If this video were presented...

The consequences would be too dire to imagine!

The reason the evidence submitted by Qin Mu and the others wasn't verified this time was primarily because they had admitted to the unfavorable facts. Therefore, the court dispensed with many tedious procedures, allowing the facts to be directly established.

Losing the civil suit is far better than serving three years in prison! Zhang Wei thought.

"To... to go to jail?"

After Bai Shuirong heard this, her earlier anger instantly vanished, replaced by disbelief.

Zhang He also swallowed hard, feeling a wave of belated fear. If Zhang Wei hadn't shot him a warning glance, he might have actually listened to his mother.

"Alright, this matter ends here. Don't come to me with your family's problems in the future," Zhang Wei snorted coldly. He said nothing more and left the courtroom directly.

As for the legal fees, he hadn't planned on asking for them.

It was already a close call that he hadn't gotten himself implicated.

「Outside the courthouse.」

After the hearing ended, Qin Mu and the others gradually exited the building.

The other eight car owners thanked Qin Mu and hastily left. The court's judgment had been issued, so the defendants wouldn't dare refuse to pay compensation. As long as they had money, they would be compelled to pay. Otherwise, the plaintiffs could request the court to freeze their assets and enforce the judgment. Worse still, the defendants could even be charged with refusal to comply with a judgment.

"Where on earth did Old Zhang and the others go?"

After the case concluded, Qin Mu started looking for them everywhere. He hadn't seen Zhang Qingyuan or the others at all during this hearing.

Without them in the gallery... he felt a strange sense of disappointment.

Subsequently, he and Wang Dachui went straight back to the nursing home.

This case was the quickest he had ever handled. The hearing began at ten, and the verdict was announced at eleven. The hearing itself lasted half an hour, with another half an hour for the judicial panel's deliberation.

"Eh? Xiao Qin, how come only the two of you have returned?"

"Old Zhang and the others went to cheer you on early this morning. Where are they?"

"How did this case end so quickly? Hearings usually last all day."

"What? You didn't see them?"

After returning to the nursing home, the elderly residents who hadn't attended the hearing crowded around, asking about the case's outcome. They also asked about Old Zhang and the others.

After some discussion, Qin Mu learned that Old Zhang and the others had set out early in the morning but still hadn't returned.

They... didn't mistakenly go to the criminal trial chamber, did they? The corner of his mouth twitched. He couldn't help but consider a possibility.

In every courthouse, there are separate civil and criminal trial chambers, specifically designated to hear different types of cases. When Zhang Qingyuan and the others used to watch proceedings for entertainment, they always went to the criminal trials. The cases Qin Mu himself handled were also mostly criminal.

It was highly likely they'd gone to the wrong courtroom.

「Mountain and Water Garden District.」

Zhang He and Bai Shuirong also returned to Unit 2801.

His wife, who had been home looking after their child, hurried over. She anxiously asked about the outcome, "Was the hearing that quick? It was over in just one morning?"

Zhang He sighed. He was in very low spirits.

Bai Shuirong, however, after her initial panic, couldn't stop herself from complaining again, "We lost! The lawyer we hired this time was useless! If he'd just said a bit more, we wouldn't have lost so miserably!"

She blamed Zhang Wei entirely for their loss.

"But don't worry, we still have a chance to appeal." Looking at her son and daughter-in-law, she said, refusing to give up, "I'll go out again this afternoon and find a better lawyer. We'll definitely win the case then!"

In her opinion, this was entirely due to Zhang Wei's incompetence and his tendency to make excuses. Another lawyer could definitely help us win.

"We lost?"

Zhang He's wife swallowed hard. Upon hearing they had to pay 1,140,000, she collapsed onto the sofa.

She was at a loss.

1,140,000! That would nearly wipe out all their savings!

"Grandma, Grandma, I want toys..."

Just then, six-year-old Zhang Linlin suddenly ran over and clung to Bai Shuirong's side. His childish voice was full of innocence.

"Alright, alright, Grandma will buy it for you," Bai Shuirong replied with an indulgent smile, agreeing without a second thought.

However, seeing his son's completely oblivious expression, a wave of fury surged through Zhang He. His eyes instantly turned red.

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