In the name of love

Yulu thought helplessly, even after listening to him like this, he felt that the prosecutor's argument was not unreasonable, and it was almost evenly matched with the defense's argument. Just by looking at the presiding judge's frown, he knew that the case could not be settled without a certain amount of time. Judgmental.

Yulu saw that Judge Zhang did not join the discussion of the other two judges, but rested his jaw on his hands, as if he was thinking about something important.

"Thank you for the defense and prosecutor's statements, all three have worked hard."

Judge Zhang finally raised his head and said, with some emotion in his tone, "Finally, let the defendant defend himself."

She looked up at Ye Chang, "As I explained to you at the beginning, Mr. Ye Chang, you can say whatever you want, now is your time."

At the end of the trial, it is time for the defendant to defend himself.

The reason why this is put at the end is that when a person is accused of being a criminal, he is not obliged to try to prove that he has not committed a crime, and whether the defendant admits or denies it will bring too strong prejudgment to the judge. 'He admitted it to himself!What else is there to judge? ', 'He said so sadly, could it really be that he didn't do it? '

The bailiff opened the fence, guided Ye Chang to the testimony stand, opened the restraint in his hand, and moved the microphone to him to adjust it.Ye Chang lowered his head, looking at the hands that had regained their freedom for a short time, his eyes were still a little dazed.

"If the defendant wants to defend himself, he can say it now." The old judge said.

Ye Chang opened his mouth and closed it again.The entire courtroom was almost dead silent, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Ye Chang's ordinary and quiet face, which seemed to disappear from the world in the next moment.

"...Xiao Ji... broke his leg."

Ye Chang opened and closed like this for a long time, until the judge almost urged him, Ye Chang finally spoke.The exit is such a surprising sentence.

"My wife didn't let me know about it, but he didn't know it. My father-in-law had told me from the detention center... He was pushed down at school, and his whole calf was broken, so Xiao Ge and the others didn't Come to court. Because I did that... because I'm a rapist..."

Yulu saw that Ji Lan spoke as if he was interrupting something, but he finally gave up and sat back on the defense seat.As Judge Zhang said, now is Ye Chang's time.

"My father-in-law said that Xiao Ji was in great pain, very painful. He never cried, but he cried. He cried very sadly and loudly. He asked me: Why do I have to be in such pain, Dad? He was I asked him all night, but I couldn't answer him. Because I don't know what all this is for."

Ye Chang's tone was still bewildered.

"I signed the divorce agreement brought by my father-in-law. It was blank. Xiao Ji hadn't signed it yet. My father-in-law said he would persuade her to sign it. I also hope she can sign it. If she signs it, Xiao Ji won't fall again. Broken leg."

Ye Chang put his hands together, even though the shackles on his hands were removed, Ye Chang's posture remained unchanged, as if he was trapped in an endless cage, even if the door was open, even if there was light in front of him, he didn't know where to go. Go where there is light.

"At the beginning, when I was in the detention center, when I met my lawyer...the lawyer told me: Mr. Ye, don't worry, I will definitely let you go from here and take your young son to buy a schoolbag."

Yulu on the defense stand was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Ye Chang to mention this promise at this time.Yulu has always felt guilty about this.

Although he was not in a joking mood at the time, looking back now, it was no different from a joke.

"But now Xiao Ji has broken her leg, so I can't lead her to buy schoolbags. Xiao Ji said she would take them and move to a place far, far away, a place where no one remembers us. Xiao Ji can't go to school for the time being. , I don’t need a schoolbag anymore. And even if I leave that place, I have no home to go back to…”

There were no tears or smiles in Ye Chang's eyes, they were empty.He turned around suddenly, facing the defense bench, his eyes met those of his defense lawyer.

"So lawyer, no need, don't let me take my son to buy a schoolbag, thank you, but this matter has no meaning anymore..."

Ye Chang's voice finally choked up, but it was covered by his inorganic voice.

"I just hope that I go back tonight, close my eyes in that dark place, and when I open my eyes next time, all the nightmares will be over. I don't want to dream anymore, this dream has been going on for too long, innocent or guilty , Who the murderer is is all a dream, and it will not change these realities, and I am tired of dreaming."

Ye Chang finally raised his head, but what he looked at was not the judge's bench, but the higher and farther sky outside the dome of the court.

"...I want to wake up, from this dream."

Ye Chang raised his neck slightly, and when he finished speaking, a smile escaped from the corner of his lips.

