The finding was that the Legal Department staff of Quanan Insurance had engaged in Inducement when questioning He Dongsheng and his mother.
That was tantamount to saying that the first point used to find He Dongsheng guilty in the first instance was already invalid evidence.
As for the second and third points.
They would accordingly be withdrawn as well, owing to insufficient grounds for the accusation.
To be precise, based on the points above, this second-instance trial could already more or less find He Dongsheng not guilty.
Su Bai let out a long breath.
Not only that, but this finding also laid the groundwork for the subsequent accusation of malicious prosecution against Quanan Insurance.
As for this situation.
Gu Bin and Li Shuangjun had clearly already foreseen it.
Neither looked particularly happy. After they exchanged a glance, Gu Bin said quietly:
"This Su Bai is a veteran legal shark too..."
"We'll have to be more careful in the arguments coming up."
"This finding was my fault too. I didn't anticipate it... Otherwise, we wouldn't be in such a passive position now..."
Li Shuangjun rubbed his brow. "I wouldn't have handled it well either. We just need to be careful from here on."
"This case mainly depends on the presiding judge's subjective assessment. With this finding settled, the second-instance judgment will basically be either a reduced sentence or an acquittal."
"The focus of our arguments next needs to be on their application to bring proceedings against our Quanan Insurance..."
"But if he's acquitted, we'll be at a slight disadvantage when it comes to the accusations against us afterward."
"We still need to do our best to keep the outcome at a reduced sentence. We can't let He Dongsheng be found not guilty."
"Even if He Dongsheng is found not guilty, we