Chapter 684 The Preliminary Trial Is Coming, Zhang Wei Supports the Defense?

ah--

A scream resounded through the port.

Zhang Youlin supported his nearly broken right arm with his left hand, staggering and tottering, almost unable to stand still.

"How is it possible, why is your combat power so strong!"

He looked at the girl in front of him in disbelief. This girl who he had a slight liking for once had such terrifying fighting power.

"Those who threaten Zhang Wei are my enemies, and I will never show mercy!"

But Xia Qianyue looked at Zhang Youlin with an extremely indifferent expression.

"Zhang Youlin, can't you see that your strength is too weak, you can't even match a single finger of my family!"

And Zhang Wei also walked up to Xia Qianyue at this time, looking at Zhang Youlin with disdain.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. I, Zhang Youlin, practiced martial arts with the seniors of the martial arts family since childhood. Even Martial Arts praised me as a rare genius in a century. How could I lose to..."

"You've worshiped the wrong master. Even Wu Shentong is no match for my Hanhan. How can you win as an apprentice?"

Zhang Wei shook his head, Zhang Youlin was nothing more than that.

Speaking of which, in terms of combat effectiveness, he might be able to defeat the opponent with two moves.

"Zhang Youlin, if you have to say it, you should say it like this, you are not pure enough in martial arts!"

Zhang Wei pointed to Xia Qianyue: "My Hanhan is a very pure person. Her dedication to martial arts is a hundred times better than anyone in your Zhang family, or anyone in the Wu family!"

"Compared to her, whether it is the Zhang family or the Wu family, you are all in the new era, and your desire for power and wealth exceeds the pursuit of martial arts, so you are no match for her!"

Hearing this, Zhang Youlin's pupils shrank slightly.

"Impossible, I..."

"By the way, I forgot to tell you that Hanhan has already agreed to my marriage proposal. It's a pity that you can't attend my wedding with her, because you will spend the rest of your life in prison."

As Zhang Wei said, he raised the wedding ring on his hand.

"You, you...you tm!!!"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Youlin finally broke the defense, the blood in his body surged uncontrollably, then gathered in his throat, and erupted out.

puff--

Zhang Youlin vomited blood on his back, completely breaking his defenses!

"Goodbye, Zhang Youlin!"

"Although I'm sorry, but if I treat you like this, it can be regarded as revenge for that shot back then!"

Zhang Wei turned around and took Xia Qianyue away, without even looking at the plight of the people behind him.

He knew that Zhang Youlin had completely failed, no matter in spirit or martial arts, he and Xia Qianyue were completely defeated, and the whole person would be crippled.

When dealing with waste, Zhang Wei didn't pay so much attention to the other party.

...

Jincheng Group, top office.

"I know, let's do it!"

Zhang Tianlong hung up the phone, and then looked at Lin Xiangtian and Wu Yuanzong who were sitting in the office together.

"Captain Lao has arrived and was escorted by the Investigation Section all the way to the interrogation room. Now the evidence collection has begun!"

"Fuck, how did your son do things, just let him in like this?"

When Lin Xiangtian heard this, he was impatient.

That's the most important witness. He just came so swaggeringly, but your son Zhang Youlin didn't stop him?

"I don't know the specific situation. I don't know what happened to my son!"

Zhang Tianlong shook his head, but he was also a little distressed.

My son, what the hell happened, how did he just enter Dongfang Capital like this.

Didn't he say that he would definitely be able to stop him? Why did he get slapped in the face so quickly?

The point is, for this assassination operation, the Zhang family sent a lot of people and made a lot of preparations, but why did it still fail?

Moreover, since just now, he has been unable to contact his son. What happened?

Zhang Youlin is the elite of the special operations team, logically speaking, he shouldn't be in trouble.

It must be his illusion!

My Qilin'er is invincible in the world, how could he fall into trouble!

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Zhang Tianlong shook his head, extinguishing any bad thoughts in his heart.

"Now, what we have to deal with is the matter of witnesses!"

The top priority at this moment is naturally Captain Lao who has entered the investigation department.

"But everyone has already entered the investigation department, what should we do?"

