Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer Chapter 228

   Chapter 228 "Cry", Li Qingmu is in trouble

   Court scene.

   As the judge entered and the hammer announced, the trial finally began.

   "Plaintiff!"

   Ni Qiuping nodded towards the plaintiff's seat, and Paul Chen got up immediately.

   The plaintiff's opening statement begins.

   "On the 31st of last month, at 2:45 p.m., at a coffee shop in the Southeast Pedestrian Street, my client, Miss Ji Guoguo, was indecently assaulted by the defendant Xia Qianjun!"

Chen Paul pointed to Xia Qianjun in the dock, and said in a cold and stern tone: "The defendant knew that my client had a good impression of him, but he went so far as to try to do obscene acts in public. If my client hadn't screamed loudly, it would have been impossible to guarantee that the situation would not have happened. Develop to a more terrifying level!"

   "We will naturally not condone the defendant Xia Qianjun's behavior of molesting women in public. Such a real culprit should be severely punished and my client will be treated with justice!"

"be opposed to!"

  Chen Paul's words were interrupted by Li Qingmu.

   "Defendant's lawyer, the plaintiff is still in the presentation stage, you also interrupted?" Ni Qiuping raised her eyebrows at the bench.

   "Your Majesty, the plaintiff's lawyer used the wrong word!"

   Li Qingmu also knew that he would not usually interrupt the court statement, but who let him catch the other party's flaw.

   "Before the official ruling of this case, my client, Xia Qianjun, was only a suspect in the case, but the plaintiff used the word 'true murderer'. In my opinion, this is really unlawful, right?"

   "You're right!"

Ni Qiuping nodded, then looked at Chen Paulo: "Lawyer Chen, please pay attention to the words you use, although I know you are not from my Longguo, but I also know that your Longguo language is very good, don't use any word habits etc. as an excuse , I know what you mean!"

   "Your Honor, I apologize for my misnomer!"

   Paul Chen immediately confessed and apologized to the dock.

   There was also a hint of vague helplessness in his eyes, because he actually used the word "true murderer" deliberately, just to instill this concept in the opening statement to the six jurors.

  Unfortunately, it was interrupted by the opponent.

   It can also be seen that Li Qingmu is not a generalist.

After beating Chen Paul, Ni Qiuping didn't let Li Qingmu go, "Lawyer Li, although you pointed out the plaintiff's lawyer's mistake, I hope you will focus on this case, rather than just talking about words. on the key words!"

   "Your Majesty, I try to restrain myself!"

  Li Qingmu also bowed his head to admit his mistake, but only he knew how sincere his attitude was.

   "Okay, let the plaintiff continue!"

  Ni Qiuping did not intend to delve into these, and urged Paul Chen to continue.

   "Cough, the plaintiff called witness Zhou Chengzi to testify in court!"

   Paul Chen did not waste time and directly called the first witness.

   This witness was Ji Guoguo's best friend and one of the few witnesses at the crime scene at the time.

   Of course, only she knew exactly what she saw.

   Zhou Chengzi entered the courtroom and sat on the witness stand.

   "Hello, Miss Zhou!"

"Hello."

   "Please tell us what your relationship is with our client,"

   "I'm Guoguo's good friend and best friend."

   "So on the day of the crime, were you with her?"

   "Yes, I accompanied her the whole time that day, and even... at that time, I was also by her side!"

   After Zhou Chengzi finished speaking, he also glanced at the dock, his eyes a little bad.

   This scene happened to be seen by the jury, and they seemed to know it.

   Paul Chen was very satisfied with this answer, and immediately asked: "Then can you please describe the situation that day?"

   "Well, yes!"

   Zhou Chengzi thought for a moment, then stated: "That day, Guoguo and I actually made an appointment, but I didn't expect him to break the appointment, so Guoguo and I decided to go to the agreed place first."

   "That store is called 'Love Kitchen'. It is a place for our young people to learn to cook. A responsible auntie will teach us to cook. Usually couples or good friends form a team to complete the cooking of food together."

