Death sentence turned into acquittal? Who told him to be a detective!

Chapter 212 Court Hearing!!! [24]

"Court is in session!!!"

The instant the two words were uttered.

Xu Liang couldn't help but take it seriously at this moment; his expression was solemn and his gaze was grave.

at this time.

Presiding Judge Liu Shengnan cast a detached glance at Xu Liang and began to speak:

"Plaintiff, please state your claims."

诉求
Yang Ruoxi paused, just about to take out the evidence she had investigated earlier, but before she could reach out, Xu Liang pressed her down.

Xu Liang silently looked at her, then shook his head slightly.

Yang Ruoxi was stunned when she saw this.

Xu Liang didn't explain. He simply stood up, took out the draft he had hastily written in the waiting room, and said:
"Your Honorable Judge."

"I am the agent of the plaintiff, Qi Tao, in this case. The other party is my client, and I have now obtained all rights by signing a contract. I will represent him in this case with full authority."

talking.

Xu Liang paused, then turned his gaze to Zhao Hailong, his eyes narrowing as he sneered:
"Our demand is to dismiss this civil claim for compensation and convert it into a criminal homicide case!"

A civil case seeking to revoke damages!?

For a moment, the people on the judge's bench paused slightly and began to talk.

Meanwhile, Zhao Hailong and Cheng Jia, who were in the defendant's dock, had grim expressions.

Xu Liang ignored all that and spoke directly:

"Your Honor, before the trial, I would like to add some points to my previous statement."

"The police filed the case on March 3rd, and at that time, our client strongly suspected that the victim Qi Yu's death had another cause and was not related to the so-called claim for workers' compensation!"

"After further investigation, I discovered that my client's lawsuit contained serious problems!"

"The opposing party's original intention has been completely distorted, and according to the client, they met with the opposing lawyer, Zhao Hailong, when signing the lawsuit!"

Xu Liang's gaze was like an arrow, piercing directly into Zhao Hailong's heart, making him take the situation seriously.

"The opposing lawyer contacted my client privately before the case was filed to discuss compensation!"

"During this period, they subtly hinted through language that they would change our client's criminal case into a civil compensation case!"

"Therefore, we have two demands."

Xu Liang paused as he spoke.

There are major problems with the filing of Qi Tao's case, a point Xu Liang made when he took over the case.

The other party clearly suspects that Qi Yu's death was staged by someone else, that is, murder or homicide!

That being the case.
Why would the other party request a full civil suit?

It wasn't until he learned the details last night that Zhao Hailong had come to see him before he wrote the appeal, and Xu Liang had asked him to relay Zhao Hailong's words.

It was ultimately discovered that Zhao Hailong was simply using words to manipulate the other party!

On the surface, it was a compensation claim, but in reality, it was a scheme to make Qi Tao confuse murder with civil compensation, and ultimately, through the rats in the court, to classify a criminal case as a civil work injury compensation case!
Then the other party produced a letter of understanding. To be honest, if Xu Liang had arrived even a moment later and signed the letter of understanding, the case would have been extremely complicated!

Fortunately, I arrived in time.

Think of this.

Xu Liang collected his thoughts, took a deep breath, and two sentences echoed in the courtroom.

"one!"

"We request that the case be redefined, changing it from a civil compensation case to a criminal murder case, and that the trial be reopened!"

"two"

As he spoke, Xu Liang suddenly fixed his gaze on Zhao Hailong.

"I am requesting that the opposing counsel, Zhao Hailong, recuse himself from this trial because of irregularities in the trial proceedings!"

Hear the words.

Zhao Hailong's heart tightened.

These two sentences were directly aimed at him!
Needless to say, once Cheng Jia, who is more strategic, withdraws from the court, she has no chance of defeating the other party, and the case will end in defeat.

The former.
The gap between civil and criminal law is like an insurmountable mountain!
If it's a criminal case, as long as you lose, you'll bear criminal responsibility no matter what, and there's even a possibility that the others will be imprisoned to keep Zheng Shijie company!
Even if you lose a civil lawsuit miserably, it just means you'll spend more money.

"This is a bit troublesome," Cheng Jia said softly.

Zhao Hailong neither confirmed nor denied it.

