companion ghost

third court

"Doctor Ning." In the courtroom, a handsome Asian man stood up. The well-tailored black suit perfectly outlined his figure, making his shoulders wider and his legs longer.The witness he questioned also happened to have an oriental face, but it was much softer than him, with a calm and gentle face, "Can you tell the jury what relationship you have with the victim Klein Reid?"

Ning Yuan smiled at the twelve jurors on the left: "I'm Mr. Reid's counselor, and I started treating him about a year ago."

"Then, have you diagnosed Mr. Reid with a mental illness?" Shen Lie continued to ask.

Ning Yuan nodded: "Of course, he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, which is what we often call PTSD."

Shen Lie walked in front of him, his dark eyes looked at Ning Yuan, and Ning Yuan also looked at him, his nervous mood gradually eased: "During the treatment, Mr. Reid confessed everything to me, including whether he is Because of being sexually assaulted by the defendant - Vincent Osterley, he will suffer from mental illness."

Ning Yuan keenly saw a slight smile on the corners of Shen Lie's brows and eyes, knowing that he should have answered well, he felt more relaxed.

Shen Lie asked again: "Doctor, can you confirm that Mr. Reid suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder because of the defendant's sexual assault?"

"100% sure." Ning Yuan answered simply and neatly, "Mr. Reid can't sleep at night, and the flashbacks are all scenes of being sexually assaulted. He can return to normal work after two courses of psychotherapy. Hypervigilance to same-sex touch ... all typical of PTSD."

"Thank you, there is no other question." Shen Lie nodded slightly to the judge, and patted Ning Yuan's hand on the table in the blind spot of others.

After Shen Lie finished speaking, the defense lawyer sitting on the right side of the defendant Vincent Osterley also stood up. This time the defense lawyer was a black man, tall and strong, wearing a suit but more handsome than a lawyer. Like a bodyguard, he invisibly puts tremendous pressure on people. Ning Yuan is small in stature, sitting in front of him like a chicken.

The defense attorney stood up, buttoned the skirt of his shirt, and asked the first question: "Dr. Ning, are you a counselor assigned by the Homicide Squad of the Manhattan Police Department in New York City?"

Ning Yuan frowned slightly in his heart, but only nodded slightly on his face: "Yes."

The defense lawyer asked after receiving an affirmative answer: "Then do you know that the group you belong to had an investigation and accusation against my client nearly two years ago?"

Ning Yuan opened his mouth, remembering that he was still a soul body at that time, theoretically he shouldn't know, but...

"I know." Ning Yuan said calmly, "Klein told me that everything started with that case. He was deceived by your client in that case. Your client clearly did all this but told him that he was innocent— —”

"This has nothing to do with this case," the defense lawyer said loudly. He didn't expect this seemingly gentle doctor to give them a slap in the face at this time. "Next question, the last time the doctor targeted my client. Your team lost the case, and now you are sitting here as a witness who accuses my client of rape, is it mixed with personal selfishness and biased?"

"Objection!" Shen Lie stood up, his eyes slightly cold, "Malicious speculation!"

Before the judge decided whether the objection was valid or not, Ning Yuan replied indifferently after being astonished: "Defense lawyer, when the last accusation you mentioned happened, I hadn't entered the homicide unit as a counselor. There is no conflict of interest with the defendant. As for why I am sitting here as a witness, it is because Klein, the victim of sexual assault by your client, approached me for help, that's all."

The defense lawyer smiled slightly, and was not surprised by Ning Yuan's words: "What a coincidence that the so-called rape victim just found a police psychologist who had a conflict of interest with the so-called rapist for psychological counseling."

Ning Yuan frowned, Shen Lie didn't sit down at all: "Objection!"

Ning Yuan saw a complacent look on the defense lawyer's dark face: "I withdraw, there is no other question."

Ning Yuan crossed the top of the defense lawyer's shiny head and met Shen Lie in front of him.

Shen Lie stood up again, and said to Judge Donovan in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, please ask me to ask another question."

Judge Donovan nodded.

Shen Lie only asked three questions: "First question, Dr. Ning, did Klein Reid tell you clearly that the accused Vincent Osterley raped him?"

Ning Yuan said firmly: "Yes."

