Upon trial, it was found that: At around 12:00 on April 16, 2019, police officers from the Wufengpu Police Station of Shaoyang County Public Security Bureau discovered two bird guns in the utility room on the first floor of the house of the defendant, <Defendant A>, located at No. 66, Wangli Group, Hongxing Village, Wufengpu Town. Another bird gun was found in the corner of the room, and one more bird gun, a bag of black powder, and a bag of iron sand were found behind the door of the room. A wooden gunstock was found in the living room. The police officers numbered the four bird guns as No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. Among them, the two bird guns numbered No. 1 and No. 2 belonged to the defendant, <Defendant B>. The defendant, <Defendant B>, is the father-in-law of the defendant, <Defendant A>. In 2016, after <Defendant B> underwent rectal cancer surgery, <Defendant A> took the two bird guns owned by <Defendant B> home for safekeeping. On May 6, 2019, according to the appraisal by the Shaoyang City Public Security Bureau Evidence Identification Office, three of the four bird guns (No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4) were identified as firearms powered by gunpowder, while one (No. 1) could not be determined as a firearm. At around 20:00 on May 23, 2019, police officers from the Wufengpu Police Station of Shaoyang County Public Security Bureau summoned the defendant, <Defendant A>, to the police station for investigation via a phone call. At around 22:00 that night, the defendant, <Defendant A>, voluntarily went to the police station to surrender. On the 27th of the same month, police officers from the Wufengpu Police Station of Shaoyang County Public Security Bureau summoned the defendant, <Defendant B>, to the police station.


Upon trial, it was found that in April 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Yuan Yunyun (handled in a separate case) and A Qiang (surname Luo, identity yet to be verified), conspired to recruit multiple women to engage in prostitution activities at Baisheng Hotel on Torch Second Road in the High-tech Zone of Nanchang City. They agreed to share the criminal proceeds based on the number of prostitutes each contacted and the number of clients they brought in. During this period, the prostitutes would first book rooms at the hotel, and then <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Yuan Yunyun, and A Qiang were responsible for receiving clients, arranging the prostitutes' shifts, and keeping watch. Yuan Yunyun was in charge of collecting fees and distributing the prostitutes' commissions.

On April 20, 2019, the prostitution ring was caught in the act at Baisheng Hotel in the High-tech Zone, and the public security authorities apprehended nine individuals involved in prostitution on the spot. On July 20, 2019, defendant <Defendant B> was arrested and brought to justice. On September 3, 2019, defendant <Defendant A> was arrested and brought to justice. After being apprehended, defendant <Defendant A> confessed to illegally earning 10,000 yuan. Defendant <Defendant B> confessed in court to illegally earning 4,000 yuan.


After the trial, it was found that at around 12:00 PM on June 12, 2019, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after premeditation, used lock-picking tools to enter Room 602, Unit 2, Building 4, No. 75 Courtyard, Gongyuan Road, Wanbailin District, Taiyuan City to commit theft. Defendant <Defendant B> stole 3,200 yuan in cash from the nightstand in the bedroom, and defendant <Defendant A> stole 1 two-yuan commemorative coin (white, 2012), 3 five-yuan commemorative coins (yellow), 1 ten-yuan commemorative coin (white, 30g Ag999), 128 ten-yuan commemorative coins (yellow), and 10 one-yuan commemorative coins (70th anniversary, white) from the cabinet in the study. Later, the victim, Guo, returned home and discovered the two defendants. Defendant <Defendant A> grabbed the victim by the neck and pushed him into the bathroom, threatening him to stay silent. Both defendants then fled the scene. After the incident, the stolen commemorative coins and 2,608 yuan of the stolen money were recovered and returned to the victim.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> established a romantic relationship with the defendant <Defendant B> and subsequently learned that the defendant <Defendant B> had previously been convicted by the court for defrauding others of money under the pretext of offering prostitution services. Thereafter, the defendant <Defendant A> independently purchased items online such as QQ accounts and bank cards to carry out fraudulent activities. By locating QQ positions, <Defendant A> posted information about prostitution services. On February 24, 2019, the victim Han, while using the internet on his mobile phone at his home in the ×× district, added the defendant <Defendant A> (username "Night Unending") as a friend through the "People Nearby" feature on QQ chat software. From February 24, 2019, to March 4, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> defrauded the victim Han of RMB 61,190.05 by means of QQ and phone calls, under the pretexts of requiring various security deposits and membership upgrade fees for providing sexual services. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the money was fraudulently obtained by the defendant <Defendant A>, still drove and assisted the defendant <Defendant A> in cashing out and transferring the fraudulent money.


Upon trial, it was found that: In October 2016, after a conspiracy between the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>, <Defendant A> purchased a BMW X5 nail gun for <Defendant B> on Taobao. On December 10, 2018, the police found the BMW X5 nail gun and another Nanxin brand nail gun at <Defendant B>'s home. On the same day, both nail guns were seized by the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Yuzhou Public Security Bureau. According to the appraisal by the Criminal Science and Technology Research Institute of the Xuchang Public Security Bureau, the two gun-like items seized at <Defendant B>'s home were identified as firearms. The appraisal by the Nanping Public Security Bureau's Forensic Identification Office confirmed that both modified nail guns were non-military firearms powered by gunpowder to fire projectiles.


Upon trial, it was found that since September 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> had successively purchased parts such as nail gun shells, gun stocks, firing pins, and metal valve gas chambers from Taobao. <Defendant A> then assembled a nail gun and an air gun at his home in Qiaojia County using glue pliers and a screwdriver. On May 15, 2020, during a gun-related investigation, the police found <Defendant A> to be a suspect. The police called <Defendant A>, who suspected that the police had discovered his possession of firearms, and instructed <Defendant B> to hide the two guns he had assembled from the bathroom of his home. <Defendant B> then took the two guns assembled by <Defendant A> and hid them under the bed at Tang's house. Later, <Defendant A> led the police to Tang's house, where the hidden guns were found under the bed. According to the appraisal, one of the guns illegally assembled by <Defendant A> was a modified firearm powered by gunpowder, capable of causing injury; the other was a homemade firearm powered by compressed gas, also capable of causing injury. After the incident, <Defendant B> voluntarily turned himself in to the police after being notified by phone. <Defendant A> and his defense lawyer, Xiao Bangzhi, as well as <Defendant B>, had no objections to the facts, charges, and sentencing recommendations put forward by the prosecution, and the defendants had signed the agreement. There were also no objections during the court trial. The defense lawyer Xing Jinwen had no objection to the alleged criminal facts and argued that <Defendant B>'s actions met the criteria for the crime of harboring, suggesting that <Defendant B> should be convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for less than six months for harboring.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that in September 2017, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and accomplice Han Mou2 jointly invested in opening a bathhouse named Bihai Jinsha in the Ruituo Logistics Park of the Feidong Economic Development Zone. Among them, <Defendant A>'s investment accounted for 30% of the total investment, <Defendant B>'s investment accounted for 50%, and Han Mou2's investment accounted for 20%. From the opening of the bathhouse until November 28, 2017, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others organized multiple individuals, including Ding Mou and Yu Mou, to engage in prostitution activities at the bathhouse through recruitment and other means, and shared the illegal proceeds with the prostitutes. Defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended and brought to justice, but did not truthfully confess to his crimes after being apprehended, although he voluntarily pleaded guilty in court. Defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered but did not truthfully confess to his crimes after being apprehended.


Upon examination, it was found that at around 10:00 AM on August 13, 2018, <Defendant A> impersonated the friend of the victim, Wei, by copying another person's WeChat account and adding WeChat friends. Pretending to be Zhao, a friend of the victim, <Defendant A> claimed that the friend was hospitalized and urgently needed money. Using software to create a fake transfer screenshot, <Defendant A> deceived the victim into believing that the transfer had been received, thereby fraudulently obtaining a transfer of 143,000 yuan from Wei to a bank account previously purchased online. Later, <Defendant A> transferred part of the stolen money to another bank account and handed that bank card to <Defendant B>, instructing <Defendant B> to withdraw 20,000 yuan. <Defendant B>, knowing that the money <Defendant A> asked him to withdraw was illegally obtained, disguised himself and used a bank card with the number 62×××27 to withdraw 19,900 yuan from an ATM. <Defendant B> then handed over the 19,900 yuan to <Defendant A>, and subsequently received a reward of 2,000 yuan from <Defendant A>.


Upon trial, it was found that from January to June 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, while in charge of managing the Guozhong Hot Spring Club at 51 Hou Biaoying Road, Qinhuai District, Nanjing, collaborated with defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> among others. They managed sex workers such as Dan Mou, Yuan Mou, and Long Mou by providing venues for prostitution, accommodation, setting prostitution prices, and determining the division of prostitution fees. They organized these individuals to engage in prostitution activities within the club. Specifically, the defendant <Defendant A> was fully responsible for the operation and management of the club and the management of the sex workers. <Defendant A> introduced prostitution services to clients, guided clients to private rooms, and arranged for sex workers to attend to clients. Defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were responsible for introducing prostitution services to clients, guiding clients to private rooms, and arranging for sex workers to attend to clients. On June 2, 2018, police officers from the Qinhuai Branch of the Nanjing Public Security Bureau inspected the premises and apprehended individuals including Dan Mou with Liu Mou, Yuan Mou with Liu Mou, and Long Mou with Wang Moumou engaging in prostitution activities. On the same day, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested and subsequently confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts. On July 12, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities. On the same day, the defendant <Defendant C> also surrendered to the public security authorities but initially did not confess truthfully and only later confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


After trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, are married. Despite knowing that Zhu Mou3, Zhu Mou2 (both already sentenced), and Zhu Mou4 (handled in a separate case) were using a pump boat to illegally extract sand near the Morhekou section of the Huai River in Bengbu City, the two defendants still purchased the illegally extracted river sand from the three individuals multiple times between May 2017 and May 2018 for resale, thereby making an illegal profit of 50,000 yuan. The defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, paid a total of 471,000 yuan to Zhu Mou3, Zhu Mou2, and Zhu Mou4 for the sand. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were brought to the case by the public security authorities through compulsory summons.


