Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer

  Chapter 33 Have you been drinking? The deceased was a filial son?

   The prosecution's opening statement is not over yet.

   A second witness came to the stage.

   The witness this time was Wei Hong's accomplice, Ding Suo mentioned in the previous case file.

  Dinso is a young man with green hair and ear studs.

   Even though he was wearing a suit at the moment and trying to put on an honest and reliable look on his face, his impression of the jury was reduced a lot after he appeared in court.

   "The first impression of the witness is very poor, so in order not to give the defense a chance to attack, you should take the initiative to point out this matter."

   "Use words that are as down-to-earth as possible to beautify and embellish, so as not to exaggerate the facts, but to the extent that the other party can't catch the clues. Although it is a bit difficult for you, you can ask questions according to my method."

   "Got it, Miss Lily."

   On the prosecution table, Xiao Baihe was doing the final ideological work for Tan Yingying.

  Although Tan Yingying has always called Xiao Baihe her sister, they are actually the same age, and even Tan Yingying is a few months older than Xiao Baihe.

   However, the headquarters of the local prosecutor is a place where seniority is ranked, Xiao Baihe is the ace prosecutor, and Tan Yingying's behavior is normal.

  Tan Yingying finally got up and started to ask questions.

   "Witness Ding Suo, your dress is very strange. It looks so trendy that everyone on the jury is very concerned."

   "I am the current trend, and I am inclined to non-mainstream art. In fact, my dream is to be a rapper."

   "A rapper, so you dyed your hair and got studs?"

   "Yes, I'm imitating my idols!"

   "Looks like you're a dreamer!"

  Tan Yingying nodded involuntarily, but she was muttering in her heart.

   This is so true that I almost believed it myself. If I hadn’t read your criminal record, I would have thought you were a good young man chasing dreams.

   She dispelled the thoughts in her heart and continued to ask: "Okay, that's it for self-introduction, now what I want to ask is, were you and the deceased Wei Hong together last 4th night?"

"Yes!"

   "So what happened then?"

Ding Suo thought about it and recounted: "It was about 8 o'clock in the evening. We passed Jinnan Road, the city center street. The road was very crowded, especially at night. He bumped, and a conflict ensued."

   Having said this, he pointed in the direction of the accused.

   "Excuse me, who did it first?" Tan Yingying asked immediately.

   "It's him!" Without thinking, Ding Suo pointed to the defendant Lin Xiao again.

   "He's lying, Lawyer Zhang, he's lying!"

  In the dock, Lin Xiao was excited, but Zhang Wei's eyes warned him not to be impulsive.

"I know he didn't tell the truth, but this is not my cross-examination session. He is stating the so-called facts he has seen, and I can't interrupt it. But don't worry, when I ask questions, I will let the jury understand the truth. Whatever happened, you just have to exercise restraint. I hope that when the jury looks at you again, they will see a calm person, not an impulsive criminal!"

   "I, I will try my best..."

  Although Lin Xiao agreed, he looked at the witness stand with gritted teeth.

   If it wasn't for these people, how could he have been reduced to this level!

"...At that time, Wei Hong and we just wanted to reason with him, but we didn't expect him to be so irrational. We didn't respond. When we wanted to stop it, we saw that Wei Hong had been pushed down by him. And he seemed so excited that we didn't dare approach him."

  Tan Yingying nodded and asked, "So, do you think Lin Xiao was dangerous at that time?"

   "Yes, I suspect he also drank alcohol, he looks like he is drunk!" Ding Suo pointed at Lin Xiao and said so.

"You fart!" But at this moment, Lin Xiao in the dock suddenly couldn't hold back, and immediately roared: "I didn't drink at all, my father went to jail because of alcoholism, how could I touch alcohol? !"

"you're lying!"

   "You're lying!"

  Because of Lin Xiao's sudden outburst, the eyes of the audience were all focused on the dock.

  Although Zhang Wei knew that Lin Xiao was emotionally unstable, he didn't expect him to break out suddenly, and even Zhang Hui, who was beside him, was taken aback.

