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The first battle was won, and the court session continued three days later. That night, Tang Anbang hosted a banquet for Zhuang Chuming at the top private club in Wellington, Central.

Tang Anbang personally called Zhuang Chuming, but Zhuang Chuming declined because it was inappropriate to contact the family members of the parties in private during the court debate. Tang Anbang had no choice but to sincerely say: "Zhuang Dazhuang, my ineffective brother will have to work hard for you from now on."

Zhuang Chuming did not greet him politely, and said directly: "Mr. Tang, don't expect too much. Although we have the upper hand today, the real difficulty is yet to come. I told Brother Ling directly at the beginning that this lawsuit will be resolved. It is possible to fight, but unfortunately the chances of winning are not great.”

Tang Anbang was silent for a while and said, "Anyway, Zhuang Dazhuang will do his best."

Zhuang Chuming said flatly, "I will."

He knew that the lawsuit this time was very difficult, because what he had to argue was not only the evidence and testimony, but also the jury's preconceived notion, the kind that directly regarded Tang Anyao as a bullying and lawless film circle gangster without a trial. The concept of power representation.However, no matter how eloquent he was, he found it difficult to challenge this strong fortress.

So that night, he left the entire team in the office to work overtime, and repeatedly studied the evidence that the prosecution had, and agreed on a defense plan.At this moment, an assistant lawyer suddenly ran over and said excitedly in a low voice, "Mr. Zhuang, someone is here to visit you."

Zhuang Chuming frowned and said, "It's so late, don't you see that we are busy? Who?"

"It's Zhou Jinghui, actor Zhou Jinghui!"

Zhuang Chuming was slightly taken aback, nodded and said, "Ask him to come into my office."

He exchanged a few words with the other lawyers in the team, and then went back to his office, only to find that Zhou Jinghui was already waiting there. No matter how workaholic Zhuang Chuming is, he knew that this Hong Kong actor, who is well-known in the international film industry, whether he was active or passive, had seen him after all. movie.

"Zhuang Dazhuang, I'm sorry for taking the liberty to disturb you." Zhou Jinghui smiled warmly, "I can't help it. I can't do whatever I want in my business, so I have to wait until late at night. I'm sorry. I asked my agent to bring Come over for some supper to reward everyone, Director Tang has really worked hard for you."

Zhuang Chuming frowned and said, "I'm not a studio, you're welcome, Mr. Zhou."

He speaks so sharply that most people would be embarrassed.But Zhou Jinghui has been playing in and out of the play for many years, and he has already practiced calmness, so he didn't care about it at the moment, and still smiled gently: "Is it, I didn't think carefully. Don't be offended by Zhuang Da's appearance."

Zhuang Chuming said: "You will be charged by the minute for speaking with me. Mr. Zhou had better tell you what you are here for. If you are asking about Tang Anyao's case, I'm sorry, but I can't disclose the specifics."

"I really came here for Director Tang's affairs." Zhou Jinghui smiled and said, "I didn't come here to inquire about anything, but I just happened to know something. I don't know if I can help you."

"Oh?"

Zhou Jinghui smiled slightly, stepped forward and said a few words softly.

Zhuang Chuming squinted suddenly, looked at Zhou Jinghui and said, "Is this true?"

"This matter is related to Director Tang, how dare I talk nonsense?" Zhou Jinghui said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhuang, I have evidence."

Zhuang Chuming finally smiled, nodded and said, "I never thought that Mr. Zhou would stand up to help Tang Anyao at this time."

"Director Tang is my Bole," Zhou Jinghui said with a smile, "When he asked me to act in a movie, I was just a young man who helped the lighting engineer on the set. It’s just work and food. My biggest wish is when I can officially become a lighting engineer. But he dares to let someone like me act, and he will be the protagonist for so many years. If I don’t help him, God will I can't see it."

Zhuang Chuming raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you believe he is innocent?"

Zhou Jinghui sighed and said: "Zhuang Dazhuang, you have never seen how Director Tang treats Shen Tao with heart and soul. It is not an exaggeration to say that in our industry, there are too many good-looking people and too many temptations, but Tang The director has been like a day for more than ten years, and has never been entangled with people in the circle. A group of us guys privately thought that he must be sexually frigid, but I didn’t expect that it was just that he hadn’t met Shen Tao. Back then, Director Tang even made me like this Young people who have never met before are willing to help and teach carefully. How could they attack the person they love so much today? I’m not afraid to tell you frankly, if he was accused of killing another person, then I might not be sure, but if It is absolutely impossible to say that he killed Shen Tao and dissolved his body."

Zhuang Chuming nodded and said, "I see."

Zhou Jinghui looked at him and said seriously: "Zhuang Dazhuang, maybe for a professional like you, whether the defender is guilty or not has nothing to do with you, what you care about is winning the lawsuit. But I still want to talk more In a word, Director Tang was really wronged this time."

Zhuang Chuming raised his lips and said with a slight smile, "I didn't expect the actor to be so talkative in private."

