NFBE Chapter 1389 Equality Before the Law?
Chapter 1389 Equality Before the Law?
Meng Qi slowly walked up to the three witnesses.
"Is this Dean Zhang Bowen? Is it possible for your diagnoses to be misdiagnosed?"
Zhang Bowen paused for a moment, then nodded involuntarily.
"Of course there will be times when diagnoses are made. Doctors are human too, and everyone makes mistakes."
"Was there a possibility of misdiagnosis in Ting Hai's diagnosis?"
"Absolutely not. This diagnosis was made separately by me and two other attending physicians. One of us could misdiagnose, but the probability of the three of us misdiagnosing is almost zero."
Especially this Mr. Ding, we would stake our professional careers on him; he would never make a mistake.”
"What if you make a mistake?"
Zhang Bowen said impatiently.
"This lawyer, in Hong Kong, we are authorities in the field of treating mental disorders. If you want to overturn our diagnosis, then you'll have to bring several top psychiatrists from London to court; only they have the authority."
But I think…
Zhang Bowen curled his lips in a mocking smile.
"They won't come to a small place like Hong Kong to overturn our diagnosis."
Meng Qi was speechless after being rebuked. Just when he was at his wit's end, a young man in a black shirt walked over from the corner and handed his assistant a note. The assistant was pulling his hair in worry when he opened the note and almost gasped in surprise.
The assistant hurriedly stood up and walked to Meng Qi's side, handing him the note. Meng Qi opened the note and was stunned.
Zhang Bowen became even more impatient and said arrogantly.
"Sir, if you can't find a more authoritative doctor than us, then you have no choice but to trust our diagnosis..."
Meng Qi reached out to stop him, his voice a little hoarse.
"Dean Zhang, between Dr. Victor Newton of St. Thomas' Hospital in London and you, who is more authoritative?"
Zhang Bowen was stunned. Before he could answer, Meng Qi continued.
"Dr. William Puss of the Royal Free Hospital's Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Winnie Watson of the Royal Brompton Hospital, and the twenty-two most authoritative attending psychiatrists in all of London, including Westminster Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital, who is more authoritative than you?"
Zhang Bowen scoffed.
"Sir, are you kidding me? These people you're talking about are all big shots. What? You've invited them all to Hong Kong?"
Meng Qi braced himself against the railing of the witness stand and let out a cold laugh.
"Of course I don't have that ability, but someone has already invited all these important figures over."
He turned around like a knight, placed one hand on his chest, and bowed to Luna.
"Your Honor, twenty-two psychiatric specialists from all over London are waiting outside. Please allow these doctors to examine Ding Hai and see if he is mentally ill."
Chen Mingren's face turned pale instantly. He watched as the courtroom doors opened and doctors in sharp suits walked in carrying briefcases. He murmured to himself.
"Impossible, this is impossible. Who in Hong Kong has the ability to transfer these doctors from London? Unless it's the Governor, the Chief Secretary for Administration, no, no, and the Secretary for Security. Even the Chief Justice doesn't have that kind of ability."
He was only partially right; even the Governor of Hong Kong and Robert did not have the ability to bring doctors over from London.
The doctors stood in the courtroom, introducing themselves one by one. No verification was needed; even Luna knew two of them. Meng Qi bowed and shook hands with each of the doctors. He wasn't being obsequious to these foreigners, but rather bowing to them for their long journey and their commitment to justice.
The doctors were very polite and shook hands with Meng Qi gently, Dr. Victor Newton said loudly.
“Let us all examine this Mr. Ding Hai. If he does indeed have a mental disorder, we will provide the most authoritative medical diagnosis certificate in all of Europe.”
Ding Hai was utterly terrified. He stood dumbfounded in the cage, not knowing what to do.
Luna stood up and addressed the nine members of the jury.
"Ladies and gentlemen, these twenty-two are the most authoritative doctors in all of England. They are among the best in Europe, and I believe their diagnoses are the most authoritative."
The jury members nodded in agreement, jokingly saying that if these people weren't up to par, then no one in the world was.
Ding Hai was manipulated like a puppet by a large group of foreign doctors for nearly an hour, answering countless questions.
After consulting with several renowned doctors, Dr. Victor Newton spoke to the judge and jury on his behalf.
"Based on our diagnosis, we unanimously agree that Mr. Ding Hai suffers from bipolar disorder, but this is a psychological illness, not a mental disorder; he is a perfectly normal person,"
Zhang Bowen and the other two were sweating profusely. This ability sent chills down their spines. What immense power it was! Before such power, they were nothing more than ants.
Zhang Bowen quickly raised his hands and shouted loudly.
“Your Honor, I confess that it was lawyer Chen Mingren who ordered us to issue a diagnosis of mental illness for Ding Hai, because they had something on us. It was not that we intentionally deceived the court.”
The doctors left the courtroom one after another, and even Zhang Bowen and others were escorted out by bailiffs. They will be charged with providing false testimony and contempt of court.
Judge Luna tapped her gavel, glanced at Chen Mingren slumped in his chair, and then spoke to Meng Qi.
"The facts are now clear, and the case is settled. We invite the prosecution to deliver its closing statement."
Meng Qi stood up, leaned wearily against the railing of the main entrance, looked at the judge and the jury, and spoke loudly.
“In the past, when we were studying law, our teachers told us that the first page of the textbook said that everyone is equal before the law. Now, as I have gone from being a judge to a lawyer, I have come to realize a truth.”
That is, in the face of the law, the poor deserve to die. Just like our lawyer Chen Mingren, who is rich and powerful, he can bribe and use his incriminating evidence to order the director of the mental hospital to issue a false certificate, allowing this murderer to go unpunished, while we are helpless.
Today, if it weren't for some big shot bringing these doctors to court, the final result would have been that Ding Hai would have been sent to Castle Peak Psychiatric Hospital, and in two months, he would have been cured of his mental illness and swaggered onto the streets of Hong Kong.
Fang Zhentian, Fang Zhanbo, and three others—four lives lost—died quietly like that. He had power and influence, so he could be above the law. This isn't a myth; it's a fact!