Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer

Friday, court day.

around one o'clock in the afternoon.

Zhang Wei and his party came to the city court again, anyway, it was the same place.

They are still outnumbered.

There were Zhang Wei, Lin Yumeng, and the plaintiff He Qingnian in the courtroom, and Li Yueqin and Tie Ruyun were present at the hearing, so there were only five people in total.

For the other party, Mo Mingchuan and his party, there are more than ten employees of Harper's company, plus the assistant lawyers of Mingchuan Law Firm, there are more than 30 people in total.

"Good guy, it's even more exaggerated than the pre-trial two days ago!"

Seeing the number of opponents, Zhang Weifang felt a little pressure.

Is this going to kill them with numbers?

If it was a war in ancient times, the opponent had already won by relying on the superiority of numbers.

"I remember that Harper Cigar has more than 10 cooperative law firms. Even if Mo Mingchuan is defeated today, Harper Cigar may continue to appeal, so the only solution is..."

Watching the other party enter the dock, Zhang Wei began to plan in his heart.

Everyone took their seats and began to wait for the court time to arrive.

"Xiaomeng, is everything ready?"

During preparation time, Zhang Wei poked the little apprentice's arm.

"Master, everything is ready!" The latter took out a USB flash drive with a confident expression on his face.

"That's good. Although the law firm doesn't support it, we also have our own means. Today you have to use the trick I taught you to teach your former teacher a good lesson, understand!"

"Understood, master, look at me today!"

Seeing the young apprentice's solemn response, Zhang Wei also felt relieved.

Although the little apprentice is sometimes unreliable, and his brain is not turning fast.

But Lin Yumeng also has many advantages, one of which is her plasticity.

She can firmly grasp the knowledge taught by Zhang Wei, which is enough.

All day yesterday, Zhang Wei was teaching Lin Yumeng a trick, which is to use the opening statement to kill the opponent in one blow!

This is true one hit kill!

Now is the time to show the results.

1:30, it's court time!

"All rise!"

The judge surnamed Ruan arrived quickly and stepped onto the bench.

After he looked around the audience, his eyes fixed on the two frontmost positions.

"Now that the prosecution and defense are in place, let's begin."

With the jury box seated, the trial officially began.

On the dock, Mo Mingchuan crossed his arms, posing as if he was watching a play.

"Go, Xiaomeng, show them what you can do!"

"Well, I'm on, master!"

Lin Yumeng nodded solemnly and walked towards the center of the court.

Her move also attracted the attention of the media at the hearing.

"What's going on, isn't it Zhang Wei?"

"How do you get a newcomer to go to court? Has this lawyer named Lin Yumeng ever gone to a civil court before?"

"I remember seeing her in the criminal court before. The girl looks very cute, otherwise I wouldn't remember it, but I really forgot which specific case it was."

"You forgot, it means it's not a major case. Doesn't that mean that the girl is a newcomer?"

"Nonsense, don't talk about it, Zhang Wei seems to be a newcomer!"

"Zhang Wei, newcomer, don't tease my brother, if he is still a newcomer, there will be no senior lawyers in the East!"

There was chatter at the back of the hearing booth, and relative silence in the front row.

Tie Ruyun and Li Yueqin were surrounded by the employees of Harper Cigars and the lawyers of Mingchuan Law Firm. Feeling the aura around them, they became nervous.

"Let Xiao Lin go to court, what does this kid named Zhang Wei think?"

At the defense table, Mo Mingchuan's attitude became more casual.

Especially after seeing Lin Yumeng in court, although he maintained a calm expression, he couldn't help laughing in his heart.

If it was Zhang Wei who went to court, he might still have some scruples, but for Lin Yumeng...

In school, this girl is not a surprise soldier. Although he admits that the other party is hardworking and hardworking, she is a malleable talent, but that's all.

In the next five or ten years, Lin Yumeng may be an excellent lawyer, but now, the other party is a newcomer after all.

