Chapter 504 - 433: Refusing to Repay? Refusing to Repay Means Waiting for Prison?
Wang Xiaoru was still fervently defending herself in court, while also thinking about filing a complaint against her defense lawyer, Zhang Yun.
From the start of the court session until now, Zhang Yun hadn’t said a word.
Wang Xiaoru was also planning to complain about Zhang Yun.
As a defense lawyer, not saying a single word in court?
Isn’t this just asking for a complaint?
The livestream audience was already laughing their heads off.
[Hahaha, I’m losing it, Wang Xiaoru wants to complain about her own lawyer, eh?]
[I heard Wang Xiaoru found this lawyer from Pinduoduo for 9.9 yuan, hahaha...]
[I’m losing it, I saw Lawyer Zhang Yun posted on Douyin that he only charged 9.9 yuan for his fee, and Wang Xiaoru kept badmouthing him, even asked Zhang Yun to drive dozens of kilometers to pick her up this morning, it’s just crazy.]
[Hahaha, a total fee of 9.9 yuan and still wants to be picked up by car? He’s a lawyer, not her daddy.]
[I heard that Wang Xiaoru even threatened Zhang Yun, saying if he didn’t do well in court she’d complain about him. Zhang Yun is still a lawyer after all, what difference does 9.9 yuan make to free service? Helping her with the case is already good enough, yet she keeps threatening and complaining, would you work like that?]
[I am a lawyer myself, if a client talked to me like that, unless they pay a lot, why would I take on the case for little money? I’m a lawyer, I am not here to be mistreated.]
[For real, it’s just crazy...]
[Just 9.9 yuan for a lawyer fee, what more do you expect?]
[Stop it, you know just an hour of legal consultation costs at least five hundred yuan, getting a lawyer to consult for that price isn’t easy.]
At this moment, Zhang Yun was completely speechless.
Wang Xiaoru wants to complain about him, right?
If she wants to complain, then let her complain.
Anyway, this is how he was in court.
As a new lawyer, is he afraid of complaints?
At worst, he’d just get a scolding from the boss, so what?
Besides, he initially hoped Wang Xiaoru and Shen Fei would reconcile...
That way, Wang Xiaoru would only need to pay compensation and at least wouldn’t have to go to jail.
But at that time, Wang Xiaoru wouldn’t listen to anything, stubbornly insisted it was his incompetence and wanted to complain about him.
Didn’t Wang Xiaoru think she’d definitely win the lawsuit?
Zhang Yun was Zhang Fei’s pupil, who in turn was Zhang Wei’s pupil.
Zhang Yun knew how formidable Gu Chen was in court.
Even his master’s master faced various losses in court...
Now Zhang Wei is a well-known lawyer, yet still loses against Gu Chen, right?
But every time, Zhang Wei managed to achieve the client’s requirements... This is something many people can’t do.
Zhang Yun felt he didn’t have Zhang Wei’s ability...
His first case in court, win or lose.
He had done everything he was supposed to do.
Once in court, Zhang Yun knew for sure he would lose.
Even if he tried his best, it was impossible to win against Gu Chen.
How could he win a case against Gu Chen?
Even if he lost to Gu Chen, it didn’t matter.
It’s as if any lawyer could beat Gu Chen; isn’t that just nonsense?
The judge, Shen Jiarui, looked at Zhang Yun and opened his mouth, "The defendant’s lawyer may now speak."
At this moment, Zhang Yun knew he should speak up.
Wang Xiaoru looked at Zhang Yun disdainfully.
"Just thinking to defend now? What were you doing earlier? Even if we win this case, I’m still going to complain about you!" Wang Xiaoru thought to herself.
"Didn’t know to treat me better during the trial? Now you know to speak up, acting like a mute earlier, it’s disgusting, once this is over, I will definitely complain!" Wang Xiaoru thought.
Zhang Yun didn’t even glance at Wang Xiaoru.
Zhang Yun stood up and spoke his first words in court.
"Your Honor, I believe the court should base its judgments on facts, and should deliver the sentence accordingly. Our side will have no objections to the court’s verdict."
"We don’t have anything to counter, and I’m finished with my statement." Zhang Yun concluded.
Wang Xiaoru: "?????"
Wang Xiaoru: "Damn, you were supposed to argue the case and that’s all you say? Are you just trying to get me killed?"
Wang Xiaoru stood up, wanting to scold Zhang Yun.
She thought about these things in her mind but didn’t dare to say them out loud.
This was in court; if she dared to curse outright, it would be over.
Wang Xiaoru spoke: "Your Honor, I want to request a change of lawyer! The lawyer I hired is not professional enough, he’s slacking off in court and refuses to defend me."
Judge Shen Jiarui banged the gavel, "Once this court is in session, changing lawyers is not allowed."
Wang Xiaoru: "..."
At this moment, Judge Shen Jiarui looked at Wang Xiaoru.
"Wang Xiaoru, will you repay the money to Zhang Ruihua and Wang Haidi in time? Wang Haidi’s 200,000 yuan, Zhang Ruihua’s 500,000 yuan. Getting leniency from the involved parties can impact the sentencing, which is in your favor," Shen Jiarui said.
"Your Honor, I’m certainly willing to repay the money. I had initially thought the child was theirs, but it turns out he wasn’t. Since the child wasn’t theirs, I’m willing to repay. I never said anything about extortion, how could I have extorted them? I just wanted some compensation for mental distress and nutrients, after all, I genuinely believed they were the child’s biological fathers... It’s only fair to ask them to pay a bit, right?" Wang Xiaoru said.
