Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer

The prosecution's opening statement is not yet over.

The second witness takes the stage.

This time the witness is Wei Hong's accomplice, Ding Suo mentioned in the previous case file.

Ding Suo is a young man with dyed green hair and earrings.

Even though he was wearing a suit at the moment and trying to put on an honest and reliable look on his face, his impression points for the jury were greatly reduced after he went to court.

"Witnesses have a poor first impression, so in order not to give the defense an opportunity to attack, you have to take the initiative to point this out."

"Use the words that are as down-to-earth as possible to beautify and embellish, so as not to exaggerate the facts, but to the extent that the other party can't catch the horse's feet. Although it is a bit difficult for you, just ask questions according to my method."

"Understood, Miss Lily."

On the prosecution bench, Xiao Baihe was doing the final ideological work for Tan Yingying.

Although Tan Yingying has always called Xiao Baihe her sister, they are actually the same age, even Tan Yingying is several months older than Xiao Baihe.

However, the local prosecutor's headquarters is where seniority is judged, and Xiao Baihe is the ace prosecutor. It is normal for Tan Yingying to follow her lead.

Tan Yingying finally got up and started to ask questions.

"Witness Ding Suo, your outfit is very strange. It looks so trendy that everyone in the jury is very concerned."

"This is the current trend, and I am inclined towards non-mainstream art. In fact, my dream is to be a rapper."

"A rapper, so you dyed your hair and earrings?"

"Yes, I am imitating my idol!"

"It seems that you are a person who loves dreams!"

Tan Yingying nodded involuntarily, but there was a murmur in her heart.

This is so true that I almost believed it myself. If I hadn't read your criminal record, I would have thought you were a good young man chasing dreams.

She dispelled the thoughts in her mind and continued to ask: "Okay, this is the end of the self-introduction. Now what I want to ask is, were you and the deceased Wei Hong together last 4 nights?"

"Yes!"

"So what happened then?"

Ding Suo thought for a while, and narrated: "It was about 8 o'clock in the evening. We passed Jinnan Road, the downtown street. He touched it, and then there was a collision."

Having said that, he pointed in the direction of the defendant.

"Excuse me, who did it first?" Tan Yingying asked immediately.

"It's him!" Ding Suo pointed at the defendant Lin Xiao again without thinking.

"He's lying, Lawyer Zhang, he's lying!"

In the dock, Lin Xiao looked agitated, but was warned not to be impulsive by Zhang Wei's eyes.

"I know he didn't tell the truth, but this is not my cross-examination session. He is stating the so-called facts he saw, and I can't interrupt. But don't worry, when I ask questions, I will let the jury understand the truth What happened, you just need to exercise restraint. I hope that when the jury sees you again, they will see a calm person and not a criminal who acted impulsively!"

"I, I'll try my best..."

Although Lin Xiao agreed, he gritted his teeth as he looked at the witness stand.

If it wasn't for these people, how could he have fallen to this point!

"...At that time, Wei Hong and we just wanted to reason with him, but we didn't expect him to be so irrational. We didn't react when he said he would do it. When we wanted to stop it, we saw that Wei Hong had been pushed to the ground by him. He was on the ground, and he seemed so agitated that we didn't dare approach him."

Tan Yingying nodded and asked, "So, you thought Lin Xiao was very dangerous at that time?"

"Yes, I suspect that he is still drinking, he looks like he is drunk!" Ding Suo said, pointing at Lin Xiao.

"You fart!" But at this moment, Lin Xiao in the dock suddenly couldn't restrain himself, and immediately roared: "I didn't drink at all, my father went to jail because of alcoholism, how could I touch alcohol? !"

"You are lying!"

"You are lying!"

Because of Lin Xiao's sudden outburst, all eyes were on the dock.

Although Zhang Wei knew that Lin Xiao's mood was unstable, he didn't expect him to explode suddenly, and even Zhang Hui who was beside him was startled.

