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[To Love]

[Episode 20]

[Detention Area]

Hey, guys.

Tell me which of these two tops makes me look sharper?

Brother Yan, these two are too plain.

I think you should wear something with a floral pattern on it.

Forget about it! Floral pattern? What kind of taste do you have?

- No need for pattern. I think this one looks good.- Yeah, this one looks good.

- I like this one. - Okay, okay.

Brother Yan's clothes are all brand names, you know?

- Besides, Brother Yan is so handsome. He'll look good in either one of them, right? - Yes.

Brother Yan, your case is going to court. Are you not nervous at all?

What's there to be nervous about?

I didn't do anything wrong. What am I afraid of?

That's true.

My hair is a bit long. I haven't gotten a haircut in a long time.

Guard Wang.

What's the matter?

I'm going to court tomorrow.

Can I request to get a haircut?

In the end, they are still passive defense statements.

Can you guys say anything else?

Sister, we know you're very anxious.

But we're going to court tomorrow.

What you need right now is to rest.

You all can leave now. I want to have some quiet time to myself.

Yan Shen.

Xiao'ou? What brings you here?

You're going to court tomorrow.

You didn't pick up the phone when I called, so I figured I'd come to check up on you.

Why don't you have something to eat?

Don't trouble yourself. I don't have an appetite.

You've been so worried that you can't eat and haven't been resting.

You'll be going to court tomorrow. Aren't you worried that Yan Jin will be heartbroken when he sees you?

Didn't you say Yan Jin has had a charmed life and always survives dangerous situations?

I'm sure he'll make it through this time, too.

It's different. Things are really different this time.

Everything that's been happening recently has been too absurd.

It's like one big nightmare.

I have this bad feeling

that my brother is in real trouble this time, and even I won't be able to save him.

Yan Jin is innocent.

God will definitely give him justice.

They all think Yan Jin is a rich second generation son of a high ranking official.

Even if he killed someone, he'd still be able to get away easily.

But in reality?

Me. I've squeezed my brains dry and still haven't been able to find any evidence that works in favor of him.

That day,

I almost...

I regret not holding on longer that day.

If I'd been able to convince that neighbor

and gotten her to say that Zhan Yu was alive when he left my brother's house,

then my brother would be fine now.

We would've won this case.

Do you think your brother would be happy if you did that?

I know you're really stressed right now.

But the trial hasn't even started yet. There's no reason for you to be so pessimistic.

You can't start giving up already.

You need to go to court tomorrow looking like you must win,

and show everyone your confidence.

Confidence?

Will confidence win us the lawsuit?

Even if you can't, you've done your best.

That's enough.

Listen to me. Come eat some food, and go home early to rest.

You can go rest.

I still need to go over all the documents.

Perhaps...

Perhaps I'll be able to find a breaking point.

Then I'll stay to keep you company.

Drink this bowl of porridge, first.

Go home, take a shower, and put on some makeup.

I'll go back to Flowing Thoughts Cafe to brew you a cup of coffee. You can drink it at the trial.

It will help keep you energized.

Today is March 12, 2019. The time is 8:30 a.m.

Half an hour from now, at the intermediate people's court behind me,

the trial for murder case "12.31," which has shocked the whole nation, will begin.

The defendant is Yan Jin, a famous entrepreneur in our city.

He was once a member of the SWAT team and an excellent drug enforcement officer.

The victim in this case was a young college student.

- Lawyer Yan's car is here! - The car is here!

Lawyer Yan!

Are you feeling confident about today's trial?

- Lawyer Yan. - I heard Prosecutor Wang Yong is amazing.

- Are you confident this time? - Make way, please.

- Please answer. - Excuse us.

Lawyer Yan, please answer our questions!

We will not be responding to any questions prior to the trial.

Good morning, Officer Zhao.

Hello.

You're also a witness? What's the situation on your end?

Will that troublesome lady also show up as a witness today?

Hey, witnesses are not allowed to chat.

You're here.

Take a seat.

There are only 5 minutes before the trial starts. Why is witness Ji Xiao'ou still not here?

