Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 634 - 627 Responsibility Settled, Wu Renjie Can’t Stand It!

Chapter 634: Chapter 627 Responsibility Settled, Wu Renjie Can’t Stand It!

Civil court, live scene.

The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive, and at the same time, tense.

However, the situation of the case had become clear.

With the evidence presented by Zhang Wei and the testimony of the key witness, everyone understood the sequence of events in the case.

Wu Renjie was driving the car that injured Lu Ma and then fled the scene of the accident.

The place Wu Renjie went to was none other than the home of the key witness, Miss Ye.

Since she had been notified in advance, Miss Ye was waiting downstairs and just happened to see Wu Renjie driving up with Xiao Mo Moji.

She witnessed with her own eyes that the person getting out of the driver’s seat was Wu Renjie, and Xiao Mo Moji was so drunk he was like a pile of mud.

Under such circumstances, responsibility was clear.

The one who hit the person was Wu Renjie, while Xiao Mo Moji had no way to drive at all, not waking up until the next day at noon, and then was dragged by his father, Momoji La, to hold the apology press conference.

I guess Xiao Mo Moji was confused too, wondering how after one sleep, he was suddenly apologizing.

Members of the media in the back rows of the hearing were showing looks of realization.

No wonder throughout that apology press conference, it was Momoji La who did most of the talking, and Xiao Mo Moji only bowed when it was time to apologize, indicating he was also in a daze.

Now, the truth had been clarified.

The responsible party had also been identified.

Wu Renjie!

The main culprit, that’s you!

To think that we had trusted your feigned apologies, your feigned pitifulness, and offered sympathy.

Turns out, you’ve been deceiving us all along!

With this, the audience in the hearing seats and the 12 jurors were all somewhat angry at this moment.

Naturally, they had seen many people’s lies before; there’s always someone lying in the courtroom.

But Wu Renjie’s attempt to play them for fools—this was something they could not tolerate!

Hatred and hostility came from all directions, surrounding Wu Renjie.

It made his complexion grow dark, for he seemed to anticipate his own future.

"Wu Renjie, now that you sit in the courtroom, I have one final question for you!"

But at such a moment, Zhang Wei intended to deliver one last blow.

"As the perpetrator, you have caused such a disaster for my client and their family. Have you ever thought, has there ever been a flicker of regret, a hint of apology, in your heart?"

Wu Renjie’s brows were tightly furrowed, his demeanor darkly threatening, but he did not want to answer this question.

"What, your previous claims of apology and heartfelt remorse, were they all fake?"

Zhang Wei looked at Wu Renjie, as if he had already anticipated the latter’s reaction, and sarcastically said, "Why can’t you say it? Is it because you disdain apologizing to ordinary people, or is it because, now that your deception has been exposed, you simply don’t care anymore?"

Under Zhang Wei’s guidance, nearly all the jurors and listeners in the courtroom appeared outraged.

Well done!

Really well done!

You realize there’s no escaping now, so you’ve finally stopped pretending?

Before, in front of the media, in front of the reporters, you’d say ’I was wrong’ over and over, ’I regret it’ over and over—your confession attitude was even better than a murderer’s.

And now? Now that the truth has been unveiled and your hit-and-run can’t be concealed, where’s your remorse, your apology?

So all that before was just for the sake of claiming innocence, and now that you know you can’t be exonerated, you drop the act, devoid of any apologetic feelings in your heart?

Wu Renjie, sitting in the witness stand with a face of somber disdain, unwilling to open his mouth, was clearly perceived by everyone in the room.

"Judge Ni, my side concludes the questioning!"

Zhang Wei got the result he wanted and no longer cared to continue.

Because he knew that now the true verdict had been decided.

On the defense bench, Ren Xingzhou wanted to stand up, but after hesitating a few times, he did not have the courage to rise.

If he couldn’t do it, then the three people skiving off behind him certainly had no intention to stand either.

After all, they were all experienced lawyers and could clearly see how this court session’s verdict would go.

Going up now would just be asking for trouble, wouldn’t it? Wouldn’t it just draw fire to Wu Renjie?

"Defense, do you have any more witnesses to summon?"

Though Ni Qiuping asked this, she already knew the result.

"I... my side..." Ren Xingzhou was unsure how to respond.

"I understand, let’s proceed with the process then!"