Lin Xiangtian spread his arms and looked at Wu Yuanzong.

"this……"

For this, even Zhang Tianlong has no good way.

The investigation department has suffered a loss once, and it is impossible to make another mistake.

Moreover, there are not many methods Zhang Tianlong can use here.

Since Zhang Wei appeared, he has been using his hole cards, but things have never gone in the direction he expected.

Even the hole cards hidden in the local prosecutor's headquarters were used by him, and the father and son were both arrested.

"Since this is the case, we can only trust Lawyer Laura. Anyway, Laohou and the others have already created smoke bombs for their opponents. Next, we have to watch..."

tuk tuk tuk...

As Zhang Tianlong said, someone knocked on the door outside the office.

"Mr. Lin, there is news from Judge Chen that we are going to participate in the motion!"

"Is it just a motion?"

"This, I don't know..."

Lin Xiangtian didn't care about the secretary's answer, but took out his mobile phone and immediately made a call.

Soon, the call was connected.

"Yeah, I see."

In less than 30 seconds, Lin Xiangtian got the news.

"The person I arranged in the court told me that the prosecution seems to be full of confidence this time. It seems that it is not just a motion. We are likely to participate in the preliminary hearing in the afternoon!"

"Is there a pre-trial?"

Hearing what Lin Xiangtian said, Zhang Tianlong knew that this was not good news.

It seems that Captain Law also confessed, so the prosecution has obtained valid evidence.

Then they went to the court, ostensibly to participate in the motion, but in fact they could only watch Zhao Chunming produce evidence, and then watch Judge Chen announce the preliminary hearing.

However, the three looked at each other.

It's okay if they don't go to this court.

...

1 hour later.

City Court, Criminal Division.

Lao Chen was sitting on the trial bench, and both the prosecution and the defense were already in their seats.

The prosecution is Zhao Chunming alone.

The defense Zhang Tianlong, Lin Xiangtian and Wu Yuanzong are represented by Laura.

In the hearing booth, there are still two groups of people.

Zhang Wei and Xiao Baihe sat together, but this time Xia Qianyue was beside Zhang Wei.

The other side is outrageous. Jincheng Law Firm has dozens of people, and William International also has many assistants. The number almost crushes the prosecution.

When Lao Chen saw this scene, he immediately sighed in his heart.

Sometimes, a large number of people is not necessarily useful. For example, now, there is only one person on the prosecution side, but he has something to rely on!

Zhao Chunming took out a confession record.

"Judge Chen, this is Captain Lao's testimony record. He testified under oath against the defendant Zhang Tianlong. If the court deems it necessary, he can be summoned to accuse him now!"

A copy of the evidence was delivered to Judge Chen, and another copy was delivered to Laura.

Laura just glanced at it and knew that Captain Lao had confessed and identified Zhang Tianlong.

Lao Chen also scanned the evidence carefully, and then looked at the defense bench.

"Chairman Zhang, your answer to this accusation is..."

"Slander, this is all slander against me!" Of course Zhang Tianlong denied it.

"We also deny that these things do not exist, and these allegations are all false!"

Lin Xiangtian and Wu Yuanzong also shook their heads together, especially Lin Xiangtian yelled loudly as if impatient.

"I see, you still insist on denying it!"

Old Chen nodded, then lowered his head to confirm the evidence again.

"Then, regarding Chairman Zhang's trial, leave it to the court and jury for confirmation!"

"Cough, cough..." Old Chen moistened his throat, and then announced: "The key witness of the prison, Captain Lao, provided the key testimony, and the investigation department has repeatedly confirmed that he has not suffered personal safety threats. Therefore, in view of this evidence, I announce in the name of the judge of the criminal court that the court will officially accept the case and hold a public trial!"

After saying that, Old Chen glanced at the wall clock again: "It's noon now, and we'll start the pre-trial after lunch, and yesterday the prosecution prosecutor made a request about the pre-trial, please let the defense know!"

"What is the request?" Laura immediately stood up and asked.

