Chapter 190: Judgment

Chapter 190: Judgment

Chapter 190: Judgment
At eight o'clock the next morning, armed patrol cars led the way, and a convoy drove directly out of the Police Bureau Headquarters and headed towards the Yangzhi City Appeal Court.

The students of Wuyi had received the news in advance. They were all very concerned about this matter, so they arrived at the Shenpanyuan on Canglin Avenue in the south of the city early.

Among these people, there are not only freshmen but also graduates who have graduated for many years. They all changed into the formal uniforms of Wuyi College students and stood silently on the square in front of the court. Looking at the dark mass, the invisible aura emitted by these fighters gave people great pressure.

This scene also attracted a large number of citizens to gather around to watch. They did not dare to get too close and just watched from a distance. The patrol officers of the Police Bureau also arrived at the scene one step ahead of time. They not only pulled up barrier ropes, but also arranged a patrol officer to stand guard every few meters on both sides of the street, extending to the end of the road.

At 8:15, when the sun was high in the sky, the police convoy arrived in front of the court.

After one of the armed vehicles stopped, the door opened and Chen Chuan got out of the car. He was still wearing the same formal suit, but he didn't bring the Xue Jun Knife this time.

Although he has a weapons permit, theoretically he can take it anywhere except government departments, but considering his reputation at the moment, it is still not too irritating to some people.

He looked at the Appeal Court in front of him. The building was solemn and dignified under the sunlight. However, because this matter involved too many people and forces, almost all the upper echelons of Yangzhi City were involved, the Appeal Court itself could not play a decisive role.

The biggest role is to provide a venue, and to serve as an observer and the judge of the final result, following a procedure that is apparently in line with the law.

He also saw the Wuyi students who came to the square spontaneously. At this time, the assistant sent by Guan Yuming said to him: "Brother Chen, let's go."

Chen Chuan nodded, and, escorted by a group of patrol officers, he walked up the stairs and entered the lobby of the appeal court. He adjusted his clothes in front of the mirror and then walked into the appeal hall.

When he walked in, in a nearby building, a telegraph operator was sending a telegram to a certain place. It was finally sent to a certain area. After the receiver translated it, it was delivered to Commissioner Cao who was sitting there. After reading it, he said, "Got it. Keep an eye on it."

"Yes!"

He glanced outside and saw that the surrounding scenery was rapidly moving away. On the National Avenue, the entire convoy was heading towards Yangzhi City.

In the appeal court, after Chen Chuan entered the appeal hall, he walked along the upward ramp, passed through the audience seats and walked forward. He could see that there were already quite a few people sitting in the seats on both sides. At this moment, these people were looking at him with hostility, disgust, hatred, etc., mixed with some vigilance and scrutiny.

According to Gao Ming, this time not only the families of the 37 students will be present, but also members of the Government Affairs Office, the Wuyi School Board, and officials from the Government Affairs Office will be present. In addition, there are also some social elites, famous and prestigious people who have nothing to do with this matter, who will attend as spectators.

The judge was sitting in the middle of the court. He was dressed in a black and red judge's uniform, with his hair neatly combed. He wore a pair of round-lens glasses tied with a gold wire lanyard, and looked very gentle and refined.

Chen Chuan stood directly at the defendant's position on his right. The position here was relatively high and there was no one around. It was some distance away from everyone, but he could still see most of the people present.

With a glance, he saw Director Lei, Deputy Director Guan and others whom he had not seen just now, as well as Wu Yi's teachers Bian Feng, Yue Hong and others. There were also a few other people sitting with them. They had serious expressions and a solemn aura. They were obviously well-trained fighters and should be people from the handling bureau.

Because the people who came this time were all celebrities and politicians from Yangzhi City, all kinds of cumbersome procedures were saved. After everyone arrived one after another, Judge Shen picked up a small copper hammer and knocked on the base under the Xiezhi statue in front of him, making a sound that spread throughout the venue.

