Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 385 - 382: Farce Ends, Self-Proving, Do You Like Him?

Chapter 385: Chapter 382: Farce Ends, Self-Proving, Do You Like Him?

"You can also call me Zhang the Gentleman!"

In front of everyone in the courtroom, a certain shameless person gave himself a thumbs-up.

This kind of self-praise and boastfulness had a bit of a "Don’t stop me, I’m going all out!" flavor to it.

But as soon as one remembered the speaker was Zhang Wei, it was somehow understandable.

Shameless!

Truly shameless!

Who else would proclaim themselves a gentleman in a courtroom?

"Oh, you’re claiming to be a gentleman comparable to Sage Liu?"

Qin Shaocong couldn’t help but laugh, thinking you’re bluffing without a draft, huh?

Zhang Wei responded with a sneer, "Qin Shao, is that our issue right now?"

I’m tooting my own horn, at most that makes me a blowhard, but boasting isn’t against the law.

I could boast I’m an alien, I could say I’m a fairy, and what could you do about it? Surely you can’t drag an alien here to refute me?

Now I’m saying I’m a gentleman comparable to Sage Liu, so what?

Could it be, you want to bite me, Zhang Someone?

"Qin Shao, our issue right now is, on what basis are you accusing me?"

Zhang Wei stepped forward, facing Qin Shaocong directly, "If it’s just hearsay or baseless accusations, then would you mind not resorting to these underhanded tactics?"

"Lawyer Zhang, it seems you won’t shed a tear until you’ve seen the coffin!"

As Qin Shaocong spoke, he took several photos out of the briefcase on the table.

In the photos, Jessica was driving her car near Sifang Gate Street and finally was welcomed and taken into Lin Mansion by Zhang Wei.

The images even captured Zhang Wei helping her move things from the car.

"Are these photos not sufficient to explain the issue?"

Qin Shaocong made use of a projector to clearly display the photos in the courtroom.

"Not enough!"

Zhang Wei simply yawned, his face the picture of composure.

"How is it not enough?"

"Qin Shao, are you joking? How is this enough?"

Zhang Wei spread his hands as well, "First off, my place is pretty big with lots of rooms inside."

"Secondly, the person I’m representing felt threatened those two days, she suspected she was being photographed and followed, she didn’t feel safe, so she sought my help."

"I told her my house is quite spacious, and she could stay for a while. She agreed, and that’s all there is to it."

My house is quite spacious, you can stay for a while.

Normally, this would be nothing to note, many friends help each other out this way.

But with Zhang Wei, it’s different.

A delicate and stunning beauty, a blonde bombshell with the looks and the figure that just make men drool.

And now you’re living under the same roof with her, and you claim you did nothing? That’s downright insulting our intelligence.

"Oh, by the way, Qin Shao, may I ask where you got these photos from? In my eyes, the person who took them is the same one who’s been up to no good, following and stalking my client. Please, Qin Shao, help us out by providing the whereabouts of these criminals."

Zhang Wei once again redirected attention to the photos in Qin Shaocong’s hands.

By saying this, he implied to the court and everyone present that there was something illegitimate about these photos.

"These photos were sent to our law firm by someone suddenly—we took it as an anonymous package. We have no idea who sent it!" Qin Shaocong denied immediately.

Ha!

Anyone in the courtroom with half a brain could see he was lying, making excuses.

The excuses were just too flimsy.

Just like when Zhang Wei first found the evidence, waking up early in the morning to find these proofs in the mailbox at my doorstep.

I just happened to see these things, that’s all, and I truly don’t know who sent them to me, you must believe me~

Blah blah blah, a whole lot of perfunctory words.

Hearing Qin Shaocong’s explanation, Zhang Wei immediately mocked, "Qin Shao, I didn’t expect you to be quite skilled at lying in court!"

"You say I’m lying, but where’s your evidence?"

"Yes, bring out the evidence. You claim I had inappropriate relations with my client, then please produce more evidence, will you?"

Qin Shaocong was taken aback in an instant, finding himself outmaneuvered by Zhang Wei’s counter-strategy.

But Zhang Wei wasn’t done yet, pressing on, "Qin Shao, my client told me that someone splashed red paint at the entrance of her clinic. Are you aware of this?"

