Chapter 378: Chapter 265: Zhao Yi: Not Good!

"Wh...what kind of case?"

Zhao Yi secretly thought, "Not good," but his face remained calm as he shifted in his seat.

This was a subconscious reaction.

After a year of high-intensity training by Xu Liang, his sensitivity to cases now exceeded the imagination of ordinary people!

Looking at Shi Shan, he was certain nothing good awaited him!!!

"A good case, how could it be anything else?"

Shi Shan smiled, as if he could read the thoughts in the other’s mind and spoke.

For judges, their performance is tied to cases; the bigger the case, the better their performance.

But unfortunately, out of a hundred cases, ninety-nine are small, and even the few murder cases are given to senior judges; new judges have a tough road ahead!

Ordinary judges rack their brains to climb higher; almost the only path is through seniority.

Take Zhao Yi, in his fifties, even after a month at the High Court, he hadn’t seen any major cases, at most the Jiang City Zhao Hailong case, which had nothing to do with him.

At this point, if Zhao Yi wanted to rise, it would be extremely difficult.

But...

"Ah, I happen to have a case that fits Judge Zhao, whether in terms of experience or the level of the case, it suits you perfectly!"

Shi Shan looked at Zhao Yi, with a gentle smile.

To be honest, Zhao Yi felt a chill run through his heart.

This phrasing sounded strangely familiar, like words from a certain president of a certain intermediate court of a certain city in the past...

"What case?"

Zhao Yi tentatively asked again.

Shi Shan collected his expression, looked at him, and spoke seriously:

"The Tianshan Hospital counterfeit drug smuggling case!"

Zhao Yi had no hesitation.

"Not taking it!"

The moment he uttered those two words.

Zhao Yi stood up to leave, moving so fast that even Bolt would have to go home and reflect for three years!

But there was someone even faster!

Only to see Shi Shan seemed to have anticipated this, he stood up, taking steps that covered two in one, overtaking Zhao Yi.

"Bang!"

The door was closed by Shi Shan.

"Click~!"

The sound of the lock was crisp and pleasant.

Having done all this, Shi Shan turned to Zhao Yi, who had a face full of black lines, and said with a chuckle:

"Judge Zhao, no need to rush."

"As judges, we must treat all cases equally, how can we reject a case due to personal biases!?"

Zhao Yi: ...

So, where did the bias come from!?

"Chief Judge Shi, I really can’t take this case!"

Zhao Yi’s face flushed, some hellish memories flooded his mind, causing him to speak with urgency.

"No, you can take it." Shi Shan said.

"I’ve only been at the High Court for a month... Besides, there are many colleagues in the court, they..."

Zhao Yi began.

Emotionally, he wasn’t keen on seeing a certain unpleasant face in court.

Logically, the High Court indeed had a batch of capable people, who wouldn’t shy away from big cases.

But...

"They say the case exudes some sinister vibes, very eerie, so no one is interested in taking it."

Shi Shan explained.

"Sinister?"

Zhao Yi’s eyes narrowed, immediately catching the key word, and asked:

"What do you mean by sinister!?"

Then he suddenly thought of something, his heart skipped a beat, and he asked:

"Who is the appellant!?"

The Tianshan Hospital counterfeit drug case, no judge in Qingshi City could be unaware of it.

As for the result... Zhao Yi wasn’t very clear.

But based on his understanding of Xu Liang, if the first trial was resolved quickly, high chances were that the defendant had won.

If they had won... logically speaking, the appellant should be the plaintiff, right?

But the reality is...

"The defendant appealed."

Shi Shan tossed a newspaper, casually explaining.

Zhao Yi took it, started scanning the paper.

The newspaper content was about the first trial result of the counterfeit drug case, which was similar to what Zhao Yi expected, the only difference was...

"Organ transplant!?"

"The hospital drew blood from an eight-year-old leukemia patient, even to the point of drawing her to death!?"

With just one glance, Zhao Yi’s pupils shrank, his hands trembled, and the newspaper almost fell to the ground.

He then looked incredulously at the person in front of him.

"Is it true!?"

The newspaper was authoritative, but despite its authority, Zhao Yi couldn’t help but ask...

He couldn’t help it, as the counterfeit drug case suddenly leaping to this was truly unexpected!

"It’s true."

Shi Shan nodded.

Instantly, Zhao Yi recalled encountering Xu Liang a few days ago while eating at the hospital, the other had even advised him to switch his grandson to another convalescent hospital...

At that time, he didn’t know why, but looking at it now...

No.

Suddenly Zhao Yi realized, his face darkened.

In other words, before the trial, during the evidence period, the other side already knew about this information, right? Then why didn’t they present it!?

"The first trial sentenced three years probation."

"Unlike the Zhao Hailong case, the defendant’s appeal was for a lighter sentence, and the verdict matched the appeal, so the defendant did win the case."

"But... the appellant is still the defendant."

Shi Shan slowly explained why others were observing the case and not taking it.

The appellant is the winning party.

In this situation, there are often two possibilities.

One, they use the second trial opportunity to prevent the other party from overturning the case.

Two... the other side seeks greater benefits in the second trial!

Is it the first one?

It’s possible, but the plaintiff has virtually no chance of appealing. Liu Hui has been caught, and the police have investigated everything down to the color of his underwear!

The evidence is solid as a rock; they couldn’t possibly shake it and change the result in a second trial.

Is that the second goal?

