Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer

   Chapter 120 Innocent girl? Defense strategy is for family

   Jincheng Group.

  25th floor, guest seats by the window.

   Zhang Wei was sitting near the window, Bai Ruoyun was sitting alone on the left, and Li Yueqin and Lin Yumeng were opposite her.

   "It's still comfortable to sit here, you can come and enjoy the sun occasionally, and the view by the window is also good."

   Zhang Wei felt the warmth from the sun, turned his head to look at the scenery behind him, and enjoyed it.

  Although the 25th floor is not high in the Jincheng Building, the scenery outside the window is also good. The reception room by the window is open, and it will not make people feel depressed.

  The layout of the office area of ​​Jincheng Law Firm is very reasonable in overall design, and at first glance it is the hand of a master.

   However, compared to his casualness, Li Yueqin on the opposite side seemed a lot more restrained, and he was a little uneasy about Zhang Wei's attitude.

   Don’t you see the head of the family department sitting in front of us, who is also the junior partner of the law firm?

  You should behave yourself.

   But Zhang Wei didn't intend to be disciplined, he didn't have any respect for Bai Ruoyun, and naturally he wouldn't maintain a cautious sitting posture in front of the other party.

   Anyway, Bai Ruoyun didn't say anything.

   Zhang Wei is also casual, and isn’t being casual also an expression of self-confidence?

   "The client is here!"

  Lin Yumeng kept looking at the door of the law firm. When she saw an old woman with a girl, she knew that this was the person they were waiting for.

  The old woman is old, but her face is full of majesty, but the running around in the past few days has also made her a lot haggard.

   And the girl is even more so. At the age of 18, she was at a young and beautiful age, but her face was pale and thin, with a tired look on her face.

   "Grandma Wang, this way!"

  Bai Ruoyun seemed to be very familiar with the old woman, and greeted him cordially.

   "It's Ruoyun, I'm here!"

  Grandma Wang led the girl and sat beside Bai Ruoyun.

   "Aunt Bai, hello." The girl also bowed her head and said hello to Bai Ruoyun.

   Zhang Wei saw this scene and knew that Bai Ruoyun should be a family lawyer who went to the close school, and such a person would make friends with every one of his clients.

The advantage of    is to get close to the client, and the client absolutely believes in himself.

   But there are also disadvantages. For example, if the law firm wants to give up the client, it will also bear a certain psychological pressure.

   Zhang Wei didn't like this very much, because he was too close to the client, it would be a lot of pressure, and it would also add difficulty to the later cooperation relationship.

   "Come on, let me introduce to you, this is Xiaoting, the client of this case, Zhuo Xiaoting, this is her grandma, you can just call her Grandma Wang."

   "As for them, they are the defense lawyers of the criminal team of my Jincheng Law Firm. This is Zhang Wei, the chief lawyer in this case, and the other two sisters are assistant lawyers in this case. They will be in charge of your case."

  Bai Ruoyun acts as a bond, introducing Zhuo Xiaoting and Zhang Wei to each other.

   "Hello Zhuo Xiaoting, I will be your defense lawyer from now on!"

   Zhang Wei stretched out his hand, but the little girl was a little scared.

   This kind of feeling is like when Zhang Wei faced Tan Yingying, and the other party was scared to death.

   But Tan Yingying is because of the psychological pressure caused by Zhang Wei, and Zhuo Xiaoting is simply afraid of life.

   Zhuo Xiaoting should be a little afraid of strangers, including Li Yueqin and Lin Yumeng, and naturally more worried about Zhang Wei.

   "Xiao Ting, don't be afraid, they are all here to help you!"

   Bai Ruoyun hurriedly offered words of consolation, then pointed at Zhang Wei and said, "From now on, he will be the one who will help you speak in court, you must remember his face."

   Zhuo Xiaoting raised her head and glanced at Zhang Wei.

   "Hello, Xiaoting, I have a few questions for you."

  Zhang Wei saw that the time was almost up and began to make a routine inquiry.

   "First of all, I also understand clearly about this case. In fact, the original suspect in this case is your brother Zhuo Dawu. Do you have any news about him?"

   "Hmph, what are you doing with him!"

   When she heard the name, Grandma Wang couldn't help it and snorted, showing that she was very angry with this person's behavior.

   "Brother, he's gone, we don't know where he is..."

   Zhuo Xiaoting shook her head, not ready to reply.

