"With the official stamp and certification of the relevant appraisal department, this evidence can be presented in court."
Before Chen Tianyi could speak, the judge struck the gavel again, this time as if striking the hearts of everyone present.
Those who had seen the evidence initially assumed it was fake and didn't think about it more deeply.
As the judge's words entered my ears, a belated realization overwhelmed me.
Memories flashed through my mind.
Those present at the scene, staff, netizens watching the live broadcast, and reporters outside the courthouse were all present.
At this moment, my mind is completely blank.
If the evidence is true, something terrible awaits them.
Chen Tianyi orchestrated everything.
Zhao Shanshan went so far as to fabricate rumors to create a persona of Yu Yu, threatening to expose her innocence.
Qin Yi and his group spread rumors online, inciting fans and passersby to confront Li Zhaoyang and denounce Wanxia offline.
All of these things combined form a terrifying sickle of public opinion, reaping the life of the sunset!
"Impossible!" Zhao Shanshan roared mercilessly, "No girl in the world would risk her innocence to spread rumors!"
"Not bad!" Chen Tianyi shouted, clearly getting anxious, frantically gesturing for Shanshan to adopt that pitiful and pathetic posture.
Zhao Shanshan, experienced as ever, slid a tear down her cheek and said in a sobbing voice, "I'm already a rising star, why would I use my virginity to frame an ex-boyfriend I've already broken up with? We girls value that aspect of our lives more than our parents!!"
Unconsciously, Zhao Shanshan placed herself on the side of the vulnerable group.
They even kept mentioning "girls," trying to bring all women into the discussion.
Put yourself in her shoes, would other girls do something so morally reprehensible?
Won't!
As expected, after Zhao Shanshan said that, many of her supporters and a group of executives from Starway stood up to protest.
It was probably too chaotic, so the presiding judge slammed his gavel down to shut them up.
Finally, only the president of Xingtu stood up and spoke: "We must wait until the relevant departments release their technical appraisal results before drawing any conclusions."
The president's statement clearly indicates his distrust of the expert opinion provided by the plaintiff's lawyer.
He absolutely did not believe that anyone could compile such a detailed and terrifying chain of evidence.
"Your Honor, the expert opinion is in." The staff member looked at the encrypted reply on the notebook, clicked on it, and saw that it was an expert report issued by a professional appraisal department.
Presented via screen mirroring.
There are many densely packed words on it, and when combined with the final stamp, there is one word: True.
The moment the presiding judge saw the expert report, based on his many years of work experience, he was somewhat shocked.
Especially seeing Zhao Shanshan's pitiful struggle at the end, I really thought she was innocent.
I never expected him to be so vicious.
"Impossible, this is fake!!" Chen Tianyi, the plaintiff, was completely enraged.
Zhao Shanshan couldn't sit still any longer and stood up, shouting, "Li Zhaoyang, where did you get this evidence? I'm sure there's a video you absolutely couldn't have filmed. It was just Tianyi and me at home at the time, and all the doors and windows were locked. Even if there was a third person outside, they absolutely couldn't have filmed what we were planning that night. If you don't believe me, you can check the surveillance footage. There's absolutely no way there could have been a third person!"
Hiss~
The moment she finished speaking, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.
The audience, bailiffs, staff, and the presiding judge all stared at the defendant with astonished expressions.
"You son of a bitch..." Chen Tianyi almost kicked her after hearing Zhao Shanshan reveal what she had planned that night.
"No, no, I didn't mean to admit to these crimes!" Zhao Shanshan was a beat slow to react before realizing that her words had revealed a big problem.
Li Zhaoyang, sitting in the plaintiff's position, raised his head and exchanged a brief glance with Zhao Shanshan. The look in his eyes spoke volumes.
Zhang Donglai's thinking was also very clear. He stepped forward at this moment, and it was his turn to fight back.
"Now that the evidence of the crime has been technically examined by an authoritative institution, I will begin to calculate the losses for my client and his company."
Zhang Donglai straightened his back, as if he were on the battlefield: "First, Zhang Feng, because he leaked Wanxia Company's 'important secrets,' was an important reason for the fermentation of this public opinion crisis, which led to the subsequent collapse of Wanxia Company's reputation and a sharp drop in profits."
When Zhang Feng heard the plaintiff's lawyer begin to make accusations, he immediately denied it: "I only provided two videos to Xingtu, they're not company secrets! This is a courtroom, don't make baseless accusations!"
"Whether it's confidential or not is no longer up to you to decide." Zhang Donglai then submitted another document.
The relevant staff member asked, "What is this document?"
Zhang Donglai explained: "The accurate data in Wanxia Company's financial statements, from the initial public opinion fermentation to the start of this public opinion storm, and the data reports on the impact on Wanxia's revenue and reputation, are all on it. Please take a look, Your Honor."
"Bring it here."
After the presiding judge finished reading, he struck the gavel and said, "This report is approved for validity."
Zhang Donglai's lips curled up: "In this media storm, Qin Fei was responsible for relaying messages and executing these plans. Qin Yi, Gu Nianwei, Zhang Lianfei, Cheng Tianjin, Di Shen, and others conspired to incite netizens to engage in highly 'aggressive' behavior and gather a crowd to besiege a company that pays more than 1 billion yuan in taxes annually. They are one of the main culprits behind the company's reputation collapse. Considering that they went to block the door with malicious intent and the circumstances were too egregious, our party has decided to pursue the matter and there will be no subsequent signing of any letter of understanding."
"fart!"
Masked woman Gu Nianwei stood up abruptly, her small frame emitting a loud voice: "You lawyer who twists the truth, you've certainly made black into white before, haven't you? What do you mean by 'extremely aggressive'? You're just trying to find fault with me!"
"Silence!" The presiding judge slammed his gavel down, signaling the plaintiff's lawyer to continue.
Attorney Qian walked to the defendant's position and lowered his voice to remind the group: "The evidence is conclusive. Now we need to minimize the losses. Zhang Feng, you insist that it's not a secret. And you guys, you insist that you only went offline to denounce Wanxia to avenge your idol."
Attorney Qian's words indicate that he has given up on Chen Tianyi and Zhao Shanshan.
As a professional lawyer, he already understood that Chen Tianyi and Zhao Shanshan could be spared the death penalty, but they would not escape punishment.
Since the opposing lawyer is Zhang Donglai, they will definitely retaliate in the most ruthless way.
Qian Lu didn't want to lose so humiliatingly.
At least we need to exonerate all the defendants except Zhao Shanshan and Chen Tianyi, so that we can salvage some of our reputation in the legal profession.
Zhang Dong looked at Chen Tianyi and Zhao Shanshan. What they had just eaten was just an appetizer; what they were about to eat was the real main course.
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