[Prosecutor]

[Defender]

All rise!

[Liyuan Intermediate People's Court]

[Judge] [Chief Judge] [Judge].

You may be seated!

Liyuan Intermediate People's Court,

Criminal court. The trial will now begin.

Summon the defendant, Yan Jin.

We will first proceed with the court investigation.

The prosecutor will present the indictment.

The indictment from the Liyuan People Prosecutor's Office.

Indictment No.54 from Liyuan Prosecution 2019.

According to the legal investigation, on Dec 31, 2018, around 21:00,

the victim Zhan Yu, went to Building #5 of Minghu Mansion in Liyuan,

Apartment 8002, which is defendant Yan Jin's home.

The two got into an intense fight.

After the victim Zhan Yu was poisoned,

his mouth and nose were covered by the defendant Yan Jin and eventually caused his death.

After, defendant Yan Jin managed to avoid the neighborhood security cameras

and transport the victim out of Minghu Mansion in a trash can.

He used a car that was prepared in advance to transport Zhan Yu to the suburbs.

On January 1, 2019 around 11:00 p.m., he dismembered the body.

Next, he scattered the body parts in various places.

The defendant Yan Jin has illegally taken the life of another human being.

This action violated Criminal Law 231

of People's Republic of China: Intentional Homicide.

The criminal facts are clear with abundant evidence.

He should be responsible for his criminal responsibility of intentional homicide.

Liyuan People Prosecutor's Office, prosecutors Wang Yong, Liu Ying, and Mo Wailiang.

Defendant Yan Jin,

do you have any objections

- to the prosecutor's indictment? - Yes.

- What objections? - The night of the incident,

I did in fact get in a physical fight with the victim.

However, I did not kill him. I saw him leave my house with my own eyes.

In other words, you deny having killed Zhan Yu?

Yes, Sir.

You killed my son and you still won't admit it! You are worse than animals!

My son was only 22 years old! Why? Why?

- Order. - How can you kill him?

Order in the court. Defendant, please sit.

Next, the prosecutor will question the defendant.

During the trial, the prosecutor will request you only respond "yes" or "no."

Even if some of the questions are intentionally biased,

you cannot provide further explanation.

Because further explanations

will only sound like excuses to the judges.

If the prosecutor keeps setting me up in traps,

I can't just blindly jump into the traps, right?

The case has already reached the trial stage.

You need to have enough faith in your lawyer. Trust that

I have the ability to turn everything against you around.

Defendant Yan Jin, I will now ask you some questions.

You only need to respond with a simple "yes" or "no."

You don't need to give a further explanation. Do you understand?

I understand.

Let's begin. The first question.

- What is your relationship with Ji Xiao'ou of Flowing Thoughts Cafe? - Friends.

- Have you pursued her before (as a love interest)? - Yes.

Are you two officially in a relationship?

No.

In your opinion, what was the relationship between the victim and Ji Xiao'ou?

Older sister and younger brother.

Have you warned the victim to stay away from Ji Xiao'ou in the past,

or even insulted the victim and said

that Ji Xiao'ou would never fall in love with him?

[Defendant]

[Defender]

Yes.

Judge, I have no further questions.

Next, it will be the defense attorney's turn to ask questions.

Did you meet the victim first or Ji Xiao'ou?

The time difference of meeting them was less than one day,

but I met Ji Xiao'ou first.

Did you fall in love with Ji Xiao'ou at first sight?

You could say that.

Then, how does Ji Xiao'ou see you?

At first, she wasn't too fond of me. She misunderstood me a lot.

But afterward, I touched her with my sincerity.

Then, why didn't you date officially?

Because I was an undercover cop at the time, investigating the "1.03" drug case.

So I distanced myself from Ji Xiao'ou on purpose, in order to prevent her from getting dragged into it.

- Do you think the victim liked Ji Xiao'ou? - Yes.

Did Ji Xiao'ou like the victim?

Definitely not. She saw him as a younger brother.

