companion ghost

Today is the day of the court session. Shen Lie arrived at the court early and was preparing materials in a temporary office next to him. At this time, there was a knock on the door, and he casually said, "Please come in."

The door opened to reveal Kathy and Dino, followed by Debbie and Gavin.

Shen Lie gave them a rare gentle smile: "Thank you for coming, sit down."

Gavin and Debbie sat opposite Shen Lie, Debbie was a little embarrassed, but Gavin was very calm.

Shen Lie asked: "Do you still remember the testimony process we practiced yesterday?"

Gavin nodded.

"Don't be nervous," Shen Lie comforted, "You just need to follow me the whole time, and I will lead you. As for the defense, they will try their best to make things difficult for you and discredit you. Once you break down emotionally in court, Their purpose has been achieved.”

Casey noticed that Gavin's hands on his knees were clenched uneasily, he touched Gavin's head, squatted down and looked at him: "It's okay, just remember, what you said in court Every word is the truth, nothing can defeat you."

Court No. [-]

"Could you introduce yourself to the jury and your honor?"

Shen Lie stood up and gently asked Gavin who was sitting on the witness stand.

Gavin turned sideways slightly, and said awkwardly to the twelve jurors on the left, "I'm Gavin Snow, and I used to be a patient in the Jishi Rehabilitation Center."

"So can I understand it this way? Have you ever received the so-called treatment from the defendant Youxin Kirk?" Shen Lie walked up to him and pointed to Youxin who was sitting in the dock. With a faint smile.

Gavin nodded: "Three months and thirteen days."

Shen Lie said: "When you receive treatment in this addiction rehabilitation center founded by You Xin, what methods will they use?"

Gavin's eyes missed Shen Lie's face, and looked at You Xin in the dock, Shen Lie could see the hatred and disgust in his eyes: "When I went in, they divided me into a small team, this A squad belongs to a group, and a group belongs to a brigade. If one person in each brigade disobeys authority, all will be punished."

"First question," Shen Lie raised his index finger, "Who does 'authority' refer to?"

"He," Gavin pointed to You Xin, "and some other doctors in the addiction recovery center."

Shen Lie stretched out another middle finger: "Second question, what kind of punishment will you receive?"

Gavin shivered subconsciously, he looked down at his hands: "They will shock us."

Shen Lie lowered his voice: "Can you explain in detail?"

Gavin opened his mouth and closed it again, back and forth a few times, before he said: "He will stick a needle in our body and connect it to a device, and he will ask us if we realize our mistake and if we will do it again in the future. If we did it again, if we answered incorrectly, or were only slightly slower, we would receive a severe electric shock."

Shen Lie picked up the remote control on the table and turned on the projector. An electric shock therapy device was projected on the screen. It was rusty and looked very old: "Can you recognize this device?"

Gavin nodded: "This is the electric shock device he used on us."

Shen Lie turned to Judge Parker and the jury and said, "This electric shock device was found by the police officers from the Jishi Rehabilitation Center."

After finishing speaking, he asked again: "Do you know how many times the defendant used it on you?"

Gavin shook his head: "I belong to the more obedient kind in the addiction recovery center, so it is only used once or twice on me, but on other people who are not so obedient, ten times a month is not counted. What--"

Before the words were finished, the defense lawyer Gary rushed to talk: "Objection! Hearsay evidence!"

Judge Parker nodded: "The objection is valid."

"Then let me put it another way," Shen Lie said, "How many times have you seen it with your own eyes?"

Gavin thought for a while: "At least ten times."

"Is it the same person?"

"Two people," Gavin's throat rolled, "Visa is among them."

"Visa," Shen Lie continued to ask, "do you mean the victim, Visa Mead?"

"Yes," Gavin nodded, "he's my friend."

"Last question," Shen Lie smiled at him, "Do you know the foundation founded by You Xin?"

"heard about it."

"Then do you know the source of funding for this foundation?"

"Objection!" Gary stood up again, "This is ridiculous, the witness is only a teenager, how could he know the capital chain of such a huge foundation accurately?"

Shen Lie looked at Gary with a half-smile: "You didn't know about the fund operation of the foundation when you were a teenager, but it doesn't mean that others didn't know when they were teenagers."

Gary glared: "You—"

"Okay!" The judge tapped the hammer, "The objection is invalid, but both of you should pay attention to the occasion and language."

Shen Lie apologized very readily: "I'm sorry."

Judge Parker looked at Gavin: "Son, please answer the prosecutor's question."

"I don't know much," Gavin said, moving his gaze to the jury, and bravely met each of them, "but in the addiction treatment center, it's not just us who are divided into small groups, but also our parents. .And every parent has to pay You Xin. This fee is claimed to be a charity fund, and everything is voluntary. But it is not like this at all. As long as you don’t pay this month, or you pay less, then we, They will be given separate treatments under various names, that is, electric shocks that are intensified."

"So," Shen Lie summed up clearly, "in the defendant's addiction rehabilitation center, not only you were brutally tortured, but also many other people, including the victim Visa Mead, ?"

Gavin said very forcefully and firmly: "Yes."

"Thank you." Shen Lie gave him a well-made look, then looked at Judge Parker, and bowed slightly: "There is no other question."

Shen Lie returned to his seat, and before he could sit down, the defense lawyer Gary stood up and buttoned up the button of his suit in front of his stomach: "Gavin, what disease were you sent to my client's addiction rehabilitation center in the first place?" central?"

Gavin looked at him. "I'm gay."

"Oh, that's right." Gary walked slowly to Gavin, "What about your friend Visa?"

"It's because of his internet addiction." Gavin said, looking at Gary in front of him, frowning slightly, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"Let me ask another question." Gary narrowed his small eyes, "You said Visa is your friend, what kind of friend? Boyfriend?"

Gavin was shocked: "What did you say?"

The police officers sitting in the viewing seats below were also shocked, and Shen Lie almost jumped up: "Objection! Malicious speculation!"