All eyes in the courtroom focused on Cai Shengnan again.
Her expression was serious as she looked straight at Auntie Xing. No one could tell what she was thinking.
Auntie 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 already left the Huo family, she still couldn't change it.
"Didn't you?" Cai Shengnan tilted her head and looked at Auntie Xing with her hands behind her back. "Then why didn't you take good care of Mrs. Song? You made her live in a cramped and crowded room, didn't talk to her, and left her alone in the attic all year round? "
These were all the "mental abuse" that Luo Jialan had inflicted on Song Jinning mentioned in Gu Nianzhi's indictment.
Auntie Xing cried out in grievance, "How can you blame me for this?! I'm just a caretaker! A housekeeper! The owner asked me to do all of this! "
Gu Nianzhi immediately followed up, "You mean, Luo Jialan, no, Huo Jialan asked you to do all of this?"
Cai Shengnan turned to look at her. "Lawyer Gu, I'm the one asking the questions now. Can you not interrupt us when we're asking the questions?"
Gu Nianzhi smiled. "Then lawyer Cai, can you not randomly 'object' when I'm asking the questions?"
Cai Shengnan: "…"
"You can't do it, can you?" Gu Nianzhi said earnestly. "Actually, we're all trying to figure out the truth. I know lawyer Cai is willing to defend Luo Jialan because you believe that she's not the murderer, right? "
It was Cai Shengnan's turn to be confused.
What was Gu Nianzhi doing?
Was she going to switch sides? Wasn't she going to defend Song Jinning anymore?
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 instinctively objected. "Luo Jialan is my client, no matter what she does …"
As soon as she said that, Cai Shengnan knew she was in trouble.
She quickly glanced at the four people from the military in the gallery.
Sure enough, she saw them frowning and looking very dissatisfied with her.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with this in terms of law.
As a lawyer, when Cai Shengnan chose to defend Luo Jialan, regardless of whether Luo Jialan was guilty or innocent, she had to defend her to the end. This was the professional ethics of this profession.
As for whether Luo Jialan was guilty or not, it was not up to the lawyer to decide, but the court to decide.
However, for Gu Nianzhi to bring this matter up like this, it didn't sound so honorable.
In fact, the most correct answer should be that she believed that Luo Jialan was innocent, so she chose to defend her.
She couldn't say that she would defend Luo Jialan regardless of whether she was guilty or not.
"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 have to defend her to the end, right? "Gu Nianzhi once again set up a verbal trap for her.
Gu Nianzhi had set a verbal trap for her just like that.
Cai Shengnan composed herself and forcefully pulled her thoughts back from Gu Nianzhi's interruption. She turned around and continued to ask Auntie Xing.
"Auntie Xing, you just said that the master asked you to do it. May I ask who the master you're talking about is? Is this person in court? "Cai Shengnan turned her body to the side and no longer stood in front of Auntie Xing.
Auntie Xing's gaze slid over to Luo Jialan.
Cai Shengnan followed her gaze. "Did Luo Jialan, no, Miss Huo Jialan ask her to do this? Auntie Xing, before you answer yes or no, I want to remind you that you're testifying in court. If your testimony isn't true, you'll be implicated in perjury. "
"Objection. The defense lawyer is threatening the defense witness. "Gu Nianzhi raised her hand lazily and actually spoke up for Auntie Xing.
Auntie Xing looked at Gu Nianzhi in surprise, then at Luo Jialan. She carefully recalled the situation at the time.
After a while, she said, "This person isn't in court."
"Oh? Who is that person? A man? Or a woman? " The smile on Cai Shengnan's lips was faintly discernible. Her attitude softened, and her tone could be said to be very persuasive.
Gu Nianzhi frowned.
Could it be that Cai Shengnan's goal wasn't to blame Auntie Xing for the murder, 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. What he did to his seriously ill wife was simply inhumane.
But that didn't mean that he wanted Song Jinning's life.
If Cai Shengnan still wanted to use Huo Guanchen as a scapegoat, Gu Nianzhi wanted to see what other concrete evidence Cai Shengnan had.
Gu Nianzhi had already denied that Huo Guanchen was the murderer and refuted Cai Shengnan's evidence.
If Cai Shengnan wanted to drag Huo Guanchen in again, she would need new evidence.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Cai Shengnan and Auntie Xing even more intently.
However, Auntie Xing actually said, "… It's Miss Bai. It's, it's Bai Jinyi who has already been sentenced."
"Did she ask you to do this?" Cai Shengnan's interest was piqued. "Tell me specifically, what did she ask you to do?"
Auntie Xing said honestly, "Miss Bai said that Mrs. Song would forget what happened the day before every day, so she had to be given more familiar things to be placed by her side to help her recover her memory."
So this was the reason why her room was getting more crowded and there were more things in her room?
"Also, Miss Bai said that Mrs. Song's brain was seriously injured. She's afraid of light and noise, so we usually don't dare to talk to her."
So this was the reason why they didn't talk to her, left her alone in the attic, and gave her cold treatment?
Gu Nianzhi cursed silently as she listened, but she was also very surprised.
So the real target of Cai Shengnan's shifting the blame was Bai Jinyi?!
It had to be said that Cai Shengnan's target was quite accurate.
Gu Nianzhi's heart was filled with mixed emotions as she silently looked in Cai Shengnan's direction.
If what Auntie Xing said was true, then Luo Jialan could really be acquitted.
