Chapter 198: Good grief! You really studied these legal provisions inside out!
On the nineteenth of that month.
Northern Capital.
Su Bai brought Li Xuezhen to the hotel they had booked ahead of time.
The hearing was scheduled for the morning of the twentieth, and the venue was still in Northern Capital.
So Su Bai had traveled over from Southern Capital in advance.
They checked into the hotel.
Outside his room, Xiao Li looked at him eagerly.
"Lawyer Su, shall we keep discussing this case? We could go over the materials, too..."
Su Bai: ...
Ahem...
You want to keep discussing this case with me?
Do you think I don't know what's going on in that little head of yours?
"There's nothing more to discuss about this case. We have to get up early tomorrow. Get some rest."
"Oh."
Bang. The door closed.
Looking dejected, Li Xuezhen returned to her own room.
The next day arrived.
After washing up, Su Bai brought Li Xuezhen to the entrance of the Northern Capital Intermediate Court.
This hearing was different from the last one.
Because it involved negative social repercussions, as well as other reasons.
The case would be heard behind closed doors.
There were no reporters blocking the entrance.
Before the hearing, Su Bai had actually considered requesting a public trial to prevent any other situations from arising.
But the court had rejected it outright.
However, a few days before the hearing, he had learned that the judge leading this trial-the presiding judge-would still be Song Yuanhui.
So he had not given it much more thought.
Looking at the entrance of the Northern Capital Intermediate Court, Su Bai smiled faintly.
He had never expected to walk through its doors again so soon, after such a short interval.
After silently reciting a