Upon trial, it was found that on June 25, 2018, Xiong Mou invited his childhood friend Jiang Yixia (handled in a separate case) from Guanyang County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, along with Jiang Yixia's friends <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> to have dinner in Tanfeng Town, Lanshan County. Xiong Mou also invited Zhao Mou, Li Mou, and other friends from Lanshan to accompany them for drinks and dinner. After the meal, Xiong Mou invited the group to sing in Tanfeng Town, Lanshan County. During the evening, Jiang Yixia and <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> made an excuse to return to Guanyang County, Guilin City, intending to bid farewell to Xiong Mou and his friends from Lanshan in person. At around 9:45 PM, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Jiang Yixia got into a physical altercation with the victims Zhao Mou and Li Mou due to intoxication during a tussle. During the conflict, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Jiang Yixia assaulted the victims Li Mou and Zhao Mou. During the fight, <Defendant A> used a dagger to stab Zhao Mou in the abdomen and Li Mou in the left thigh. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Jiang Yixia fled the scene. According to the forensic evaluation by the Sanlan Judicial Appraisal Institute of Yongzhou City, Zhao Mou sustained a Grade 2 serious injury, while Li Mou sustained minor injuries.


Upon investigation, it was found that from early 2017 to September 28, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> posted prostitution information through QQ and distributing solicitation cards, introducing others to engage in prostitution activities in various hotels and inns within the Sunshine New Industry Building on East Fifth Section of First Ring Road, Jinjiang District, Chengdu. <Defendant A> would collect a commission ranging from RMB 100 to 200 for each prostitution transaction. Starting from March 2017, <Defendant A> hired the defendant <Defendant B> to help in posting prostitution information, answering calls from clients, assigning clients to various prostitutes, and keeping track of the number of transactions made by the prostitutes. <Defendant B> was paid RMB 20 from the commission collected for each prostitution transaction. On September 28, 2017, the police apprehended prostitutes Wang, Feng, and Lin, introduced by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, as well as clients Yue, Long, and Zeng in rooms 326, 1807, and 2318 of the Sunshine New Industry Building. On the same day, <Defendant A> was apprehended by the police on the fourth floor of the Chicony Plaza on Chunxi Road, Jinjiang District, Chengdu; <Defendant B> was apprehended by the police at unit x, floor x, number x of "Xicheng Yaju" at 22 Hexing Road, Pidu District, Chengdu. The tools used in the crime, as well as the transaction records, have all been seized.


Upon investigation, it was found that between February 2019 and March 9, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> set up a prostitution venue in Hunnan District, Shenyang City. They solicited prostitutes Xu Mou2 and Li Mou2 to provide prostitution services a total of 6 times and attracted clients by posting solicitation information on WeChat. Through these prostitution activities, they accumulated profits amounting to RMB 11,300. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended and brought to justice on March 9, 2019.


Upon trial, it was found that on July 28, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> went to the office of Suzhou Qinzhutu Document Management Co., Ltd. at the project department of the New Bian River Water System Treatment Project in Suzhou Modern Industrial Park, took away the company's construction documents, and deleted the backups on the computer. Subsequently, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, citing that China Gezhouba Foundation Engineering Co., Ltd. owed them wages, demanded money from Liu Mou1, the legal representative of Suzhou Qinzhutu Document Management Co., Ltd., and stated that the construction documents would be returned once the money was transferred to their account. Liu Mou1 was coerced into transferring more than 30,000 RMB to <Defendant A>'s account. The case was reported by the victim Liu Mou1. On September 8, 2018, <Defendant A> was arrested by the police officers of the Public Security Management Brigade of Nanyuan Branch of Kaifeng Public Security Bureau, Henan Province. On October 23, 2018, <Defendant B> turned himself in at the Zhuxian Town Police Station of Xiangfu Branch of Kaifeng Public Security Bureau, Henan Province, and truthfully confessed the criminal facts after being brought to justice. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> returned the relevant construction documents to Suzhou Qinzhutu Document Management Co., Ltd.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 18:00 on April 29, 2018, the criminal suspect Song Mou (handled in a separate case), who was wanted online for the crime of organizing and using a cult organization to undermine the implementation of the law, approached the defendant <Defendant C>, stating that he wanted to hide at <Defendant B>'s home and asked <Defendant C> to contact his sister <Defendant B>. At around 14:00 the next day, <Defendant C>, knowing that Song Mou was a fugitive suspected of a crime, still contacted <Defendant A> by phone, asking <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> to provide a place for Song Mou to hide. At around 20:00 on the same day, <Defendant C> sent his son Zhang Mou to transport Song Mou to <Defendant B>'s residence using an electric vehicle. Despite knowing that Song Mou was a fugitive suspected of a crime, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> hid Song Mou in an abandoned house near their residence in XX County and provided him with food. At around 1:00 on May 3, 2018, the Jingyuan County Public Security Bureau arrested Song Mou at that location.


Upon trial, it was found that on January 16, 2020, police officers from the Gangdian Police Station of the Wafangdian Public Security Bureau discovered a pyramid scheme den in Wafangdian City. Within this den, members were taught uniformly by an instructor and engaged in fraudulent activities under the instructor's direction.

The defendant, <Defendant A>, between September and October 2019, rented a house in Wafangdian City and, under the pretense of a romantic relationship, gained the trust of a previously acquainted friend, Zhang. By falsely claiming a lack of funds needed to open a store with a friend, <Defendant A> defrauded Zhang of 15,000 RMB. Later, <Defendant A> further defrauded Zhang of 2,000 RMB by claiming the need for money for medical treatment. Upon verification, <Defendant A> neither opened a store nor was ill. In total, <Defendant A> defrauded Zhang of 17,000 RMB.

The defendant, <Defendant B>, between June 2019 and January 2020, rented a house in Wafangdian City and used online dating to establish relationships with Zhu and Wu, gaining their trust. <Defendant B> defrauded Zhu of 1,000 RMB and Wu of 5,580 RMB, totaling 6,580 RMB.

The defendant, <Defendant C>, between May 2019 and January 2020, rented a house in Wafangdian City, pretended to be a girl, and used online dating to establish a relationship with the victim, Chen1, gaining his trust and defrauding him of 7,988 RMB.

During the trial, the family of the defendant, <Defendant B>, compensated the victims by returning 6,580 RMB, which is temporarily held in the court's account.


Upon trial, it was found that between May 22, 2020, and mid-June 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> rented a house located at 197 Hongqi Road, Hongchuan Town, Hongya County, to establish a prostitution den. The defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> assisted <Defendant A> in organizing seven prostitutes, including Pan and Hailaicheniu, to engage in prostitution activities at the den, from which they took a cut of the profits. During the operation of the prostitution den, <Defendant A> was responsible for managing the establishment, while <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were responsible for managing the prostitutes, soliciting clients, and transporting the prostitutes. During the operation, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> took a commission from the prostitution fees collected by the prostitutes they managed, and <Defendant A> further took a commission from the fees collected by <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>. On June 15, 2020, at around 9:00 PM, Pan and Hu engaged in a prostitution transaction at a price of 0 yuan at a location on XX Road, XX Building, XX Room in Hongya County. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were soliciting clients on Wenchang Road in Hongchuan Town, while <Defendant C> was intercepted by the police on the spot while preparing to go out to solicit clients. After being brought to justice, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> all truthfully confessed to the criminal facts, pleaded guilty, and signed a confession statement.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that at around 11 PM on June 22, 2019, at a barbecue stall opposite the Wanda inspection line in Dongbi Village, Yuhe Street, Weicheng District, Weifang City, Wang Mou had a dispute with <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and others, which later escalated into a physical altercation. During the incident, <Defendant B> injured Wang Mou's head with a square table, and <Defendant A> injured Wang Mou's head with a beer bottle. This resulted in a traumatic injury to Wang Mou's facial skin (a 5.0 cm laceration), constituting a second-degree minor injury, and a traumatic injury to the occipital skin, constituting a slight injury.


Upon trial, it was found that in June 2018, the defendant, <Defendant A>, instructed the defendant, <Defendant B>, to find Mongolian women to engage in hostess and prostitution activities at the Seine River Club KTV in Qingdao, Shandong Province, which he operated. Subsequently, <Defendant B> asked <Defendant C> to contact Mongolian women. <Defendant C> then contacted six Mongolian prostitutes, among whom four women—He Moumou, <Defendant C> Mou, San Moumou, and Wen Mou—entered China through the Erlian port on June 29, 2018. The next day, the defendant, <Defendant B>, drove the four women to temporarily stay at the Gexin Hotel in Qingdao. Later, these four women engaged in hostess and prostitution activities at the Seine River Club KTV. During this period, Dou Tingyun, a manager employed by <Defendant A>, managed the hostess and prostitution activities of the four Mongolian women. The defendant, <Defendant C>, collected and distributed wages to the four Mongolian women and provided basic language translation. The defendant, <Defendant A>, provided the arranged locations for prostitution, and the Seine River Club KTV took a commission of nearly 10% from the hostess and prostitution fees.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. Extortion Part
During the period from 2016 to 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> obstructed the construction of the house of the victim Wang Mou1 in the Shen Zhongwu Third Group of Duihekou Village in this county by means of blocking the road and reporting it as illegal construction. The defendant <Defendant A> illegally obtained property benefits totaling RMB 140,000 through the aforementioned methods. Evidence.

