Cartoonist's Dream

Events escalated over time.The original trial date was after the Spring Festival in February, but after the lobbying of An Ya and everyone, it was finally brought forward to mid-January.

Despite everyone's hard-working Hong Kong judicial representations, Lu Lingling waited in the detention center for two weeks.

Until the announcement was posted and the court summons was issued——

【本院定于2004年1月15日上午9：00m时在本院第三法庭公开开庭审理上国出版社创始人、股权人、首席执行官陆玲玲吸毒杀害日和服装有限公司三名员工陆小凤、蔡子亚、蒋庆，致伤七人卢一鸣、慧珍……一案。

【Special announcement.

[January [-], [-]]

According to the notice, at 9 o'clock on Thursday morning, the Hong Kong Eastern District Magistrates' Court officially opened its court session.

The presiding judge checks the identity of the defendant, reads out the court discipline, and informs the defendant of his rights and obligations.

Boom, boom—the chief judge struck the gavel, [

"Hong Kong Eastern District Magistrates' Court opened a public trial today in accordance with the law. The murder case of Lu Lingling of Shangguo Publishing House in the elevator of the company's office building. The court investigation is now starting. Prosecutor, please read the indictment and the facts."

The presiding judge questioned the public prosecutor, and the latter recited——

"Indictment of the Department of Justice, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, 2004 Department of Justice Criminal Prosecution No. 404, defendant Lu Lingling, born on June 1979, 6, Hong Kong nationality, Han nationality, ID card number xn******... …December 2, 2003, arrested on suspicion of intentional homicide, intentional wounding, and drug dealing, approved by the Department of Justice of Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

"...

"The investigation of this case has been completed by the police station directly under the jurisdiction. The defendant Lu Lingling was charged with intentional homicide, intentional wounding, and drug dealing and was sent to the Eastern District Magistrates' Court for review and prosecution. We have informed the defendant, the victim, and close relatives of their relevant litigation rights in accordance with the law. The defendant has reviewed all the case materials. On January 2004, 1, we filed a public prosecution with the Eastern District Magistrates Court with the 15 Judicial Department Criminal Prosecution Zi No. 2004 Indictment."

After speaking, the public prosecutor's court investigation and evidence presentation ended.The presiding judge questioned Lu Lingling's lawyer.

"Whether the defendant has any objection to the materials provided by the prosecution."

"Presiding judge, we have some objections to the materials submitted by the prosecution..."

Beginning with the objection raised by the lawyer, the trial entered the debate stage.

Limu's side first proposed that Lu Lingling's drug-taking crime was not established.Lu Lingling didn't admit this from the very beginning, it was just acquiesced and rationalized by the inspector.Even though the urine test did prove that there were stimulants in his body, the source of the drug was not clearly investigated in the incident.

——Whether it is drug use or paranoia.

The two different reasons for killing have a great impact on Lu Lingling's release on bail.

Just as Li Mu's lawyers were ready to go.When preparing to present the facts of the conspiracy.The prosecution actually produced new evidence, and they found a brand new witness!

"President Lu and I met in the company. At that time, she was sluggish. After smelling my cigarette in the aisle, she felt very energetic... Later I told her the truth that it was a cigarette mixed with 'white flour'. I didn't expect her to directly Ask me to buy 'White Noodles'. I have never dared to smoke too much, but I just mixed a little to enjoy my mouth. How would I know that she..."

The addict's witness spoke solemnly, and Lu Lingling raised her head in surprise. [

Her eyes widened. Although she belonged to the same office building as that person, she didn't know the person who claimed to be sharing drugs with her at all.

"...At first she asked me for it, so I shared some with her. Later, she gave me money and asked me to bring some for her."

Facing the sworn testimony of witnesses, Wang Bingyu, Anya, and Liangzi all froze.

Li Mu gritted his teeth even more.The word 【#】 appeared on the forehead.

——This witness is undoubtedly one of the lurkers planted by the Japanese side.

Since the drugs were not sold intentionally, as a sharing behavior of "drug friends", the lurkers would only be locked up in a drug rehabilitation center for a few months at most.And Lu Lingling was wronged in his testimony that he "didn't expect her to smoke more and more".

"I, I don't know him at all—ah!!!"

After hearing the lurker's testimony, even Lu Lingling, who was immersed in the pain of murder, couldn't help getting up suddenly.

"Sit down, defendant! Please obey court discipline! Don't interfere with witness testimony."

The presiding judge ordered in court.

"I... yes, presiding judge."

Lu Lingling wanted to say something else, but she sat down again after being signaled by the lawyer.

"Witness, when did you start using drugs?"

The presiding judge questioned the addict again.

"A year ago. In the 'Pike Cat Bar' in the racetrack, I met a man who sold 'balls'. At first he just invited me to eat 'balls', and he kindly told me that this snack is delicious Hurt... When we got to know each other better, he introduced me to many 'products', including the happy fans I gave to President Lu."

