Chapter 1695

Wei Hongyan held the judgment document, swept a glance at the room below, and then began to read.

"On October 13, 1993, at approximately 10:00 AM, while Zhao Kun was operating a fruit stall on the roadside southeast of the Yangcheng Airport, he was investigated and punished by law enforcement officers from the City Appearance Management Brigade.

Zhao Kun was dissatisfied with this, and the two sides had their first conflict. Through mediation by the public security department, the two sides reached a settlement, and no dissatisfaction was expressed.

On October 19, 1993, at approximately 1:00 PM, while Zhao Kun was operating legally and in compliance with regulations at the market on Sanheng Road in Baiyun District, the City Appearance Management Brigade once again investigated and punished him on the grounds of illegal operation.

They smashed the stall and besieged and beat the stall owner, Zhao Kun. In the chaos, Zhao Kun, holding a knife he usually used to buy fruit, stabbed law enforcement officers Huang Fan, Zhang Xu, and Xu Jingchun. This caused the serious consequences of Huang Fan's death and serious injuries to Zhang Xu and Xu Jingchun.

However, the City Appearance Management Brigade law enforcement officers did not show their credentials, and Huang Fan, Zhang Xu, and Xu Jingchun did not possess law enforcement authority, yet they enforced the law against the stall owner Zhao Kun, who was operating legally and in compliance with regulations.

There were serious violations, so they should bear the primary responsibility for the serious consequences caused..."

Hearing this, the Huang family members were all stunned, and then their faces turned livid one by one.

The primary responsibility lay with the City Appearance Office, the law enforcement brigade, and Huang Fan and his group; it was now impossible to sentence Zhao Kun to death.

Han Li Hui had no expression on his face, but he felt relieved in his heart.

He wasn't afraid of losing the lawsuit, but he was afraid of the backroom dealings being exposed and him being implicated; now he didn't have to worry.

His gaze turned toward Wei Hongyan, and a faint, imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. This woman was also a smart person.

The smile on Dong Herong's face was not hidden at all, and it looked very bright. He turned his head to look at Huang Taichang.

You used Wei Hongyan as a gun, but you didn't expect this woman to be a ruthless character who would turn around and shoot you in the back.

Gong Juhua couldn't understand these things; her hands were tightly clenched into fists, her fingers turning white, and she looked very nervous.

Dong Herong leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Don't be nervous, Zhao Kun's life has been saved."

Gong Juhua was stunned. She didn't understand; the verdict hadn't been read yet, so how did Lawyer Dong know her husband's life was saved?

But she trusted Dong Herong very much; if she didn't understand, she didn't understand. Lawyer Dong wouldn't lie to her.

Then her expression relaxed, and tears couldn't stop flowing from her eyes.

"Defendant Zhao Kun, under the circumstance that his life was under serious threat, we cannot demand that he calmly think about whether stabbing with a knife would cause serious consequences.

Furthermore, after investigation, Zhao Kun is filial to his parents, respects his wife and loves his children, has no criminal record, and has a very good reputation in his hometown. In this incident, although he caused the serious consequences of one death and two serious injuries, he bears a certain responsibility.

However, his behavior does not constitute the crime of intentional homicide and should be sentenced for negligent injury. Considering his good attitude in pleading guilty, the relatively minor nature of the crime, and the fact that the specific circumstances and the degree of harm to society are not great, the punishment is reduced in accordance with the law, and he is sentenced to six years and eight months in prison, with deprivation of political rights for one year."

Once this sentence was issued, it was truly beyond everyone's expectations. There was a roar in the courtroom, and discussions erupted everywhere.

Not only the Huang family and Han Li Hui, but even Dong Herong found it a bit unbelievable.

The difference in this case was that even if the other party did not show their credentials when enforcing the law, Huang Fan also had no law enforcement authority.

But after all, there were official, registered personnel from the City Appearance Office present at the time. No matter how you argued, no one could ignore this layer of legal veneer.

Therefore, whether it was Dong Herong, the reporters, or the ordinary people following this case, the best predicted result was life imprisonment, and the worse one was a suspended death sentence.

But no one expected that the final verdict would actually be sentenced for negligent injury, and he was only sentenced to less than seven years.

Huang Taichang's face turned so pale it lost all color, and he turned around and left in anger.

He never expected that Wei Hongyan, a friend with whom he had a very good relationship, would shoot him in the back.

He even more didn't expect that even after his godfather had made a call, Wei Hongyan would dare to defy him. It seemed she didn't want to advance in her career.

Huang Taichang was angry, but not as angry as his wife. She had always regarded Wei Hongyan as her best sister.

And this time, changing the presiding judge was her idea, because she believed her sister would definitely help her.

"Wei Hongyan!" This woman gritted her teeth and said: "You really are my good sister. Fine, you're very good."

If Wei Hongyan had sentenced Zhao Kun to a suspended death sentence or life imprisonment, she could have understood it.

But to sentence him for negligent injury, with only six years and eight months, she really couldn't understand why.

Han Li Hui stood there without moving, lost in thought, pondering the reason why Wei Hongyan had sentenced him this way.

And Dong Herong was also thinking about this question. After the initial surprise, he felt that this was the most reasonable verdict.

Zhou Andong stood with his arms crossed, watching Wei Hongyan leave the courtroom through the side door, a hint of a smile on his face.

"This woman has quite the ambition."

Huang Yali didn't understand and asked curiously: "Chairman, Lawyer Dong said the Huang family has a backer, and this presiding judge has a close relationship with the Huang family. With today's verdict,

she must be a judge with a strong sense of justice, willing to offend the Huang family and their backer, bearing great pressure to uphold justice. Why do you say she has ambition?"

Zhou Andong laughed: "Whether this presiding judge gave such a verdict for the sake of justice, I don't know, but it's true that she wants to turn this case into a benchmark."

"Turn it into a benchmark?" Huang Yali was even more confused.

"Yes!" Zhou Andong explained: "This case was already highly anticipated. Such a verdict will definitely cause huge discussion.

Especially for courts and procuratorates at all levels, including teachers and students in judicial-related schools, they will definitely analyze and discuss the verdict of this case.

If the Huang family appeals and the higher court does not support this verdict and sends it back for retrial, then this verdict is also groundbreaking and will definitely be placed in classrooms by teachers or professors in related fields.

If the higher court supports this verdict and rejects the Huang family's appeal, then in the future, when encountering similar cases, this verdict will become a standard for reference.

Therefore, regardless of whether the Huang family appeals or whether the higher court supports this verdict, this judge is a winner, and this verdict will become her most dazzling political achievement."

Seeing that most people had left, Zhou Andong stood up, glanced at Guan Shengjie and Du Youwei, who were organizing their manuscripts, then raised his hand to wave at Dong Herong, and turned to walk out.

After exiting the courthouse gate and walking down the steps, watching the Huang family surrounded by a large group of reporters, Zhou Andong stood there, lit a cigarette, and watched the excitement while waiting for Dong Herong.

Soon, Dong Herong came out.

Gong Juhua followed behind him. Seeing Zhou Andong standing there, she ran over quickly and fell to her knees in front of him.

"Mr. Zhou, thank you for your great kindness. If it weren't for you..."

"Damn it!"

Zhou Andong cursed in his heart and turned to run, but it was already too late. He heard someone shouting not far behind him.

"That's Zhou Andong."