Chapter 666 - 665: Contradictory Evidence
Once these words were spoken, the room became agitated again.
Clearly, Tang Qing had shown his true intentions; he wanted to use this document to turn Lin Sizhi into an accomplice of the male party, thereby solidifying the crime.
However, Lin Sizhi did not show the panic that many people expected.
"Please allow me to finish speaking first."
After Lin Sizhi said this, the "Verify Evidence" function on the juror’s screen was temporarily locked.
Clearly, according to the rules of the game, the priority of speech for the suspect and juror is higher than verifying evidence.
Lin Sizhi jabbed the materials on the table a few times and then put them back in the file bag.
"I believe the authenticity of this material is questionable.
"The biggest issue is why the female party would agree to sign such an agreement.
"Once the Full Power of Attorney is signed, it means the female party hands over all of her assets to the male party, who then has numerous ways to quietly siphon off her wealth.
"No matter how foolish, one shouldn’t make such a basic error."
Tang Qing was not surprised by this: "Actually, combining the drug evidence just submitted, all this is easily explained.
"Clearly, the female party was long under the mental control and drug manipulation of the male party.
"Although she came from a wealthy background and had a substantial income, a woman like her could be too trusting of others due to her lack of worldly experience.
"Especially when blinded by love, she might act impulsively and make irrational decisions.
"Many women who are cheated out of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, through romance scams—can you say they lack earning capacity? It’s just that people often display different intelligence levels between career and romance.
"Clearly, the male party had been controlling the female party with drugs.
"From the wedding photos, you can see some anxiety in the female party, which might stem from work, life, or relationships.
"Her high income inevitably comes with high pressure and uncertainty, coupled with the death of her doting parents, leaving her in a fragile state.
"If the male party deliberately used PUA and mental control techniques to increase her stress and anxiety, it could lead to signs of mental illness, such as anxiety, agitation, insomnia, etc.
"At this point, medication is naturally needed for control.
"While feigning care and companionship, the male party secretly substituted her medication, worsening her condition and causing significant cognitive impairment.
"Once such a plan is complete, the male party effectively controls the female party mentally, making it possible for her to sign these agreements while not fully conscious."
Lin Sizhi nodded: "Hmm, this indeed sounds plausible.
"However, there are still many doubts within."
Tang Qing raised an eyebrow: "Oh? I’d like to hear more."
Lin Sizhi explained: "Assuming all these documents are real, then the male party has already, through mental control or similar methods, successfully tricked the female party out of all her property.
"The real estate valued at 15 million under the female party’s name, along with savings from her million annual income and various other assets, are already in the male party’s possession.
"It then becomes only a matter of time.
"So... what about the large insurance policy?
"The male party has already obtained this money, so why bother having the female party sign this insurance policy? Why use such a crude means of ’wife murder insurance fraud’ to get money, assuming unnecessary risks?
"Furthermore, the notion of controlling the female party with drugs and mental manipulation to make her sign the Full Power of Attorney lacks sufficient persuasiveness.
"This is a real-world case, not a film; the effects of ’mental control’ have limits.
"No matter how brainwashed, you can’t completely erase a person’s autonomy.
"Signing such a Full Power of Attorney is tantamount to handing over one’s life and wealth.
"If the male party’s mental control over the female party has reached this extent, it implies he can make her do anything.
"The male party wouldn’t need to forge the insurance policy but could have her sign a new policy, or wouldn’t need a ring yet make her jump into the sea herself, why go through such effort?"
Tang Qing still bore a faint smile but did not immediately respond.
Chen Yumei frowned and pressed the communication button in front of her.
"Honorable jurors, I believe Lawyer Lin is forcibly using specious arguments to delay the trial, aiming to stop us from verifying the evidence.
"All these doubts can actually find respective explanations.
"Lawyer Lin says that since the male party has obtained the female party’s 20 million assets, why proceed with wife murder insurance fraud?
"This point has long been discussed: Lawyer Lin emphasizes normal people’s logical thinking, considering risks and rewards, but the male party is a deranged gambler.
"To him, getting twenty million is nice, but wouldn’t an extra ten million be even better?
"These criminals determined to commit wife murder insurance fraud cannot see risks and are far from rational; otherwise, they wouldn’t have made such a plan from the start."
Bai Zilan nodded in agreement: "Trying to use PUA and brainwashing to make someone unconditionally follow your words indeed sounds difficult.
"However, real-life cases are often stranger than films, as plots need logic, but reality doesn’t.
"Moreover, Lin Sizhi’s mentioned possibility of ’joint suicide,’ what is its genuine occurrence probability in reality?
"This is a sacred judicial court; we’re discussing the truth of a case, and such discussion must be rooted in evidence, not pure logical speculations or imagination.
"Furthermore, there’s still a visible difference between ’forcing the female party to sign a Full Power of Attorney’ and ’forcing the female party to jump into the sea,’ right?
"I believe the former remains possible, whereas the latter is entirely not, so they cannot be lumped together."
Wu Xiufang pondered for a moment and said: "I agree with Lawyer Lin; the new evidence seems somewhat forced, and the possibility of forgery cannot be entirely ruled out.
"As jurors, we must not be swayed by emotions; we must carefully conclude after resolving all doubts.
"In any case, let’s first verify the evidence."
[Jury representative Wu Xiufang suggests verifying the authenticity and supplementary information of the ’[Family Asset Integration and Optimization Plan] (Complete Document)’.]
[If 10 jurors agree to verify, 500 minutes of visa time will be deducted from each, and they will receive a definitive result.]
Many jurors were also very eager to ascertain the authenticity of these pieces of evidence; they quickly pressed the confirmation button and soon obtained the result.
[The ’[Family Asset Integration and Optimization Plan] (Complete Document)’ contains false information.]
[Among them, the ’Client Asset Certification Material’ and the ’Inheritance Notarization’ are true, while the ’Full Power of Attorney’ is forged and lacks legal validity.]