In the court, Judge Feng Xuefan and the jury listened to the arguments of the prosecution and defense.
Sansukehan's motion for a direct acquittal of Kato Shoichi was rejected.
Now, Shan Jingfan and Cheng Lingyu were having a heated debate over whether the servant named Uncle Wang's confession was hearsay evidence.
Cheng Lingyu was the tactic that Lu Ming said in public yesterday, using the old woman who blamed her son for pushing her down as an example to argue that when Uncle Wang took the confession, he did not know that he would die soon, and his character,
It seems that he has always been cowardly and afraid of getting into trouble. It is precisely because of this and his psychological distortion that he molested boys to show his strength.
But he wanted more public attention, which is why he took this high-profile case on himself. He just wanted to enjoy the feeling of being in the spotlight that he had never enjoyed before, and in the end, he would inevitably change his confession.
Cheng Lingyu even found a psychological expert to analyze the psychological state of people like Uncle Wang.
But Shan Jingfan seemed to be well prepared, and directly criticized the old woman's example, saying that the old woman was most likely pushed down by her son, because his son had long been unable to stand the old woman's complaints.
That's why I feel angry.
The premise is that if there really is such a case.
Cheng Lingyu naturally could not find this case.
The psychiatrist was also directly put off the stage by Shan Jing Fan’s strategy.
The first sentence is, "Excuse me, how much time have you and Uncle Wang spent together?"
When the psychiatrist said that he had never met Uncle Wang, Shan Jingfan even shook his head and laughed contemptuously. After a long time, he said, "It turns out that Dr. Li diagnoses and treats psychological problems in this way, so you should be hired to become a big doctor in the palace."
His Majesty’s imperial physician diagnoses from afar, anecdotes from the ages!”
After Cheng Lingyu stood up to object to his ridicule, he bowed directly to the judge's bench and said, "I have no problem!" He didn't even bother to look at the psychiatrist again.
Originally, at the preparatory meeting attended by all prosecutors, the psychiatrist was fully prepared, but how could he answer the fact that he had never met Uncle Wang.
Any prosecutor will understand that this is a weak point, and the psychiatrist is actually very powerful and very professional in explaining why he has never met Uncle Wang, but he can analyze him based on his life trajectory and past behaviors.
As a result, I was prepared to be lonely.
Originally, the strategy that Cheng Lingyu talked about at the preparation meeting was this point, which was to be attacked by the mountain scriptures and then explained by the psychiatrist, which would be more convincing to the jurors.
Who knew that Shan Jing Fan would end immediately.
And he thought about it for a long time and did not go to the psychiatrist to explain this point. Otherwise, it would be like forcing an explanation.
There was no more questioning, and the psychiatrist left.
Shan Jingfan glanced coldly at the prosecution table and stood up: "Your Honor, I request to summon our key witness, the one we spent a long time persuading! For this witness, your Excellency gave us ten
Days of preparation time!”
"Objection!" Cheng Lingyu stood up, "We have not seen any updates to the defense witness list!"
"She only agreed before going to court today, but she has a distinguished status and I was worried that she would not come to court. Therefore, I only had a brief communication with Feng Guan in private, but I didn't expect that she came bravely!"
Shan Jingfan pointed at a figure who had just walked in from the gate and sat in the auditorium.
Lu Ming looked over and saw a beautiful young woman wearing a light blue patterned kimono. Her hair was in a beautiful bun and she had a beautiful face. However, compared to the melon-shaped face that is common among beautiful women in Central China, her face was slightly rounder and plumper. At first glance, she looked typical.
Japanese women.
Feng Xuefan waved, and Shan Jingfan and Cheng Lingyu walked up to the judge's bench. The three of them communicated a few words in a low voice, and Cheng Lingyu nodded reluctantly.
Cheng Lingyu came back to the prosecutor's seat and whispered to Lu Ming: "Kato Shoichi's cousin-in-law and widower's name is Katsura Ayaka."
"Witness, please come to the witness stand." Feng Xuefan made a gesture.
The young Japanese woman stood up timidly, wearing white socks and clogs, and took a small step onto the witness stand.
Shan Jingfan took two steps forward and said, "The prosecution has always had doubts about my client being unmarried. Madam Katsura Ayaka, do you know the reason?"
Gui Linghua lowered her head, not daring to look around, and whispered something in a low voice, which was too small to be heard clearly.
"Mrs. Katsura Ayaka, please speak louder."
"Because..., because we were childhood sweethearts since childhood, he, he likes me..." Gui Linghua said, her pretty face turned red, and she didn't dare to raise her head.
