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

"This evidence alone should be enough to send Wang Jian to jail, right?"

Li Xue suddenly asked.

Wang Jian usually treats others with the same arrogant attitude.

Even she couldn't stand Wang Jian's attitude.

Jiang Chen and Chen Qiaowei exchanged a glance, then shook their heads.

"This surveillance footage alone is not enough to convict someone."

"From a legal perspective, whether Han Zihe's fall is related to Wang Jian involves vastly different standards in criminal and civil cases!"

"Based solely on this surveillance footage of the argument in the corridor, a legal connection can be established in civil law, but a separate criminal conviction cannot be established."

These words puzzled Li Xue greatly.

Why?

"He pressured them like that, and in the end they still couldn't be convicted?"

Seeing this evidence, anyone with eyes can see that it was Wang Jian who drove Han Zihe to his death!

Jiang Chen sighed.

"Alas... but unfortunately, from a criminal standpoint, it's difficult to hold someone accountable based solely on this surveillance footage."

Jiang Chen then explained it to her.

"my country's criminal law follows the basic rule that suicide is the sole responsibility of the perpetrator."

"Criminal liability is incurred only when a person's words or actions have a direct and inevitable influence on the outcome of death, and when there is intent or negligence on their part!"

Li Xue frowned slightly. "Can't we charge him with intentional homicide? What about manslaughter?"

Although Jiang Chen also wanted to label them with those two big accusations, he shook his head.

"The core of the crime of intentional homicide is that the perpetrator knows that the other party is in a highly dangerous state, but still intentionally provokes them with words and allows the death to occur."

"In the surveillance footage, Wang Jian said, 'If you have the guts, then go die.' This was essentially an emotional outburst during an argument, not an active instigation or encouragement of suicide."

"Furthermore, when Wang Jian slammed the door and left, Han Zihe was not standing by the window, and the imminent danger of death was not yet obvious. It is difficult to conclude that Wang Jian had the indirect intent to 'allow the other party to fall from the building.'"

"Unless there is other evidence to prove that Wang Jian knew that Han Zihe had previously expressed suicidal thoughts, and still deliberately provoked him with extreme words, it would be possible to move closer to this crime, but this surveillance footage alone is far from enough."

In court, evidence is essential!

"The core of the crime of negligent homicide is that the perpetrator should have foreseen that his or her actions might result in death, but failed to foresee it due to negligence or believed that it could be avoided."

"In normal workplace arguments, ordinary people cannot foresee that the other party will choose to jump off a building on the spot. This is generally considered an 'accident' and does not constitute negligence under criminal law."

"Only by combining a complete chain of evidence, including 'long-term coercion through blackouts and breach of contract penalties' and 'repeated pressure through meetings,' can it be proven that Wang Jian should have foreseen that Han Zihe was on the verge of an emotional breakdown, and only then can negligence be established."

"However, this single surveillance video of the argument is insufficient to meet the causal requirement under criminal law!"

"but……"

At this point, Jiang Chen changed the subject.

"From a criminal standpoint, while it may be difficult to convict him on his own, from a civil standpoint, a causal relationship can be established, and Wang Jian and his company, Star Entertainment, must bear tort liability!"

On this point, Jiang Chen seemed to have already foreseen the outcome.

"Civil torts adopt the 'proportional causal relationship' standard, which is much broader than that used in criminal cases."

"As long as the conduct is a reasonable cause of the harmful result, and there is a connection between the two—'without this conduct, there would be no such result'—a legal causal relationship can be established!"

Li Xue was slightly surprised and murmured, "So... he must be guilty?"

Jiang Chen nodded.

"First of all, the elements constituting Wang Jian's tort liability are fully met!"

"He was subjectively at fault. In the surveillance footage, Wang Jian threatened to 'blacklist him from the entire industry' and 'pay tens of millions in breach of contract fees,' and also made insulting and provocative remarks such as 'Go ahead and die if you dare,' which clearly exceeded the boundaries of normal normal communication and constituted obvious wrongdoing."

"This also infringes upon Han Zihe's personal dignity and rights!"

"Secondly, there is a causal relationship; the argument occurred three minutes before the fall, and the timeline is highly coherent."

"After the argument, Han Zihe completely broke down emotionally, walked to the window alone, and ultimately fell to his death."

"Verbal provocation was the direct trigger that broke down his psychological defenses, and there is a legal causal relationship between it and his death!"

Finally, there is the clear-cut cause of death: Han Zihe died from a fall!

Although Li Xue only partially understood what was being said, she knew one thing: from a civil perspective, it would be difficult for Wang Jian to extricate himself from this matter.

"What about the company? Shouldn't the company also take responsibility?"

Li Xue quickly asked.

"Of course!" Jiang Chen chuckled.

"Wang Jian's actions were carried out in the course of his duties, which involved handling contract disputes involving artists."

"According to Article 1191 of the Civil Code, Xingchen Entertainment shall bear the vicarious liability of the employer and directly compensate the family members!"

"After the company pays compensation, it can seek recourse from Wang Jian, who was grossly negligent."

"Of course, the court will not find them fully liable."

"Suicide itself is the primary cause of death, while verbal provocation is a secondary contributing factor."

"Based on similar judicial precedents, companies are usually ordered to pay around 40% of the death compensation and mental distress damages."

Li Xue took a deep breath and nodded.

"Okay, as long as it can drag the company down with it."

Jiang Chen then continued to examine the third piece of evidence.

Li Xue also spoke up.

"This is a scanned copy of the original dual contract, and also a tax accounting list."

Open the file, and a dense array of documents immediately appears on the screen.

Every commercial performance and every endorsement corresponds to two contracts.

One is a "public contract" with an extremely low amount, used for official tax filing.

The other type is a "hidden contract," where the actual payment is transferred through shell companies and private accounts, completely evading tax supervision.

The accompanying Excel spreadsheet clearly lists Han Zihe's actual income, tax amount, and accounting procedures for all projects over the past three years.

The total turnover reached over 12 million!

The amount of tax evaded is staggering!

"Some of these materials were secretly collected by Han Zihe himself and hidden in a compartment of his suitcase in the dormitory."

"Once, I secretly took it while he was busy with a gig."

Li Xue looked at Jiang Chen, "There's also a portion of the internal accounting records that I have."

"It's not just Han Zihe; most of the company's artists operate this way."

This evidence left Chen Qiaowei speechless.

"Tens of millions in evaded taxes... This is no longer a simple contract dispute; it's a criminal offense!"

Jiang Chen scanned the numbers on the form, his eyes gradually sharpening.

Dual contracts, massive tax evasion, maliciously forcing artists to commit suicide...

Handing over this evidence will not only promote the filing of criminal cases,

If the tax authorities get involved, the entire Star Entertainment will suffer!

"I have no other requests."

Li Xue leaned back in her chair, looking out the window, her voice tinged with weariness.

"I worked for the company for ten years, and in the end I was pushed out as a pawn. I just don't want them to comfortably shift all the blame onto me and continue to make money in a glamorous way."

"I've given you all the evidence. How you use it is up to you."

Jiang Chen looked up at her and said solemnly, "Don't worry, this evidence will play its due role."

"Debts must be repaid!"