Chapter 5 — Identity Recovery Trial

“Miss Giang Ninh, could you please explain why the woman in the camera is wearing your necklace and holding the party bag that you posted on social networks that night?” The big screen switched to another image. A photo of Giang Ninh's personal page appeared. She stood in front of a mirror in a restaurant taking a selfie. White dress, silver bag, crescent moon necklace on collarbone. The caption reads: The first hearty meal after receiving a direct admission to graduate school, thanking my brother for his gift. Giang Nghien's face immediately turned gray. That bag was given to me by him. My mother gagged, her body staggered. My father scolded in a low voice: "Useless thing." I heard. Giang Ninh also heard it. Tears rolled down her eyes, this time it wasn't like she was acting. Lawyer Chau continued: "The second evidence, the recording in the Giang family's living room after the crime occurred." The recording was played. Giang Ninh cried and said: "I got out of the car to look, he was still breathing, I thought he wouldn't die." Immediately followed by Giang Nghien's voice. "Ninh Ninh, shut up." My father said: "The camera is not clear, as long as Giang Van confesses, this matter can be put to rest." My mother said: "Van Van already has no qualifications, she went to prison for a few years, after she gets out we will raise her." Courtroom The sentence is as silent as death. Each of my fingers is cold. I have heard these words many times. But when they rang out again in the courtroom, I still felt like my heart was being stabbed. I finally don't have to remember this cruelty alone anymore. Everyone heard it. The Jiang family's faces were torn apart by their own voices. My mother suddenly stood up. "He deliberately led us to say that!" "Since childhood, he has been full of ideas, he intentionally harmed the family!" The judge sternly stopped. "If you continue to disrupt the order of the trial, you will be prosecuted according to the law." My mother was scared and sat back down. Lawyer Chau opened the second set of documents. "Chairman, in addition to the evidence related to the traffic accident, our side also wants to present an important incident related to identity impersonation." Giang Nghien suddenly looked towards me. I met his gaze. He finally panicked. Lawyer Chau said: "Giang Ninh illegally used Giang Van's identity for a long time to study at the Faculty of Law of University A, and at the same time used Giang Van's name to obtain student records, scholarships, direct graduate admission and internship opportunities." On the big screen, a photo of my university exam results appeared. My registration number. Scanned copy of my admission notice. Photo of admission procedures for new students of University A. In the photo, Giang Ninh is wearing my white shirt. Lawyer Chau presented in turn. "In the ID renewal file used when enrolling, the applicant's photo did not match the real Giang Van." "The time Giang Van was locked up in the old house in the suburbs coincided with the time of admission procedures." "The testimony of a neighbor near the old house proved that at that time Giang Van could not leave this place." "After receiving the complaint with Giang Van's real name, Professor Tran verified her email and documents." initial college entrance exam materials.” When Professor Tran testified, Giang Ninh's whole body stiffened. His hair was gray and his voice was heavy. "That year, the person we recruited was Giang Van." "Later, when the person who came to the school to complete the admission procedure appeared, I really felt that her face was different from the photo." "But the family members explained that the girl had lost weight and changed her hairstyle, and moreover, the documents were complete, so the school did not detect the problem immediately." He looked at

towards me. “This is our negligence.” My eyes stung. During the past four years, I have heard too many words of shirking responsibility. This is the first time someone admitted to being negligent to me. This was the first time someone admitted that the person who should have been sitting in the lecture hall was me. Lawyer Chau plays the last recording. It was a recording at a family party. I asked Giang Ninh: "When you used my name to receive the scholarship, did you feel pain?" Giang Ninh said: "Sister, why do you have to destroy me?" Giang Ninh said: "This is an important stage for Ninh Ninh's direct admission to graduate school. If you dare to cause trouble, I will not forgive you." My mother said: "There are biological children who are not as thoughtful as adopted children." After the recording ended, the courtroom was silent for a long time. The victim's father suddenly stood up and pointed at Giang Ninh. "You stabbed my son to death, and you still want to let someone else go to jail in your place?" "Are you all still human?" Jiang Ninh finally broke down. "I didn't mean it!" "I was just too scared!" "It was very difficult for me to get to this day, I can't be destroyed!" She cried and looked at me. "Sister, why do you have to force me to come here?“Sister, why do you have to force me to death?” I looked at her. “Giang Ninh.” “You stepped on my name to walk for four years.”