The two had already made up their minds while they were in the waiting room.

Since Xu Liang is in Jiangcheng, there are too many uncertainties. They are prepared to abandon the case and meet the other party's demands, even if it's just two million in compensation!

Once the case is resolved and the first trial concludes, it will still pose no threat to them.

But unfortunately
Xu Liang's demands directly targeted criminal charges, which made it impossible for Zhao Hailong to ignore the situation!

Once a civil case escalates into a criminal case, it becomes much more complicated than a simple matter can be explained away.
It's like they've got their Achilles' heel!

but
"Don't worry, his demands won't be met," Zhao Hailong reassured him.

In the dock.

Liu Shengnan looked at Xu Liang expressionlessly and said:

"Plaintiff, please state the basis for your claims."

"If there is no basis whatsoever."

"The judge will dismiss your claim!"

Xu Liang didn't rush to answer.

After he made his demands, his eyes narrowed as he scanned the people in the courtroom.

There's a rat hiding in the courthouse.

He didn't know who the other person was, not even Zheng Shijie!

Yes, Zheng Shijie, who revealed the truth, was unaware that his people were hiding in the courthouse!

After the truth was uncovered, Xu Liang also tried to investigate, but gave up in order not to arouse the suspicion of Zhao Hailong and others.

at the moment
'I won't feel at ease until this rat is caught, and I can't submit the evidence.'

Xu Liang murmured to himself.

In the end, he decided to fish with a straight hook!

Regardless of the rat's identity, it certainly won't stand by and watch a civil case turn into a criminal one!

When Zhao Hailong is caught, he will be implicated.

Therefore, the other party will definitely object firmly!

Gathering his thoughts, Xu Liang shifted his gaze to Judge Liu Shengnan. He organized his logic and then said:

"first."

"According to the evidence submitted by the defendant, the incident occurred at the beginning of the day, March 2nd, in the afternoon."

“The victim, Qi Yu, passed by the Sunshine Disabled Persons Shelter while she was out looking for work.”

"And in the surveillance video, it can be clearly seen that Zhang Yong, the person in charge of the organization, took the initiative to walk out of the organization and then communicated with Qi Yu!" Xu Liang said, revealing the initial stage of the case.

Does this look like something's wrong?
It seems not, but
Big problem!

"First of all, shelters for the disabled have no responsibility to provide jobs for able-bodied people or act as intermediaries!"

"Then why did Zhang Yong, the person in charge, stop the victim in this case, show concern for someone whose appearance showed no signs of disability, and even give him a job?!"

Xu Liang turned his attention to Zhang Yong.

Zhao Hailong and Cheng Jia immediately felt a headache coming on.

Xu Liang ignored them and focused on finding other loopholes in the other party's evidence.

"At the same time, according to Articles 19 and 22 of the Civil Code, people with intellectual disabilities are generally divided into three categories."

That is: persons without civil capacity, persons with limited civil capacity, and persons with full civil capacity!

These three can be considered as severe, moderate, and mild intellectual disability.

Apart from those with full civil capacity.
the other two
"A guardian must be present when an employment contract is signed, except in special circumstances!"

"Then I'd like to ask the other party: does the organization have a contract signed by Qi Tao?"

Xu Liang asked firmly.

"If not, then we have reason to suspect that, given a series of illogical circumstances, the deceased was murdered rather than died from an accidental fall!"

"Secondly."

"Legally, the deceased Qi Yu was classified as having a moderate to severe intellectual disability."

"In a kimchi factory, are the workers really so oblivious to such a drastic abnormality as an adult with the mental capacity of a seven-year-old?!"

Zhao Hailong's face was extremely grim.

Does it have Qi Tao's signature?

What a fart!
only.
"Defendant, based on what the plaintiff has said, do you have any rebuttal to this?"

Liu Shengnan suddenly interrupted Xu Liang and turned to look at the defendant.

Xu Liang paused, frowned, but did not insist on speaking again to avoid being expelled.

Zhao Hailong, who had already reached his limit, spoke up:

"First of all, this was caused by personal negligence!"

"What the opposing lawyer said is completely unfounded and pure conspiracy theory!"

“Zhang Yong, who works at the shelter, lacks a lot of legal knowledge, and the only people he deals with on a daily basis are government officials, welfare homes, and charitable organizations.”

