After trial, it was found that: the defendant <Defendant A> is the son of the criminal Chen, and the defendant <Defendant B> is the brother of the criminal Chen. In January 2018, Chen was apprehended by the public security organ for suspected illegal business operations. In February 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> became aware that there were still unprocessed counterfeit cigarettes in Room 1320, Building C, Huachang Plaza, Jinghu District, this city, and in order to help Chen cover up, they, along with <Defendant C>, transferred the counterfeit cigarettes. The counterfeit cigarettes were moved from Room 1320, Building C, Huachang Plaza, Jinghu District, this city, to the residence of <Defendant A>'s grandmother in Xindu Garden Community, Jinghu District, this city. During this period, 100 cartons of counterfeit hard-pack Zhonghua cigarettes were handed over to Zhang. Subsequently, the counterfeit cigarettes were transferred to the residence of Chen Keyi at No. 49 Victory West Road, Jinghu District, this city, during which 200 cartons of counterfeit Furongwang cigarettes were handed over to Zhang. The public security organ lawfully seized the transferred counterfeit cigarettes, including 234 cartons of Furongwang cigarettes, 54 cartons of hard-pack Zhonghua cigarettes, and 40 cartons of soft-pack Zhonghua cigarettes. On September 7, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> was brought to justice after being notified by the public security organ via telephone. On September 11, 2018, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were brought to justice after being notified by the public security organ via telephone. According to the judgment in the case of illegal business operations by Chen, Zhang, and Liu Jun (2018) Wan 0202 Xingchu No. 415, the selling price of counterfeit Furongwang cigarettes was 100 yuan per carton, the selling price of counterfeit hard-pack Zhonghua cigarettes was 190 yuan per carton, and the purchasing price of counterfeit soft-pack Zhonghua cigarettes was 100 yuan per carton.


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 20:00 on January 2, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, after consuming alcohol, carried a single-edged knife and went to Dongjie Village in Liupowu Town to find a target for robbery. <Defendant A> later discovered that Yue, the owner of the "Zhifeng Beauty and Hairdressing Bath Center," was alone in the store. <Defendant A> then entered the store with the knife, threatened the victim Yue, and demanded valuables. When the victim Yue called for help, <Defendant A> stabbed Yue in the abdomen with the knife and then fled the scene. <Defendant A> subsequently hid in Dongying and Weifang, and on the evening of January 27, 2019, went to <Defendant B>'s cattle farm, requesting <Defendant B> to provide a hiding place. Despite knowing that <Defendant A> was suspected of committing a crime, <Defendant B> still concealed <Defendant A> at the cattle farm. According to the appraisal, the victim Yue's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the first degree. An assessment by the Shandong Provincial Judicial Appraisal Institute for Mental Illness determined that <Defendant A> did not have a mental illness and was in a state of ordinary intoxication at the time of the crime, and thus had full criminal responsibility.


Upon trial, it was found that from early July 2018 to July 11, 2018, the defendants Liu Mou1, <Defendant A>, Liu Mou2, and <Defendant B> were instructed by others to rent rooms at Haiyou Hotel, located at XXX Anyuan Road, Jing'an District, in this city, to assist in organizing prostitution activities. During this period, defendant Liu Mou1 was responsible for the daily management of the prostitutes and for bringing clients to the rooms within the hotel; defendant <Defendant A> was responsible for collecting fees, bookkeeping, and handling the room cards for prostitution activities; defendants Liu Mou2 and <Defendant B> were responsible for meeting and guiding the clients to the hotel from nearby the Haiyou Hotel. On July 11, 2018, at 11 PM, the police apprehended the four defendants, along with multiple prostitutes and clients, at the aforementioned hotel. After being brought to justice, defendant Liu Mou2 truthfully confessed the main facts of the crime; however, defendants Liu Mou1, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> did not truthfully confess the facts of the crime during the investigation stage.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon examination, it was found that the Xinbaolong Leisure Club was located at 24 Zhongxin Road, Xinqiao Street, Bao'an District, Shenzhen. The actual controller of the club is "Li Mou" (currently at large), and the manager is "Duan Lei" (currently at large). The Xinbaolong Leisure Club has long been involved in illegal activities such as "oral sex" and "oral ejaculation," from which it profited unlawfully. The defendants, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, served as department heads of the Xinbaolong Leisure Club. <Defendant A> was responsible for assisting "Duan Lei" in managing the club, while <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were in charge of managing the massage and bathing areas, introducing prostitution services to guests, and arranging for technicians to provide such services. The defendant, <Defendant D>, was a security guard at the club, responsible for tipping off the club about police inspections. On July 30, 2018, the police conducted an inspection of the club and caught on the spot individuals involved in prostitution activities, including Zhang Mou, Zhang Mou1, Yang Mou, Long Mou, Tao Mou, Lao Mou, Chen Mou, Nong Mou, Zhang Mou2, and Yu Mou (all of whom have been administratively punished). At the same time, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were arrested.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


After the trial, it was found that in early July 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> provided raw materials to use the bottling line of Sweet Sun Green Beverage Co., Ltd., represented by the defendant <Defendant B>, in Yulin Village, Yulin Township, Yanjin County. They bottled counterfeit Xifeng Liquor "Fengxiang Classic" ten-year edition (alcohol content 45%, net content 500 ml, factory address is Shaanxi Xifeng Liquor Co., Ltd.) totaling 957 cases. The defendant <Defendant B> received illicit proceeds of 14,355 yuan. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> sold 941 cases to his brother Cheng Jianli (handled in a separate case) at a price of 150 yuan per case, with a total value of 141,150 yuan. By the time the case was uncovered, Cheng Jianli had paid the defendant <Defendant A> 50,000 yuan, with the remaining amount unpaid. After the case was discovered, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily came forward for questioning. The defendant <Defendant B> returned all the illicit proceeds of 14,355 yuan to the public security authorities.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that at around 12:00 on August 29, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, employed by Wu (handled in a separate case), along with Wu and others, were transporting bagged crude oil from the ground and from a black Honda car (license plate number: Hei A×××××) and a black Buick car (license plate number: J×××××) to a white box truck (license plate number: Yi FXXXXX) on the northwest side of a certain village in Datong District, Daqing City, when they were caught red-handed by the police. Upon weighing, the involved crude oil totaled 10.74 tons, with a net oil weight of 10.42 tons, valued at RMB 32,517.91. The involved crude oil has since been returned to the Second Oil Mine of the Seventh Oil Production Plant of Daqing Oilfield Co., Ltd.


After the trial, it was found that: At around 22:00 on December 18, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others, at the invitation of Li Mou (handled in a separate case), gathered at Wanjing Community in Yunyan District, Guiyang City. They then took two cars to Evergrande Oasis in Baiyun District, Guiyang City, to confront Huang Mou2, who had a dispute with Li Mou's girlfriend Zhang Mou over the rental fee of a BMW car with the license plate Gui A×××**. In the early morning of the 19th, Li Mou and others found the Gui A×××** vehicle parked by the roadside at the entrance of Evergrande Oasis Community in Baiyun District. Five or six men walked out of the community and got into the car. Li Mou then led the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others to take machetes, slaughter knives, and other tools that had been prepared in advance from the trunk of their vehicle. They got out of the car and rushed towards the vehicle with the license plate A4WZ42, chasing and hacking at the victims Li Mou, Lu Mou, and others inside the car. According to the forensic identification by Guizhou Zhongyi Judicial Appraisal Center: the victim Li Mou suffered a grade-one minor head injury; skin and tendon damage to the left index, middle, and ring fingers, classified as minor injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that between October 2016 and January 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, under the pretext of needing a nail gun for house renovation, used his cousin Zheng's mobile phone and Taobao account to purchase a nail gun and accessories such as hydraulic alloy steel pipes, limit handles, pipe sleeves, infrared sights, manual shell ejection systems, and butterfly clips from online stores. Using assembly methods found via the Baidu search engine, he modified these components into a complete gun for hunting purposes. After the incident, the police from Zherong County Public Security Bureau seized the gun from a house in XX Village, XX Township, Zherong County, along with two black gun parts and several golden bullets and steel balls.

Between December 2016 and January 2017, the defendant <Defendant B>, also under the pretext of needing a nail gun for house renovation, similarly used Zheng's mobile phone and Taobao account to purchase a nail gun, a manual shell ejection system, and an infrared sight he bought himself, and used the steel pipe purchased through <Defendant A> to assemble and modify these components into a complete gun for hunting purposes. After the incident, the police from Zherong County Public Security Bureau seized the gun from a firewood stack on the hillside behind a house in XX Town, Fu'an City, along with 67 nail gun bullets and several steel balls.

The aforementioned two modified guns were identified by the Ningde City Public Security Bureau's Forensic Identification Office as having normal mechanical structures, powered by gunpowder combustion, capable of firing blank cartridges and metal projectiles normally, with muzzle kinetic energy of 20 joules/cm² and 8.1 joules/cm², respectively, and were both classified as firearms.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that at around 9 PM on December 5, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to demand gambling debts related to "Mark Six" from the victim Liang Mou1, prevented Liang Mou1 from leaving the Yayue Hotel in Minle Town, Beiliu City, leading to a physical altercation. Subsequently, <Defendant A> gathered others to abduct Liang Mou1 from the Yayue Hotel to the Jinyi Commercial Firm on Minxi Road, Beiliu City. Later, <Defendant A> also called upon the defendant <Defendant B> to join in restricting Liang Mou1's personal freedom at the Jinyi Commercial Firm, coercing Liang Mou1 to pay the money. During this period, Liang Mou1 was beaten, forcibly stripped of his shirt, compelled to solicit money from friends and family via mobile phone, and threatened to write an IOU. At around 11 AM the next morning, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> took Liang Mou1 to the Agricultural Bank of China in Beiliu City, intending to collect money from Liang Mou1's family members, when they were caught on the spot by the police. According to forensic identification, the injuries sustained by Liang Mou1 were classified as minor injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to collect a debt from Jiang, instigated his girlfriend, defendant <Defendant D>, to add Jiang on WeChat under the pretense of making friends to obtain Jiang's specific location. On September 30, 2019, <Defendant D> obtained Jiang's specific location and informed <Defendant A>. Subsequently, <Defendant A> and <Defendant D> gathered defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> to go to Butuo County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province to find Jiang. On October 2, 2019, at the Star Hotel in Butuo County, Liangshan Prefecture, <Defendant A> arranged for <Defendant D> to lure Jiang to a rented car with the license plate Sichuan W××××× under the pretext of paying for a ride. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> blocked Jiang's escape route and forcibly pulled Jiang into the car, confiscating Jiang's mobile phone, money, and other personal belongings. They placed Jiang in the middle of the second row of the car, and during restroom breaks at service areas, they used methods such as assigning someone to follow Jiang to illegally restrict his personal freedom. They forcibly took Jiang from Butuo County, Liangshan Prefecture, back to Enyang District, Bazhong City, illegally restricting Jiang's personal freedom for 14 hours. When <Defendant A> got off the car at Liulin, he demanded Jiang's WeChat payment password and used Jiang's WeChat to pay 600 yuan for the ride. Later, Jiang escaped while <Defendant A> and others were not paying attention and reported the incident to the public security authorities. At around 22:00 on the same day, the police summoned defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to the scene at the Paper-Wrapped Fish Restaurant on Fuzheng Avenue, Enyang District.


