The next day, after more than two months, the case of Yuan Ya'er hiring a hit - man for premeditated murder finally went to court.
This case involved two descendants of the Yan family, Yan Yincheng and Yan Zhen. For Fengcheng, such a case was already a highly - anticipated piece of news. The media had contacted Yan Haikun in advance, intending to go to the scene and follow the progress of the case.
However, Yan Haikun refused them.
Although the incident had caused quite a stir on the Internet at that time, it was just to restore the truth and justice to Xu Zixi, who was once known as Yuan Xi. Now, the verdict was to bring everything to a perfect end.
Early in the morning, Yan Yincheng, Xu Zixi, and Yan Haikun got into the car heading to the court. The two children were not suitable to be present on such an occasion, so Yin Shulan took care of them at home.
"Daddy, Mommy, Grandpa, come back early! Baby and Grandma will wait for you at home!"
"Mommy, remember to bring a gift for Xuxu!" Xuxu said eagerly, "Xuxu wants to eat Ludagun!"
Zai Zai stood at the door and waved at the car. Xu Zixi also blew two flying kisses to Zai Zai: "Don't worry, Mommy will never forget to bring you gifts."
An hour later, the car arrived at the court smoothly. At this time, Yan Zhen and Lawyer Zhang were already waiting outside the court.
After a simple greeting, everyone walked into the court together.
In the bright and solemn courtroom, as the plaintiff, Yan Zhen sat on the plaintiff's bench with Lawyer Zhang. The others sat in the spectator seats.
Soon, after the judge and the prosecutor took their seats, the defendant in this case, Yuan Ya'er, along with her parents from the Yuan family, were brought in.
After not seeing them for more than two months, the life in the detention center had taken its toll on Yuan Ya'er and her parents. Yuan Ya'er had lost so much weight that her cheeks were sunken, and the detention - center clothes on her hung loosely, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.
As soon as she stepped into the courtroom, her eyes were drawn to Yan Zhen on the plaintiff's bench. Her gaze was firmly fixed on him, with tears in her eyes, hoping to get some response from him.
To her disappointment, as soon as they entered the court, Yan Zhen lowered his head, avoiding Yuan Ya'er's gaze.
However, there was no sign of anger on her face. She just looked a bit disappointed.
After confirming that both parties were present, the case officially began.
As the defendant, the Yuan family's parents had also hired a lawyer to defend them.
The opposing lawyer argued that the defendant, Yuan Ya'er, was forced to be separated from her biological parents since childhood. After being separated for many years, she couldn't enjoy family happiness with them. When she suddenly returned to her parents, seeing someone else receiving the love that should have been hers, she was temporarily blinded by jealousy and made a mistake. This was understandable.
Although she made another mistake four years later, she had confessed everything she had done after being arrested, showing a good attitude of admitting guilt and should be given a lenient sentence.
As for the Yuan family's parents, they were unaware of the whole thing. They just made mistakes out of love for their daughter and should also be given a lenient sentence.
On Yan Zhen's side, it was argued that whether four years ago or four years later, Yuan Ya'er had actively planned and conceived every crime, which was obviously premeditated. There was no possibility of being led astray due to jealousy or youth.
Moreover, judging from the modus operandi of several cases, she had strong anti - reconnaissance abilities, obviously being a repeat offender.
Such a person must be severely punished by law!
The lawyers on both sides held their own views, engaging in a fierce and heated debate.
During the process, Yan Yincheng and Xu Zixi both appeared as witnesses on the witness stand.
Under the strong stance of the plaintiff, gradually, the defense lawyer for the defendant was defeated and could no longer find reasons to refute the opposing lawyer's views.
After all, that was Lawyer Zhang Yu, the golden - medal lawyer in Fengcheng with a zero - defeat record.
During the intense debate between the two lawyers, Yan Zhen's hands were tightly clenched into fists under the table the whole time. Only when he found that the opposing lawyer had nothing more to say and the outcome was certain did he loosen his fists.
If everything went smoothly, Yuan Ya'er's prison term this time would not be less than 15 years. Although what he wanted was the death penalty, Yuan Ya'er's actions had not actually caused anyone's death, not meeting the conditions for the death penalty.
As for the Yuan family's parents, they would surely be imprisoned for two or three years.
However, this was enough. After 15 years in prison, when she came out, everything would have changed. By then, she probably wouldn't be able to keep up with the outside world.
Was everything finally coming to an end?
At this moment, Yuan Ya'er suddenly changed her complexion and vomited on the spot in the courtroom.
The commotion she made was so loud that it was extremely out of place in the solemn courtroom. Taking this opportunity, the defense lawyer said to the judge:
"Your Honor, I request a recess and ask for a physical examination of my client!"
The presiding judge looked at Yuan Ya'er, whose face was extremely pale, and announced: "The court will be in recess for 30 minutes. The trial will continue after 30 minutes." Then he banged the gavel.
The bailiff stepped forward to help the vomiting Yuan Ya'er and took her to the infirmary in the court to rest.
This sudden change intensified the uneasiness in Yan Zhen's heart.
He sat on the plaintiff's bench, his face as pale as paper. His heart was pounding violently due to nervousness, giving him a feeling of dizziness.
Yan Yincheng in the spectator seats also tightly held Xu Zixi's hand, his lips pursed tightly.
The 30 - minute recess seemed extremely long to them.
Finally, when the time was up, Yuan Ya'er was brought back by the bailiff. But along with her came another piece of news that was hard for Yan Zhen and even the Yan family to believe.
The reason Yuan Ya'er was vomiting was that she was pregnant.
According to her self - report, she hadn't had her period for two months.
And the symptom of nausea and vomiting had lasted for half a month.
In the infirmary, the doctor used a pregnancy test strip on her. The two bright red bars indicated that there was a little life in her womb.
As Yan Zhen had expected, the judge had indeed intended to sentence her to 15 years in prison before. But because Yuan Ya'er was suddenly found to be pregnant, the original 15 - year prison term was shortened to 6 years, and the opposing lawyer successfully applied for probation outside prison for her.
After she gave birth and breast - fed her child, if the prison term was not completed, she would still have to return to prison to serve the remaining time.
As for the Yuan family's parents, due to Yuan Ya'er's pregnancy, they were sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for one year.
The verdict was out, but the result was not as expected!
It was all because Yuan Ya'er was pregnant!
Yan Zhen couldn't accept this result! The most terrifying thing was that he couldn't help but wonder if this child was his?
After all the precautions, Yuan Ya'er finally achieved her goal!
"The trial of this case is now over. If you have any objections, please apply for an appeal to the higher - level court within 15 days!"
With a bang of the gavel, the case finally came to an end.