   Xiao Baihe, who was on the prosecution table, flashed a smug look in his eyes, his chin slightly raised.

   This one obviously has it!

   "Defendant, please pay attention to your words!" The judge on the bench knocked on the cone to warn.

   Seeing that Lin Xiao was still unable to restrain himself, Zhang Wei made a decisive decision: "The defense requests a temporary 10-minute adjournment!"

  3rd floor, a certain conference room.

   "You're too irrational, aren't you brave enough to get angry in front of the judge in court?"

   Zhang Wei looked at Lin Xiao, and Lin Xiao was also looking at him.

   "He lied and said I drink, I can't drink because my father..."

   "I know, your father was in prison for drinking alcohol, but do you know how much information you told the jury because of one sentence, and it was all against you!"

Zhang Wei shook his head and analyzed: "If you say that your father was an alcoholic, it means that your upbringing is likely to be domestic violence, and your father's imprisonment is not good for you. Fortunately, your father died in prison in the end, it is impossible Called by the prosecution as a witness, otherwise the case will be suspended."

   "One more thing, do you know that why your wife considers divorcing you, it is because of your irrationality that she feels insecure with you!"

   Speaking of his wife, Lin Xiao calmed down.

   He looked at his wife beside him, and Chen Lan was also looking at him at the moment.

  Chen Lan asked: "Lawyer, do we still have a chance now?"

   "Of course, as long as the jury decides the final verdict, the outcome will not be announced. I can assure you that the current form is in our favor. You just need to restrain yourself and you will be able to fight back soon."

   "Hope, I hope so..."

  Lin Xiao finally calmed down, but he was not very optimistic about the situation of the trial.

  The 10-minute adjournment ended and everyone returned to the courtroom.

   It was at this time that Zhang Wei noticed that the jury's eyes were looking at Lin Xiao, and he was more alert and suspicious.

   It seems that his outbreak just now had some impact on the jury bench.

   And he knows that not only can he see it, Xiao Baihe can also see it.

In the courtroom, the judge asked Tan Yingying's eyes.

   "Your Majesty, we have no other questions regarding the witnesses."

   "In that case, let the defense start cross-examination!"

   Zhang Wei came to the front of the witness stand and looked at Ding Suo.

   "Witness, you said my client drank. Do you have any basis?"

   "He was like that at the time, how could he not drink."

   "What's that like?" Zhang Wei asked again: "Did he get drunk on the spot, or was he talking slurs, or he couldn't stand still when he walked?"

  Ding Suo thought for a while and said, "Is there any..."

   Zhang Wei's eyes narrowed suddenly, and he asked again: "Really, are you sure?"

   "Objection!" Tan Yingying stood up at the prosecution table: "Repeated questioning many times, harassing witnesses!"

   "The objection is valid, Lawyer Zhang, my tolerance for newcomers is limited!" The judge made a decisive decision and warned Zhang Wei.

   "Sorry, my fault."

  Zhang Weili apologized slightly, then walked to Ding Suo, and the two were almost face to face.

   "Mr. Ding Suo, I have a simple question next, I hope you can answer honestly, can you?"

"Of course!"

   "Well, since you said that my client drank alcohol, let me ask you, did you drink alcohol at that time?"

   "I..." Ding Suo was stunned, not expecting Zhang Wei to ask such a question.

   But all eyes were on him, and the prosecution did not object.

  The judge saw Ding Suo's hesitation and reminded: "Witness, please answer the question!"

   "I...have a drink."

"a little?"

   Zhang Wei smiled, and walked back to the center of the courtroom, looking at Ding Suo again.

   "You know, I took my girlfriend to Jinnan Road last night, do you know what I saw?"

   Hearing Zhang Wei mention the word "girlfriend", Xia Qianyue in the hearing box blushed.

"girlfriend?!"

   At the prosecution table, Xiao Baihe also turned his head and glanced at Xia Qianyue.

