495 Lying through one's teeth 5yr

Translator: Sparrow_Editor: Sparrow_

Wan Chong shook his head as he looked at the crowd around him.
Fang Zhengzhi could have bribed someone to be his witness...
Wan Chong dismissed that thought almost immediately. A witness couldn't just be anyone.
A witness needed to be trustworthy.
　
That was one of the conditions of a witness.
　
For example, a suspect couldn't have his wife or children be his witness. They would not be deemed trustworthy enough to be witnesses.
No one would accept that.
　
Similarly, if you had a few villagers to testify for you, the impact they would make would be too little. For such a high profile case, the witness needed to be someone powerful.
　
Villagers could be witnesses for petty crimes. However, when it came to murder and robbery, their testimony meant little.
　　
For a case like Fang Zhengzhi, even a rich businessman or a scion from a noble family would not be sufficient.
　
Wan Chong looked around Fang Zhengzhi.
　
The four masked and veiled figures?
No!
　　
They followed Fa