CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 41: GU CHEN WAS WAY TOO FIERCE IN COURT!

[Wow, Wang Yongqiang did the right thing by killing him!]

[If I were Wang Yongqiang, I would have done the same! Being chained like a dog by Liu Biao and watching him rape your wife, how could any man stand that? Well done!]

[Wang Yongqiang is awesome! This is self-defense, what’s the problem?]

[Liu Biao even picked up a knife! What was Liu Biao going to do with the knife? Don’t tell me he wanted to cut apples with it; he intended to kill Wang Yongqiang, and Wang Yongqiang counteracted! Absolutely right!]

[Wang Yongqiang is truly a man!! The last move was so manly!! But when showing this scene, it still needs to be censored.]

The netizens are all supporting Wang Yongqiang!

At this moment, they believe there’s nothing wrong with Wang Yongqiang counterkilling!

Fangda Law Firm.

Xue Qingqing exclaimed with delight, "I told you Gu Chen is amazing, right? He really found the evidence! Now we can prove Wang Yongqiang acted in self-defense!! At least it’s not intentional murder!! My gosh, is Gu Chen really just an intern lawyer? He’s better at handling cases than the police, the police didn’t even find the dashcam, but Gu Chen did!!!"

Xue Qingqing looked at Gao Yong, "Now there’s no problem with the self-defense claim, right?"

Gao Yong shook his head, "Not necessarily, it only proves the existence of the knife, not self-defense, but for Gu Chen to achieve this step, it is indeed impressive."

Gao Yong didn’t expect Gu Chen to find such critical evidence either.

The evidence the police couldn’t find was found by Gu Chen!

But whether it constitutes self-defense is still difficult.

It really depends on Gu Chen’s ability and level as an intern lawyer!

Just having the video, this evidence is still not enough! Because self-defense must be during an attack, with personal safety in imminent danger!

Apparently, Liu Biao hadn’t used the knife to harm Wang Yongqiang, and at that time Wang Yongqiang stabbed forward.....

Gao Yong frowned.

This case might be judged as manslaughter or excessive defense.

That means the best outcome for Wang Yongqiang is avoiding the death penalty.

This evidence spares Wang Yongqiang from the death sentence.

However, Wang Yongqiang might still receive a life sentence or a fixed-term imprisonment of twenty years!!

Wanting an acquittal seems impossible at the moment! Even if Gao Yong went to court himself, he couldn’t guarantee Wang Yongqiang’s acquittal.

Gao Yong said, "In this case, if Gu Chen can actually defend for an acquittal, then Gu Chen is indeed remarkable, better than ordinary lawyers."

Xue Yaoting smiled nearby, sipping tea, "Let’s keep watching, the evidence is there, now it’s all about Gu Chen’s personal abilities."

....

Courtroom scene.

The prosecutor started, "Regarding this video, I still believe it doesn’t constitute self-defense, the reason is simple. ’According to Article 20 of Huaxia Criminal Law’, actions taken to stop illegal infringement on the state, public interests, personal or others’ personal safety, property, and other rights, causing harm to the infringer, constitute self-defense and are not subject to criminal liability."

"However, if self-defense clearly exceeds the necessary limit and causes significant harm, criminal responsibility must be borne, but punishment should be reduced or exempted."

"For acts of defense against ongoing violent crimes seriously endangering personal safety, such as assault, murder, robbery, rape, kidnapping, resulting in harm to the infringer, it is not considered excessive defense and carries no criminal liability."

"The surveillance footage ends here, Liu Biao took out a knife, so did this knife stab at Wang Yongqiang?"

"So far, Liu Biao merely took out the knife, but he did not pose a personal threat to Wang Yongqiang."

"Wang Yongqiang directly stabbed Liu Biao, this in itself is excessive defense! I even think this is still intentional murder!"

"Just because Liu Biao held a knife, does he certainly have murder intentions? Did he intend to attack Wang Yongqiang with the knife?"

"For example, if someone goes to the market to buy fish, and the seller picks up a knife to kill the fish, then the buyer sees that the seller has picked up a knife and stabs the seller to death, can this be called self-defense?"

"Perhaps Liu Biao picked up the knife just thinking about killing fish or doing something else? Wang Yongqiang actively stabbed with intent to kill, this is intentional murder, and I request the death penalty for Wang Yongqiang, my statement is complete."

The prosecutor’s statement plunged the netizens’ hearts to the bottom.

This is why Gao Yong said this case is hard to define as self-defense!

Because the criminal law clearly states, there must be violent crime seriously endangering personal safety before defensive actions can be counted as self-defense.

Liu Biao merely picked up a knife without making any attack movements, how to define it as self-defense for Wang Yongqiang?

The prosecutor still defines it as intentional murder!

So doesn’t the video Gu Chen provided end up useless?

If it’s intentional murder, ultimately it still might result in the death penalty!

And at this moment, Gu Chen raised his hand to speak.

Gu Chen said, "I find the prosecutor’s statement ridiculous!"

"Liu Biao picked up the knife, and claimed not to have caused personal harm to Wang Yongqiang? Must he attack Wang Yongqiang with the knife to be seen as a personal threat?"

"Prosecutor, let me ask you a question, when facing an adult man with a knife, if he wants to stab you with it, how many stabs would it take for you to lose resistance? Can you counterkill after taking one stab?"

The prosecutor said nothing.

Gu Chen said, "One stab! An adult man only needs one stab to render someone incapable of movement! Incapable of resistance! Moreover, Liu Biao himself is stronger than Wang Yongqiang. If Liu Biao attacked, could Wang Yongqiang survive? Could he possibly counterkill? If Liu Biao made the first move, Wang Yongqiang simply wouldn’t have any chance to fight back!"

"As for the fish seller example, I think the prosecutor is substituting concepts!"

"Buying fish involves the buyer and the seller; the seller holding a knife to kill fish is normal, and the buyer and seller have no conflict."

"Yet there is conflict between Liu Biao and Wang Yongqiang!"

"Just in the few minutes before the video, Liu Biao just killed Wang Yongqiang’s family dog with this knife! Liu Biao just raped Wang Yongqiang’s wife, Sun Yunmeng."

"Liu Biao is a rapist and a violent individual! When such a person holds a knife, threatening to kill you, do you think you should wait for him to cut you first?"

"A seller holding a knife to kill fish is very normal, but when Liu Biao holds a knife, prosecutor, are you telling me a criminal, a rapist, someone who just killed Wang Yongqiang’s family dog, only intended to kill fish with it?"

"When a criminal picks up a knife, it’s already causing severe personal threat to Wang Yongqiang!!"

"Let me make a hypothesis, an unreasonable hypothesis, just a hypothesis."

"If one day, the prosecutor was taken hostage by a knife-wielding criminal."

"At this time, all police officers are present."

"So, prosecutor, let me ask you a question."

"Would you prefer the armed police directly shoot the criminal, or for the criminal to stab you first and then for the armed police to shoot?"

"After all, the criminal is only holding up a knife; he might just want to kill fish or use the knife for something else."

Gu Chen’s words left the prosecutor in complete silence.

Meanwhile, the live-feed viewers were all spamming the comment section.

The entire internet was stunned!

Gu Chen, as a lawyer... is incredibly fierce in court!