Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 387 - 384 Zhang Wei "Stabs" a Knife, Director Sheng Breaks Defense

Chapter 387: Chapter 384 Zhang Wei "Stabs" a Knife, Director Sheng Breaks Defense

Who is this girl?

Probably everyone in the room had this question in their minds, right?

There were screenshots on the photo.

The date displayed on the screenshot was the afternoon of the day after the car accident occurred, and the weather was still sunny and breezy.

Director Sheng, you were supposed to be on duty in the emergency department yesterday, saving patients’ lives, weren’t you?

How come the next afternoon, you were pushing a girl around and laughing and talking in the hospital?

You don’t look like you’ve been up all night saving lives in the emergency room at all?

There’s a problem!

There’s clearly a problem here!

"Director Sheng, before I ask about the identity of this girl, I want to ask you where you went that night."

"I..."

"What, you can’t say it?"

Zhang Wei looked at Director Sheng, who was speechless and uncertain how to respond, and immediately sneered.

"I asked the medical staff in the emergency department, and one of the nurses told me this: Director Sheng came to the emergency department as soon as he got the news of the car accident downtown that evening, but left shortly after receiving a phone call, after instructing them not to disturb him!"

After repeating this, he walked up to Director Sheng and pointed at his nose, "Director Sheng, did you give such an instruction to the medical staff in your office that night, telling them not to disturb you tonight under any circumstances?"

"I..."

"Did you, knowing that there had been a car accident downtown that night and countless critically injured patients were being sent to the emergency department, abandon them?"

This question was, indeed, sharp and to the point.

The attention of the entire room was captured by this question.

"Director Sheng, please answer the question truthfully!"

Ni Qiuping also said coldly, her voice like the cold of midwinter, devoid of any emotion.

"I..." Director Sheng looked at Qin Shaocong on the prosecutor’s bench, completely panicked.

"Director Sheng, is this question difficult to answer?" Zhang Wei chipped in with mockery on his face.

"I..."

Director Sheng was sweating profusely, as if facing a formidable enemy, floundering for a moment, unsure how to begin.

Because answering would be problematic whether he told the truth or not.

If he told the truth, it would be the same as admitting his mistake.

If he lied, it would be perjury.

This question was virtually a death sentence!

"I... I don’t know!"

In the end, under the scrutiny of the entire court, that was how Director Sheng answered.

I don’t know!

Although the answer was ambiguous, it managed to defuse the current situation very well.

And as for this answer, Zhang Wei had already anticipated it.

"Director Sheng, I guessed you would answer ’I don’t know,’ so let’s not dwell on this question, it’s clear there was already an answer there!"

Zhang Wei smiled and looked towards the jury.

At that moment, all six jurors cast scrutinizing looks at Director Sheng.

He knew it was time to press on, to seize this only chance for a turnaround!

"Director Sheng, the second question is about this girl!"

"We all know that a serious car accident happened in the city center that night. Most of the victims were taken to the emergency department. Some were on the brink of death, some were left with physical disabilities, and even bystanders who were affected by the accident also suffered undeserved calamities. Of course, the emergency department sees a lot of patients every day, and there were some, like the deceased, who were not involved in the accident or related to the victims, so that night the emergency department was flooded with patients, and every doctor had to attend to more than four patients."

Zhang Wei, accompanying his words, raised four fingers.

But then, three of the fingers gently bent down, leaving only one standing: "Director Sheng, I ask you, as the head of the emergency department, how many patients did you attend to that night?"

"I..."

Director Sheng, asked in this way, was again speechless and unsure how to respond.

"How many, you should be clear about that, right?"

"I... I don’t know!"

It was the same answer, the same evasion.

But this time, Zhang Wei was well-prepared.

"Director Sheng, you really don’t know when to give up, actually lying in public!"

Zhang Wei’s expression turned cold, his tone glum, "Even if you’ve forgotten, the hospital still has admission records, and now everything is digitized. These records can be retrieved, eh!"

The photo on the projection screen changed again, turning into a hospital admission record sheet.

On the form, the doctor’s name was Director Sheng’s, followed by a series of admission records where the first names were obscured by asterisks and personal identification numbers were also redacted.