Upon trial, it was found that on December 4, 2016, the defendant, <Defendant A>, used forged property ownership certificates and state-owned land use certificates to borrow 120,000 RMB from Yu in Zhaoyuan Farm, Heilongjiang Province, for agricultural production. This loan was guaranteed by a guarantor. After the loan matured, it was not repaid, and Yu sued in court, where the case was settled through mediation. At the end of 2018, <Defendant A> repaid Yu 10,000 RMB. On March 27, 2017, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, mortgaged a house they owned located in Unit 3, Room 101, Building 1, Central Area of Zhaoyuan Farm, to the Minyi Branch of Zhaoyuan County Rural Commercial Bank for a loan of 200,000 RMB for agricultural production. On September 27, 2017, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> sold the mortgaged house to Shang for 130,000 RMB. Both parties signed a purchase contract, and Shang initially paid a deposit of 30,000 RMB. On November 20, 2019, Shang paid the remaining 100,000 RMB to <Defendant A>, who used the funds to repay previous debts. On June 14 and 17, 2019, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, were summoned by the public security authorities in Zhaoyuan Farm, Heilongjiang Province.


Upon trial, it was found that between April 14, 2019, and April 17, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after premeditation, organized Chen, Tan, and Du to engage in prostitution activities more than 10 times at the Vienna Hotel in Jingzhou District, Jingzhou City, profiting over 6,000 yuan. Among them, <Defendant A> was responsible for selecting the hotel rooms, soliciting clients through online and offline introductions, and bringing the solicited clients to the arranged rooms; <Defendant B> was responsible for contacting and introducing the prostitutes, collecting the fees, and distributing the fees according to the pre-agreed proportions.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 2 a.m. on December 16, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> went to the "Shengda Internet Cafe" in Xinfu District, Fushun City. Defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with Wu, who was playing a game, over the use of a gaming machine. Subsequently, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> together dragged Wu out of the internet cafe and punched and kicked him in front of the cafe before fleeing the scene, causing injuries to Wu's nose and face. The victim, Wu, went to the Fushun Mining General Hospital of Liaoning Health Industry Group for treatment on the same day. According to the appraisal by the Fushun Forensic Judicial Appraisal Institute, the injuries caused to Wu included blunt contusion of the nose, nasal bleeding, bilateral nasal bone fractures, multiple facial soft tissue abrasions and contusions, blunt contusion of both eyes, fracture of the inner wall of the right eye socket, and laceration of the skin of the left upper eyelid. According to the "Standards for the Identification of the Degree of Human Injuries" sections 5.2.4o, 5.2.5a, d, e, c, Wu's nasal injury was assessed as minor injury of the second degree; facial injury was assessed as minor injury; and eye injuries were assessed as minor injuries. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested by the police on December 18, 2019. During the trial, <Defendant B> voluntarily reached a compensation agreement with the victim Wu regarding civil compensation, whereby <Defendant B> compensated Wu for economic losses amounting to 24,000 yuan, and the compensation was fully paid. The victim Wu withdrew the civil lawsuit against <Defendant B> and forgave <Defendant B>. After the trial, <Defendant A> voluntarily reached an installment compensation agreement with the victim Wu to pay 28,000 yuan, and the victim Wu withdrew the civil lawsuit against <Defendant A> and also forgave <Defendant A>.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, are married, and <Defendant C> is a niece/nephew of <Defendant B>. In September 2018, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> rented a house in Ma Jiadi, a village in Qinglonghu Town, Fangshan District, Beijing, where they filled high-end liquors such as Wuliangye, Jiannanchun, Guojiao, and Kweichow Moutai with low-grade liquors like Jianzhuang and Mianzhu Daqu for profit. Starting from December 2018, <Defendant C> also participated in the liquor filling. On January 15, 2019, police officers from the Qinglonghu Police Station of the Fangshan Branch of the Beijing Public Security Bureau discovered <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> making counterfeit liquor during an inspection. At the scene, they seized 192 bottles of finished Moutai, 204 bottles of finished Jiannanchun, 30 bottles of finished Wuliangye, and 30 bottles of finished Guojiao, along with tools for making counterfeit liquor such as filling machines, capping machines, sealing machines, air pumps, and funnels; packaging materials with trademark labels including boxes, empty bottles, and tote bags; and raw materials for making liquor such as bulk liquor. Upon verification, all the seized finished liquors were found to be counterfeit products with registered trademarks. According to the appraisal by Guohongxin Price Evaluation Group Co., Ltd., the value of the involved finished liquor was RMB 555,840. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were apprehended on January 15, 2019, and <Defendant A> was apprehended on March 23, 2019.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon investigation, it was found that Cui Yunlong had an economic dispute with the victim, Mu. Cui Yunlong believed that Mu owed him money and had not repaid it. Therefore, through the introduction of Liu, Cui Yunlong sought the help of the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> to demand the money from Mu, agreeing to give <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and others benefits after the matter was resolved. At around 3 PM on May 11, 2016, Liu arranged to meet Mu near a building in Heping District, Tianjin, under the pretense of "processing a loan." Subsequently, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and several other men controlled Mu in a white car and forcibly took him to the Zhongmeng Club in the Ling'ao Industrial Park on Lingbin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin. Defendant <Defendant C> was summoned to the Zhongmeng Club by <Defendant A> and, along with <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others, held Mu in Room 211 of the Zhongmeng Club. Cui Yunlong went to the Zhongmeng Club, and after Mu wrote an IOU, he left. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others insulted, threatened, and slightly beat Mu, forcibly demanding money from him. Mu was forced to borrow 15,000 yuan from others and transferred it to the bank account of Wang, designated by <Defendant A>. Later, <Defendant A> and others continued to demand more money from Mu. At around 7 PM the next day, Mu was released after being unable to borrow more money, and he reported the incident to the police that night. Later, <Defendant B> informed Cui Yunlong that they had not obtained the money and shared the 15,000 yuan of stolen money with <Defendant A>. According to the appraisal, the degree of injury to Mu's superficial soft tissue contusions did not constitute minor injuries. In January 2020, Mu recovered the extorted 15,000 yuan. On May 20, 2020, the public security organ filed a case for investigation and successively arrested <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>. Upon review, the medical expenses of the plaintiff in the attached civil lawsuit, Mu, were determined to be 376.98 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that since September 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after conspiring with co-defendants (handled in another case), rented a building located at a certain number on Dongping Guantianzhong Alley, Yongping Street, Baiyun District of this city. They organized multiple women to engage in prostitution at the said location to obtain illegal profits. Among them, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> managed the prostitution activities and solicited illegal motorcycle taxi drivers to assist in procuring clients and acting as lookouts. Defendant <Defendant C>, knowing that prostitution activities were being conducted at the aforementioned location, still assisted in introducing and transporting individuals to the site for prostitution in order to obtain illegal income. At around midnight on October 25 of the same year, public security personnel apprehended <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> at the location, and caught 13 prostitutes on the spot. According to preliminary statistics, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> illegally profited more than 240,000 yuan from organizing prostitution and organized others to engage in prostitution more than 1,300 times.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, leased a commercial store in Gu'an County to operate a beauty salon. Since 2018, <Defendant A> organized prostitution activities involving six individuals—Huang Mou2, Zeng Mou, Huang Mou1, Wang Mou1, Li Mou, and Xiao Jie (online alias)—in the rented premises at Unit 603, Building 2, Hong'an Garden Community, Gu'an Town, Gu'an County, through recruitment and harboring methods. Her husband, the defendant, <Defendant B>, assisted in managing the operations. By the time the case was uncovered, <Defendant A> had profited 7,950 yuan from these activities.


Upon trial, it was found that: In January 2019, the defendant <Defendant C> was employed by others to recruit and purchase registered enterprise information and corporate bank accounts from others, providing them for use by fraud criminals. In May 2019, the defendant <Defendant C> contacted the defendant <Defendant D> online, requesting <Defendant D> to register three companies (Guangzhou Chenghe Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Huanmo Technology Co., Ltd., and Guangzhou He'er Technology Co., Ltd.) and open corporate bank accounts to provide to him, from which <Defendant D> profited 800 yuan. In May and June 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were employed by others to provide WeChat, Alipay payment QR codes, and bank cards for the purpose of facilitating fraud and transferring funds for Hongtu International fraud criminals, and received commissions. In June 2019, the victim Sheng met an unknown friend through WeChat at his home in Mingxiang Jinting, Yuhui District, Bengbu City. From June 18 to July 18, Sheng was defrauded of over 1.1 million yuan by the other party under the pretense of opening an account and investing in Hongtu International to earn bonuses, through Alipay, WeChat transfers, and QR code scans. Of this amount, the corporate accounts of Guangzhou Chenghe Technology Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Huanmo Technology Co., Ltd., registered by <Defendant D>, helped receive 199,600 yuan; and <Defendant B>'s Alipay, WeChat, and bank cards helped receive 30,500 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 3 AM on September 5, 2018, Pan Mou2 (already sentenced) and Peng Mou (at large, to be dealt with in a separate case) were in room 605 of the Chaoyang Hotel in Guiping City, Guangxi. They heard the victim, Huang Mou1, saying he wanted to beat <Defendant C>. Pan Mou2 then informed <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Li Mou (to be dealt with in a separate case), and Chen Mou2 (already sentenced) about the situation. Upon hearing this, <Defendant C> decided to go find Huang Mou1 to investigate. Pan Mou2 and others then loaded knives, iron rods, and other tools onto <Defendant C>'s SUV. <Defendant C> drove Pan Mou2, Peng Mou, Li Mou, and <Defendant A> to the Chaoyang Hotel in Jintian Town. <Defendant B> and Chen Mou2 went there by motorcycle.

