Lawyer: Send the Judge to Prison-Chapter 352 - 350: She Already Stands Invincible

"Based on my understanding of Gu Chen, he will accuse you of intentional or negligent homicide, either way, he wants to send you to prison and make you pay civil compensation."

Zhao Sisi said, "What intentional or negligent homicide? Gu Chen isn’t a judge. Just because he says I am guilty of something, does it make it so?"

Du Jinglin said, "The only evidence online is the video people recorded of you holding Li Zhengyi’s head underwater, which resulted in him exhausting his strength. Gu Chen will claim your action was an intentional attempt to kill Li Zhengyi. How will you defend yourself?"

Zhao Sisi chuckled and said, "I’ll say how was I supposed to know, I was just in a panic in the water, didn’t know what I was pressing down in the chaos, I mean if you ask, I don’t know. I just struggled randomly trying to survive, how is this my fault?"

Du Jinglin appeared pleased, "Exactly right! As long as you say that, no one can convict you, not even the king of heaven!"

Du Jinglin continued, "Also, Gu Chen will likely say you took the rope and stick, and even pushed Li Zhengyi away. How will you explain that?"

Zhao Sisi said, "I was just trying to survive, I thought they were there to save me, how could I know it would lead to Li Zhengyi’s death? Was it intentional?"

Seeing Zhao Sisi’s perfect delivery, Du Jinglin nodded, "Yes, just like that. As long as you stick to that story, no one can convict you. That’s exactly what you should say."

"Remember what I told you, as long as you don’t admit to anything, what can they do to you? Just insist that you don’t know anything, you were just struggling randomly, you don’t understand anything, and it wasn’t intentional, got it? Based on this video, it’s impossible to convict you of intentional homicide." Du Jinglin said.

Zhao Sisi’s eyes lit up, "Cousin, I get it now! That’s how it should be done! As long as I say this, no one can do anything to me, right?"

Du Jinglin nodded, "Yes, for Gu Chen to convict you, it has to be intentional homicide, but intentional homicide must first consider your motive. You didn’t know Li Zhengyi, and there was no deep-seated hatred. All your actions in the water were self-rescue, unintentional, and random struggling. You knew nothing, so it can’t be intentional homicide!"

"Secondly, negligent manslaughter is even more far-fetched. Let me explain what negligent manslaughter is. It involves subjective responsibility due to negligence, which means the person knew their actions could result in someone’s death or believed they could avoid it."

"For example, careless negligence resulting in death or reckless negligence resulting in death. The former occurs when a person should foresee the potential danger of their actions but fails to due to carelessness, leading to someone’s death. The latter happens when a person foresees the possible deadly outcome of their actions but believes they can prevent it, only to cause death."

"If the person has no negligence and the death occurs due to other unforeseeable reasons, it’s an accident for which the person bears no criminal responsibility."

Du Jinglin explained some law to Zhao Sisi.

Zhao Sisi felt overwhelmed, "Cousin, what you’re saying is too complicated. I can’t understand it at all. Can you explain it in more detail?"

Du Jinglin said, "Alright, let me give you examples."

"Negligent manslaughter, simply put, is when your negligence results in someone’s death."

"Careless negligence leading to death, like when Zhang San operates a crane to lift construction materials without checking the surroundings or confirming if there are people below, resulting in the materials accidentally falling and hitting Li Si below, who dies despite efforts to save him. In this example, Zhang Mou should have foreseen the potential danger his operation posed to those below, but due to carelessness, he didn’t, causing Li Mou’s death. That’s negligent manslaughter."

"Reckless negligence leading to death, for example, is like when Zhang San drives on a country road while playing on his phone, not concentrating. A child suddenly runs out, and though Zhang San is confident he can brake in time, the brakes fail, resulting in the child’s death. That’s reckless negligence leading to death."

Zhao Sisi suddenly understood, "Cousin, you really are a top-notch lawyer. With your explanation, I get it instantly!"

Zhao Sisi said, "So in my case..."

Zhao Sisi exclaimed, "Cousin, I understand, I understand!"

Du Jinglin said, "How so?"

Zhao Sisi said, "Negligent manslaughter requires proof that I could foresee my actions leading to Li Zhengyi’s death."

"That means it must be proven that I could anticipate that pressing Li Zhengyi’s head or pushing him would directly result in his death, but I did it anyway. That’s how it would be considered negligent manslaughter."

"Right?"

Du Jinglin nodded, "Right."

Zhao Sisi said, "So if in court, Gu Chen accuses me like this, all I need to say is — I don’t know anything, I was just struggling, I was only trying to save myself, and then I’m fine!"

"As long as I don’t admit it!"

"I don’t admit I wanted to kill Li Zhengyi."

"I’ll just say I didn’t know what I was doing! Anyway, I’ll say I don’t know anything, and it wasn’t intentional. I’ll put on a pitiful act in court, then I’ll be the underdog! I’ll have no problems at all!" Zhao Sisi was a bit excited.

"Exactly, as long as you say that, no matter who the opposing lawyer is, they won’t be able to do anything to you." Du Jinglin said.

"Even if it’s Gu Chen, even if Gu Chen had won 100% of his previous cases, he couldn’t convict you on this one, as long as you say what I taught you." Du Jinglin was very confident.

"Cousin, then I can rest easy." Zhao Sisi said.

"I’ll look over this video again..."

"The only controversial part is right here!"

"You’re floating on your back in the water, conserving energy, looking very calm, and then someone throws you a stick and a rope. You push Li Zhengyi aside and grab the rope yourself."

"I saw that netizens are saying you’re a good swimmer and that you did it on purpose to drown Li Zhengyi, hence intentional homicide." Du Jinglin said.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sisi was still a bit scared, "Cousin, what should I do if they claim I know how to swim, that I was calm but deliberately pushed Li Zhengyi away?"

Du Jinglin smiled, "Don’t worry, it’s useless. You just say you saw this position online, that you were very panicked, scared of sinking, and when someone tried to save you, you just grabbed the rope without thinking. You didn’t even know where Li Zhengyi was. You say that if you knew, you would’ve given him the rope, and then you cry, saying you should’ve been the one to die."

Zhao Sisi realized the full picture!

Zhao Sisi said, "Cousin, I have another trick up my sleeve."

"Didn’t I get hold of the rope? Li Zhengyi even gave me a push!"

"If I really wanted to kill him, Li Zhengyi would certainly know and wouldn’t have pushed me."

"He pushed me, wanting me to survive, right? So I just say I knew nothing at the time. Li Zhengyi pushed me, showing I wasn’t intentionally trying to harm him, and he also wanted me to live, which means I’m innocent!" Zhao Sisi was very excited.

With this...

This case, she’s in an unassailable position!

In court, as long as she acts pitiful and innocent, won’t everything blow over?

Gu Chen?

Heh.

The Lawless Madman?

What use is that?

She’s backed by the country’s top lawyers!

This case, Tang Ya is bound to lose!

By the time it’s over, Tang Ya will have to apologize and compensate her for mental distress!