After the trial, it was found that:

1. At around 17:00 on November 5, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> held a knife and forced the victim Li Mou1 to the ground outside the north wall of Zhicheng Middle School in Hunnan District, Shenyang City. The defendant <Defendant A> then took away the victim's waist bag, and the two defendants fled the scene. The stolen waist bag contained 360 RMB in cash and a GUSUN brand mobile phone. The next day, the defendant <Defendant B> sold the mobile phone for 5 RMB. According to the appraisal by the Hunnan District Price Appraisal Center of Shenyang City, the value of the stolen mobile phone was 60 RMB. The victim Li Mou1's right hand was injured during the robbery. According to the appraisal by Shenyang Zhengtai Judicial Appraisal Institute, the injury to the right hand of the victim Li Mou1 was classified as a minor injury.

2. At around 20:00 on November 11, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> approached the victim Fu Mou at the southeast corner of the intersection north of Zhicheng Middle School in Hunnan District, Shenyang City, under the pretext of borrowing a lighter to light a cigarette. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> appeared and assaulted the victim Fu Mou under false pretenses and threatened with a knife. The defendant <Defendant B> took the opportunity to steal the victim Fu Mou's waist bag, and the two defendants fled the scene. The stolen waist bag contained 3,600 RMB in cash. According to the appraisal by Shenyang Zhengtai Judicial Appraisal Institute, the injury to the right eye of the victim Fu Mou was classified as a minor injury.


Upon trial, it was found that on February 14, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with Chen Peisi (handled in a separate case) and others, fabricated a car accident and other facts to deceive Ding Pengxin into borrowing 20,000 RMB from the defendant <Defendant B>'s friend (with an IOU of 50,000 RMB) for personal consumption. From February to April 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with Chen Peisi, Wang Lu, and Cai Lijun (all handled in separate cases), repeatedly deceived Ding Pengxin into borrowing money from Shen, Chu (nicknamed "Shanyu"), Ge Baochun (nicknamed "Guangtou"), Sun Chaogang (nicknamed "Lao Sun"), Gu Yufeng (nicknamed "Xiao Gudong"), "Ahuage," "Erbaliang," and others under the pretext of repaying debts. The total amount borrowed for balancing accounts and personal consumption reached over 200,000 RMB. In April 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Wang Lu (handled in a separate case) and others, illegally restricted Ding Pengxin's personal freedom for more than five days at Jiayuan Hotel and Shixin Boutique Hotel in Chuansha New Town, this district, to demand repayment. During this period, the defendant <Defendant A> and others assaulted Ding Pengxin by slapping and kicking him. On October 12 and 13, 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested by the public security organs on suspicion of major crimes. After being brought to justice, they both truthfully confessed to the above basic criminal facts. During the trial of this court, the defendant <Defendant B> compensated the victim Ding Pengxin 3,000 RMB with the help of his family.


After trial, it was found that since October 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, together with Shen (handled separately), rented a room at the Haitianyise Hotel on Hezhong Road, Honghuagang District, Zunyi City. They organized several prostitutes, including X1, Xu Xiyan, X2, and X3, to wait for clients in Room 831 of the hotel. They advertised their services by distributing small solicitation cards to taxi drivers and posting in taxi driver WeChat groups. When clients contacted them by phone or arrived near the Haitianyise Hotel, the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> were responsible for receiving the clients, taking them to the hotel room, introducing the available services and pricing, and instructing another individual, Mou1 (handled separately), to arrange for the prostitutes to meet clients, manage accounts, and distribute wages to the prostitutes. On October 11, 2018, police officers apprehended prostitutes X1, Xu Xiyan, X2, and X3 at the Haitianyise Hotel. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were caught on the spot and brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that: On March 5, 2017, the victims Lou Mou1 and Lou Mou2, a married couple, and others were introduced to rent the pig farm of the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant A>, a father and son, in Fengyang County. At around 8 a.m. on June 28 of the same year, the wife of the defendant <Defendant C>, Fu Mou, had a dispute with Lou Mou1 regarding sewage discharge at the pig farm, which escalated into a physical altercation. Seeing this, the defendant <Defendant A> went home to fetch a machete to attack Lou Mou1 but was stopped by others. Later, when the victim Lou Mou2 tried to dissuade <Defendant A> at the gate of <Defendant A>'s courtyard, the defendant <Defendant A> slapped Lou Mou2 on the left ear, causing a perforation of the left eardrum as diagnosed by the hospital. Subsequently, <Defendant A> called the police.

At around 10 p.m. that day, the defendant <Defendant C> first went to the victim Lou Mou1's dormitory. Later, the defendant <Defendant A> brought along the defendant <Defendant B> and others invited by <Defendant B>, including Wang Mou1, Xu Mou, and Zheng Mou (all of whom were handled in separate cases), to the scene with sticks. The defendant <Defendant A> and others dragged Lou Mou1 from the bed and forced him to kneel. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and others beat him with fists, feet, shoes, and sticks. During this period, when <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> were about to pour cold and hot water on Lou Mou1, they were stopped. <Defendant C> used a toothpick to poke Lou Mou1's ears and nostrils when he fainted on the ground. After Lou Mou1 was forced to kneel and admit fault, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and others left. At around 11 p.m. that night, Lou Mou1 escaped and called the police.

According to the diagnosis by Fengyang County Hospital, Lou Mou1 sustained head trauma and multiple skin contusions all over his body. The forensic identification center of Fengyang County Public Security Bureau identified Lou Mou1's injuries as minor injuries, and Lou Mou2's injuries as minor injuries of the second degree.


After trial, it was found that on the afternoon of March 18, 2018, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> went together to Ruizhengyuan Ecological Farm located in Zhangjiawan Town, Tongzhou District, Beijing. At around 3:00 PM on that day, the defendant <Defendant B> had an altercation and physical conflict with the victims Li Mou1, Mao Mou (male, deceased at the age of 29), and Li Mou2, among others, in the reception hall of the ecological farm. After <Defendant A> entered the scene, he stabbed the victim Mao Mou in the chest with a sharp knife he carried. Subsequently, both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> assaulted Li Mou1 and Li Mou2. After committing the crime, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> fled the scene by car. Despite rescue efforts, the victim Mao Mou died at around 7:00 PM that evening. According to the forensic examination, Mao Mou's death was consistent with acute hemorrhagic shock caused by a sharp instrument piercing his chest and heart. Li Mou1 and Li Mou2 sustained minor injuries. On March 19, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended by the public security authorities, and the knife and other tools used in the crime were recovered. Additionally, during the trial in this court, close relatives of the defendant <Defendant B> reached mediation agreements on behalf of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> with the close relatives of the victim Mao Mou and with the victim Li Mou1. The close relatives of the defendant <Defendant B> compensated the close relatives of the victim Mao Mou for part of their losses and reimbursed the victim Li Mou1 for the medical expenses he had advanced for the victim Mao Mou, thus obtaining the understanding of the close relatives of the victim Mao Mou and the victim Li Mou1.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


After the trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, operated an unlicensed foot massage parlor on Hexing Eleventh Street in Nangang District, Harbin City, and repeatedly harbored prostitutes Chi Mou and Zhang Moumou for prostitution in the store. In September 2018, Zhang Mou was harbored in the store and provided prostitution services to the client Liu Mou twice at a price of 200 RMB each time. Chi Mou was harbored and provided prostitution services to the client Yan Mou once at a price of 200 RMB each time. <Defendant B> surrendered to the public security authorities on November 8, 2018, and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts; <Defendant A> surrendered to the public security authorities on December 17, 2018, and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts.


Upon investigation, it was found that between November and December 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> rented a location in Haidian District of this city and, together with the defendant <Defendant B>, harbored prostitutes Jiang and Hou to provide prostitution services to clients Han and Liang, respectively. On December 13 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the police, and the defendant <Defendant B> turned themselves in to the police on the same day. Both defendants subsequently confessed truthfully.


Upon investigation, it was found that in June 2016, Zhao Mou1 approached the defendant <Defendant A> to arrange a job for his nephew, the victim Zhang Mou1. <Defendant A> then contacted the defendant <Defendant B>, who claimed to be able to help Zhang Mou1 secure a job at the provincial branch of the Bank of Communications. Zhao Mou1 transferred 100,000 RMB to <Defendant A>'s bank account, and <Defendant A> handed over 80,000 RMB to <Defendant B> to arrange the job for Zhang Mou1. When Zhang Mou1 inquired about the job status, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> falsely claimed that the job could be arranged and did not return the money. They further deceived Zhang Mou1 by claiming that gifts were needed to secure the job, leading Zhang Mou1 to spend 1,500 RMB on two cartons of Soft Chunghwa cigarettes and 12,240 RMB on three cases of "Yisheng Junzhongqing" liquor purchased from <Defendant A>, which were then given to <Defendant B>. The cigarettes were smoked by <Defendant B>, and the liquor was given away by <Defendant B>. According to the appraisal, the value of the cigarettes and liquor deceitfully obtained by <Defendant B> from Zhang Mou1 was 2,450 RMB. After informing <Defendant A> that the job could not be arranged, <Defendant B> refunded 50,000 RMB to <Defendant A> in January 2017. Subsequently, <Defendant A> gave 10,000 RMB to Cao Mou to arrange a job for Zhang Mou1, but Cao Mou returned the 10,000 RMB to <Defendant A> on December 25, 2017, after the case was exposed. On October 25, 2019, <Defendant A>'s family compensated Zhao Mou1 and Zhang Mou1 for their economic losses amounting to 81,290 RMB, and <Defendant B>'s family compensated Zhao Mou1 and Zhang Mou1 for their economic losses amounting to 32,450 RMB. Zhao Mou1 and Zhang Mou1 expressed their understanding towards <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>.


