Chapter 23: A Blast for Three Hundred Thousand, Losing Big Time!

"Lawyer Lin Chuan, the video evidence you submitted... What's all that noise?"

"Are you sure you didn't get the USB drive mixed up?"

Presiding Judge Feng Jianjun was getting anxious. Playing a pornographic video in court, and it was being livestreamed online too. This was a major incident that was definitely going to make the news!

"Your Honor, this video evidence is crucial. Once it starts playing and the decoding is complete, you'll understand."

Lin Chuan didn't look panicked. He didn't want to play this video either. But if he didn't play it, how could he exonerate Ma Ming?

...

Soon, the playback progress bar reached 100%.

Finally, there was a picture!

The staff dragged the playback progress bar back to the beginning, and the video image and sound played synchronously.

"Darling, I love you so much. Will you give me a chance tonight?"

In the video, on a big hotel bed, Ma Ming reached out his lecherous hand towards Li Huihui.

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

Li Huihui tried to stop him.

'Please!'

Ma Ming showed no intention of stopping.

Li Huihui closed her eyes.

In the picture, the two of them started kissing and then began to undress.

...

"Ah? My eyes!"

"Holy crap, the two people in the video are actually Ma Ming and Li Huihui."

"Not suitable for minors, those under eighteen in the live broadcast room, please leave."

"Seriously, Li Huihui's figure is perfectly showcased in the video, Ma Ming got a good deal this time."

'A good deal?'

"Li Huihui is worth at most 2000, add a bit more, and you could find a young model."

"That's right, Ma Ming lost big time. With that blast, he blew away the thirty thousand dowry..."

...

In the live broadcast room, the audience was getting excited watching the 'evidence' video.

But the parties involved, Ma Ming and Li Huihui, were extremely embarrassed.

"Lawyer Lin Chuan, where did this video come from? You didn't tell me about it!"

As the defendant, Ma Ming really didn't know that Lin Chuan had such a video evidence.

"There were hidden cameras in the hotel room you stayed in."

"Although we don't know who installed them yet, I have copied this video. It is the key evidence for our comeback!"

After borrowing the case files from Jingzhou People's Court, Lin Chuan entered the legal space. The system gave a prompt, and Lin Chuan touched the prompt message, learning about the secret filming of Ma Ming and Li Huihui.

So he went to the hotel and used the system's ability to copy the video evidence by touching the hidden camera.

"Alright, let's stop playing here for now."

Lin Chuan signaled to the staff with a wave of his hand.

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If they continued playing, the two of them would be naked, and the scene would be too much to bear.

"Cough cough cough... Lawyer Lin Chuan, secret filming is illegal. Where did you get this video evidence?"

Feng Jianjun's heart was pounding. He was old and hadn't seen such a stimulating video for a long time, and he wasn't quite used to it.

"There are hidden cameras in Room 601 of Baishun Hotel. I suggest the police investigate. There must be other guests whose privacy has been violated."

Lin Chuan had thought about calling the police to check who installed the hidden camera. But he was busy preparing the lawsuit materials and didn't have time.

"Hidden cameras in hotels are quite common. I've encountered it once."

"So when booking a hotel, don't be cheap. Unknowingly, your privacy will be transmitted to the internet."

"Enough said, I broke up with my ex-girlfriend because of this."

"One night, when I was bored, I was browsing websites and found her in a popular video with another man in a hotel."

"Filmed by a hidden camera!"

"Holy crap, the guy above has a bald grassland on his head!"

"Keep your hat steady and wear it straight!"

...

When it came to hidden cameras in hotels, some of the live broadcast room viewers had a lot to say as they had experienced being secretly filmed by hidden cameras.

"Your Honor, I don't understand why the defense lawyer wants to play this video in court."

"Although the person who secretly filmed the video is not him."

"But playing this video will damage the reputation of my client. I hope the defense lawyer can give a reasonable explanation."

The plaintiff's lawyer, Zhao Qiuxia, couldn't sit still. In her view, the video just played was irrelevant to the case. Moreover, broadcasting it would slander the reputation of the plaintiff Li Huihui.

"Respond to the plaintiff's lawyer's question."

"I played this video only to restore the truth more accurately, with no other meaning."

"The authenticity of video evidence far exceeds that of police interrogations."

"When my client was interrogated, due to emotional fluctuations or other factors, memory deviations may occur, thus greatly reducing the authenticity of the record."

"And Ms. Li, as the victim, called the police. Her statement is even less valuable."

'Therefore.'

"This video is the fairest evidence."

"It can truly restore what happened that night, whether Ms. Li was violated or my client was violated."

"With the most direct video evidence playing on the spot, the police interrogations lose their reference value."

"Lawyer Zhao, as a professional lawyer, there's nothing wrong with what I just said, right?"

Lin Chuan spoke eloquently in front of the camera. He didn't need to deliberately organize his words; his logic was tight and flawless.

"From a professional perspective."

"What Lin Chuan said is correct. The authenticity of first-hand video evidence is close to a hundred percent, far exceeding that of police interrogations."

The lawyers in the gallery agreed with Lin Chuan's point of view.

Although the defense lawyer Zhao Qiuxia was on the opposite side of Lin Chuan, she couldn't refute it. Since everything that happened that night was recorded, once the video was played, everyone had a scale in their hearts as to whether the defendant Ma Ming's rape charge was established.

"Um, no problem."

Zhao Qiuxia reluctantly agreed.

Then, Lin Chuan continued: "As for what you said, this video will damage Ms. Li Huihui's reputation and image."

"I deeply regret this."

"Because, to restore the truth and protect my client's rights, this is the duty of a defense lawyer."

'And.'

"This video doesn't only feature Ms. Li."

"My client is also in it."

'So.'

"If we're talking about damaged reputation and image, my client is no exception."

Lin Chuan knew this video would affect both parties, but he had no choice. This was the only way to turn the tables.

Because once this video was played, the police interrogations would become meaningless.

Consequently, the crime Ma Ming admitted to in the interrogation room would be void, and he would have the opportunity for a public trial.

For this reason, Lin Chuan had to do it.

Once this video was played, it meant that both the plaintiff and the defendant were back at square one, and the judge needed to re-determine whether Ma Ming's actions constituted rape. Both sides' lawyers would inevitably face off and refute each other, which was exactly what Lin Chuan was good at!