At around 3:30 AM that day, <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others parked near the Chaoyang Hotel in Jintian Town and gathered. They took knives and iron rods from <Defendant C>'s car. Upon seeing Huang Mou1 coming out from the back door of the hotel, they approached him holding the knives and iron rods and assaulted him. According to forensic identification, the injuries to Huang Mou1's head (cumulative length of wounds) were classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


After trial, it was found that at around 9 a.m. on October 17, 2018, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, agreed to go to the mountain behind the Hehua Township Primary School in Jinggangshan City to hunt wild boars. Each of them carried a gun and several bullets to search for wild boars. On their way back, under the highway bridge near the Hehua Township Primary School in Jinggangshan City, they were apprehended by the police. At the scene, <Defendant A> was found in possession of a hunting rifle and seven bullets, and <Defendant B> was found in possession of a modified nail gun and four bullets. According to the appraisal by the Ji'an City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the suspected gun held by <Defendant A> was identified as a single-barrel hunting rifle powered by gunpowder to fire metal pellets, and it was capable of causing injury. The suspected gun held by <Defendant B> was identified as a modified nail gun powered by gunpowder to fire metal pellets, and it was also capable of causing injury.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


Upon investigation, it was found that on August 27, 2020, police officers from the Huitang Police Station of Ningxiang City Public Security Bureau assisted the 4.14 Special Task Force of the Ministry of Public Security in conducting an investigation at the home of the defendant <Defendant B> in Chuanmen Group, Huaguoshan Village, Huitang Town, Ningxiang City. During the investigation, a powder gun modified from a nail gun and a homemade air gun were seized. According to the appraisal, the powder gun modified from the nail gun seized from the defendant <Defendant B> had the structure of a non-military firearm capable of firing metal projectiles using gunpowder as the propellant; the homemade air gun seized had the structure of a non-military firearm capable of firing metal projectiles using gas as the propellant. Both were classified as firearms. Upon further investigation, it was found that the powder gun modified from the nail gun possessed by the defendant <Defendant B> was provided to the defendant <Defendant B> by the defendant <Defendant A>. The components of this powder gun were purchased by the defendant <Defendant A> in February 2017 through Taobao, including a nail gun, a nail gun stock, and a steel pipe.


Upon trial, it was found that in December 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> used other lower-priced edible oils purchased from the market, replaced them with counterfeit Luhua edible oil labels and counterfeit Luhua edible oil packaging boxes, and collaborated with <Defendant B> to sell them for profit. On December 23, 2018, Wei, the owner of Xinyang Aofu Original Food Co., Ltd., contacted <Defendant A> to purchase 500 boxes of Luhua pressed fragrant rapeseed oil (5 liters × 4 bottles per box) at 280 yuan per box, totaling 140,000 yuan. <Defendant A> sent <Defendant B> to escort the delivery of 500 boxes of counterfeit Luhua pressed fragrant rapeseed oil to Wei's warehouse at the Dabieshan Wholesale Market in Shihe District, Xinyang City, receiving payment of 140,000 yuan. Wei sold 486 of these boxes to Xinyang Prison, where they were seized. On January 26, 2019, <Defendant A> again sent <Defendant B> to sell 200 boxes of counterfeit Luhua 5S first-grade pressed peanut oil (5 liters × 4 bottles per box), 80 boxes of Luhua pressed fragrant rapeseed oil (5 liters × 4 bottles per box), and 100 boxes of Luhua edible blended oil (5 liters × 4 bottles per box) to Wei, totaling 167,200 yuan. When <Defendant B> was unloading these 380 boxes of edible oil at Wei's warehouse, they were seized by law enforcement officers, and <Defendant B> escaped. On June 28, 2019, <Defendant A> sent <Defendant B> to deliver 40 boxes of counterfeit Luhua pressed fragrant rapeseed oil (5 liters × 4 bottles per box) worth 13,600 yuan to Zhou's wholesale store at No. 13, Row 9, Zhongyuan Grain and Oil Market, Houzhai Township, Erqi District, Zhengzhou, where they were caught by police officers from the Lao Cheng branch of the Xinyang Public Security Bureau, and the 40 boxes of counterfeit Luhua pressed fragrant rapeseed oil were seized. According to the appraisal, the three batches of edible oil mentioned above were counterfeit registered trademark edible oils.


Upon trial, it was found that on November 15, 2016, Yu Moumou (handled in a separate case) instructed the defendant <Defendant A> to bring the victim Zhang Moujia to his company in order to resolve a previous engineering dispute and the incident where Zhang Moujia had beaten Yu Moumou's security guard. At around 10 a.m. on the same day, <Defendant A> further instructed the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> to go to the entrance of the Toyota 4S shop on XX Road in the High-tech Zone of Xi'an City, where they forcibly took Zhang Moujia to the first-floor office of Yu Moumou's company at the Xixi International construction site on North Zhangba Road by binding and blindfolding him. Subsequently, Yu Moumou and <Defendant A> assaulted Zhang Moujia. At around 12 p.m. on the same day, <Defendant A> and others took Zhang Moujia to the Zhangba Police Station to resolve the dispute. After the case was solved, the victim Zhang Moujia expressed understanding towards the actions of the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B>. On August 29, 2019, after being apprehended, the defendant <Defendant B> truthfully confessed the facts of the case. On September 1, 2019, the defendant <Defendant C> voluntarily turned himself in after being summoned by the police via phone and truthfully confessed the facts of the case. On November 9, 2019, after being apprehended, the defendant <Defendant A> truthfully confessed the facts of the case.


After the trial, it was found that at around 1 AM on June 22, 2019, a person named Shang (handled separately) had a physical altercation with Dong in front of a bar in Jinnan District, Tianjin, due to a trivial matter. They were separated. To retaliate, Shang gathered Zhang, Li Yi, Wu (all handled separately), and others at the scene with the intention of jointly assaulting Dong and his companions. Later, when Dong's friend Guo (handled separately) drove Dong's girlfriend Li Er back from shopping to the bar, Shang had a dispute with Li Er and Guo. Subsequently, Shang's group assaulted Guo and Dong's group. After being beaten, Guo, seeking revenge, called <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others including Lv and Xi (all handled separately) to the bar, where they engaged in a brawl with Shang, Wu, and others. This resulted in multiple injuries to Dong and Guo. According to forensic identification, Dong suffered bilateral nasal bone fractures and a left orbital floor fracture, both classified as minor injuries of the second degree, as well as a left eye contusion, facial soft tissue contusions, a left maxillary frontal process fracture, and a nasal spine fracture, all classified as minor injuries. Guo sustained a minor injury with a left temporal scalp contusion. After the incident, Dong reported it to the police, and <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> were summoned by the police on November 4 and 6, 2019, respectively. On December 6, 2019, both parties reached a mutual understanding and agreement.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant B>, knowingly provided a Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus phone to <Defendant A> as a tool for facilitating prostitution. On October 9, 2019, at around 14:00, <Defendant A> used this phone to arrange prostitution through QQ and WeChat chats, introducing a prostitute named Zhao to a client named Tian in Tiexi District, Shenyang City, for a price of 400 RMB. Later that same day, at around 21:00, <Defendant A> used the phone again to arrange prostitution through WeChat chats, introducing a prostitute named Han to a client named Xu in Tiexi District, Shenyang City, for a price of 800 RMB. After being apprehended, both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed their crimes.


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 22:00 on December 2, 2013, the defendant <Defendant A> and accomplice Huang Mouquan (already sentenced) were singing in the "Qingyu" private room at the Delong Commercial City Diamond Money Cabinet KTV in Liyang Street Office, Lixian County. The victim, Zhao Mou, was singing in the "Baiyu" private room. After drinking, Huang Mouquan went to the victim's private room and, without reason, slapped the victim Zhao Mou and hit him with a beer bottle. The defendant <Defendant A> heard the news and came to the victim's private room, took out a dagger he was carrying, and threatened the victim Zhao Mou by holding it against his neck. After being persuaded by others, both parties left the private room. Shortly after, Huang Mouquan believed that the victim Zhao Mou wanted to retaliate against him, so he called the defendant <Defendant B> for help in a fight. <Defendant B> then invited the defendant <Defendant C> to help in the fight and brought lethal weapons such as a pipe. They arrived at the Diamond Money Cabinet KTV by car and met with Huang Mouquan. Huang Mouquan took out a dagger he was carrying, and under his lead, he and the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, who were carrying a pipe, chased the victim Zhao Mou. Huang Mouquan stabbed the victim Zhao Mou in the abdomen with the dagger, and the defendant <Defendant B> hit the victim Zhao Mou on the back with the pipe. According to the appraisal, the victim Zhao Mou's injuries constituted serious injury, and he was classified as a level nine disability.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon investigation, it was found that on July 1, 2017, Zhang Bo (already sentenced) rented the fourth floor of Building No. 2 at No. 83 Checheng South Road within this jurisdiction to establish the "Zuyuantang Leisure Club." In mid-August 2018, Zhang Bo invited Wang Yingwei (already sentenced) to recruit and gather prostitutes including Chen Mou (technician number 817), Xu Moumou (technician number 818), Ge Moumou, Liu XX, Li Mou (technician number 188), and Fu Mou (technician number 128, aged 17 at the time) to engage in prostitution activities at the "Zuyuantang Leisure Club." The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were aware of the prostitution activities at the "Zuyuantang Leisure Club" but still accepted employment from Zhang Bo and Wang Yingwei to assist in organizing prostitution. They were specifically responsible for receiving clients, negotiating fees, arranging for prostitutes to engage in sexual activities with clients in rooms, recording daily prostitution details, and taking a commission from the proceeds. During this period, to facilitate internal management of prostitution activities, Zhang Bo, Wang Yingwei, and the defendants <Defendant A> and the prostitutes, totaling 12 people, established the "Dunkou Reporting Group" on WeChat. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> and Wang Yingwei would transfer the received prostitution fees to Zhang Bo, who would then distribute the money. At around 1 a.m. on September 3, 2018, police officers discovered prostitutes Chen Mou, Xu Moumou, Ge Moumou, Liu XX, Li Mou, and Fu Mou engaging in prostitution activities at the "Zuyuantang Leisure Club." Six male clients were found engaging in prostitution, and two males were waiting for the service. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended on the spot.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> and the victim Wang Mou1 were father and son, both residents of Beijiang Community, Shazikou Subdistrict, Laoshan District, this city. During the old village renovation process, <Defendant A>'s family was allocated two houses. Subsequently, Wang Mou1 incurred substantial debts and fell into a "loan shark" trap. To help Wang Mou1 repay his debts, <Defendant A> had no choice but to sell one of the houses. Thereafter, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B> (his spouse), Wang Mou1, <Defendant C> (Wang Mou1's spouse), and Wang Mou1's son Wang Mou3 all lived at Unit 501, Building 12, 2nd Unit, Beijiang Jiayuan, Laoshan District, this city. On October 6, 2019, around 5 PM, <Defendant A> and Wang Mou1, both intoxicated, had an argument and a dispute inside Unit 501. During the dispute, <Defendant A> stabbed Wang Mou1 multiple times in the chest and abdomen with a knife in the bathroom, causing Wang Mou1 to collapse injured. Upon discovering this, defendant <Defendant B> called for help from neighbors and relatives and instructed <Defendant C>, who was in the bedroom, to dial 120 for emergency medical assistance. Wang Mou1 was subsequently taken to the hospital for emergency treatment but died on October 10 of the same year after unsuccessful resuscitation. To help <Defendant A> evade legal punishment, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, knowing that <Defendant A> had killed Wang Mou1, went to the Shazikou Border Police Station of the Laoshan Branch of Qingdao Public Security Bureau to provide false testimony claiming that Wang Mou1 had committed suicide. They also requested the police to issue a death certificate for the cremation of Wang Mou1's body. According to the forensic examination, the deceased Wang Mou1 died of hemorrhagic shock caused by heart and lung rupture due to stabbing in the chest with a single-edged sharp weapon.