After trial, it was found that: In June 2013, <Defendant A> established Jiangxi Province Fushunlou Health Culture Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Fushunlou"), with the company located in the High-tech Zone of this city. From February to March 2019, <Defendant C>, entrusted and employed by <Defendant B>, worked as the lobby manager at Fushunlou. Despite knowing that the technicians in the store were engaging in prostitution, <Defendant C> collected "prostitution fees" from <Defendant B>, distributed commissions to each technician, and managed the personnel within the club. Since April 2019, <Defendant A> employed Liu Zhitai (already sentenced) as the store manager of Fushunlou to manage the establishment, organizing multiple people to engage in prostitution activities within the health club. <Defendant B> was responsible for the store's finances, providing Alipay and WeChat payment QR codes for use within the store, reconciling accounts after receiving money, and distributing commissions to the prostitutes. Fushunlou employee Deng Yong (already sentenced) and <Defendant D> assisted Liu Zhitai, arranging and guiding clients, handling cashier duties, promoting prostitution services, and receiving commissions from prostitution fees. At around 22:00 on May 7, 2019, the police discovered three prostitutes engaging in prostitution activities during a routine inspection of the store. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended on November 26, 2019, <Defendant D> was apprehended on December 11, 2019, and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered on December 24, 2019.


Upon investigation, it was found that in September 2016, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to repay the loan from the defendant <Defendant B> (who is the cousin of He), intended to borrow money from the victim He. Considering that he had not yet repaid the previous loan from He and that He would not lend him money again, <Defendant A> discussed borrowing money from He under the names of <Defendant C> and <Defendant D>. During the loan process, He requested <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> to provide collateral and proposed to handle the house mortgage certificate under the name of <Defendant B>. <Defendant A> then contacted a person who makes fake certificates and forged a false property ownership certificate under the name of <Defendant D> and a false house mortgage certificate under the name of <Defendant B>. Subsequently, <Defendant D> and <Defendant C> used the forged property ownership certificate and house mortgage certificate to fraudulently obtain a loan of 92,000 yuan from He. <Defendant A> used 70,000 yuan of this loan to repay his loan and interest to <Defendant B>, 10,000 yuan to repay other debts, <Defendant C> took 5,000 yuan, and the remaining amount was used by <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> for their trip to Shandong.


Upon trial, it was found that from January 2018 to April 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> rented a place in the Panlong District of Kunming City where Wang Mou1 pretended to be a virgin and engaged in prostitution activities in other locations. During this period, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> organized the defendants <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and Zheng Guangkui (handled in a separate case) to solicit clients via chat on mobile applications such as WeChat to facilitate the prostitution activities. At approximately 16:30 on April 17, 2019, the Panlong Branch of the Kunming Public Security Bureau apprehended the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> near the Panlong District of Kunming City after receiving a report.


Upon trial, it was found that between October 5 and 22, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> posted promotional information online, falsely claiming to the victims that they could help locate people, and charged the victims fees, thereby engaging in fraudulent activities. To smoothly carry out the fraud, the defendant <Defendant A> entrusted Shao (handled in a separate case) to help collect payment accounts. Shao contacted the defendant <Defendant B>, who first introduced the defendant <Defendant C>, and later <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> introduced Meng (handled in a separate case) to Shao. After the victims' money was received, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Meng deducted their commissions and transferred the remaining money to Shao. Shao, after deducting his commission, transferred the fraudulent proceeds of the defendant <Defendant A> to <Defendant A>, and kept his own fraudulent proceeds for himself. During the aforementioned period, the defendant <Defendant A> defrauded victims Feng and Sui, among others, of a total of 130,820 RMB. The defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, knowing that the defendant <Defendant A> and Shao might be engaging in illegal activities, still collected and provided accounts. The amount involved for the defendant <Defendant B> was 153,160 RMB, and for the defendant <Defendant C> was 141,960 RMB.


Upon trial, it was found that in October 2018, Lai (handled in a separate case) and others engaged in illegal sand mining activities while constructing a road and building a sand yard on the grassland below Sanli Brick Factory in Jinxian County. At the end of the same month, through the contact of the defendant <Defendant A>, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, along with Hu Xiaoping, Huang Xianhua, Shu Weihong, and Tu Xinghua (all handled in separate cases), went to Lai's sand yard to load stones and build the road. After the road was completed, due to the sand yard's inability to pay for the transportation fees, both parties agreed that defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others would transport and sell the sand to offset the transportation costs. Despite knowing that the sand yard was engaged in illegal sand mining, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others still transported the sand to Yugan County, totaling 682 cubic meters. The market value of this batch of sand was determined to be RMB 67,177.

In September 2018, Lei (handled in a separate case) and others engaged in illegal sand mining activities while building a sand yard by the lakeside behind Junshan Lake Gas Station in Jinxian County. Later, through the contact of the defendant <Defendant A>, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others went to Lei's sand yard to load brick debris and build the road. After the road was completed, due to the sand yard's inability to pay for the transportation fees, both parties agreed that defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others would transport and sell the sand to offset the transportation costs. Despite knowing that the sand yard was engaged in illegal sand mining, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others still transported the sand to Yugan County, totaling 919.09 cubic meters. The market value of this batch of sand was determined to be RMB 104,316.71.

On July 15, 2019, defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the public security authorities; on July 22 of the same month, defendant <Defendant B> was summoned to the case by the public security authorities. On December 10, 2019, the illegal proceeds of RMB 59,000 from defendants <Defendant A> and others were fully refunded.


After trial, it was found that:

1. On July 13, 2017, a conflict arose between Le Lifeng's group and the group of <Defendant D> due to Wang Mou's debt collection. Subsequently, <Defendant D> and Le Lifeng agreed to fight in Jishui County. That evening, <Defendant D> gathered <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and others including Wu Mou, Liu Mou2, and Li Mou3 (already sentenced) to carry knives and drive <Defendant D>'s Honda Accord and two other SUVs to Binjiang Avenue in Wenfeng Town, Jishui County, to attack Le Lifeng's group. At the same time, Le Lifeng's group, including Zhang Mou1, Zhou Mou2, and Huang Mou (all already sentenced), drove a gold-colored business vehicle and carried knives from Ouyang Bin's steel bar shop to Binjiang North Avenue as agreed to attack <Defendant D>'s group.

At around 22:00 on that day, both parties encountered each other on the road along the river under the Jishui Bridge. <Defendant C> drove <Defendant D>'s Honda Accord and hit the rear of Le Lifeng's business vehicle. The door of the rear seat of the business vehicle was knocked off, causing Le Lifeng to fall onto the door. <Defendant A>, Liu Mou2, and Wu Mou, among others, engaged in a knife fight with Zhou Mou2 from the opposing side, and <Defendant C> followed and got out of the car with a knife.

On November 22, 2019, <Defendant D> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed the case after arriving. On December 5, 2019, <Defendant A> was brought back from Ganzhou Prison by the police of Jishui County Public Security Bureau and truthfully confessed the case after arriving. On December 18, 2019, <Defendant B> was brought back from Jian Prison by the police of Jishui County Public Security Bureau and truthfully confessed the case after arriving. On January 2, 2020, under the persuasion of <Defendant D>, <Defendant C> surrendered at Jishui County Detention Center and truthfully confessed the case after arriving.


Upon trial, the following facts were ascertained:

1. Regarding the extortion facts:

In December 2015, Fu Mou lost money twice while gambling (playing "Zha Jin Hua") with Zhang Mou1, Wei Mou3, and Long Mou, losing a total of over 20,000 yuan. Fu Mou suspected that Zhang Mou1 and the others used magic cards to win his money. In the early morning of December 14, 2015, while having barbecue with <Defendant A> (already sentenced for this crime) and others, Fu told <Defendant A> about Zhang Mou1 and the others using magic cards to win his money. <Defendant A> said that as long as he went, he would take responsibility for getting back the money Fu Mou lost.

At around 22:00 on December 14, 2015, Zhang Mou1 invited Fu Mou, Wei Mou3, Long Mou, and others to play "Zha Jin Hua" in Room 8018 of the Yicheng Shengjing Yijia Hotel. Fu Mou informed <Defendant A> about playing cards with Zhang Mou1 and others that night. <Defendant A> then went to the room and played cards with Zhang Mou1, Wei Mou3, and others, during which <Defendant A> lost more than 20,000 yuan. <Defendant A> sent a text message to <Defendant D>, asking <Defendant D> to come and help.

Defendants <Defendant D>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> arrived at Room 8018 of the Shengjing Yijia Hotel and used violence and threats to force Zhang Mou1, Long Mou, and Wei Mou3 to issue IOUs totaling 70,000 yuan. To ensure that Zhang Mou1, Long Mou, and Wei Mou3 paid the IOUs, <Defendant B> and others forcibly drove away Zhang Mou1's BYD car, claiming that the car would be returned once the money was repaid. According to a forensic examination, Zhang Mou1's injuries were classified as minor. According to a price appraisal, the BYD car was valued at 125,521 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that during the period from May 2019 to July 23, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> and Liu (handled in a separate case), within the private rooms on the fourth floor of Shengyue Xishui Bay Hot Spring Leisure Hotel in Tiexi District, Shenyang, which was actually operated by the defendant <Defendant A>, with the assistance of the defendant <Defendant B> and the defendant <Defendant C>, who were respectively serving as the general manager and the fourth-floor attendant of the hotel, organized multiple women, including Yin, Fan, and Lu, to engage in prostitution through recruitment and employment. On July 27, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed his crimes after coming to the case; the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> also truthfully confessed their crimes after coming to the case.


