The Glamorous Comeback of the Ousted Heiress

Over a decade, he had revised five legal statutes.

Among them, three were criminal laws.

Zhao Jingzhou had become quite famous online in recent years. The cases he was involved in were hotly discussed by netizens, and his abilities at Red Circle Firm were indeed top-notch, far exceeding those of the average lawyer.

This was the Zhao Jingzhou that most netizens understood.

However, the truly formidable lawyers had long been beyond this ranking; most of their engagement was in international trade, and only the real insiders could know the difference.

Zhao Jingzhou, being young and overly praised, had recently found it difficult to concentrate on these matters.

Chi Yundai certainly recognized Zhao Jingzhou, an outstanding graduate of Jiangjing Law School. Zhao Jingzhou was almost always present when he gave public lectures.

At Chi Lu’s first strike, aside from Jiang Fulai, no one else had reacted.

Yet, Chi Yundai did not stop. He withdrew his gaze from Zhao Jingzhou and turned his head to scrutinize the witness summoned by the opposition, staring into their eyes, “Witness, are you saying that my client has no connection whatsoever with Liu Xinming?”

It’s said that those who study the law have eyes one dares not meet.

Chi Yundai was no exception.

The witness was Liu Xinming’s personal assistant. He nodded, avoiding eye contact, “Confirmed.”

“Very well,” Chi Yundai produced a photo and a video segment to present to the judge, “May I ask why you were at the Xiangcheng Hotel on the day of the incident? What is this letter that you placed in Miss Yan Lu’s room?”

The judge received the photo and video.

The witness’s expression changed abruptly, and he instinctively looked towards Director Liu.

“Witness”

Chi Yundai settled back in his seat, resting his hand on the table and slightly turning his body to face the witness, “Please look into my eyes and answer my question once more. Are you certain that my client has no connection whatsoever with Liu Xinming?”

The court was utterly silent.

Liu Xinming’s personal assistant was the only witness present.

He was supposed to testify that Zhang Shize did not know Liu Xinming, that Zhang was causing trouble and killing indiscriminately.

Everything had been going smoothly until now, as most of the evidence had been deleted by Director Liu, and the witness had not anticipated this turnaround.

There were few in the room who dared meet Chi Yundai’s gaze; those who did began to tremble uncontrollably.

“I request the withdrawal of this piece of evidence,” Chi Yundai raised his hand again.

The jury snapped back to reality. Without exchanging many words, just a glance at each other, they dismissed the evidence brought by Zhao Jingzhou, and the first witness was escorted out of the courtroom.

“Here, I have a petition for appeal, along with videos and evidence,” Chi Yundai addressed the judge, “signed by nineteen citizens, appealing with evidence that Liu Xinming repeatedly oppressed his artists, and is suspected of threats and humiliation. Furthermore, on the day of the incident, he harassed and threatened Miss Yan Lu, provoking the anger of my client, who by law, deserves a reduced punishment.”

This piece of evidence was submitted.

Director Liu’s expression finally broke, and he stood up abruptly.

Chi Yundai drew out a lawsuit, with an unstoppable momentum, “My client has no prior criminal record, subjective malice is absent, although murder warrants punishment. However, penal sanctions are meant to rehabilitate, and my client lacks subjective malice and poses a minimal risk. Given the significant fault of Liu Xinming in this case, therefore, we request the court to mitigate and reduce punishment for my client, to uphold judicial justice.”

Director Liu’s party wanted to speak out.

Finally, Chi Yundai looked towards them, “Lastly, Attorney Zhao, are you aware of Liu Xinming’s criminal past?”

“I was not.” Zhao Jingzhou looked deeply at Director Liu and shook his head.

“Hm,” Chi Yundai nodded, “The defense attorney fabricates legal provisions, which gives me reason to doubt his professional ethics. I request an appeal.”

The calm courtroom was like a simmering pot of oil into which a drop of water had just fallen.

Suddenly it began to boil.

Chi Yundai did not use provocative language, nor was his voice particularly forceful; he merely pointed out the opposition’s problems calmly and filed for an appeal.

Yet every piece of evidence he provided, every line of argument he made, set the courtroom ablaze.

The jury deliberated for a long time in light of the evidence.

“Lastly,” Chi Yundai finally looked towards Director Liu, his voice cold, “Regarding the assault by Liu Xinming, are you, as his father, aware or not?”

“I was not aware.” Director Liu braced himself against the table, fixated on Chi Yundai.

Veins on his forehead bulged, his expression near hysterical.

“Very well,” Chi Yundai extracted an anti-invasion record with thanks for Young Master Jiang’s help. Not only was everything that had been deleted recovered, but IP records were included as well, “Here is the video, the record of deleted recoveries, and after the incident with the witness’s phone, it only appeared in your and Xiangcheng police officer’s hands. Someone maliciously deleted the video.”