Yulu's heart skipped a beat, and Ye Chang said he had nothing else to say, so the bailiff put the restraints on him again, rubbed him, and brought him back behind the fence.

"It seems that this case cannot be passed smoothly today."

Sure enough, the old judge sighed and rubbed the space between his brows with his hands.

"I announce that the oral argument process is over. The case is scheduled to be announced on December [-] this year. The verdict will be announced in this court. Defendant Ye Chang, do you need to come out and hear the verdict?"

Yulu saw that Ji Lan opened his mouth and was about to say something when Ye Chang had already spoken.

"...No need." Ye Chang's voice was extremely light and hoarse: "No need, thank you."

The bailiff took Ye Chang out of the dock.Yulu looked at the man's back, and wanted to chase after him to say something for a moment, but for some reason, the man walked back to the dock with his head up and chest out, and there was a faint sense of sacredness, which made Yulu dare not approach him lightly.

In the end he just stood there and watched his defendant's back disappear outside the door leading to the escort room.

The old judge reached out to pick up the gavel and hit it hard, and also knocked the gong for all this.

"Then, this is the end of today's trial. Everyone has worked hard, thank you for your participation, and the next step is the work of our judges."

***

Yulu slept until the sun was up for the first time in more than a month, and when he woke up, even the sun on his sheepskin sofa became lovely, and he felt extremely refreshed.I always feel that my spirit has improved and I feel 20 years younger.

But Yulu also knows that now is not the time to relax.

As soon as the court session ended that day, the entire courtroom became noisy. Compared with the last court session, everyone’s faces looked much heavier this time. Several people hid in a corner of the courtroom and chatted in low voices. There were also people who simply watched the excitement. As if feeling bored, the judge walked away as soon as he announced the end, and even the reporters sitting in the front row looked a little tired.

Ji Lan and him stood in the courtroom like an ending movie, silently sorting out the documents scattered on the table.When they walked out of the corridor, no reporter came to visit them again. Instead, Ai Ting came out after them and took a look at Ji Lan, as if wanting to come over and say something.

But in the end he still didn't say anything, and led his clerk to the other side of the court.

Ji Lan didn't call him again after the court date, which made Yu Lv Jiu feel a little bit disappointed.

Sure enough, those things before were just illusions, Ji Lan had no sexual interest in her at all, the case was over, and the cooperative relationship was gone, so it was natural that Ji Lan didn't need to contact her anymore.

Ricky disappeared without a trace after that court date.When Yulu stepped out of the law lounge, the boy was nowhere to be seen.

But Yulu admitted that he didn't look for it seriously. Ricky was like a sharp and bright thorn, deeply pierced in his heart, so that every time Yulu looked down, he could deeply and concretely feel his indifferent one side.

That young man treated him with all his emotions and all his life, but Yuli couldn't respond to him with the same things, because he wanted to give those things to another person who had nothing to do with him.

He can only choose to escape.To escape the selfishness in his own bones, to escape the ending that this young man may die alone one day.

Yulu went to the gym again that day, and he signed up for the body shaping course specially offered by the fitness center for middle-aged uncles. He used a lot of sweat and labor to force himself to stop thinking about it.He sat in front of the retraining machine, sweating profusely, looking at the bustling young brother in front of him, the fierce battle in the court a few days ago was like something in his previous life, it was so unreal when he thought about it.

Yulu flipped through the newspaper. Compared with the previous news about the wolf guards, although the trial process was reported, it only took up a small corner of the page. It was still squeezed into a wife's Next to the human tragedy where the husband chopped off his penis because of his affair.

The headline of the newspaper was: "The court battle of the guard's sexual abuse of a boy is fierce, the murderer may be someone else?" Yulu quickly read the pitifully short note:

The results of the "Wolf Guards Case" were heard in the District Court a few days ago, and the prosecution and the defense had a wonderful and intense debate.In the end, the victim was summoned because the facts were unknown, and the victim claimed in court: "It is not this person who sexually assaulted me." The prosecutor said that children's words and allegations are easily influenced by adults, and their credibility can still be considered.The case will be pronounced on December [-]st, and the verdict is likely to be unexpected. It remains to be seen how the judge will make a judgment on whether the wolf guard is someone else. '

Yulu looked at the news, which may not be more than a hundred words. They tried their best to fight fiercely for nearly five months, and now it seems that it is not worth mentioning.Compared with those sensational wolf policemen before