Lao Chen glanced at Zhang Tianlong, and then gave an explanation: "In view of the fact that Mr. Zhang, one of the defendants, is the chairman of the Oriental Metropolitan Council, he himself has an unparalleled status and status in the East, so in order to prevent the influence of celebrity effects, The prosecution requests jurors to be selected from other cities as much as possible, and to prevent citizens of the Oriental Capital from becoming jurors."

Hearing this simplicity, Zhang Wei, who was sitting in the hearing booth, was a little surprised.

"Good guy, Lao Zhao has thought of this step?"

He was slightly surprised, but when he thought that Lao Zhao was once an experienced prosecutor, he understood.

If the jury is innocent, then they are ordinary people.

Ordinary people will naturally be in awe when they hear that one of the people on trial is the mayor, a big man.

Once the jury is in awe of the defendant, it is likely to affect the fairness of the verdict.

Because of this, juries drawn from other cities can indeed avoid this problem.

After all, the citizens of other cities will not be in awe of the mayor of Dongfangdu. Anyway, we will go back after the trial. Even if I vote you guilty, the big deal is to pat your ass and leave. What can you do to me?

"No, we firmly oppose it!"

And this one naturally aroused Laura's objection.

"Judge Chen, why do you need people from other cities who don't know anything about the Dongfangdu case to be tried? They may not even have heard of the Dongfang Star, so how could they know the weight of this case!"

"Moreover, after these jurors left their cities, they only thought about how to go back as soon as possible. Once the prosecution presents strong evidence at the beginning, they are likely to find my client guilty and ignore our side. The next dialectical speech!"

"So, considering the above, for the fairness and justice of the trial, we implore the court to reject the prosecution's request!"

Laura's speech made Lao Chen subconsciously feel that there was some truth.

If the jury really only wants to go back as soon as possible, then it does benefit the prosecution who spoke in the first place.

Isn't this unfair to the defense?

"Judge Chen, if juries from other cities are not used, then Chairman Zhang's authority will have a very large influence, and this influence will also interfere with the jury's attitude towards him. This is also unfair to the court's trial. !"

On Zhao Chunming's side, of course, he also argued with reason.

Anyway, he was determined to use juries from other cities and would not use locals from the Eastern Capital.

"Judge Chen, the defense objected, and the defense believes that..."

"Judge Chen, the prosecution must emphasize that this is for..."

In this way, Zhao Chunming and Laura started arguing in court, and the focus of the debate was whether to use a local jury or a jury from out of town.

"quiet!"

Finally, Lao Chen became impatient and hit the hammer directly.

"Lawyer Zhang, what do you think?"

Judge Chen actually asked Zhang Wei in the hearing booth for help.

"Judge Chen, what are you doing? You are a judge, and you actually ask him for help, but he..."

This made Lin Xiangtian couldn't bear it anymore and stood up directly.

What's the matter with you old Chen, you actually asked Zhang Wei for help, do you know that this kid wants us to die!

If I'm not mistaken, this kid must support Zhao Chunming, he must support the prosecution, we...

"I support Lawyer Laura's statement!"

Zhang Wei looked at Judge Chen and said his suggestion.

"ha?"

This time, the whole audience was stunned.

Zhang Tianlong, Lin Xiangtian, Wu Yuanzong, even Lao Chen, Laura, Zhao Chunming, and the lawyers of Jincheng Group and William International in the hearing booth all had frozen expressions.

It took a few seconds for them to realize that Zhang Wei seemed to have said that he supported the defense?

Is it true, did they hear correctly?

"I know everyone is surprised, but I support the defense's argument, it is better to use a local jury!"

Zhang Wei spoke again, and he saw the bewildered expressions of Lin Xiangtian and others.

"What's the matter, everyone, what's the matter with me to be fair?"

Lin Xiangtian opened his mouth, but the words in his heart were stuck in his throat.

"What's the matter with this kid, why did he suddenly become a person?"

Maybe, this is the only thought in his heart.

"Lawyer Zhang, may I ask why you support the defense's argument? After all, your position..."

Old Chen didn't say it clearly, but he naturally knew in his heart that Zhang Wei wanted Zhang Tianlong to die.

But it is obviously unreasonable for such a person to actually support the defense's request for a jury.

