The captain of the judicial police team came to the room behind the court where Lu Qiao was temporarily detained and signaled the female judicial officer to open Lu Qiao's handcuffs. He lit a cigarette and handed it to Lu Qiao.
Lu Qiao is familiar with this action. When he first arrived at the court in the morning, this same man lit a cigarette for himself. She raised her head to look, took the cigarette and took a puff.
The two female bailiffs knew the rules and when they saw their leader was there, they walked to the door and quietly closed it.
"I am a friend of Da Qiang. This is the eight-treasure porridge that Da Qiang brought to you. You can make do with some of it." As he spoke, the captain of the bailiff took out two cans of porridge that had been soaked in boiling water from his pocket and opened them. One can was handed to Lu Qiao.
"I will see you off when we return to the detention center in a while. Daqiang and the others brought you down jackets, down pants, sweaters and other items, and put them in the car."
"Is Daqiang okay?" Lu Qiao asked.
"It's okay. I made a record for him and asked someone to write an examination for him. In addition, he is a cadre appointed by the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, so the court will not pursue further investigation."
"Thank you." A smile appeared on Lu Qiao's face.
"Hurry up and drink some porridge while it's hot. I'm going out." After saying that, the bailiff captain left the room and told the female bailiff not to handcuff Lu Qiao and let her eat something and rest for a while.
Shen Fei and Zhang Junyi were already standing in the corridor outside the court with Shanye, Xiaotian and others. From here you can see a corner of the city that has gradually entered nightfall. The street lights slowly turned on, and the beams of light reflected the snowflakes flying in the sky.
"Mr. Shen, we have something to discuss with you this time. Is it convenient for you?"
Oda took out a letter, and Shen Fei saw that it was a note from the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai. It's for the Foreign Affairs Office of Province K.
The basic content of the letter is: Please ask Province K to assist Japan xx Co., Ltd. in coordinating the lawsuit of Lu Qiao, the company¡¯s general agent in China. It is clear that Lu Qiao is not an employee of Shanghai xxxx company, but a senior manager hired by Japan xx Co., Ltd. Please ask Province K to screen it and lift Lu Qiao¡¯s lawsuit, etc. Attached are the cooperation agreement signed between Japan xx Co., Ltd. and Lu Qiao, as well as Lu Qiao's annual salary certificate as the general agent in China.
Zhang Junyi took the letter and attachments that Shen Fei handed him to read. Then he met Shen Fei's eyes, and they both shook their heads at the same time.
"Oda-kun, this letter is useless. Ms. Lu Qiao's case occurred before she went to your company. The Foreign Affairs Office of Province K cannot solve the problem even if it forwards this letter to the relevant departments of City N."
Oda translated Shen Fei¡¯s original words to Yamano and other Japanese people. As a result, these people all shook their heads and sighed.
"Mr. Yamano asked you, would it be okay if you try it?" Oda asked Shen Fei.
"It's all in vain, nothing gained." Shen Fei replied.
Oda translated Shen Fei¡¯s words to Shanye and others. Then he added: "Mr. Yamano said that you have a very hard heart and thinks that you ruined Ms. Lu Qiao's future."
Shen Fei was almost on the verge of tears, but fortunately his glasses blocked some of his unnoticeable tears.
Zhang Junyi, who was on the sidelines, saw that Shen Fei was having a hard time facing the Japanese's polite and stern questioning, so he said: "Your country may not be very clear about Chinese laws. Even I, who returned to China from Canada, are not familiar with Chinese laws either. Same." Seeing Oda translating to Yamano and others, he paused slightly:
"Mr. Shen Fei, I and many of our partners are very sad about what happened to Ms. Lu Qiao. Her matter not only affects you, but also affects us."
Zhang Junyi looked at Shen Fei, saw Shen Fei nodded, and continued: "There is only one thing we can do at the moment, and that is to wish her safely through this difficulty and return to us as soon as possible." At this point, Zhang Junyi I couldn't help but cry.
Shen Fei and Zhang Junyi are two enemies like this. They are at odds with each other inside, but they are definitely partners outside.
After Oda translated Zhang Junyi's words to Shanye, Shanye chattered for a while, and Oda said to Shen Fei and Zhang Junyi: "Mr. Yamano said, in this case, we should do what Ms. Lu Qiao said in her letter to the Japanese headquarters. As we said, join forces to jointly develop the market. Let Ms. Lu Qiao rest assured with a good result. Of course, we are here with this purpose. "
Shen Fei's hand and Shan Ye's hand were held together, and Shen Fei said: "I hope that our cooperation will be successful."
