"Objection! The defendant's lawyer made unreasonable inferences and slandered the prosecution witnesses!" The prosecutor quickly stood up and objected to He Zhichu's continued talk, "The two situations cannot be compared. ＷｗＷ．.kàn..ge．lA Mr. Butler has served the Vanderbilt family for more than 20 years without making any mistakes. However, Mr. Ye Xuan had a dispute with Mr. Vanderbilt just a few days after he came here. Then Vanderbilt Your entire family was killed. I would like to ask this Mr. Ye Xuan, what dispute did you have with Mr. Vanderbilt?!"
Ye Xuan sat in the dock, saying nothing and not answering the prosecutor's questions.
He Zhichu didn't want Gu Xiangwen's matter to become known to everyone, so he interrupted the prosecutor's questioning: "Your Excellency the prosecutor's question is beyond the scope of this case. Besides, if there is a dispute, it is just Mr. Butler's opinion. Is there anyone else who can prove that they had an argument in the street?”
He Zhichu looked at the neighbors in the block where the Vanderbilt family lived.
These people hesitated when faced with He Zhichu's awe-inspiring face.
If this was an online fight without any legal consequences, they would say without hesitation: "I've seen it before!"
And they will make up some sensational content vividly to gain online clicks.
But now in court, every word they say has legal consequences.
And lying to testify is itself a crime.
So they hesitated and shook their heads.
Indeed, they only saw Ye Xuan talking to Vanderbilt. It seemed that the two of them were a little excited, but no one heard what the two of them were talking about.
What they talked about can only be known by heaven and earth.
Ye Xuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want everyone to know about Gu Xiangwen's will.
He Zhichu calmly made a "helpless" gesture to the prosecutor, "What my client said to Mr. Vanderbilt is not important. What is important is whether he has the conditions and motives to commit the crime. If so, please prosecute Fang confirmed. If no evidence can be produced, please do not continue to detain my client."
According to the "pree" principle in the American judicial system, if the prosecution has no evidence to prove that the defendant is guilty, then the defendant is innocent and should be acquitted.
The prosecutor gave the sergeant a dark look.
Obtaining evidence should be the responsibility of the police, but the police chief was obviously only satisfied with arresting Ye Xuan and imprisoning him, and did not collect further evidence, causing him to be passive in court.
The police chief's face was uncertain, and he felt a little regretful.
To be honest, the difficulty of this case was beyond what he, a police chief in a small area, could handle.
The most correct thing to do is to contact the FBI immediately and let them take over the investigation.
However, the police chief was obsessed for a while and wanted to take the opportunity to increase his reputation and leave a mark in his career. Therefore, he had selfish motives and devoted himself to imprisoning Ye Xuan in order to find important clues from him.
Unexpectedly, Ye Xuan was able to hire He Zhichu as his defense lawyer. Not only could the trial be scheduled immediately, but it also seemed to "introduce" a new important suspect to them.
The police chief's eyes fell on the housekeeper, and he sneered twice but said nothing.
Seeing this posture, the prosecutor also knew that there was no chance.
He dropped two harsh words: "God knows whether he has done anything or not! He himself knows it too!"
He Zhichu did not comment on the prosecutor's harsh words. He turned to look at the judge and made his closing statement: "Your honor, my client has no motive or conditions to kill people and set fires. In fact, he even killed Mr. Vanderbilt." He has never entered his home. Just because he said a few words to him on the street, he was charged with murder and arson. The prosecutor and the police chief’s behavior of disregarding the law and breaking the law is outrageous. I would like to represent my The client solemnly made a request for acquittal to the court, and hoped that the Little Rock police would cooperate with the FBI as soon as possible to find the real murderer and find belated justice for Mr. Vanderbilt’s family!”
He Zhichu's words shocked the jury.
They discussed behind closed doors for half an hour and came to the conclusion that Ye Xuan was not guilty of murder and arson.
Coming out of the conference room, they submitted the jury's resolution to the judge.
The judge looked at it and had similar thoughts.
Although Ye Xuan's sudden appearance in Little Rock and the subsequent misfortune that befell Mr. Vanderbilt's family are indeed suspicious, there is no direct or indirect evidence linking Ye Xuan to this case.
The hearsay from passers-by and the one-sided words of the housekeeper were not enough for the jury to make a judgment that Ye Xuan was guilty.
Moreover, the High Court judge looked through the files and found that Mr. Vanderbilt and his family had another suspicious case.
That was more than ten years ago, when Mr. Vanderbilt was still living in New York State, his eldest son suddenly drowned in the sea while going to sea. The wife of the eldest son insisted that he was killed, but the local police ruled that he committed suicide. Mr. Vanderbilt There was a stalemate with the local police, and then he moved away from New York State and settled in Little Rock, Utah, a small place where birds do not lay eggs.
Since then, Mr. Vanderbilt spent a lot of money to equip his family with bodyguards, but unexpectedly, he still failed to save the lives of his family.
More than ten years ago, Ye Xuan was less than 10 years old, and it could not be related to him at that time.
