Lawyer: Send the Judge to Prison-Chapter 457 - 408: Gu Chen Hasn’t Even Acted Yet, and the Defendant Already Pleads Guilty?
Xia Ranran said from the side, "Where’s Gu Chen? Hasn’t he come yet?"
Gao Yong said, "Not yet."
Gao Yong said, "I took a look, and basically, no one in the legal field thinks this case can get a lighter sentence. The first trial already had the lightest penalty, how could the second trial be lighter?"
Xia Ranran said, "I know, that’s exactly why I don’t know how Gu Chen plans to win this case, so I came here to learn. What if Gu Chen wins? I didn’t think Gu Chen could win the last case either, but didn’t he win in the end?"
Gao Yong said, "That’s because Li Long was mentally ill. This time, you can’t say Li Peng is mentally ill, right? That’s definitely impossible; Li Peng graduated from a 985 university with excellent grades and comes from a good family. There’s no saying he’s mentally ill."
Xia Ranran said, "Let’s see how Gu Chen fights the case."
At this moment, Xue Qingqing arrived.
Xue Qingqing also sat in the audience seat.
Xia Ranran looked at Xue Qingqing and asked, "Qingqing, does Gu Chen have confidence in this case? How long has he been preparing?"
Xue Qingqing said blankly, "I really don’t know, but the boss seems pretty confident. He hasn’t really prepared much for this case. I feel like it was less than an hour before he knew how to win, and then he didn’t study the case file anymore. Last night, he even took me out for dinner and a movie, not worried about the case at all."
Gao Yong: "???"
Gao Yong said, "Gu Chen is this relaxed? No way."
Xia Ranran said, "Could Gu Chen have given up on this case? It’s really hard to argue for a reduced sentence."
Xue Qingqing said, "I asked the boss, but he didn’t tell me anything. He just told me to come here to learn, so I followed."
Gao Yong and Xue Qingqing exchanged glances.
Both of them felt a bit helpless.
They thought Gu Chen had still prepared for a period for this case.
Turns out Gu Chen prepared for less than an hour?
That’s too exaggerated.
Less than an hour, and Gu Chen already figured out how to defend?
If they didn’t know Gu Chen... they’d think he’d given up on the case or just intended to coast and pocket the fifty-thousand-dollar lawyer fee.
The more Xue Qingqing talked, the more they wanted to know how Gu Chen would handle this case.
...
In the audience, Du Jingguang received a message.
The message contained more than thirty photos.
All of them were taken of Gu Chen and Xue Qingqing together last night.
Gu Chen took Xue Qingqing to dine and shop in Wanxiang City...
They even went to the cinema to see the latest movie, "Catch the Doll."
Someone had followed them and taken all these photos.
Gu Chen and Xue Qingqing didn’t care much when they went out, they just went out to have fun together.
It’s pretty normal for people to want a photo with them too.
Gu Chen didn’t pay much attention, let alone know he’d been secretly photographed.
Du Jingguang looked at the message on his phone and chuckled, "Once Gu Chen loses this case, I’ll send these photos to Li Zhongnan and Zhang Yaru to show them that the lawyer they hired for fifty thousand dollars didn’t do any preparation work last night, he was out on a date, playing around. By then, we’ll have these two complain about Gu Chen."
"As long as these two complain about Gu Chen and are willing to cooperate, we can offer them a big sum of money." Du Jingguang had his plan ready.
When the time comes, these two can cry in the media, saying Gu Chen didn’t seriously prepare for the case, which resulted in a loss.
And they would mention that Gu Chen didn’t even bother to refund the money...
The fifty-thousand-dollar attorney fee just went down the drain.
With this, wouldn’t Gu Chen’s reputation just go down the drain?
Gu Chen’s law firm relies on his reputation for so many people to come.
Once Gu Chen’s reputation gets ruined, then netizens will crucify him online.
Gu Chen’s law firm would be finished!
Thinking of competing with Red Circle Law Firm?