After everyone looked over, he said, "Today, this court will adjudicate the case of the old Li-An Machinery Factory. Please read your statements, both parties."

The Police Bureau and the Esoteric Cult Investigation Bureau had previously handed over the materials they had collected. This time the evidence was very sufficient, especially since Tan Wang was still alive and could provide a lot of testimony and evidence.

This is the benefit of controlling the scene at the first moment. The materials are very detailed and many things cannot be denied at all.

The powerful families here also knew about this matter. They also made a lot of preparations in advance, and they reached a consensus that if there is no way to completely get rid of the crime, then some insignificant people will be handed over, but the powerful children present must be portrayed as deceived objects.

If things go well, they can even turn around and accuse Chen Chuan of being the one who colluded with the secret cult, turning the perpetrator into the victim.

The people representing the defendant and the complainant came on stage one after another and began to state their views and reasons. Neither of them was a lawyer, but a member of the appeal court. They were only responsible for reading and did not make any defense.

Everyone in the seats was listening quietly. The focus of the case was on Chen Chuan, but the interests of each party were different. For the Police Bureau and the Esoteric Investigation Bureau, it was related to whether they could investigate the case in depth through Chen Chuan.

The idea of ​​the handling bureau is to take advantage of this incident to weaken or break the pattern of recommending students in a group, and weaken the influence of powerful families on the college.

But the prerequisite for accomplishing this is, of course, to protect Chen Chuan first and ensure the justice of what he did, otherwise there would be no way to talk about the following things.

As for the many powerful families, their goal is exactly the opposite. If they allow a person who killed their descendants to get away with it, or even walk away with nothing, it will not only be a loss of face, but also a real decline in power, which means that they can no longer maintain the past situation.

In order to protect themselves and survive, they may attack each other in the future, and even more and more people will join in biting and devouring them.

They had made sufficient preparations this time. The first thing they did was to persuade a large number of members of the Advisory Council to side with them, which in turn would influence the Government Affairs Office. This would put pressure on the three bureaus of patrol, secret society, and handling from top to bottom.

However, although these congressmen have close ties with powerful forces and seem to have the upper hand, the reality is not that simple.

The three departments of Esoteric Buddhism, Processing, and Patrol are all the three most deterrent government departments with independent military forces at the local level. Under the premise that the local governments do not have military power, the Government Affairs Department has to consider the opinions of these departments.

Therefore, if they want to suppress this matter and achieve their goal, they must at least have a justifiable righteousness and reason that complies with the rules of the Dashun Republic. If they use power to suppress it by force, not only will it fail to suppress it, but more conflicts will arise, and they will not be able to get these departments to cooperate in the future.

Considering the various cult members, resistance organizations, and armed groups out there, not only do they need the cooperation of these powerful departments even more, but sometimes it involves their lives and property, so they cannot be careless.

So the procedure must be followed.

At this time, the defendant and the complainant had finished their lengthy statements, and then the family members of the deceased came on stage to make their statements. The people who appeared were all elders and women from the deceased's family.

They recounted the heartwarming and touching stories of the "victims", one by one, detail by detail, all of which were spoken with true feelings, and they could not help but weep and cry when they were moved, which moved many people in the audience, and low sobs were heard from the audience.

Judge Shen watched silently from above. When these people finished their statements, he looked at Chen Chuan and asked the usual question: "Defendant Chen Chuan, the complainant accuses you of killing 37 students at the old Li'an Machinery Factory in Xigang District on the night of the 20th. Do you admit it?" This is just a process. Under normal circumstances, the defendant will deny doing these things. Next, the lawyers from both sides will appear and conduct a defense in court. Considering the complexity of this matter and the number of forces involved, it may be a very long process.

However, he did not expect that after asking this question, Chen Chuan looked at him calmly and said, "I killed them. I killed all 37 people that night."

Judge Shen was a little surprised. He didn't expect Chen Chuan to admit it so readily. But that was not the point. It was actually difficult to deny this matter. The key was the reason for the murder.

