Chapter 570 Trial (3)

   "Hello, Prosecutor Meade, did you pay attention to yesterday's news?"

  Before the trial on the third day, in the corridor at the entrance of the court, the lawyer teams from both sides happened to meet together, so it was inevitable to exchange pleasantries. First of all, Alan Sean greeted him first. It's just that this prestigious barrister didn't mention anything related to the case, and just greeted him like chatting with an old friend.

  Although they haven't entered the courtroom yet, the teams of the two sides are facing each other, showing a tense situation. Except for the leaders of both sides who were smiling and pretending to be relaxed, the others all looked solemn and looked at each other's troops unkindly, and a strong smell of gunpowder could be faintly smelled in the air.

  After the trial ended yesterday, Meade Wolfski carefully recalled what Alan Sean said in court. Although Meade himself seemed to have the upper hand on the surface, after careful consideration, Meade discovered that although Alan Sean's attitude was not positive enough, he had successfully left the jury with a The general impression of conspiracy, although the words said by the other party will not be regarded as evidence of guilt in the final trial.

   This is just the first step of warming up. Although I don't know what moves Alan Sean will make in the future, Mead believes that the opponent's moves will definitely be based on this impression. And once the jury really decides that it was a conspiracy to frame him, not only will his side lose the lawsuit immediately and his reputation will be ruined, he may even be countersued and sit in the dock because of all this.

Older gingers are more spicy!

  Mid Wolfski has made up his mind not to discuss any non-official matters with Alan Xiaon except in court, so as not to inadvertently reveal certain secrets or emotions. You must know that a veteran lawyer like Allen Shaun has long been a genius, and sometimes he can infer the other party's latest emotional state just by a few pleasantries, and these may be borrowed during the trial debate, He didn't want to cause trouble for himself.

So Meade just smiled slightly at Allen's greetings, and didn't answer as if he didn't hear it. Instead, he lowered his voice and said: "Mr. Enter the U.S. market and be expelled from the U.S. immediately. Well, this condition is generous enough, discuss it with your client!"

  Alan Sean was taken aback for a moment, looked at Mead thoughtfully, and lowered his head in thought. In all fairness, his duty as a lawyer is to help his clients achieve the best interests, regardless of whether his clients are actually criminals or not. The current reconciliation conditions are very tempting. Even if it is the most stringent one, which is to prohibit entering the US market, Zhongshi can still operate in other countries or under other names. In short, it is not a problem.

In fact, Allen Sean didn't have much confidence in helping Zhong Shi get off the hook, but now that the prosecution has plans to soften, he thought the other party was considering public funds. Lawyers from both sides should know what the evidence is before He had already read it all, and in his heart he also vaguely thought that Zhong Shi might have violated the law of stock trading, but it was hard to say whether he did it on purpose or not.

  No matter what, now that an opportunity comes, he naturally wants to discuss it with his client first. You must know that this person is not an easy-going lamp. When Alan Xiaoen communicated with Zhong Shi, he found that he had his own opinions and insisted that he was innocent. When encountering such a stubborn client, Alan Xiaon sometimes feels very headache.

   After winking at Zhong Shi, the three of them walked towards an empty conference room in a tacit understanding. There is an empty room specially reserved for lawyers to rest and discuss strategies. They found one without any difficulty, and after closing the door, they began to discuss in low voices.

"Confiscation of proceeds, no fines, five-year ban from entering the US market, and deportation from the US." Alan Xiaon glanced at Meade Wolfsky, saw the other party nodding, and whispered to Zhong Shi Speaking of the latest settlement conditions, "I think this condition is very good. Because I can't guarantee that this lawsuit can be won, and if I lose, the consequences I have to bear are definitely much greater than this, and I may even be sentenced to prison. Prison. Don't bother to think about it!"

"Is this the latest condition proposed by the prosecution?" Zhong Shi glanced at Mid Wolfski suspiciously, and asked in confusion, but before Alan could answer, he asked again, "If I settle according to this agreement, am I guilty or not in the legal sense?"

"Who cares about guilt or not?" Alan Xiaon suddenly showed a strange look on his face. He didn't understand Zhongshi's logic, but he still replied patiently, "Although it is said that the reconciliation does not require trial or imprisonment, but in the legal In the sense that you admitted the charges and made a deal with the prosecution. Technically, you are guilty."

"No!" Zhong Shi's slightly confused eyes immediately became clear, and he resolutely vetoed it, "Sorry, Mr. Wolfsky, I personally cannot accept your conditions, because it will damage my reputation. Huge damage. And if I lose my reputation, it is basically impossible for me to gain a foothold in this market. So in any case, I cannot accept this condition."

  Although the wording is very harsh, Zhongshi still exaggerates the significance of it. In fact, even if the reputation is discredited, it will not have a great impact on Zhongshi, because Tianyu Fund is basically a nearly closed fund. The reason why these conditions cannot be accepted by him is that in addition to the confiscation of his income, there is also the five-year ban on entering the US market, which is especially difficult for him to accept.