Judge Ni did not give Ren Xingzhou the chance to speak further, saying, I asked you clearly, yet you could not answer, which means you default to having none.

"You two take a break and prepare your respective closing statements," the court declared, "but this session believes that step can be omitted. Just do as you see fit!"

A few minutes later.

The closing testimonies were over.

The jury deliberated for less than two minutes before reaching a verdict.

"Foreperson, please stand and announce the decision!"

As everyone watched, a juror stood up.

"After deliberation by the jury and advice from the honorable judge, all 12 of us unanimously agree that the defendant, Wu Renjie, is liable for the hit-and-run incident!"

With that announcement, the case finally came to a conclusion.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Judge Ni struck the gavel.

"This court declares that Wu Renjie is the liable party in the case. As for the matter of compensation, the jury’s decision is that the defendant must pay Ms. Lu’s full medical expenses!"

"As for the amount of damages, that will be settled through negotiation between the court and both parties involved. The case is now concluded!"

Bang, bang, bang!

The gavel struck again, signaling the end of the case.

"We won!"

Zhang Wei finally allowed a smile to cross his lips at this scene.

In contrast, sitting at the defense’s bench was Wu Renjie, his complexion frighteningly dark.

In the middle of the spectator seats, Lin Xiangtian and Wu Yuanzong both had grim expressions on their faces.

Defeated!

They had actually lost!

Impossible!

With all the advantages on their side, how could they lose?

All the advantages had been theirs throughout, so why wasn’t it their side that won in the end?

Wu Yuanzong couldn’t understand, while Lin Xiangtian stared at Zhang Wei, his eyes filled with frustration and resentment.

Why, why weren’t they more careful? Why did they let this kid catch their slip-up?

At this moment, the members of the heavy case squad within the court also approached Wu Renjie.

"Wu Renjie, you are suspected of drunk driving, hit-and-run, threatening a witness, bribing jurors, obstructing justice, and attempted murder, among other charges. Please come with us!"

As Lin Ruonan listed the charges, her gaze towards Wu Renjie was filled with reluctance.

Some of these charges may involve accomplices, or many of them might actually have been carried out by people hired by Wu Renjie.

Their squad’s next assignment wasn’t going to be easy.

"Captain Lin, I am Master Wu’s attorney. If you intend to take him away, I demand..."

"What, are you thinking of arresting him?"

Lin Ruonan wasn’t about to give Ren Xingzhou any face. The evidence was conclusive. Even if you could clear other charges away, hiring a hitman is corroborated by the assassin’s testimony. Furthermore, the court has ruled that you are the responsible party in the accident— you’re the hit-and-run driver. It’s our legitimate right to take you into custody."

"Wu Renjie, if you do not cooperate, we will have to resort to force!"

The "force" in question was naturally handcuffs.

Wu Renjie almost lost his temper, but Ren Xingzhou was the first to wave his hand, signaling with his eyes that Wu Renjie should not make any rash moves.

The officers facing you are from the investigation department; they have law enforcement powers. If you resist arrest, they’ll be authorized to draw their weapons.

Before things escalate to the worst outcome, it’s better to be patient.

Surrounded by the squad, Wu Renjie had no choice but to comply quietly as they prepared to take him away.

"President Lin, Second Master Wu, aren’t you leaving as well?"

As they walked to the witness stand, Wu Renjie heard Zhang Wei’s taunting voice.

Apparently, right after the outcome of the case, Zhang Wei had headed straight for the witness stand to confront Lin Xiangtian and Wu Yuanzong.

Zhang Wei certainly didn’t show any good grace towards the two men.

Now that he had won the case, he naturally let loose a verbal barrage!

And Lin Xiangtian and Wu Yuanzong? They were like targets in a gale, unable to fight back.

"You brat, don’t you push things too far!"

"So what if I push things too far? I have the upper hand now, and let me tell you, I won’t let off anyone who has wronged me before!"

"You really want to go that far, huh?"

"The ones who wanted to crush me to death are now questioning me?"

Zhang Wei laughed scornfully, his face mocking as he faced the two men: "When you had the upper hand, did you ever think of sparing me?"

"No, you didn’t. If you could crush me, you would probably trample on my head a thousand times, wouldn’t you? How could you possibly give me a chance to turn the tables?"