Qin Shaocong did not answer.

Zhang Wei continued to interrogate, "My client is a professional and ethical psychologist. She provides expert-level psychological counseling and has never violated her professional code of ethics. Yet, when she returned to her office last Wednesday, she was blocked by a group of shameless crazed women. What connection do you have to this bunch?"

"Qin Shao, those who splashed the paint also wrote some outrageously sick words on the clinic. Were these your orders to your subordinates?"

"Qin Shao, I suspect these women were paid. If I catch the mastermind behind this, and they confess who’s behind it, would you say you’re connected to this person?"

"Qin Shao, you..."

"Enough!"

After a barrage of aggressive questioning, Qin Shaocong could no longer bear it and roared loudly.

"Qin Shao, I was just asking, why are you getting so flustered?"

Yet Zhang Wei seemed to have caught onto something, smirking cynically.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you have understood what happened based on my questions, haven’t you?"

"If you haven’t, I still have videos and photos ready. Please have a look at what my client has gone through these past few days."

As he spoke, Zhang Wei took out some photographs from his briefcase and projected them for everyone to see.

"These are the red paint splatters at the entrance of my client’s clinic, taken by employees from the Southeast Fly Company next door."

"And these are the women who suddenly appeared at the United Financial Building that day, holding signs and loudly berating my client."

"Oh, let’s focus on a few of these women."

Zhang Wei encircled one of the women in the photo with a red pen.

"Nowadays, with advanced technology, we have automatic facial recognition systems. A snapshot of these women’s faces can identify their identities in the system."

"Luckily I have some friends in the investigative department. When they learned that my client was wronged, they decided to help me out by checking if these women really were, as they claimed, wives seduced by my client, the so-called fox spirits."

"Guess what I found out?"

Zhang Wei then took out a document and displayed it openly.

"Please take a look, here are some of the women who appeared on the first floor of the United Financial Building that day. Due to privacy issues, I did not ask my investigative department friends to reveal their names. Here we only disclose their professions and marital status!"

"For instance, this woman is unemployed, married, but her husband is back in his hometown. I wonder how my client could have seduced her husband from thousands of kilometers away here in Dongfang Capital?"

"And this one, she’s clearly unmarried. Where is the husband for my client to seduce? A nonexistent man?"

"Oh, and by the way, this woman’s profession is a temporary actor, commonly known as an extra. I’ve inquired around, and her daily rate for being an extra is about 150-200. So, if someone pays 200 yuan, she can hold a sign and banner, stake out somewhere, and upon seeing the target, start berating them. Isn’t that how it works?"

"And this one is even more outrageous!"

Zhang Wei pointed at one of them, spreading his hands in mock inquiry, "Her husband has been dead for two years now. How is my client supposed to seduce a dead person? Is she supposed to conduct séances for her husband every day?"

With these words, many in the room laughed.

Yes, this is real prowess!

A group of women, whose husbands were either out of town, nonexistent, or already dead.

And they say the defendant seduced your husbands?

How did she seduce them?

Does she have the ability to see ghosts or superpowers, or can she teleport?

Stop joking, please, this is just a group of women who were paid off.

As for whose money they took?

All eyes in the courtroom converged on the prosecutor’s side, or more precisely, on Qin Shaocong.

You’re up to something!

Suspicion!

Overt suspicion!

Everyone in court knew that the defendant was threatened, intimidated, and had paint splattered at her clinic’s entrance, all certainly related to you.

"Qin Shao, let me tell you, it was precisely because my client realized that she was being targeted, and she no longer felt safe in her own apartment, that she came to seek my help," Zhang Wei asserted.

"Of course, I would not stand by and watch my client be bullied, so I kindly sheltered her for a while. That is why I helped her."

"As for your claim that I had a relationship with my client, let me say this, during this case, I had no improper conduct towards her. If Qin Shao insists, we can go to a medical institution for authoritative verification," Zhang Wei declared, almost swearing to the heavens, with a devout attitude.

And as he suggested that evidence could be sought from medical institutions, paired with his resolute gaze, it was nearly impossible to continue doubting him.

