Me! A disgraced celebrity! Starting by seeking justice for impoverished students.

After a recess of just over an hour, the panel of judges completed all deliberations and drafted the judgment.

At the call of the bailiff, everyone returned to the criminal courtroom.

The gallery was filled again, and the live broadcast cameras were turned on again.

Whether it was the participants at the scene or netizens online, everyone's breathing became heavier.

Presiding Judge Zhou Mingyuan entered the courtroom with two judges. After the gavel fell, the entire courtroom stood up.

Boom!

"In the case of the defendants Gao Jianming et al. for intentional homicide, fraud, illegal drug dealing, and corporate crime, this court has concluded its trial after deliberation by the collegial panel in accordance with the law, and hereby pronounces the judgment in court."

Zhou Mingyuan picked up the judgment.

"The investigation revealed that the defendant, Gao Jianming, as the actual controller of Anze Nursing Home, with the intent of illegal possession, organized and carried out acts of feeding prohibited sedative drugs, delaying treatment, and abandoning elderly people with serious illnesses who had prepaid high nursing fees, resulting in their deaths. A total of twelve victims died, and the defendant illegally profited more than three million yuan."

"The facts of the crime are clear, and the evidence is conclusive and sufficient."

"This court holds that the defendant Gao Jianming knew that his actions would lead to the death of the elderly man, yet he still allowed the result to occur, which constitutes the crime of intentional homicide."

"Using the guise of elderly care services to defraud others of money, especially in large amounts, constitutes the crime of fraud."

"Violating national drug administration regulations by illegally purchasing and using controlled drugs constitutes the crime of illegally dealing in drugs."

"The aforementioned crimes were organized and committed in the name of a unit, constituting a unit crime. Gao Jianming was the directly responsible supervisor and a principal offender. Moreover, he refused to plead guilty and showed no remorse. He should be severely punished according to law!"

After a slight pause, Zhou Mingyuan turned his gaze to the defendant's dock and solemnly pronounced the verdict.

"The defendant, Gao Jianming, is guilty of intentional homicide and is sentenced to life imprisonment with deprivation of political rights for life."

"He was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined RMB 500,000."

"He was convicted of illegally dealing in pharmaceuticals and sentenced to eight years in prison and fined RMB 200,000."

"Considering multiple crimes, the sentence is life imprisonment, deprivation of political rights for life, and confiscation of all personal property!"

He will not only be severely punished, but may even face life imprisonment!

All personal property will be confiscated!

"The defendant, Wang Hao, is guilty of intentional homicide and is sentenced to thirteen years in prison."

"He was convicted of fraud and sentenced to seven years in prison and fined RMB 200,000."

"He was convicted of illegally dealing in pharmaceuticals and sentenced to three years in prison."

"He was an accomplice and pleaded guilty, so he should be given a lighter sentence according to the law."

"Considering multiple offenses, the sentence is sixteen years imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 RMB!"

As the supervisor, Wang Hao was also not exempt from responsibility.

"The defendant, Lü Qian, is guilty of intentional homicide and is sentenced to six years in prison."

"He was convicted of illegally dealing in pharmaceuticals and sentenced to two years in prison."

"He was an accomplice, pleaded guilty and accepted punishment, and will be given a lighter sentence according to law."

"Considering multiple offenses, the sentence is seven years imprisonment!"

"The defendant, Zhang Ting, is guilty of intentional homicide and is sentenced to four years and six months in prison."

"He was convicted of illegally dealing in pharmaceuticals and sentenced to one year and six months in prison."

"He was an accomplice, pleaded guilty and accepted punishment, and will be given a lighter sentence according to law."

"Considering multiple offenses, the sentence is five years imprisonment!"

The two nurses were considered accomplices, and their sentences were the lowest possible.

"The defendant, Liu Jun, is guilty of intentional homicide and is sentenced to eight years in prison."

"As an accomplice, he pleaded guilty and accepted punishment, and will be given a lighter sentence according to the law!"

After the verdicts were read out one by one, the severity of the sentences was clearly distinguished, and the punishments were commensurate with the crimes.

The moment Gao Jianming heard the words "life imprisonment," his body swayed violently, and he almost fell to the ground, but was caught by the bailiff next to him.

His face was ashen, his lips trembled, and he was still muttering in vain.

"I disagree... I want to appeal..."

Wang Hao closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. His shoulders slumped completely. He offered no explanation, nor did he have the strength to do so.

Lu Qian and Zhang Ting's eyes immediately reddened, they covered their mouths to suppress their sobs, their shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

Liu Jun nodded, as if he had expected it, his face showing only numbness.

The live stream chat instantly exploded, with the screen filled with a dense barrage of comments.

[The sentence was so fair! The main culprit got life imprisonment, it's gratifying!]

[The punishment is clearly differentiated: those who confess will be treated leniently, and those who stubbornly resist will be punished severely. Perfectly reasonable!]

[Twelve lives lost; this sentence is reasonable and legal, finally giving the deceased some closure!]

[Feels good! This is the consequence of doing evil!]

As if grasping at the last straw, Gao Jianming struggled to turn his head to look at Fu Chengyu in the defense seat, his eyes full of pleading.

Fu Chengyu slowly stood up, and finally shook his head slowly, lowering his voice to say, "President Gao, the facts of this case are clear and the evidence is conclusive. Without new facts and new evidence, the possibility of a reversal in the second instance is almost zero."

In one sentence, Gao Jianming's last glimmer of hope was completely extinguished.

The light in his eyes went out instantly, and he slumped in the dock as if his bones had been removed.

The bailiffs then stepped forward and escorted the five defendants out of the courtroom.

Looking at Gao Jianming's disheveled figure from the audience, Zhou Zhenhai let out a heavy sigh of frustration, and slowly relaxed his clenched fist.

"Evil will be punished!"

"He should have thought about this day when he did these heinous things."

Jiang Chen sat to the side, nodding slightly, his gaze calm.

Just then, Gao Jianming, who was being escorted, heard these words and stopped in his tracks.

Just as the bailiff was about to urge him to continue walking, Gao Jianming looked in Zhou Zhenhai's direction.

He gave a wry smile and sighed.

"Sigh...Speaking of your father, the old man was really lucky to survive."

Seeing that Gao Jianming still dared to provoke him, Zhou Zhenhai was immediately displeased.

He stood up abruptly and pointed in Gao Jianming's direction.

"How dare you say that!"

"If it weren't for your greed for those nursing fees, my dad wouldn't have suffered so much!"

"If I had known you were this kind of person, I would never have sent my dad to jail!"

However, Gao Jianming shook his head in response to his accusations.

"If we had known you wanted your father to enjoy his later years in peace, we wouldn't have done this."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhenhai was taken aback.

She was so angry she laughed: "Hmph! Are you crazy? If it weren't for wanting the elderly to live out their later years in peace, who would send them to a nursing home and pay so much in advance..."

Just as he finished speaking, Zhou Zhenhai suddenly paused in surprise.

Yup!

When able-bodied people send elderly people to nursing homes, they often prepay for several months or even years in advance to ensure the elderly people have a secure life.

But what he couldn't understand was why, when the Anze Nursing Home scandal broke, those people didn't stand up and fight for their legal rights.

I believe that as long as they come forward, they will definitely receive legal compensation.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhenhai turned his head and looked at Jiang Chen.

"Attorney Jiang, have you notified the families of those victims?"

Jiang Chen's expression was somewhat unreadable, but he nodded.

"I notified them and told them the whole story."

"But... none of them wanted to come."