Having witnesses testify would provide indirect evidence that his subjective intent had not been to profit.
That would firmly establish this point in the determination!
So Su Bai asked the Presiding Judge to allow the witnesses to testify.
Faced with Su Bai's request, Duan Qingshui, as the Presiding Judge, did not refuse.
After all, this was a normal request during a trial.
Besides, the witnesses were already sitting in the witness stand. There was no reason not to let them give their statements.
He looked at the several people with chronic leukemia seated in the witness stand.
Duan Qingshui struck the Gavel. "The Appellant's request is granted."
"The witnesses may now begin their statements."
"Will the first witness please answer: as a buyer, what is your view of Lin Yong's actions in purchasing unauthorized generic drugs on your behalf and selling them?"
There were three witnesses present. The first was a middle-aged man in his thirties.
In response to the Presiding Judge's question, the first witness stood and spoke.
"Your Honor."
"To be honest, when I learned that Lin Yong wanted to appeal at the second instance and needed witnesses, I immediately wanted to come to court and testify for him."
"My view is very simple. Lin Yong wasn't doing this to make money at all."
"All this talk about Lin Yong buying medicine for us to make a profit is complete bullshit!"
"Lin Yong's family doesn't need that little bit of money from us. He works in foreign trade himself. We all know that."
"Sometimes, when we were short of money, he even gave us discounts or gave us medicine for free to help longtime fellow patients like us."
"If that counts as profiteering, what does that make everyone else?"
"Saying he deliberately intended to profit is slander, as