Chapter 177: Li Xuezhen: Go inside, all go inside!

Baijun Law Firm.

Inside the office.

Regarding this case, raising an appeal was relatively simple.

Because there were conditions for appeal.

First: the sentencing was inappropriate, sentencing intentional homicide to eight years of fixed-term imprisonment belonged to a minority situation, and the sentencing was relatively low.

Second: through the case file it could be discovered that the litigation agent of the male who harmed Fang Zhihui at that time, compared with the prosecution side and the litigation agent found by Xie Jingmei, had relatively more experience in court hearings.

However, necessary conditions were lacking.

Moreover.

Su Bai learned from Xie Jingmei that the boyfriend of Wang Yuan at that time had a relatively well-off family background, so it was relatively easier to find a relatively well-known lawyer.

However speaking of it.

This eight years of fixed-term imprisonment was indeed too short.

In a situation of intentional homicide resulting in death, sentencing to the death penalty was not very likely, but wanting to sentence life imprisonment was relatively not too difficult.

In addition, after seeing that the family background of this male murderer was relatively well-off.

Su Bai suddenly thought that their law firm seemed not to have accepted any criminal cases of relatively well-off wealthy persons.

Baijun Law Firm very rarely had cases in which wealthy children or certain presidents of listed companies, or certain senior managers committed some economic crimes, or provocation and troublemaking, and were accompanied by other severely struck organized criminal activities.

However, not having accepted such cases did not mean that no one had come to seek them.

Actually.

There had still been several who came to Baijun Law Firm seeking representation in this kind of criminal case, although not many.

For this kind of case, after Su Bai understood the relevant case circumstances, he usually refused to accept entrustment.

Who does not like money?

But at present, Baijun Law Firm’s reputation had already been established, and it no longer lacked case sources, and also did not lack funds.

For criminal cases of this kind involving suspected gang crime or professional fraud conduct, or involving other evil forces.

They could be accepted, but there was no necessity.

What was emphasized was a mentality of legal responsibility.

Moreover, there was also no necessity to damage Baijun Law Firm’s reputation on the internet for the sake of accepting a case involving tens of thousands or even millions in legal fees.

If reputation were damaged, the losses caused by that would be greater.

What Su Bai most liked was still conducting civil litigation, where the money was more, the matters were fewer, and resolution was easier.

At present it appeared that the law firm had already opened its path in civil litigation.

This was considered not bad.

Very soon.

The materials regarding the appeal and the new factual basis and the doubtful points of the first-instance judgment were organized.

Su Bai drove with Li Xuezhen to the Sidu Higher People’s Court and submitted the appeal request.

Originally, during the first instance, this case already had a certain degree of popularity on the internet.

On the side of the Sidu Higher People’s Court.

After Su Bai submitted the appeal request, the submitted circumstances were examined and verified.

After confirming that the submitted evidentiary materials were true, the Higher People’s Court accepted the second instance.

And issued summons to all litigation parties, notifying the specific hearing time and reasons.

And regarding the negligent criminal conduct of Wang Yuan submitted by Su Bai, it was determined that there existed certain suspicion and evidence.

Thus, the case was filed.

And the relevant law enforcement units were notified to complete supplementary procedures.

At the same time.

Inside Wang Yuan’s home.

Since the matter involving Fang Zhihui had come out.

Wang Yuan from time to time suffered a certain amount of verbal abuse on the internet.

However.

On the internet, especially on a certain social platform where entertainment celebrities gathered, Wang Yuan continuously narrated how aggrieved she was, and also gathered a group of young female companions to support herself.

At present, Wang Yuan’s basic life did not have any particularly large impact, except that from time to time several people would go under her account and post several comments.

Everything else was normal.

At the beginning, when people went under her account to comment and scold, she would still be somewhat angry.

But after time passed.

Toward those who scolded her she directly scolded back, blocked them and reported them in a one-stop sequence of actions, and could even become slightly happy.

At this time Wang Yuan was posting a long written post on her phone, explaining to her female followers some principles she had comprehended.

Actually it was merely some content she had seen from videos on the internet and then recalled and spoke at length about.

Seeing the active comments of her followers, Wang Yuan smiled and turned off the phone screen.

After the Fang Zhihui case ended, although she suffered verbal abuse, there was no substantive harm.

Instead she received considerable sympathy from many female companions, which could be considered as turning misfortune into fortune.

As for serving as a witness.

Serving as a witness required running back and forth and also required cooperation with the court, was that not troublesome?

Why should she trouble herself in this way for the sake of a stranger?