2. Provoking Trouble Part
(1) In November 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> contacted the defendant <Defendant D> and requested the defendant <Defendant D> to gather defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> to go to the house of the victim Bai Mou1 at No. 16 Xiu of Duihekou Village in this county. They expressed their dissatisfaction by splashing paint on the front door, causing damage to the victim Bai Mou1's front door. It was determined that the direct loss price of the copper door was RMB 2,596. After the incident, the family of the defendant <Defendant C> compensated the victim Bai Mou1 for the loss of RMB 3,000. Evidence.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


After trial, it was found that on August 31, 2018, the defendant, <Defendant A>, started working at Jiangxi Qichen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Qichen Company") as a salesperson. From September 18 to October 31, 2018, <Defendant A> forged procurement materials of Anyi New Xiehe Hospital Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "New Xiehe Hospital") and falsely claimed to Qichen Company that New Xiehe Hospital wanted to purchase medicines. <Defendant A> took 30 cases (0.35g * 100 tablets/bottle/box * 100 boxes/case) of "Sunflower Brand" liver protection tablets from Qichen Company in four instances, with each bottle priced at 29.1 yuan. The defendant, <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> had taken the medicines out of the company through fraudulent means, still privately purchased 30 cases of "Sunflower Brand" liver protection tablets from <Defendant A> at a price significantly below market value, ranging from 18 yuan to 18.5 yuan per bottle, and then sold them. According to the appraisal, the total value of the 3,000 bottles of "Sunflower Brand" liver protection tablets involved in the case amounted to 87,300 yuan (each bottle priced at 29.1 yuan). After the incident, on December 26, 2018, the defendant, <Defendant A>, was summoned to the case by investigators from the Xinqizhou Police Station of the Economic and Technological Development Zone Branch of the Nanchang Public Security Bureau at Qichen Company; on February 12, 2019, the defendant, <Defendant B>, was arrested and brought to justice by investigators from the Xinqizhou Police Station of the Economic and Technological Development Zone Branch of the Nanchang Public Security Bureau. The family of <Defendant A> has compensated Qichen Company with 50,000 yuan, and the remaining amount has been settled through negotiation; the family of <Defendant B> has returned 37,155.44 yuan of the payment to Qichen Company, and Qichen Company has forgiven <Defendant B>'s actions.


After the trial, the court found the following facts:

1. <Defendant A> is suspected of committing the crime of provoking trouble: On July 10, 2012, at around 3:00 PM, Chen and her husband Kong, along with Zhang1 and others, were singing at Fengfeng Mining District Lingxiu KTV. When the victim Kong was answering a phone call in the hallway, <Defendant A> asked to borrow a lighter from Kong. Since Kong did not lend him the lighter, <Defendant A> later, together with Zhang Hongliang, Zhang Chen, and Zhang Chao, broke into the room where Kong and others were singing. They surrounded Kong on the sofa in the private room and beat him up. After being dissuaded, <Defendant A>, Zhang Hongliang, Zhang Chen, and Zhang Chao beat Chen, Kong, and Zhang1 in the hall on the first floor of the KTV, causing injuries. According to the forensic identification by the Fengfeng Mining District Public Security Sub-bureau, the injuries of Chen, Kong, and Zhang1 were all classified as minor injuries.

2. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> are suspected of committing the crime of group fighting: On March 5, 2019, at around 2:00 AM, the suspect Zhang Hongliang had a verbal altercation with Yan Kai while singing at Louvre KTV in the new urban area of Fengfeng Mining District. The two agreed over the phone to meet at Tiandiyuan within the new urban area of Fengfeng Mining District. At around 2:00 AM that day, Zhang Hongliang gathered <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> to meet Yan Kai, Feng Xianjun, and others at Tiandiyuan, where a fight broke out, resulting in multiple injuries. According to the forensic identification by the Fengfeng Mining District Public Security Sub-bureau, Feng Xianjun's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree, Yan Kai's injuries were classified as minor injuries, and Zhang Hongliang's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree. On August 25, 2012, <Defendant A>, Zhang Chao, Zhang Chen, and Zhang Hongliang compensated Kong, Chen, and Zhang1 for a total economic loss of 50,000 yuan, and both parties reached a settlement. On March 19, 2019, Zhang Hongliang, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> reached a mediation agreement with Feng Xianjun and Yan Kai, where both parties agreed not to hold each other accountable.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that around December 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> began setting up a prostitution platform on the QQ group "Zui Mei Zunyi." The defendant <Defendant A> determined the service prices for the prostitutes based on their height, weight, age, measurements, etc., and established their working hours and related management and disciplinary systems. The defendant <Defendant A> posted the prostitutes' photos, contact information, services offered, and service prices in the QQ group for clients to view and choose from. After viewing the information on QQ space and selecting a prostitute, clients would contact the prostitute, who would then report back to the defendant <Defendant A>. After verifying that the client was indeed from the QQ group, the defendant <Defendant A> would instruct the prostitute to engage in prostitution activities. The prostitutes were required to pay a monthly online listing fee ranging from 4,000 to 10,000 yuan as per the defendant <Defendant A>'s requirements. During this period, the defendant <Defendant B>, under the arrangement of <Defendant A> and using the client QQ information provided by <Defendant A>, added the clients to the prostitution QQ group to facilitate viewing the prostitutes' information and promote prostitution transactions between the clients and the prostitutes. Until March 15, 2018, the Honghuagang Branch of the Zunyi Public Security Bureau apprehended this prostitution ring, seizing 10 prostitutes and 12 clients. Upon reviewing the defendant <Defendant A>'s WeChat transaction records, it was found that from December 2017 to March 14, 2018, over 180,000 yuan was transferred to the defendant <Defendant A>'s WeChat account from the prostitutes.


Upon trial, it was found that around midnight on May 28, 2020, the defendant <Defendant B> and Li Moumou (handled in a separate case) had a quarrel over trivial matters on WeChat and agreed to fight. Later, <Defendant B> invited the defendants <Defendant D>, <Defendant C>, and Zhang Mou (handled in a separate case), who were with him that night, to go to a hotel in Mojiang County to find Li Moumou. On the way, each of them prepared a wooden stick. After learning that <Defendant B> and others were coming to fight him, Li Moumou called and invited the defendant Zhu Moumou (handled in a separate case), who then invited the defendants <Defendant A> and Cai Moumou (handled in a separate case). Around 1 a.m. on May 28, the two parties met beside the Huigui Mall Hotel and began fighting. During the fight, <Defendant A> used a small knife he carried to stab <Defendant C>, and Li Moumou, <Defendant B>, and Zhang Mou sustained injuries of varying degrees during the mutual brawl. According to the forensic identification by the Mojiang Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, <Defendant C>'s bodily injury reached the level of second-degree serious injury, while Li Moumou and <Defendant B>'s bodily injuries were classified as minor injuries. Zhang Mou's bodily injury did not reach the level of minor injury.


Upon trial, it was found that during the period from 2017 to May 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> used WeChat and other methods to introduce people to engage in prostitution in the guest rooms of the International Hotel in Wenling City, involving more than ten individuals. From September 2018 to the present, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> had recharged hotel membership cards with room fees amounting to 160,000 yuan and used these cards to settle room fees more than 150 times during the same period, with all guests being unfamiliar women. Additionally, thousands of messages related to the introduction of prostitution were found in the WeChat accounts of both defendants. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> jointly profited over 60,000 yuan. On February 18, May 9, and May 10, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> introduced Xiang Moumou, Zhang Moujia, Zhang Mouyi, Gong Moumou, Zhu Moumou, Jiang Moumou, Lin Moumou, and Li Moumou to engage in prostitution activities in the guest rooms of the International Hotel in Wenling City and collected introduction fees from these activities. At approximately 16:30 on May 10, 2019, the police from the Songmen Police Station of the Wenling Public Security Bureau arrested the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> in room 803 of a rented apartment above the Mintai Commercial Bank in Wenling City.


Upon investigation, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after premeditation, lured the victim, Ye Mou, to Room 202, Kunze Apartment, Zhuquan Road, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong City, at around 12:00 noon on February 12, 2019. They used violent means such as threatening with a knife, tying up with a rope, and sealing the mouth with transparent tape to force Ye Mou to transfer 7,000 yuan via WeChat and 580 yuan via Alipay. They also robbed Ye Mou of a white "OPPO" A59m mobile phone. According to the appraisal by the Price Certification Center of the Development and Reform Bureau of Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong City, the price of the robbed "OPPO" A59m mobile phone is 780 yuan. During the trial of this case, the relatives of the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, returned the entire stolen amount of 7,580 yuan to the victim, Ye Mou, and the victim, Ye Mou, expressed understanding towards the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. Upon review, the evidence presented by the public prosecution agency was obtained through legal procedures, is objectively true, and can corroborate the facts of the accusation. This court confirms the evidence.


Upon trial, it was found that: One day in August or September 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> had a dispute with co-defendant Xiang Yunkai (already sentenced) over the issue of bringing hostesses to a KTV. Both parties agreed to fight at the foot of Wuma Mountain in Fuqing City. Co-defendant Xiang Yunkai gathered co-defendant Zhang Jinfang (already sentenced) for help, who in turn gathered co-defendant Zheng Renhu (already sentenced) to get co-defendant Wu Panguo (separately prosecuted) to assist in the fight. Co-defendant Xiang Yunkai also gathered the defendant <Defendant A> and co-defendants Chen Daomin (already sentenced), "Xiaobai," "Juanmao," "Liangzai," "Tuzi," and "A Feng" (all separately prosecuted) to help at the scene. At the location, co-defendants Xiang Yunkai and Zhang Jinfang distributed iron rods, machetes, and other tools. The defendant <Defendant B> gathered co-defendants "Wang Yu," "Lin Kui," "Xiao Wu," and "Xiao Wazi" (all separately prosecuted) to help in the fight. When both parties arrived at the scene, they did not fight because they recognized each other. On April 13, 2019, and May 15 of the same year, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were successively arrested by the police and truthfully confessed to the above criminal facts after being brought to justice.