Today's U.S. capital market is in an era of great changes. If Zhong Shi can't get a foot in the door at this time, and is blocked from the door by an unfounded charge, it is simply too unreasonable. .

  Zhong Shi can't even pass his own level!

   After taking a deep look at Zhongshi, Mid Wolfski said nothing more, opened the door and walked out. The moment he went out, he knew that the only way to go was to go all out.

  …

   After the customary ceremony of welcoming the court and other ceremonies, today's trial has entered the third day. Zhong Shi, one of the parties, finally sat in the dock and began to accept cross-examination by both parties.

"Mr. Zhong, I would like to ask what is the profit model of your fund?" Meade Wolfski's face was very serious. He knew that he had no way out, so it was a sharp question from the very beginning. Only in this way can he Break through Zhong Shi's psychological defense line as soon as possible. Before that, he has seen Zhong Shi's power, "Maybe I can ask this, may I ask if your fund can develop to today by relying on insider trading?"

"Of course not!" Facing Mead Wolfski's menacing question, Zhong Shi denied without thinking, "Tianyu Fund is a professional investment institution, we have the best analysts and strategists and traders. Although our trading targets cover foreign exchange, commodities, stocks, futures and options, etc., our database is the most advanced and complete, and our employees are also the most professional. All investment behaviors are fully Based on the analysis, it is not an illegal transaction as you said."

"Really? Since you are so confident, Mr. Zhong, why don't you bother to give me an example to see what kind of professional method you guys have?" Meade Wolfsky smiled slightly, and Zhong Shi's answer was in his expectation In the middle, so he wasn't too surprised, just followed Zhong Shi's words and continued to ask.

  Zhong Shi frowned slightly, lowered his head and thought for a while. However, this behavior was seen by the members of the jury, but it aroused their suspicion. Just when Allen Xiaoen was secretly anxious and was about to stand up to object, Zhong Shi made up his mind, raised his head again, and glanced at Mid Wolfski meaningfully. Then he said calmly: "In 1992, I participated in the attack on currencies such as the pound sterling and the Italian peso, and even held British bond derivatives for a period of time. If you need, I can provide related transactions Record. You don't suspect that my shorting the Bank of England is also insider trading?"

  While speaking, Zhong Shi kept looking directly into Mead Wolfski's eyes, and there was a kind of banter in the black pupils. Since the other party is so pressing, then I should simply reveal some of the major things I have done.

As soon as Zhong Shi’s words fell, the crowd in the court gasped. In fact, the sterling crisis in 1992 was a battle that Soros became famous all over the world. It was the first time that a hedge fund defeated the central bank and shocked the whole world. world. But none of the people present thought that Zhong Shi, who was sitting in the dock, would actually be involved in it.

  The people who could apply to observe today are mostly professionals. Their reactions were seen by the jury, and soon the members of the jury began to exchange glances, even though they didn't know exactly what happened.

"Silence, silence, silence!" Judge Wall tapped the gavel three times before bringing the order of the court under control. "If there is still noise, I will ask the bailiff to ask him to go out. Alright, prosecutor's lawyer, You can keep asking questions."

  Mead Wolfski was furious. He clearly felt Zhongshi's hostility and provocation, but he knew very well that he could not lose his footing at this time. After taking a deep breath, he regained his composure, "Wow, that's really remarkable. But Mr. Zhong Shi, this can't explain your increased short-selling efforts after knowing the internal financial situation of Stanley Company. You know Before that, you once said that you would stop shorting Stanley’s stock, this behavior is not the same as what you claimed, I don’t know how you explain it?”

  In fact, Zhong Shi did say so, and Jiang Shan also faithfully conveyed this order. But it wasn't until the SEC raided the U.S. office of Tianyu Fund that Zhong Shi and others knew that there were still people shorting Stanley's stock, and the amount was quite huge, reaching an astonishing $14 million.

   This is where Mead Wolfski's real confidence lies.

   "This..." Zhong Shi was at a loss for words.

Seeing that Zhong Shi was speechless, Mid Wolfski thought he had hit Zhong Shi's vital point, and immediately punched out "serial punches" one after another, "Mr. Zhong, can I Do you understand this? In fact, you have not communicated this order, or you deliberately spread such an order on the basis of knowing that it is an insider transaction. The purpose is to let the SEC find out about the transaction. Shirk all responsibility? If it is the former, can I believe that you are lying? And if it is the latter, do I have reason to suspect that your model has been operating in Tianyu Fund for a long time, and many transactions of your fund are Is it done in the same way?"

These two accusations are particularly severe. The former accusation directly doubts Zhong Shi’s personal character, and then overturns all his previous refutations; while the latter accusation is even more vicious, almost blatantly revealing the inner workings of Tianyu Fund There are huge problems, and Chung-shik ignores them, and may even encourage and condone them to some extent.

   For a while, Zhong Shi fell into a dilemma.

   Thanks to the book friends for drawing a knife and breaking the oil, and Xia Yangyang for voting for the monthly ticket!

  

  

  (end of this chapter)