Chapter 831 - Bad-Tempered Little Girl (1/2)
Chapter 831: Bad-Tempered Little Girl
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Objection! The defendant’s lawyer isunreasonable inferences to slander the prosecution’s witness!” The prosecutor quickly stood up to stop He Zhichu fro more “These two situations cannot be compared Mr Housekeeper has served the Vanderbilt’s family for over 20 years but never made any mistakes But this Mr Ye Xuan had just been here for a few days before having a dispute with Mr Vanderbilt, and then soon after that Mr Vanderbilt’s entire family was murdered I’ll have to ask this Mr Ye Xuan, what on earth did you argue with Mr Vanderbilt about?!”
Ye Xuan sat in the dock without saying anything or answering the prosecutor’s questions He Zhichu also didn’t want Gu Xiangwen’s business to be public knowledge, so he spoke out to interrupt the prosecutor’s questioning “The prosecutor’s question is beyond the scope of this case Moreover, was the so-called dispute a statement from the housekeeper alone, or were there any witnesses that could prove that they argued on the street?” He Zhichu looked towards the people who lived in the sahborhood as Mr Vanderbilt’s family These people appeared a bit hesitant in the face of He Zhichu’s soleual consequences, then they would not hesitate to say, “We saw it!” They would also spice up the storytelling to create sensationalist content and capturethey said would carry legal consequences Also, lying during testimony was a crime in itself, so they hesitated for a moment and all shook their heads It was true that they had only seen Ye Xuan speak with Mr Vanderbilt, and they appeared sole person personally heard what the twoabout, only the heavens, earth, and Ye Xuan knew Ye Xuan sighed discreetly He also didn’t want the issue of Gu Xiangwen’s will to be known by everyone
He Zhichu calesture at the prosecutor “What my client spoke to Mr Vanderbilt about isn’t i is that he has no ability or motive to commit the crime If he had a motive, then I ask the prosecutor to prove it If you cannot provide the evidence, then stop detainingto the principle of “presumption of innocence” in the US judicial system, if the prosecution had no evidence to prove that the defendant was guilty, then the defendant was innocent and should be acquitted
The prosecutor was bitter as he glared at the sheriff Collection of evidence should be the police’s duty, but this chief was clearly satisfied with detaining Ye Xuan, so he hadn’t collected any further evidence This caused him to be extremely passive in court The sheriff’s face was alternately turning ruddy and pale He was feeling soret now Deep down, he knew the difficulty of this case was not so a sheriff of a tiny town like him could handle The correct approach would have been to iation But the sheriff’s greed went to his head, and he wanted to use the opportunity to increase his farand accomplishment in the span of his professional career As a result, he becaleaning important evidence from him He didn’t expect Ye Xuan to be able to hire He Zhichu as his defense lawyer, and He Zhichu also seemed to have “introduced” a new key suspect to theaze fell on the housekeeper as he snickered without saying anything
The prosecutor knew he already had nolike that He snapped fiercely, “God only knows if he did so or not! He knows it, too!”
He Zhichu declined to comment on the prosecutor’s harsh words He turned to face the judge andstatement “Your Honor, my client has no motive or ability to commit the murders and arson The truth is, he never even stepped inside Mr Vanderbilt’s home It is horrendous that the prosecutor and the sheriff are disregarding the law and breaking the laingly by accusing him of the crimes of murder and arson just because he spoke with Mr Vanderbilt on the street briefly I represent my client and solemnly file a request for acquittal from the court, and hope that the police of Little Rock Canyon can quickly cooperate with the FBI to find the truebelated justice to the entire Vanderbilt fareatly shocked the jury
After deliberating behind closed doors for half an hour, they cauilty of murder and arson The members of the jury walked out of the conference rooe looked at it and saas sih it was very suspicious that Ye Xuan suddenly appeared in Little Rock Canyon and then Mr Vanderbilt’s entire family met with such misfortune, there wasn’t any direct or indirect evidence to link Ye Xuan to his case The hearsay of passersby and the housekeeper’s one-sided testiuilty
Also, the judge of the Supreme Court looked into the files and discovered that there was a cold case within Mr Vanderbilt’s family When Mr Vanderbilt was in New York state over a decade ago, his eldest son went out to sea and suddenly drowned The eldest son’s wife maintained that he was murdered, but the local police insisted he had committed suicide, so Mr Vanderbilt had very tense relations with the local police for a period of time Afterwards, they moved away from New York and went to settle permanently in Little Rock Canyon, Utah—a tiny place where even the birds didn’t cos Ever since then, Mr Vanderbilt had paid a lot of uards, but he didn’t expect even that to not be enough to protect the lives of his entire fao, so this couldn’t have anything to do with hie didn’t insist on detaining Ye Xuan Not only that, but He Zhichu was a very respected person, so the judge declared in court that Ye Xuan was not guilty of murder and arson, so he was to be acquitted
As soon as the judge’s verdict was announced, the people He Zhichu brought began to cheer Ye Xuan also appeared relieved of a great burden, however, He Zhichu’s expression didn’t relax at all He still kept an aloof face as he watched So up to pass the paperwork to the bailiff
The Sheriff of Little Rock Canyon turned around to glare at He Zhichu and Ye Xuan before quickly running out to find the Vanderbilt’s housekeeper to “assist in the investigation”
The prosecutor tidied up his things and considered so over to He Zhichu He extended his hand and said sincerely, “Lawyer He, I’ve offended you today”
“Mr Prosecutor is too humble That is your job” He Zhichu politely bowed to hi Ye Xuan away
Walking outside of the courthouse, Ye Xuan squinted at the brilliant blue sky and sighed deeply One would only cherish the feeling of freedo it Ye Xuan sincerely thanked He Zhichu “Thank you for helping me, Mr He If it wasn’t for you this tier so quickly”