Empire of Shadows

Chapter 480: Putting the Knife Handle in Your Hand [666+19]

In the courtroom, the trial regarding the soaking of the wheat had concluded, and several workers confessed to their crimes in court.

Just as the justices were about to conclude this segment, the plaintiff's lawyer suddenly presented new evidence.

"I have new evidence to submit to the court!"

The Liji Group's lawyer looked strangely at the workers' lawyer, unsure of what the other party was doing.

During the earlier hearing, he had sparred with this lawyer and found him to be quite capable, having disrupted his plans several times and nullifying some of his previous preparations.

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Now that there shouldn't be any issues between them, what evidence could the other party be submitting?

Just as he was wondering what the other party was up to, the workers' lawyer submitted a new document to the court and the judge.

"After the incident, the Jin Gang City police quickly identified the criminal suspects and swiftly apprehended them."

"After the interrogation, one of my clients came into contact with an unidentified person inside the police station."

"He made a request to my client and offered some conditions."

"Including, but not limited to, giving my client a large sum of money, helping him and his family move away from Jin Gang City, and settling down elsewhere."

"Promising to arrange a new job for him that could guarantee the livelihood of his family."

"After offering so much, this mysterious person only had one request…"

At this point, the Liji Group's lawyer suddenly realized what the other party was about to say, and he immediately raised his hand, "Objection, Your Honor, I object to the evidence submitted by the opposing counsel as it has no relevance to this case…"

The judges glanced at the Liji Group's lawyer and shook their heads, "Objection overruled, continue."

"Thank you, Your Honor!", the workers' lawyer looked at his opponent across from him with a hint of mockery, and continued, "This mysterious person's only request was for my client to recant his testimony in court!"

The entire courtroom erupted in an uproar!

Because the social impact of this case was constantly changing, the media loved to report on these scandals involving large companies, and more and more people were starting to pay attention.

The Ministry of Justice believed that this case did not involve any state secrets, and coupled with the public's desire for the truth, the trial was open to the public.

Anyone who obeyed the court's order, respected the judicial system, and if there were empty seats, could enter the courtroom in an orderly manner to observe.

Including reporters, who could also listen to the trial in the courtroom, but could not take pictures, ask questions, and had to maintain respect for the court and the judiciary.

Therefore, there were many people present, and these people were well aware of how egregious it was to ask a criminal suspect to recant their testimony in court!

The Chief Justice struck the base with the gavel twice forcefully, followed by a stern order, "Silence!"

The bailiffs also turned around to look at the noisy crowd, and suddenly, the courtroom fell silent, as no one wanted to be expelled at this crucial moment!

The Chief Justice looked at the evidence in his hand, which included a police officer's testimony, some eyewitness testimonies, and an anonymous bank account.

The Chief Justice put down the materials in his hand and asked, "Have you found the person who contacted your client?"

The lawyer nodded and said, "We have found him."

"Is he here?"

"He can't come!"

The Chief Justice frowned, "I have never heard of anyone the Supreme Court cannot summon, even the President must come here when he receives a subpoena!"

"The Supreme Court represents the federal judicial system and the dignity of the judiciary, and no one is allowed to desecrate it, no matter who he is!"

He paused and said, "I can issue an arrest warrant for him. Since he is unwilling to come here himself, I will have someone escort him here."

The Chief Justice had the authority to do so. From a certain perspective, at that moment in court, he was the embodiment of the federal judiciary!

The lawyer then said, "I'm sorry, Your Honor, the reason he can't come is that he has been silenced. A dead man cannot attend a trial, nor can he bring us anything."

The court erupted again, and the Liji Group's lawyer raised another objection, but it was still rejected.

The lawyer began to narrate the entire process, "… My client has repeatedly identified the person who asked him to recant his testimony inside the police station from multiple photos, and it is the legal advisor from the Liji Group's legal department."

"At the same time, I noticed that in the cases that Liji Group has participated in in the past, a total of twenty-nine witnesses have recanted their testimony in court, providing extremely important assistance to Liji Group's victory in lawsuits!"

"Objection!", the Liji Group's lawyer stood up again, raising his hand, "This is slander, it is defamation, I object to such irresponsible remarks appearing in trials unrelated to other cases!"