Upon trial, it was found that on the evening of September 27, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Wang, Xiong, Li1, and others, were drinking in the rented house of <Defendant B> beside the Xiaoshidai BBQ restaurant at No. 103 Dongcun North Road, Mengzi City. At around 1 a.m. on September 28, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Wang, Xiong, Li1, and others, went to the entrance of the Xiaoshidai BBQ restaurant next to the rented house after drinking. Wang and Li1 got into an argument and started wrestling with each other, which was witnessed by Xu, who was in a drunken state. <Defendant B> believed that Xu was heckling and cursing, so he pushed Xu with his hand and then kicked Xu, knocking him to the ground. Seeing this, <Defendant A> also went up to Xu and started punching and kicking him. Afterwards, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> left the scene. According to the appraisal by the Yunnan Honghe Mingcheng Forensic Identification Institute, the victim Xu sustained serious injuries classified as second-degree severe injury.


Upon trial, it was found that the leisure club on the sixth floor of Jinyuan Hotel in Yugan County had been engaged in prostitution activities since its opening in June 2017. The club's owner, Qian Xu (handled in a separate case), successively hired <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and other staff members. Among them, <Defendant A> served as the club manager, responsible for recruiting prostitutes and managing their daily activities, including their work shifts, leave requests, and salary distribution. <Defendant B> was in charge of training the prostitutes, teaching them how to serve clients and what precautions to take, and also assisted <Defendant A> in managing their leave requests. <Defendant C> was responsible for receiving clients, taking them to private rooms, and introducing the types, categories, and prices of sexual services. <Defendant D> was in charge of the front desk cashiering and recording the daily business transactions. The club had recruited eight prostitutes, including Liu Mou1, Li Mou2 (a minor), Li Mou1, Huang Mou, Liu Mou2, Duan Mou, Zhang Mou1, and Tang Mou, to engage in prostitution activities. On the evening of November 17, 2018, the club was raided by the police, and the illegal profit for that day amounted to 9,500 yuan. From September 25, 2018, to November 17, 2018, the club's total illegal profit was 851,900 yuan.


After the trial, the following facts were established: 1. The defendant, <Defendant B>, had a conflict with the victim, Song Mou1, over trivial matters and subsequently instructed the defendant, <Defendant A>, to find someone to assault the victim, Song Mou1. Later, on September 6, 2018, at around 8:40 AM, the defendant, <Defendant A>, along with the defendant, <Defendant C>, and Tian Zhanlei (handled in a separate case), gathered together and drove to Gongzhuang Village, Mengdian Township, with Tian Zhanlei driving the car. The defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant C>, wearing masks and holding pickaxe handles, got out of the car and entered the home of the victim, Song Mou1, where they injured Song Mou1's legs and other parts of the body. According to the assessment, the injuries sustained by the victim, Song Mou1, were classified as minor injuries of the second degree.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that on the evening of November 3, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were drinking at Cheng Mou1's house along with Hu Mou, Cheng Mou2, and others. During this time, Gao Mou1 contacted Cheng Mou2 to meet at the Zengjia Bridge in Pingshang Town to hang out with Song Mou1, Xiao Mou, Wu Mou1, and others. After playing at the bridge for more than 10 minutes, Cheng Mou2 left, and Gao Mou1 rode a bike to chase after Cheng Mou2. On the way, he encountered <Defendant A> and Hu Mou who had come to pick up Cheng Mou2. During this encounter, <Defendant A> spoke in a provocative manner to Gao Mou1, who then informed Song Mou1 and others about it. Xiao Mou subsequently contacted <Defendant A> via WeChat, asking <Defendant A> to come to the Zengjia Bridge to clarify the matter of provoking Gao Mou1. <Defendant A> then went to the Zengjia Bridge on a motorcycle along with <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>. At the bridge, <Defendant A> and Song Mou1 had a verbal altercation and pushed each other. Seeing this, Wu Mou1 kicked <Defendant A>, and then both parties used beer bottles to fight each other, resulting in injuries to Gao Mou1 and <Defendant C>. According to the forensic identification by the Zhenxiong County Public Security Bureau, the injuries sustained by Gao Mou1 and <Defendant C> were classified as minor injuries and second-degree minor injuries, respectively. This court has reviewed and found that the evidence read and presented by the prosecution in court is legally obtained, objectively true, and mutually corroborative, forming a chain of evidence that this court accepts.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that in June 2020, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with "C Ronaldo," was responsible for organizing online prostitution. "C Ronaldo" and others were tasked with online solicitation, while the defendant <Defendant A> was in charge of renting properties, recruiting prostitutes and staff, establishing the prostitution venue, and organizing prostitution activities. The profits were shared between the defendant <Defendant A> and "C Ronaldo" and others.

From June 8 to June 16, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A>, with the assistance of the defendant <Defendant B>, rented a room at Building XX, Alley XX, Town XX, Kunshan City, as a prostitution venue. They recruited several women, including Lu Moumou, Xie Mou, Meng Mou1, Meng Mou2, and Yang Moumou, to engage in prostitution. The defendant <Defendant B> was arranged to drive to Shanghai Pudong to pick up Lu Moumou, Meng Mou1, and Meng Mou2 and bring them to the prostitution venue. "C Ronaldo" and others promoted and advertised the solicitation information online. The defendant <Defendant A> was responsible for on-site management, payment collection, and settlement, and instructed the defendant <Defendant B> to receive clients. They organized multiple women to engage in prostitution activities at that location, illegally profiting over RMB 140,000.

On June 16, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> was caught on-site at Building XX, Alley XX, Town XX, Kunshan City, organizing Lu Moumou, Xie Mou, Meng Mou1, Meng Mou2, and others for prostitution. After the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended, he truthfully confessed to the criminal facts. On October 15, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, in the presence of a duty lawyer, voluntarily signed a confession and plea agreement, expressing their willingness to plead guilty and accept punishment. Following the incident, the police seized two mobile phones and RMB 4,580 in cash from the defendant <Defendant A>, and one mobile phone from the defendant <Defendant B>.


Upon investigation, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, established a fixed prostitution den from January 6, 2020, to June 8, 2020, in the Shahekou District of Dalian City, including locations such as *** balcony, ***, and *** room. <Defendant A> recruited, hired, and gathered individuals including defendant <Defendant B> to assist in the management. They recruited, gathered, and managed several individuals such as Zhou Moumou and Liu Moumou to engage in prostitution activities. <Defendant A> set up the prostitution den, formulated management rules, and directly or indirectly organized, controlled, managed, and supervised the prostitutes and prostitution activities, illegally profiting RMB 298,851. Defendants such as <Defendant B> followed the management rules set by <Defendant A>, acting as lookouts, receiving clients, overseeing daily operations, and specifically arranging prostitution activities. At approximately 18:00 on June 8, 2020, the Shahekou Branch of the Dalian Public Security Bureau raided the prostitution den established by <Defendant A>, apprehending prostitutes Zhou Moumou, Liu Moumou, and Wang Mou who were engaged in prostitution activities, and confiscating items such as walkie-talkies.


Upon trial, it was found that in May and June of 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> met the defendant <Defendant B>, who was illegally selling firearms online, through a QQ group, and added <Defendant B> (WeChat name: A Da Chui) as a friend on WeChat. In August and September of 2016, <Defendant A> purchased a black long gun from <Defendant B> for 600 yuan via WeChat (the gun was identified as a firearm powered by compressed gas) and hid it at home. Later, <Defendant A> became a subordinate agent of <Defendant B> in the illegal sale of firearms and registered another WeChat account (WeChat name: AO Tie Da Cheng Xin Jing Ying) for selling firearms and making a profit from the price difference. In March 2017, after becoming WeChat friends with <Defendant A>, the defendant <Defendant C> saw videos and pictures of firearms in <Defendant A>'s WeChat Moments. Subsequently, between March and April 2017, <Defendant C> purchased a long gun and a short gun from <Defendant A> via WeChat for 1,300 yuan and 5,180 yuan respectively (both guns were identified as firearms powered by compressed gas) and hid the two guns at home. The long gun was shipped by <Defendant B> based on the address provided by <Defendant A>. On October 16, 2017, <Defendant A> was arrested, and another short gun (identified as a firearm powered by compressed gas) was found at his home. On October 30 and November 6, 2017, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities upon receiving phone notifications and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that on July 19, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, knowing that the property at Room XXX, No. XXX, Jinhao Yajun, Fengxian District, Shanghai, had been seized by the court due to "double selling," conspired with Cai Meihua and Cheng Bizhen (to be handled in a separate case) to sign a "Real Estate Sales Agreement" with the victim Gu Mou1 at No. XXX, Liberation Middle Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai. They sold the aforementioned property to Gu Mou1 for RMB 2.78 million (same currency below) and received a total of RMB 1.2 million in payments from Gu Mou1 on July 20 and July 27 of the same year, with the amounts being RMB 200,000 and RMB 1 million respectively. Subsequently, when the victim Gu Mou1 discovered that the property could not be transferred and demanded a refund, they refused to return the money.


Upon trial, it was found that from April 2019 to November 4, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with Li Haikuo (nickname "Abu", currently at large) and others, established prostitution venues in XX International Apartment and XX Mansion in Huachiao Town, Kunshan City. They recruited prostitutes including Xu Moujia, Qian Mou, Li Mou, Huang Mou, Lin Mou, Wei Mou, Xie Mou, and Zhong Mou, categorizing them into three levels: Level 6 (1498 RMB), Level 8 (1898 RMB), and S Level (2298 RMB). They solicited and contacted clients through social media, organizing the prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities. The aforementioned prostitution venues profited over 1.5 million RMB. Among them, the defendant <Defendant A> was responsible for renting the venues, providing logistical services, and managing accounts for collecting prostitution fees, as well as arranging for subordinates to handle cash transactions, act as lookouts, and receive clients. Defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were responsible for receiving clients, acting as lookouts, and cleaning. On the evening of November 4, 2019, in rooms XXX, XXX, XXX, and XXX of XX International Apartment in Kunshan City, police officers caught prostitutes Xu Moujia with client Shen Mou, Li Mou with client Guo Mou, Lin Mou with client Lei Mou, and Huang Mou with client Liu Moujia engaging in prostitution activities.