“These three types of people do not have guardians, and over time, this creates the illusion for Zhang Yong that he can work normally without the signature of a guardian.”

Zhao Hailong racked his brains for words that would be in his favor.

He sat in the dock, his clothes soaked with sweat, his expression somber.

"This is a civil matter, but a serious professional error!"

"It's not a conspiracy theory, and it certainly wasn't murder!"

"I request that the opposing counsel retract the statement made in the appeal. Unless you have conclusive evidence of guilt, I have reason to suspect that you are making false accusations!"

If it's attributed to a work mistake, then at most it's a dereliction of duty.

It still falls under the category of compensation!
As long as they can be convicted in a civil case, this case is a victory for them!

Hear the words.

The three judges on the bench nodded and exchanged glances.

"How to say?"

"The case is a bit tricky. The police haven't provided any substantial evidence, and Zhang Yong and the kimchi factory have no real conflict with the deceased."

The three judges were exchanging views.

until
Liu Shengnan spoke up, glancing calmly at the other two, and asked:

What is the core definition of murder?

The two paused for a moment.

How do the police determine whether a case is a murder?
He had a motive to kill!
Motive, contradictions, ability to commit the crime, time to commit the crime, and mysterious death.
If this process is followed, the case will be transferred to the prosecutor's office as a murder case, and the prosecutor's office will then file a public prosecution!

And the current case
Although the death was bizarre, there was absolutely no motive for the murder!

The person involved in the case had no prior acquaintance with the deceased, Qi Yu, and the series of factors that led to her death were solely due to negligence.

so.
"Plaintiff, do you have any evidence to prove your claims?"

Liu Yanan turned to look at Xu Liang.

This means that it does not constitute murder.
Xu Liang paused for a moment, showing no surprise, and then pulled out the information he had prepared in advance.

"Your Honor, we have evidence regarding the cause of death!"

While talking.

He took a document out of his briefcase.

These items were actually footage taken of the corpses when they entered the judicial morgue!
The photo shows four parts of the body: the forehead, face, hips, and waist.

"These are photos related to suspicious circumstances surrounding the cause of death of the body."

"First of all, the first point is the face. Judging from the photos of the body, the victim's face was extremely distorted, which would require a certain height and face-first contact with the ground to cause this!"

"Based on the traces at the scene, it appears that a hard object was used to strike or hit the victim's face!"

"In addition, the height of the kimchi factory could not support the severity of the facial injuries on the deceased."

"But according to my investigation, it seems more like..."

Xu Liang paused, then pulled out a photo of the corpse's forehead from the photos!
Only in the photo.

There was a faint trace of corrosion on the forehead of the corpse.

According to Zheng Shijie.

Some of their victims would have their faces artificially disfigured using acidic corrosive substances such as sulfuric acid, making them look even more grotesque and terrifying!
People with burn scars often have a very easy way of gaining sympathy from others.

If I'm not mistaken, it's Qi Yu.
It is highly likely that on the night of March 2nd, Zhao Hailong and others used sulfuric acid to splash his face, causing burns!

They just didn't expect that this was someone Zhang Yong had randomly brought along, rather than someone without family or guardianship to manage them!
then.

On March 3, Qi Tao reported the incident to the police, who then located the kimchi factory.

The surveillance footage and the organization clearly show that Qi Yu went to the kimchi factory. If they can't hand him over, they'll be highly suspicious!
But what if we hand it over?
Handing over someone with a corroded face, who witnessed their own torture and might even have seen other 'kin' suffer?!

They're likely to be discovered by the police as soon as they leave, and their homes will be searched!
So, since the damage is irreversible, let's just go all the way.
To stage a person's accidental death!
One of the eyeballs was also removed because the acid corrosion was so severe that it could no longer be concealed.

"In addition to the aforementioned suspicions."

"There were also deliberately caused wounds on the body!"

Xu Liang's eyes suddenly narrowed as he pulled out the evidence from his waist and hip bones.

That's the most fatal thing!

"The deceased's hip injury, excluding those caused by human intervention..."

"It is absolutely impossible that any unexpected factors could have caused this!!!"

(End of this chapter)