Prosecutor: "In other words, there was no outsider involvement in the payment of that batch of goods, and it was all handled by Gao Huai alone?"
Li Xiaoliang: “Yes.”
Prosecutor: "Was Gao Huai also directly responsible for contacting foreign guests?"
Li Xiaoliang: “Yes.”
The prosecutor turned to the presiding judge and said, "Okay, I've finished my questions."
The presiding judge said to Li Xiaoliang, "The witness will leave the courtroom for a rest. We will question him later."
"Okay, thank you!" Li Xiaoliang bowed to the presiding judge and prosecutor and returned to the audience.
The presiding judge said: "Next, the defendant Gao Huai will accept the prosecutor's questioning."
The prosecutor's lengthy interrogation of Luo Yingtao and Li Xiaoliang made Gao Huai feel like his heart was burning and his back was stabbed with needles. His mood was in a mess, with all kinds of complicated emotions intertwined together, including unwillingness, regret, despair, panic, and helplessness. The rich boy who once prided himself on himself had fallen to the point of being a prisoner. Isn't this change of fate too magical?
The shocking fraud case he created personally implicated almost all of his relatives and friends. Thinking of the plight of being imprisoned and the tragic situation of his wife and children caused by him, he could not help but feel remorseful. If time could go back, he would definitely choose a plain and peaceful family life. Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world, and having committed a heinous crime, he can only accept severe punishment from the law.
After a long moment, he raised his head and glanced at the prosecutor indifferently, then replied in a muffled voice, "Okay."
Prosecutor: "How long have you been running a company in Nanyou City?"
Gao Huai: "A full ten years."
Prosecutor: "Have you always been engaged in foreign trade business?"
Gao Huai: "Yes."
Prosecutor: "Are you classmates with Si Mingda and Wang Mudan?"
Gao Huai: "Yes."
Prosecutor: "When did you start planning to defraud them of their money?"
Gao Huai thought for a moment and said, "Two years ago during the Spring Festival, I attended a class reunion and unexpectedly reunited with Luo Yingtao. I learned from her that Simingda and Wang Mudan had made a fortune by opening a company in Nanzhong City. Out of jealousy, and because my business was suffering heavy losses at the time, a foreign customer used a letter of credit to defraud me of 2 million yuan in payment for goods. So I wanted to get some money from Mingdan Company to fill the shortfall. I know Simingda and Wang Mudan's personality traits and work styles very well. They are both very shrewd and cunning. If I approach them head-on, not only will I not get any money, they might even ignore me. So I wanted to use other channels to get money from his company."
Prosecutor: "In other words, you intended from the outset to illegally obtain funds from Mingdan Company and had no intention of paying the balance under the letter of credit, correct?"
Gao Huai was silent for a moment, then nodded and acknowledged his motive. "Yes, I don't have that much money at all. I chose them as my target because I know them and can implement this plan in a targeted manner."
Prosecutor: "Your company sells daily necessities, and Mingdan Company produces electromechanical products. You are in two completely different industries. Are you purchasing their products just to get something for nothing, to exchange their goods for cash?"
Gao Huai: "Yes, this is the only way to avoid arousing Simingda's suspicion."
Prosecutor: "With such a large sum of money, aren't you worried that Simingda will call the police and arrest you?"
Gao Huai: "It was my first time committing a crime, so I was certainly hesitant. But then I thought, hadn't the foreigner who defrauded me of the payment also managed to escape legal punishment? If I followed his tactics and fled abroad, I should be able to evade legal responsibility."
Prosecutor: "Tell me how you planned this?"
Gao Huai subconsciously glanced at Simingda and Wang Mudan, and slowly said: "After Luo Yingtao told me about the financial situation of Mingdan Company, I started thinking about making money. During school, Simingda and I had conflicts. He once slapped me. After so many years, I still can't forget that humiliation. At that time, my financial situation was much better than his. Who would have thought that more than ten years later, he became a multi-millionaire, while I was still the boss of a small foreign trade company. In comparison, my heart was a little unbalanced. Out of jealousy, and to avenge him for slapping me, I wanted to teach him a lesson. First, I wrote a letter to the tax department to report them for tax evasion. To my disappointment, after that report, I only... I won a few tens of thousands of yuan in bonuses, but Simingda suffered considerable losses. In addition to six months in prison, he was also fined three million. I was very happy when I learned the result. It finally put a damper on his self-righteous arrogance, which gave me some peace of mind. However, I was surprised that his company didn't lose any vitality after being fined three million. He is still running well, which is enough to prove that he has considerable financial strength. So I became more ambitious and planned to follow the same trick that the foreigner used to defraud me of the payment for the goods. Using the method of making money out of nothing, I would defraud his company of a large sum of money. Cash would definitely not be easy to get, so I thought I would defraud the goods and ship them abroad for sale. Their electromechanical products have higher profit margins, and if the transaction is successful, the profit would be considerable.
As Gao Huai calmly recounted his motive for the crime, Si Mingda in the audience could no longer contain himself. He stood up, pointed at Gao Huai, and cursed loudly, "Gao Huai, you rubbish! I really regret not slapping you lightly back at K University. I should have broken one of your arms or legs and sent you to hell. Otherwise, you wouldn't have the energy to harm others."
The presiding judge quickly signaled to Si Mingda: "Pay attention to courtroom discipline and remain quiet."
Then he gestured to Gao Huai: "Go on."
Gao Huai glared at Si Mingda coldly, and then said, "Four years ago, after a foreigner defrauded me of two million yuan, I consulted several law firms, hoping that they would help me sue for the two million yuan. However, after consulting several law firms in a row, the agency fees they offered were all similar. In addition to several hundred thousand yuan in legal fees, they also asked for half of the two million yuan. One firm even asked for 70%. I calculated that if I followed their requirements, even if I won the lawsuit, there wouldn't be much left of the two million yuan, and I would have to spend my time and energy. I had no choice but to give up the idea of sue. I endured the pain of being defrauded of a huge sum of money by a foreigner and divorced my wife. I asked her to return to my hometown with the children, and I stayed alone in Nanyou City, planning to find an opportunity to make a comeback. When I succeed, I will go back to pick them up."
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