Chapter 1150: defendant

When Xu Lin walked to the witness stand, people in the auditorium were whispering.
He looks very gentle, wears glasses, a clean suit jacket, and looks like a company executive. He doesn't look like a cruel person.
Judging from his expression, Xu Lin was quite uncomfortable sitting in the witness stand. He probably didn't expect that he would cause such a big trouble. Xu Lin's face was a little ashamed and embarrassed.
Mu Zi asked him, "Mr. Xu Lin, do you know the old lady sitting there?"
Xu Lin nodded: "Know."
"How did you meet?"
"I go to a restaurant to eat, and every time I see that old lady, picking up tatters nearby..."
Mu Zi asked again: "When you saw her, did you see a puppy with her?"
This time Xu Lin hesitated slightly and replied, "I saw it."
"Can you describe to the jury what kind of dog it is."
"The white...mixed with miscellaneous hairs, like Beijing Ba skewers."
"Is this the dog in the photo?" Mu Zi suddenly held up a photo and showed it to the jury members.
The tragedy makes people dodge subconsciously and cannot bear to look directly.
Xu Lin's face turned pale, and his lips were pressed tightly.
The defense lawyer was also stunned, and then immediately stood up: "No! Your Honor, the jury already knows that my client killed the dog. The facts are clear. There is no need to publicly display such uncomfortable photos in court!"
Without waiting for the judge to speak, Mu Zi said, "Your Honor, I can change the photo."
After that, I changed one photo, and then another one, each of which was a scene of the old lady and the puppy together, warm and calm.
It is in sharp contrast with the one just now.
Defense lawyer: "..."
"Mr. Xu Lin, is this the dog?" Mu Zi asked him again.
Xu Lin nodded: "Yes."
"Can you tell me what happened on the day of the incident?"
"I came back from working overtime in the evening, ate at a nearby restaurant, asked for a can of beer, and then saw a puppy across the street. It kept looking at me..." Xu Lin said slowly, "I think it should be there. Looking at the can in my hand, I have seen it pick up an empty bottle from the road to the old lady."
"What happened later?" Mu Zi asked.
"I beckoned to it." Xu Lin said, "The puppy probably thought I was going to give it a can, and ran over quickly, I bent down...put the beer in front of its nose and asked him if he wanted a sip. , And then it licked."
"Is it just a lick?" Mu Zi asked, "In the police report, your statement does not seem to be the case."
Xu Lin pursed his lips, seemingly embarrassed, and then said: "After it has been licked, I definitely can't drink it anymore, so... I picked it up and poured the rest of the beer into its mouth."
Mu Zi asked: "How much do you fill?"
Xu Lin shook his head: "I can't remember."
Mu Zi smiled faintly, "Mr. Xu Lin, according to police records, you told the police at the time that you fed almost four cans of beer, plus the half you fed before, so we counted as four and a half cans, right? "
Xu Lin turned his face uncomfortably, "Is that so..."
Mu Zi continued to ask, "What did you do afterwards?"
"That dog...looks a bit bad, I put it down, it..." Xu Lin seemed to have a dry mouth, pursing his lips repeatedly, hesitating, "It was lying on the ground, twitching, and trembling all the time, I Guessing if it's going to die, he kicked it lightly with his foot. It rolled, still twitching..."
"Mr. Xu Lin!" Mu Zi's voice suddenly rose, "Please be as accurate as possible when you testify! Is it a light kick or a heavy step? Or a heavy kick? Any ambiguity? The testimony will be suspected of perjury!"