The presiding judge, Shen Jiarui, looked at Gu Chen and asked, "Does the plaintiff's lawyer have anything to add?"

Gu Chen said, "Yes, there's another matter concerning the people on the defendant's bench, Wang Hai and Zhao Jinyun, the director and staff member of the funeral parlor that day. You proceeded with cremation without the family's approval or signature. When Tang Xiaoqiu and Tang Jian Country arrived, they could only see Tang Xinran's ashes. This isn't how the process should normally go. Will you confess yourself, or shall I lay it all out?"

Wang Hai and Zhao Jinyun, both staff members of the funeral parlor, were dumbfounded.

The two exchanged glances, daring not to wait for Gu Chen to speak further.

Both of their faces went pale.

Because Gu Chen is exceedingly skilled at litigation!

A lawless madman!!

Wang Hai said, "I'll confess, I plead guilty... It was like this, I got greedy at the time... Meng De Lake gave me twenty-five thousand, asking me to expedite the process and proceed with cremation.... I was possessed, thinking it was nothing, never expecting it would blow up into such a big issue."

Zhao Jinyun said, "I'll confess too, it was the same for me, Meng De Lake gave me a twenty-five thousand cashback... all in cash....."

Both of them fully confessed, daring not to conceal anything.

Watching this unfold in the livestream, netizens felt a sense of heartache.

They felt the pain on behalf of Tang Jian Country.

Clearly, it shouldn't have been like this...

Regardless, a forensic report should have been issued first, and the cremation process should be up to the family's signature.

But it ended up like this... all because Meng De Lake gave twenty-five thousand.

Everything has ended, and nothing can be undone.

Tang Jian Country sat there, eyes reddened, his form appeared so frail and powerless, with even his back hunched.

He just sat there, speechless.

Gu Chen continued speaking by his side.

Tang Jian Country remained silent.

He held a photo in his hand...

A photo of Tang Xiaoqiu, Tang Xinran, and himself.

A photo of the three of them.

Tang Jian Country caressed the photo, the whole of him slackened in powerlessness.

.....

At this point, Judge Shen Jiarui announced, "The court hereby adjourns, to continue the investigation! We will reconvene in five days!"

This case is exceedingly complex and necessitates extra prudent investigation.

Thus, the court adjourned immediately on the spot.

Yan Kailong, Kang Guizhong, Meng De Lake, and other involved individuals were temporarily detained.

Five days flashed by.

Soon, the day for the court's reconvening arrived.

The court reconvened.

Still broadcasting to the entire internet!

By this time, the viewers in the livestream room were wildly commenting.

[These people must be sentenced severely!!]

[Exactly, they must be sentenced severely!!!]

[Sentence! They must be sentenced!!!!]

[Sentence, sentence!! Right, where's the plaintiff, Tang Jian Country?]

[I see many people have come, where's Tang Jian Country?]

[The defendants are all up there, where's Tang Jian Country??? Come out!]

....

There was still one minute left before the court proceedings would begin.

One minute later.

The court proceedings were about to commence....

But Gu Chen, the plaintiff's lawyer, was nowhere to be found!

Neither was Tang Jian Country, the plaintiff!

Everyone in the courtroom went silent.

Netizens in the livestream room were furiously questioning.

Where's Gu Chen?

It's known that Gu Chen would never be late for such an important occasion!

What happened?

No one spoke, everyone waited quietly.

Five minutes...

Ten minutes...

Twenty minutes...

Half an hour!

Everyone in the courtroom waited half an hour.

The livestream room was blowing up!

Half an hour had passed, and Gu Chen had still not arrived?

If the plaintiff's lawyer isn't present, how can this case proceed?

At this very moment....

Xue Qingqing walked through the door.

Everyone knew, Xue Qingqing was Gu Chen's assistant, always staying by Gu Chen's side.

Everyone looked toward Xue Qingqing.

Xue Qingqing approached, her eyes rimmed with red.

"I'm sorry everyone, we're half an hour late today, but my boss can't make it here today, so Lawyer Gu Chen has entrusted me to finish this case."

"The boss can't be here because there's some extremely heavy news."

"Our client, Tang Jian Country, chose to commit suicide this morning."

"Before committing suicide, he auctioned off all his real estate and car property."

"When we hurried over, we discovered Tang Jian Country had taken his own life, and we rushed him to the hospital."

"Just three minutes ago, I got a call from my boss."

"Tang Jian Country... failed to be revived and passed away."

"He left a suicide note behind."

"He said, he felt joy, these seven days were his happiest time because he finally knew the truth, and finally did what he should have, so he could rest easy and meet Tang Xinran and Tang Xiaoqiu, he felt happy, he felt blissful, he said the burden on his shoulders had finally dropped."

"He said... whatever the final verdict may be, he no longer cared, he trusted Lawyer Gu Chen to handle everything well, he already felt no guilt, knowing the whole truth, it was his fault, he shouldn't have sent Tang Xinran to Yun City Third Middle School, he should have watched over his wife Tang Xiaoqiu more closely...."

"He also said, he was going to meet Tang Xinran and Tang Xiaoqiu, he saw them waving to him."

"In this suicide note, he listed all the assets he owned, and after the final court verdict, all his assets would be distributed, with 50% donated to Gu Chen's law firm, 20% to students in impoverished mountainous areas, and 30% to children suffering from serious illnesses...."

"I'm sorry, everyone."

"I just got the call from the hospital from my boss."

"Lawyer Gu said, this case must be sentenced severely!"

"He also said, Tang Jian Country's suicide indeed had nothing to do with Yan Kailong, Kang Guizhong, Meng De Lake; it was Tang Jian Country's own choice."

"But... he said, he was retained as Tang Jian Country's lawyer, and this case must be pursued properly!"

"Therefore... he said it must be sentenced severely!!!!"

Tears glimmered in Xue Qingqing's eyes.

And in the hospital, Gu Chen's eyes were the same brimming with tears.

Gu Chen sighed.

In all his years as a lawyer, it was his first time encountering a case like this...

He could be a good lawyer, could litigate well, but many things were beyond his power to change.

Gu Chen never imagined Tang Jian Country would choose to commit suicide on the day of the verdict.

Why?

Gu Chen felt regret...

In the beginning, everything had started with Meng De Lake, Yan Kailong, and Kang Guizhong!

If not for these people...

Tang Jian Country's family wouldn't have found themselves in this situation.

Gu Chen was too late to make it to the courtroom, quietly seeing Tang Jian Country off...

At the same moment, the court announced the verdict!

At this moment, Weibo's trending searches exploded!

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