After the trial, it was found that:

1. Crime of organizing prostitution and assisting in organizing prostitution: Since 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> has recruited, hired, and harbored multiple prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities in the unified building on Yuhe Road, Cangzhou City, where <Defendant A> rented an apartment. During this period, the defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for managing the shop, receiving customers, keeping accounts, and settling payments, thereby assisting <Defendant A> in organizing and implementing prostitution activities until they were apprehended by the public security authorities on September 26, 2018.


Upon trial, it was found that on the evening of December 9, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Tong, among others, were singing at the "New Voice" KTV in Fengshan Town, Luotian County after drinking. During this period, Fu repeatedly brought Xu to Room 888 to toast to Tong and others. <Defendant A> became displeased and injured Fu's head with a beer bottle, leading to a conflict. <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant A> chased and beat Fu and Xu to the KTV front desk, repeatedly assaulting them and causing varying degrees of injury. During the altercation, Tong was injured by <Defendant B>. According to the forensic evaluation, the injuries of Fu and Xu were classified as minor injuries.

In the early morning of September 9, 2018, <Defendant C> learned via phone that Fan (handled in a separate case) had a verbal altercation with someone. Upon Fan's invitation, <Defendant C> went to Chuzhong Hotel in Luotian County and, after failing to resolve the issue with the front desk attendant Wang's husband, Shi, slapped Shi. On the evening of November 29, 2018, <Defendant A> and others were gambling at the "Jasmine Blossoms" Hotel in Fengshan Town, Luotian County, when they were apprehended by the police, who confiscated the gambling money. Dissatisfied, <Defendant A> demanded compensation from the hotel. After being persuaded by the staff, <Defendant A> left. Early the next morning, <Defendant A>, intoxicated, returned to the hotel to demand compensation again. When refused, <Defendant A> smashed the staff's phone on the front desk, picked up a plastic stool, and threw it at the front desk, knocking over a computer monitor.

<Defendant A> was apprehended and brought to justice, while <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered. After their arrest, all three defendants truthfully confessed to the criminal facts, expressed willingness to accept punishment, and compensated the victims, obtaining their forgiveness.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. One day in the summer of 2013, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with the defendant <Defendant C>, friend <Defendant B>, and <Defendant B>'s wife Zhao, drove to a highway entrance in Zibo, Shandong. After <Defendant A> got out of the car alone, he purchased a black Honda CR-V at a price significantly lower than the market value from another person. He then drove the car back to Huixian City. On August 30, 2013, <Defendant A>, in collusion with <Defendant C>, used the pretext of needing money due to a family truck accident to use the black Honda CR-V, which had a forged license plate number Yu G×××** and had its vehicle identification number removed, as collateral. They also used forged documents, including a vehicle registration certificate, vehicle tax payment certificate, and vehicle insurance card, all indicating <Defendant C> as the vehicle owner, to secure a loan of 130,000 yuan from the defendant <Defendant D> and Liu (handled in a separate case). Upon verification, it was confirmed that the Honda CR-V was a vehicle stolen from the victim Sun by the Fushan Public Security Bureau of Yantai City, Shandong Province, and was listed online on August 26, 2013. According to the price appraisal document, the market value of the car was 178,710 yuan. The car has since been returned to its rightful owner.


Upon examination, it was found that around noon on October 3, 2015, defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant D>, under the guidance of Cao Mou4 (handled in a separate case), went to Beiyang Village, Gudian Town, Wangdu County to demand a loan from the victim, Cao Mou1. Under the prior instructions of Cao Mou4, defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant D> shoved the victim, Cao Mou1, into a car and took him to the office building of Wangdu County Hengye Cooperative, located on the north side of the east gate of the First City Community in Wangdu County, where they assaulted and detained him. At 5:30 PM on October 3, 2015, the victim, Cao Mou1, was treated at Wangdu County Hospital, diagnosed with: 1. Soft tissue contusion of the left face with skin abrasions; 2. Traumatic headache and dizziness; 3. Traumatic pain in the neck and lower back. On April 22, 2019, defendant <Defendant A> surrendered to the Wangdu County Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that on May 13, 2016, Gong Mou and Xiao Mou were gambling at a casino in a rural area of Yinchuan City. They were caught cheating by the defendant, <Defendant A>, who was also gambling at the casino. Claiming to have been deceived, <Defendant A> enlisted the help of <Defendant B>, Li Zhiping (handled in a separate case), Sun Haipeng (handled in a separate case), and Huang Yin (handled in a separate case) to take the victims, Gong Mou and Xiao Mou, into a Toyota SUV with the intention of demanding the gambling debt. <Defendant A> drove the vehicle to Ningdong Town, planning to register a room at a hotel to continue demanding the debt. However, Gong Mou seized the opportunity to escape but was caught and beaten by <Defendant A> and others. Since they did not manage to register a room, <Defendant A> drove the vehicle with Gong Mou and Xiao Mou towards Yanchi County. When the vehicle reached the Yanchi County highway toll station, Xiao Mou banged on the car window and shouted for help, throwing his mobile phone outside. <Defendant A> and others retrieved the phone and beat Xiao Mou again. Later, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others took Gong Mou and Xiao Mou to Room 213 of Huahai Business Hotel in Yanchi County to continue demanding the gambling debt. Around 2 a.m. the next day, worried that the incident might be exposed, <Defendant A> and others took Gong Xuehong and Xiao Mou to the Huamachi Police Station of the Yanchi County Public Security Bureau. <Defendant A> assisted the police in capturing the co-defendant, <Defendant B>, who confessed to his crimes after being apprehended.


Upon trial, it was found that on April 11, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant D>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, knowing that four prostitutes, Wang Mou1, Qian Mou, Xiao Mou, and Zhao Mou, were engaging in prostitution activities such as oral sex with clients in a certain location in Haidian District, this city, still acted as service personnel for the establishment. They engaged in activities such as introducing prostitution services to clients, acting as lookouts, managing the premises, and handling cash and accounting. On April 12 of the same year, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant D>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were apprehended by the public security authorities and subsequently all truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts. During the trial, the public prosecutor read out and presented the confessions of the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, the testimonies of witnesses Wang Mou1, Liu Mou1, Qian Mou, Zhang Mou, Wang Mou2, Xiao Mou, Liu Mou2, Zhao Mou, Yuan Mou, Zhou Mou, and Xie Mou, the administrative penalty decision, judicial appraisal opinions, electronic data, search warrant, search record, seizure record, seizure decision, case registration form, account of the apprehension process, and the identity information of the four defendants. After cross-examination in court, neither the four defendants nor their defenders raised any objections to the aforementioned evidence and its probative value. The sources and forms of the above evidence are legal, and the content is objective and true. This court confirms the above evidence and the facts it proves.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that on a day in June 2002, the defendant <Defendant A> struck up a conversation with a female attendant, Li Mou3 (real identity unknown), at the KTV audio-visual center of the Caozhou Hotel in Mudan District, Heze City, Shandong Province. On the night of the 27th of the same month, the defendant <Defendant A> again struck up a conversation with Li Mou3 at the Caozhou Hotel and had an argument with the KTV audio-visual center attendant, Yang Mou1. The next evening, the defendant <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and Li Mou2 were drinking at a street stall in Mudan District, Heze City. During this time, <Defendant A> used Li Mou2's phone to call the KTV audio-visual center at the Caozhou Hotel. Li Mou2 left early due to other matters, and the three defendants continued drinking. Later, <Defendant A> suggested teaching Yang Mou1 a lesson, to which <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> agreed. At around 11 p.m. that night, the three defendants walked to the vicinity of the Caozhou Hotel entrance. <Defendant A> used a public phone to call the KTV audio-visual center at the Caozhou Hotel again, and <Defendant A> had another argument with Yang Mou1 over the phone. The three defendants then entered the Caozhou Hotel. <Defendant A> went to the second floor KTV audio-visual center first, followed by <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>. <Defendant A> stabbed the victim Yang Mou1 once in the left chest with a single-edged knife he carried and then fled. Yang Mou1's colleague, upon seeing this, chased and attacked <Defendant A> with a stick. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> fought back and covered for <Defendant A> to escape the scene. According to the forensic examination, the victim Yang Mou1 died from a ruptured heart.


