"Why are you looking at me? Did I tell you the truth? "Gu Nianzhi walked to Bai Jinyi's side," You didn't keep your eyes closed? Looks like I really hit a raw nerve. Isn't it embarrassing to be caught lying in court in front of so many people? "
If Bai Jinyi's eyes could spit fire, Gu Nianzhi would have been burned to ashes by now.
"Tell me, why did you go to Luo Xinxue's room that night?" Gu Nianzhi pressed.
Huo Jialan shouted, "She's the murderer! After she left, I went to my mother's room and saw her lying on the floor! If I knew she had forced sleeping pills on my mother, I would have called the police immediately! "
Bai Jinyi was tongue-tied, but couldn't say a word.
Jin Dazhuang quickly shot her a look to stop her from talking, then turned to Gu Nianzhi, "Lawyer Gu, we haven't seen the new evidence you presented. Please give us some time to verify the authenticity of this video."
"No problem." Gu Nianzhi agreed without hesitation, she wasn't afraid of them verifying the authenticity of the video.
Huo Jialan was unconvinced and pressed, "Why didn't she say anything? Why didn't she say what she was doing in my mother's room that late at night? Why did my mother fall to the floor the moment she left? And why was the house turned upside down?! "
Gu Nianzhi turned to look at Huo Jialan and said calmly, "Huo Jialan, this video isn't over yet, do you want to continue watching?"
"It's not over yet?" Huo Jialan repeated instinctively, but before she could object, the video had already started playing on the big screen.
After fast-forwarding through the video, the big screen showed Bai Jinyi rushing out of Luo Xinxue's room and closing the door. She turned a corner and went to another room.
She used to stay overnight in the Huo family's house because she needed to treat Song Jinning.
Not long after Bai Jinyi left, Huo Jialan walked over from the other side of the hallway and knocked on the door. She waited for a while, but no one opened the door. She grabbed the doorknob and opened the door.
Huo Jialan bit her lip and didn't say anything.
She had said she went to her mother's room that night anyway, so it was normal for her to be recorded.
Huo Jialan comforted herself.
Soon, the video on the big screen fast-forwarded again. Huo Jialan could be seen rushing out of the room with her head down. She wiped her tears and ran out of Luo Xinxue's room without looking back.
The video stopped here. The image on the big screen faded, and the lights in the courtroom came on.
Everyone's eyes were still filled with the swaying silhouette from before, and they weren't used to the sudden brightness.
Gu Nianzhi was quiet for a moment before walking up to Huo Jialan. She asked gently, "Huo Jialan, why did you lie?"
Huo Jialan looked up sharply. "Lie? When have I ever lied?! "
"Still not admitting it?"
"I said my mom called me that night, so I went downstairs to see her. Are you a goldfish? Seven seconds of memory? Wasn't she known as the 'genius girl' who graduated from university at the age of eighteen? Don't you remember what you said a few days ago?! "Huo Jialan's words were laced with sarcasm. She seemed to be full of animosity towards Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi wasn't angry at all. She smiled and said, "Goldfish have more than seven seconds of memory. Where did you hear that from? It's not scientific at all. Okay, let's not talk about goldfish. Let's go back to your selective memory. "
Huo Jialan retorted, "Don't slander me!"
Gu Nianzhi raised a brow and waved for the person playing the video to play it again.
This time, she only played the selected footage, and the lights in the courtroom were still on.
Gu Nianzhi held a small laser pointer and pointed at the frozen image on the big screen. She looked at Huo Jialan again. "See that? This is where you lied. "
Huo Jialan looked at the big screen in confusion. She quickly glanced at Huo Shaoheng before saying to Gu Nianzhi, "… I still don't understand. Gu Nianzhi, are you really qualified to be a lawyer? Is this how you treat my mom's case? "
Gu Nianzhi sighed and shook her head. "Huo Jialan, your IQ is really worrying. Okay, I'm not going to beat around the bush with you. Look at the image over there, and I'll tell you why you're lying. "
"Don't try to frame me. You're my mom's lawyer, not the murderer, Bai Jinyi's lawyer! "Huo Jialan clenched her fists and scolded Gu Nianzhi for" siding with an outsider. "
The Bai's team of lawyers almost burst out laughing.
Gu Nianzhi turned around and glanced at them. Her large eyes were clearly black and white, and there was a hint of coldness and sarcasm in her gaze. The elite lawyers' smiles froze on their faces, and they looked away uncomfortably.
"You said before that you saw Bai Jinyi walk out of your mom's room with your own eyes, didn't you?" Gu Nianzhi began interrogating Huo Jialan.
Huo Jialan grew even more impatient. "Yes, yes, yes! I've said it 800 times! You really don't have the memory of a goldfish?! "
"Yes, but look at this video. Bai Jinyi had already gone into the room when you arrived. There was clearly no one in front of you, so where did you see Bai Jinyi walk out of your mom's room?" Gu Nianzhi finally threw the fatal blow at Huo Jialan.
Huo Jialan's expression changed instantly. "Nonsense?! I clearly … "
"Please play the video again." Gu Nianzhi interrupted Huo Jialan without hesitation. She turned around and gestured.
The lights in the courtroom dimmed again, and the video was played again on the big screen.
This time, because of Gu Nianzhi's reminder, everyone paid special attention to the time between Bai Jinyi leaving Luo Xinxue's room and Huo Jialan's appearance in the corridor.
Luo Xinxue's room was at the end of the corridor.
Huo Jialan came down from the second floor and had to make a turn to reach that corridor.
So before she made the turn, she couldn't see what was happening in Luo Xinxue's corridor.
The videotape clearly showed that Bai Jinyi had left first and entered the other room. Huo Jialan only appeared in the corridor after at least five minutes.
After such a long time, Huo Jialan couldn't have seen anyone walk out of Luo Xinxue's room.
After the video was played, the lights in the courtroom came on again.
Everyone looked at Huo Jialan. Her face was as white as a sheet, and even the coral lipstick on her red lips seemed to have lost its usual glamour.
"Huo Jialan, tell me. You didn't see Bai Jinyi walk out of your mother's room. Why did you say you saw her? Why were you crying when you left? " Gu Nianzhi asked slowly. Every word was like an awl piercing Huo Jialan's heart, causing a huge psychological impact. "… Did your mother not fall unconscious on the floor? Did she tell you herself that Bai Jinyi had just left? "
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