Chapter 297 - An Open Book (2/2)
“That’s right So I decided not to rely on anyone in the Legal Department, and have you take on both cases instead”
So Gu Nianzhi had been their second choice, after all
Gu Nianzhi nodded slowly, feeling a little insulted “…I see”
She lapsed into a sullen silence after that Huo Shaoheng looked at her, and sly, “What kind of internal dra in now?”
Gu Nianzhi maintained her poker face, but did not knohat to say to that She should have guessed that Huo Shao would be able to read her like an open book…
“Huo Shao, I need to borroitness fro a little ee the topic
“Who?”
“Huo Jialan” Gu Nianzhi pointed to the evidence displayed on the s Her testimony is of paramount importance”
Gu Nianzhi was absolutely sure they would be discussing the evidence in the next hearing
She had the utmost confidence in Medical Examiner Zhu She knew that every coree with Medical Exas
If the forensic doctor actually disagreed and tried to cast doubt on Medical Examiner Zhu’s conclusions, Gu Nianzhi knehat her next step would be: she would suggest that the doctor wasn’t a neutral, disinterested party, and question his qualifications as a doctor
Huo Jialan had not appeared in public for nearly a ’s men on New Year’s Eve, to be kept under supervision and subjected to polygraph tests
“Did you use the lie detector on her, Huo Shao?” Gu Nianzhi asked with genuine concern “What did the polygraph test say? Is she telling the truth?”
Huo Shaoheng sighed “We tested her, but the lie detector turned up no anomalies”
Gu Nianzhi: “…”
Had Huo Jialan found a way to cheat in the test?
Or was she si the truth?
“…We can’t draw any conclusions just yet,” Huo Shaoheng said slowly “Maybe we’ve been asking her the wrong questions Besides, she is neither a criminal nor an eneet someone to talk, but we can’t use them on her”
There were , but the tests were all inherently subjective The results could not be submitted to court as direct evidence, only as a point of discussion and perhaps circumstantial evidence at best
Still, Gu Nianzhi had to admit she was impressed It was quite the feat to be able to stay calm and composed before the Special Ops’ lie detectors, even if the questions posed had not been the right ones That h as nails inside—even if she was no
Gu Nianzhi nodded vigorously “I understand In that case, I won’t see her beforehand—we’ll leave her in the dark for now The less mentally prepared she is to face us, the better”
…
The Bai fa an independent forensic doctor Huo Shaoheng checked the doctor’s background, and agreed that the doctor was a neutral party with no vested interests This time, the autopsy report would face no objections from the plaintiff, the defendant, or the court
As the ent, the forensic doctor rescheduled all his other work and concentrated on perfor the autopsy on Luo Xinxue instead He quickly submitted his autopsy report
One week later, the Iain
The report submitted by the independent forensic doctor was essentially the same as the one submitted by Medical Examiner Zhu: the victius, and there were obvious scratches and abrasions on the esophageal walls
This proved that Medical Examiner Zhu’s report was entirely correct: it was more likely for Luo Xinxue to have been murdered, than for her to have taken her own life
Lawyer Jin had only succeeded in delaying the trial for a week
At the second hearing, both parties knew that it was pointless to argue over the autopsy report, now that a 3rd party had independently verified it They quickly moved on to the next topic
Gu Nianzhi asked the court for permission to summon a key witness to the stand: Huo Jialan
Gu Nianzhi knew she needed every advantage she could get, and had therefore chosen to keep her distance fro the opportunity to ask her questions related to the case She knew that the inexplicable silence and see lack of interest on her part would keep Huo Jialan uneasy and on edge