C32

April 29th, a teahouse in Lai City.

Ding Wei introduced himself briefly, then said to Yang Xue, "Shen Yuan said you might need legal aid."

"I'm sorry, I really don't know what I need your help with." Yang Xue replied.

"If you think your brother is innocent, someone has to find out what happened. Otherwise, the truth will slip away from me as I stand idly by. " Ding Wei said.

"But my brother is due to be heard tomorrow and may be sentenced to death. "Once I was sentenced to death, no matter what you did to help me, it was meaningless to me."

"That's why you need legal help. I can help you get a lawyer from the law firm to act as a guardian for your brother. The lawyer is familiar with criminal law and, if necessary, he can persuade the judge not to sentence your brother to death in this case. "

"But my brother already has a medical examiner."

"Assigned by the court?" Ding Wei asked.

"No, it was a lawyer who came to our door and offered to help us for free."

"Who?"

"He Guowei."

"How is this possible?!" Ding Wei was very surprised.

"What is it?" Yang Xue was surprised by Ding Wei's shocked expression.

"Lawyer He is used to speaking only for the benefit of others. What he says is never words but coins. How can he help you when you are so poor? " Ding Wei hinted to Yang Xue that without money, He Guowei could not speak up for the defendant.

"He said someone paid him to come."

"Who?" Ding Wei asked.

"He said it was a secret and he can't tell anyone."

"So, you believe him?" Ding Wei was surprised.

Yang Xue nodded and told him about how He Guowei had contacted her and the details of their conversation.

"It's over, it's all over now." Ding Wei said, "You fell for his trick, and he did it in the same way as luring you to lie to Yang Wen and admit that he killed someone. "Once Yang Wen admits to killing people, the court will sentence your brother to death."

"But, He Guowei and I have no enmity between us, why would he do that?"

"Maybe it was entrusted to me. If he doesn't come to you, the court will appoint a lawyer to take care of him. If Yang Wen had been insisting that he hadn't killed anyone, and if there were still no witnesses to the killings, the chances of a death sentence being handed down were slim. But now you ask your brother to admit that he killed someone. He Guowei has already achieved his goal, it is no longer that important for him to defend your brother if he does not appear in court. " Ding Wei analyzed.

"What is Lawyer He up to?"

"He did not have a purpose in mind to do so. The person who entrusted him with the task has a purpose in this regard. His career as a lawyer demanded that He Guowei be so. He would speak up for anyone who paid for him. It should be said that the person behind the fee must have hated your brother to the bone. " Ding Wei said.

"How is that possible? Is the judge unreasonable? " Yang Xue said.

"The judge is unreasonable." Ding Wei said.

"Then what do we do now?" As Yang Xue spoke, tears began to flow down her face.

"Since He Guowei has already accepted your brother's guardian, then follow his instructions and don't make any noise. I believe that he will use the premise of protecting your brother's life to make you feel that he has done his duty as a lawyer, but the judge will not accept his words. This is his cleverness. Yang Xue, don't worry, I have a way to deal with him. I'll pay attention to what the prosecutor and counsel said that day in court. In the end, I'll send you a text message, and you can follow the instructions in my text message. Please, please don't try to plead your brother's innocence in court. "

"Why?"

"Before that, you had hinted at Yang Wen's guilty plea, that he would be deemed to be in a vile state, and that there was a possibility that he could be sentenced to death immediately, if he suddenly reopened the case in court and there was no conclusive evidence to prove his innocence. So you just fell into someone else's trap. "

Yang Xue finally agreed to wait and see.

On April 30, the Lai City People's Court opened its session to hear the case of Yang Wen's murder as scheduled.

Nearly a hundred people were seated in the courtroom, and many had no seats, so they could only stand. The reporters from the various newspapers and television stations came over one after another.

The prosecution was a young male prosecutor, with a hard, stern face that matched his impressive uniform. The indictment was first read out by the public prosecution.