No matter how long a newcomer plays, his own experience has already limited the upper limit.

If Mo Mingchuan's expectations are correct, Lin Yumeng's opening statement must be quite satisfactory, and it may end in a minute!

They only have one witness, and that is He Qingnian. I just need to take out the records in the testimony transcript, which is enough to cause trouble for the other party.

As long as you have finished your statement, I can give you a little color to see!

Just wait for Lin Yumeng to finish speaking...

just have to wait...

In Mo Mingchuan's "expectation", Lin Yumeng took a deep breath and began to speak.

"Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Lin Yumeng. I am Mr. He Qingnian's attorney. My client, Mr. He, is sitting in the plaintiff's seat. Next to me is Zhang Wei, my master from the same law firm. He is a very powerful lawyer~"

Ordinary opening remarks, very likely to be used by novices.

Mo Mingchuan's smile continued. He expected Lin Yumeng's opening remarks to be like this, so he guessed right.

The audience's attention was still focused on Lin Yumeng, and everyone was waiting for her to finish her opening statement.

"In the next trial, we will start to prove that the products produced by the defendant Harper Cigars caused Mr. He Qingnian's pawn, Ms. Fan Xueqin, to suffer from lung cancer and vascular disease, and finally caused her death 2 years ago!"

After finishing speaking, Lin Yumeng picked up the water glass she had prepared and took a sip.

"Well, my master told me not to drink water, because he said that you will face the jury later. They are participating in the trial all the way, but they can't drink a sip of water. If I drink it, it may give you some ideas. So I didn't actually plan to drink, but this is my first civil lawsuit, and I'm a little nervous, so I'm sorry~"

Lin Yumeng apologized in embarrassment.

In the jury seat, among the six jurors, an old man smiled.

There were also a few middle-aged people who couldn't help but nodded.

In the dock, part of the smile on Mo Mingchuan's face disappeared, and his eyes changed slightly.

The opening statement is not over yet.

"Well, what should I say next, oops, I forget when I get nervous, uh... oh, I remember..."

Lin Yumeng rubbed her forehead, and then, as if remembering it, she suddenly said: "As you can see, the opening statement is not evidence. My master said that the opening statement is a preview of the evidence that we will show next."

"I'm sure everyone knows that any case about product liability will take a long time to hear. I know that everyone doesn't like such cases. The protracted court has to invite several or even a dozen people from both sides. The medical and scientific evidence presented by an expert witness is even more incredible, not to mention the technical data of their company's products, which can only be understood by some professionals anyway, and we all seem to have a half-knowledge. "

"Anyway, we don't know what these evidences can show. Is the product addictive or carcinogenic? Did Harper's cigar products really cause Ms. Fan Xueqin's cancer? The cancer was really caused by her. cause of death?"

"It will take us weeks, maybe even a month or two, to hear expert witnesses to testify against all the issues. Do you hope so?"

Lin Yumeng looked at the jury, and many people subconsciously shook their heads.

The case, which lasted for more than a month, was a real ordeal, and no juror liked it.

"Here I can tell everyone that we are not going to do this. My master thinks these actions are unnecessary!"

"My client, Grandpa He, will tell you how his wife has been smoking cigars on and off for 30 years, which are the products of the defendant Harper Cigars. He will also tell you that in order to buy these relatively expensive products, his family How did you get to where you are now?"

"And the doctor who saw Ms. Fan Xueqin before her death will tell everyone that these products caused her death..."

Lin Yumeng said, and handed the prepared USB flash drive to Zhang Wei, who took out his notebook and started to operate, and the projection screen on the witness stand also started to work.

Photos of patients' lungs, which only appear in public interest magazines that popularize science about the harmful effects of smoking, are shown one by one.

Many of the jurors changed their faces the moment they saw the photo.

Even Mo Mingchuan's eyes became serious.

He did not expect that Lin Yumeng's opening statement would last so long, and it was obvious that the other party did not intend to end it.

And the opening statement is not a cross-examination mitigation, he cannot raise objections!

