The eyes of the court again focused on Cai Shengnan.
She looked straight at Aunt Xing with a serious expression, unable to tell what she was thinking.
Sister-in-law Xing whispered nervously: "Lawyer Cai, what do you mean? When did I attempt to murder Mrs. Song?"
She was still used to calling Song Jinning Mrs. Song. Although Song Jinning had left the Huo family now, she still couldn't change her tune.
"Don't you?" Cai Shengnan tilted his head and looked at Aunt Xing with his hands behind his back, "Then why don't you take good care of Mrs. Song? Make the house she lives in more and more cramped and crowded, don't talk to her, and leave her alone all year round. Alone in the attic?"
These are the "mental abuse" Luo Jialan mentioned in Gu Nianzhi's indictment against Song Jinning.
Mrs. Xing called out to Tianqu: "How can you blame me?! I am just a caregiver! A housekeeper! These are all things my master asked me to do!"
Gu Nianzhi immediately followed up: "You mean, these are all Luo Jialan, no, Huo Jialan asked you to do them?"
Cai Shengnan looked back at her and said, "Lawyer Gu, I am asking questions now. Can you please stop interrupting when we are asking questions?"
Gu Nianzhi smiled and said, "Can Lawyer Cai stop shouting 'objection' when I ask questions?"
Cai Shengnan: "..."
"You can't do it, can you?" Gu Nianzhi said earnestly, "Actually, we are all trying to find out the truth of the matter. I know that Lawyer Cai is willing to defend Luo Jialan because you believe that she is not a murderer, right?"
Now it was Cai Shengnan's turn to be confused.
Gu Nianzhi, what is this operation
Is she going to defect? Are you not going to defend Song Jinning
Gu Nianzhi said calmly: "So when I prove to Lawyer Cai and the court that Luo Jialan really tried to murder Ms. Song Jinning, you won't defend her, right?"
"Of course not!" Cai Shengnan objected subconsciously, "Luo Jialan is my client, no matter what she does..."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Cai Shengnan knew something was wrong.
She quickly glanced at the four military personnel in the gallery.
Sure enough, she saw them frowning and looking very dissatisfied with her.
In fact, this is legally understandable.
As a lawyer, Cai Shengnan, when she chooses to defend Luo Jialan, means that regardless of whether Luo Jialan is guilty or innocent, she will defend her to the end. This is the professional ethics of this industry.
As for Luo Jialan's guilt or innocence, it is not the lawyer who has the final say, but the court.
But when Gu Nianzhi singled out this matter and talked about it like this, it didn't sound so upright.
In fact, the most correct answer should be that she believed Luo Jialan was innocent, so she chose to defend herself.
She couldn't say that regardless of Luo Jialan's guilt or innocence, she would defend her.
"No matter what she does, Lawyer Cai will defend her? So what Lawyer Cai really means is that even if Luo Jialan is the real murderer, you will defend her to the end, right?" Gu Nianzhi once again set a verbal trap for her .
This is how Gu Nianzhi set a language trap for her.
Cai Shengnan calmed down, forced his thoughts back from Gu Nianzhi's interruption, turned around and continued to ask Aunt Xing.
"Sister-in-law Xing, you just said that the master asked you to do it. Who is the master you are talking about? Is this person in court?" Cai Shengnan turned his body sideways and no longer blocked Aunt Xing.
Aunt Xing's eyes slipped towards Luo Jialan.
Cai Shengnan followed her gaze and said, "It was Luo Jialan, no, Miss Huo Jialan asked her to do this? Sister-in-law Xing, before you answer yes or no, I want to remind you that you are testifying in court. If your testimony is untrue, you will be guilty of perjury.”
"Objection. The defendant's lawyer threatened the defense witness." Gu Nianzhi lazily raised his hand and actually spoke for Aunt Xing.
Aunt Xing looked at Gu Nianzhi in surprise and then at Luo Jialan, carefully recalling the situation at that time.
After a moment, she said: "This man is not in court."
"Oh? Who is that person? A man? Or a woman?" A faint smile appeared on Cai Shengnan's lips, his attitude softened, and his tone of voice could be said to be very seductive.
Gu Nianzhi frowned.
Could it be that Cai Shengnan's purpose was not to blame Mrs. Xing for the murderous intention, but to still target Huo Guanchen
To be honest, Gu Nianzhi didn't believe that Huo Guanchen had the intention to kill Song Jinning.
Yes, Huo Guanchen was a scumbag, and what he did to his seriously ill wife was simply out of character.
But this doesn't mean that he wants Song Jinning's life.
If Cai Shengnan still wanted to make Huo Guanchen a scapegoat, Gu Ninzhi would like to see if Cai Shengnan had any tangible evidence.
Gu Nianzhi had just denied that Huo Guanchen was the murderer and refuted Cai Shengnan's evidence.
If Cai Shengnan wants to bring Huo Guanchen in again, he must have new evidence.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Cai Shengnan and Sister Xing more attentively.
As a result, Mrs. Xing actually said: "...it's Miss Bai, that is, Bai Jinyi who has been sentenced."
"Did she ask you to do this?" Cai Shengnan asked excitedly, "Tell me specifically, what did she ask you to do?"
Sister-in-law Xing said honestly: "Miss Bai said that Mrs. Song forgets what happened the day before every day, so we need to give her more familiar things and put them around her to help her recover her memory."
So this is why her room is getting more crowded and filled with more stuff
"Also, Miss Bai said that Mrs. Song suffered a serious brain injury and is afraid of light and noise, so we usually don't dare to talk to her."
So that's why they didn't talk to her, left her alone in the attic, and gave her the cold shoulder
Gu Nianzhi cursed while listening, and was very surprised in his heart.
