Chapter 22: Playing Colorful Videos in Court - Is This Something a Lawyer Would Do?

"Plaintiff's lawyer, do you have anything else to say?"

Zhao Qiuxia knew very well that her eloquence couldn't compare with Lin Chuan. Therefore, debating with Lin Chuan was tantamount to asking for trouble, so she simply presented witness and physical evidence.

The people's police wouldn't lie, and evidence even less so. In the face of overwhelming evidence, no amount of eloquence would seem feeble.

Meanwhile, far away in the compound of the Ludong Provincial Party Committee, Gao Yuliang, the head of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, had just finished his work and was seriously following this courtroom live broadcast lawsuit.

"Teacher Gao, I think Lin Chuan doesn't have anything extraordinary. This lawsuit is as good as lost!"

Gao Yuliang's secretary, Cheng Zhiyu, expressed his opinion. He was a top student graduated from Ludong Political and Legal College. Although not as prestigious as Lin Chuan's Kyoto Law School, it was still a 985 institution, and its law program ranked among the top in domestic universities.

"Zhiyu, it's too early to talk about victory or defeat."

"Lin Chuan is a deep one, not someone you can see through."

Gao Yuliang observed very carefully. Facing overwhelming evidence, Lin Chuan didn't lose his composure in court, indicating that he still had a trump card.

"Oh... is that so?"

Cheng Zhiyu felt a bit sour inside. He had been Gao Yuliang's secretary for a year and had never seen the head of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee give such high praise to a young person.

It seemed that Lin Chuan really had a bright future ahead, and his achievements in the future might be more than just being a lawyer.

...

Back in the courtroom, Feng Jianjun looked solemnly at Lin Chuan.

With his many years of courtroom experience, the biggest difficulty in turning this case around didn't lie with the plaintiff, Li Huimei, but with the defendant himself - Ma Ming. He had admitted to the rape charge, and the police had his statement and recording.

Under such circumstances, trying to recant was as difficult as climbing to the sky!

Feng Jianjun thought of ten thousand possibilities, but still couldn't think of a solution.

He looked at Lin Chuan, really wondering why this guy was still so calm up to now.

"Presiding Judge, I have evidence to submit to the court."

Facing Zhao Qiuxia's sharp offensive, Lin Chuan didn't panic but raised his hand to signal.

"Oh?"

"Lawyer Lin Chuan, do you mean... you have evidence proving that Ma Ming does not constitute the crime of rape?"

Presiding Judge Feng Jianjun's eyes lit up.

At the same time, everyone in the courtroom looked at Lin Chuan with suspicion. The confession and the female victim's physical examination report were right on the judge's desk, both of which were direct evidence.

If one wanted to overturn Ma Ming's rape charge, only more direct evidence would suffice.

However, considering the timeline of the incident, Ma Ming's confession and Li Huimei's medical report were already the perfect evidence that the police could collect immediately, and with the professionalism of the police, no evidence would be overlooked.

Therefore, everyone was puzzled, what exactly was the evidence in Lin Chuan's hands?

"That's right, Presiding Judge, the evidence in my hands is more direct than the police's evidence!"

Lin Chuan took out a USB drive from his pocket and waved it in front of the camera.

"The USB drive contains a surveillance video... um... to be more precise, a video taken without the knowledge of the parties involved."

"I request to play it in court."

Lin Chuan handed the USB drive to the law enforcement officer. Presiding Judge Feng Jianjun was confused, first saying it was a surveillance video, then changing his mind to a non-consensual video.

What exactly was the content of the video?

Feng Jianjun couldn't guess, but considering the plaintiff's lawyer's request was also reasonable, he nodded. The law enforcement officer received the order and immediately inserted the USB drive into the computer connected to the big screen.

"Guys in the live broadcast room, what do you think is the content of the video in Lawyer Lin Chuan's USB drive?"

"It's not hard to guess, right? It must be a video unfavorable to Li Huimei."

"Be more specific!"

"Maybe it's a video of Ma Ming and Li Huimei dating before, using this video to prove their romantic relationship."

"Maybe it's a video recording Li Huimei breaking the law, which is more likely."

"Right, right, do you remember the previous Lüzhou car accident lawsuit?"

"At that time, He Tianyi insisted that throwing stones was not intentional. But Lawyer Lin Chuan took out a video USB drive, which recorded He Tianyi deliberately throwing stones for fun."

"At that time, after the video was played, Lin Chuan turned the disadvantage around."

"That's right, the video played this time is probably a record of Li Huimei breaking the law. Since the road of recantation is impassable, Lin Chuan definitely wants to take another path."

...

The live broadcast room was abuzz with discussion.

The number of viewers in the live broadcast room had exceeded one hundred thousand, and the official WeChat account of Jingzhou City People's Court began to restrict more viewers from entering, as more people would cause their server to crash.

"Ms. Li, do you have something compromising on you?"

On the plaintiff's bench, plaintiff's lawyer Zhao Qiuxia suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"No, what could I possibly have!"

Li Huimei shook her head, looking innocent.

"That's strange, what could be in this video that gives Lin Chuan such confidence?"

Zhao Qiuxia scratched her head, focusing on the big screen.

At this moment, the computer had already read the content of the USB drive.

Immediately afterward, the staff opened the video player and began to play the evidence submitted by Lin Chuan.

"Baby, I love you so much, can I have you tonight?"

"Ah... no, I can't!"

"Please!"

...

As soon as the video started playing, the picture was still decoding, and the screen was pitch black.

But the audio source of the video was already connected, with hurried breathing and awkward dialogue clearly reaching everyone's ears in the courtroom.

"Holy shit, the evidence Lin Chuan submitted is not proper, is this a regular video?"

"This is—did he pick up the wrong USB drive? Is this the video Lawyer Lin Chuan uses to relax at night?"

"Hahaha... Playing a pornographic video in court, that's unprecedented!"

"No, you're all too excited, listen carefully again, do the voices in the video sound familiar?"

"It does... sound a bit familiar."

...

The live broadcast room was boiling, so impressive, Lin Chuan actually played a pornographic video in court!

Everyone in the courtroom looked at Lin Chuan with schadenfreude, thinking he had picked up the wrong USB drive, causing an accident in the courtroom.

However, there were two people who not only didn't laugh but also bowed their heads deeply.

One was the plaintiff, Li Huimei, whose face was redder than a jujube under the camera.

The other was the defendant, Ma Ming, also with a red face!