Xiao Baihe, who was on the prosecution's seat, had a smug look in his eyes, and raised his chin slightly.

This one obviously has it!

"Defendant, please pay attention to your words!" The judge on the trial bench knocked on the cone to warn.

Seeing that Lin Xiao still couldn't restrain himself, Zhang Wei made a decisive decision: "The defense requests a 10-minute adjournment!"

On the third floor, in a meeting room.

"You are too irrational. Are you brave enough to get angry in front of the judge in court?"

Zhang Wei looked at Lin Xiao, and Lin Xiao was also looking at him.

"He lied, saying that I drink, I can't drink, because my father..."

"I see, your father was in jail for drinking, but do you know how much information you told the jury because of one sentence, and the information is not good for you!"

Zhang Wei shook his head and analyzed: "You said that your father was an alcoholic, which means that your upbringing experience is likely to be domestic violence. Your father's imprisonment is not a good thing for you. Fortunately, your father died in prison in the end. It is impossible. He was summoned by the prosecution as a witness, otherwise the case would be suspended."

"Do you know one more thing, why your wife considers divorcing you, it is because of your irrationality, she feels insecure with you!"

Speaking of his wife, Lin Xiao calmed down.

He looked at his wife beside him, and Chen Lan was also looking at him at the moment.

Chen Lan asked, "Lawyer, do we still have a chance now?"

"Of course there is. As long as it is not until the final jury pronounces the verdict, the winner will not be announced. I can assure you that the current situation is in our favor. You just need to restrain yourself, and you will be able to fight back soon."

"Hey, I hope so..."

Lin Xiao also finally calmed down, but he was not very optimistic about the trial situation.

The 10-minute recess ended and everyone returned to court.

It was at this time that Zhang Wei noticed that the jury was looking at Lin Xiao with more guard and suspicion.

It seemed that his outburst just now had some impact on the jury.

And he knew that not only he could see it, Xiao Baihe must also be able to see it.

In court, the judge looked at Tan Yingying and asked.

"Your Honor, we have no further questions regarding the witness."

"In that case, let the defense begin cross-examination!"

Zhang Wei came to the front of the witness stand and looked at Ding Suo.

"Witness, you said that my client drank alcohol, what basis do you have?"

"He was like that at the time, how could he not drink."

"What is that like?" Zhang Wei asked again: "Did you go crazy on the spot, or swear, or walk unsteadily?"

Ding Suo thought for a while and said, "There are all of them..."

Zhang Wei's eyes narrowed suddenly, and he asked again: "Really, are you sure?"

"Objection!" On the prosecution bench, Tan Yingying stood up: "Repeated questioning, harassing witnesses!"

"The objection is valid, Lawyer Zhang, and my tolerance for newcomers is limited!" the judge made a decisive decision and warned Zhang Wei.

"Sorry, my fault."

Zhang Weil slightly apologized, then walked in front of Ding Suo, the two of them were almost face to face.

"Mr. Ding Suo, I still have a simple question, I hope you can answer it honestly, can you?"

"certainly!"

"Well, since you said that my client drank, let me ask you, did you drink at that time?"

"I..." Ding Suo was stunned, he didn't expect Zhang Wei to ask such a question.

But all eyes were on him, and the prosecution made no objection.

Seeing that Ding Suo hesitated, the judge reminded: "Witness, please answer the question!"

"I... have a drink."

"a little?"

Zhang Wei smiled, and walked back to the center of the court, looking at Ding Suo again.

"You know, I took my girlfriend to Jinnan Road last night, do you know what I saw?"

Hearing Zhang Wei mention the word "girlfriend", Xia Qianyue in the hearing seat blushed.

"girlfriend?!"

On the prosecution table, Xiao Baihe also turned her head and glanced at Xia Qianyue.

When she saw that Hanhan, who was always upright, showed a shy expression, her expression became extremely strange.