After the trial, it was found that: On a day in the summer of 2017 or 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> learned during a casual conversation with the defendant <Defendant A> that <Defendant A> had a gunpowder gun. <Defendant B>, citing the need for protection against thieves, purchased the gunpowder gun from <Defendant A> at <Defendant A>'s home in Anyue County, Sichuan Province, for 84 RMB, and subsequently stored it at <Defendant B>'s home in Anyue County, Sichuan Province. On May 6, 2020, the police discovered the gunpowder gun at <Defendant B>'s home. According to an appraisal, the gun in question is a non-standard firearm powered by gunpowder and has the capability to cause injury. After being summoned, both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts. Social investigation reports indicate that <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> have the conditions for supervision and education assistance.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 1:00 a.m. on November 10, 2019, the defendants, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others went to the "Haoyu Weijian" BBQ restaurant on Anshun Road, Xixiang Street, Bao'an District, Shenzhen to drink. After drinking, <Defendant A> went to a private room in the BBQ restaurant and, without reason, provoked the victim, Luo. An argument ensued, and <Defendant A> was persuaded to leave the private room. Later, <Defendant A> falsely claimed to <Defendant B> and others dining together that he had been beaten. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> then went to the door of the private room with beer bottles. <Defendant B> threw a beer bottle into the private room, and when Luo came to the door, <Defendant A> struck Luo on the head with a beer bottle. Subsequently, <Defendant B> also struck Luo on the head with a beer bottle, causing injuries to Luo. According to the assessment, Luo suffered fractures to the upper wall of the right eye socket and the right frontal bone, classified as minor injuries of the second degree. Luo also sustained scalp and forehead lacerations and a contusion to the right eyelid, classified as minor injuries. The comprehensive evaluation determined that Luo's injuries were minor injuries of the second degree. At around 10:00 a.m. on November 10, 2019, the public security authorities arrested <Defendant A> in room 8417 of the Suya Hotel in Bao'an District, Shenzhen. After <Defendant A> was taken into custody, he assisted the police in contacting <Defendant B>. Upon receiving a phone call from <Defendant A>, <Defendant B> voluntarily went to the public security authorities to surrender.


Upon investigation, it was found that at around 3 PM on December 9, 2016, Ding Zhaohui (already sentenced) was drying yams by the roadside in Jiaobu Four Village, Wuzhi County, when he had a dispute with the victim, Li Mou6. Ding then gathered the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> to assault Li Mou6, resulting in injuries to Li Mou6. According to the forensic evaluation, Li Mou6 sustained fractures to the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th ribs on the left side, and the degree of injury was classified as minor injury level two.


Upon trial, it was found that in early August 2018, Li Mou, a resident of Laohekou City (handled in a separate case), colluded with the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> to organize women for prostitution. Li Zhongliang rented rooms 8206 and 8208 on the second floor of the Xinlong Hotel in this city for the daily living of the prostitutes, and provided a car as transportation for the prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities outside. The defendant <Defendant A> recruited Zhao Mou, Yang Mou1, Liu Mou1, and several other prostitutes from other places to stay in rooms 8206 and 8208 of the Xinlong Hotel, arranged for them to engage in prostitution activities at prices of 550 yuan, 750 yuan, and 850 yuan, and distributed wages to the prostitutes based on a proportion of their earnings from prostitution. From August 19 to 21, 2018, under the arrangement of <Defendant A>, Zhao Mou and Liu Mou1 engaged in prostitution 7 times and 5 times, respectively. The defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> drove the car to transport the prostitutes to other hotels in the city for prostitution and collected the fees from the clients. They also published solicitation information under the name "Jindu Shuihui" to attract clients, as arranged by Li Mou. On the evening of August 22, 2018, during a routine inspection by the police of the Laohekou City Public Security Bureau at the Xinlong Hotel, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were arrested in rooms 8206 and 8208 of the hotel.


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 23:50 on April 12, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others were drinking and singing in Room 777 of the LAVA Bar, located at XXX Building, XXX Road, Yangpu District, in this city. During this time, a dispute arose with a waiter named Dai over trivial matters. The defendant <Defendant A> then slapped Dai. The defendant <Defendant B>, along with <Defendant A> and others, surrounded and pulled Dai. When waiters Lu1 and Huang attempted to intervene, they were also beaten and pulled by the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others also smashed bottles, glasses, microphones, televisions, and other items in the room. During the incident, the victim Bu was also injured by shards. According to the assessment, the victim Dai sustained a soft tissue contusion on the left upper limb due to external force, which constitutes a minor injury. On October 25, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended by the police. On October 30, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> turned himself in to the police and truthfully confessed to the facts of the case.


Upon trial, it was found that starting in August 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, during the operation of the Times Hotel Wengu House Foot Massage Pavilion in Dalang Town of this city, decided in consultation with shareholders to organize foot massage technicians to provide oral sex, sexual intercourse, and other prostitution services to guests. <Defendant A> was responsible for managing the foot massage pavilion, while <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Yu were responsible for introducing and arranging technicians to engage in prostitution services for guests. <Defendant D> was responsible for managing and arranging technicians to provide prostitution and other services to guests, as well as handling financial calculations and commissions. They organized several fallen women technicians, including Luo, Yang 1, Jiang, Deng, Hou, and Fang, to engage in prostitution activities multiple times. At approximately 1:30 am on October 23, 2018, the police conducted an inspection of the aforementioned Wengu House Foot Massage Pavilion and arrested <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, as well as technicians, and clients.


After the trial, it was found that in April 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, during the operation of the "Boao Grand Hotel Bath Center" that he contracted, arranged for prostitutes to provide sexual services to the clients of the bath center. After July 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> successively arranged for multiple prostitutes, including Jia Mou, Li XX, Luo XX, and Shi XX, to reside in the "Boao Grand Hotel". The prostitutes were responsible for their own room fees and were assigned numbers by the defendant <Defendant A>. Starting in 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> worked as a waiter at the "Boao Grand Hotel Bath Center" with a monthly salary of 3000 yuan. When clients requested sexual services at the bath center, the defendant <Defendant A> would contact the prostitutes and then arrange for the defendant <Defendant B> to take the clients to the prostitutes' rooms or book another room. The prostitutes provided sexual services to the clients; the fees for prostitution were charged at 300 yuan or 400 yuan per "quick service" and 800-1500 yuan per "overnight service". After collecting the prostitution fees, either the prostitutes or the defendant <Defendant B> would hand them over to the defendant <Defendant A>, who would periodically split the earnings with the prostitutes. By April 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> had illegally profited a total of 80,000 yuan. On April 28, 2019, the Bole City Public Security Bureau arrested the defendant <Defendant A> at the Taihu Spring Community in South Bole City and seized three notebooks, one guest registration book, payrolls, four QR code cards, one WeChat payment code, one WeChat collection code, one business license, and 4864 yuan in cash at the Boao Bath Center in Bole City. On April 29, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested in front of Yingcai School in the Development Zone of Yining City.


Upon trial, it was found that: From November to December 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that the sand mine in a certain village of a certain street in Changle District, Fuzhou City was illegally mined without the approval of the relevant departments, still purchased 541 truckloads of sand from the villager Lin Mou1 (handled in a separate case) of that village at a price ranging from RMB 700 to 800 per truckload, totaling RMB 465,980. Later, the defendant <Defendant A> resold the above sand at a higher price to Minhou Hongfei Mixing Station, Minhou Minhong Mixing Station, and some private sand fields in Minhou, making an illegal profit of about RMB 80,000. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the defendant <Defendant A> was purchasing sand from an illegally mined sand mine without the approval of the relevant departments, was still employed by <Defendant A> with a monthly salary of RMB 5,000. <Defendant B> was responsible for the daily management work on-site in the fleet operated by <Defendant A>, including sand transportation, sand loading, road inspection, and vehicle repair. At around 19:00 on November 8, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was summoned to Yingqian Police Station for investigation. At around 10:00 on November 13, 2019, upon receiving a phone notification from the police, the defendant <Defendant B> went to Yingqian Police Station for investigation.


After the trial, it was found that on June 25, 2016, Yang Chaohui was listed as an online fugitive by the Wenxi County Public Security Bureau for the crime of illegal detention. Yang Chaohui fled to Taiyuan City and went into hiding. In February 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> used his own ID card to obtain two mobile phone SIM cards in Taiyuan and gave them to Yang Chaohui. He also accompanied Yang Chaohui multiple times and helped him with cooking. On March 1, 2017, Yang Chaohui returned to Yuncheng to facilitate medical treatment and stayed at the home of the defendant <Defendant A>. The defendant <Defendant B> handed over his wife's red Buick sedan with the license plate Jin M787** to <Defendant A> for use by him and Yang Chaohui, and frequently informed them of the progress of the case that he had learned. On March 14, 2017, the public security authorities arrested Yang Chaohui at the residence of the defendant <Defendant A> in the Dashi World Garden Community in Yuncheng City.


Upon investigation, it has been found: Since 2016, the defendant <Defendant B> has been operating a store in Yiwu City under the name Xinyi Fireworks, primarily dealing in fireworks, ribbons, snow sprays, and other festive items. In May 2018, without obtaining trademark authorization, the defendant <Defendant B> accepted an order from ALLMUATHAL-GAAFARIABDULLAH (Chinese name Ma Si) to produce snow sprays bearing the counterfeit "PARTYFOAM" trademark (registration number: 13381123). After receiving the order, the defendant <Defendant B> commissioned the defendant entity Yongkang Qiangsheng Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. for production. The defendant <Defendant A>, acting as the legal representative of Yongkang Qiangsheng Industry and Trade Co., Ltd., accepted the commission from the defendant <Defendant B> and proceeded to manufacture snow sprays bearing the counterfeit "PARTYFOAM" trademark without obtaining trademark authorization.

In June 2018, Yongkang Qiangsheng Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. produced a total of 95,520 bottles of infringing "PARTYFOAM" trademark snow sprays in two batches, which were sold to the defendant <Defendant B> at a price of RMB 1.58 per bottle, resulting in a total payment of RMB 150,600 and a profit of over RMB 8,500. The defendant <Defendant B> then sold the aforementioned snow sprays to ALLMUATHAL-GAAFARIABDULLAH at a price of RMB 1.7 per bottle, receiving a total payment of RMB 162,280. According to the appraisal, the seized "PARTYFOAM" trademark snow sprays were all counterfeit registered trademark goods produced and sold without authorization. On May 21, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended and brought to justice. On September 3 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant A> was also apprehended and brought to justice.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that around 9 a.m. on April 28, 2013, due to a dispute over contracted land, Zhao Zhongliang, a villager from Pan Village, Suntao Town, Linzhang County, went to reason with Zhang Mou4 from the same village. Zhang Mou1, who was the village party secretary at the time, rushed to the scene after receiving a call from Zhao Mou2liang. Subsequently, at the entrance of Zhang Mou4's house on Pan Village's north-south road, a quarrel broke out between the parties involved. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Zhang Mou3, **Shun, Zhang Mou5, Zhang Mou4, Zhao Mou3, Zhang Mou6, among others, engaged in a fight with Zhao Mou2liang's group. During the fight, Zhang Mou3 struck Zhao Mou2liang on the back of the head with a brick, causing blunt force trauma to the head, secondary lung infection, and acute renal failure, which led to Zhao Mou2liang's death despite rescue efforts. Zhang Mou1 and Zhang Mou2 both sustained minor injuries. The parties have reached a civil settlement, which has been fulfilled.