All other matters were excuses, the principal point was that this matter had no relation to her, and it also could not be said to have any connection with her interests.

As for.

Whether Fang Zhihui could obtain a fair judgment, this was not a matter she cared about.

She only needed to live her own life well, saving grace, what saving grace?

It was not she who begged the other party to save her.

Knock knock knock!

Knocking sounds came from outside the door, Wang Yuan walked out and saw law enforcement personnel at the doorway.

Her brows slightly frowned, what situation was this?

“May I ask whether you are Wang Yuan?”

The law enforcement personnel standing opposite Wang Yuan looked her up and down twice and then spoke to inquire.

“Yes, I am Wang Yuan, may I ask what matter you have?”

Wang Yuan looked at the law enforcement personnel in front of her.

She somewhat did not understand what the other party was looking for her for.

She had heard that recently Xie Jingmei wanted to continue to raise an appeal.

Could it be that the relevant law enforcement personnel came to persuade her?

Wang Yuan was thinking in her mind.

The relevant law enforcement personnel handed the court summons and related materials to her and spoke.

“Hello, we are from the law enforcement bureau, these are our identification documents, there is a case that still requires your cooperation.”

“What you are holding in your hands are all related supporting materials, if you have any objections, you may first return with us to the law enforcement bureau to understand them, and wait for our verification.”

“Now first look at the materials in your hands.”

“After confirming that there are no errors, then come with us.”

“Oh, alright.”

After Wang Yuan finished reading the materials in her hands, her expression became unpleasant and she appeared even more unsettled.

Her brows were tightly furrowed and an expression of anger appeared on her face.

What did this mean?!

She had actually been brought to court by Xie Jingmei?!

Was it merely because she did not go serve as a witness for Xie Jingmei, what did Xie Jingmei mean by this?

Bringing her to court?

This woman was truly vicious!

With a slap sound, Wang Yuan threw the materials onto the ground, her face filled with anger.

But before she had the opportunity to take the next action, the law enforcement personnel sternly warned:

“What are you doing! What are you doing, you are damaging related materials do you understand!”

“Pick them up and hold them properly!”

“Come with us!”

Hearing the stern voice of the law enforcement personnel, Wang Yuan only then reacted.

She hurriedly picked up the remaining materials and then spoke anxiously.

“I am sorry, I was too emotional just now.”

“I do not know about this matter, may I first contact my parents, or first make a phone call?”

“No!”

“First come with us, after arriving at the law enforcement bureau there will be relevant personnel who will inform you how to proceed, after returning we will contact your family members on your behalf.”

“Let us go!”

Hearing these words, although Wang Yuan felt somewhat helpless, she could only first follow the law enforcement personnel and leave.

During the case filing review stage, Wang Yuan’s movements were temporarily restricted, and the law enforcement side notified Wang Yuan’s parents and related relatives.

After Wang Yuan’s parents learned the news, they immediately contacted relevant lawyers.

At the same time they also contacted Xie Jingmei and wanted her to withdraw the lawsuit.

However, Xie Jingmei directly refused, first this was a public prosecution case, whether to withdraw the lawsuit or not was not determined by her.

In addition, she had already entrusted this case entirely to Su Bai.

She believed that Su Bai would not have any conduct of harming her.

Moreover now the case had already entered the case filing review stage, which indicated that Wang Yuan indeed had negligent criminal conduct.

Since this was the case, on what basis should she let Wang Yuan, one of the persons who harmed her daughter’s murderer, go?

If it had not been that her daughter had known Wang Yuan, then would her daughter have been intentionally killed with a knife by another person?

She would not have.

Whenever she thought of this, Xie Jingmei’s heart experienced a burst of pain.

It should be known that she was a single parent and she only had one daughter, and now she had lost her daughter.

Seeking justice for her daughter was the only belief that allowed her to continue persevering.

After Xie Jingmei refused and stated that this case was not something she could control.

Wang Yuan’s parents again spoke: “Just on the basis that the children of our two families were previously roommates, write a letter of understanding.”

“I know that what Wang Yuan did was not correct, just help once.”

“Just help once by writing a letter of understanding, it is not any major matter, and moreover Wang Yuan’s heart is not bad in essence.”

“It was not Wang Yuan who carried out the killing against Zhihui, I will persuade Wang Yuan and have Wang Yuan appear in court to accuse him, alright?”

Accuse?

Now there was already no need for Wang Yuan to accuse.

After Xie Jingmei heard these words, with a slap sound she hung up the phone.

Because Wang Yuan’s conduct was not correct, she should help by writing a letter of understanding?