   When she saw that the always upright Hanhan actually showed a shy expression, her face became extremely strange.

   "Witness, guess what I saw?"

"how could I know?"

   "Well, let me tell you, there is a bar on Jinnan Road that just opened. The first beer is free, and then refills are half price, you know?"

"I……"

"be opposed to!"

   Seeing Zhang Wei's inquiries becoming more and more casual, Tan Yingying finally couldn't help it, "Your Majesty, this is a courtroom, not a place for defense lawyers to chat, please maintain court order!"

   "Your Majesty, I will tell you the bar address later, oh no, I will prove the purpose of my question, can you give me 2 minutes?"

   The judge fell into deep thought, wondering whether he was guessing whether the drinks in this bar were good or not, or thinking about Zhang Wei's statement.

   "Okay, but I don't need the address of the bar. You can tell the court Wei Lao Lu after the court adjournment. He likes to drink and may want to know the specific address of the bar."

  The judge said, his eyes gestured to Lao Lu, the staff guarding the court, and then knocked on the cone: "The objection is invalid!"

  Old Lu is depressed. I have worked in the court for nearly 20 years, and everyone I know knows that I don’t drink alcohol. What do you mean by winking at me?

   Instead, you are Judge Wang. Who doesn’t know how many drinks you like to drink after get off work, so why don’t you put it here and play with me?

   Zhang Wei, however, ignored the judge's and court guard's hearts, walked up to Ding Suo again, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Ding Suo, where did we just say?"

  Ding Suo did not speak, but Zhang Wei answered by himself: "Oh, I seem to have asked just now, do you know that a bar has just opened on Jinnan Road?"

   "I remember that I clearly asked the question. You as a witness should answer this question?"

   As soon as these words came out, the audience focused their attention on the witness stand.

   Feeling the pressure of the audience, Ding Suo was silent for a while before saying: "I, I know..."

   "So you know, then I'm surprised, why do you want to answer this question, why is it so difficult?"

   Zhang Wei said, and waved to Zhang Hui in the defense seat.

   The latter immediately understood and started to operate on the laptop in front of him.

   Zhang Wei asked again: "Mr. Ding Suo, do you know when that bar opened?"

   "I don't know." Ding Suo shook his head, he really didn't know this.

   They only know there is alcohol, but they don't know when the bar will open.

   "That's weird, the day you went to drink, it happened that the bar opened on the first day. I remember that the drinks on that day were free. How could you forget?"

   Zhang Wei showed a surprised expression, then his face changed, and he said very seriously:

"Your Excellency, everyone on the jury, and everyone in the courtroom, I will play a video to you next. This video is from the owner of the Jinnan Road bar. It records Mr. Ding Suo and also There are cases where his companions and others drank, I remember the witness's testimony just now that he drank alcohol, but only a little, right?"

   "As for how much they drank, I think the video will tell us the answer, play it now!"

  Zhang Wei made a gesture, Zhang Hui began to operate, and the large screen behind the witness began to play a video.

   In the picture is the gate of a bar, and countless people flocked to enjoy the free drinks.

   In the picture, there are four men with dyed hair, arrogant and arrogant.

   "Brother Hong, this bar just opened?"

   "All the drinks are free, wouldn't it be possible to drink all at once?"

   "Hurry up, get the wine, I'm going to drink until this bar goes bankrupt today!"

   "Take it, take it all for me!"

  The four men did not line up, just picked up the wine and started drinking.

  ton ton ton…

   They filled one bottle after another. Everyone said that they drank more than ten drinks, and they were not satisfied in the end. They asked the bartender to ask the bartender to not give it. They almost had a conflict with the bar.

   "Fuck, I have a drink, you can force me to ask for a fight, right?"

   "Guest, you are drinking too much. For the sake of your safety, our bar will not be able to provide you with alcohol for the time being."

   "cnmd!"

  …

"stop!"

   Zhang Wei immediately shouted when he saw this scene.

  The screen freezes at the moment when the foursome clash with the bar owner.

   "Mr. Ding Suo, how much alcohol did you drink that night?"

