CHAPTER 43: CHAPTER 43: THE COURT HAS RULED! WANG YONGQIANG ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE AND IS ACQUITTED!

The crowd erupted in thunderous applause.

The viewers in the livestream room were rapidly typing comments.

[I’m floored, truly floored!]

[Gu Chen’s words, they’re just too brilliant!]

[This is the kind of lawyer who truly impresses me. You say he’s a trainee lawyer? I refuse to believe that!]

[Gu Chen is amazing!! His words are truly outstanding, justice cannot yield to injustice!]

[Is this really Gu Chen? I think Wang Yongqiang is innocent!]

[I also believe Wang Yongqiang is innocent!! After listening to Gu Chen’s defense, I’m getting chills!!]

The livestream room was in an uproar!

All the netizens were watching Gu Chen’s defense, completely dumbfounded.

Gu Chen was just a trainee lawyer, yet he was battling eloquently in the courtroom, dominating the scene!

Who wouldn’t love such a defense?

At that moment, countless people were considering hiring Gu Chen for legal cases!

A lawyer like this is far more impressive than an ordinary lawyer!!

Gu Chen had only taken on two cases, but his capability in defense, coupled with his extraordinarily responsible attitude towards a case, earned him immense respect from countless netizens.

If they were to file a lawsuit, they’d definitely want a lawyer like Gu Chen!

[Wow, you say this is a trainee lawyer?]

[The trainee lawyer rendered the elite lawyer speechless!]

[Han Ziming is a lawyer from a top law firm! He was completely outshone by Gu Chen, a mere trainee lawyer!]

[The elite lawyer was silent, while the trainee lawyer dominated the scene!]

[Can Wang Yongqiang be acquitted or not? Declare Wang Yongqiang as acting in self-defense!!]

[For me, Wang Yongqiang is definitely not guilty! Being bullied like this, you must strike when necessary!!]

Xue Qingqing exclaimed in surprise, "Gu Chen is amazing!! He’s truly amazing! I could never have articulated that; his level of defense is genuinely impressive."

At this point, not only Xue Qingqing but even Gao Yong, watching from the side, was dumbstruck.

Gu Chen’s defense skills...

A star lawyer!

Even surpassing a star lawyer!

Do regular star lawyers have Gu Chen’s caliber?

Gu Chen was just a lawyer, yet he found so much evidence and defended Wang Yongqiang....

Moreover, many netizens knew that Gu Chen didn’t charge anything for this case!

This was ever since Wu Kexin posted a video...

Wu Kexin helped Sun Yunmeng create a Douyin account, then posted videos and started live streaming.

Among Wu Kexin’s posts was a video stating that Gu Chen didn’t charge a penny for this case...

Who wouldn’t love a lawyer like this?

Nowadays, when people seek legal counsel, the consultation fee per hour starts at about five hundred!

Hiring a lawyer for a lawsuit is very expensive!

Hiring a renowned lawyer for a lawsuit is even more costly!

But Gu Chen did not charge a single penny, assisting a mute to fight a legal case...

A lawyer with such character, responsibility, and attitude towards a case, who wouldn’t admire that?

[Lawyer Gu is amazing! Gu Chen didn’t charge a penny for this case; I admire him deeply.]

[I also want to hire Gu Chen for a case, and I’m definitely willing to pay!]

[I hope this case wins, no matter the verdict, I intend to reward Gu Chen!]

[I’m also going to support Gu Chen with tips! Definitely have to support Gu Chen!!]

Each and every netizen was tensely awaiting the result.

The verdict stage should be coming up soon!

Gu Chen had a fierce battle with the prosecutor!

In the end, the prosecutor was rendered speechless, leaving everyone applauding....

Gu Chen accomplished things other lawyers couldn’t!

...

At this moment, Judge Shen Jiarui looked towards the plaintiff’s lawyer, Han Ziming.

Shen Jiarui asked, "Does the plaintiff’s lawyer have any statements to make?"

The judge made it very clear that if there were no further statements, it would soon be time for the verdict!

The case had reached a point where a result could be determined!

Han Ziming spoke up, "Your honor, I have something to say!"

"I believe that this video evidence alone is insufficient!"

"Although it’s true that Liu Biao wielded a knife, pause the surveillance video at the point where Liu Biao holds the knife, and zoom in!"

Soon, everyone saw the point in the surveillance footage where Liu Biao was holding a knife.

Han Ziming said, "Your honor, how can we prove this is a real knife? The knife in the video is unclear; perhaps the knife Liu Biao took out was just a toy, with no lethal capability, possibly posing no threat to Han Ziming."

"I believe the knife should be found! Only by finding the knife and confirming that it’s the same one can we prove Wang Yongqiang was in life-threatening danger at the time."

"Perhaps there were two knives in Liu Biao’s car; one killed the dog, and the other was a toy. Liu Biao might have intended to take out the toy knife to scare Wang Yongqiang? If Liu Biao really had only a toy knife in his car, it would indicate that Wang Yongqiang overreacted and committed murder deliberately!"

Han Ziming was still trying to push for the death penalty for Wang Yongqiang!

The argument was that there was only surveillance video, lacking concrete evidence!

Unless the knife could be found!

At this moment, a villager from the audience stood up.

The villager said, "I have evidence!"

"This knife was given to me by Liu Yajun, who asked me to dispose of it... I buried this knife in the mountains because Liu Yajun ordered me to; I dared not refuse, fearing I’d be bullied by their family if I didn’t."

"Now I want to report Liu Yajun, Liu Biao, and their family for practicing usury, bullying others everywhere! Forcing others to join them in usury!"

"This knife is right here with me! At that time, this was the knife in Liu Biao’s car! It’s identical to the one in the video!"

The villager handed over the knife, wrapped in a plastic bag.

This knife was indeed the same one Liu Biao used to kill the dog!

The knife was also identical to the one in the video footage!

After a three-hour examination, the analysis of the knife was completed...

The knife bore fingerprints from Liu Yajun, Liu Biao, and the villager.

In other words, the knife existed!

Now, the knife had been found!!

The judge and jury consulted among themselves!

The case was reopened for yet another session!!

This recess was just a brief three-hour break.

Everyone was energized.

Because... the case had finally reached the verdict stage!

Judge Shen Jiarui announced, "This knife is indeed the same knife from Liu Biao’s car; its fingerprints, shape, and size all match up."

Gu Chen stated, "Your honor, according to the evidence from both the previous and current videos, it can be proven that this is the same knife! Liu Biao couldn’t have taken out a toy knife to scare Wang Yongqiang, and no evidence supports the existence of a toy knife."

Judge Shen Jiarui looked at everyone.

By this time, the courtroom had fallen completely silent.

The court was about to deliver its verdict!!

Judge Shen Jiarui declared, "In the case of Wang Yongqiang killing Liu Biao, this court hereby delivers the following verdict!!!"