After trial, it was found that: At around 4 a.m. on June 16, 2020, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others had a verbal dispute with the victim, Yu, in the alley on the east side of No. 190 Yunxi Village, Guandu District, over trivial matters. Defendant <Defendant A> took out a modified nail gun from his rental room and fired it into the air to intimidate the victim, Yu. Subsequently, <Defendant A> fired the gun again, after which the three fled the scene. On June 27, 2020, after <Defendant B> was apprehended by the police, he led them to capture <Defendant A>. After being apprehended, <Defendant A> confessed that the nail gun he used in the crime was modified. He had purchased gun parts online in 2018 and assembled the nail gun, which originally used a spring mechanism, into a modified nail gun powered by gunpowder and capable of firing blank cartridges. According to the appraisal, the nail gun used by <Defendant A> in the crime was a firearm powered by gunpowder; the victim, Yu, sustained minor injuries. This case involves criminal facts.


After trial, it was found that:

1. Illegal Detention
On April 11, 2016, at around 10 PM, the defendant <Defendant A> and Chen (handled in a separate case), under the instruction of Dai (handled in a separate case), illegally detained Lin at a hotel in Huangqiao Town in this city, at a local automobile company, and at a company in Zhenjiang City, until noon on the 22nd of the same month. During this period, Dai and Chen kicked and beat Lin, and Dai intimidated Lin with an electric baton. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts.

2. Provoking Trouble
In the early morning of August 1, 2016, the defendant <Defendant A>, together with <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, Liu (handled in a separate case), and Li (identity unknown), caused trouble without reason in front of No. 1 Mansion on Shengli Road in Huangqiao Town and in front of Xingguang Canlan KTV, randomly beating Liang and Yan. According to the assessment, Liang's injuries constituted minor injuries of the second degree. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts. After being brought to justice, the defendant <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts and compensated the victim Liang for economic losses. During the trial in this court, the victim Liang expressed understanding towards the actions of the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that at around 9 PM on December 12, 2019, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> saw the victim Fan, who appeared to be driving under the influence, leaving from in front of Lao Yu Hot Pot across from the Jianping County Public Security Bureau. <Defendant A> suggested scraping Fan's vehicle to extort money, and <Defendant B> agreed. Subsequently, the two followed Fan's car with their own vehicle, license plate Liao N×××**, to the road on the east side of the north gate of Rong's Mansion Community on Jian'an Road in Jianping County. There, they deliberately caused a collision with Fan's car. Using the pretext that Fan was driving under the influence, they demanded 10,000 RMB from him. After repeatedly negotiating without success, <Defendant A> called the police, claiming a traffic accident had occurred. Fan then took the opportunity to flee the scene. On February 19, 2020, defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the Jianping County Public Security Bureau. On February 21, 2020, defendant <Defendant B> was lawfully summoned to the case by the Jianping County Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that in March 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> conspired with defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Li Mou2 and Xiao Mou (both of whom are being handled in separate cases) to solicit clients for prostitution through platforms such as Momo and WeChat by adding strangers as friends. Prostitutes Li Mou1, Sun Mou, and Wei Mou provided prostitution services, during which a total of more than 30,000 RMB was obtained as prostitution fees. The proceeds were then split equally between the defendant <Defendant A>'s group and the prostitutes. Regarding the defense claims of defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> that <Defendant B> acted alone and did not participate in the joint crime, upon investigation, it was found that the WeChat chat records between <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, combined with the testimonies of Li Mou1, Sun Mou, and Wei Mou, could confirm that <Defendant B> participated in <Defendant A>'s activities of introducing prostitution and helped solicit clients. Therefore, this court does not accept the defense claims of the two defendants.


Upon trial, it was found that: (1) On March 16, 2017, at around 16:00, the Zha Xi Police Station of Weixin County Public Security Bureau conducted a raid on a game room operated by Wu Huazhao (nicknamed "Wu Erwa") in the Qilin Community of Weixin County on suspicion of gambling. Since <Defendant A> had previously visited Wu's game room, and was seen observing on the street when Wu's game room was raided, Wu suspected that <Defendant A> had informed the authorities. This suspicion led to a verbal altercation between Wu and <Defendant A> near the original vegetable market next to the Mingxin Hotel in the Qilin Community of Zha Xi Town, Weixin County, during which Wu was slapped by <Defendant A>. They agreed to fight and then left the scene. <Defendant A> subsequently gathered Xiao, Ji Kegang, Li, Wen, Wu, and others to wait at the scene. During the waiting period, <Defendant A> repeatedly called Wu to arrange the fight. Wu then invited <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, <Defendant B>, Tao, Cao, and more than ten others, and prepared machetes, steel pipes, and other tools for the confrontation. They met <Defendant A> and his group at the entrance of Weixin County, where a brawl ensued. During the fight, <Defendant C> and Xiao were injured. According to the assessment, <Defendant C> sustained a second-degree serious injury, while Xiao's injuries were minor. On January 23, 2018, <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the Zha Xi Police Station of Weixin County Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that in March 2017, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others conspired to use a company to gain others' trust by initially fulfilling parts of contracts during business operations. After others continued to fulfill the contracts, they would then deliberately delay payment and appropriate the goods to defraud others of their property. Following their agreement, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others registered Guangxi Yishen Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yishen Company") in May 2017. In July 2017, <Defendant A> contacted Yu, the operator of Cangwu County Jinfuxu Woodworking Factory (hereinafter referred to as "Jinfuxu Factory"), under the pretense of purchasing concrete templates. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Yang (already sentenced) reached an agreement with Yu for the sale and purchase of templates and signed a "Template Purchase and Sale Contract" with Jinfuxu Factory in the name of Yishen Company. On July 17, 2017, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others transported the first batch of templates delivered by Jinfuxu Factory to Foshan City, Guangdong Province, sold them, and paid Yu according to the contract terms to gain his trust. On July 30 and 31, 2017, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Yang, under the pretext of continuing to fulfill the aforementioned contract, transported a total of 6,300 concrete templates from Jinfuxu Factory and resold them at a price lower than the purchase price. Subsequently, the aforementioned individuals appropriated the resale proceeds totaling RMB 298,150.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, purchased parts for making a nail gun for 280 yuan from an unidentified man near the Fugong County bus station. Subsequently, on September 16, 2018, <Defendant A> bought a seamless steel pipe for the barrel of the nail gun for 190 yuan from the Pinduoduo shopping mall. <Defendant A> completed the manufacturing of the nail gun at his home in October of the same year and stored the finished nail gun at his residence. At the end of the same year, <Defendant A> planned to work in Zhuhai and thus took the nail gun to the home of the defendant, <Defendant B>. Unaware of the gun's origin, <Defendant B> agreed to store the gun for <Defendant A> and hid it in the firewood room on the first floor of his wooden house. According to the assessment, the confiscated gun is a firearm that uses gunpowder to fire projectiles, has injurious power, and falls under the firearms defined by the "Firearms Control Law of the People's Republic of China." The facts of this case are confirmed by this court.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that at around 10 PM on September 9, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were dining in front of Gala Seafood (Heping Branch) located at No. 20 Liaoning Road, Heping District, this city. During this time, Defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with the victim Cao due to previous grievances. Subsequently, Defendant <Defendant A> called upon Defendants <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant D> on the spot. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> punched and kicked the victims Yue, Cao, and Huo. Defendant <Defendant C> used a chair, and Defendant <Defendant D> used a chair and a table to jointly assault the victims. They all fled the scene afterward. According to forensic identification, the victim Cao sustained facial soft tissue contusions, classified as minor injuries; the injuries of victim Yue were also classified as minor injuries. After the victims reported the incident, Defendant <Defendant A> surrendered to the public security authorities on November 21, 2019, left the next day, and was criminally detained on December 14, 2019. Defendant <Defendant D> surrendered to the public security authorities on January 16, 2020. The public security authorities apprehended Defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> on January 6 and January 9, 2020, respectively.


Upon examination, it was found that the victim, Zhao, had financial dealings with the defendant <Defendant B> since 2014, and Zhao had not repaid a loan to <Defendant B>. In May 2015, Zhao and <Defendant B> both borrowed money from the defendant <Defendant A>, but neither Zhao nor <Defendant B> repaid the loans on time. In early September 2015, after <Defendant A> unsuccessfully demanded repayment from <Defendant B>, they both sought to recover the debt from Zhao. On September 19, 2015, at around 11:00 PM, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with others (handled in a separate case), drove a Dongfeng Nissan car with the license plate number: Yue X××××× to a gas station opposite the main gate in Xingning District, Nanning City, and forcibly took Zhao to Mengcun Township, Laibin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, for illegal detention. On October 19, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> transferred Zhao to a location in Jing'an Town, Doumen District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, for further illegal detention. During this period, <Defendant A> and others (handled in a separate case) beat Zhao. On October 22, <Defendant B> took Zhao to a factory building near C2, Wanhe Industrial Park, Dongyi Community, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, for illegal detention. On October 24, at around 7:00 PM, <Defendant B> finally released Zhao. According to the assessment, the degree of bodily injury to the victim Zhao was classified as minor injury level two.


Upon trial, it was found that the criminal organization of a mafia nature, led by Xie Shaolong and Tang Zhicheng (handled in a separate case), repeatedly organized prostitutes to solicit clients on the streets in Anning District and Chengguan District of Lanzhou City from October 2018 to April 2019 to obtain illegal profits. From December 2018 to April 2019, Xie Shaolong, Tang Zhicheng, and others repeatedly organized prostitutes, including Sa Moumoumou, Wang Moumoumou, and Sun Moumoumou, to engage in prostitution activities at the "Qianse Xiaowu" guesthouse and the "Qianse Menghuan Xiaowu" guesthouse in Shuiguazhuang, Anning District, Lanzhou City. The defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, as the person in charge and an employee of the guesthouses respectively, knowingly allowed Xie Shaolong and others to organize prostitution activities multiple times at the guesthouses they operated.


