Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 342 - 340 Qian Zhisui’s Self-Proof, Lan Zhengye Startled by the Revelation!

Chapter 342: Chapter 340 Qian Zhisui’s Self-Proof, Lan Zhengye Startled by the Revelation!

In the courtroom.

"The defense calls the defendant, Qian Zhisui, to the stand to testify on his own behalf!"

Zhang Wei called another witness, who was also a key witness in the case.

Having Qian Zhisui take the stand was an outcome everyone had anticipated.

It would have been stranger if the defendant hadn’t testified.

Of course, a certain lawyer didn’t usually favor letting the defendant withstand the heat on the stand.

Especially in previous cases, he had won several lawsuits by keeping the defendant seated, watching as he delivered his arguments.

That lawyer was none other than Zhang Wei.

But this time, he obviously had no intention of letting Qian Zhisui stay seated.

Everyone in the hearing audience held their breath, staring blankly at the defense’s table.

"The kid is out of tricks!"

Seeing Zhang Wei summon the defendant to testify, Zhao Chunming and Guo Wufeng exchanged glances, both with a flash of joy in their eyes.

He’s panicking, he’s panicking!

If he weren’t, why would he have the defendant take the stand at this moment?

The prosecution has already prepared a vast array of questions, just waiting for your client to take the stand and be bombarded.

You’re actually sending him up there, isn’t that asking for trouble?

"He’s finally taking the stand!"

Chen Xianfeng also sat in his place, watching Qian Zhisui walk slowly to the stand with a hint of a cold smile on his lips.

If the prosecution could crush Qian Zhisui, then everything would be over.

This time-wasting case would no longer affect their company, and Qian Zhisui would rot in jail!

Everything had to end today!

Thinking this, Chen Xianfeng felt the chill in his heart growing.

Because apart from Qian Zhisui, there was another person he needed to deal with.

Zhang Wei, Hua Chaofan!

These two names were already noted in the little book of his mind.

Though he had dealt with Qian Zhisui, the troublesome Zhang Wei remained, and there was also that Hua Chaofan who irritated him even more.

He was set on taking revenge on these two people in the future!

Who was Chen Xianfeng? To climb to his current position, he had sacrificed so much.

And now that he had reached a nearly peak position, he would not tolerate any challenge from juniors.

He decided, once today’s case was over, he would start preparing to deal with Zhang Wei and Hua Chaofan.

He would make them regret challenging Pioneer Medical Technology, regret challenging Chen Xianfeng!

In the audience, people had various thoughts.

Even in the prosecution’s table, someone had conflicting emotions.

"What to do, this is the last chance, should I help him out?"

At this moment, Xiao Baihe was caught in a dilemma.

She originally detested Zhang Wei very much, but her inner sense of justice was warning her that she had to make the right choice.

What is the right choice?

That’s justice!

All acts that are not lawful are unjust!

Xiao Baihe still retained her professional integrity, so she was contemplating how to help Zhang Wei.

In the end, she could only think of one way.

"Prosecutor Lan Gao, Prosecutor Lu Gao, how about letting me take the stand this time?"

"You?" Lan Zhengye looked at Xiao Baihe with a hint of skepticism in his eyes.

"What are you saying, Assistant Prosecutor wants to cross-examine?" Lu Wenwen, who was next to her, shook her head.

There were two senior prosecutors here; you, an assistant, shouldn’t steal the show.

In her eyes, there was a hint of distrust, especially after seeing that Xiao Baihe was more attractive than herself, there was also a touch of hostility.

If you were to take the spotlight, how could I leave a good impression in front of my senior brother?

So the answer is...

"No, I object to your proposal. You are an assistant prosecutor and our assistant. Your task is only to assist us in handling this case!"

Lu Wenwen strongly opposed, and Lan Zhengye, who was beside her, thought about it and felt that her junior sister made some sense.

After all, there were two senior prosecutors present, and they held a winning hand.

Letting an assistant conduct the cross-examination could go wrong, and that would not be good.

The opponent was Zhang Wei, and they had to leave no chances for him, so they had to do the final cross-examination themselves!

