Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 541 He Knows Everything (4K)

A judge's "free evaluation of evidence" can easily be misunderstood by some strange people who think it means that the judge can "rule however he wants".

In fact, the most important thing in court is undoubtedly "empirical evidence," while the judge's "free evaluation of evidence" relies on his own judgment to determine to what extent the empirical evidence should be accepted.

For example, if a criminal's sentence is "7-10 years, or more than 10 years for particularly serious offenses," then whether the criminal receives a "normal sentence of 10 years," a "lenient sentence of 7 years," or a "more than 10 years for particularly serious offenses" depends on the judge's discretion.

Some judgments such as "sentenced to two years in prison with a three-year suspended sentence" are, in most cases, the result of the judge's discretionary judgment.

With Bai Qinghua's endorsement and Nan Zhuren's slight judgment, it was quite natural to successfully add an extra variable to the judge's discretionary judgment.

but--

Nan Zhuren knew that this wouldn't be very effective.

As mentioned before, this case has had a very negative impact, hence the great attention it has received.

The current presiding judge reportedly wants to add this case as a model to his resume, hoping it will make him shine in his future career advancement.

Therefore, today's presiding judge will further weaken his own reasoning process, trying to make it as difficult as possible for others to find fault with him.

Especially now that Nan Zhuren has proposed such a controversial technique as "micro-expression analysis".

Fortunately, Nan Zhuren's purpose in saying this was not to address the presiding judge, but rather—

……

The defense attorney took a deep breath, sensing that things were going badly.

He looked up toward the witness stand and saw the young man who had presented the micro-expression analysis staring at him expressionlessly. Turning his head, he saw the judge on the bench looking at him and the leader Wang Zhenhai beside him expressionlessly after listening to the other party's micro-expression analysis.

Although both were expressionless, the defense attorney inexplicably saw “mockery” and “scrutiny” in their eyes, respectively.

—Yes, Nan Zhuren's target was not the presiding judge, but the defendant's lawyer.

Regardless of whether the judge's discretionary judgment was influenced by him, Nam Joo-in wanted to convince the defense lawyer that "the judge's discretionary judgment was influenced by the witness."

This adds to the mental pressure on the defendant's lawyer.

"Adding layers of mental stress" is what Nan Zhuren has been doing all day.

Whether it was deliberately stuffing a lot of invalid text into the evidence materials to interfere with the defendant's lawyer's reading, or now using "micro-expression analysis" as an excuse to make the presiding judge show a change in attitude.

All of this was to put pressure on the defendant's lawyer and the ringleader, Wang Zhenhai.

Even when Nan Zhuren presented two pieces of evidence, he didn't explain the second piece of evidence, which seemed to require explanation from a professional, namely that "Wang Zhenhai has a mental disorder." Instead, he explained the first piece of evidence, which, in common sense, did not require explanation from a psychological expert witness, namely that "Wang Zhenhai provided technical support to the gang." This put pressure on the defendant.

The current situation between Nan Zhuren and the defendant is like that of two people standing in a boxing ring.

The defendant was a skilled boxer, proficient in footwork, punches, distance control, rhythm, and so on.

Nan Zhuren... can be considered a renowned Jiu-Jitsu master.

Stepping into the ring to face an opponent like that was a mistake in itself. [Micro-expression analysis] It's like Nam Joo-in's throw finisher—deadly, but a foul.

But now that a fight is unavoidable and victory is imperative, Nan Zhuren has no choice but to try to find another way.

You can't wait until the end of the match, because even if both players are still standing, the opponent will win on points.

Then you can only try to use counter-punches, or even deliberately make your opponent make a mistake, so that he hits his head on the ground and knocks you out.

……

"Hush-huh-"

Nan Zhuren took a deep breath and cast an "emotional readjustment" spell on himself to make his thoughts clearer and his reactions more agile.

He looked at the defendant again, his eyes unreadable.

Psychology is, by its very nature, a discipline that studies, analyzes, and applies to people.

We need to continue putting pressure on these two people.

Regarding micro-expression analysis—

Nan Zhuren turned to the presiding judge and said, "Take the defendant Wang Zhenhai as an example. When he lies, he makes a sound and nods abnormally. The problem with his voice cannot be fixed in a short time. After all, it is because his long-term lifestyle has affected his physiological performance. This is a rather clever way of concealing it."