"Based on my knowledge of Xiao Lin based on these materials, it should be impossible for her to talk so much all at once. It's that kid!"

He looked at Zhang Wei, but saw that the latter was also looking at him.

Zhang Wei took a deep breath and smiled at Mo Mingchuan.

This made the latter's face completely sink. He remembered Zhang Wei's provocation a few days ago.

Good boy, don't you forget the disgusting people at this time?

in court.

Lin Yumeng pointed to the photos and began to explain: "Ms. Fan Xueqin's doctor will show you these photos. According to the photos, it can be seen that her lungs were corroded by the nicotine and tar in the cigar."

"You can only trust the doctor's testimony, because he is the only doctor who has treated Ms. Fan Xueqin."

"As for whether smoking cigars will cause cancer, we will not allow witnesses to testify in court, but will show you the product packaging of the cigar company, with text prompts on it."

Lin Yumeng looked at Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei naturally understood, and clicked on the next photo.

On the exquisite cigar box, there are lines of small words printed, "Smoking cigars is harmful to health", "When inhaling tobacco, you will inhale carbon monoxide", "This product may cause lung cancer" and so on.

"I think everyone has seen these reminders. This is a warning from the Department of Health. Using this product may be harmful to health!"

"We will provide evidence to prove the nicotine content in Harper Cigars' products, and we will also provide a report issued by an authoritative organization that lasted two years of investigation and research to prove that nicotine has an addictive effect!"

Hearing this sentence, Zhang Wei, who was sitting in his seat, smiled slightly.

The authoritative organization is naturally a smoking cessation organization.

They also picked up the investigation report from the other party's official website. It only needs to be copied and pasted, and it takes a few seconds.

"However, the focus of this case is not on the addictive properties of nicotine and tobacco products, so we will not give witnesses in this regard!"

Lin Yumeng continued to speak, and Zhang Wei smiled again.

It's not that they don't provide it, but they can't provide it, because they don't have expert witnesses in this area at all.

"One more thing, whether we want to prove it or not, we will not declare in front of everyone that Ms. Fan Xueqin is a helpless victim, saying that she has no choice but to smoke cigars, and we will not say that she has no other choice. Blameable."

"In fact, she may be to blame because Harper Cigars didn't force her to smoke cigars, and we wouldn't even argue that cigars are a product that needs to be banned, because we live in a free society, and once we start advocating, people may People will not like to do this, people need the right to choose independently, otherwise human civilization will go backwards!"

"Therefore, Ms. Fan Xueqin wants to use Harper Cigar products herself. We will not deny this. She does have to bear part of the responsibility, whether it is for her family or herself. There is no doubt about it. !"

Hearing this, Mo Mingchuan in the dock completely lost his smile.

Because these were all the arguments he had prepared in court, and what he wanted to prove was that Fan Xueqin made his own choice, and their company did not force the other party.

In the end, he didn't even have time to speak, and Lin Yumeng said it all.

"Is it that kid? He made Xiao Lin say that!"

Mo Mingchuan looked at Zhang Wei again, and he saw a sneer from the corner of the latter's mouth.

"Good guy, who the hell is this kid!"

For the first time, Mo Mingchuan felt the difficulty, because of Lin Yumeng's opening statement, the lethality was gradually increasing.

And the instigator of all this is the young man sitting on the plaintiff's seat!

"But... I want to say but!"

Lin Yumeng took another sip of water, and then spoke again: "But what we claim is that the defendant is also responsible, not all of it, but part of it."

"Cigars and tobacco products are different from cars. Alcohol, even if used with caution, can kill!"

"Harper Cigars manufactures products that, when used as directed, are bound to cause cancer!"

"So the plaintiff claims that when the products of Harper Cigars did cause death, they should bear part of the responsibility!"

Lin Yumeng raised a finger and emphasized: "Of course, it's only a part, only a part!"

"For these issues, we will only call 2-3 witnesses. Unless the defense continues to question the witnesses, we expect to end the testimony next week!"

