"You have no authority to convict her."
The man, a bit advanced in age, wore a suit with an extraordinary demeanor. "First, Zuzi did not appear in the video and has an alibi. Second, this video is excellent, perfectly demonstrating a textbook example of justifiable defense."
The Dean snorted coldly, "Arguing! Don’t think I don’t understand justifiable defense. They even killed someone; how is that justifiable?! Does defense mean you can kill?"
The man remained calm and composed, his demeanor graceful:
"Of course. Yao Dazhuang first verbally insulted and then slapped, which could likely have resulted in the female student being injured. Therefore, the female student’s rightful counterattack was to inflict injury."
"As for the Cao Family student, he first used vulgar language and had an attempt of sexual assault, then pulled out a double-edged knife, likely endangering the female student’s life. Therefore, the female student’s rightful counterattack was to kill."
"That’s the different degrees of defense. The female student adapted well, and it was entirely legal."
The crowd held their breath: "..."
They had never heard that there was such a distinction in justifiable defense between injuring and killing.
Is it really legal to kill someone when one’s life is threatened?
The Dean, feeling his authority challenged, was furious: "And who do you think you are? Who allowed you to boss us around!"
The man replied indifferently, "Imperial University, Gu Yuzhi."
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Holy crap. Is it that heavyweight legal expert, the lifelong honorary professor from Imperial University, Gu Yuzhi?
Now he appeared in a high school campus in this small place called Qingcheng?
The contrast was so great that it took everyone a long while to process.
If it was Gu Yuzhi, then his legal analysis would absolutely not be wrong, considering he was the one who presided over the revisions of the Empire’s criminal law, the most authoritative on all charges.
"Professor Gu, why are you here..." The Dean’s voice trembled.
Gu Yuzhi glanced at Zuzi, who stood calmly and elegantly among the crowd: "I am her defense lawyer."
The crowd: "...!" What kind of formidable connections does Zuzi have to have someone of Gu Yuzhi’s caliber defend her?
The Cao Family wouldn’t let it rest: "What’s so great about you being a professor? The verdict is not for you to decide, it’s up to the officers!"
Meanwhile, the officers who responded to the call had arrived.
The Cao Family desperately surrounded them, accusing Zuzi of her "evil deeds."
The officer scrutinized the video carefully and then, with immense respect, said to Gu Yuzhi, "Professor Gu, your analysis is spot on, this is justifiable defense, there’s no need for arrest."
What? The officers also believed Zuzi and Wu Qianman were innocent?
The Cao Family was going crazy.
"Officer, so my son was stabbed to death for nothing?"
"No, you brought it upon yourselves. A vocational student, scaling the wall to a high school, what was he thinking? Didn’t you, the parents, understand?"
"What do you mean, you? False accusation and provocation charges do stand, come with me to the station!"
Seeing the Cao Family and Yao Dazhuang unable to cause trouble and instead getting taken away by the officers.
The few slightly injured remaining quietly helped each other to sneak away quickly.
Gu Yuzhi, having completed his temporary task, bid farewell to Zuzi: "If you need further legal assistance, feel free to call me anytime, I’m ready at a moment’s notice."
This promise, as weighty as a mountain, did not stir much emotion in Zuzi’s eyes.
She seemed completely indifferent about winning against the Cao Family.
And she was uninterested in so-called influential connections.
Instead, her beautiful eyes appraised Gu Yuzhi up and down, and she smiled faintly: "Xiao Yu, relax. Soon, you’ll marry the girl in your heart."