Upon trial, it was found that from May 2018 to October 26, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> operated the Tianning District Lanling Xianmeng Foot Massage Parlor (later re-registered as Tianning District Lanling Yuanxian Foot Massage Parlor) at No. 21-10, Shangpin Garden, Lanling, Tianning District in this city. During this period, the defendant <Defendant A> recruited the defendant <Defendant B> to be responsible for the specific operations of the parlor. The defendant <Defendant B> arranged for Xu Moumou (already sentenced) to handle daily management duties. Through recruitment and harboring, they organized numerous prostitutes, including Yu Moumou, Han Moumou, and Gao Moumou, to provide various prostitution services to clients at the parlor, collecting varying fees and making an illegal profit totaling RMB 500,000. During the time the defendant <Defendant C> and others worked at the foot massage parlor, they assisted the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Xu Moumou in organizing prostitution activities within the parlor by introducing prostitutes, arranging for technicians to be on duty, and signing and recording transactions related to prostitution activities. On October 26, 2018, the prostitutes Yu Moumou, Han Moumou, Gao Moumou, and others were caught by the police providing prostitution services to Ma Moumou, Ding Mou, and Yang Mou at the Xianmeng Foot Massage Parlor. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> truthfully confessed to the aforementioned crimes. The police have recovered the illegal proceeds totaling RMB 500,000. The police have also seized one surveillance host, one laptop, one Apple phone, one mobile phone belonging to the defendant <Defendant A>, and one Apple phone belonging to the defendant <Defendant B>.


Upon trial, it was found that since the second half of 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> had been customizing and purchasing airgun parts such as trigger kits (including triggers and sears) and hammers from others based on samples provided by the defendant <Defendant B> and Jin (already sentenced). <Defendant A> then sold these parts to <Defendant B> and Jin, earning over RMB 63,000 in sales. After purchasing the aforementioned trigger kits from <Defendant A>, <Defendant B> sold them through their Taobao store from their home in the Economic Development Zone of Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province, earning over RMB 16,000 in sales. Following the incident, the police seized 2,930 triggers, 3 hammers, and other suspected airgun parts from the warehouse of Guangzhou Manyin Metal Products Co., Ltd. in Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, and from the trunk of <Defendant A>'s car, license plate number Yue YXXXXX. Additionally, 971 triggers, 884 sears, and other suspected airgun parts were seized from <Defendant B>'s home in the Economic Development Zone of Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Furthermore, 1,009 triggers, 1,130 sears, 8 hammers, and other suspected airgun parts were seized from Jin's home in the Economic Development Zone of Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province. These items were intended for sale by <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Jin. According to the appraisal, the seized triggers, sears, and hammers were all firearm components. Except for some items retained by the appraisal agency, the remaining seized items are stored at the Shengzhou City Criminal Case Property Management Center.


Upon trial, it was found that starting from November 2017, the defendant Wu Mou1 and <Defendant A> operated the "Weiyena Bathhouse" in Yuquan District, Hohhot City. They allowed prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities within the bathhouse and collected commissions from these activities. On the evening of August 1, 2018, the bathhouse attendant <Defendant B> introduced Yang Moumou to prostitutes Li Moumou and Yu Moumou for prostitution in room 803 of the bathhouse. They were caught in the act by officers from the Public Security Management Brigade of the Hohhot City Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that on June 19, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with the victim Jiang Moumou over gambling debts, and the two failed to reach an agreement. Around midnight the next day, the defendant <Defendant A> prepared a machete in advance and gathered defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>. Defendant <Defendant A> drove a car carrying defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, while defendant <Defendant D> drove another car carrying "Da*" (handled separately) to the intersection of Xinyi Road and Xifeng Road in Xiufeng District, Guilin City. After getting out of the car, defendant <Defendant A> pointed out the location of the victim Jiang Moumou to the three others and hit the victim Jiang Moumou on the head and ear with a closed knife, then punched the victim Jiang Moumou several times. Defendant <Defendant B> slashed the victim Jiang Moumou on the back with a knife, defendant <Defendant C> used a knife to intimidate the onlookers, and defendant <Defendant D> punched Jiang Moumou once. The group then fled the scene by car. According to the injury assessment by the Zhenghua Forensic Identification Center in Guilin City, the victim Jiang Moumou sustained a knife wound on the back, a fracture of the spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra, and an external ear injury, all classified as minor injuries of the second degree. On July 15, 2019, at around 11:00 AM, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested by the police in a rented house at 82 Yulong Road, Xiangshan District, Guilin City. On July 19, 2019, defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> voluntarily surrendered to the police.


After trial, it was found that at around 9:30 PM on May 6, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collaboration with defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, took the victim Jiang from XX Restaurant on Beian Street, Jimo District, Qingdao City to Qingdao XX Property Co., Ltd. to demand a debt. During this period, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> assaulted the victim Jiang. Later, because the victim Jiang contacted his wife Zhao via phone to ask for money, Zhao called the police at 10:32 PM. The police arrived at the scene and rescued the victim Jiang. On May 10, 2020, the three defendants compensated the victim Jiang for economic losses amounting to 5,000 yuan and obtained his understanding. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> were both arrested on May 6, 2020. On May 7, 2020, under the arrangement of the investigation agency, defendant <Defendant A> persuaded defendant <Defendant B> to surrender. Defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily turned himself in on May 8, 2020, and truthfully confessed his crime.


After trial, it was found that from September 2016 to April 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> leased a site on the West Avenue of Line 404 in Shencheng Town, Yingshang County, without obtaining a "Hazardous Chemicals Business License," "Finished Oil Sales License," or an industrial and commercial business license. <Defendant A> purchased oil tankers, oil tanks, fuel dispensers, oil pumps, and other oil storage and extraction equipment to sell gasoline and diesel to others. Preliminary calculations showed that the total sales of gasoline exceeded 100,000 yuan, with illegal profits exceeding 20,000 yuan. During the illegal operation period, from June 2018 to April 2019, <Defendant A> hired defendant <Defendant B> to assist him with daily wages of 100-150 yuan. <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> was illegally buying and selling gasoline and diesel, still helped <Defendant A> with sales. On April 22, 2019, the Yingshang County Public Security Bureau, in conjunction with the safety production department, seized 540 kilograms of gasoline and 18 tons of diesel on the spot at <Defendant A>'s oil storage site. The inspection conclusion from Anhui Zhongke Product Quality Inspection and Research Institute Co., Ltd. indicated that the sampled gasoline did not meet the GB17930-2016 standard, and the diesel did not meet the GB19147-2016 standard, with a flash point (closed cup) test result of 53℃, which is lower than the national standard of 60℃. According to the appraisal by Yingshang County Price Certification Center, the value of the seized gasoline and diesel was 141,530 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> discovered an opportunity for exploitation in late September 2002 while handling the process of obtaining a free CDMA mobile phone rental service offered by the Zhuji Branch of China Unicom, which required an ID card and valid corporate guarantee. Subsequently, <Defendant A> conspired with <Defendant B>, where <Defendant A> would provide photocopies of ID cards, and <Defendant B> would provide the company seal, impersonating others to collect the phones from the Unicom company. <Defendant B> then had a fake seal of "Zhuji Shuangshuang Hosiery Co., Ltd." made at Zhang Haijun's place in Zhuji City. After stamping this fake seal on the tripartite rental agreement, <Defendant A> used the advantageous conditions of their workplace, a small home appliance store that was an authorized agent for Unicom, to fill in the rental agreements with the photocopies of ID cards left by users when applying for phone numbers. The two defendants then collected ten Samsung A399 phones, one South High-Tech 9988 phone, and one Kyocera 660 phone from the Zhuji Unicom company, with a total value of 41,600 yuan. After obtaining the phones, <Defendant A> sold five of the Samsung A399 phones (total value 17,750 yuan) through <Defendant C> at prices ranging from 2,100 yuan to 2,200 yuan each, with <Defendant C> receiving a benefit of 250 yuan. After the crime was discovered, 37,000 yuan of the stolen money and three mobile phones were recovered and returned (including depreciation compensation and outstanding phone charges) to the victimized company. During the trial in this court, <Defendant C> returned the illegal proceeds of 250 yuan to the court.


Upon trial, it was found that starting from April 2019, Li Mou (at large) hired the defendant <Defendant A> to facilitate prostitution. Defendant <Defendant A>, in collaboration with Li Mou, solicited clients through WeChat, QQ, and motorcycle taxi drivers, directing the clients to the 7 Days Hotel in Qiunan Di Garden. Li Mou or Defendant <Defendant A> would then guide and introduce the clients to the prostitutes in the rented apartments within Qiunan Di Garden. After negotiating the price of the service, the clients paid Li Mou or Defendant <Defendant A> through WeChat. Defendant <Defendant A> collected a total of 35,820 yuan from the clients, deducted commissions for the motorcycle taxi drivers, and transferred the remaining amount to Li Mou, who then recorded the transactions and distributed the earnings to the prostitutes. Li Mou, after collecting the payments, transferred a total of 7,737 yuan as commissions to Defendant <Defendant A> via WeChat, who then paid the motorcycle taxi drivers. Defendant <Defendant B> met Li Mou in January 2019 and began directing clients to Li Mou for prostitution. Starting from January 22, 2019, Defendant <Defendant B> introduced a total of 11 clients to Li Mou and received a commission of 650 yuan.


After trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, and the defendant, <Defendant B>, are father and son. The victim, Yu Yunlong (Yu Moujia), and the victim, Bai Conghui, are brothers. Yu Yunlong (Yu Moujia) is the husband of <Defendant A>'s second daughter, Yu A'she (Yu Moujia). Prior to the incident, Yu Yunlong (Yu Moujia) and Yu A'she (Yu Moujia) had a family dispute, and Yu A'she (Yu Moujia) returned to <Defendant A>'s home. Around midnight on July 25, 2017, Yu Yunlong (Yu Moujia) had an argument with <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> at the third team of the Botanical Garden in Liangtian Town, Jinfeng District, Yinchuan City, at <Defendant A>'s home in XX District, Yinchuan City. After <Defendant A> called the police, the officers arrived at the scene and mediated the situation. At around 8 PM on the same day, Yu Yunlong (Yu Moujia) and Bai Conghui went to <Defendant A>'s home again, intending to take Yu A'she (Yu Moujia) back home. At the door of <Defendant A>'s house, Yu Yunlong (Yu Moujia) had a verbal altercation with <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, which escalated into a physical fight. During the scuffle, <Defendant A> used a pre-prepared single-edged knife to stab Yu Yunlong (Yu Moujia) more than ten times. Simultaneously, <Defendant A> also stabbed Bai Conghui with the single-edged knife, and <Defendant B> stabbed Yu Yunlong (Yu Moujia). The victim, Yu Yunlong (Yu Moujia), was sent to the hospital but died despite rescue efforts. According to the forensic examination, Yu Yunlong (Yu Moujia) died from massive hemorrhage caused by the piercing of vital organs (lungs and liver) in the chest cavity with a single-edged sharp instrument. The injuries sustained by the victim, Bai Conghui, were classified as serious injuries of the second degree.


