Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 323 - 321 Unexpected Witness, Everyone Panicked

Chapter 323: Chapter 321 Unexpected Witness, Everyone Panicked

This is it!

At least, that was what Xu Suyun thought.

Her statement just now, though without evidence, had punctured the defendant’s "lies".

She pointed out to the jury that for the defendant’s own interests, for his job, for his status, he could do anything.

To avoid being blamed by Lin Xiangtian, he could tell any kind of lie.

The jurors also clearly understood this, and their doubts about Tie Ruyun naturally deepened.

And these doubts were enough to make her invincible!

So at this moment, Xu Suyun, although she had been deprived by Judge Liu of the qualification to continue cross-examination, wore a smile on her face.

Because she knew that the defense had run out of tricks, out of options.

"Next, you will end your self-defense and then start preparing your closing statement!"

"Even if you, Zhang Wei, are the Homicide Lawyer, I, Xu Suyun, am not a pushover. My closing statement will certainly crush you!"

Xu Suyun was brimming with confidence; she could hardly wait to teach this "Homicide Lawyer" a lesson.

And on the bench, after Judge Liu had Xu Suyun return to her seat, he turned his attention to the defense.

The case was finally coming to an end.

The defendant had finished his self-defense; it was probably time for the closing statements from both parties.

But the necessary formalities still had to be observed.

"Prosecution, the defendant’s self-defense is complete. Do you have any..."

"Judge Liu, what are you talking about? Our side still has a witness to summon!"

Just as Judge Liu was about to go through the motions, Zhang Wei interrupted by raising his hand.

"Huh???"

"What did you say?"

"There is still a witness to summon?"

"As the defense in this case, isn’t it your routine to have the defendant testify last?"

"Moreover, your publicized list does not indicate any more witnesses. Why don’t you follow the procedure?"

In just a few seconds, Judge Liu’s mind had flashed through several thoughts.

"Objection!"

But the first to speak up was Xu Suyun from the prosecution side.

She had to speak up, otherwise she would be letting Zhang Wei turn the tables.

"Judge Liu, what is the defense planning? Don’t they know there is a pre-trial publicity requirement? His actions are completely against the court’s publicity system!"

"Judge Liu, Prosecutor Xu, we are all veterans of the courtroom. Let’s not waste time, my witness is very important!"

Zhang Wei was not annoyed; facing Xu Suyun directly, he spoke with confidence.

"This..."

Seeing Xu Suyun use the publicity system as her argument, and Zhang Wei responding as if he didn’t care, Judge Liu found himself in a difficult position.

After pondering for a moment, he gestured for both parties to approach.

The prosecution and defense approached the bench.

"Lawyer Zhang, what’s going on? Why do you want to summon a last-minute witness?"

"Your Honor, my reason for summoning a witness is simple: just last night, we obtained a crucial clue about this case, and because of the time constraints, the new witness was unable to be added to the publicized list in time!"

"Hmph, that excuse is really degrading, do you think we would believe you?"

Zhang Wei’s explanation naturally failed to convince and Xu Suyun was the first to express her disbelief.

That explanation was just too false.

Never mind your defense side; even our prosecution sometimes uses this same tactic.

"Judge Liu, I must state beforehand, the clue I got this time is extremely important. If it’s not allowed in court today, this evidence might just appear in Dongfang Capital’s media reports tomorrow?"

"If today’s verdict is guilty, and tomorrow’s published evidence proves my client has been wronged, then we can imagine, Judge Liu and Prosecutor Xu, what kind of attacks you would face from the media?"

These words were no longer polite persuasion, but a blatant threat.

You can ignore my evidence, but be prepared for the consequences of it being revealed and the media onslaught it will trigger.

"Are you threatening me?"

"Am I? I’m just speaking of a possibility, that’s all. Who can be sure about future events?"

Xu Suyun let out a cold snap, but Zhang Wei just chuckled, calmly handling the situation.

You say I’m threatening you?

I am not, oh no. I’m merely casually predicting the future.

And how could predicting future events possibly be against the law?

"Judge Liu, I have said all I am going to say. If you’re really planning to ignore my advice, then consider this a reminder..."

Zhang Wei said, and with a shrug, he walked back to the defense seat.

"Judge Liu, you’re not going to be intimidated by this kid, are you?"

