Lu Xiao smiled and said, "Then I'm relieved. You haven't seen the defendant. That guy is so arrogant. I wanted to settle it privately with him at that time and planned to give him a chance. He actually forced me to go to court with him. What a weirdo. Hmph, now that he's here, I'll see what he can do. I'll humiliate him in court. Hmph, does he think that I'm just a decoration? Today, I'll let him know that he's nothing compared to me. He doesn't have the right to be arrogant in front of me! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened and a person walked in. When the judge, Old Ma, saw this person, his expression immediately changed and he stood up. Even Lu Xiao, who was from the city's central court, had a slight change in expression when he saw this person. He stood up and smiled obsequiously. "Oh, isn't this Director Fan? What brings you here?"
The person who came in was the owner of this place, the Director of the Southern District Court, Fan Yangguang.
Lu Xiao greeted him politely and walked around the long table to greet Fan Yangguang. He took the initiative to reach out and said with a smile, "Did Old Ma tell you? Oh, it's just a small matter. You don't have to trouble yourself. You're too polite! But I still want to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule … "
Fan Yangguang had known Lu Xiao for a long time because of their business relationship, but they weren't very close. Seeing that Lu Xiao had taken the initiative to greet him, if it were in the past, he would at least greet him politely and give him some face. But today, after learning that this ungrateful secretary was trying to frame the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, how could he be nice to him? He sneered inwardly. Do you think I'm here to see you? When he didn't see Lu Xiao's outstretched hand, he stopped and turned around. He said respectfully, "Song Shuji, Director Wang, this is the place. Please come in."
Song Chaoyang and Wang Chao were standing at the door. When they heard this, Song Chaoyang smiled at Li Rui and said, "Xiao Rui, you go in first. You're the star of the show today."
Li Rui nodded with a smile and walked into the house.
Lu Xiao recognized Li Rui, and his face darkened. Just as he was about to say something to show his authority, he saw Wang Chao standing at the door. He was so shocked that he shivered. For a moment, he thought that his eyes were playing tricks on him, so he stared at Wang Chao with wide eyes. After confirming that it was him without a doubt, he felt very strange. Damn, this was a big leader at the deputy department level. Why would he suddenly appear outside a small district court today? On second thought, oh, could it be that he had gone down to the grass-roots level to do research?
Lu Xiao didn't dare to hesitate too much. He hurriedly went forward and greeted, "Director, are you here to guide us today?"
Wang Chao looked at him expressionlessly but did not explain.
Inside the house, Lu Xiao's wife was pointing at Li Rui and yelling furiously, "You murderer, how dare you come here? I'm telling you, I won't let you go today. If you don't pay for my son's life, you have to pay for it. I won't let you go if you don't pay for it …"
Li Rui's smile turned cold and he said, "Why do I keep changing my status? Last time, you and your wife said that I accidentally caused death. Great, now I'm a murderer? Since you're saying that I'm a murderer, you might as well call the police and have me arrested! "
"Listen to him, listen to him!" Lu Xiao's wife said angrily to Judge Old Ma, "Old Ma, listen to what he's saying. Look at how arrogant he is! He wants me to call the police and have him arrested? B * stard, do you think only the police can do anything to you? Let me tell you, there are plenty of people here who can do anything to you! You're a murderer. You killed my son. It's useless even if you deny it. I'm telling you, we've found evidence! "
Old Ma couldn't be bothered with her at a time like this. He only carefully observed Fan Yangguang's expression. Fan Yangguang only glanced at Lu Xiao's wife before looking at Wang Chao.
Wang Chao and Song Chaoyang both heard Lu Xiao's wife's clamor. As Lu Xiao's top leader, Wang Chao blushed in shame in front of Song Chaoyang. He actually had such an unreasonable, despicable, and vile subordinate couple. Song Chaoyang, on the other hand, saw how shameless this couple was and secretly sneered. He was clearly a hero who bravely saved their son, but they were slandering him as a murderer. Was there any justice in this world?
Li Rui raised his eyebrows and said, "You've found evidence? What evidence? Take it out and show it to me. "
Lu Xiao's wife said arrogantly, "Get lost. I'll show it to you when the court officially starts! Let me tell you, with the evidence we have and the top lawyer we hired, you can forget about winning this case. If you're smart, quickly agree to a settlement in court and pay up! "
Wang Chao suddenly said, "Director Lu, do you also want the other party to pay up?"