So you warned the victim to stay away from Ji Xiao'ou because you were aware of his identity as a drug trafficker,

and didn't want her to fall into the victim's lies. Is that correct?

You're lying! My son would never deal drugs!

My son would never deal drugs!

- Never! - Order.

Why? He would never!

That is correct.

You were once a drug enforcement officer and cracked a lot of major cases.

- Do you especially loathe these drug traffickers? - Yes.

You've personally witnessed KK selling drugs on a bar street, right?

Yes.

- You particularly loathe how the victim was a drug trafficker, right? - Yes.

Although you loathed him,

you went to help his mother. Is that correct?

Zhan Yu was wrong to traffic drugs, but his mother didn't do anything wrong.

The real reason why you helped his mother

was because you wanted Ji Xiao'ou to like you. Is that correct?

[Defendant]

This is defendant Yan Jin's police interrogation record,

prior to his undercover identity being confirmed,

it clearly states that he delivered a television

and helped the victim's mother in order to impress Ji Xiao'ou.

Order. Does the defense attorney have any objections?

No, Sir.

Can any of you contact the witness Ji Xiao'ou? She's not answering her phone.

She must have an emergency. I'm sure she'll come. Let's wait a bit longer.

You will be at court soon.

If you can get in touch with her, please tell her to hurry.

Okay.

I'm sorry. The number you have dialed cannot be reached at this time.

No one's answering?

Don't tell me something happened to her?

- Defendant, is it true that you were the one who convinced the victim to be an informant of the police? - Yes.

The victim was caught and beaten previously by the drug dealer,

- Liu Wei, and it was you who had him sent to the hospital. Is that correct? - Yes.

- The day the victim was beaten was after he had betrayed you, is that correct? - That's correct.

If you had not helped the victim,

would it be possible that the victim would have been in mortal danger at that time?

Yes, it is possible. There were already signs of internal bleeding,

and his external wounds were severe as well. If he had not been taken to the hospital immediately,

he very likely would have died.

This is the medical report from the day the victim was beaten.

This report can prove that

the victim had severe wounds and was in fact, in mortal danger.

Even though you hated the victim for betraying you, why did you save him?

Zhan Yu is supposed to be punished by the law.

Before the law gets to him first,

as an undercover police officer, I have a responsibility and obligation to save him.

The victim had sold you out before,

causing your childhood best friend, Cheng Ruimin, to suffer severe injuries and become comatose.

As a result, you also beat up the victim at a restaurant

and threatened him, saying you wouldn't let him off easy. Is that correct?

Yes.

But I didn't mean that I would actually kill him. Those were just fighting words.

Please play the video recording.

What's going on?

[Chief Judge]

Why did you hit my son? Why did you hit my son?

I'll fight you. Why did you hit my son?

I'll fight you. Why did you?

Why did you hit my son? Why?

Why did you hit my son? I'll fight you.

Why did you hit my son? Why?

Order in the court. If the victim's family cannot control his emotions,

the court police will take you out.

Defendant Yan Jin, the two in the video were you and the victim. Is that correct?

Yes.

That night of the incident at your apartment,

you were like how you were in the video.

You beat up the victim. Is that correct?

Objection. I object to the prosecutor's subjective deduction

of what happened that night.

Chief Judge, I just wanted to clearly depict what happened that night.

Objection denied.

Defendant Yan Jin, please answer the question.

Yes.

- That night of New Year's Eve, the victim was alive leaving your house, is that correct? - Yes.

- Your lighter was taken by the victim before he left. Is that correct? - Yes.

Why did you let the victim take such a personally meaningful lighter?

I was in the midst of a drug withdrawal.

Zhan Yu was trying to stop me from doing drugs

so he took the lighter.

My drug withdrawals suddenly worsened.

I had no strength to continue fighting with Zhan Yu.

In order not to harm Zhan Yu,

I kicked him out of my apartment.

In addition, there were only two days until the transaction.

I put all my effort into solving the case.

So I didn't go to find Zhan Yu to get my lighter back.

You were once caught by the elevator camera.

Why did you go outside then?

I woke up a while later, after my drug withdrawals subsided.

