"Hey, Xiaochen? I've found out whose hands this pinhole camera ended up in. Now I'm rushing over to find that person." Lu Chen received an important call from Qin Shuman.
"Things went so smoothly?" Chase Lu didn't expect that he would find the final buyer in just a few days.
"After all, this thing is not very legitimate, but the manufacturer is very sensible. After all, this is just their subsidiary industry, and they also know that this kind of thing may get into trouble. So in order to avoid trouble, they will put a number on the nameplate before selling it, and
After the sale, the merchant's information will be sent to the company. So I have found the merchant and based on his information, I have locked the final buyer." Qin Shuman explained.
"So that's it, this boss is quite good at planning for himself." Lu Chen was naturally happy as he had obtained his trump card.
"Stop talking, I'm on my way. Don't worry, I will bring you the witnesses before the trial." Qin Shuman hurriedly hung up the phone.
"Brother, what are you so happy about?" Ever since Lu Chen gave Qingqing the pill, the little girl's condition has not relapsed. She has been clinging to Lu Chen all day long, almost treating Lu Chen's ward as her own.
The ward.
They almost stayed with Chase Lu for food and accommodation, and the two really lived together like brothers and sisters. However, Qingqing's doctor did not keep her away from Chase Lu because of Qingqing's behavior.
On the contrary, he is happy to see all this. After all, Qingqing is by Lu Chen's side. Lu Chen doesn't seem to be very resistant, and seems to be a little happy with it. Naturally, now is the perfect time to please Lu Chen, and he will not let it go.
Such a great opportunity.
Unknowingly, the day of court finally came. At this time, Lu Chen lost contact with Qin Shuman, and after the court session, he did not see any trace of Qin Shuman.
Lu Chen sat quietly in the defendant's box, with Lawyer Zhu sitting next to him, and sitting opposite him was the public prosecutor, Prosecutor Hong.
After the judge announced the opening of the trial, the prosecutor made a series of statements about the case.
"In view of the defendant's innocence defense complex, the procuratorate decided to charge the defendant with intentional homicide." Prosecutor Hong's last words immediately caused an uproar in the courtroom.
Naturally, Lu Chen's parents were also sitting in the hearing seats at this time. They almost fainted after hearing these words. They were also busy looking at legal knowledge these days. Wasn't his son manslaughter? How could it change now?
Intentional homicide? These two crimes are worlds apart.
"Quiet! No noise is allowed in the courtroom." The judge said solemnly, and the bustling sound stopped instantly.
"Prosecutor, didn't you charge the defendant with manslaughter before? Why did you change it to intentional murder now?" The judge also didn't know that the prosecutor suddenly changed his mind.
"Your Honor, the previous case of manslaughter was based on the defendant's guilty plea. Now if the defendant pleads not guilty, it is conceivable that he will not bear all the consequences of his actions. For this kind of unrepentance
The procuratorate unanimously believes that the defendant should be charged with intentional murder."
"Protest!" At this time, Lawyer Zhu stood up. Obviously, if he was really prosecuted for intentional murder, the current evidence would be very bad for Lu Chen.
"First of all, this case has not been determined to be really committed by the defendant. These are all personal conjectures of the public prosecutor and cannot be accepted. Furthermore, the defendant has admitted that he beat the victim. Whether it really caused the death of the victim, the defendant has no idea.
.That’s why we defended not guilty. So the prosecutor charged with intentional murder, which is obviously an infringement of the defendant’s rights.” Lawyer Zhu reasonably raised his protest.
Immediately afterwards, the two people started to argue fiercely about the issue of conviction. Lu Chen still sat quietly in his seat as if nothing had happened, and did not become agitated at all because of the verbal battle between the two people.
Now he is still thinking about what happened to Qin Shuman. Could it be that he encountered some problems on the road? It would be better not to cause any more trouble at this juncture.
Seeing that the quarrel was reaching a fever pitch, the judge promptly interrupted the two people and continued the quarrel.
"The court will now adjourn and the court will discuss the issue of conviction before convening again."
Chase Lu was taken to the lounge by the bailiff, and of course the person accompanying him was Lawyer Zhu. Apparently, Lawyer Zhu was tired after the verbal battle. He did not ask Lu Chen for his opinion.
But he didn't expect that his parents would also come to visit him during the court recess.
"Son, are you okay?" Father Lu looked at Lu Chen, and was really shocked by the accusation of intentional murder just now.
"Don't worry, Dad, I will be sure when I come, you can rest assured." Lu Chen felt unsure now, after all, the killer weapon was still missing. However, he did not dare to worry his parents too much, so Lu Chen quickly expressed
His confidence made his parents feel at ease.
Then the trial resumed, and the presiding judge walked up and began to speak directly to the courtroom.
"After deliberation and unanimous decision by several judges, the defendant was charged based on the confession provided by the public security organ based on the new charges provided by the prosecutor. The trial is now open!"
So the charge Chen Lu is currently being prosecuted for is intentional murder. If the charge is really confirmed, it won't be as simple as spending a few years in jail.
Lawyer Zhu's expression also became serious. He didn't expect that things would take such a turn for the worse. It seemed that the pressure on him was indeed getting heavier and heavier.