"Of course, the defendant may call more than 50 witnesses, because my master and I have read their witness list!"

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar.

Fuck, do we need so many witnesses?

In the jury seat, the faces of the six jurors changed, and the judge clicked his tongue secretly.

Only Zhang Wei laughed, because this was one of his plans, to let everyone know that this was a protracted battle.

And for a protracted battle, for a time-consuming and labor-intensive trial, no one would like it.

Sensing the direction of the wind in the courtroom, Mo Mingchuan's face had already turned black. He sensed Zhang Wei's intentions, but he was powerless.

Because he can't speak yet.

Aggrieved!

Very aggrieved!

He was inexplicable, but he could only sit in his seat, watching his former students defeat the cards he had prepared one by one.

It's so uncomfortable...

"I know that many people at the scene were very scared when they heard this number. In fact, I was also scared. With more than 50 witnesses, am I going to die of exhaustion?"

Lin Yumeng took another sip of water, and then apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm thirsty again after talking so much just now."

The six jurors all smiled at her, because the little girl said a lot, but they all liked to hear it.

On the contrary, when they looked at Mo Mingchuan, they became more and more unhappy.

"Where did I just say, oh, more than 50 witnesses! But my master also said that these are not important, and we don't care, because our strongest advantage is all of you~"

"Everyone on the jury, as well as the audience in the courtroom, your common sense, your experience and wisdom are our greatest weapons."

"When Harper Cigars uses countless expert witnesses to tell you that tobacco products are not addictive and do not cause cancer, you will have your own judgment, you don't need us to tell you, right?"

As Lin Yumeng said, she was about to go to the plaintiff's seat, but she stopped halfway.

"By the way, I almost forgot the last thing, which is about the verdict of this case, how the final verdict of this case will compensate my client's loss."

Lin Yumeng walked to the jury seat again, and said with a sad face: "I believe everyone knows that his loss is irreparable. He lost his wife of 30 years. He can only watch her slowly Die in pain."

"As his attorney, I should have shown you his grief, his pain, but I know I can't express one ten thousandth, because I am still young and have not suffered similar pain, I believe you You can't understand the pain of losing a loved one like this unless you have truly experienced the same experience."

"What the master and I want to go to court to express is not pain, but the anger of our client. His beloved wife died of a product produced by the defendant company, and no one from the defendant company came to apologize, and no one came to offer condolences. They didn't even admit it. If there is even one sentence, it is about her death, and they have a certain responsibility!"

"Perhaps in the eyes of these giant companies, there is no so-called apology. They use pasted advertisements and beautified packaging boxes to lure the public to consume their products, and they earn money from your pockets without apology. money."

"Do you know that Harper Cigar Company's annual revenue exceeds 20 billion, and its daily revenue is as high as 54 million. 54 million, this money is really huge!"

As soon as this number came out, all six jurors had an idea.

This industry really makes money!

"No, none of this has anything to do with this case!"

Mo Mingchuan finally couldn't sit still anymore. Even if he knew that it was the case presentation stage, he still wanted to raise objections.

Because it's a protest!

"The objection is invalid, the defendant's lawyer, please sit down!" The judge shook his head and motioned Mo Mingchuan to sit down.

Seeing Mo Mingchuan stand up to object, Lin Yumeng immediately seized the opportunity.

"What the defendant's lawyer did just now is trying to tell everyone that the money has nothing to do with this case."

"But just as we were talking, the company made another one million yuan!"

"Can you imagine how many people die every year because of tobacco products when they make so much money every day?"

"Let me tell you that 3 million people die from tobacco-related products every year, and an average of 1 person dies every 10 seconds."

"One side is making money, and the other is death. At a certain moment, money and human life are actually equated. It has to be said that this is a very ironic thing. I think everyone heard it clearly?"

When Lin Yumeng said this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because these are all the content that Zhang Wei taught her.

"This concludes my opening statement, thank you for your support!"