Chapter 3: Legal Space!

Online, public opinion about the September 26th traffic accident on Lvzhou Expressway is fermenting. Lin Chuan, as the plaintiff's lawyer, has also attracted considerable attention on the Internet.

However, since Lin Chuan is currently only an intern lawyer, netizens have a low opinion of him based solely on subjective impressions. They all think that he is not qualified to work as the plaintiff's lawyer.

Even more, some well - intentioned people even launched crowdfunding on the Internet, hoping that everyone would donate money to hire a highly - respected and experienced lawyer to fight the case for Ms. Zheng.

Unfortunately, with only two days left until the trial, no well - known lawyer dares to get involved in this mess. The hope of winning is too slim!

And once they lose, they are likely to be subject to cyber - violence from netizens. Moreover, it will add a failure to their career, which will damage their reputation. Even though the attorney fees offered by crowdfunding are very attractive, it is still not worthwhile. Because reputation is the foundation for lawyers to make money.

In addition, this case has caused a great stir on the Internet. Once the plaintiff loses the case, the plaintiff's lawyer will be completely discredited. And once the reputation is ruined, no one will hire you as a lawyer in the future. Even the law firm may lay you off.

Therefore, in the face of high attorney fees, not a single person in the legal circle is willing to take this case. Eventually, the plaintiff's lawyer remains the same, still Lin Chuan.

However, Lin Chuan has no idea about the heated discussions on the Internet. Due to the tight schedule, he is now huddled up in his 20 - square - meter small room, poring over the case files late into the night, doing his best to find evidence for the defendant's sentencing.

"At around 8:20 p.m. on September 26th, the plaintiff Ms. Zheng was driving a Lavida car at a speed of 100 on Lvzhou Expressway."

"At 8:21, the defendant He Tianyi appeared beside Lvzhou Expressway, holding stones in his hand."

"At 8:23, the defendant He Tianyi threw the stone in his hand, shattering the front windshield of the Lavida car, hitting Ms. Zheng's face, and the car lost control and hit the guardrail."

"Due to the malfunction of the surveillance cameras on the accident section, no footage of the crime was captured."

"Therefore, it is impossible to determine whether the defendant He Tianyi's act of throwing stones was intentional. Judgment can only be made based on the police interrogation."

"During the interrogation, He Tianyi insisted that his act of throwing stones was an unintentional one."

"Because the explosion after the car lost control increased the difficulty of the autopsy."

"After the forensic autopsy, it still could not be confirmed that the stone thrown by the defendant He Tianyi directly caused Ms. Zheng's death."

"According to the hospital certificate provided by the defendant He Tianyi, he was diagnosed with severe depression two years ago."

"And this year, He Tianyi is still under sixteen years old and is a minor."

...

As Lin Chuan browsed through the case files, his expression became more and more serious.

The defendant He Tianyi is a minor and is under sixteen years old. According to the Law on the Protection of Minors, when minors violate the law, criminal evidence needs to be considered comprehensively and they should be dealt with leniently.

What's more, He Tianyi also has a hospital - issued depression certificate. He insisted that throwing stones was an unintentional act caused by depression. Coupled with his identity as a minor, this means that from a legal perspective, he does not constitute a criminal offense subjectively and cannot meet the sentencing standards.

And the plaintiff's only litigation requirement is to sentence He Tianyi. But in such an extremely unfavorable situation, everyone in the legal circle knows that no lawyer can turn the tide.

"Enter the legal space."

Lin Chuan closed his eyes and activated the lawyer system. Suddenly, a huge screen emerged in his mind, and the text on the case files was spread out on the screen as if coming to life. Continuously, prompt messages floated from the big screen in front of Lin Chuan.

He Tianyi's age

He Tianyi's identity

He Tianyi's depression certificate

The malfunctioning surveillance video

...

Lin Chuan touched the first prompt message, He Tianyi's age. Immediately, the picture on the huge screen in his mind suddenly switched, the case files disappeared, and He Tianyi's information was presented on the big screen.

