Lawyer's character

Now Cao Xiaohui and Mr. Jin are grasshoppers on the same rope. They can't retreat even if they want to, so they can only stay in the same boat with Mr. Jin, even though the boat is leaking everywhere and is in danger of sinking.

The sudden ringing of the phone woke up Cao Xiaohui, who was in a daze in front of the dressing table. It was Mr. Jin who called and asked her to go to the company for a meeting.

After putting on makeup, she picked up her bag and was about to go out when a sleepy Fang Anzhi walked out of the bedroom.

"Mom, are you going to work overtime again?" Fang Anzhi stood at the door of the bedroom and asked, rubbing his eyes.

"Well, the company has a meeting, and my mother has been busy recently. Your father will come over to pick you up later, and you will go to Grandpa You's house to stay for a few days. Anyway, you are on vacation after the exams. You can go there to relax. Remember to bring your homework. Don't forget to bring your homework. Just having fun.

Mom is in a hurry, breakfast is on the table, don't forget to eat it. "After that, Cao Xiaohui took the car keys and went downstairs.

Ever since he and his mother Cao Xiaohui moved to the city, it seemed that his mother had never been idle, but his income had also skyrocketed, and he had long been used to it.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, the doorbell rang, Fang Anzhi opened the door, and Fang Yi appeared at the door.

"Xiao Zhi, is your mother working overtime again?" Fang Yi glanced at the open master bedroom after entering the house and asked.

"Well, my mother said that the company has been busy recently and she left early in the morning." Fang Anzhi said while packing his backpack.

"Your mother said before that she wanted to buy a house. Have you made a choice? Which community?" Fang Yi asked, sitting on the sofa in the living room.

"I've chosen it. It's in the community behind the Experimental Middle School. It's more than 90 square meters and has two bedrooms. I heard it was built five years ago and it looks quite new. But the house is rented out now and will arrive next month. The house can't be handed over until the due date. My mother has paid the deposit." Fang Anzhi was very excited when he mentioned the new house.

"Well, hurry up and pack up. Let's set off. Grandpa has made delicious food for you and is waiting for you at home." Fang Yi said with a smile.

After entering July, the weather became even more muggy, and the second instance of Cheng Wu's illegal detention case finally opened.

Cheng Wu's daughter-in-law, Li Hua, specially came to listen. The older female prosecutor opposite was surnamed Li. Fang Yi had discussed the case with her, but Prosecutor Li insisted that Cheng Wu was suspected of illegal detention and would not change the prosecutor's opinion. .

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"Now the appellant Cheng Wu will state the reasons for the appeal." The presiding judge said with a calm face.

"I did not restrict the personal freedom of the victim Hua Cheng. The money I and the victim demanded were all determined by the court and followed legal procedures. I did not commit the crime of illegal detention." Cheng Wudao.

"The appellant's defense lawyer issued the reasons for the appeal." the presiding judge said.

"The defender believes that the original court's characterization of the case and application of the law were inappropriate. Defendant Cheng Wu's behavior did not reach the level of depriving the victim Hua Cheng of his freedom and did not constitute the crime of illegal detention..." Fang Yidao.

"Appellant Cheng Wu, do you have any objection to the facts and charges found in the first-instance judgment?" the presiding judge asked.

"I have objections. I did not restrict the defendant's freedom. I just followed him to demand payment. I never interfered with what he wanted to do. I don't think I constituted the crime of illegal detention." Cheng Wudao.

“The prosecutor will now question the appellant on the facts found in the first-instance judgment,” the presiding judge said.

"Okay, presiding judge. Appellant Cheng Wu, what methods did you use during the debt collection process?" Prosecutor Li asked.

"I follow him every day, eat with him, live with him, and travel with him," Cheng Wudao said.

"During the debt collection period, were you living in the same house as him?" Inspector Li asked.

"At first, we lived in a room. Later, his factory was auctioned, and I followed him to the office over the branch factory. There was only a steel wire bed in that place. I stayed in a hotel for a few days at first, and then I I asked my colleagues to bring a field tent and sleeping bag and stayed in the production area." Cheng Wudao.

"Have you ever beaten the victim during the debt collection process?" Prosecutor Li asked.

"No, I just occasionally kicked him when I got angry, but that can't be considered a beating." Cheng Wudao.

"Did you threaten him verbally?" Inspector Li asked.

"I just urged him to contact his family, relatives and friends, and raise funds to repay the loan as soon as possible. I didn't threaten him." Cheng Wu understood that the threat had to be with swords, guns and sticks. His face should be more fierce. How could it be considered a threat with bare hands? What a threat!

"According to the police record, before the Spring Festival, Huacheng made many phone calls to the police, saying that you intimidated and threatened him and his family. There is your signature on it. How to explain this?" Prosecutor Li asked.

"Before the Spring Festival, the company was in urgent need of funds. I said something angry when I was anxious, but it is true that Huacheng owes our company money. I did not beat him, otherwise the police would have detained me." Cheng Wu argued.

"In other words, you admit that you made many verbal threats to the victim Hua Cheng and his family before the Spring Festival, right?" Prosecutor Li asked.

"I just said some angry words to Huacheng. Anyone who catches up if he doesn't pay the money he owes will be angry. Saying angry words shouldn't be considered a threat. I have never threatened his family." Cheng Wudao.

"The day before Huacheng died, you insulted him in order to collect debts, and then smashed all the electric heaters, tea sets, tables, kettles, etc. in his office. Finally, you also threw the steel wire bed where he slept on the roadside. .Is it true?" Inspector Li asked.

"It's happening!" Cheng Wudao said.

Cheng Wu had previously admitted during the first instance trial that he threw wire beds and smashed electric heaters, tea sets, kettles and other daily necessities.

"Appellant Cheng Wu, when did you start collecting debts? I mean using methods such as eating together and living together to collect debts." Inspector Li asked.

"I can't remember the specific time. It started about a month before the Spring Festival until after the New Year, when Hua Cheng committed suicide." Cheng Wudao.

"Did you also follow the victim Huacheng during the Spring Festival?" Prosecutor Li asked.

"Yes, I asked him to go home at that time, but he didn't go because he was afraid that I would follow him home. He had been in the factory during the Spring Festival," Cheng Wudao said.

"Presiding Judge, I'm done asking." Prosecutor Li said.

"The appellant Cheng Wu's defender asked a question," the presiding judge said.

"Cheng Wu, how long has the victim been in arrears with payments to your company?" Fang Yi asked.

"It's been more than three years." Cheng Wu said.

"When you are collecting debts, who pays for Huacheng and your daily expenses?" Fang Yi asked.

"I pay for my daily food and drinks myself. Huacheng's money for food and drinks is given by his wife, who works as a tally clerk in a supermarket. Sometimes I also buy some food and wine to eat and chat with him. Urge him to find a way to pay back the money as soon as possible." Cheng Wudao.

"How is your company's business situation?" Fang Yi asked.

"Business has been difficult in the past two years, and the company is also laying off employees. I really have no choice, otherwise I would not follow Huacheng every day to collect payment." Cheng Wudao.

"Presiding judge, I'm done asking." Fang Yi said.