Chapter 111 Public Trial
That lawyer’s letter was almost going viral all over the internet.
Some netizens who understand the law analyzed it for a long time and believed that if Cheng Zijian and others did indeed violently assault Ke Yue, causing her eighth-level disability and psychological trauma, they would have to be sentenced to at least three years in prison...
So, what happened three years ago...
……
The police quickly intervened in the investigation, and three days later, the case was put to public trial.
Ke Yue got out of the car, and Ji An held up an umbrella for her to block the patter of rain in the sky.
Many reporters had already gathered at the entrance of the court. When they saw the young man getting out of the car, they rushed over, flashing lights almost non-stop.
The new president of the Ke family suddenly appeared. Before the media had time to report the incident, they were caught off guard by a series of news announced at the follow-up press conference.
Just the fact that this case involves the Ke family is enough to attract people's attention, not to mention that Ke Yue is still a public figure now.
The truth about ACE's disbandment, which has not been confirmed three years ago, seems to be finally getting a positive response. Related discussions almost paralyzed Miracle's official website.
The entire country is paying attention to this trial!
The reporter quickly handed the microphone to Ke Yue.
"When did you take over Keshi?"
"Is this case related to the disbandment of ace three years ago?"
"Keshi invested in Wuzhou Team. Does this mean that Keshi will develop into the e-sports industry?"
"Excuse me..."
Questions came one after another.
The boy casually pushed up his lenses to signal the reporter to quiet down.
"Please do not ask questions that are not related to this case."
"As for why I retired back then." The corners of her lips were slightly raised, and her smile was elegant and stylized. "You will know the answer."
Many miracle enthusiasts also gathered outside the court, and the police were maintaining order.
A group of people stood quietly outside the court holding umbrellas.
They were still holding banners in their hands, which were particularly conspicuous in the hazy rain curtain.
"Wuzhou, we believe in you!"
"The court will restore your innocence!"
After the lawyer's letter came out, the topic of ACE's disbandment changed again. All the clues so far seem to point to a fact that people don’t want to believe——
Wuzhou, who has always been considered a victim, is the real perpetrator.
The fans are the ones who are least willing to believe it, and they are also the ones who are hardest hit.
They arrived at the court hearing early, hoping that someone could tell them that Wu Zhou was wrongly accused and that there was definitely something hidden in this case.
This is definitely Starfire's conspiracy!
Ke Yue glanced at those people lightly and followed the police officer who led the way into the court.
……
At ten o'clock in the morning, in the criminal court, with the knock of the judge's gavel, the case officially opened for trial!
The auditorium was already full of people, and there were many photographers and reporters holding cameras. This case had a huge social impact and was broadcast live on the entire network simultaneously.
When the plaintiff and defendant were present, some people in the seats even stood up excitedly.
The hands of Wuzhou and several others were still wrapped in bandages and handcuffed, and they were in extremely embarrassed condition.
Ke Yue stood on the plaintiff's bench, her expression still casual and emotionless.
Looking around the courtroom casually, she saw many familiar people in the gallery.
Such as Chen Xu, such as Gu Xiaoan, such as Lu Zhizhou.
Another example is Lin Chen who has been looking at her.
Except for Tang Yao and Chen Xichen, who were unable to attend the court because they were underage and were waiting outside the court, the other three people from Black and White came.
Xu Haoran and Lu Wen couldn't hide the surprise on their faces since they came out of Ke Yue.
They never imagined that their coach's background would be so great.
In comparison, Lin Chen on the side was much calmer, but the hand he kept clutching also reflected that he was actually very worried and not calm in his heart.
After the court hearing discipline is read out, the matters in the court session are completed and the trial process officially begins.
The presiding judge announced the start of a court investigation.
The prosecutor first read out the complaint.
Then the victim and the defendant began to make statements based on the alleged criminal facts.
Ke Yue first stated his identity information, and then began to tell the facts of the crime.
Standard Mandarin, with regular pronunciation, clear enunciation, smooth logic and a calm tone.
She compressed all the experience into a speech of about five minutes using extremely formulaic language.
Without even a slight pause, she recounted the entire process, down to the tiniest details.
In the past few years, she would basically dream about the scene as soon as she fell asleep. For her, describing what happened that night at the Eden Bar was as simple as telling a story.
The people present and netizens who watched the live broadcast finally understood the details, covered their mouths in surprise, and couldn't help but blush.
Let’s talk about the situation again. This was undoubtedly a process of re-opening the scars that had healed... no, maybe they had never healed, and displaying them bloody in front of others.
But the young man remained calm, as if the victim was not her.
She acted like a spectator...
"In the end, I fainted because of the pain, and I can’t remember what happened after that."
"Are there any additional facts and reasons?" the judge asked after the teenager finished reading.
"No."
The judge nodded.
Next is the victim's report.
The club hired a lawyer for Wuzhou and others to plead not guilty.
After all, three years had passed since that incident, and there was no key evidence such as video or audio present.
During the narration, Cheng Zijian and the other four excused themselves by saying they were "drunk" and "can't remember".
But what Wuzhou's defense lawyer didn't expect was that Ke Yue had collected all the evidence as early as three years ago.
"Judge, we have witnesses who can prove that on the night of × month × year, both the defendant and the victim entered the Eden Bar, and the victim was seriously injured that night." Qin Yilan said solemnly.
The first witness was called into court.
He was a waiter on duty that night.
"The five of them came to our bar together and booked box C201."
"Three years have passed. How can you be sure that you saw these five people and that there is no deviation in your memory?" the defense lawyer questioned.
"This incident left a deep impression on me. It was already early in the morning when they left, and the bar was about to close. I happened to go to C201 to clean."
The waiter recalled while saying, "Then I saw the victim lying on the ground, half of his arm was covered in blood, and there were a lot of injuries of various sizes on his body."
"Didn't you call the police?"
"No... we have seen this kind of thing a lot in our bar. No one wants to cause trouble, so no one dares to call the police. And I see that he is still alive and breathing, so I don't care..."
"You lied!" Qin Yilan interrupted the waiter.
Everyone was a little surprised. Why did the victim's lawyer interrupt the witness?
But soon, it became clear to them.
"The real reason why you didn't call the police was because you didn't dare."
"You took advantage of Ke Yue's fainting and took away a watch from him!"
"That's why you don't dare to call the police. That watch was worth 1.2 million yuan. It has been discontinued and the price has doubled." Qin Yilan sneered.
“According to the sentencing standards for theft in our country’s criminal law, a person exceeding 500,000 yuan can be sentenced to more than ten years or life imprisonment.”
People were stunned.
This witness is also a criminal?
"I didn't!" A look of panic flashed across the waiter's face.
"Do you need me to provide you with the transaction record of selling this watch to a collector for 3 million yuan a year ago?" Qin Yilan continued, "Or I can ask him to confront you in person."
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He took out an evidence bag, and inside was the watch.
"Do you have anything else to say?"
There was silence.
The waiter's face was pale and shaky.
She realized that she might not be able to leave the court today.
"Go on, what did you do after you took the watch?"
"...I called him, but he didn't wake up...and then..." The waiter's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally fell silent.
"Please continue your statement!" The judge frowned.
When the judge warned him for the second time, the waiter finally gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and told what he had done with despair.
"I wanted to wake him up, so I picked up a bottle of wine and threw it over his head..." (End of Chapter)