Chapter 294 Judgment Result
"According to Article 246, Section 2 of the Criminal Law regarding the crime of libel, the judgment of this case is as follows: The defendant Duan Jun is guilty of the crime of libel and is sentenced to one year and six months in prison and a fine of ten thousand yuan!"
"The defendant Wu Hong is guilty of the crime of libel and is sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of six thousand yuan!"
"The defendant..."
"This case is pronounced verbally, and the judgment will be served to you within five days. You may file an appeal through this court or to the First Intermediate People's Court of Haidong District within ten days from the day following the receipt of the judgment."
The presiding judge took several breaths before finally announcing the verdict, then struck the gavel with a final thump.
Everyone in the room stood up, and the sounds of cameras snapping photos from the gallery were incessant.
Setting aside the major surprise of Gu Yu, the mere release of this case, where one sued seven, was bound to be a highly sensational piece of news.
"I want to appeal! I do not accept this!"
Hearing the judgment, Duan Jun was stunned for a good while before he came to his senses and yelled loudly.
The other six were also full of sorrow, with Wu Hong even climbing onto the table and cursing loudly.
The court police nearby immediately stepped forward to take her down and expelled her from the court.
The presiding judge and the judges had seen this kind of behavior countless times before and watched the defendants' disgraceful display with impassive faces.
It's the cases like these that prove the adage "No one sheds a tear without seeing the coffin."
During the trial, these people had been arrogant because of their numbers, aggressive, and even dared to challenge Gu Yu and Luo San.
Now, with the judgment handed down, they were like dogs that had been stepped on the tail, barking incessantly.
If they had pleaded guilty actively during the trial and shown a somewhat better attitude, they could at least have received a judgment acknowledging their good attitude towards confession. Although it would not reduce the sentence, it could have lessened the fine.
Seeing that the presiding judge was about to leave, Duan Jun hastily called out:
"Gu Yu has fabricated evidence, practiced medicine without a license, Haidong Affiliated Hospital has illegally employed an unlicensed doctor! Presiding judge, aren't you going to do something about this?"
The presiding judge's footsteps halted, and he turned his head, looking at him as if he were looking at an idiot.
"If you have any objections to Gu Yu's identity, please report it to the law enforcement agencies. This is a court."
Then, without looking back, he left.
Duan Jun sat back in his chair and followed Gu Yu with his eyes.
All he felt was a desire for revenge.
Since he could not escape punishment, he was determined not to let Gu Yu off easily either.
In his view, there was definitely something seriously wrong with Gu Yu's identity.
Since there were so many media present now, he blurted out his thoughts, which would surely lead to investigations.
Even if Gu Yu had the capability and the backing of powerful figures like Chen Tian, practicing medicine without a license could not escape the judgment of the law.
Going to jail?
They would go together!
Duan Jun sneered to himself.
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"If they appeal, do I have to come back here later?"
Gu Yu, holding Lin Xinyue's hand, followed behind Luo San and asked.
"No need, this case has no possibility of appeal, it is 100% certain that the appeal will be dismissed," Luo San shook his head.
If a case that is so clear-cut and with conclusive evidence could still be appealed, the courts would be working overtime every day and still not be able to finish all the trials.
It was just a trivial libel case, after all. There were many more significant cases awaiting appeal, so there was no chance for people like Duan Jun to get a turn.
"That's fine. You see that guy's eyes? I feel like he wants to strangle me," Gu Yu nodded, then pointed at Duan Jun, who was sitting and pondering on a bench, and said to Lin Xinyue with a smile.
Lin Xinyue gave Gu Yu a sideways glance.
"You're still young. After this incident, you've been completely exposed to the storm. There will certainly be many people investigating your identity in the future," she said with a slight frown. It wasn't that she didn't believe in Gu Yu's background, but she found all these troubles quite bothersome.
Gu Yu seemed totally unconcerned: "It doesn't matter, let them investigate. If they can find any problem, I'll turn myself in on the spot."
His identity had been established a long time ago.
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Mr. Luo San glanced at Gu Yu with surprise, detecting the confidence in his words.
What exactly was this kid's identity? He had never looked into it.
So, all that talk about Gu Yu being an ordinary and helpless university student was not a single word of truth, huh!
Mr. Luo San felt helpless inside; it was the first time he had been duped by someone.
Should he accuse this kid of fraud...?
"Mr. Luo, do you have something you want to talk to me about?"
Feeling Mr. Luo San's gaze sweeping over him from time to time, Gu Yu asked with some confusion.
He didn't know why, but every time Mr. Luo San's gaze landed on him, he always had the illusion that he was a crime suspect.
Yet he was clearly an upright citizen!
"Nothing, I'm going back, I have class this afternoon."
Mr. Luo San shook his head.
"Mr. Luo, how about we have lunch together at noon?"
Gu Yu quickly asked him to stay; Mr. Luo San was so capable, and he wanted to get closer to him.
Not to mention whether he himself would encounter more cases in the future.
During the development of Ideal Paradise, they would definitely face various problems, and if they had a great sorcerer like Mr. Luo San backing them, those problems would be much easier to deal with.
Just look at Tencent's Nanshan Pizza Hut team, which had already become a local powerful force in Peng City.
Locally, there was no one Tencent couldn't beat!
This showed just how important it is for a company to have a good lawyer team!
The one before him was a top legal master in the country; it would be a pity to miss out.
"No need, I'm not accustomed to eating out."
Although Mr. Luo San could not guess that Gu Yu owned a company, how could he not understand his intention?
He had seen too many such attempts to win him over before.
But now, he no longer wanted to get overly involved in these matters; he just wanted to teach well, educate people, and do some legal publicity.
He had little concern for worldly affairs.
If it weren't for Gu Yu being a student, he wouldn't have come out of retirement this time either.
"All right... then that's a real shame."
Gu Yu knew well that Mr. Luo was a man of his word, so he did not press the matter further.
Even if he wanted to win over Mr. Luo San, this was clearly not something that could be done in a hurry.
He needed to be patient and show sincerity!
Only sincerity can move people's hearts.
Gu Yu believed that with his unremitting efforts, he would eventually bring Mr. Luo San into his camp.
After watching Mr. Luo San get into his car, Gu Yu turned to look at Chen Tian, who was coming out of the side door.
It had been a long time since he had seen Chen Tian.
Today Old Mr. Chen had come specially to support the event, so he couldn't just slip away; he definitely needed to catch up properly.
"Wow, the case just now was truly thrilling! Hahaha, Mr. Luo San really lives up to his reputation!"
Seeing Gu Yu waiting for him at the parking lot entrance, Chen Tian approached with a smile.
His bodyguards joined those hired by Gu Yu to block the reporters that had followed, keeping them outside the parking lot.
"Mr. Chen, Mr. Gu Yu, could you spare some time for our interview?"
"Mr. Gu Yu, I am a journalist from Ming Guang Net, could you have a chat with us?"
"..."
The reporters outside were squeezing together, desperate to get in.
Chen Tian gave them a casual glance and then pulled Gu Yu into his own car.
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