Upon trial, it was found that at around midnight on May 7, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, after getting drunk, went to the front of the Mingdu Trendy Salon opposite the afternoon market in Mengla County, Yunnan Province, and without any reason, started pulling and smashing the glass door of the hair salon. The owner of the hair salon, the defendant <Defendant B>, upon learning of this incident, brought a frying pan and invited the defendant <Defendant C> to the scene. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant B> used the frying pan and the defendant <Defendant C> used fists and feet to assault <Defendant A>. After the incident, the investigators lawfully extracted and seized the frying pan used as the tool of the crime. According to the Mengla County Price Certification Center, the price of the damaged glass door was determined to be 6,140 RMB. According to the forensic identification center of the Public Security Bureau of Mengla County, Yunnan Province, the injuries sustained by the defendant <Defendant A> included: fracture of the left zygomatic arch; scalp abrasions with an area of 10.5 cm²; facial skin abrasions with a total area of 23.58 cm²; blunt trauma to both eyes; and soft tissue abrasions on the body surface with a total area of 6.48 cm². The injuries sustained by the defendant <Defendant A> were classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


Upon trial, it was found that: On June 3, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, due to a conflict with a Vietnamese woman named PHAMTHIDIENHUONG (nickname Xiang, hereinafter referred to as Xiang), invited the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> to confront Xiang. <Defendant A> drove a vehicle with the license plate Chuan Q××××× and, together with <Defendant C> and <Defendant B>, went to the rental house where Xiang lived, and called Xiang into the car. <Defendant A> drove the vehicle to the vicinity of Sauna ××. After getting out of the car, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> punched and kicked Xiang. Later, Xiang agreed to give <Defendant A> 8,000 RMB. Around 2:00 PM, <Defendant A> and his group drove to Shangbala. <Defendant A> and Xiang went to the self-service hall of the Bank of China to withdraw money. Xiang withdrew 8,000 RMB and handed it over to <Defendant A>. When <Defendant A> was sending Xiang back to her residence, he gave her 100 RMB for grocery shopping as requested by Xiang. Then, <Defendant A> and the others drove away. <Defendant A> took 1,000 RMB from the 7,900 RMB and gave the remaining 6,900 RMB to <Defendant B>, who then distributed it between <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>. Previously, <Defendant A> had damaged Xiang's electric scooter. On September 30, 2019, <Defendant A> was arrested by the police of Shangri-La City Public Security Bureau. On October 14, 2019, <Defendant C> was brought to justice after being notified by the police via phone. <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> have compensated Xiang with 8,700 RMB, and Xiang has issued a letter of understanding, expressing forgiveness for the actions of the three defendants.


Upon trial, it was found that ten years ago, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased a gunpowder gun at the "Caopi Street" iron factory in Zhentai Town, Zhenyuan County, Yunnan Province, and brought it home for use. After using it for four to five years, <Defendant A> could no longer purchase gunpowder, so he stored the gun at home. Three to four years ago, <Defendant A> sold the gun to <Defendant B> for 370 RMB. On April 1, 2019, police officers from the Zhentai Police Station of the Zhenyuan County Public Security Bureau received a tip-off regarding <Defendant A>'s alleged illegal possession of a firearm while handling a dispute. Despite police efforts, <Defendant A> did not admit to possessing the firearm. On the same day, <Defendant A> repurchased the gun from <Defendant B> for 355 RMB and handed it over to the Zhentai Police Station of the Zhenyuan County Public Security Bureau. An appraisal determined that the submitted suspected firearm was a percussion cap gun, a non-military firearm powered by gunpowder with injurious potential.


After trial, it was found that between August 2010 and January 2011, the defendant <Defendant A> and others were producing fake alcohol in a rented house in Yuanzhuang Village, Huangliangmeng Town, Handan County, and selling counterfeit products. They were placed under residential surveillance by the Handan County Public Security Bureau (which was lifted upon expiration). On June 20, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were caught by police officers from the Feixiang District Public Security Bureau of Handan City while making fake alcohol in a rented house in the Hanshan District of Handan City. At the scene, 30 boxes of counterfeit "Bancheng Heshun 1975" liquor were seized, along with a large number of materials for making counterfeit "Congtai 20-year" bottles and boxes. Subsequently, another warehouse containing counterfeit liquor was found, where over 700 boxes of counterfeit "Yanghe" series and "Congtai" series finished products were seized. According to the appraisal by the Price Certification Center of Feixiang District, Handan City, the value of the seized counterfeit and substandard liquor was 411,560 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 20:30 on December 9, 2018, the victim, Zheng Moumou, parked his car in front of a certain KTV on Yinggang Road, Yingpu Street, Qingpu District, Shanghai. When the defendant, <Defendant A>, passed by the victim's vehicle, Zheng Moumou was having an argument with others in the car. <Defendant A>, who was drunk, mistakenly thought that Zheng Moumou was insulting him, and thus approached Zheng Moumou, leading to a confrontation and mutual shoving. During this period, the defendant, <Defendant C>, who was on <Defendant A>'s side, kicked Zheng Moumou to the ground. Subsequently, the defendants, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, together punched and kicked Zheng Moumou, causing multiple injuries to Zheng Moumou's head and left knee, among other places. According to the forensic appraisal by Shanghai Kejian Investment Management Co., Ltd., Zheng Moumou suffered a tooth loss and soft tissue contusion on the left knee due to external force, both of which constitute minor injuries.


Upon investigation, it was found that around midnight on May 6, 2019, the public security police discovered that the defendant <Defendant A> was harboring prostitution activities within the premises of Unit 40-1 in Youyi Jiayuan Community, Taobei District, Baicheng City. Subsequently, an inspection was conducted, and five prostitutes who were engaging in prostitution within the premises were apprehended. The defendant <Defendant A> harbored and introduced five prostitutes over 20 times, while the defendant <Defendant B> introduced prostitution twice.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. In September 2014, the defendant <Defendant A> registered Hubei Xiangcheng Tianyou Yiyang Aiwan Industrial Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Hubei Aiwan Company") with the Hubei Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce using the information of his daughter, Shi Ziyan. <Defendant A> publicly promoted that Hubei Aiwan Company would join China Aiwan Group to construct Xianning Aiwan City. To raise funds, <Defendant A> and the company's engineering manager <Defendant B>, without obtaining government project approval or authorization from Hubei Sanjiang Tourism Development Company, and without the property rights of Sanjiang Hot Spring Hotel, villa buildings, and apartment buildings, fabricated a decoration and renovation project for Sanjiang Hot Spring Hotel, villa buildings, apartment buildings, and hot spring pools in Xianning City. They subcontracted the project and collected security deposits.

The victim, Ruan, was introduced to <Defendant B> by his friend Chen. On November 3, 2015, Ruan signed a decoration and renovation project agreement with the company. Between November 3 and November 13, 2015, Ruan transferred a total of 1.5 million yuan as a project security deposit in four installments to the personal Agricultural Bank account number 62×××78 of <Defendant B>'s wife, Cao. Upon learning that Sanjiang Hot Spring Hotel, villa buildings, apartment buildings, and hot spring pools in Xianning City had not been acquired by Hubei Aiwan Company and that there was no decoration and renovation project, Ruan repeatedly demanded the return of the security deposit from <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> but to no avail. After the case was reported, Ruan received the defrauded 1.5 million yuan (including 1 million yuan recovered by the public security authorities).


Upon trial, it was found that in 2015, the defendant <Defendant B>, in collusion with the defendant <Defendant A>, rented an iron-sheet house located at the foot of the mountain on the southeast side of Zhenbantang Ridge, Sibang Village Committee, Lingshan County, from Lu Moumou to use as a prostitution den. Between 2015 and 2016, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> provided the aforementioned prostitution den for use by multiple fallen women and provided meals. After each transaction between a fallen woman and a client, they took a commission of 10 yuan each time. On February 13, 2015, public security officers arrested Wei Mou and Zhao Mou, who were engaged in prostitution at the den; on November 18, 2015, public security officers arrested He Mou and Lu Mou, who were engaged in prostitution at the den; and on March 14, 2016, public security officers arrested Huang Mou 2 and a Vietnamese woman engaged in prostitution at the den. On May 2, 2019, the criminal investigation team of the Lingshan County Public Security Bureau arrested the defendant <Defendant A> near Yonghe Jiayuan Community in Lingshan County and arrested the defendant <Defendant B> in a residence in Lingshan County. The following day, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were released on bail by the Lingshan County Public Security Bureau.


After trial, it was found that: During the 2018 Spring Festival, the defendant <Defendant A>, who lives in Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, purchased a nail gun and a box of approximately 100 nail gun cartridges for 200 yuan on the JD Mall website. He also bought a seamless steel pipe on the street in Huangmaoling Township and used an angle grinder and an electric welding machine to make a nail gun at home for hunting purposes. After the nail gun was damaged, the defendant <Defendant A> placed it at home. The defendant <Defendant B>, who saw that <Defendant A> had a nail gun, made one himself to shoot birds and later stored it on top of his pigsty. The defendant <Defendant C>, from the same village as <Defendant A>, asked <Defendant A> to help him purchase materials to make a nail gun to scare away wild dogs. <Defendant C> participated in the making of the nail gun. <Defendant C> used this nail gun at his chicken farm to scare away wild dogs and, after going out to work, handed the nail gun over to <Defendant B> for safekeeping. <Defendant B> stored both <Defendant C>'s nail gun and his own nail gun in his pigsty. After the case was discovered, the police from the Jiangchuan Branch of the Yuxi Public Security Bureau found a suspicious firearm, firearm parts, and black powder at <Defendant A>'s house; two nail guns were found in <Defendant B>'s pigsty. According to the appraisal, the suspicious firearm found at <Defendant A>'s house could not be determined to be a firearm due to the lack of key mechanical parts. The suspicious firearm found in <Defendant B>'s pigsty, owned by <Defendant C>, and the suspicious firearm made by <Defendant B> were determined to be firearms powered by gunpowder.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that on February 11, 2017, near a certain street in Gongzhuling City, a taxi driven by Luan and carrying Sun and Song collided with a van driven by Liu. Both vehicle owners reached an agreement. Later, the defendant <Defendant A> arrived at the scene with the van owner Li. Without any reason, the defendant <Defendant A> punched and injured Sun and Song before fleeing. According to the appraisal by the Gongzhuling City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the injury to Sun's nose was classified as minor injury level two. In November 2017, the defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the defendant <Defendant A> was a criminal, provided 1,000 yuan in cash to help the defendant <Defendant A> evade capture. Between November 16 and November 22, 2017, the defendant <Defendant C>, knowing that the defendant <Defendant A> was a criminal, used their own ID card to purchase a SIM card for the defendant <Defendant A> and provided their residence for the defendant <Defendant A> to stay in, thus helping the defendant <Defendant A> evade the police. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended by the police, while the defendant <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the police. On May 8, 2018, the family of the defendant <Defendant A> actively compensated the victim for economic losses and obtained their forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that: Starting in 2016, the defendant <Defendant A>, under the employment of co-defendant Xiao Bin, along with several other co-defendants, organized multiple young women to provide sexual services to others at the Dahua Hotel located at 74 Xinping Middle Road, Enping City, Guangdong Province, on the third, fourth, and seventh floors. <Defendant A> was specifically responsible for the daily management and operation of the hotel. In the same year, the defendant <Defendant B> joined the hotel and repeatedly introduced multiple young women to provide sexual services to others within the hotel. On April 5, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by public security personnel. On April 12, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended by public security personnel.


