Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 233 - 232: Medical Proof, Xia Qianjun Doesn’t Like Women?

Chapter 233: Chapter 232: Medical Proof, Xia Qianjun Doesn’t Like Women?

What’s social death?

If you had asked Xia Qianjun this question before, he might have struggled to answer.

But now!

If you ask him this question again, he’d tell you two words...

Now!

In front of more than a hundred people in the courtroom, someone points at you and says you don’t like women.

The gazes of all those people in the courtroom converge on you, filled with doubt, astonishment, and even more so, disdain and confusion.

In the center of all these myriad stares was himself.

That’s social death!

On the witness stand.

"My brother doesn’t like women?"

"My son doesn’t like women?"

"My son likes men?"

Xia Qianyue, Xia Donghai, and Li Qinghua were all stunned, exchanging glances with each other.

To tell the truth, when they first heard this, they couldn’t accept it.

Because it was just too...

But when they thought about Xia Qianjun’s behavior all along, they suddenly understood.

Yeah, had Xia Qianjun been around women since he came back?

It seemed... not.

Had he ever mentioned knowing any girls?

It seemed... no.

Since returning, hadn’t he been hanging out with a bunch of guys every day?

It seemed... indeed he had.

In an instant, both Xia Donghai and Li Qinghua felt their hearts pound.

Could it be, could it possibly be... that my son really likes men?

As parents, when both Xia Donghai and Li Qinghua started to doubt Xia Qianjun’s sexual orientation, the thought was unstoppable.

It wasn’t just the witness stand, including the jury box and even Judge Ni Qiuping on the bench, everyone looked at the person in the defendant’s seat with an expression of surprise.

Unexpected, truly unexpected!

You young man, appearing so talented, yet you turned out to be a...

"This..."

At the plaintiff’s desk, Chen Baoluo was also dumbfounded, his mouth agape, unable to close it for a long time.

What’s going on?

What happened?

Why did the courtroom atmosphere get weird after Zhang Wei just asked a question?

And what kind of question was this kid asking?

On the witness stand.

Brother Jie, oh no, I mean Doctor Huang.

He was dumbfounded, too, not having expected Zhang Wei to ask such a question.

"This, this..." He hesitated, finding it difficult to speak, unsure of how to answer.

"Witness, please answer the question!"

Judge Ni Qiuping, seeing this, naturally had a very serious expression.

"This, I really can’t say..."

Can’t say?

Everyone in the court was puzzled. Liking is liking, and not liking is not liking, why is it hard to say?

"Doctor Huang, is there something about this question that troubles you?"

"This question, mainly, is not so easy to judge..."

Doctor Huang said, glancing at Xia Qianjun, his eyes filled with a certain depth of meaning.

"Then, Doctor, I would like to ask you, is it possible that Xia Qianjun really doesn’t like women?"

"This..."

Doctor Huang hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "Well, what you’re talking about does indeed conform with biological norms in some respects."

"In our medical community, zoologists have known for years, based on observations of animals, that sexual behaviors between the same sex are common among animals, such as dragonflies, albatrosses, giraffes, and so on."

"From the biological instinct to ensure the propagation of the species, one can see that same-sex mating behaviors in animals facilitate smoother mating between opposite sexes."

"As for us, I mean us humans, our ancestors were also primates, so these instincts actually exist within our genes. That’s why there are indeed gay people in this world."

Seeing Doctor Huang explain this for quite some time without getting to the point, Zhang Wei hurriedly continued to question:

"Doctor Huang, you haven’t answered my question. You just told everyone that such people indeed exist in this world, but you haven’t spoken about the situation of my client."

"The seat you’re sitting in is the witness stand, so please answer me truthfully. Is it possible that my client has shown symptoms, such as disliking women and being attracted to men?"

"This..."

Doctor Huang glanced at Xia Qianjun again and sighed, "Although I am reluctant to admit it, there have indeed been such precedents within the War Department, and the possibility of Xia Qianjun showing similar symptoms is not nonexistent."

"In fact, by the fourth year of my psychological counseling for him, I had vaguely noticed some issues."

