After the judge finished speaking, Lin Feng stood up.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was also very clear that the other party was now playing the emotional card and directly inciting public opinion, trying to make public opinion lean towards his side.

Both situations are extremely disadvantageous to oneself.

Zhang Ting has already said so much. If I still insist on not forgiving her, the teachers and students of Tianhai University and all walks of life in society will definitely think that I am petty.

As for Zhou Yong, the case is even more difficult. If he pursues him relentlessly, he will not only offend some powerful people in Tianhai City, but may also be drowned out by the voice of public opinion.

So his statement this time is crucial.

After all, he is the plaintiff in this case, and the final outcome of the whole matter will be largely determined by him.

After moistening his throat, Lin Feng said seriously: "The reason why I am standing here today to sue my alma mater radio station and the most authoritative media organization in Tianhai City is not because I want to be famous, nor to force the other party to apologize to me or compensate for the economic losses.

I do this to send a message to all sectors of society that the Internet is not a lawless place at any time.

Over a long period of time, the rapid development of the Internet has led to a large number of illegal and criminal incidents on the Internet.

At the same time, many people like me have suffered greatly from it and even lost their lives in the end.

So I stand up today to seek justice for them, that is, no matter what, spreading rumors should not be forgiven.

Since the state has promulgated laws on spreading rumors online, isn't the purpose to maintain the healthy development of the online world? In this case, shouldn't we take it seriously?

In addition, if I give in or compromise today, there will definitely be a second or even a third Lin Feng in the real world in the future.

I believe this is not a situation that everyone at the scene and in the live broadcast room wants to see, right? "

Lin Feng did not act aggressively or show indignation, but ended his most important statement with a rhetorical question.

As soon as he said this, Xu Lei and others who were sitting at the scene couldn't help but stand up and applaud excitedly.

Although Lin Feng's words were plain, they struck everyone's heart.

Indeed, no one wants to be the next Lin Feng, and everyone is extremely sensitive to rumors themselves.

And now that there is someone willing to fight for this cause, everyone will naturally be willing to support him with all their strength.

For a moment, the entire audience burst into thunderous applause.

Seeing this scene, the defendant and people like Wu Yong sitting in the audience all looked very ugly.

They never expected that a freshman would raise the whole matter to the national level.

Moreover, this case was broadcast live nationwide, so it goes without saying what kind of heated discussion will be sparked on the Internet after the case is over.

At the same time, the judge on the podium couldn't help but shook his head slightly after seeing this scene, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

Obviously, he knew that he absolutely could not favor Zhou Yong and the others today.

"Okay, now that both parties have made their statements, the court will adjourn for fifteen minutes. We will announce the verdict in fifteen minutes!"

After the judge brought down the gavel, he stood up and left the courtroom.

At this time, Xue Jia finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had been so nervous that her palms were sweating.

"How did I perform?"

Xue Jia then walked up to Lin Feng and spoke.

"Haha, it's OK, not too bad, but at least I didn't get tricked by them!"

"I didn't expect them to resist. I thought they would surrender and hope to gain our forgiveness so that the court would give them a lighter sentence."

“That’s it, actually. Although spreading rumors and slander is a crime, it’s probably not easy to get sentenced.

After all, I was the only one who spread rumors. If they dared to spread false rumors about dangers and disasters, they would definitely go to jail.”

Lin Feng spoke calmly.

He also knew that relying on a rumor-mongering article alone would not result in a heavy sentence for the other party, but as long as the other party was found guilty, that would be enough! "Well, we will definitely win this battle, but you have to be careful in the second battle."

Xue Jia couldn't help but remind him.

"Don't worry, I'm fearless and I'll never compromise!"

Seeing Lin Feng’s firm attitude, Xue Jia also gained some confidence.

At the same time, through Lin Feng's speech just now, she had actually realized that Lin Feng was a very smart person.

Because no matter what decision he made just now, it would most likely put him in a passive situation.

However, he cleverly avoided the trap set by the other party and at the same time elevated this personal incident to a national event.

So now she is quite confident about the second match.

Soon, fifteen minutes passed, and since this was not a very complicated case, the judge returned to the bench again.

"Okay, after our private discussion, I will now read out the final verdict of this trial. Everyone please stand up!"

The judge said loudly.

After he finished speaking, everyone at the scene stood up.

"I declare that the defendants Zhang Ting and Zhou Yong are guilty of fabricating rumors and slandering Lin Feng! And because the "School Storm" column is a non-profit column after all, and the impact it caused is relatively small, the defendant Zhang Ting is sentenced to a fine of 2,000 Chinese yuan, and is required to publish no less than three news reports of apology in mainstream media.

At the same time, because the "Tianhai Hot News" column has a large influence and is a profitable column, the defendant Zhou Yong is detained for three days and fined one thousand Chinese yuan, and is required to publish no less than three apology news reports. The judgment will take effect immediately! "

After the judge read out the result, the audience burst into warm applause again.

Jiang Li, Xu Lei and others also clapped their hands excitedly.

This case has come to an end.

Zhang Ting in the dock and Wu Yong and others in the audience also breathed a sigh of relief.