The judge cleared his throat and announced, "The Imperial Capital Intermediate People's Procuratorate's case against Qin Yaoguang for the murder of Qin Suwen has officially begun. Summon the defendant, Qin Yaoguang, to court. "
The doors of the courtroom opened to both sides, and two female bailiffs escorted Qin Yaoguang in.
She walked to the dock and sat down expressionlessly.
It could be seen that she had dressed up meticulously today. She was dressed in a decent ash-gray LV custom-made professional attire. Her hair was cut short and thin, and it stuck to her scalp. She looked very capable.
The makeup on her face was very light, but it was just enough to highlight her delicate features, especially her curvy lips.
Anyone in the courtroom who saw her and then looked at Gu Nianzhi would know that they were definitely biological mother and daughter.
The judge looked at her, then at the information in his hand. He said, "The defendant, Qin Yaoguang, was born on X Month X Day XXXX. Her birthplace was G City. She had a PhD in education. She was a brain surgeon and biomedical expert and scholar by profession. She was the director of the Qin Private Hospital Group."
"The lawyer representing the lawsuit is Lu Anpeng, a partner of the Jin law firm. May I ask if this is true? "
Qin Yaoguang nodded and said lightly, "True."
Qin Yaoguang's lawyer, Lu Anpeng, who was also the chief lawyer of the legal team that Old Master Qin had hired for her, stood up and nodded. "True."
The judge knocked the gavel and asked again, "Has the defendant ever been subject to legal punishment? If so, please state the reason and type of punishment."
The defendant's lawyer, Lu Anpeng, said calmly, "Your Honor, my client does still have two lawsuits, but those two lawsuits are full of doubts and have not been concluded. Therefore, my client has not been subject to any legal punishment for the time being."
Gu Nianzhi quickly entered the state of court debate and immediately said, "Objection. Your Honor, the other party only needs to answer yes or no to your question. Defense lawyer, please don't add fuel to the fire, waste everyone's time, and divert everyone's attention from the issue that has nothing to do with the case. "
Lu Anpeng's eyes narrowed as he quickly glanced at Gu Nianzhi. He thought to himself that this female lawyer was so young, but her reaction was very fast.
What he had said just now was something that lawyers would usually do in court. However, knowing was one thing, and being able to react in time and not let everyone be led was another.
Gu Nianzhi was able to cut him off in time. Her timing was indeed very shrewd.
The judge nodded. "I agree with the prosecution's lawyer. Please pay attention to your wording. There is no need to mention cases that have nothing to do with this case."
Lu Anpeng smiled and nodded. "Yes, Your Honor. We will be careful."
After confirming the identity of the defendant and the defendant's lawyer, the judge began to announce the cause of the case. He also announced the list of the court clerk, the prosecutor, and the defense of both sides.
After everyone expressed that they had no objections, the case entered the trial stage.
After the trial began, the prosecutor's side first presented their claims and the basis of their facts.
"Based on the results of the police's investigation that year and the evidence provided by the victim's family, the court charged Qin Yaoguang with the murder of Qin Suwen."
After the prosecutor finished speaking, he raised his hand to Gu Nianzhi. "Now, our court has invited Lawyer Gu Nianzhi to represent our court in presenting the case."
Gu Nianzhi stood up and bowed in the direction of the courtroom. "Your Honor, all the court clerks, the reporters in the courtroom, all the relatives and friends who are listening, and all the members of the public. Good evening."
"I am Gu Nianzhi, the lawyer hired by the prosecution for this case. Today, I would like to tell everyone about a murder case that has been going on for more than ten years. The inside story is extremely dark and shocking."
The corners of Lu Anpeng's mouth twitched.
He had just been secretly praising Gu Nianzhi for being young and promising, but now he retracted his previous thoughts.
What was with this melodramatic storyteller's tone!
Lu Anpeng immediately raised his hand and said, "Objection. The prosecution's lawyer should present the facts of the case, not exaggerate."