Upon investigation, it was found that on August 24, 2019, knowing that the public security authorities were arresting the criminal suspect Li Hengjian (the main offender of a criminal syndicate), defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, under the organization and command of co-defendant Gao Yuan (handled in a separate case), along with co-defendant Wu Chuang (handled in a separate case), drove two cars to Baoding to pick up Li Hengjian. After arriving at a residential area in Baoding that evening, Gao Yuan picked up Li Hengjian and returned to Qinhuangdao. During the journey, Wu Chuang drove a black Honda Accord with license plate number Ji C×××××, carrying criminal suspects Li Hengjian and Gao Yuan. <Defendant B> drove a white Buick Regal with license plate number Ji C×××××, carrying <Defendant A> ahead of them to check for any police checkpoints. Gao Yuan communicated with <Defendant A> about the route. On the morning of the 25th, Gao Yuan arranged for Li Hengjian to hide in a residential area in the Haigang District of Qinhuangdao, resulting in Li Hengjian being brought to justice on December 14, 2019. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were both summoned to the case on October 29, 2019. After being brought to the case, both defendants truthfully confessed and voluntarily pleaded guilty.


After the trial, the following facts were ascertained:

1. In the early hours of September 20, 2015, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with Yu (already sentenced), Dou (already sentenced), and An Shunxing (already sentenced), injured the victims Lu and Yang 2 at the entrance of the charging room of the Yiche Health Center in Huize County. According to the forensic identification by the Huize County Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, Lu's injuries were classified as severe injuries of the second degree.

2. At around 12:00 on April 30, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with Yang 3 (already sentenced), Jiang 1 (already sentenced), and Shui (already sentenced), assaulted the victims Wang 1 and Wang 2 at the entrance of the Vocational School in Huize County, and robbed Wang 2 of a vivo Y67A mobile phone. According to the price assessment by the Huize County Development and Reform Bureau Price Certification Center, the market price of the robbed mobile phone on the date of the incident (price assessment benchmark date) was RMB 1,571.

3. At around 22:00 on January 9, 2019, at the Yan Goubian Group of the Zhongzhai Village Committee in Huize County, the defendant <Defendant A>, due to accumulated grievances with the victim Chen 1, invited the defendant <Defendant B> and six others to search for Chen 1. After failing to find him, they entered Chen 1's home and vandalized it, causing damage to the door, windows, television, and other furniture. According to the price assessment by the Huize County Development and Reform Bureau Price Certification Center, the market price of the damaged door, television, washing machine, rice cooker, and induction cooker on the date of the incident (price assessment benchmark date) was RMB 2,470.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 3 PM on March 18, 2019, Fang Mou and Fei Guoxin from Ximalian'gu Village, Anzhai Town, Quzhou County, were using glass cups and ping-pong balls as entertainment tools for people to play with at a fair in Quzhou County. After drinking, Xu Xiaobing (handled in a separate case) caused trouble without reason at the stall, smashing the glass cups and ping-pong balls, which led to a brawl between the parties. Xu Xiaobing, along with the defendant <Defendant A>, engaged in a fight with Fang Mou, Fei Guoxin, Yuan Mou, and others. The defendant <Defendant B>, while trying to break up the fight, was also hit and then joined Xu Xiaobing, <Defendant A>, and others in fighting against Fang Mou, Yuan Mou, and others. During the fight, Fang Mou and Yuan Mou sustained head injuries. According to the forensic identification by the Quzhou County Public Security Bureau's Evidence Identification Office, Fang Mou's facial injuries were classified as minor, with a fracture of the right zygomatic arch, constituting a Grade 2 minor injury; Yuan Mou's injuries were classified as minor. After the incident, <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed to his criminal acts. <Defendant A> was apprehended and also truthfully confessed to his criminal acts during the investigation. Both defendants have compensated the victims for their economic losses and have received the victims' forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that the Blue and White Porcelain Health Club in the Nanchang Economic and Technological Development Zone is located in the Nanchang Economic and Technological Development Zone. The legal representative and owner of the club is Xiong Mou (who has been dealt with in a separate case). The club recruited prostitutes through online job postings, store recruitment notices, or friend introductions to engage in prostitution activities (specifically "oral sex" services). The earnings from the prostitution activities were split 60-40 between the prostitutes and the owner, and the prostitutes lived and ate in the club.

The defendant <Defendant A> applied for a management position through a recruitment notice posted at the store. <Defendant A> was responsible for managing daily affairs in the club, including overseeing the living and eating arrangements of the prostitutes, bringing in clients, introducing service items and prices, scheduling and dispatching prostitutes to provide prostitution services, and providing their own WeChat QR code for payment collection. The defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for bookkeeping and pressing the alarm switch at the front desk of the club to notify the prostitutes to escape when police inspections were detected. The defendant <Defendant C> was responsible for cleaning and tidying up the rooms, as well as collecting the fees for the prostitutes.

On June 23, 2020, when the public security organs inspected the Blue and White Porcelain Health Club, they caught three pairs of prostitutes and clients on the spot: Yu Mou and Xiong Mou 1, Zhong Mou and Wu Mou 1, and Yang Mou 1 and Wu Mou 2. They also legally seized and confiscated one computer host, one computer monitor, one surveillance converter, and one ledger. On July 22 of the same year, when the public security organs inspected the Blue and White Porcelain Health Club again, they caught two pairs of prostitutes and clients on the spot: Wang Mou and Ai Mou, and Yang Mou 2 and Zou Mou.


Upon trial, it was found that defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, for the purpose of illegal profit, conspired and subsequently rented Room 1005, Building 25, Yingchun Huafu, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, and Room 806, Building 9, Nanshan Villa Community, Luzhi Town, Wuzhong District, from September to November 12, 2019, as venues for prostitution. They solicited clients by promoting information about prostitutes through online customer service, set uniform prices and procedures for prostitution, and agreed on profit-sharing ratios with the prostitutes. They recruited and employed prostitutes such as Huang Moujia, Ma Mou, Zhang Moujia, and Huang Mouyi to engage in prostitution activities at the aforementioned locations. Defendant <Defendant D>, knowing that prostitution activities were being organized at these locations, still accepted employment and was responsible for transporting clients. From September to November 12, 2019, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> illegally profited a total of over RMB 600,000 from organizing prostitution. On the afternoon of November 12, 2019, prostitute Huang Moujia engaged in prostitution with Zeng Mou, prostitute Ma Mou and Zhang Moujia engaged in prostitution with Tao Mou, and prostitute Huang Mouyi engaged in prostitution with Zhang Mouyi, all of whom were caught on the spot by the police. After being apprehended, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> truthfully confessed.


Upon investigation, it was found that on the evening of August 6, 2016, due to a conflict between Li Zhen and Niu Shunyong (deceased) on the Inke live streaming platform, the defendant <Defendant A> gathered Duanmu Weizhi, Song Zhicheng, Liu Yu, Shi Jianfa, Su Jian, Wang Lujun, and others to rush to the vicinity of Hou Ge BBQ Restaurant on Xuhua Road, Jinghai Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin. <Defendant A> was armed with a gun, while Duanmu Weizhi, Song Zhicheng, Liu Yu, Shi Jianfa, Su Jian, and Wang Lujun were armed with knives and other tools, and they chased and attacked the people on Niu Shunyong's side. During the confrontation, <Defendant A> fired several shots, injuring Li Mou1 and Mu Mou, an employee of Hou Ge BBQ Restaurant. On the evening of September 2 of the same year, the police, following a phone tip from <Defendant A>, retrieved a gun-like object stored at his home. According to the appraisal, the injuries of Li Mou1 and Mu Mou were classified as minor injuries of the second degree; the retrieved gun-like object was identified as a firearm. Other individuals involved in this case, Duanmu Weizhi, Song Zhicheng, Liu Yu, Shi Jianfa, Su Jian, and Wang Lujun, have already been sentenced. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> was a fugitive online, still provided him with accommodation and travel convenience, aiding in his concealment. On June 15, 2019, the police arrested <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> at <Defendant B>'s rented residence in Jinghai District, Tianjin.


Upon trial, it was found that from October to November 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> used WeChat accounts obtained from netizens. <Defendant A> chatted with the victims via text, while <Defendant B> communicated with the victims through voice and phone calls. They gained the victims' trust under the guise of romantic relationships, then falsely claimed they needed money for travel expenses to meet or for medical reasons. They defrauded the victims Dong, Qu, Zhou, and Xie of a total of over 23,000 RMB.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 21:00 on August 6, 2016, at the entrance of Binhe Community in Xingtang County, the defendants <Defendant B> and Li (a couple) had an argument with Wang Kan and Zhou (a couple) over their children fighting for a swing. Wang Kan (already prosecuted) gathered Zhao 1 (already prosecuted), Zhao 2 (not prosecuted) and others, who were armed and gathered at the community entrance. <Defendant A> led <Defendant B>, Fu Dongbo (not prosecuted), and Li Yuanxing (not prosecuted) to the community entrance, all armed with wooden canes, to confront the other party. Upon meeting, both parties engaged in a fight with weapons, resulting in varying degrees of injuries on both sides. According to the Xingtang Judicial Forensic Identification Center, <Defendant A> sustained minor injuries of the first degree; Li Yuanxing and <Defendant B> sustained minor injuries. After the incident, on November 6, 2016, both parties reached a settlement, with Wang Kan, Zhao 1, and others compensating <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and others a total of RMB 55,000 for medical expenses, lost wages, mental distress, and all other costs. Both parties agreed not to pursue any legal responsibility against each other and mutually forgave each other. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities on January 7 and 17, 2019, respectively, and truthfully confessed their criminal acts upon surrender.