He continued to ask: "Before and during the killing, were you coerced by someone or manipulated by the secret rituals to commit the murder?"

Chen Chuan said calmly: "No, I killed these people out of my own will. I was not coerced or influenced by any secret rituals."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the audience.

"murderer!"

"murderer!"

Finally, someone could not help but stand up and asked in a shrill voice: "My child is well-behaved and honest, and has always been very filial to his parents. He is just a child, still a child... Why did you kill him? Why!?"

Chen Chuan turned around and said, "That's because he deserves to die."

The man couldn't help but tremble when he was looked at like this, "You, you..."

Chen Chuan looked at the seats, at everyone sitting there, and said sincerely, "Every one of them deserves to die. They tried to control me with esoteric rituals, but they failed. Later, they shot me. In order to protect myself, I had to kill them all."

"Intentions? How do you determine their intentions?"

There were angry but legitimate accusations from the audience, "Even if they shot you, that's no reason for you to kill them. You have no right, you murderer!"

"In fact..." Chen Chuan looked at him, "I have the power."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and reached into his pocket. However, this action made everyone nervous, and some people even wanted to call for security.

Judge Shen also became nervous. He knew that Chen Chuan could kill dozens of armed Wuyi students and security fighters in one breath. If he went crazy on the spot, it would be dangerous for him to be so close even if there were security guards present.

He quickly said, "Student Chen, what are you doing? If you want to get something, our staff can help you get it."

Chen Chuan said slowly: "I'm just showing you the power." He slowly took out his hand, and there was an extra card in his hand. He held the card in front of him and showed it to everyone.

It was a dark blue jade card with blood-colored patterns on it that looked like cinnabar, and it looked very much like blood.

Due to the distance, some people could not see clearly what it was, but those sitting in the front row saw it clearly. Someone who knew it recognized it and couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Unlimited Defense Certificate?!"

Judge Shen stared at it intently. He adjusted his glasses, looked at Chen Chuan, and added in a murmur, "And it's Certificate B..."

Chen Chuan's steady and powerful voice rang out in the court:
"You asked me if I have the power. I told you I do. This is the legitimate right of self-defense granted to me by the Dashun Republic Government. When I find someone persecuting me, or feel that my life is in danger, I have the right to unlimited defense. So... I will eliminate all threatening targets within my sight, leaving no one behind!"

There was total silence in the audience room, except for his final words, which echoed for a long time.

Many people looked at Chen Chuan in fear, and some people's hands were shaking slightly. They couldn't tell whether it was because of the news or for some other reason.

"Unlimited self-defense certificate, how could he have an unlimited self-defense certificate!? It must be fake!" Someone in the audience immediately questioned, causing a sudden uproar.

Judge Shen then picked up the hammer and struck it. The clang drowned out the noise from the audience. He looked at Chen Chuan and said, "Student Chen, for the sake of justice and fairness, please allow me to examine the self-defense certificate in your hand."

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Okay."

The judge walked down from the stage, took the card from Chen Chuan, checked it, and said, "It's real. The material, the number and the name on it are all consistent, and... this is a Class B certificate."

After he said this, there was a dead silence in the audience. Many people from powerful families present were pale and sat there helplessly, because they knew that with this certificate, it would be almost impossible to be convicted unless they were caught in the act or the evidence was extremely unfavorable.

Wei Hang couldn't help but close his eyes, knowing that the situation he least wanted to see had occurred.

It's not like they haven't thought about this possibility before, even though the possibility is very low, but there's no way they would stop because of this inference. Do they have to give up pursuing the matter on their own initiative?
Therefore, even if Chen Chuanzhen has an unlimited self-defense certificate, this step must be taken.

But in this way, they will no longer be able to use the official procedures to kill Chen Chuan, but he still has another choice, although this is also a choice that once he takes this step, he can never turn back.

He looked at the young man sitting next to him, who nodded to him, so he stood up with his cane, "Judge Shen, and everyone present, I have something to say."

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(End of this chapter)