"Prosecutor Xiao, I want to personally conduct the final cross-examination!" Lan Zhengye spoke righteously, his face stern.

"Brother is right, the opponent is Zhang Wei, we absolutely cannot make the slightest mistake!" Lu Wenwen agreed.

Xiao Baihe sighed, having tried her best, but to no avail.

Now, everything depended on how Zhang Wei could save the situation.

In the courtroom.

Qian Zhisui was already seated, and Zhang Wei was also in place.

"Hello, Doctor Qian!"

"Hello, Lawyer Zhang."

Qian Zhisui’s response was quite lackluster, and his eyes also showed an inexplicable sense of defeat.

Clearly, he also didn’t think that Zhang Wei could help him make a comeback.

"Doctor Qian, I know you have a lot and a lot to say, and now is your chance. You can defend yourself against the accusations; you can prove your innocence!"

Saying this, Zhang Wei approached him with a smile and asked, "Of course, I’ll help you clarify these accusations, you just need to tell everyone the true circumstances of the case under my questioning."

"On the court, you mustn’t lie, because liars are going to get their little butts spanked!"

Pfft!

This jest made many people laugh.

In the audience, Lin Yumeng, the junior apprentice, couldn’t hold it in any longer.

When she laughed out loud and realized everyone around was looking at her, she immediately covered her face and lowered her head.

It was too embarrassing—why was she the only one laughing?

It was all her master’s fault for telling jokes in court, making her unable to resist.

The atmosphere in the courtroom also became more relaxed amid the banter.

"Okay, the first question!"

Zhang Wei raised his finger, "Regarding the most serious accusation of treason, do you have anything you want to prove for yourself?"

"You ask the questions, and I’ll respond!" Qian Zhisui thought about it and still found it more reliable to let Zhang Wei ask the questions.

"Alright, I’ll ask the questions!"

Zhang Wei immediately gathered his thoughts and began to question: "First of all, the basics of the case, you stole extremely valuable research materials and data from the laboratory of Pioneer Medical Technology!"

"That’s my research, my life’s work. I’ve devoted so much to it, of course, I had to take what’s mine!"

"Your research?"

Zhang Wei raised an eyebrow slightly and pointed toward Chen Xianfeng’s direction: "But this gentleman says that these are his assets?"

"I don’t deny that I signed a contract at the beginning for research and development, but he abruptly halted the project, which I regard as a betrayal against me!"

"We had an agreement to complete research on Parkinson’s disease, and just when my project was about to have a major breakthrough, they felt my research was blocking their financial interests, so they unilaterally breached the contract!"

As he spoke, Qian Zhisui revealed his slightly trembling right hand.

"I also have a genetic predisposition to Parkinson’s disease, and some clinical symptoms have already begun to show on me. If I don’t continue my research, then what awaits me is death!"

"But Chen Xianfeng and others would not let me continue the research, they would absolutely not allow the PD project to succeed. Upon discovering this truth, I decided to seek cooperation with another institution to continue my research!"

"I see!"

After a sound of realization, Zhang Wei summarized, "So, after discovering that Mr. Chen Xianfeng and the executives of his company clearly showed they didn’t want Parkinson’s disease to be cured, you decided to transfer your research results, for your own sake, and for the sake of thousands of patients worldwide suffering from this terminal illness?"

"Yes, that was my thought at the time!" Hearing Zhang Wei’s summary, Qian Zhisui nodded earnestly.

"Objection!" Chen Xianfeng stood up excitedly from the prosecution witness bench.

"I, Chen Xianfeng, would never do such a thing. I would never let my clients, the patients, go without treatment!"

"I’ve said it so many times, our company will provide the best treatment for our clients and patients. Why don’t you understand!!"

All eyes in the room turned to him.

Chen Xianfeng’s face turned red with rage.

"Silence!"

Old Chen couldn’t sit still anymore and immediately banged the gavel, "Mr. Chen, please sit down. Your time to speak is over!"

Reluctantly, Chen Xianfeng sat down but looked dissatisfiedly at the prosecution bench.

"Why didn’t you object?"

Lan Zhengye simply shook his head slightly because the time to object had not come yet.

The defendant’s self-proof currently had no flaws to exploit.