Gu Nianzhi's face became serious. "Defense lawyer, I am presenting the facts of the case. Don't you know that there are many things in life that are even more melodramatic and dark than novels? "
"Novels also have to talk about logic and cause and effect, but many cases in reality can only be summarized with the word 'unbelievable'."
Lu Anpeng nodded. "I don't deny that some cases in reality are indeed complicated and bizarre, but no matter how complicated and bizarre a case is, it has its own internal logic. I ask the prosecution's lawyer not to deviate from the legal track."
Gu Nianzhi also secretly gave Lu Anpeng a thumbs up in her heart.
This was probably the most reliable opponent she had encountered in her career on both sides of the bar.
Unfortunately, this case couldn't be fought using conventional methods.
Gu Nianzhi could already tell that the other party was used to the standard court debate procedure.
She didn't know if this great lawyer Lu would be able to react to Gu Nianzhi's next unconventional move and adapt to the situation.
Gu Nianzhi was still looking forward to competing with an evenly matched opponent.
She smiled. "Okay, I accept the defendant's lawyer's opinion. There's no need to use rhetoric to describe the case. I'll use a straightforward method to show everyone this case."
As she spoke, Gu Nianzhi gestured to the court technician.
The technician understood and gradually dimmed the lights in the courtroom. A square white projection screen descended from the roof.
This white projection screen was about the size of an open-air movie screen from the last century.
Gu Nianzhi connected her laptop to the courtroom's projector and began to play the case presentation she had made.
The first thing that appeared on the projection screen was an old photo.
The photo showed a simple and low-key study.
There weren't too many fancy decorations in the study. The most prominent thing was a particularly large mahogany desk.
Under the desk, a little girl holding a doll timidly poked her head out from under the desk and looked at the camera warily.
The little girl was a little chubby, and her big eyes were like purple grapes. They were so black that they were purple, but they were moist and extremely lively.
This little girl was Gu Nianzhi, who had just arrived at the He family when she was six years old.
Not only did the people in the courtroom see this photo, but everyone watching the live broadcast of the trial all over the world also saw it.
For a moment, domestic and foreign social media were in an uproar.
On the search engine, searching for # Who is the little girl in the case of Qin Yaoguang's murder of Qin Suwen? # The number of headlines increased exponentially.
The whole world was asking who this little girl, who had a pair of bright eyes but a timid expression that could break one's heart, was.
Gu Nianzhi seemed to be stunned as well, as if she had forgotten to speak for a moment.
It wasn't until the defense lawyer, Lu Anpeng, felt that something was wrong and immediately said, "Lawyer for the prosecution, what's with this photo?"
Gu Nianzhi replied with an "oh" and hurriedly changed the photo. She said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I put the wrong photo. The photo did show lawyer Qin Suwen's study, but it was taken two years before her death. The little girl in the photo is me. I was six years old at the time, and I had just been taken away from Qin Yaoguang by my father, Gu Xiangwen. I was sent to the He family and was personally educated by lawyer Qin Suwen. "
"Huh? That little girl is actually lawyer Gu Nianzhi?! "
The people inside and outside the courtroom were even more excited.
Just this photo reminded everyone of the kidnapping case that Gu Nianzhi had sued Qin Yaoguang.
In that case, Gu Nianzhi had personally testified that Qin Yaoguang had ordered someone to violently kidnap her out of the He family at the age of 12.
In that case, although the fact that Qin Yaoguang had kidnapped her was established, her motive was a mystery. She didn't say it, and Gu Nianzhi didn't expose her.
But at that moment, Gu Nianzhi suddenly said, "… When I was six years old, my father, Gu Xiangwen, took me away from Qin Yaoguang because he found that I was following Qin Yaoguang and began to show signs of autism. I was afraid of light, people, and sounds. I never communicated with people, and I didn't speak. My favorite place was under the table, behind the curtains, and anywhere else I could hide myself. "
"I don't remember why I had this tendency, but later the psychiatrist said that I had been cruelly abused as a child, and that's why I had this tendency to use autism to protect myself."
