Gu Chen said, "There are no surveillance cameras on the road where the incident occurred, and Xie Siyu’s Mercedes C happened to be in an accident on the day of the incident, the vehicle was damaged, and the dashcam was damaged, so there’s no video recording."
"But I have two photos in my hand, this is what Xie Siyu’s car looked like after the accident."
"The other photo was taken after the elderly person and Zhu Guizhen claimed that Xie Siyu hit them, and it’s also of this Mercedes C, which looks exactly the same as in the previous photo, with no changes to its appearance."
"This is the speed at which Xie Siyu was driving on Changfeng Street that afternoon; as you can see, she maintained a speed of about 20-30km/h throughout, with smooth acceleration and deceleration, there was no sudden braking."
"This segment of Changfeng Street has no traffic lights, no crosswalks, the probability of Xie Siyu simultaneously hitting both Zhang Guobin and Zhu Guizhen is very low unless Zhang Guobin and Zhu Guizhen were acquaintances and walking together, which might be the only reason they could be hit simultaneously."
Gu Chen continued, "Zhang Guobin’s physical condition has been investigated; he sustained a broken leg and multiple injuries, while Zhu Guizhen showed no visible injuries. If both were hit at the same speed, it is impossible for Zhang Guobin to have a fracture while Zhu Guizhen remains entirely unharmed."
"Of course, there might be some saying that the elderly are more frail."
"Zhu Guizhen, I ask you, since you are the victim, which part of you did Xie Siyu’s car hit, and which part of the vehicle came into contact with you?"
Zhu Guizhen, with evasive eyes, said, "How can I remember that clearly? You hit us, so you should be responsible! I just remember Xie Siyu was driving very fast and hit us both, but I didn’t get hurt because of my tough skin!"
Gu Chen then said, "Given the speed at which Xie Siyu was driving, there was no sudden braking, so her car couldn’t have sent Zhang Guobin and Zhu Guizhen flying; if they were hit, because there was no sudden braking, the vehicle would have stopped slowly, so they would have been trapped under the car."
"First, Xie Siyu couldn’t have seen pedestrians right in front of her and not reduced speed; a reduction in speed is characterized by sudden braking. Based on the vehicle’s trajectory, there was no sudden braking by Xie Siyu, so there is no situation where Xie Siyu hit anyone; she never hit someone."
"Second, even if someone was hit, since there was no sudden braking, at speeds of 20-30km/h, the vehicle couldn’t have sent Zhang Guobin and Zhu Guizhen flying; if they were indeed sent flying, it’s impossible for Zhu Guizhen to be unharmed, and when Zhang Guobin and Zhu Guizhen were hit by the car, the areas impacted must have sustained injuries, so it can be deduced that Xie Siyu didn’t hit anyone."
"Third, if they were indeed trapped under the car and Zhang Guobin still ended up with a fracture, Xie Siyu would have immediately called 120, 110, indicating Zhang Guobin was still under the vehicle, but at the time, Zhang Guobin was far from the vehicle, and his multiple injuries were not caused by a vehicle impact, much less vehicle compression injuries; it’s not possible for Xie Siyu alone to have carried Zhang Guobin far from the vehicle."
"Fourth, if Xie Siyu really did hit someone, it’s impossible for one person to have gotten a fracture while the other person was unharmed."
"Fifth, Zhang Guobin and Zhu Guizhen cannot produce any evidence that Xie Siyu hit someone, only repeatedly claiming verbally that it was Xie Siyu responsible for the hit."
"Based on the above, my client Xie Siyu did not hit anyone."
Gu Chen’s reasoning was clear, and the process was very logical.
Since there is no video evidence for this case, we can only reach conclusions through various analyses.
A normal driver, when about to hit someone, would surely brake suddenly.
Yet, Xie Siyu never engaged in sudden braking from start to finish, indicating she never hit anyone!
Moreover, Xie Siyu’s driving skills are decent, and there’s no evidence of her mistaking the accelerator for the brake.
At this point... the evidence is quite apparent!
Gu Chen said, "And Zhu Guizhen’s constant claims of being sent flying are complete slander; at a speed of 20-30km/h without sudden braking, how could the vehicle send you flying? Even if you were indeed sent flying, you should have injuries, making this claim ludicrous."
Gu Chen spoke while analyzing.
The viewers in the live stream were blown away.
[Wow, is Lawyer Gu really this impressive?]
[This is Lawyer Gu’s case analysis ability? Xie Siyu really didn’t hit anyone.]
[Although there’s no dashcam, the actual driving conditions and records of the vehicle at the time exist, and I checked, the car indeed decelerated slowly.]
[Xie Siyu definitely didn’t hit anyone, otherwise she’d have gone through insurance directly; after all, the insurance pays, she didn’t hit anyone, she kindly helped and was wrongly accused of extortion, so disgusting.]
[Lawyer Gu is awesome!!!]
[I understand now!!]
[Damn, these two are just extorting! Extortion should be responsible!!]
[Indeed, isn’t extortion robbery? Robbery surely holds responsibility!]
[You can’t let people extort randomly, right?]
Zhang Zhiqiang said discontentedly, "Who knows about all this nonsense you’ve said, the situation is simple, you were the only car at the scene at the time, meaning you hit them!! The fracture is also because you hit them!! You must take responsibility!!!"
Zhu Guizhen also shouted from the side, "I saw with my own eyes! You hit them! What are you babbling about here? You hit someone and don’t admit it? What are you analyzing? What kind of person are you?"
Presiding Judge Rong Liwei knocked the gavel, "Silence!"
Gu Chen then spoke, "In court, evidence is crucial, the first trial sentenced my client to ten years imprisonment and compensation of 1.4 million, which I absolutely cannot acknowledge; there is no evidence showing that Xie Siyu hit someone, and based on logical analysis, it can also be concluded that Xie Siyu didn’t hit anyone."
"Would my client have to pay compensation or serve time just because someone decides to extort a few words?"
"Instances of staged accidents for extortion are frequent; when did helping an elderly person become a fault? When did helping an elderly person require one to prove innocence? Why do good people need to prove innocence? Shouldn’t the perpetrator produce video evidence of being hit? Since when could verbal evidence serve as evidence?"
Gu Chen stated, "The only logical deduction is this: at the time, the ground was uneven, Zhang Guobin accidentally fell while walking, Xie Siyu saw Zhang Guobin fallen, went to help, and instead was accused of extortion."
"As for Zhu Guizhen... Your Honor, Zhu Guizhen is a habitual extortionist! Based on the evidence in my possession, Zhu Guizhen’s extortions have exceeded twenty thousand yuan, with over twenty occurrences of extortion!"