"Witness, guess what I saw?"

"how could I know?"

"Well, let me tell you, there is a bar on Jinnan Road that just opened, the first beer is free, and the refills are half price, do you know?"

"I……"

"be opposed to!"

Seeing that Zhang Wei's questioning became more and more casual, Tan Yingying finally couldn't help it anymore, "Your Honor, this is a courtroom, not a place for defense lawyers to chat. Please maintain order in the courtroom!"

"Your Honor, I will tell you the address of the bar later, oh no, I will prove my intention of raising this question, please give me 2 minutes?"

The judge fell into deep thought, wondering if he was guessing whether the drinks in this bar were good or not, or thinking about what Zhang Wei said.

"Fine, but I don't need the address of the bar. You can just tell the court Wei Lao Lu after the adjournment. He likes to drink, so he might want to know the address of the bar."

As the judge said, he gestured to Lao Lu, a staff member guarding the court, and knocked on the cone: "The objection is invalid!"

Lao Lu is depressed. I have worked in the court for nearly twenty years, and everyone I know knows that I don’t drink. What do you mean by winking at me?

On the contrary, it's you Judge Wang, who doesn't know how many drinks you like to drink after get off work, why don't you just hang out here and play with me?

Zhang Wei didn't care about the smallness of the judge and the court guard, walked up to Ding Suo again, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Ding Suo, where did we just talk?"

Ding Suo didn't speak, but Zhang Wei answered by himself: "Oh, I seem to have asked just now, do you know that there is a bar on Jinnan Road that just opened?"

"I remember that I clearly asked the question. As a witness, you should answer this question, right?"

As soon as this statement came out, all eyes were on the witness stand.

Feeling the pressure from the audience, Ding Suo was silent for a moment before saying, "I, I know..."

"So you know, then I'm wondering why it's so difficult for you to answer this question?"

As Zhang Wei said, he waved to Zhang Hui who was on the defense seat.

The latter immediately understood and started to operate on the laptop in front of him.

Zhang Wei asked again: "Mr. Ding Suo, do you know when that bar opened?"

"I don't know." Ding Suo shook his head, he really didn't know this.

They only know that there is a drink, but they have no idea when the bar opens.

"That's weird. The day you went to drink, it happened that the bar opened on the first day. I remember that the drinks were free for everyone. How could you forget?"

Zhang Wei showed a surprised expression, then his face changed, and he said very seriously:

"Your Excellency, everyone in the jury, and everyone in the court, I will play a video to you next. This video is what I asked the owner of the bar on Jinnan Road. It records Mr. Ding Suo, and There was a case where his companion and others drank alcohol, I remember the testimony of the witness just now that he drank alcohol, but only a little, right?"

"As for how much they drank, I think the video will tell us the answer, let's play it now!"

Zhang Wei made a gesture, Zhang Hui started to operate, and the large display screen behind the witness began to play a video.

In the picture is the gate of a bar. Countless people flock to enjoy the free drinks.

In the picture, there appeared four men with dyed hair, acting arrogantly and full of ruffian.

"Brother Hong, this bar just opened?"

"The drinks are free for the audience, so can you drink all you want at once?"

"Hurry up, get the wine, I'm going to drink until this bar goes bankrupt today!"

"Take it, give it all to me!"

The four men didn't line up, just picked up the drinks and started drinking.

tons tons...

They drank bottle after bottle, and everyone said that they drank more than ten glasses, and they were not satisfied in the end. They asked the bartender for the drink and the bartender refused to give it. They almost had a conflict with the bar.

"Fuck, I have a drink, you give me a hard time, looking for a fight!"

"Guest, you drank too much. For the sake of your safety, our bar can't serve you any more drinks for the time being."

"cnmd!"

...

"stop!"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Wei immediately shouted.

The picture freezes at the moment when the foursome clashed with the bar owner.