Daydreaming!
...
Soon, everyone had arrived!
Li Peng sat on the defendant’s seat, his eyes vacant.
He knew he had already broken the law and been sentenced.
The result of the second trial would be the same, there’d be no change.
Li Peng sighed quietly, feeling a bit hopeless.
He didn’t even think he could get a reduced sentence, let alone be released.
Li Peng had completely admitted his guilt and entirely given up.
If it weren’t for his parents, he wouldn’t even have appealed.
Why bother?
He already broke the law, so just serve the time.
The second trial result would be the same, anyway.
Li Peng saw no opportunity to fight back.
Moreover, after Gu Chen took on the case, he never went to see Li Peng.
Li Peng knew this second trial was just going through the motions...
The prosecutor Wang Qing also arrived at the scene.
At this moment, the recorder stood up.
Recorder: "All rise!"
"Please welcome the presiding judge and associate judges to the court!"
Under everyone’s gaze, the presiding judge and associate judges took their seats.
Presiding Judge Gong Yuqing knocked the gavel, "Everyone, please be seated. I now declare that this court is in session!"
At this moment, the live stream audience was already on fire.
[66666666666!]
[It’s starting!]
[Watch Lawyer Gu’s performance!]
[Hahaha, this time I really believe in Lawyer Gu!!]
[Why though, I don’t know who Gu Chen is, but didn’t all the major lawyers say there’s no way to defend Li Peng? Even if Gu Chen took the case, so what? Even a Lawless Madman like Gu Chen has to follow the law, how can this case be defended?]
[Hahaha, that’s because you don’t know. Is there even a need to talk about Lawyer Gu’s skills? Just watch, the worst Li Peng will get is a reduced sentence, he might even be acquitted.]
[But why would Li Peng be acquitted? Didn’t he break the law? He kept state-protected animals, he’ll definitely be sentenced. As skilled as a Lawless Madman is, he can’t possibly get Li Peng acquitted, you all have so much faith in Gu Chen, but he’s not omnipotent.]
[You’re wrong there; the reason he’s called a Lawless Madman is because he really is one!!]
[Watch closely, learn well!]
[I believe in Lawyer Gu!]
[I didn’t believe in the Lawless Madman in the previous case either until I saw three murders resulting in acquittal, then I knew how incredible Lawyer Gu is.]
[The critical point is that in the last case, Lu Hai jumped for a long time and even tried to hit Gu Chen with a chair, but ended up being sentenced to death, hahaha, couldn’t hold it in.]
[Gu Chen is amazing!!]
[Brothers, get ready to drop 6666.]
Many of Gu Chen’s students were also paying attention to this case.
The trial had already started.
They wanted to see how their teacher would defend Li Peng.
...
...
Presiding Judge Gong Yuqing opened her mouth to say, "This case involves Li Peng purchasing and raising state-protected animals such as the Sun Parrot and Moon Parrot, among other rare species, with a total of ten parrots. Li Peng posted videos of the parrots online and was subsequently arrested. The first trial sentenced him to five years of imprisonment with a fine of 20,000 yuan. The defendant, Li Peng, has appealed this judgment in this court. Does the defendant have any objections?"
Li Peng: "No objections, Your Honor, I plead guilty."
"I know I made a mistake, and I should accept punishment by law. I shouldn’t have raised and bought state-protected animals. I’ve indeed broken the law, and I didn’t know what I was doing was illegal, but I plead guilty."
Li Peng immediately confessed.
Li Peng didn’t even want to go through the process.
If he broke the law, then he broke it, he should bear the consequences.
As for the appeal, isn’t the result the same?
What’s the need for a defense?
Plead guilty, nothing else needed to be said.
No matter which lawyer defends, they can’t help him be acquitted.
As for Gu Chen? Who’s Gu Chen?
Li Peng didn’t know Gu Chen or heard of him.
He just wanted to get out of prison soon, to be freed soon.
