Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 619 - 612: The Last Two Witnesses, Did They Drive or Not?

Chapter 619: Chapter 612: The Last Two Witnesses, Did They Drive or Not?

"It was him!"

The witness, right there in the courtroom, pointed out Wu Renjie in front of everyone!

This scene caught not only those in the public gallery and the jury by surprise but also made Lawyer Ren Xingzhou and his team at the defense bench utterly dumbfounded.

What’s going on?

How could a witness have appeared so suddenly?

And such a strong one, able to directly accuse Wu Renjie no less!

Lawyer Ren Xingzhou eyed the witness, a glint of something unusual flashing in his gaze.

This witness must truly be the hotel doorman, and the testimony he gave didn’t sound like a lie.

So, the real question was, if he really saw Wu Renjie driving Mr. Xiao Mo Moji away from the parking lot, wouldn’t that mean...

...that the person who nearly killed the victim was Wu Renjie?

This is bad, really bad!

Lawyer Ren Xingzhou was feeling the pressure.

Similarly, Wu Renjie and Mr. Xiao Mo Moji exchanged worried glances.

Had this witness truly seen something that evening?

In the courtroom, Zhang Wei’s questioning continued.

"Witness, are you sure you didn’t see it wrong because it was very dark that night. If the defense harps on the issue of the lighting or visibility, it wouldn’t be easy to explain."

"No problem, I saw everything very clearly," the witness nodded, then added with confidence, "Our Dongfang Capital International Hotel is resplendent at night, the lights shine as brightly as the sun itself. Plus, our hotel parking lot is open-air. With the lights from inside the hotel, I saw everything crystal-clear!"

Zhang Wei nodded and then raised his hand, pointing towards Wu Renjie, "Then, could you please recall for us what you saw regarding this person at that time?"

"I can."

The witness took a deep breath, recalling, "I was on duty that night. My job was to stand at the entrance and park cars for guests when they arrived; that’s what a doorman does. I remember that night, I just helped a guest park, and when I came out from the parking lot, I happened to see the two defendants leaving the scene, arm in arm, looking like they had been drinking."

"I was curious about how they would leave, and if they had been drinking, that would be DUI. So I watched them retrieve their car."

"I could see very clearly that Mr. Xiao Mo Moji was drunk and the defendant supported him the whole way, helping him into the passenger seat of a sports car, then the defendant got in, started the car, and drove away from the parking lot."

At that point, the witness finished recalling.

"Witness, you are certain that Mr. Xiao Mo Moji was drunk and the person driving was Wu Renjie, correct?"

"Yes, I’m absolutely sure!"

After the witness gave his assurance, there was a commotion among the jury and public gallery.

There indeed was an eyewitness!

And it was the hotel doorman who happened to have witnessed Wu Renjie driving away from the scene with Mr. Xiao Mo Moji.

This really was... quite something!

Now, all twelve jury members, whether local or foreigners, were all convinced there was a problem with Wu Renjie.

Their looks became much sharper all of a sudden.

"Ah, this..."

Feeling this hostility, Mr. Xiao Mo Moji was the first to panic.

"Master Wu, Lawyer Ren, they..."

"Don’t panic, Lawyer Ren will have a plan!"

Compared to Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, Wu Renjie appeared much calmer, at least there wasn’t a significant change in his expression.

However, when he looked at the witness in the witness stand, his eyes were rather unfriendly, even carrying a hint of malice and venom.

In the public gallery, Wu Yuanzong also did not expect to have missed such a key witness.

"I thought that by handling the surveillance footage from the accident scene, the dashcam, and the witnesses, everything was foolproof. How could I have missed the event that evening!"

Actually, Wu Yuanzong had not missed the event; he had even greeted quite a few friends who attended the banquet that night.

But he had not expected that among the hotel staff, there would be a crucial witness.

After all, the other person was just an ordinary doorman, a minor character barely worth noticing in the eyes of Wu Yuanzong, so overlooking him was quite normal.

This was getting tricky!

"Witness, you’re saying that you clearly saw Wu Renjie driving away from the open-air parking lot and you didn’t mistake it, right?"