"The first trial has already sentenced to three years suspended for three; it’s almost no penalty."

"The pretense cannot be opened for the fake drug case, it’s impossible to be acquitted or not bear criminal responsibility, so three years suspended for three is the lightest sentence."

"But if he still wants to fight for a lighter sentence... It would have to focus on not being responsible and being acquitted."

Shi Shan slowly explained.

"Plus there’s the issue that no evidence was presented during the evidence period."

"Everyone thinks it’s a bit bizarre, so they found various reasons to avoid it."

Zhao Yi’s mouth twitched, "So... it’s my turn?"

Shi Shan nodded, looking at Zhao Yi with satisfaction, patting his shoulder and saying:

"Judge Zhao, you have experience in this area!"

To deal with Xu Liang, to understand Xu Liang...

Looking across the entire Lanshan Province, Zhao Yi dares to say he’s second, no one would dare to claim first!

When Xu Liang moves an inch, Zhao Yi knows exactly what he’s up to!

"After the filing court and the other judges discussed, they unanimously agreed that having Judge Zhao handle it is the most suitable choice!"

Shi Shan said seriously.

For judges, big cases are indeed rare achievements.

But if a case is prone to issues, it’s no longer an achievement, but a death sentence!

Once a mistake is made, getting reprimanded is the least of the consequences!

Don’t even mention promotion by then, not getting demoted would be fortunate!!!

Hanhai City Intermediate Court needs someone to withstand the pressure.

Lanshan Province High Court is no exception!

"Judge Zhao, I believe in you!"

Shi Shan looked at Zhao Yi, eyes full of admiration.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi felt a bit pessimistic, a hint of sorrow in his gaze.

He knew he couldn’t escape; Shi Shan would force the case on him anyway, so he kept deflecting.

"Alright, I’ll go back and think about it."

Upon hearing this, Shi Shan’s face immediately blossomed into a smile, repeatedly opening the door.

"Judge Zhao, good job, very spirited, I knew I wasn’t wrong about you!"

"I just knew, even though you’ve been in the High Court for only two months, you can bear the heavy responsibilities of the High Court!"

"Alas, it’s a pity I already have Zhao Hailong’s case, otherwise, I wouldn’t have troubled you!"

Zhao Yi’s mouth twitched.

The president of the Middle Court also told him these words back then...

Zhao Yi reluctantly exchanged a few pleasantries with the other side before leaving the office, heading towards the filing court.

It seemed like the filing court was waiting for him, as there were still a few people who hadn’t clocked out.

Zhao Yi smoothly completed the handling procedures for the case.

At the moment the case was placed on his head... Zhao Yi wanted to speak but held back for a moment, ultimately speechless.

To be honest.

Zhao Yi did think he might bump into Xu Liang again; after all, the cases in Sunzhou and Jiang City were big enough to escalate to the High Court like drinking water.

But luckily, after he came to the High Court, he found that the cases Xu Liang took were handled by the Criminal Division Two.

This allowed him to relax a lot.

What relationship does the Criminal Division Two cases have with his Criminal Division One!?

But he really didn’t expect that the nature of the case could truly change...

"Judge Zhao, given your understanding... what do you think he’s doing by appealing for a second trial?"

In the filing court.

Another case adjudicator asked Zhao Yi.

At present, Xu Liang’s reason for appealing is still too perplexing.

Sentencing to three years suspended for three was already very low, it couldn’t possibly be lower.

The plaintiff couldn’t appeal either; public opinion and energy don’t allow them to appeal.

Given this... what on earth is the opposite side appealing for? And it’s actually in the High Court for a second trial!!!

Surely they couldn’t be trying to add a High Court trial to their resume...

"I don’t know."

Zhao Yi thought for a long time, finally giving up on thinking.

He resignedly turned around to get off work, saying as he walked:

"Anyway, the case will have changes, we’ll deal with it as it comes and see what happens."

Will the case have changes!?

The two adjudicators were startled, quickly chasing after him.

"Is it true!?"

Drawing blood and killing an eight-year-old boy is not a trivial matter.

If there were the dissemination speed of information like in future times, it would be on the hot search list of major web platforms within two days!

Within a week, nationwide discussions about the case would begin!

In such circumstances...

Will the case still have changes!?

"Haha, the defendant’s lawyer calculates people so thoroughly they could even chew and swallow bone fragments!"

Zhao Yi couldn’t be bothered with what Xu Liang thinks, silently cursing.

"Liu Kun from Sunzhou, Zhao Hailong from Jiang City, Director Zhou from Hanhai City... These people die without even knowing how!"

"Not to mention the judges."

As opponents, they couldn’t detect any actions from Xu Liang.

The neutral profession of judges could hardly detect it at all!

"But haven’t you always judged well!?" The two adjudicators were dumbfounded.

The other party used to judge Xu Liang’s cases quite fairly, logically speaking; he should have experience...

Zhao Yi’s mouth twitched.

Before getting promoted, he had to face the torment of dealing with such unruly people.

After getting promoted to the High Court, he still had to face them!

Then wasn’t this position promoted in vain!?

Thinking this, he took a deep, frustrated breath.

"It’s all a bluff, worrying is pointless, we’ll just see how it goes then."

After finishing speaking.

Zhao Yi turned to leave.

As for whether the case will have changes...

It has already moved from Criminal Division Two to Criminal Division One; where else could it go!?

Zhao Yi realistically thought.