"On that day, we entered the store and saw a handsome guy... the defendant. He happened to be alone. Auntie stopped him from entering. Guoguo and I were kind and thought this handsome guy was pitiful. Just team up with him and go into the kitchen together."

   "After we finished cooking, we came out together, and then went to a famous coffee shop on the pedestrian street to drink coffee. As a result, while drinking coffee, the defendant deliberately chose an inconspicuous place, and then he...he..."

  Chen Paul saw that Zhou Chengzi was hesitant to say anything, and quickly gestured for a smile: "Miss Zhou, don't be afraid, this is the sacred court, please tell us what happened in the coffee shop?"

   "The defendant suddenly became dishonest. Not only did he touch Guoguo with his hands, but he also attempted...with his mouth...to kiss Guoguo's face. He...he was shameless!"

   Zhou Chengzi pointed at Xia Qianjun and complained in a slightly crying tone.

"Um……"

   On the jury box, all six jurors looked at the dock with naked eyes.

  Good boy, seeing how talented you are, I didn't expect to do such a thing.

  You can't be slower, other girls like you, but you don't even have the patience?

   Some people looked cold and evil, some people cursed inwardly, and some people looked disgusted, and looked away from death in disgust.

   Anyway, the only thought of the jury was that Xia Qianjun did it.

   I didn't see other girls crying and scolding you with red eyes, you must have done it!

  The direction of the courtroom began to change.

   In the hearing box, many reporters have already started writing small essays.

  What "Flower Girl's Blood and Tears Accuses Deng Tuzi", "Under the high value, there is a filthy heart hidden", "Crying in the court, pointing out the only beast in clothes" and so on.

   Their titles are more explosive than the last.

   "Something's wrong~"

   Zhang Wei can also see that the wind direction in the courtroom is a little subtle.

  Although this is the first witness, Zhou Chengzi's acting skills are really amazing, and the jury has sympathy for a few words close to each other.

   Of course, this is also Li Qingmu's pot.

  If the jurors he screened during the pretrial were more reliable and not so sentimental, maybe this would not have happened.

   Anyway, now, the six jurors all think that Xia Qianjun is the bad guy.

   "Silence!"

   Seeing that the hearing box was noisy and the jury box was also affected by the crying of the witnesses, Ni Qiuping immediately struck the hammer to warn the audience.

   "Lawyer Chen, do you have any questions?"

   "Your Majesty, we have nothing to ask about Miss Zhou!"

   Judge Chen smiled, glanced at the dock, and walked back to his seat.

   He seems to be very confident, including Li Qingmu's possible cross-examination of Zhou Chengzi, and he is not worried at all.

   "Lawyer Li, it's your turn!"

   In fact, Li Qingmu had already stood up without Ni Qiuping's reminder.

   "Witness, you said my client molested your good friend?"

   "Yes!" Zhou Chengzi answered affirmatively, with a displeased expression on his face.

   "How did he indecently act?"

"be opposed to!"

   When Li Qingmu asked questions, Chen Paul immediately stood up to stop him.

   "Your Majesty, since the witness is the only eyewitness in this case, there seems to be nothing wrong with our inquiry about the details of the incident, right?"

   "Your Majesty, asking a girl to tell the story of her good friend being molested in public is very unkind in my opinion. Please think about it from the woman's point of view, and don't condone such unhealthy behavior!"

   "Your Majesty, witnesses are obliged to inform the court of the incident. This is also for justice. We strongly urge witnesses to state the incident. The jury and everyone in the court also want to know some details of the case!"

   "Your Majesty, there is no need to describe the incident, because the defendant knows very well in his heart, how could he forget what he did himself!"

   "Lawyer Chen, I don't understand. Why do you object to the witness's fulfillment of his obligations?"

   "Lawyer Li, you're trying to make a strong man in trouble. If you let a young girl say those words, can you still be considered a man?"

   "Silence!"

   Ni Qiuping saw the two quarreling in court, and he immediately interrupted.

   "Don't argue, the two of you, this is the courtroom, not the vegetable market!"

   She gave a cold drink, then looked at the witness stand.

