Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 344 - 342: Xiao Baihe’s Statement, Chen Xianfeng’s Defense is Broken

Chapter 344: Chapter 342: Xiao Baihe’s Statement, Chen Xianfeng’s Defense is Broken

Zhang Wei summoned Prosecutor Xiao Baihe.

This was absolutely an unexpected move that no one had anticipated.

And Zhang Wei’s first question was surprisingly about a dinner they had together over the weekend.

This easily led to speculation.

Were they really having an affair?

This isn’t us overthinking, it’s obvious you two have something going on!

A defense lawyer and a prosecutor, having dinner together on the weekend?

And you, the lawyer, are calling her so affectionately?

If you two aren’t involved, no one would believe it!

Precisely because of this, Chairman Chen could no longer sit still.

Although he didn’t want any unnecessary complications, he definitely had to protest.

Unfortunately for him, Zhang Wei’s meeting with Prosecutor Xiao Baihe hadn’t been in a private setting, and there had been a "third party" present at the time.

So Zhang Wei was very calm, even hoping you would investigate it.

After all, nothing would come out of it in the end, as he and Prosecutor Xiao Baihe were completely innocent.

Now, however, everyone’s attention had to return to the court.

Zhang Wei’s first question was about the weekend dinner.

Prosecutor Xiao Baihe’s attitude was to refuse to answer!

"Cough cough, I was just lightening the mood just now. Let’s get back to the matter at hand, shall we?"

Zhang Wei, uncharacteristically, put on a serious demeanor and asked sternly, "So, about the dinner on the weekend..."

"Hmm!" Prosecutor Xiao Baihe’s eyebrows shot up, her gaze slightly frosty.

Are you friggin’ relentless or what?

Was it necessary to emphasize over and over again in a courtroom, in front of so many people, that we had dinner together over the weekend?

Do you want the rumors about us to spread even faster?

Zhang Wei quickly explained, "What I mean is, where did we go before the weekend dinner, after you met up with us?"

"After meeting up, we went to an apartment building in Central Ring and met a woman surnamed Huang!"

At the mention of Ms. Huang, Chairman Chen became instantly tense.

"Dad, rest assured, that woman will definitely not come back!"

The son-in-law by his side quickly explained.

"Um..." However, the General Counsel on the other side opened his mouth to speak.

Because he knew that some things didn’t require the witness herself to be present, that testimony could be provided by someone else recounting it, as long as the person recounting it had a clean background.

But these words, he dared not speak.

Because he knew that saying them now seemed a little too late.

In court.

"Oh, then could you tell everyone the identity of this Ms. Huang?"

"She’s the secretary to the CEO of Pioneer Medical Technology and assistant to the general manager!"

Zhang Wei nodded, then looked toward the son-in-law seated next to Chairman Chen.

"May I ask your company if Ms. Huang is indeed the CEO’s secretary?"

Chairman Chen and the other two did not respond.

However, Zhang Wei had anticipated this.

"If you don’t want to answer, that’s fine. I have proof anyway!"

He said this as he gestured to Tan Yingying in the prosecutor’s row.

Xiao Tan cooperated and immediately pulled up a resume.

"As everyone can see, this is a personal resume report from the HR department of Pioneer Medical Technology, and the information contained is all about Ms. Huang. Since joining Pioneer Medical Technology 7 years ago, she has worked in the front desk service department, HR department and was transferred to the administrative department in her fourth year, holding the position of CEO’s secretary, a position she holds to this day!"

This document, naturally, came from the three truckloads of files provided by Pioneer Medical Technology, which Zhang Wei had gone through.

"Chairman Chen, along with the CEO and the General Counsel, the stamped documents from your company, you should recognize them, right?"

Zhang Wei smiled at the three men and then turned to Xiao Baihe, "Old Xiao, Ms. Huang’s identity has now been verified!"

Xiao Baihe rolled her eyes.

You already have the HR department’s information; why are you even asking me, isn’t it superfluous?

"Next question, can you tell us what Ms. Huang shared with us during our conversation?"

"Uh..."

Xiao Baihe was taken aback because a lot had been said that day.

"All right, let me lead the way!"

Zhang Wei smiled again and queried, "Did our group and Ms. Huang discuss issues about Pioneer Medical Technology?"

"Yes!"

"Did we talk about a meeting?"

"Yes!"

"When was that meeting?"

