Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 621 - 614: Regret! Quite a Regret?

Chapter 621: Chapter 614: Regret! Quite a Regret?

The homeless man was taken away.

After all, he got drunk in court and couldn’t continue his testimony.

Moreover, at the last moment, Lawyer Han from Ren Xingzhou’s side played a sinister trick on the homeless man.

"They exploited the witness’s instability due to his drunken state, attacking the effectiveness of his testimony!"

Zhang Wei, watching Ren Xingzhou’s side’s smugness at this moment, could only respond with a cold laugh in his heart.

The first three witnesses, had they been in a regular courtroom, facing average lawyers, could have completely convicted Wu Renjie.

But who asked him to run into the elite lawyers of Jincheng Law Firm?

This bunch didn’t have any other skills, but when it came to muddying the waters and confusing the audience, they were first-rate.

However, that is also the work of a lawyer, and it must be said these three were quite outstanding.

On the judge’s bench.

Ni Qiuping kept a cold face, making an effort to maintain the authority of a judge.

The last witness had made the courtroom look more like the scene of a farce, so she had to get strict.

As her gaze swept across, everyone felt pressured, and silence fell like a sudden frost.

"Lawyer Zhang, does your side have any more witnesses to summon?"

At last, as a judge, she continued to preside over the trial.

"Alas—"

Zhang Wei let out a long sigh, then proceeded to the front of the courtroom.

"Judge Ni, since the testimonies of our three witnesses haven’t had much effect, our side requests that Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, one of the individuals involved in this case and who has already confessed and turned himself in, be called to testify in court!"

As he spoke, he looked towards the defense bench.

Under Zhang Wei’s explanation, everyone’s eyes turned to the "instigator" of the case, Xiao Mo Moji.

"Hmm, defense, is Mr. Xiao Mo Moji able to testify in court?" Ni Qiuping also asked.

On the defense bench.

Ren Xingzhou wore a serious expression, but he still turned to glance at Wu Renjie and Xiao Mo Moji.

"Although it’s rather hurried to request Mr. Xiao Mo Moji to appear in court, as the nominal perpetrator, it’s inevitable for you to testify!"

This was unavoidable; if the perpetrator himself did not dare to appear in court, then what was the point of this trial?

The perpetrator must, both emotionally and rationally, explain the situation at the time in court.

Therefore, all three of the defense team nodded; they were not surprised by Zhang Wei’s move.

If it were up to them, they would also have summoned Xiao Mo Moji to the stand; it was just a matter of timing.

"Xiao Mo Moji, it’s your turn, I hope you know what you need to do!" Wu Renjie also patted his shoulder and hinted with his eyes.

The latter nodded, then adjusted his collar and slowly stood up.

Under the gaze of the entire courtroom, Xiao Mo Moji walked to the witness stand.

Being scrutinized by all the stares in the room, Xiao Mo Moji felt somewhat nervous; his normally dark complexion turned a shade paler.

"Hello, Mr. Xiao Mo Moji."

"Hello, Lawyer Zhang."

Looking at Zhang Wei, Xiao Mo Moji’s eyes were somewhat complex.

Contempt, panic, helplessness, disgust, resentment, irritability and even fear—his expression said it all.

It could only be said that Xiao Mo Moji’s gaze made Zhang Wei feel complicated as well.

"I see that your father, Mr. Momoji, didn’t come today?"

"My dad is a diplomat, he’s busy with official duties!"

"Oh, indeed, after all, as the one responsible for the entire trade between Ancient Elephant Country and Dongfang Capital, Mr. Momoji must deal with many matters, he can’t be watching over you every day, right?"

Zhang Wei’s words carried an undertone, but Xiao Mo Moji failed to pick up on the subtle hint.

"Just say whatever questions you have, it was me who hit Mrs. Lu, the injured party, and I’m very sorry!"

"Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, I haven’t even asked the question yet, and you’re already answering?"

Zhang Wei blinked, have you memorized your lines in advance or what?

"I’m just stating the facts."

But Xiao Mo Moji was well-prepared, spreading his hands with an innocent look as if to say, I’ve already admitted it, what more do you want?

"Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, I want to ask, last Saturday night, you attended the Young Elites Evening at Dongfang Capital International Hotel, right?"

"Yes."

"And the one who accompanied you there, sitting in the defendant’s seat, is Wu Renjie?"

"Yes."

"Are you two that close?"

"My dad and his second uncle were good friends, and my dad was also good friends with Councilor Head Zhang!"

"Then, are you saying that it was because of this relationship that you became Wu Renjie’s scapegoat?"

"This..."

Zhang Wei’s sudden move caught Mr. Xiao Mo Moji off guard, leaving him at a loss for words.

"Objection!"

From the defense bench, Ren Xingzhou was naturally prepared and immediately stood up to interrupt.

"The prosecutor is engaging in speculative reasoning!"

"I retract my previous question!"

Seeing Ren Xingzhou’s interruption, Zhang Wei naturally responded right away, and he even flashed a smile at Judge Ni.

Unfortunately for him, his little trick backfired.

Zhang Wei maintained his smile and continued to look at Mr. Xiao Mo Moji with a "friendly and kind" demeanor.

"So, according to your earlier answer, because of your fathers’ relationship, you and Wu Renjie are very good friends, right?"

"Yes."

"You and he came to the party together and drank a lot of alcohol at the event, right?"

Mr. Xiao Mo Moji turned and glanced at Ren Xingzhou and the others at the defense bench, who subtly nodded.

"Yes, I drank!"

"So, our first witness, Mr. Yao, who was the bartender at the event, stated that you ordered a total of 15 cocktails; isn’t that correct?"

Mr. Xiao Mo Moji turned his head again. This time Ren Xingzhou did not nod but simply stroked his chin.

"I don’t remember clearly, the event was very lively. I only remember having drinks and meeting many new friends, and we talked about a lot of things."

"You don’t remember, huh..."

Zhang Wei sighed, then quickly asked, "What time did you leave the event?"

"Around 11:30 pm to midnight, I think. I don’t really remember the exact time."

"Do you remember how you left the hotel?"

"I walked out, what else could I have done?"

Mr. Xiao Mo Moji spread his hands, looking entirely baffled.

Could I possibly have flown?

"You’re saying you walked out, on your own two legs, without anyone supporting you?"

"Yes." Mr. Xiao Mo Moji nodded.

Hearing this response, Zhang Wei was slightly curious, but he continued, "Then you went to the parking lot, found your car, and left with Wu Renjie. Of course, since both of you had been drinking, you were the one driving, right?"

"Yes."

"Just like that, you were driving on Dongfang Capital’s main city thoroughfare. But because it was approaching midnight, the traffic wasn’t congested, right?"

"Yes, I guess so."

"Then as your car was passing Sifang Gate Street, suddenly with a ’bang,’ you hit Ms. Lu?"

"Yes."

Mr. Xiao Mo Moji naturally wouldn’t deny this event.

"Then, may I ask, what did you and Wu Renjie do next? For instance, did you stop to check the victim’s condition, inspect the car’s damage, think about reporting the incident, or call the emergency services number?"

"This..."

Mr. Xiao Mo Moji turned to look at Ren Xingzhou, who stroked his chin again.

"I don’t remember very well. The situation was sudden, it just happened so suddenly. I was shocked stiff, and then..."

"And then what?" Zhang Wei quickly pressed.

Mr. Xiao Mo Moji looked to Ren Xingzhou again, who this time raised his finger slightly.

"Then I drove away, taking Wu Renjie with me, leaving the scene."

"So, you’re saying you hit someone, did nothing about it, didn’t even get out to look at the victim, and without dialing the emergency number or reporting the incident, you just left?"

"Yes, I guess so."

"You left a defenseless elderly woman, flung seven or eight meters by your car, to fend for herself, possibly facing death, and you just coldly walked away?"

"Uh..."

Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, faced with Zhang Wei’s description, didn’t know how to respond anymore.

"Objection, inflammatory statements!"

Ren Xingzhou could clearly understand that Zhang Wei aimed to paint Mr. Xiao Mo Moji as a callous, heartless playboy with antisocial tendencies, a portrayal that would make him unpopular with just about everyone. These were blatant attempts to incite an emotional reaction.

