Crossing Hong Kong to be a police officer, but the system is wrong

During this period, Song Shijie focused almost all of his work on the public opinion war with the forces behind the scenes.

He skillfully used his influence and various media channels to engage in a fierce information battle with the other side.

With Situ Jie stepping down, pressure from public opinion forced the Department of Justice to make a "special move" and announce the appeal trial of Qiu Gangao and others a week later, which declared that Song Shijie's side had achieved a phased victory.

Cai Yuanqi's side never dreamed that it was Song Sir, who was only 25 years old and usually presented himself as a brave rich second-generation detective, who planned all this behind the scenes.

After all, apart from the last time when he and Chen Jin went to the detention center to meet Qiu Gangao in person, Song Shijie had no further connection with these five people.

Even the detention center’s surveillance video was temporarily out of service due to “technical reasons” during that period. As long as Chen Jin, Qiu Gangao, Luo Liya and other insiders did not say anything, no one would know that Song Shijie was involved.

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However, this also led, intentionally or unintentionally, to a weakening of the crackdown on Jinxingshe.

Perhaps sensing Song Shijie's change in strategy, Du Yitian, the leader of Jinxing Society, began to stir.

He secretly speculated that the new Sir Song might soon be out of his ambitions.

So he began to gradually restart his flour business. After all, the profits involved in this business were too huge.

Unlike other societies that have "gone ashore" and relied on industries such as filming, smuggling and running entertainment venues to make a living (such as Xinji), the rapid rise of Jinxing Society in recent years has largely relied on the huge profits brought by the flour business.

Song Shijie certainly knew this very well, but he was not in a hurry at all.

Not to mention the intelligence network that he has now built up to a considerable scale, based only on his understanding of the plot of "E.U.", he can conclude that even if he does not take action, Jiang Shixiao, the ambitious man eager for revenge, will be eager to send Du Yitian in.

Apart from instructing Liang Xiaotang to continue keeping an eye on Jiang Shixiao and pay attention to his every move, he did not take any other action.

After all, Song Shijie is now nominally "assisting" the retiring police superintendent in managing the anti-gang work of the entire O-Triad headquarters. He cannot just focus on the Jinxing family and ignore other social groups.

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Time flies, and in just a week, it has passed in the blink of an eye. This highly anticipated trial has finally officially begun!

As the last closed-door trial aroused great doubts from the public, the appeal trial decided to reopen it and allow the public to attend.

As soon as the news came out, people flocked to the courtroom and the gallery was packed.

In addition, the Department of Justice also unprecedentedly allowed television stations to broadcast the entire trial live, intending to re-establish an image of "fairness, justice and openness" in the eyes of the public.

Song Shijie did not attend the trial, but was also watching the live broadcast on TV.

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Judge, after the prosecution and defense have gone through the process, the cross-examination of witnesses officially begins.

The prosecution had already completed its evidence presentation in the last trial, and this appeal hearing was basically a performance time for defense attorney Luo Liya.

Putting on his lawyer's robe again, he completely changed his sloppy temperament of the past seven years and his aura was fully open.

"Your Honor, first of all, I would like to apply to invalidate the testimony of the first witness in the last trial, former Assistant Director Situ Jie!"

"be opposed to!"

The prosecutor immediately raised objections.

"The objection is invalid, defense counsel, please state your reasons."

In fact, both the judge and the prosecutor knew what Luo Liya's reasons were, but the necessary procedures still had to be followed.

"Your Honor, fellow jurors, as we all know, ICAC has already filed charges against Situ Jie for accepting huge bribes as a public official... In summary, the credibility of the testimony of such a corrupt boss is extremely doubtful, so I beg the court to delete his testimony against my five clients in the last trial!"

Luo Liya's argument was well-founded, so the judge could only agree: "I approve the request made by the defense lawyer."

From the moment Situ Jie was taken away by the ICAC, his personal integrity had been bankrupt, and the prosecutor did not bother to argue with Luo Liya about this.