"..." According to the law, at about 1: 00 am on February 26, 2013, the victim and the defendant chartered a boat and went to the bird island of Jikou town to watch the birds. On the way, the two men had a dispute. During the argument, the defendant suddenly took out the wrench from the ship's toolbox and hit the back of the victim's head when he was unprepared, causing his death. The defendant went on to Bird Island and slept there for the night. At around 6 a.m. on the 27th, the defendant woke up with the intention of abandoning the boat and fleeing, because the boatman, Chen Ai-cai, had found out in time and reported the incident to the local police and arrested him on the spot. Forensic identification: The deceased was killed by blunt instrument blow to the back of the brain, resulting in excessive blood loss. The fingerprints left on the wrench match with those of the defendant. Since the defendant failed the college entrance examination twice, she usually showed extreme behavior of hating the college entrance examination. Her words were often filled with dissatisfaction and disdain towards the university students. The victim was a university student, and shortly before the murder, in a dispute over a quarrel, he had publicly accused the defendant of not doing his job and having nothing to do. The victim's impudence probably hurt the defendant's fragile pride and made him resentful. As to why the victim was later willing to travel with the defendant to Bird Island, the Court speculated that the defendant had probably used some form of deception. During the public security trial, the defendant first denied killing and then admitted killing the victim. Psychiatric examination showed that the defendant was of normal mind. The Court held that the defendant, Yang Wen, had deliberately and unlawfully taken another person's life due to his dissatisfaction with the victim, Su Heshan, and that he had a bad attitude towards admitting his guilt during the interrogation stage. His actions violated Article 232 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, and the facts of the crime were clear and the evidence was sufficient. The defendant should be held criminally responsible for intentional murder. "

Subsequently, He Guowei, the defender of the defendant Yang Wen, requested the court to exempt him from the immediate execution of the death penalty in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Supreme People's Court concerning the prudent use of the death penalty and its strict control over its immediate execution.

According to the director of Lai City Public Law Firm, an agent of the victims' families, the accused intentionally killed another person in this case. When the facts are conclusive, the attitude of admitting guilt is abominable, and the statement is erratic, indicating that the defendant has no intention to sincerely repent. The defendant, in order to vent his anger, was responsible for causing Su Heshan's death. In order to maintain the stability and harmony of society, they should be severely punished!

The defendant, Yang Wen, remained silent. He had given up almost all the rights to defend himself, and when questioned by judges and lawyers, he would nod or shake his head noncommittally. Ever since he was escorted into the courtroom, he had been looking up at the ceiling of the courtroom, his eyes glazed over. Before the trial, he appointed his sister, Yang Xue, as his second defender. He believed that his sister would speak for him at a critical moment.

Sure enough, when all the debates were over and the judge asked Yang Xue what additional defence she had to defend, Yang Xue glanced at the text on her cell phone and suddenly stood up from her seat.

At the beginning of the trial, out of trust in He Guowei, the lawyer, Yang Xue was skeptical of Ding Wei's words. However, when He Guowei made a seemingly painless request for defense, but the most crucial point was not involved, she finally believed what he had said. At this time, if she didn't appear and speak up for her little brother, her chances of him being alive would be very slim.

She first bowed deeply to Su Heshan's parents and then knelt down to ask for forgiveness. Liu Bing Ling immediately began to cry in the spectator's stand. Then, very calmly, Yang Xue submitted her brother's request to consider the evidence at the sentencing. She said that although it was found out that Yang Wen had intentionally injured Su Heshan and caused her death and that the time and tools were sufficient, the accused's testimony was inconsistent and there were no witnesses at the scene, which was legally dubious. Since there is evidence of doubt in the case, there should be leeway in the sentencing. If there is insufficient evidence in the heavy sentencing, and if there is sufficient evidence in the light sentencing, there should be no preference over the light sentencing. She also specifically stated that she had requested the court to grant life imprisonment to the accused.

After almost two hours of debate, the presiding judge adjourned the court and the participants left one by one.