Xu Suyun also spoke up threateningly, her gaze particularly stern.

Judge Liu swallowed hard.

How unlucky must I be to encounter both of you in a single case?

After some consideration and weighing the consequences of the threats from both sides, Judge Liu finally made a judgment.

Indeed, Zhang Wei’s threat was the more compelling one.

"Ahem, after the court’s decision, the defense’s argument seems relatively more reasonable, so the court accepts the defense’s request to summon a witness at this time!"

These words instantly sparked a flurry of discussion in the courtroom.

What’s going on?

Is the defense lawyer starting to pull some stunts?

In the spectators’ gallery, many people displayed looks of astonishment.

But when they remembered the defense lawyer was Zhang Wei, they all nodded with understanding.

"Sure enough, Master Zhang has begun!"

Li Yueqin and Lin Yumeng exchanged glances, a hint of joy flickering in their eyes.

Because whenever Zhang Wei started some unconventional maneuvers, it signified the beginning of a turnaround.

Even the newcomers in the criminal division began to take out their notebooks, ready to jot down furiously.

Although they had witnessed Team Leader Lin’s trial just a few days ago, they felt that Lin couldn’t compare to Zhang, and now they were watching the infamous Zhang creating mischief. They had to record everything.

Although they didn’t understand some of his tactics, they were thoroughly impressed!

On the other side.

"Hey, hey, hey, don’t tell me this guy is going to..."

The most panicked person in the entire courtroom was naturally Guo Wufeng.

As someone who had faced off against Zhang Wei and been outmaneuvered by him, he had a mental shadow over Zhang Wei’s smile.

With the opponent about to pull off some cunning move, he subconsciously felt that the defense was about to turn the tables.

"Nun Xu, you must hold on..."

He silently cheered Xu Suyun on in his heart.

In the middle of the spectators’ gallery.

"What’s going on, where did this witness come from?"

Shen Zhengyi and his companions were at a loss. When did Zhang Wei get a new witness, and why didn’t they know about it?

And who was the witness? Had he arrived in court?

They waited in the gallery for a while but didn’t see the courtroom doors open to let in a new witness.

Could it be that the new witness was already seated in the courtroom?

Don’t be kidding, if the new witness had already come, would they not have noticed?

"We’re not sure what this guy’s angle is, but it doesn’t matter. As long as it’s not some key witness, there’s no way he can turn this around!"

Thinking this, Shen Zhengyi also turned his attention to the center of the action.

He wanted to see who Zhang Wei would summon next!

"Defense, you may summon your witness now... Oh, has your witness arrived?"

On the bench, Judge Liu quickly spoke up to urge them.

You mentioned a new witness, so who exactly is it?

"Judge Liu, rest assured, my witness has been seated in the spectators’ gallery all along!"

"What?"

Judge Liu was indeed taken aback again. His gaze first swept over the defense witnesses’ bench, also known as the family seat, but it was empty.

Then he turned to look at the spectators’ gallery.

But looking left and right, up and down, he couldn’t see a witness who was prepared to testify?

Are you sure you’re not playing with me?

Zhang Wei, do you realize that deceiving a judge in court is a serious accusation~

Seeing that Judge Liu didn’t believe him, Zhang Wei knew that he had to name the witness, otherwise, the witness probably wasn’t aware of it himself.

"Ahem, the witness the defense wishes to summon is..."

Zhang Wei’s gaze swept towards the center of the spectators’ gallery and finally settled on Wang Jianren sitting behind Shen Zhengyi.

"...the witness the defense wishes to summon is Lawyer Wang Jianren from Jincheng Law Firm’s litigation department!"

Upon this declaration, everyone’s gaze in the courtroom fixated on the central position in the spectators’ gallery, on Wang Jianren seated near to Shen Zhengyi and Li Qingshou.

"Me?" Wang Jianren pointed to himself, completely dumbfounded.

"Him?" Shen Zhengyi and Li Qingshou were simultaneously stunned, their faces equally baffled.

"Wang Jianren?"

The surrounding people, the criminal department’s passersby, the Procuratorate Headquarters’ newcomers, and even the sparse number of observers, were all bewildered.

What does he have to do with this case?

"Lawyer Wang, don’t just stand there, come down and take a seat. There’s plenty of room here, it’ll be more comfortable to sit."

Zhang Wei was all smiles as he waved to Wang Jianren, his face radiating a "kind" smile.