Upon trial, it was found that during the Chinese New Year in 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> conspired to produce and sell paper products bearing the "Xinxiangyin" trademark. <Defendant B> contacted customers who needed paper products with the "Xinxiangyin" trademark, and <Defendant A>, without the permission of Fujian Hengan Group Co., Ltd., produced a total of 522 boxes of paper products bearing the "Xinxiangyin" trademark at his home in Suzhuang Village, Daceying Town, Mancheng District, Baoding City. This included 315 boxes of facial tissues and 207 boxes of handkerchief tissues. On the afternoon of February 24, 2019, <Defendant B> transported the counterfeit "Xinxiangyin" paper products produced by <Defendant A> to an open area east of Fangshunqiao Village, Fangshunqiao Town, Mancheng District, Baoding City, where they were caught on site while preparing to load the goods for shipment to Guizhou Province. The illegal business amount of <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> was 50,760 yuan. After the incident, the public security organs seized 522 boxes of paper products bearing the "Xinxiangyin" trademark and destroyed them on August 19, 2019. On March 27 and April 17, 2019, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> respectively turned themselves in to the Fangshunqiao Police Station of the Public Security Bureau of Mancheng District, Baoding City, and truthfully confessed their criminal activities.


Upon trial, it was found that in the second half of 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> rented a house in Zou Zhuang Village, Huaiyin District of this city. <Defendant A> purchased a full set of packaging materials including "Guizhou Moutai" and "Wuliangye" trademark labels, liquor bottles, anti-counterfeit labels, and packaging boxes, as well as sealing and filling equipment. <Defendant A> successively hired defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to fill Wuliangye-branded liquor bottles with Jinliufu-branded liquor in the rented house. In mid-January 2019, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> produced 30 cases of counterfeit Wuliangye-branded liquor and sold them to a person named Xiao (handled separately) for 900 yuan per case on January 16, 2019, totaling 27,000 yuan. Subsequently, <Defendant A> and Xiao agreed that Xiao would provide the raw liquor, and <Defendant A> would produce counterfeit Guizhou Moutai-branded liquor at a price of 1,200 yuan per case. Xiao then purchased 10 cases of Honghualang-branded liquor at 1,560 yuan per case. On the afternoon of January 17, 2019, <Defendant A> acted as a lookout and arranged for <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to fill 10 cases of Honghualang-branded liquor into Guizhou Moutai-branded bottles under Xiao's on-site supervision in the aforementioned house. The illegal business operation amounted to 27,600 yuan. They were subsequently apprehended by the police at the scene. In summary, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> counterfeited registered trademarks of Wuliangye and Guizhou Moutai, with the total amount of illegal business operations reaching 54,600 yuan. After the incident, the police seized the counterfeit liquor and the tools used to produce the counterfeit liquor.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that from June 15, 2020, to June 18, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Wang Mou2 opened multiple rooms at the Huhua International Hotel located at XXX Shen Brick Road in this district. They arranged for several women, including Chen Moumou, Jin Moumou, Yang Moumou, Song Moumou, and Zhang Moumou, to engage in prostitution activities and profited from these activities. Among them, the defendant <Defendant A> was the on-site manager, responsible for arranging the venue, coordinating with others to arrange the prostitutes, soliciting clients through online customer service, and providing payment codes. The defendants <Defendant B> and Wang Mou2 were responsible for bringing in clients, selecting women, and handling cash transactions. On June 18, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Wang Mou2 were apprehended by the public security authorities on the spot. After being brought to justice, they all truthfully confessed to the main criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. On December 28, 2017, the defendants, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, used the excuse that the road used by their neighbors, Zhang Mou1 and Wang Mou1, for travel occupied their land. They set up obstacles on the road to block the normal travel of Zhang Mou1 and Wang Mou1's households. Despite multiple attempts by the High-tech Zone Management Committee, Mingtun Village Committee, and Jingxian County Public Security Bureau Jingzhou Police Station staff to dissuade them, they ignored the warnings. The road blockage lasted for more than a month, severely affecting the travel and lives of the two families.

2. Since the end of 2011, Hebei Mingyi Forging Parts Co., Ltd. (formerly Jingxian Huashuo Rubber and Plastic Co., Ltd.), Hebei Zhongmei Special Rubber Co., Ltd., and Hebei Longmei Mining Machinery Co., Ltd. have been acquiring land and building factories in Jingxian County. The defendant, <Defendant A>, used intimidation and threats to stop the construction of the above three companies, extorting a total of 420,000 yuan. This included 350,000 yuan from Hebei Mingyi Forging Parts Co., Ltd. (formerly Jingxian Huashuo Rubber and Plastic Co., Ltd.), 50,000 yuan from Hebei Zhongmei Special Rubber Co., Ltd., and 20,000 yuan from Hebei Longmei Mining Machinery Co., Ltd.


Upon trial, the findings are as follows:

1. Facts of illegal manufacture of firearms:
Around May 2017, the defendant, <Defendant A>, purchased a nail gun and steel pipe from the "Dajun Electromechanical" store, which sells hardware products, and a gunstock from a hardware store in Guiyang. <Defendant A> then assembled these parts into a nail gun. On January 28, 2019, this nail gun was seized and confiscated by the police officers of Xinning County Public Security Bureau. According to the appraisal, this nail gun is a firearm powered by gunpowder.

2. Facts of illegal possession of firearms:
One day in 2014, the defendant, <Defendant B>, found a shotgun in a mine cave at Baoding (a local place name) in Huangjin Township, Xinning County, and had been in possession of it ever since. One day in July or August 2018, <Defendant B> handed this shotgun over to <Defendant A> for safekeeping. <Defendant A> stored the shotgun under the bed in a miscellaneous room in his house. On January 28, 2019, this shotgun was seized and confiscated by the police officers of Xinning County Public Security Bureau. According to the appraisal, this shotgun is a firearm powered by gunpowder. On February 15, 2019, the defendant, <Defendant B>, voluntarily surrendered to the Xinning County Public Security Bureau.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that from March 2018 to May 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, without the permission of the tobacco monopoly administrative department, successively rented apartments at Building ××, Unit ×××, ×× Community, Longgang District, Shenzhen; Building ×, Unit ×, ×× Garden, ×× Road, Luohu District; and Building ××, Unit ×××, ×× Community, Luohu District, as warehouses and processing locations for the illegal operation of cigarettes. <Defendant A> hired <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> to drive three cars with license plates Yue B×××**, Yue B×××**, and Yue P×××** to pick up various types of cigarettes from different places in Shenzhen and transport them to the aforementioned warehouses. Subsequently, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> delivered the goods to customers as instructed by <Defendant A>. On May 29, 2019, the public security organs, in conjunction with the Highway Division of the Shenzhen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, arrested Chen, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> in Luohu District. A batch of account books, thirty-eight car keys, and 18,228 cartons of 35 brands of cigarettes including Marlboro, Furongwang, and Honghe were seized from the room, as well as 39 machines including manual small pack sealing machines and manual strip bag sealing machines, and 373,700 cigarette label box skins. According to the appraisal, the seized cigarettes were valued at RMB 2,618,776.


The following facts were ascertained after the trial: On the morning of October 9, 2015, Wei Dong (already sentenced), Song Mou (already sentenced), Zhang Mou1 (already sentenced), and others went to Baoding Wenlan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., located in the Baoding High-Tech Zone, to demand property. The defendants, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, knowing they were going to demand property and believing the amount to be 20,000 yuan, still followed Wei Dong and Wang Peng to the crime scene to show support. They were later taken away by the police.


After trial, it was found that in 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> repeatedly purchased gun parts through online shopping platforms and assembled them into a firearm for hunting. According to the appraisal by the Ningde Public Security Bureau's Forensic Identification Office, the firearm was powered by gunpowder combustion and could be fired normally, thus identified as a firearm. In September 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> helped the defendant <Defendant A> purchase gun parts through an online shopping platform, and later the defendant <Defendant A> assembled them into a firearm intended for hunting. According to the appraisal by the Ningde Public Security Bureau's Forensic Identification Office, the firearm was powered by gunpowder combustion and could be fired normally, thus identified as a firearm. In the same month, the defendant <Defendant B> helped Lan (handled in a separate case) purchase a gun holster through an online shopping platform, which Lan used to replace the rusted holster on his existing firearm. According to the appraisal by the Ningde Public Security Bureau's Forensic Identification Office, the firearm was powered by gunpowder combustion and could be fired normally, thus identified as a firearm. On October 16, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by the Jiaocheng Branch of the Ningde Public Security Bureau in Jiaocheng District, Ningde. The next day, the defendant <Defendant A> turned himself in to the Dongqiao Economic Development Zone Branch of the Ningde Public Security Bureau. After the incident, the police seized one nail gun, one homemade barrel, and one cutting machine from the defendant <Defendant A>, and one nail gun, eight lead bullets, forty-nine nail gun bullets, sixty-three steel ball bullets, and one mobile phone from the defendant <Defendant B>. On October 20, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> reported the illegal manufacture of firearms by Lei Moujia and Lei Mouyi to the police, which was verified to be true by the police.


Upon trial, the following facts were established:

1. The criminal acts of provocation and causing trouble by defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C>.

At around 2 a.m. on December 25, 2018, Xie Mou1 (handled in a separate case) was riding an electric bike carrying defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant B>, while defendant <Defendant A> was riding an electric bike alone in the Haicheng District of Beihai City. During the ride, Xie Mou1 noticed Li Mou1 driving an electric bike with defendant <Defendant B>'s ex-girlfriend, Li Mou, as a passenger, and informed defendant <Defendant B>. The victim, Li Mou1, did not know defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> prior to this incident. Enraged, defendant <Defendant B> gathered defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and Xie Mou1 to vent his anger and show off. They recklessly chased, intercepted, and assaulted Li Mou1.

Defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C>, along with Xie Mou1, used their electric bikes to chase Li Mou1 to the non-motorized lane beside Honghai Building in the Haicheng District of Beihai City and forced him to stop. Li Mou1 abandoned his bike, crossed the road, and jumped over a fence to escape. Defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> got off their bikes and relentlessly pursued him. Defendant <Defendant A> wielded a tripe knife while chasing Li Mou1 to a KTV near the Urban Club in the Haicheng District of Beihai City, where Li Mou1 fell. Defendant <Defendant A> then stabbed Li Mou1 in the left buttock with the tripe knife. According to forensic identification, the injury to Li Mou1's left buttock, which left a scar on the inner side, was classified as a minor injury.

Defendant <Defendant C> compensated the victim, Li Mou1, with 12,000 yuan and received forgiveness. After being brought to justice, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> truthfully confessed their crimes. Defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed to the crime of provocation and causing trouble.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, got married in 2008, and after their marriage, <Defendant A> worked away from home for long periods. In 2016, <Defendant B> developed an improper relationship with Zhang Mou5 from Gaolibao Village, Daizhao Township, Handan County (deceased at the age of 50). On April 11, 2018, while <Defendant A> was working in She County, <Defendant B> and Zhang Mou5 arranged to meet secretly at <Defendant B>'s home. Around 1 PM the following day, <Defendant A> returned home to find the courtyard gate locked from the inside. He climbed over the wall and entered the house, discovering <Defendant B> and Zhang Mou5 engaging in sexual intercourse in the bedroom on the east side of the main room. <Defendant A> picked up a wooden stool from the floor and struck Zhang Mou5 with it. Zhang Mou5 grabbed a kitchen knife from the table beside the bed to defend himself. <Defendant A> seized the knife and repeatedly slashed Zhang Mou5 on the head, face, shoulders, back, and hands, knocking him onto the bed. Fearing exposure of the affair, <Defendant B> lied to <Defendant A>, claiming not to know Zhang Mou5, and then picked up the knife <Defendant A> had thrown on the bed and repeatedly slashed Zhang Mou5 on the head, face, and back. Subsequently, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> buried Zhang Mou5's body in their courtyard. On April 19, 2018, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, voluntarily surrendered to the police. The actions of the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, which resulted in the death of Zhang Mou5, caused economic losses amounting to 32,633 yuan to the plaintiffs in the attached civil lawsuit: Li Mou, Zhang Mou1, Zhang Mou2, Zhang Mou3, and Zhang Mou4.


After trial, the following facts were ascertained:

1. Crime of Intentional Injury
On November 13, 2016, at around 20:00, the defendant <Defendant A> and more than ten others, including co-defendant Hu Mou2 (already sentenced), were celebrating Hu Mou2's birthday in a room at the Royal No. 1 KTV in Junshui Town, Tongcheng County. They were playfully smearing cake on each other. When they reached the entrance of the KTV, Hu Mou2 mistook the victim Gong Mou for an acquaintance and tried to shake hands. Gong Mou refused, and Hu Mou2 slapped Gong Mou's car and assaulted him. Upon hearing this, the victim's friends, Hu Mou1 and Wu Mou1, along with <Defendant A> and Hu Mou2's friends, came to the entrance. <Defendant A>, Hu Mou2, and their accomplices used knives to injure Hu Mou1, Wu Mou1, and Gong Mou. According to the Tongcheng County Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, Hu Mou1 sustained second-degree serious injuries, while Wu Mou1 and Gong Mou sustained minor injuries.

2. Crime of Provoking Trouble
On October 29, 2017, at around 21:00, the defendant <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and co-defendants Hu Mou4, Wu Mou3, Li Mou5, Li Mou2, and Lu Mou (all handled in separate cases) were passing by the "Night Owl Food Stall" at Boren Square in Tongcheng County. They saw the store owner, victim Li Mou1, arguing with his girlfriend Guo Mou, while victim Li Mou2 was trying to mediate. Assuming that the two victims were bullying a woman, Li Mou2 and others went forward to assault the victims. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Hu Mou4, Wu Mou3, Li Mou5, and Lu Mou also rushed over and assaulted the two victims, causing injuries. According to the Tongcheng County Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, Li Mou1 sustained first-degree minor injuries and a ninth-degree disability, while Li Mou2 sustained second-degree minor injuries.


Upon investigation, it was found that since 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> had been selling heat-not-burn cigarettes to the defendant <Defendant A> without obtaining permission from the tobacco monopoly administrative department and without acquiring a tobacco monopoly license, totaling over RMB 263,000. The defendant <Defendant A>, without obtaining permission from the tobacco monopoly administrative department and without acquiring a tobacco monopoly license, purchased heat-not-burn cigarettes worth over RMB 38,000 from Chen (to be handled separately) and over RMB 263,000 from the defendant <Defendant B>. Additionally, <Defendant A> purchased heat-not-burn cigarettes from other suppliers via WeChat accounts such as "Lin's Little Girl WeChat No Payment" and "Auntie Wo Chan," and later resold them at a higher price for profit. On April 24, 2019, police officers from the Jiashan County Public Security Bureau searched the residence of the defendant <Defendant A> and seized 120.1 cartons of heat-not-burn cigarettes, with a total value of RMB 33,628.


Upon investigation, it was found that from December 2017 to March 7, 2018, Ma Fubing (already sentenced) and Guo Xiaojun (already sentenced) organized prostitution activities involving female prostitutes in the basement of the east building within the premises of Hengxin Sheet Metal Painting Factory, located in the southern section of Long'an Road, Linzhou City, Henan Province. The defendant, <Defendant A>, knowing that the location was a place for prostitution, transported clients to Hengxin Sheet Metal Painting Factory for the purpose of engaging in prostitution on two occasions, using a taxi with license plate Yu E×××××, and illegally profited 250 yuan. The defendant, <Defendant B>, knowing that the location was a place for prostitution, transported clients to the premises of Hengxin Sheet Metal Painting Factory for the purpose of engaging in prostitution on six occasions, using a taxi with license plate Yu E×××××, and illegally profited 550 yuan. On July 8, 2019, <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Hejian Police Station of the Linzhou Public Security Bureau. After being apprehended, <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to the criminal facts.


After the trial, it was found that: One day in mid-August 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> each purchased a nail gun and a laser sight at a stall in front of the Postal Savings Bank in Gaoqiao Town, Shaxian County. On the same day, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> went to <Defendant B>'s house and each used glue to attach the nail gun and laser sight to steel pipes, thereby making firearms. On the evening of December 4, 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Xu, went hunting near the No. 2 Bridge in Antian Village, Gaoqiao Town, Shaxian County. On their return, they were intercepted by police officers from the Shaxian County Public Security Bureau. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> fled the scene. The police seized 10 homemade lead bullets, 8 nail gun cartridges, and 2 modified nail guns from the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. According to the appraisal, the two nail guns confiscated from the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were classified as firearms powered by gunpowder. On December 5, 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Shaxian County Public Security Bureau and truthfully confessed their criminal activities upon arrival.


Upon trial, it was found that in 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> met the defendant <Defendant B> and the victim Zhang Mou1 during the course of his lending business. In September 2016, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> conspired to defraud Zhang Mou1 of money by luring him into gambling, agreeing to split the illegal proceeds equally. The defendant <Defendant A> invested approximately 10,000 yuan to purchase a baccarat account with 100,000 points and provided it to the defendant <Defendant B>, instructing him to only lose and not win during the gambling process. The defendant <Defendant B> lured Zhang Mou1 to his home for gambling, and after Zhang Mou1 operated the game, falsely claimed that the two had lost 2 million yuan, requiring each to pay the defendant <Defendant A> 1 million yuan. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> demanded Zhang Mou1 to write an IOU for 780,000 yuan and fabricated a bank transaction record of 870,000 yuan, thereby creating a false debt. Starting from October 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> instructed the defendant <Defendant C> and others to repeatedly visit Zhang Mou1's home to demand the aforementioned money, with the defendant <Defendant B> also participating. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and others used verbal threats, loudspeaker announcements, and kicking and banging on the iron gate to intimidate Zhang Mou1 and his family. During this period, Zhang Mou1 and his family were so harassed that they sought refuge at a relative's house. On November 2 and December 21, 2016, Zhang Mou1's mother, Zhang Mou2, was coerced into repaying a total of 660,000 yuan. On June 12, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were arrested by the police at their residences.


Upon trial, it has been found that at around 14:00 on June 3, 2019, the defendants <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant D> had a verbal altercation with Si Changyong over trivial matters at <Defendant C>'s home in Fanliandeng Village, Shuangta District, Zhuozhou City. Subsequently, both parties engaged in a physical fight. During the fight, the four defendants injured Si Changyong's chest. According to the forensic assessment, Si Changyong's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the first degree.


Upon trial, it was found that from November 23, 2017, to July 16, 2018, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> assisted Yin Feng, Tang Tieping, and Hu Yongjun (already sentenced) in organizing prostitution activities at the "Jinsha Inn" located in Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City. They charged prices ranging from RMB 500 to 1100 per session. Specifically, <Defendant A> was responsible for floor management and front desk cashier duties, earning a monthly salary of RMB 4500 to 5000, with a total profit of RMB 31,500. <Defendant B> was responsible for soliciting clients, earning a monthly salary of RMB 2000 plus a commission of RMB 50 per client, with a total profit of RMB 14,000. <Defendant C> was responsible for logistics management, earning a monthly salary of RMB 3000 to 3500, with a total profit of RMB 18,000. On September 3, 2019, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered. On February 7, 2020, <Defendant C> voluntarily handed over the illegal proceeds of RMB 18,000 to the public security authorities.


Upon investigation, it was found that in the winter of 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> discovered that his son, the defendant <Defendant B>'s wife, was having an improper relationship with Zhu. On the afternoon of January 18, 2020, Zhu went to the home of the defendant <Defendant B> to settle the payment for fertilizer. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> tied up and beat Zhu, threatening and insulting him with a knife. Approximately three hours later, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> released Zhu, who then called the police from the home of the defendant <Defendant B>. Both defendants waited at the scene despite knowing that the police had been called and truthfully confessed to their actions after being brought in.


