Kun City High Court.
Under pressure from public opinion, the Supreme People's Court rejected the review of the death sentence with reprieve.
It also ordered Kun City High Court to retry the case.
In the division chief's office.
Guan Dongfeng summoned the other two judges on the case, Old Zhang and Old Xu, to his office.
Sitting on the sofa, Guan Dongfeng tapped the table.
"Old Zhang, Old Xu, the three of us heard this case as a collegial panel."
"Now the Supreme People's Court has rejected the review of the death sentence with reprieve. Everyone online is calling for the prosecution and the court to find Meng Ziyi not guilty... and drop the charges against him."
"What should we do now...?"
Old Zhang frowned, still holding to his previous view.
"Leaving everything else aside, we don't need to bother with public opinion. It can't affect us anyway."
"The Supreme People's Court only rejected the death sentence with reprieve because there was no murder weapon proving that Meng Ziyi killed Gu Qiao and Xie Wei."
"As for that..."
"Couldn't we just send it back to law enforcement and the prosecution and have them keep looking into those two aspects?"
"As for a retrial..."
"Whether this case is retried or not, the result will be the same. It's just that there's no physical evidence to charge Meng Ziyi with."
"..."
"My personal view is that we should drag things out for a while. Once public opinion dies down, or physical evidence is found, we can charge and sentence Meng Ziyi."
"How does that sound?"
Old Zhang turned to Guan Dongfeng and Old Xu.
Guan Dongfeng had no particular objections. This approach would not have much impact on him.
He nodded, agreeing with Old Zhang.
"I agree with Old Zhang. What about