The Byoukidere Is Her Sweetie
Chapter 290: 290: Jiang Zhi triple kill, the final winner (second update)

Chapter 290: 290: Jiang Zhi triple kill, the final winner (second update)

Jiang Chundong began questioning Luo Yinghe, “What is your relationship with the two defendants?”

Luo Yinghe touched her neck, which was still numb from being hit, and answered truthfully, “Luo Changde is my uncle, and Luo Qinghe is my cousin.”

Jiang Chundong continued questioning, “Do you remember Luo San?”

What a stupid question!

Suppressing the urge to roll her eyes, Luo Yinghe replied, “Yes, he was an adopted son of the Luo Family.”

Jiang Chundong fired one question after another, “How did he die?”

Such a pointless question!

Luo Yinghe wondered where Luo Qinghe had found such an idiot who could win lawsuits.

Even on the court, she had to answer the idiotic question, “He was burned to death.”

Now to the crucial part, “Do you still remember the last time you saw him? Where was he, and what was he doing, and what were you doing?”

Luo Yinghe answered, “I remember, it was on the day of the great fire at our house.” She elaborated, “I had asked him to take an orchid to my aunt’s room.”

She just wanted to see Luo San being scolded by the Xiao Family.

But that was needless to say.

She continued, “When he didn’t come downstairs for a long time, I followed him upstairs.”

Jiang Chundong picked up from there and asked, “Then what? What did you see?”

Luo Yinghe glanced at Xu Yunci in the audience, who was indeed wiping her tears. She decided not to look any further, “Luo San was standing outside my aunt’s room door.”

“And then?”

“In the room, my uncle and aunt were arguing.”

The Luo Family’s shameful affairs were inconvenient to speak publicly, especially concerning Zhou Qingmeng. If the Luo Family’s reputation turned sour, it would affect their business. She briefly mentioned the reason for the argument, “My uncle got into an affair, and my aunt was shouting about exposing him. He was very angry, unable to stop her, and then held her down on the sofa and forced sleeping pills into her mouth.”

On hearing this, Luo Changde was totally dumbfounded.

Not just him, but Du Shaoxing too was taken aback, as even he, the defense attorney, had no clue about this part of the story, and momentarily lost direction for a defense.

Jiang Chundong continued questioning Luo Yinghe, “When you left, how was your aunt’s condition?”

Luo Yinghe glanced at Luo Changde, “She was motionless. I was so frightened that I ran away. Luo San was behind me and dropped something on the floor, which my uncle discovered.”

This turn of events was totally unexpected for Du Shaoxing. Seeing the panic on Luo Changde’s face, Du Shaoxing immediately sensed something was amiss. His client had lied to him and concealed the truth.

The lawsuit was going to be difficult from here.

He stood up, countering Jiang Chundong’s arguments, “Your Honor, we only have a witness and no corroborative evidence. I have every reason to suspect that the witness has been instructed by someone to slander my client.”

Jiang Chundong immediately countered, “Your Honor, please allow me to summon our witness number four.”

There was a witness number four?

As the witness took the stand, Luo Changde’s face turned pale upon seeing the person.

The witness was a woman in her fifties, wearing glasses and a woman’s suit. As Jiang Chundong waited for the witness to settle, he began his questioning, “Ms. Wu, could you first clarify your relation with the defendant number one’s wife, the Xiao Family?”

Ms. Wu answered, “Eight years ago, I was her attending physician.”

Wu Hao.

Luo Changde naturally recognized her, and so did Luo Huaiyu and Xu Yunci.

“What illness did the Xiao Family member suffer from?” Jiang Chundong asked about the whole context to make it clear for the jurors.

“She had severe depression and delusions.” Ms. Wu said, “Because the patient’s condition was very serious, including tendencies toward suicide and self-harm, I even stayed at the Luo Family’s residence for a while.”

“Were you at the Luo Family’s home when the Xiao Family member ingested sleeping pills?”

“I was.” Ms. Wu explained, “By the time I got to the room, the Xiao Family member had already stopped breathing.”

Jiang Chundong then asked, “Who else was there?”

“Her husband.” Ms. Wu glanced toward Luo Changde, “That is, the first defendant.”

Jiang Chundong slowly dissected further, “What did you see?”

Ms. Wu adjusted her glasses on the bridge of her nose and said, “There were sleeping pills all over the floor, and there were finger marks on the Xiao Family member’s chin.”

Right after she finished speaking, Luo Changde jumped up, yelling, “You’re lying! You never saw it!”

When Xiao Fangzhou died, he did not let anyone see her body; it was taken to the funeral home that very night. It was impossible for anyone to have seen it.

Lies!

This woman is lying!

Luo Changde roared at her, “You are lying, you are slandering me!”

Ms. Wu remained silent, seemingly scared, and took a small step back.

At that moment, Jiang Chundong directed a question to the out-of-control Luo Changde, “First defendant, do you also admit that there were marks on your wife’s chin at that time?”

At least, he didn’t deny it immediately but only said Ms. Wu hadn’t seen it.

The jurors, seeing this scene, had it figured out.

Luo Changde then realized he had misspoken and frantically shouted, “There were no marks! Nothing at all!”

It was over.

Du Shaoxing had only one thought, it was over. His reputation as an undefeated general was at risk. Although there was not much physical evidence, only statements, there were many witnesses, and all links in the chain of events were connected. Luo Changde, with a guilty conscience, had inadvertently exposed himself on the spot. Now, there was no more defending.

Jiang Chundong concluded his final argument, “Your Honor, esteemed jurors, after the Xiao Family member ingested pills for a ‘suicide’ at home, her body was rushed to the funeral home in the later part of that night, even before her own daughter could see her one last time. Why was the body disposed of in such a hurry?” Jiang Chundong’s tone heightened, filled with strong accusation, “Because the first defendant was afraid people would spot the flaw, rushing to dispose of the body, just like what had happened to the two victims in the previous Luo Family fire, whose bodies were also quickly handled.”

Luo Changde’s face turned as pale as clay, sweat beginning to bead on his forehead. He looked at his lawyer with pleading eyes, but Du Shaoxing still remained silent.

“Given that the Xiao Family member had a severe tendency for suicide, the first defendant disguised her murder as suicide. Unfortunately for him, Luo San happened to witness the act of murder, so he turned murderous again. During the Luo Family fire, he took the opportunity to deal with Luo San in the greenhouse. And Tang Guangji, who had initially gone in to save others, stumbled upon the first defendant’s crime,” Jiang Chundong looked at Luo Changde, “Thus, you killed him too, to cover it all up.”

Luo Changde stood up, leaning forward, “I didn’t! I didn’t! You’re talking nonsense, all nonsense!” He stared vehemently at Ms. Wu, “Who asked you to frame me, was it Luo Qinghe? Did she bribe you?”

Ms. Wu’s gaze swept over, unnoticeably glanced at the audience.

Zhou Xufang quietly called out, “Jiang Zhi.”

Jiang Zhi bowed her head and whispered in her ear, “Yes, it was me.”

Luo Changde’s crime was a fact, just lacking some evidence.