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"Good afternoon, gentlemen." Judge Parker went to his seat and sat down. He put on the rimless glasses. After putting on the glasses, I actually look a bit like a minion.

Judge Parker Minion continued: "Confirm again, there are no other witnesses for both the prosecution and the defense?"

Shen Lie stood up and bowed slightly: "Yes, Your Excellency, the prosecution is gone."

Gary also said: "The defense is gone."

"Very good," Judge Parker was very pleased, "Then we will move on to the final stage of the closing statements of both parties."

According to the procedure, the prosecution should make the closing statement first, so Shen Lie stood up and buttoned the front of his suit: "The story begins with a boy jumping off the roof of the hospital with full of despair. I can't help but think about such a question, what is the reason for a teenage child to make such a cruel and decisive determination, and to end himself in such a tragic way Still a young life?" He stepped out from behind his seat, "Later, everything became known because of this man sitting in the dock—Yosin Kirk. He charged high illegal fees in order to collect money; In order to satisfy his God psychology, he sold fake medicines to his patients; he even used cruel electric shock method to 'cure' those teenage children for his own selfish desire!"

Shen Lie walked in front of the jury, and his high-pitched voice just now suddenly became low again: "He is a doctor, what is our definition of a doctor? Heals the sick, saves the sick, helps the suffering, and what did the defendant do? But he became the one who tormented the patient." Shen Lie's dark pupils looked into the eyes of each juror in turn, "I beg you to convict the defendant Yosin Kirk not only because he is guilty, but because he is guilty. It's because only in this way, each of you and I can have a clear conscience when we think of this case, Visa, Gavin and countless children like them in the future."

This is really a wonderful speech, at least Ning Yuan read the emotion from the eyes of the jurors.

After Shen Lie finished speaking, he returned to his seat, Gary gritted his teeth, Zhu Yu was in front, he had to speak more convincingly than Shen Lie in order to save the situation.

Gary also stood up: "The prosecutor's words are very inflammatory, but I have to say that in law, whoever speaks louder or more emotionally is right. Please look at my client," he said. He gestured to You Xin, "He is a doctor, the pillar of a community, and the hope of many families. Over the years, he has cured countless children, and they are all very grateful to him for redeeming their mistakes. A life gone astray. Maybe, maybe," Gary held up his index finger, "my client's methods may have been inappropriate, but his starting point was still to heal these poor children, there is no doubt about it."

He also walked in front of the jury, trying to communicate with the jurors seems to be a required course for all lawyers, "Contrary to the prosecutor, I beg you to acquit my client because he did not push Visa off the roof, All he did was to get these kids back on track, thank you."

Afterwards, he signaled to the judge that his closing statement was over. Judge Parker nodded, turned to the jury on the left and said, "The closing statement is over, and now I would like to trouble the jurors to discuss it."

After stepping out of the courtroom, Shen Lie was blocked by Gary in the corridor, who had a wrinkled smile on his face: "Prosecutor, I think we need a deal."

Shen Lie smiled, "I don't think we need a deal."

Gary had already expected that Shen Lie would not agree to the prosecution and plea deal so easily, so he was not surprised or frustrated when he was flatly rejected: "You know, when the jury returns, they are likely to judge innocent."

Shen Lie sneered: "Who gave you the confidence?"

"This is a big gamble," Gary smiled. "If you don't study the plea deal with me now, once the jurors acquit, there will be no chance of recovery."

Shen Lie put his arms around his chest: "I have confidence in myself, and I also believe that the jury this time is capable of distinguishing right from wrong."

Gary sighed: "Why do you have to be so stubborn? If you offer us a deal and we can discuss it, the risks for both parties will be reduced. Why not do it? What's more, this prosecution itself is a farce. A doctor can at most It can be regarded as improper treatment, and I wonder how the District Prosecutor's Office agreed to the crime of intentionally injuring and unpremeditated murder."

Shen Lie looked at him coldly: "Do you want to know why?"

Gary took his time and said, "I would like to hear the details."

"Because we are different from you, we have a conscience." Shen Lie turned and left, "There is no deal, don't even think about it."

Back in the office, Ning Yuan was waiting for him on the sofa flipping through a book. Shen Lie went in and hung up his coat: "Just now Gary came to me and asked for a plea deal."

"What?" Ning Yuan was very surprised, "The closing arguments are over, what kind of deal is he here now?"