"Thank you, Judge Chen!"

After thanking him, Zhang Wei and Old Chen continued with the questioning.

"You’ve already told us about the motive, now let’s discuss the process. I want to ask you, did you use any other methods besides deceiving the lab security with Assistant Doctor Wang’s ID card?"

Qian Zhisui recalled for a moment, then shook his head, "No, the lab security was very poor that day. I was also surprised. Why was there only one person on duty, when normally the number is quadruple!"

"So you thought it was a golden opportunity, and you took action?"

"Yes."

"And did you actually manage to steal the experimental materials you wanted?"

"Yes."

Zhang Wei laughed at this point in his questioning.

It was unclear whether Qian Zhisui was just lucky or if there really was a problem with the security, though the latter seemed more likely.

"Judge Chen, to confirm the truthfulness of my witness’s testimony, I would like to ask Guider Zhou, sitting in the witness stand, to answer a few questions regarding the statements my client just made, if that’s permissible?"

Judge Chen looked at Zhou Xiaoli, who nodded.

"Granted," the court approved.

With the go-ahead, Zhang Wei immediately asked Zhou Xiaoli, "Guider Zhou, other than the important items taken from the lab, did my client have anything on him when he was intercepted by the special forces team, except for an identification card?"

"Yes."

"Throughout the years my client has been involved in work, has he ever colluded with foreign powers or had any form of contact with them?"

"No!"

"Guider Zhou, as a member of the special forces, you must have seen many exceptional members of the special forces, right? How much effort would it take for special forces members to break into Pioneer Medical Technology’s secure lab and obtain those files?"

"This is... hard to judge..."

Zhou Xiaoli fell silent for a moment, then analyzed, "To crack the alarm system, you need a technical expert. To evade security personnel’s eyes, you need an infiltration expert, and not to mention, if you had to prepare an escape vehicle like a plane, you’d need a logistics personnel..."

"So, you’re saying that it would take at least 2-3 exceptional special forces members to accomplish such a task?"

"You could say that!" Zhou Xiaoli affirmed with a nod.

"Then, Guider Zhou, please look at my client. Do you think an old man over fifty, who could potentially suffer from tremors at any moment, could have such capabilities?"

Zhou Xiaoli knew without looking that this was impossible!

In fact, she had her doubts as well.

How did Qian Zhisui manage to steal research materials and data from the heavily guarded lab?

If there wasn’t an inside mole assisting him, it was almost impossible for him to accomplish this.

But the problem was, no mole was found, and yet he walked right in, went straight to the innermost part, obtained the materials and data, and then walked right out.

Just like that, simple, with no danger at all, the security as if it were non-existent.

"Sounds quite suspicious, doesn’t it?"

"What you’re saying is true. Based on the defendant alone, I believe it’s absolutely impossible to have carried out this operation, unless..."

"Unless someone colluded with him from inside, but you haven’t found that mole. So there’s another possibility!"

Zhang Wei said, pointing again at Chen Xianfeng, "Pioneer Medical Technology deliberately let him in. They played an ’inviting in the urn’ trick!"

"Objection!"

This time, before Chen Xianfeng could react, Lan Zhengye was the first to stand up.

He had no choice but to object.

The courtroom atmosphere was beginning to shift slightly.

Although it was subtle, this was not what the prosecution desired.

Thus, Lan Zhengye immediately interrupted, determined to extinguish this flicker of an unfavorable trend.

"The objection is sustained. The defense should be careful with the phrasing of their questions!" Judge Chen warned Zhang Wei, then turned to look at the jury. "Jurors should not consider the defense’s last statement as a basis for their final verdict!"

The jury members had varied expressions.

But a few of them showed thoughtful looks.

Clearly, they too were pondering the degree of truth in Zhang Wei’s words.

There were indeed some dubious points in the case.

Qian Zhisui, such an ordinary person, a researcher, not some international agent or corporate spy, how could he possibly steal so easily from the laboratory of a large company?

Moreover, combining another doubt mentioned by Zhang Wei, the special combat team was dispatched as soon as the theft occurred, as if they really came to capture him.

If there isn’t a bit of trickery in this, it truly makes no sense.