As soon as these words were spoken, the court stirred.

Having ’vaguely noticed some issues’ implied there were signs at that time, didn’t it?

"Damn, could it be that Brother Jun really...?"

"Damn, could Brother Jun actually be into men?"

Gao Yang and Luo Qi both felt the pressure simultaneously.

They had spent the most time with Xia Qianjun, sharing a dormitory on a daily basis. They had never expected that their best brother had been harboring thoughts of fancying men. This was just...

The two of them felt a chill in their hearts.

This brotherhood, it seems, was over!

"Brother Jun..."

On the contrary, Xiao Ning, sitting beside them, had a strange blush on his pale face, looking at Xia Qianjun with a somewhat unusual gaze.

As for Chen Baoluo sitting next to them, he was utterly baffled.

"This... what the hell..."

"What kind of bullshit question is Zhang Wei asking? What is he trying to prove?"

He was hesitant about whether or not to object.

If he objected, what would be the benefit for him, and if he didn’t, what would be the disadvantage?

Unfortunately, he couldn’t understand Zhang Wei’s intention and therefore couldn’t find a way to proceed.

But if one had to talk about the most embarrassed person in the court, it wasn’t him, but Xia Qianjun in the dock.

He truly felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, his face filled with sorrow and anger.

Xia Qianjun took the pig-headed paper mask out of Zhang Wei’s briefcase again and put it straight on his head.

He finally understood what Zhang Wei had prepared this paper mask for, it was to allow him to cover his face.

With his face covered, he indeed felt a bit more at ease.

All he had to do then was hypnotize himself, telling himself that these people were not looking at him, that he wasn’t a gay man.

They’re not looking at me, they’re not looking at me, I’m not gay, I’m not gay...

Fuck!

The more he thought this way, the more infuriated he became!

Xia Qianjun insisted that if murder were not a crime, he would genuinely want to kill Zhang Wei!

What you said, that’s slander against me, you’re the one framing me!

When I go to court later, I must prove my innocence!

It’s no longer important whether I was accused of molesting a girl.

I want to prove that I am not gay!

Unfortunately, it was not yet his turn to appear in court.

"Doctor Huang, can you tell us about my client’s exhibited sexual orientation..."

"All I can say is that during his ten years at the War Department, his sexual orientation could have changed. And based on diagnostic experiences over the recent years, it is very likely that he no longer feels attraction to normal females."

"No feeling as in?"

"The specific symptoms are an indifferent attitude toward women, showing coldness, resistance, and even mild disgust!"

"Ah, so these are the behaviors!"

Zhang Wei showed an ’enlightened’ expression and then walked up to the jury.

"I recall that the several witnesses who just spoke seemed to describe my client as such a person, didn’t they? His reactions also seem to corroborate this point. My client, it seems, indeed does not have feelings for women, right?"

Zhang Wei’s words made all six jurors show expressions of realization.

Yes, the three witnesses just now, whether it was Xiao Zhu, or Gao Yang and Luo Qi, all said the same.

Xia Qianjun seems to have no feelings for women, even showing some disgust, meaning it’s because he truly does not like women.

"Objection, the lawyer is testifying himself!"

Chen Baoluo could no longer stand it and had to interrupt the absurd verification.

"Judge Ni, I was simply pointing out the testimonies of the previous three witnesses based on Dr. Huang’s statement. Dr. Huang is a psychotherapist from the War Department and has provided ten years of psychotherapy to my client. His testimony should hold great credibility, right?"

"Hmm!"

Judge Ni nodded, then glared at Chen Baoluo, "Objection overruled!"

Chen Baoluo sat down helplessly, feeling a tightness in his chest.

Zhang Wei smiled slightly and continued to ask, "Dr. Huang, I won’t ask you about other private matters. I just have one last question."

"How can my client, Xia Qianjun, change this condition?"

Well, that was quite a statement, effectively labeling Xia Qianjun as gay and proceeding to ask the doctor for a cure.

"Actually, it’s not difficult to change symptoms like Xia Qianjun’s. First, we need to clarify the cause of the condition."