Shen Lie bent down and kissed him on the forehead: "Thinking about it, even he can see that You Xin's bad luck this time, so he wants to win a share for You Xin before the jury reaches a unanimous opinion." Sentence reduction deal."

Ning Yuan rubbed his chin: "I think so, otherwise why would he rush to make a deal at this last moment." He tilted his head, "But I'm curious, this will end soon, if at this time If a deal is reached, doesn't that mean that the entire trial process is in vain?"

"That's right," Shen Lie said, "but there's no way around it. For example, I had a case before, and the case itself was very controversial. The jury first discussed for seven or eight days, and then they started asking questions, repeatedly It took almost two months for the witnesses to testify repeatedly, and the defense lawyer and I were about to collapse, and the witnesses were also about to collapse, so we had no choice but to reach a prosecution-defense deal."

Ning Yuan opened his eyes wide: "It won't be the same this time, right?"

"No." Shen Lie was quite sure of this point, "I think according to this trend, either guilty or innocent, it won't be so stalemate."

Ning Yuan exhaled: "That's good."

Shen Lie pinched his face: "Now all we can do is wait."

Three days later, when Shen Lie was getting out of the car and going upstairs to go home, his phone rang.

At that time, he and Ning Yuan had just returned home from shopping in a nearby supermarket, carrying a lot of bags in their hands, which contained all kinds of vegetables and fruits, as well as Ning Yuan's favorite potato chips.When the phone rang, he didn't have an empty hand to answer it, it was Ning Yuan who changed everything to his right hand, stretched his left hand into Shen Lie's pocket to take out the phone, and touched Shen Lie's butt by the way.

Shen Lie: "..."

Although I wear a lot in winter, I can also feel it, okay?

Ning Yuan smiled and raised the phone to Shen Lie's ear, Shen Lie's face darkened slightly after listening: "...Okay, I understand, thank you."

Shen Lie met Ning Yuan's curious gaze, and said softly, "The jury is back."

In less than 10 minutes, Shen Lie and Ning Yuan hurried into the courtroom. The twelve jurors had already sat down, and Judge Parker had already taken his seat.

Just a minute after Shen Lie sat down, Gary and You Xin, who was brought by the bailiff, also came in.

Judge Parker saw the crowd, cleared his throat, and asked the chief juror, "Is the jury unanimous?"

The chief juror was a black man. He stood up and bowed slightly to Judge Parker: "Yes, Your Honor."

Shen Lie, Gary and You Xin all stood up.

Judge Parker looked down at the file. "How do you decide for first-degree non-premeditated murder?"

"We acquit the defendant," said the black lead juror.

Shen Lie's heart sank, he heard the exclamations of Xi Ningyuan and Casey who were watching the trial, and also heard Gary's smug laughter on the right.

Judge Parker tapped the hammer: "Order!" Then asked: "How do you judge the crime of illegal detention?"

"We acquit the accused."

Shen Lie has already closed his eyes and clenched his teeth.

"How do you judge the crime of illegal medical practice?"

The chief black juror glanced at You Xin and said, "Guilty."

Shen Lie opened his eyes suddenly, this hope after despair was almost fatal.

Judge Parker then asked: "How do you judge the crime of intentional injury?"

"guilty."

The dull feeling in Shen Lie's chest disappeared in an instant. He was familiar with the law and knew that even these two charges were enough for You Xin to stay in prison for more than ten years.

"For the last charge of fraud," Judge Parker paused, "how did the jurors decide?"

The black chief juror closed the paper on which the result was written in his hand, and answered very decisively: "We rule the defendant guilty."

Shen Lie breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his head slightly, but the first person he looked at was not Ning Yuan, but Gavin and Weisa's mother.

The former was already in tears, but the latter sat there without saying a word, his eyes unfocused.

Kathy walked up to him and said softly: "I think she should be the one who can't accept this result the most. You Xin's conviction is no different from telling her that she sent her son into the fire pit with her own hands. all of this."

Shen Lie sighed softly: "What a cruel fact."

"I just can't figure it out," Casey said annoyed, "Why do parents send their children to be disciplined? Isn't this the responsibility of parents?"

Dino took his words gently: "Not everyone thinks that way."

Ning Yuan looked at You Xin who was taken away by the prison guards, and whispered: "So this is the final result?"

"At least he paid the price, that hell will never be opened again," Shen Lie glanced at You Xin in disgust.

Ning Yuan was silent for a while, and murmured: "We know one, shut down one, and punish one, but how many of these are there in the world?"