Upon trial, it was found that from September 28 to October 27, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased accessories such as a nail gun, precision steel pipe, metal gun stock, and fixed gun barrel nails on "Pinduoduo" and modified them into a gun. <Defendant A> used the gun twice on the mountain near his home in Wuning County and then kept it at his home. In January 2019, <Defendant A> lent the gun to the defendant <Defendant B>, who, along with the defendant <Defendant C> and others, used the gun on the mountain. In November 2019, after obtaining <Defendant C>'s consent, <Defendant B> placed the gun in the utility room of <Defendant C>'s repair shop. Before the Spring Festival in 2020, Zhou called <Defendant B> to borrow the gun. After <Defendant B> agreed, Zhou went to <Defendant C>'s repair shop to get it and later took the gun from <Defendant C>'s repair shop. On February 21, 2020, during the handling of Zhou's theft case, the Wuning County Public Security Bureau seized the gun from Zhou's home. According to the appraisal, the seized gun was a modified smoothbore gun converted from a nail gun, using gunpowder to fire metal pellets or other substances. Its main structure was intact and it could fire normally. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> voluntarily reported to the police for investigation upon receiving a phone notification from the public security agency.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> had an economic dispute with the victim Hao Mou1. Both parties agreed to reconcile accounts on the afternoon of January 21, 2019. At the same time, the defendant <Defendant A> sought out <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, instructing them to hide in another room and wait until <Defendant A> and Hao Mou1 had a verbal altercation during the reconciliation, at which point they would come out and assault Hao Mou1. Subsequently, during the reconciliation, the defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with the victim Hao Mou1. The defendant <Defendant A>, along with <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Liu Yinghui, then assaulted the victim Hao Mou1. According to the identification by the Baoding City Forensic Identification Center, the victim Hao Mou1 sustained injuries, including bilateral nasal bone fractures and fractures of the maxillary frontal process, classified as minor injuries of the second degree. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> each turned themselves in to the public security authorities. Among them, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were able to truthfully confess to the authorities, while <Defendant A> did not plead guilty at the public security authorities but admitted guilt in court. On June 17, 2019, the victim Hao Mou1 issued a letter of understanding to <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Liu Yinghui, expressing forgiveness towards the three. On July 1, 2019, the victim Hao Mou1 issued a receipt, acknowledging the receipt of compensation amounting to 210,000 RMB from <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Liu Yinghui. Out of the 210,000 RMB compensation received by Hao Mou1, 100,000 RMB was paid by <Defendant A>.


Upon trial, it was found that from October 2016 to May 16, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> rented a storefront and an adjacent storefront in Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, to jointly operate a certain health center. During this period, in order to seek illegal profits, they harbored others to engage in prostitution activities at their rented premises. On May 16, 2018, at around 21:00, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> harbored a prostitute named Fu at the health center to engage in prostitution with a client named Sheng for a price of 150 yuan, and harbored another prostitute named Zhang to engage in prostitution with a client named Cai for the same price of 150 yuan. They were caught red-handed by the police, and <Defendant B> was apprehended on the spot. After being brought to justice, <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts. On July 31, 2018, <Defendant A> was summoned to the Baishiyi Police Station for investigation.


Upon trial, it was found that from March 2017 to January 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> either individually or in partnership with the defendant <Defendant B>, engaged in illegal lending activities. <Defendant A> provided the funds, while <Defendant B> was responsible for negotiating with loan customers, signing loan agreements, and debt collection, thereby defrauding the victim Zhou Mou1 of a substantial amount of money. After the incident, <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed to his criminal acts. The family of <Defendant A> compensated the victim Zhou Saiyun with 12××××× yuan and obtained the victim's forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that: On the afternoon of November 15, 2018, police officers from the Liusuo Police Station of Hukou County Public Security Bureau conducted a compulsory summons on the suspect Cui, who was suspected of drug use, at the Jinjiawan sand mine in Shazhou Village, Liusuo Town. Cui refused to cooperate. He first held a pair of scissors to his neck and later threatened to ignite a gas cylinder he had taken from a small restaurant in the Shenhua Power Plant small market, in order to resist the compulsory summons by the public security authorities. After a period of standoff, Cui moved the gas cylinder into the small restaurant and closed the door. During this time, his family came to the scene to persuade him, but he still did not cooperate with law enforcement. At around 8 PM that day, Cui was still in a standoff with the police behind the door when <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Zhou Yanlin arrived at the scene by car and learned about the situation. Subsequently, <Defendant A> and Zhou Yanlin drove Cui's family members home, while <Defendant B> entered the small restaurant to meet Cui under the pretext of persuading him. Cui requested <Defendant B> and others to help him escape. <Defendant B> then informed Zhou Yanlin and <Defendant A> by phone about Cui's plan to escape. After <Defendant A> and others drove back to the scene, Cui secretly climbed over the wall at the back door of the restaurant to escape. <Defendant B> immediately indicated to Cui the location where <Defendant A> had parked. Cui quickly got into the car and asked <Defendant A> to drive him away from the scene. On November 16, 2018, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested by the police officers of Hukou County Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others, along with Wu (already sentenced), were having a late-night snack at the "Delicacies on the Tip of the Tongue" night snack stall in Pinggui District, Hezhou City. During this time, Lu 3 was driving a van carrying Lu Yang, Lu Yue, Lu Neng, Lu 7, and Lu 8 (all five already sentenced) past the snack stall. <Defendant A> flicked a cigarette butt onto the windshield of the vehicle driven by Lu 3. Lu 3, along with Lu Yang and Lu Yue, got out of the vehicle to confront <Defendant A> and others, leading to an argument. During the argument, Lu 7, Lu 8, and Lu Neng also got out of the vehicle, and the verbal altercation escalated into a physical fight. <Defendant A>'s group called Feng 1 and others for assistance. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, Wu, and others engaged in a brawl with Lu 7, Lu 8, Lu Yang, Lu Yue, and Lu Neng. Feng 1 and others arrived at the scene after receiving the call and joined the fight. During the brawl, Lu 7 stabbed <Defendant A> and Wu with a small knife, Lu 8 hit <Defendant C> with a stone, and Lu Yang was also injured. According to the assessment, <Defendant C> sustained minor injuries of the first degree, <Defendant A> sustained minor injuries of the second degree, Lu Yang sustained minor injuries of the second degree, and Wu sustained minor injuries. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities on February 11, 2019, February 20, 2019, and February 21, 2019, respectively. Both parties involved in the fight compensated each other for their economic losses and reached mutual understanding.


Upon trial, it was found that in March 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> found a modified nail gun outside his charcoal kiln. The defendant <Defendant C> learned that the defendant <Defendant A> wanted to get a gun, so he went to <Defendant B>'s house and took the gun to give it to <Defendant A>. In 2019, <Defendant A>, fearing it would be discovered, threw the gun into the Laoha River on the north side of the village. After the incident, <Defendant A> led the police to the location where he had thrown the gun, and the gun was retrieved and handed over to the police. According to the identification by the Physical Evidence Identification Center of the China Criminal Police College, the gun was a modified firearm that used gunpowder to fire steel balls, had shooting capabilities, and a muzzle energy of 93.50 joules per square centimeter, thus qualifying as a firearm.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


Upon investigation, it was found that during the period from July 2018 to June 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> successively posted a large number of fake recruitment advertisements for online task performers in Xishan Village, Guiling Town, Babu District, and in a building on Donghu Lane, Babu District, Hezhou City. They used the internet, QQ, WeChat, and other means to lure victims by offering training for part-time online task performers to make money. After gaining the victims' trust, they deceived the victims into paying so-called activation fees of 115 yuan, task model fees of 148 yuan, prepayment of 500 yuan, deposit of 488 yuan, and advanced membership fees of 500 yuan, with the promise that these fees could be refunded and withdrawn. Once the victims paid a certain amount, the defendants appropriated the funds for themselves. Specifically, <Defendant A> defrauded 261,022.65 yuan; <Defendant B> defrauded 135,877.05 yuan; <Defendant C> defrauded 63,021.8 yuan; and <Defendant D> defrauded 30,735 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found:

1. In the case of organizing prostitution, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, from January to May 2019, recruited and gathered individuals such as Guo, He, and Yao for prostitution activities at the storefront located at 1-8, Building 5, No. 16 Ximenwai Street, Miyun District, Beijing. They managed the prostitutes by establishing a WeChat group and organized prostitution activities. Defendant <Defendant A> illegally gained RMB 86,287, and Defendant <Defendant B> illegally gained RMB 9,630. Both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended and brought to justice in Anshan City, Liaoning Province, on June 21, 2019.