"Director Sheng, this is an admission record I pulled from the city hospital’s database of your last month’s admissions. The dates and patient information are all publicly accessible," Zhang Wei said.

Zhang Wei pointed to a particular date and questioned, "Isn’t it strange, why is there only one patient listed in your admissions for that evening?"

"Moreover, the next morning, the number of patients you admitted was only half of your usual count. Could it be that you spent the morning, or even the noon hours, accompanying that one patient?"

Everyone in the courtroom could clearly see the content that Zhang Wei was referring to.

Director Sheng’s admission record from the night of the car accident showed just one patient.

The next day also had only two patients, and neither underwent surgery.

Three patients in two days—this was not the workload of a chief of emergency medicine.

"Alright, now let’s return to the initial question: Who is this girl, what injuries did she suffer, and why did you, the chief of emergency medicine, take such great pains over her?"

Zhang Wei posed the question again, and this time, it struck at the very heart of the matter.

"Director Sheng, this question shouldn’t be hard to answer, should it?"

"Surely you can’t have forgotten a patient you treated yourself, or are you keenly aware but too afraid to answer?"

Zhang Wei was relentless, his final word metaphorically slapping down in front of Director Sheng.

Slap!

The crisp sound carried throughout the silent courtroom.

"Director Sheng, please answer!"

At this point, Director Sheng was panicking and dared not speak.

Because he knew, saying anything more was dangerous; he could not answer.

"What, silent again?"

"I now have evidence that you are fully aware of the situation on that day, yet you refuse to cooperate with the court’s questioning. Your behavior also constitutes perjury, concealing testimony, and obstructing the course of justice!"

"Director Sheng, what exactly are you afraid of, that we all find out you neglected your duties for personal matters?"

"Fine, since you won’t answer, then I’ll just ask directly, and if you stay silent, I’ll take it as an admission of these facts!"

Seeing that Director Sheng still dared not speak, Zhang Wei decided to play hardball.

"Is this girl a relative of yours, the child of your cousin, in fact, your niece?"

Director Sheng didn’t respond, but everyone in the courtroom nodded in recognition.

So, that was it.

Indeed, there was a familial connection.

"I’ve also found the girl’s medical record. She had injured her leg due to a fall that led to a displaced bone and a minor fracture. Though she needed to use a wheelchair for a while, this injury was not life-threatening, nor did it put her life at risk."

"Director Sheng, on that day in the emergency department, while there were so many critically ill people, you chose to neglect them for your cousin’s daughter!"

"Knowing there were many severely ill and dying patients that day, you still unhesitatingly left the emergency department, resulting in my client, Dr. Jessica, having to attend to two difficult patients alone without the help of you, the chief of emergency medicine!"

Zhang Wei said this, his tone passionate, gesturing accusatorily toward the defense.

"Among the patients at the time, there was one with a severe abdominal hemorrhage, one with a pneumothorax unable to breathe, and many others needing urgent care due to car accidents. But you chose to treat a patient with a leg injury, momentarily unable to walk, simply because she was your niece. Have you lost your ability to prioritize patients, to discern the urgency and importance of situations?"

"Not only that, because of your discord with my client, you intentionally left the previous two patients to Dr. Jessica before you left. I admit she is highly skilled; otherwise, she couldn’t have saved the other five patients that night, but as for Zhou Erliang’s death, the responsibility lies with you and you know it, as does everyone here in the courtroom, don’t we?"

"Director Sheng, you are the main culprit; you are the one primarily responsible for Zhou Erliang’s death; you are..."

Zhang Wei pressed on, or rather, didn’t give any chances, hurling accusations at Director Sheng.

"Enough!"

Under this immense pressure, Director Sheng could no longer bear the weight and roared in the courtroom.

"What did I do wrong? She is my niece, isn’t it natural for me to help her?"

"My niece came to the hospital; what’s wrong with helping her, what’s wrong with taking care of her?"

"We are all human, we all have relatives and friends. My cousin asked me to look after his daughter, so I left for just a little while—is that a mistake?"

Director Sheng, with three rhetorical questions in a row, turned all eyes in the court toward him.

"Indeed, everyone has selfish tendencies. If your relative comes to the hospital for treatment and you accompany them for a bit, it’s really not a big deal."

"Even if you violated medical ethical standards, your reason stands... but!"

