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Chapter 265 Defense

Chapter 265 Defense

Those who got involved in the case all presented themselves in the court one by one, including every

staff member of Cooper Group who engaged in the contract and those financially related to the private

contract.

Even Zander himself had presented to confirm every detail about his bribery.

So far, all testimony and material evidence against Martha had been presented. Commonly speaking,

Martha was proven guilty of tax evasion and bribery.

Almost everyone inside the court started to believe that the case had been settled.

What was worse, Martha actually appointed Oscar to be his defense lawyer, a rookie with no

experience of defense though qualified with certificate. In other’s eyes, Martha himself had already

given in.

In the midst of silent air, Jesse then returned to his seat.

The judge then said to Oscar, “Now the defendant may start your statement of defense.” “Thanks, Your

Honor.” Oscar stood

1. up.

Soon, everyone fixed their eyes on him. None of them seemed to believe that Oscar actually made

himself the defense lawyer.

Even though he did surprise the world recently, commonly speaking, a lawsuit required a professional

and experienced lawyer to handle. A lawyer only qualified by certificate was far from enough to present

himself as a defense lawyer.

Most of the people started to expect him to face awkward moment.

Meanwhile, what he had done recently seemed too swaggering in other’s eyes.

Thus, the rest of the world couldn’t wait to see him being humiliated, so did Charles.

As soon as Oscar stood up, the air fell into silence for seconds.

He looked at the public gallery, seemingly looking for someone.

At this moment, Harrison appeared a bit nervous.

Though she did trust him, nervousness was still inevitable at this critical moment.

With a bit of worry, she made eye contact with him.

“Fuck, could you please stop your PDA?” Susan suddenly said to her.

Harrison recollected herself. She felt like his eyes were intoxicating.

After the eye contact, Oscar finally turned around to continue, “Your Honor, may I represent the

defendant to start the statement of defense?”

As soon as he finished, the crowd couldn’t help exclaiming out of surprise.

Right after all evidence had been presented, the fact seemed obvious to all-Martha did

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commit a crime.

None of them expected that Oscar could be shameless enough to insist on defense.

Though it was part of the duty as a lawyer, it was still incredible to see such a brazen-faced

one.

They couldn’t help wondering if he would feel humiliated after Martha’s penalty was settled

later.

“Silent!” the judge warned seriously.

Not until then did they stop mocking.

“Approved. You may start your defense.”

“Thanks, Your Honor.” Oscar replied respectfully.

Then he started stating, “According to the informer, he reported the defendant to the authority because

the defendant forced him to build with the most expensive materials, which he claimed to be a breach

of the contract. However, as far as I know, Cooper Group would make direct purchase for all

construction materials for every project so that the quality of construction could be guaranteed. That’s

to say, only a minor part of the materials would be purchased by the contractor. The cost of ‘Huatan’

Apartment provided by contractor is 830,000,000. As I have carefully evaluated all materials provided

by contractor, the cost wouldn’t be likely to go beyond three hundred million at most. In conclusion, the

informer was exaggerating.”

“I didn’t exaggerate! The construction cost included more than materials purchase but also salary for all

workers and daily expenditure for the construction site. Do you think the 830,000,000 is the net profit

for me?” Dore started refuting anxiously with a mocking tone.

Oscar took a look at him, “Mr Dore, could you please keep quiet before you are permitted to talk?”

“Silent! Please stay quiet before you are permitted to talk.” The judged warned again.

“I am sorry, Your Honor.” Dore nodded.

Oscar then continued, “Here is the first point of doubt about the case. Now here is the second. I have

read the contract of bribery between Dore and the defendant and also the private contract between

Zhang and the defendant. Both the contracts contained something. really suspicious-there were only

their names signed on it with no official seal nor handprint. According to the official Contract Law of

Northfield, a contract without official seal or handprint from both parties shall be deemed null and void.

Thus, the two contracts should be considered invalid evidence.”

“It’s true that a contract without official seal or handprint from both parties shall be deemed null and

void. However, it’s not enough to prove the defendant innocent.”

Oscar didn’t refute.

Instead, he asked, “Your Honor, may I ask the informer a few questions?” © NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

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“Approved.”

Then he turned to look at Dore.

When facing Oscar, Dore seemed a bit nervous.

But still, he told himself to stay calm as he heard that this guy named Oscar was a rookie

lawyer.

“Mr Dore, you have ever engaged in business with Cooper Group for twice, right?” asked

Oscar.

“Yes.”

“Who were you engaged with at that time?”

“An employee named Samson from the construction department of Cooper Group.”

“So at that time, you hadn’t reached the defendant, right?”

“Of course not. Martha is the chairman of the group. How could I get to him directly without

appointment?”

“Okay, such being the case, why did the defendant trust you and even reach an agreement with you to

bribe Zander before you had ever met him? How did you get his trust?”

Dore seemed choked, having no idea how to reply.

Before the session, he was only told that he just needed to answer according to the specific content

prepared for him.

However, Oscar’s question had gone beyond his preparation.

“What? You can’t answer that?” Oscar appeared aggressive.

“Well…as I said, after I heard that Cooper Group was planning to purchase the land, I started to build

some connection between the landowner and the group, during which I negotiated with them and they

promised to contract the project to me after the purchase was settled. During that period, I got to know

Martha. After a few times of talk, we knew each other. Meanwhile, he agreed to the promise that I

would be the contractor of the project. However, he suggested a request-he needed me to bribe Zander

with twenty million so that the project would go on smoothly.” Dore managed to answer with

composure.

“Were you signing the contract with the defendant face to face?”

“Yes.” complacent about his seemingly reasonable explanation just now, Dore answered firmly with

confidence.