Chapter 17: My Brother Just Wants a Not - Guilty Plea, but You Actually Want to Send the Plaintiff to Jail?

After going off - air, Lin Chuan added the WeChat of the wronged party. The remark was Ma Ming, Mr. Ma.

After a brief chat, he got clear about Ma Ming's address. It turned out that Ma Ming was also from Ludong. However, the court for the lawsuit was not in Lüzhou, but in Jingzhou.

Actually, for this case, if it was just a not - guilty plea, Lin Chuan was still quite confident.

But before that, he must meet Ma Ming and ask about all the details.

And Ma Ming couldn't hide anything.

Otherwise, it would very likely lead to the failure of the defense.

In addition, Lin Chuan needed to go to the court and the procuratorate to copy two sets of case files.

As long as there were case files, he could enter the legal space to check the information prompts and see if he could find evidence favorable to Ma Ming.

Thinking of this, Lin Chuan sent a message to Ma Ming: Let's meet tomorrow morning.

After sending the message, Lin Chuan searched for similar cases on the lawyer website. He found that the success rate of not - guilty pleas in similar cases was actually quite low. Among ten lawsuits, only one could be successfully defended.

After reading several similar lawsuits, Lin Chuan turned off the computer and prepared to sleep.

...

The next morning

Lin Chuan boarded the high - speed train to Jingzhou.

Lüzhou is the provincial capital of Ludong Province, and Jingzhou is right beside Lüzhou. Under normal speed, it only takes half an hour to reach Jingzhou High - speed Railway Station by high - speed train.

At nine o'clock in the morning.

Lin Chuan got out of Jingzhou High - speed Railway Station.

Although he had never met Ma Ming before, he recognized at a glance the man waving his hand in the distance as Ma Ming.

Buzz - cut hair, black eyeglass frames, a shy smile, and a relatively short stature, a typical look of an honest man.

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"Lawyer Lin, why did you come to see me in person?"

"Your time is so precious. Just give me a call, and I can come to Lüzhou to see you. Why did you come all the way to Jingzhou?"

Ma Ming walked up enthusiastically.

"I came to Jingzhou not only to ask you about the case but also to go to the procuratorate and the court to review the case files."

"Only after getting the case files can I find out the suspicious points in this case and get you acquitted."

Lin Chuan took off his mask. He was very well - known on the Internet nowadays, so he had to wear a mask when going out. Otherwise, he would really be recognized by his fans. At that time, probably many people would come to take photos with him, and Lin Chuan didn't have so much time to waste on meaningless social interactions.

As a time - traveler, making a career and earning a lot of money was his goal.

"Oh, oh, I see."

"So, Lawyer Lin Chuan, shall I drive you to the court now?"

Ma Ming pointed to an old Santana by the roadside. This was his car.

"Yeah, let's go to the court first."

Lin Chuan nodded and sat in the passenger seat.

Roar!

Ma Ming stepped on the accelerator, and the Santana started. The destination on the navigation was Jingzhou People's Court.

...

Half an hour later

Lin Chuan and Ma Ming arrived at the entrance of Jingzhou People's Court.

The security guard at the gate stopped the Santana with an unfamiliar license plate. Lin Chuan showed his lawyer's license, and then the barrier was raised.

"Hello. May I ask on which floor the case file storage room is?"

After getting out of the car, Lin Chuan happened to pass by a man in his fifties.

He sized up Lin Chuan and felt somewhat familiar.

"You are... Lin Chuan from Lüzhou?"

"That intern lawyer who sent the star lawyer Zhang Changming and Judge Qi to prison!"

The man's pupils shrank slightly. The battle in Lüzhou People's Court made Lin Chuan's name well - known in the legal circles of Ludong Province, almost everyone knew him.

"It's me. I'm Lin Chuan."

Lin Chuan didn't deny it.

"It's really you. Why did you come to our Jingzhou Court? Haven't you taken a case here?"

The man's eyes were filled with panic.

His name was Feng Jianjun. He served as a criminal court judge in Jingzhou People's Court. For him, if Lin Chuan came to Jingzhou People's Court to take a case, it was definitely bad news!

Because this guy would turn the case upside down. Qi Jun from Lüzhou was sent to prison by Lin Chuan because he was involved in the He Tian case.

"Yes, I've taken a case in Jingzhou."

"To do a not - guilty plea for this brother beside me."

"You are Feng Jianjun, the criminal court judge of Jingzhou People's Court?"

Lin Chuan pointed at the client Ma Ming.

"Wow! How did you know my name?"

Feng Jianjun's eyes were full of wariness. He had no intersection with Lin Chuan before. But this guy could actually call out his name and position. It was simply incredible.

"Your name tag."

Lin Chuan smiled and pointed to Feng Jianjun's name tag on his suit.

His name and position were clearly written on it.

"So it is. Hahaha. I thought you had investigated me."

Feng Jianjun suddenly realized. He had just finished a court session and forgot to take off his name tag.

"By the way, what case have you taken?"

"Does it belong to our criminal court?"

Feng Jianjun hoped that Lin Chuan would give a negative answer. He didn't want to face Lin Chuan in court. This guy had too many tricks. One court session with him could make the judge extremely angry.

"My client Ma Ming is charged with rape. It's a criminal case, so of course it belongs to your criminal court to try."

"Oh, you're talking about this case. Then I'm relieved."

Feng Jianjun's worried heart dropped because he had nothing to do with this case at all. Even if Lin Chuan defended in his court, it wouldn't involve him.

"The case file storage room is on the third floor."

"I'd like to remind you casually that the chance of winning a not - guilty plea for this case is very low."

"I remember the defendant seems to have already admitted the crime."

"And the police have taken statements and collected fluid evidence. It's... quite difficult to overturn this case."

Feng Jianjun had tried similar cases before. This was his experience.

As long as the plaintiff's lawyer held on tightly to the evidence and didn't let go, even if the defendant's lawyer was very eloquent, his efforts would be like punching cotton and couldn't shake the judgment opinion at all.

"It doesn't matter. I'll do my best."

Lin Chuan waved his hand and walked towards the elevator in the court building.

At half past ten in the morning

Lin Chuan walked out of the case file room with two large stacks of case files, got back in the car, and asked Ma Ming in detail whether he had hidden anything about the case.

Ma Ming said he hadn't hidden anything. Then Lin Chuan held the two large stacks of case files and took the high - speed train back to Lüzhou. As soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to start reading the case files of the betrothal gift rape case and then entered the legal space. The words on the case files once again appeared on a huge screen, and the words twisted their bodies and came to life.

After the system's verification, one prompt message after another floated to the middle of the air like bubbles. Whenever Lin Chuan touched a prompt message, a suspicious point in the case would be displayed on the big screen.

Until late at night, Lin Chuan finally finished browsing all the prompt messages.

He called Ma Ming directly.

The court was about to open, and Ma Ming was worried and couldn't sleep, clicking his cigarette.

So late, Lin Chuan made a phone call. It scared him a lot. He thought Lin Chuan had finished reading the case files and was going to give up this lawsuit.

But unexpectedly, Lin Chuan's first words stunned Ma Ming.

"I've finished reading the case files."

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"Mm."

"We won't do a not - guilty plea."

"Ah?"

"For this case, we'll strive to send the plaintiff to prison!"

After hearing Lin Chuan's words, Ma Ming's head buzzed.

What?

Didn't he hear wrong?

The plaintiff? You want to send the plaintiff to prison? Can it really be done?