Chapter 181: The objective facts were established-arguing further would be rude
After Presiding Judge Zhou Guangyu brought down the gavel and issued his ruling.
Wu Jianlei's and Li Xin's expressions changed slightly.
"Attorney Ye, what does this ruling mean? Does it mean Guoxing will get a heavy sentence?"
Li Xin asked nervously.
Ye Hua nodded. "As things stand, yes."
"This ruling will overturn the first-instance judgment. His sentence should be reassessed under the more serious circumstances of intentional homicide."
"But the specifics aren't clear. There should still be a minor point of argument about the sentence later, though I'm not very clear on that."
"We'll have to see what the presiding judge arranges."
Ye Hua let out a soft breath and rubbed his brow as he explained to Li Xin.
"But... what about my son?!"
Hearing that her son would receive a harsher sentence, Li Xin immediately panicked, her voice rising considerably. Wu Jianlei, beside her, pulled her back.
"We're in court!"
"Attorney Ye will surely think of something. Why are you shouting at him?!"
After scolding Li Xin, Wu Jianlei turned to Wei Hao with a smile. "Attorney Ye, I'm sorry."
"His mother's worried about him. She got a little worked up."
Ye Hua had clearly encountered plenty of situations like this. His expression barely changed.
Still, he felt somewhat uncomfortable and nodded coolly. "Mm."
Wu Jianlei smiled awkwardly, then shot Li Xin a displeased glare.
The hearing was still underway.
How was expressing dissatisfaction with their lawyer any different from sabotaging their own son?
Li Xin now realized she had been wrong and wanted to apologize, but Ye Hua gave her no opportunity.
Meanwhile, at the trial bench, as Zhou Guangyu struck the gavel and announced the next point of argument.
Wang Yuan's parents at the defense