In the elevator, Zhao Liangze gave her a sidelong glance and shook his head without saying anything.
When the elevator reached the ground floor, they walked out of the apartment to see a yellow Hummer parked in front of the door.
He Zhichu had sent a private car to take them to court.
Gu Nianzhi helped Zhao Liangze out of the car.
Zhao Liangze narrowed his eyes and looked inside the car before raising his eyebrows at Gu Nianzhi with a smile, "This car is quite something."
Gu Nianzhi touched the car and windows and giggled quietly as she mouthed to Zhao Liangze, "Bulletproof …"
It seemed like He Zhichu was on high alert after their car had been rear-ended last time.
However, the person who had been following them hadn't wanted their lives, but had only wanted to investigate their whereabouts.
Yin Shixiong had been the one who had actually tried to kill them …
Gu Nianzhi truly felt that He Zhichu was overthinking things.
When they arrived at the entrance of the juvenile court, He Zhichu was already waiting there.
Today, he was wearing a light gray, thin wool three-piece suit with a silver-gray tie. His striped, moon-white, iron-free shirt was tailored to his body, as if it was tailor-made.
Gu Nianzhi walked towards him, "Professor He."
"Coming." He Zhichu nodded at her, "Let's go in."
He reached out to support Gu Nianzhi's waist and waved his other arm in front of him to lead Gu Nianzhi into the courtroom.
The onlookers were in an uproar.
With He Zhichu's status in the American legal community, it was rare for him to be able to take care of his clients like a rookie lawyer. Gu Nianzhi's actions immediately made everyone look at her in a new light.
After Gu Nianzhi entered the courtroom, she sat with He Zhichu at the defendant's stand.
Xin Xinggao was still sitting blankly in the plaintiff's stand with a nurse by her side, as well as the lawyer and the government prosecutor.
When the time was up, Judge Judy announced that the court was in session and closed the doors. No one was allowed to take photos or videos, and cell phones were not allowed in the courtroom.
Gu Nianzhi stood up and placed her hand on the Bible to swear that everything she had said was the truth and not a single lie.
After making the oath, she glanced at Xin Xinggao and thought to herself that the plaintiff should also make this kind of oath …
Of course, as a 'fool', Xin Xinggao couldn't even speak. It was the lawyer and the prosecutor who spoke.
The bailiff took away the Bible. Judge Judy looked at Gu Nianzhi in disgust and said with a straight face, "Gu, do you plead guilty?"
Gu Nianzhi looked down and ignored her.
This was the time for her lawyer to speak.
As expected, He Zhichu stood up and nodded to Judge Judy. "Your Honor, my client pleads not guilty. I want to plead not guilty for my client. "
Judge Judy's gaze shifted to He Zhichu and she visibly relaxed. Her voice was much gentler. "Lawyer He, have you thought it through? I don't think it's possible to deny such a case with such conclusive evidence. "
"Deny it?" He Zhichu's shimmering almond-shaped eyes flashed, and his thin lips were almost pressed into a straight line. "I never deny false evidence that is fabricated out of thin air. I only refute it."
Judge Judy's face was suddenly covered with a layer of frost. "Refute? Which piece of evidence can you refute? I'm all ears. "
"First, Mr. Prosecutor, please read out their 'conclusive' evidence." He Zhichu glanced coldly at the plaintiff's stand and sat down.
Judge Judy realized she had just made a procedural error. She immediately coughed and urged the plaintiff's prosecutor. "What does the plaintiff have to say?"
The prosecutor stood up from the plaintiff's stand and read the prepared indictment. "… Defendant Gu Nianzhi used a bat to seriously injure plaintiff Xin Xinggao during a softball game at 10am on July 16th. Her right wrist was fractured and the blow to the head resulted in a concussion. This later became irreversible and the plaintiff's IQ was reduced to that of a three year old. She became mentally disabled. This is considered a serious injury."
After the prosecutor finished reading, he said to Judge Judy in a threatening manner, "Gu Nianzhi's behavior was particularly vile. She beat up a classmate for no reason and caused serious injury. Although she is a minor, it is still an unforgivable crime."
Judge Judy nodded. "It was indeed vile."
She looked at He Zhichu. "Lawyer He, are you sure you still want to plead not guilty?"
"Of course." He Zhichu stood up and shook his head at the plaintiff's stand. He sighed first. "You're taking money from the government and the military, but you're not doing your job properly. You've come up with an indictment that's full of mistakes. What a disgrace."
"You're not allowed to make personal attacks!" The prosecutor on the plaintiff's stand was so angry that he jumped up. "What's wrong? Isn't it true that your client assaulted someone? Isn't it true that my client was seriously injured? "
"Both of your points are true." He Zhichu spread his hands.
"What?!"