"People like Xia Qianjun develop this due to the long-term repressive environment in the War Department, surrounded by men, which leads to the change in sexual orientation under a closed setting."

"To address this issue is actually quite simple. He just needs to interact with more women. Maybe in half a year or a year, he might change this situation!"

After hearing this, Zhang Wei asked in confusion, "Does it need to take that long, half a year or a year?"

"That’s under good recovery conditions. You have to consider that he has been with men for more than a decade. It’s possible that the recovery time might even take three to five years!"

"Right, Dr. Huang, how long has my client been out of the War Department?"

"Roughly one or two months, I suppose."

"In such a short time, is it possible for his sexual orientation to change, such as developing a liking for women?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Dr. Huang shook his head decidedly, "Any psychological change goes through several phases, from initial resistance to eventual adaptation, not to mention the multiple psychological stages in-between."

"I tell you as a professional psychotherapist, this period of change cannot be so quick. In fact, during these two months, he probably remained in the phase of resistance, which clinically presents as what I just described—full of wariness and hostility towards women."

"Even if he passed through two phases and reached a level of acceptance, that wouldn’t happen until at least five or six months later. Half a year, I think, to complete the transition, is still too conservative."

This answer satisfied Zhang Wei.

"Dr. Huang, your testimony states that my client, Xia Qianjun, within the first two months of returning from the War Department, absolutely would not have developed a fondness for women, is that correct?"

"Yes!" Dr. Huang nodded earnestly.

At this moment, both the jurors and the audience appeared to have a moment of realization.

Xia Qianjun had only been back for two months and according to the doctor, he clearly was still in a phase of resistance towards women, unlikely to like them.

And the previous testimony given by Xiao Zhu seemed to support this point.

This meant that Xia Qianjun couldn’t possibly have molested Ji Guoguo; he wasn’t even interested in women.

So what about Ji Guoguo’s statement? It would then be a false accusation. Why would a girl falsely accuse Xia Qianjun?

Of course... for money!

Didn’t the last courtroom session prove it? That girl, riding on the coattails of hype, had made 400,000 in one night.

Thus, her actions were all for money!

Some jurors couldn’t help but give their own guesses a mental thumbs up.

Yes, that had to be it!

Their gaze toward Xia Qianjun was filled with sympathy and remorse; the young man had truly been falsely accused.

And their looks towards the plaintiff, Ji Guoguo, were not so kind.

You little wretch, we had so much sympathy for you, and yet you tricked us!

Those eyes were now quite bare.

Chen Baoluo felt the unease and sensed a crisis.

"Your Honor, we have no further questions for the witness!"

Just then, Zhang Wei finished and returned to the defense’s bench.

Immediately, a heavy hand landed firmly on his shoulder.

Without turning his head, Zhang Wei knew that Xia Qianjun must be wishing he could kill him.

Fortunately, he smiled faintly and said nonchalantly, "Big uncle, you need to be careful. Now everyone sees you as a gay man. Acting like this towards your brother-in-law, isn’t that confirming the title of gay man?"

"Damn!"

Xia Qianjun immediately withdrew his hand, but the murderous look in his eyes could not be concealed.

Elsewhere.

Chen Baoluo promptly stood up and walked in front of the witness stand.

He was organizing his words, trying to refute the testimony given by the doctor.

"Dr. Huang, how do you know about Xia Qianjun’s sexual orientation?"

"I just do. I’m a psychotherapist who has been counseling him for ten years. How could I not know?"

"Have you seen the defendant showing affection towards men?"

"Plenty of times. In the base, they trained together, did morning exercises together, and even ate and bathed together. It was full of ’bromance’."

"How do you know that’s the kind of feeling they had?"

"Because I’m a psychologist, his clinical performance is in line with this behavioral characteristic."

"This..."

Chen Baoluo indicated that as for this matter, he was not an expert.

If it were another psychologist being questioned, there might be some clues, but I’m just a lawyer, not savvy with this sort of thing.

"Are you guessing that the defendant is attracted to men?"