2. In the case of introducing prostitution, the defendant <Defendant C> on one evening in March 2019, introduced Guo to Zhang (who has already been administratively punished) for a prostitution activity at Linjia Express Hotel in Miyun District, Beijing. On May 7, 2019, at around 7:00 PM, <Defendant C> introduced Guo to Fu (who has already been administratively punished) for a prostitution activity at Room 704, Unit 3, Building 2, Phase 2, Oak Bay, Miyun District, Beijing. Defendant <Defendant C> was apprehended and brought to justice on July 8, 2019.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after premeditation, on May 7, 2018, around 16:00, at Luyou Car Rental in Yanjiang Street, Changyi District, Jilin City, used <Defendant B>'s motor vehicle driver's license as collateral to sign a car rental contract, thereby defrauding the rental company of one Honda Siwei DHW6451R1CSE small ordinary passenger car (valued at RMB 153,133), which was then handed over to <Defendant A>. On the same day, <Defendant A> drove the car to Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, and sold it to <Defendant D>, who had been contacted in advance. <Defendant D>, without having legitimate and valid proof of the car's origin, acted as an intermediary and sold the car to <Defendant C>. <Defendant C>, without having legitimate and valid proof of the car's origin, purchased it for RMB 75,000. After <Defendant D> received the stolen goods payment of RMB 75,000 from <Defendant C> via mobile banking transfer, he transferred RMB 50,000 to <Defendant A> via WeChat as payment for the stolen goods. The proceeds from the sale of the stolen goods were divided and squandered by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. <Defendant A> had previously been sentenced to imprisonment for the crime of extortion and, within five years of completing the sentence, committed another crime punishable by imprisonment, thus being a repeat offender. After <Defendant B> was apprehended, he assisted the public security organs in capturing <Defendant A>.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, had opened a Taobao store named "Premium Hardware Precision Parts" in May 2016. <Defendant A> purchased original air gun parts such as hammers, rubber pads, rear pull pins, and B50 gun bodies online. Using two milling machines and one press, <Defendant A> processed these air gun parts and then listed them for sale on Taobao. On March 11, 2018, the Lanshan County Public Security Bureau conducted a search of <Defendant A>'s home and discovered 285 gun parts stored in a miscellaneous room intended for sale. During the investigation, the Lanshan County Public Security Bureau officers found four firearms privately stored at the home of <Defendant C> and <Defendant B>, who are father and son. Among these, one bird gun resembling a rifle and one air gun were in the possession of <Defendant B>, while the other two bird guns were in the possession of <Defendant C>. According to the confessions of <Defendant C> and <Defendant B>, <Defendant B> had purchased several air gun parts from <Defendant A>'s "Premium Hardware Precision Parts" Taobao store between April and July 2017. The Yongzhou Public Security Judicial Center's appraisal determined that out of the 287 parts seized from <Defendant A>'s home, 285 were classified as firearm parts. Among the four firearms seized from <Defendant C> and <Defendant B>'s home, the bird gun resembling a rifle held by <Defendant B> was identified as a firearm powered by gunpowder, and one was powered by compressed gas. <Defendant C> possessed two bird guns, one powered by gunpowder and the other undetermined as to whether it qualifies as a firearm.


After the trial, it was found that Jiaxing Fujian Orthopedic Hospital is a designated medical institution for the basic medical insurance of Jiaxing City. The defendant, <Defendant B>, is the person in charge of the hospital, and the defendant, <Defendant A>, is the director of the orthopedics department. From the end of 2016 until the case was uncovered, the defendant, <Defendant A>, with the consent of the defendant, <Defendant B>, defrauded patients' self-paid medical expenses and the medical insurance funds of Jiaxing City and other pooled areas by fabricating the use of allogeneic bone in surgeries or falsely listing the quantity of allogeneic bone used, amounting to a total of RMB 33,000. During the trial, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, returned all the illegal proceeds.


Upon investigation and trial, it was established that on the morning of October 31, 2008, the defendant <Defendant A> was involved in a physical altercation with villager Xue Mou in Xue Ping'an's contracted land in Lianchi District, Baoding City, due to a dispute over the construction of high-voltage transmission towers. The victim, Li Mou1, punched the defendant <Defendant A> in the left eye during the altercation. Dissatisfied with Li Mou1, the defendant <Defendant A> gathered his relatives, including <Defendant B>, Sun Mou1, and Sun Mou2 (deceased), and went to Li Mou1's home at around 1 PM on the same day to vandalize the property. The defendant <Defendant A> injured Li Mou1's right arm with a stick, and the defendant <Defendant B> injured Li Mou1's mouth with his fists. According to the Baoding Forensic Identification Center, the victim Li Mou1 suffered a comminuted fracture of the right radius, classified as minor injury level one, and the loss of two or more teeth, classified as minor injury level two.


After trial, it was found that at around 3 a.m. on August 17, 2018, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with accomplices Liao and others, were drinking at a Meiyijia convenience store at the traffic light intersection in the Yinhu Industrial Zone of Xie Town, Dongguan City. The victim, Meng, was riding a Ghost Fire motorcycle, and Tang Man was riding another motorcycle carrying Yang Ping, passing by the location. <Defendant B> believed that the Ghost Fire motorcycle Meng was riding resembled a motorcycle that had been stolen from a friend, so he, along with Liao, <Defendant A>, and others, chased Meng by car. They caught up with and beat Meng near the gas station in the center section of Zhenxing Avenue in Xie Town, Dongguan City, and then restrained Meng. They subsequently took Meng to a Meiyijia store at Xieshan Bridge in Xie Town and beat him again. <Defendant A> then drove Meng's motorcycle and took Meng to the traffic light intersection in the Yinhu Industrial Zone to regroup. After regrouping, <Defendant B> and Liao took Meng to a cemetery and beat him once more. <Defendant A> left on Meng's motorcycle and did not follow them. Later, <Defendant B> and others contacted Tang Man and Yang Ping through Meng's QQ and arranged to meet at Xie Square. After Tang Man reported to the police, he led officers to the square, where <Defendant B> and Liao were arrested, and Meng was rescued around 6 a.m. that day. On September 29, 2018, the police arrested <Defendant A>.


Upon trial, it was found that: On October 20, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that the vehicle did not have legal documentation, colluded with Yang Yang (handled in a separate case) to sell a Benelli BJ600GS two-wheeled motorcycle, which Yang Yang had stolen, to Wang Yonggang (handled in a separate case) for RMB 8,400 on the side of Chuanjin Road, Panlong District, Kunming City. According to the appraisal, the vehicle involved was valued at RMB 17,000. In the early morning of October 20, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the vehicle had an unclear origin, assisted Yang Yang (handled in a separate case) in transferring a Benelli BJ600GS two-wheeled motorcycle, which Yang Yang had stolen, to the side of Jinhuan Road, Hamazhe Village, Panlong District, Kunming City. Together, they dismantled the vehicle's alarm and positioning device, after which Yang Yang sold the vehicle to another person. According to the appraisal, the vehicle involved was valued at RMB 34,000. On October 27, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the public security authorities; on the same day, the defendant <Defendant B> was notified by the police via phone to report to the station. Upon arrival, <Defendant B> voluntarily and truthfully confessed to his crimes.


Upon trial, it was found that in the early morning of November 17, 2019, the defendants <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant A>, after prior consultation, had <Defendant B> contact the victims Pei × and Guo × by phone under the pretext of soliciting prostitution for the night. Once the two victims got into the car driven by <Defendant B>, <Defendant C> and <Defendant A> also got into the car one after another. The three defendants falsely claimed to be police officers and stated that the victims' prostitution activities could be privately settled with money. Subsequently, through WeChat transfers, they defrauded 7800 RMB from the victim Pei × and 3000 RMB from the victim Guo ×. The illicit gains were divided equally among the three defendants and squandered.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 16:00 on February 4, 2018, the defendant Li Moumou2, after finishing wall scraping at Gao Moumou's house in Pingyao County, had a dispute with carpenter Niu Moumou (handled in a separate case) who was also working on the decoration at the same residence over the matter of opening a window. This led to a physical altercation between them. Niu Moumou's brothers, Niu Moumou1 and Niu Moumou2 (both handled in separate cases), upon seeing the situation, also joined in beating Li Moumou2. After being beaten, defendant Li Moumou2, feeling outraged, called the homeowner Gao Moumou and then called his brother Li Moumou1, seeking his assistance. Upon learning that his brother Li Moumou2 had been beaten, Li Moumou1 gathered defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, and they arrived at the entrance of Building X, Unit X, where they met up with Li Moumou2. After understanding the situation from Li Moumou2, they, led by Li Moumou2, went to XXX and knocked on the door. After Gao Moumou opened the door, Li Moumou1 and the other five ignored Gao Moumou's advice and rushed into the house, engaging in a fight with the three Niu brothers. During the fight, several people, including Niu Moumou, Niu Moumou1, and <Defendant B>, sustained varying degrees of injuries. According to the forensic identification by the Pingyao County Judicial Appraisal Center, the injuries of Niu Moumou and Niu Moumou1 were classified as minor injuries, while the injury of <Defendant B> was classified as minor injury of the second degree. After the incident, through mediation hosted by the Nancheng Police Station of the Pingyao County Public Security Bureau, the aforementioned six defendants compensated the three victims for their economic losses and obtained their forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 4:00 AM on October 9, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> and the victim, Shi, had a verbal altercation over wage issues at the entrance of Longbaihui KTV near Exit A of Chaguang Metro Station in Nanshan District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. This altercation escalated into a physical confrontation. The defendant <Defendant A>, along with the second defendant <Defendant B>, shoved the victim Shi. During the process, <Defendant A> lifted the victim's leg, causing the victim to fall to the ground, after which <Defendant B> chased and continued to punch and kick the victim. Subsequently, both defendants stopped and left the scene. At approximately 11:00 AM on October 11, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned to the case. The prosecution believes that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> should be held criminally liable for the crime of intentional injury, with a sentencing recommendation of approximately seven months of imprisonment. The defense counsel for the defendant <Defendant A> argued that: 1. <Defendant A> had voluntarily surrendered and made restitution, showing a good attitude of remorse; 2. The victim was at fault. They requested a lenient punishment. The defense counsel for the defendant <Defendant B> argued that: 1. <Defendant B> had voluntarily surrendered; 2. The victim was at fault in this case; 3. <Defendant B>'s original intention was to mediate the fight, and although there was harmful behavior, the main injuries were not caused by <Defendant B>; 4. <Defendant B> is a first-time and occasional offender.


Upon trial, it was found that in June 2014, the defendant, <Defendant A>, through the assistance of <Defendant B>, purchased a Wuling Hongguang minivan from another person without a license plate or proper documentation. Subsequently, <Defendant A> installed a de-registered license plate from another vehicle onto this minivan for use. On January 23, 2019, the Traffic Police Brigade of the Malong Branch of the Qujing Public Security Bureau discovered during their work that the license plate Yun D××××× displayed on the vehicle driven by <Defendant A> did not match the actual vehicle identification code of the minivan. Further investigation by the Traffic Police Brigade revealed that the vehicle was listed as stolen in the "National Stolen and Robbed Motor Vehicle Information Database." According to the appraisal, the value of the vehicle at the time it was stolen was 56,335 RMB.