The entire courtroom caught on to the weight of that final "but"—that was the crux.

Ni Qiuping, Xiao Baihe, Xia Qianyue, and Jessica, among others, were all eager, sitting up straight and alert.

Everyone pricked up their ears, ready for Zhang Wei to drop another bombshell.

Zhang Wei sneered softly, his voice eerie, "But, if there was an illegitimate transaction between you and your cousin, how then would you account for that?"

"How is that possible, you..."

"Director Sheng, why are you so panicked? Are you afraid that the dealings between you and your cousin will be exposed?"

Seeing Director Sheng in such a state of panic, looking like a weasel stepped on the tail, Zhang Wei sneered repeatedly.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the court, esteemed jurors, I can tell you all here that Director Sheng’s cousin’s family is in the medical equipment business, and they interact during holidays. Moreover, every time after Director Sheng visits his cousin’s family, a couple of days later, their family’s bank account would receive a ’big red packet’ oh~"

At this point, everyone understood.

Insider dealings!

Indeed, there were insider dealings!

The relationship between Director Sheng and his cousin was definitely not as simple as just being relatives.

"Director Sheng, I have reviewed your resume and also asked some of the medical staff at your hospital. They all say that although you are now the head of the emergency department, there is a great chance that you will pass this year’s performance assessment and in one or two years, it’s not impossible for you to become the deputy director."

"So that would mean your power and presence in the city hospital are actually quite significant and should be enough to influence business dealings like the procurement of medical equipment at the hospital, can I say that?"

Director Sheng’s forehead was covered with sweat beads rolling down like pearls, and even the air conditioning in the courtroom was of no use.

Now there was only one thought in his mind.

It’s over!

Everything is over!

Forget the deputy director position, he might even lose his job.

Not only that, once the transactions between him and his cousin were investigated and his acceptance of red packets were uncovered, he could even have his professional title revoked, or even go to jail for economic crimes.

That would really be...

Everything is utterly ruined!

Thinking of this, Director Sheng collapsed on the witness stand, looking as if he had lost his soul, with a lifeless appearance.

"Director Sheng, what’s the matter, you’re breaking down already?"

Zhang Wei saw his demeanor and sneered again.

Still the head of the emergency department, with such a weak psychological endurance, it is really embarrassing.

"Ahem, I believe everyone has seen that Director Sheng has confessed to his own economic crimes without denial. He had insider dealings with his cousin, including but not limited to ’taking red packets’, ’receiving kickbacks’, ’using power for personal gain’, and I believe the disciplinary department will conduct an economic investigation on this head of the department later!"

In fact, there was no need for Zhang Wei to elaborate, Ni Qiuping had already signaled the Court Guard to contact the relevant people.

Just as Zhang Wei’s words fell, a pair of formally dressed people entered the courtroom.

They walked straight to Director Sheng and said coldly, "Director Sheng, you are suspected of duty-related crimes, now please come with us!"

"Take him away!"

Flanked on each side, the group led Director Sheng out of the courtroom right in front of everyone.

"I’m sorry, Qin Shao, the witness has now left. There’s no way for you to cross-examine and save the situation."

Watching Director Sheng being led away, Zhang Wei taunted the prosecution’s bench.

Qin Shaocong’s face twisted with anger, but he was powerless to act, his complexion an interesting sight to behold.

He certainly had hundreds of swear words bubbling inside him, but he couldn’t curse out loud.

"Judge Ni, I have finished my questioning, and the defense will also rest its case!"

"The court understands!"

Ni Qiuping actually wanted to say that was all obvious.

You’ve blown so many bombshells, the subsequent steps could actually be omitted.

But she still banged the gavel and announced, "We’ll take a 5-minute recess, after which I request both sides prepare their closing arguments!"

The courtroom was speechless.

Is there any point?

What’s the current status of the court, don’t you realize?

There’s no need for closing arguments.

minutes later, both sides began their closing arguments.

But whether it was Qin Shaocong or Zhang Wei, they both knew it was just a formality.

Their closing arguments ended quickly, Ni Qiuping announced a 5-minute recess awaiting the verdict.

But everyone knew that actually no 5 minutes were needed.

Sure enough, 2 minutes later, the verdict was already out.

