He Zhichu was very confident in Gu Nianzhi's abilities. He gave her a few more reminders before putting down the phone.
When she returned to her room, she took a quick shower and went downstairs to the dining room for dinner. Seeing that He Chengjian was the only one sitting there, she looked around in surprise and asked the orderly next to her, "Where's Miss Xie?"
The orderly said loudly, "Miss Xie has left."
He Chengjian knocked on the seat next to him and said expressionlessly, "Look here, Qingying left you a note."
He Zhichu walked over and saw the note: "Zhichu, remember to have dinner with Uncle. I'm going home. We'll go to the hearing tomorrow. "
"Qingying is such a good girl. You have to be nice to her too." He Chengjian thought of Qin Suwen and felt so sad that he didn't even want to eat. "… It's fate that the two of them can be together. You have to cherish it."
He Zhichu stared at the note for a while, then put it aside and started eating dinner.
He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had dinner with He Chengjian. So many things had happened today, and neither of them wanted to talk.
After the meal, He Zhichu only said "Good night" and went back to his room.
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Gu Nianzhi ended the call with He Zhichu and decided to go to bed early.
She slept very early and slept very soundly. She didn't have any dreams that night. When she opened her eyes, it was already the next day, which was the day she would appear in court.
Gu Nianzhi woke up early in the morning and changed into a custom-made black pantsuit. She tied her long hair into a bun and pinned it behind her head.
Her small face was crystal clear, like a freshly peeled boiled egg. It was tender and textured.
Her eyes were big, and her facial features were more three-dimensional. She only had a handful of bright peach-colored lipstick on her curvy lips, and she looked very energetic.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she picked out a platinum brooch in the shape of a night epiphyllum and wore it on her chest. It was a small memorial for Qin Suwen.
She whispered to the mirror, "… Mom, I won't let you down."
Huo Shaoheng was wearing a Soviet military summer uniform and walked out of the door with her without any hesitation.
Lu Yuan and Lu Jin would dress up as passers-by to attend the court hearing. Huo Shaoheng would be Gu Nianzhi's personal bodyguard as Peter.
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Outside the courtroom, Gu Nianzhi met up with the people from the Procuratorate and briefly went through the brief introduction of the case.
The prosecutor on the Procuratorate's side was a very steady middle-aged man. He looked to be in his fifties. Not only was he very experienced, but his position had also been promoted very high.
The fact that he was appointed as the prosecutor indicated that the Procuratorate had high hopes for this case.
For such cases that were more difficult to handle and did not have much confidence in, the Procuratorate would usually send younger rookies to give them a chance to train.
Because he was young and inexperienced, it didn't matter if he lost the case.
It was the same principle as a professional team substituting a substitute in an unimportant game or a game they were sure to lose.
But this case was different.
This case had to be tried in front of the whole world. They had to convict Qin Yaoguang openly, so they couldn't afford to make any mistakes.
Therefore, the Procuratorate had sent the strongest prosecutor to work with Gu Nianzhi. They had to take down this case.
Even if he didn't have enough evidence and his logic was strained, he had to win against the other party's legal team.
This was because winning a case sometimes did not depend on having strong evidence. Sometimes, it depended on the mistakes made by the other party.
There were many cases that he thought he would definitely win, but because of his negligence, the other party found a loophole and caused him to fail miserably.
The prosecutor looked at Gu Nianzhi and said very cautiously, "Lawyer Gu, I don't know why the higher-ups agreed to let you be the prosecution's lawyer. To be honest, I don't agree. This case has been going on for a long time, and there isn't much evidence. I think the chain of evidence you proposed is quite forced. It really won't be easy to win. "
Then, he changed the topic. "But we can't lose. Do you understand? "
If they lost, it would confirm that the previous accusations against Qin Yaoguang were unfounded. Not to mention that the few lawsuits were completely unrelated, the foreign media didn't care.
They were good at blaming others and fanning the flames.
Gu Nianzhi also knew that most of the people here didn't know about her experience in court defense, so she wasn't angry. She only smiled and said, "I hope that after we go to court, you will change your disapproval to approval."
Going to court required real ability. It was useless to say anything else now.
However, after Gu Nianzhi discussed it carefully with him, she still changed her steps.
The two of them chatted for a while before it was time to go in.
Putting away the computer, the two of them walked into Court A, where the trial was held.
As soon as they entered, both of them were slightly shocked.
They both knew that this trial would be broadcasted to the world, but they didn't expect it to be so big!
Other than the plaintiff's stand, the defendant's stand, and the witness stand, all the other seats in the room were filled.
