Chapter 1351: Opportunity To Prove Innocence
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Huo Shaoheng smiled but didn’t say anything.
It wasn’t that he didn’t believe her, but he didn’t want to say it out loud.
If he really did say it out loud, Gu Nianzhi would definitely get too big for her britches.
One shouldn’t be too big for one’s britches.
“Get up and take a shower. I’ve already ordered breakfast and it’ll be here soon.” Huo Shaoheng rubbed her head.
Gu Nianzhi put on her slippers and stood up. She smiled and said, “Actually, it doesn’t matter if the Americans can’t find any evidence. As long as the secret service is capable enough and the arrested prosecutor admits to it, I might not even have to go to court to skin her alive.”
Huo Shaoheng said calmly, “This determines a child’s future. The prosecutor would never admit that he has direct ties with Cai Shengnan, let alone an indirect tie.”
Gu Nianzhi: ” ? ? ? ”
She looked at Huo Shaoheng with a questioning gaze. “No way? If he doesn’t confess, the blame would be entirely on him. The crime would be even more serious, right?”
If Cai Shengnan was exposed, he might be able to get his punishment reduced due to his contributions.
People who didn’t have children didn’t understand the mentality of their parents.
Huo Shaoheng looked down at her and turned to walk out of Gu Nianzhi’s bedroom. He said, “If you don’t believe me, just wait and see.”
…
As expected, Gu Nianzhi didn’t get to see the arrested prosecutor drag Cai Shengnan to court even on the day of her court appearance.
He insisted that he couldn’t stand Gu Nianzhi taking advantage of the Huo family’s affluence to “bully” the martyr’s orphan, Luo Jialan, and seize his family’s a.s.sets. Therefore, blinded by greed for money, he tampered with the names of the prosecution’s lawyers who had appeared in court.
When he found out that Gu Nianzhi had written an inquiry email to the prosecutor’s office, he was so scared that he had colluded with the hackers to expose the matter. He only wanted to blow the matter up so that Huo Shaoheng’s superiors and family could persuade Gu Nianzhi to leave.
Huo Shaoheng’s status and military rank made him the best target.
No matter what kind of rumors were spread, as long as it involved the military, it would make certain shady people with ulterior motives get excited and jump out from the shadows to suck them dry.
Therefore, when the entire online world was in turmoil, for the sake of Huo Shaoheng’s reputation and the reputation of the military, Huo Shaoheng’s superiors and family would definitely ask Gu Nianzhi to stop struggling to become the prosecutor’s lawyer. It might even be possible for her to drop the charges against Luo Jialan.
It just didn’t occur to him that someone was more sophisticated than the hacker he hired, and that he underestimated the intelligence of netizens.
In addition to a small number of Internet ghostwriters with ulterior motives and a small number of people who didn’t know the truth and simplu oined the bandwagon blindly, there was also a large number of righteous pa.s.sersbies with brains and conscience who stepped forward to fight the Internet ghostwriters and the idiots, and finally turned the entire situation around.
The higher-ups of the military and the procuratorate didn’t “blur the line between right and wrong” like they had thought they would. Instead of turning a big issue into a small one, they immediately investigated thoroughly.
Soldiers couldn’t harm the interests of the people, but the honor and reputation of soldiers couldn’t be tarnished and defamed by people with nefarious motives.
…
It was already the end of May when the trial of the “Imperial City procuratorate accusing Luo Jialan of intentional homicide” case began. The weather was gradually getting warmer.
The large trees by the sidewalk outside the Imperial City Intermediate People’s Court were lined with leafy green trees, filtering out layers of sunlight.
At the entrance of the court, Gu Nianzhi saw Cai Shengnan and Luo Jialan with smiles on their faces.
Cai Shengnan was dressed in a professional black dress from Issey Miyake. With her high nose bridge, plump lips, and big, deep eyes, she had a sort of tough beauty to her.
Luo Jialan, on the other hand, was dressed very demurely. She had her hair cut short to her ears and her hair blown out into waves. Her eyebrows and eyes were carefully drawn, and her makeup made her look less insufferable and arrogant. She was dressed in a light purple Chanel dress that was demure and beautiful. It was wrapped tightly around her.
They were also sizing Gu Nianzhi up.
Gu Nianzhi was wearing a long-sleeved s.h.i.+rt with a thick white silk collar and a thin ash grey wool jacket over it. She was wearing a tailored suit and leggings of the same color, and a pair of formal black Manolo Blahnik business shoes. The thin heels were seven centimeters long, but because the arch of the heel was well-designed to bear weight, it wasn’t tiring at all to walk in them.
She liked to wear high heels when she was in court. For one thing, they gave her an advantage in height and made her feel empowered. For another thing, they wouldn’t make her back ache even after standing for a long time.
Besides, this kind of professional attire would make her look older and more mature in everyone’s eyes. She would also appear more trustworthy when she spoke.
Gu Nianzhi was already 1.7 meters tall. With the addition of the seven-centimeter high heels, she looked almost 1.8 meters tall.
She had a small, exquisite face the size of a palm, straight legs, flat shoulders, and a slim waist. She was as tall as a Victoria’s secret supermodel.
Cai Shengnan and Luo Jialan’s presence paled in comparison Gu Nianzhi’s.
However, Cai Shengnan wasn’t angry at all. She was also wearing high heels. Her heels were 12 centimeters long, so she looked only a little shorter than Gu Nianzhi.