"Now, it’s my turn to take revenge on you all. You can’t blame me for going too far; you brought this upon yourselves!"

After saying this, Zhang Wei turned around, only to see Wu Renjie, escorted by a team of officers.

"Master Wu, have a good trip. Oh, and by the way, thank you for giving me the chance to turn the tables."

"In fact, the day I listed Miss Ye and her father as witnesses, I never intended to summon them to testify. I was just waiting for you to play dirty tricks!"

"And to my surprise, you took the bait, sending assassins to target them both and successfully turn them to my side. So, in the end, thank you very much~"

Zhang Wei’s ability to mock was truly not to be underestimated.

Wu Renjie was already suppressing his anger, his nerves nearly at the brink of snapping.

At this moment, hearing Zhang Wei speak this way, telling him that his failure was not due to anything else but his own side’s unnecessary actions, he could no longer hold back.

"Zhang Wei, I’m going to kill you!"

He roared in rage and suddenly erupted into action.

Wu Renjie’s fighting ability was actually not weak; at the martial arts conference, his skill had even surpassed Zhang Xinwu by a notch.

Thus, when he burst forth, the team members were caught off guard, and were sent flying by a great force.

"Not good!" someone shouted in alarm.

Wu Renjie, with bloodshot eyes, turned into a fierce gust of wind and charged towards Zhang Wei.

As for Zhang Wei, he made a gesture to Xia Qianyue not far away, signaling her not to make any rash moves. Then, he suddenly dashed to the side of a fat man.

"Murder!"

Zhang Wei had predicted that Wu Renjie was going to make his move and had already thought ahead about his next steps, preparing himself for Wu Renjie’s outburst.

So when Wu Renjie came charging, Zhang Wei pushed the fat man standing before him forward.

"Fuck!"

Seeing a fat man suddenly appear before him, Wu Renjie instinctively captured him, grabbing the greasy thick neck with one hand.

"You little bastard, you dare take me hostage?"

The fat man was none other than Lin Xiangtian.

He never expected to be pushed forward by Zhang Wei and then subdued by Wu Renjie.

"Uncle Lin, please don’t blame me. I have no way out now; I can only inconvenience you!"

Wu Renjie looked at Zhang Wei with a fierce and menacing gaze.

"Zhang Wei, it’s all your fault, if not for you, why would I have come to this!"

"Wu Renjie, let go of the hostage and surrender now!"

Meanwhile, the team members gathered around, but none dared to act.

After all, the person being held hostage was Lin Xiangtian, whose status as President Lin was too important to compromise.

"President Lin, I’m really sorry, but rest assured, when you die we will definitely erect a monument for you!"

"The epitaph will read: Lin Xiangtian, the vanguard of Dongfang Capital’s legal system, a heroic life sacrificed for justice. So please, go in peace."

Just then, Zhang Wei suddenly leaped forward, his face filled with mockery.

His expression seemed to taunt Wu Renjie.

Come on, take a swing!

Why haven’t you made a move yet?

Got cold feet, or just lack the guts?

"You little bastard!" Lin Xiangtian cursed on the spot.

Here I am, being held by a younger member of the Wu family, ridiculed by you, Zhang Wei, cursed to die—this is utterly unreasonable.

And another thing!

It was your fault I was taken hostage; you pushed me out as your human shield.

"Renjie, you’re practically my nephew, go easy, don’t get excited!"

But verbally, Lin Xiangtian still had to plea with Wu Renjie—after all, his own life was in Wu Renjie’s hands.

"Renjie, quickly let your Uncle Lin go!"

On the other side, although Wu Yuanzong had a myriad of thoughts about eliminating Zhang Wei, given the urgency of the situation, he too had to join the ranks of those urging calm.

His own nephew being driven by Zhang Wei to take a hostage, what a massive irony this was.

"Second Uncle, Uncle Lin, I’ve been forced into this by Zhang Wei. Now I just want to kill him!"

Wu Renjie, holding Lin Xiangtian hostage, took step by step toward the outside of the courthouse.

"If you want to kill me, isn’t that harboring murderous intent? No, you’ve taken President Lin hostage, which amounts to aggravated assault in murder. If it hadn’t been for President Lin taking the knife for me just now, I might have been the one held hostage!"