"The second question, judging by the experience and ability of your professional doctor, is Klein Reid a rape victim?"

"There is no doubt about it."

"The third question," Shen Lie asked Ning Yuan, but he was facing the jury, and his eyes were looking at the jury, "If Klein had not been raped, that night was just as the defense claimed. "Sex as you love me", why did he find you a year ago and have a year of psychological counseling? Can you see even a little bit of logic in this?"

Ning Yuan shook his head: "I can't."

"I can't either." Shen Lie took one last look at the jury and returned to his seat, "There are no other questions."

Lyon Snook told Judge Donovan: "The defense requested that defense witness Wayne Clint be called."

Shen Lie immediately objected: "Your Honor, the defense has not mentioned this witness in the documents before, and the prosecution has no time to question his credibility."

Lyon answered immediately: "The defense has just confirmed the identity of Wayne Clint's witness, Your Honor. Wayne Clint is the head of the human resources department of my client's company, and he can directly prove that Klein Reid Benefit from this so-called 'rape'!"

Shen Lie's brows frowned suddenly, and he still wanted to fight for it: "Your Excellency—"

"I allow it." Judge Donovan raised his hand to indicate that Shen Lie didn't need to say more, "Prosecutor, you can question his credibility during cross-examination, and I will give you certain authority."

Shen Lie could only shut his mouth and sit down.

"Mr. Clint, please introduce your position in Epps to the court and jury." Lyon said to a white man sitting on the witness stand.

The white man said unhurriedly: "I'm Wayne Clint, and I'm currently the head of human resources in the U.S. region at Epps."

"So it can be said that you are responsible for the transfer of all senior personnel," Leon guided him step by step, "including Klein Reid, right?"

Wayne nodded: "Exactly."

"Then, did Klein's position change a year ago?"

"It's changed," Wayne gave the answer. "Klein was originally the second in command of the legal team. In October, Mr. Osterley ordered me to promote him to the chief lawyer of the legal team."

"October!" Leon strode back to his desk and picked up a document, "Do you remember the exact date?"

"October 10." Wayne said with certainty.

Lyon made a look of sudden realization: "October 10th is exactly the second day of the so-called 'rape case'."

Shen Lie said coldly: "I object, is this a problem for the defense lawyer?"

Leon spread his hands, but his face was full of complacency: "I withdraw. The last question, the timing is so coincidental, is it possible that this is a power-and-sex transaction between Klein Reid and my client?"

"Objection!" Shen Lie raised his voice this time, "The witness is not an expert witness, this is hearsay evidence!"

"The objection is valid," Judge Donovan ruled. "Please ignore this question, jury."

Shen Lie stood up, with a soft tone: "A year ago, a lawyer who had nothing to do with you, would you remember the date of his promotion so clearly? I can't even remember what I had for lunch at this time last week live."

"Objection!" Leon retorted, "Is this a problem for the prosecutor?"

"Let me put it another way," Shen Lie said calmly, and began to ask a formal question, "Mr. Clint, why do you remember Klein's position change information so accurately?"

Dino has known Shen Lie for so many years, lived in the judging booth for so many years, and knows his routines too well. As soon as he uttered this question, he knew that Shen Lie was digging a hole for Wayne Clint, and the latter was really Jump in foolishly.

Wayne shrugged: "Isn't it because of Klein that I was called to be a witness today? Naturally, I have to recall all the ups and downs about him."

"Very good," Shen Lie smiled slightly, "Then may I ask, was Klein the second in command of the legal team when he first joined Epps?"

"Of course not." Wayne said.

"How many times did he go through promotions before reaching the second in command position?"

Wayne thought for a while: "Four times."

Shen Lie asked again: "How much is the annual salary difference between the second in command and the first in the legal team?"

Wayne thought about it for a long time this time, but he still gave a definite answer: "About 5 US dollars."

"How much is the annual salary difference between an ordinary lawyer and the second-in-command of the lawyer team?"

Wayne laughed: "It's more than 30—" Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly realized that he had fallen into a trap.

Shen Lie smiled: "When Klein faced an annual salary difference of 30 yuan, he didn't choose the so-called sex trade, but he chose to sell himself when the difference was only 5 yuan?"

Wayne was speechless.

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