drank too much and cried, saying that Master Liu Er gave it to her when he loved her the most. Now, she wants to give it to me. It was once her most precious thing.
She wants to give it to me..."
"Sometimes she gets drunk and throws some precious things from her memories with Liu Shoucheng to me like rubbish, and then wants to take them back afterwards. This has happened several times, so I guess this jade pendant,
It was her favorite and I would definitely take it back. But I didn’t expect that she would take it back before she sobered up, so I didn’t put it on me. It was too precious and I was afraid of losing it, so I hid it early.
safe."
Lu Ming nodded, "However, I still want to have a chat with Xiaocui. Something is not right here."