"After deliberation by the jury, we find that in this case, Dr. Jessica is not responsible for the death of Zhou Erliang. She does not bear any responsibility in this medical incident!"

The first juror declared loudly, but everyone in the room understood that this was already a foregone conclusion.

"Oye!"

"He’s so awesome!"

"There’s no doubt about it, Zhang Wei is the ace of Jincheng!"

"Are these the moves of a [Killer Lawyer]? Indeed unexpected and right to the point—such a sharp blow!"

"I remember him once saying something like ’One must be fully prepared; life and death can hinge on a moment’—could this be it?"

On the observers’ seats, some cheered, while others marveled at Zhang Wei’s tactic, amazed that he could even dig up such information.

But an even larger crowd regarded Zhang Wei with a profound wariness.

If he could turn the tables in this case, wouldn’t Zhang Wei become invincible?

"This court announces that the trial is concluded, and we are now adjourned!"

Whether anyone was invincible or not, some sighed in relief as the judge’s gavel sounded.

Foremost among them was naturally the presiding judge of this case, Ni Qiuping.

"Good lord, that kid is going to be unbearable now, isn’t he?"

"But what does it have to do with me? Come the weekend tomorrow, I’m going to find a good psychologist to deal with my possible depression!"

Ni Qiuping left the courthouse feeling much lighter, a smile curling at her lips.

Meanwhile, inside the courtroom, there were both joyful and sorrowful people.

"Zhang Wei, you’re incredible!"

Jessica, upon hearing the verdict in her favor, promptly gave Zhang Wei a "big" hug.

One person admitted to feeling a bit stifled in the chest but found it wonderfully delightful, hoping for more!

In the prosecutor’s seats, Qin Shaocong’s face became incredibly colorful, but he was now speechless and ignored Zhou Sanliang, who was muttering complaints and blaming heaven and others.

"Lawyer Zhang, congratulations!"

Soon enough, he actually walked over to Zhang Wei and Jessica and offered his congratulations.

Zhang Wei was thus freed from Jessica’s embrace but wore a perplexed look.

"Qin Shao, I thought you’d just turn and leave?"

"How could that be? I wanted to congratulate Lawyer Zhang in person. I hope we at Long Teng can have more dealings with you in the future!"

With those words, he also reached out his hand.

A cunning smile flickered across Zhang Wei’s face as he extended his hand in turn.

The two shook hands in the courtroom.

A truce?

Hardly!

Qin Shaocong was clearly harboring ulterior motives in his heart.

"Well then, Lawyer Zhang, I’ll take my leave!"

"Qin Shao, your client seems still unsatisfied. Are you sure you want to leave like this?"

Zhang Wei, indicating Zhou Sanliang who was sitting in the prosecutor’s seats and looking over with a vicious gaze, pointed out that Zhou Sanliang was unlikely to let this go. After wasting so much time with no monetary gain, he would certainly not be content.

"Rest assured, Lawyer Zhang. I can guarantee he won’t show up in Dongfang Capital again, and he definitely won’t be bothering you!"

Despite his loss to Zhang Wei, Qin Shaocong also felt that Zhou Sanliang was someone who needed dealing with.

"Thank you for that, Qin Shao!"

Zhang Wei expressed his gratitude, and then his gaze shifted toward the center of the observers’ seats.

The scene of him shaking hands with Qin Shaocong had been witnessed by Ren Xingzhou, sent by Jincheng.

What Qin Shaocong’s handshake with Zhang Wei ultimately signified, perhaps only the heavens knew.

And with the successful conclusion of the case, Zhang Wei and Jessica also left the courtroom feeling much lighter.

"Jessica, the case is over now. You can go back to your clinic."

"Zhang, actually I’m still in a bit of a bind..."

Jessica’s face turned slightly red as she lowered her head.

"Actually, the paint outside my clinic hasn’t been cleaned up yet, so I can’t go back for a while. Can I still stay with you..."

"Of course!" Zhang Wei answered without a second thought.

"Um, Zhang, the case is over now, so we’re no longer in a lawyer-client relationship, we..."

Toward the end, Jessica even exhibited a bashfulness reminiscent of a young girl.

Zhang Wei looked at Jessica, and suddenly a spark of inspiration flashed through his mind.

Was this an implication?