77: One-day tour to the detention center

A day later, Zhou Yun arrived at the Xinguang District Public Security Bureau in Jinghai City.

Xinguang District is considered the area with the most factories in Jinghai City, and many express sorting centers are also located here.

This is because the area is large and the transportation is very convenient.

Of course, for this reason, Xinguang District is also the district with the most labor disputes in Jinghai City.

Inside the sub-bureau, Zhou Yun waited for a long time, and finally someone walked over.

The person who came was Hong Yongze from the Criminal Police Team of the Xinguang District Sub-Bureau, and he was also the Police Officer handling Kang Weilun's case.

He was busy, but he heard that Kang Weilun's defense counsel had arrived, so he came to meet him.

Zhou Yun handed over the relevant documents, and Hong Yongze took them, looked at them, and immediately exclaimed, “Hey, your name is Zhou Yun, you are that…”

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Yun smiled and said, “Yes, I am that Zhou Yun. I recently transferred firms and am now at Zhentian Law Firm.”

I have to say, Old Zhuang's law firm name sounds domineering, comparable to the Dragon Aotian in online novels.

Upon hearing this, Hong Yongze's face immediately broke into a smile: “So it’s Lawyer Zhou. Come, sit, sit.”

Seeing the other party's attitude change so quickly, Zhou Yun could only thank Manager Ma again in his heart. Truly, Manager Ma could really be called his benefactor!

He cooperated too well!

Should he make a special visit to the prison sometime? And show Manager Ma the cases he has handled recently?

Would that be inappropriate…

Thinking this, Zhou Yun smiled and said, “Police Officer Hong, I came today to understand Kang Weilun's charges and the case situation, and also to apply for bail for him.”

Bail can be said to be an extremely important part of criminal cases.

From the perspective of ordinary people, bail means that the suspect can temporarily be released.

Although there is no necessary connection, the possibility of probation is very high after bail.

As for innocence… this is not normally fantasized about; the acquittal rate after a case is filed is too low.

And bail is also theLinks where defense lawyers play the most tricks.

It's very simple: the lawyer tells you, “Hey, I have connections here, I can try to see if I can get the person out first.”

Or they simply don't say it directly, but just hint that if you pay, they can go help you run, to see if they can get the person out on bail.

What do ordinary people do? They don't understand this. During the investigation phase, the suspect's family is the most submissive; basically, whatever the lawyer says goes.

So if they can pay a little money to temporarily release the person, they are definitely willing to pay.

As for whether lawyers have connections, it can be said that a small number of lawyers do have these connections.

However, ordinary defense lawyers have no connections whatsoever; they are just gambling on probabilities. Anyway, after applying for bail, it is reviewed by the Public Security Bureau.

If the review passes, then bail will be granted.

So if bail fails, it means the connections were useless, and they will refund all the money for the service without a single cent less.

And if bail is successful, it means the service was successful, and they will instruct the suspect's family not to disclose this information to anyone, because… you all understand, right?

With this operation, these criminal defense lawyers can make money unscrupulously, because there will never be any surprises.

If I can't get it done, I'll refund all your money; you surely won't report me, right?

If I get it done, you're even less likely to report me, unless you're crazy.

Once upon a time, some criminal defense lawyers made a killing by securing bail. That's why it's said that criminal defense lawyers are prone to getting into trouble—the bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!

Police Officer Hong on the other side said, “Lawyer Zhou, I estimate you are generally aware of the situation. Kang Weilun went to demand the so-called stable employment subsidy, but the agency denied having this subsidy.”

“Then the two sides started fighting. During the altercation, Kang Weilun sustained minor injuries, but he caused one of the agents to suffer minor injury level two, with three fractured ribs.”

“In this situation, to be honest, I think it's still necessary to actively seek a settlement, otherwise the probability of probation is indeed very low.”

Zhou Yun slowly said, “Police Officer Hong, I will work hard to seek a settlement. My point is that there was a reason for my client and the other party to have a conflict.”

“The other party must have promised that subsidy, otherwise he would have no reason to argue, and even have such a conflict.”

