Death sentence turned into acquittal? Who told him to be a detective!

Chapter 26 Birth Certificate!

The court's review process for second-instance application materials is usually very efficient.

According to the rules, the materials and the judge should be sent to the court of second instance within five days.

so.
June 29th, 10:00 AM.

The materials and reports have been reviewed and approved at each level, with only a few final steps remaining regarding the chief reviewer, Sun Ming.

As soon as he entered the courtroom, he intended to go to his office, but the court clerk, who had been waiting for him, found him with the appeal document.

He frowned after just one glance at Sun Ming.

"Chen Hua's?" he asked.

Then he muttered to himself as if talking to himself.

"He still wants to appeal?"

Appeals are usually made shortly after the first instance trial, and the only case he recently finished the first instance trial for was Chen Dong and Chen Hua.

as predicted.

The clerk nodded, inwardly speechless.

The other party sentenced Chen Dong from over ten years in prison to death. Who wouldn't appeal?!
To put it another way, Sun Ming might not even be able to leave the courthouse on the same day the first trial is over!

Of course, although he thought this in his heart, he didn't show it on the surface. He said:

"The materials were submitted last night, and all the other procedures have been completed. Brother Sun, do you have time to sign them?"

Sun Ming pondered for a moment, but did not immediately agree.

He took down the appeal documents and other materials and began to speak:

"Xiao Zhao, you can go ahead and get busy."

"Give me the appeal document, and I will organize the evidence and case file, and then hand it over."

Upon hearing this, the clerk handed over the items without much thought.

He left.

Sun Ming took the appeal document and walked towards the office.

Arrived at the office.

He closed the door and then locked it.

After making sure no one was around, he took out his phone and entered a few lines of numbers.

"Dududu~"

The phone rang with a dial tone.

A moment later, the call connected, and a middle-aged woman's voice came through the speakerphone.

"Hello? Judge Sun, you wanted to see me?" a woman's voice rang out.

Sun Ming remained calm and went straight to the point.

"Zhu Hong, Chen Hua has appealed."

After those five words were spoken, the phone went quiet for a moment.

But the silence was short-lived, and Zhu Hong on the other end of the phone immediately became excited.

"He dares to appeal?!"

"My son..."

Sun Ming frowned slightly as he listened to the shrewish words beside him.

But the thought of those banknotes made him suppress his impatience.

Yes, the first-instance judgment did have problems, but it could be glossed over on the surface.

First, there was the legal aid provided to Chen Hua. The lawyer he selected had not been bribed, but he still managed to get the bar association to assign him the worst-performing lawyer in terms of both ability and performance!

They call it giving someone a chance.

On Zhu Hong's side, however, was a top-notch lawyer. In her words, Chen Dong's logic of "intentional homicide" was very self-consistent, and the assigned lawyer was simply no match for it!
Therefore, there is every reason to sentence Chen Dong to death.

"Chen Dong will be transferred to the Intermediate People's Court in three days."

Sun Ming spoke up.

"You should be prepared that this case has nothing to do with me from now on."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Hong remained silent for a long time on the other end of the phone.

"it is good."

After saying that, Sun Ming hung up the phone, pulled out the phone card, broke it in half, and burned it to ashes.

He then took out a pen, signed the document, and went out of the office to find the clerk.

"Xiao Zhao, the materials are all here. Let's hand them over."

at the same time.

In the villa area of ​​Hongfu Residential Community.

After finishing the call, Zhu Hong paced anxiously back and forth.

After a long while, there was a knock on the villa's door.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

Zhu Hong quickly pushed open the door.

A middle-aged man dressed in a suit and tie, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and carrying a briefcase appeared before me.

"Hello, Ms. Zhu."

Lawyer Zhang Cheng smiled gently.

Zhu Hong had no time for pleasantries and said grimly, "Attorney Zhang, Chen Hua has appealed!"

"Yes, Ms. Zhu, please don't worry," Zhang Cheng reassured her.

“I’m not in a hurry to appeal; I’m worried that the second instance might overturn the verdict.” A hint of malice flashed in Zhu Hong’s eyes.

She wants Chen Dong dead!
Regardless of right or wrong, I just want Chen Dong dead!
"Don't worry, if the second instance changes the sentence to death, it will affect the presiding judge of the first instance, so the second instance will basically not change the sentence. Even if it does, it will be a suspended death sentence or life imprisonment."

Zhang Cheng offered an explanation.

Hearing this, Zhu Hong felt much more at ease and said:

"Should we talk to Chen Jian about this?"

"Mr. Chen is currently in a situation where he is not easily accessible."

Zhang Cheng frowned, pondering what to do, and after a long while spoke:

"An appeal cannot be written without a lawyer's guidance."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Hong was taken aback.

"The lawyer appointed yesterday left after the court session adjourned. He did not provide guidance on the appeal. The defendant may have a new lawyer."

Zhang Cheng spoke quickly.

"The uncertainty surrounding the second instance trial lies with this lawyer!" A lawyer?

Upon hearing this, Zhu Hong calmed down considerably.

When it comes to lawyers, who in the entire Hanhai can compare to Zhang Cheng?!