Carrying a heartbreaking love, enduring the ruthlessness of the law, and having to bear one's responsibilities to society within a limited time. This is certainly the case for Shen Fei and Zhang Junyi, and the same is true for Lu Qiao.
The bailiff notified the court.
It makes people nervousThe breathtaking, suffocating moment finally arrived.
When Lu Qiao was brought to court again, the presiding judge read out the criminal verdict:
¡°Public Prosecution Agency: People¡¯s Procuratorate of Yanghe District, City n
The defendant Lu Qiao, female, was born on x, x, 1966 in city n. His ancestral home is Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, Han nationality, university education, member of the Communist Party of China. Before his arrest, he was the general manager of Shanghai xxxx company n city branch and the chief business representative of the region south of the Yangtze River"
The opening statement of the judgment has already determined that Lu Qiao¡¯s identity is not a civil servant, but an employee of Shanghai xxxx company. When Shen Fei heard this, he knew the situation was not good. Fang Qin¡¯s defense opinion that Lu Qiao did not have the qualifications to embezzle public funds was not adopted.
When the presiding judge read out whether the 500,000 yuan was misappropriated or not, he adopted Fang Qin¡¯s defense opinion and determined that the 500,000 yuan was merely withheld and not used for business activities.
The presiding judge continued to read:
"This court believes that the defendant Lu Qiao, as a staff member of a state-owned company, took advantage of his position to privately withhold 500,000 yuan for six months, a huge amount. His behavior constituted the crime of misappropriation of public funds. However, the crime was Afterwards, the defendant has returned all the stolen money and may be given a lighter punishment according to the law. Defendant Lu Qiao¡¯s defender argued that Lu Qiao did not commit the crime of misappropriation of public funds. After investigation, the defendant was the general manager of Shanghai xxxx company n city branch , the chief commercial representative of the region south of the Yangtze River, took advantage of his position to privately seize public funds, which constitutes a basic element of the crime. Therefore, the defender's defense opinion is inconsistent with the facts and evidence, and this court will not accept it. The defendant's defender talked about the relationship between Shanghai xxxx Company and The issue of Lu Qiao's creditor's rights and debts has nothing to do with this criminal court. Moreover, after Lu Qiao was brought to justice, he had a bad attitude in pleading guilty, was in contempt of court, and fled to engage in other business activities while on bail awaiting trial. The facts of the charges made by the public prosecution agency are clear, the evidence is indeed sufficient, and the charges are Established. In accordance with the provisions of Article 384 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the verdict is as follows:
The defendant Lu Qiao was convicted of embezzlement of public funds and sentenced to five years in prison. "
Although Shen Fei had made 11,000 mental preparations, the fact that Lu Qiao was sentenced to five years in prison still made him feel as if something had hit him from the back of the head. His whole mind was instantly confused and his eyesight went black.
The judge¡¯s voice was still coming from the center of the courtroom under the solemn national emblem:
¡°If you are dissatisfied with this judgment, you may appeal through this court or directly to the N City Intermediate People¡¯s Court within ten days from the second day after receiving the judgment.¡±
The frozen air in the entire courtroom was broken by the mournful cries of Daqiang¡¯s wife and Erqiang¡¯s wife.
The presiding judge asked again: "Lu Qiao, do you accept the judgment of this court?"
Lu Qiao replied: "I don't accept it."
"Are you going to appeal?"
Lu Qiao replied: "I won't appeal."
Zhang Junyi finally couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up from his seat and prepared to rush to the dock in front. He wanted to tell Lu Qiao: He would not allow her to abandon her rights again with such a casual attitude. However, Shen Fei, who was almost losing his mind, held him back.
Zhang Junyi flicked his sleeves fiercely and said to Shen Fei: "Fuck you, you are still a human being!"
"You must calm down." Shen Fei, who was not calm himself, finally dragged the furious Zhang Junyi back to his seat: "There are still ten days left, and we can consider the appeal again."
"But Lu Qiao said he would not appeal!" Zhang Junyi was extremely irritated, glaring at Shen Fei as if he were an enemy and remained motionless.
"This is the procedure. The court allows you to change your intention to appeal within ten days. So we must calm down!" Shen Fei added.
"Calm down, calm down you bastard! This is all the fault of you bastard!"