   "That would be difficult, because recently the Internet trend is cracking down on obscene materials, especially since the Education Department plans to hold a number of Internet safety lectures on youth health at the beginning of the year, the wind direction is very unfavorable for you."

"If I guess correctly, the district prosecutor's headquarters actually wants to prosecute your brother, but your brother fled in fear of crime, and inter-district arrests are time-consuming and labor-intensive, and you may not be able to arrest people immediately, so you should take this case as In a typical case, you can only be listed as an 'accomplice' as a verdict!"

Zhang Wei looked at Zhuo Xiaoting: "The most critical part of this case is that your brother hid some obscene items at home, and also hid part of the stolen money in your room. The most important thing is that you know the origin of these stolen money, But I didn't report your brother, am I right?"

   "Xiao Ting did nothing wrong, she was just scared!"

   Zhuo Xiaoting didn't speak, but Grandma Wang couldn't help it.

   She didn't like Zhang Wei's questioning very much, so she pulled Zhuo Xiaoting and quickly comforted her.

"alright……"

   Zhang Wei was helpless, nodded and recorded the situation in his notebook.

   "Then how much do you know about your brother's 'work'?"

   After asking this question, he stared at Zhuo Xiaoting carefully, because this is the most critical part of the case.

   "Grandma?" The latter raised his head and looked at Grandma Wang.

   Bai Ruoyun hurriedly said, "Xiao Ting, tell Zhang Wei everything you know. These are the key information of this case, don't hide anything."

   As she said, she gestured to Grandma Wang.

  Grandma Wang could only nod her head: "Xiao Ting, let's talk."

"I don't actually know my brother's job, but I do know that he often associates with some bad guys, and they sometimes show up downstairs in my house together, and my brother takes money from them, hides it in an iron box, and puts This iron box is hidden in my room..."

   Zhuo Xiaoting said a lot, but the one who explained the most was not his brother Zhuo Dawu, but the person who appeared with him.

   Zhang Wei nodded while taking notes.

   "Well, I understand, then go back to the public evidence, according to the testimony of the investigation department, when the investigators came to search your home, you really wanted to hide the stolen money and stolen goods, right?"

   "I..." Zhuo Xiaoting hesitated.

"This question, please answer me according to the actual situation, what did you think at the time, were you afraid of being arrested, or were you afraid of other situations? Please don't hide this. Let me tell you one thing, the person who prosecuted The operator who arrests you will also testify in court. I want to know if there are any flaws in his testimony, but I can't ask him, and he won't tell me the defense lawyer, so I can only ask you It's gone!"

   "At that time, I just subconsciously wanted to get these things up, really..."

   "So you don't actually know. With the investigation force of the Investigation Department, you are a little girl, no matter how you hide it, it's useless, right?"

"do not know……"

   Seeing Zhuo Xiaoting shaking her head, Zhang Wei understood.

   This is the subconscious reaction of the little girl. To get up some dangerous things, it should be said that it is a subconscious action made out of instinct.

"Understood!"

   Zhang Wei nodded and recorded some more information.

   "Last question, why didn't you report your brother?"

   As soon as these words came out, Bai Ruoyun glanced at Zhang Wei.

   Zhuo Xiaoting and Grandma Wang were also stunned for a moment.

   "Sorry, I'm a bit more direct. I want to ask what is the reason for you to know that your brother may be doing something bad, but you didn't report him?"

   "Lawyer Zhang, don't you have any family?" Grandma Wang couldn't help it and asked immediately.

   But Zhang Wei smiled slightly, his expression unchanged: "Yes, I am an orphan, my parents died since I was a child, and I grew up alone, so there is no concept of relatives."

   "No wonder you ask this kind of question."

   Grandma Wang looked at Zhang Wei and understood the reason.

   "I also asked Xiaoting this question, and she told me that although that guy was not up to his expectations, he was also my grandson and her brother!"

   "It turns out that it's because of family ties!"

   Zhang Wei nodded and started recording again.

   "Then I understand, and my defense has been determined, that is, the word 'family'!"

"family?"

   "Yes, everything Zhuo Xiaoting does is for her family!"

   Zhuo Xiaoti and Grandma Wang looked at each other.

   Lin Yumeng and Li Yueqin also looked at each other.

"family?"

  Bai Ruoyun also murmured something, not quite understanding.

   What defense strategy is this?

