When Huo Jialan was brought to the court by the bailiff with a dull face, he was stunned for a moment when he saw Gu Nianzhi wearing a navy blue suit and trousers standing at the plaintiff's defense lawyer's table.
Her eyes quickly scanned the court hall, then she silently turned around and followed the bailiff to stand on the witness stand.
Bai Jinyi looked disdainful when Gu Nianzhi summoned Huo Jialan to testify.
Huo Jialan has obviously been torturing Song Jinning because in her heart, Song Jinning was the culprit who caused her mother to commit suicide.
If she had doubted Bai Jinyi, she would never have treated Song Jinning like that.
The people from the Bai family were convinced that Huo Jialan didn't have any evidence, so they all looked at Gu Nianzhi calmly, waiting to see the joke.
After Gu Nianzhi asked Huo Jialan to reveal his identity and name in accordance with court procedures, he got down to business.
"Miss Huo Jialan, after your father Huo Guanyuan and mother Luo Xinxue passed away, did you accept all their inheritance?"
Huo Jialan was dressed very beautifully today, especially her plump lips and coral lipstick, which contrasted well with the coral suit she was wearing and was very eye-catching.
She pursed her red lips, paused her lips with her fingers painted with bright red cinnamon for a moment, and asked, "Is my parents' inheritance related to this case?"
"Of course it's relevant." Gu Nianzhi stared at her calmly, "You just need to answer yes or no."
"The estate of the deceased is related to this case. Witnesses, please answer." The judge also supported Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi smiled gratefully at the judge, then turned and continued to stare at Huo Jialan.
Huo Jialan pursed her lips and said reluctantly: "...Yes, so what? They are my parents, and I am their only daughter. If they don't give their inheritance to me, who will I give it to?"
"I didn't question whether you have the right to inherit the inheritance. What are you refuting?" Gu Nianzhi raised his eyebrows, a little surprised by Huo Jialan's attitude.
Huo Jialan twitched the corners of his eyes, feeling flustered for a while, but quickly calmed down and smiled, "If you ask the question like that, everyone will have such doubts."
Gu Nianzhi glanced at her and continued: "Since you have accepted all the inheritance of Huo Guanyuan and Luo Xinxue, I want to summon two exhibits from you. - It has been approved by the court. This is a document."
Gu Nianzhi raised her hand, and a bailiff showed Huo Jialan the documents she had handed over in advance.
"What kind of evidence is this?" Huo Jialan frowned.
I saw that attached to the document was a list of relics and a list of wills.
"These two things, one is a list of the belongings of Colonel Huo Guanyuan. He was suddenly killed in an experimental accident sixteen years ago. The military department gave all his belongings to your mother, Luo Xinxue, and then to your mother. Yes, there is this list of relics, and the military department also has an archive, which is placed together with Colonel Huo Guanyuan's files." Gu Nianzhi first introduced the first list.
Huo Jialan read it in silence, then looked up at Gu Nianzhi, waiting for her to speak.
"This second copy is your mother Luo Xinxue's will list." Gu Nianzhi pointed to the big screen that showed Luo Xinxi's will list. "Luo Xinxue listed all his movable and immovable properties in the will list, as well as some Important items at home. Please cooperate with the court's request and hand over the items listed in Huo Guanyuan's belongings list and Luo Xinxue's will list to assist in the investigation."
Huo Jialan's hands were shaking a little.
She tried her best to stay calm and said as calmly as possible: "I inherited the inheritance from my father and mother, but it has been ten years and there are so many things. I still have to take the time to go back and look for them." "Really? Then I ask you How long will it take to find them?" Gu Nianzhi looked at the two lists and said, "These little things are not too many. The two lists add up to less than fifty items. Most of them were listed by your mother Luo Xinxue. of jewelry.”
In addition to real estate and deposit certificates, the only relics left by Huo Guanyuan and Luo Xinxue were some small items.
Huo Jialan was silent for a while, "It will take two or three days to find..."
"Haha, I'll give you two hours. If you can't find it, I'll apply for a search warrant from the court and go directly to your home to search." Gu Nianzhi refuted Huo Jialan's request without hesitation.