Upon examination, it was found that starting from March 25, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collaboration with a certain investment management company in Beijing, Han, and others, organized and planned to provide prostitution and other sexual services at the Caesar Health Club they operated, recruiting prostitutes for prostitution. The defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> helped recruit prostitutes, introduced prostitution, and assisted in organizing prostitution activities at the prostitution venue. On June 19, 2019, around 9:00 PM, they were arrested by police officers from the Heping Road Police Station of the Gaobeidian City Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that in May 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> conspired to purchase a nail gun at their workplace, Jingliang Construction Engineering Quality Testing Co., Ltd., located in Dahualing Industrial Park, District Bridge New Area, Hubei Province, with the intent to modify it into a firearm for hunting purposes. Subsequently, <Defendant A> funded the purchase, and <Defendant B>, under his instructions, bought a nail gun, a nail gun limiting handle accessory, and 100 nail gun cartridges on Taobao. The two defendants then discussed modifying the nail gun. Once again, <Defendant A> funded the purchase, and <Defendant B> bought a steel pipe on Taobao to extend the nail gun's barrel, aiming to improve its range and accuracy.

<Defendant A> then modified the nail gun into a firearm by attaching the steel pipe and slotting the front end of the nail gun's barrel. He hid the modified firearm in his company dormitory. Later, when <Defendant B> attempted to purchase steel balls for the firearm on Taobao under the instructions of <Defendant A>, the police intercepted the delivery. On May 25, 2018, <Defendant B> was apprehended by the police at the aforementioned company and subsequently led them to the kitchen operation room on the fifth floor of the company dormitory building, where <Defendant A> was arrested. The police found the modified firearm, 94 nail gun cartridges, and modification tools such as iron files and glue in the wardrobe of <Defendant A>'s dormitory room. According to an assessment, the long gun in question is a homemade firearm powered by gunpowder (with a muzzle energy of 61.14 joules per square centimeter), capable of inflicting injury, and is classified as a firearm.


Upon trial, it was found that during the period from August 15 to August 30, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> (alias "Ouyang", WeChat nickname "Is it mine or not", WeChat ID "I-wo10921"), with the assistance of <Defendant B> (responsible for driving <Defendant A>, picking up and dropping off prostitutes, booking rooms, etc.), organized the activities of prostitutes Zhao (alias "Little Dove", WeChat nickname "Qingfeng Nuanyang"), Zhao1 (alias "Swallow", WeChat nickname "Who is Whose"), Guo (alias "Huahua", WeChat nickname "Happiness is Achieved through Hard Work"), and Xiaoyu (alias, WeChat nickname "Every Encounter is Fate"). The keyboard operators "Qiyuan" and "Xiaomeng" (WeChat names) posted solicitation information on WeChat, indicating prices ranging from 300 to 800 yuan for different service times and methods. After the clients accepted the information and confirmed the price with the keyboard operators, the keyboard operators forwarded the information to <Defendant A>. <Defendant A> then arranged for the prostitutes to provide sexual services at designated hotels, rental houses, cars, and other locations. The clients paid the fees through WeChat QR codes, Alipay, or cash. The illegal earnings were divided daily, with the keyboard operators receiving 40%, the prostitutes 40%, and <Defendant A> 20%. There were a total of 148 successful transactions, resulting in illegal earnings of 73,800 yuan (of which the keyboard operator "Qiyuan" successfully completed 82 transactions, earning a total of 16,720 yuan; the keyboard operator "Xiaomeng" successfully completed 66 transactions, earning a total of 12,800 yuan). <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> illegally earned a total of 14,760 yuan. On August 30, 2018, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested and brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that: In the early morning of December 15, 2018, the Mile City Public Security Bureau conducted a coordinated arrest of members of a criminal gang suspected of organizing, leading, and participating in a mafia-like organization, including Ma Debao and others. That morning, upon hearing the news, Zhai contacted the defendant <Defendant B> by phone in Kunming City to help him smuggle out of the country from Xishuangbanna to Mong La, Myanmar. Zhai then contacted the defendant <Defendant A> by phone, asking <Defendant A> to find a car to take him to Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Prefecture. <Defendant A> contacted Didi driver Liu to take Zhai to Jinghong City. On that day, Liu drove a Dongfeng Fengshen brand car with license plate Yun A××××× from Kunming City, carrying <Defendant A> and Zhai to Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Prefecture. While passing through Ning'er County, Pu'er City, Zhai gave 200 yuan to <Defendant A>, asking <Defendant A> to give the money to Liu, and used Liu's ID card to get a China Telecom phone card for his use. At around 10 p.m. that night, after arriving at Gaozhuang, Xishuangbanna, <Defendant A> and Liu returned to Kunming. Zhai contacted <Defendant B> by phone, asking <Defendant B> to arrange for someone to help him leave the country. In the early morning of December 15, <Defendant B> contacted people at a casino in Mong La, Myanmar to help Zhai smuggle into Mong La, Myanmar. On December 16, Zhai informed <Defendant B> that due to issues with high-interest loans, people around him had been arrested by the public security authorities. After <Defendant B> learned that Zhai was being pursued by the public security authorities, he provided Zhai with 5,000 yuan in cash when he was about to leave Mong La, Myanmar. On April 28, 2019, after being persuaded by the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> in Myanmar, Zhai returned to China and surrendered to the authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that in 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> obtained a shotgun left behind by his stepfather Zhao before his death and hid it in his room. Between January 29 and January 30, 2020, <Defendant B> lent the shotgun to the defendant <Defendant A> for hunting in the mountains, and it has since been used and kept by <Defendant A>. On the evening of February 24, 2020, <Defendant A>, along with <Defendant B>, went hunting in the mountains, and <Defendant A> shot and killed a bird. On February 25, 2020, police officers from the Getang Police Station in Hezhou City conducted a lawful search of <Defendant A>'s home and seized a gunpowder shotgun, 47 large iron pellets, 197.5 grams (1437 pieces) of small iron pellets, 63.13 grams of black powder, and 10 firing primer components, which were confiscated on the spot by the public security authorities. According to the appraisal, the shotgun is a non-standard firearm powered by gunpowder, with a barrel and fire passage that are connected, capable of firing, and classified as a firearm under the "Firearms Control Law of the People's Republic of China." The gunpowder shotgun, 47 large iron pellets, 197.5 grams (1437 pieces) of small iron pellets, 63.13 grams of black powder, and 10 firing primer components illegally possessed by defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> are currently held by the Public Security Bureau of Pinggui District, Hezhou City.


Upon trial, it was found that on January 20, 2019, at approximately 6:00 AM, the defendant <Defendant A> lost money while playing mahjong with Zhou and Zhang 2 at the "Happy Chess Room" on Fu'an Street, Wuchang District, in this city. <Defendant A> then arbitrarily accused Zhou and Zhang 4 of cheating at mahjong and demanded the return of his previous gambling losses, which Zhou and Zhang 2 refused. <Defendant A> subsequently assaulted Zhou. After learning from others that <Defendant A> had demanded gambling losses from Zhou and Zhang 2, <Defendant B> invited <Defendant C> and others to the "Happy Chess Room" to also demand their previous gambling losses from Zhou and Zhang 4. Later, <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and others assaulted Zhou and Zhang 2, threatening them with knives and wooden sticks, forcing Zhou to transfer RMB 10,000 to <Defendant B> on the spot and Zhang 2 to transfer RMB 20,000 to <Defendant A> on the spot. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were later apprehended by the public security authorities. After the incident, <Defendant B> compensated Zhou for his losses with RMB 30,000.


Upon examination, it was found that: In mid-May 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> was invited by Fei (handled in a separate case) to Huizhou Xunliao to engage in organizing prostitution activities. At the same time, the defendant <Defendant A> hired the defendant <Defendant B> as the driver to transport him and the prostitutes. The prostitution ring had a total of five prostitutes, named Fu (alias: Feifei), Zhou (alias: Zixuan), "Su", "Xiaoqing", and "Xiaofei". For the convenience of prostitution activities, on June 3, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> and Fei jointly funded 3,000 yuan to rent a car (license plate number Yue L×××**) from a car dealership in Danshui as a means of transportation. During the organization of prostitution, the defendant <Defendant A> was responsible for contacting clients, collecting fees, and transporting prostitutes for prostitution activities, while the defendant <Defendant B> followed the instructions of the defendant <Defendant A> to drive the car to transport the prostitutes to hotels for prostitution. The prostitution ring engaged in prostitution approximately 10 times. At around 1 a.m. on June 24, 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> once again drove the car, carrying Fu, Zhou, and "Su" to Xunliao Zhonghangcheng, Building XX for prostitution. "Su" left early as she was not chosen by a client. Fu and Zhou each prostituted themselves once to clients Xie 2 and Xie 1 for a price of 650 yuan. At around 2 a.m. on the same day, the police apprehended Fu, Zhou, Xie 2, and Xie 1 at a certain resort hotel, and then arrested the two defendants in front of the hotel's security pavilion.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. The defendant, <Defendant B>, illegally bought and sold two firearms: Between 2011 and 2013, <Defendant B> purchased an AWP air rifle and an M4 air rifle at the Laoyanghuo Market in Tianjin for 3,000 yuan and 2,500 yuan respectively.

2. The defendant, <Defendant A>, illegally bought and sold one firearm: In July 2017, Sun Mou1 (handled in a separate case) contacted <Defendant A> via WeChat to purchase a firearm from Shao for 3,000 yuan. Shao then sent part of Sun’s payment and the delivery information to the supplier "Jingpeng Trading." About a week later, Sun Mou1 received an air pistol through logistics.

3. The defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, illegally bought and sold one firearm: In December 2017, <Defendant B> contacted <Defendant A> via WeChat to purchase a firearm for 4,000 yuan and sent his delivery address and contact information to Shao. After receiving the payment, <Defendant A> forwarded the information and part of the payment to the supplier. On January 16, 2018, Lin Mou (handled in a separate case), acting as the supplier, shipped an air pistol to <Defendant B> through XXX Express in Chang'an Town, Dongguan City. On July 2, 2018, at around 16:00, the police arrested <Defendant A> at XXX Steel Pipe Co., Ltd., located at XXX Road, XXX Office, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Linyi City, Shandong Province, and found magazines and other items in Shao's residence (located in the same development zone). On July 23, 2018, at around 15:00, the police arrested <Defendant B> in Caofeidian District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, and seized the involved firearms and other items.