Upon trial, it was found that between October 2018 and November 14, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> rented the second floor of the Urban Business Hotel at 141 Jiefang East Road, Jinming Village, Qingshanhu District, Nanchang City, to operate the Urban Foot Bath City. <Defendant A> employed four prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities, setting the sexual service items, prices, and profit-sharing ratios, thereby making a profit. The defendant <Defendant B> was hired as the front desk cashier of the foot bath city, responsible for cashiering, registering service items, occasionally bringing in customers, introducing prostitution services, soliciting clients via WeChat, and other auxiliary daily tasks. On November 14, 2018, the public security authorities raided the premises and caught three pairs of individuals engaged in prostitution and solicitation activities on the spot. On September 3, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended by the public security authorities. On September 17, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that between April 12, 2020, and April 26, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> engaged in organizing prostitution activities in the A1 apartment building of Wanda Lingjiao Lake, Jianghan District, in this city. <Defendant A> personally recruited prostitutes through individuals such as "Sisi" and managed them by arranging clients, collecting fees, paying for the room, and compensating the prostitutes, thereby illegally profiting 3,000 RMB. Starting from April 18 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant B> was hired to receive clients and assist <Defendant A> in collecting fees, illegally profiting 500 RMB. At around 5:00 PM on April 26 of the same year, police officers from the Jianghan District Branch of Wuhan Public Security Bureau arrested <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> in the said apartment building. On-site, they apprehended four prostitutes: Liu (2), Guo (2), Lu, and Guo (1), as well as two clients: Zhang and Jian, and confiscated 980 RMB in cash from the prostitution fees.


Upon trial, it was found that: At around 8 PM on November 11, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> used his WeChat (WeChat ID: ×××, WJ15333666, name "Timber Wolf") to search for nearby girls at the construction site of Hyde Garden in the western district of Daya Bay. After receiving <Defendant A>'s request, the victim, Mu Yingmin, agreed to join and chatted with him on WeChat. During the chat, <Defendant A> falsely claimed to be a special police officer from the Huizhou Public Security Bureau and fabricated some stories about police work. Additionally, to make Mu Yingmin believe he was a special police officer, <Defendant A> downloaded a photo from the internet showing more than ten people in special police uniforms posing with a police car, falsely claiming that one of them was himself. He also downloaded a photo of a neatly made bed in a military dormitory, falsely claiming it was his own residence. After gaining Mu Yingmin's favor and trust, <Defendant A> first asked her to send him a WeChat red envelope of 520 yuan. Then, claiming that he had a car accident on his way to visit her and needed money to avoid being dismissed, he asked Mu Yingmin for 5000 yuan. To make the excuse more convincing, the defendant <Defendant B>, at <Defendant A>'s request, cooperated by speaking to her on the phone as a person in charge, discussing <Defendant A>'s car accident and the need for money to handle the situation. Believing the lies of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, Mu Yingmin transferred 1500 yuan, 2000 yuan, and 1500 yuan to <Defendant A> via WeChat. Out of this, <Defendant A> gave 530 yuan to <Defendant B>.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 21:00 on July 29, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> assaulted Miao Mou and Hu Mou due to an argument between others and Fang Bing, Hu Mou, and others. This resulted in injuries to Miao Mou's head, face, and left wrist. According to the forensic identification by Guangde Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, Miao Mou's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the first degree. On July 30, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the police after being summoned by phone. After being taken into custody, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to their criminal acts.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that many years ago, the defendant <Defendant C> purchased a nail gun from someone and kept it at his home. In October 2015, while chatting with <Defendant A>, <Defendant C> asked <Defendant A> to help sell the nail gun he had previously bought. In late October of the same year, during a conversation with <Defendant A>, <Defendant B> expressed interest in purchasing a gun. After <Defendant A> agreed to help <Defendant B> buy a gun, he took <Defendant C>'s nail gun from <Defendant C>'s home in Suiyang County and sold it to <Defendant B> for 800 yuan by the roadside in Jinzi Village, Huangyang Town. After purchasing the gun, <Defendant B> hid it in his home. On August 27, 2020, the nail gun hidden by <Defendant B> in his pigsty was discovered by the police. According to the forensic appraisal by the Zunyi Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the nail gun is classified as a firearm, powered by gunpowder, and possesses the capability to cause injury.


Upon trial, it was found that between May 8, 2018, and May 12, 2018, Gong Mou (already sentenced), in collaboration with defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others, used "bar girls" to meet male netizens under the pretense of dates to induce high spending. They defrauded victims Meng Mou, Li Mou, and 10 others of a total of 18,000.5 RMB at the "Yujian" bar in the Jiaokou commercial area of Xiqing District, Tianjin. During this period, defendant <Defendant B> served as a security guard at the "Yujian" bar, providing lookout and alerting assistance to Gong Mou and others. Specifically, defendant <Defendant A> impersonated a wine girl and defrauded victims Peng Mou, Zhang Mou1, Jia Mou, and Bi Mou of a total of 9,029.5 RMB. On May 12, 2018, defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the police. On June 1, 2018, defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended by the police. Gong Mou has fully compensated all the victims for their financial losses. After being brought to justice, defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily confessed his crimes truthfully. Defendant <Defendant A> also voluntarily confessed his crimes truthfully in court. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> signed a plea agreement with the prosecution.


Upon trial, it was found that from 2016 to early 2019, Peng Moumou (handled in a separate case) defrauded vehicles from car rental companies in Chaoyang District, Lvyuan District, and the Automotive Economic and Technological Development Zone of Changchun City through contract fraud. Later, Peng Moumou sold these vehicles at prices below the market value to the defendants Zhang Moumou and others under his residential building in the 48th block of the Automotive Economic and Technological Development Zone of Changchun City. Among them, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased eight cars from Peng Moumou, and after appraisal, the involved vehicles were valued at RMB 2.15 million; the defendant <Defendant B> purchased six cars from Peng Moumou and one car from Shi Yan, and after appraisal, the involved vehicles were valued at RMB 1.79 million; the defendant <Defendant C> purchased nine cars from Peng Moumou, and after appraisal, the involved vehicles were valued at RMB 923,000.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant C> is a village doctor, and the defendant <Defendant D> is a villager from the same village. The defendant <Defendant A> is a classmate of <Defendant C> and is engaged in the business of purchasing scrap and folk antiques. While demolishing an old house, the defendant <Defendant D> found a leftover gunpowder pistol in the wall, which was then used by children as a toy. One day after the Spring Festival in 2018, the defendant <Defendant C> saw the gunpowder pistol at the house of the defendant <Defendant D> while making a house call. Believing it had some collectible value, <Defendant C> contacted his classmate <Defendant A>, who deals in antiques, and sent a photo of the gunpowder pistol to <Defendant A> via WeChat. After seeing the photo, <Defendant A> purchased the pistol from <Defendant D> for 200 yuan. After acquiring the gunpowder pistol, <Defendant A> polished and repaired it and then sold it to the defendant <Defendant B>, who likes to collect items, for 500 yuan, making a profit of 300 yuan. After the incident, the gunpowder pistol was seized and confiscated. According to the appraisal by the Zibo City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the involved firearm can effectively ignite the primer and is identified as a non-standard firearm powered by gunpowder. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> truthfully confessed to the facts of the case after being summoned by phone.


After the trial, it was found that at around 2 a.m. on May 24, 2016, in Houji Village, Qiandian Town, Dancheng County, the defendant Hou Mou (already sentenced) gathered <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and more than 10 others, armed with knives and steel pipes, and went to the residence of Hou Chaojun. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others used knives and steel pipes to injure Hou Chaojun. According to the appraisal, the injuries sustained by Hou Chaojun were classified as minor injuries. At around 0 a.m. on February 3, 2018, in Century Square, Dancheng County, <Defendant A> and others assaulted Liu Mengqin and her boyfriend. At around 1 a.m. on September 24, 2018, <Defendant A>, together with Yang Quanwei, Zhuang Haoyu, Wang Tengkun, and others (all handled in separate cases), were singing at Night Banquet KTV in Dancheng County, Henan Province. Due to Zhuang Haoyu's girlfriend claiming she was harassed upstairs, <Defendant A> and others found Cui Mingming, Duan Mou2tong, and Duan Mou1 and assaulted them. According to the appraisal, the injuries sustained by Duan Mou2tong and Duan Mou1 were classified as minor injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that since October 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> has been serving as the manager at the Tingqiao Massage Parlor located at XXX Zhongshan North Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai. <Defendant A> was responsible for recruiting, training, attendance management, handling complaints, and regularly settling the earnings from prostitution with the sex workers at the massage parlor. Defendants <Defendant B> and Lei Moumou were recruited by <Defendant A> and were responsible for arranging rooms for clients, selecting sex workers, recording the time, and collecting the payments for prostitution activities. On April 17, 2019, the police conducted an inspection of the Tingqiao Massage Parlor and apprehended defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> on the spot. Several sex workers and clients, including Che Moumou, Chen Mou1, Li Mou1, Liu Mou1, and Shi Moumou, were also detained. After being taken into custody, <Defendant A> denied organizing prostitution activities; <Defendant B>, upon being taken into custody...


Upon trial, it was found that during 2013, the defendant <Defendant A> acquired a nail gun while purchasing scrap iron. Subsequently, <Defendant A> modified the nail gun by adding an iron barrel and a wooden stock, intending to use it for hunting. On a certain day in 2013, the defendant <Defendant B> saw the gun while working at <Defendant A>'s home and borrowed it under the pretext of scaring a dog that was eating chickens at home. Since then, the gun has been in the possession of <Defendant B>. According to the appraisal, the gun is a non-standard firearm that uses gunpowder combustion to launch projectiles and has the capacity to cause injury.


After trial, it was found that during July 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, together with others, repeatedly allowed Pan Moumou, Yang Moujia, Zhang Moumou, and others to provide prostitution services in the rented Xinwei Foot Massage Shop located in Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, illegally profiting over 23,000 yuan. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the authorities and truthfully confessed to their crimes.


