Chapter 27 The First Trial Ends [VIP]
Ruan family.
The cries and curses echoed throughout the house. The neighbors were already used to it. Their reputation was so bad that no one came up to inquire about the situation, let alone help to mediate.
"You useless woman, it's all your fault. You had to rush to reveal all the secrets. The 30 million I got was gone!" Ruan Xingyun slammed the wine bottle on the table and raised his hand to hit Li Suhui.
"You actually want to hit me? It's not certain whether she has 30 million or not! You bastard! And you blame me. If you hadn't stolen my money and gambled it all away, would my son's tuition be gone?" Li Suhui cursed and tried to push him.
"I was just unlucky. Give me another 100,000 and I will definitely turn things around. Didn't that company give you one million? Where did you spend the money, you bitch?" Ruan Xingyun was cursing her with a big tongue.
Li Suhui pointed at him angrily, "You still ask me where I've been? If I hadn't paid off your loan sharking, would you still be drinking here now?"
During this period, money in the bank card was withdrawn one after another, tens of thousands of yuan each time. When she paid off the high-interest loan sharks, she found that the balance was less than a hundred yuan!
She had changed the password as early as when she found out that Ruan Xingyun went gambling. She didn't expect that this gambler would secretly borrow money from loan sharks again!
Ruan Xingyun had a bad habit of gambling in the past, and the things in his house were smashed and sold by debt collectors.
He had changed for a while after his son was born, but he started gambling again as soon as he had some money!
"If your good daughter's phone wasn't disconnected and I couldn't find her, would I have resorted to loan sharking? Give me all the money! Damn it! I don't believe there's not a penny left of the four million!"
"Did you give the money to your brother? You treacherous bastard!"
Ruan Xingyun was so angry that he grabbed Li Suhui's hair and pushed her against the wall.
Li Suhui screamed in pain. Although she was strong, she was no match for Ruan Xingyun in strength. She tried her best to protect her head and shouted her son's name.
"Juncai, Juncai, your dad is crazy, come and save mom, ah!" She yelled, her eyes fixed on Ruan Juncai in the room. As if she had found support, she struggled to crawl forward and was slapped in the face again.
Ruan Juncai lay on the bed unmoved, and even closed the door because he thought they were too noisy.
He spat and looked at Li Suhui with a cold look and undisguised resentment.
Damn it, if it weren't for this old woman, he wouldn't have become a big star? And now he's been isolated at school!
Li Suhui's face was full of despair as she stared blankly at the closed door. A bone-chilling chill instantly enveloped her.
She collapsed on the ground, tears streaming down her face, letting Ruan Xingyun's fists rain down on her.
"Divorce! Divorce! I've had enough of you." Li Suhui cried and shouted. Compared with the pain in her body, the pain in her heart seemed to be more unbearable for her. There was really no hope for the future.
When Ruan Xingyun heard this, his anger burned even more fiercely. With red eyes, he cursed: "You stinky bitch, you want to divorce me and go find that little bitch, right? No way!"
The disparity in strength between men and women was enormous, and this time he was even more determined to kill her. Li Suhui couldn't resist at all and cried out loudly, "Help! He's going to kill me!"
"Knock, knock, knock." The knock on the door interrupted the farce.
"Who is it?" Ruan Xingyun paused, thinking it was a debt collector. He stiffened his neck and said fiercely, "I don't have any money!"
"Open the door, we are the police."
Ruan Xingyun bullies the weak and fears the strong. He immediately became timid when he heard the word "police". He thought that a neighbor had secretly called the police. He glared at Li Suhui angrily and turned to open the door.
"Comrade police officer, what's the matter?" Seeing the navy blue police uniform, he immediately put on a respectful expression.
"Are you Ruan Xingyun?" The leading policeman looked at him seriously, then looked at Li Suhui who was shivering in the corner of the room, his eyes became even colder.
"Yes, yes." Ruan Xingyun nodded repeatedly, a flattering smile on his face. "I wonder what you want to talk to me about? This is a family dispute. It's a small conflict and it won't cause any trouble. I won't bother you..."
The policeman interrupted him with a stern face, handing over his police ID and warrant, "Ruan Xingyun, right? You are suspected of extortion. Come with us."
*
"Have you remembered the process?" Lin Zhihua placed a dozen documents in front of Fu Shengyan, which contained the case files of Ruan Xingyun's extortion case.
Fu Shengyan nodded.
He looked down at the documents in his hand, which contained the suspect's specific information, and underneath was a thick stack of transcripts and evidence materials obtained from the investigation.
He carefully wrote down the specific details of the case and watched the video of the trial several times.
Looking at his serious profile, Lin Zhihua soothed him, "Don't be too nervous. This case isn't complicated. It's not typical, and there's not much room for defense. Just accompany Miss Ruan. Unless Ruan Xingyun hires the best lawyers in the country, there's no chance of overturning the verdict."
Besides, even if he really overturned the case, there is still a second trial process to go through.
Fu Shengyan frowned slightly: "Zhizhi, aren't you going with me? What if I accidentally make a mistake?"
She was slightly stunned. In the past, Fu Shengyan rarely made mistakes. After marriage, he wanted to do everything well and let her see his perfect side.
Go up to see him.
In court, Fu Shengyan can use his words and sharp opinions to attack his opponents, but he can also deliberately abandon legal jargon and ask the parties the most direct questions to achieve the desired effect.