The judge also felt that such a simple list would take two or three days to find too much, and agreed with Gu Nianzhi, "Give the witness two hours and go back to look for it immediately. If you can't find it or need more time, explain the reason to the court. That’s it.—Adjourn the court.”
The court adjourned for two hours.
Bai Jinyi was a little irritable and said to Jin Dazhuang: "Why do you let a fresh student lawyer lead you by the nose? What do you do for a living?"
Jin Dazhuang had a dark face and lowered his voice: "Of course we took action. During the one-week adjournment, the Chinese medical examiner conducted another autopsy. Did Director Bai forget about it?"
Bai Jinyi was speechless by him.
Jin Dazhuang sneered and added: "If Director Bai can tell us more about the actual content and mention a few more candidates, we won't be on the defensive all the time."
According to the laws of the Chinese Empire, whoever sues gets evidence.
Therefore, as the plaintiff's lawyer, Gu Nianzhi, of course, had to speak more, because what she wanted to convince was the judge, proving that Luo Xinxue was indeed murdered and that Bai Jinyi was indeed the murderer.
Jin Dazhuang and the others are Bai Jinyi's defense lawyers. What they need is to find flaws in Gu Nianzhi's argument and then refute it.
So far, they have found no new vulnerabilities.
"... However, our legal team has already discussed it." Jin Dazhuang looked around, "This new witness summoned by the plaintiff can actually make a fuss."
Bai Jinyi was puzzled, "Huo Jialan? This is a slippery man. What do you want to do?"
"Director Bai, please leave legal matters to us. All you have to do is tell us all the facts. You must know that any concealment will help the other party send you to jail."
Bai Jinyi pursed her lips and said reflexively: "I have said everything that needs to be said, and I have nothing to hide."
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Two hours later, the court reconvened.
Huo Jialan had already returned, and with a sullen face handed over the things she inherited from her father and mother to Gu Nianzhi's people for inspection.
Director Wang of the Forensics Division of the Special Operations Department personally took the list of relics and the will list for acceptance and found that two things were missing.
"1. Colonel Huo Guanyuan's personal mobile phone, mobile phone number 1XXXXXXXXX."
"2. A birth certificate that Luo Xinxue placed in the bank safe."
"Your Honor, Miss Huo did not hand over these two things."
The judge looked at Huo Jialan and said, "Huo Jialan, why are the personal mobile phone listed on Huo Guanyuan's list of belongings and Luo Xinxue's birth certificate placed in the bank safe not among the things you handed over?"
She shook her head at the judge: "I'm sorry, your honor, the list of my father's belongings was given to my mother by the military department and she signed for it. When I got it, I had never seen this list. I just took it. I compared the list given by the court with my father’s belongings and found that there were others, but this personal mobile phone was missing.”
What a coincidence.
There was a sudden buzz in the courtroom.
Gu Nianzhi kept a calm face and said nothing.
In fact, after so many years, it is normal for these things to be lost or disposed of, and Gu Nianzhi can understand it. However, Director Wang, with so many years of experience in evidence appraisal, feels that this is unusual.
"Lawyer Gu, Colonel Huo Guanyuan's personal mobile phone is definitely not an ordinary exhibit. You should apply to the court for permission and go to the mobile company to investigate the phone's call and text message records."
Without a court subpoena, mobile companies will not let anyone who is not the owner of the phone investigate.
Of course, for Gu Nianzhi, it doesn't matter if the phone is gone. As long as he knows the phone number and Brother Ozawa is there, any phone is no secret.
However, Zhao Liangze's method of obtaining information is exclusive to the Special Operations Department and cannot be used as evidence in court. Only evidence produced by the mobile company that provided the number is legal evidence.
"Your Honor, we believe that the content stored on this mobile phone is very helpful to the case. We hope that the court can issue a subpoena to the mobile company to investigate the call records of this mobile phone." Gu Nianzhi made a bold request.
The judge weighed it for a long time and felt that all of Huo Guanyuan's belongings were present except for the missing mobile phone, so he agreed to Gu Nianzhi's request and issued a subpoena to the mobile company.
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This is the second update. A reminder about monthly tickets and recommended tickets!
O(∩_∩)O. (To be continued.)