"I apply for the first witness to appear in court to testify!" At this time, Prosecutor Hong finally pulled out the most unfavorable evidence against Lu Chen.
Sure enough, the old man whom I met last time appeared on the witness stand.
"This witness, on the day of the crime, did you see the defendant?"
"Yes!"
"Whether the defendant visited the crime scene during the incident."
"Yes!"
"Your Honor, I've finished my questions!"
"This is a video from the gate of the community. On the day of the crime, the only suspicious person who entered and exited the community was the defendant. Moreover, the defendant appeared at the scene of the crime at the same time. The defendant had sufficient time to commit the crime. And the evidence proves that only the defendant had time to commit the crime!"
After saying all this, Prosecutor Hong returned to his seat. Obviously, all this was enough to prove that Lu Chen was the biggest suspect, and he could not find a second suspect.
"Witness, how old are you this year!" Lawyer Zhu stood up and walked towards the old man and asked him directly his age.
"I am seventy-three this year!"
"Protest!" Prosecutor Hong stood up at this time. It was obvious that Lawyer Zhu's question was a bit irrelevant.
"The protest is valid. Please ask the defendant's lawyer not to raise issues unrelated to this case!" At this time, the presiding judge also spoke.
"Witness, how good is your eyesight?"
"This is not very clear."
"Then you can't see clearly the mole on my right cheek."
"Well, I can't see clearly." The old man muttered. Apparently from such a distance, he couldn't see clearly whether there was a mole on this person's face.
"Defendant's lawyer, pay attention!" The presiding judge obviously couldn't sit still, what was going on.
"Your Honor, this witness should have presbyopia, and the degree is severe. Then I doubt whether he really saw the defendant walking into the scene of the crime."
"Witness, are you sure you actually saw the defendant walking into the crime scene?" Lawyer Zhu asked again.
"I'll think about this again." The old man seemed a little confused.
"Protest, the defendant's lawyer is asking a leading question." Prosecutor Hong stood up quickly. She did not want to lose this inevitable lawsuit.
"Your Honor, the witness obviously cannot fully remember the scene at that time. So I can completely believe that the witness saw a man of similar stature as the defendant. I'm done asking."
After lawyer Zhu said everything, he returned to his seat.
"As for the prosecutor's information, I do not deny that the defendant was present in the community where the crime occurred. According to the defendant's statement, there are friends of the defendant in the community. Isn't it normal to visit before the Chinese New Year?"
Lawyer Zhu is indeed a top lawyer in the industry, and he can turn the case around immediately, but the possibility of Lu Chen committing the crime cannot be ruled out.
"Your Honor, here is the transcript provided by the public security agency. The defendant also admitted that he beat the victim, so it cannot be denied that the defendant was indeed present at the scene of the crime." Prosecutor Hong sent another transcript to the presiding judge.
"Based on the witnesses and community surveillance video, the defendant did beat the victim and caused the victim to die from cerebral hemorrhage."
"Defendant, do you have any objection to the transcript?"
"No!" Lu Chen was a little uneasy. After all, he was now forced to a dead end. Everything added up to evidence against him.
"Presiding judge, the defendant has new evidence to submit." At this time, the door to the trial site was opened, and Qin Shuman rushed into the trial site wearing a police uniform.
Qin Shuman suddenly appeared at this time, startling everyone, and finally the originally peaceful environment was disrupted again.
"Silence, silence!" The presiding judge knocked the wooden hammer to silence everyone present.
Qin Shuman nodded at Lu Chen, meaning that the matter had been settled. Lu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, evidence in his favor appeared.
Lawyer Zhu knew this before and stood up immediately when he saw this.
"This is a wireless pinhole camera that the police found in the defendant's friend's home." Attorney Zhu finally took out the final trump card and handed it over to the judge.
"According to the defendant's description, the defendant discovered that the victim was monitoring every move of the defendant's friends, so he beat the victim, and surveillance equipment was installed in the victim's home. The defendant had seen these equipment, but was not found at the scene of the police investigation. The case
A third party was found at the scene. This cannot be concluded that the victim was killed by the defendant, so the crime of intentional homicide cannot be established."
"Protest and ask the defendant to provide evidence to prove that the surveillance equipment found in the defendant's friend's home was installed by the victim."
"Judge, I ask the witness to appear and testify!"
At this time, a man wearing a jacket walked slowly to the witness stand. Of course Lu Chen didn't recognize this man. Obviously, this was the last buyer Qin Shuman found.
"Witness, did these devices originally belong to you?"
"Yes, there is a number on it and I bought it a few months ago."
"So you installed these devices?"
"No, I sold it to someone else a month ago."
"Is he this person?" Lawyer Zhu put the victim's photo in front of the witness and asked.
"No." The witness shook his head. Qin Shuman looked at the witness in surprise. He told himself that he sold the equipment to the fat man in the photo. How could he retract his confession now?
Lawyer Zhu also looked confused, obviously not knowing that things did not go according to his routine at all.
"It's him, I sold it to him!" At this time, the witness pointed directly at Lu Chen and said.