He worked as an agent for a "good guy".
Outside the court, he would also put in a lot of effort to run around for the clients and collect evidence.
Lin Zhihua's most profound impression of Attorney Fu was how he calmly stood up from the defense bench, his questions always sharp and his analysis incisive. After the verdict was announced, the victim breathed a sigh of relief, and Fu Shengyan stood up, shaking hands with each judge, chatting and joking.
"Just let Yu Yao go with you. The company still has a lot of things to do. The research and development has reached a critical step, and I have to keep an eye on it." Lin Zhihua reached out, touched the furry head, and said with a smile, "Besides, my lawyer is very powerful."
It's unknown how long it will take for Fu Shengyan to regain his memory, but he can't just stay stuck in the past. He needs to relearn the knowledge he once knew by heart, and even if it's bumpy, he must bravely embark on the path forward.
She can be the string holding the kite, but she cannot be the one flying the kite.
To get his life back on track, he has to do one thing - "let go".
No one has the right to make decisions for him, nor does anyone need to re-pave the road for him.
Three days later.
Fu Shengyan took Yu Yao to the court with full confidence.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a group of people gathering at the court entrance. Apart from the reporters carrying cameras, there were more fans who came spontaneously.
In order to prevent the case from being affected by public opinion, Lin Zhihua asked Ruan Wanning not to release relevant information online before the verdict was announced, but for some reason, the news still leaked out this time.
A property case that is publicly tried would not usually cause such a sensation. However, one of the parties involved is a popular young actress in the entertainment industry. The 400-seat gallery was full at this time, and police officers maintained order on the scene in an orderly manner.
In the gallery, Li Suhui sat with her son. Many fans at the scene recognized the two men, but out of respect for court discipline, they just looked at them with contempt.
The whispers around her seemed to be shooting at her like knives. Li Suhui shrank her neck and lowered her head even lower.
As the court session approached, judges and prosecutors entered the room one after another. When Fu Shengyan and Ruan Wanning appeared, there was a small commotion in the gallery.
The court opened on time at 9 o'clock. Since Ruan Xingyun entered the courtroom and the prosecutor read out the indictment, the atmosphere in the courtroom became increasingly tense.
At this time, Ruan Xingyun no longer cared about his reputation. He stared at Ruan Wanning next to the prosecutor with a ferocious expression and bloodshot eyes.
Ruan Wanning leaned back in her chair, her gaze passing through Ruan Xingyun and falling on the leaves outside the window.
It was also a summer afternoon.
She was less than six years old at the time, and Ruan Jun was only a few months old. He woke up crying, and she leaned over the bedside, trying to make him laugh. Ruan Xingyun was in a bad mood after transporting cards, and when he saw this, he slapped her hard in the face.
"Get out! If you dare to make my son cry again, I'll beat you to death."
She ran out of the house crying and squatted behind the iron gate downstairs, thinking that if her mother came to look for her, she would hide for a few more minutes before going out.
She looked at the corner of the stairs expectantly through the crack in the door. The sun was setting and the sky was full of stars. Many people were coming in and out of the apartment building, but Li Suhui was not among them. She asked her why she hadn't gone home yet.
She knew that Li Suhui was sitting in the dock not far away, and could also feel the burning gaze, but she never looked back once. She just stared quietly at Ruan Xingyun who was standing in the center of the courtroom the whole time.
When it was the suspect's turn to speak, Ruan Xingyun forced out a tear and insisted that he had not blackmailed Ruan Wanning.
"Isn't it normal for my daughter to give me money to spend?"
He wanted to act pitiful and ask the judge to show leniency to him, but perhaps because he saw the indifference in Ruan Wanning's eyes, the anger in his heart became increasingly difficult to control, and his face looked extremely distorted.
The defense lawyer he hired was of average ability. When it came to the evidence presentation and cross-examination, he was completely powerless and only made a few insignificant suggestions. The pace was completely led by the prosecutor.
Therefore, the first-instance judgment was without any suspense. Ruan Xingyun was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for extortion and a fine of 20,000 yuan.
Ruan Xingyun gritted his teeth and finally broke free from the bailiff and rushed straight to Ruan Wanning.
There was an uproar at the scene.
The entire courtroom was in chaos in an instant.
He raised his fist and was about to strike Ruan Wanning, but unexpectedly, he was held tightly by Fu Shengyan next to him.
"Get out of here. What's it to you if I teach my daughter a lesson?" He growled in a low voice, with a flash of madness in his eyes.
His wrist was firmly grasped by Fu Shengyan, and because he was handcuffed, he could not exert any strength, so he actually slammed his shoulder towards Fu Shengyan.
He frowned, taking the blow without flinching. Fortunately, the bailiff reacted quickly and rushed forward to pin Ruan Xingyun to the ground.
"Lawyer Fu, are you okay?" Ruan Wanning looked at him anxiously, her eyes full of self-blame.
Fu Shengyan shook his head and looked at Ruan Xingyun with a very cold look.
This was what Lin Zhihua had repeatedly told him: hitting people in court was forbidden. He remembered it and did not fight back.
Ruan Xingyun's behavior seriously violated the court order and he was directly taken out by the bailiffs.
He guessed that there would be another storm of public opinion on the Internet today, but Fu Shengyan could not control it, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Ruan Wanning's case has come to an end.
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