Kevin calmly snatched the student roster from Gu Nianzhi's hands and flipped through it.
"Give me a pen." He extended his hand to the legal team behind him.
The Indian lawyer, Arif, immediately passed his pen over.
Kevin took the pen and flipped through the student roster while randomly circling five students.
Two were 11th grade students that Gu Nianzhi had requested, and the other three were his senior classmates.
When he handed the student roster back to Gu Nianzhi, Kevin said dryly, "I don't remember most of the 5th grade students, so I only picked the 11th grade and senior students."
Gu Nianzhi pursed her lips and said reluctantly, "Really? Are you sure these five are all your classmates? You won't say you remembered wrong again, right? Why don't you take another look? "
Kevin looked down and scanned the three student books again. "This is the school I studied at. How could I not remember? If you don't believe me, you can check the school's graduation list. "
With Kevin's confirmation, Gu Nianzhi's emotions gradually returned to normal. She no longer panicked.
She put away the list of names that Kevin had circled and turned around with a smile. She looked at the judge in the courtroom and said, "Your Honor, the defendant Kevin has circled five students. Although it was a random circle, Kevin confirmed that these five students are indeed his classmates."
The judge was speechless.
What did you mean by saying all this?
People who didn't know better would think you were the defense lawyer, not the prosecution lawyer.
The judge wasn't the only one who thought that. Even Kevin's American legal team looked at Gu Nianzhi in confusion. They didn't understand what she was trying to do.
Only Kevin secretly clenched his fists and lowered his eyes. His gaze flickered, and he felt uneasy for the first time.
As expected, not long after, Gu Nianzhi connected to the big screen in the courtroom again. She gestured to the tech guy and said, "I'm going to play five interview videos now. Please lower the volume."
When the surveillance video was played earlier, the volume had to be especially loud to be heard.
Now that it was a video dedicated to the interview, the volume was still so loud that it deafened everyone's ears.
The tech guy adjusted in time and lowered the volume.
Gu Nianzhi raised her hand and said to the people in the courtroom, "Everyone saw that the defendant, Kevin, just circled the names of five people and claimed that they were his classmates."
As she spoke, she pulled up the PowerPoint version of the student roster and played it for everyone to see.
"Defendant Kevin just circled Kelly and Mike from the 11th grade, and Nikki, Heather, and Chris from the fourth year."
"There's a total of three women and two men."
"I have the interview videos of these five people. Please take a look."
Next, Gu Nianzhi pulled up the interview videos of the five people. Each person only had about a minute, so it was very short and concise.
Kelly: [You're asking Kevin? Oh, I remember him. He was a shy little boy who didn't like to talk to others. I remember him because he once showed off his tea ceremony from Japan. Very elegant, unforgettable.]
Mike: [Kevin? Of course I know him! Although we didn't have many classes together, in the entire grade, there weren't many people who didn't remember him. Although he looked small, he could fight very well. He was a karate master.]
Nikki: [Kevin? I think I had a classmate like that, but we only had a few classes together. I'm not familiar with him.]
Heather: [Kevin was a male classmate who knew how to cook. We used to be very familiar with his dorm room. We went out for a picnic together, and the Japanese sushi he brought was very delicious. I haven't had such delicious sushi since graduation.]
Chris: [I'm relatively familiar with Kevin. He's Japanese-American, and apparently his ancestors came to the United States during World War II. Oh, right, his grandparents were also imprisoned in a concentration camp, the Japanese-American concentration camp in the United States. I sympathize with what they went through. If they didn't do anything wrong, then it's wrong to be imprisoned in a concentration camp.]
The five-minute video ended, and the smile on Gu Nianzhi's face grew wider.
Everyone else was still frowning as they pondered Gu Nianzhi's intentions, but Lu Anpeng's heart skipped a beat as he realized a problem.
However, he was very cautious and wouldn't speak rashly without thinking it through.
However, the Indian lawyer, Arif, was already yelling, "What does Lawyer Gu mean?! My client just randomly circled a classmate, and you've already obtained the interview video?! This was simply unimaginable! You're faking it! These videos are all fake! "
Gu Nianzhi smiled slightly. "What's so hard to understand? Mr. Arif, I actually have all of Mr. Kevin's interview videos with his fifth-, eleventh-, and fourth-year classmates. So no matter whose name Mr. Kevin chooses, I can immediately show you the relevant interview video. "
"All I need is a search function."
Gu Nianzhi shrugged and looked at him with a relaxed smile.
The Indian lawyer, Arif, stared at Gu Nianzhi with his mouth agape. There was only one thought in his mind: Is this even possible?!
As expected, this woman was so famous at such a young age. It really wasn't a publicity stunt …
The Indian lawyer was speechless, and Lu Anpeng didn't say a word. The white lawyer, Paul Creedon, sitting on the right, spoke in Mandarin with a southern American accent.
"But even if your interview video is real, what does that mean?" Paul spoke carefully. His Mandarin wasn't as fluent as Arif's and Lu Anpeng's, but he didn't use the wrong grammar or rhetoric. He only spoke with a southern American accent, like a straight tongue that couldn't be bent.
"These five people all confirmed that my client is their classmate. Doesn't this prove that his identity is beyond doubt?"
"He is Kevin Laris, the cultural counselor appointed by our president and Secretary of State to the Huaxia Empire, so he has unquestionable diplomatic immunity."
"This is a false accusation, and he shouldn't be standing here on trial from the beginning."
"I urge the Huaxia military court to immediately withdraw the case and compensate my client for all his losses, including, but not limited to, legal fees."
Gu Nianzhi snorted and shook her head. "Lawyer Paul is most concerned about legal fees, as expected. This is the right direction, and I agree with you. "
Paul was in his sixties, so he naturally wouldn't be angered by Gu Nianzhi's insinuations.
He bowed slightly and said, "The legal fees are already quite a large expense for my client."
Gu Nianzhi nodded and said sympathetically, "That's true. You are all famous criminal trial lawyers in the United States, and everyone's appearance fees are very high. With so many people gathered together and staying in the Huaxia Empire for more than two months, the accumulated legal fees are already astronomical. "
The Indian lawyer, Arif, snapped out of his daze and immediately said, "Thank you, Lawyer Gu, for settling the bill for us, but at this time, shouldn't we be discussing how to withdraw the case and compensate my client?"
Gu Nianzhi's eyes drifted over and her fingers tapped lightly. The video on the computer changed, and it was no longer Kevin's interview. Instead, it was Kevin's executive resume at the Carlyle Corporation, as well as his identity verification when the Imperial Capital High Military Court filed the case.
Gu Nianzhi's voice suddenly became serious. "Everyone, please take a look. The client involved in this case, Kevin Laris, has always been Chinese in the Huaxia Empire! This includes, but is not limited to, his passport, driver's license, and proof of credit card application! "
"Important things must be repeated three times: Chinese! Chinese! Chinese! "
She immediately switched to the previous video and said, "However, according to the identity resume on the letter of appointment as the cultural counselor, the five classmates that Kevin just identified all said with certainty that he is of Japanese descent! Japanese descent! Japanese descent! "
"May I ask how you can prove that the Japanese Kevin on this letter of appointment as the cultural counselor is the Chinese Kevin involved in this case?!"
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This is today's second update: Chapter 2107, "Inviting You to the Urn (2)."
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