At the very least, Xia Qianyue raised her head again at the hearing.

This also allowed those beside her, like Xiao Baihe and Mo Yuzhu, to heave a sigh of relief.

"Ahem, the court also believes that a few mere photos are insufficient to constitute the evidence needed for an accusation, so the court will not accept the prosecution’s suggestion,"

"Furthermore, regarding the threats and intimidation the defendant faced during this case, the court will keep the photos and materials provided by the defense as evidence, and after today’s trial concludes, the court will also hand these pieces of evidence over to the investigative department for follow-up action,"

Judge Ni banged the gavel to announce, and looked at Jessica, "Defendant, if you wish to pursue legal action against the culprit behind the threats in these photos, the court will support you!"

"Thank you, Your Honor!"

Jessica nodded her thanks, and even Zhang could not help but mentally give Old Ni a thumbs up.

Old Ni was capable and dependable when it mattered!

So, the farce was over.

Now it was time to proceed to the main topic.

"Defense, it’s your turn to speak!"

Judge Ni did not even bother to glance at Qin Shaocong, instead turning her attention to Zhang Wei.

The prosecution had finished presenting their evidence; it was now the defense’s turn to speak in court.

"Judge Ni, the defense calls our party, the defendant Dr. Jessica, to testify in court!"

"Hmm, the court approves,"

Truth be told, Judge Ni believed that apart from summoning Jessica, Zhang Wei had no one else he could call to testify.

And neither the jury nor the audience was surprised by Jessica’s appearance.

The defense had only one witness available, or at most, an additional character witness for the defendant.

But in Jessica’s office, there was only one assistant, Cui Xi.

Cui Xi was not a native of Dragon Country and did not speak the language fluently, making it too difficult for her to testify in court.

As for Jessica’s patients, due to the doctor-patient relationship and confidentiality rules, their information could not be disclosed, let alone having them testify in court.

For Jessica to testify on her own behalf was both necessary and the only option.

Zhang Wei and Jessica then made their way to the witness stand.

As the latter took her seat in the witness box, Zhang Wei began his questioning, "Hello, Jessica."

"Hello, Lawyer Zhang,"

The two exchanged a smile.

"Doctor, I won’t waste any time and will ask you the most critical question. Regarding the only victim, Zhou Erliang, in this case, is there anything you would like to say?"

"I am very sorry,"

Jessica bowed her head in apology toward Zhou Sanliang, "I sincerely apologize for not being able to save your brother."

"I miscalculated the time; I thought that using REBOA would buy enough time for your brother and the bride at that wedding, but the surgery for the bride took far longer than I anticipated!"

"If given another chance, I definitely would not perform REBOA on your brother but would instead rush him to the operating room for surgery immediately!"

Zhang Wei couldn’t help but nod, "Thank you, doctor. I believe Mr. Zhou has heard your apology."

Zhou Sanliang bowed his head, his expression unmistakably aggravated, making no effort to hide his displeasure.

He indeed heard it; in fact, everyone in the courtroom did, but this was not what he wanted.

"Then, the second question, Doctor, the reason you didn’t treat Zhou Erliang immediately was because there were other patients in need of treatment, correct?"

"Yes, it was the bride from the wedding who was in a car accident,"

"Without your treatment, what would her outcome have been?"

"She had massive bleeding in her chest cavity, a metal rod had pierced through her body, even grazing her organs. Without treatment, she would have died on her wedding day!"

"In other words, you were still saving a life at that time?"

"That could be said,"

Zhang Wei again nodded and looked toward the jury, "The witness, who is also my client, spent the whole night treating patients with severe injuries, just like the bride. That night, she saved the lives of 5 people!"

"You may not understand this concept, but I want to say she is truly great. She’s an excellent doctor who managed to persevere in the operating room until 4 a.m. Despite this, you are still demanding from her, still viewing her with hostility?"

"Surgery inherently comes with risks, and even in the operating room, no doctor can promise that their surgery will be 100% successful!"

"And yet, despite having just completed an excessively intense shift, and after saving 5 lives, 5 individuals on the brink of death, she is being incessantly held accountable for an error that was not a result of her own subjective intentions. Is this really fair to her?"