"Oh, it's nothing, Judge Chen, I just think that since the defendant Mr. Zhang is the mayor of Dongfangdu, then he should be judged by the citizens of Dongfangdu."

"The speaker has the power of 'supreme', but it also means that he bears the same reciprocal obligation. His actions should be subject to the supervision of the citizens of Dongfang Metropolis!"

These words made Lao Chen couldn't help admiring, they were so good.

"Since Lawyer Zhang has said so, I also think that the defendant, Mr. Zhang, should accept the supervision of the citizens of Dongfangdu, so the jury should decide to use the local jury. As for those juries from other places, I will call them now and tell them not to come. !"

As Old Chen said, he rang the gavel again, and the case was settled.

At this point, the motion is over, and the time for the preliminary hearing has been finalized, which will be this afternoon.

The court is now dissolved.

"Zhang Wei, what's the matter with you kid, let the locals join the jury, if they are in awe of Zhang Tianlong, wouldn't they..."

The moment the court was disbanded, Zhao Chunming couldn't bear it anymore, and rushed to Zhang Wei angrily, accusing him of guilt!

"If Zhang Tianlong is going to be impeached, who do you think will be in awe of a speaker who is going to be impeached?"

But Zhang Wei looked calm, and said something that no one knew.

"Impeachment, when?"

"As for what happened last week, our newly appointed councilor Tan impeached Zhang Tianlong on his first day in the city council!"

Zhang Wei smiled slightly, all of this was his plan.

"How is it possible, impeachment requires three congressmen to jointly initiate, even if Xiao Tan has the authority to initiate, where did she find the other two supporters?"

"Among the members of the city council, Councilor Wang and Councilor Ouyang both supported her decision, and together with Xiao Tan, three people jointly initiated the impeachment, so the impeachment is effective!"

Zhang Wei stated the result confidently again, and the impeachment was passed.

"Ah, this..."

Zhao Chunming stopped talking immediately, and looked at Zhang Wei after holding back for a long time.

"So the use of local juries is also in your plan?"

"Of course, how can you leave the matter of beating a dog in the water to an outsider? It must be your own people who are the most ruthless!"

Seeing that Zhang Wei said so, Zhao Chunming lost his anger.

"That's fine, let's talk about other things after dinner!"

After Zhao Chunming finished speaking, he left the court alone.

"Zhang Wei, are you finally going to help you get justice?"

And here, Xia Qianyue stared at the exit of the court, dazed.

"How can it be so simple? There are only a few things that can be done with just one court trial, so we have to cooperate!"

He said with a cold look in his eyes: "But this time, I will ruin Zhang Tianlong's reputation and make him lose everything!"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Baihe at the side suddenly felt a chill rushing into his heart.

Zhang Wei's words were like the cold wind in the twelfth lunar month of winter, blowing people's hearts into panic.

"Let's go, Lao Xiao, Hanhan, let's go have a meal together, I guess Lao Zhao will ask me for advice in the afternoon pre-trial!"

Seeing that the chill on Zhang Wei's body subsided, and then he showed an expression like a beating, the chill on Xiao Baihe's body also dissipated.

She chuckled, and joked, "Isn't it, are you so confident?"

"Of course, don't even think about it. How long has it been since Lao Zhao went to court? Since he became the leader of the felony department, he has rarely fought on the front line, right?"

"That's right, since Director Zhao became the head of the felony division, he has been doing overall planning and scheduling work, and rarely rushes to the front line."

But even though Xiao Baihe said that, would Zhao Chunming come to ask Zhang Wei for help?

Director Zhao looked down on Zhang Wei very much before, how could he show his face?

But just after lunch, when Zhang Wei and the others returned to the court, they saw Zhao Chunming standing at the gate of the city court, waiting for someone.

When he saw Zhang Wei walking in, he immediately leaned over.

"That, Zhang Wei, that's it. Regarding the selection of the jury, I haven't been on the front line for a long time. Why don't you give me some advice?"

Zhang Wei blinked at Xiao Baihe, look, what did I say?

Xiao Baihe's eyes widened immediately.

Good guy, is this Director Zhao who values ​​face more than anything else?

He actually begged for help in a low voice?