Chapter 837 No means no
Hong Hanwen frowned tightly.
This debate was completely different from what he had imagined Hong Hanwen to be and what he had experienced before.
In the past, a petition that could incite people could influence the verdict of a case.
As the saying goes, in addition to legal principles, emotion is also important.
During the judgment process, one can use public opinion, emotions, and various customs to make the final judgment biased towards oneself.
For example, this time, Tingyu Tower, just from its name and its members, left the public and officials with the impression that "this is a brothel."
But this time, after Tan Sanniang finished her words, Yu Lang actually stood up and asked, "Hong Hanwen, can you provide evidence?"
Hong Hanwen shook his head, he couldn't.
"Do you need to provide evidence for this? You can figure it out with just your toes, right?"
Yu Lang said without any emotion: "If you can't provide evidence, then don't damage the reputation of Tingyu Tower in public. Do they have the right to hold you accountable, such as defamation?"
Miss Yu Sheng, who had been extremely angry for a long time, suddenly had her eyes light up, and she shouted from the audience: "That's right, Hong Hanwen, if you continue to talk nonsense without any evidence, I will sue you for defamation! I will ask Tan Sanniang to be my lawyer and sue you to death!"
Tan Sanniang looked in the direction of the voice and nodded to Miss Yusheng with a smile.
At this moment, she felt as if a warm current flowed through her heart. The affirmation from a stranger aroused her great interest in the profession of lawyer.
Hong Hanwen's brows were furrowed so tightly that he could almost catch a fly. It was really tricky! Fortunately, he still had a trick!
He winked at Yang Lan.
Yang Lan suddenly realized what he meant: "You can't blame me. I thought she was flirting with me. If you don't believe me, you can ask other people. We had a very pleasant chat at the beginning. I also gave her a silver hairpin, and she accepted it!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar at the scene.
"You actually accepted a man's things! Oh, no wonder he would have other ideas."
"Isn't this just what a bitch does? What can you say?"
"If she is a chaste woman, how could she accept a man's things so casually?"
"That's right, who would give you a silver hairpin for no reason?"
"Come on, there's nothing much to say. I think there's nothing wrong with Yang Lan!"
At this moment, Zanhua Niang regretted it so much that her intestines turned green.
Yes, she accepted Yang Lan’s hairpin. She was greedy for money at that time, and she did want to keep Yang Lan hanging.
But she really didn't want to give herself away so easily again. She really wanted to start her life over again.
"So what if I accepted it? How much is a hairpin? In the past, if you gave me a hairpin, you wouldn't even see me!"
These words really stirred up a hornet's nest, and the scene was completely in chaos.
Some onlookers started throwing eggs onto the stage.
"You stinky bitch, you took the money and didn't sleep with him, and you even had the nerve to sue him! How can you be so shameless?"
"Get out! You are embarrassing yourself!"
"Bitch, get out of here!"
"Get out!"
The overwhelming amount of curses made Zanhua Niang completely unable to hold back.
She covered her face and cried bitterly: "I said no! I shouted no! I struggled! Duke Yun released me from my status as a whore, what right do you have to call me a whore?"
This was the first time that Tan Sanniang faced such overwhelming public opinion.
The angry people in the audience were like demons, wanting to eat themselves and Zanhua Niang.
Her heart went cold, especially when she saw Hong Hanwen opening his mouth and silently saying to her, "You lose."
A raging rage burned in Tan Sanniang's heart!
The angry voices from the audience have drowned out Zanhua Niang's cries.
They only believe what they want to believe.
The man opposite took advantage of this ignorance to achieve his own goal.
Damn it! Damn it!
Tan Sanniang rushed to Zanhua Niang, hugged her, pressed her head into her arms, and used her back to block the rotten eggs and broken leaves thrown at her from the audience.
Zanhua Niang almost fainted from tears. She was immersed in endless grievances and sorrow, and she let out her own cry.
"I said no! No! Why don't you believe me?!"
The scene was in chaos and about to get out of control.
Gu Nanxi stood up.
The soldiers and Jinyiwei on both sides drew their swords, and the drummer beat the drum with all his strength.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The dull and powerful drum beats seemed to strike everyone's heart, and even their hearts were beating along with it.
Under Duke Yun's cold glance, the people who had lost their minds froze and regained their sanity.
Oh my god, what was I doing just now?!
How dare you cause trouble in front of Duke Yun!
Even a few lives are not enough to be killed!
The air around them inexplicably solidified after the drumbeats.
Everyone shrank their necks, not daring to look at Duke Yun's reaction.
The entire Imperial Street was in complete silence.
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Nanxi's voice broke the silence: "Since this case is quite controversial, let me handle the trial. Do you have any objections?"
No! Not at all!
Everyone shook their heads like rattles.
Gu Nanxi turned her gaze towards Yang Lan: "When you gave the silver hairpin to Zanhua Niang, did you ask her if this was money for sleeping with her?"
Well……
No one expected that Duke Yun's questions would be so direct and a little vulgar.
Yang Lan was stunned. There were many people at the scene and he couldn't lie.
"No."
Gu Nanxi said "oh" and then asked, "When you went to Tingyu Tower, did the staff tell you that you could touch and hug the girls there?"
Yang Lan blushed and said with difficulty: "No."
Gu Nanxi did not ask her any more questions. Instead, he walked to Zanhua Niang and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Should we give you some time to rest? Can we try you again on another day?"
Zanhua Niang raised her head, tears washed away her makeup, and she looked very embarrassed.
She shook her head firmly: "No. I can do it!"
Gu Nanxi: "What is your relationship with Yang Lan?"
"It doesn't matter. He is a guest and I am an employee of Tingyu Tower. That's all."
Gu Nanxi: "You clearly said no?"
"Yes! I said no."
Gu Nanxi nodded and returned to her seat.
The blood had soaked the clothes on her back, and every step she took was excruciatingly painful.
She forced herself to speak expressionlessly, "There is sufficient evidence in this case, the plot is clear, there is no problem. Yang Lan was convicted of attempted rape."
Yang Lan was not convinced, and neither was Hong Hanwen: "Duke Yun, I have a doubt! How did you make the judgment?!"
Gu Nanxi: "Zhanhua Niang has already said no, which means she doesn't want to. What's the problem?"
Hong Hanwen laughed angrily: "This is just a little trick of a woman! If she didn't want to, why would she accept the silver hairpin?"
Gu Nanxi smiled: "Everyone is equal before the law. No matter if it's a man or a woman, if they say no, it means they don't want it! As for whether they accept the silver hairpin or not, it has nothing to do with this case."
Gu Nanxi turned around, facing everyone, and said in a loud voice: "As for the reason for the judgment, I will tell you clearly. It is based on the laws of my Yunzhou! I will only say this once, the world in Jingdou has changed! You have to adapt to the laws of my Yunzhou, instead of us accommodating you!"
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