I saw a mess on the floor.

Truthfully, I was a little worried about Zhan Yu.

So I went outside to look for him.

Did you see the victim then?

No.

Then, why didn't you go downstairs to find him?

Even though I was worried that Zhan Yu would run into trouble,

I was also angry at that time.

I thought for a moment, decided not to go downstairs, and then went back inside.

You said that the victim left your apartment,

yet he was not caught on the surveillance cameras. What are your thoughts about that?

Because the victim didn't take the elevator,

but was ambushed and killed by someone hiding at the emergency exit.

That person is the real murderer.

Order!

My guess is that the real murderer's actual intention was to kill me.

Zhan Yu's sudden appearance

ruined his whole plan so Zhan Yu was killed.

As for why the victim showed up at the emergency exit,

how he was killed and how he was taken out of the neighborhood,

I still can't figure it out.

Please state your suspicion for who the real murderer is.

Liu Wei.

Last question: when did you find out Zhan Yu was dead?

January 10th.

I learned of his death through Zhao Tinghui, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Investigation Branch.

Chief Judge, I have no more questions.

The first five pictures, the police got them from your home;

and your clothes, the victim's blood was found on them.

The last picture was the skin tissue in the nail of the victim.

After identifying, it matched your DNA.

- Do you have any objections to this? - No.

- That night, it was you who hit first, correct? - Correct.

- Did the victim ever hit you back? - No.

While the victim was in your home injured and fallen to the ground,

- did he experience any short periods of unconsciousness or lack of alertness? - No.

What caused the blood left on your clothes?

After Zhan Yu was injured, he wrapped his arms around me to stop me from doing drugs.

The blood was rubbed onto my clothes then.

Are you sure it was like that? The blood wasn't from

you carrying the victim on your back leaving the apartment

and that's how it rubbed onto your clothes?

Objection! Objection on the grounds of speculation without evidence.

Objection sustained.

The defendant does not have to answer.

On January 3rd, before the drug cartel transaction took place,

besides Cheng Riumin,

nobody except the victim knew about your undercover operation, is that correct?

Yes.

The victim's appearance that night,

were you worried that the victim would once again ruin your undercover operation?

Yes.

- Then, did you warn him again? - No.

You didn't warn the victim. Is that because at the time, you had already killed him?

- I already told you I didn't kill him! - After the victim left, what did you do?

- I was at home getting over my drug withdrawals, so I just went to sleep! - Is there anybody that can confirm that?

No one can confirm that.

Do you know about your neighborhood's surveillance blind spots?

- I do. - Okay.

I have one last question.

The first lesson in the SWAT team's fight training is anatomy.

You need to have a very thorough understanding of human anatomy,

so you can attack without mistake.

As a retired SWAT officer,

do you have the ability to dismember corpses?

Objection! Leading question.

Objection overruled. Defendant, please answer the question.

Yes.

Cross-examination next.

The prosecutor and defender,

please cross-examine the witnesses.

What is your relationship with the defendant?

Childhood friends. Comrades. Brothers.

Having the victim be the police informant... Was that your idea or my client Yan Jin's idea?

At the very beginning, it was Yan Jin's idea.

But Zhan Yu didn't have any real intentions of working with the police at first.

I had actually given up on him once.

But Yan Jin insisted on me giving him another chance.

While Yan Jin was undercover,

was he jealous about Ji Xiao'ou and Zhan Yu's

close relationship?

Behaviorally, no. But mentally, yes.

During the time that Yan Jin wasn't unable to be close with Ji Xiao'ou,

he was jealous of Zhan Yu.

But he wouldn't hurt him because of his feelings.

Did you see the victim leave the defendant's front door?

No.

That night, how many times did you leave your house?

Twice.

The first time I knocked on his door to tell them to quiet down.

But I knocked for a long time and nobody responded.

The second time I went up, I saw him standing by the elevator.

I just went over to complain to him.

What condition was the defendant in at that time? How clear was his mind?

The alcohol smell was very strong on him.

He was a little unsteady on his feet.