He was well aware that the core of the debate between the two parties in this appeal trial was whether Luo Liya could prove that Qiu Gangao and others were acting in "self-defense" rather than "manslaughter."

Sure enough, Luo Liya then began to produce the hospital's injury certificate and other documents, trying to prove that Qiu Gangao and others attacked the deceased out of desperation.

"Your Honor, fellow jurors, the above is the medical record of my client, Mr. Zhao Zhiqiang (son). As you can see, at that time, He Weile (Cola) bit his waist tightly with his teeth for more than a minute, causing Zhao Zhiqiang..."

"Objection! The defense lawyer's argument is too far-fetched. Does the fact that the deceased bit Zhao Zhiqiang give the suspect the right to kill people at will?"

The prosecutor's reasons for objection this time are quite sufficient.

"Prosecutor, I want to ask you a question: Are you a man?"

As soon as Luo Liya said this, the prosecutor's face turned red with anger, and the people in the audience couldn't help but laugh out loud!

"Silence! Silence!"

The judge knocked the gavel several times to control the situation, and then he scolded Luo Liya: "Defense lawyer, I remind you that your words are suspected of personal attacks. Please respect this occasion. If you do it again, I will sue you for contempt of court!"

"I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. I apologize! I didn't question the prosecutor, I just asked a rhetorical question. What I meant was that my client Zhao Zhiqiang was bitten by He Weile on the waist with a wound of 7.5 cm in diameter and 2.7 cm in depth. It even penetrated the skin and damaged his kidneys!"

"As we all know, the average bite force of an adult male's teeth can reach 75-120 pounds. I believe I don't need to elaborate on the importance of kidneys to men, right? Based on this, prosecutor, do you still insist that He Weile only 'only' bit Zhao Zhiqiang at that time?"

The men in the gallery and the jury box couldn't help but nod when they heard Luo Liya's words.

The prosecutor was speechless for a moment because she didn't expect that Luo Liya would play the card of saying that Ho Weilek was clinging to Zhao Zhiqiang and that he "posed a huge threat to his personal safety".

"Your Honor, fellow jurors, I beg you to put yourself in the shoes of my five clients! The suspected coercion of the superior, the sudden attack of the suspect... I believe that my five clients were forced to use appropriate force to stop He Weile from further harming Zhao Zhiqiang."

"Just like the testimony of Senior Inspector Zhang Chongbang in the last trial, he saw that my client Qiu Gangao only attacked He Weile with a wooden board, causing He Weile to stop his illegal assault on Zhao Zhiqiang, so he stopped immediately. He Weile's death was just an accident! Moreover, he was a suspect in the kidnapping case, and my five clients are police officers. I think you all know whether his actions were suspected of assaulting police officers!"

"I beg your Honor, the Judge, and the jurors to change the verdict to not guilty for the five of my clients!"

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Song Shijie had to admit that it made sense that Luo Liya was able to dominate the legal world just after his debut seven years ago, and his defense was indeed brilliant.

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"After the jury's unanimous verdict, I hereby pronounce the verdict that the five defendants, Qiu Gangao, Luo Jianhua (Ahua), Mo Yiquan (Uncle Quan), Zhu Yuming (Baozhu), and Zhao Zhiqiang, are not guilty of manslaughter... However, it is an irrefutable fact that the defendants used violence to extract a confession from the deceased, He Weile. Considering that they were motivated by the intention of saving lives... The five defendants are guilty of wounding and sentenced to 100 days of community service. The court is adjourned!"

When Qiu Gangao and the other four heard the result announced by the judge, they couldn't help but cry with joy!

Although the police certainly couldn't do it, but the fact that his sentence was commuted from four years in prison to a community service order is really great news!

Thanks to Brother Chen Jin! Thanks to Song Sir! Thanks to Lawyer Luo!

(First update)