It turns out that Cai Shengnan’s real target for scapegoating is Bai Jinyi? !
I have to say that Cai Shengnan was quite accurate in finding this target.
Gu Nianzhi felt mixed emotions in his heart and silently looked in Cai Shengnan's direction.
If what Mrs. Xing said is true, then Luo Jialan can really be acquitted.
Because Bai Jinyi was indeed Song Jinning's psychiatrist at the time. Before she was convicted last year, Gu Nianzhi had ridiculed her for "practicing medicine without a license" and that she was a deceitful Mongolian doctor.
So these arrangements were all made by Bai Jinyi, and Luo Jialan, like Aunt Xing and Aunt You, just obeyed, so Luo Jialan's suspicions were almost cleared.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Luo Jialan with a complicated expression, and suddenly noticed that Luo Jialan raised her head and glanced quickly towards her.
Then, Luo Jialan raised one corner of her lips, revealing an expression that was half-smiling.
This provocative look was like a bucket of cold water poured on Gu Nianzhi's head, causing her to suddenly wake up.
No, there was something vague in Cai Shengnan's question just now, which not only misled Mrs. Xing, but even everyone in the court.
Even a vigilant person like Gu Nianzhi was almost fooled.
Thinking of Bai Jinyi's aloof and innocent demeanor, it was hard for Gu Nianzhi to imagine that she would talk to Aunt Xing and Aunt You like this...
In an instant, Gu Nianzhi thought of Cai Shengnan's carelessness and prepared the content of his question.
At this time, Cai Shengnan raised a big smile and said to the judge: "Your honor, you can see that this matter has nothing to do with my client. It was purely done by Bai Jinyi alone."
"Bai Jinyi was convicted of murdering Luo Xinxue last year. In my opinion, we also missed one of her charges, which is the attempted murder of Ms. Song Jinning. And my client is completely innocent."
Cai Shengnan said categorically, ending his questioning of Mrs. Xing and saying, "Your honor, I want to call the next witness."
Gu Nianzhi raised his hand and said calmly: "Wait a minute. Your honor, I have something to ask Mrs. Xing."
Just now, Cai Shengnan had cross-examined the prosecution witness Huo Guanchen, and now it was Gu Nianzhi's turn to cross-examine the defense witness Xing Sao.
The judge nodded in approval, "The prosecution lawyer can start questioning."
Gu Nianzhi walked to the witness stand and asked only one sentence: "Sister-in-law Xing, what you just said was ordered by Miss Bai. Did Miss Bai say these words to you personally?"
Gu Nianzhi emphasized the word "personally" and explained, "I asked her if she said it personally. It means, like us, face to face together, talking to you and explaining how you want to take care of Song Jinning."
Cai Shengnan's heart skipped a beat and he said in a long voice: "Ms. Song Jinning's physical condition is the responsibility of Bai Jinyi. Of course they listen to Bai Jinyi. What's the problem with this?"
She didn't believe that Gu Nianzhi could see through the language barrier she had set up...
Gu Nianzhi didn't look at her, just stared at Sister-in-law Xing closely, not missing any opportunity for her to exchange glances with Cai Shengnan.
"Sister-in-law Xing, please think carefully about how Bai Jinyi asked you to take care of Ms. Song like this?" Gu Nianzhi once again meant something.
Mrs. Xing's eyes flickered, she didn't dare to speak, and she quickly glanced at Cai Shengnan.
Gu Nianzhi understood, and without waiting for Cai Shengnan to speak, he quickly said: "Sister-in-law Xing, do you know what the crime of perjury is
"According to the provisions of our country's criminal law, the crime of perjury is punishable by a fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years; if the circumstances are serious, the penalty is a fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years. Do you really want to go to jail?"
"No, no! I don't want to go to jail!" Sister-in-law Xing waved her hands quickly and hurriedly confessed: "These words were not spoken by Miss Bai to us personally. Miss Bai basically never spoke to us directly. These words were all spoken by Miss Bai and Huo The lady said it, and it was relayed to us by Miss Huo."
That's pretty much it.
Gu Nianzhi raised a smile and said, "How do you know it was Miss Bai who asked Miss Huo to tell you?"
"Because that's what Miss Huo said!"
"Miss Huo? Which Miss Huo? Is she in the court?" Gu Nianzhi glanced at the court.
Sister-in-law Xing stretched out her finger and pointed timidly at Luo Jialan, who was sitting in the dock, "...that's her. She looks after me and Sister-in-law You. She orders us to do things, but she says it's all in vain. Miss’s medical advice.”
Both she and Sister-in-law You have professional licenses to care for special mental patients, and they attach great importance to the word "doctor's orders."
"So, these words were actually ordered by Luo Jialan directly, right?" Gu Nianzhi further emphasized, "She said they were Bai Jinyi's medical orders, but Bai Jinyi has never said these words in front of you, right?"
Aunt Xing shook her head and said, "Miss Bai is a busy person. She doesn't have much time to come to Huo's house. After she comes, she is usually with Mr. Huo. When she talks to Mrs. Song, she always drives us out, so Two people were talking in the room."
Gu Nianzhi nodded. This was probably when Bai Jinyi tried to get the words, letters, and handwriting from the mentally disturbed Song Jinning.
So although Luo Jialan was the mastermind in the murder of Song Jinning, Bai Jinyi was an accomplice, if not an accomplice.
Gu Nianzhi turned to look at Cai Shengnan, pointed at Luo Jialan and said to her: "Lawyer Cai, the truth is now revealed. Your client committed murder under the pretext of 'doctor's orders'. The evidence is conclusive and irrefutable!"
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This is the first update today: Chapter 1360 "Irrefutable".
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