Police Officer Hong shook his head and said, “Lawyer Zhou, we have also considered what you said, but the problem is that there is no evidence now. The victim completely denies it, Lawyer Zhou…”

Police Officer Hong did not continue, but Zhou Yun understood very well.

In civil cases, a high probability can be discussed. Although oral promises cannot be directly proven, as long as the judge believes there was such a promise, the case may be won.

However, criminal cases are different, unless the other party admits to having this subsidy.

And Police Officer Hong's meaning was that they could not interrogate the victim.

And the evidence in the contract was clearly unfavorable to Kang Weilun.

As for why the charge was provoking trouble, it’s simple: if both intentional injury and provoking trouble occur simultaneously, it is generally classified as provoking trouble.

Moreover, when it involves “demanding wages,” the likelihood of being charged with provoking trouble is even higher.

Zhou Yun nodded: “Police Officer Hong, thank you. As for bail, the client's family situation is indeed very bad now, so Police Officer Hong, what do you think…”

Hearing this, Police Officer Hong smiled: “Lawyer Zhou, I can only say I will do my best.”

That sentence was enough. After thanking the other party again, Zhou Yun walked out of the sub-bureau. Next was waiting for the meeting.

Before coming to the sub-bureau, he had submitted a meeting application to the Jinghai City Second Detention Center. According to normal procedures, he estimated he would be able to meet tomorrow or the day after.

Facts proved that the efficiency of the Detention Center was quite good. Of course, it was also possible that Kang Weilun's case was not a major one.

Time came to the afternoon of the third day. At the Jinghai City Second Detention Center, Kang Weilun was in a daze.

This was his twentieth day in detention, and every day here felt like a year.

He regretted it now, but he wasn't afraid of going to prison himself; he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to take care of his family after going to prison.

He still had elderly parents and children at home; he was truly the pillar of his family.

But he was truly unwilling at the time. It was clearly agreed that he would be compensated after working for three months, but what happened? After working desperately for three months, the other party directly denied it.

While he was thinking, a guard outside shouted, “Kang Weilun, come out!”

Hearing the voice, Kang Weilun came back to his senses. Was he calling him?

Although he didn't know what was going on, he quickly went to the door.

“Let’s go to the meeting room with me. Your family has hired a lawyer to meet you!”

What? Kang Weilun was stunned. His family hired a lawyer?

How could his family afford a lawyer!

During his time inside, he had learned from others in the Detention Center that lawyers these days are very expensive!

However, now was not the time to doubt. Kang Weilun followed the guard all the way to the meeting room.

Friends who have been to prison often know that the lawyer meeting room in a Detention Center is naturally different from the large hall style of a prison; it is an independent room.

For example, in the past, lawyers would generally bring cigarettes, because they could give cigarettes to the suspect to smoke in the meeting room.

Of course, they could only smoke in the meeting room and absolutely could not bring them back to the cell.

How were they given? There were iron bars in the middle, through which cigarettes could be passed.

At this time, there were no guards present, because the Criminal Procedure Law clearly stipulates that lawyer meetings are not to be monitored.

However, there are always countermeasures to policies. For example, sometimes they will tell you that the meeting room is full and ask if you want to use the interrogation room.

The interrogation room has synchronized monitoring, so what do you do as a lawyer? Not meet today and meet another day?

Not to mention whether it will still be full another day, just think about the time wasted in between. This is equivalent to a wasted trip.

And whether the meeting room is full or not, isn't that just a matter of their word?

Or sometimes they “accidentally” hear something from next door… In short, every aspect of a criminal case is very interesting.

Kang Weilun sat down on one side, and then he saw his lawyer, a young man.

Putting on the headset, Kang Weilun heard the other party's voice.

“Mr. Kang, hello, I am your defense lawyer. My name is Zhou Yun. Next, I hope you can fully cooperate with my work!”

It was very cold, but Kang Weilun was stunned when he heard that name.

Zhou Yun… There seems to be only one Lawyer Zhou Yun in Jinghai City, right?

At this moment, Zhou Yun had already continued, “Very good, it seems Mr. Kang has heard of me. Now, I ask, and you answer. You must answer honestly.”

After receiving confirmation, Zhou Yun immediately said, “First question, when you had the conflict, who threw the first punch?”