Upon trial, it was found that from January 2017 to early July 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> rented the Yinchuan Town Galaxy Water Club in Suiyang County as a venue for prostitution. <Defendant A> recruited multiple women, including Guan Moumou, Yin Moumou, Wang Moumou, Yang Moumou, and Wang Mou, to engage in prostitution. <Defendant A> managed and profited from this operation by setting a unified fee standard and splitting the prostitution earnings with the prostitutes according to a certain ratio. The criminal proceeds amounted to 526,399.60 yuan, with illegal profits totaling 218,671.36 yuan. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> was organizing prostitution, assisted in recruiting, training, and managing the prostitutes, and illegally profited 23,400 yuan. The defendant <Defendant C>, knowing that <Defendant A> was organizing prostitution, acted as the accountant, responsible for collecting prostitution fees and paying daily expenses, and illegally profited 18,600 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that from early September 2019 to September 24, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, knowing that Xia and others (all of whom have been sentenced) were organizing prostitution services at Room 12B01, Unit B, Building 1, Maoye Haoyuan, Hutang Town, Wujin District, Changzhou City, provided by Hu, Yuan, Li, and others at a price of RMB 498 per session, still introduced clients for them multiple times. Among them, <Defendant A> illegally profited approximately RMB 20,000, and <Defendant B> illegally profited RMB 500. During the trial of this case, <Defendant A> returned the illegal gains of RMB 20,000.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that in early January 2019, Meng Mou (handled in a separate case), after learning that he was wanted online by the public security authorities and was being pursued for arrest, went to the home of <Defendant B> in Lihezhuang. He requested <Defendant B> to contact <Defendant A> and have <Defendant A> pick him up and take him to <Defendant A>'s home in Village 1 of Zhangqingkou to hide. Despite knowing that Meng Mou was a criminal suspect being pursued by the public security authorities, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> still actively contacted each other and provided a hiding place for Meng Mou, assisting him in evading arrest by the public security authorities. Meng Mou was eventually captured by the public security authorities after hiding at <Defendant A>'s home for more than ten days.


After the trial, it was found that: On February 17, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> used a mobile phone to contact a female information officer through the Huochebang freight platform. From this information officer, <Defendant A> obtained contact with a boss involved in the illegal operation of tobacco leaves and agreed on a transportation fee of 16,000 yuan, to be paid upon completion of the transportation. On February 25, 2019, the driver hired by <Defendant A>, the defendant <Defendant B>, knowingly transported tobacco leaves and, in collusion with <Defendant A>, drove a heavy-duty van-type trailer (tractor license plate Yu D×××** and trailer license plate Yu D×××**) to Ludian County, Yunnan Province, to load the tobacco leaves. Without a tobacco monopoly transportation permit, they intended to transport the batch of tobacco leaves to Jingxi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. At approximately 11:00 a.m. on the same day, the two were intercepted by law enforcement officers from the Xingyi Tobacco Monopoly Bureau at the Maling Service Area on the Panxing Expressway in Xingyi City. Upon weighing, the net weight of the seized tobacco leaves was found to be 23.56 tons (471.2 dan). The Xingyi Tobacco Monopoly Bureau appraised the value of the batch of tobacco leaves at 1,185,256.48 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that on July 27, 2012, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Chen Lijianmu Cuo (currently at large), were traveling within Maqin County in a white BYD F3 car (license plate number ×××) driven by the victim, Nan. During the journey, Chen Lijianmu Cuo had an argument with the driver, Nan. Seated behind the driver, Chen Lijianmu Cuo used a knife he was carrying to slash the victim, Nan, in the face. The victim, Nan, lost control of the vehicle, causing it to veer off the road, and he took the opportunity to escape from the car. Chen Lijianmu Cuo, along with the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, got out of the car to chase after him. They forcibly brought the severely stabbed victim, Nan, back into the car. Chen Lijianmu Cuo then drove the vehicle, while the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> seated the victim, Nan, in the middle of the back seat to prevent detection. During their escape, they noticed that the victim, Nan, was bleeding excessively from his injuries and decided to abandon him. When they reached an abandoned quarry site in the Zhihuoheduo Valley of Laodeang Township, Dari County, the three tied the severely injured victim, Nan's hands, left him in the car, closed the car doors and windows, and fled the scene. The next day, the vehicle and the body of the victim, Nan, were discovered. According to the autopsy, the victim, Nan, had died from chronic hemorrhagic shock caused by pre-mortem stabbing with a single-edged sharp instrument.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> had a debt dispute with the victim Lu. Therefore, <Defendant A> entrusted <Defendant B> to help collect the debt from Lu and promised to give a certain fee in return. Later, <Defendant B> contacted <Defendant C> and others, and together with <Defendant A> and others, met with Lu at around 5 PM on August 13, 2017, in the Youyisi Three Store Tea Restaurant in Baoying County, Jiangsu Province, to demand the debt. After failing to collect the debt, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others forcibly took Lu to Danyang City, Jiangsu Province. That evening, <Defendant C>, at the request of <Defendant B>, arranged for <Defendant D>, Wu Jinma (handled in a separate case), and others to take turns guarding Lu by sleeping in shifts. From the morning of August 14 to the evening of August 17 of the same year, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, Wu Jinma, and others took Lu to Tianhao Transportation Company, operated by Lu's ex-wife Xu Aimei in Xinbei District, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, to demand the debt during the day; at night, they took Lu back to the Haikuotian Bathhouse in Danyang City, Jiangsu Province, to sleep, and arranged for <Defendant D>, Wu Jinma, and others to guard Lu by sleeping in shifts. Starting August 18 of the same year, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and Wu Jinma took Lu to Peninsula Style Hotel and California Star Hotel in Danyang City, Jiangsu Province, demanding that Lu borrow money from others to repay part of the debt first, and guarded Lu by sleeping in shifts until September 20 of the same year, when Lu's relatives sent 12,000 yuan to Wu Jinma, after which Lu was allowed to leave.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> conspired to impersonate traffic police officers to confiscate electric bicycles and sell them for money. <Defendant A> prepared the clothing and patrol car used in the crime in advance. At approximately 1:40 AM on August 1, 2018, the two rode a counterfeit police motorcycle with "traffic police" and "patrol" words and police emblems on the body and windshield. They wore blue police uniforms, police reflective vests, white peaked caps, and black pants. They arrived near the auxiliary road at the intersection of Xinnan New Bridge Post Office in Xinqiao Street, Bao'an District, Shenzhen City. They saw the victim Wang driving an electric bicycle and, using the excuse of a traffic violation, demanded that the victim hand over the electric bicycle. <Defendant B> then rode away on the victim's Tailg brand electric bicycle (valued at RMB 3,920 according to appraisal). Later, <Defendant A> sold the stolen goods for RMB 2,100 and gave <Defendant B> RMB 1,000, keeping RMB 1,100 for himself. At approximately 1 PM on August 2, 2018, the police apprehended <Defendant A> and seized a motorcycle, auxiliary police uniforms, and RMB 1,100 in stolen money at the scene. At approximately 4 PM on the same day, <Defendant A> assisted the police in apprehending <Defendant B>, and RMB 1,000 in stolen money was recovered.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> did not obtain a tobacco monopoly license. Since June 2017, <Defendant A> began selling cigarettes in Cuiping District, Yibin City. The defendant <Defendant B> possesses a tobacco monopoly license and operates a tobacco business in Cuiping District, Yibin City. Between June and December 2017, <Defendant A> sold "Yuxi", "Yunyan", and "Zhonghua" brand cigarettes to <Defendant B> with a total value of 121,700 RMB. <Defendant B> resold the purchased cigarettes at a markup of 20 RMB per carton, making a total profit of approximately 30,000 RMB. <Defendant A> also sold "Yuxi" and "Yunyan" cigarettes worth 8,000 RMB to Zhang Mou2. According to legal identification, all the tobacco products sold by <Defendant A> were counterfeit goods bearing fake registered trademarks.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that in April 2018, Hu Mouhua (at large) rented the second floor, Room 201 of Zhengfeng Building, Baishi Xia West District, Fuyong Street, Bao'an District, Shenzhen City, and operated Shenzhen Jin Mou Leisure Club. During the operation period, Hu Mouhua successively hired the defendants <Defendant A> (on May 8), <Defendant B> (on May 3), <Defendant C> (on June 1), and Li Mou1 (handled in a separate case) as club staff, adopting a corporate management model and recruiting multiple prostitutes for long-term prostitution activities. Defendant <Defendant A> was the floor manager of the club, responsible for managing the club's discipline, scheduling, hygiene, and the use of items; defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Li Mou1 were department heads, responsible for receiving guests. The club’s technicians profited through a commission system, while other staff received monthly wages. The main services provided by the club included handjobs and oral sex for clients. At around 1 a.m. on July 8, 2018, the public security authorities conducted a security inspection at Jin Mou Leisure Club and discovered prostitution activities. Liang Mou and Tan Mou were caught in Room V815, Dong Mou and Lai Mou were caught in Room V813, and Bin Mou and Li Mou2 were caught in Room V999 (all of the above individuals have been administratively punished). On July 8, 2018, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were apprehended by the public security authorities at Jin Mou Leisure Club.