"It was a month ago, the day after Dr. Qian Zhisui notified Mr. Chen by email about the major breakthrough in the PD project!"

As these words were spoken, many in the room subtly changed color.

So there was indeed such a thing, had the defendant really made a significant breakthrough?

Judges, listeners, and even the prosecution felt a surge of tension in their hearts.

But if anyone was the most nervous in the entire room, it had to be Chen Xianfeng, sitting behind the prosecution. His hands were clenched tightly.

His son-in-law looked down, and the legal affairs director turned away, both avoiding any eye contact with Chen Xianfeng.

If they couldn’t see him, they didn’t have to be afraid, don’t be afraid, not afraid...

Perhaps this was what they were all thinking.

Nevertheless, their hearts sank completely at this moment.

Because if Prosecutor Xiao Baihe continued to speak, it seemed like big trouble would ensue!

Similarly, Zhang Wei sensed the changing winds in the courtroom.

He continued to press: "What did Ms. Huang hear at that meeting?"

"She heard a lot!" Xiao Baihe seemed to understand Zhang Wei’s intention now.

Although letting the man in front of her feel smug was annoying, for some reason, she felt a hint of satisfaction in her heart.

"She said at first, the company executives were very happy, as their investments had finally paid off. There were even cheers from many of them!"

"And then?"

"Then they were happy for a while, until the financial director raised a question regarding the profits from Parkinson’s disease. After that, the executives were no longer happy, and even the meeting room fell silent."

"Oh, I want to know, after the research made breakthrough progress, why were they no longer happy and how does it relate to profit?"

Zhang Wei was feigning ignorance here, and he looked strangely at Chen Xianfeng.

The latter was gritting his teeth, frowning deeply, with a frighteningly dark complexion.

"Ms. Huang said the financial director made a phone call to a certain department, and after a while, that department brought over a spreadsheet. The financial director showed it to Mr. Chen, and then everyone’s expressions turned sour!"

"Did Ms. Huang mention what the spreadsheet was about and why Mr. Chen wasn’t happy?"

"It’s because of the profits!" Xiao Baihe answered immediately.

"If the defendant’s research progresses, allowing Parkinson’s disease to be cured immediately, then the company’s profits would be significantly affected!"

"What, the profits would be impacted?!!!"

Zhang Wei seemed to have caught onto something, his tone suddenly intensifying: "When the whole world is eagerly awaiting, and the entire scientific community is focused on this difficult problem, the high-level executives of Pioneer Medical Technology, led by Chen Xianfeng, are only concerned about profits?"

"Yes!" Xiao Baihe nodded solemnly.

This revelation, as disgraceful as it was for her, was the truth.

As soon as these words came out, the entire room erupted.

Good lord!

Really, good lord!

So such a thing really did happen!

But when they thought about Chen Xianfeng’s identity, they understood.

Understanding was one thing, but they could not forgive this kind of behavior!

There were millions of Parkinson’s disease patients around the world, yet all you care about is profits?

Absolutely unacceptable!

Absolutely unforgivable!

Completely unforgivable!

All eyes in the room turned toward Chen Xianfeng.

These doubting gazes made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

Even though he was accustomed to weathering storms, at this moment, he felt as if a towering wave was forming in front of him!

This giant wave could capsize the boat he was standing on at any moment!

Therefore, under such circumstances, the only thing Chen Xianfeng could do was...

"Object!"

Before the prosecution could respond, Chen Xianfeng had already stood up first.

"Mr. Chen, what do you mean? We’re all from the same side, can you give me some face?"

Old Chen’s expression darkened as he glared at Chen Xianfeng with a hostile look.

"Judge Chen, I won’t accept this!"

Chen Xianfeng pointed at the two people in the courtroom, questioning: "The defense attorney and the witness are obviously targeting me, why don’t you stop their collusion?"

"Mr. Chen, you must be joking, right?"

Hearing Chen Xianfeng’s accusation, Zhang Wei also laughed.

"The person on this court is none other than Prosecutor Xiao Baihe from the Procuratorate Headquarters. She has taken an oath, and testifying is her duty. Every word of her testimony on this court comes from the bottom of her heart!"

"You’re talking nonsense!"

Chen Xianfeng could not believe it, he could not accept it, and he could not tolerate Xiao Baihe speaking any further.