Shen Fei tried his best to control his emotions and glanced at the Japanese sitting behind them: "Let me tell you Zhang, you and I have different identities and cannot act randomly in any situation. There are still people sitting behind us. Although the Japanese are friendly to us, they are always observing our style and character." Shen Fei paused and whispered: "Our character is very important to them and is directly related to future cooperation."
Zhang Junyi said helplessly and in a low voice: "Shen, I think your skin can be sold for a good price. You always "maintain" yourself to be smooth and smooth at any time and on any occasion!" Seeing Shen Without saying anything else, Zhang Junyi said again:
"No, I still have to talk to Lu Qiao about the appeal." Zhang Junyi was about to stand up when Shen Fei prodded him:
"Lu Qiao is mine, and I have to say it. What does it have to do with you?"
Zhang Junyi didn¡¯t know how to contradict Shen Fei anymore. Yes, he couldn't say anything. He just wanted to cry and hide in bed. He was so cowardly!
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?The Japanese people on board saw Lu Qiao signing the judgment and other documents under the guidance of the lawyer. While the female bailiff was handcuffing Lu Qiao, they walked forward one by one and stood in front of Lu Qiao. They stood in a row and bowed to Lu Qiao with a heavy heart.
The presiding judge and several prosecutors were shaking hands warmly to say goodbye, and each other's enthusiasm was very high. Maybe they are celebrating today's victory, maybe they think that another dissident element has been eradicated for the people, maybe they feel that as long as they hold the rights given by the people, they can wipe out all pests - they are invincible!
The two lawyers are sorting out all the information on their desks, calmly and calmly. They all seemed to know that this result had been expected.
Shen Fei and Zhang Junyi just looked at everything in front of them coldly, immersed in their own thoughts.
Suddenly, Liu Daqiang ran to Shen Fei and Zhang Junyi: "Hurry up and get in the car and go to the detention center. Are those Japanese going? If you want to go, hurry up and leave!"
As Shen Fei walked out of the court, he said to Xiaoqiang: "Take those Japanese with you and treat them to dinner tonight!"
Zhang Junyi gritted his teeth and cursed behind Shen Fei: "This bastard will always be a workaholic! Whoever keeps up with him will be in trouble!" Gritting his teeth, Zhang Junyi also flew out and ran outside.
Director Chen and Political Commissar Zhu of the detention center were both off duty, as well as Officer Qiu. They are all waiting for news of Lu Qiao's verdict.
Finally, Lu Qiao came back.
The ¡°team¡± that came to the detention center was absolutely spectacular. The people who got off the bus were definitely classy. This taste is definitely an eye-opener for the brains at the detention center.
Lu Qiao got out of the police car and stood beside the car in the rare heavy snow, looking at the group of people who sent him to the detention center. Her expression was calm, she was waiting for the people coming towards her, and seemed to have something to say.
She stretched out her handcuffed hands and shook hands with the six Japanese one by one. Then he said: "I hope you can do a great job in China, because your ability, your credibility, and your technology are the best."
Based on Yamano¡¯s instructions, Xiaotian said to Lu Qiao: ¡°We are waiting for you to come back, and we will always look forward to you returning to our team.¡±
Lu Qiao smiled: "I really hope I can have another chance to meet you again."
After Lu Qiao finished speaking, he moved his eyes to Shen Fei and Zhang Junyi who were standing together.
Lu Qiao looked at Shen Fei and Zhang Junyi quietly. After a while, Lu Qiao said: "Please remember, I will not appeal. Please remember again, I don't want to see you again. Go back to your place and forget about me completely." ."
After saying that, Lu Qiao turned and walked towards the large iron gate of the detention center.
"Qiao Qiao¡ª¡ª" Shen Fei finally failed to control his emotions, nor did he hide his personality around the Japanese, because he couldn't control it and couldn't bear Lu Qiao turning his back in front of him for the second time:
"You walked forward to say goodbye to me/you turned your back/but I saw that your profile was still beautiful,
"Where you stand, there are tears between me/I see you in pieces in the crumbling bars/You say you are so tired/You can no longer fall in love with anyone,
¡°The past of love was all my fault/count down how many times I hurt you/I¡¯m ashamed of myself/stop being embarrassed and let the mistake be pure/I still pursue it with my eyes/I heard your tears¡±
Shen Fei finally failed to show his reserve. He finally tore off the disguise in front of others and took out his heart. But Zhang Junyi had to disguise himself, for the sake of Shen Fei, Lu Qiao, and even himself. He stood blankly in the snow, listening to Shen Fei's crying and crying his own tears.
The six Japanese people bent down and bowed deeply to Lu Qiao.