Su Qing looked at each other and found that Zhang Heng's eyes were calm and calm, as if he had been prepared for it.
During these days in the detention center, he lived very peacefully. Because of the color of his vest, there were no prisoners to mess with him.
The yellow vest is paired with shackles. The prisoners inside all know what this means. This is a sign of a felon. There is a high probability of life imprisonment and death penalty. Most people are stupid and will provoke such a person.
So Zhang Heng has been doing okay in this period of time and has calmed down.
As Zhang Heng arrived, the trial officially began. First, someone from the Procuratorate began to speak.
The procuratorate is a procuratorate, and the court is a court, not a unit. Many people get confused and think that the procuratorate is a court.
The Procuratorate is the country’s legal supervision agency and exercises procuratorial power on behalf of the country. Simply put, after the public security agency arrests a criminal, the Procuratorate must prosecute the criminal on behalf of the country and the general public based on the public security investigation, and then the court will conduct a trial.
Anyway, most people definitely don’t understand this process, such as Su Qing, who was confused at the hearing.
Then came the presiding judge's questioning, and the defense lawyers from both sides gave evidence to each other. Although Zhang Heng was a criminal and had confessed, he also had a defense lawyer who defended him with a suspended death sentence.
Zhang Heng's defense lawyer even pointed out that Zhang Heng had surrendered himself, and this link was also related to Su Qing himself. Zhang Heng's defense lawyer used the fact that he was a police officer and Zhang Geng surrendered to him as the criterion.
However, the lawyer for the Liu family's parents believed that this act did not constitute surrender. The reason was that Su Qing was not an official police officer.
The two sides went back and forth, and the defense was extremely fierce. Faced with the presiding judge's questioning, Zhang Heng confessed to his criminal behavior and did not defend or excuse himself.
"If our family doesn't reconcile and accept compensation, I will seek justice for my daughter and pay with her life!" Liu Dashan and his wife shouted excitedly.
[Liu Dashan and his wife did not issue a letter of understanding because Zhang Guoxin only had 80,000 yuan in hand, which was far less than the psychological expectations of the Liu family and his wife]
Hearing this, Su Qing couldn't help but sigh. There is really only one disease in this world, and that is the disease of poverty.
He did not deny that there were people who would not issue a letter of understanding no matter how much compensation they paid, and would not spare the murderer's death just for money, but there were also people who had no choice but to compromise because of financial pressure.
If everyone was not short of money, then this kind of mediation would be unnecessary.
"Calm down the plaintiff, please calm down your emotions!" The presiding judge knocked the hammer and then spoke:
"After the court debate just now, both the prosecution and the defense have fully expressed their opinions on the factual evidence, legal application, sentencing circumstances, etc. of the case. The views of both parties have been stated and will be fully considered in the deliberations. The court debate is over. Now it is up to the defendant to make the final decision.
statement, the defendant stands up!"
Zhang Heng stood up and spoke.
"I plead guilty to what I committed, and secondly, I apologize to the parents of the deceased. Because of my fault, they have experienced the pain of losing their daughter. At the same time, I feel guilty to my own father. My son is ashamed and cannot support you until the end of his life."
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Whatever the verdict is, I can accept it, presiding judge, I have finished my statement."
He did not deny his crime, nor did he defend himself, nor did he beg for mercy or admit his mistake. He only felt guilty towards a few old people.
In other words, he still doesn't think he was wrong. Liu Xiaojuan's death was intentional, and his heart did not allow him to apologize to that person.
At this point, the presiding judge sitting above nodded.
"Adjourn now!"
Then the presiding judge, judges and other personnel left temporarily.
In such a major case like this, their judgment will never be hasty, and the presiding judge will not just do whatever he wants, so they need to discuss it.
Time passed bit by bit. Three and a half hours had passed since the court session, the statements of both sides, arguments, evidence, rebuttal, and finally the statement of attitude.
In fact, the main point is whether the death penalty or a suspended death sentence. For the rest, Zhang Heng also pleaded guilty, so there is no need to worry about it.
Now that the court is adjourned, firstly, they need to discuss it, and secondly, they need to take a break. The atmosphere at the scene is still very depressing.
It took a full forty minutes before the presiding judge came back and struck with a wooden hammer.
"Now continue with the court session!"
After another 20 minutes of bonus speech, the presiding judge finally spoke: "Jiangcheng City Intermediate People's Court has made the following judgment on this case. Please all stand up!"
After the words fell, everyone in the room, including Su Qing and others in the hearing room, stood up together.
"The defendant Zhang Heng was guilty of intentional homicide with cruel means and egregious circumstances. He was sentenced to death and deprived of political rights for life."
With the hammer of the presiding judge, the final result was decided. Of course, because it was the first judgment, Zhang Heng still had the right to continue to appeal, but how could a person who wanted to die choose to appeal and express himself on the spot?
Accept it and don't plan to appeal.
At the moment when the verdict was handed down, the Liu family burst into tears, and some relatives nearby helped to support them. On the contrary, Zhang Guoxin said nothing, but he seemed to be ten years old.
Half an hour later, Zhang Heng was taken away, and Su Qing also stood in front of Zhang Guoxin at the door of the court.
"Uncle, are you okay?" Su Qing asked.
Zhang Guoxin, who was honest and responsible, shook his head and muttered: "Why is it the death penalty? No, it can't be the death penalty. As a father, I have no ability and don't have that much money. Hey~~"
There was no crying, but the father's eyes were red and tears couldn't stop falling. It was raining lightly in the sky, making the old father look even more miserable.
There is no way, before the law, it is not enough to plead for mercy.
The two stood in silence in the rain for a long time.
After a long time, Su Qing finally spoke: "Uncle, I went to see Zhang Heng some time ago, and he didn't like to let you run around like this.
In fact, he has accepted this result, mainly because he feels sorry for you, I think."
In the end, he couldn't speak. He thought he could help, but when he got there, he realized how cruel it was to let a father give up his son and watch him die.
"I understand, in fact, I know everything, but... I just want him to live. If he lives, I will have a goal. This stinky boy, if his son is not ours, then he is not. How can I be worthy of his mother!!
Forget it, comrade policeman, you get busy first, and I’ll think of a solution later!”
After saying that, Zhang Guoxin nodded slightly to him, then turned and left. His already stooped waist bent even lower, as if his energy had been drained away.
He didn't know how many times this father had knelt down and kowtowed to others during this period, but the successive blows in life made this man who had been strong all his life collapse.
"People are like this. As outsiders, we think we should take care of the living. After all, we have to live our lives. But for him, his son is probably his only hope!" Li Zijun's voice came and gave him support.
Hold an umbrella.
"Yes, I thought it was too simple at first," Su Qing murmured.
An old man has lost his wife, his son is sentenced to death, and his grandson is not yet his own. At this age, almost all thoughts are gone. Even if he is alive, it is painful.
So when it came time to speak, he didn't say a word of those words that advised him to let go and live a good life.
The two of them stood like this in the rain for a long time. Suddenly, the narrator's reminder sounded in their minds.
[A severely beaten old man, distracted by his nervous state, will die in a car accident ten minutes later. The hemp rope is cut at the smallest point, and bad luck only seeks out the unfortunate]
The moment she heard the narration, Su Qing's eyes widened and she jumped out.
"Hey? What's wrong with you?"
"Where's the person? Where's the person! Find him quickly!" Su Qing shouted.
The narrator gives him ten minutes, which means he still has a chance. For a family, the son has just been sentenced to death and the father is gone. How can this world be like this!