The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but burst into laughter upon hearing about the case.

[Whoa, brother, is it really that bad for you?]

[Well, this is over then. The evidence is overwhelming, and you're still trying to defend the little tadpole, right? Even Gu Chen can't save your son now.]

[Such a pathetic situation, you've been set up. That woman just wants her name on the property. If you don't add it, she reports you. Brother, you've been totally played.]

[There's probably no way out now. Your son confessed to rape? Then there's really no way out. Who can save your son?]

[There's no way to fight this case. I think even if you give it to any lawyer, they probably can't win it. The evidence is overwhelming. As long as the woman insists it was non-consensual rape, you're really in trouble, brother.]

[But Zhao Lele is truly disgusting, probably just wanted you to add her name to the property and demands high dowries. This is all a setup. There's nothing you can do about such people.]

The viewers in the live stream were all discussing.

Gu Chen asked, "When is the court hearing?"

Yan Guizhen sighed and said, "There's no way around it, the court hearing is in five days, here in Guyuan City. Lawyer Gu, as long as you can help, any fee is fine! Money doesn't matter, my son can't go to prison. If he does, he won't be able to become a civil servant. He's studying for the civil service exam and he's confident he'll pass."

Gu Chen said, "I need to go to Guyuan City for this case. Give me all the materials you have, I need to review them in detail. You contacted me too late, there's only five days left. If your son did commit rape, then there's nothing anyone can do. I'll discuss this with you privately. If I continue discussing this with you live, the live stream might get taken down. I'll send you my WeChat privately, add me there."

Gu Chen said, "Also, my fees are generally high for court cases. It's not free every time. If I find out I can't take your case after understanding the situation, there's still a fee to be paid."

Yan Guizhen nodded, "No worries, money isn't the issue. What's important is that my son doesn't get sentenced. You buy your ticket to Guyuan City, and I'll reimburse all your expenses upfront."

Gu Chen explained that when he helps with cases, it's not done without reason.

[System Task Issue: Please assist Cai Qian in winning the case and send the plaintiff in. Task Completion: Reward of 200,000 RMB, Host's Physical Stamina +3.]

[The better the host's physical stamina, the better their health, and the lower the probability of illness.]

Gu Chen: "?"

Normally, he was just a lawyer who took on various cases.

Particularly for this case, it's likely to be highly popular.

Now that the system had given him a reward, Gu Chen was even more inclined to take up this case!

Gu Chen said, "Was the dowry returned?"

Yan Guizhen got angry at the mention of this, "Return what dowry? Their family refused to return anything, claiming their daughter was harmed and that it was her first time, which is very precious. They said it would be hard for her to marry in the future, so they won't return the dowry. I have no way to get the money back. It's infuriating."

[Whoa, that's miserable.]

[Hahaha, brother, you're really in a rough spot now. Not only caught, but they're also not returning the dowry? That's 300,000!]

[This can't be, you must get the dowry back. Why shouldn't it be returned?]

The viewers in the live stream continued to send comments.

Gu Chen then asked, "Did your son really commit rape? Has he told you the details?"

Yan Guizhen sighed and said, "My son said that at first, Zhao Lele resisted, and despite much persuasion, she disagreed. However, during the process, she was cooperative and even proactive."

Gu Chen said, "This makes the case difficult to argue. Does your son admit it's rape?"

Yan Guizhen said, "No, he was tricked into saying it! It seems there was a recording made too. My son was manipulated by Zhao Lele and her mother. This family is really terrifying."

Gu Chen frowned.

This case was more difficult than he imagined!

Or rather, no one else could win this case either.

In the end, whether it was rape depended on Zhao Lele's will.

If Cai Qian really forced himself on Zhao Lele, and she was unwilling, then it was rape.

If Zhao Lele was intentionally trying to add her name to the house to scam money, then it was a premeditated scheme.

Zhao Lele verbally objected and slightly resisted physically.

If they were in the hotel and Zhao Lele said something and Cai Qian really did it, he'd likely be going down.

Now, Zhao Lele had solid evidence in her hands.

The case was hard to fight!

Difficult!

In other words, if Zhao Lele had premeditated intentions, then Cai Qian was really in trouble.

There was no way he could defend and win this case.

But the system wanted him to win the case and send the plaintiff in?

Gu Chen fell into thought.

This case felt more complex than any previous cases he handled!

The first one was the subway slander case, not too difficult, just that Little Fairy refused to apologize with a bad attitude. Winning it was straightforward.

The second was Wang Yongqiang's murder of Liu Biao, which was also simple.

Since Wang Yongqiang was indeed defending himself legitimately, Gu Chen was simply presenting facts and defending Wang Yongqiang's rightful self-defense.

In the previous two cases, judgement based solely on facts led to victory.

Wang Yongqiang and Chen Yang were innocent, which made it possible to win the cases.

But with the case of Cai Qian and Zhao Lele, Gu Chen truly wasn't confident, didn't even have a clue.

In the end, Cai Qian did do it!

And Zhao Lele indeed said no, at least on the surface, that's what she said.

Adding that Cai Qian actually admitted it was rape makes it tough to defend him.

Now, Cai Qian is entirely at a disadvantage.

If Gu Chen took it on, it wouldn't be easy to handle this case.

So Gu Chen needs to understand more of the specifics!

The live stream viewers kept sending in comments.

[No way, Lawyer Gu, just don't take this case. It's impossible to win, brother admitted it himself, and Zhao Lele indeed didn't consent, so this case just shows how unlucky Cai Qian is.]

[Doesn't matter who defends, it's still rape for sure, definitely a three-year sentence.]

[Really, no way, Lawyer Gu, don't take this case, it's predetermined, how can you defend?]

[Nobody can defend this, right? Lele didn't consent, then it's rape, isn't it?]

[If Gu Chen does take this case, he'll definitely lose. Why take a case that can't be won in defense?]

[Just be careful out there, these things happen, but you can't take this case, it'll ruin Lawyer Gu's flawless record, you know, because of your case.]

The live stream viewers shook their heads at Yan Guizhen's description.

It's not that they didn't want Gu Chen to take the case, it's just that the case wasn't viable for taking!

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