The summer sun is just right

Laughed out loud, "Lawyer Yan is a smart person. To achieve the goal, a smart person can not be so fussy about the process."

Five days later, the second court session was held.

Sheng Xia went to Sheng Pingting's house early in the morning. When Sheng Pingting opened the door and saw him, she was a little surprised, but she was still very happy.

She thought they would go to the court separately, but at the last moment, her son took the initiative to come to her, and finally chose to stand side by side with her.She thought that Midsummer's move was to show her position, and she felt a little relieved.

Sheng Pingting also specially chose a bright and solemn dress for herself. She wants to welcome the final victory with her son.

When Sheng Xia and Sheng Pingting arrived, Ling Xiao and the others hadn't arrived yet.The lawyer was making the final preparations with Sheng Pingting. The lawyer gave Sheng Pingting some psychological support and explained some precautions.

Because they thought that the opposing lawyer would pester and question Sheng Pingting in order to let Sheng Pingting show her flaws.

Although Sheng Pingting acted calm and calm, her hands and feet were actually cold, and she was trembling if she looked carefully.

Sheng Xia put her hands on Sheng Pingting's shoulders, and smiled to comfort Sheng Pingting.Sheng Pingting breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to him.

Ling Xiao, Yan Luming and his party came in from the door.Yan Luming was lowering his head and talking to Ling Xiao, but Ling Xiao remained expressionless as always.

As soon as he looked up, Yan Luming saw Shengxia who was looking at them, and nodded his head slightly indistinctly.

Shortly after they took their seats, the presiding judge and the collegial panel took their seats respectively and announced the start of the second session.

"Ms. Sheng Pingting, when did you marry Mr. Ling Zhi? July 2015, 7."

"Then when did you fall in love with Mr. Ling Zhi?"

"Objection has nothing to do with the case." Sheng Pingting's attorney hastily protested.

"Please ask the plaintiff's lawyer to start around the case." The presiding judge reminded.

Yan Luming smiled and nodded.

During the questioning session, Yan Luming pursued Sheng Pingting relentlessly.It was because Sheng Pingting was fully prepared to be interrogated before, but she was still a little overwhelmed, she clenched her hands tightly and her body tensed.

"I have a record of your calls in July 2013. Please take a look." Sheng Pingting took the evidence, glanced at it, and stared at Yan Lvming warily.

"Ms. Sheng Pingting, can you explain why you have been in such close contact with Mr. Ling Zhi during this period?"

"Lexus and I have known each other for more than ten years, and we talk on the phone several times a month, which is normal and not close."

"Well, during July 2013, you had a total of 7 phone calls with Mr. Ling Zhi. During the period, you were at Ling Zhi's house for a week, which was the home of your best friend Gu Yiluo, who was Ling Zhi's spouse at that time. During the time, you have a phone call with Lexus almost every day."

Sheng Xia looked at Ling Xiao when he heard Gu Yiluo's name.Ling Xiao still didn't look at him, but stared at Sheng Pingting intently, his eyes were obscured by thick eyelashes.

Yan Luming deliberately said in a contemptuous tone: "What kind of relationship usually keeps talking every day?"

"And we investigated your previous five-year call records, and found no month like July 5, where you had such intensive contact with Mr. Ling Zhi. What's your explanation?"

Sheng Pingting obviously stiffened her neck. After taking a look at Sheng Xia, she pretended to be calm and said, "Because at that time, I was thinking about helping Sheng Xia transfer schools. I wanted to help Sheng Xia transfer from City A to City S. City S has Better art teachers. I called Lexus to find schools and teachers."

"Then why don't you go directly to your best friend, Ms. Gu Yiluo, shouldn't you be closer?"

Yan Luming deliberately used the word "intimacy".

"Because..." Sheng Pingting paused for a moment, took a breath, grabbed the armrest of the chair with her hands as if she was having difficulty breathing, and continued: "Because Gu Yiluo has been taking care of the children at home, it is very difficult for the school and The social relationships that need to be managed are unfamiliar."

"Then did you tell Gu Yiluo your plan at that time?"

"No."

"why?"

"As I said just now, Gu Yiluo has been taking care of the children at home and is not familiar with the school and the social relationships that need to be taken care of. What's the use of telling her?!"

"So you mean that during that time, you and your best friend's husband were in contact almost every day, but your best friend, Ms. Gu Yiluo, didn't know about it."

"Objection!" Sheng Pingting's attorney stood up.

Yan Luming pursed his lips again, "Presiding judge, my questioning of the defendant Sheng Pingting is over."

When the presiding judge announced the next item on the agenda, Yan Luming suddenly interrupted, "President, my questioning of the defendant, Ms. Sheng Pingting, is over, but we still want to continue the questioning of the defendant, Mr. Sheng Xia."

Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes, frowned slightly, and asked Yan Luming what he was doing with his eyes.The calmness on Ling Xiao's face was replaced by obvious anger.

19. Midsummer was questioned

Because Sheng Xia was almost transparent in the entire inheritance dispute, although Sheng Xia was the second defendant, the focus of the conflict had always been Sheng Pingting and Ling Xiao.

Therefore, before the trial, Sheng Pingting's attorney did some necessary pre-court preparations for Sheng Xia, but did not specifically conduct interrogation drills for Sheng Xia.

Sheng Pingting's lawyer was a little surprised by Yan Luming's sudden questioning of Sheng Xia, but he was not very nervous.

Everyone knows that there is almost nothing in this case involving Shengxia as the source.

The acting lawyer nodded to Sheng Xia, signaling him not to be nervous, they will give countermeasures according to the situation.

Sheng Xia swept him away and ignored him.

Here, Yan Luming did not respond to Ling Xiao's dissatisfied eyes, but instead asked: "Mr. Sheng, hello. May I ask what is your relationship with Ms. Sheng Pingting..."

"Mother and son, Sheng Pingting is my mother."

"What is the relationship between Mr. Ling Zhi and you?"

"Stepfather and son, Lexus is my stepfather."

"Have you known Mr. Ling Zhi since childhood?"

"Yes."

"Your mother knew Mr. Ling Zhi before you were born, didn't she?"

"Yes."

"Were your mother and Mr. Ling Zhi friends before?"

"Yes."

"Then before your mother and Mr. Ling Zhi became husband and wife, they changed from friends to lovers, and then became husband and wife, right?"

"Yes."

Up to this point, everyone is still a little bit disapproving.

Immediately afterwards, Yan Luming smiled lightly, and then asked: "Then do you know whether your mother and Mr. Ling Zhi changed from friends to lovers before Ms. Gu Yiluo was alive or after her death?"

"Objection!" The defendant's lawyer stopped it loudly.

Sheng Pingting was trembling all over, her eyes fixed on Sheng Xia.

The presiding judge looked at the defendant's lawyer with warning eyes, "No loud noises are allowed in the courtroom."

Turning to look at Sheng Xia again, "Defendant Sheng Xia, you have the right to remain silent and refuse to make statements that are not good for you."

Sheng Xia looked squarely at the presiding judge and replied, "I know."

The presiding judge thought that Sheng Xia was saying that he knew his rights, and when he looked down at the desktop file, he heard Sheng Xia repeat, "I know..."

Sheng Xia folded her hands together, her knuckles turned white due to excessive force, and after trying to swallow her saliva again, Sheng Xia squeezed all her strength and said, "I know, when Ling Zhi and my mother became lovers. "

"Is it Ms. Gu Yiluo's life or after her death?" Yan Luming asked immediately, his tone revealing a sense of victory under his control.

Sheng Xia looked at Sheng Pingting, who was staring at him with scarlet eyes, eyes full of disbelief, mixed with disappointment, heartache and resentment.

Sheng Pingting's lips were trembling, and her whole body was shaking a little. She breathed heavily, and her chest kept rising and falling.

Even though I had prepared myself mentally before, even though I knew that there would be such a day, when the simulated picture actually appeared in front of my eyes, when I saw Sheng Pingting like this in midsummer, I still felt a deep feeling in my heart. guilt.

Although he knew he had to do this, and he should do it, but that person was his own mother after all.

Just like 6 years ago, even though he knew his mother was guilty, he still stood in front of her and protected her with his body.

Sheng Xia lowered her eyelids, covering her blurred eyes, her Adam's apple rolled, desperately swallowing the bitterness and soreness in her heart.

"Before I was alive." Sheng Xia's voice was full of sobs.

Although the trial was closed and there were no observers, the legal teams of both parties were huge, and there were quite a few relevant personnel present in court.For a while, everyone was in an uproar.

"Quiet, quiet." The presiding judge had to maintain order.

"How do you know?"

Ling Xiao stared at Sheng Xia, his calm eyes also became pitch black, bottomless, as if a storm was brewing.

"Six years ago, Sheng Pingting admitted it herself."

"Mr. Sheng, can you recount the scene at that time?"

"Ms. Sheng, Ms. Sheng..." Sheng Pingting's attorney exclaimed, and everyone's eyes were drawn back to the dock.

Sheng Pingting fainted.

"Call an ambulance!"

"Mom, mom, mom..." Sheng Xia knelt on the ground, his hands trembling uncontrollably, tears poured from his eyes, and his expression was extremely painful.

From Ling Xiao's position, you can't see the front of Sheng Xia, you can only see Sheng Xia half lying on the ground, and the person seems to have shrunk by a big circle, the whole back is shaking, and incoherent sobs and cries continue to spread.