He Tianyi, false age on ID card. He is 18 years old in reality, but his ID card shows that he is 15 years old. In 2020, he changed his date of birth at the Chengnan District Police Station in Lvzhou City.

As Lin Chuan browsed the information on the big screen, a look of joy emerged in his eyes. Minors are like a get - out - of - jail - free card in the face of the law. But the system prompt indicates that He Tianyi is not a minor after all. That's great.

"Copy."

Lin Chuan had an idea, and the record of He Tianyi's change of birth date was printed out.

Then, Lin Chuan touched the second prompt message, He Tianyi's identity. The big screen immediately responded.

He Tianyi, son of He Xiao, the chairman of Anxin Monitoring Group, one of the top 500 domestic enterprises. His original name was He Xiaolong, and he changed his name at the Chengnan District Police Station in Lvzhou City in 2020.

Criminal record: In 2020, he was sent to a reformatory for arson. The term was one year. During the reformatory period, his father He Xiao used social relations. In just three months, He Tianyi was released from the reformatory and changed his name from He Xiaolong to He Tianyi.

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"As expected, he is not a first - time offender."

Lin Chuan now felt even more confident. Evidence is the key factor for winning in court for lawyers.

With another thought, the system printed out the evidence of He Tianyi's name change and his criminal record.

Next was the hospital - issued depression certificate. After verification by the system, He Tianyi's depression was false, and it was also a false certificate issued by his father He Xiao using his connections.

But strangely, when Lin Chuan clicked on the prompt message of the depression certificate, there was also something about Zhang Changming. But it was not clear what it was because the prompt message about Zhang Changming was grayed out and could not be specifically displayed. It could only be known through personal contact.

"Forget it, let's not worry about Zhang Changming for now."

In order to collect more evidence, Lin Chuan continued to browse the prompt messages in the legal space.

Soon, Lin Chuan's attention was drawn to the malfunctioning surveillance video.

Just now, when Lin Chuan was browsing He Tianyi's identity, he got a hidden piece of information. He Xiao, that is, He Tianyi's father, was the chairman of Anxin Monitoring Group. Coincidentally, the surveillance cameras on the section of Lvzhou Expressway where the accident occurred were broken.

Lin Chuan had a vague feeling that there was something fishy here.

After searching on the Lvzhou Public Security Bureau's website, sure enough, since 2010, Anxin Monitoring Group has had a cooperative relationship with the Lvzhou public security system.

The surveillance equipment in Lvzhou, whether on traffic arteries or government buildings, is provided with surveillance services by Anxin Group.

That is to say, if the surveillance cameras on the Lvzhou Expressway section really captured something unfavorable to He Tianyi, with He Xiao's influence, he would definitely be able to destroy it.

Thinking of this, Lin Chuan quickly touched the malfunctioning surveillance.

Immediately, the video picture was presented on the big screen in his mind.

Under the clear picture, He Tianyi was throwing stones at passing vehicles on Lvzhou Expressway.

One. Two. Three.

Every time a stone hit a vehicle, a smile would appear on He Tianyi's lips.

Obviously, throwing stones at speeding vehicles on the highway was an intentional act. An 18 - year - old teenager definitely knew the consequences of throwing stones at vehicles on the highway. But he still used this way to amuse himself!

Lin Chuan felt that this was not the first time He Tianyi had done this. He didn't know how many times he had done such things secretly. But he was so arrogant, which definitely meant that he knew his father He Xiao could cover up for him.

"At the beginning of mankind, human nature is inherently good?"

"Heh!"

"Some people are just bad at heart!"

After knowing the truth of the matter, Lin Chuan could no longer hold back. Thinking of a good person who was dedicated to public welfare dying because of a naughty kid's prank, Lin Chuan's eyes were about to spit fire.

Originally, he took this case just to take revenge on Zhang Changming. But now, the motivation deep in his heart to win this case has changed. He wants to seek justice for the late Ms. Zheng!