Zhou Jinghui replied with a smile: "I really hope that you can have a good impression of Director Tang and defend him more attentively, that's why I talk so much. Sorry, I think I'm taking the liberty."

Zhuang Chuming shook his head and said, "No, I want to thank you."

"Zhuang Dazhuang, I want to thank you." Zhou Jinghui stood up and bowed solemnly to him, "I leave Director Tang's case to you."

Zhuang Chuming could not take people like Tang Anbang seriously, but for some reason, he couldn't maintain his indifference to the approachable and gentle actor in front of him.He let out a long breath and said slowly: "Don't worry, I will do my best."

Trial resumed three days later.

As usual, the court was crowded and packed, but the court was quiet and tense. As soon as the prosecution entered the court, it took the initiative to use its trump card and invited Dr. Xu, the ace forensic doctor of the forensic department, to testify.

This is an extremely calm and rational scientific worker. Standing on the witness stand is like standing in a lecture hall to give a report to forensic science students.According to the questions raised by the prosecution, Dr. Xu elaborated from the hair DNA collected at the scene to the capacity of the hydrofluoric acid tank found just enough to dissolve the body of an adult man of Shen Tao's weight, and his conclusion was exactly as the prosecution said. As expected, the physical evidence found at the scene is enough to prove that Shen Tao's body can be melted and disposed of at the scene.

This method is really incredible and too cruel.Many people in the court booed Tang Anyao in disgust.The chief prosecutor looked around with satisfaction, and then said impassionedly: "In a civilized society, who on earth would use such cruel means to completely destroy one's intimate partner? What the defendant has done has challenged us as a city. The moral bottom line of a citizen, even if he has made brilliant achievements in his professional field, cannot obliterate the fact that he is devoid of humanity. I implore the court and the jury to follow the conscience of the law and make a fair verdict."

The judge hammered and said: "Prosecution, please don't exaggerate the case with too many adjectives."

Zhuang Chuming sneered at the right time, and the judge frowned slightly, and said, "Defense lawyer, do you object to the forensic identification?"

Zhuang Chuming stood up and said, "As a non-professional, I can't overturn Dr. Xu's appraisal report, but I have a doubt and want to ask Dr. Xu for advice."

The judge nodded, and Zhuang Chuming walked up to the forensic doctor and asked, "Dr. Xu, may I ask if your forensic department has found out how Shen Tao died?"

"what?"

"Was he stabbed, or was he stabbed, or was he strangled, or was he given poison? In short, what was the cause of his death?"

The forensic doctor frowned, and said strangely: "Didn't I make it very clear? His body was dissolved, leaving only a little hair and skin tissue. These materials cannot tell what the cause of his death is."

"So that is to say, we can't see Shen Tao's body anymore. What we can see are the utensils and what did you just say? A little bit of hair and skin tissue?"

The forensic doctor nodded and said, "That's right."

"Then can I say that what was found at the scene is actually assuming that Shen Tao's body was dissolved, what would be left behind?"

The forensic doctor frowned and thought for a while, "You can say that."

"Thank you Dr. Xu, you gave us a detailed and wonderful corpse dissolving class."

Everyone in the court laughed.

Zhuang Chuming remained expressionless, and immediately asked, "But what if Shen Tao hadn't been dissolved?"

The forensic doctor opened his eyes wide and said, "But he was dissolved."

"Why do you say that? Who witnessed the process of dissolving the corpse? Who knows how he died?" Zhuang Chuming asked repeatedly, "Just because the police officer found a big plastic bucket in my client's glass greenhouse and dug it on the ground. A couple of used up plastic jars of hydrofluoric acid and, as you mentioned, a little bit of hair and skin tissue?"

There was an uproar in the court, and the judge made a final decision: "Silence!"

"I'm not saying that there is a problem with your identification, Dr. Xu, just because you are a rigorous scientist, can you please tell me, if the hair and a little skin tissue are left there, is it possible that the person will not be dissolved? Because we What you see now is simply the consequences of being dismembered, not the consequences of being dismembered!"

The forensic doctor opened his eyes even more, and then said: "There is a possibility..."

"Thank you!" Zhuang Chuming quickly interrupted him and said eloquently, "It is possible and impossible, but what we are discussing today is not the consequences of scientific experiments, but a person's reputation and destiny. More than ten years of hard work have created countless miracles and won countless honors for the Chinese film industry. Today when we stand up and talk about Chinese directors, we must mention his name. In court, everyone, do we have to do it because of a possibility? Put such an outstanding representative of the Chinese people in prison? Nail the crime..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but he heard the prosecution loudly say: "No, Your Honor, we have a new piece of evidence, which is enough to show that our deduction is correct, and Shen Tao's body was indeed dissolved."

Zhuang Chuming was taken aback, and immediately retorted: "I object, the prosecution did not inform us of this evidence in advance..."

The judge made a final decision: "The objection is invalid. The court will be adjourned for half an hour. The prosecution will present new evidence immediately."