So although Old Chen had given a warning, what the people in the court think is not something he could control.

Seeing the change in the court’s atmosphere, Zhang Wei merely smiled slightly.

On the contrary, Qian Zhisui, sitting in the witness stand, became excited.

This might be an opportunity!

"Lawyer Zhang, continue asking questions..." he muttered softly, winking at Zhang Wei.

Keep asking, I’m waiting here!

Zhang Wei naturally saw Qian Zhisui’s thoughts and continued to ask, "Ahem, Dr. Qian, let’s continue!"

"Regarding the charge of treason, may I ask if you would hand over your research findings, including the research materials, to foreign forces?"

Upon hearing this question, Qian Zhisui’s expression became extremely serious, "Of course not, I would never do such a thing!"

"If the laboratory you collaborated with had shareholders who might threaten Dragon Country, would you still work with them?"

"Definitely not, I would immediately terminate our collaboration!"

"When you contacted Professor Zhao of the Northern Laboratory, did he tell you that some of the Northern Laboratory’s funding came from abroad?"

"He informed me, but he also assured me that the laboratory’s sponsors never intervene in the research, and even the patents are held by the primary researchers. The sponsors only provide some funding to maintain the operation of the project!"

"So, the accusation by the prosecution that you colluded with foreign forces is essentially unfounded, right?"

"I believe so, I absolutely did not intend to collude with foreign forces!"

"Hmm, very well, thank you for your answer!"

Zhang Wei’s gaze swept over the jury box and noticed that two or three more jurors now supported Qian Zhisui.

Clearly, this heartfelt and moving testimony had indeed scored some points for his client.

Next, it was time to deal with the prosecution’s strategy.

"Judge Chen, with respect to my client, I have no further questions!"

Zhang Wei turned back to the defense table, while Lan Zhengye stood up from the prosecution’s table.

His expression was grave, his gaze intense, and his pace, compared to before, was much slower.

Every step he took added a bit of pressure to Qian Zhisui in the witness stand.

"Oh, psychological tactics, putting more pressure on my client!"

Zhang Wei sneered inwardly at this scene.

He’d used this tactic himself numerous times, and it was highly effective, especially intimidating for witnesses with faint hearts.

But Lan Zhengye clearly misunderstood.

It wasn’t important to Zhang Wei whether Qian Zhisui could withstand the pressure or not.

His real trump card wasn’t this bookish nerd who only knew about research!

His true trump card was actually...

In the courtroom.

"Dr. Qian, I was deeply moved by your self-affirming testimony just now, but I have one question that I hope you can answer?"

"Please ask," Qian Zhisui replied cautiously, lowering his head.

"Alright, I’d like to know, with so many laboratories to contact in Dragon Country, why did you choose to reach out to Northern Laboratory, which also cooperates with foreign investors?"

"Because I sent emails to other laboratories too, but because the patent was held by Chen Xianfeng, they were not willing to take on my project."

"Oh, is that so? You still care about patents?" Lan Zhengye asked with an exaggerated expression, "But isn’t your goal to help the thousands of PD patients worldwide? Why not make your research data public, instead of taking it with you? Why must you take the data to a laboratory that you know collaborates with foreign forces?"

"This..." This question stumped Qian Zhisui.

"If you truly considered the patients, after you were dismissed by Pioneer Medical Technology and decided to steal the research data, you had completely abandoned a scientist’s dignity and chose theft. You could have fully disclosed all of your research, instead of taking the data to Northern Laboratory, which has ties with foreign powers!"

As Lan Zhengye spoke, his tone gradually intensified, "So, in reality, when you fled with the data, there was still selfishness at play. You were thinking of using the data in exchange for benefits, even for honor!"

"Aren’t you conceiving in your mind, that by depending on this project’s invention, you could become a scientist equal to the greats of previous generations?"

"You’re not as selflessly devoted as you claim to be, you’re not a saint—you’re a researcher thirsty for fame and fortune!"

"I..." Faced with such accusations from Lan Zhengye, Qian Zhisui was at a loss for words.

And the eyes of the courtroom looking at him filled with deep suspicion.

Lan Zhengye had hit the nail on the head this time!