Bang, bang, bang!
At the Judges' Bench, after hearing Su Bai's statement, Wang Jianjun lowered his head.
He looked at the case materials and evidence.
Then he turned toward the Prosecution's seats and spoke:
"Does the accused party's legal representative have anything to say about the questions raised by the suing party...?"
He put the pressure straight on Yan Xiangshang.
After taking a deep breath, Yan Xiangshang understood that he could not keep discussing this topic or let the other side dig any deeper.
So he changed the subject outright, steering the discussion elsewhere.
"Presiding Judge."
"I disagree with the suing party's position..."
"State your position."
Wang Jianjun told Yan Xiangshang to proceed directly.
After organizing the materials on his side, Yan Xiangshang continued:
"According to the suing party's lawyer's statement."
"The suing party's lawyer is completely shifting the focus of Lin Haoxue's conviction."
"First:"
"Based on the evidence at the time... all Criminal Suspicion already pointed to Lin Haoxue.
"It was not as the suing party described, that Lin Haoxue was accused as a criminal suspect merely because he discovered the victim's body."
"Rather, after a lengthy screening process involving many criminal suspects, Lin Haoxue was identified as the prime suspect at the time, thereby establishing him as a criminal suspect."
With this explanation, Yan Xiangshang directly denied Su Bai's accusation.
Su Bai's point was that Law Enforcement had identified Lin Haoxue as a suspect, accused him, and handed him over to the Prosecution because he had discovered the woman's corpse.
Regardless of whether that was what had happened at the time, this was something they absolutely could not admit.
Otherwise, it would easily create the impression that they had violated the rules and made arbitrary accusations.
That would certainly become an even bigger problem.
So he had to