His body spasmed momentarily, too.

He just didn't look normal.

I just briefly lectured him.

You were disturbing the neighbor hitting someone on New Year’s Eve. Did our family owe you? I’m telling you, I can complain about you, you know?

Go! Hurry! Report me!

He had a vicious look on his face.

No further questions, Your Honor.

No questions on my end, Your Honor.

That day, how clearly did you hear

the defendant Yan Jin say that he would kill the victim?

I heard it clearly.

How did he say it?

He just angrily said, "I'm going to kill you today."

That day, the words spoken between the defendant Yan Jin and the victim Zhan Yu,

did you clearly hear everything being said, including what was said outside the restaurant?

I didn't. I still had to clean up the scene.

Were you the one who uploaded the fighting video at the restaurant?

Th-That wasn't me!

How could I just carelessly upload it online?

Did the defendant Yan Jin help you and your son? For what reason?

He did help us.

Back then, I was really grateful for him and Ji Xiao'ou.

But now I know...

his doing that

was to please Ji Xiao'ou,

to pursue her romantically.

The money for the surgery,

how did Zhan Yu explain that to you?

That he borrowed it from a friend.

- How many times did Yan Jin visit your home? - Twice.

There was one night where you had an emergency with your medical condition.

It was Yan Jin and Ji Xiao'ou who took you to the hospital.

At that time, may I ask where your son Zhan Yu was?

My son was busy at school.

He's normally at home with me.

Even though you and Zhan Yu have lived together all these years,

yet you didn't know about his true drug dealing identity.

And why do you have such a negative impression

of my client Yan Jin, who you have only met twice and has always been helping you?

I would like to remind Your Honor once again.

The testimony of this witness is biased.

My son wasn't a drug dealer!

My son wasn't a drug dealer! He didn't deal drugs!

My son didn't deal drugs!

You have to find the truth!

You have to be just and fair!

- My son wasn't a drug dealer! - Order.

Not a drug dealer!

Order!

Your Honor, no further questions.

Officer Zhao, what is your relationship with Ji Xiao'ou?

Objection! On the grounds of relevance.

Your Honor, my question is very important.

Defense attorney, continue.

- She is my ex-girlfriend. - How long have you two been broken up?

More than two years now.

From what I know, Officer Zhao has not had a girlfriend since.

Is that because you have not completely gotten over Ji Xiao'ou

snd, therefore, have some degree of subjective emotions towards the defendant Yan Jin?

Defense Attorney, please do not ask questions irrelevant to the case.

Up until now,

have the police found the weapon and site of the body dismemberment?

Not yet.

Please display the photos.

The first photo is my defendant Yan Jin

caught by the elevator camera.

He stopped in front of the doors but did not step into the elevator.

The second photo is the murderer pushing the trash can

containing Zhan Yu's corpse and leaving the neighborhood.

Officer Zhao, is that correct?

Yes, that's correct.

According to the police investigation, Zhan Yu's real murderer

is the person wearing the janitor's uniform. Right?

Yes.

The police determined that Yan Jin was this janitor based on physical appearances, correct?

Yes.

This is also to say that other than the physical appearances,

the police have not found the true evidence

that proves that my defendant Yan Jin is this person disguised in the janitor's outfit.

That's correct.

Thank you.

Your Honor, I have no further questions at this time.

Witness, you can be dismissed.

What is Yan Shen trying to say? My heart is pounding.

Don't rush. It's not over yet.

Be patient. Don't rush.

Defense Attorney, Witness Ji Xiao'ou has still not arrived.

Will she still be coming to testify?

Your Honor, Witness Ji Xiao'ou is currently on the way.

She will be bringing a piece of evidence that is very important to the case.

Therefore, I ask the court to be temporarily adjourned

and resume once the witness arrives.

What is the situation?

Please give this to the Defense Attorney.

[Screenshot of Security Footage at the scene]

Chief Judge and Judges, the police just pointed out that

my client disguised as a janitorial staff to move the victim's body out of his home.

According to the police,

the first photo, Yan Jin showed up by the elevator door.

