Chapter 270 The court is in session! You stand on the upper side this time!

Qiu Gang, Ao Baozhu and others were all waiting for Chen Shixian to speak.

"Tomorrow's trial will definitely be exciting."

"Guess what, when the time comes, will Zhang Chongbang and his team members speak those high-sounding words with righteous words and deep sorrow?"

"Still unwilling to give in and defend yourself?"

Chen Shixian shook gently.

"It wasn't him who was in jail back then. He only needs to move his lips to condemn others from a moral high ground. Of course, it's easy to do so."

"When the identities are reversed and the knife is stabbed into his body, Zhang Chongbang will of course feel the pain and know how to hide."

"I guess he must have his own reasons to defend himself."

Qiu Gangao sneered and said coldly.

"This guy is the most hypocritical. He has one standard for others and another for himself."

"He stood in the dock, with more excuses and reasons than anyone else, and spoke more beautifully than anyone else!"

Baozhu rolled his eyes in disdain.

"I think so, too."

Ahua, Aquan and Gongziqiang all agreed.

"No matter how Zhang Chongbang defends himself, no matter how he tries to whitewash the matter, he cannot deny the ironclad facts!"

"This is a public trial with public supervision. The police have made a great determination."

"This is to make an example of them."

"Zhang Chongbang and Great White Shark have spent as much time as possible in Stanley for further studies!"

Chen Shixian smiled slightly and glanced at Qiu Gangao and Baozhu and the others: "It's been a long time since we went to Stanley to visit old friends."

"Ao, Baozhu, it's time to go visit Big Circle Dragon, Blind Snake and the others."

"Tell them that when a new friend comes to prison, they must help take good care of him."

Qiu Gangao, Baozhu, Ahua and others all showed meaningful smiles on their faces.

"Zhang Chongbang, once you enter Stanley, enjoy yourself!"

…

The next day.

In the court, reporters were waiting at the door early, with cameras set up, waiting outside.

Many citizens also came to the scene spontaneously.

The area in front of the court was busier than ever before, more crowded than a vegetable market.

“Swish, swish…”

Two escort vehicles stopped in front of the court. The bailiffs jumped out of the vehicles expressionlessly and opened the doors.

Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark, Lu Sihui, Cao Yun and other members of the team, a total of seven people, were escorted down.

Because they were going to court, everyone changed into formal attire.

Zhang Chongbang was handcuffed and no longer had the energy and spirit he once had. He looked listless, with blue stubble visible, and he looked very dejected.

Great White Shark, Lu Sihui, Cao Yun and others were not in a much better condition. They all looked like eggplants hit by frost. Under the escort of bailiffs, they walked towards the high steps of the court.

“Crash!”

Reporters swarmed in, scrambling to get through despite being held back by bailiffs.

He kept poking the microphone into Zhang Chongbang's face and mouth.

Although strong poking is extremely impolite, the bailiffs simply turn a blind eye to these behaviors.

It's just a symbolic block.

They shot their colleagues and claimed credit for the work, and they felt at ease with it. They looked down on Zhang Chongbang and his group!

These flops deserve it!

As law enforcement officers, they simply cannot empathize with these black sheep.

These are not policemen at all, but a group of hyenas in police uniforms. They are rat shit and shameless!

"Zhang Chongbang, you guys shot and killed your colleagues, and you're eating their blood. How can you sleep at night?"

"It is said that the man you killed, Mr. Yao, was not only your superior, but also your close friend of many years. May I ask why you did not turn yourself in at that time?"

"At the scene at the Confederation Hotel, you killed a total of seven police officers, including Mr. Yao. The entire team deceived their superiors and subordinates. Have you done this before?"

"Is it normal for the police to torture, shoot colleagues, take credit for something, form cliques, and not follow the rules of the police force?"

…

The reporters' questions came one after another, becoming more and more incisive.

"No comment, thank you!"

Zhang Chongbang lowered his head and kept avoiding the reporter's microphone. His face was gloomy and uglier than if he had eaten shit.

At this moment, Great White Shark, Lu Sihui, Cao Yun and others wished they could put on black hoods, pretend to be ostriches, and crawl into the crack in the ground.

These questions constantly whipped their faces, burning them, pulling them into the abyss, towards the past that they could not bear to look back on.

Take off the fig leaf and face your own filthiness.

"Le Se! Le Se!"

"death penalty!"

"death penalty!"

When the citizens at the door saw them coming, they were filled with righteous indignation, cursing and shouting at the backs of Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark and others.

Obviously, the citizens are very angry about what Zhang Chongbang and others did.

When Zhang Chongbang heard the deafening scolding and shouting, he lowered his head even lower and chose to play ostrich.

As soon as they entered the waiting hall under the escort of the bailiffs, they saw more than a dozen people already waiting inside.

These people are the family members of the police officers who died in the Cointreau Hotel.

