bestfiction Chapter 138 Court Session
Chapter 138 Court Session
"I know my own business, and you young people should focus on work and study."
Shen Wanqing was not affected by the two people. She picked up the cup and took a sip of water. "I will buy a ticket for Yanyan tomorrow. I have something else to do in the morning. Please, Zhifeng, take her to the train station in the afternoon."
Qi Yan looked embarrassed and seemed uneasy sitting aside.
"Mom, I haven't seen you for so long. I want to spend some time with you. I'm about to be assigned a job, and I don't have many classes at school..."
Qi Yan was worried, so she returned to the capital and found that her mother had not come back yet. She thought things had turned around, so she set out on a long journey again by herself.
She didn't expect to meet Brother Zhifeng.
"Allocation is the most important time. Does your father know you are here? Yanyan, you are already an adult, why are you still so ignorant?"
Qi Yan stopped talking.
The meaning of the words is very clear, tell her to be more sensible and stop letting her parents spend too much time on her.
Zhang Zhifeng saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he took over the topic, "Don't worry, Aunt Shen, Yanyan has always listened to you and Uncle since she was a child. This time, she must be under too much pressure, so I brought her here to relax."
Shen Wanqing didn't say much, and no matter how Zhang Zhifeng tried to adjust the atmosphere, it had little effect.
When leaving, Qi Yan was sulking alone and was depressed all the way. No matter how Zhang Zhifeng tried to talk to her, she ignored him.
Seeing that she was upset, Zhang Zhifeng wisely didn't talk to her afterwards.
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The four of them separated after dinner during the day, and met again at the door when they returned to the guesthouse at night.
Ji Sisi and Xie Zhonghua came out of Aunt Liu's unit. In the afternoon, Xie Zhonghua went to the court to take over and prepare for tomorrow's court session.
Ji Sisi sent a telegram to Qi Yan, telling him about the upcoming court session and some recent events.
Apart from that, she was not idle. She went to ask if anyone was short of a house.
I plan to sell the house after the lawsuit is over.
"Sister-in-law, when will the court session begin tomorrow? Can I go and sit in?"
Zhang Zhifeng called Ji Sisi.
Today, Xie Zhonghua and Ji Sisi also explained the current court procedure. It is not as cumbersome and complicated as in later times, but all the necessary procedures are included.
Today's courts are generally simpler, and smaller cases are resolved in offices or conference rooms.
For a case like this that caused such a sensation, I heard that a separate lobby would be set aside for use.
"I don't know about that either. You have to ask Lawyer Xie."
Xie Zhonghua replied to Zhang Zhifeng, "Sure, but you have to go early, or it will close if there are no seats left."
"I...can I go?" Qi Yan asked embarrassedly.
Now she has seen through it. In her brother's heart, his career is the most important thing, and then it comes to his sister-in-law.
If her parents' biological daughter comes back in the future, she is destined to be disliked.
After all, the parents treated their biological son in the same way, so it is conceivable how they would treat their biological daughter if they found her...
So it’s better to have a good relationship with your elder brother and his wife.
Ji Sisi saw that Qi Yan was not in a good mood, but she still looked at her with expectation in her eyes.
Xie Zhonghua answered before Ji Sisi, "Of course."
"It's getting late, everyone should go to bed early. I'll go upstairs first."
When Ji Sisi went upstairs and disappeared, the sensitive Qi Yan asked Zhang Zhifeng, "Brother Zhifeng, do you feel that my sister-in-law doesn't like me?"
"You're overthinking it. She's not that kind of person. I guess she's just upset because of a lot of things going on these days."
After saying hello, Ji Sisi went upstairs. She turned her neck and felt very tired.
I don’t know if it’s because the trial is approaching, but I feel particularly tired these days and it’s common for me to oversleep in the morning.
Today she entered the space again, opened the door of the room, and found that the spiritual spring had not disappeared.
After taking a bath in the spiritual spring water yesterday, I felt a lot lighter. Today, Ji Sisi also took a bath for half an hour like yesterday, and then went back to bed and slept comfortably.
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Jianghai Court.
Ji Sisi and Xie Zhonghua arrived at the court at seven in the morning.
This incident caused a lot of commotion in Jianghai, and as it was a special case, a lot of people wanted to come to the trial, with some even waiting at five or six o'clock.
Xie Zhonghua was dressed formally, carrying a briefcase, and looked well-groomed.
"Sisi, don't be nervous later. Just answer whatever the judge asks you and control your emotions."
Speaking of which, Xie Zhonghua was also very nervous, especially when he knew that the person on the opposite side was Qin Zhaoming.
However, he also had confidence in Ji Sisi. Through the contact over the past few days, he knew that Ji Sisi was not an emotional person and was calm in his dealings with others.
"I'm a little nervous. After all, this is my first time being sued. But don't worry, I won't hold you back."
Ji Sisi took a deep breath and felt that the nervousness this time was completely different from the nervousness she felt last time when she was about to meet the county magistrate, and her mentality was also completely different.
The two sat in the room waiting and communicating the details.
At exactly eight o'clock, someone knocked on the door to notify them. Xie Zhonghua picked up the briefcase, and Ji Sisi followed him. The two were taken to the lobby.
The lobby that I passed by just now was empty, but now it is full of people.
Although it is called a lobby, this lobby is more like a small auditorium in later generations that can only accommodate less than a hundred people.
Ji Sisi and Xie Zhonghua were led to the defendant's seat under dozens of gazes.
At the same time, the presiding judge and the plaintiff also entered the court.
Remain quiet throughout the process.
Ji Sisi looked at Ji Nian opposite her. After not seeing her for a while, she looked much more haggard.
Because of taking the marrow cleansing pills, Ji Sisi's five senses are superior to those of ordinary people. She can clearly see that Ji Nian's eyes are full of red bloodshot and dark circles.
The case started to proceed.
Soon it was time for the defendant to present evidence and submit materials.
Xie Zhonghua took out the prepared evidence and handed it over.
After watching the film, the presiding judge and the jury first questioned its authenticity. After repeated assurances from Xie Zhonghua and Ji Sisi, one juror left the jury.
More than ten minutes later, the juror came back and nodded to the people on the stage, indicating that the materials were true.
At the juror's reminder, Xie Zhonghua could not bring up the matter of Qi Yan and the research institute and could only use other evidence to present his case.
The case quickly entered the stage of the defendant presenting evidence and the plaintiff cross-examination.
The battle between the two was fierce.
Xie Zhonghua raised his hand and asked the jurors to hand the materials to Qin Zhaoming.
Qin Zhaoming's expression suddenly changed after reading the materials. He turned to look at Ji Nian with a questioning look in his eyes.
Since the court session began, Ji Nian's nerves were tense the whole time. "What is this? What's on it?"
Qin Zhaoming handed the materials in his hand to Ji Nian.
"look by youself."
Ji Nian took it and quickly glanced at it, and found that it was a record of how she designed Qi Yan to fall into the water, threatened Director Fu at the research institute, and covered up and falsified the truth.
Her brows furrowed deeper and deeper, her eyes fixed on the signatures of the witnesses.
"Is this true?"
Qin Zhaoming suppressed his anger and asked Ji Nian.
Worried that Ji Nian might lie again, he added, "The signature of the witness means that he can testify in court. These people are all here. If you dare to lie again, no one can save you!"