"Objection!" Qin Shaocong immediately interrupted Zhang Wei’s speech.

Because he realized that on the jury bench, many had already shown approval for Zhang Wei’s words.

This was not the outcome he wanted, so he had to interrupt.

Just as Ni Qiuping was about to speak, Zhang Wei beat him to the punch, "Judge Ni, my questioning is over!"

Seeing that Zhang Wei had ended his questioning directly, Ni Qiuping could not say much, only signaling to Qin Shaocong with her eyes.

Hurry up, it’s your turn now!

Qin Shaocong straightened his collar and walked to the stand with a smile on his face.

He glanced at Zhang Wei, his eyes full of mockery.

Because the self-vindication just now was indeed of limited impact.

Qin Shaocong had long prepared his questions to slowly deal with Zhang Wei and Jessica.

He implied that their self-vindication was so lacking in content, it was too easy to refute.

Moreover, the prosecution would rely on this round of statements to deliver a fatal blow to the defense.

"Dr. Jessica, you were quite a famous psychologist within the elite circles of Dongfang Capital. What made you think of joining the hospital’s medical program and become an external doctor there?"

"I wanted to contribute to Dongfang Capital."

"Oh, is that so? That indeed is a very noble reason. I presume you and Lawyer Zhang must have done quite a few rehearsals for today’s court session yesterday?"

Upon hearing Qin Shaocong’s words, Zhang Wei immediately stood up, "Objection, the attorney’s statement is not a question and constitutes unfounded speculation!"

"Objection sustained!" Ni Qiuping also gave Qin Shaocong a glare.

"Sorry, Judge Ni, I phrased my question improperly."

"By the way, Lawyer Zhang’s fee isn’t cheap, right? After all, he is the defending attorney from Jincheng Law Firm, ranked number one among the Top Ten Firms in Dongfang Capital, and known as the ’Homicide Lawyer.’ I hear he would do anything for money!"

"Objection, there is no factual evidence, it’s a false accusation!"

Zhang Wei interrupted again, looking at Ni Qiuping as if for help.

"Prosecutor attorney, does this court need to remind you again? Please ask questions related to the case. What kind of person the defense attorney is has nothing to do with you," said Judge Ni.

Good point, Old Ni!

Zhang Wei couldn’t help but nod in agreement, but then he sensed something was wrong.

What does she mean by ’what kind of person I am has nothing to do with you’?

Why does it sound like Ni Qiuping’s statement is taking a dig at me, Zhang Someone?

"Doctor, may I ask, your relationship with the defense attorney must be quite good, right?"

"Zhang Wei and I are good friends, and he is an excellent lawyer, a professional lawyer, a person who can seize the winning opportunity at a critical moment."

Hearing Jessica’s praise, Zhang Wei was quite pleased, his lips involuntarily curving into a smile.

It’s nice to be understood.

"Then do you like Lawyer Zhang?"

At this question, the courtroom suddenly quieted down a lot.

Many in the courtroom turned their eyes to the witness stand.

In the front row of the spectators’ area, Xiao Baihe, Xia Qianyue, and Mo Yuzhu all became tense.

And both Xiao Baihe and Mo Yuzhu nervously watched the people around them, fearing the situation might get out of control.

Fortunately, Jessica just smiled gracefully, "Who wouldn’t like an excellent and reliable lawyer? Would you prefer a lawyer who isn’t skilled and is out of tune?"

Answering a question with another question, that’s a tactic.

Qin Shaocong was clearly not satisfied with the response, immediately asking with a stern face, "Doctor, I want you to answer me directly, do you like him or not, instead of dodging the question with a diversionary tactic?"

"I do like him!" Jessica laughed again.

With the foundation set by her previous answer, even responding with a ’like’ didn’t seem abrupt.

Even if it was liking, it would be taken as Jessica merely appreciating a professional and excellent lawyer.

"You truly are a psychologist, managing to break through my tactic like that!"

Qin Shaocong, looking at the blonde woman in front of him, also felt challenged.

Her professional reply left him momentarily unable to break through.

And in the audience, there was Zhang Wei watching him like a hawk.

Tricky!

Both of them were very tricky!