"How did you know?"
"I, I just know..." Gui Ling's head was almost buried in the witness box, her voice was like a mosquito buzzing.
Although she didn't say the reason, it just made people feel that her words were very credible.
The dialogue between Shan Jing Fan and Katsura Ayaka is in the Japanese language, and has been translated into Western and Central Asian languages.
"After your husband passed away, have you and Mr. Kato Shoichi ever been together?"
Gui Linghua was stunned, lowered her head, and said nothing.
"Mrs. Katsura Ayaka, please answer my question!"
Finally, Gui Linghua nodded slightly.
"Mrs. Katsura Ayaka, please answer me, yes or no?"
"Yes, yes..." Gui Linghua agreed in a panic, and it looked like there were tears in her eyes.
There were noises in the jury box and auditorium, and some people were talking.
"Mrs. Katsura Ayaka, what you said meant that you were with Mr. Kato Shoichi. Did you have sex with Mr. Kato Shoichi?"
There was an uproar in the courtroom.
Gui Linghua lowered her head, tears slowly falling.
"Yes, yes... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." Gui Linghua said helplessly, then she fell on the witness stand and began to sob softly.
Immediately, there was a cry of "coaxing" and a fire broke out in the courtroom.
"Quiet! Silence!" Feng Xuefan picked up the gavel and banged the table hard. The commotion in the courtroom gradually subsided.
Shan Jingfan sighed softly and looked at the jury box, "Mrs. Gui Linghua has a distinguished status and inherited nearly one million in assets from her late husband. Moreover, her late husband has a will. If Mrs. Gui Linghua remarries or has another relationship,
If you have an affair, you will automatically lose your inheritance rights."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "However, when she heard that the prosecution was slandering Mr. Kato Shoichi because he was still unmarried and had a mental problem, Mrs. Katsura Ayaka became brave.
She stood up. She would rather lose her astronomical inheritance rights than the person she truly loved be slandered. I admire her courage very much. She is a great woman who is willing to lose everything for true love, to show the truth, and to refute the accusations.
She bravely sat here despite Fang's ridiculous accusations. I think there is no reason for any of us to despise her!"
Some jurors showed guilt on their faces, and some female jurors showed sympathy in their eyes. Especially the few Western female jurors looked at the prosecution seat with disdain.
From Shan Jingfan's words, it seems that it was not Shan Jingfan who pushed this weak but great woman to this point, but the absurd accusations made by the prosecutor.
Several prosecutors sitting in the gallery could clearly see the jurors' reactions.
However, both Japanese and Western jurors try to select women as much as possible. This is what I have always insisted on. For this reason, I had a stalemate with Shan Jingfan for almost half a month before the jury was successfully formed.
Now, it seems like he shot himself in the foot.
Female jurors are too emotional.
Moreover, another clever thing about Shan Jingfan is that through this questioning, it seems that whether Kato Shoichi does not like women has become the key to the problem and the main reason why the prosecution doubts him.
Subtly, it makes people feel that as long as Kato Shoichi has normal peace with women, he will not be a psychopath who tortures those boys.
Each of these prosecutors was a little frustrated, and Wang Xiaohu gritted his teeth tightly.
At the prosecutor's seat, Lu Ming whispered: "I'll fuck her!" and wanted to get up.
To make this "great" woman dirty and stink in court, this kind of dirty work must be done by the second-in-command. The prosecutor must win the goodwill of the jury and must make a closing statement without causing the jury to resent it.
A flash of deep thought flashed in Cheng Lingyu's eyes, and he suddenly took Lu Ming's arm and said, "I'll do it!"
As soon as Lu Ming was stunned, Cheng Lingyu had already stood up and walked to the witness stand.
"Miss Gui Linghua, please calm down. When you can answer my question, please nod." Cheng Lingyu's voice was soft.
Gui Linghua wiped her tears and nodded gently, "I, I can do it...I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
The weak points make people feel extremely distressed.
"Okay, Miss Gui Linghua, may I ask, what is your education level?" Cheng Lingyu asked lightly.
Gui Linghua gently pointed at the microphone, "I, I graduated from the fourth grade of middle school..."
"Oh, that means you have not received higher education or gone to university. Then you have studied human sociology by yourself? Have you ever studied a course like psychology?"
"No, no..." Gui Linghua timidly.
"So, Ms. Katsura Ayaka has a lot of experience in dating men, and even a lot of experience in having sex with different men?"
"Objection!" Shan Jingfan stood up suddenly, and the court was in an uproar.