You can take this as his starting point of moving the corpse.

The timestamp is December 31st last year, at 22:25.

He arrived at the place in the second photo at 22:40.

The time difference was 15 minutes.

Which is to say, that within these 15 minutes,

my client had to go from the 8th floor, where he lived, to the basement

and walked along the blind spots in the basement,

then arrived at this position where the janitor was.

From this, we have a big question.

Don't forget that my client was in the midst of his drug withdrawals.

In addition, that night he did not do any drugs.

At a time when his strength and willpower were both very weak,

can he, in those short 15 minutes,

go from his 8th-floor residence down to the position where the janitor was caught on camera?

Therefore, we did an experiment to test this.

Are you ready?

Three, two, one. Start.

Because of the time constraint, we found someone of similar body build and strength

as Yan Jin to help us conduct this experiment.

He is the person in the video, Feng Weixing.

Feng Weixing carried a sandbag the same weight as Zhan Yu from the 8th floor to the basement level.

It took a total of 4 minutes and 13 seconds.

Once he got to the basement, Feng Weixing

put the sandbag in the trash bin

and changed into the janitor's clothes and shoes.

This required 3 minutes and 20 seconds.

Left.

Then, he pushed the bin

and followed the exit path of the basement blind spots,

until he reached the exit. That required 9 minutes and 39 seconds.

Walking from the basement exit to the lamppost position the janitor was caught on the camera,

- took another 60 seconds. - How was it?

To ensure the accuracy of the experiment to be used as evidence,

we took an average of 5 runs with the same protocol.

Brother Feng, let's do it again.

In the end, the average time of all the experiments was

18 minutes and 2 seconds.

Almost three minutes slower than the time the police reported.

Some people might think that these three minutes don't mean anything,

but I would like to say

that this experimenter also previously served as a drug enforcement officer,

he has also been professionally trained,

and personally has been a runner for many years.

In terms of strength and agility, he greatly surpasses Yan Jin.

He could only be faster than Yan Jin.

If he can't even meet the time requirements dictated by the videos,

then there's even less of a possibility that drug-addicted Yan Jin could.

So this experiment has proven without a doubt that Yan Jin

was not the janitor that night, and also proves that

he undoubtedly is not Zhan Yu's murderer.

The murderer must be someone else.

Your Honor, I am done presenting the new evidence.

Compared to the prosecutor's subjective witness account,

I believe that this piece of physical evidence

can better prove my client's innocence.

The witness, Ji Xiao'ou, has arrived. Prosecutor. Defense Attorney.

Do you have any questions for the witness?

No questions, Your Honor.

Witness Ji Xiao'ou.

What is your relationship with the victim, Zhan Yu?

He was staff at my coffee shop. We were like brother and sister.

Then may I ask, between the victim, Zhan Yu,

and my client, Yan Jin,

and yourself, was it a love triangle?

It never existed. The relationship between Yan Jin and Zhan Yu were never love rivals.

The last time I saw Zhan Yu, from his own mouth,

he told me that Yan Jin was a good person, told me not to misunderstand him.

And that he would be a brother that would make me proud.

From my understanding, Zhan Yu was ready to work according to Yan Jin's plans.

He was also ready to turn himself in.

In terms of me and Yan Jin, we've never officially confirmed our relationship.

But he is the only one that I have loved since the beginning.

Only I know, during this period of time,

how hard it was, how much he suffered.

He was trying really hard to save Zhan Yu.

I believe he's innocent.

And believe that the law will give him the fairest and most just verdict.

All rise.

In terms of the latest video evidence from the defender,

the court will review and investigate further.

The verdict will be announced on another day.

According to the video evidence from the defense,

the court found a current SWAT member

to undergo repeated experimental trials.

We came to the same conclusion, and the court is willing to accept.

The verdict is below.

For the case of Yan Jin murdering and dismembering Zhan Yu,

there is insufficient evidence. The truth is still unclear.

It's not enough for a crime. We hereby declare defendant, Yan Jin,

not guilty. He should be released immediately and resume his freedom.

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