"Witness, please approach the bench!" Judge Liu also urged.

Under everyone’s gaze, Wang Jianren slowly walked up to the bench, taking his place at the witness stand.

In his eyes, there was a trace of surprise, not understanding why Zhang Wei would summon him.

But in his heart, he vaguely had a guess.

Could it be that this kid had discovered something?

"Hello, Lawyer Wang, please introduce yourself."

Although he was quite annoyed by Zhang Wei’s questioning, Wang Jianren still took the initiative to speak, "I am Wang Jianren, the head of the litigation department at Jincheng Law Firm, and I am under the great Shen Zhengyi, who is always highly regarded within our firm!"

Zhang Wei thought to himself, what a sycophant!

A bootlicker is indeed a bootlicker!

Even on the stand to testify, he doesn’t forget to brown-nose his own leader.

"Hello Lawyer Wang, are you very surprised to be summoned as a witness?"

"Yes, I have nothing to do with this case at all, why am I in court?"

Wang Jianren showed a puzzled expression, indicating his innocence.

"Are you sure?" Zhang Wei raised an eyebrow.

"This..." Wang Jianren hesitated; he muttered to himself, could Zhang Wei have really found something?

"I admit, I have some relationship with the defendant. He used to be a team leader in our litigation department, but if you want me to be a character witness for the defendant, then you should still..."

"Lawyer Wang, are you sure that’s why you were summoned to the court?"

Zhang Wei spoke again, directly interrupting Wang Jianren’s wild guesses.

"Then... for what reason... I, I don’t understand..."

At that moment, Wang Jianren’s tone became confused, and his forehead began to show faint signs of sweat.

This behavior proved he was getting flustered inside.

"Oh, you don’t understand?"

Zhang Wei made an exaggerated sigh and then smiled, "Okay then, I’ll ask you one by one. I hope you answer them well!"

"Ahem, now the first question!"

As he spoke, he held up a finger and directly asked, "Wang Jianren, how good is your relationship with my client, Tie Ruyun?"

"We can’t really say whether it’s good or bad, we’re all colleagues, seeing each other often..."

"Colleagues?"

"Seeing each other often?"

Zhang Wei immediately sneered, his voice dripping with sarcasm and irony, "You shouldn’t say that, those who don’t know might think you two get along well!"

"Then what do you want to ask?" Wang Jianren was also annoyed.

You asked me to answer the question, and then you’re not satisfied with the answer. What do you want to do?

"Well then, I’ll get straight to the point!"

Zhang Wei continued, posing another question, "You and Tie Ruyun must not get along well at all, did you have an argument on the second floor of the Jincheng Club last Thursday?"

Wang Jianren hesitated for a moment but still nodded, "Yes, that’s correct!"

After all, at that time, a waitress from the Jincheng Club had seen it; there was no use in denying it.

"Did you then plan to take the opportunity to retaliate against my client, the defendant in this case, afterwards?"

Zhang Wei raised his hand pointing towards the defense bench, indicating Tie Ruyun.

"This..." Wang Jianren was at a loss for words for a moment.

Although it happened in a VIP room and only Shen Zhengyi, Li Qingshou, and himself were present, they had indeed discussed the matter.

And Wang Jianren had taken action.

"There were some unpleasant exchanges, and it’s natural to complain a bit after returning to the VIP room, right?" Wang Jianren thought it over and gave that response.

"Complaining itself is nothing, if I have a falling out with someone, I also curse a bit verbally!"

Zhang Wei waved his hand and added with a smile in agreement.

Wang Jianren breathed a sigh of relief, if you say it like that then I can rest easy.

But before his heart could completely calm down, Zhang Wei’s face suddenly turned stern, and he spoke ominously, "But what if it wasn’t just venting verbally, and you took the opportunity to conspire for revenge, and even bribed someone to give false testimony in an attempt to frame my client?"

Upon these words, the entire courtroom went silent.

Everyone was thinking about one thing.

How did you, Zhang Wei, go from smiling one second to suddenly changing your expression the next, saying something so terrifying?

Did you learn the art of face-changing?

Then, they started to ponder another issue.

Is what he’s saying actually true?

Wang Jianren bribing a witness, conspiring to frame the defendant in this case?

Who did he bribe, Gan Xiaowei?