After trial, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> and the victim, A Mou7, are villagers from the same village. On the afternoon of July 7, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with the victim A Mou7 over trivial matters after drinking. <Defendant A> harbored resentment and planned to take revenge on A Mou7. At around 3 PM the next afternoon, the defendant <Defendant A> invited his younger brother <Defendant B> to go with him to find A Mou7 to carry out the revenge. The two defendants took two wooden sticks from their home and found A Mou7 who was herding on the mountain. Immediately, the two defendants used the wooden sticks to beat A Mou7. After causing serious injuries to A Mou7, the two defendants fled the scene. The victim A Mou7 died at around 9 PM that evening. After the incident, the two defendants surrendered to the Butuo County Public Security Bureau on July 11. According to the forensic identification, A Mou7 died from craniocerebral injuries caused by blunt force trauma to the head inflicted by others.


Upon trial, it was found that since 2012, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to seek illegal profits, distributed high-interest loans in Dongfang City and collected exorbitant interest. Subsequently, he employed defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to illegally collect debts on his behalf, paying them monthly wages. From 2012 to June 2018, when borrowers were unable to repay the principal and interest on time, the defendant <Defendant A> organized and instructed <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and others to use organized illegal means, such as intercepting borrowers, assaulting borrowers, restricting personal freedom, forcibly entering borrowers' homes and causing long-term disturbances, closely following borrowers, threatening, and intimidating borrowers, to force debt repayment. The actions of defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> severely infringed upon the personal and property rights of others, disrupted social life and economic order, and caused a detrimental social impact. This has formed a criminal gang with defendant <Defendant A> as the principal offender and defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> as participants.


After trial, it was found that: Since 2017, a fraud gang posing as American soldiers, foreign engineers, and other identities actively contacted victims Wang Moujia, Dai Mou, and others through QQ, WeChat, email, and other means. After establishing a "romantic" or "friendship" relationship to gain trust, they continuously defrauded the victims of money under the pretext of needing customs fees or advance payments for mailing cash packages, leading the victims to repeatedly transfer funds to designated accounts. Defendants BASTY, PHILIP, KK, BENNY, and SAMI, knowing that others were committing fraud, still provided bank account numbers for receiving the money and transferred the stolen funds through withdrawals and other means, charging commissions ranging from 5% to 22%. Defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C>, knowing that the money was criminal proceeds, still helped KK, BENNY, TONY, and others transfer the stolen funds through the aforementioned methods to gain illegal profits. Among them, defendant BASTY transferred over 2.45 million RMB of fraud proceeds, defendant PHILIP transferred over 1.09 million RMB, defendant KK transferred over 1.5 million RMB, defendant BENNY transferred over 490,000 RMB, and defendant SAMI transferred over 140,000 RMB; defendant <Defendant A> concealed and hid over 600,000 RMB of criminal proceeds, defendant <Defendant B> concealed and hid over 400,000 RMB of criminal proceeds, and defendant <Defendant C> concealed and hid over 86,000 RMB of criminal proceeds.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 11:30 PM on May 16, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, after consuming alcohol, was resting in Room 202 of the "Yipin Foot Therapy" foot massage parlor in the Economic Development Zone of Dangshan County. During this time, an argument broke out over trivial matters with the victim, Li, who had come to the location searching for his wife. This argument escalated into a physical altercation at the room's doorway, during which the defendant <Defendant A> assaulted the victim. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant B> arrived at the scene and also assaulted Jia, who was trying to intervene, as well as the victim, Li. During the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> struck Li in the face with a glass jar, causing a laceration on Li's left upper eyelid and rupturing his left eyeball. According to the forensic appraisal by the Public Security Forensic Examination Center of Dangshan County, Anhui Province, the facial scar injury suffered by Li constitutes a Grade 1 minor injury, and the injury to his left eye constitutes a Grade 2 serious injury.


Upon examination, it was found that starting in April 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> successively colluded with the defendant <Defendant B>, co-defendant Zhang (to be handled in a separate case), and others in the Anqing Road area of the Zhulao Management District, Zhongluotan Town, Baiyun District of this city. They organized prostitution activities involving multiple women, including Zhang Mouxia (born on April 10, 2002), Pang Moulu (born on March 3, 2003), and Xiong Mou, by managing and providing venues for prostitution, handling disputes, keeping watch at intersections, and establishing WeChat groups for communication and alerts. They also bribed the security team leader, co-defendant Liu (to be handled in a separate case), to gain his protection. On September 11, 2018, the police apprehended the defendants and multiple individuals involved in prostitution at the aforementioned location.


Upon trial, it was found that around October 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> saw a gun in the trunk of a car belonging to his friend Zhang Moumou2 (handled in a separate case) who was working at his house. Out of personal interest, <Defendant A> expressed his desire to Zhang Moumou2 to have that gun. Zhang Moumou2 sold the gun to <Defendant A>, but <Defendant A> did not pay for it due to financial difficulties. On June 30, 2019, the Baofeng County Public Security Bureau seized a modified nail gun from <Defendant A>'s house. According to the appraisal, the seized modified nail gun is powered by gunpowder and can be classified as a firearm.

In December 2016, the defendant <Defendant B> discovered a gun at his cousin Zhang Moumou2's house. Out of personal interest, <Defendant B> expressed his desire to Zhang Moumou2 to also have a gun. After hearing that the gun was purchased online by Zhang Moumou2's brother, Zhang Moumou, for approximately 290 yuan, <Defendant B> paid Zhang Moumou 300 yuan to buy one online for him. After being modified by Zhang Moumou2, the gun was given to <Defendant B>. On June 30, 2019, the Baofeng County Public Security Bureau seized a modified nail gun from <Defendant B>'s house. According to the appraisal, the seized modified nail gun is powered by gunpowder and can be classified as a firearm.


Upon trial, it was found that in June and August 2017, the defendants, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>, respectively used their own Alipay accounts to purchase nail guns, nail gun devices, and other firearm components on Taobao. After receiving the goods, both defendants assembled the nail guns into what appeared to be firearms. Later, after the modified suspected firearm of <Defendant B> was damaged, <Defendant B> discarded it and borrowed the suspected firearm purchased by <Defendant A> for use, which was subsequently seized by the public security authorities. According to the appraisal by the Forensic Identification Office of the Luoyang Public Security Bureau, the suspected firearm seized from <Defendant B>'s home is a firearm that uses gunpowder to launch non-standard ammunition.


Upon trial, it was found that in the second half of 2016, the defendant, <Defendant A>, while working at a construction site in Huili County, Xichang City, assembled a firearm using a nail gun, steel pipes, and other materials. He then brought it back to his home in ** Village, ** Town, Naxi District, Luzhou City. On July 4 of the same year, he purchased an infrared sight online and installed it on the firearm, using it for recreational purposes near his residence. One day in June or July 2019, the defendant, <Defendant B>, learned that <Defendant A> had a firearm and borrowed it to scare off egrets from his crawfish field. On March 31, 2020, <Defendant B> was found by the police carrying the firearm in Shichong Village, Xijia Mountain Town, Jiang'an County. According to the appraisal, the seized object, powered by gunpowder, was identified as a firearm.


Upon trial, it was found that from 2017 until the incident, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others jointly rented houses in areas such as Nongmao Road in Xinfeng Town, Nanhu District of this city, to harbor multiple prostitutes, including Ma Mou1, Fan Mou, Guo Mou1, Chen Mou, and Lu Mou2, for prostitution activities. They divided the earnings according to a pre-agreed ratio. During this period, to evade inspection by the public security authorities, the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and others hired <Defendant C> to act as a lookout near the prostitution venues. <Defendant C> would relay observed police car activities and other information to the "Safe Family" WeChat group, allowing the prostitutes in the group to evade detection.


Upon trial, it was found that in May 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> contacted the defendant <Defendant A> by phone to purchase counterfeit "Hisense" brand televisions. <Defendant A> organized the production of 110 counterfeit "Hisense" brand televisions through Guangzhou XX Home Appliances Co., Ltd., which he operated. Among these, 90 televisions were labeled as 42 inches but were actually 37 inches, each priced at 1050 yuan; and 20 televisions were labeled as 50 inches but were actually 47 inches, each priced at 1580 yuan. In total, the amount involved in <Defendant A>'s crime was 126,100 yuan. These 110 televisions were shipped to Tianjin via logistics and were signed for by <Defendant B> on June 7, 2017. On June 15, 2017, the Market and Quality Supervision Administration of Beichen District, Tianjin, seized 90 counterfeit "Hisense" brand televisions labeled as 42 inches but actually 37 inches from <Defendant B>. On August 25, 2018, the same administration seized 16 counterfeit "Hisense" brand televisions labeled as 50 inches but actually 47 inches from <Defendant B>. According to the trademark rights holder's identification, the "Hisense" brand televisions sold by <Defendant B> were all products infringing on the exclusive rights of the registered trademark. Upon appraisal, the value of the 90 televisions actually sized 37 inches was 149,553 yuan, and the value of the 16 televisions actually sized 47 inches was 47,984 yuan. On August 24, 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> was summoned to the case. On January 19, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the public security authorities.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that from October 2018 to March 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, "Abao" (handled in a separate case), "Hong" (handled in a separate case), "Xiaobao" (handled in a separate case), and others conspired with the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D>. Defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> recruited individuals to engage in Mark Six lottery betting and gambling with <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, "Abao", "Hong", "Xiaobao", and others. Defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> received a commission of approximately 2% of the betting amounts. Specifically, the betting amounts involved were over 240,000 RMB for <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, over 240,000 RMB for <Defendant C>, and over 140,000 RMB for <Defendant D>. Defendants <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and <Defendant A> were successively apprehended by the public security authorities. On February 25, 2020, <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Yuan Police Station in Yiwu City. During the trial, <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> each returned 2,000 RMB and 4,000 RMB of illegal gains to the court, respectively. Defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> all voluntarily pleaded guilty and accepted the prosecution's sentencing recommendations of eleven months, one year and eight months, one year and seven months, and eleven months of fixed-term imprisonment, respectively, along with fines. They signed the plea agreements accordingly.