   After hesitating for a moment, Ni Qiuping still said: "Although morally, I don't think it's appropriate to do so, but legally, I think the witness has an obligation to answer lawyer Li's question!"

   "Thank you Judge for understanding!"

  Li Qingmu smiled slightly, this time he won the battle.

   And although a trace of dissatisfaction flashed on Chen Paul's face, he quickly calmed down.

   He winked at Zhou Chengzi on the witness stand, who immediately understood.

   Paul Chen returned to the plaintiff's box, and Li Qingmu also came to the witness box.

   "Witness, you also heard what the judge said. Please tell everyone exactly what happened in the coffee shop that day."

  Zhou Chengzi saw Li Qingmu staring at him, glanced at the defendant's box, then glanced at Ji Guoguo in the plaintiff's box, hesitated, opened his mouth and said, "That day, that day..."

   "What happened that day?" Li Qingmu took another step closer.

   "The other day at the coffee shop, the accused reached out and touched Guoguo's thigh, and then he..."

   "He's like this?"

   "He just... woo woo... he was doing something to Guoguo, he..."

   Zhou Chengzi seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly burst into tears in court.

   Her cry was not concealed in the slightest, her eyes were flushed, and her whole face was about to twist.

"This……"

  Li Qingmu was stunned when he saw this scene.

   I asked you to tell the story of the case, but I didn't ask you to do anything. Why did you react so much?

   "Good guy, this is actually the trick!"

  In the hearing box, Zhang Wei narrowed his eyes, as if he saw something.

   His eyes swept across the audience, and finally locked on Chen Paul in the plaintiff's seat.

   Seeing the expression on the latter's face at the moment, he was quite proud, and there was a strange smile on the corner of his mouth.

   Obviously, Zhou Chengzi cried in court, which was his countermeasure to Li Qingmu's interrogation method.

   "Witness, please stop crying, I just want you to answer the question!"

   "Woooooo..."

   "Witness, please be quiet..."

   "Woooooo..."

   "Your Majesty, the witness is like this, how can I ask?"

  Li Qingmu had no choice but to look at Ni Qiuping.

  The latter rubbed his head, also unlovable.

   "Witness, please be quiet, or I will betray you in contempt of court!"

   Ni Qiuping's stern drink finally made Zhou Chengzi quiet a little bit, but she still had a cry on her face, and her shoulders couldn't stop twitching.

  The witness finally quieted down a little, and Li Qingmu said, "Witness, please tell me, what happened that day?"

   "That day, that day..."

   Zhou Chengzi saw Li Qingmu ask this question, and the cry reappeared.

"Uuuuu, that day I saw Guoguo being molested by that man. He touched Guoguo's leg, hugged Guoguo, and wanted to kiss her. When his mouth came up, Guoguo threw her Pushed it away, and then Guoguo shouted indecent assault, and then, and then, woohoo…”

   Zhou Chengzi had no accident, and cried again in court, louder than before.

"This……"

   This time, it was Li Qingmu's turn to be unlovable.

   "Your Honor, she..."

"I understand!"

  Ni Qiuping raised her hand to signal that Li Qingmu didn't need to ask any more questions, she winked left and right.

   "Take her down, the witness has already told some details of the incident, I don't think it's appropriate to force her, take her away, take away..."

   The left and right court guards acted immediately, the female court guard supported Zhou Chengzi, and the male court guard escorted him to the side, and together they left the stage with the witnesses.

  Li Qingmu secretly said a pity, because this witness did not ask anything.

   On the contrary, the 6 jurors on the jury were more hostile to Xia Qianjun because of the other party's cry.

   He also had to sigh, women's tears, women's cries, really are weapons!

   With helplessness, he could only go back to the dock.

   "Lawyer Chen?"

   "Your Honor, the defense calls a second witness to testify in court!"

   Under the summons of Paul Chen, the second witness appeared in court, which was a young woman.

   "Witness, please tell everyone why we are calling you?"

   "I actually don't know the defendant or the plaintiff at all. I was drinking coffee at the coffee shop that day, and I was sitting near them, and I heard the plaintiff's indecent movement..."

  The woman's explanation is for everyone to understand.

