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Before ten o'clock.
The prosecutor, carrying a series of informant materials, entered the courtroom.
Zhou Quanmin, the Judgment Chief of the Jincheng Second Criminal Court, took his seat along with the other six members of the collegial panel.
The court clerk first stood up and counted the number of people present, confirming the attendance of the plaintiff, defendant, lawyers, witnesses, and others.
BANG—
Zhou Quanmin struck the gavel. In the solemn echo, he began, "Today, the Jincheng Second Criminal Court will conduct a public trial on the case initiated by the prosecutor involving Song Yun's suspected crimes of illegal business operations and illegal hunting and killing of precious and endangered wildlife."
"I, Zhou Quanmin, will serve as the Judgment Chief, accompanied by two other judges and four jurors, forming a collegial panel to hear this case."
"Now, I declare court officially in session!"
