92: I will announce that Yao Yuanwu...

Looking up, she saw Yao Yuan being escorted in by Court Police, accompanied by Yao Ze, who was wearing a suit.

Lei Jun's gaze swept over, meeting Yao Yuan's eyes, which were filled with venomous hatred.

Inside, Yao Yuan glared intensely at Lei Jun.

You wretched bitch!

If it weren't for this wretched bitch sticking her nose where it didn't belong, would he have been arrested?

And she dared to come up with some animal protection law?

Does she really think she can control me?

Luckily, his cousin was here. Soon he would be acquitted in court, and Lei Jun's expression would be priceless.

He couldn't help but get excited, and he mocked Lei Jun.

"What's wrong? Did you come here to congratulate me on my acquittal?"

Then he laughed arrogantly.

Yao Ze saw Lei Jun and was instantly mesmerized.

Gasp!

What a stunning beauty!

Having seen countless women, he had to admit that Lei Jun's appearance and temperament were top-tier.

What a pity she insisted on opposing him.

He quickly composed himself, and a sense of superiority welled up.

What does it matter how beautiful she is?

On the battlefield of law, he was the king.

He spoke to Lei Jun in a condescending tone: "Miss Lei, is it?"

"I advise you to give up now. This kind of pointless struggle will only make the upcoming verdict more humiliating."

Lei Jun ignored the two clowns.

She couldn't even be bothered to respond with a single word.

The smile on Yao Ze's face froze.

You damned woman!

You think I'm giving you face, don't you?

You don't know what's good for you!

Just wait, we'll see if you can still be so arrogant later!

Since today's court hearing was broadcast live across the entire network.

The live stream quickly attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers, and the number was still growing rapidly.

"Holy crap, that silver-haired young lady in the plaintiff's seat is too gorgeous! Her looks are absolutely stunning!"

"She's just a pretty face, what good is being beautiful? The opposing counsel is Yao Ze! A top Longcheng lawyer who specializes in tough cases. She's definitely going to lose."

"Mourning for the beautiful older sister, running into Yao Ze, that legal hooligan."

"Lawyer Yao Ze is awesome! Celebrating victory in advance!"

"I feel bad for those four thousand cats; it's their bad luck to run into Yao Ze."

"I'm crying. I was hoping they could finally arrest Yao Yuan, but looking at this situation, it looks doubtful!"

"I bet fifty cents that Yao Yuan will be acquitted!"

Yao Ze became even more smug when he saw the comments in the live stream.

The popular sentiment is with him.

Even the audience thinks he's guaranteed to win!

His gaze toward Lei Jun and Lei Yue became even more disdainful.

At this moment, Tony, Qin Yu and his son, Director Wang, the Governor of Longcheng, Wu Tian, Guo Hao, Zhao Ya, Su Man, and Lin Wei, among others, all put aside their affairs and anxiously watched the live broadcast.

They had specifically postponed other engagements today to watch this live broadcast.

Although they believed Lei Jun's chances of winning were slim, that didn't stop them from cheering her on.

Inside the courtroom, the Presiding Judge struck the gavel, and the trial officially began.

The Prosecutor, Lei Yue, finished presenting the evidence of Yao Yuan's slaughter of over four thousand cats, including the cat skins found in the warehouse, video footage, and witness testimonies, speaking in a heavy tone.

Yao Ze defended Yao Yuan calmly and composedly.

"Presiding Judge, Jurors. My client does not entirely deny having had contact with cats. However, the law demands completeness and rigor in the chain of evidence, as well as precision in the application of the law."

"Firstly, the longcheng animal protection law cited by the prosecution only officially came into effect two days ago. And the vast majority of the actions my client is accused of are proven to have occurred before this date!"

"According to the fundamental principle of 'Non-retroactivity of Law,' a new law has no right to prosecute actions committed before its effective date. This is the cornerstone of the law and cannot be shaken!"

"Secondly, even considering the extremely brief period after the law took effect, the existing evidence fails to form a complete, exclusive chain of evidence that clearly proves my client engaged in continuous, large-scale abuse that meets the new legal standard for conviction."

"The source of some evidence is vague, and the evidence collection process contained flaws, making its probative value questionable."

"The law needs protection, but it also needs to be protected from abuse. We cannot allow emotional outrage to undermine procedural justice. I implore the court to render a just verdict based on facts and law!"

He cited legal precedents and principles, focusing every sentence on procedural justice and legal timeliness, utilizing legal principles to their utmost extent.

The comments section of the live stream instantly exploded.

"It's over, it's over! Yao Ze is too articulate!"

"Although I'm angry, what Yao Ze is saying seems to make some sense..."

"Procedural justice is also justice. I support Lawyer Yao!"

"What kind of procedural justice nonsense is this? It's a fact that Yao Yuan slaughtered four thousand cats! He can even whitewash that?"

"Wuwuwu, is there really nothing that can be done about this pervert? Did those cats die for nothing?"

"Yao Ze is awesome!"

"Heaven is blind to let scum like Yao Yuan have such a powerful lawyer!"

Tony, Qin Yu, and the others felt their spirits sink to rock bottom.

It's over!

Yao Ze's defense was like an iron wall, with virtually no weak points.

In court, after Yao Ze finished his last sentence, "I request the Presiding Judge to acquit Mr. Yao Yuan according to the law," he bowed slightly, a look of assured victory on his face.

He was full of vigor and confidence.

Perfect!

Too perfect!

Once he won this case, his name would certainly spread throughout the country. Rich people would line up to hire him, and he would quickly save enough money to settle in the USA!

He glanced at Lei Jun, sneering internally.

Let's see what you two do now!

Sitting in the Defendant's Seat, Yao Yuan was so excited after hearing Yao Ze's defense that he nearly jumped up.

Hahaha!

It's secured!

Cousin is too awesome!

Silver-haired tramp!

Wretched bitch!

You wanted to mess with me?

Dream on!

You want to control me?

Go on, try to control me!

Once I get out, I won't just abuse cats, I'll abuse even more!

Four thousand isn't enough, I want forty thousand, four hundred thousand!

I'll send all those damned cats to hell!

I'm going to show you that you can't control me at all!

He lifted his head, looked at Lei Jun provocatively, and smiled cruelly.

The Presiding Judge stared at the defense points Yao Ze had listed in the trial record, feeling a heavy weight in his heart.

As a veteran judge with over twenty years of experience, he had seen many tricky cases, but never one like today, where he knew how despicable the defendant's actions were, yet was paralyzed by legal principles.

He felt immense sympathy for the four thousand cats that had died unjustly.

The dried cat skins in the warehouse, the cats' agonizing screams in the video, the shocking wounds detailed in the forensic report—every piece tore at his conscience.

But as the Presiding Judge, he could not rule based solely on emotion.

Yao Ze's defense was too precise—so precise it was like a knife, stabbing directly into every loophole of the new law!

The new longcheng animal protection law had only been implemented for a few days, and many details in the articles had not been finalized, such as the definition of "continuous abuse" and the quantification standard for "large-scale." These ambiguities were all exploited by Yao Ze.

In front of a top lawyer like Yao Ze, the freshly enacted animal protection law was simply too fragile.

The Presiding Judge secretly glanced at the Jurors next to him. Several of them had their heads down, silent.

He knew they were also feeling distressed. During the recess earlier, one female Juror had tearfully said, "Those cats are too pitiful."

But now, no one could refute Yao Ze's logic.

The law demands rigor and a closed loop of evidence, not an outpouring of emotion.

Yao Ze had calculated every step too clearly. From legal timeliness to procedural justice, every argument was supported by legal principle; there was simply no opening for rebuttal.

The young Juror Xiao Zhang bit her lower lip, staring at Yao Yuan's smug expression in the Defendant's Seat, so angry that her hands were shaking.

She couldn't understand why someone who clearly committed evil could escape punishment by exploiting legal loopholes.

But she searched through every legal article in her mind and couldn't find a single reason to refute Yao Ze.

She secretly glanced at the Presiding Judge, and seeing his solemn expression, her last shred of hope vanished.

It seemed Yao Yuan was truly going to be acquitted.

The Presiding Judge let out a heavy sigh, filled with helplessness and frustration.

He looked up, trying hard to suppress his emotions.

"If the plaintiff has no objections, I will announce that Yao Yuan is not..."

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