Framing Tie Ruyun?

Why, just because they had an argument last Thursday, create such a scene?

"Objection!"

Xu Suyun stood up immediately to protest.

"Objection overruled!"

But at this moment, Judge Liu set aside his previously timid demeanor, choosing to side with the defense.

A glimmer of hatred flickered in Xu Suyun’s eyes, but she could only sit down.

After making the announcement, Judge Liu also turned his gaze to the witness stand, "Witness, please answer this question carefully!"

"This..."

Wang Jianren found himself in a difficult position at this moment.

Because if he answered "yes," wouldn’t he be admitting to his actions and also helping Tie Ruyun off the hook?

But if he answered "no," and it was later investigated, wouldn’t that be tantamount to perjury in court?

Wait, that would only be the case if evidence was found that proved he had committed perjury.

Zhang Wei definitely couldn’t find such evidence because the only witness who knew about this was under Lord Leopard Three.

With Zhang Wei’s capabilities, how could he possibly extricate someone from that person’s grip?

Thinking this, Wang Jianren breathed a sigh of relief, chiding himself for overthinking.

"No, absolutely not, how could I possibly be that kind of person!"

He answered very decisively, with an innocent face, as if Zhang Wei was slandering him.

"You had no intention of taking revenge on my client?"

"Absolutely not!"

"You also didn’t secretly contact gang members to find Gan Xiaowei’s pimp, and threaten Gan Xiaowei into committing perjury, slandering my client with an accusation of an attempted visit to a prostitute?"

"No!"

"Gan Xiaowei slandering my client wasn’t something you paid someone to do, it was merely a coincidence?"

"Isn’t that obvious?"

"You also didn’t give that gang member a down payment of 100,000 before the fact, and an additional 100,000 afterwards?"

"This..."

Wang Jianren wanted to deny it, but he was well aware of one thing: the total fee of 200,000 was only known to him and Ah Biao.

He was definitely not going to tell Zhang Wei, so how did the other side know the specific amount?

Similarly, as Zhang Wei almost spelled out the actual situation with his questioning, the entire courtroom was also somewhat astounded.

It can’t be, can it?

It can’t really be like that, can it?

Otherwise, how could the defense lawyer seem to know everything, using his questions to outline the entire chain of events?

"Objection!"

As expected, Xu Suyun immediately stood up and protested.

"Objection overruled!"

But at this moment, Judge Liu once again denied the prosecution’s request.

Xu Suyun’s expression darkened, her eyes seemingly lethal.

Judge Liu, although panicked inside, always maintained his composure on the surface.

I’m so scared, indeed I am terrified right now!

But I fear making a wrong judgment and getting sacked the next day even more!

Nun Xu, offending you might bring misfortune, but the consequences of doing something wrong are even more severe for me, I must make a choice, please understand!

Although he knew that Nun Xu surely wouldn’t understand, Judge Liu at this moment had staked everything on his own intuition.

So even though he was panicked on the inside, he maintained his dignity outwardly.

"Witness, please answer the question!"

"This..."

In the courtroom, not only was Judge Liu panicked, but Wang Jianren was also extremely flustered at this moment.

So much so, he didn’t even know how to answer the question.

But that did not matter, because Zhang Wei knew what to do.

"Judge Liu, considering that the witness cannot answer this question and has denied all allegations made by our side, we would like to call a rebuttal witness to refute the testimony provided by Lawyer Wang!"

"A rebuttal witness?" Judge Liu pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Let’s have him come forward then."

"Thank you, Judge Liu!"

Zhang Wei thanked the judge, then looked toward Wang Jianren, revealing a slight smile.

"To refute the statements made by Lawyer Wang Jianren, the defense calls the rebuttal witness Wang Jianbiao to testify!"

As this name was called out, Wang Jianren on the witness stand seemed to be struck by lightning, completely stunned on the spot.

In fact, it was as if a bolt from the blue had flashed through his mind.

He had never imagined that his cousin Sang Biao would actually be captured by Zhang Wei.

In the courtroom, upon hearing the summons of the rebuttal witness, many others were internally panicking.

Guo Wufeng, Xu Suyun, Shen Zhengyi, Li Qingshou, Wang Jianren, and even the previously mentioned Judge Liu.

Many people in the courtroom were experiencing varying degrees of panic.

They were truly panic-stricken!