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Trial Chamber No. 5

"Christine, what's your relationship with Peggy?"

In court, Shen Lie walked to the witness stand where Christine was sitting and started cross-examination.

Christine dressed up a little for the court, but she still looked haggard: "We are very, very good friends, we live together, I take care of her, and she takes care of me."

"Okay, then," Shen Lie gestured to Joanna who was sitting in the dock and still had delicate makeup, "What's your relationship with Joanna?"

Christine glanced at Joanna in disgust: "Peggy has a good relationship with her, so I used to have a little closer relationship with her, but we soon became estranged."

Shen Lie followed along and asked: "Why?"

"Because she slept with Peggy's boyfriend and kept it from her," Christine sneered, "I don't know who is disgusting by maintaining a peaceful and beautiful appearance."

Joanna met her eyes and smiled.

"Let's go back to the day when Peggy was killed." Shen Lie walked back to his desk, leaned slightly, and asked, "Do you know who she is going to see?"

"Yes, it's Joanna the defendant," Christine said decisively, "She knows about her and Luke, oh, Luke is her boyfriend," Christine explained to the jury, in exchange for a few jurors. Nodding, "She was very upset about the relationship between... and insisted on asking Joanna to understand. I thought she was pregnant, so I tried my best to persuade her not to go, but she didn't listen, she was too stubborn, I..."

Christine's voice choked up again. She looked at Peggy's parents who were sitting in the jury facing her, and her eyes were red: "I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of her..."

Peggy's mother let out a whimper and covered her eyes with her hands.

Judge Donovan, probably out of pity for her, did not strike the hammer to demand silence.

Shen Lie was silent for a while, and then asked again: "Let's make sure, please face the jury—are you sure that Peggy went to see Joanna on the day she was killed?"

"Very sure," Christine looked at the twelve jurors firmly with red eyes, "She sent me a text message."

"Exhibit A," Shen Lie picked up three folders from the table behind him, still one for the judge, one for the jury, and one for Christine, "please read the underlined files to the jury." part."

Christine opened the folder and began to read: "Hey honey, I've arrived at the villa where Joanna is preparing for the party tomorrow, although I'm in a bad mood but I can't help but admit that it's really nice, there are many beautiful waiters. Promise me not to worry, okay? I didn't come to argue with her, I just want an answer to make me completely give up. I won't fight for the sake of the baby, I will go home early, please don't be angry. "

Christine read more and more slowly, and then the tears began to flow again.Shen Lie took out a pack of tissues and handed it to her, and signaled to the judge, "There is no problem."

After Shen Lie returned to his seat, the defense lawyer Gary stood up, buttoned up the suit jacket on his round belly with difficulty, and said, "Can I call you Christine?" See Chris Ding nodded, and he said, "First of all, I'm sorry that you lost your best friend."

Christine murmured a thank you.

Gary officially started to ask: "Before Peggy went out, did you two quarrel? I want to ask what is the reason for the quarrel?"

Christine closed her eyes: "It's about whether to go to Joanna, I won't let her go."

"You didn't go with her?"

Christine said: "I want to go with her, but she doesn't want to, she wants to talk to Joanna alone, that's why I'm so angry."

"So," Gary's voice became louder, "in fact, you didn't see my client and the victim together?"

Christine's eyes widened suddenly: "How can you say that? I know she must have gone to see—"

Gary cut her off: "Yes, or no?"

"She texted me!" Kristin's voice was close to shouting.

"Your Honor," the defense attorney looked at Judge Donovan, "will you allow the prosecution witnesses to answer questions?"

Judge Donovan said to Christine, "Please answer the questions, or this court will hold you in contempt of court."

Christine's lips trembled, and it took him a while before he said, "Yes."

"That's very interesting." Gary touched his stomach. "You were neither present nor saw my client and the victim with your own eyes. How could you believe that my client is the murderer just based on your imagination!"

"Objection!" Shen Lie said, "Is this a problem?"

"The objection stands," said Judge Donovan, "and the jury may ignore the defense's last words."

Gary smiled at the judge: "There is no other question."

The judge rang the small hammer: "Now the court is adjourned. The court will start at two o'clock in the afternoon. The jury can go to the lunch break."

Shen Lie and Ning Yuan had just left the interrogation court, and received a text message from Casey saying that Dino had bought Chinese food in the office, and asked them to go over to have lunch, so they went directly to the police station with the documents, which was close anyway.

Just as Shen Lie sat down and broke off the disposable chopsticks, Ning Yuan squatted at his feet, staring at the pot of meat, and then at him.

Shen Lie was overwhelmed by his big black eyes, and while no one was paying attention, he quickly took a small piece and fed it to Ning Yuan. Swallowed down.

Shen Lie cast him a questioning look.

Ning Yuan pursed his lips: "It's not delicious, it's all noodles without meat, and the tomato tastes so strong...I'll make you the old-fashioned one when I get back, it's very delicious!"

Shen Lie laughed and ruffled his hair.

Casey was still fighting with the chopsticks. Jerry threw the chopsticks aside, took out a fork from his drawer, and began to slice the noodles.

The style of painting is really weird.

After 10 minutes, Kathy gave up, brought a spoon from Jerry, and complained to Shen Lie: "It's so difficult for you Asians to eat with these chopsticks, why didn't you starve to death before you learned how to use them?"

Shen Lie motioned him to look at Dino and Gloria who were using chopsticks very smoothly, and pointed to his head with a smile.

Casey: "..."

Don't think I didn't see the sarcasm in your smile if you didn't speak!

At this time, the door of the office was slammed open, James walked in angrily in a white coat, and everyone who was eating with their heads down looked up at him.

James was even angrier looking at the delicious food on their table: "...you don't call me for Chinese food?!"

Casey immediately raised his hands to clear the suspicion: "I called you and your phone is turned off!"

James remembered that his phone was out of battery, so he let Casey go.Gloria stuffed shredded fish-flavored pork into her mouth while handing him the pair of disposable chopsticks thrown aside by Jerry. James skillfully opened the chopsticks and began to attack the Coke chicken wings.

Casey: "..."

Feel the damage of [-] million points.

Why are even Russians so proficient with chopsticks!

After taking a few bites, James remembered his purpose, took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Shen Lie: "What does this mean?"

Shen Lie raised his eyebrows slightly, took it and opened it and found that it was a subpoena: "The defense summoned you to appear in court?"

"I'm dumbfounded," James spread his hands, "I have no contact with them, why ask me to go to court, I don't know what I should say!"

Shen Lie folded the summons and threw it to him: "Tell the truth."