Prosecutor: "Since you already guessed that the letter of complaint was written by Gao Huai, it means that he might continue to frame Si Mingda. Why didn't you tell Si Mingda or Wang Mudan about this so that they could prepare for it earlier?"
Facing the prosecutor's harsh questioning, Luo Yingtao timidly glanced at Simingda and Wang Mudan, who were glaring at her in the audience, and said, "Before the reporting incident, Wang Mudan had long hated me because of my extramarital affair with Simingda. After she asked me to return 170,000 yuan, I once looked for Simingda, hoping to seek comfort from him, but he ignored me in order to maintain the stability of his family. Since then, they have blocked my contact information and I have completely cut off contact with them. After Gao Huai reported Mingdan Company without telling me, Simingda was sentenced to six months in prison. "I was sentenced to prison and fined three million yuan. You can imagine that if I told them that the report letter was written by Gao Huai, they would definitely think that I was in cahoots with Gao Huai, wouldn't they hate me even more? In order to avoid trouble, I didn't tell Wang Mudan that the report letter was written by Gao Huai. At the same time, Gao Huai introduced me to several clients to silence me. I thought everything would be calm from then on and I would have nothing to do with Simingda and Wang Mudan. I never thought that Gao Huai actually planned to use letters of credit to defraud Mingdan Company without telling me. I was really unaware of this matter."
Prosecutor: "When did you know Gao Huai had defrauded Mingdan Company of 5 million yuan in payment for goods?"
Luo Yingtao thought for a moment and said, "It was probably more than three months after the incident. That day, Simingda called me and scolded me. He thought I was in cahoots with Gao Huai and wanted me to tell him where Gao Huai was. I said I didn't know, but he didn't believe me. In order to verify the facts, I went to find Wang Mudan. She told me the whole story of the fraud. At first, she also thought that I was cooperating with Gao Huai to commit the fraud. I didn't want to take such a big blame. In order to prove that I was not involved in this fraud case, I knelt down to Wang Mudan. I admit that I hurt her by dating Simingda before, but feelings are feelings and laws are laws. I didn't break the law, I just want to state the facts. Gao Huai is right in front of me, you can verify it with him."
Thinking of the humiliation she felt when she knelt down to Wang Mudan that day, Luo Yingtao couldn't help but burst into tears.
The presiding judge quickly reminded: "Please restrain your emotions and keep the court quiet."
The prosecutor looked at Luo Yingtao, who was crying uncontrollably, and said, "Okay, the first phase of questioning is over. You can go down and rest first."
The prosecutor then asked the presiding judge, "Your Honor, we have verified the evidence of the first witness, Luo Yingtao. Now, I would like to ask to question the second witness, Li Xiaoliang."
The presiding judge replied, “Yes.”
After Luo Yingtao returned to the audience, Li Xiaoliang came to the witness stand.
Prosecutor: "Witness Li Xiaoliang, what is your relationship with Gao Huai?"
Li Xiaoliang: "Gao Huai is my cousin and he was also my boss when I was at YZ Company in Nanyou City."
Prosecutor: "How long have you worked at YZ Company? How is your relationship with them?"
Li Xiaoliang: "I have worked at YZ Company for six years. Gao Huai has always been very caring towards me and we have a very good relationship."
Prosecutor: "When he asked you to visit Mingdan Company, did he mention to you that he would use a false letter of credit to defraud payment for goods?"
Li Xiaoliang: "No, Gao Huai just asked me to get to know the internal profile of Mingdan Company first, take some photos of the products and workshop machines, and also asked me to tell Simingda that we want to purchase a batch of electromechanical products, and hope he can cooperate with us."
Prosecutor: "This was your first order, and the value of the order was so large. Did Simingda suspect that your transaction was risky?"
Li Xiaoliang: "At first, Simingda was a little skeptical, but Gao Huai seemed to know him very well and seemed to have predicted that Simingda would be suspicious. He told me that Simingda valued the friendship of fellow townsmen and asked me to establish a fellow townsman relationship with him so that it would be easier to gain his trust. We should talk about fellow townsmen first and then talk about business."
Prosecutor: "In other words, before Gao Huai asked you to visit Mingdan Company, did he tell you that he knew Si Mingda?"
Li Xiaoliang: "He told me that Simingda was from a neighboring county. I suspected they might know each other, so I asked Gao Huai how he knew Simingda's information. He said a friend from the Chamber of Commerce provided him with it, but he didn't want to discuss other information."
Prosecutor: "You have long suspected that they knew each other?"
Li Xiaoliang: "Yes, every time he tells me about the situation at Mingdan Company, he seems to know a lot about Simingda and Wang Mudan. Every time I ask him for confirmation, he scolds me harshly and tells me not to ask too much about their private affairs. He is my boss and my cousin. If he doesn't allow me to do something, I dare not ask more."
Prosecutor: "What did you say when you negotiated with Simingda?"
Li Xiaoliang: "According to Gao Huai's request, I brought my business license and told Simingda that we are a foreign trade company, mainly engaged in export business. We will help a foreign client purchase a batch of electromechanical products soon. The client found their products on the website and specifically wanted to purchase from Mingdan Company, entrusting us to handle the matter."
Prosecutor: "Why did you bring your business license when you first visited the factory? Aren't you worried that Simingda would think your actions were too deliberate?"
Li Xiaoliang: "The reason I brought the business license was to better gain Simingda's trust and to use our hometown connections to get closer to him so that we could better close the deal. Gao Huai taught me all this. It's obvious that he knows Simingda very well."
Prosecutor: "You acted so abnormally the first time you met. Why would Si Mingda trust you?"
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