Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

Chapter 1379 A Battle of Wits

These words were like detonating a powder keg. Fang Ting suddenly raised her head, her eyes bloodshot, and screamed hysterically.

"Ting Hai, you bastard, you've killed so many people, how can you still pretend to be so nonchalant? Are you even human?"

Meng Qi's expression changed. From the moment Ding Xie entered, judging by his attire and manner of conversation, Meng Qi knew that Chen Mingren's purpose in packaging Ding Xie was to play the emotional card. First and foremost, he couldn't allow the jury to have a bad first impression of him.

Secondly, the plan is to provoke Fang Ting. Chen Mingren will then claim she is mentally unstable and request that a doctor from Qingshan Hospital examine her. If the doctor concludes that Fang Ting has a mental disorder, her qualifications as both a prosecutor and a witness will be revoked.

That would be terrible. Their most favorable witness cannot testify. Hong Kong law dictates that the benefit of the doubt goes to the defendant. If the prosecution cannot produce strong evidence, then Ting Hai is very likely to be acquitted.

As expected, Judge Luna struck the gavel.

"Please, prosecutor, calm down and control your emotions."

Meng Qi hurriedly stood up, walked up to Fang Ting, and whispered.

"You must control your emotions because you are an important eyewitness. If you cannot control your emotions, the opposing lawyer will ask a doctor to evaluate your mental state. Once it is confirmed that you have a mental disorder, all your testimony will be invalid."

Remember, the court won't pity you or sympathize with you because you're weak. Don't have that thought. Stay calm and explain everything clearly. Only then can you avenge your husband and child.

Fang Ting nodded, somewhat bewildered. She was just a housewife; how could she understand such intricacies?

Meng Qi sighed. He had drunk too much and had forgotten such an important matter. He hadn't even communicated with Fang Ting after getting the case. He was now a little annoyed, realizing that he had been too arrogant.

The trial began with the prosecution making its statement.

Meng Qi took out a stack of documents, walked to the center of the courtroom, bowed slightly to Luna, then turned and bowed to the jury before speaking.

"The defendant, Ding Xie, and the deceased, Fang Zhentian, grew up together, but their paths diverged. After completing his preparatory course, Fang Zhentian went on to work for a financial company."

Ding Hai, who didn't finish primary school, joined a triad, meaning he was a big shot in the Hong Kong and Luen Shing triads..."

He was comparing the two people's identities; no one would side with a thug.

"Before the incident, the defendant Ding Xie borrowed HK$120,000 from the deceased Fang Zhentian to buy and sell stocks. On the day of the incident, the Hong Kong stock market fell to its lowest point in history, which means that the defendant Ding Xie lost all his money."

Fang Zhentian came to ask him to repay the money. Everyone, as a gangster, Ding Xie usually only collects money from others. Who would dare to ask him for a debt?

So Ding Xie lured Fang Zhentian to the rooftop, and the two got into an argument, at which point Ding Xie pushed Fang Zhentian off the building…

Chen Mingren raised his hand in acknowledgment.

"Your Honor, I object. The prosecution is speculating. There is no evidence that Ding Hai pushed Fang Zhentian down the stairs. Please do not mislead the jury."

Luna taps the gavel.

"Objection is valid, prosecutor. Please state the facts that are supported by evidence."

Meng Qi bowed slightly.

"Your Honor, may I ask the defendant, Ding Hai, a question?"

"can!"

Meng Qi walked to the iron cage and looked at Ding Xie with a mocking smile.

"Ting Hai, you're a triad boss, you worship Guan Yu, what does that have to do with Jesus? What? You've changed bosses now?"

Ding Xie glared at him, and Chen Mingren coughed before he lowered his head and spoke meekly.

“I feel very guilty. Even Guan Yu (a legendary Chinese general) cannot atone for my sins. So now I have become a believer and hope that God can forgive me, a sinner.”

Meng Qi curled his lip and said disdainfully.

"Really? Then you've really put your two bosses in a difficult position. You've even got the Bible upside down. I'm afraid even Jesus can't save you."

Heavy breathing could be heard coming from Ding Xie's nose.

Seeing that things were going badly, Chen Mingren quickly stood up and raised his hand.

"Your Honor, I object. The prosecution lawyer is only saying irrelevant things."

"Objection is valid, prosecutor. Please state your objection concisely."

Meng Qi shrugged and said to Ding Xie.

"Did you push Fang Zhentian down the stairs?"

Ding Xie quickly said.

"Of course not, it was Ah Tian who stepped on the bamboo tube and lost his balance, which is why he fell down the stairs."

"You mean he's an adult, he didn't watch his step, and that's why he fell? Not that he argued with you and you pushed him down."

Ding Xie shook his head sadly.

“I owe Ah Tian so much money, how could I argue with him? And how could I push him?”

"What was your reaction when he came to collect the debt from you?"

“I’m trying to explain to him, but he won’t listen.”

"What you need to do is return the money, not explain. Given your usual personality, you are the least patient person to explain to others. How come you have so much patience to explain to Fang Zhentian?"

Ding Hai said very sincerely.

“Because he is Ah Tian, ​​not someone else, I cherish our friendship, which is why I explained to him that I would pay him back as soon as possible.”

Meng Qi took out a stack of photos.

"Your Honor, these are photos taken by the police at the scene. There are indeed bamboo tubes on the rooftop in the photos, but they are about 2.4 to 2.5 meters away from the edge of the rooftop. If no one pushed him hard, he wouldn't have had the momentum to step on the bamboo tubes and fall down."

The police conducted an experiment that proved that if someone stepped on the bamboo tube themselves, they would immediately sit down and not fall down the stairs. The only exception was if Fang Zhentian had been forcefully pushed, which caused him to step on the bamboo tube and fall.

Ding Xie shook his head.

"I do not remember."

Meng Qi sneered.

"You premeditatedly murdered Fang Zhentian, lured him to the rooftop, and then pushed him off. Otherwise, why would you be on the rooftop?"

Ding Hai had already been taught this question by Chen Mingren, and he answered without hesitation.

"I lost all my stocks, including money from the gang. I couldn't explain it to them, so I wanted to die. But I didn't expect Ah Tian to follow me. My memory of this part is very vague. I think I wanted to die, and Ah Tian stepped on the bamboo tube and fell off the roof to stop me."

Meng Qi laughed exaggeratedly twice.

"This is utterly ridiculous. One person who wanted to die failed to do so, while another person who tried to persuade him to die did. Do you think this logic makes sense?"

Chen Mingren stood up.

"Prosecutor's attorney, my client was simply stating the facts as they were. He wasn't thinking about logic or whether it made sense."