Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 1219 The Trial Begins

Fan Weili thanked Jian Aowei, who was standing next to him.

Jian Aowei smiled and said, "I rarely take on cases now, but if I do, I'll give it my all!"

"Director Fan, you don't need to be so polite. We're all old friends, haha!"

As they spoke, the two hugged.

Then, the group entered the Supreme Court.

At that moment, the Secretary for Justice, Lai Wing-lim, was instructing his subordinate, Yeung Tit-lap, when he suddenly saw a group of people walking in. When he saw Kan Au-wai, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Senior brother?"

Jian Aowei was the first to speak with a smile: "Junior brother, it's been a long time."

Li Yonglian quickly smiled and said, "I didn't expect to run into my senior brother here. I wonder what brings you here this time..." As he spoke, his gaze involuntarily turned to Hua Sheng, Huang Bingyao, Fan Weili, and the others beside him, and his expression became serious.

Jane Austen frankly stated, "I'm the prosecutor's lawyer in this case. Didn't the Department of Justice tell you that?"

"Is that so? If Senior Brother is able to take action, then there should be no surprises in this trial."

Despite having some suspicions, Li Yonglian's heart sank when he heard it with his own ears. He understood that if his senior brother had made a move, then Philip was really in trouble this time. He had originally wanted to help, not wanting Philip to be defeated directly.

At least give Philip some chance to fight back, let him fight with Fan Weili and others, so that in the end, the two sides fight and the third party benefits.

Otherwise, in the next governor election, he wouldn't be a match for Philip and Van Weely; only if they fight each other would the third son have a chance.

Jian Aowei shook his head slightly: "Don't say that. I also abide by the law and act in accordance with the law."

On the other side, Philip's wife and son were also watching Watson and his group with indignation on their faces. If looks could kill, Watson would have been dead hundreds of times over.

Philip's son, William, especially hated Watson to the core. It was Watson who had led him into this predicament and sentenced him to life imprisonment. However, his sentence was later reduced because he invented several things in prison and had a good attitude while serving his sentence.

He was sentenced to ten years in prison instead of life imprisonment. This time, because it involved his father, he specifically asked the warden for leave and, accompanied by prison guards, participated in his father's trial.

He knew very well that as long as his father, Philip, remained in power, his ten-year sentence would be reduced again, but if his father fell, he would be truly finished.

Watson noticed William's gaze, but he didn't care at all. He had heard about what William had been up to in prison. What invention? It was just something Philip had found someone outside to invent and then paid for to sell to his son.

Otherwise, someone like William is fine with eating, drinking, and having fun, but if you ask him to invent things, Edison would be turning in his grave.

Philip's wife turned to the lawyer beside her and asked, "Attorney Kim, are you confident about this trial?"

Before Jin Yuanshan arrived, he had a calm and composed expression, but when he saw Jian Aowei, he became a little nervous. When asked, he paused for a moment, but still said truthfully, "The lawyer they hired is Attorney Jian, who is very capable."

"Of course, whether we can win depends on whether the police have enough evidence. The time from the appeal to the trial was very short this time, and the chain of evidence prepared by the police may have problems. However, we still need to carefully verify this."

Philip's wife said bitterly, "These damned peasants, once Philip gets through this ordeal, he will make them pay the price!"

Watson and his group walked over. When Jian Aowei saw Jin Yuanshan, he couldn't help but shout, "Jin Lu, I didn't expect it to be you this time. Now we're opponents. Please go easy on us later!"

Jin Yuanshan gave a wry smile, a hint of helplessness appearing on his usually serious and earnest face: "Stop joking, Attorney Jian. With you taking action, you must already be confident of victory. I can only do my best."

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Soon, the court hearing began.

The first case to proceed was the trial of the Z Foundation, a point on which neither side had any doubts, and Xu Huaijing, the foundation's chairman, also appeared in court.

When asked if he pleaded guilty, he said, "I plead guilty, but everything I did was at Philip's behest. I was just someone he put on the show. He took most of the profits generated by the Z Foundation, and gave me very little."

"The evidence I provided has been submitted to the police."

Watson immediately stood up and said, "Your Honor, we have already submitted the relevant evidence to the relevant court personnel."

Just then, Jin Yuanshang suddenly stood up and shouted, "Objection! Your Honor! As far as I know, the mastermind behind the Z Foundation is Mr. Philip's butler. Moreover, this butler has already surrendered himself and confessed to all the crimes without remorse. He also said that all of these were done without Mr. Philip's knowledge."

"I strongly suspect that this was something Xu Huaijing did in order to drag Mr. Philip down, knowing that he was in danger."

The butler's voluntary confession was the prerequisite for Jin Yuanshan to take on the case. Without the butler, no matter how much money he was offered, he would not have taken it, because it was a clear case of certain defeat.

Jian Aowei glanced at the other party and continued, "Your Honor, I also have accountant Luo Yongde here who does accounting work for Z Foundation. He is involved in various money laundering and fundraising activities of Z Foundation."

"I would like to request that Luo Deyong appear in court to testify. Please grant my request, Your Honor!"

The judge glanced at the people below and said coldly, "Agreed."

Soon, Luo Deyong walked unsteadily into the courthouse, glanced around at everyone, and walked to where the witnesses were.

The judge asked, "Luo Deyong, is it true that you helped Z Foundation conduct financial audits and participated in Z Foundation's money laundering and fundraising activities?"

Luo Deyong glanced at Philip, who was standing there silently, and said firmly, "Yes."

“When I first joined, I didn’t know what the Z Foundation did. Later, I wanted to withdraw, but they threatened me with my wife’s life, so I had no choice but to compromise. The reason I’m willing to speak up now is because my wife is dead, and no one can threaten me anymore.”

"I feel very sorry to those citizens who invested in Z Fund. I apologize to everyone here. I'm sorry!" he said, bowing.

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