Chapter 581: Chapter 473: Courtroom Showdown, Fierce Confrontation! (Part 2)

"I told her to shut up, but she wouldn’t, insisting that I say why I hit her. I hit her because there’s a problem with Xie Tongtong. If she had spoken to me nicely, would I have hit her?"

"Thirty-six instances of domestic violence in two years, and all I can say is, ’Flies don’t bite seamless eggs.’ Why didn’t I act out when I’m outside? I’m not a lunatic. I don’t randomly hit people outside. So why do I hit Xie Tongtong at home? Isn’t this Xie Tongtong’s problem?"

Lin Helong shifted all the blame onto Xie Tongtong.

Lin Helong said, "Yes, I admit I was wrong to hit her, and I did hit her. But should Xie Tongtong place all the blame on me? She’s emotionally unstable, playing games with other men; doesn’t she have any responsibility at all? Playing games with other men while chatting..."

"When I’m not home, Xie Tongtong dresses up all fancy. Who’s she doing it for, huh? Has she got someone outside? Someone like Xie Tongtong deserves to be hit!"

"I admit I was wrong to hit her, but why did I hit Xie Tongtong? She is partly responsible for it. I wouldn’t deliberately harm her. I’m not a lunatic, nor do I hit random people on the street. So I wish the judges would also examine Xie Tongtong’s issues."

"If I have hit someone, it can’t all be my fault. This is a family conflict. If there’s a conflict in the family, surely Xie Tongtong bears some responsibility."

"If I were hitting random people on the street who haven’t provoked me, then it would be entirely my fault, and I would admit it."

"But the conflict with Xie Tongtong is entirely her own issue, and I won’t accept all the responsibility being pinned on me."

"I don’t deliberately harm or abuse others. How did I abuse you, Xie Tongtong? Over these years, have I ever denied you money? You’ve been married for two years, have you earned a single penny? Haven’t you been eating, drinking, using, and wearing everything I provide?"

"And now you’re suing me? Why don’t you return everything you’ve used, worn, eaten, and drunk to me first!" said Lin Helong angrily.

Hearing Lin Helong and Zhou Guoqing speak this way.

Xie Tongtong was extremely agitated.

Xie Tongtong said, "When have I played games with other men and chatted? I play games alone at home; can’t I even do that? Who did I duo with? You suspect me because of this, then come to beat me, drag me to the ground, and kick and punch me. You punch my stomach and kick my head. What kind of pain have I endured? Have you ever believed me?"

Lin Helong said, "Why wouldn’t you play games with wild men? Would your duo game record be fake, huh? Aren’t those your scores? Isn’t the account yours?"

Xie Tongtong said dumbfoundedly, "My friend borrowed my account to play. Also, stop spurting nonsense as soon as you speak and slandering me."

Lin Helong cursed, "I feel disgusted. You dress provocatively at home. What do you mean? Isn’t it just to attract wild men? Do you think I don’t know?"

Xie Tongtong said, "I wear new clothes at home because I want to try them on. You think that’s me trying to seduce wild men. Do you have evidence? If I am seducing wild men, may my entire family perish, okay?"

Xie Tongtong continued, "You’re just like this, always finding an excuse to suspect me, slander me, and then punch and kick me, coming over to domestically abuse me..."

"Just because I tried on new pajamas at home, you picked up a knife to look for someone in the room. When you couldn’t find anyone, you cursed me, even tried to slash me with it..."

"I am so pained; marrying you is suffocating. Even in court, you’re slandering me, and outside, you still threaten me..."

"You’ve beaten me to disability, yet continue to slander and threaten me..."

"Do you think I care about your two lousy bits of money?"

Xie Tongtong said, "Judge, I wouldn’t want a penny. I can leave with nothing! Divorce is just that; do you think I care about your filthy money? What’s the point of your money to me? Your family has money; have I ever longed for your family’s money?"

"I only ask for Lin Helong to receive the death penalty! If Lin Helong doesn’t get it, I won’t let him off even as a ghost!"

"Since my latter life is ruined, I’m not afraid!"

The two continued to argue....

At this moment, judge Rong Liwei banged the gavel!

"Silence!"

"This is a court, not a place for your quarrels. Maintain court order!"

Gu Chen then asked, "The defense attorney claims Xie Tongtong played games with other men and repeatedly provoked Lin Helong, believing she’s unfaithful. Please provide the relevant evidence. If there’s no evidence, it’s making false claims in court and incurs criminal responsibility."

Gu Chen said just one sentence.

Zhou Guoqing was directly rendered silent.

He just said a few words in court, and Gu Chen aimed to send him inside....

Zhou Guoqing was sweating bullets.

He must go all out in this case, otherwise, there’s a real possibility that Gu Chen could end up sending him away for saying the wrong thing in court.

Zhou Guoqing said, "Xie Tongtong played games with other men because there are performance pictures."

"Xie Tongtong provoked Lin Helong, believing she was unfaithful. This is what my client Lin Helong told me."

"And indeed, they were married with conflict between them, which is merely a family conflict and doesn’t constitute intentional abuse or injury."

"Moreover, Lin Helong certainly doesn’t have a criminal record, nor has he been heard fighting or quarreling outside. Lin Helong’s friends all regard him as a good person, and here are interviews...."

"I believe it’s normal for physical altercations to occur amidst family conflict. Though Lin Helong was wrong to hit, it’s not to the degree of intentional harm or abuse; it doesn’t align with reason."

"Lin Helong isn’t someone reckless with violence and amidst family disputes, naturally, Xie Tongtong may have acted or spoken provokingly towards Lin Helong, which is entirely normal."

"So I believe it’s merely family conflict. Lin Helong acted out during an argument, his emotions unstable, causing harm possibly due to an oversight or accident, not intentionally."

Gu Chen sneered, "Lin Helong wielded a knife and nearly killed Xie Tongtong, and you say it’s accidental?"

Lin Helong said, "I have to respond... my actions against Xie Tongtong were limited to physical altercations only, why would I use a knife?"

"That time with the knife, I only wanted to scare Xie Tongtong. But she tried to snatch the knife and even threatened to kill me. I surely wouldn’t let her take the knife, right?"

"In our struggle, there was accidental injury; how could this be intentional harm?"

"If I wished to intentionally harm Xie Tongtong, I wouldn’t need a knife; I could definitely take her down without it, right?"

"If I intended to kill Xie Tongtong, she would already be dead, wouldn’t she? If I actually intended to strike with a knife, could she’d survive?"

"Simply put, it doesn’t logically hold!"

"Family disputes leading to struggles are normal, why would I intentionally harm someone? Using a knife was merely for self-defense, not as detrimental as Xie Tongtong suggests."

"I know Xie Tongtong hates me, but she’s clearly lying! She’s just aiming for the death penalty against me, wants me locked up longer. In truth, it’s merely a family dispute resulting in a scuffle, nothing more than an accident."

"What Xie Tongtong says is an exaggeration. In reality, I’m a good person."