Legend has it that there is a big devil in law and politics

Chapter 30 Zhang Jinlu's Case Opens

Four days later, Nandu Intermediate People's Court, at 9:[-] a.m., the scene of the trial.

Judge Zhou has already been in place as the presiding judge, and there are two jurors sitting beside him, and the clerk in charge of on-site records is even more serious, ready to code quickly at all times.

Defendant Zhang Jinlu was standing on the dock with an ugly expression on her face.

Because Luo Lan hasn't looked for her these days, she has a vague premonition that Luo Lan can't help her.

Shen Hentian was wearing the uniform of a prosecutor. His identity was a fourth-level senior prosecutor, the absolute darling of the procuratorate, and he had a bright future.

At this time, he had a serious expression on his face, as if he didn't know Luo Lan at all.

Luo Lan, wearing a solemn lawyer's gown, sat in the position of the defendant's defender on the west side, and Zhang Jiani sat aside as her assistant, still holding a pen and paper.

Seeing that everyone was almost here, Judge Zhou nodded and said, "Prosecutor, you can start reading the indictment."

Shen Hentian opened the indictment, and a sonorous and forceful voice resounded throughout the courtroom.

"The presiding judge, all the jurors, the defendant Zhang Jinlu, 26 years old, from Nandu, unemployed, deliberately murdered the victim Xu Songning on July 7, with extremely cruel means, after investigation by the public security organs, he was arrested on the evening of July 12..."

Shen Hentian said a lot of things, the focus of which was on Zhang Jinlu's motive for killing. According to Shen Hentian, Zhang Jinlu was not emotional for a while, but a deliberate murder that had been planned for a long time.

In terms of criminal law, both are homicide crimes, but with different motives for homicide, the final trial results are quite different.

Deliberate murder is punishable by death or life imprisonment, while the violent murder advocated by director Bai is more than three years and less than ten years in prison.

"The behavior of the defendant has constituted the crime of intentional homicide. According to the relevant provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, this court requests the court to sentence the defendant Zhang Jinlu to death in accordance with the law. The indictment has been read out."

After the revision of the Criminal Procedure Law, the judge's role has changed from the previous interrogator to the hearing judge. He will not intervene too much in the court hearing, but will make a final decision by observing, thinking, and combining relevant evidence based on the debates of both parties. the outcome of the trial.

Judge Zhou paused, looked at the defendant Zhang Jinlu and said, "Defendant, have you heard clearly the prosecutor's indictment? Do you have any questions about the content of the indictment?"

Zhang Jinlu's body trembled slightly. She glanced at Luo Lan eagerly, then shook her head heavily and said, "Judge, I, I didn't kill people, I really didn't kill people, they are all talking nonsense."

Zhang Jinlu's answer caused a stir in the auditorium. Among them, a middle-aged man and woman on the east side were excited, while a middle-aged man on the west side burst into tears.

But what surprised Luo Lan the most was that sitting in the last row, knocking on Erlang's legs, and yawning was Gu Shengtian. What did he come for? He must be watching a play.

Seeing some commotion in the courtroom, Judge Zhou rapped the gavel heavily and said, "This is a courtroom, please keep quiet. If there are any more noisy people, they will all be expelled from the courtroom."

The noisy courtroom soon quieted down, and Luo Lan knew that the most critical moment was coming.

Shen Hentian looked at Zhang Jinlu with blazing eyes, and started the prelude to this trial.

"Zhang Jinlu, may I ask, where were you and what were you doing at 7:12 pm on July 2th?"

Zhang Jinlu stood in the courtroom, even if she didn't want to speak up, it was useless. If she just kept passive resistance, it would only leave a bad impression on the judge.

Maybe Zhang Jinlu still had some expectations for Luo Lan, so she replied: "I, I'm in Hongqiao Garden, I want to talk to Xu Songning, but he's not at home, I, I even called him once."

"Excuse me, what is your relationship with the deceased Xu Songning?"

Zhang Jinlu paused, and replied, "He is my boyfriend. We have a very good relationship and have lived together for more than two years."

"Boyfriend, Zhang Jinlu, don't you think your statement is ridiculous? Since you are a boyfriend and you have lived together for more than two years, why don't you even know if your boyfriend is at home, and you can't even enter the room where you live together?" go."

Shen Hentian's question was very tricky and burning. Zhang Jinlu was already very nervous, but she was sweating profusely at this moment, and replied: "I, we broke up at the end of June, and he took the keys away, and also, no Ken took my call."

A strange color flashed in Shen Hentian's eyes, and he continued to ask: "Zhang Jinlu, may I ask what is the reason for your breakup?"

Shen Hentian chased after him fiercely, forcing Zhang Jinlu's face to turn pale. Luo Lan saw it in her eyes and was anxious, and finally found a breakthrough, and began to fight back: "Judge, I object to the question raised by the prosecution. Zhang Jinlu and Xu Songning broke up. The reason has nothing to do with this case."

Shen Hentian didn't show any mercy just because Luo Lan was a junior, instead he retorted sharply: "Lawyer Luo, the relationship between the two of them is the root cause of this case, so, Zhang Jinlu, please answer my question seriously. , why did you and Xu Songning break up?"

"Me, we broke up with me because of our disagreement. I have changed a lot for him. I went this time to hope to get back together with him. I didn't kill anyone. I love him so much. How could it be possible? kill him."

Zhang Jinlu was sobbing slightly while speaking, Shen Hentian was unmoved, and coldly snorted: "I don't have the right personality, it's nonsense, presiding judge, I have photos provided by my neighbors."

The photo was quickly sent to the presiding judge and Luo Lan. It was a condescending photo, and the person who took it must be a gossip.

Because the content of the photo is very simple, it is a photo of a man and a woman kissing.

The man is Xu Songning, the deceased in this case. The woman is in better shape, but she is not Zhang Jinlu, the suspect in this case.

"Judge, this photo was taken on June [-]th. According to Zhang Jinlu, she and Xu Songning hadn't broken up at that time. This photo shows a problem. Xu Songning got married. This is the real reason for their breakup. .”

Looking at the photo, Luo Lan was filled with resentment, because the file provided by the procuratorate did not mention this photo at all.

While Luo Lan was thinking about the countermeasures, Gu Shengtian laughed contemptuously. He took out his mobile phone and opened WeChat, and then sent a message to a person named Nini.

"Luo Lan definitely can't handle Shen Hentian. Give her a trick to make Zhang Jinlu pretend to be crazy in court, disturb the order of the court, and postpone the trial to the next session."

"Hey, Great Demon King, what are you trying to do? Are you interested in our Luo Lan?"

"You know, what I care about is Shen Hentian."

Gu Shengtian didn't want to have any contact with Luo Lan, but the opponent in this court trial was Shen Hentian, the procuratorate's favorite son, which aroused his fighting spirit.

Gu Shengtian had already read the police files, and he even found a fatal flaw, that's why he was sitting here. As long as Luo Lan asked him for help, this game of cat and mouse would still be playable.