"Could the video evidence be fake, just like the fabricated phone recordings?"
“It’s easy to fake a phone recording, but it shouldn’t be possible to fake a video. I just don’t know what the video content would be.”
"Could it be a hidden camera shot?"
Can secretly filmed footage be used as evidence?
"Some journalists conduct undercover investigations by secretly taking photos, which can be used as evidence."
As the video was being prepared for release, online discussions intensified, with everyone curious about the second piece of evidence Zhou Chen presented.
A short while later, the copied video was connected to the computer and finally displayed to everyone.
The faces of the Zhou family members appeared in the scene.
"Zhou Chen, did you bring the money for repairing the ancestral hall and the business transfer agreement?"
"Of course you're rich, that's why we're asking you to contribute. Your achievements today are due to the blessings of your family, not your own abilities. You should repay your family."
"As long as you meet our conditions, no one will slander you anymore. It's like paying money to avoid disaster. If you're unwilling, everyone in the Zhou family will speak ill of you to the media and ruin your future. You should know which is more important."
"Also, keep your car. It's perfect for the family to use. You won't need it much when you go to university and live on campus."
The voices of Zhou Lao Er and the rest of the Zhou family were clearly heard throughout the courtroom through the loudspeakers.
The cameras from Fengcheng TV were also positioned at the front, broadcasting the video footage from the computer.
The scene was completely silent.
"Damn it, so these Zhou family members are shameless. They want to save the top scholar's money, and they want to save the top scholar's business. They even want to take the car. They are so greedy. I thought they were the victims. It turns out it was all a lie. I misunderstood the top scholar. Zhou Chen is innocent."
"Shameless! They actually put on an act together, deceived my feelings, and I spoke up for them and defended them for nothing. They've gone too far."
"Who said Zhou Chen fabricated the phone recording before? Now that the video evidence is right here, shouldn't we say that this is also fabricated? Heh... Zhou Chen made the Zhou family act with him, and then slandered him? Do you think that makes sense?"
"You were all jumping around the loudest before, but now you're all dumbfounded. We've got the evidence right in your faces, and you're all shut up. Stop playing dead! Where's the energy you had when you were slandering Zhou Chen? Show it to me!"
"I apologize to Zhou Chen. I believed Gao Dasong's words and was misled by him."
"I was misled by Fang Zhouzhi."
Once the video evidence was released, no one believed the Zhou family's lies anymore. The ugly faces of the Zhou family members were fully exposed in the video, especially Zhou Lao Er. He was previously described as kind, polite, and humble, but in the video, he was completely different. After seeing this, everyone understood that Zhou Lao Er was faking it in front of the media; he was putting on a fake face.
Online opinions instantly reversed into two extremes.
Many netizens took the initiative to apologize to Zhou Chen, while some chose to remain silent.
Inside the courtroom,
After a brief moment of shock, the Zhou family members, led by Zhou Lao Er, all claimed that the video was fake. However, the judge's question, "Where is it fake?" left them speechless.
Is it true that Zhou Chen tricked them into cooperating with the filming?
No one would believe that if I said that.
But if they admit the video is real, everything they did before will have been in vain. Not only that, but now it's being broadcast live on TV and known throughout the country, making them lose face nationwide.
This is a fact that the entire Zhou family cannot accept.
"The video clearly shows that you coveted Mr. Zhou Chen's money and business, and when Mr. Zhou Chen refused, you became enraged and publicly slandered him. You said that Mr. Zhou Chen was disloyal, unfilial, and unjust, but in fact you are the ones who are. As elders, you bullied a junior like this. For this reason alone, you are not worthy of being called human beings."
The lawyers from Zhengda Law Firm began to fight back, their words cutting and humiliating, leaving the Zhou family utterly disgraced and unsure of where to put their faces.
“Zhou Chen, you are too vicious. We only wanted your money and business, but you made us lose face in front of the whole country. You have let down the ancestors of the Zhou family. No, you are a bastard, you despicable villain…”
The third aunt couldn't bear being so thoroughly humiliated. Furious, she couldn't say it in front of Zhou Chen, so she could only point at the camera and utter these self-righteous words.
This incident undoubtedly made the Zhou family a laughingstock.
"Damn it, where does she get the audacity and shamelessness? She asks for other people's things and still acts so arrogantly. Doesn't she know what shame is?"
"Today was a real eye-opener; I never imagined there could be such a weirdo in this world."
"No wonder Zhou Chen doesn't get along with these people. If it were me, I wouldn't even bother to associate with relatives like that, even if they offered me money."
"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless."
The Third Aunt's "shocking remarks" have once again sparked a wave of comments online, and this time the comments are almost unanimously in favor of her, with everyone feeling ashamed of her behavior.
At this point in the trial, the outcome is already quite clear.
The Zhou family members, as the instigators, must take responsibility for this matter and bear the corresponding legal consequences.
"Judge, I can apologize to Zhou Chen. This was a misunderstanding, and I am willing to provide financial compensation."
Gao Dasong immediately consulted the judge.
"We were all deceived by the Zhou family. We did nothing wrong. The Zhou family is the ones who are wrong. They should bear the consequences. We and Zhou Chen are all victims." Fang Zhouzhi also made a complete 180-degree turn and began to speak up for Zhou Chen.
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