At this moment.
Zhou Guoqing shook his head: "The car that hit me back then fled the scene, and it hasn't been found to this day..."
As soon as these words were spoken.
The opposing lawyer was extremely excited to the extreme:
"Haha... Fled? Not found? Do you even hear yourself? Streets are covered in surveillance cameras everywhere nowadays, and you're telling me someone broke your legs and the perpetrator still hasn't been found at all... Who do you think would believe that?"
Indeed!
Those reporters and media personnel all wore looks of disbelief.
After all:
This was just a bit too coincidental.
His legs were broken after finishing filming just a moment ago, and then shortly after, he really got into a car accident that crushed his legs.
The crucial point was that the hit-and-run driver couldn't be found at all, leaving behind dead evidence and no witnesses...
Coupled with the fact that Zhou Guoqing was pushed out by people from the Black Dragon Group, it was hard not to let people think more about it...
Who could not suspect anything...
In front of the television.
Countless people couldn't help shouting angrily:
"Nonsense! How can there be such a coincidence in this world? The Black Dragon Group definitely forced him to say that..."
"The Black Dragon Group is truly inhumane. They broke someone's legs and insisted it was for filming... And they forcibly dragged him here to clear their own names. His family might even be held hostage."
"What a miserable person! He must have been coerced... This Qin Jiang is truly not human... He's bullying people too much... Can Qin Jiang still be convicted under these evidentiary circumstances..."
"Probably not..."
"Could scum like Qin Jiang just be allowed to run amok with impunity? They must be thoroughly investigated..."
These people were completely led by the opposing lawyer, believing that Zhou Guoqing must have been coerced by the Black Dragon Group.
A storm of public opinion arose!
Wu Yue's mood, which had just relaxed a bit, was strung up once again. He originally thought the situation just now had stabilized, but who would have thought the opposing lawyer would stir up public opinion again. Furthermore, let alone others, even he himself suspected that his student Qin Jiang had coerced the old man into saying it.
Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidental thing in this world.
Suddenly, this old man's legs were broken in a car accident, and the driver responsible couldn't be found at all.
It simply didn't make logical sense!
Ma Jun laughed loudly: "Good! Very good! These lawyers are truly top-notch, and their on-the-spot reactions are so fast. Although they didn't manage to lock up the people under Qin Jiang, they still nailed him to the pillar of shame."
Although this result wasn't very satisfying, under the previous situation, it was already the optimal solution. Besides, he had known all along that it was impossible to lock Qin Jiang up based on such matters; his goal was merely to ruin Qin Jiang's reputation, and the current situation could still achieve that.
Even:
It was even more valuable than if this person were dead!
Wasn't an old man who was still alive—whose legs were clearly broken, yet was forcibly coerced into giving false testimony—even more pitiful...
"Hurry..." Ma Jun said to his secretary: "Speed up! I want Qin Jiang to see me the moment he comes out..."
"I want to witness his humiliation with my own eyes..."
"And... how are the arrangements with those reporters and media..."
Secretary: "Chairman Ma, rest assured. Once you've buttered up a few reporters and media outlets we are on good terms with: when Qin Jiang is released and comes out, they will step forward to interview him and raise all sorts of conspiracy theory questions. By then, whether Qin Jiang did it or not, he won't be able to shake it off no matter what..."
Ma Jun: "Good! Well done..."
Secretary: "It is all thanks to Chairman Ma's leadership!"
Ma Jun: "Haha..."
The courtroom!
The opposing lawyers seemed to stand on the moral high ground, glaring angrily at Qin Jiang one by one, as if righteous lawyers looking upon a criminal, fearless of power! Seeking justice and pleading for the people!
Above.
The Presiding Judge frowned and looked at Zhou Guoqing, saying: "Mr. Zhou Guoqing, I will emphasize this once more: this is a courtroom. Making any false testimony here is illegal, and you must bear legal responsibility for what you say."
Zhou Guoqing: "I know..."
The Presiding Judge: "Is what you just said true...?"
Zhou Guoqing: "True!"
The opposing lawyer: "Too fake, who would believe that? You get into a car accident, at least you should have some evidence, right? Pure fabrication..."
"Can you state the specific details of your car accident? Can you provide other supporting evidence of your car accident? Can you..."
He believed that Zhou Guoqing must have been temporarily found by the Black Dragon Group. After all, the time was too short for him to make up a fabricated story with completely complete logic.
Therefore, he said domineeringly: "You are simply giving false testimony. I asked you those few questions just now, answer them if you can..."
Zhou Guoqing: "I said I don't remember. Which specific day was it? The specific experience of being hit by a car... All kinds of details, I can't remember any of it clearly..."
The opposing lawyer sneered: "It just happened how long ago, and you say you can't remember anything? You say you can't remember a matter that affects the rest of your life? If you can't even state the logic of being hit, what is this if not lying... You... are simply giving false testimony..."
As soon as these words were spoken.
The looks directed at Zhou Guoqing by everyone in the room became even weirder. Wasn't this false testimony way too obvious?
How could anyone not remember such a thing?
The next moment.
Everyone's gaze turned towards Qin Jiang's direction.
They saw:
Qin Jiang was half-leaning against his chair, his eyes slightly closed, gently tapping on the tabletop with a calm expression, as if he weren't in a courtroom at all, but rather as if everything was completely under his control.
Arrogant!
Simply too arrogant!
He didn't care at all in an occasion like this. And right! The person who was beaten in the video came out to testify for him that he wasn't beaten?
Who could possibly convict him today?
No one!
He had the capital to be arrogant!
This Black Dragon Group was indeed lawless. Under the public trial of the national media, they actually dared to have someone give false testimony, and on top of that, they made it so crude.
Fake at a single glance!!!
Did they take everyone in the world for fools?
At this moment, all the cameras were aimed at Qin Jiang, capturing his calm and collected face, making countless people in front of their screens furious:
: "Outrageous! His false testimony is so obvious, this Qin Jiang is simply lawless..."
: "What on earth is he being arrogant about? Can a person like this really do whatever they want? Do they not need to bear legal responsibility..."
Just when everyone thought this was definitely false testimony.
Just when the opposing lawyer stood on the moral high ground and thought victory was certain.
Just when the Presiding Judge intended to proceed directly to the next stage...
They heard Zhou Guoqing look at the opposing lawyer and say word by word: "Who said my legs were broken in the past two years... Isn't it normal not to remember things from too long ago?"
The opposing lawyer: "You... what do you mean..."
Zhou Guoqing: "My legs were hit by a car when I was three years old. At that time, surveillance was incomplete and the vehicle responsible directly fled the scene. By the time I was taken to the hospital, they had to be amputated..."
"Of course, this is what my mother told me. Back then I was too young and couldn't remember these things at all."
"Do you say this is logical now?"