CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 39: GU CHEN: JUSTIFIABLE DEFENSE! NOT GUILTY!

Gu Chen said, "Your Honor, I request to make a statement, and I hope no one interrupts me until I finish my statement."

Gu Chen began to speak.

The netizens’ expressions shifted.

They knew there was still a chance for this case!

Because of what Gu Chen said earlier—he requested the court to acquit Wang Yongqiang!

[Here it comes!!]

[The most exciting part is here! Intern Lawyer VS Elite Lawyer!]

[Intern Lawyer VS Prosecutor! Go Gu Chen!]

[Is the Lawless Madman about to show his power? I would already think it’s impressive if the death penalty is changed to life imprisonment!!]

The prosecutor looked at Gu Chen, and so did Han Ziming.

Everyone fell silent.

The presiding judge, Shen Jiarui, said, "The defense lawyer may make a statement. No one should interrupt without reason."

Gu Chen said, "I think—what the prosecutor and the plaintiff’s lawyer just said makes sense, and I also sympathize with Wang Yongqiang’s plight. If Wang Yongqiang had rushed out and killed someone directly, that would be intentional homicide!"

Upon hearing this,

Han Ziming and the prosecutor were both stunned.

The netizens in the livestream room were also stunned.

Huh?

Aren’t you Wang Yongqiang’s defense lawyer?

What’s going on here?

Everyone’s curiosity was piqued!

Gu Chen continued, "However! After Wang Yongqiang rushed out, he didn’t kill anyone directly!"

"Here’s how it happened!"

"Wang Yongqiang heard his wife say she didn’t want to live anymore, and in extreme anger, he charged at Liu Biao!!"

"Wang Yongqiang never intended to kill Liu Biao. If he had, he would have done so long ago! Why wait until now?"

"After Wang Yongqiang rushed out, he only wanted to beat up Liu Biao a bit, to vent his pent-up resentment."

"But... after rushing out, Wang Yongqiang still couldn’t beat Liu Biao and ended up getting beaten up by Liu Biao."

"Liu Biao was very shocked at that moment, feeling that how dare Wang Yongqiang charge out to hit him? Liu Biao immediately said he was going to get a knife from the car and then kill Wang Yongqiang!"

"Wang Yongqiang always knew that Liu Biao had a knife in his car, and Wang Yongqiang saw Liu Biao take out a knife! In a panic, Wang Yongqiang immediately grabbed the scissors!"

"At that moment, Wang Yongqiang felt fear, anger, and terror!"

"Afraid of being killed, the anger and fear from being bullied for so long... it all burst out."

"With Liu Biao taking out the knife first, it became a personal threat to Wang Yongqiang, leading him to retaliate with the scissors, ultimately causing Liu Biao’s death."

"Therefore, I believe Wang Yongqiang was completely acting in self-defense! There is no intentional homicide, nor is there negligent homicide; he was merely defending himself!"

"According to Article 20 of the Huaxia Criminal Law, the regulations regarding self-defense are as follows:"

"Acts of defense taken to stop illegal infringement for the protection of the state’s, public’s, one’s own, or others’ personal, property, and other rights from ongoing illegal infringement, causing harm to the unlawful infringer, belong to legitimate self-defense and do not bear criminal responsibility."

"For ongoing crimes like assault, murder, robbery, rape, kidnapping, and others seriously endangering personal safety, acts of defense causing harm or death to the unlawful infringer are not excessive defense and do not bear criminal responsibility."

"Wang Yongqiang is not guilty! Self-defense is not guilty!"

Gu Chen finished speaking.

The site erupted in applause!

The netizens in the livestream room were ecstatic!

[Awesome!!]

[Gu Chen is awesome!! He managed to find this!!]

[Self-defense is not guilty! Wang Yongqiang did indeed say in his statement that Liu Biao wanted to take a knife to kill him! That’s why he fought back!]

[So, in that case, Wang Yongqiang is indeed acting in self-defense, and self-defense is not a crime?

Gu Chen said, "I have finished my statement."

Han Ziming immediately raised his hand, requesting to speak.

Han Ziming said, "I object! The statements from the defendant’s defense lawyer are just his own opinions!"

"No evidence!"

"May I ask, who saw Liu Biao take out that knife? And pose a personal threat to Wang Yongqiang?"

"Does this knife truly exist? According to the police records, no knife was found in Liu Biao’s car, and at the scene, there was only Wang Yongqiang’s pair of scissors."

"Since there is no knife, it is entirely fabricated by Wang Yongqiang!"

"The law requires evidence!"

"Without evidence of this knife, it means there is no knife, and it also means Wang Yongqiang did not face personal danger. According to Article 20 of the Huaxia Criminal Law, the precondition for self-defense is an ongoing assault or crimes seriously endangering personal safety!"

"If it were during Liu Biao’s rape of Sun Yunmeng that Wang Yongqiang intervened and killed, it could be claimed as self-defense!"

"But now, without this knife, it doesn’t constitute self-defense! Unless the defendant’s defense lawyer can prove the existence of this knife." Han Ziming spoke.

Netizens were also sending barrage comments one after another.

[Lawyer Gu is awesome, but Han Ziming is right, evidence is necessary.]

[Indeed, the knife wasn’t found, and without it, how can one prove self-defense?]

[Indeed... where’s the knife? The police didn’t find a knife, and so much time has passed, it’s even less likely to find it now.]

...

At the same time, at the Fangda Law Firm.

Director Xue Yaoting, along with intern lawyer Xue Qingqing and star lawyer Gao Yong, were watching the live broadcast of the trial.

Gao Yong shook his head, "The knife is likely impossible to find now. Even if it existed, Liu Yajun would have disposed of it as soon as he discovered it, leaving no evidence. Gu Chen has done well, but lacks sufficient evidence. There’s no surveillance in the village, making it even harder to find the knife. Ultimately, Wang Yongqiang may still face the death penalty... Even life imprisonment might not be in reach unless the knife is found."

Xue Qingqing said, "Then go investigate again! Surely the knife can be found!! Give the police more time to investigate!!"

Gao Yong said, "That’s impossible now; this case is set for the final judgment day after the second trial today. It was already adjourned once before, and it can’t be adjourned again. A judgment must come today, and how can the knife be found now? How many people or police officers would need to be deployed to search for a knife? And it might not even exist."

Xue Qingqing said, "I don’t believe it. I think Gu Chen still has a chance in this case. He has a chance to win this!"

Gao Yong shook his head, "It’s incredibly difficult to collect evidence in this case. The police haven’t found this knife, so where can you find a non-existent knife now? Wang Yongqiang will likely still face the death penalty in the end... Gu Chen probably can’t turn this around."