Upon trial, it was found that one day in February 2016, the defendant, <Defendant B>, sold a homemade gunpowder gun to the defendant, <Defendant A>, for 500 yuan at <Defendant B>'s home in Tianlin County, Guangxi. On December 6, 2018, after receiving a tip-off from the public, the police officers from Tianlin County Public Security Bureau lawfully seized a homemade gunpowder gun from a gap in the wall of a shed located in "Nakuan" (a local name) in Tianlin County, where <Defendant A> resided, at around 12 noon the following day. According to the forensic identification by Baise City Public Security Bureau, the gun in question was powered by gunpowder and possessed normal shooting performance and injurious capability. After the incident, <Defendant A> voluntarily went to the public security organ to accept the investigation upon receiving a verbal notice from the police, and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security organ.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, between September 7 and 9, 2019, conspired with others and drove from Yugan, Jiangxi to Kunshan and Changshu, Jiangsu. In the convenience stores and tobacco shops operated by the victims, they purchased whole cartons of genuine Soft Chunghwa cigarettes under the pretense of giving them as gifts. Afterwards, the two returned to their car, where they unsealed the cartons of genuine Soft Chunghwa cigarettes and replaced them with counterfeit Soft Chunghwa cigarettes that they had prepared in advance. They then resealed the cartons and returned to the aforementioned stores, requesting refunds under the guise of failed gift-giving. Through this scheme, they defrauded victims Zhang, Niu, Wang, Chen, and Gao, obtaining a total of 136 cartons of genuine Soft Chunghwa cigarettes, resulting in a total loss of 9,130 RMB for the five victims.

During the same period, <Defendant B> was aware that <Defendant A> was using counterfeit cigarettes to replace genuine ones as part of the fraud and still provided assistance by driving and helping with the cigarette replacement. On September 9, the police arrested <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> on the east side of the Jincang Market in Changshu. After being taken into custody, both defendants truthfully confessed to the main criminal facts. The aforementioned cigarettes have been recovered by the police and returned to the relevant victims. The police seized 1,929 RMB from <Defendant A>, 22 RMB from <Defendant B>, and 2,570 RMB from Pan.


Upon trial, it was found that from August 2015 to October 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> and the defendant <Defendant B>, along with co-defendants Wang Mou1, Wang Mou2, Zhong Mou1, Huang Mou, Zhong Mou2, Zhou Mou2, Li Mou, Xie Mou, Xu Mou, Kuang Changjiang, Shen Mou, and Li Jianming (all of whom are being processed in separate cases), formed a criminal group. They colluded with each other and divided tasks to cooperate. Co-defendants Wang Xin and Wang Dezhi set up a stall on the second floor of No. 19 Bi Quan Road, Wenquan Village, Wenquan Town, Conghua District, Guangzhou City, to organize prostitutes. The defendant <Defendant A> gathered prostitutes Zhang Mouyi, Li Mou1, Yang Mou1, and others totaling eight people. The defendant <Defendant B> and co-defendants Zhou Mou2, Kuang Changjiang, Xie Mou, Xu Mou, Li Mou, Li Jianming, and Shen Mou used their positions as hotel managers, drivers, and security guards to introduce clients. Co-defendants Zhong Mou1, Huang Mou, and Zhong Mou2 were responsible for transporting the prostitutes. They carried out prostitution activities at Xianglong Holiday Hot Spring Hotel on Wenquan East Road, Conghua District, Guangzhou City, and Qinglong Hotel in Conghua District, Guangzhou City, with prices ranging from 250 to 700 yuan, totaling approximately 2000 instances.

From October 2017 to December 12, 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> utilized his position as a motorcycle driver to introduce clients multiple times at Xianglong Holiday Hot Spring Hotel in Conghua District, Guangzhou City, and other locations. By contacting co-defendants Huang Mou, Xie Mou, and others, he introduced clients at a price of around 300 yuan per instance, profiting by receiving a portion of the prostitution fees. He introduced prostitution 64 times, earning a total of 3230 yuan.


After the trial, it was found that on April 21, 2017, at 23:00, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, together with Yang and Qin Rong'an (the latter two being handled in a separate case), kidnapped the victim Huang from a small shop on North Road, Sulu Village, Xixiangtang District, Nanning City, and took him to Qingxiu District. During the journey and after getting off the car, they beat and coerced the victim, forcing Huang to transfer 6800 yuan via WeChat to Yang's WeChat account. Afterwards, each person received 1700 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found:

1. Fraud
Since April 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> crafted a script pretending to be a staff member of the Collectors Association to issue subsidies in order to defraud others of their money. <Defendant A> purchased personal information of citizens, other people's bank cards, phone cards, and other tools for committing fraud. Together with co-defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Hu Mou2 (handled in a separate case), they called victims, falsely claiming to be staff members of the Collectors Association to gain the victims' trust. They fabricated reasons such as needing to pay bank transfer fees, notarization fees, personal income tax, and kickbacks to issue collectible subsidies, repeatedly defrauding multiple victims of a total of 561,000 yuan.

Among them, <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and Hu Mou2 were committing telecom fraud, still provided his house as a venue for <Defendant A> and others to carry out their fraud. He also helped <Defendant A> and others answer and make fraudulent calls and drove multiple times to help <Defendant A> withdraw the fraudulently obtained funds using bank cards. Since October 2018, <Defendant C>, under the direction of <Defendant A>, repeatedly engaged in telecom fraud against multiple victims, participating in defrauding others of a total of 328,200 yuan.

2. Infringement of Citizens' Personal Information
Since April 2018, <Defendant A>, in order to commit telecom fraud, purchased more than 8,900 pieces of personal information containing citizens' names, addresses, phone numbers, etc., from others through QQ, WeChat, and other means.


Upon trial, it was found that: At around 9:00 a.m. on April 19, 2018, the Panlong Police Station of the Yanshan County Public Security Bureau, after receiving a report, went to the home of <Defendant A> at No. 51 Wengda Group with a search warrant. Under a billiard table, they discovered a suspected firearm, and under Zhang's bed, they found a suspected modified nail gun. Investigation revealed that the firearm found in <Defendant A>'s home was illegally possessed by him, and the modified nail gun was illegally manufactured by <Defendant B>. According to the appraisal, the suspected firearm is a homemade gun powered by gunpowder with injurious capability, classified as a firearm under the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Control of Firearms." The suspected modified nail gun is a gun modified from a nail gun, with injurious capability, identified as a firearm that uses gunpowder to launch projectiles, also classified as a firearm under the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Control of Firearms." It was also found that: At around 10:00 a.m. on April 20, 2018, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily went to the Panlong Police Station of the Yanshan County Public Security Bureau for investigation. <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to possessing the firearm, and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to manufacturing the modified nail gun. Both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> have shown signs of voluntary surrender.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that in early July 2017, Jiang Zhengsheng and ** (both handled in separate cases), in order to monopolize the decoration business of the residents in Guba Xinyuan, Xingdian Street, Pukou District, Nanjing City, gathered Yuan Mou and Yu Mou (both handled in separate cases) and others. Yuan Mou gathered Zhao Qingyang, Xie Kun, and Zheng Mou (all handled in separate cases) and others, Zhao Qingyang gathered the defendant <Defendant C>, and Yu Mou gathered the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Tan Mou (handled in a separate case) and others to drive away personnel from other companies distributing decoration promotional advertisements in the community. At around 16:00 on July 4, 2017, Yu Mou, Tan Mou, Zhao Qingyang, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others, without any reason, assaulted the victim Xu Mou in the community. According to the appraisal, Xu Mou's injury was classified as minor injury of the first degree. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant C> surrendered to the public security authorities on October 15, 2017. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested on October 15, 2017, and November 5, 2017, respectively. All three defendants truthfully confessed their crimes after being brought to justice. The family of the defendant <Defendant C> compensated the victim Xu Mou with RMB 40,000, obtaining Xu Mou's forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that from mid-December 2019 to December 19, 2019, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, in collusion with defendants <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and others, organized multiple prostitutes including Wang Mou, Jiang 21, Zhang Moumou, Xing Mou, and Di Moumou to engage in prostitution at the "Kangle Leisure" store located at XXX Huting South Road, Jiuting Town, within this district, which was jointly operated by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. Defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> jointly participated in the decision-making process for organizing prostitution activities. <Defendant C> was authorized by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> to be fully responsible for managing the prostitution activities within the store, during which time <Defendant C> recruited two prostitutes. <Defendant D> assisted <Defendant C> in management, jointly handling tasks such as store surveillance, customer escort, cashiering, and bookkeeping. On December 19, 2019, defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> were apprehended by the public security authorities. On January 7, 2020, defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended by the public security authorities, and on January 10 of the same year, defendant <Defendant A> turned themselves in to the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that from May to August 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant D>, at the Tangshan Administrative Approval Bureau (Tangshan Government Service Center Management Committee, Tangshan Public Resource Trading Supervision Office), falsely claimed to be staff members of the department to gain the trust of citizens who came to conduct business. They distributed self-made queue tickets by <Defendant A> to the citizens and required them to queue according to the order on these tickets. The citizens then entered the Citizen Service Center's real estate transaction hall according to the ticket order to receive official numbers and conduct their business. During the distribution of the self-made queue tickets, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant D> reserved earlier queue numbers and sold these numbers to citizens who arrived later or had pre-booked numbers, thus obtaining illegal gains amounting to 38,710 RMB. Among them, <Defendant A> illegally gained 8,000 RMB, <Defendant C> illegally gained 14,750 RMB, <Defendant B> illegally gained 13,660 RMB, and <Defendant D> illegally gained 2,300 RMB.


The facts and evidence established during the trial have been reviewed by this court, and the following analysis is made based on the opinions of both the prosecution and the defense:

1. Regarding the characterization of the case. Upon investigation, there is sufficient evidence, including the confessions of the defendants, testimonies of witnesses, physical evidence, and expert opinions, to confirm that the two defendants had conflicts with the victims. After a mutual discussion between the two defendants, the defendant <Defendant A> retrieved a machete from a relative's house, and the defendant <Defendant B> carried a concealed knife. They jointly went to the victims' courtyard and carried out the attack on the victims, X某某 and Y某某某. This resulted in the severe cranial and brain injury and subsequent death of victim Y某某某, and the minor level 2 injury of victim X某. Throughout the entire criminal process, the defendant <Defendant A> actively participated, while the defendant <Defendant B> passively participated, both jointly allowing the occurrence of the death and injury outcomes in this case.