Zhang Wei said, looking visibly shaken, "President Lin, I’m so sorry. I had no idea that after firing you, you’d repay me with such kindness, saving me from disaster."

"Fuck you!"

Lin Xiangtian almost cursed out loud in his heart.

It was you who pushed me out there, you still have the nerve to say that!

Also, do you just wish I were dead, so you’ve been provoking Wu Renjie all along?

If Zhang Wei knew Lin Xiangtian’s thoughts at this moment, he would definitely say yes.

I just wish you, Lin Xiangtian, would hurry up and die, so my affairs in Dongfang Capital would be more convenient in the future.

If I could take advantage of someone else to do the killing, that would be even better. After all, the one killing you is Wu Renjie. What does it have to do with me, Zhang Wei?

Unfortunately, Wu Renjie would never lay a hand on him no matter what; since he took Lin Xiangtian hostage, he naturally had to think of a way out.

"None of you come any closer, get me a helicopter, I want to leave Dongfang Capital!"

Wu Renjie quickly made his demand.

"We’re part of the serious crime unit, we don’t have the authority to commandeer helicopters, we need to apply to headquarters!"

"Then go do it, otherwise I’ll kill him!"

Wu Renjie said and gestured for Lin Ruonan and the others to act quickly, or else Lin Xiangtian would suffer.

"Don’t do this, nephew, my Lin Family has a helicopter, it would be faster to order from my family!

Lin Xiangtian’s forehead was beading with sweat as he quickly spoke out.

He did not trust the efficiency of the Martial Association; commandeering a helicopter might require an application and a report, who knows how much time that would waste.

I’ll order it directly from the Lin Family, it’s just a phone call away.

"Alright then, you..."

"Wait a minute!"

Just as Lin Xiangtian was about to make the call, Zhang Wei suddenly raised his hand.

"Wu Renjie, President Lin is innocent, I’m willing to exchange places with him!"

"What did you say!"

"I said I’m willing to exchange places with President Lin, just let him go."

"You’re saying you’re willing to exchange?"

"What, can’t understand plain language? If you’re not willing, forget it, goodbye!"

Seeing Wu Renjie’s doubtful expression, Zhang Wei straightforwardly turned around to leave.

"Wait!"

Wu Renjie’s target from the beginning was Zhang Wei. Although he didn’t understand why Zhang Wei suddenly got so bold, he was naturally willing to make the exchange.

"Alright then, you know my combat ability. I’m coming over now, don’t make things difficult for President Lin, okay!"

Zhang Wei spoke as he raised his hands and walked step by step towards Wu Renjie.

When Wu Renjie saw Zhang Wei getting closer, all his attention focused on Zhang Wei, a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Zhang Wei, you finally came. Just get a little closer, and I’ll kill you right away.

Zhang Wei stopped about a meter away from Wu Renjie and then halted.

"I’m here now, you can let President Lin go now, right?"

"Of course!"

Wu Renjie couldn’t wait any longer, pushing Lin Xiangtian away and then suddenly leaping forward to attack Zhang Wei.

"Zhang Wei, I’m going to butcher you!"

"Idiot, your entire focus is on me, you forgot about one person!"

Wu Renjie saw Zhang Wei, who was close at hand, his face distorted with ferocity, but Zhang Wei took a half step back, his face showing a mocking smile.

Which person had Wu Renjie overlooked? Naturally, it was...

"Not good!"

As a martial artist, Wu Renjie’s internal alarm bells rang loudly, but it was already too late.

In the nick of time, just as he was only 0.01 meters away from Zhang Wei, a figure suddenly erupted from the side, a sweeping leg kick already coming at him.

With unstoppable momentum, the unavoidable attack hit Wu Renjie’s body squarely.

Bang!

A loud noise followed as the courtroom’s wall was broken open by tremendous force; it was Wu Renjie’s body embedded into the wall.

The might of a single blow was enough to embed a body into a concrete wall, piercing through the wall.

The only person with such terrifying strength was Xia Qianyue.

"I said you were stupid, and you really aren’t bright. Your whole focus was on me, forgetting who in the entire courtroom posed the biggest threat to you."

Looking at Wu Renjie, now embedded in the wall and completely out of the fight, Zhang Wei’s eyes showed not only mockery but also a hint of pity.

With a brain like that, coming to wreak havoc on others is just laughable!