Who Made Him a Lawyer?

Chapter 423: Chapter 310: Biting Everyone in Sight!

Is this correct?

Is this really correct?

This isn’t right....

When did the indictment mention suing Zhengyang City!?

How could I, the presiding judge, not know this!?

Chief Judge Liu’s lips twitched slightly, his expression a bit strange, his gaze gradually turning serious.

To be honest, this has already gone beyond the scope of this trial, after all, the trial should focus on Zhang Shan.

But....

It seems not completely out of scope, because the things Xu Liang mentioned also have some relevance to Zhang Shan’s death!

Before Chief Judge Liu could speak, the other party’s voice continued to ring in his ears.

Xu Liang, holding the indictment, continued to speak:

"First, on June 13th, after discovering Zhang Shan’s body in Zhengyang City, we called the case filing hotline, but only one police officer arrived at the scene, violating response protocols."

"Second, the opposing party classified the case as a suicide in just five minutes, which is negligence and dereliction of duty!"

"Third, when we went to the city bureau to apply for a reasonable review of the case, Wu Guotao from the city bureau ruled it as a suicide, which is an abuse of power!"

"Fourth, the Zhengyang City Court...."

"..."

Four whole violations were blurted out.

It seemed as if it was not Zhu Haoyi on the defendants’ bench, but Wu Guotao!

This... the cannon’s range is a bit off, isn’t it!?

No, it’s not just a bit off; it hasn’t aimed its barrel at us at all!

"What’s happening?"

Zhu Haoyi frowned deeply, expecting the other party to first attack the mining company.

After all, although Zhengyang Mining Company prioritizes safety without huge profits in mind, accidents do happen occasionally, which could definitely be used as a breakthrough by the other party.

But according to what the other party has just said....

"This is bad..."

Li Yang suddenly felt a sinking feeling in his heart, immediately realizing the other party’s intent.

"Speak!" Zhu Haoyi’s eyes focused, urging him.

"He might... be intending to drag us in through Wu Guotao...," Li Yang said gravely.

Let’s put it this way.

If Xu Liang uses Zhang Shan’s death as a breakthrough point.

Even if he has evidence, it couldn’t harm the mining company, and the final punishment would be nothing more than two points.

First, pay some money, and second, find a scapegoat within the company, claiming everything was done by them in order to get a promotion and raise, which pressured Zhang Shan to sign under duress and then killed him!

But targeting Wu Guotao...

The other cannot withstand investigation!

Not to mention whether the mooncakes sent last time were finished.

Just investigating their financial flows would be enough for the authorities to find issues, prompting the other to involve the mining company.

Then, does it need to be explained who sent those things?

Subordinates can’t be blamed for this!

"Somewhat tricky...."

Li Yang muttered, beginning to spiral into a brainstorming session.

However, Xu Liang was not paying any attention to the other party’s intentions at this moment. After speaking almost everything, he raised his head, looking at the presiding judge on the bench, and slowly said:

"Honorable Presiding Judge, our side has completed the statement of our demands."

Upon hearing this, Chief Judge Liu snapped back to reality, then his face darkened.

Wasn’t it supposed to be an evidence ambush...

How did it turn into an indictment ambush!?

However, he didn’t question further nor reprimand openly in the court. After all, there are dozens of reporters in the hearing gallery, if he loses composure, tomorrow’s headlines will certainly include him!

"Defendant, do you wish to rebut the plaintiff’s statements just made?" asked Chief Judge Liu.

With these words.

Dozens of eyes in the gallery turned in unison towards Li Yang and Zhu Haoyi.

They were also very curious about how the others would refute.

Li Yang paused, quickly stood up, and said:

"Honorable Presiding Judge, esteemed members of the audience."

"The opposing lawyer’s claims are utter nonsense!"

He took a deep breath, slowing his speech as if buying time to think.

Li Yang did not use the prepared documents, knowing they were practically useless.

An evidence ambush is like this.

You have no preparation time; you can only adapt on the spot. Unless the judge punishes the evidence ambusher, you must respond to the ambush, which tests personal ability and on-the-spot adaptability greatly.

"First, I want to address the latter part of the plaintiff’s lawyer’s indictment."

"First, I ask the defendant about the first point: on the afternoon of the 13th, did the police go to the Run Dong Weaving Plant to verify the case? If so, what was your response at that time?"

As his words fell.

Their eyes swept like a brush, all falling on Xu Liang.

To be precise, on Liu Jinshui!

But his face turned pale at once, internally regretful, yet all he could do was stammer without uttering a word audible to others.

Chief Judge Liu spoke in a deep voice, "Plaintiff, please respond."

Hearing this, Xu Liang replied, "At that time, we stated this incident was a suicide."

He remembered clearly.

On the first day of going to the Run Dong Weaving Plant and finding Zhang Shan had died, when the police arrived, since the mining company had long been in cahoots with Wu Guotao, Liu Jinshui could only claim it was a suicide.