Upon trial, it was found that from June 2018 to June 20, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> jointly operated the Gui Zu Health Massage Parlor in Linhai City. <Defendant A> rented the house at 93 Xiaozhu Road, Duqiao Town, and the massage parlor uniformly recruited prostitutes, provided the venue, formulated prostitution projects, and set prostitution prices. They profited by taking a commission from the earnings of the prostitutes, organizing five individuals named Zhu, Liu, Tang, Zhou, and Liao to engage in prostitution activities in the parlor. The prostitutes charged 200 RMB or 150 RMB per session for sexual intercourse with clients, from which <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> took a commission of 80 RMB or 50 RMB, respectively, illegally earning a total of over 17,000 RMB. <Defendant A> was responsible for the daily prostitution activities in the parlor, while <Defendant B> managed the daily prostitution activities when <Defendant A> was absent. Due to a debt owed by <Defendant A> to <Defendant B>, the illegal earnings of 17,000 RMB were taken by <Defendant B>. On June 21, 2019, <Defendant B> was apprehended by the police; on July 19, 2019, <Defendant A> was apprehended by the police.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with others, were singing at the Jinqu Haoge KTV in the Haicheng Development Zone at approximately 1:30 AM on May 24, 2019. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, without any provocation, engaged in a verbal altercation and exchange of insults with Li (the victim, male, 20 years old). Subsequently, Defendant <Defendant B> choked Li with his hands and kicked him, leading to a physical confrontation in the fire escape corridor. Defendant <Defendant A> then struck Li on the head with a beer bottle, causing injury. According to the forensic identification by the Haicheng Orthopedic Hospital Forensic Judicial Appraisal Institute, Li's head injury was classified as a minor injury of the first degree. Defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the police on November 4, 2019, while Defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Haicheng Development Zone Police Station on December 18, 2019.


Upon trial, it was found that from March to April 20, 2019, Gui Yongchun (handled in a separate case) recruited multiple women, including Gou Mou, Yu Mou, and Jiang Mou, to engage in prostitution at the leisure center on the fourth floor of Huasheng Hotel in Yuehu District, Yingtan City. Gui Yongchun subsequently hired <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> to work at the leisure center in shifts, responsible for receiving clients, keeping time records, taking commissions, collecting payments, and transferring money to Gui Yongchun. At around 8:30 PM on April 20, 2019, the leisure center was raided by police officers, and <Defendant B> was caught on the spot. On April 24, 2019, <Defendant A> was apprehended. After being brought to justice, both defendants truthfully confessed.


After trial, it was found that: At around 21:00 on August 1, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, after consuming alcohol, verbally abused a waiter for no reason at the Bailimen Nightclub KTV in Xianü Town, Jiangdu District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. KTV staff member, the defendant <Defendant B>, brought people to the private room where the defendant <Defendant A> and others were located, and a verbal altercation occurred between the defendant <Defendant A>, Liu Chengchao (at large), and others. Liu Chengchao punched the defendant <Defendant B> in the face. The defendant <Defendant A>, <Defendant D>, and Gu Mou (a minor, dealt with separately) intimidated the defendant <Defendant B> and others with knives. During this period, Gu Mou injured KTV staff member Li Mou's hand with a knife. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant B> called upon the defendant <Defendant C>, who in turn called upon Yu Mou (a minor, dealt with in a separate case), and Yu Mou called upon Yang Moujia (dealt with separately) and others to rush to the scene. During negotiations in the private room, a fight broke out between Yang Moujia and Gu Mou and others. During the fight, Yang Moujia was stabbed in the abdomen by Gu Mou with a knife. According to the appraisal, the appraised person Yang Moujia sustained a penetrating abdominal wall injury caused by a sharp instrument, classified as a minor injury of the second degree; the appraised person <Defendant B> sustained a minor injury to the soft tissue of the left face; and the appraised person Li Mou sustained a minor injury to the left middle finger. After being brought to justice, the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> truthfully confessed the criminal facts. On September 10, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed the aforementioned criminal facts.


After trial, it was found that on the afternoon of December 7, 2013, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> dined together at the Hongxing Restaurant in Yandian Town, Linqing City. Later, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> had a conflict over a driving issue and were persuaded to leave by others. That afternoon, defendant <Defendant B> called and summoned defendant <Defendant A>, and both parties, armed and accompanied by several others, engaged in a fight near the intersection of Beihuan Road in Yandian Town. During the fight, defendant <Defendant B> sustained a 2 cm irregular laceration on the left parietal region, a 3×2.5 cm contusion on the right parietal region, a 1.5×0.2 cm abrasion on the right forehead, a right subdural hematoma, a fracture of the right parietal bone, subcutaneous hemorrhage on the trunk, subcutaneous hemorrhage on the limbs, and abrasions on the limbs. Defendant <Defendant A> sustained an injury scar on the back of the right hand. According to forensic identification, <Defendant B>'s injuries were classified as minor injuries of the first degree, while <Defendant A>'s injuries were classified as minor injuries. Both parties damaged several vehicles, including a "Sivi" brand small passenger car with the license plate Lu A×××**, a "Dongfeng Nissan" brand car with the license plate Lu P×××**, a "Buick" brand car with the license plate Lu P×××**, and a "Shengda" brand vehicle with the license plate Lu P×××**. The total repair cost for the damaged vehicles was determined to be 39,648 yuan. After the incident, defendant <Defendant A> compensated defendant <Defendant B> for economic losses, and both parties mutually forgave each other's actions. Defendant <Defendant A> was arrested and brought to justice on December 10, 2013, while defendant <Defendant B> surrendered to the public security authorities on September 16, 2014.


After trial, it was found that:

1. On May 6, 2019, at around 23:00, the defendant <Defendant B> led Fu Mouxing to a room on the third floor of the Dadi Foot Massage Shop operated by Wang Shuai (handled in a separate case) at No. 230 Heshan Road, Jimo District, Qingdao City (business license registered as "Datang" Foot Massage Shop in Jimo District), where Li Mouqing provided prostitution services to Fu Mouxing for 398 yuan.

2. On June 17, 2019, at around 21:00, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> led Yang Mou1 to a room on the third floor of the Dadi Foot Massage Shop operated by Wang Mou2 at No. 230 Heshan Road, Jimo District, Qingdao City, where Wang Mou1 provided prostitution services to Yang Mou1 for 298 yuan.

3. On June 17, 2019, at around 22:00, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> led Li Mou to a room on the third floor of the Dadi Foot Massage Shop operated by Wang Mou2 at No. 230 Heshan Road, Jimo District, Qingdao City, where Zhang Mou1 provided prostitution services to Li Mou for 298 yuan.

4. On June 17, 2019, at around 22:00, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> led Zhou Mou1 to a room on the third floor of the Dadi Foot Massage Shop operated by Wang Mou2 at No. 230 Heshan Road, Jimo District, Qingdao City, where Wang Mou1 provided prostitution services to Zhou Mou1 for 498 yuan.

5. On June 17, 2019, at around 22:00, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> led Fu Mouxing to a room on the third floor of the Dadi Foot Massage Shop operated by Wang Mou2 at No. 230 Heshan Road, Jimo District, Qingdao City, where Li Mouqing provided prostitution services to Fu Mouxing for 798 yuan.

The defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> were apprehended and brought to justice on June 17, 2019.


Upon trial, it was found that between September and November 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> and Li (handled in a separate case) introduced prostitutes Ma, Zhang 1, and Zhang 2 to others for prostitution activities, and arranged for the defendant <Defendant B> and others to drive vehicles to transport the prostitutes for prostitution activities. On November 9, 2018, the public security authorities apprehended prostitute Zhang 1 in the Shuimogou District of Urumqi. Based on Zhang 1's confession, the defendant <Defendant B> was also apprehended. It was also found that on January 1, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> surrendered to the public security authorities but did not truthfully confess his crimes.


After trial, it was found that around 11:00 a.m. on December 29, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> asked the defendant <Defendant B> to help collect a debt from Ji (in fact, <Defendant A> owed Ji money that had not been repaid). After 3:00 p.m. that day, the defendant <Defendant A> tricked Ji into coming to his home in Liuqifeng Village, Dahezhuang, Yangji Township, Fangcheng County, under the pretense of repaying the money. After Ji arrived, the defendant <Defendant A> covered Ji's head with a black T-shirt and used his right arm to choke Ji. During Ji's struggle, the defendant <Defendant A> called for the defendant <Defendant B>, who had been hiding in the room, to tie Ji's legs with a rope. The defendant <Defendant A> then wrapped Ji's legs with pre-prepared transparent tape and subsequently asked the defendant <Defendant B> to leave. After controlling Ji, the defendant <Defendant A> extorted money from him. Ji was forced to transfer 120,000 yuan to the defendant <Defendant A> via WeChat on his mobile phone. After receiving the money, the defendant <Defendant A> untied Ji. Later, Ji drove the defendant <Defendant A> to Hongfu Garden Community in Fangcheng County and then drove back home to report the incident to the police. After being apprehended, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed their criminal acts. The family of the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily returned the 120,000 yuan to Ji, and obtained the victim's forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 1 a.m. on September 7, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was chatting with the victim Chen's girlfriend, Wang, in front of the Shengyi Hotel on Junliangcheng Street in this district, when Chen arrived and slapped <Defendant A>. After being slapped, <Defendant A> called and gathered defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, who then came to the scene with wooden sticks. Meanwhile, the victim Chen's coworkers, Li, Li, and Leng, received a call from Wang and rushed to the scene to take Chen back to the dormitory. Upon arrival, a confrontation ensued where <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> wielded wooden sticks, and <Defendant B> used fists and feet to assault the victims Chen, Li, and Li, causing injuries. According to the assessment, victim Chen sustained a scalp laceration and a contusion on his left arm, both classified as minor injuries; victim Li sustained a scalp contusion and chest wall soft tissue contusion, both also classified as minor injuries; and victim Li suffered a tooth defect due to injury, classified as a minor injury. After the incident, Leng called the police at 110, and when the officers arrived, they apprehended defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, who were attempting to flee the scene.


