Gu Nianzhi turned around to look at Jin Wanyi and smiled openly. She didn't feel embarrassed or embarrassed at all when she was caught talking behind someone's back.
She walked briskly back to her plaintiff's seat and quickly opened her laptop. She smiled and said, "Lawyer Jin, you disappoint me. I only said one sentence to give you your first taste of defeat, and you want me to retire from the legal profession forever. Did you graduate so long ago that you've forgotten the general principles of civil law? "
Jin Wanyi was slightly taken aback. She thought to herself that Gu Nianzhi was indeed capable. She was shameless enough!
She had always believed that the first quality of a good defense lawyer was to be steady and not be led by the nose by the other party.
In other words, one had to be thick-skinned enough.
She sat down and opened her laptop with a sullen expression. She said calmly, "What's wrong? You're going back on your word now that you've been exposed for speaking ill of someone behind their back? "
Gu Nianzhi snorted. "Lawyer Jin, I'm afraid you misunderstand the word 'speak ill'."
"How did I misunderstand?" Jin Wanyi was very confused. She was famous for her high comprehension ability in law school. How could she not know what "speak ill" meant?
"See, you don't even know yourself, so I'll reluctantly explain it to you." Gu Nianzhi turned around with a smile and faced Jin Wanyi's direction. She said politely, "Speak ill. The dictionary defines it as unwarranted accusations against people or things, or words that are inconsistent with the facts and cause damage."
"When I said I would give you your first taste of defeat, it was just a hypothetical statement expressing good intentions. It can't be said to be unwarranted accusations, nor can it be said to be inconsistent with the facts and cause damage, so how can it be called speak ill?"
Jin Wanyi smiled and shook her head. "I'll only ask you one thing. Have I ever failed in a trial?" She then stared at Gu Nianzhi with an imposing manner.
She had graduated seven years ago and appeared in court for five years. She had fought 72 cases of all sizes and had indeed never lost a single case. Of course, settling out of court was also considered a win for her.
Gu Nianzhi didn't know these details, but she wouldn't care if she did.
She looked away and chuckled. "As expected, Lawyer Jin's comprehension ability is problematic. What you said about never losing was in the past tense. When I said I would give you your first taste of defeat, it was in the present tense and future tense. Don't you think it's illogical? "
The group of relatives and friends behind Gu Nianzhi burst into laughter.
Zhao Liangze's laughter was the loudest. His clear baritone voice echoed in the empty courtroom. He could stir up the atmosphere all by himself. All he needed was a whistle.
Lu Yuan turned around to look at him. Only then did he try his best to hold back his smile and calm down.
Jin Wanyi narrowed her eyes and immediately changed the topic. "You're really good at twisting words and forcing logic, but even so, what does it have to do with the general principles of civil law? Saying that I have forgotten the general principles of civil law, does this count as slandering my professional ability? I can sue you for slander. "
"Heh, do you still remember the general principles of civil law that I mentioned?" Gu Nianzhi looked up with a smile, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Jin Wanyi. "If you still remember the general principles of civil law, then you should know that rights and obligations are equal in civil law."
"If you make me lose a case, I'll retire from the legal profession forever. In civil law, rights and obligations were absolutely unequal. I can completely ignore it. "
Jin Wanyi was stunned. She didn't expect the general principles of civil law to be used in this way …
Gu Nianzhi saw that she was slightly stunned, so she immediately followed up with another attack. "It's fine if ordinary people say such impulsive jokes, but Lawyer Jin, as a famous senior lawyer from the largest law firm in the capital, also said such words that disregard the law. I have a reason to question your professional ability. What right do you have to say that I'm slandering and slandering you?"
Jin Wanyi: "…"
Wen Shouyi, who was beside her, tugged at her lapel and pouted at the judge's seat.
Just then, the judge entered. Jin Wanyi took the opportunity to shut up and find a way out.
Before the court session, Jin Wanyi had almost completely lost the battle of words with Gu Nianzhi.
She was a little impatient and forced herself to look at the analysis of the case on the computer to familiarize herself with the key facts on the chain of evidence.
Later in court, she would beat her to a pulp to appease the hatred in her heart!
..
Lu Jin, who was sitting in the gallery behind the plaintiff's stand, wished he could cheer for Gu Nianzhi like crazy. His excitement was evident in his words. He almost jumped up from his seat to offer Gu Nianzhi his knee.
Although Lu Yuan didn't speak to Lu Jin, he completely understood his feelings.
In fact, Lu Yuan was also very surprised.
He knew that Gu Nianzhi was smart, and could even be called a genius. She was also beautiful, cute, and pitiful. However, he didn't know that she could be so sharp in court.