"Ha! Your Honor, look, he's already admitted it. What's the point of trying? They've pleaded guilty! " The prosecutor was so excited that he couldn't control himself. He was so excited to be able to take down He Zhichu, who had never lost a battle before!
He Zhichu snorted. "Mr. Prosecutor, I haven't finished speaking yet. Why are you talking to yourself?"
"… You haven't finished? What else do you have to say? "Judge Judy frowned." Since you admit it's the truth … "
"Your Honor, I admit that it is a fact that my client hit someone, because there is an injury report to prove it. It's also true that the plaintiff is called an idiot, as evidenced by a doctor's certificate. " He Zhichu paused. His eyes swept across the courtroom. "But, Mr. Prosecutor, please prove that your client's mental decline was a direct result of my client's assault."
"What?"
"You don't understand the legal jargon? I really don't know how you graduated from law school and got a law license. " He Zhichu mocked. "Then let me translate. Please prove that Xin Xinggao became an idiot as a direct result of Gu Nianzhi's assault."
"Direct result? Wasn't it because she was assaulted? She even had a concussion … "
"Mr. Prosecutor, after this case is over, I'm going to file a complaint with the Law Commission about your qualifications. You have absolutely no legal qualifications." He Zhichu's voice grew cold. He turned to look at Judge Judy. "Your Honor, there was a fight on the basketball court. During the school's investigation, I already said that fights on the basketball court are exempt from prosecution as long as they don't result in serious injuries. "
"But then it became a serious injury …" Judge Judy looked at He Zhichu with bright eyes. She had a feeling that He Zhichu was going to lose this time.
He Zhichu looked like he couldn't stand it anymore. He sneered. "If I kick you today and you die 20 years later, can you say that I kicked you to death?"
"Of course not." Judge Judy retorted instinctively. "A lot can happen in 20 years. The chain of logic has already been broken."
"Exactly." He Zhichu turned and pointed at the plaintiff's stand. "The fight happened on July 16th. On August 15th, almost a month later, Xin Xinggao's injuries suddenly worsened and her IQ rapidly declined. Let me ask you, couldn't something else have happened in the month that caused her IQ to deteriorate? "
"… It's only been a month. It's not comparable to the example you gave." Judge Judy immediately retorted.
"You can't? What's the essential difference between one month and 20 years? Fine, even if there's an essential difference in what you said, there were many people in and out of Xin Xinggao's room after she was hospitalized. With so many people, any one of them could have attacked her and caused her serious injuries a second time. " He Zhichu tossed out a list of names. "I request to summon the people on this list and interrogate them about what they did in Xin Xinggao's room."
"There's no need for that." Judge Judy waved her hand. "Can't we just look at the room's surveillance footage? We can see if anyone caused her any second injuries. "
He Zhichu frowned.
There were surveillance cameras in Xin Xinggao's room?
It seemed that the other party really valued Xin Xinggao …
But what was so important about a small fry like Xin Xinggao?
He Zhichu truly didn't understand.
Lieutenant Colonel Peter sat in the last row of the courtroom with a smug smile.
The room's real-time surveillance was his trump card.
They had installed the surveillance cameras because they were worried about Xin Xinggao. They were worried that she would come into contact with someone else and sell out their deal. Secondly, they wanted to ensure her safety. Everyone who entered or left her ward had to be interrogated.
The courtroom fell silent.
Judge Judy ordered the bailiffs to retrieve the surveillance footage from Xin Xinggao's room.
For the sake of fairness, He Zhichu also sent his men to follow the footage and prevent the other party from tampering with it.
It had been 28 days since Xin Xinggao was admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with mental retardation.
There were 28 days worth of surveillance footage in a box.
The judge adjourned the court until the judge and the defendant's lawyer could review all the footage before making a decision.
There were three copies of the footage: one for the court's records, one for the judge and the prosecutor to view together, and one for the defendant's lawyer to take away.
He Zhichu's subordinates carried the box of footage out of the courtroom.
Gu Nianzhi didn't say a word and quietly followed behind He Zhichu.
He Zhichu stopped and turned around to pat her head. "Don't worry, we'll think of a way."
"… Professor He didn't think of this before, did he?" Gu Nianzhi asked quietly.
Although He Zhichu didn't show it, and no one in the courtroom could see the change in his expression, Gu Nianzhi could sense his mood had suddenly turned gloomy.
He Zhichu looked at her in surprise. He didn't admit or deny it, but said dryly, "… I can't think of any other use for Xin Xinggao that they would be so wary of."
"That means she has other uses, but we just don't know about it." Gu Nianzhi suddenly worried. Did Xin Xinggao have something that could harm the Huaxia Empire's national interests?
Last time, Xin Xinggao's betrayal led to the failure of the 6th Military Region's Special Operations Forces mission in Europe, and almost cost Huo Shaoheng their lives …
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