Chapter 544 The Trial (4)


    Chapter 544 The Trial (4)


    Josh then continued to defend mockingly, "Are you going to charge the defendant just based on a video


    clip? How hrious! If he did want to sleep with any otherdies, they would stampede into his house


    as long as he released a simple sign. Of course, the defendant has specially told me to dere that he


    reserved no feelings for any others in the world except for his wife, Hannah. Here is the point-the


    defendant has nevermitted rape!"


    After making the strong statement of defence, he bowed to the judge out of courtesy, "That''s all about


    the statement."


    The judge nodded and then spoke to the prosecutor, "The prosecutor may start to challenge the


    statement of defence."


    "Yes, Your Honor, the statement of defence did sound reasonable. However, loopholes could still be


    noticed." The prosecutor stood up to speak decently.


    Then all eyes were fixed on the prosecutor.


    The prosecutor continued unhurriedly, "Though the Wells has been known as a privileged family and


    the defendant ims himself to be wealthy enough to despise the bribery of more than fifty million, plus


    the fact that his monthly consumption had once gone beyond that amount of money, there could still be


    a possibility that the defendant enjoyed the power to abuse the authority brought by his position while


    the money itself didn''t matter. Think about it. A rich guy like him barely has any clear understanding of


    the value of money, which means he may even despise it. However, if he happens to get something he


    has never owned before, he would be likely to indulge himself in it. Power is a typical example that


    ounts for this matter. Lured by power, the defendantmitted bribery while enjoying the


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    superiority brought by power."


    Upon hearing that, Hannah turned into a serious look.


    She knew they would resort to sophistry.


    However, she still went greatly mad when hearing such despicable sophistry, and so did Susan.


    "Damn it, what a cunningwyer. Well, he can make up everything." Susan couldn''t helpining.


    "Of course, we have hard evidence." The prosecutor continued confidently, "And the evidence is pretty


    conclusive, the financial statement and the cash. The defence attorney failed in proving the innocence


    of the defendant. That''s the very definition of ineffective assistance of counsel."


    Some people in the hearing seats appeared rathercent, especially Charles and the rest of his


    aplices.


    They were confident enough to believe that today would be Oscar''s doomsday.


    "Alright, let''s focus on the rape itself. The defendant has been iming himself to be deadly appealing


    todies, self-proiming that his charm could get every singledy to go crazy, to which I agree. After


    further investigation about the defendant, it was found that he did have a lot of affairs with otherdies,


    who all fell for him with all their hearts. What''s more, none of them had ever used him. Undoubtedly,


    it was out of their own will. However, there was a precondition-the defendant wasn''t married at that


    time, due to which he wouldn''t be bound by morals. That''s the point the defendant tried to skip during


    the statement."


    The rest of the world felt like being convinced again, considering the prosecutor''s argument rather


    persuasive.


    Then the prosecutor continued with great confidence, "ording to the domestic tradition, there has


    been a strong moral restraint for post-marriage life. A guy could do whatever he wants before the


    marriage but he would have to expect serious reproach if he tries the same thing after the marriage.


    Females are no exception. ording to the investigation, the defendant hadn''t had any affairs with any


    otherdies after he got married, which meant thosedies who ever tried to get close to him started to


    avoid any affairs with him. Such being the case, if any affairs between the defendant and ady


    urred, he must be the onepelling her."


    "Objection!" Josh stood up to refute, "It''s sophistry to specte about the defendantpelling the


    victim! Though morality could indeed discipline most people, there are still examples that somedies


    trying to hook up with married guys for the sake of great fortune. The defendant disciplined himself


    after marriage because he was loyal to his wife. It doesn''t mean that he has a reason to start any


    affairs with the victim."


    "I have a proof for my statement! The video about the intimacy between the defendant and the victim


    denies his loyalty to marriage."


    "Nor did it prove that the victim tried to avoid him!" Josh refuted.


    The prosecutor then continued with a sulky face, "The victim just want to send him home out of


    kindness because he was drunk. That''s why it looks like there was intimacy between them."


    "ording to your assumption that mostdies would try to avoid the defendant after he got married,


    why didn''t the victim call Hannah to pick him up? Instead, she sent him home by herself. Don''t you


    think it''s rather contradictory?"


    "It was gettingte. Perhaps the victim found it unsafe to have Hannah go out to pick him up."


    "If the victim was concerned with safety issues, why did she insist on sending him home alone?" Josh


    had been working hard to challenge the prosecutor''s point.


    "The victim is dead. You should ask the defendant for the reason!"


    "The defendant deres that it was the victim who tried to seduce him," Josh stressed out his words.


    "Nonsense!" the prosecutor seemed mad.


    But meanwhile, he had no idea how to refute it.


    "If you don''t believe in the defendant, why do you suggest asking him for reason?"


    "Josh, the victim was Hannah''s cousin. It''s againstmon morals to seduce the defendant. As well-


    behaved as the victim had been, she would never do that."


    "You''re right about that. It''s againstmon morals to have sex with the cousin of his wife, of which the


    defendant should be fully aware!"


    "The defendant was drunk, totally drunk! Drunkenness could lead to crazy things. The defendant had


    been a yboy before. It was likely for him to sleep with any otherdies under that circumstance! But


    the victim had been self-disciplined. ording to the autopsy report, the victim was still a virgin before


    she was raped. It was unlikely for her tomittee something like seduction!"


    "It''s nothing but your spection. Do you have proof?" asked Josh.


    "The proof is that the victim jumped into the river to kill herself after being raped by the defendant,


    which she found uneptable."


    "Does it mean that the defendant was responsible for her suicide?"


    "The defendant was thest one whom the victim ever encountered."


    "You''re wrong! Besides the defendant, there were lots of attendants during the social dinner at City


    Hall, including Charles Sawyer!"