"Well, Chairman Chen, if you don’t believe it, why don’t you present the evidence to prove that the witness’s statement is incorrect?"

Zhang Wei immediately spread his hands, indicating that it was up to him.

"I..."

Chen Xianfeng suddenly fell silent.

Did he have evidence?

Of course not...

"Judge Chen, our side believes that the court needs to maintain order, would you please arrange for two court guards to keep an eye on Chairman Chen?"

"I’m afraid he might get agitated again and possibly strike someone with the cane he’s holding. I’m not scared, of course, but what if he hits someone else, even hurting the flowers and plants wouldn’t be good, right?"

Old Chen nodded and ordered the court guards on both sides to act.

Two tall and strong court guards immediately came to either side of Chen Xianfeng.

"Mr. Chen, I warn you for the last time here, if you dare continue to behave so recklessly, I will hold you in contempt of court!"

Old Chen gave his final warning, then looked towards Zhang Wei, signaling him to continue.

For the moment, Chen Xianfeng was not acting out, but his face remained exceedingly unsightly.

He looked left and right; the director of legal affairs and his son-in-law were both hanging their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

He heartily wanted to teach these two useless subordinates a lesson, but court guards flanked him on either side.

If he made any sudden moves, there was no telling what the court guards might do.

So, he couldn’t make a move!

All he could do was watch, watch as that couple on the stand "slandered" him.

How infuriating!

In the courtroom.

The conversation between Zhang Wei and Xiao Baihe continued.

Because of Old Chen’s warning, Chen Xianfeng could no longer interrupt them.

"Old Xiao, carry on!"

Zhang Wei smiled, then continued his questioning, "Ms. Huang, did you ever mention an incident where the company’s top executives held an internal meeting for the sake of profit, attended only by Chairman Chen and a very few people?"

"Yes!"

"What happened after that meeting?"

"After the meeting, the company’s executives decided to cut off the research resources for the PD laboratory, halt the research project, and even have the defendant Dr. Qian leave the company!"

Upon these words, the atmosphere in the entire courtroom completely changed.

In the spectator section, many whispered and murmured among themselves.

In the jury box, jurors exchanged glances, with many showing indignation.

Even at the prosecutor’s bench, Lan Zhengye and Lu Wenwen’s expressions changed, turning to disbelief.

Only Tan Yingying kept her head down, muttering phrases like "end this quickly, end this quickly."

On the defense’s side, Qian Zhisui was also pleased, breathing a sigh of relief.

Because he knew that what had happened to him was finally being believed.

Behind him, Wang Yali and Jessica both revealed smiles as well.

Wang Yali was looking at Dr. Qian with joy on her face.

Jessica was looking at Zhang Wei, her captivating eyes sparkling with light.

On the judge’s bench, Old Chen understood as well.

He didn’t even have to guess what was coming next.

"So it really came to this... I can only say, the ZB Family is the ZB Family, alas..."

After a long sigh in his heart, Old Chen glanced at Li Qinghua at the clerk’s position, his eyes filled with meaning.

You’ve found yourself a capable son-in-law! Though your son-in-law seems to have a bit too much charm with the ladies...

Li Qinghua also rolled her eyes as if to say she was unaware of any of it!

At that moment, Zhang Wei also felt the shift in the court’s mood.

But he knew very well that the testimony alone was not a decisive blow.

What he needed was a real coup de grâce!

For that, he still needed to present more evidence.

"Xiao Tan, don’t just stand there, you still have a task to do!"

"Ah?"

Tan Yingying was jolted by Zhang Wei’s call and immediately looked puzzled.

"Come on, open the file, and display those reports!"

"Oh!"

Tan Yingying, doing her duty, diligently became a "good assistant" and opened the file for Zhang Wei.

On the projection screen, numerous reports suddenly appeared.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the court, I believe you have seen many reports, these are actually from Pioneer Medical Technology concerning internal projects that are in progress. These are reports that most people cannot understand, but do not worry, I will highlight the necessary numbers for you!"

"Let’s start with the first document!"

Following Zhang Wei’s command, Tan Yingying began to operate.

"This is a financial statement regarding an Alzheimer’s treatment project, which clearly marks the project’s operational period, resources invested, expected profit, and subsequent revenue from profits!"

On the projection screen, several figures were highlighted in red.

Many could tell what those numbers signified.

"Next is the second one, related to the treatment project for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which also has these figures..."