After the trial, it was found that Liang (handled in a separate case) and Wang 2 were former boyfriend and girlfriend, and the defendant <Defendant A> and Wang 2 are currently in a relationship. On May 4, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> believed that Liang and Li (handled in a separate case) visiting Wang 2 in Shegang Town during the day was a provocation. Therefore, at around 8 PM that evening, <Defendant A> gathered Liao and others to seek an opportunity for revenge. At around 9 PM, <Defendant A> and others found Liang and Li at the Shenxianwan Night Snack Shop in Xinguang Community, Shegang Town. While Liang was explaining to <Defendant A>, the people gathered by <Defendant A> had a verbal conflict and physical altercation with Li, which was later separated by Wang 2 and others. Consequently, Li and Liang agreed with <Defendant A> to gather their respective groups for a fight near Luohe Xincheng in Shegang Town. Subsequently, <Defendant A> gathered <Defendant B> and asked him to help gather people to participate. <Defendant B> then gathered Wang 1 and others to go. Li gathered Wu (handled in a separate case) and asked him to help gather people to participate. Wu then gathered Zhou 1 (handled in a separate case), Zhou 2 (at large), and 8 others to go. At around midnight, both parties engaged in a brawl near Luohe Xincheng in Shegang Town. During the brawl, Zhou 2 from Li's side independently used a dagger to stab Wang 1. According to the forensic identification by the Liuyang City Public Security Bureau, Wang 1 sustained a minor injury of the first degree. On November 6, 2019, <Defendant A> was arrested and brought to justice, and on the same day, <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered. Both defendants truthfully confessed after arriving at the scene.


After trial, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Xu (handled in a separate case) conspired to defraud by renting cars and then selling them. At around 19:00 on January 1, 2020, <Defendant A>, Xu, and <Defendant B> drove to Wuhan, Hubei Province. <Defendant A> and Xu used <Defendant B>'s phone to log into the "eHi Car Services" app and signed an electronic car rental agreement with the Wuhan branch of Shanghai eHi Car Rental Co., Ltd., located in Wuchang District, Wuhan (hereinafter referred to as "eHi Wuhan Branch"). They rented a white Audi A4L car with the license plate 鄂A×××** belonging to the company and arranged for the vehicle to be delivered near Jingzhou Railway Station, Hubei Province, the next day. At around 9:00 the next day, after <Defendant B> completed the handover procedures with the staff of eHi Wuhan Branch and obtained the vehicle, the three drove the car to the vicinity of Qianjiang Railway Station, Hubei Province, and sold it for 88,000 RMB to <Defendant C>, who was waiting as agreed. <Defendant C> then instructed <Defendant D> to remove the GPS device from the vehicle. On January 13, 2020, the police apprehended <Defendant D> and subsequently arrested the other defendants. The involved vehicle has been recovered and returned to eHi Wuhan Branch. After the incident, <Defendant C> compensated eHi Wuhan Branch with 20,000 RMB and received their understanding.


Upon trial, it was found that on March 5, 2019, at around 19:00, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after conspiring together, had <Defendant A> gather defendants <Defendant D> and <Defendant C>. <Defendant B> was responsible for contacting Chen Mou1 under the pretense of selling drugs and drove Chen Mou1 to the Design Capital construction site on Hebian South Road, Helong, Baiyun District, in this city. After Chen Mou1 tried the drugs and noticed something unusual, he got out of the car and accidentally left his black iPhone X in the vehicle. <Defendant A> immediately instructed <Defendant D> and <Defendant C>, who had been lying in ambush at the construction site, to intercept Chen Mou1 and attempt to rob his shoulder bag (which contained over 2000 RMB). Upon noticing this, Chen Mou1 fled and was pursued by <Defendant A>, <Defendant D>, and <Defendant C>, who used electric batons and threw stones to stop him. During the chase, Chen Mou1 threw his shoulder bag over a wall in an attempt to escape by climbing over, but was blocked by <Defendant D> and <Defendant C>. During the standoff, <Defendant A> picked up the shoulder bag thrown over the wall and took it away. After the incident, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant D>, and <Defendant C> drove back to Qingyuan City. <Defendant A> paid <Defendant D> and <Defendant C> a reward of 500 RMB each. Additionally, <Defendant A> handed over the phone left in the car by Chen Mou1 to <Defendant D>, who then gave it to his friend Lan Moujian to unlock.


Upon investigation, it was found that at around 11 PM on December 12, 2015, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> (who arrived at Room 1610 of the Ruifeng Hotel in Guyuan from Yinchuan at around 11 PM on December 13, 2015), and <Defendant D>, in order to demand the repayment of a 300,000 yuan loan that <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> had guaranteed for the victim Ma Mou3 in an investment company, took the victim Ma Mou3, whom they had encountered by chance at the Jiulong International Club in Guyuan, to his parents' house to ask for money. When this attempt failed, they forcibly took him to Room 1610 of the Ruifeng Hotel in the Development Zone of Guyuan City, where they restricted his personal freedom for over thirty hours. During this period, the victim Ma Mou3 was subjected to varying degrees of physical assault until the police arrived at the scene at around 10 AM on December 14, 2015, following a report, and took him away. After being apprehended, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> truthfully confessed to their crimes. After the incident, the victim Ma Mou3 issued a letter of understanding, expressing forgiveness for the criminal actions of the defendants.


After the trial, it was found that in November 2017, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, along with others (handled in a separate case), purchased three red Haoman light trucks at a price of 106,000 yuan per vehicle from Yuanxinyi Auto Sales Co., Ltd. in Longhu Town, Xinzheng City, Henan Province. They financed the purchases through the victim, Kaijing Financial Leasing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and after Kaijing Financial Leasing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. paid the remaining balance of 90,200 yuan for each vehicle, <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> sold their respective vehicles to the victim Hu at a price of 90,000 yuan per vehicle. <Defendant B> sold his vehicle to another person for 77,000 yuan, making a profit. After the incident, <Defendant A> turned himself in on May 20, 2019.


Upon trial, it was found that: 1. In April 2013, the defendants <Defendant B> and Sun Mou (handled in a separate case), in order to jointly defraud the compensation for land acquisition, violated the relevant documents and announcements of the ×× District on construction control. Sun Mou sought the help of the defendant <Defendant A>. They hurriedly planted 10,726 yew trees and 1,023 blueberry bushes on the land of <Defendant B>, and hastily built a greenhouse covering 654.55 square meters, thereby defrauding a total compensation of 149,414.8 yuan. <Defendant B> gave Sun Mou 160,000 yuan, and Sun Mou gave <Defendant A> 10,000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that on May 12, 2019, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Liu Yulan and others (handled in a separate case), rented Room ×, Building ×, Shuzhijiayuan, Jiaoda East Road, Haidian District, Beijing from Beijing Aijia Camp Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., and subsequently used the premises specifically for prostitution activities. On July 12, 2019, at the aforementioned location, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> harbored Wei for the purpose of prostitution with Han for a price of RMB 700; harbored Li for the purpose of prostitution with Yu for a price of RMB 600; and harbored Li for the purpose of prostitution with Wu for a price of RMB 300. Subsequently, the two defendants were apprehended by the public security authorities on the same day and truthfully confessed to the main facts mentioned above. The police seized RMB 600 in prostitution earnings on the spot, which has been confiscated. The prostitutes Wei and Li, as well as the clients Han, Yu, and Wu, have all been administratively detained according to the law. During the trial, the prosecutor read aloud and presented evidence obtained by the public security authorities during the investigation phase, including the confessions of defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, testimonies of witnesses Wei, Li, Han, Yu, Wu, Mo, Cong, and Wang, identification records, seizure procedures, bank transaction statements, house rental contract, appraisal report, case capture process, case registration form, administrative penalty decision, and identity proofs. Upon cross-examination during the trial, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> and their respective defense attorneys raised no objections to the evidence presented by the prosecutor. The court holds that the aforementioned evidence is legally and validly sourced, its content is objectively true, and it is relevant to the facts of the case. Therefore, this court confirms its probative value.


Upon trial, it was found that in April 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> contacted the defendant <Defendant B> to package counterfeit Guizhou Moutai liquor, totaling 26 cases (Feitian brand, 53 degrees, 500ml/bottle, 6 bottles/case), by offering remuneration. <Defendant A> provided the materials needed for packaging the counterfeit liquor. In mid-April, according to <Defendant A>'s arrangement, Wu was sent to <Defendant B> to collect 2 cases of counterfeit Guizhou Moutai liquor and ship them to other regions via express delivery on behalf of <Defendant A>. Around midnight on the 25th of the same month, when <Defendant A> arranged for Wu to collect another 10 cases of counterfeit Guizhou Moutai liquor from <Defendant B>, they were caught by the police. At the scene, 24 cases of counterfeit Guizhou Moutai liquor packaged by <Defendant B> were seized. According to Guizhou Moutai Co., Ltd., these were confirmed to be counterfeit products and not produced by the company. The Renhuai City Public Security Bureau commissioned the Renhuai City Price Certification Center to appraise the market median price of Guizhou Moutai liquor (Feitian brand, 53 degrees, 500ml) at the time of the incident, which was 1499 yuan per bottle. The value of the 26 cases of Guizhou Moutai liquor packaged by defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> was equivalent to 233,844 yuan. After the incident, defendant <Defendant A> turned himself in to the Renhuai City Public Security Bureau on April 30, 2019.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. On September 5, 2018, 99,000 yuan transferred by telecom fraud victim Wang to the bank card of <Defendant C>. <Defendant A> then arranged for <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> to withdraw the money together with him at an Agricultural Bank in Chuanhui District, Zhoukou City. The money was subsequently handed over to <Defendant B>, who then gave it to a person named "Chaoyang."

2. On September 6, 2018, 117,600 yuan transferred by telecom fraud victim Liu to the bank card of <Defendant C>. <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and <Defendant A> together withdrew the money at a Construction Bank in Chuanhui District, Zhoukou City, and handed it over to <Defendant B>. <Defendant B> then gave the money to a person named "Chaoyang."