"That’s right."

"Hmm, thank you for your answer!"

Zhang Wei smiled and said to Ni Qiuping, "Judge Ni, in regards to this witness, our side has finished questioning."

Watching Zhang Wei return to the prosecution’s bench with a smile on his face, Ren Xingzhou’s expression turned rather unpleasant.

"Lawyer Ren, let me take over this round!"

But at that moment, one of the trio, Lawyer Yang, volunteered himself.

"Lawyer Yang, this witness is quite tricky, are you confident?"

"Lawyer Ren, before I joined Jincheng, I fought disputes in court for more than a decade. This is just a small scene for me!"

"Are you sure? This witness’s testimony seems to be airtight," Ren Xingzhou was still somewhat concerned.

"Lawyer Ren, I don’t know if you’ve heard this saying before, ’If you can’t solve the problem, solve the person who presented the problem!’"

Lawyer Yang’s words finally made Ren Xingzhou come to a decision.

"Alright, Lawyer Yang, this round is all yours!"

"Please leave it to me!"

Lawyer Yang stood up, his gaze sharp as he swept a look over the prosecution’s bench, colliding with Zhang Wei’s gaze in mid-air.

In the air, there seemed to be sparks flying, as if to say, "I, Zhang Wei, see you, Lawyer Yang, as a worthy opponent."

All of this, however, was just Lawyer Yang’s imagination.

He merely looked sharply at Zhang Wei, while Zhang Wei looked back at him with a smile, revealing no particular sentiment.

"Hmph, Zhang Wei, today I’ll let you experience my methods!"

Seeing that Zhang Wei "ignored" him, Lawyer Yang snorted coldly in his heart.

In the entire Jincheng Law Firm, the person he least respected was Zhang Wei.

The reason was that they had both entered Jincheng Law Firm around the same time, and he, having been a partner in a medium-sized firm, thought he’d have ample opportunities to shine at Jincheng.

However, he had not expected that another formidable newcomer would join at the same time, who not only took major client contracts in succession as a member of the criminal litigation department but also executed several shocking moves that amazed the whole firm.

Compared to Zhang Wei, Lawyer Yang felt he was almost insignificant.

If it weren’t for his own capabilities, he likely wouldn’t have qualified to appear in court today.

Therefore, to Lawyer Yang, Zhang Wei was naturally an adversary full of hostility, and today he was particularly determined.

"Hello, witness!"

"Hello..."

Lawyer Yang’s face was tight, his eyes flashing coldly, which made the witness feel somewhat inexplicably anxious.

"Witness, I ask you, did you actually see Master Wu Renjie helping Mr. Xiao Mo Moji into the parking lot and then driving away?"

"Yes, that’s right."

"At that time, besides you, was there anyone else in the parking lot?"

"No, there wasn’t."

"Is there surveillance in the parking lot?"

"That surveillance camera was broken, and the hotel had reported it for repair. However, they didn’t come that day because of the party, and only came to fix it on Sunday morning."

"So you’re saying that on Saturday night, the open-air parking lot had practically no surveillance at all?"

"Yes, that’s correct."

The witness nodded, not quite understanding the purpose of Lawyer Yang’s questions.

However, Lawyer Yang sneered coldly, "In other words, all the evidence comes solely from your unilateral testimony?"

"If you claim our client is guilty, then he is guilty; if you say the driver was Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, then he is innocent—is that how it works?"

"No, that’s not it. I really did see it that day," the witness spread his hands, genuinely asserting that he saw the events.

"How can we be sure of what you actually saw? After all, we weren’t at the scene, were we?"

As Lawyer Yang spoke, he sneered again, "If you have a grudge against our client, you could very well give testimony unfavorable to him; if you hold no grudge, you could say you didn’t see anything. In the end, whether your testimony is true or not cannot be corroborated by anyone else, right?"

"Objection, harassing the witness, the defense attorney is making subjective speculations, with no factual basis, as to the character of the witness!"

Zhang Wei immediately stood up, voicing three grounds for rebuttal.

"Objection sustained..."

"Your Honor, I have evidence that the witness’s character is questionable!"

