Who Made Him a Lawyer?-Chapter 39 - 35: Trap Logic!

What the hell, do you even know what you’re talking about!?

What do you mean, Chen Wei was killed by Chen Wei himself!?

I killed myself?

Zhang Cheng was dumbfounded.

He stood there bewildered, staring blankly at Xu Liang, unable to fathom what the other party was thinking to say such a thing!

Not just him, even Yang Ruoxi in the listening seats felt the same.

"Is this right!?"

Yang Ruoxi was astounded, looking at the tall figure standing in the defendant’s seat, her eyes filled with amazement.

It was the first time she felt the gap between herself and the opposition...

At least she could not have imagined saying such a thing!

Xu Liang didn’t pay attention to their reactions but instead turned to look at Judge Zhao Yi on the podium.

"Honorable Judge."

"This is the file provided by the police, and the analysis of the deceased Chen Wei’s cause of death from an authoritative third-party agency."

"Looking at the file, what did my client Chen Dong do on the night of the incident, June 1st?"

Saying this, Xu Liang rhetorically asked, bringing everyone’s thoughts back.

Zhao Yi hesitated slightly, wanting to say something, but unexpectedly, the other party did not give any chance.

"What was done was nothing more than a hypothetical defense during a mental illness outbreak!"

"Just using a knife to stab into Chen Wei’s abdomen!"

Xu Liang spoke resolutely, making everyone on the scene hesitate.

What he said... seemed indeed to be the file.

The clerk paused again and again, always feeling something was wrong, but couldn’t pinpoint it.

Xu Liang continued to speak:

"And my client realized the mistake after stabbing, intending to withdraw the knife from the abdomen!"

"But at this moment, the deceased Chen Wei reached out and held the hand Chen Dong was using to hold the knife, not allowing it to be withdrawn!"

"In their mutual struggle, the blade went out of control, which led to the deceased Chen Wei’s abdomen being slashed."

"After this, my client showed no signs of inflicting further harm or additional injury!"

After speaking.

Xu Liang glanced around the surroundings, loudly questioning:

"So tell me, if Chen Wei hadn’t reached out to struggle, would it have resulted in the other’s death!?"

Would it?

No, the first stab from Chen Dong did not pierce any vital organs.

Chen Wei could have dialed a call at the scene to get himself transported to the hospital for treatment.

So...

Zhang Cheng suddenly snapped out of it, reacting quickly, his face stern, loudly interrupting:

"Judge, the opposing lawyer is reversing the cause and effect, the deceased Chen Wei merely acted reflexively!"

"He is taking things out of context, I suggest expelling the opposing lawyer from the courtroom!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Liang, unchanging in expression, spoke in rebuttal:

"Hah, everything I said is consistent with the information provided by the police!"

"Is the opposing lawyer questioning the authority and fairness of the police!?"

What a grand accusation...

Zhang Cheng was furious, disregarding any decorum for a moment, pointing at Xu Liang.

"According to you, Chen Dong only stabbed my client once, without the subjective intent for murder..."

"Then what about the injuries on Chen Wei’s face!?"

As soon as these words fell.

Everyone reacted, all shifting their gaze to Xu Liang.

Indeed.

Aside from the slashed abdomen, the suspect also directly inserted the knife into the temple, the death was downright gruesome, attracting so much attention for this reason.

Presiding Judge Zhao Yi frowned, contemplating for a long while, suddenly spoke:

"The defense lawyer, please respond."

Regardless, this active infliction of harm... cannot clear the suspicion of intent.

However...

Soon, Xu Liang smiled faintly, responding to Zhang Cheng:

"According to the police file, this injury was added after Chen Wei’s death and is unrelated to the cause of his death."

"Therefore, Chen Dong did not target Chen Wei who had human rights but rather desecrated a corpse that had lost human rights!"

"According to Article 302 of the Criminal Law, it’s at most a crime of insulting a corpse!"

The rights enjoyed before and after death are entirely different.

Once someone dies, their human rights immediately vanish, even if you were to decapitate the corpse, it’s at most seven years!But while alive, even hanging by a thread, if you decapitate them... the highest penalty can be death.

The secondary wound on the corpse appeared after Chen Wei’s death!

After speaking, Xu Liang no longer looked at Zhang Cheng.

He stood upright, righteously speaking to Presiding Judge Zhao Yi:

"Honorable Judge."

"Based on the above, it’s my client’s plea!"

"The opposing lawyer’s claims of intentional murder and intentional injury cannot hold and cannot be established."

"My client is a 17-year-old suffering from severe mental illness, acting in self-defense during a mental illness outbreak, and did not pursue the deceased."

"Chen Wei’s death is due to himself, the wound was not lethal, yet he personally exacerbated the wound, ultimately leading to death!"

"Chen Wei was killed by himself, not by Chen Dong!"

In other words.

At most, Chen Dong bears two charges.

Which two?

First, the charge of negligent manslaughter!

Second, the charge of insulting a corpse!

"Therefore, I request to overturn the first-instance ruling!"

Xu Liang’s words were forceful.

"Request to revise Chen Dong’s sentence!"

As soon as these words fell, the courtroom first lapsed into silence.

Instantly, it boiled over again.

Reporters on the periphery of the court could hardly contain their whispers.

"Wait, why do I feel there’s some credibility to this..."

"Could Chen Dong actually be innocent..."

"Hold on, where did this lawyer come from!? Can this even be argued?"

"Who did Chen Dong kill? Who killed Chen Wei? Chen Wei killed Chen Wei? Then Chen Dong... this is confusing."

"I said it before, the accusation of intentional murder in the first trial doesn’t hold!"

"..."

Instantly, the chatter rose ceaselessly.

Listening to these sounds, Zhang Cheng’s face grew darker, increasingly gloomy.

He glared at Xu Liang, lips moving, hesitant to speak, and ultimately couldn’t utter a word.

The other’s logic...

It seems like rogue logic, yet there’s endless evidence to support its creation!

Of course, he wasn’t without attack points.

It’s nothing but self-defense, but seizing upon this is itself a trap.

Xu Liang deliberately released the notion of self-defense, essentially intending for Zhang Cheng to deliberately rebut, thus retreating to obtain a hypothetical defense, denying intentional murder!

As long as the defense stands, even if Chen Dong isn’t 17, the penalty from the first trial could be halved!

Judge Zhao Yi would not adopt self-defense, but Zhang Cheng’s rebuttal would inevitably employ hypothetical defense.....

The best method is to guide everyone to overlook the defense issue.

’Damn it, where did this guy come from...’

’Didn’t the intelligence say just graduated!?’

Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth, cursing internally, pondering where such a crafty lawyer was educated.

Behind him, Zhu Hong appeared anxious, tugging at Zhang Cheng’s collar.

"What to do?"

Hearing the voice beside him, a nameless anger surged in Zhang Cheng’s heart.

He looked at Zhu Hong with restrained fury, gritting his teeth:

"Stop talking!"

This woman, one sentence rendering him immobile, unable to push the opposing basis!

Dumb teammates... dumb teammates!

Just at this moment.

A dull thud sounded.

"Bang bang bang!"

Presiding Judge Zhao Yi, with a stern face, knocked the hammer in his hand.

"Silence! Silence!"

Once the court quieted down, Zhao Yi turned to look at Zhang Cheng.

"Prosecution, do you have any further supplements?"