Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

Chapter 1378 Be careful, I might seduce your mother and make her your stepfather.

When Meng Qi came out of the restroom, his female assistant Anna handed him a handkerchief, then took out her robe. Meng Qi wiped his face while smoothing his messy hair.

He took Anna's hand and put on his robes. Anna then took a silver wig out of the box.

At this moment, Chen Mingren and his assistant walked over. When he saw Meng Qi's still hungover appearance, he felt relieved.

"Attorney Meng, it's been a long time. Please go easy on me in court later."

Meng Qi opened his arms, Anna straightened his collar, and he spoke with his eyes closed.

"Attorney Chen, how many times have I told you? Don't take these cases that involve sons born without an anus! Aren't there enough normal cases for you to handle? If you insist on taking these kinds of cases, fine, today I'll give you a profound lesson, so you'll know what it means to suffer the consequences of not listening to your elders."

Meng Qi's words almost made Chen Mingren's nose crooked with anger. This guy was eight years younger than him, but his old-fashioned tone was just like his father's.

"Meng Qi, have some respect for the law, okay? No one is innocent until the judge gives the gavel. If you continue to insult my client in this tone, I will never let you off the hook."

Meng Qi lowered his head, put on his curled wig, and said lazily.

"You won't let me go? You better watch out, one day I'll hook up with your mom and become your cheap dad, then I can beat you up whenever I want."

Chen Mingren was so angry that he trembled.

"Meng Qi, how dare you insult me? I'm going to sue you! This is a crime, do you know that?"

"Attorney Chen, have some legal spirit, okay? You can't assume I've committed a crime until the judge has given the gavel. I'm just stating a hypothetical fact, which may or may not be impossible. What are you accusing me of?"

Saying I want to be your father is an insult to you? You're a lawyer too? Which word of yours is an insult to you?

Meng Qi shook his head, lazily pushed Chen Mingren aside, and walked into the courtroom.

Chen Mingren was so angry he almost slapped his foot. He turned his head and saw a young man in a black suit leaning against the door frame, chuckling. Chen Mingren cursed him viciously.

"You bastard, what are you laughing at? Believe me or not, I'll sue you until you're bankrupt!"

Chen Mingren flicked his sleeves and entered the courtroom with his assistant. Da Bao's face darkened. He rolled his eyes, thinking for a long time, "Was that idiot cursing me?" "You, Chen Mingren, you dare to curse me? I'll make sure you're bankrupt!"

The courtroom was already full, as the Chief Justice had ordered that this be a public trial. Therefore, those seated in the front row of the gallery included relatives of both the plaintiff and defendant, and media reporters.

Fang Ting, holding her second daughter, sat in the plaintiff's seat. Her face was expressionless, only her eyes were filled with hatred.

In the gallery, the flashes from the cameras were so bright they were blinding.

In front of the public gallery is a railing, and in front of the railing are two long tables where the prosecution and defense lawyers sit. To the left of the prosecution lawyer is a table where the plaintiff sits, while the defendant sits at a separate doorway, followed by a wooden railing. This is to prevent the defendant from protesting the verdict and violently injuring people.

Meng Qi looked at Fang Ting with a hint of pity in his eyes. He had reviewed all of Fang Ting's records from childhood to adulthood, and the woman's experiences had deeply moved him. This was why Zhu Youzai had sent someone to find him, wanting him to take the case; he only decided to accept it after reviewing the case.

For Meng Qi, making money was secondary; the important thing was to bring true villains like Ding Xie to justice.

At that moment, the clerk called out, "Call!" and everyone stood up.

Chief Justice Luna entered with two assistants. She was of mixed British and Chinese descent, tall with an Asian face and European nose and eyes. She wore a judge's robe, had silver curly hair, and wore gold-rimmed glasses, which made her look very intellectual.

As soon as she came in, she glanced at Meng Qi. Meng Qi was standing there with his head down, playing with his fingers. No one noticed that a young man had come in through the back door and was sitting in the last row.

Next, the jury was invited to the courtroom. Hong Kong law follows the English model completely. The final verdict on the defendant's guilt or innocence is decided by a vote of the seven members of the jury. Because the Ting Hai murder case had a wide impact, the jury was increased to nine members.

The Hong Kong courts randomly selected nine Hong Kong residents as jurors just three days ago. Before the selection, even the residents themselves did not know that they were jurors, which is relatively fair.

Da Bao sat in the last row, watching the jury members. Of course, he had the jury member list and information; the list was handed to him as soon as the nine jurors were drawn.

Da Bao didn't interfere because he wanted to see just how far the so-called judicial fairness could go, or whether it was simply a complete mess.

Of the nine jurors in this trial, four were women from two trading companies, one from Chow Tai Fook Jewellery, and one was a clerk. The remaining five male jurors also came from various professions.

Da Bao watched silently from behind. He found the trial quite interesting; although it was a group of Chinese people, they all dressed up like foreign devils.

Luna tapped her gavel, announcing the start of the court session. First, she brought in Ding Hai, who, along with Luo Wang and others, had been brought from Stanley Prison earlier. Currently, Hong Kong has three prisons.

Stanley Prison is the largest of the three, housing life-sentenced or death row inmates. Some unconvicted murderers are also kept in the Stanley Prison Detention Center.

There's also the island prison, which is located on an island with extremely harsh conditions. Even prison guards are unwilling to go there, and less than 30% of the prisoners who go there come back alive.

Then there's Victoria Prison, which is more lenient and mainly houses short-term prisoners.

The iron cage door creaked open, and Ding Xie was pushed in by two prison guards. Ding Xie's entrance caused a stir in the gallery. His wife and son had been taken overseas, but some relatives had come to hear the trial.

Ding Hai's attire today was meticulously planned: a black suit, a white shirt, a gleaming silver cross hanging on his chest, black-rimmed glasses, and his hair was carefully combed. He held a thick Bible in his hand, and his overall image gave the impression of a very honest and refined person.

Ding Hai stood in the cage, showing no sign of aggression or viciousness. He smiled gently, made the sign of the cross to the judge, and bowed to the audience and jury.

Finally, he looked at Fang Ting across from him and said gently.

"Ah Ting, you've lost weight..."