Deal with the chief prosecutor himself? Don't want a defense lawyer?
Seth's heart skipped a beat, and he shifted uneasily in his seat. He instinctively looked at his parents in the gallery behind him.
His stepfather, York, kept a straight face and slowly shook his head at him.
Of course, he couldn't let him defend himself. He knew his stepson's personality very well.
Gu Nianzhi saw all of this and curled her lips into a small smile. She looked like she could deal with him easily.
She understood Seth's personality and behavior. From the information, he was a selfish, narrow-minded, extreme, and impulsive person. He didn't have a high IQ, and his judgment was poor. However, he was strangely conceited and didn't trust anyone but himself.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have set up such a trap to expose Seth's shortcomings in front of all of Germany and even the entire world.
So she continued to say to Seth, "Are you asking for the opinion of your stepfather, who is also the chief of the Roslau Regional Police Department? I still have to remind you that no matter what, you can't not say a word. If that's the case, why don't you answer the plaintiff's lawyer's questions yourself? "
Seth wavered. He was indeed afraid of people saying the wrong thing. Although his parents said the new lawyer was very good and famous for being a rogue lawyer, what if he said the wrong thing?
Also, he had said the wrong thing before. His mother had told him that it would be best to use "mental illness" to get him off the hook, but the lawyer had ruined it …
Famous? That was all there was to it.
He didn't want a criminal record, and he didn't want to spend the rest of his life in jail.
Just as Seth was hesitating, Gu Nianzhi said to the judge, "According to procedure, it is now our turn to cross-examine the defendant. Your Honor, please allow it."
The judge glared at Gu Nianzhi and almost said "No!"
But he remembered that there were people from the media sitting in the courtroom. Although York said he had already informed his friends from the media, he couldn't be too obvious.
What if those people wrote nonsense?
It was better to go through the necessary procedures first since it wouldn't affect his verdict.
He nodded. "Defendant, please answer the plaintiff's lawyer's questions."
The judge gave the order, so Seth had no choice but to go to the seat in front for questioning witnesses and suspects.
Gu Nianzhi clasped her hands behind her back and stood gracefully in the courtroom. Her small, bright face was like fine white jade, exquisite and moving.
Seth glanced at Gu Nianzhi and suddenly remembered the Huaxia female exchange student he had tortured to death multiple times. She also had a slender body, but she wasn't as pretty as this lawyer, and her skin wasn't as fair as hers. That kind of crystal-clear skin would definitely feel good to the touch. Just thinking about it made him hard …
Seth's eyes were fixed on Gu Nianzhi's chest.
Gu Nianzhi's women's Armani suit was very slim, accentuating her slim waist and accentuating her breasts.
Seth's face was extremely annoying, and Gu Nianzhi was very angry. However, she knew that it was a live broadcast of the trial, and the more perverted Seth appeared, the easier it would be for him to attract hatred.
So she ignored Seth's gaze and calmly began to ask her questions.
"Mr. Seth, may I ask where you were on the evening of May 11th a year ago, when the victim, Li Haiqing, went out for a jog and was attacked?"
"I was sleeping in my apartment with my girlfriend, Nina." Seth's lips curled into a perverted smile as he looked at Nina, who was also the defendant's girlfriend.
Nina bowed her head deeply and bent over so much that she was about to crawl under the table.
Gu Nianzhi calmly continued her interrogation. "Other than your girlfriend, is there anyone else who can testify?"
Seth thought about it for a minute and shook his head. "No."
"That's too bad." Gu Nianzhi raised her finger and shook it. "Your girlfriend is also the defendant in this case, so using her as your alibi has no legal effect at all."
Seth's expression darkened, and a trace of anger appeared on his originally calm face.
"Why?!" Seth asked Gu Nianzhi with gritted teeth.
"Although I have no obligation to answer your questions, I can explain to you since you have always despised the law and order, so you don't continue to be ignorant of the law." Gu Nianzhi paused, and before the defense lawyer could object, she quickly said, "Because she could collude with you to cover up for each other's crimes."
The defense lawyer was still a beat too slow and finally shouted, "Objection! The plaintiff's lawyer is slandering my client! "
"Objection sustained. Plaintiff's lawyer, please be careful with your words. "The judge immediately warned Gu Nianzhi, and his biased expression was obvious.
Gu Nianzhi shrugged. "Your Honor, although I don't think it's slandering to say that the defendant is ignorant of the law, I can't help it if you insist on protecting the defendant's interests."