Can someone as capable as Chen Hua afford to hire him?
Even if you sell everything, you can only scrape together a few thousand or ten thousand at most. What kind of lawyer can you hire with that money?

This is practically no different from assigning a lawyer!
"I'll go investigate the other party's lawyer first."

Zhang Cheng smiled and pushed up his glasses.

"Don't worry, the entire Han Hai can surpass me."

"Very few!"

at the same time.

"Should we look for Liu Mingbo now?"

"Or should we wait for him to come home? And what happens after he gets home?"

In a village, a red car was parked in front of the locked gate, attracting curious glances from passing villagers.

Inside the car, Xu Liang sat in the passenger seat, while Yang Ruoxi looked at him with great interest and asked questions.

Chen Hua sat in the back, carefully clutching the hem of his shirt, as if afraid of getting the car seat dirty.
Yang Ruoxi is very excited now.

Although she managed to shut down a law firm, she actually never participated in any major or serious cases.

Being personally involved right now, even though she was just acting as a driver, made her so excited that she couldn't sleep all night!
Xu Liang's head was throbbing from the noise, and his carefully organized thoughts were once again in disarray. He sighed helplessly.

"You didn't sign an agreement or contract."

He said it tactfully.

The implication is that he's being noisy!

"Why are you like this? Besides driving, I can also offer some advice!"

Yang Ruoxi was very dissatisfied, "I've already postponed your rent payment!"

"I'll pay you for the ride too, and there are buses during the day, but you insisted on dragging me onto one."

Hearing this, Xu Liang was helpless.

He truly hadn't expected that this girl, who was not short of money and was also extremely beautiful, would be so interested in the case.

The thought that I was still sitting in someone else's car made me realize I was missing.

He had no choice but to patiently explain:

"The case is divided into two parts, one as the main part and the other as the secondary part."

"Our main objective is to reduce Chen Dong's sentence in the second trial!"

"Finding Liu Mingbo is just to avoid Chen Jian's retaliation and to get the demolition compensation back so we can settle the bill!"

In other words, the main focus at present remains on finding clues that are beneficial to Chen Dong!
After finding Liu Mingbo, we naturally need to set our sights on this direction.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruoxi nodded and said earnestly:
"I think so."

After saying that, she turned to look at Chen Hua in the back seat of the car and said:

"Mr. Chen, did Chen Wei verbally or physically bully Chen Dong seven years ago when they were in school?"

"Perhaps there are eyewitnesses."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Hua sighed, shook his head, and said:
"No, seven years ago Xiaodong was still in elementary school, not in the same school. My daughter was in the same class as Chen Wei and was bullied, but that happened four years ago."

As he spoke, Chen Hua's eyes dimmed.

They are not the same school.
Upon hearing this, Yang Ruoxi sighed. There was nothing that could be done.

She was about to ask something.

Suddenly, Xu Liang, who was in the passenger seat, realized something. He turned his head sharply and stared intently at Chen Hua.

"Seven years ago, Chen Dong was in elementary school!?"

Chen Hua didn't understand, but he nodded nonetheless.

Xu Liang pressed further, "What grade are you in?"

Fourth grade.

"Fourth grade!?" Xu Liang's pupils suddenly contracted.

"What's going on?"

Yang Ruoxi frowned, somewhat puzzled.

Xu Liang's thoughts were turbulent, and even his chest heaved slightly.

He stared into Yang Ruoxi's eyes for a long time, until she became a little embarrassed.

"The file shows that Chen Dong is 19 this year, and will only turn 20 tomorrow. If he's 19, then seven years ago he would have been 12. 12 years old. Fourth grade?"

Yang Ruoxi still didn't quite understand, and she looked at Xu Liang with suspicion.

Until the other party reminded me.

"How old were you when you started fourth grade?" Xu Liang suddenly asked.

"Ten years old. Hmm?" Yang Ruoxi was about to answer when her little face suddenly froze.

Normally, a student should start first grade at age 6, or slightly later at age 7, or even 4 at age 10.

And Chen Dong.
"Did he repeat a grade? Or did he start school very late?" Xu Liang turned his head and stared at Chen Hua, asking.

Chen Hua shook his head.

"No."

After saying that, he quickly replied:
"Xiao Dong's age on his household registration book is wrong. The person who registered his household registration made a mistake and added two years too many years."

"When they finally discovered it, they went to the person who registered it. That person was afraid of getting into trouble, and then said that there were advantages to not changing it, such as being able to join the army two years earlier. So the child's mother..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Liang suddenly interrupted him.

"You've gotten two years older!?"

"Are you sure you added two years too many?! Do you have Chen Dong's medical birth certificate?!"

His voice was loud, so loud that it could even be described as emotional.

Yang Ruoxi frowned.

She was about to ask something when she suddenly froze.

If your household registration book shows an extra two years, then your actual age will be two years younger.

The file shows Chen Dong's age as nineteen, so if we subtract two years, his actual age is...
17.

"Where's the birth certificate?"

Xu Liang tried his best to calm himself down.

Where is Chen Dong's medical birth certificate!?

(End of this chapter)