Ren Xingzhou certainly couldn’t let Zhang Wei succeed.

"Judge Ni, I am simply stating the facts of what happened that night. If Mr. Xiao Mo Moji wishes to deny or has any objections to my statements, he can interrupt me at any time!"

Zhang Wei had already prepared his statement and indicated that Xiao Mo Moji could interrupt him at any time.

Would Xiao Mo Moji interrupt?

Of course not!

He had already pleaded guilty, how could he possibly deny Zhang Wei’s statement that was consistent with the facts of the case?

"Hmm, Lawyer Zhang makes sense. If there’s an issue with the statement, the witness can speak up at any time!"

Ni Qiuping nodded, gave Ren Xingzhou a slight smile, then her voice suddenly turned cold, "Objection overruled!"

Ren Xingzhou had no choice but to sit down dejectedly, allowing Zhang Wei to dominate the scene.

"Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, you just drove away, didn’t you?"

"Yes."

"You had no idea that Ms. Lu had already lost consciousness at that time, was seriously injured and in a coma, and was bleeding in many places, with multiple fractures, and you just abandoned her?"

"Uh..."

Once again, Xiao Mo Moji looked at Ren Xingzhou, but Ren Xingzhou could only nod helplessly.

There was no denying it.

"I really didn’t know at the time, but I know what you’re saying is correct, so I apologize to Ms. Lu."

"Your apology lacks sincerity!"

Zhang Wei shook his head. Who would accept such a superficial apology?

"Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, you abandoned a seriously injured, dying person. That is flat-out murder. If the onlookers who gathered that night had been even a few seconds later, Ms. Lu might have died. That’s a life!"

Xiao Mo Moji fell silent, allowing Zhang Wei to continue his "frenzied output" in front of him.

"Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, your actions are a disgrace to your hometown!"

"Can you justify what you did to your father’s nurturing, to the hometown that provided you with identity and convenience, to the Ancient Elephant Country?"

"Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, your actions..."

Under Zhang Wei’s onslaught, everyone in both the jury and the audience seats looked at Xiao Mo Moji with contempt.

He had hit someone and then left the scene immediately; that was practically murder.

Abandoning the victim, ignoring their plight, leaving them to wait for death was an act of utter depravity.

Zhang Wei’s onslaught continued, and with each question he asked, the hostility within the jury towards Xiao Mo Moji increased.

"...Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, where is the humanity in your actions, where is the international spirit?"

"By the way, where did you go after you drove away?"

"Huh?"

Xiao Mo Moji was visibly stunned, because while Zhang Wei had been furiously attacking, he had unexpectedly thrown out this question without warning.

He was about to answer instinctively but seemed to remember something and quickly glanced at the defense bench.

Wu Renjie visibly shook his head, and Ren Xingzhou also frowned as he stroked his chin.

"I don’t remember; I forgot. I was too scared at the time. All I remember is finding a place to park, and then..."

"Then what?"

"Then I fell asleep, and when I woke up, it was already the next day."

"You fell asleep? Where did you sleep?"

"I’m sorry, I really forgot."

His response left Zhang Wei feeling a bit puzzled.

Everyone was focused on Xiao Mo Moji’s confession, and after his plea of guilt, due to his status, the investigation department couldn’t question him.

So, the investigators didn’t know Xiao Mo Moji’s whereabouts after the incident that night.

After all, he had pleaded guilty and hadn’t committed any crimes after his plea—what could they do?

"You’ve forgotten? Have you really forgotten?"

Zhang Wei looked at Xiao Mo Moji, his gaze growing increasingly sharp.

"I..."

"It’s okay, you have immunity; the investigators can’t do anything to you, right?"

As Xiao Mo Moji’s heartbeat quickened and he felt increasing pressure, Zhang Wei suddenly changed his demeanor.

He quickly shifted the topic, "Next is the main event. I want to ask, how did you feel when you woke up the next morning and realized what you had done the night before?"

"Remorseful, very remorseful!"

Xiao Mo Moji could answer this question himself.

Looking at the jury, he said with a remorseful face, "I admit I made a mistake. After hitting Ms. Lu, I shouldn’t have just driven away. I should have immediately reported the incident, dialed the emergency helpline, and then waited on site for the rescue team to arrive!"