After the trial, it was found that in November 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to obtain illegal profits, agreed to sell 6,000 bottles of the "Jingyangchun" brand "Yipin Jingzhi Miaopin" to Wei at a price of 60 yuan per bottle, with a total value of 360,000 yuan. Later, <Defendant A> instructed the defendant <Defendant B> to produce 6,000 bottles of counterfeit 46° "Yipin Jingzhi Miaopin" and paid 226,000 yuan for the goods. On April 11, 2018, when <Defendant A> was delivering the goods at the highway exit of the Xishan Ecological Economic Development Zone in Weifang, Shandong Province, he was caught on the spot by the investigation agency. The investigation agency seized and detained 6,000 bottles of counterfeit 46° "Yipin Jingzhi Miaopin" of the "Jingyangchun" brand, which were later handed over to "Jingzhi Liquor Industry" by the investigation agency.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon examination, it was found that on a day in February 2019, Li Pengwu (handled in a separate case), the victim Wang Mou1, and Chen Mou1, among others, were gambling in Room 1001 of Changxin Jiayuan, Oubei Street, Yongjia County. Due to losing money in the gambling session, Li Mouwu suspected Wang Mou1 of cheating. In the early morning of March 3, 2019, Li Pengwu learned that Wang Mou1 and others were gambling in Room 207 of Outai Hotel on Longqiao New Street, Oubei Street. Li Pengwu then gathered the defendant <Defendant A> and Liu Mou (handled in a separate case), among others, and went to the aforementioned room to assault Wang Mou1, who was gambling. Subsequently, Li Mouwu, together with the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, forcibly escorted Wang Mou1 to a pre-prepared car, during which Wang Mou1 was again assaulted by Li Mouwu’s group. Li Mouwu and others then took Wang Mou1 to Mengjiang Hotel and Kyoto Hotel, among other places, demanding gambling debts from Wang Mou1. After Wang Mou1 was forced to agree to pay 30,000 RMB, Li Mouwu and the defendant <Defendant A>, among others, escorted Wang Mou1 to the entrance of Xiangyu Middle School. After Wang Mou1 received a WeChat transfer of 30,000 RMB from his friend Zhou Mou, he immediately transferred 30,000 RMB to Li Mouwu via WeChat. Later, Li Mouwu and the defendant <Defendant A>, among others, released Wang Mou1 on the old National Highway 104 in Oubei Street.


Upon trial, it was found that since April 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> frequently colluded with Su Mou, Zhou Mou, Zhang Yanfei (all three already sentenced), and the defendant <Defendant B>, arranging and instructing Su Mou, Zhou Mou, Zhang Yanfei, and <Defendant B> to jointly and intentionally carry out multiple criminal activities of illegal detention. These actions disrupted social order and caused a significantly adverse impact, forming a criminal gang led by <Defendant A> known as a "malignant force."


Upon investigation, it was found that on January 17, 2019, the Mining District Branch of the Yangquan City Public Security Bureau listed Gao Moumou as a fugitive in a gang-related case and began a manhunt. The defendants, <Defendant A> (second sister of Gao Moumou), <Defendant C> (father of Gao Moumou), <Defendant B> (elder brother of Gao Moumou), and <Defendant D> (wife of Gao Moumou), as Gao Moumou's relatives, knowingly provided him with hiding places, supplies, and assistance in evading capture. In December 2018, <Defendant D> funded the rental of an apartment in the Erkuang Caiwa District for Gao Moumou to live in. In July 2019, <Defendant A> arranged for Gao Moumou to stay at her own home on the 37th floor of a certain community. At the end of November 2019, when police officers were conducting a search for Gao Moumou in a certain community, <Defendant A> discovered this and arranged for <Defendant B> to monitor the police's movements. Liu Jinsheng (Gao Moumou's brother-in-law, dealt with separately) drove a car to assist <Defendant D> in transferring Gao Moumou to a room in Erkuang Middle School late at night. In early December 2019, <Defendant C> provided funds, and <Defendant B> rented a house in a certain community in Erkuang. <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> then transferred and hid Gao Moumou there. During Gao Moumou's time on the run, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant D> frequently visited him and provided daily necessities.


Upon investigation, it was found that since April 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, without authorization from the trademark owner, had been producing counterfeit basketball jerseys bearing the registered trademark "" at two temporary processing sites rented in Shishi City and Jinjiang City, Fujian Province. The subsequent processes of ironing, packaging, and attaching tags to the counterfeit clothing were subcontracted to the defendant <Defendant B> for processing. After receiving the aforementioned order, the defendant <Defendant B> organized workers Chen Mou2 and Wang Mou3 to carry out the ironing, packaging, and tagging operations at the processing site rented in Jinjiang City. On May 7, 2018, the Jinjiang City Public Security Bureau seized 3,600 counterfeit basketball jerseys bearing the registered trademark "" at the processing site in Jinjiang City and arrested the defendant <Defendant B>. The next day, another 600 counterfeit basketball jerseys bearing the registered trademark "" produced by <Defendant A> were seized in Jinjiang City. According to the Jinjiang City Price Appraisal Bureau, the value of the 3,600 counterfeit basketball jerseys bearing the registered trademark "" was determined to be RMB 1,120,896, and the value of the 600 counterfeit basketball jerseys was determined to be RMB 186,816. According to the inspection by China Certification and Inspection Group Fujian Co., Ltd., the test results of the aforementioned counterfeit basketball jerseys met the standards of GB18401-2010 "National Textile Product Basic Safety Technical Specifications." On June 3, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the Xintang Police Station of the Jinjiang City Public Security Bureau. The defendant <Defendant B> profited RMB 1,440 from the counterfeit trademark activities. During the trial, the defendant <Defendant B> returned the illegal gains and prepaid a fine of RMB 80,000, while the defendant <Defendant A> prepaid a fine of RMB 600,000.


Upon trial, it was found that from the end of 2017 to March 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, for the purpose of profit, opened a blind massage parlor at XXX Hua'an Road, Huaqiao Town, Kunshan City, and XXX Hua'an Road, Huaqiao Town, Kunshan City. They harbored prostitutes Wang Moumou, Wu Moumou, Zhang Moumou, and others to meet clients there. Later, they engaged in prostitution activities in room XXX, building X, Zhaoshang New Village, Huaqiao Town. On the evening of March 5, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were caught red-handed in room XXX, building X, Zhaoshang New Village, harboring prostitutes Wang Moumou, Wu Moumou, and Zhang Moumou, who were providing prostitution services to three clients. After the incident, the public security authorities seized RMB 1780 of unclaimed money.


Upon trial, it was found that since December 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were successively employed by others to store and sell counterfeit handbags bearing the "GUCCI" registered trademark at the first floor of No. XX, North XX Lane, Pingying New Village, Sanyuanli Street, Baiyun District, and Room 202, second floor of No. XX, North XX Lane, Pingying New Village, Sanyuanli Street, in this city. At approximately 16:00 on August 22, 2019, police officers apprehended <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> at the entrance of No. 3, North XX Lane, Pingying New Village, Sanyuanli Street, Baiyun District, in this city, and seized 1955 counterfeit handbags bearing the "GUCCI" registered trademark at the aforementioned locations. According to the appraisal, 1455 of these counterfeit handbags bearing the "GUCCI" registered trademark were valued at a total of RMB 20,432,200.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that one day in December 2008, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased a hunting rifle from an unknown man for use. One day in May or June 2014, the defendant <Defendant B> learned that the defendant <Defendant A> possessed a hunting rifle. After discussing with each other, the defendant <Defendant B> purchased the hunting rifle from the defendant <Defendant A> for 2,170 RMB and kept it at home for use. On January 10, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered the hunting rifle to the Enle Police Station of the Zhenyuan County Public Security Bureau and truthfully confessed his crime. On February 10, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily appeared after being verbally summoned by the public security authorities and truthfully confessed his crime. According to the appraisal, the hunting rifle illegally bought and sold by the defendant <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> is a 12-gauge hunting rifle, which is a non-military firearm powered by gunpowder and has lethal capabilities.


After the trial, it was found that since the first half of 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> had been purchasing counterfeit Moutai liquor, which bore fake Moutai registered trademarks, at a low price from others. <Defendant A> explicitly informed the defendant <Defendant B> that these counterfeit Moutai liquors were made from low-end liquor through blending and flavoring. From the first half of 2017 to March 22, 2018, <Defendant A> sold approximately 400 bottles of counterfeit Moutai liquor to <Defendant B> at a price of 290 yuan per bottle. From March 22, 2018, to August 15, 2018, <Defendant A> sold 1,194 bottles of 500ml counterfeit Moutai liquor and 2 bottles of counterfeit fifteen-year Moutai (with a total sales amount of 349,760 yuan) to <Defendant B>. After purchasing the counterfeit Moutai liquor from <Defendant A>, <Defendant B> sold 408 bottles of the counterfeit Moutai liquor to Tang Mou1 (handled in a separate case) at a price of 710 yuan per bottle (with a total sales amount of 259,860 yuan, including 7 cases containing 42 bottles given as gifts) from June 2017 to July 2018. Subsequently, Tang Mou1 sold these 408 bottles of counterfeit Moutai liquor to Hezhou City Babu District ** Liquor Trading Company in seven batches at prices ranging from 960 yuan to 1,030 yuan per bottle. After the case was discovered, the public security authorities seized a total of 231 bottles of counterfeit Moutai liquor purchased from Tang Mou1 at Hezhou City Babu District ** Liquor Trading Company. On August 21, 2018, Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. issued a certification report stating that the 231 bottles of Moutai liquor seized from Hezhou City Babu District ** Liquor Trading Company were counterfeit products bearing fake registered trademarks.