Only Old Master Qin and his grandnephew, Qin Haoshan, had come from the Qin family, but they had brought a lot of staff with them. Just the members of the legal team alone took up half of the seats.
Looking at the scale, it was obvious that the Qin family had put in a lot of money this time. They had hired top-notch criminal litigation experts and lawyers from home and abroad to fight this lawsuit for Qin Yaoguang. They also wanted to slap the domestic judicial system in the face and confirm the propaganda that Qin Yaoguang had been "wronged". They would then seek her parole to go abroad to recuperate.
Gu Nianzhi's gaze swept across Old Master Qin and the Qin family's legal team. The corners of her lips curled into a meaningful smile.
Her gaze swept around the room again.
The courtroom room was the largest in the entire courtroom, but the surrounding empty space against the wall was already densely packed with all kinds of live broadcast equipment and cameras.
Television stations, newspapers, websites, new media, and even radio stations had all come to join in.
Not only were there domestic media, but there were also foreign media reporters stationed in the country. They had all come to watch.
At that moment, the reporters, anchors, and hosts were all in position in their respective live broadcast rooms. They were rubbing their palms and preparing to show their faces in this rare trial that was facing the whole world.
Everyone knew that the United States had even started a trade war to threaten Qin Yaoguang and had been using the domestic judicial system as an excuse.
Today's trial was also exposed in front of the whole world to shut up the foreign media who liked to bullshit about the domestic judicial process.
After all, it was not possible to even take a photo of a court trial in the United States, let alone broadcast it live to the whole world. Until now, the court trial could only be drawn by a sketch artist.
However, the prosecutor's office and the court were regretful that the chances of winning this case were not high.
They were all sweating profusely.
However, when they saw that the prosecutor from the prosecutor's office and the prosecution's external lawyer, Gu Nianzhi, were still calm and collected, they heaved a sigh of relief.
There shouldn't be a problem, right?
After all, Major General He Zhichu and General He Chengjian had both recommended Gu Nianzhi as a lawyer and said that she would definitely be able to perform the duties of the prosecution's lawyer.
He Zhichu had even said that if there was only one person who could win this case, that person would definitely be Gu Nianzhi.
He Zhichu himself used to be a lawyer. His mother was the most famous lawyer in the Empire, Qin Suwen.
Due to his family's background and his familiarity with Gu Nianzhi, everyone tended to believe in his judgment.
Therefore, the way they looked at Gu Nianzhi became even more passionate.
Everyone was looking forward to what abilities this young girl, who had just turned 20, had to do to make Major General He Zhichu praise her so much. Even the picky General He Chengjian had to nod and agree to her qualifications as a prosecution lawyer.
One had to know that this case not only concerned the face of the country, but it also concerned General He Chengjian's beloved wife, Qin Suwen.
Back then, Qin Suwen's sudden death had also caused a sensation in the country. Now, people over the age of 30 still remembered this case.
They had also inspired the younger generation. Thus, the love and hate entanglement between He Chengjian, Gu Xiangwen, Qin Suwen, and Qin Yaoguang was like a melodramatic soap opera that swept the public.
There was nothing else on everyone's phones for the past few days. They were all searching for news related to this case.
Xie Qingying's new media agency was even more sought after by netizens because of her close relationship with the He family.
In her company's live broadcast of the special news, the number of people watching the live broadcast was the most.
For the television station, this was also a rare opportunity for the daytime program to far surpass the ratings of an established entertainment program like the Spring Festival Gala.
Seeing the rising ratings, the television station's ratings were grinning from ear to ear.
Ever since the rise of the Internet, the television station's ratings had been declining day by day.
Gu Nianzhi walked into her seat. Huo Shaoheng was sitting behind her, closest to her.
Today, he wasn't a Soviet diplomat. He was just her bodyguard, her bodyguard.
Gu Nianzhi smiled at him. Her gaze swept past Lu Yuan and Lu Jin's disguised faces in the crowd, then back to He Chengjian, who was sitting upright with a serious expression on his face. She nodded slightly.
He Zhichu was sitting next to He Chengjian, and on his right was Xie Qingying, who was dressed in a white Chanel suit.
Like Gu Nianzhi, Xie Qingying was also dressed very simply. Her hair was tied up in a bun with a white jade Epiphyllum hairpin.
Gu Nianzhi smiled at her and thanked Xie Qingying for her thoughtfulness.
Only a handful of people knew what today meant to her.
Gu Nianzhi sat down. As the judge at the bench struck the gavel, the trial began.
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This is today's second update: Chapter 1873, "Can't Lose".
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