This was because Bai Jinyi was indeed Song Jinning's attending psychiatrist at the time. Last year, before she was convicted, Gu Nianzhi had mocked her for "practicing medicine without a license" and being a deceitful Mongolian doctor.
Therefore, these arrangements were all made by Bai Jinyi. Luo Jialan, like Auntie Xing and Auntie You, only obeyed. Then Luo Jialan's suspicions were almost completely cleared.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Luo Jialan with a complicated expression. Suddenly, she noticed that Luo Jialan had raised her head and quickly glanced in her direction.
Then, Luo Jialan raised the corners of her lips and revealed a half-smile.
This provocative expression was like a bucket of cold water poured over Gu Nianzhi's head, causing her to suddenly wake up.
No, there was one part of Cai Shengnan's question that was ambiguous. Not only had it misled Auntie Xing, but it had also misled everyone in the courtroom.
Even someone as vigilant as Gu Nianzhi had almost been fooled.
Gu Nianzhi recalled how high and mighty Bai Jinyi had once been. It was hard for her to imagine that she would speak to Auntie Xing and Auntie You like this …
In an instant, Gu Nianzhi had already thought of Cai Shengnan's sloppiness and prepared what she was going to ask.
At that moment, Cai Shengnan smiled widely and said to the judge, "Your Honor, you can see that this has nothing to do with my client. It was purely Bai Jinyi's doing."
"Bai Jinyi was already convicted of murdering Luo Xinxue last year. In my opinion, we still missed one of her charges, which was attempting to murder Ms. Song Jinning. And my client is completely innocent. "
Cai Shengnan said firmly. She ended her questioning of Auntie Xing and said, "Your Honor, I would like to call in the next witness."
Gu Nianzhi raised her hand and said calmly, "Wait. Your Honor, I have something to ask Auntie Xing. "
Cai Shengnan had already cross-examined the prosecution witness, Huo Guanchen. Now it was Gu Nianzhi's turn to cross-examine the defense witness, Auntie Xing.
The judge nodded in approval. "The prosecution lawyer may begin questioning."
Gu Nianzhi walked to the witness stand and asked only one question, "Auntie Xing, what you said just now was Miss Bai's instructions. May I ask, did Miss Bai 'personally' tell you these words?"
Gu Nianzhi emphasized the word "personally." She explained, "I asked if she said it herself. What I meant was, like we are now, face-to-face, talking to you, and telling you how to take care of Song Jinning."
Cai Shengnan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said, "Bai Jinyi is responsible for Ms. Song Jinning's physical condition. Of course they listen to Bai Jinyi. What's wrong with that?"
She didn't believe that Gu Nianzhi could see through the language barrier she had set up …
Gu Nianzhi didn't look at her. She only stared at Auntie Xing, not letting go of any opportunity for her to exchange glances with Cai Shengnan.
"Auntie Xing, please think carefully. In what way did Bai Jinyi ask you to take care of Ms. Song like this?" Gu Nianzhi pointed out again.
Auntie Xing's eyes flickered, and she didn't dare to speak. She quickly glanced at Cai Shengnan.
Gu Nianzhi understood. Without waiting for Cai Shengnan to speak, she quickly said, "Auntie Xing, do you know what the crime of perjury is?
"According to our country's criminal law, the crime of perjury is punishable by imprisonment of not more than three years. If the circumstances are serious, it is punishable by 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! " Auntie Xing quickly waved her hand and hurriedly confessed, "Miss Bai didn't personally tell us these words. Miss Bai basically never spoke to us directly. Miss Bai told Miss Huo these words, and Miss Huo passed them on to us."
That was more like it.
Gu Nianzhi smiled. "How do you know that Miss Bai asked Miss Huo to pass them on to you?"
"Because that's what Miss Huo said!"
"Miss Huo? Which Miss Huo? Is she in court? "Gu Nianzhi glanced at the courtroom.
Auntie Xing stretched out her finger and pointed timidly at Luo Jialan, who was sitting in the dock. "… It's her. She's in charge of me and Auntie You. She's the one who ordered us to do everything, but she said that it was all Miss Bai's medical advice."
She and Auntie You were both people with professional licenses to take care of special mental patients, and they attached great importance to the word "medical advice".
"In that case, Luo Jialan actually ordered you to do all of this directly, right?" Gu Nianzhi emphasized further, "She said that it was Bai Jinyi's medical advice, but Bai Jinyi never said these things in front of you, did she?"
Auntie Xing shook her head and said, "Miss Bai is a busy person. She doesn't spend much time at the Huo family, and when she does, she spends most of her time with Mr. Huo. When she talks to Mrs. Song, she chases us out, and the two of them talk in the room. "
Gu Nianzhi nodded. This was probably when Bai Jinyi was trying to get information, trust, and handwriting out of the mentally ill Song Jinning.
Therefore, although Luo Jialan was the mastermind in the murder of Song Jinning, and even if Bai Jinyi wasn't an accomplice, she was at least an accomplice.
Gu Nianzhi turned to look at Cai Shengnan, pointed at Luo Jialan, and said to her, "Lawyer Cai, the truth is out now. Your client used 'medical advice' as an excuse to commit murder. The evidence is conclusive and irrefutable!"
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This was the first update of the day: Chapter 1360, "Irrefutable".
It was December again, the end of the month, when the monthly tickets were doubled.
A certain Han had always had mixed feelings about the double monthly tickets ~ ~ ~
Let's just get used to it. Double monthly tickets, three updates every day.
The second update at 1 pm, the third update at 8 pm.
I'll try my best to update. Can you guys vote for the Major General?
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