Lu Anpeng calmly took out the DNA certificate and placed it in front of Gu Nianzhi. He gently tapped his finger on the certificate and said with a smile, "Lawyer Gu is indeed a very cautious person. You followed the procedure step by step and didn't miss a single thing."
Gu Nianzhi raised her eyebrows.
This wasn't a compliment, but to say that she only knew how to do things step by step in a lawsuit.
For a trial lawyer, this kind of remark was indeed not a compliment.
It was like praising a child for his good grades and only saying that he memorized the exam outline given by the teacher every day, but he couldn't do the content even a little bit outside of the syllabus.
It was all clear praise and derision.
Most people would fly into a rage when they heard this kind of comment, especially young people with outstanding achievements in their work.
Even if they didn't flare up, it would still disturb their emotions and interfere with their logical thinking. More seriously, it would affect the success or failure of the lawsuit.
Older people might also control their emotions and minimize the negative effects in this area. This was the so-called bonus of experience.
But young people were different. Because they were young and outstanding, they were mostly fearless. Once they encountered setbacks and ridicule, the rebound emotional black hole would be more serious than ordinary people.
But he had underestimated Gu Nianzhi.
There was a type of person who was born to do something.
Once he or she found something that they were born to do, they would be more experienced and sharp than those who had been doing it for decades.
Gu Nianzhi was this kind of person. She happened to find something that she was born to do.
When she stood in court, she would shine brightly.
She was calm and collected, which was seriously inconsistent with her age.
Gu Nianzhi ignored the faint mockery in Lu Anpeng's words. She looked down quickly at the DNA certificate.
She didn't really understand the specific content. It was all professional terms in biological genetics, but she could understand the summary conclusion.
This DNA certificate was saying that the Kevin Laris in court was the biological son of John Laris and Kelly Lee from New York.
Gu Nianzhi nodded and looked at the date on the DNA certificate. "Even a paternity certificate was made. Lawyer Lu is indeed flawless."
"We will do our best to satisfy the needs of our clients, help them win the lawsuit, and protect the interests of our clients. This is the responsibility of us lawyers." Lu Anpeng replied politely.
Gu Nianzhi placed the three documents in front of her and thought that if Kevin was recognized as a diplomat, then he would enjoy diplomatic immunity, especially immunity from criminal prosecution. He would not be prosecuted by the country where he was located and would not be obligated to testify in court.
It was amazing that the other party could think of this move. Gu Nianzhi couldn't help but give them a thumbs up.
However, a like was just a like. If he wanted to expose it, he would still have to.
Gu Nianzhi brushed the DNA document with her hand, as if to brush away some invisible dust.
Raising her eyes, she glanced at Kevin, who was still in a daze and seemed to be immersed in his own world. She then looked at the arrogant lawyers in his legal team, who thought they had already won. Gu Nianzhi chuckled. "These proofs and documents are indeed very good. They perfectly extricate Kevin from this case."
"Since Lawyer Gu has admitted it, does that mean we don't have to fight this case anymore? My client has been detained for two months and has been physically and mentally injured. His mental and physical state is very unstable. I request that the court release my client on the spot and compensate us for all our losses, including but not limited to legal costs, lost working time, and punitive civil damages. "
When the Indian lawyer saw this, he couldn't wait to stand up and make a concluding statement.
Lu Anpeng glanced at him and slowly sat down, leaving the performance to him.
Gu Nianzhi secretly praised Lu Anpeng for being crafty old foxes from both worlds. His sensitivity was truly unparalleled.
She lazily raised her hand and said, "Objection. Defense lawyer, this case has just begun. Why are you in such a hurry? You've already waited for more than two months. You don't mind waiting a few more hours, do you? "
"I don't think there's any point in fighting this kind of case with diplomatic immunity. If you keep fighting, you'll have a diplomatic dispute with the United States. " The Indian lawyer, Arif, bluffed and threatened Gu Nianzhi. He only hoped that she would stop so they could end the case and return to the United States.
He had been here for more than two months, and he missed his family very much.
Gu Nianzhi smiled and said, "We know what we're doing, but thank you for the reminder, Mr. Arif."
She then ignored the defense team and directly faced the judge. "Your Honor, I still have a few questions to ask the defense team."
The judge looked at her worriedly and knocked with the gavel. "Granted."
Gu Nianzhi bowed slightly to express her gratitude, then turned to look at the Indian lawyer, Arif, who had stood up. "Mr. Arif, can you represent your client, Kevin, with full authority?"
"Of course, we signed a full authority agreement," Arif said warily. His brown eyes stared at Gu Nianzhi like an eagle preying on a chick.
The lawyer and client's agreement had different scopes of authority, and full authority was the highest of them all.
This meant that what he said on behalf of the defendant in court was almost the same as what the defendant said himself.
Gu Nianzhi guessed that the other party must have signed a full authority agreement because Kevin's condition was obviously not one that could speak on his own.
Whether he was truly physically and mentally exhausted or pretending to be mentally ill, he wouldn't allow himself to answer Gu Nianzhi's questions.
For rich people, they wouldn't say a word when it came to matters related to the law. They were always represented by professional lawyers.
This was because lawyers knew what to say and what not to say. This was a sign of their professionalism.
Gu Nianzhi also knew that she couldn't directly dig out evidence from Kevin's mouth, so her idea from the beginning was to start with his team of lawyers.
She smiled and returned to Kevin's identification document, which was his resume, and said, "Mr. Arif, I have a list of Kevin's classmates from his fifth and eleventh years in New York, as well as his graduation year. Can you ask your client to circle the names of the five classmates he's most familiar with?"
As she spoke, Gu Nianzhi took out the three classmate books she had prepared.
Arif was amused when he saw it. He thought this female lawyer was too stupid. How had she ever won a lawsuit in the past?
The classmate books she took out not only had names but also photos!
Was this a free point question?
Arif immediately walked out of the dock and took the classmate books from Gu Nianzhi's hands. He happily showed them to Kevin.
Lu Anpeng, who was sitting next to the dock, also smiled and shook his head. He thought to himself that he had indeed overestimated her.
However, when he watched Arif place the classmate books in front of Kevin and saw Kevin slightly startled, Lu Anpeng's fingers secretly curled up. He was actually a little nervous.
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This was the second update of the day: Chapter 2105, "This is a Free Point Question."
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