Lu Xiao didn't know that Wang Chao and Li Rui were in cahoots, but he sensed that something was wrong. First, Fan Yangguang came for no reason. Then, Wang Chao, a deputy director, suddenly showed up. There was also an imposing man standing at the door. From the looks of it, the other party didn't come alone. It was very likely that he had invited someone. However, Lu Xiao couldn't believe it, nor did he want to believe that the other party had so many connections that they could invite someone as impressive as Wang Chao. In fact, it was already very impressive that he could invite Fan Yangguang. There was no way Lu Xiao could win this case. Fan Yangguang's reputation alone was worth forty to fifty thousand yuan, not to mention Wang Chao.
At that thought, Lu Xiao asked cautiously, "Director, you … you and this young man … know each other?"
Wang Chao replied with a cold expression, "So what if I know him, and so what if I don't?"
Lu Xiao's wife interrupted, "Old Lu, who is this leader?"
Lu Xiao said, "This is Director Wang Chao of our middle court. He's my immediate superior." After that, he introduced him to Wang Chao respectfully. "Director, this is my wife, Wang Wenli."
Wang Wenli walked around and stood in front of Wang Chao. She said with a long face, "Hello, Director. It's good that you're here today. You can help us uphold justice. My son was harmed by this bastard …"
Just as she said that, Lu Xiao gently tugged at her arm, indicating that she should stop talking.
Wang Wenli was anxious. She pushed him and said, "Why are you tugging at me?"
Lu Xiao lowered his head and said softly, "Stop talking."
Wang Wenli snorted and said, "Why shouldn't I say it? It's not easy to run into your superior. Of course, I have to ask him for help … "
Her thinking was very simple. Since Wang Chao was her husband's superior, they were family. A family should speak up for another family. Even if he didn't speak up for them, just standing in court would tilt the scales in their favor. How could they not win the case?
Wang Chao didn't want to lower himself to Wang Wenli's level. He said with a half-smile, "I can help you, as long as you're in the right. Let me ask you, are you in the right? "
Lu Xiao had a guilty conscience. When he heard Wang Chao's words, he realized that he was indeed on Li Rui's side. He was mocking them for being unreasonable. Wang Chao wasn't here to guide them at all, nor was he here to support them. He was here to support the other party. Tsk, who was that fellow? How could he invite the director of the middle school? No wonder he had been acting so arrogantly. It turned out that he really had a powerful background. It was over. Lu Xiao had pinched a soft persimmon this time. He shouldn't have been so greedy …
Wang Wenli didn't understand the deeper meaning behind Wang Chao's words. She was wishful thinking that he would definitely help her husband. As a superior, how could he continue as a superior if he didn't protect his subordinates? She nodded repeatedly and said, "Of course, it makes sense. We wouldn't have taken this case even if it didn't. We still have the latest news …"
Lu Xiao raised his hand and pulled her behind him. He smiled awkwardly at Wang Chao and said, "Director, we do have evidence. But if you know Li Rui, then forget it. We won't take this case on your account."
Wang Chao was amused when he heard this. What, after all this talk, he actually owed him a favor? He really knew how to talk. He smiled and waved his hand. "Don't. Don't take my account. What evidence do you have? Tell me."
The reason why Lu Xiao had said those words just now was to give himself a way out of this embarrassing situation. Who would have thought that he would hurt the leader's self-esteem? He had really shot himself in the foot. He complained incessantly in his heart and hurriedly waved his hand. "No … actually, there's no evidence. Forget it, forget it …"
Wang Wenli slapped his hand and said with a scowl, "What do you mean you don't have evidence? The evidence we just found! It's all with Lawyer Du. It's the autopsy report. According to the report, the autopsy found that there was an obvious bruise on my son's shoulder. Obviously, Li Rui kicked my son's shoulder when he jumped into the well. He was kicked to the bottom of the well alive. "
Li Rui was furious. "Nonsense. I was sitting on the edge of the well when I went down. I didn't touch anything. Your son had already been swept into the pipe. How could I have kicked him? Where's the autopsy photo? Do you dare show it to me? I want to see how you deduced that the bruise was from a kick. "
Lawyer Du Jinwei looked up at Lu Xiao, asking him with his eyes if he should show the autopsy photo to the other party.
Lu Xiao shook his head. Others might not know, but as one of the people who had prepared the autopsy report, he knew the source of the report best. He had asked a friend from the hospital to give him a pack of cigarettes. That person had taken him to the department where the autopsy report was issued. He had asked a colleague to add the words "bruise on the shoulder" according to Lu Xiao's wishes. That way, he could use it to slander Li Rui for kicking his son, causing his son to fall into the well and die.
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