Pang Yi remained calm and self-satisfied.
“Law Qin, since you saw the Shenzhen Stock Exchange stock market on June 17th, you should have noticed that the first stock to fall was not Huo’s stock, but Far East Shipping Group.”
"I was just going with the flow!"
He leaned back in his chair, looking completely casual.
"Far East Shipping hit its daily limit down as soon as the market opened on the morning of the 17th. I am not a professional stockbroker. When I saw that most of the shipping sector started to turn green, I was worried that it would cause market panic. It was a normal mentality to sell the stocks held by my clients at a low price. I don't understand what mistake I made?"
"fart!"
Su Chun held back for a long time before she managed to stop herself from swearing.
"What mistake did you make? You sold the stocks at a low price and ran off with the money. Now you've been caught, and you're here saying you made a mistake?"
"You're scamming me!"
The man sitting in the defendant's dock no longer possessed the qualities that had initially attracted her.
Su Chun felt only resentment and hatred towards him.
"Defendant Su Chun, watch your attitude!"
Judge Lou frowned as he stared at Su Chun. He gestured to the bailiffs that if Su Chun continued to yell, they should take her away temporarily.
Startled by the judge's warning, Su Chun glanced back at the bailiff approaching her and could only try to control her anger.
His eyes remained fixed on Pang Yi with a fierce glare.
"Hiss~"
Huo Jiakai scoffed, seeing the two as a classic case of dogs fighting.
He didn't deliberately control his voice, and even Pang Yi in the defendant's dock could hear it.
Pang Yi glanced at Huo Jiakai, who was sitting in the plaintiff's seat, and a malicious sneer curled at the corner of his mouth.
"You~"
How could Huo Jiakai tolerate such blatant mockery?
He was about to get up and confront her when Qin Suisui pressed him down.
"Mr. Huo, please calm down and don't fall into his trap."
After being persuaded by Qin Suisui, he could only suppress his anger and sit down.
Qin Suisui glanced at Pang Yi in the defendant's seat and could tell that he was acting maliciously, deliberately provoking the Huo family couple who had become enemies.
Judging from Pang Yi's expression, he even seemed to enjoy the feeling of being able to manipulate other people's emotions at any time, and the smugness in his eyes was repulsive!
Judge Lou gave Huo Jiakai and Su Chun a warning look, clearly annoyed that the two had disrupted the trial proceedings.
He looked at Qin Suisui.
"Plaintiff's lawyer, do you have anything to add?"
"Judge, I would like to ask the defendant, Pang Yi, to answer Ms. Su's question: Why did you violate market rules, maliciously sell stocks at a low price, and then abscond with a huge sum of money?"
Qin Suisui stood up and walked to the defendant Pang Yi, her eyes sharp.
Judge Lou glanced at the documents without looking up.
"Please, Attorney Pang, answer the questions posed by the plaintiff's lawyer."
"no problem!"
Pang Yi shrugged, his expression a half-smile.
"Perhaps Ms. Su did not tell you this."
He paused, glancing at Su Chun's panicked face.
"The stock agency contract I signed with Ms. Su was for a term of one year!"
"A year?"
Qin Suisui looked directly at Huo Jiakai, who hadn't mentioned a word about it.
Seeing this, Pang Yi laughed: "It seems that even Qin Lu doesn't know about this? That's truly a pity!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Jiakai felt dizzy for a moment. He closed his eyes, and after regaining his vision, he glared fiercely at Su Chun.
How could he have ever fallen for such a despicable woman back then?
The thought of him abandoning Xiaoyuan's mother for this slut who cheated on him sent a sharp, stabbing pain through his chest.
He gripped the armrest tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, as if he wanted to break it to vent his anger.
Su Chun hunched her shoulders, not daring to lift her head, and spoke in a barely audible voice.
"I...I forgot about it!"
Qin Suisui couldn't help but glance sideways, amazed at how women lose their common sense when they're in love.
Su Chun, a shrewd and calculating woman, was surprisingly so oblivious when she encountered a conman.
Qin Suisui glanced at Pang Yi's confident and arrogant gaze, lowered her eyes to think for a moment, and then readjusted the steps of the court hearing's questioning.
"The contract was signed for one year, starting from what month and day of 2022?"
"March 8th!"
Pang Yi answered with unusual ease, and his smile was malicious!
Having gotten the answer she wanted, Qin Suisui pressed for more details.
"March 8th? Then may I ask the defendant, Pang Yi, who did you meet with in M·Country West Asia on March 12th and 13th!"
"Sini State?"
Pang Yi was somewhat taken aback, and he lowered his head to hide his thoughts.
He didn't understand why the other person had specified this time period.
"March 12th!"
He was suddenly startled and subconsciously looked up at Qin Suisui.
"Do you remember now?"
Qin Suisui finally saw panic in the other person's eyes.
"On March 12, after you met with Fei Yuqing, a shareholder of the board of directors of Far East Shipping Group, several domestic and foreign media outlets reported that Far East Shipping had committed financial fraud and that its various business data were seriously inaccurate. In particular, the new media information in Macau claimed with certainty that Far East Shipping's stock would plummet in the short term."
Pang Yi's expression finally lost its previous ease and gradually turned solemn.
Qin Suisui smiled slightly and turned to look in the direction of the courtroom.
"Your Honor, this fabricated report, after being amplified by the media, immediately caused panic in the market, and Far East Shipping's stock price plummeted by nearly 30% within two months."
"And precisely on June 16, the Macau New Media reported that a batch of shale oil purchased by the Huo Group in M·Changsha, loaded by Far East Shipping, encountered a storm on its return voyage, resulting in the ship's destruction and loss of life!"
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