When Zhang Chongbang saw these people, he was shocked and felt ashamed to face them. He buried his face in shame.

The great white shark also whispered to the bailiff: "Can I have a hood?"

"You've come this far, why do you still need a hood? Are you too embarrassed to see anyone?"

The bailiff said unhappily, it was obviously intentional.

"We just made a mistake, we don't have no human rights, please give us the respect we deserve!"

Zhang Chongbang saw the great white shark being attacked and defended it.

Suddenly, a figure pounced over.

"Zhang Chongbang, you are here to save Old Yao!"

A figure rushed over and grabbed Zhang Chongbang's collar tightly. It was a woman. Veins bulged on her haggard face, and endless hatred surged in her eyes, wrapped in a hoarse roar.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!"

When Zhang Chongbang saw the woman rushing towards him, his expression froze and he looked ashamed and too embarrassed to face her.

The woman with half of her hair white was Yao Ruocheng’s first wife, Shen Yue.

After not seeing her for a while, she looked at least five years older. Next to her were two children, a boy and a girl, who were both crying out of fear.

"Don't call me sister-in-law!"

"Zhang Chongbang, you deceived me so much!"

Shen Yue's eyes were bloodshot, she gnashed her teeth, and cried, "How did Lao Yao treat you when he was alive?"

"When you got into trouble, he would help you so many times and clean up your mess. When you wanted to have a baby, he would ask me to prepare things for the child long ago."

"But how did you treat him?"

"You killed him yourself!"

"You're still stepping on his corpse and sitting in his place. Do you have a conscience?"

"I really want to cut open your heart and see if it is black!

Shen Yue clenched her fists and, with tears in her eyes, beat Zhang Chongbang again and again.

The families of other police officers nearby also gathered around and glared at them.

"Sister-in-law, calm down!"

Zhang Chongbang's eyes were slightly red as he said loudly: "I don't want to kill Mr. Yao!"

"But it happened, what can I do?"

"I have concealed everything, but I have also suffered excruciating pain day and night. I swear, I have no selfish motives!"

"It's just to protect Mr. Yao's reputation and get compensation for you and your child."

"We can't let Mr. Yao's death be in vain!"

“Bang!”

A heavy slap hit Zhang Chongbang's face, interrupting his eloquent defense.

"You said you have no selfish motives?"

Shen Yue was heartbroken and poked Zhang Chongbang's chest with her finger: "Without any selfish motive, how much benefit did you get by hiding the cause of Lao Yao's death? Do you dare to tell me?"

"If you hadn't been exposed, you would still be wearing a hypocritical face and appearing in front of us, enjoying our gratitude to you, our enemy!"

"Erbao still calls you Uncle Bang!"

"You get a promotion and a raise, and you gain both fame and fortune, and you are enjoying unlimited glory."

"Old Yao lies in the cemetery, having died unjustly, his body cold and his family is heartbroken!"

“Is this your selflessness?”

"Zhang Chongbang, from the moment you joined the team, it was our Lao Yao who led you."

"He lived an open and honest life his whole life, but I didn't expect that before his death, it was you, the most upright and noble subordinate, who smeared him!"

Shen Yue stared at Zhang Chongbang for a few seconds with an extremely unfamiliar look in her eyes, her tone extremely cold:

"Who cares about the compensation? Who wants the pension? My children and I would rather live on the streets or starve to death than use the money earned from his blood and flesh."

"We just want the truth!"

"I just want you murderers to pay the price!"

Zhang Chongbang was speechless in the face of Shen Yue's tearful questioning.

It felt like my heart was being cut out. My chest felt tight and painful, and I couldn't breathe. It was extremely painful.

He is just such an awkward person.

Some people are bad, but they are bad openly and directly. When such people do bad things, they don't feel any psychological burden, let alone self-blame or pain.

If he is caught and brought to court, most of the time, his remorse and pain are just for the sake of a reduced sentence.

But Zhang Chongbang is different.

He has high moral standards and is stubborn, with his own set of standards in mind.

He thinks he is noble and different from others, so he suffers.

This led to his double standards.

Because when he does something that goes against morality and bottom line, he can't help but comfort himself and find reasons and excuses for himself.

Maintain a perfect, meticulous and upright image.

But once the matter is exposed.

His pain was doubled as well. He had to face his broken self, and this feeling made him feel like dying.

"Sister-in-law, I know it's too late to say anything now. The dead cannot be resurrected. I am also very sad about the death of Mr. Yao. Please give us a chance, a chance to make it up to you."

"As long as you don't make trouble, we will be sentenced to two years less. When we are released, we will do our best to make it up to everyone on behalf of Mr. Yao and our other colleagues."

“Please trust us!”

Zhang Chongbang thought his words were sincere.

To the ears of the family members, it sounded so shameless. The family members of the six policemen who died unjustly all had red eyes and angry faces.

