God's Imitator

The 10-minute recess ended, and the four suspects returned to the Judicial Court.

Bai Zilan looked at Tang Qing again:

"Then, let the trial continue.

"Please continue to present the new evidence."

Tang Qing was the first to step up to the podium to speak.

Obviously, this is an inevitable result under specific game rules.

Only the ’Detective’ and the ’Wealthy Merchant’ can present evidence, so they inevitably present the evidence first, and then the ’Lawyer’ and the ’Doctor’ find flaws to counterattack.

If the ’Lawyer’ and the ’Doctor’ speak first, their statements may be completely overturned when the ’Detective’ presents evidence; at best, it would be a waste of effort, at worst, it would be self-defeating.

The ’Wealthy Merchant’ played by Wang Yongxin could also choose to speak first and guide the trial’s pace, but firstly, the identity of the ’Wealthy Merchant’ is not suitable for this task, which might affect the audience’s assessment of the ’perfect performance’; secondly, Wang Yongxin seems unwilling to take the lead and prefers a stable strategy of balanced offense and defense.

Moreover, since Bai Zilan always lets Tang Qing speak first, this order has become a default fixed sequence.

Tang Qing took out several paper documents and showed them to everyone.

"This time, the evidence is several large-amount insurance policies.

"These policies include high-value accident insurance, term life insurance, travel accident insurance, and they were purchased separately from multiple insurance companies.

"The policyholder is the male party, the insured is the female party, and the beneficiary is the legal heir.

"Lawyer Lin, you are a legal professional, could you please preliminarily verify the authenticity of these policies?"

Tang Qing handed the policies to Lin Sizhi, along with a pair of white gloves.

Lin Sizhi didn’t say anything, just reached out to take the gloves, put them on, and began to roughly browse through them.

Tang Qing first returned to his seat, but while Lin Sizhi was browsing through these policies, others did not remain idle, and the trial process continued.

Wang Yongxin went to the podium and showed the evidence he brought this time.

It was a simply styled card, entirely golden, with the main part of the card featuring a lion wearing a crown, and at the bottom, with the letter α as the background, it had the letters ’KING’.

After the presentation, Wang Yongxin said, "This seems to be a casino card.

"It is also one of the pieces of evidence from the deceased’s room, but I am not sure of its authenticity.

"Esteemed jurors, please make your judgment."

Wang Yongxin did not say much, just returned to his seat again.

Tang Qing couldn’t help but glance at him, and Wang Yongxin gave a barely noticeable nod in response.

Feng Yuguang still did not intend to speak, which is understandable as this time the evidence is unrelated to medical knowledge.

Tang Qing stood up again, went to Lin Sizhi: "Lawyer Lin, how does it look?"

Lin Sizhi handed the policies back: "Time is limited, so I couldn’t go through all the clauses, therefore it is impossible to determine if the deeply hidden clauses have been altered.

"However, I checked the key parts, and there are no issues, so I preliminarily judge that this evidence is authentic.

"But the exact authenticity must still be confirmed through ’inspection.’"

Tang Qing nodded in satisfaction and took the policies back: "Thank you.

"Then, I think it’s about time to present a new ’possibility analysis.’

"My preliminary conclusion is: This is a ’wife-killing for insurance’ case."

Tang Qing paused for a moment, then continued:

"Combined with previous evidence, I believe the reality of the case might be as follows:

"Judging by the tattoo on the wedding photo, the male party likely did not have a proper job, and based on that casino card, he likely had significant gambling debts.

"However, he used his handsome appearance and sweet talk to deceive the female party into marriage, and separately purchased high-value insurance policies for her from different insurance companies.

"The total return from these policies amounts to tens of millions.

"The male party’s original plan was to trick the female party to the side of the boat at midnight, possibly using the pretense of recreating a romantic scene from a film, or proposing again or giving a special gift.

"The evidence presented by President Wang before the last recess, namely the ring in the box, was most likely prepared as a prop for such a performance by the male party.

"In short, his true purpose was to push the female party into the water and fabricate the illusion of an accidental drowning.

"But something went wrong at the last moment: during the act, the female party instinctively fought back for survival, resulting in both of them falling into the water.

"Of course, I cannot assert that this is the truth of the case, if anyone has different opinions, feel free to discuss."

A moment later, Wu Xiufang from Community 23 pressed the speech button on her desk and spoke into the microphone to voice her doubts.

"Your reasoning makes sense overall, but I think there are still doubts regarding the wedding photo.

"Although being tired during the photo shoot might result in unguarded facial expressions, showing some unpleased emotions, the wedding photos are certainly more than just one photo.

"They must have chosen the one that satisfied both parties the most.

"Yet, the male party revealed the tattoo at the collar position, and the female party’s expression is obviously filled with sadness.

"Even if the male party liked his tattoo, he shouldn’t have exposed just a small part of it because it lacks aesthetic appeal. He should have chosen to either fully reveal it or completely hide it.

"And the female party should have chosen a photo where her smile appeared more natural.

"Furthermore, you believe that Mr. Wang’s earlier presented evidence, the ’ring,’ was used by the male party as a prop to lure the female party to the side of the boat, but the question is, why didn’t he carry it with him instead of leaving it in the cabin on the boat?

"Wouldn’t it make more sense to bring the ring and propose once more, even if only pretending?

"It’s unlikely he forgot or didn’t use it, though this explanation might be barely plausible, the evidence can’t be used to support your speculations."

Tang Qing didn’t get a chance to respond because Chen Yumei from Community 18 also expressed her opinion.

"These doubts aren’t the focus, are they?

"The wedding photo has been verified as authentic.

"As long as the large-amount insurance policies are authenticated as well, it surely indicates ’wife-killing for insurance.’

"It’s common for tattoos to be partially revealed during photo shoots, and the female party might have chosen this photo because she found it the most beautiful.

"I personally like this photo very much, doesn’t the sorrowful expression have a certain charm?

"As for the ring, the male party’s objective was just to lure the female party to the side of the boat. If he had other reasons to lure her over, then whether he carried the ring didn’t affect the overall situation."

As the game proceeded, the four jury representatives began to speak, and their statements would influence the judgments of players from the same community.

Bai Zilan and Lu Xinyi remained silent and did not comment on the issue at hand.