Otherwise, no matter how eloquent the argument, a case wouldn’t be filed.

The mining company might even target Liu Jinshui!

"That’s correct, my side acknowledges that at the time, only one police officer responded, which did not comply with dispatch regulations."

"But the judgment of the scene was legitimate, compliant, reasonable, and based on evidence!"

Li Yang laughed slightly and rebuffed with clarity.

"Firstly, the death scene presented signs of hanging suicide, and there were no external injuries on Zhang Shan’s body, with the autopsy result indicating mechanical asphyxia, consistent with hanging."

"Moreover, the client at the time personally stated the case was suicide, thereby misleading the responding officer."

"Additionally, due to a shortage of police resources in Zhengyang City, the phenomenon of having only one officer respond occurred, and due to continued resource shortages, the police were compelled to recruit officers from the community."

"This led to lapses in their work."

"This pertains to personal capability issues, not attitude!!!"

Speaking then.

Li Yang abruptly shifted his tone and reiterated.

"However, despite some errors in judgment, the responding officer was not wrong, and indeed the deceased in this case was a suicide and not homicide!"

"The autopsy has already provided its judgment."

His voice was powerful and convincing as he spoke.

Those in the audience paused, their brows furrowed.

The whispers and murmurs began to spread beneath them.

"Capability issue... Well, that could explain it, weaknesses in generally hired personnel are indeed common, mistakes are to be expected."

"In terms of police response, it’s just a regular disciplinary breach, seemingly irrelevant to Zhengyang Mining Company."

"What exactly is happening with this trial? Is the plaintiff aggressive, or is the defendant resorting to sophistry?"

"It’s hard to say. I’ve seen the plaintiff’s lawyer several times before, not easy to deal with; there should be some grounds for claiming misconduct and issues within the police bureau."

"Speaking of which, is there this clause in the complaint? I haven’t seen it..."

"If it wasn’t mentioned in the evidence stage, you won’t find it in the complaint! Are you a newbie reporter? First time watching this plaintiff’s lawsuit?"

"..."

The audience discussed animatedly, most were confused and hesitant.

It was simply a case of opposing reasonable arguments from both sides.

Looking from either side’s perspective, what was said wasn’t wrong!

"Difficult indeed..."

Chief Judge Liu furrowed his brow, expressing a slight speechlessness.

After a while, he looked at the plaintiff Xu Liang, who showed no emotion on his face, and asked:

"Plaintiff, do you wish to refute the defendant’s statements above?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Liang nodded.

Xu Liang let out a cold laugh, then took out a photograph, on it...

Was a rotten severed hand!

He handed the photo to the clerk, who then passed it to Chief Judge Liu.

"This is..."

Three people on the judgment seat furrowed their brows as they looked at each other, after a long pause they lifted their heads and turned to the short-sleeved Liu Jinshui.

The person’s left hand was empty, and even an ordinary person could see from the shape of the wound that the hand was forcibly severed, not lost in an accident!

Chief Judge Liu was startled, instantly understanding Xu Liang’s point.

The next moment, Xu Liang’s voice came through his ear.

"Everyone."

"The owner of this severed hand is my client Liu Jinshui’s left hand, DNA testing has verified what I stated."

"According to the cut marks, the perpetrator used a machete and swung at the arm dozens of times, like chopping meat, to sever the hand!"

"And as for what led to this point.... "

As he spoke, Xu Liang paused and looked at the side Liu Jinshui.

The next moment, Liu Jinshui took a deep breath, stood up, puffed out his chest, and after thinking, he solemnly stated:

"About two months ago, mid-May, Zhengyang Mining Company imposed water and food cut-off measures against us, purchasing nearby small shops and hiring people to cut off the water supply, posting a month-long repair notice."

"At night, they vandalized finished products at the weaving plant, frequently causing conflicts and several violent assaults."

"So I went to the police bureau to file a complaint, but the police dismissed it as normal repairs."

"And upon returning to the weaving plant from the police bureau.... "

The mining company arrived, subjecting Liu Jinshui and others to a brutal attack.

First the police was called, then you knew...

What was going on was obvious to anyone who was perceptive!

Even to say...

"Then I left Zhengyang City, intending to go to the provincial level to file complaints, but... hadn’t yet left the city, only bought a ticket, and was forcibly taken by the mining company people."

As he spoke, Liu Jinshui didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, raising his empty left hand, he said:

"Then they chopped off my left hand."

It was still first and subsequent events being causally linked.

The completion of such deeds couldn’t be done solely by the mining company, it must have involved collaboration!

In that case...

If Wu Guotao from Zhengyang City is indeed involved in this matter.

Then this wouldn’t be just a matter of negligence.

It would be....

"As stated in the complaint, my side believes Wu Guotao from Zhengyang City Bureau..."

Xu Liang took a deep breath, continuing where Liu Jinshui left off, his expression serious, he addressed everyone:

"Is abusing his power!"