"Mr. Ding Suo, how much wine did you drink that night?"

"Even the bar owner can't stand it anymore. To stop you from continuing to drink, you just said that you only drank a little. How much is this little, 5 cups, 10 cups, or 15 cups?"

Ding Suo hesitated to speak, but Zhang Wei ignored him.

"After you drank so much, when you finally left the bar, couldn't you tell the difference between south, east and north?"

"Let me ask you, after you left the bar, where did you go first? Before you met my client, where did you go, and where did you meet my client?"

"I……"

Ding Suo was stunned by the series of questions and didn't know how to answer them.

The answer is that he didn't know it himself, because he drank too much at the time and didn't remember it at all.

"Why, don't you remember at all? Of course, you all drank so much, how could you remember?"

Zhang Wei walked up to the jury seat with a sneer on his face: "The four of them drank like hell, it's hard to imagine that they could still remember the details of the crime clearly. Besides, four drunks were walking on the road. It's hard to imagine any idiot would take the initiative to provoke you."

"Men of the jury, if you met four drunks on the street, what would you do? Would you take the initiative to provoke them, provoke them, or would you avoid them?"

"My client may accidentally run into Wei Hong, but it's also possible that Wei Hong took the initiative to pick things up and ran into my client."

"Please put yourself in your shoes, what would you do if you were surrounded by four drunken men, would you reason with them, would they listen to you?"

What Zhang Wei said made the jury look thoughtful, and some couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement.

"Objection!" Tan Yingying stood up on the prosecution seat.

"My fault, Your Honor, I take back what I just said."

Zhang Wei apologized and walked back to the defense bench in embarrassment.

"I have no questions about this witness!"

"Anyway, he was drunk at the time, so he can't remember anything. The testimony he said before is probably made up!"

"Objection!" Tan Yingying objected again, but Zhang Wei smiled at her.

In court, Judge Wang tapped the cone to remind: "The jury please ignore the lawyer's last words!"

But will the jury ignore it?

The answer is of course no~

Seeing that the situation was not right, Tan Yingying couldn't sit still.

"The prosecution calls the next witness!"

Soon, another witness appeared in court.

This time the witness was Wei Hong's father, an old man with glasses and gray hair.

"I'm Wei Hong's father, and I'm an associate professor at Dongfang Metropolitan Institute of Astronautics."

"Hello, Professor Wei!" Tan Yingying nodded to the old man, and then asked, "It must be hard for you to lose Wei Hong."

Professor Wei nodded and looked towards an old woman in the hearing booth.

"When my wife and I heard the news of our son's death, it felt like the sky was falling. What a nice person he is, and he would come to visit me with gifts every year and holiday. Sometimes he was naughty, but who didn't When I was young, I..."

Professor Wei swallowed his tears at the moment, almost choked up, and described the details of himself and his son.

Tan Yingying couldn't help but nodded, and then asked: "After losing your son, you must have encountered difficulties in your life, right?"

"Yeah, I'm just such a son. Now that I think about it, I still remember everything about him when he was a child. He..."

Professor Wei began to recall every detail of his time with his son.

In Professor Wei's narration, Wei Hong seems to be a filial son!

In court and on the jury, many people expressed sympathy for Professor Wei.

"Student, what should we do?" Seeing that the situation in the court was not good, Zhang Hui asked in a low voice.

"Calm down, I have a countermeasure for this move!"

However, Zhang Wei said that there was no problem and allowed Tan Yingying to question the witnesses.

"Inviting family members to come is the worst policy. Generally, what I dislike the most is to have family members testify. Especially for such a family, there are a lot of problems of their own, and just looking for them is a flaw."

He looked at the old professor on the witness stand with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

The moment he got the list of witnesses, he had already started to investigate. Although there were no interested investigators around him, sometimes there was no need for in-depth investigation. He could just ask the neighbors and anyone would know.

As for the witness in court, he also prepared countermeasures!