   "It's very simple, everything Zhuo Xiaoting does is for the safety of her family. As long as we can convince the jury and let them know this."

   Zhang Wei said and looked at Zhuo Xiaoti again.

   "The last question is about your brother's accomplices. I think they also escaped, but that's not the point. I want to ask you how this group of people made you feel when you met them?"

   "They are all bad people, people my grandma told me not to approach." Zhuo Xiaoti replied after thinking about it.

   "Good answer, it shows you have a good grandma!"

   Zhang Wei expressed his gratitude and nodded to Grandma Wang.

   "My question is over, the next thing is about the court trial. If you are asked to testify yourself in court, will you go up?"

"Court?"

   Zhuo Xiaoting was slightly taken aback, she did not understand the word.

Bai Ruoyun on the side of    said quickly: "Xiaoting, the so-called court is to let you explain your innocence in front of the jurors and others. This is a good opportunity to tell your innocence."

   "A lot of people, I'm a little scared..." Zhuo Xiaoting held Grandma Wang's hand, her tone a little uneasy.

   "Xiaoting, this is also your chance. If you don't tell others that you are innocent, how do you want others to believe you?" Grandma Wang quickly comforted.

   Zhang Wei squinted, glanced at Zhuo Xiaoting, and shook his head secretly.

   "Your current state is not suitable for going to court, because once the prosecutor launches an offensive, it is easy to break your psychological defense line. You need to simulate a court trial before deciding whether to go to court!"

   Zhang Wei said and patted Lin Yumeng's little shoulder.

   "Apprentice, you will take your client to the small conference room next door to simulate a question!"

   "Okay, Master!"

  Lin Yu was so cute that he made an "OK" gesture.

   "Then, I have no problem. Next, I will go to the local inspection headquarters to check the situation. If I can see Xiao Baihe and persuade the other party to withdraw the case, that would be the best!"

   "Are you going to the District Prosecution Headquarters?"

   Hearing that Zhang Wei was going to the local inspection headquarters, Bai Ruoyun was stunned again.

   There are very few newcomers who dare to say that they are going to the headquarters of the prefectural inspection, especially Zhang Wei is a newcomer who has just joined the criminal team for a few days.

  How to say going to the headquarters of the district attorney is the same as visiting other law firms?

   "Apprentice, you and Li Yueqin will simulate a question to the client, and I will go to the local inspection headquarters to find out!"

   Zhang Wei gave an order and said goodbye to Bai Ruoyun and Zhuo Xiaoting.

   "Go, Master, we are here!"

   "Let me help too, just to see the situation!"

   Bai Ruoyun nodded and followed Zhuo Xiaoting into the small conference room.

  …

  Eastern Capital, the headquarters of the district inspection.

  Zhang Wei came to the headquarters of the District Prosecutor again and went straight to the Office of the Serious Crime Division.

   Of course, on the way here, he also sent a message to Xiao Baihe.

   So when he walked up to the second floor, he saw that Xiao Baihe had brought Tan Yingying with him, and was standing at the entrance of the stairs with her waist tucked in.

   "Sure enough, it's you, don't you have any other criminal defense lawyers in Jincheng!"

   Xiao Baihe was not surprised when he saw Zhang Wei.

   But she was also a little helpless, because her first fight with Zhang Wei was actually because of this case.

   "There's no way. Jincheng Law Firm implements a high-pressure policy, especially the criminal department. Every day, they have lawsuits with your local prosecutor's headquarters. The success rate is too low.

   "So, you are not an ordinary person?"

   "Of course not, I just came early and didn't feel the pressure."

   Hearing Zhang Wei's laughing joke, Xiao Baihe always felt that he would be inexplicably angry.

   "By the way, Xiao Baihe, we are friends after all, why don't you invite me in for a cup of tea?"

   Zhang Wei didn't care whether Xiao Baihe answered or not, he went directly to the familiar pantry.

   He used the paper cup here to get himself a glass of water, and sat in the vacant seat with ease. That casual gesture was really like his own at the headquarters of the district inspection.

   "Huh, Yingying, let's go in!"

  Xiao Baihe naturally walked into the pantry with a small attendant and confronted Zhang Wei.

   This is what she did on purpose, pulling Tan Yingying to help the other party break the psychological curse.

   The two sides faced off again.

   "Xiao Baihe, you should be aware of this case, right?"

