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Chapter 553 The Destruction of Faith

Qi Huairen didn't come to respond to the lawsuit, and he didn't use a lawyer to represent him. He even heard that Richard's team contacted Qi Huairen, but Qi Huairen ignored him.

Apparently, Qi Huairen was upset and took a deep breath.

In this way, the No.40 defendant became trial in absentia.

Although it belongs to the same case as the first 39 defendants, the jury is a jury.

However, no one defended Qi Huairen when two lawyers, Moxon and Han Anni of the Montenegro Lawyers Group, made accusations against Qi Huairen.

Therefore, with the help of Qi Huairen's accusation of dereliction of duty, Ma Quanyou's atrocities were brought to court one by one and clearly displayed in front of the jury.

……

The private room of Gao Kee Tea House.

Opposite Lu Ming sat Richard.

It was also Lu Ming who was invited by Richard to drink tea.

"Litigation in northern Xinjiang is completely different from my previous experience!" Richard had a mocking smile in his eyes, "Your master is even more powerful here, he thinks he will win now, right? But you tell him, I And the trump card, if he doesn't come, you will definitely lose!"

Lu Ming sipped his tea slowly, "Mr. Richard, I think you are bluffing. You are just worried. You don't want to lose at the hands of us little people, right?"

"Really?" Richard smiled meaningfully, "Then we can continue."

Lu Ming sighed softly, "Actually, I envy you very much, you can do what you want."

Richard was slightly startled, and looked at Lu Ming, "I don't understand what you mean, you people from the Northern Territory, it's very complicated, I don't know why that Mr. Qi can be listed as the defendant, and why he was absent from the trial , We took the initiative to talk about the agency, he didn’t need it, it’s so strange! I don’t understand why the judges here have so many standards, and they tend to be like this for a while, and then for a while! Everything here is too strange too weird!"

Lu Ming sipped his tea slowly without making a sound.

Richard stood up, walked slowly to the window, stared out of the window in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

"So, he didn't come!" Lu Ming said leisurely, "He still hopes to fight you in the East China Sea or the court in the imperial capital."

"Maybe, I was wrong too..." Richard turned his head and asked, "How many days will it take for you to show witnesses and testimonies?"

"Ten days or so..." Lu Ming coughed.

Richard frowned slightly: "You are despicable, now I can only watch you influence the jury, and, day after day, continue to instill your views in them, for more than half a month, my people Can't do anything! This is a ridiculous trial process, do you admit it or not?!"

Lu Ming looked up at him, "From the point of view of the plaintiff and defendant's lawyers, you may say this. But shouldn't the atrocities committed by Ma Quanyou's army be shown? Shouldn't they be severely punished? Ask yourself, Didn't your conscience bother you in their defense?"

Richard shook his head lightly: "I'm just doing my duty as a defense lawyer."

"It's all excuses, Lawyer Richard, you are not as noble as you think. This is not an ordinary criminal case, but a horrific atrocity against an armed force. You also understand this, so you don't want to Fighting against us for evidence, and always using the special characteristics of the army to evade the essence of this case, when you want to apply for invalidation of this trial, it proves that you are just doing whatever you can to win."

Richard said lightly: "You and your master have exactly the same tone. In fact, he and I are the same way."

Lu Ming waved his hand: "I don't think he will accept this lawsuit. In fact, the reason why you accepted the lawsuit is only because your imaginary opponent is him, right?"

Richard walked back slowly, "Now you think you have the upper hand, you can say whatever you want, but this case is still far from being over, I hope you can have the last laugh."

Lu Ming smiled: "I think that everything will be over soon. In the Northern Xinjiang Court of Appeal, it is actually very difficult for the losing party to get a chance for a retrial. If you don't believe it, let's wait and see."

"It seems that we have a lot of differences, especially your proud look. I don't like it very much. You are just a puppet, and it is not you who I want to talk to. It is my fault to invite you to drink tea." Richard turned to Walking away, "I'm leaving, I will pay for the tea money, and please pay for your share!"

Lu Ming couldn't help laughing. After being in the Northern Territory for a long time, Richard's personality suddenly felt very cute.

Richard raised the curtain and went out, when suddenly he heard the sound of the stairs.

Lu Ming was startled, and quickly got up and walked out.

But I saw Richard lying under the stairs clutching his chest, and Grandma Tuolong was squatting beside him, taking his pulse. Seeing Lu Ming come out, Grandma Tuolong shook her head slightly.

Amidst the exclamation of the tea customers, some timid ones slipped away to check out, and some bold ones gathered around to watch the excitement.

Lu Ming paced down slowly, looking at Richard lying on the ground with black blood gradually oozing from the corner of his mouth, his mind was buzzing for a while, and he completely forgot what to do.

……

The two patrol officers who took notes left.

Lu Ming sat in the study in a daze.

Richard was dead, and up to now, it seemed like a dream.

He has always been an opponent with him, and even Richard is not very good in character. In order to win the lawsuit, he has never used everything to the extreme.

But, just die like this?

A giant who is full of oppression in court and hard to be shaken, one of the most prestigious and top lawyers in the empire.

A man of the hour who has made countless lawyers compete, and a giant in the judiciary.

In a place outside the law, but fell down so easily, what a strong professional, but his life is fragile, but it is not worth the small blade in the mouth of a hooligan.

Richard died of poisoning, but it was no different from having his throat cut by a hooligan blade.

Those who die are all so humble, so absurd.

Even, I don't really want to know who the real murderer is.

My heart is empty, I don't have the energy to do anything.

It was as if, it was not Richard who was killed, but many principles that he had always believed in.

Today's lawsuit seems to have become so absurd.

Originally, only a small razor blade in the mouth of the hooligan could change everything in the court trial, but I waited so hard to see the sky above the sky, isn't it ridiculous to think about it?

There was a light knock on the door, and Han Anni and Xue Zihan came in.

Han Anni handed Lu Ming a piece of paper, "Grandma Long sent it..." Looking at Lu Ming, she looked worried.

Lu Ming opened it, and on the paper was the result of Richard's autopsy. He had a high probability of dying from a chemical toxin, but what kind of toxin it was, the technical conditions of Beining could not find out, and the provincial capital of Northern Xinjiang might not be able to do it either. , Richard's legal team is trying to freeze the body and transport it back to the imperial capital.

But no matter what, Richard was not poisoned by drinking the tea from Gaoji Teahouse, because he drank the tea himself, and the mother-in-law Tuolong watched the whole time.

However, apparently many people thought they had poisoned him, especially Richard's lover Laideke.

When he heard the news and rushed to the teahouse, he broke down emotionally on the spot, and even pointed at himself and cursed, saying that he was a murderer who killed his master.

Thinking about it, Lu Ming sighed softly.

On the side, glanced at Lu Ming's expression, Han Anni whispered: "Don't worry about the lawsuit, Judge Zhu Zhenglong doesn't intend to postpone, and the court will be arranged according to the original arrangement. First, we are showing witnesses and evidence now, and it is expected that there will be more More than a dozen sessions were shown. Secondly, Judge Zhu Zhenglong believed that the legal team of Richard's firm is very strong, and the main defense can be easily replaced. During the time when we are showing the evidence, Richard's firm is fully capable of finding a suitable main defense. "

Lu Ming nodded, and said in a waned mood, "What's the point of all this?"

Han Anni and Xue Zihan looked at each other with deep worry in their eyes.

(End of this chapter)