Who Made Him a Lawyer?-Chapter 68 - 64: The Self-Incrimination Trap!

"Defense, please present your side’s defense appeal."

As Zhang Bo finished speaking.

Countless eyes focused on the defense lawyer Xu Liang.

At the same time, Liu Xun also squinted, speculating how Xu Liang would counter his words.

He was familiar with Xu Liang.

After all, in the Chen Dong case, his strong competitor and colleague Zhang Cheng, during the first trial where he held a death penalty, even got overturned in the second trial by the opponent...

He had mockingly ridiculed Zhang Cheng hard for that.

Such a big advantage being overturned and even letting the client get arrested, he naturally had to mock good-heartedly.

He just didn’t expect...this case with such a large public opinion, he came to brush up his reputation.

And he encountered Xu Liang!

Thinking of this.

Liu Xun stared at Xu Liang, his eyes igniting a flame.

"I’m not the kind of loser Zhang Cheng who could lose even with a death penalty in the first trial!"

...

Meanwhile.

It’s Xu Liang’s turn to speak, looking at the eyes focused on him, he took a deep breath.

Then he slowly stood up.

"Honorable Judge, our defense appeal is that the accused Sun Quan..."

"Not guilty!"

As these two words fell.

The entire courtroom instantly erupted.

Not guilty!?

The other side has presented a pile of evidence, murder time, murder location, and even three murders...

How dare you declare not guilty!?

Where in this case is there a trace of innocence to be found?

"Three murders, and even dismembering Zhou Xu and selling the meat openly at a market...how does this relate to innocence!?"

"Is this lawyer crazy, how dare he say that? Isn’t he afraid of angering the judge!?"

"The meat eaters on Hongfu Street might go crazy over the past few months..."

"..."

A series of exchanges echoed.

"Old Zhang, what’s this about Lawyer Xu?"

In the corner, the now regular reporter Zhang Tao and photographer Li Ye looked at the courtroom in amazement.

They were from Langke Media Company.

Also, during the Chen Dong case, they were the first to report on Liu Mingbo’s corpse case, as inferred from Xu Liang’s words!

"Don’t panic."

Zhang Tao frowned, his regular status couldn’t have been achieved without Xu Liang’s help, he naturally instinctively wanted Xu Liang to win.

But the other’s appeal...

He pondered for a moment before speaking:

"It was like this at the start of the Chen Dong case too, and didn’t it end up without criminal responsibility?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ye finally reacted.

When others shout "not guilty," it might be a big call.

Xu Liang shouting "not guilty"...he is genuinely pleading for innocence!

Even the death penalty in the first trial for Chen Dong was argued to have no criminal responsibility!

"Let’s watch first!" Zhang Tao said.

In the listening seats.

Yang Ruoxi was listening to the words around her, her hands unconsciously clenched, her gaze fixed on Xu Liang, unenviable.

....

"Bang!"

"Silence!"

Judge Zhang Bo struck the gavel, his authoritative voice resonated in everyone’s ears.

Then he focused his eyes on Xu Liang.

Honestly, Zhang Bo was a bit exhausted at this moment.

After being reminded by a colleague last night, he had been worried about what Xu Liang might do.

Now it was clear.

His hanging heart was finally at peace!

Not guilty...

The other side dares to plead not guilty!

From Xu Liang’s experience in court cases, if he dares to say this, he must have backing, which means there will be unpredictable changes, far beyond what he previously anticipated...

Zhang Bo put his thoughts aside and looked at Xu Liang.

"Defense, please proceed with your speech."

Xu Liang nodded.

He continued speaking:

"Regarding the prosecution’s statement, the points of contention are nothing more than two."

"First, my client’s intention in Sui Shan was to intentionally kill two people."

"Second, the deceased Zhou Xu had no grievances with my client, yet he was still killed, making the accused guilty of intentional harm and murder."

"Both of these..."

With that, Xu Liang paused, a sharp flash in his eyes, his tone suddenly decisive.

