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Chapter 35 I'll Watch It Quietly
After waiting for a long time in the tea restaurant on the first floor of Jincheng Building, Xiaocui finally came. She was wearing a calico shirt like the last time we met, but she looked even more haggard.

"Xiaocui, on the day Mrs. Li Er was murdered, he asked you to give something to Li Si, but you didn't give it to Li Si, did you?"

In the first sentence of the meeting, Xiao Cui just sat down, and immediately turned pale.

Lu Ming nodded, it seems that he guessed right.

"Second Mrs. Li, what is it that I asked you to give to Li Si?" Lu Ming's eyes became severe, "If you don't say it, you may kill Li Si, do you know that?"

"Yes, it belongs to the second aunt, the second aunt's underwear..." Xiaocui's eyes were full of tears, and after she finished speaking, she covered her face and sobbed softly, "I, I don't know why this happened, I, I I didn't want to give this thing to Brother Li, so I threw it into the trash can, saying that the second aunt was looking for him too much, and didn't give him, didn't give him anything..."

Lu Ming slowly leaned back on the chair, that's right, Li Xiaoyan had prepared Li Mingxuan mentally beforehand, seeing that he saw his underwear and came to see him again, so he agreed to have sex with him, so he didn't expect that he was Overlord bowed hard but Li Mingxuan was not willing at all.

However, Lu Ming looked at Xiao Cui who was sobbing with her head down. It seemed that there was no need to ask this question by herself. Xiao Cui probably liked Li Mingxuan a little bit in her heart. After all, Li Mingxuan was not disfigured at that time. Well, Xiao Cui accidentally lost that pair of underwear.

"Can you still find that pair of underwear?" Lu Ming asked.

Xiaocui shook her head, "I, I don't know, it's been more than half a month, and the garbage dump in the back alley has also been cleaned up..."

Lu Ming looked at his watch. There was still more than half an hour before the court session, so he didn't have time to look for it.

"Xiao Cui, are you willing to testify in court and tell the truth?" Lu Ming asked.

Xiao Cui was stunned, with a look of fear in her eyes.

"Don't worry, I can't give you money or do anything now, but I can promise you that during the trial of this case, I will ensure your safety. You can move to the husky hotel. When the lawsuit is over, I will also send you Go live somewhere safe."

"I, I don't know..." Xiaocui shook her head, and she could see that she was very confused.

"Let's go, come with me!" Lu Ming knew that if he didn't send her to the witness stand while the iron was hot, then in the future, when she calmed down, she might not tell the truth she knew.

Fortunately, as the waiter who informed Li Mingxuan to go upstairs, she was included in the witness list by himself.

Both the prosecution and the defense have dozens of witnesses on the list, but not all of them may be required to testify in court. Some witnesses may not even know that they are on the witness list. When called by the court to testify, they can also refuse.

For the prosecution and the defense, it is also a tactic to make a thick list of witnesses, so that the other party does not know what the key points they have mastered and what the strategy is.

Also, never put your witness on the witness stand without knowing what she will say in court.

This is the golden rule of lawyers.

And Xiao Cui, at the very least, would not testify against Li Mingxuan.

Even if she went to court and repented, she didn't say anything about the underwear incident, but said that she went down and called Li Mingxuan upstairs according to the second aunt's order.

This is nothing, this is the prosecution's judgment on the beginning of this case.

I was planning to summon Xiaocui to create favorable conditions for Li Mingxuan, but now, I am more confident to do this, even if the underpants incident never happened.

……

The judge sitting in the court is Cao Dahua, and he is also one of the most important judges in the Ninth Circuit Court. In terms of status, he is second only to Li Guan.

He is more than 50 years old, with a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a righteous face.

The face is born from the heart. In fact, this old saying sometimes comes true.

In terms of reputation, Cao Dahua is even better than Li Guan. After all, the little old lady Li Guan has a eccentric temper and often does some shocking things.

Under the auspices of Cao Guan.

First of all, in the prosecution's opening statement, Liu Hanxuan spoke eloquently, describing the entire process of the case judged by the prosecution and the relevant chain of evidence.

To Li Mingxuan, he directly described it as "a fugitive from other places, a rape and murder thug who will avenge his kindness".