After listening to the lurker's well-organized nonsense, the expressions of Li Mu, Wang Bingyu, Liang Zi, and Anya all became very subtle.If he hadn't known that Lu Lingling was framed, he might have believed the lurker right now.

to this extent.The Japanese side can be described as killing everything.

With the addition of a key drug trading chain, Lu Lingling was finally convicted of taking drugs and committing murder. Such a bad start was extremely unfavorable for the ensuing debate.

Afterwards...

Li Mufang brought up the haunting incident at the secretary's house, but he did not expect that the secretary, Ruolai, would admit it without proof.But he said that he just wanted to tease his president that night.Just as a small joke between colleagues and friends.

Limu pointed out that the company’s surveillance cameras were tricky, while the security captain of the office building said that the property system was attacked that month, causing the security surveillance system to be paralyzed as well, and it is still waiting for system engineers to repair it.

The Limu side took out Secretary Jolai to have a conversation with the Japanese side. This is a conversation intercepted after the act of scaring the snake, which proves that the secretary Jolai has a conspiracy with the Japanese side.

It's a pity that most of the dialogue used cryptic words, and the conspiracy theory was just a joke of the victim's stubborn resistance.

……

The evidence put forward by Limu's side was refuted one by one, and all the evidence that was painstakingly found was found by Ishida, even if it was recognized as effective, it was useless.

Hiring a private detective to invade her mansion, and installing bugs to eavesdrop was even more condemned, and the court was in an uproar... Probably because the opponent was considered too low-level, the secretary Ruolai did not file a separate case for wiretapping.

So far, the statements of the public prosecutor, plaintiff, and defendant came to an end, and everyone in Limu suffered a crushing defeat in the court confrontation.

The court adjourned—the collegial panel—sentenced.

The first-instance ruling: Lu Lingling had hidden a knife in her bag, committed murder after taking drugs, committed the crime of intentional homicide, and sentenced her to life imprisonment.

……

After the verdict was pronounced in court, the group returned to Lu Lingling's home.

In the huge living room, apart from Limu and his party, there were also Lu's parents who lived in Fanling District.

Wang Bingyu and Liangzi sat on the sofa in the living room, their eyes wandering.

Anya looked at Li Mu who might have an idea, and Li Mu also looked at her if she had the feeling.

"what should I do now?"

Instead, it was Li Mu who asked her first.

"surrender?"

Anya made the most secure proposal without thinking.

The biggest resistance in the case comes from Japan. If this resistance can become a driving force, things will obviously become easier. At least the lurker who pretended to be a perjury will be ordered by the Japanese side to change his words immediately.

"Maybe we can use that spy as a breakthrough point. After all, telling a lie requires a hundred lies. As long as we can expose the spy's lie, it will be much easier." Li Mu rubbed his chin to think, determined not to think about it. Surrender, "...I'm afraid that they will do everything right. Except for the fact that the person who perjured himself is a fake, the other confessions are probably true. The drug dealers and the drug trading process have actually been carried out several times."

To be honest, the lurkers have already answered very comprehensively in court, and they must have made a careful plan in advance.It may have been formulated last month, or it may have been formulated the year before. After all, it is such a huge organization.

Hearing that Li Muxin was worried, Muzi hooked Li Mu's hand and whispered beside him——

"If you want me to say that the target of the framer everyone is talking about is too big to be convincing, how could the Japan Manga Association do anything to Sister Ling? It is better to transfer the target to the high-level officials of Shangguo and accuse them of conspiring to frame and seize the company. "

Needless to say, the Japanese Manga Association framed Lu Lingling across borders, and Shangguo Publishing House framed Lu Lingling, which one is easier to believe.

Anya echoed and said: "It makes sense, we shouldn't regard the 'invincible enemy' as an opponent, so it seems that we are doomed to lose from the beginning."

"No, no, don't say anything depressing, the real conspirator is the Manga Association!"

Li Mu waved his hand and quickly corrected.

The loss in the first trial must have been a big blow to Liangzi and the three daughters, and even Anya was a little shaken.

……

thereafter.

The verdict took effect, and Lu Lingling was forced to stay in prison. She blamed herself for killing someone, and she had no complaints about life imprisonment.

Everyone outside the prison worked hard to collect evidence for the second trial, preparing for the second round of confrontation.The point of debate lies in the two sides of "intentional homicide" and "mental disorder".

Even if Lu Lingling admits that the purpose of hiding the knife is to "kill monsters", everyone spares no effort to focus on the difference between killing monsters and killing people. This also proves that Lu Lingling's mental state is different from ordinary people.

Everyone fought back in the court of second instance! ...the result is no progress.

The resistance from Hong Kong's judiciary and the public is too great!

……

Inside the Japan Manga Association building, Chairman kw is leisurely drinking coffee with a cup in one hand, while throwing away the report of [upholding the original verdict] with the other hand!

"Weak, they're too weak, you can't call them opponents at all." The president shook his head and sighed while drinking the fragrant Japanese wine alone: ​​"It's true that the mainland is rising, and it does worry us, but it doesn't focus on it at all. As far as the development of the cultural industry is concerned...hehe, it seems that they are actually just pretending to be powerful." (To be continued...)