"No, I think there’s a high probability. Xia Qianjun’s reactions correspond with my description, plus I have ten years’ worth of psychological reports documenting every single change in Xia Qianjun’s personality. These are all the basis of my deduction."

"Then how do you know he wouldn’t harass a girl?"

"Lawyer Chen, come on, are you kidding me?"

Doctor Huang looked at the foreigner in front of him and laughed, "In Xia Qianjun’s eyes, your client isn’t seen as a lovely lady, but as a slightly hostile creature. His instinct is to resist, so he definitely wouldn’t harass the girl."

"For example, some people loathe spiders, scorpions, snakes. These creatures immediately trigger an innate disgust. The resistance Xia Qianjun feels is similar to that. If you saw a spider, scorpion, or a snake approaching you, would you go and caress it?"

This explanation made all six members of the jury feel goosebumps.

"This..."

Chen Baoluo was at a loss for words, unable to retort, simply standing dumbstruck and speechless.

After a moment, Ni Qiuping asked, "Lawyer Chen, do you have any more questions?"

"Your Honor, I..."

Chen Baoluo dared not answer, for he feared once the witness stepped down, he would have no chance to turn the tide in his favor.

But at the moment, he couldn’t think of anything to discredit the witness.

The psychologist from the War Department, he had too little information on the opposition.

"It seems there are no further questions, the witness may step down!"

Judge Ni didn’t care how Chen Baoluo felt and directly dismissed Doctor Huang.

"Lawyer Zhang, do you have any more witnesses?"

"Your Honor, I believe it’s unnecessary. We are prepared to rest our case!"

Zhang Wei stood up, patted Xia Qianjun on the shoulder, and smiled in response.

His older cousin glared, insisting he wanted to go on the stand to prove his innocence!

But Zhang Wei narrowed his eyes and said, "No, you don’t!"

Judge Ni understood as well; the young man had already gained the advantage, and there was no need to let Xia Qianjun testify.

Moreover, given his look, taking the stand might result in more of a spectacle than a testimony.

"Alright then, both parties prepare yourselves. In 10 minutes, we’ll proceed with closing arguments!"

Ten minutes later.

In the court.

"Ahem, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, what I want to say is that my client wouldn’t have the motive to commit a crime, let alone harass that girl."

"As to why, you all know the reason. Compared to girls, he might prefer the three servicemen sitting in the gallery, especially that fair-complexioned young man who might be more his type."

As someone pointed out, all eyes turned to the first row of the gallery, where Xiao Ning was seated beside Gao Yang and Luo Qi.

The latter blushed and lowered his head, showing an expression of shyness akin to that of a young girl.

"That’s the effect I wanted!"

Zhang Wei chuckled to himself as he saw Xiao Ning’s reaction.

And everyone in the courtroom got the message.

Goodness, the undertones couldn’t be any clearer...

"So, I want to tell you all that my client doesn’t have a motive, he’s not even interested in girls, how could he possibly harass one?"

"On the contrary, I think it’s Miss Ji, the plaintiff, who has ample reason to falsely accuse my client. As to what that reason is, I believe you all understand it by now."

"I can tell you all, thanks to these few days of live streaming, Miss Ji’s pure tipping income has exceeded 1 million!"

Zhang Wei raised one finger emphatically, "That’s 1 million! Just shout ’harassment’, and in a few days, there’s a 1 million deposit. We can’t condone such actions."

"Otherwise, once it starts, who knows how many women will grab your hands on the streets and cry out harassment, then they can write a few trivial essays, give themselves a ’Brave xx Fights the Pervert’ ID, start live streaming, and rake in a mountain of traffic!"

"Do you want society to end up like that?"

On the jury bench, the six jurors all shook their heads subconsciously.

Seeing this, Zhang Wei knew he had it in the bag.

On the other side, Chen Baoluo’s face was ashen.

He couldn’t believe he was losing, and to such a defense, no less.

I accuse your client of harassing a girl, and you don’t even try to prove his innocence, but rather prove that he doesn’t like girls?

This tactic is just messed up!