Finally the court session began.
The lawyer's questioning session.
First, lawyer Zhang asked Zhao Zitong: "Excuse me, Ms. Zhao Zitong, did you live in a cage house in Sham Shui Po before, and your family's financial conditions were very poor?"
"What's even more outrageous is: your father, Mr. Zhao Wenqiang, gambles frequently and has a large gambling debt."
"It used to be." Zhao Zitong wanted to explain, but Lawyer Zhang immediately stopped her: "Thank you, you just need to answer yes or no."
"Then may I ask if the news that you were chased by loan sharks to the streets of Mong Kok in June this year and tried to jump off a building is true?"
Lawyer Zhang took out a news report from a newspaper, on which was a photo of Zhao Zitong jumping off a building on the first day of her rebirth.
"Yes." Zhao Zitong smiled.
Zhao Zitong knew that the other party was trying to provoke her, but with her many years of experience in business negotiations, how could she be irritated by him so easily
"So, Ms. Zhao Zitong, are you trying to seduce our client, Mr. Ye Wenle, to provide you with gold and electronic products so that you can sell them to the mainland because you can't pay off your father's gambling debts?"
"Of course not." Zhao Zitong answered decisively.
Although Zhao Zitong answered "of course not", Lawyer Zhang's goal was obviously achieved.
The purpose of asking these questions was to make the jury understand: Zhao Zitong was living in poverty and was very short of money, so she seduced Ye Wenle to get the gold and then smuggled it to the mainland.
In short, Zhao Zitong had a criminal motive for smuggling gold - he was short of money.
Ma Dandan and Yu Wenyin were both furious, especially Sun Shaofen. She didn't expect that Zhao Wenqiang, that bastard, could still harm her daughter like this after his death. Now she really regretted not getting a divorce earlier.
"Your Honor, fellow jurors, my client, Mr. Ye Wenle and Ms. Zhao Zitong, are alumni of the same high school."
"In early June of this year, the two met again at a school celebration. Ms. Zhao Zitong knew that our client, Mr. Ye Wenle, had a wealthy family, so she seduced him, obtained a kilogram of gold, and tried to smuggle it to the mainland."
Lawyer Zhang's words sound reasonable and well-founded. It is a classic drama of a vain and scheming woman trying to seduce a rich young man.
Zhao Zitong sneered.
Is this the undefeated general in the legal field
If you want to seduce a rich young master's money, why not just ask him for it directly? But you have to seduce him to get the gold first, and then smuggle it all the way to the mainland. Isn't that a bit like looking for fish in a tree
Seeing Ye Wenle still looking smug and confident, Zhao Zitong really wanted to stand up and applaud him.
It was Zhuo Zhenfeng's turn to ask himself.
"Ms. Zhao, what do you think of me?" There was a gentle smile on his face, brilliant and warm.
If this wasn't happening in court, Zhao Zitong would have thought that he was confessing his feelings.
"I don't quite understand what you mean..." She was not flustered when answering the other lawyer. But for some reason, her heartbeat started to speed up when she answered her own lawyer's questions.
"What I mean is: Am I more handsome than Mr. Ye Wenle?" Zhuo Zhenfeng's smile deepened.
"Of course, you are much more handsome than him." Zhao Zitong answered without hesitation.
The audience was filled with "Wow wow wow" sounds. What was going on? Was this an idol drama
"Protest! Protest against the other lawyer asking some irrelevant questions." Lawyer Zhang didn't want to see the two people flirting in the court, so he immediately stood up to protest.
"The protest is valid, plaintiff's lawyer, I hope you will pay attention to your issues, preferably those related to this case."
The judge is a woman in her forties. Although she is also attracted by Zhuo Zhenfeng's looks, she is a professional judge after all, and she still has to maintain the most basic professional ethics.
"Of course it is related, Your Honor, please allow me to continue asking questions." Zhuo Zhenfeng nodded to the judge and the jury, and continued to ask:
"Ms. Zhao Zitong, do you know that being a lawyer is very profitable?" Zhuo Zhenfeng's question caused another round of laughter from everyone.
"I know. Otherwise, I wouldn't feel bad about my expensive lawyer fees." Zhao Zitong smiled and answered calmly.
The judge originally wanted to stop it, but he felt that this flirting scene was quite beautiful. Since the other lawyer had no objection, he would temporarily tolerate the willfulness of the handsome man and beautiful woman.
"Then I don't understand. Miss Zhao Zitong would leave a handsome and wealthy suitor like me and instead seduce Mr. Ye Wenle who is not as handsome as me, not as educated as me, and not as rich as my family?"
As soon as Lawyer Zhuo said this, the whole audience was in an uproar.
The audience sitting in the auditorium started talking about it, especially the way Ma Dandan and Yu Wenyin looked at her. It seemed as if they couldn't wait to catch her and gossip about her.
"What happened? Lawyer Zhuo's confession was rejected by Zitong?" Ma Dandan's eyes were about to pop out.
Why
Is Zhao Zitong crazy? She actually rejected such an outstanding man
"Maybe it's because he's too good that Zitong feels pressured."
Yu Wenyin could understand because she herself had once felt so inferior.
Ye Wenle was almost mad with anger. A guy who drove a Toyota actually dared to say that his family was not as rich as his. Was it Cambridge University that gave him the confidence
Is it a big deal to be handsome and well-educated? Isn't it the same for you to work for these rich boys
It was only then that Lawyer Zhang realized that what Zhao Zitong had just said might not be a joke. He flipped through the information in his hand—Zhuo Zhenfeng, graduated from the Law Department of Cambridge University.
Your surname is Zhuo, and you’re from the Law School of Cambridge University
It can’t be such a coincidence, right
Is the eldest son of the Zhuo family, one of the four major families, also studying law at Cambridge University
What are these rich young masters doing with planes
Instead of inheriting such a big family business, they come to Central to register a law firm and compete with me for my job
Lawyer Zhang's face began to look ugly.
If he really is the eldest son of the Zhuo family, Ye Wenle has really screwed himself over.
Recently, he was discussing business with Zhuo Group. It would not be a good thing to offend the eldest young master about the business he wanted to discuss!
Zhao Zitong's ears turned a little red.
Was I being confessed to in court
When lawyers become romantic, there really is nothing else for anyone else to do.
And it was such a narcissistic confession. Looking at Ye Wenle's face, he was so angry that it was almost deformed.
"quiet!"
Although the judge wanted to gossip a little, he had to knock the hammer in his hand in order to maintain order in the court.
"Your Honor, fellow jurors, please allow me a few minutes to make my closing statement."
Zhuo Zhenfeng's voice is magnetic, especially when he reads these professional terms, it is particularly charming.
Zhao Zitong felt a little overwhelmed after hearing this.