"Are a load of nonsense!"

"I will address them one by one."

"Firstly, on the night of August 16th at eleven o’clock, it was not intentional harm by my client, rather..."

"Justifiable defense!!!"

As soon as he said that, the scene erupted once more.

Lawyer Liu Xun was unfazed, he calmly watched Xu Liang.

This statement did not surprise Judge Zhang Bo.

The details of Sui Shan weren’t disclosed, but he knew them, only...

With this, the other side couldn’t plead not guilty, so what was Xu Liang’s actual backing!?

Zhang Bo furrowed his brows, then continued to look toward Xu Liang.

At this moment.

Xu Liang continued his argument:

"First of all, point one."

"At the Sui Shan scene, footprints can prove that during the fight, the two deceased initiated an attack against my client."

"Moreover, these two were not just involved in a simple fight; they intended to kill!"

"If the police hadn’t arrived in time, the accused would have died on August 16th!!!"

Xu Liang presented Sun Quan’s injury report at the time.

Upon arrest on August 16th, Sun Quan had a terrifying wound across his chest.

If not for Xu Liang’s emergency bandaging, Sun Quan would have been deadly wounded!

It clearly showed the brutality of the action taken by the two deceased at Sui Shan!

And supporting evidence...

Is naturally the police file records.

When he was arrested, Sun Quan soon fainted due to excessive blood loss, perfectly demonstrating his injuries.

On-site, the weapon held by the deceased had fingerprints and DNA proving that Sun Quan’s injury was their doing.

The clerk submitted these clues to Zhang Bo.

After Zhang Bo read them, he thoughtfully turned his gaze back to Xu Liang.

"During this period, my client never intended to kill, only to protect themselves!"

"This can be seen from one of the two deceased at Sui Shan, Zhou Qiang."

"The deceased Zhou Qiang was not killed by my client in the act of self-defense but died from excessive blood loss."

"And my client only disabled his ability to harm, did not retaliate excessively, did not defend beyond the limits."

"The supposed intentional murder..."

Xu Liang’s eyes focused, staring at the opposing lawyer Liu Xun.

"Intentional harm, completely fabricated!"

There were complete lines of justifiable defense up at Sui Shan, making Xu Liang’s words highly confident.

No one, including Liu Xun, would think that Sun Quan’s killing was not justifiable defense.

Then why does Liu Xun still intervene in this issue!?

It’s naturally...

Setting a trap!

Liu Xun was internally delighted.

They fell into the trap!

Upon Zhang Bo indicating that he could speak, Liu Xun immediately stated:

"The defense’s words about the possibility of justifiable defense on Sui Shan are true."

"But..."

"If the defense argues using the deceased’s active aggression and harm towards accused Sun Quan as reason for justifiable defense."

"Then..."

Liu Xun suddenly shifted his tone, bringing the debate to the second point.

"How do you explain the proactive killing of Zhou Xu by the accused!?"

"Zhou Xu had no intention of attacking, not even defending before being killed!"

"The accused, Sun Quan, completely performed the same actions as the two deceased at Sui Shan!!!"

Self-certifying trap...

This was Liu Xun’s trap!!!

By binding Zhou Xu with the justifiable defense at Sui Shan, if Xu Liang argued that Sun Quan’s proactive killing of Zhou Xu was self-defense, it would contradict his stance on Sui Shan, allowing a use of Sui Shan for attack.

If he couldn’t argue...it would only get messier as he argues!

Moreover, with Zheng Mei slightly interfering as the victim’s family member...

He could at least sentence Sun Quan for intentional murder!!!

However.

Behind him where he couldn’t see, Zheng Mei suddenly had some dodging eyes which Liu Xun didn’t notice.

"Defense attorney."

Liu Xun smiled, continuing to look at Xu Liang.

"The incident of the accused intentionally killing Zhou Xu..."

"How do you explain!?"

How to explain?

Xu Liang laughed.