Upon trial, it was found that starting from January 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to obtain illegal profits, purchased gasoline at a low price from Xu Zicheng (handled in a separate case), Shen Mou (handled in a separate case), and others in Huoshi Slope, Baiyun District, Guiyang City, and Xiuwen County without obtaining a "Hazardous Chemicals Business License" and "Finished Oil Business License". <Defendant A> then sold the gasoline at a higher price to earn a profit margin. The defendant <Defendant B> knew that <Defendant A>'s gasoline business was illegal but still assisted in selling the gasoline. Since July 2019, <Defendant B> partnered with <Defendant A> in the gasoline business, and they jointly funded the purchase of a van, oil barrels, an oil pump, and other tools. On the evening of January 8, 2020, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> purchased gasoline from Shen Mou with the intention of reselling it at a higher price. The next morning, they drove two vans filled with gasoline (one with the license plate Gui A×××**, and the other without a license plate) to the vicinity of Huaxia Orthopedic Hospital in Baiyun District, Guiyang City, to sell the gasoline. During the sale, improper handling of the gasoline caused the unlicensed van to catch fire. The fire spread, resulting in the destruction of the Gui A×××** van, a Gui C×××** small truck parked nearby, and a nearby container shed. The fire caused direct economic losses of 24,360 yuan but did not result in any casualties. Upon investigation, it was found that from January 2019 to January 2020, the total illegal business amount of gasoline operated by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> reached over 75,000 yuan. After the incident, the families of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> returned 10,000 yuan of the illegal gains on behalf of the two defendants.


Upon trial, it was found that around July 2015, the rear team leaders of a certain village in a certain town of Yucheng City, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, conspired to extort money from the oil field by blocking the road. The two bought construction waste and piled it on the road leading to the well site, obstructing the passage of the oil field's large vehicles. Wang from the oil field approached the village secretary, <Defendant A>, for assistance in mediation. After negotiations, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> demanded 4500 yuan from the oil field. Seizing the opportunity, <Defendant A> demanded 6000 yuan from the oil field. Out of this amount, 4500 yuan was given to <Defendant C> and <Defendant B>, while 1500 yuan was kept by <Defendant A>. Subsequently, the construction waste was leveled by vehicles dispatched by the oil field.


Upon investigation, it was found that in October 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> took over the operation of the Huangdu Lantai Foot Bath Shop in Sanyuan County from another person and hired defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant D>, and <Defendant C> as staff members to engage in bathing, massage, and prostitution activities. Among them, <Defendant D> was responsible for receiving clients for prostitution, collecting fees via WeChat, and managing the daily operations of the foot bath shop. Due to poor business performance, on January 12, 2019, <Defendant A> proposed to <Defendant B> to subcontract the foot bath shop for their management. The two agreed that <Defendant A> would give <Defendant B> a daily dividend of 500 yuan, to which <Defendant B> agreed. During this period, <Defendant B> directed and controlled <Defendant A>'s business activities through WeChat. From January 2019 until the shop was raided, <Defendant A> transferred over 4,000 yuan in prostitution fees to <Defendant B> via WeChat. From January 12, 2019, until the incident, <Defendant A> organized individuals such as Cao Yamin, Qin Xiaojiao, and Wang Chunling to engage in prostitution at the foot bath shop. They established a WeChat group with <Defendant A> as the group owner and <Defendant C> as the administrator to advertise prostitution services, attract customers, and collect fees. <Defendant A> was also responsible for posting prostitution advertisements and collecting fees in the group. <Defendant C> was responsible for distributing vouchers to attract business, receiving clients for prostitution, and coordinating between clients and prostitutes. After <Defendant A> took over, <Defendant D> left the foot bath shop on January 12 but continued to introduce clients to <Defendant A>'s shop via phone. On the evening of January 19, 2019, at around 10 PM, Cheng Shuai, Xu Lei, and Wang Biao were caught by the Sanyuan County Public Security Bureau while engaging in prostitution at the Huangdu Lantai Foot Bath Shop.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that on the evening of July 15, 2019, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were dining in front of Luanhe Clay Pot Restaurant. Defendant <Defendant A>, after drinking, exposed his genitals and chased a female waiter, urinating beside the dining table. The victim, Xin Mou2, who was dining at a nearby table, threw a beer bottle towards the table where <Defendant A> and others were eating. Subsequently, defendant <Defendant C> used a beer bottle to assault Xin Yanli, with <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> joining the fight. Later, Xin Yanli and Xu Yajuan left, but the three defendants continued to chase and beat Xin Yanli and others. <Defendant C> took a baseball bat from the car, and <Defendant B> grabbed the bat and knocked Xin Yanli to the ground. After the incident, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> fled the scene. According to the assessment, Xin Yanli and Xu Yajuan sustained minor injuries. The Shuangluan Branch of the Chengde Public Security Bureau filed a case for investigation on August 5, 2019. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned by phone on the same day, and defendant <Defendant C> turned himself in to the public security authorities on September 10. On September 23, 2019, the relatives of the three defendants compensated the victims for economic losses amounting to 40,000 yuan, and the victims expressed forgiveness towards the three defendants' actions.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, intended to purchase trees from Huanggang Village, Yujixiang, Lingbi County, but the villagers of Huanggang Village did not agree. In September and October 2008, the villagers of Huanggang Village sold their trees to Chen from Dongjia Village, Fengmiao Town, Lingbi County, and Liu from Xuyang Village, Lingcheng Town, Lingbi County. When Chen, Liu, and others were cutting down the trees in the village, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, obstructed Chen and others from cutting down the trees under the pretext of demanding compensation for losses. They forcibly demanded money from Chen. To quickly cut down the trees and reduce losses, Chen and Liu were compelled to give <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> 5000 yuan, which the two defendants divided equally.


After trial, it was found that on October 13, 2018, defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D>, after drinking, had an argument and engaged in a physical altercation with defendant <Defendant A> on the west side of a certain chain pharmacy located at 75-4 Pinglong West Road, Fucheng'ao, Pinghu Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen. Subsequently, defendant <Defendant B> joined in and engaged in mutual assault with defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> using plastic stools and beer bottles, resulting in injuries to all parties involved. According to forensic identification, the injuries sustained by Dong were minor. The injuries of defendants <Defendant D>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant A> were also minor, while the injuries of defendant <Defendant C> were classified as Grade 1 minor injuries.


Upon investigation, it was found that around 10 PM on August 20, 2018, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after consuming alcohol, caused trouble at the northern end of the commercial street in the Harmony Community, Koudian Town, Luolong District, Luoyang City, and randomly assaulted defendant <Defendant C>. After a quarrel erupted between the parties, <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> each called their respective brothers, <Defendant D> and Zhu Yanbin. <Defendant D> and Zhu Yanbin arrived at the scene one after another, leading to further arguments. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> then got into a fight with <Defendant C> and <Defendant D>, resulting in injuries to <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and <Defendant B>. According to the medical examination, <Defendant B> sustained multiple injuries including "multiple fractures of the right ribs (four places), right pneumothorax, and a comminuted fracture of the intercondylar eminence of the right tibial plateau (involving the joint surface)." The chest injury was classified as minor injury level 2, while the right knee injury was classified as minor injury level 1. The injuries sustained by <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> were classified as minor injuries.


After trial, it was found that from January 8, 2017, to December 25, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> transferred a total of 151,300 yuan (of which 122,700 yuan was transferred via WeChat and 28,600 yuan via a bank card) to their supplier "Yinuo Qianjin" for the payment of cigarettes through WeChat and a China Construction Bank card. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> (who did not have a tobacco retail license) sold cigarettes to the defendant <Defendant B> and individuals named Lin, Yin, Liu Ming, and others, receiving payments for the cigarettes through WeChat. Among these payments, the defendant <Defendant A> received 77,265 yuan from the defendant <Defendant B> for the purchase of cigarettes. The defendant <Defendant B> (who also did not have a tobacco retail license) sold the cigarettes purchased from the defendant <Defendant A> to customers dining at their farmhouse restaurant by retailing genuine cigarettes, with total sales amounting to over 70,000 yuan. During the trial of this case, the defendant <Defendant A> returned 10,000 yuan of illegal gains, and the defendant <Defendant B> returned 5,000 yuan of illegal gains.


Upon trial, it was found that from September 2018 to January 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> successively gathered prostitutes He Moumou, Jin Moumou, Zhu Moumou, and others to solicit clients and organized prostitution activities in Room 101, Unit 4, Building 12, Changxing Apartment, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou City. The price for each act of prostitution was RMB 200 or 300, from which the two defendants took a cut of RMB 70 or 100. On the night of January 9, 2019, until around 1 a.m. on January 10, 2019, prostitute He Moumou engaged in sexual transactions twice with others in Room 101, Unit 4, Building 12, Changxing Apartment; prostitute Jin Moumou engaged in sexual transactions three times with client Xu Moumou and others; and prostitute Zhu Moumou engaged in sexual transactions five times with client Mei Moumou and others. Subsequently, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were caught red-handed by the police in Room 101, Unit 4, Building 12, Changxing Apartment. After the incident, the police seized one black NEX phone from <Defendant A> and one red OPPO phone from <Defendant B>.


After trial, it was found that in December 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> sold a Bullpup 701 pneumatic gun to the defendant <Defendant B> for 650 RMB. In February 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> sold a revolver pneumatic gun to the defendant <Defendant B> for 3900 RMB. On May 14, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by the public security authorities and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts after being brought to justice; the police found 9 suspected firearms at his residence. Upon identification, 3 of them were confirmed to be firearms (including the 2 guns sold by the defendant <Defendant A>). On June 14, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the public security authorities and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts after being brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. One day in mid-April 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, together with Shi Mou, impersonated police officers in Linqu County, claiming to investigate prostitution, and extorted 4,000 RMB from Yi Guangming and 3,000 RMB from Xu Mou1.

2. On August 9, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collaboration with the defendant <Defendant B> and Meng Fanzhen (handled in a separate case), impersonated police officers in Linqu County, claiming to investigate prostitution, and extorted 8,000 RMB from Wang Mou.

