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"Mr. Blair, do you know that your wife was raped 14 years ago?" the black female lawyer asked Eric who was sitting in the witness stand.

Eric was silent, and it took a long time before he spoke: "I don't know."

"How is this possible? She is your wife!" The female lawyer pointed to Sarah, "You get along day and night, but you don't even feel that she was raped?"

"At that time, my career was on the rise and I traveled a lot."

"So, you didn't give her enough care and love, so that my client couldn't heal her wounds after being violated. She suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, which is your responsibility." The female lawyer looked at her coldly. looking at Eric.Before Eric could answer, Shen Lie had already said: "No! This is not a debate on women's rights, nor is it a marriage counseling group. Do the defense lawyers have any questions?"

"The objection is valid," Judge Donovan asked the female lawyer. "The defense counsel has a question."

The female lawyer had no choice but to ask the next question: "Mr. Blair, did you see my client kill Rebecca?"

"No," Eric replied, "it was over when I got home."

"Then what did you see? Please describe the scene at that time."

"Rebecca is already lying on the ground, Sarah" he choked his throat, "Sarah is squatting next to her, her hand is still on her neck."

"So you didn't see the whole process at all," the female lawyer glanced at Shen Lie who was staring at her, and added, "Did you?"

"Yes."

The female lawyer looked at the judge complacently, "There's no problem," she walked back to her seat, and smiled as she passed by Shen Lie: "It's your turn."

Shen Lie stood up and slowly approached the witness stand, "Mr. Blair, please think about it. Is there anything wrong with Sarah during these 14 years?"

"No," Eric whispered, "I always thought we were a model family."

Shen Lie nodded, and stopped looking at Eric, but turned to the jury on the right: "So Sarah didn't stay away from others, her relationship with you didn't fade, she didn't have insomnia, nightmares, she didn't avoid reality, and Not being overly vigilant about those around me.”

"Objection!" The defense lawyer raised his pen, "The prosecution is trying to guide the witness."

Shen Lie changed his words before the judge judged, "Let me put it another way, Mr. Blair, does Sarah have the symptoms I just mentioned?"

"No."

"So you lived with the defendant for 14 years and raised your child with her for 14 years, but she has never had these symptoms?" Shen Lie asked.

Eric was silent again and didn't speak for a long time.

"Let me remind you, Mr. Blair, you took the oath." Shen Lie frowned slightly.

Judge Donovan also reminded: "Please answer the question, Mr Blair."

Eric still opened his mouth: "No."

"Please record what the witnesses said in the court. The defendant has not experienced the typical symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in 14 years." He raised the corners of his lips to Eric, "Thank you." Then he nodded to the judge, "No problem gone."

The judge turned to Eric and said, "The witness can leave the courtroom."

Eric got up and left the witness stand. Throughout the testimonial process, he never looked at Sarah in the defendant's seat, even though they were only 50 meters apart.

The defense female lawyer stood up, "The defense applied to summon the second witness, the rapist who sexually assaulted my client 14 years ago, Henry Benster who is currently serving his sentence in prison."

"Objection!" Shen Lie also stood up, "Henry Benster has nothing to do with this case."

"This man sexually assaulted my client 14 years ago, which caused my client's post-traumatic stress disorder and indirectly caused Rebecca Blair's death." The female lawyer immediately retorted.

"Pay attention to your words, defense attorney, it's your so-called post-traumatic stress disorder." Shen Lie said coldly, "Please don't mislead the jury."

"I agree with the prosecution's point of view, the defense counsel, please pay attention to your language," Judge Donovan pondered for a moment.

Shen Lie heard Ning Yuan's pleasantly surprised voice: "Has the judge agreed not to pass Benster to court? This is very beneficial to us!"

Shen Lie shook his head lightly, invisible, not necessarily.

"After careful consideration by the court, the defense summoned Henry Benster for good reasons, and the prosecution's objection is invalid."

really.

Shen Lie glanced at Ning Yuan who looked disappointed, and tightly pressed his lips together.

In some things, justice will be on your side if you don't think you are right.

"Mr. Benster," the female lawyer began to ask Benster, "did you rape my client 14 years ago?" The female lawyer pointed to Sarah.

Benster glanced at Sarah, but didn't speak.

The defense lawyer lowered his voice: "The time limit for the prosecution of Sarah's rape case has passed, even if you admit it, it won't affect you in any way," she approached Benster, looking directly at this scene without fear. Bulky eyes, "You ruined her 14 years ago, and taking it on like a man is your last and only chance to make it up."

Benster also stared into the eyes of the female lawyer, and raised her voice: "Yes." Just as she was about to turn around and return to the dock with satisfaction, she heard Benster also lower his voice, "I admit it's because I declared Swear, not because I'm going to make up for some shit."

The black female lawyer froze, looked at him with contempt, and continued to walk back with her back straight.

Shen Lie didn't even stand up, and even unconsciously fiddled with the pen in his hand. He said to Judge Donovan, "The prosecution has no problem with this witness."

Ning Yuan sighed, he understood why Shen Lie gave up the chance of cross-examination.This obviously doesn't make sense.It is an established fact that Benster raped Sarah, even if Shen Lie asked flowers during the cross-examination, it would not change it.

After Judge Donovan asked the witness to leave the courtroom again, he looked at the watch on his wrist and said, "The court will resume at [-] o'clock in the afternoon, and the court is now adjourned." After speaking, he knocked down the gavel.

Shen Lie strode towards the homicide team, and said to Ning Yuan in a low voice: "The psychiatrist summoned by the defense will appear in court this afternoon. If I lose this case, you will stay 2000 meters away from me."

Ning Yuan: ""

What!

Shen Lie continued: "As a former psychiatrist, in your current situation, helping to give Rebecca justice is the only thing you can do."

Ning Yuan: ""

Speechless.

Once again, I realized the feeling of not being able to fight the prosecutor.

On that side Ning Yuan was still looking at Shen Lie resentfully, the latter had managed to push open the door of the homicide team without changing his face and went straight to the desks of Casey and Dino: "I tell you, if you don't give me any more I might lose the case of something nutritious!"

Casey looked at him in shock, "Say it again? Did I hear it wrong?"

Shen Lie snorted coldly, "If you saw the sympathetic eyes of the jury looking at Sarah in court, you wouldn't have such questions."

Casey choked.

At this time, Dino came in from the door, and gave Shen Lie a folder, "Open it and have a look."

Shen Lie looked at him suspiciously.

"Something that can save your case," Dino smiled slightly. "You're going to treat me to dinner and give me a new pair of shoes."

Shen Lie opened the folder, and Ning Yuan saw the indescribable expression on his face.When Ning Yuan leaned over to read it meanly, he snapped the folder shut again, and the hard corners of the folder scratched Ning Yuan's face.

Ning Yuan looked at Shen Lie with an even more resentful expression.

Even though I'm a soul body, you can't treat me like this!