Young Master Xue stood up, ready to leave. "It's all right, let my sister study with Gu Chen for a while. Sometimes young people need to go out and explore, but Gu Chen only won a few impressive cases; he's still far from being top-notch. We have plenty of talents like him in our law firm."

Gao Yong chuckled, "Young Master Xue, aren't you going to watch?"

Young Master Xue said, "There's nothing necessary to watch anymore. This case is already over. Gu Chen has fought beautifully, and if he continues, he's bound to win. Kang Guizhong and Yan Kailong are definitely both going to be sentenced, and the same goes for Meng De Lake, though Meng De Lake will probably get a lighter sentence since he only deleted the surveillance footage, hardly anything worth imprisoning for. Maybe just a year or two at most."

Gao Yong shook his head, "I think things aren't that simple. With so many defendants, Gu Chen suing so many people must have a purpose."

Young Master Xue glanced again and decided to keep watching.

After all, he didn't have much going on recently, so he might as well continue watching.

Let's see what other surprises Gu Chen could deliver.

Even Young Master Xue didn't expect Gu Chen to handle this case so beautifully...

But to gain his approval, Gu Chen still had a way to go.

Gu Chen is indeed a talent, but starting a law firm on his own has limited prospects.

There are countless law firms nationwide, but becoming top-tier is extremely difficult. It's not so easy, is it?

Gu Chen is thinking too simply...

Even if one's professional skills are strong, it doesn't guarantee the law firm's rapid growth!

Not every lawyer who starts a firm can make it thrive, especially when aiming to measure up to top national firms like Red Circle Law Firm, where there's still a significant gap.

....

Gu Chen said, "Meng De Lake, now it's for me to question you."

Meng De Lake looked at Gu Chen watching him, feeling a bit creeped out.

Meng De Lake said, "I don't understand what you're saying, nor what you mean."

Gu Chen: "That's exactly what Yan Kailong and Kang Guizhong just said."

Meng De Lake said, "This case really has nothing to do with me!"

Meng De Lake's face turned somewhat pale.

He was scared!

He was genuinely scared!

Gu Chen was terrifying!

No wonder Gu Chen had won all three online cases before.

Meng De Lake had also hired a very excellent lawyer, but even that lawyer ran away...

How would this case be fought now?

Meng De Lake could only grit his teeth and go it alone.

In truth, Meng De Lake felt he hadn't really done anything.

This matter of Tang Xinran, what did it have to do with him?

He hadn't even spoken a word with Tang Xinran, so how could it be indirect or negligent homicide related to him?

He merely deleted the surveillance footage and didn't have time to call 120 for emergencies.

Gu Chen said, "Really?"

Meng De Lake was frightened by Gu Chen's stare.

Meng De Lake said, "No, I'll say it all, I'll say it all, will that do?"

[Hahaha, Lawyer Gu is awesome!]

[How is Lawyer Gu so formidable, scaring Meng De Lake with just a few words?]

[This is the Lawless Madman!]

[Hope for a severe sentence!]

[These people must be punished severely!]

[I guess Meng De Lake won't be in much trouble, at most serving one or two years. He just deleted some surveillance footage, hardly a reason for imprisonment. The matter of Tang Xinran's death has nothing to do with him, he just wanted to destroy evidence, nothing else. I suspect he'll get a light sentence.]

[Indeed... Any other plans Meng De Lake had to improve graduation rates aren't illegal and won't result in sentencing. It's the executioners below him who had issues, not much of a problem with Meng De Lake.]

[Yan Kailong and Kang Guizhong have already been heavily sentenced, Meng De Lake seems to be not much of an issue... But without cooperation, he might still get two or three years.]

[Let's see if Meng De Lake cooperates or not.]

[But I really think Meng De Lake shouldn't get just two or three years, if only that, it's too lenient! He acted irresponsibly! He should have called 120 immediately! Wouldn't he have avoided all this mess if he had?]

[But calling 120 doesn't necessarily warrant a heavier sentence... If Gu Chen could get Meng De Lake sentenced to more than three years, that would be amazing.]

[If Meng De Lake gets sentenced to more than three years, I'll shower Gu Chen with gifts!!]

[I don't believe he can really get more than three years, considering Meng De Lake didn't actually do anything... It's impossible to sentence him to more than three years.]

Viewers in the livestream voiced their opinions one after another.

Meng De Lake said, "This is how it is, I was indeed considering our school's graduation rate because having a good record would be beneficial to my future. Thus, I was very strict with everyone and myself."

"To raise the graduation rate, quite a few students with poor grades were expelled, but mostly because these individuals had their own issues, like fighting or breaking rules, not solely because of poor grades."

"After all, there are students whose grades can gradually improve, and not everyone enters school as a perfect student. That's why our school has held a good reputation for so many years. If there were truly atrocious conduct, someone would have reported us long ago."

"I also admit the academic pressure was a bit much, and the homework load was heavy, but there was no choice. For their future, it had to be this way."

Gu Chen said, "Get to the point."

Meng De Lake saw Gu Chen's expression turning unfriendly, and continued, "I admit to my negligence in the matter of Tang Xinran. When Tang Xinran jumped, I first received a call from Yan Kailong, and assumed he went to call 120, so I didn't call 120 myself. Normally, in such cases calling 120 is a must, but I didn't expect he didn't call, which greatly disappointed me!"

"Hence, I immediately went to delete the surveillance footage, and that was indeed my fault. I reflect and am willing to take responsibility."

"I admit to destroying the footage, but truly knew nothing about the suicide note, as they hadn't told me. I was solely thinking about reducing the impact, without expecting they'd go so far."

"I admit my mistakes."

"But Tang Xinran's suicide is completely unrelated to me. I never even spoke a word to Tang Xinran, I've done nothing, and that's all there is to my part."

"What I've done, I admit, and I'm willing to plead guilty. As for things I haven't done, I shouldn't be falsely accused of. That's it, I've confessed everything I've done."

"I indeed didn't handle things well, and there are aspects I need to reflect on, but I never wished for Tang Xinran to jump. Her jumping would affect me too. I earnestly request the judge to severely sentence Yan Kailong and Kang Guizhong. This really has little to do with me," Meng De Lake said.

Many netizens started to approve of Meng De Lake's attitude of admitting his guilt.

Yet Gu Chen remained dissatisfied.

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