Attorney Su, Can You Get Their Female Lawyer Locked Up?

Chapter 28: Lawyer Su, Can You Get Their Female Lawyer Locked Up?

Faced with Su Bai's three consecutive questions, Ye Fei looked somewhat lost.

Wait, what?

What on earth was going on?!

How had she gotten dragged into his line of argument?!

Why wasn't the depression argument working anymore?!

It had always been her trump card in divorce cases!

She had brought all the supporting documents and diagnoses for the depression. Everything had been thoroughly prepared.

But now...

You're not playing by the rules at all, are you?!

Ye Fei was on the verge of losing her mind. She couldn't understand it. At the outset, she had been absolutely confident about this case.

But now, everything had changed.

What had begun as a civil marital dispute could very well turn into a criminal fraud case.

Her knowledge of criminal law was superficial at best.

There would have been no problem at all if this case had been fought as a marital dispute.

The trouble was that the courtroom arguments were gradually veering away from the course she had planned, and straying farther and farther.

As she herself had said, she didn't know much about criminal law.

Now...

The situation was already beyond her control.

Faced with this turn of events, Xie Jing panicked too. She didn't really understand courtroom procedure.

But even so, she could clearly sense that Ye Fei was close to running out of options.

"Attorney Ye, what do we do now? How do we refute him? Hurry up and say something, Attorney Ye!"

Xie Jing spoke in a nervous whisper.

Ye Fei drew a deep breath and adjusted her black-framed glasses. "Don't panic just yet."

Xie Jing was nearly frantic!

You're telling me not to panic?

But I can clearly see you're panicking, and you're still telling me not to?!

If she lost this case...

Then the consequences she would face...

Xie Jing shook her head, her face filled with fear.

If she lost, she would be left with nothing, and there would be plenty of other problems afterward.

Thinking of how well she and Zhang Tongwei had been getting along before, and the situation she now faced, she realized she might end up with nothing-or even go to prison.

Regret had already begun to creep into Xie Jing's heart.

At the bench.

Yang Yu looked toward the defense:

"I would like to ask the defense: you have stated that the defendant suffers from depression. Does this depression have any connection to the fraud alleged by the plaintiff?"

Ye Fei was about to speak when Su Bai raised his hand and interrupted her.

"We would remind the defense that this case is being brought as a criminal prosecution. Giving false testimony constitutes perjury, and counsel may bear criminal liability!"

Bang, bang, bang!

Yang Yu struck his gavel. "The plaintiff must not interrupt the court's questioning. Since this is the first instance, you are being reminded of the rules. Any further interruption will result in a warning."

Ye Fei: ????

When I interrupted, I got a warning straightaway, but Su Bai only gets a reminder?!

Well, she couldn't exactly challenge the Presiding Judge in open court.

After all, the Presiding Judge's decision to issue a reminder or a warning did not constitute a procedural violation.

Having achieved his purpose, Su Bai said nothing more.

A mere reminder was commonplace in court and had little real impact.

Yang Yu spoke again. "The defense will provide a reasonable explanation in response to the plaintiff's questions."

Ye Fei already knew little about criminal proceedings. After Su Bai's warning, she knew she couldn't speak carelessly. She took a deep breath before slowly replying:

"This depression developed during my client's marriage to the plaintiff. There were multiple causes, and the marital relationship was one of them.

"As for whether it has any connection to fraud, I maintain that my client committed no fraud!

"I ask the court to take my client's depression into consideration."

Bang, bang!

Yang Yu frowned slightly and struck his gavel. "Given that the defendant's depression has little bearing on this case, the defense's request is denied.

"The court further rules that the defendant's depression is unrelated to this case."

By issuing that ruling, the Presiding Judge had made a determination on the matter of depression, effectively handing down a decision on that point.

The defense could no longer use depression to explain the circumstances of this case.

When Ye Fei heard the ruling, she went numb!

It was as though both combatants had finishing moves.

With that single move, the Presiding Judge had interrupted hers-and not merely interrupted it, but banned it outright!

It's over. I might lose.

For some reason, that thought suddenly surfaced in Ye Fei's mind.

No. I can't lose.

Ye Fei reinforced her resolve, firmly impressing that thought upon herself.

At the bench.

Yang Yu spoke again:

"Do either the plaintiff or the defendant have any further objections to the evidence or arguments submitted by the opposing party?

"If so, you may raise them in court now."

"Does the plaintiff or his counsel have any further objections?"

"Presiding Judge, we have no further objections."

"Does the defense have any further objections?"

With her trump card banned, Ye Fei had lost her confidence. She feared that continuing to argue would only make things worse for her side. If something truly went wrong, they would be finished, so she said:

"Presiding Judge, we have no further objections."

Bang!

"Since neither side has any further objections, the court will now recess for one hour."

"After one hour, both parties will deliver their closing statements."

"Once the statements have concluded, the court will announce its judgment."

Bang!

"Court is in recess!"

Having finished speaking, Yang Yu left with the other two judges.

Ye Fei watched the departing Presiding Judge anxiously and let out a long breath.

Her closing statement was her last chance to turn things around!

I can't lose. I absolutely cannot lose this case!

At the plaintiff's table.

Su Bai unscrewed his bottle cap and leisurely took a sip of water.

His trump card would come in his closing statement. Whether he could move the judges would depend on that final address.

Judging by the fact that Yang Yu had only reminded him of the rules when he interrupted the proceedings earlier, the Presiding Judge was clearly leaning toward the plaintiff.

This case was a guaranteed win. There was no way the property would be divided-not even depression could change that.

But Su Bai couldn't yet judge just how complete that victory would be.

Beside him, Li Xuezhen stared at her phone screen.

"Lawyer Su, that female lawyer kicked me out of her fan group... Can we get her locked up through this case?"

Su Bai: ????

Seriously? She kicked you, an undercover spy, out of her group chat, and now you want to send her to prison?

Last time, she had worried about whether he could win. This time, she was asking outright whether he could get the defendant's lawyer locked up.

Tsk.

What a change!

"Ahem."

Su Bai cleared his throat. "That's difficult to say. It will depend on the Presiding Judge's ruling. But overall, the other side is certainly not going to escape punishment."

"Let's wait for court to resume."

Ye Fei was unfamiliar with criminal cases.

That was why his questions could leave Ye Fei so rattled. But actually getting her locked up... All he could say was that there was a chance.

How great that chance was depended on the defendant, Xie Jing, and the Presiding Judge.

"Oh, okay, Lawyer Su."

Li Xuezhen nodded with solemn earnestness, her gaze fixed on the defense table.

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