   "I don't know, why don't you ask your lawyer Zhang to explain it to me!"

   "Well, why are you pretending to be confused?"

   "What do you mean by pretending to be confused? Didn't you, Mr. Zhang, come to discuss the conditions with me? Then you should tell me your conditions first!"

"alright."

  Zhang Wei looked at Xiao Baihe's attitude, and after thinking about it, "Otherwise, you are the same as last time, withdraw the accusation..."

   "Withdraw the accusation, how dare you bring it up!"

   Xiao Baihe couldn't help it when he heard Zhang Wei's condition.

  Where do you think this is, the headquarters of the District Prosecutor, if you say that the case is withdrawn, it will be withdrawn!

   "1 year, no parole for the first 6 months!"

   "One year, she's still just a little girl!"

   "She is 18 years old and is a legal adult, she must be responsible for her actions!"

   "What kind of behavior, my client is obviously not doing anything, and is resting in his room. As a result, people from the investigation department broke into her home and searched..."

   "That's called a legal search, because they have a search warrant duly signed by the court!"

   "So, you've decided on me?"

   "I want to see, what can you do, lawyer Zhang?"

   Facing Zhang Wei, Xiao Baihe would not give in an inch, and the two faced each other again.

"Originally, this case involved a huge amount of money and the circumstances were extremely serious. If Zhuo Dawu was caught, he would be imprisoned for more than 10 years. Your client is an accomplice. Even if the sentence is lighter, it will take 2-3 years. I will directly deduct half of the sentence for you now, what else are you dissatisfied with?"

   "No, my client insists that she is innocent, and you can't even put her in jail for a year!"

   Zhang Wei would never accept this condition, because he knew that Zhuo Xiaoting and Grandma Wang would also not accept it.

   "Alright then, for the sake of your lawyer Zhang, I'll take another 2 months off. 10 months is less than 1 year. You should be satisfied this time?"

   "Sister Lily, the supervisor can say..."

   Seeing that Xiao Baihe reduced his sentence again, Tan Yingying hurriedly said,

   "Yingying, shut up, I'm the prosecutor in this case!"

   But her words were interrupted directly by Xiao Baihe.

   Xiao Baihe finished speaking and looked at Zhang Wei again.

   She has already given Zhang Wei a lot of face, and these 10 months are the decisions she made by herself, which can be regarded as helping that Zhuo Xiaoting.

   "10 months, can't you lose any more?"

   "Zhang Wei, what do you think of me, Xiao Baihe, am I that kind of casual woman?"

   "That's right, you're not casual, but what's the relationship between us, why don't you make an exception and treat me casually?"

"roll!"

   found that the conversation was somewhat ambiguous, Xiao Baihe interrupted immediately.

   "No more long-winded, I will forward the text message you sent me to that Hanhan, and I will be able to see you at the mourning girl's workstation tomorrow!"

   Good guy, it's Mo Yuzhu's workstation warning again!

   "10 months, really can't lose any more?" Zhang Wei squinted.

   "You should have heard the latest wind direction, 10 months is already the limit of what I can do!"

  Xiao Baihe changed his tone, no longer strong, and there was a little more humanity in his words.

   It seems that she did think about Zhuo Xiaoting.

   "Okay, I understand, I will tell the client."

   Zhang Wei left and returned to Jincheng Law Firm with Xiao Baihe's compromised conditions.

   As for Xiao Baihe, he watched Zhang Wei leave without saying anything.

   After Zhang Wei left, Tan Yingying breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still worried: "Sister Lily, if they agreed for 10 months, how would the supervisor explain?"

   "Yingying, we are the public prosecutors, we are punishing the bad guys, do you understand?"

   "I understand."

   "No, you don't understand!"

  Xiao Lily got up and was about to leave the pantry.

   "By the way, Sister Lily, what text messages did Zhang Wei send, and you actually want to threaten him?"

   But at this moment, Tan Yingying suddenly spoke up.

   "What text messages, I'm just talking about it, Zhang Wei did send me some text messages to exchange the case before, that's all."

   "But these text messages are official business, so what's the threat?"

   "This matter has nothing to do with you, don't ask!"

  Xiao Baihe quickly warned, and then walked back to the office without looking back.

   Only Tan Yingying was left, and she was a little confused in the tea room.

   She always felt that there seemed to be a secret between Xiao Baihe and Zhang Wei.

   (end of this chapter)