   "Even the bar owner can't stand it anymore. He wants to stop you from continuing to drink. You just said that you only drank a little. How much is this, 5 cups, 10 cups, or 15 cups?"

  Ding Suo hesitated, but Zhang Wei ignored him.

   "You guys drank so much, and when you finally left the bar, didn't you know the difference between east, west, north and west?"

   "I ask you, where did you go after you left the bar, where did you go before meeting my client, and where did you finally meet my client?"

"I……"

  Ding Suo was stunned by this series of questions and didn't know how to answer.

  The answer is that he didn't know it himself, because he drank too much at the time and couldn't remember it at all.

   "Why, don't you remember it at all? Of course, you all drank so much alcohol, how could you possibly remember!"

Zhang Wei walked to the jury and sneered: "Four people, drinking like that ghost, it's hard to imagine that they can remember the details of the crime clearly. And the four drunks are walking on the road, I am also very impressed. It's hard to imagine any idiot who would take the initiative to provoke you."

   "Everyone on the jury, what would you do if you encountered four drunks on the street, would you take the initiative to provoke them, provoke them, or would you avoid them?"

   "My client may have accidentally bumped into Wei Hong, but it is also possible that Wei Hong took the initiative to pick something up and met my client."

   "Please put yourself in your shoes and think about it. What would you do if you were surrounded by four drunken men? Will you reason with them, and will they listen to you?"

   Zhang Wei's words made the jury look thoughtful, and some people couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement.

   "Objection!" At the prosecution seat, Tan Yingying stood up.

   "My fault, Your Honor, I take back what I just said."

  Zhang Wei apologized and walked back to the defense seat in embarrassment.

   "I have no problem with this witness!"

   "Anyway, he was drunk at the time and can't remember anything. The testimony he said before was probably made up!"

   "Objection!" Tan Yingying objected again, but Zhang Wei smiled at her.

   In court, Judge Wang knocked on the cone to remind: "The jury please ignore the lawyer's last words!"

   But will the jury ignore it?

  The answer is of course no~

   Seeing that the situation was not right, Tan Yingying couldn't sit still.

   "The prosecution calls the next witness!"

   Soon, another witness appeared in court.

   The witness this time was Wei Hong's father, an old man with glasses and gray hair.

   "I'm Wei Hong's father and I'm an associate professor at Dongfangdu Aerospace College."

   "Hello, Professor Wei!" Tan Yingying nodded at the old man, and then asked, "It must be hard for you to lose Wei Hong."

  Professor Wei nodded and looked at an old woman in the hearing box.

"When my wife and I found out about our son's death, it felt like the sky was falling. He was such a good person, he always came to visit me with gifts during New Year's and festivals. He was a little naughty sometimes, but who didn't When I was young, I..."

  Professor Wei was swallowing tears at this moment, almost choked up, narrating the bits and pieces of himself and his son.

  Tan Yingying couldn't help but nodded, and then asked: "After losing your son, you must have encountered difficulties in your life?"

   "Yeah, I'm just such a son. Now that I think about it, I still remember everything about him when he was a child. He..."

  Professor Wei began to recall the moments he spent with his son.

   In Professor Wei's description, Wei Hong is like a dutiful son!

  In court and on the jury, many people showed sympathy for Professor Wei.

   "Junior, what should I do?" Zhang Hui asked in a low voice, seeing that the situation in the court was not good.

   "Calm down, I have a countermeasure for this move!"

   Zhang Wei said it was okay, and allowed Tan Yingying to question the witnesses.

   "It's the last resort to invite family members to come. I generally don't like having family members testify. Especially in such families, they have a lot of problems, and just looking for them is a flaw."

   He looked at the old professor on the witness stand with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

The moment he got the list of witnesses, he had already started the investigation. Although there were no investigators with interests around him, sometimes he didn't need to investigate deeply. Just ask the neighbors who would be clear.

   And this witness in court, he also prepared countermeasures!

   (end of this chapter)