Just as Ni Qiuping was about to speak, Lawyer Yang also interrupted by quickly speaking first.

"You have evidence?"

Ni Qiuping was astonished, do you really have evidence?

Now, even Zhang Wei, who was sitting on the prosecution side, furrowed his brows.

It seemed that this Lawyer Yang had some skills.

"Yes, I have evidence!"

Lawyer Yang gave Ren Xingzhou a reassuring gesture before glancing provocatively at Zhang Wei.

He took out his phone and walked directly to the projector, starting a screen projection.

On the projection screen behind the witness stand, a Weibo interface appeared.

"Witness, is this your Weibo?"

"Yes, it is."

The witness recognized it as his own Weibo the moment he saw the homepage.

"Witness, I’ve noticed on your Weibo content, you have commented and reposted some dynamics with a resentful mentality toward the wealthy. You have also made statements hostile to rich people, such as this one, ’Why is it that when others go to the hotel, they drive luxury cars, and I can only be a doorman? Isn’t it just because they have a good father!’"

"And this one, ’So what if you are rich? Can you complain just because I scratched your car? Someday when I have money, I’ll buy a garage full of luxury cars, drive a different one every day to scratch, one for each day!’"

"There’s also this one, ’Eighty years old, still bringing young models to the hotel, not afraid of dying in bed, old thing!’""

The last post even had a picture attached: an old man with white hair walking into the hotel, hand in hand with a curvy beauty, while the witness was taking a selfie, flipping the bird behind the old man’s back.

"Witness, do you harbor a hatred for rich people?"

Pointing at the projection screen, Lawyer Yang questioned the witness, "Do you have animosity toward all wealthy people, all people of status?"

"This, I..." The witness found himself speechless, not knowing how to respond.

"Didn’t you choose to testify because you knew our client is the young master of the Wu Family?"

"This..."

"Do you want to take revenge on those with money and power by testifying in court and providing testimony unfavorable to us?"

"No, no, I truly did not..."

"Is that so? Then what about this post you made this morning?"

The projection screen once again displayed the Weibo homepage, showing the latest post.

"Heading to court today, heard that the defendant is a spoiled scion of a big family. People like him should die sooner, each of them are scum and a waste of resources. The money their family gives them would be better spent on me!""

This post, too, was accompanied by a selfie filled with a face of resentment, jealousy, and even a hint of mockery.

"I’m not clear on other matters, but I do know that if the Wu Family invested the money they put into Young Master Wu Renjie on you, it would only cultivate a selfish opportunist who is envious of others and incapable of introspection!"

Lawyer Yang snorted coldly, then looked towards the jury, "Everyone has seen it, the witness clearly has an antagonistic view of our client. His testimony obviously carries a strong bias of class resentment and uncertainty, thus it should not be admitted!"

In the jury, many people nodded in agreement.

The hotel doorman here indeed held a strong animosity towards the wealthy, and his Weibo post from the morning confirmed the issue.

This guy was filled with animus against Wu Renjie; what if his testimony was a lie? Wouldn’t that be wrongfully accusing a good person?

For a moment, the gazes directed at the witness stand were filled with distrust.

Overwhelmed by so many eyes, the witness became flustered.

"Witness, did you think I couldn’t tell that you’ve taken money from the plaintiff’s lawyer to testify in court?"

"Cough, cough!"

Following Lawyer Yang’s last remark, Zhang Wei immediately coughed.

"I’m sorry, Your Honor, I take back that last statement!"

Lawyer Yang quickly apologized, but his attitude was anything but sincere, as he smiled provocatively at Zhang Wei.

Ni Qiuping could only helplessly glare fiercely at Lawyer Yang, but it clearly lacked any deterrent power.

"Your Honor, we have no further questions for this witness!"

"However, what I want to emphasize is that the testimony of this witness is completely unreliable. Whether he actually saw who drove away from the scene that evening is a question that deserves a huge question mark!"

After adding this last comment, Lawyer Yang returned to the defense bench, satisfied.

His performance had Ren Xingzhou nodding in approval.

Good!