"But his nodding can clearly reveal the abnormality. Normal people do nod when they are telling the truth, but when they are lying, the timing, extent, and frequency of nodding are all affected by different psychological states."

The defense attorney looked at Nan Zhuren with suspicion and uncertainty, wanting to object, but decided to observe more first.

The presiding judge remained silent.

At this moment, it was still Nan Zhuren's turn to explain the evidence. Nan Zhuren turned directly to Wang Zhenhai and said, "Defendant Wang Zhenhai, you are the leader of your gang, right?"

Wang Zhenhai glanced at his lawyer with a somewhat helpless expression.

"Objection!" The defense lawyer's face darkened, feeling a growing pressure.

He voiced his objection, but did not state his reasons. He merely wanted to use this to stop Nan Zhuren from questioning Wang Zhenhai, which was actually quite risky.

After a short pause, he said, "The other party is interfering with my client by asking questions that already have answers."

Nan Zhuren shrugged: "I'm just proving the legitimacy of the evidence I submitted."

The presiding judge thought for a moment and said, "Objection overruled. However, Nan Zhuren should also pay attention to the way he asks questions and continue to explain your evidence."

The defense attorney gritted his teeth, feeling a sudden release of pent-up emotions. He had no choice but to look at Wang Zhenhai beside him and nod.

Wang Zhenhai looked at Nan Zhuren and had no choice but to nod and reply, "Yes, I am their boss."

Nan Zhuren curled the corners of his lips into a smile, but his eyes remained emotionless: "You graduated from Beidu Engineering University, right?"

Wang Zhenhai nodded: "Yes."

"When you became the CTO at your first company and later started your own business, you relied on your own skills to accumulate your first capital, right?"

Wang Zhenhai glanced at the defendant's lawyer and nodded: "Yes."

Nan Zhuren asked the crucial question: "So, when you were committing the fraud, did you provide any technical guidance?"

……

Without any twists and turns or roundabout questioning, Nan Zhuren simply laid out the question in a straightforward manner.

A straightforward question, if it corresponds to a bad answer, is more likely to trigger preconceived defenses.

At the same time, the question was so straightforward that it came as a surprise.

Wang Zhenhai had anticipated that Nan Zhuren would ask this question, and he was on high alert. He thought Nan Zhuren would use advanced techniques from the Public Security Bureau to ask the question in order to achieve a surprise effect.

He had experienced all those interrogation techniques.

But after just three questions, the "killer move" he had imagined appeared, catching him off guard and causing him to instinctively throw out the answer he had already prepared.

“Yes,” Wang Zhenhai replied.

Then he realized a problem—he hadn't nodded.

Worse still, after the thought crossed his mind, he made a sudden realization expression. Then, as if belatedly understanding, he nodded. It was like a pre-programmed program running on a faulty computer program, causing misalignment and lag.

Nan Zhuren didn't ask any more questions, but simply spread his hands out to the other person, making a "see?" gesture.

The defendant's lawyer's face was contorted in pain, and he could hardly bear to look at Wang Zhenhai beside him.

However, he reacted very quickly, shouting, "Objection! The other party is maliciously misleading my client. He interfered with my client by asking invalid questions beforehand!"

The presiding judge stared at Wang Zhenhai silently for a few seconds.

Although the time was short, it made the defendant feel like every second was an eternity.

Then, the presiding judge slowly said, "The objection is valid. Nan Zhuren, please keep the questions brief from now on."

There are still rules in court. It was expected that the defense attorney would succeed in using reasonable objections to counter the interrogation techniques of "micro-expression analysis," which appeared in court for the first time.

The defense attorney breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had finally gotten through one of the toughest challenges.

……

Nan Zhuren didn't care much about the judge's comments; one "objection was valid" was not enough to cost him his chance.

In the boxing ring, a single foul doesn't necessarily result in a loss. Instead, many fighters utilize their limited number of fouls as a tactical maneuver.

In fact, Nan Zhuren's tactics had already succeeded.

First--

He had made the presiding judge and others consciously observe the difference between Wang Zhenhai telling the truth and lying, and indeed, the questions asked afterward no longer needed any preamble; whether or not to simplify the questions was no longer of much difference.

second--

Nan Zhuren looked at the slightly out-of-breath defense attorney, a reaction that was a brief moment of relaxation after a period of intense mental exertion. Through this series of questions, Nan Zhuren had successfully added another layer of pressure to the opposing side, further draining their mental energy.

third--

When Nan Zhuren saw the defendant's lawyer looking at him, he lowered his chin, swallowed, and pursed his lips.