Although Lu Ming raised a serious objection, and Cao Dahua ruled that the objection was valid, there is no doubt that in the eyes of the jury, these bad labels have been inserted by Liu Hanxuan on Li Mingxuan's slightly dry hair.

The prosecution accused Li Mingxuan of "robbery", "rape", and "intentional murder".

The so-called intentional murder, similar to the crime of intentional homicide, is a premeditated and planned murder.

Hearing these three charges, Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Li Mingxuan should have a chance to get away with it.

When Liu Hanxuan was seated, Cao Dahua nodded to Lu Ming. Lu Ming slowly stood up and came to the judge's seat, bowing slightly to the jury and the judge.

"In the court, all the jurors, what happened to Ms. Li Xiaoyan is undoubtedly a tragedy. I also hope that the murderer will be severely punished. However, Mr. Li Haoran is not the one who should be punished. He just appeared at the wrong time at the wrong time. The location, this point, I will show you little by little, and I will give my client a defense of innocence."

"Li Si" makes people feel that he is not a serious person when he hears this name. Therefore, Lu Ming created the so-called "Li Haoran" for Li Mingxuan. Li Mingxuan also wore suits and leather shoes very decently.

From the name to the first impression, it will affect the juror's judgment on him.

"My client is from the savage Northern Territory, but he is definitely not a fugitive, but a persecuted person. When I talked with him, he showed his honest and kind character. He even told me that he was What kind of persecution he has suffered? He also said that he hopes to tell you what kind of person he is, but for his personal safety, I do not recommend him to do so. In that dark world, he is struggling to survive. , longing for the light, but what he would not have thought was that a tragedy would come to him again. Originally, he was handsome and handsome, but in pursuit of the light, he had already been mutilated and crippled a leg, but when he arrived in the land of light, he His face was disfigured, sometimes when I look at him, I feel that God has abandoned him...or God wants to use your hands to redeem him..."

The jurors were a little moved when they looked at Li Mingxuan.

Many of them were originally from the new immigrant class, and they were also deliberately selected by Liu Hanhuang, because the more new immigrants, the more xenophobic they are, especially the vagrants from other places, which will make them feel offended and lower the reputation of their new immigrant group.

But if they have been persecuted by the warlords of the Northern Territory and the rulers of all sizes, it is another matter.

In particular, in order to escape from disaster, they came to the East China Sea, limped their legs, went through hardships, and were disfigured when they arrived in the East China Sea. Many of them would think of some bitter experiences when they first set foot on this land, and empathize with them.

Cao Dahua quietly looked at Lu Ming who seemed to be extremely sad for the client, there was an indescribable meaning in his eyes.

Lu Ming's sadness was for the jurors to see. From Cao Guan's perspective, it was obvious that he winked.

Lu Ming didn't deliberately avoid Cao Guan.

Liu Hanxuan in the prosecutor's seat gradually frowned. Although he didn't underestimate this rookie lawyer, he didn't expect that this guy was a showman at such a young age, and his face was thick enough, which was really unexpected.

At first, I thought that this rookie lawyer would use the torture suffered by the suspect in the detention center as a weapon, but that happened. Generally speaking, in the detention center, prison, etc., the injuries caused by fighting between prisoners will not Any sympathy will be aggravated, and Li Si's identity as a "prisoner" will be aggravated. Every bit of this will affect the jurors' final judgment on the case.

However, this rookie lawyer packaged his client as a model of positive pursuit of light. However, he is a loser with a miserable fate, and luck will never be on his side.

This is completely different. Many new immigrants have experienced frustration. At this moment, the most tragic representative appears in front of them, which can easily resonate with them and arouse their sympathy.

Liu Hanxuan looked at Lu Ming's eyes and gradually became serious.

Lu Ming sighed at this moment, "For every charge, I have to say that my client is innocent, innocent, innocent!"

"My defense strategy is to pursue the truth and show everyone his innocence!"

"Thank you!"

Lu Ming bowed to the judge's and jury's seats, and slowly walked back to his seat.

His opening statement was short, as if he said nothing, but to the effect...

Liu Hanxuan frowned as he watched the jurors' reactions.

This bastard is very good at creating characters. The deceased master once said that the most brilliant lawyers will design the most suitable characters for their clients. I understand this truth, but it seems that I have seen this now. The guy named Lu Qianxing understood the true meaning of this sentence.

This case may not go as smoothly as I imagined.

(End of this chapter)