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

One sentence from him caused a complete sensation in the entire live stream!

Holy crap! The law doesn't need perfect victims? That's so true!

Jiang Chen is right. Who says every victim has to be a victim of a template? Isn't that too cruel?

That's right! Why demand the same of the victim as the perfect victim?

The defense attorney's words are completely detached from reality and lack any real understanding of the situation.

[Holy crap, are there any real guys like this offline? Let's teach him a lesson!]

Huang Wen's words just now have indeed angered many people.

The reason he used to question Zhang Xiaolu.

It turns out that the victim's experience wasn't perfect enough?

Does one need perfect conditions to become a victim?

That's not the case!

Jiang Chen raised his second finger and continued speaking.

"Secondly, regarding the fact that several defendants were under the age of eighteen."

Article 17 of the Criminal Law clearly stipulates that anyone who has reached the age of sixteen and commits a crime shall bear criminal responsibility!

"Persons aged 14 to 16 who commit intentional homicide or intentional injury causing serious injury or death shall bear criminal responsibility!"

"Zhao Peng is seventeen years old, and the other two are fifteen or sixteen; all have reached the age of criminal responsibility!"

"They are not children; they are adults in the legal sense!"

"They surrounded a 13-year-old girl in the middle of the night and beat her so badly she ended up in the ICU. This isn't a conflict between young people; this is violent crime!"

In the audience, some people were already silently giving Jiang Chen a thumbs up.

That's right!

How can the defendant's age be used as an excuse to exonerate him!

Nowadays, there's a saying that's often circulating in society.

Being a minor is a protective charm.

Even if they commit crimes, their status as minors can be a get-out-of-jail-free card!

But this time, Jiang Chen is going to tear down their protective layer!

Let them know that being a minor is not a weapon to protect them!

[That's right! So what if they're minors? Does being a minor give them the right to commit crimes?]

Never use being a minor as an excuse for committing crimes!

Some people are so arrogant and commit crimes everywhere because they are minors!

There's nothing we can do; when the law is imperfect, some people will find loopholes to exploit!

If we can win this battle, it will be a significant step forward in the history of Chinese law!

Jiang Chen's tone grew increasingly cold.

"Third, the defendant's lawyer said he regretted it afterward, and when they went to apologize, they were refused."

"I want to say here that the defendant's representative has never once come to apologize!"

"The only time the defendant expressed a willingness to settle was after the first-instance judgment, through an oral inquiry by their lawyer, and on the condition of reducing the amount of compensation."

"Does the defendant's lawyer consider this an apology?"

"This isn't an apology, it's bargaining!"

Jiang Chen looked at Huang Wen, his gaze sharp as a knife.

"Defendant's representative, please tell the court when they visited and when they apologized?"

Huang Wen's lips twitched, but he didn't speak.

The courtroom was deathly silent!

The live stream chat exploded!

[They've never come in person to apologize? Then what did the lawyer on the other end just say about coming multiple times?]

[Is this what lawyers from top-tier law firms are like? Lying without batting an eye?]

So this so-called willingness to settle is just a matter of lowering prices? Is that even worthy of being called an apology?

[Awesome! Every point raised by the opposing lawyer was countered by Jiang Chen!]

No wonder Jiang Chen always prepares in advance for his lawsuits; it turns out he's preparing all this stuff!

Jiang Chen didn't stop, and raised his fourth finger.

Fourth, regarding verbal disputes.

This time, he didn't say it directly.

Instead, he turned around and looked at Judge Zhou Zhengping.

"Your Honor, this is the injury assessment report from the first-instance judgment."

"The victim, Zhang Xiaolu, suffered a blunt force trauma to the head, resulting in intracranial hemorrhage and a coma for 48 hours, constituting a second-degree serious injury."

"What kind of verbal altercation can send someone to the ICU?"

What kind of friction between young people can cause intracranial hemorrhage?

"If even this level of violence can be downplayed as a verbal altercation, then what will constitute intentional injury in the future?"

Jiang Chen's voice grew louder and louder.

Meanwhile, the evidence was also submitted by the bailiffs.

"The defendant's lawyer said they had no malicious intent."

"They surrounded a thirteen-year-old girl, and when she refused their advances, they beat her until she suffered a brain hemorrhage and fell into a coma. Is that what you call no malicious intent?"

"Every punch and kick they threw was malicious!"

At this point, Jiang Chen's tone returned to calm.

Yet it carried an undeniable firmness!

"Your Honor, we maintain our appeal!"

"Our demands to withdraw the compensation claim and change the sentence to twenty years remain unchanged!"

"It's not about the money, it's about the fact that a thirteen-year-old girl shouldn't have been beaten into the ICU, and the person who assaulted her just paid compensation!"

"The law should let her know that assaulting someone can land her in jail!"

The courtroom fell silent once more.

Judge Zhou Zhengping listened quietly to Jiang Chen's rebuttal.

He raised his head and his gaze fell on Huang Wen.

"Upon review, this court finds that none of the defendant's four defense arguments constitute a legal basis for mitigating the defendant's criminal or civil liability!"

"The court of first instance correctly classified this case as intentional injury, which is the correct application of the law and the classification is accurate!"

"In conclusion, the defendant's four defense arguments are not accepted."

"The relevant evidence... is not credible!"

In the audience, someone smiled, almost unable to hold back their laughter.

Huang Wen put forward four defense arguments, all of which were refuted!

Huang Wen's face looked as if he had been slapped in the face in public.

It turns green for a moment, then white for a moment.

He's been a lawyer for so many years, he's had his wins and his losses.

But this is the first time I've been rejected by the presiding judge so thoroughly!

The viewers in the live stream went absolutely crazy!

Holy crap! They've refuted it all!

Jiang Chen's rebuttal was spot-on; the presiding judge no longer believed the opposing lawyer!

[The opposing lawyer's credibility in the judge's eyes is so low that even a shared bicycle scan couldn't find him!]

[Hahaha... Jiang Chen is awesome!]

[Is this the level of lawyers from top-tier law firms? Is this all they're capable of in front of Jiang Chen?]

It's not that he's bad at the game, it's that Jiang Chen is too strong!

Presiding Judge Zhou Zhengping paused for a few seconds, waiting for the courtroom to quiet down.

Then, his gaze turned to Huang Wen.

"Defendant's representative, this court is giving you one last chance."

"If you have any new arguments or new evidence to submit, you can do so now."

"If no new and valid defense is presented, this court will begin to consider the plaintiff's appeal."

In other words, once Huang Wen has no further arguments for defense.

They will then consider Jiang Chen's appeal!

Perhaps those compensation payments will be waived.

However, correspondingly, their sentences will be extended significantly!

Zhao Guoqiang looked at him with a panicked expression.

If he cannot come up with a new reason, his son will face more jail time.

This won't do!

He'd rather pay more for medical expenses than go to jail!

For a teenager, going to jail is worse than death!

Huang Wen gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at Jiang Chen.

This was his last chance... He could only try his best to seize it.

"Your Honor, we have further arguments for our defense!"