Zhou Chaoqun took a deep breath, relieved his nervousness a little, and said slowly: "Our client confessed to the prosecutor's charges and admitted to committing the crime of extortion."

"But I would also like to ask the collegial panel to know that our client is an accomplice. He was completely instigated and beguiled by defendant No. 1 and went astray. The entire criminal idea was also formulated by defendant No. 1."

"Furthermore, in the criminal act, our client played a minor role and was only used as a 'lead'. The specific act of extortion was entirely carried out by defendant No. 1."

"Considering that our client has a lower status, smaller role, and weak sense of presence in the joint crime, I think he should be given a lighter punishment."

Zhou Chaoqun gradually entered the state and found his confidence.

"In addition, during the police interrogation, our client was the first to confess the facts of the crime, and took the initiative to confess other circumstances that the police had not yet grasped at the time. This should be considered to be a confession, or even a surrender."

"Our client is willing to do everything he can to make up for his mistakes and compensate the victims for their losses."

"To sum up, I request the collegial panel to give our client a lighter sentence."

After speaking, Zhou Chaoqun slowly sat down.

The mood is quite relaxed.

Comparatively speaking, Liu Mingliang's situation is much better than that of Wang Peng.

It will also be easier to defend him.

Zhou Chaoqun is quite confident.

As soon as he finished speaking, before the prosecutor could speak, Zhang Wei spoke first: "The defense lawyer of defendant No. 2 said that his client is an accessory. I don't agree with this statement. Please provide evidence."

Zhou Chaoqun was well prepared and immediately held up a piece of evidence and said: "This evidence is a screenshot of the prestige chat between the two defendants, dated January X this year."

"It can be seen from the chat that defendant No. 1 said, 'We will act tonight to try to get a good start.' Three minutes later, our client replied 'Okay.'"

"According to the police investigation, it can be learned that that day was the day when the two first committed extortion!"

"Through this chat, I have reason to believe that defendant No. 1 played a leading role in this crime."

"In addition, there are several other chat screenshots here. It can be seen from the multiple conversations between the two that defendant No. 1 is obviously in a dominant and powerful position!"

Zhou Chaoqun submitted several pieces of evidence prepared in advance to the collegial panel and continued:

"In addition, the ratio of the two people's shares is enough to explain something."

"As for the illegal gains, our client accounts for 40%, while defendant No. 1 accounts for 60%."

Zhang Wei frowned slightly.

These circumstances are indeed quite unfavorable to Wang Peng.

But these things can't stop him.

"I recognize the legality and authenticity of the evidence, but I do not recognize its relevance."

"And this evidence is not strong enough. A few simple chats alone are not enough to explain anything."

"As for the issue of sharing ratio, it is not directly related to the positioning of the principal and accomplices."

Zhang Wei easily overturned Zhou Chaoqun's proposition with some understatement.

The latter frowned slightly and immediately stood up to argue.

then……

Both sides of the court debate became the defense attorneys for the two defendants.

The prosecutors are all available.

Shen Tianci also enjoyed his leisure time, sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai and watching the tiger fight from the mountain.

Both Zhang Wei and Zhou Chaoqun tried their best to prove that their client was an accessory and the other party was the principal offender.

And some evidence was cited.

But the problem is that the evidence of both of them is not direct evidence and cannot strongly prove their views.

The most important conversation between Wang Peng and Liu Mingliang, the one that clarified the specific methods of extortion, took place at the dinner table. There is no record of the chat, nor is there any audio or video recording.

The two defendants each insisted that the other party was the first to come up with the idea and was the one who instigated and bewitched the other party.

None of them wanted to give up this opportunity.

After all, there is a big gap between the sentences of the principal offender and the accomplice.

The two defenders naturally took this as their main defense idea.

You come and I go, not giving in to each other.

We debated for more than half an hour, and even though it was already twelve o'clock, we still didn't come to a conclusion.

Although throughout the debate, Zhang Wei always had the upper hand.

But this advantage is far from being able to turn into a victory.

After all, there is a lack of strong evidence.

In the end, Judge Chen Zhonghan knocked the gavel helplessly and announced a temporary adjournment for one hour.

The court will resume at one o'clock in the afternoon.

Then he and the jurors left the courtroom.

"Liu Mingliang, are you going to stab me on horseback? Just wait for me!"

"I'm afraid you won't succeed! If you hadn't been a bitch, I wouldn't have gone to court or gone to jail!"

Wang Peng and Liu Mingliang started to quarrel.

He was quickly taken away by the bailiffs.

During the adjournment, they will be temporarily held in the court's detention room.

Jiang Bai shook his head with a smile, swaggered out of the courtroom with his hands behind his back.

In the restaurant next to the court, I happily showed off three large bowls of white rice...

Inside the court detention room.

"Mr. Liu, let me ask you again, are you sure that the idea of ​​setting up traps to extort money by acting as a driver was originally proposed by Wang Peng?"

Zhou Chaoqun stared at Liu Mingliang and asked in a deep voice.

"I'll give you four!" Liu Mingliang nodded heavily and gritted his teeth: "You don't know, that guy Wang Peng talks all the time and doesn't tell the truth!"

"And I have been committing petty theft since I was a child, and I have a bad record. If I hadn't been instigated by him, I wouldn't be in the situation I am in today!"

"Lawyer Zhou, you must help me!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely help you with all my strength. Let's go first. I will sort out the evidence, sort out the defense ideas, and see if I can find a new breakthrough."

After saying that, Zhou Chaoqun left in a hurry.

As soon as I went out, I happened to meet Zhang Wei coming out of another detention room.

"Teacher Zhang."

"Just call me E Zhang Lu, but I don't deserve the title of teacher."

"You are a senior, this is my respect for you."

"Haha, you are a good boy. Let's go. There are less than fifty minutes left. Our victory depends on this time."

"yes."

The two chatted and strode out of the court.

One south and one north, running in opposite directions.

The adjournment of the trial is a half-time break for some people, but for the defender, it is precious time and precious opportunity.

They didn't even bother to eat. They wanted to use this time to find as much evidence as possible, or to calm down and reorganize their defense ideas.

Prepare for the afternoon hearing.

One hour passed by in a flash.

"Boom!"

With the sound of the gavel falling, the court reopened.

"Now that the trial is reopened, do the two defenders have any new evidence to submit?" Chen Zhonghan asked in a deep voice.

Zhou Chaoqun shook his head helplessly.

time is too short.

He really didn't find any strong evidence.

However, Zhang Wei stood up confidently and said: "I apply to submit new evidence."

Hearing this, Zhou Chaoqun frowned slightly.

An ominous premonition filled my heart.

"agree."

Chen Zhonghan said.
To be continued...