"Next, the third document..."

After revealing several sets of data, Tan Yingying opened a file that had many more pages than the previous reports.

As the screen displayed the report data, strings of numbers appeared.

"This is the most critical report, about the PD project!"

Zhang Wei said as Tan Yingying proceeded to operate.

"The PD project has been running for 72 months, which is 6 years, with seven hundred million invested, and the original expected profit exceeded 30 billion!"

"But after Dr. Qian made a breakthrough and announced that Parkinson’s disease could be completely cured, the data in this report changed, and the expected profits barely broke even with the investment costs!"

As a few numbers in the file were highlighted in red, Zhang Wei explained, "The reason for this is because the bulk of the revenue for Pioneer Medical Science and Technology comes from providing medical services and ongoing treatments."

"However, if Parkinson’s disease could be treated in one go, then Pioneer Medical Science and Technology wouldn’t be able to earn revenue from ongoing treatment services and could only reap the profits from a one-time medication, hence the significant drop in income!"

Zhang Wei pointed at Chen Xianfeng and questioned sternly, "Chairman Chen, I believe it was after seeing this financial report that you changed your mind and chose not to support my client, Dr. Qian’s project, wasn’t it?"

"You really know how to play your cards right, the whole world is looking forward to your cure, but for your own benefit, for money, you chose to hide this fact. You’re audacious and utterly insane!"

"You..."

Chen Xianfeng, with Zhang Wei pointing at his nose and cursing him, immediately got angry and stood up with a "swoosh".

Seeing this, the two court guards quickly moved into action, restraining him from both sides.

Ignoring the tug of the court guards, he glared at Zhang Wei and shouted angrily, "You’re lying, there are no such reports at all!"

"Who says? You gave me three truckloads of material, how do you know it doesn’t include this report?"

"Because I had someone dispose of those materials, these financial statements are all fake, forged by you, the real ones were long deleted from the database!"

Chen Xianfeng, struggling with the court guards, roared in his rage.

Hearing this, Zhang Wei finally smiled.

The courtroom fell silent at once.

Everyone stared dumbfounded at Chen Xianfeng.

Well done!

You’re confessing in court, huh?

"Chairman Chen, thank you so much for your frankness; you’ve saved us a lot of time!"

Zhang Wei laughed heartily and then looked towards the judge’s bench, "Judge Chen, you’ve heard it too. Not only did Chen Xianfeng rant in court, but he also admitted to hiding public documents, destroying evidence, and obstructing justice. His attitude towards confession is quite commendable indeed!"

"You’re talking nonsense!"

Upon hearing Zhang Wei’s words, Chen Xianfeng completely lost his composure.

So you’re setting a trap for me.

"Court guards, take him out!" Old Chen finally couldn’t stand it any longer and motioned with a wave of his hand.

The court guards promptly "escorted" Chen Xianfeng out.

"Those are all fake, all fake statements, the real ones I had finance delete, this bastard is fooling you with fake reports, he’s tricking you..."

However, as Chen Xianfeng was taken out, he was still yelling something, his voice lasting for a long time.

Clearly, he had lost his composure and was cursing at Zhang Wei.

But all of that no longer mattered.

"Let me explain to everyone here, these financial statements are actually internal documents from Pioneer Medical Science and Technology. You know, network data disks are a wonderful thing; even if you delete the files, a certain area of the disk still retains them!"

Zhang Wei explained to the courtroom with a smile and then waved at Tan Yingying.

Tan Yingying opened the last document.

It was a long series of meeting minutes, totaling 136 pages.

"Finally, I think we need to make public all of Pioneer Science and Technology Group’s thoughts on the PD project, including those of Mr. Chen Xianfeng himself!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, please look, this is the complete record documented by Ms. Huang of that meeting, everything Chairman Chen said during the meeting is recorded in text form!"

The content of the meeting minutes was simply disgraceful.

For profit, ZB Family could truly stoop to such an act.

"If anyone has doubts about the authenticity of the meeting records, fortunately we have two of the participants right here in the courtroom. Perhaps you could ask them!"

Immediately afterward, Zhang Wei pointed out Chen Xianfeng’s son-in-law as well as the director of legal affairs, both of whom turned very unsightly.

They too realized something!

It’s all over!

Completely doomed!

Pioneer Medical Science and Technology is going to utterly collapse!

The sky... has fallen!