The Chief Justice looked at him for two or three seconds, then nodded, "Objection sustained."

Although it was sustained, people had already been influenced by the lawyer's words, and even without any evidence, they began to suspect that the Liji Group had really done this.

The workers' lawyer provided a large amount of corroborating evidence to prove this fact, and also mentioned another police officer involved, who was also quietly silenced.

The lawyer repeatedly emphasized that this case involved 4 million in liquidated damages, implying that the Liji Group had become so unscrupulous in order to save these 4 million that they had silenced the informants!

But the public was willing to believe this. They were willing to believe that the world was made up of conspiracies, and they were willing to believe that the bones of those seemingly glamorous big shots were as black as ink!

The Liji Group's lawyer did not want to admit this, but he could not produce any evidence. On the contrary, the workers' lawyer was well prepared, shaking out various evidence, and had successfully won the trust of the court and people from all walks of life in the audience.

Although this was only a part of the entire case, and the judges did not pronounce a verdict in court, news came from the Ministry of Justice after the trial.

In recent years, the Liji Group has used its strong strength to harm others, dragging many people into the vortex of litigation through malicious lawsuits, forcing people without litigation ability to respond to the lawsuit, in order to achieve their evil goals!

This time, they even used such egregious methods, and were even suspected of silencing informants. Although the Supreme Court and the Prosecutor's Office have not fully verified the authenticity of these evidences.

However, people in power have already expressed dissatisfaction with the Liji Group's behavior. If the case favors the Garden Company's victory.

Then the judicial department will give the Liji Group a "punitive fine", and the fine amount will be between 20 million and 50 million!

As soon as the news came out, the president's stock price, which he had spent several days trying to stabilize, plummeted again!

Trust crisis, moral hazard, legal risk…

A large number of problems were dumped on the Liji Group all at once. Coupled with the financial hyenas' frantic hype during this period, within fifteen minutes after the news spread, the Liji Group's stock plummeted again by nearly six percent, creating the largest drop in an hour!

The shareholders, investors, banks, and all creditors who had just been appeased could not sit still again.

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This is not a small amount of fine. A fine of two to half a percent of the market value is very likely to further undermine the Liji Group's cash flow!

Once the cash is in short supply, and no one lends a helping hand, even if the Liji Group has a lot of assets, there is a huge risk of bankruptcy!

President fainted directly in the office, which made people even more uneasy and worried.

A company with an industry monopoly position has been forced to the verge of collapse because of a mere four million!

"Who would have thought that the Liji Group, which made a lot of money from grape futures half a year ago, has now become like this!"

Lance put the newspaper in his hand back on the table. In fact, he only wanted to get his money back at the beginning, and then give them a little punishment.

A giant suffered a big loss because of a hard stone, perhaps this is the price it paid for its arrogance and arrogance!

"I heard that many farms have also started to sue the Liji Group. It seems that they will fall soon!"

Luca, who was sitting next to him, talked about this with some excitement. He never thought that a shell company could actually do this.

Lance shook his head, "Bankruptcy is impossible, but it will be dismembered again."

"Capital is so simple and pure. As long as there is a glimmer of opportunity, they will pounce on it and devour it."

Luca asked with some longing, "Then we…"

"Can we also…"

He was a little embarrassed to speak. Lance understood what he wanted to express and gave him a negative answer again, "In this feast, if a small body like yours squeezes in, you will not only not get any food, but they will throw you on the table as well!"

"So just watch honestly!"

"Before you are qualified to sit with them, the price of sitting in the wrong position is more tragic than you think!"

Luca stopped talking and remained silent.

He may not be worth much money, but the Lawrence Farm behind him is still of great value.

They can completely wait until they have finished eating the Liji Group, and then fabricate a fraudulent transaction and contract fraud crime to put Luca and the Lawrence Farm on the table.

Capital is pure, because it is pure, so it has no humanity!

Capital won't show any leniency just because we're friends, especially when disagreements and potentially huge profits are involved.

It will only exploit its understanding of the other party to crush them underfoot!

After a moment, Luca continued, "Is there anything else you need us to do?"

Lance glanced at him sideways, "If you want to see it, I'll take you when the time comes."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lance," Luca said with some anticipation.