As the recording was exposed, even those who had initially sided with Liu Jingzhong began to have second thoughts.
"Liu Jingxian really doesn't care about using any means to achieve his goal!"
"Now that the evidence is conclusive, he will probably spend the rest of his life in prison."
"Serves him right!"
For a time, public opinion overwhelmingly turned against the government.
But Liu Jingzhong remained unmoved by the angry questions from the crowd, his expression unchanged, as if he had already prepared a solution.
"Defendant Liu Jingzhong, do you admit that this recording is what you said?" Judge Xie Jiahui asked at the opportune moment.
Liu Jingzhong did not answer immediately, but instead cast an inquiring look at his defense lawyer, Zhu Chengan.
Zhu Chengan nodded, indicating that he could admit it.
Liu Jingzhong understood immediately, nodded, and said, "I was the one who said those words!"
Upon hearing Liu Jingzhong's admission, those present at the hearing were filled with righteous indignation.
If this weren't a courtroom, some radicals would probably have already rushed over and punched and kicked Liu Jingzhong.
Wang Qian frowned as he sat in the plaintiff's seat.
Liu Jingzhong's open admission meant that, aside from the point of denial, he must have prepared some backup plan; otherwise, he wouldn't be so calm and composed.
Sure enough, after Liu Jingzhong admitted it, defense lawyer Zhu Cheng'an said, "Your Honor, I have an objection!"
“Okay, go ahead!” Xie Jiahui nodded.
"My client was misled by others and forced to fabricate a bunch of lies that were detrimental to him. This is not a fabrication at all, it is not true!"
Zhu Chengan spoke eloquently: "As for the process of being misled, the police have proof."
He pointed at He Jun, "This is the man who lied and claimed to be my client's defense lawyer. He used suggestive methods to trick my client into fabricating content that didn't exist in the recording."
"right!"
Liu Jingzhong chimed in at the opportune moment, saying, "I was misled by him at the time, which is why I fabricated these things, but I never did them."
Two days ago, after discovering he had been fooled by He Jun in the police station's detention room, Zhu Cheng'an had already come up with a solution for him.
First, admit that you said those things, and then use the excuse of being misled to refute what you said.
As long as he insists that he did not do what was said in the recording, the court cannot convict him without the plaintiff's conclusive evidence.
As it turns out, the legal team that the Liu family has been supporting at great expense is indeed very powerful.
If Wang Qian cannot produce more evidence, he can be released without charge today.
"Plaintiff, is the defendant's claim of being misled true?"
After listening to the defense arguments of Zhu Chengan and Liu Jingzhong, the presiding judge, Xie Jiahui, looked at Huang Bo in the plaintiff's seat.
Huang Bo did not answer immediately. Instead, he exchanged a glance with Wang Qian. After Wang Qian nodded, he stood up and said loudly, "If the contents of the recording cannot be used as evidence for conviction, it seems I will have to ask other witnesses to provide more evidence!"
Are there any other witnesses or evidence?
In the dock, Zhu Cheng'an and Liu Jingzhong's smug expressions froze instantly.
Aside from the group of thugs who were caught red-handed by the police and have already confessed, Wang Qian's only remaining leverage should be He Jun's recording.
Why are there other witnesses and evidence?
Who is the witness?
Apart from Zhu Chengan and Liu Jingzhong, everyone else looked on with curiosity.
"Your Honor, please allow me to bring other witnesses to court," Huang Bo formally requested.
After exchanging words with several colleagues for a while, Xie Jiahui finally spoke up, "The new witness is allowed to appear in court."
In the dock, Liu Jingzhong and Zhu Chengan became even more nervous.
Their composure and calmness just now were simply because everything was under control.
If there are other witnesses and evidence, this would be beyond their expectations.
However, when he saw the witnesses appearing in court, Liu Jingzhong was struck dumb, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
The witness who appeared in court was a tall, handsome young man who looked to be around thirty years old. His face was covered with stubble, and his features were sharp and defined, exuding masculine charm.
"How could it be him?"
Liu Jingzhong looked as if he had seen a ghost, muttering incoherently, "That ungrateful wretch, he actually testified in court to help Wang Qian, am I seeing things, or has he lost his mind?"
Not to mention Liu Jingzhong, everyone who recognized the new witness was also shocked.
"Isn't he Zhou Qin, the son-in-law of the Liu family?"
"Is he actually going to testify for Wang Qian and identify his own father-in-law?"
"Hehe, this is going to be interesting."
“I heard that Zhou Qin has been a son-in-law of the Liu family for many years, always bowing and scraping, but the Liu family has never looked at him properly and has never treated him as one of their own.”
"From this perspective, Zhou Qin's defection at the last minute must be because he harbors resentment towards the Liu family."
"Maybe, anyway, he did testify in court."
For a moment, whispers rose and fell.
Everyone looked at Zhou Qin with strange eyes.
Zhou Qin, who had walked step by step, seemed somewhat guilty and dared not meet Liu Jingzhong's fiery gaze.
But he dared not meet his gaze, while Liu Jingzhong couldn't help but roar, "Zhou Qin, are you insane?"
Zhou Qin's body trembled.
Just as he was wondering how to avoid the situation, a loud "bang" came from the courtroom.
"Defendants, please be quiet!"
Xie Jiahui banged her gavel on the table, warning, "This is a courtroom, not a place for you to make a scene."
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