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. Fraud
On April 2, 2019, at around 16:00, the victim, Huang, received a phone call from an unknown man while inside the Yulong Supermarket in Phase One of Baihe New City, Mingshan District, Benxi City. The caller claimed that there were quality issues with the underwear Huang had purchased online and that a refund would be issued. However, Huang was required to transfer RMB 30,000 (hereinafter the same currency) to a designated account via Ant Credit Pay before receiving the refund. Following the instructions, Huang borrowed RMB 30,000 through Ant Credit Pay on his mobile phone and subsequently transferred RMB 29,800 in three installments to two designated accounts. This RMB 29,800, along with other proceeds from telecom fraud, was transferred multiple times before being deposited into the bank account provided by the defendant, <Defendant A>, to his superior, "Lao Zheng." Despite knowing that his superior, "Lao Zheng," was engaged in telecom fraud, <Defendant A> still provided the bank account and personally, or through others, withdrew RMB 40,000 on April 2 and April 3, 2019, after deducting fees, and transferred the money to his superior, "Lao Zheng."

2. Concealment and Covering Up of Criminal Proceeds
On April 2, 2019, the defendant, <Defendant B>, knowing that the money <Defendant A> asked him to withdraw from the bank account was criminal proceeds, still withdrew RMB 10,000 in Mengzi City, Yunnan Province, and handed over the money to <Defendant A>. Both defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, were subsequently apprehended and brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 3 a.m. on December 26, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> and others went to the bar where the defendant <Defendant B> worked and were refused entry into a private room. This led to a dispute and threats between <Defendant B> and the others. Subsequently, <Defendant B> went to the Chaoshan Claypot Porridge Restaurant on Tianfu Road, Tiandeng Town, Tiandeng County to confront <Defendant A>, but the discussion was unsuccessful. At around 4 a.m. that day, <Defendant B> gathered the victim Huang Mou1 and the defendants <Defendant D>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to teach <Defendant A> a lesson. After arguing with <Defendant A> at the Chaoshan Claypot Porridge Restaurant, <Defendant B>, Huang Mou1, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> prepared to leave by car. <Defendant A> then approached Huang Mou1's car with a switchblade and verbally threatened Huang Mou1. Consequently, Huang Mou1, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> got out of the car and collectively assaulted <Defendant A>. During the fight, <Defendant A> stabbed Huang Mou1 in the inner right thigh with the switchblade and injured <Defendant D>'s right forearm. Huang Mou1 was taken to the hospital but died later that day due to ineffective rescue efforts. According to the forensic report, Huang Mou1's death was consistent with acute massive bleeding caused by a single-edged sharp weapon that severed the right femoral artery and vein. <Defendant D>'s injury to the right forearm was classified as minor. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> called 110 to surrender, and the defendants <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and <Defendant B> voluntarily turned themselves in to the public security authorities.


After the trial, it was found that from early 2017 to September 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> recruited and trained multiple massage therapists, including Wang and Liu, to engage in prostitution activities at the Banyan Tree Spa Club (Qianmen Branch) located on the west side of the first floor of the Beijing Jingtailong International Hotel at No. 19 Zhushikou East Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing. They were apprehended by the public security authorities on September 20, 2019.


Upon investigation, it was found that during the period from 2017 to 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> colluded together and repeatedly extorted money from the contractors and construction workers at the Wutongyuan residential area construction site in Handan City. They engaged in illegal activities such as extortion, oppressed the public, and caused a significantly adverse social impact, gradually forming a criminal gang with <Defendant A> as the leader and <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> as members.

I. Facts of Extortion
1. In June 2017, Liu contracted the podium building project at the Wutongyuan residential area construction site in Handan City. During the construction process, because Liu did not purchase concrete through <Defendant A>, <Defendant A> then colluded with <Defendant B> and others to block the concrete mixer trucks from entering the construction site. They demanded that Liu either purchase the concrete through them or pay a kickback, otherwise, they would continue to block the concrete mixer trucks from entering the site. Liu was forced to comply and transferred 50,000 RMB to <Defendant A> in October 2017.


After trial, it was found that since 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were employed by a co-defendant to organize women such as Zhu Moumou, Xia Moumou, and Xiao Moumou to engage in prostitution activities at XX International Spa, located at XX Congyun Road, Yongping Street, Baiyun District, Guangzhou. At around 0:00 on May 1, 2019, the public security organs discovered the prostitution activities of Xiao Moumou and others at the aforementioned location, and arrested the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> on the spot. After being brought to justice, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> voluntarily and truthfully confessed their crimes.


Upon trial, the following facts were established:

1. Facts of Provoking Trouble

On the night of October 19, 2005, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were having a late-night snack at Ruyi Snack Bar. Defendant <Defendant A> noticed that the victim, Yang X, glanced at him, which led <Defendant A> to believe that Yang X looked down on him. As a result, <Defendant A> started an argument with Yang X. Seeing this, Yang X's friend, Lu, and <Defendant B> intervened to separate the two.

Around midnight the following day, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> encountered Yang X and Lu again near the Yaozheng Building. Defendant <Defendant A> once more argued with Yang X and called Defendant Yang Y for assistance, asking him to bring a knife. Upon Yang Y's arrival, defendants <Defendant A> and Yang Y got into a fight with Yang X and Lu. During the altercation, Yang Y used a kitchen knife to slash Yang X's arm and leg. According to the medical assessment, Yang X sustained injuries classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. On the morning of June 11, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> deceived the victim Hou by pretending to help sell Hou's second-hand car at the second-hand car trading market on the southern section of Tiexi Road, Long'an District, Anyang City, Henan Province. <Defendant A> took away a silver Beijing Xunfeng brand electric car worth 17,000 RMB from the victim Hou and sold it to the defendant <Defendant B>. <Defendant B> purchased the car at a lower price and hid it in his hometown in Tangyin County.

2. On the evening of August 7, 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> and others stole a yellow-green mountain bike worth 180 RMB from the victim Yue at the Yu Opera Troupe Family Courtyard behind the Massage Hospital in Wenfeng District, Anyang City. On a night in March 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> stole a set of electric bicycle batteries worth 442 RMB from the victim Zhang behind the inpatient building of Anyang Regional Hospital and sold them to <Defendant B>. On the evening of April 5, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> stole a red Aos brand electric bicycle worth 986 RMB from the victim Chen behind the inpatient building of Anyang Regional Hospital and sold it to Li. On a night in June 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> stole a Xinfei brand electric tricycle worth 845 RMB from the victim Qi behind the inpatient building of Anyang Regional Hospital and sold it to <Defendant B> for 400 RMB. <Defendant B> then sold the tricycle for 1,000 RMB.


After the trial, it was found that on April 7, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with the defendant <Defendant B>, fabricated the planting of 50 hectares of rice as a pretext to purchase Jiahe brand rice-specific fertilizer worth 28,600.00 yuan (purchasing price 130.00 yuan per bag, totaling 220 bags) on credit from the victim Guo's fertilizer store. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> sold the 220 bags of fertilizer to the defendant <Defendant C> at a price significantly lower than the market rate, 70.00 yuan per bag. The defendant <Defendant C> paid <Defendant A> a total of 15,400.00 yuan for the rice. Later, the defendant <Defendant C> sold the acquired Jiahe brand rice-specific fertilizer at a price of 100.00 yuan per bag to Yang Zhenxing, Liang Qingjun, Yin Xiaojiang, and others, thereby illegally profiting 7,500.00 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that: On the evening of October 19, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> and the defendant <Defendant B> had a conflict over trivial matters, and both invited others to fight. <Defendant A> invited Li Moumou (a minor prosecuted in a separate case) and others, while <Defendant B> invited the defendant <Defendant C> and Xu Moumou. <Defendant C> then invited the defendant <Defendant D>, and both parties prepared for a brawl. Around midnight on October 20, defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and Xu Moumou first assaulted <Defendant A> and his accomplice Li Moumou at the entrance of Zhaojiacun Village in Zhongzha Community, Guandu District of this city, but were later dissuaded. Around 12:30 AM, <Defendant A> and his accomplice Li Moumou and others used clubs to assault Xu Moumou, while <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> fled the scene. According to the assessment, Xu Moumou sustained second-degree serious injuries. After the incident, <Defendant A> was apprehended and brought to justice on October 20, 2017; <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Zhongzha Police Station of Guandu Sub-bureau on October 20, 2017; and <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> were notified by phone to report on October 20, 2017.


Upon trial, it was found that from June 2017 to January 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> sold mobile phone screens, knowing they were counterfeit OPPO registered trademark products, to the defendant <Defendant B> through the "Yonghui Technology" store located at No. 103, 4th Floor, Nantai Daily Necessities Wholesale Market, Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. The sales amount was over 76,000 RMB. From June 2017 to January 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> sold mobile phone screens, knowing they were counterfeit OPPO registered trademark products, through the "Jiehua Communications" Taobao store. The sales amount was over 80,000 RMB. On January 10, 2018, the police searched the residence of the defendant <Defendant B> located at Room 3-1-303, Hongde New Seventh Lane, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, and seized 6 OPPO mobile phone screens on-site, which were identified as counterfeit. On January 11, 2018, the police searched the "Yonghui Technology" store of the defendant <Defendant A> located at No. 103, 4th Floor, Nantai Daily Necessities Wholesale Market, Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, and seized 5 OPPO mobile phone screens on-site, which were identified as counterfeit. On January 10, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> was criminally summoned to the case; the next day, the defendant <Defendant A> was criminally summoned to the case. After being brought to the case, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> voluntarily and truthfully confessed their crimes, reached a settlement agreement with the victim, and obtained the victim's understanding.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that since 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, out of personal interest in firearms, had repeatedly purchased firearm parts online and assembled three air guns. One day in December 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, through the introduction of the defendant <Defendant B>, sold an air gun to the defendant <Defendant C> for 7,500 yuan. The defendant <Defendant C> stored the purchased air gun from the defendant <Defendant A> along with another air gun at his home, which were later seized. One day in January 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, through the introduction of the defendant <Defendant B>, sold an assembled air gun to Xu Kun for 500 yuan, which was later seized. On the night of February 6, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> lent an assembled air gun to Zhang Hui for bird hunting, and this air gun was also seized. According to the appraisal, the aforementioned air guns were all identified as firearms. The defendant <Defendant A> surrendered to the Xiao County Public Security Bureau on February 8, 2018, and truthfully confessed the criminal facts; the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by the police of the Xiao County Public Security Bureau on February 8, 2018; the defendant <Defendant C> was arrested by the police of the Xiao County Public Security Bureau on February 9, 2018.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms