Exactly!
Yin Yue was specifically brought by Zhu Zheng to hide among the crowd, all for this exact moment.
Zhu Zheng had long guessed that since Ma Jun's side intended to wage a public opinion war, they would definitely bring up Yin Yue's matter.
Winning over people's hearts?
This method was the most effective!
And when they brought up Yin Yue's matter, they would surely add fuel to the fire to portray themselves as pitiful people and Qin Jiang as the bad guy. At that time, they could take advantage of the opportunity to directly present evidence of the hardships Yin Yue had suffered over the years.
This would directly shatter the tragic personas crafted by Yins Father and Yins Mother, turning them into bad guys reviled by everyone.
In this way, Brother Jiang could be cleared of wrongdoing, and with the help of this public opinion, all of Brother Jiang's past stigmatization could be completely washed clean.
Of course, Zhu Zheng had also prepared a backup plan: if Yins Father and Yins Mother did not use this method, he would take the initiative and use Yin Yue to accuse Yins Father and Yins Mother of their crimes.
The excuse was also very easy to find... Just say that Yins Father and Yins Mother falsely accused her boss in order to demand money from her.
Fortunately...
Right now, Yins Father and Yins Mother were cooperating fully!
...
At this moment:
Everyone in the courtroom looked at Yins Father and Yins Mother with disgust, while their gaze toward Yin Yue was filled with sympathy.
Both parents dead!
To end up with such relatives was truly unlucky!!!
...
Countless people in front of their televisions wore the exact same expression...
...
Yins Father and Yins Mother found themselves unable to defend themselves no matter how hard they tried.
At this moment.
The lawyers on either side also realized something was wrong. One lawyer whispered to Yins Father and Yins Mother: "Stop trying to forcefully explain over there. This matter has nothing to do with the case we are handling. You came today to accuse Qin Jiang of wrongfully detaining you and beating others..."
"Ahem..."
The lawyer coughed twice and said to the Presiding Judge: "Presiding Judge, the evidence they are currently presenting and the content they are talking about have nothing to do with this case. I request that the trial continue..."
Up above.
The Presiding Judge did not hesitate either. Although he also deeply sympathized with Yin Yue's encounter—otherwise, he would have stopped her from talking about things unrelated to this case earlier—he could not let it continue now.
Bang!
He struck the gavel and said: "The evidence presented by the defendant is unrelated to this case and cannot prove that Qin Jiang, Li Hao, and others did not participate in the crime. Are there any other pieces of evidence to submit?"
...
As soon as these words were spoken,
everyone in the venue was pulled back on track once again. The media reporters once again aimed their cameras at Qin Jiang. Although celebrity family gossip was explosive, a self-made boss of a company worth hundreds of billions committing a crime or not was even more explosive. Everyone in front of their televisions also gathered their gaze on Qin Jiang. Although they no longer felt much sympathy for Yins Father and Yins Mother, and could see that the matter of Yin Yue being propositioned behind the scenes was most likely made up, the scene from the video earlier where Li Hao and others broke an old man's leg still left them with little favorable impression of Qin Jiang...
...
In the courtroom,
the opposing lawyer stated: "The video is the proof! We have already sent people to Songjiang to look for the person in the video... but couldn't find them..."
"What does this represent..."
"It represents that this person is likely already dead... harmed by this person, Qin Jiang. I request the court to strictly investigate..."
Imprisonment!
Assault!
Murder!
These few charges were by no means small; they were like thunder capable of easily crushing anyone. In the eyes of these lawyers, with this move: Qin Jiang simply couldn't withstand it.
He could only hide!
He could only let his underlings take the blame!
Then they could press on with their victory: even if there was no substantial evidence to put Qin Jiang away, they would ruin his reputation. They could also use this incident to let the Police dig deeper. Under the public opinion of the people nationwide, they didn't believe nothing could be dug up. Perhaps not only could they ruin Qin Jiang's reputation, but they might even find more criminal evidence to send Qin Jiang away.
By then:
their mission would be completely fulfilled, and they would also receive the heavy profits promised to them by Ma Jun: that was by no means a small sum.
Lawyers of their level normally would not take cases like this without substantive evidence. The only reason they took it was because Ma Jun promised benefits they couldn't refuse.
...
The Presiding Judge:
"I'll ask once more, does the defendant's side have any new evidence? If not, we will proceed with the judgment."
...
"Good!"
In the car, Ma Jun heard this and nodded: "The money wasn't spent in vain! These few lawyers are somewhat quick-witted to grab onto the key point. Although the process had a few twists and turns, overall it can achieve the desired effect. It's nothing more than stepping up the public opinion efforts afterward..."
...
Just when everyone thought Qin Jiang couldn't produce evidence and would let his underlings take the blame,
they saw Qin Jiang laugh again:
"Haha..."
"Hahaha..."
This laughter made the hearts of Yins Father and Yins Mother skip a beat, and caused the opposing lawyers to tremble inwardly.
Could it be...
That he can really pull out evidence...
...
Then!
They saw Zhu Zheng look at Yins Father, Yins Mother, and the opposing lawyers with disdain as he said:
"Relying on just a video to convict Brother Jiang, should I say you are arrogant? Or should I say you are stupid?"
"What can this video prove?"
The opposing lawyer: "Prove what? What more needs to be proven! It proves that you guys are imprisoning, tying up, beating, and abusing the elderly... You even broke the old man's legs... Listen to the sound of bone cracking in the video... How much pain must that old man have been in at that time..."
"How desperate must that old man have been at that time..."
"And yet here you are talking so brazenly, and he can even laugh? How can he possibly laugh..."
"How devoid of conscience are you, how black-hearted are you..."
...
Zhu Zheng: "We are black-hearted? You are the black-hearted ones! Just because of a video with no head or tail, you dared to make a false Police report. Just to earn some black-hearted money, you dare to distort black and white here..."
"Truly stupid..."
The opposing lawyer: "What did you say? Say I'm distorting black and white? Good! Then go ahead and bring out the evidence, explain to me what this video is actually all about!"
"If you can't explain it clearly... Hmph... Don't think that having money and status allows you to distort black and white, or to do wrong things and still laugh out loud here. The law is righteous... It will punish all criminals..."
He once again stood on the moral high ground to draw another wave of hatred toward Qin Jiang, making everyone detest Qin Jiang.
...
Zhu Zheng: "The law will certainly punish any criminals, but not us—it's you..."
"As for this video? So what! What can the content in the video represent? Let me tell you: this video was filming a scene..."
"That's right! It was filming a scene!!!"