Very good!

Extremely good!

This was already the second round of taking the lead, from being reactive to proactive, turning weakness into strength.

One could say that this was all thanks to his excellent guidance!

Wu Renjie exchanged a glance with Mr. Momoji, both their eyes brimming with self-confidence.

This should secure it.

The most threatening witness had been rebutted by our attorney and seemed to have no way to recover; let’s see what you can do now, Zhang Wei.

Compared to the defense’s brimming confidence, the prosecution was a different story.

"How could this happen, he clearly saw everything, why doesn’t the jury believe the witness?"

Zhang Xinwu didn’t understand; the witness had clearly explained everything, but why did the jury look so distrustful?

"It’s simple, the testimony of the witness is true, but if the witness himself has issues, it can still result in the loss of the jury’s trust!"

Zhang Wei looked at Lawyer Yang, his expression still relatively calm.

If you can’t solve the problem, then target the person asking the questions; wasn’t this a tactic he often used when outwitting the prosecution?

Clearly, Lawyer Yang must have had plenty of experience dealing with prosecutors before joining the project team.

"However, this is going to be tough now!"

After pondering, Zhang Wei stood up and faced the bench.

"Judge Ni, we would like to call the third witness!"

To the surprise of the entire courtroom, a man dressed in formal attire with dark and unpleasant features stepped forward.

His hair was messy, rings of darkness under his eyes, and he greeted the people around with a slight smile, revealing a row of yellow teeth.

"Hello, witness."

"Hehehe, hello there."

"Witness, please tell us your identity."

"Me? I’m a homeless man, living day-to-day by picking up garbage."

Hearing the identity of the witness, many in the courtroom furrowed their brows.

A beggar, a homeless person — how could someone like this be testifying in court? Why?

"Then, witness, please tell us, where were you spending the night near midnight on Saturday?"

"Oh, that night, I was sleeping on Sifang Gate Street, and suddenly, with a ’bang,’ it woke me up!"

The witness recalled the events of that night, fear suddenly flashing in his eyes.

With these words, everyone in the courtroom understood.

So that’s what happened.

This homeless man was actually an eyewitness!

In the front row of the viewing gallery, Wu Yuanzong was also taken aback.

"Damn, another one slipped through the net!"

He looked at the homeless man on the witness stand and inwardly cursed.

No matter how much he had planned, he hadn’t anticipated the presence of a homeless man.

In fact, he really couldn’t have anticipated it; homeless people have no fixed abode, and after the car accident that night, of course, they would move somewhere else to continue sleeping, naturally not staying at the scene.

By the time Wu Yuanzong later sent people to deal with the scene, who would have known a homeless man had been there?

Therefore, the homeless man in question could be considered the only eyewitness at the scene of the accident who had not been threatened or bribed by the Wu Family.

"Witness, please tell us, after the car accident occurred, what did you see?"

"Ah, after the crash, I saw a woman fly out quite a distance; there was blood all over the ground."

"Yes, the injured person was Lu Ma. Then I ask you, what about the car on the other side, the one that hit the person?"

"The car, I saw him get out, took a look at the woman on the ground, then opened the other car door, and placed that dark-skinned kid in his original place," the witness said, pointing at Wu Renjie and then at Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, explaining the situation.

"Anyway, afterwards, those two ran off; the car sped away so fast, it disappeared in no time!"

"So you’re saying, you saw the defendant Wu Renjie in the driver’s seat after the car accident?"

"After the accident, the person who came out to check was him; as for what the driver’s seat is, I wouldn’t know."

The witness waved his hand, but the testimony was clear.

"Thank you for your answer. I believe everyone now understands what exactly happened that night," Zhang Wei said, looking at Wu Renjie, "But Master Wu, you really know how to scheme. Not content with hit-and-run, you even tried to use Mr. Xiao Mo Moji’s diplomatic immunity to escape the charges, you sure think fast!"

At those words, Wu Renjie’s face changed immediately, displaying considerable annoyance.

On the side of Lawyer Ren, the mood was equally somber after the witness finished testifying.

This witness’s testimony was equally damaging to their case!