   She was also an eyewitness and was in the coffee shop at the time of the incident.

   "Impossible, Hanhan and I also asked a lot of people, and they all said that they didn't see what happened. The position of this woman should be farther than the people I asked, right?"

   Zhang Wei looked strange when he saw this woman.

  Because yesterday, he and Xia Qianyue not only watched the surveillance of the coffee shop, but also looked for a few possible witnesses against the surveillance.

   However, none of these people saw the incident, and they all gathered around after Ji Guoguo shouted indecent assault.

   Come to think of it, this woman should be the same.

   "In view of the last witness, Miss Zhou, there is no way to tell everyone what happened. I ask you to witness and tell everyone what you saw."

"Oh well!"

After thinking about it, the female witness recalled: "I was waiting for my sister that day, so I drank coffee at the Southeast Pedestrian Street. I remember sitting in the corner. I was about to finish a cup of coffee. I looked at the time and found that Before my sister arrived, I was about to go to refill, but just as I was about to get up, a scream came from a few tables next door, it was the girl who was the accuser grabbing the hand of the boy who was the defendant, and then shouting indecent!"

   "Then have you seen the defendant molesting my client?"

   "No, I only looked over when I heard the shout, but I didn't see the passage."

   "Then did you see the reaction of both parties after my client screamed?"

   "I saw it."

   "Can you please describe their reaction?"

   "Well, I think about it..."

  The witness glanced at the plaintiff's box, "The girl was very flustered and frightened. She held on to the boy's hand. She also had a friend beside her, and both of them were holding the boy. They were..."

   "And what about the defendant's reaction?"

   "The defendant seems to be in a hurry and wants to leave the coffee shop. Anyway, he tried to push the girl, I saw it!"

   "Oh~"

   Paul Chen was very satisfied with this answer, and immediately said: "So, the defendant was guilty of being a thief at the time and wanted to flee the scene as soon as possible?"

"be opposed to!"

   How could Li Qingmu let the other party get his wish and get up immediately.

   "Your Majesty, I take back what I just said!"

   Ni Qiuping was about to speak out, but Paul Chen didn't give her a chance and immediately apologized.

   The former could only stare at the latter, but only God knows how deterrent this glance is.

Although the judge issued a warning, several lawyers present knew one thing.

   Will the jury listen, of course not~

   Hearing that Xia Qianjun wanted to push the girl away and flee the scene, the jury's gaze turned to him, even more unkind.

   "Your Majesty, we have no problem with the witnesses!"

   After Chen Paul finished speaking, he smiled at Li Qingmu, which means: the witness will be handed over to you.

  Li Qingmu got up and walked to the witness stand.

   "Witness, I only have one question, have you seen my client molesting the accuser?"

"no."

   "Then have you seen my client do anything to the plaintiff?"

"nor."

   "That is to say, my client is probably not indecent to the other party, but the other party falsely accused!"

   "I don't know, I didn't see the passage..."

  Li Qingmu looked at the witness, but unfortunately the woman in front of her was really just an innocent crowd.

   Nothing is clear about the case.

   The only thing she saw was the scene where Xia Qianjun wanted to leave the coffee shop.

   And this scene is extremely unfavorable to them.

   But unfortunately, Li Qingmu did not think of any good countermeasures, and there was no breakthrough in this witness.

   In the end, he could only sigh: "Your Majesty, we have nothing to ask about this witness."

  Li Qingmu had no choice but to return to the dock.

  Chen Paul finally laughed. He arranged this witness to attack Li Qingmu and make him feel powerless.

   As for the role this witness can play, it's actually not that big.

   "Lawyer Chen, do you still have any witnesses?"

   "Of course, Your Honor, we will call the most crucial witnesses to appear in court!"

   Hearing Paul Chen say this, the atmosphere in the courtroom suddenly became tense.

   The most crucial witness is naturally the victim Ji Guoguo.

   "Are you finally coming up?"

   At this moment, this sentence flashed through the minds of everyone in the audience.

   This also means that the plaintiff's ultimate move is finally here!

   (end of this chapter)

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