At that time she not only sought Wang Yuan, she also sought Wang Yuan’s parents and asked them to help persuade her.

But what was the result?

During the first two calls the calls could still be connected, but the attitudes were ambiguous, afterward even the calls could not be connected.

Now they wanted her to write a letter of understanding, on what basis?

If the other party had not been at fault, then they could simply find a lawyer, what need was there to write a letter of understanding?

On what basis should she make concessions?

Had the other party forgotten how she had previously pleaded bitterly?

After Xie Jingmei hung up the phone, the expressions of Wang Yuan’s parents immediately became cold.

They looked at each other.

“What should we do now? The lawyer said that writing a letter of understanding was to prepare for unexpected needs, in order to respond to some other circumstances.”

“If there is no letter of understanding, if the other party truly brings our daughter to court and the court renders a judgment, what should be done?”

“It is alright.”

“This case originally is not any major matter, it is purely that the other party wants to find an outlet for emotional release, she is malicious in her heart, after her own daughter was gone she wants to pull our daughter down as a substitute.”

“Before the hearing we will spend money to hire a somewhat better lawyer.”

“I have a friend who studied law, I will have him make contact and see whether there are powerful lawyers, at that time we will hire them, I do not believe the other side can win!”

“Mm, I also think the other side is too greedy!”

The husband and wife spoke one sentence after another, continuously complaining that Xie Jingmei would not sign the letter of understanding.

There were also many other offensive remarks within their speech.

Time passed quickly, and very soon it approached the hearing time for the court regarding Wang Yuan’s negligent criminal conduct.

And also the hearing time regarding Xie Jingmei’s appeal request for sentence enhancement.

This time the two cases were heard in parallel, simple and efficient.

Sidu.

Suzhou Higher People’s Court.

At approximately nine o’clock in the morning.

Su Bai and Li Xuezhen arrived at the entrance of the Higher People’s Court, this case was scheduled to begin at ten o’clock.

Actually arriving somewhat later would not have been any problem.

However.

Recently within the legal circle there had emerged a sensational piece of news.

It stated that in a certain place the hearing time notified by a court did not conform to the actual hearing time.

And they had the relevant inspection personnel of the court hold back the litigation lawyers and not allow them to enter the courtroom.

After the litigation lawyers entered the courtroom, the presiding judge had already announced the judgment result.

Tsk tsk.

Was this not absurd?

Deliberately not waiting for the litigation lawyers to enter the courtroom, causing the defending party to have no defense lawyer, and then directly announcing the judgment result?

This matter caused major discussion within the legal circle.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble and to save the time of case adjudication, Su Bai brought Li Xuezhen to the court in advance.

Inside the waiting room.

Li Xuezhen curiously asked: “Lawyer Su, did we come too early?”

“If the kind of situation that has been causing a great disturbance within the legal circle really appears, then we…”

While saying these words.

Li Xuezhen’s eyes shone with light, and inside her little head she was thinking about whom to send inside.

Seeing through but not speaking through.

Su Bai smiled and explained: “If such a situation really appears, then the other party would also be proceeding through formal procedures.”

“At that time they could say one sentence to shift responsibility, shifting all responsibility onto those inspection personnel, saying that their inspection was too meticulous and caused the litigation lawyers to miss the hearing.”

“They were all temporary workers, newly arrived, inexperienced, what could be done?”

“Or they could shift responsibility onto us, saying that we indeed arrived late, then what could be done?”

“Even if you know that there is something within this, the procedures are compliant.”

“If such a situation really occurs and a judgment is rendered, the subsequent matters would also be very troublesome.”

“Do you understand?”

“I understand.” Li Xuezhen nodded seriously with her small face.

Su Bai again smiled and asked one more question.

“To which lesson have we reached?”

Li Xuezhen shook her head: “Lawyer Su, I forgot.”

“Ahem.”

“No matter to which lesson we have reached, you must remember that today’s lesson is that you must never leave opportunities to the other party.”

“Do you understand?”

“Oh.”

“Lawyer Su, I understand!”

Li Xuezhen’s expression was serious, and she nodded earnestly.

Seeing this, Su Bai smiled.

Mm?

Not right, had he already taught this lesson before?

Forget it forget it, these things were not important.

He looked at the time.

9:30.

There were still half an hour before the hearing began.

This time the case, as a publicly heard case, and having had a certain degree of popularity during the first instance.

Should not produce as many troublesome matters as the previous case.

Su Bai silently thought.

By contrast, Li Xuezhen, paying attention to the passage of time, had a face full of expectation.

Go inside.

All go inside.