This is an expression of fear.

Knowing that micro-expression analysis would not be admissible as evidence and would not effectively influence the judge's discretionary judgment, Nan Zhuren's performance of micro-expression analysis this time was still directed at—the defendant's lawyer.

He gave the defense lawyers the idea that Nam Joo-in could indeed detect lies through micro-expressions.

Furthermore, he attempted to extend this understanding to a deeper level—that he could detect when Nan Zhuren lied and expose him in court.

This understanding is crucial to the final outcome of Nan Zhuren's killing of Wang Zhenhai.

It's quite difficult for a Jiu-Jitsu master to knock out a boxer in the ring.

Take it step by step and don't rush.

The expressionless Nan Zhuren stood in stark contrast to the defendant, who was slightly out of breath and sweating profusely.

……

The presiding judge glanced at the documents in his hand and said, "Does witness Nan Zhuren still wish to explain the first document?"

“There is another explanation,” Nan Zhuren replied.

He looked toward the defendant's dock, as if he were looking at Wang Zhenhai, or perhaps at the defendant's lawyer.

"In my previous account, I discovered that Wang Zhenhai was lying through micro-expression analysis, which revealed that he had concealed the truth that he had provided technical support. That's why I submitted Evidence 1."

The defense attorney, whose nerves were constantly on edge, interrupted immediately:

"I object! My client did not provide any technical support, and the other party is misinterpreting my client's experience. Furthermore, the other party is presuming my client guilty based solely on false evidence, which constitutes personal insult!"

The presiding judge thought for a moment and said, "Objection is valid. Nan Zhuren, please watch your wording."

Seeing the defendant's lawyer sweating even more, Nan Zhuren showed no panic at being "warned" by the presiding judge; instead, he almost laughed.

“Okay. What I want to say is that I remember how Wang Zhenhai lied. And in Wang Zhenhai’s statement just now, apart from the part about ‘technical support’, he also showed signs of lying in other places.”

Nan Zhuren glanced at Wang Zhenhai, then at the defendant's lawyer, and said as if striking out an opportunity, "For example, when discussing the funds accounts, when our prosecutor asked Wang Zhenhai to confirm the amount of fraud, he showed obvious signs of lying; when our prosecutor asked him if he had other overseas accounts, although Wang Zhenhai gave an affirmative answer, it also sounded like he was lying..."

This was the third piece of evidence that Nan Zhuren originally intended to submit: "Wang Zhenhai concealed the amount of fraud."

However, compared to the evidence that "Wang Zhenhai provided technical support," this accusation has no textual support whatsoever, so it is not submitted as rebuttal evidence.

It is only being used as a card in the current "witness explanation" phase.

"Objection!" the defense attorney shouted as expected. "They are once again maliciously framing my client. If they want to file charges, they must submit evidence!"

"Objection valid." The presiding judge's gaze was more serious this time. "Nan Zhuren, watch your words."

Faced with this warning, Nan Zhuren acted as if he were a complete novice unfamiliar with the courtroom, looking at the defendant's lawyer and saying, "Then may I ask the defendant's lawyer how Wang Zhenhai paid your legal fees?"

【be opposed to!】

[The other party's question is irrelevant to the case and constitutes a personal attack against me!]

The defense attorney instinctively wanted to shout that.

But looking at Nan Zhuren, a thought suddenly popped into the defendant's lawyer's mind—

He knows everything; he can see through lies.

Lying isn't a big deal these days. In court, it's just another battle of wits.

But at that moment, the defendant's lawyer suddenly glanced at the presiding judge.

Nan Zhuren only wanted to win this trial, but the defendant's lawyer wasn't content with just this one case.

This expert knows everything. What he knows... might also reach the courts and the police.

What if...they start investigating?

A person may face difficulties, persevere and fight back countless times, but in the end, they may slip and fall on flat ground and scrape their knee at the last moment, feeling that "life is so hard" and giving up completely.

At that moment, the defense attorney wavered.

The lawyer, who needed to be constantly on high alert and defend the defendant, Wang Zhenhai, hesitated.

In the end, the defense attorney didn't voice his objection; he held back.

He simply explained to Nan Zhuren, "Please do not question my professional competence; my legal fees were paid by the defendant's family."

……

well.

This is a major victory at this stage.

Nan Zhuren nodded inwardly.

(End of this chapter)