"How is it not slandering?!" The defense lawyer sneered and waved his arm fiercely. His body language showed that he was very agitated and angry, and this situation was very infectious for the court personnel. "This isn't the first time you've said this! You said my client is mentally retarded and crazy! Now you're saying he's ignorant of the law! "
"I'm sorry to say he's mentally retarded and crazy, but being ignorant of the law … is the truth." Gu Nianzhi didn't care and continued, "Defendant's lawyer, have you forgotten the definition of slandering? I can't sue you for slandering just because you quarrel with me. "
The defense lawyer was speechless. I'm the one suing you! How can it be you suing me?!
Gu Nianzhi spun around and looked at the people in the courtroom. "The three elements to prove slandering are slandering, accusing the plaintiff, and publication. Even if the first two are true, the third one is not. As long as I didn't officially publish your client's statement that he's mentally retarded and crazy, slandering cannot be established and can't even be filed.
"As for being ignorant of the law, according to the basic principle of slandering, it must be a fiction. If it's an objective fact, then even if it causes harm to your client, it can't be considered slandering. Your client is ignorant of the law, and this is an objective fact, so I'm sorry to hurt his and your fragile pride, but I won't take back my words. "
"You're being unreasonable!" The defense lawyer sneered. "It's not a slandering lawsuit, so why are you talking about all this nonsense?"
"How do you know it's not a slandering lawsuit? Then who was the one who said I was slandering his client? " Gu Nianzhi raised a brow and glanced at Seth. "Even your client is better at talking than you are."
The defense lawyer was also capable, but he had no conscience, so he was the only one who dared to take on this kind of lawsuit where the defendant had conclusive evidence. He relied on Seth's parents' influence to handle it casually because the outcome of the trial had already been communicated behind the scenes.
He hadn't expected to run into a small lawyer who didn't fear power and kept going against them.
The defense lawyer narrowed his eyes and thought to himself that he had to teach her a lesson. Otherwise, losing face was a small matter, but if he lost the case, he couldn't afford to offend Seth's parents …
The judge's eyes narrowed at Gu Nianzhi's words. He wanted to refute her, but when he thought about the verdict he was about to make, he restrained himself. He looked down at the summary statement in front of him and pretended not to hear Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi smiled and turned to ask the male defendant, Seth, again, "So on the evening of May 11th last year, what were you and your girlfriend doing?"
Seth shut his mouth and refused to say anything else.
"It won't do if you don't speak. If you don't speak, I'll assume you have no alibi that day, "Gu Nianzhi said calmly. She took out a document and said loudly to the people in the courtroom, "This is Mr. Seth's statement when he turned himself in to the police."
Seth froze.
Gu Nianzhi took the statement and asked him, "Is this your signature?"
Seth looked at it and nodded. "Yes."
"You said in the statement that you saw the victim, Li Haiqing, on May 10th, the day before she died, and that you had sex with her. It wasn't the day she was attacked and died of an unnatural cause?"
"Yes, it was the day before. We had sex." A strange smile appeared on Seth's face. He looked at Gu Nianzhi and his fingers trembled.
Gu Nianzhi's expression turned serious as she took out a forensic report. "Mr. Seth, since you said you had sex with the victim the day before, why was there still your * * on her body and clothes when she died? Even if you didn't shower for a night and there were traces on your body, who would wear clothes full of * * and go jogging in the same clothes the next day?!"
He had overlooked this point …
Seth's eyes flickered as he stammered, "… Who knows? Maybe it was her eccentricity … "
"Eccentricity my ass! Are you stupid, or do you think we're all stupid?! "Gu Nianzhi felt that his excuse was ridiculous and insulting everyone's intelligence.
"Objection! The plaintiff's lawyer is insulting my client again and making a personal attack! "The defendant's lawyer stood up and glared at Gu Nianzhi.
The judge was expressionless and said to Gu Nianzhi, "Plaintiff's lawyer, please watch your words. This is the third time."
Gu Nianzhi chuckled and spread her hands. "Your Honor, I was making a reasonable inference. Of course, if you and the defendant's lawyer believe that a reasonable inference is not allowed, then what's the point of us arguing so hard? "
The judge hung his head uncomfortably and laughed dryly. "As long as it's a reasonable inference, of course it's allowed."
"Then I inferred from the defendant's ridiculous words that he thinks we're stupid. Is that not allowed? Or do you and the defendant's lawyer think it's normal to go jogging in clothes full of * * the next day? "
The defendant's lawyer and the judge both shut up.
He Zhichu continued to translate for her from the side. His cool and emotionless voice complemented Gu Nianzhi's forceful debate and was surprisingly effective.
At least the countless Germans watching the live broadcast of the trial were completely convinced.
Gu Nianzhi picked up another document and said, "The victim, Li Haiqing, disappeared on the evening of May 11th last year when she went jogging. Later, her roommate called the police, and two days later, her naked body was found in the woods behind Seth's building. Her clothes were only found after the police rummaged through 50 tons of trash!"
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