It was her first time appearing in court in a strange place, but she didn't have stage fright at all.
He turned to look at Lu Jin and nodded at him approvingly.
Lu Jin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he mouthed, "Isn't my daughter amazing?! She, my daughter! I gave birth to her! "
Lu Yuan: "…"
As expected, if you gave her some color, she would open a dye shop. If you gave her some sunlight, she would shine. If you gave her a broken basket, she would lie down and lay eggs …
He glared at Lu Jin, warning him not to let anyone see through him. Then, he quietly looked away and quickly scanned the courtroom.
Fortunately, not many people noticed them.
That was because everyone had been attracted by the battle of words between Gu Nianzhi and Jin Wanyi.
One was a fledgling lawyer, who was also the plaintiff and the victim. The other was a young lawyer from the largest law firm in the capital who had never lost, and they were both beautiful women.
It was supposed to be a one-sided situation, but now there was the possibility of a young lawyer making a comeback.
How could people not be excited?
After all, everyone loved to watch a reversal and face-slapping drama.
Lu Jin had no one to share his joy with, so he could only maintain his poker face. He reached out and moved the miniature plastic pinhole camera embedded in his collar button, recording Gu Nianzhi's every word and action.
This thing was made of high-grade plastic, and the metal detector of the court's security check couldn't detect it at all.
..
The judge was a slightly plump middle-aged woman in her forties. She looked very upright and serious, and her eyes were very sharp when she looked at people.
She sat down in the presiding judge's seat, and the two judges sat down on her left and right.
This case involved a minor. Although the minor had already grown up, according to the principle of retrial of a cold case, it was still tried as a minor case. The victim's privacy was protected, and it was not disclosed to the media.
All the people present had signed a special confidentiality agreement and declared that they were friends or colleagues of the plaintiff.
After the judge sat down, she first asked if the plaintiff and the defendant were present.
As the plaintiff, Gu Nianzhi chose to defend herself, so she was also her own lawyer.
The defendant's lawyer, Jin Wanyi, stood up and said, "The defendants, Wen Dayou and Liang Meili, have been taken into custody by the police station and are already waiting outside the door. The third defendant, Wen Shouyi, is sitting in the dock. "
The judge checked the documents and compared them with herself, then nodded. "Let the defendants, Wen Dayou and Liang Meili, in."
Wen Shouyi quickly stood up and watched as her father and mother were brought in by two bailiffs.
It had only been two or three days since they last saw each other, but she felt that their spirits had collapsed.
When Wen Dayou and Liang Meili saw Wen Shouyi, the emotions that they had been holding back for several days suddenly exploded. They hugged her and cried.
Gu Nianzhi: "…"
Jin Wanyi immediately looked at Gu Nianzhi reproachfully and said, "Lawyer Gu, for your own benefit, you sued these poor, honest people. You didn't even let their innocent daughter off. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"
The family hugged each other and cried as if they were the victims and Gu Nianzhi was the perpetrator.
Gu Nianzhi looked at this scene in disgust. She scoffed and said aloofly, "The most important thing for a family is to be in order. Since we've committed the law together, of course we'll be punished by the law together. "
The judge at the head of the table coughed lightly and said, "Defendants, please control your emotions and don't disturb the order of the court."
Wen Shouyi immediately stopped crying and helped her parents sit down in the dock. She comforted them in a low voice, "It's okay. Lawyer Jin is very powerful. He won't let anything happen to us."
"Shouyi, why can't you be our lawyer? Why are you being sued?" Liang Meili didn't understand this. "That matter has nothing to do with you!"
Wen Shouyi gave them a look and said, "Mom, don't say anymore. The lawyer will say it."
Wen Dayou reprimanded Liang Meili in a low voice, "Listen to your daughter. Shut up!"
Liang Meili looked anxiously at Gu Nianzhi, who was sitting in the plaintiff's seat, then lowered her head.
When the judge saw that they had all quietened down, he knocked the gavel and said, "The first trial of case No. 7856 begins. Defendant Wen Dayou, Liang Meili, plaintiff Gu Nianzhi accuses you of violently kidnapping the 12-year-old plaintiff eight years ago and taking her away from the He family's mansion, causing serious physical and mental trauma to her. "
"Defendant Wen Shouyi, plaintiff Gu Nianzhi accuses you of giving false testimony eight years ago and conspiring with your parents to violently kidnap the 12-year-old plaintiff."
"Do you plead guilty?"
The defendant's lawyer, Jin Wanyi, immediately said loudly, "Reporting to your honor, my three clients all plead not guilty. I want to plead not guilty for my three clients! "
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This is today's second update: Chapter 1588, "The most important thing for a family is to be in order."
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