Qi Si's case has also made progress and has reached the public prosecution stage.
After returning from the north, A Lei, now acting as lawyer Qi Si, got involved in the case and was finally able to learn some details.
Qi Si faces several charges: gang leader.
It's impossible to confirm this now. Because he made a lot of efforts later on to disband the gang.
The second is the possession of firearms, but there is no concrete evidence for this.
The most important third point is that he ordered his subordinates to kill people.
The crime is described as very serious, but upon closer examination, the facts are quite vague.
This all started from the beginning. Qi Si got involved because of a man named Xiao Dong.
Qin Xiaoyu had met Xiao Dong before. A few years ago, their villa was besieged by gangsters because of a conflict with Hanhan's grandmother's family. Xiao Dong had come to their rescue.
Qin Xiaoyu vividly remembers what happened that night.
Because she was expelled, Hanhan's grandmother brought her family to cause trouble. One of them was Lao Ding, who was Ding Yihu, the victim in the murder case.
There was a kid named Little Monkey who was the most mischievous.
The little monkey's real name is Hou Daqiang. He was originally Qi Si's subordinate. When Qin Xiaoyu first opened her hairdressing school, Qi Si sent him to collect protection money.
Later, Qi Si became friends with Qin Xiaoyu and stopped mentioning protection money. Coincidentally, he was targeted by his accomplices and imprisoned for a few days. Little Monkey, on his own initiative, started causing trouble for Qin Xiaoyu again.
Qin Xiaoyu asked Aunt Wang for help to give the little monkey a good beating.
After Qi Si was released, he took his anger out on him and stopped giving him important positions. In a fit of anger, he went to another gang.
The night they caused trouble at Qin Xiaoyu's house, Little Monkey was getting his revenge and was shouting the loudest. He was beaten up by Xiao Dong and Staff Officer Zheng's men, and then the police who arrived later wiped him out in one fell swoop.
At the police station, Ding Yihu suffered some hardship and sustained minor injuries. Since no serious consequences resulted, he was released on bail.
He was admitted to the hospital for treatment and died mysteriously. Since he had no relatives, no one investigated the matter, and the hospital wanted to settle it quietly, so they let it go.
Not long after, the little monkey suffered a stroke after drinking and was rushed to the hospital. He survived but could not speak or walk properly and was half-dead. From then on, his life got worse and worse. He only had a widowed mother, his wife had run away, and his living conditions were so bad that he was struggling to make ends meet.
Now that there's a crackdown, the little monkey suddenly remembered the old story. Anyway, those with nothing to lose aren't afraid of those wearing shoes, so he ran over and reported Qi Si.
He insisted that Old Ding was killed by Qi Si's men. But he couldn't say who did it, but he insisted that Qi Si was the mastermind.
Qi and his group of four are not local, but Xiao Dong is still around. He's not exactly a reliable person either, and he has quite a few cases on his hands. It's a good idea to imprison him first.
Xiao Dong confessed to what happened that night, admitting only to hitting someone, and claimed to be completely unaware of Lao Ding's death.
This matched the little monkey's statement, and they immediately notified Guangzhou, which led to Qi Si's arrest.
When Lao Ding died, he was at the Second Light Industry Hospital. Because the Second Light Industry Hospital had been performing poorly in recent years, it was merged into the Second Hospital, and the staff was dispersed, which meant that the original hospital no longer existed.
Many files have been lost, and the hospital also tried to cover up the truth back then. Old Ding's medical records are nowhere to be found, except for an admission certificate that states that he suffered an external injury.
The person has been cremated, no relatives have claimed the body, and the urn has been thrown away without any further investigation. It has become an unsolved mystery.
However, Qi Si had always had a bad reputation, and Lao Ding died after dealing with him, so everyone couldn't help but point the finger at him, making it impossible not to suspect him.
Due to some unspeakable reasons, A Lei intervened quite late. He discussed it with Qin Xiaoyu and decided that there was no time to gather more evidence now, so they could only follow the legal process for the time being. They would appeal after the first trial.
The courtroom was packed on the day of the trial. K's case had already caused a sensation some time ago, and because Qi Si was also connected to K, it had attracted considerable attention.
A Lei's preparation was not sufficient. He rushed to get the information after receiving it, because the incidents he was accused of had all happened before, making it difficult to obtain evidence. Therefore, he was in a hurry to get started.
Almost all of Zhou Xing's family members came. Zhou Xing's mother hadn't seen Qi Si yet, so she sat in the front row. When she saw Qi Si enter in handcuffs and shackles, Zhou Xing's mother couldn't hold back her tears.
As soon as Qi Si entered, he looked towards the audience. When he saw Zhou Xing's mother crying, his lips trembled. He was somewhat disappointed not to see Xiao Xin.
This was arranged by Qin Xiaoyu; the child is too young, and she can't be left with psychological trauma.
Regardless, her father was a good and upright man, and she shouldn't have the impression that he was a prisoner.
Qi Si could understand Qin Xiaoyu's arrangement, but his longing for his daughter made him very unwilling.
Judges practically pre-convict these kinds of cases. What's the point of a trial? There have been so many cases like this lately, just going through the motions. Aren't they all heinous criminals? Only execution can appease public anger.
But after several rounds of negotiations between A Lei and the prosecution, the judge realized that this trial was different from others.
A Lei possessed a powerful aura, crushing his opponents along the way.
"The first charge is that the defendant formed a gang and endangered society. We object to this. The defendant came from a poor family when he was young and went astray to survive. He later served thirteen years in prison and paid the price for his actions. After his release, he remained in the gang for a period of time, which cannot be denied. However, there were no serious consequences during that time, and any fights were usually punished immediately." A Lei raised these points, which the prosecution did not refute because they were facts.
"After turning over a new leaf, he went into the catering industry and operated legally, never doing anything illegal again. To help the members of the gang get back on the right track, he funded them to open shops and start small businesses, and most of the gang members no longer have any involvement in organized crime. Please see the evidence here." A Lei handed over some testimonies he had brought back from his hometown.
He collected these when he and his fourth sister-in-law went back to deal with the property. At that time, he felt that these would be useful one day, and sure enough, he guessed right.
Back then, almost all of Qi Si's men went into business, with Qi Si providing the funding. They were loyal and righteous; when asked to write testimonies, none of them were ambiguous, signing, fingerprinting, and adding IOUs—everything was there.
After the evidence was circulated, the next topic was moved on.
"The second charge was illegal possession of firearms. Here are the charges against Qi Si for illegally possessing firearms when he was in his hometown in Northeast China. The case files contain all the information from the investigation. The final result of the investigation was that the charges were dropped."
This is a roll that A Lei brought from his hometown, GA.
Back then, Bai Weiwei, taking advantage of Zhou Xing's absence on a mission, sowed discord between her and the Zhou family, trying to drive her to ruin. Because Qi Si ignored warnings and showed up to protect Qin Xiaoyu, he was implicated and arrested for illegally possessing firearms.
Lei Bingzheng stepped in to help with Pingzhe's matter, assisting Qin Xiaoyu and also investigating Qi Si's case. He found the evidence to be false and the charges unfounded, so he released Qi Si. In this light, Bai Weiwei actually helped Qi Si once.
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