This is playing with internet traffic, exploiting the time difference to generate more controversy.
"The case of the young man who was severely injured after jumping from a car has been judged today, and the driver is not guilty!"
Once the message was sent, netizens who were munching on other gossip suddenly swarmed in, curious about this fresh piece of news!
But as soon as they read the message, they couldn't help but react. Not guilty?
Inside the Politics and Law University, Gui Xueting looked at the online message and was at a loss for words. How could it be a not guilty verdict!
No matter how you look at it, there should be a guilty verdict.
"No, how can this be a not guilty verdict? According to the victim's mother, they had asked the driver to stop the car multiple times, and the driver did not comply, so they felt it was dangerous and jumped out of the car. The driver should definitely bear criminal responsibility!"
"I can't understand the logic behind this not guilty verdict. Sure, the fare hadn't been paid, but does that give the driver the right to prevent me from alighting? What right does he have to not let me off? Then when I felt danger and jumped out, he's still not guilty?"
"I can't wrap my head around this, can someone please tell me why it's a not guilty verdict!"
Many people shared this sentiment. They had already told the driver that they would jump out if he didn't stop, and the driver ignored them. After the jump leading to serious injuries, how could the driver not be held accountable?
In Magic City, Lawyer Zheng immediately started writing articles after seeing the message. Such cases were exactly what an attention-seeking lawyer like him loved.
"From a professional perspective, this verdict is unreasonable. What's the reason for the not guilty verdict? They even said that if the car didn't stop, they would jump out. You should have stopped the car, or else you could have anticipated the possibility of them jumping!"
"Under these circumstances, a verdict of negligent injury would have had no problem at all, but probation could have been applied. I truly don't understand a not guilty verdict. Are the judges in Dongfang City all making this kind of decision now?"
"Or is it that some other factors have influenced the judges' decision?"
When Old Tang was injured before, he reluctantly praised the other side out of desperation. Now he didn't dare to say it outright, only making insinuations.
But in truth, anyone with clear eyes could see that this was nearly outright suggesting that the reputation of Tang Fangjing had influenced the court's decision.
It's actually the most despicable when people act overtly one way but slyly suggest something else, leaving others with a truly bad impression.
The online community once again erupted into a frenzy. Different groups jumped out and gave their heated opinions on the case. Some said bluntly that the judgment was unfair!
However, more people believed that a not guilty verdict was the correct one, otherwise, this could become a new way of staging incidents.
"Rem, my wife": I support the judgment, where are those who were saying Lawyer Tang was in it for the money? @IdleCrane, won't you take a few steps out?
"A Little Swallow": @IdleCrane, come on out for a walk, hurry up, we are all waiting for you.
In a milk tea shop, Jin Xintian looked at the online message and was a bit slow to react. This case had gone to court and still Tang Fangjing took care of it?
But he soon had a thought. A case that shouldn't have been judged this way was ruled not guilty, there must be a scandal behind it.
It didn't take long for "IdleCrane" to publish a response: "You don't need to @ me; I've been busy just now. You think everyone is as idle as you?"
"Besides, I want to say, doesn't a not guilty verdict in this case prove that there's a problem? Is it not because Tang Fangjing influenced the judge?"
"Surely no one believes the law actually works nowadays, right? No way, no way." Read complete version only at novel✶fire.net
After posting, Jin Xintian finally felt a bit better. Since returning to the university, he had sought out Cheng Nanyan, but she didn't pay him any attention.
Of course, he knew his previous misunderstanding, but sheer jealousy, especially seeing so many girls on the internet singing Tang Fangjing's praises, made him even more envious...
"A Little Swallow" was so pretty, yet her posts were all about Lawyer Tang. What was it about Tang Fangjing that was so attractive!
Chi Yan was at home, wearing a short skirt and cleaning when she saw IdleCrane's reply and was taken aback.
What's with this guy, why is he so aggressive? This is practically an outright accusation that there's something between Tang Fangjing and the judge.
But on second thought, it couldn't be possible. Lawyer Tang was from Jingzhou and had only been to Dongfang City once. If there was any influence, it should be with the local court in Jingzhou.
While online discussions were rife, Zheng Lingfen's team was also constantly in contact with Dong Liping, planning to release the news as soon as the prosecution would officially appeal the case.
They hadn't spread the word earlier, partly for traffic and partly to play it safe.
What if that prosecutor was just bluffing and wouldn't actually file an appeal? Then they would look foolish for spreading that, and not only would they be scolded by netizens, but the local legal system might also come after them.
Dong Liping was naturally paying close attention to the case, almost calling Fu Qiuying daily to ask about the appeal.
Fu Qiuying did follow through, submitting the request which was approved by the senior prosecutor, and it was promptly sent to Baishan District Court.
At the same time, the request was also forwarded to the senior prosecution office, which is Dongfang City's Procuratorate.
This kind of appeal is known as second-instance appeal. If the senior procuratorate disagrees, they can directly revoke the lower level procuratorate's appeal request.