"My actions have brought shame to my father and my hometown, I have tainted the image of the Ancient Elephant Country, I apologize for not living up to everyone’s expectations, I am very sorry!"

Zhang Wei inwardly exclaimed, how many days had he rehearsed to have such a ready response?

"Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, during the news conference at noon the next day, you seemed to have expressed your own apologies, right?"

"Yes."

Zhang Wei gestured to Zhao Xiaoxiao at the prosecution bench, and the latter immediately began to operate.

The video of the news conference began to play on the courtroom’s projection screen.

Xiao Mo Moji, led by his father Mr. Mo Moji, stood in front of the media and sincerely apologized.

Of course, Xiao Mo Moji was almost just going through the motions, keeping his head down, with most of the talking done by his father.

"As you can see, Mr. Xiao Mo Moji and your father both took this matter very seriously, there were a lot of journalists at the media event!"

Zhang Wei pointed at the scene on the projection screen, his face full of exclamation.

"So, Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, would you say you are very remorseful for your own actions?"

"Of course, I am very remorseful, I’m very sorry."

"Alright, I’d like to ask, where did you go on Sunday evening after the news conference?"

"This..."

The question left Xiao Mo Moji suddenly not knowing how to answer.

He was at a loss for words, and he knew all too well that it was of no use even to ask for help from people like Ren Xingzhou.

Because on Sunday evening, they weren’t together at all.

"I, I met with a few friends."

"Met with a few friends, what kind of friends?"

"Just ordinary friends."

"Is that so?"

Zhang Wei said, making a gesture.

On the projection screen, the video disappeared and several sets of photos appeared.

The photos showed a group of men and women from the Ancient Elephant Country gathered together, drinking and laughing, with the scene very merry.

And judging from the background of the photos, it should have been inside some upscale club.

From the sofa furniture, wall decorations, even down to the drinks they were having, it’s apparent that Xiao Mo Moji had a very enjoyable and high-spirited evening.

"Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, please tell me, where are you in these photos?"

"Just with a few friends, having a gathering."

"So on the day you killed someone and sincerely apologized in front of countless media, you went out to party with these so-called friends, right?"

With these words, many in the courtroom were left speechless.

Goodness gracious!

Truly, goodness gracious!

Isn’t this the epitome of hypocrisy?

Oh, wait, you’re from the Ancient Elephant Country, you might not get what that means.

This is being two-faced, one set of behaviors in public and another in private.

In public, with your head bowed, you sincerely apologize, and then you take your pals out to the club for entertainment, and you have quite the blast, right?

"Objection!"

Seeing that the court atmosphere was turning sour, Ren Xingzhou immediately interrupted.

"Mr. Xiao Mo Moji is free to act in the evening, meeting friends is his freedom, and although he appears very happy in the photos, it doesn’t mean he is not immersed in sadness inside!"

Ren Xingzhou’s explanation was what made Zhang Wei realize what shamelessness truly was.

Just because you’re smiling on the outside doesn’t mean you’re not grieving inside, this is really a prime example of blatant lying.

"Really, looking happy on the surface doesn’t mean you are not engulfed in sadness inside?"

Zhang Wei huffed coldly and signaled to his assistant again.

The screen changed once more.

This time, it showed Xiao Mo Moji and several male friends stripped of their clothes, with similarly scantily-clad beauties in their arms.

In the photos, Xiao Mo Moji, his friends, and the nearly naked beauties all had beaming smiles, very, very happy!

However, the only unfortunate part was that some key revealing points in the photo were covered by the evil mosaic.

"Immersed in sadness, right?"

"Happy on the surface doesn’t reflect the inside thoughts, right?"

"Mr. Xiao Mo Moji, you’re very remorseful, aren’t you, so remorseful that you needed to find beautiful women to comfort yourself in the evening?"

Zhang Wei pointed at these somewhat censored yet still scandalous photos and interrogated Xiao Mo Moji, his words also a challenge to Ren Xingzhou.

Faced with Zhang Wei’s onslaught, both Xiao Mo Moji and Ren Xingzhou clammed up.

They couldn’t help it; the photos were too explicit, and they had no rebuttal!