It was also for this reason that the judge did not insist on keeping Ye Xuan, and because He Zhichu was too proud, the judge announced in court that Ye Xuan was not guilty of murder and arson and was released in court.
As soon as the judge's verdict was announced, the people brought by He Zhichu cheered.
Ye Xuan also looked relieved.
But He Zhichu's expression did not relax at all.
He still had a cold face as he watched Smith step forward to hand over the work to the bailiff.
The police chief of Little Rock turned back and glared at He Zhichu and Ye Xuan, then quickly chased them out and asked the Vanderbilt family's housekeeper to return to the police station to "assist in the investigation."
The prosecutor finished packing his things, thought for a moment, and then came to He Zhichu, stretched out his hand, and said sincerely: "Lawyer He, I have offended you today."
"You're welcome, prosecutor. This is your duty." He Zhichu bowed gracefully, shook hands with him, and then left with Ye Xuan.
Walking out of the court, Ye Xuan squinted at the bright blue sky and let out a long breath.
The feeling of freedom can only be cherished after you have lost it.
"Thank you Mr. He for your help. If it weren't for you this time, I wouldn't have escaped so quickly." Ye Xuan sincerely thanked He Zhichu.
He Zhichu glanced at him, sneered, put his hands behind his back, and said, "You think you're out of danger? No, your danger has just begun."
Ye Xuan: "..."
What does He Zhichu mean
Why can't he understand
He Zhichu walked quickly down the steps and said, "Without further delay, we will leave here right away."
Ye Xuan ran down the steps after him, extremely surprised, "Mr. He, what do you mean? Is there still danger?!"
But Vanderbilt’s family is dead!
Ye Xuan still wanted to stay a few more days to investigate who would inherit Vanderbilt's inheritance after his family died.
In modern society, the inheritance of these rich people will not be lost once their house is burned down...
There are too many places to hide a will in bank accounts, bank safes, escrow funds, documents, and outside companies.
He didn't want to leave Little Rock right now.
He Zhichu stopped in front of his car and said simply: "Vanderbilt's family is dead, and their target now is you."
"Me?!" Ye Xuan was even more confused, "I don't know about Uncle Gu..."
Seeing that Ye Xuan also called Gu Xiangwen "Uncle Gu", He Zhichu's eyes twitched almost imperceptibly, "Get in the car."
Ye Xuan followed him into the car and drove towards the interstate highway from Little Rock to Salt Lake City International Airport.
He Zhichu and Ye Xuan were both sitting in the back seat.
This is a luxury version of a bulletproof Cadillac sedan. The interior of the car is very spacious. There is a soundproof and bulletproof glass wall separating the front seat of the driver and co-driver from the rear seats.
This glass wall is erected to ensure the safety and security of rear passengers.
Only then did He Zhichu look at Ye Xuan several times.
The corners of her twinkling peach blossom eyes were tilted upward, and the balance and doubt in her eyes were very obvious.
Ye Xuan moved to the side uncomfortably, trying to stay as far away from He Zhichu as possible.
"...your name is Gu Xiangwen, Uncle Gu?" He Zhichu seemed to be suddenly interested in his relationship with Gu Xiangwen.
Ye Xuan didn't hide it from him and nodded, "Uncle Gu sponsored me to study in the United States. I am very grateful to him."
So when he was in trouble, he had to help him protect the Gu family.
He Zhichu snorted lightly and said indifferently: "For him, it is too easy to support an orphan to study. A little leakage from his fingers can make him a rich man. Do you need to be so grateful?"
It was simply a matter of exhaustion and exhaustion.
Ye Xuan pursed his lips and turned to look at him, "Mr. He, I will not take others' kindness to me for granted. Especially Uncle Gu, who is not related to me, but is willing to do so many things for me. It changed my life, of course I am grateful to him and willing to do anything for him.”
He Zhichu was noncommittal and looked at Ye Xuan coldly, "That's all? As far as I know, Gu Xiangwen doesn't care much about you. He has left you in the United States for so many years and ignored you. Apart from sending money, he has done nothing for you. What's going on?"
Ye Xuan didn't like hearing these words. He frowned and said angrily: "Uncle Gu is doing it for my own good! Although he has not allowed me to return to Barbados for so many years, I have always been in contact with him online!"
Not only is she connected with him, but she is also connected with that quirky little girl...
But when he thought that the person he was chatting with anonymously was Gu Nianzhi and not Gu Yanran, Ye Xuan felt mixed emotions and his aura dimmed.
"... I met her several times when I was in the orphanage, but we were still young at that time. She was proud, domineering, a bad-tempered little girl, and didn't talk much. But when I lost her When we got to the sea, he saved me without hesitation. I knew how could Uncle Gu's daughter be that kind of person? I actually believed everything Gu Yanran said about her." Ye Xuan smiled and shook his hand. He clenched his fists and hated himself.
He Zhichu was slightly startled and his heart tightened: "A bad-tempered little girl? Do you want to miss her?"
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