When she said that she had been abused when she was a child by Qin Yaoguang's side, and that she had been taken away from Qin Yaoguang, her "biological mother", by her biological father, and sent to the He family, which had nothing to do with her. She had been personally educated by lawyer Qin Suwen, the hint was very obvious.
She didn't need to say anything more. The imaginative netizens had already made up the facts.
One by one, related posts competed to become popular.
"Even a vicious tiger doesn't eat its cubs. Qin Yaoguang is even more vicious than an animal!"
"Blue Planet is too scary! How could there be such a cruel mother! "
"If my child was abused like this, I promise I'll beat her to death!"
For a moment, all the viewers watching the live broadcast of the trial were infuriated by Qin Yaoguang. They began to criticize her one after another. They directly extended it to: She could even abuse her own daughter to the point that she looked like a human, so it would be easy for her to kill a few people …
Lu Anpeng was almost led astray by Gu Nianzhi. He was stunned for a moment before he quickly stood up and said loudly, "Objection! The prosecution's lawyer's words just now have nothing to do with this case. They are deliberately tarnishing my client's reputation and character. "
"My client has been practicing medicine for decades and has saved countless people. This is all solid evidence. It's not something that the prosecution's lawyer can overturn with a photo and a few emotional words."
Lu Anpeng's words finally brought back the public opinion on the internet that had almost been led astray by Gu Nianzhi.
After all, Qin Yaoguang and the Qin Private Hospital had indeed saved many people over the years. These people were still biased towards Qin Yaoguang and the Qin Private Hospital.
As soon as they saw Lawyer Lu Anpeng's words, they immediately posted in support of Qin Yaoguang.
For a moment, the internet was divided into two factions.
One faction had already impulsively convicted Qin Yaoguang, while the other faction was calmer. They believed that the current evidence was not enough to convict Qin Yaoguang, and that Gu Nianzhi's exposure of what had happened to her when she was young was even more of a show of sympathy.
However, this statement angered more ordinary bystanders.
They generally did not speak up and were the silent majority.
However, they also had a sore spot, and that sore spot was their children.
If anyone talked about children and was not good for them, the silent majority would definitely not continue to remain silent.
The number of reposts on Weibo soared, and the comments also skyrocketed.
"If lawyer Gu Nianzhi didn't lie and what happened to her when she was young is true, why can't she say it?"
"Show sympathy? I'll abuse you first, and then I won't let you speak. Will you agree? You won't agree? Then what should we do? You said it to show sympathy … Where's your face? Oh. It's gone. Where's your conscience? Was it eaten by a dog? "
"If Qin Yaoguang really abused her young daughter, then not only is she guilty, but she's also mentally ill, because only a psychopath would abuse a child."
"Don't talk nonsense upstairs. You said Qin Yaoguang is mentally ill. Are you teaching her to use mental illness to get away with her crime?"
"Upstairs + ID number. Qin Yaoguang is not mentally ill. People who are mentally ill will only hurt themselves. Only psychopaths will hurt others. Note, psychopaths are not mentally ill. "
The public opinion on the internet was instantly drowned out by posts condemning Qin Yaoguang for cruelty to children.
Gu Nianzhi had already calmly changed to another photo.
This photo was still a photo of Qin Suwen's study. It was in the same place as the photo she had "misplaced" earlier. Even the angle was almost the same.
The difference was that the timid and vigilant child was no longer under the table.
In the open space in front of the table, there was a fallen figure drawn with white chalk.
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This was the first update of the day: Chapter 1874, "Visual Impact (1)".
A reminder for the monthly votes and recommendation votes ~ ~ ~
There were two updates today.
There would be a second update at 8 pm.
PS: Thank you to my Grand Alliance "Ji Yu 'er" for the 100,000 Qidian coins yesterday. O(∩_∩)O。
Muah, all the big shots and little angels ~ ~ ~
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