"Your Honor, this question of mine is very important!" Cheng Lingyu looked at Feng Xuefan.
Feng Xuefan waved his hand and motioned Shan Jingfan to sit down.
Gui Linghua lowered her head and said nothing.
"Well, you don't want to answer because you think this question insults you, but what I want to ask is, if you don't have experience with many men and take a large number of samples, how would you know that the men you have had sex with?
Wouldn’t he be a pedophile and kill boys?”
"Your Honor! I'm done asking!" Cheng Lingyu turned and walked towards the prosecutor's seat.
"Others, I don't know about others, but Ichiro, I know him. I've known him since I was very young. He's not a pervert, definitely not!" Gui Linghua suddenly looked up with tears in her eyes and looked at Cheng Lingyu's back.
He said, his voice was very low, but his tone was very firm.
Cheng Lingyu was stunned for a moment.
In the auditorium, the prosecutors were stunned. They didn't expect that Gui Linghua behaved like this in the end. I wonder if it was because of her true feelings, or because she was taught by Shan Jingfan, or because she acted according to circumstances?
If it's the last one, then this woman is terrible.
Cheng Lingyu then turned around, "Well, you and Ichiro are in love with each other and have a deep relationship with each other since they were childhood sweethearts. So, you married his cousin and you have been having an affair with him since I don't know when. However, you are not with him.
Your cousin is divorced and you don’t want to be with him right now. Even if his cousin passes away, you are not willing to give up a huge inheritance, so you still have to sneak around with him. Your relationship is very pure, very deep, and very letting go.
People are touched!”
Shan Jingfan stood up and objected vigorously. After Cheng Lingyu finished speaking, he returned to the prosecutor's seat without looking back.
The jurors looked at Katsura Ayaka, a delicate and delicate woman, with different eyes.
The prosecutors in the gallery all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was Cheng Inspector who responded so quickly.
Sansukehan looked at the prosecutor's seat, thought for a while, stood up, walked to Katsura Ayaka, and asked: "Mrs. Katsura Ayaka, why did you marry Mr. Kato Shoichi's cousin?"
"Because, because, he, he forced me. At that time, Ichiro had no status at home. He threatened me that if, if I didn't marry him, he would drive Ichiro out..."
Gui Linghua lowered her head and wiped away tears.
"So, when your late husband was still alive, did you and Mr. Ichiro have anything to do with each other?"
"No, absolutely not. I, I don't dare to..." Gui Linghua raised her head with a firm gaze. After speaking, she lowered her head timidly.
"After your husband passed away, why didn't you marry Mr. Kato Shoichi openly? Is it because of the huge inheritance?"
"No, I, we are a big family..." Gui Linghua shook her head gently. There was too much helplessness and grievance in her eyes, and tears started flowing down again.
Shan Jingfan looked at the jury box, "After today, Mrs. Katsura Ayaka should be kicked out of her house and lose everything. But because of the ridiculous accusation made by the prosecution, she...sigh..."
Shan Jingfan sighed, shook his head, and returned to his seat.
Looking at the prosecutor's seat from the corner of his eye, he saw a slump on Cheng Lingyu's face.
Yes, they lost.
In fact, according to the current situation, it doesn't matter whether Katsura Ayaka's testimony is valid or not. Adding this, it only makes them even more powerless to fight back.
It doesn't matter if they eliminated this witness, let alone, what if they didn't?
If this case must be expressed in terms of winning rate, our current winning rate is 99.99%, which is infinitely close to 100%.
Looking at Kato Shoichi next to him, he whispered: "Mr. Kato, as I said before, please don't cause trouble during this period."
This ruthless guy was sometimes afraid of him. He originally wanted to kill the young lawyer, but it was because of his persuasion that he even informed the headquarters. Only then did the headquarters call and give strict orders to suppress the reckless action he was about to carry out.
"Hmph, I'll let him live for a few more days..." Kato Shoichi said darkly.
Shan Jingfan sighed softly in his heart. He originally had an illegitimate child here. He was very young, just five years old. He loved it very much. When he took this case, he originally wanted to get together as a family. But during this period, what happened?
They didn't dare to come near me, for fear of being seen by Mr. Ichiro.
"Your Honor, we request to question Uncle Wang's evidence again." Over there, the young lawyer stood up.
Shan Jingfan was startled for a moment, then shook his head, it was boring. He didn't expect that Prosecutor Cheng would give up like this. Winning was very boring.
Questioning Uncle Wang’s testimony? It’s really a desperate struggle.