Upon trial, it was found that beginning on July 1, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> served as the Customer Service Manager at XX International Water Club on the fourth floor of XX Trade Plaza, No. 689 South XX Avenue, Haizhu District, in this city. <Defendant A>, in collusion with others, organized female technicians to solicit clients for prostitution. <Defendant A> was responsible for arranging clients to select female technicians and sending them to the rooms rented by the technicians within XX International Apartments for sexual transactions. Defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were successively employed by XX International Water Club and used their respective vehicles, a Buick business car with the license plate Yue A××××× and a Honda Odyssey business car with the license plate Yue A×××××, to transport clients and technicians between the B1 level of XX Plaza and the B1 level of XX International Plaza underground parking lot. On the evening of September 16, 2019, police officers captured 7 clients, including Wei Moumou, and 7 female technicians, including Wang Moumou, at No. 889 XX International Plaza, XX Avenue, Haizhu District, and seized items such as condoms. Subsequently, <Defendant C> was apprehended; <Defendant A> was summoned to the police station the following day; and <Defendant B> was apprehended on October 30, 2019. During the case review and prosecution phase, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> voluntarily confessed and accepted punishment, submitting written statements of confession and acceptance of punishment; during the trial phase, <Defendant B> also voluntarily confessed and accepted punishment, submitting a written statement of confession and acceptance of punishment.


Upon investigation, it was found that in the first half of 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with the defendant <Defendant B>, rented a house in Cuizhuang Village, Nianlipu Sub-district Office, Rencheng District, Jining City, to blend bulk liquor into bottled liquor. They unauthorizedly used trademarks identical to those registered by Shandong Hongtaiyang Liquor Industry Group Co., Ltd., Shandong Jining Xinxin Liquor Industry Co., Ltd., and Huaguan Group Brewing Co., Ltd. on the manufactured liquor bottles and outer packaging. The defendant <Defendant A> then drove a silver-gray van with the license plate Lu H××××× to transport the aforementioned liquor. At around 17:00 on May 27, 2018, the two defendants were apprehended by the public security authorities at the crime scene. A total of 12,904 bottles of liquor labeled with counterfeit registered trademarks such as "Hongtaiyang," "Xinjiu," and "Huaguan," along with trademark labels, were seized on-site. According to the appraisal, the market value of the aforementioned 12,904 bottles of liquor is 100,580 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that in the early morning of June 12, 2019, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were entertaining and drinking at the Charm Golden Plaza Entertainment Club in Lanxi City, Zhejiang Province. When they encountered Jiang at the entrance of the Charm Golden Plaza Entertainment Club, <Defendant A> believed that Jiang had insulted him. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> demanded an apology from the victim Jiang, but Jiang refused. <Defendant A> then used his fists and a stool, while <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> used their fists to beat the victim Jiang. When the victim Bao tried to dissuade <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> from beating Jiang, <Defendant B> started to beat Bao. After Bao was knocked to the ground, <Defendant B> continued to punch and kick Bao's body and head. As a result of the beating, Jiang's head injury constituted minor injuries, while Bao's right fourth metacarpal fracture constituted second-degree minor injuries. On June 28, 2020, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> reached a one-time compensation agreement of RMB 34,500 with the victim Bao through mediation hosted by this court. The relatives of defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> have paid the full amount of compensation. One stool and one chair were transferred with the case as evidence.


After trial, it was found that: Between December 2017 and November 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> repeatedly sold counterfeit 53-degree Feitian Moutai liquor and counterfeit Moutai liquor packaging and labels to Cheng Mou (handled in a separate case), collecting a total of 601,252 RMB from Cheng Mou, part of which was used to purchase packaging and labels. Cheng Mou sold the counterfeit 53-degree Feitian Moutai liquor to others. On January 8, 2019, the police arrested Cheng Mou and seized 104 bottles of counterfeit Guizhou Feitian Moutai liquor at his tobacco and liquor store and rented warehouse, with a market value of 155,896 RMB. Between July and September 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> instructed the store clerk, defendant <Defendant C>, to contact Yuan Dechang (handled in a separate case) to purchase counterfeit liquor. <Defendant C> subsequently purchased 16 cases of 53-degree Feitian Moutai liquor from Yuan Dechang. Between June and July 2018, the defendant <Defendant C> also purchased 5 cases of counterfeit 53-degree Feitian Moutai liquor and 3 cases of Wuliangye liquor from the defendant <Defendant A> for 11,700 RMB. The police seized 2 cases of 53-degree Feitian Moutai liquor from <Defendant B>, with the unsold counterfeit liquor valued at 17,988 RMB. According to the appraisal, the 53-degree Feitian Moutai liquor and Wuliangye liquor seized in this case were all counterfeit goods bearing registered trademarks, with the Moutai liquor valued at 1,499 RMB per bottle and the Wuliangye liquor valued at 1,099 RMB per bottle. On September 18, 2018, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were summoned to the police station. On December 12 of the same year, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> cooperated with the police to arrest the defendant <Defendant A>.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


After the trial, it was found that at around 9:00 PM on July 20, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were drinking while having dinner with Wan and others from the same village. Due to previous trivial matters, a dispute arose between the two parties, leading to mutual shoving and pulling. After being dissuaded, both parties left the scene and returned to the village. Later, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> intercepted Wan at the Kou of Malong District, Qujing City, and a fight ensued, resulting in injuries to Wan. According to the appraisal, Wan’s injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


Upon trial, it was found that in June 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> registered and established Changzhou Mouqu Network Technology Co., Ltd. The defendant <Defendant B> was hired as a manager responsible for human resources and daily management. They organized and recruited the defendant <Defendant C> and Suo Moumou (handled in a separate case) among others to serve as team leaders and salespersons. Using social software such as Momo, Tantan, WeChat, and QQ, they fabricated identities of attractive women to befriend male victims. They then used flirtatious and provocative language to lure the victims into downloading the "Xianjie Qiyuan" mobile game on the Youqu platform. Subsequently, they used excuses such as getting married in the game, hosting banquets, sending flowers, and having children to deceive the victims into making large in-game purchases, thereby obtaining approximately 80% of the recharge amount as commission. By the time the case was uncovered, the defendant <Defendant A> and others had defrauded victims nationwide, including Wang Moujia residing in Minhang District, Shanghai, of a total of over 240,000 RMB (all amounts are in RMB). Among them, during the period when the defendant <Defendant C> served as a team leader, their team members defrauded victims of a total of over 160,000 RMB. On August 13, 2019, police officers from the Qingpu Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau arrested the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. After being brought to justice, all three defendants truthfully confessed.


Upon trial, it was found that from April to July 2019, the defendant Yuan Yaxing rented a storefront in Zhangjiacun and Room 1501, Unit 1, Building 5, Xuefu Jinyuan, and recruited and organized Jiang Mou, Li Mou, Wang Mou 2, <Defendant A>, and others to engage in prostitution activities. Later, <Defendant A> was responsible for contacting clients via WeChat, handling cash, bookkeeping for the prostitutes, and other daily management tasks. The defendant <Defendant B> was hired to guide clients. During this period, the defendant Yuan Yaxing agreed on a 30-70 profit split with the prostitutes and gained illegal profits amounting to 148,083.96 yuan. On August 5, 2019, the defendant Yuan Yaxing turned himself in to the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. Between January and February 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> fabricated reasons such as pregnancy, miscarriage, and hospitalization to defraud the victim Wang of 274,600 yuan. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that 74,600 yuan of this amount was the criminal proceeds of his wife <Defendant A>, still provided his WeChat account multiple times for <Defendant A> to receive the money. He then withdrew the money through a bank card linked to WeChat and concealed and transferred the illicit funds.

2. From March 3 to March 10, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> twice impersonated Zhang Juanjuan, a friend of the victim Fu, and defrauded Fu of 15,000 yuan under the pretense of being hospitalized due to illness. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that this 15,000 yuan was the criminal proceeds of his wife <Defendant A>, still provided his WeChat account for <Defendant A> to receive part of the illicit funds. On March 4 and March 10, 2019, <Defendant B> received 5,700 yuan and 2,000 yuan respectively, and then withdrew the money through a bank card linked to WeChat and concealed and transferred the illicit funds.

After the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> compensated the victims Wang and Fu for all their losses. Victim Wang requested leniency in the treatment of the defendant <Defendant A>.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, are husband and wife. They established Laizhou XXXX Co., Ltd. on June 23, 2014. <Defendant B> served as the legal representative and was responsible for the company's financial affairs, while <Defendant A> was actually in charge of the company's business operations, and <Defendant C> was responsible for packaging and shipping. During the company's operation, <Defendant A> purchased a laser marking machine for the company and arranged for <Defendant C> to learn marking techniques. After receiving orders, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> purchased brake discs from a brake disc casting manufacturer in Laizhou. Without the permission of the trademark owners, <Defendant C> used the laser marking machine and other tools to print registered trademarks of brands such as BMW and Honda on the original discs. These were then sold to auto parts dealers or individuals across the country, including in Kunming, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. <Defendant B> handled the settlement of payments with the customers. Between March and April 2017, a total of 456 brake discs with BMW, Honda, and Volkswagen trademarks were sold to Zhang Moujia in Kunming, generating sales amounting to 77,767 yuan. After the case was uncovered, the three defendants were summoned by the Laizhou Public Security Bureau and truthfully confessed their basic criminal facts upon arrival.


After trial, it was found that: Starting from April 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, without authorization or permission from the trademark owners, rented a warehouse located at Room 305, No. 2, XinChang Middle Road, Yagang, Baiyun District, in this city as a hideout to store and sell counterfeit jackets bearing the registered trademarks "GUCCI," "CHANEL," "PRADA," "BURBERRY," and "BALENCIAGA." At approximately 16:00 on March 25, 2019, the police apprehended the two individuals at the aforementioned location and seized a total of 5273 counterfeit clothing items bearing the above-mentioned registered trademarks (786 pieces of "CHANEL" brand, model 8655; 541 pieces of "PRADA" brand, model 9911; 759 pieces of "BURBERRY" brand, model 8669; 634 pieces of "BURBERRY" brand, model 19387; 1121 pieces of "BALENCIAGA" brand, model 17847; 795 pieces of "GUCCI" brand, model 9337; and 637 pieces of "GUCCI" brand, model 0902). According to the appraisal, all of the aforementioned goods were counterfeit products bearing registered trademarks. Among them, the market price for the 541 pieces of counterfeit "PRADA" branded jackets, model 9911, was 10,765,900 yuan.