The more they listened, the angrier they became, and they rushed forward angrily, some punching and some tearing at each other.

The bailiffs hurriedly stopped the angry family members.

But these family members have lost control.

"Give me back my son's life!"

"You demons, pay for my husband's life!"

"I'm going to fight you, you bastards!"

"You still want to reduce your sentence. You have no guilt at all. Go to hell!"

…

The family members frantically tried to tear apart Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark and others, and the scene fell into chaos in an instant.

“Beep, beep, beep!”

A sharp whistle sounded, and the bailiffs rushed up with batons in hand, separated the emotional family members, and hurriedly pulled Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark and others into the waiting room and isolated them.

"Oh, it's wonderful!"

Chen Shixian watched with great interest not far away.

Qiu Gangao, Baozhu, Ahua, Aquan and others all looked gloating.

"I said I would let Zhang Chongbang experience what it means to be deserted by everyone."

"Come on, go into the auditorium and wait, the best is yet to come."

Chen Shixian smiled slightly and took the lead into Courtroom No. 2. The heavy oak door slowly opened.

Ironically, this place was where they were tried before.

As soon as they walked in, they all felt a little dazed.

The memory seemed to have gone back to the past when they stood in the dock, standing trial, being stabbed in the back by their boss Situ Jie, being repaid with enmity by the wealthy businessman Huo Zhaotang, and being swept away by Zhang Chongbang's justice.

Time and space reversed, and the empty courtroom brought them back to reality.

Now, everything has been reversed.

Situ Jie was demoted to a military uniform, Huo Zhaotang fell from power, and Zhang Chongbang was about to go to court to receive justice.

This time, Chen Shixian, Qiu Gangao, Baozhu and others walked calmly to the audience seats, lined up in a row and sat down.

Fifteen minutes later.

The entire auditorium was packed.

At the top of the courtroom, the presiding judge, wearing a silver-gray wig and traditional black robe, sat in a high-backed chair.

On the left and right are four jurors.

The clerk at the edge will record the entire process of the trial.

At the back were seven jurors randomly selected from all walks of life.

They are not necessarily legal practitioners, nor are they required to be well versed in the law, but they have the power to make decisions.

When making a verdict, five jurors must believe that the defendant is guilty before the verdict is found guilty.

In the first row below are the seats for the prosecutor, the defendant's lawyer, and the witnesses.

After a while, Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark and others were escorted by bailiffs to the defendant's seat behind the iron fence.

Chen Shixian looked in the direction of the voice.

Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark and others, who had just been well-dressed, now looked very embarrassed.

Everyone's face and body were covered with scars, with bruises and swollen faces. Their suits were torn like beggars.

In Hong Kong Island, due to colonial reasons, the judicial system of the British Empire is followed, and judges also inherit the clothing characteristics of wearing wigs and black robes when going to court, which symbolizes authority, justice, seriousness and fairness.

On the day of the trial, the defendant wore neat and formal clothes, which is also a long-standing trial tradition and norm in Hong Kong's legal system.

In addition, it is also to show respect for the court and leave a good impression on the judge and jury.

Chen Shixian and others were looking at Zhang Chongbang, and Zhang Chongbang and others also cast their eyes over.

The moment their eyes met.

There was a surge of cold mist in Zhang Chongbang's eyes, and his eyes were filled with coldness and hatred.

Although there is no evidence.

However, they were sure that all of this was the work of Chen Shixian and Qiu Gangao.

This is revenge!

"Pull the street, it's you, it must be you who caused us!"

Great White Shark had an excited expression, his hands were handcuffed, he stood up, leaned on the fence, and shouted angrily.

Chen Shixian sat calmly on the chair, smiling, with no sadness or joy in his eyes. He was very calm, as if he looked down on everything.

Zhang Chongbang had an illusion, an illusion that he was being treated like an ant.

An illusion of being manipulated at will.

“Boom!”

The presiding judge took it all in and knocked the gavel lightly.

He was full of majesty, and looked at Zhang Chongbang and the others solemnly: "Quiet!"

"Zhang Chongbang, you are disheveled and making loud noises. Be careful, you are committing aggravated crimes. I will accuse you of contempt of court!"

The great white shark was furious and even more excited. He shouted in dissatisfaction, "Your Honor, we did not deliberately defy the court. We were beaten by the family members. It was the bailiff who neglected his duty!"

The judge's expression became increasingly grim.

"sit down!"

The bailiff frowned, sternly knocked on the guardrail with his baton, and shouted loudly.

"Jaws."

Zhang Chongbang scolded in a low voice.

The great white shark then sat back in his seat awkwardly, and the entire courtroom temporarily returned to silence.

"Ladies and gentlemen, given the complexity of this case and its great social impact, this trial will be open to the public and monitored by the media and citizens."

"The court is in session now!"

The presiding judge announced solemnly.

(End of this chapter)