But that wasn’t the point. The point was that she had successfully taken down the prosecutor who had been arrested. The prosecutor had taken all the blame, and it had nothing to do with her.
This meant that she and Gu Nianzhi were once again on the same starting line.
Clearly a head shorter than the two of them, Luo Jialan stood at the side.
She was also wearing high heels, but she wasn’t as tall as Cai Shengnan, so she was outcla.s.sed.
However, she wasn’t angry because Cai Shengnan had given her muchconfidence.
This time, they were going to defeat Gu Nianzhi in court and defend their personal freedom and family a.s.sets.
Ever since Luo Jialan had completely given up on Huo Shaoheng, her mind seemed to have cleared up.
When she was discussing the case with Cai Shengnan, she had come up with several good ideas, which Cai Shengnan had fully approved of.
“Lawyer Gu, why are you the only one here? Where’s your victim, Miss Song? ” Cai Shengnan was all smiles as she purposely looked behind Gu Nianzhi’s empty back.
Luo Jialan was also smiling as she said softly, “Perhaps she’s too embarra.s.sed to appear in court because she wanted to sue me for ‘Intentional Murder’? After all, she’s still alive and well. How could she have the nerve to stand in court and accuse someone of intentional murder? Wouldn’t that be slapping herself in the face, wouldn’t it?”
Gu Nianzhi chuckled lightly as her gaze s.h.i.+fted to Luo Jialan and Cai Shengnan. She said, “Lawyer Cai, don’t laugh. Your client is indeed quite blind to the law. Instead of laughing at her, you have to teach her a lesson.”
Cai Shengnan shook her head with a smile. “I’m not laughing at her, I’m laughing at you. What’s the matter? Feeling guilty?”
Gu Nianzhi smiled. “So Lawyer Cai is also blind to the law? What should I do then? I’m going to win the lawsuit without putting up a fight.”
Cai Shengnan said calmly, “You don’t have to be so glib with your words. They won’t count in court.”
“I’m being glib with my words?” Gu Nianzhi nodded and pointed at Luo Jialan. “She said that since she’s alive and well, she can’t be charged with intentional homicide. Isn’t she blind to the law since she said something like that?”
Cai Shengnan froze.
“Are you done?” Gu Nianzhi raised an eyebrow. “According to the law, the crime of intentional homicide is a crime of conduct. As long as she commits an act of intentional homicide, then regardless of whether the victim actually died or whether her act of homicide is in the preparatory, attempted, or termination stage, it will const.i.tute the crime of intentional homicide and she must be brought to trial.”
Cai Shengnan wasn’t frightened by Gu Nianzhi, and she laughed coldly. “But as long as your so-called ‘victim’ is still alive, then it’s debatable whether my client committed intentional murder or not. Based on the evidence I’ve gathered, my client had no motive or intention to commit intentional murder, so save your breath. Don’t waste your breath.”
Luo Jialan clapped her hands and said. “Yes, yes, lawyer Gu, you should know better. The Huo family and Song Jinning didn’t take you seriously. Otherwise, why would you be the only one involved in such an embarra.s.sing lawsuit? Where’s your fiancé? Where’s your client? Why are they all so far away?”
Gu Nianzhi raised her hand to look at her watch and said nonchalantly, “It’s not even eight o’clock yet. There’s still an hour before the trial starts. Are you worried that you won’t live to see my client appear the next hour?”
Luo Jialan’s smile was a little contorted. ” … How can you curse me like that?!”
“Did I curse you?” Gu Nianzhi was amused. She raised her hand and nonchalantly fiddled with the diamond earring on one of her earlobes. “I’m making a reasonable deduction. Otherwise, how would you explain the reason you’re so anxious to conclude that I would be the only one here during this court battle?”
“I — ! ” Luo Jialan was anxious. “All you know is how to deliberately distort other people’s meanings!”
“I distorted it? Okay, then explain it yourself. Why are you so certain that my client won’t come?” Gu Nianzhi walked into the courthouse. “There’s still an hour to go. What are you so anxious about?”
Luo Jialan was so angry that her hands and feet were trembling from Gu Nianzhi’s “worried that you won’t live to see my client appear the next hour.” She angrily said towards Gu Nianzhi’s back, “If you say that again, I’ll say that you threatened my personal safety!”
Gu Nianzhi stopped in her tracks and slowly turned around to look at Luo Jialan. Her dark eyes were deep and unfathomable. “I threatened your personal safety? I’m sorry, Miss Luo, but we have to be clear about this serious accusation.”
She looked up at the security camera at the entrance of the courthouse and held her phone in her hand. “There are security cameras here. Tell me clearly, when, where, and in what way did I threaten your personal safety? ”
Luo Jialan thought Gu Nianzhi was afraid, and was amused. She covered her mouth and laughed. “Huh? So you actually experience fear too? I thought you weren’t afraid of anything!”
“Idiot!” Gu Nianzhi cursed under her breath. “I told you to say it because I didn’t want you to die in an accident and then frame me! ”
Luo Jialan froze. ” … No way? I was just saying so. It’s not that serious, is it?”
Worried that there was danger lurking nearby, she looked around.
Gu Nianzhi raised her phone in satisfaction, then smiled at Luo Jialan. “Okay, I’ve already recorded what you said just now to prove that what you said was just a joke. If you really die in the future, I’ll have a chance to prove my innocence.”
Luo Jialan was so angry at Gu Nianzhi that her face turned livid and pale. She clenched her fists and said angrily, “Don’t be so smug! I won’t let you get away with it in court!”