3. On April 6, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, together with the defendant <Defendant B> and Meng Fanzhen (handled in a separate case), impersonated police officers in Linqu County, claiming to investigate prostitution, and attempted to extort 5,000 RMB from Jia Mou. However, their attempt was thwarted when Jia Mou recognized the scam.

On April 23, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended. Following a phone call from <Defendant A>, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Linqu County Public Security Bureau on April 25, 2019. Both defendants truthfully confessed to the criminal facts after being taken into custody.

After the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> compensated the victim Wang Mou with 8,000 RMB and obtained the victim's forgiveness. The 4,000 RMB defrauded from the victim Yi Guangming and the 3,000 RMB defrauded from the victim Xu Mou1 were fully refunded by Shi Chuanliang.


After the trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant B>, did not meet the conditions for possessing or equipping a firearm but was in possession of a suspected hunting rifle. The defendant, <Defendant B>, invited the defendant, <Defendant A>, to the mountain to test the gun. After testing the gun, it was confirmed that the firearm could discharge normally. Subsequently, the defendants, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>, agreed that the gun would be kept by <Defendant A> for their joint use. From then on, the gun was kept by <Defendant A>. On January 6, 2019, the investigating police officers approached <Defendant A> to verify the situation. After the police explained the law and policies, <Defendant A> led the officers to a suspected hunting rifle hidden in the forest near "Pan Family Cemetery" in Moqing Village, Anban Town, Zhenyuan County. According to the identification, the suspected hunting rifle possessed by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> was confirmed to be a hunting rifle, a non-military firearm powered by gunpowder capable of firing bullets and having lethal potential.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. Crime of illegal possession of firearms
Defendant <Defendant A>, in order to hunt, obtained a gunpowder gun from Zhu Shichang (deceased) in Heyan Village, Hongguan Township, Bozhou District, Zunyi City, and has been using it at home ever since. According to the identification by the Zunyi Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the gunpowder gun is a firearm powered by gunpowder and capable of causing injury.

2. Crime of illegal manufacture of firearms
In the eighth lunar month of 2013, Defendant <Defendant B> discussed with Yin Gaoli (handled in a separate case) at the Tiziyan Coal Mine in Changgang Town, and then used the electric welding machine, cutting machine, and other tools in the repair warehouse of the coal mine to manufacture gun barrels. At the same time, <Defendant B> contacted Defendant <Defendant A> to manufacture gun stocks. Finally, <Defendant B> took the gun barrels and gun stocks home and assembled two gunpowder guns, which were kept at home and are now seized by the public security authorities. Between the ninth and tenth lunar months of 2013, Defendant <Defendant B> and Yin Gaoli manufactured gun barrels in the same manner, and Defendant <Defendant A> manufactured gun stocks. <Defendant B> assembled two gunpowder guns and handed them over to <Defendant A>, who kept them at home and are now seized by the public security authorities. According to the identification by the Zunyi Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the aforementioned four gunpowder guns are all firearms powered by gunpowder and capable of causing injury.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that at around 11:00 on March 25, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, motivated by a desire for revenge due to his divorce from his ex-wife He, carried a kitchen knife to the Hexie Supermarket in Xiaoyuji, Guzhen County. After entering the supermarket, he directly took out the kitchen knife and struck He, who was organizing goods inside the supermarket, knocking her down. He then continued to strike He several times on the head and body. Seeing that He was no longer moving, he fled the scene. On March 28 of the same year, <Defendant A> went to Jiangning District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, and met with the defendant <Defendant B>. Despite knowing that <Defendant A> was suspected of committing a crime, <Defendant B> still provided <Defendant A> with 1,000 yuan in assistance.

On August 3, 2018, according to the appraisal by the Criminal Science and Technology Office of the Guzhen County Public Security Bureau, the injuries to the victim He were assessed as follows: a skull fracture was evaluated as a minor injury of the second degree; cumulative head scars totaling 39.8 cm were evaluated as a minor injury of the first degree; a scar measuring 4.2 cm on the left auricle was evaluated as a slight injury; a scar measuring 3.7 cm on the right index finger was evaluated as a slight injury; a proximal fracture of the second middle phalanx of the right hand was evaluated as a slight injury; loss of function in the right hand exceeding 4% was evaluated as a minor injury of the second degree; a scar measuring 7.0 cm on the left chest wall was evaluated as a slight injury; and a horizontal scar measuring 1.7 cm in front of the left ear was evaluated as a slight injury. The overall assessment of the aforementioned injuries was classified as a minor injury of the first degree.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> was engaged in the scrap steel business. From October to November 2018, <Defendant A> employed the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> as drivers. They used a method where the loaded truck was weighed with the scale, and the empty truck returned to the tare weight, to defraud Yingkou Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of 84.36 tons of steel, making an illegal profit of RMB 212,612.20.

During October 2018, <Defendant A> instructed <Defendant B> to use a method where the water tank was filled to increase the truck’s weight for the scale, and then the water was drained to return to the tare weight. This method was used in 30 instances, defrauding Yingkou Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of 65.46 tons of steel, and helping <Defendant A> to make an illegal profit of RMB 166,268.40. <Defendant A> paid <Defendant B> more than RMB 20,000 in wages.

During October 2018, <Defendant A> instructed <Defendant C> to use the same method in 8 instances, defrauding Yingkou Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of 18.9 tons of steel, and helping <Defendant A> to make an illegal profit of RMB 46,343.80. <Defendant A> paid <Defendant C> more than RMB 10,000 in wages. On May 17, 2019, <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities.

During November 2018, <Defendant A> instructed <Defendant D> to use the same method in 3 instances, defrauding Yingkou Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of 5.12 tons of steel, and helping <Defendant A> to make an illegal profit of RMB 11,898.80. <Defendant A> paid <Defendant D> more than RMB 4,000 in wages.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. Facts of the fraud crime: In November 2017, the defendant <Defendant C> contacted Zheng by phone, falsely claiming that a large sum of money from the ethnic asset unfreezing needed a transfer fee to be paid. Zheng believed this to be true and transferred 150,000 yuan to the bank card provided by <Defendant C>. Subsequently, <Defendant C> contacted Tu for help with card swiping and cashing out. Tu then contacted Lan, who in turn contacted the defendant <Defendant A>. <Defendant A> used the bank card provided by <Defendant C> to swipe on a POS machine bound to the postal savings bank card 62×××09 of the defendant <Defendant B>. Due to a malfunction of the POS machine, <Defendant A> deducted a commission fee and advanced more than 130,000 yuan to <Defendant C>. On November 18, 2017, an amount of 49,929.99 yuan was swiped and deposited into the postal savings bank card 62×××09 of <Defendant B>. The next day, two transactions, each amounting to 4,992 yuan, were swiped and deposited into the postal savings bank card 62×××09 of <Defendant B>, and <Defendant A> arranged for <Defendant B> to withdraw the money. In May 2017, <Defendant C> contacted Mao by phone, falsely claiming that a large sum of money from the ethnic asset unfreezing needed a transfer fee to be paid. Mao believed this to be true and made ten transfers totaling 50,000 yuan to the bank card provided by <Defendant C> with the account name Liao and card number 62×××07 of Huizhou Rural Commercial Bank from May 31, 2017, to October 14, 2017. The money was subsequently withdrawn.


After trial, it was found that: Li Mou2 and Wei Mou, a married couple, had three children. The defendant, <Defendant A>, is their second daughter, and the defendant, <Defendant B>, is the husband of their eldest daughter. The victim, Li Mou7 (deceased at the age of 42), was their son. Due to Li Mou7's lack of respect for his parents and frequent aggressive behavior towards relatives and others, his parents and relatives were very dissatisfied with him. On November 10, 2017, at around 15:00, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant B>'s daughter, Li Mou1, accompanied Wei Mou from Anqiu People's Hospital back to their home in a certain village in Huiqu Town, Anqiu City. After drinking, Li Mou7 found an excuse to verbally abuse the defendants and Li Mou1. Enraged, the two defendants tied up Li Mou7 with a rope. During the binding process, Li Mou7 threatened to kill <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and their entire family. Accumulated resentment and anger led the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> to develop the idea of killing Li Mou7 to eliminate future troubles. Subsequently, <Defendant A> stabbed Li Mou7 in the neck and abdomen with scissors and, under the instigation of <Defendant B>, repeatedly struck Li Mou7's head with a pickaxe, causing Li Mou7 to die on the spot. According to the autopsy, the victim Li Mou7 died from severe craniocerebral injury. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> called 110 to report that she and <Defendant B> had killed someone. Later, the two defendants waited for the police at the village entrance and led the police back to the crime scene, where they were subsequently arrested by the investigating officers. During the trial, with the defendants' consent, the relatives of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> reached a reconciliation agreement with the victim Li Mou7's daughter, Li Mou8, and her legal representative, Zhang Mou. The victim Li Mou7's parents, Li Mou2 and Wei Mou, his daughter Li Mou8, and her legal representative Zhang Mou all requested leniency or reduced punishment for the two defendants.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 6:20 AM on May 10, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with the victim, Kang, over a driving issue at the entrance of Zone 6 of the Yiwu City Agricultural Trade Market. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> and the defendant <Defendant B> (a fellow villager of <Defendant A>), who arrived later, physically assaulted the victim Kang with their bare hands, causing multiple injuries to the victim Kang. According to the appraisal by the Yiwu City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the injury to the victim Kang's nasal bone constituted a minor injury of the second degree. On May 10, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned to the case by the public security authorities. On August 4, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> compensated the victim Kang with RMB 120,000 and obtained the victim Kang's understanding. The defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily pleaded guilty and accepted the prosecution's sentencing recommendation of one year and two months of imprisonment, suspended for two years, and signed a confession and plea agreement. The defendant <Defendant B> also voluntarily pleaded guilty and accepted the prosecution's sentencing recommendation of one year and two months of imprisonment, suspended for two years, and signed a confession and plea agreement.