Inside the courtroom.
Su Bai gathered his thoughts, then looked at the three defendants and continued:
"According to the statements the three of you gave..."
"You had a dispute with Lin Dong, which escalated into a heated argument, and then you beat him."
"I would like to ask all three defendants."
"What started the dispute before you beat Lin Dong...?"
"Did you subject Lin Dong to a frenzied beating simply because of a verbal argument?"
"Did you use anything during the beating? Objects such as wooden sticks or clubs?"
Xu Feng, one of the three defendants, fell silent for several seconds, looking distressed. "We can't remember."
"We all lost our heads at the time. We can't remember what happened."
"And we've already explained very clearly why the dispute started. Lin Dong was the one who started arguing with us. He insulted us."
"We insulted him back."
"Then Lin Dong got physical."
"Once he got physical, we became even angrier, and that anger led to the situation we're in now. We really didn't mean to seriously hurt Lin Dong. We just lost our heads, and things accidentally ended up like this."
"As for anything else, we really can't remember. Things like wooden clubs or sticks-we're not sure whether there were any. Maybe we hit him with our arms?"
Arms?
Do you think forensic reports are filled out at random?
The force of a blow from an arm was completely different from that of a wooden stick.
Forensic findings were supported by rigorous analysis in the reports.
Su Bai continued, "So you mean you aren't sure whether you used any other implements during this process, correct?"
"Yes."
Hearing Xu Feng's answer, Su Bai did not press further.
Xu Feng certainly knew exactly what had happened. His unwillingness to speak or acknowledge his