After the trial, it was found that in November 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> and others jointly invested to become partners in the Ningbo region of a comprehensive mall operated by the victim, Chen. They signed a contract. During the cooperation, disputes arose between the defendant <Defendant A> and the victim Chen due to operational issues. The defendant <Defendant A> repeatedly sought a refund of the investment from the victim Chen but to no avail. To reclaim the investment, the defendant <Defendant A> gathered the defendant <Defendant B>, who in turn gathered the defendant <Defendant C> and others. On January 16, 2018, at approximately 15:30, in the underground garage of Building C at a certain center in Ningwei Street, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, they intercepted the victim Chen. Using methods such as pushing, pulling, and holding, they forcibly took the victim Chen into a Cadillac SUV with the license plate number Zhejiang A×××××, owned by Chen, and the defendant <Defendant A> drove away. During this period, the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others used means such as choking and restraining the victim Chen's hands behind his back to suppress his resistance. The defendant <Defendant A> also verbally threatened the victim Chen. At around 22:00, the victim Chen was forced to transfer 130,000 yuan via bank transfer through his wife Huang to the defendant <Defendant A>'s bank account. Subsequently, the defendants <Defendant A> and others released the victim Chen and returned the vehicle. After the incident, 79,972.16 yuan of the illicit money was legally seized.


Upon trial, it was found that since April 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> had organized prostitution activities involving prostitutes Zhao Mou1, Zhao Mou2, He Mou, Ji Mou, and others in Jinniu District and Xindu District of Chengdu City for profit. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the defendant <Defendant A> was engaged in organizing illegal prostitution activities, introduced clients to prostitutes Zhao Mou1 and He Mou on several occasions and collected referral fees from them. Prostitute Zhao Mou1 was born on August 7, 2001, and was a minor at the time of the incident. The aforementioned criminal facts are substantiated by the following evidence submitted by the prosecution and verified in court: case registration form, identity information of the criminal suspects, household registration certificates, the process of bringing the suspects to justice, criminal record inquiry forms, administrative penalty decisions, call records and explanations between the two defendants, WeChat transfer records and screenshot photos, household registration information of the prostitutes, household registration certificates of witnesses; testimonies of witnesses Zheng Moumoumou, Zheng Moumou, Zheng Mou, Luo Moumou, Yang Moumou, Li Mou, Zhao Mou, Zhao Mou1, He Mou, Ji Che Moumou; identification records and confessions of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>; identification records of Zhao Mou, Zhao Mou1, He Mou, and Zheng Moumou. The sources of the above evidence are legal, the content is objective and true, and they can corroborate each other, which is sufficient to prove the facts of this case. This court confirms the evidence.


Upon trial, it was found that from December 2018 to February 2019, the defendant Xie Mou1 (handled in a separate case) invested in and operated the Guangzhou Zu Xian Dao Leisure Club Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zu Xian Dao Club) on the second floor of No. 1 Junmin West Road, Hebian, Helong Street, Baiyun District, Guangzhou. During this period, Zu Xian Dao Club organized more than ten prostitutes, including Xu Mou1, Jiang Mou1, and Su Mou1, to provide various sexual services to clients for varying fees. The club had developed a certain scale through operational management, with fixed staff, clear division of responsibilities, specific sexual service fees, and a commission system for prostitution earnings.

The defendant <Defendant A> served as a manager at Zu Xian Dao Club, responsible for recruiting and managing the attendance of prostitutes, soliciting and receiving clients, promoting sexual services, arranging prostitution transactions, and verifying the prostitutes' commissions. Through these actions, <Defendant A> managed the prostitutes' activities and profited from them.

The defendant <Defendant B> also served as a manager at Zu Xian Dao Club, responsible for managing the attendance of prostitutes, approving their leave, soliciting clients, promoting sexual services, registering clients' IDs, monitoring surveillance, and scheduling and dispatching prostitutes. Through these actions, <Defendant B> managed the prostitutes' activities and profited from them.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, are a married couple. From April 2018 to May 2019, <Defendant A> posted false information about "small loans" online from his residence in the Loushan District of Loudi City. Using two phone numbers, 159××××**** and 130××××****, he contacted the victims and, under the pretext of requiring a deposit or processing fee, lured them into depositing money into bank accounts controlled by individuals such as Huang Mou1, Zhou Mou, Huang Mou2, Liu Mou2, Hu Mou3, and Xie Mou. Subsequently, he would block the victims' phone numbers. By May 31, 2019, <Defendant A> had defrauded 14 victims of a total of 43,800 yuan, including 14,000 yuan from Wang Mou1, 6,000 yuan from Wang Mou2, 4,000 yuan from Zhang Mou, 1,100 yuan from Zhu Mou1, 2,900 yuan from Zhu Mou2, 1,000 yuan from Kong Mou, 1,000 yuan from Yao Mou, 3,000 yuan from Yang Mou, 900 yuan from Li Mou, 18,000 yuan from Hu Mou1, 1,100 yuan from Lu Mou, 10,900 yuan from Chen Mou, 1,000 yuan from Hu Mou2, and 1,000 yuan from Liu Mou1.

<Defendant B>, knowing that the money was obtained through criminal means, still used bank cards belonging to Huang Mou1 and others to withdraw a total of 39,800 yuan from automatic teller machines on Chunyuan Road and other locations in the Loushan District, using the funds for household expenses. On May 31, 2019, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested, and the police seized mobile phones and some bank cards used in the crime from them. On May 9, 2020, <Defendant B> voluntarily returned the illegal gains of 39,800 yuan to this court.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were in a romantic relationship, and Hu Dongyan was <Defendant A>'s ex-girlfriend. On the afternoon of September 28, 2015, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> assaulted Hu Dongyan. Hu Dongyan reported the incident to her cousin Feng, who, along with his friend Chai, arranged a confrontation with <Defendant A> over the phone. Defendant <Defendant A> gathered <Defendant B>, <Defendant D>, <Defendant C>, Hu (currently serving a sentence in a separate case), Xue Zhimin (currently serving a sentence in a separate case), Gao Hongqing (currently being pursued), Wang Xinyu (currently being pursued), and Bao Qingge'er (born on May 8, 2000). They met Feng and Chai in front of the Sunshine Village Town Bank opposite the Mongolian Middle School in Qian'guo County, where they engaged in a brawl using bricks and fists, resulting in head injuries to Feng, Chai, and Hu. That year, Defendant <Defendant A> was summoned to the police station via phone; Defendant <Defendant B> was taken to the Yucai Police Station by Feng and Chai; on November 29, 2019, Defendant <Defendant C> was summoned to the police station via phone; and on December 3, 2019, Defendant <Defendant D> voluntarily turned himself in to the police.


Upon examination, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, without obtaining a tobacco retail license, had repeatedly purchased large quantities of cigarettes without legal documentation since 2016. <Defendant A> then sold these cigarettes to Hong (already sentenced), <Defendant B>, and others. From December 2, 2017, to January 24, 2019, Hong transferred a total of 167,370 yuan to <Defendant A> via WeChat for cigarette purchases. Since 2016, the defendant, <Defendant B>, without obtaining a tobacco retail license, had repeatedly purchased large quantities of cigarettes without legal documentation from <Defendant A> and others. <Defendant B> stored these cigarettes at his residence located at Room 203, Old Construction Bank Complex, Youyi Road, Port District, Fangchenggang City, and then sold them to others for profit. On September 11, 2019, the investigative authorities searched <Defendant B>'s residence and found 898 cartons of cigarettes without legal documentation. The estimated value of these cigarettes is 185,422 yuan.


After the trial, it was found that at around 21:00 on April 29, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, together with Zhou (already sentenced), conspired in Jianggan District, Hangzhou. They took advantage of the situation when no one was around, and Zhou stepped forward to stop the victim, Zhang1, using violence to threaten and rob Zhang1 of a Huawei mobile phone (valued at 500 RMB according to the appraisal). After the victim Zhang1 took the opportunity to escape, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Zhou, closely pursued him. However, due to Zhang1 calling the police and the increasing number of pedestrians on the road, they were unsuccessful in their attempt.


Upon trial, it was found that on October 1, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> and the victim Zhao Mou1 agreed to meet on the road in front of the Mingyuan Hotel in Liuzhi Special Zone due to a romantic dispute. At the invitation of the informant He Mou in this case, the victims Fang Mou and Liu Mou accompanied Zhao Mou1. After the three arrived at the entrance of Mingyuan Hotel in Liuzhi Special Zone, they were forcibly taken into a car by the defendant <Defendant A> along with the defendant <Defendant B> and Xiao Jiang, and were brought to a hotel in Huaxi, Guiyang. During the journey from Liuzhi, <Defendant A> threatened and beat Fang Mou and Liu Mou, while <Defendant B> beat Zhao Mou2. Upon arriving at the hotel in Huaxi, <Defendant A> beat Zhao Mou2 and threatened Fang Mou and Liu Mou. In the early hours of the next day, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others took Zhao Mou2, Fang Mou, and Liu Mou back to Liuzhi to find He Mou. During the journey, <Defendant C> slapped Zhao Mou2. At around 2 AM, after returning to Liuzhi, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were arrested by the police officers of the Liuzhi Special Zone Public Security Bureau, and the three aforementioned victims were rescued by the police.


Upon trial, it was found that on June 20, 2020, Chu Mou (handled in a separate case) beat Hou Yanshun to death and then fled. During the investigation of the case, the police officers from Min County Public Security Bureau went to the homes of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> on June 21 and June 22, 2020, to inform <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> of the fact that Chu Mou had committed murder and fled, as well as the legal consequences of harboring and shielding the criminal. At around 18:00 on June 22, Chu Mou fled to the home of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, and after dinner, the two defendants hid Chu Mou in an unused house near their home. On June 23, when police officers from Min County Public Security Bureau went to <Defendant A>'s home to search for Chu Mou's whereabouts, the two defendants concealed the fact that Chu Mou was hiding in a house near their home. Later, the police apprehended Chu Mou in the bushes near <Defendant A>'s home.