Chapter 188: Do You Know What Depression Is? (Seeking Monthly Votes)

At the entrance of the Guangming District Court, Liu Fangfang and her parents were already waiting there.

Their whole family arrived very early today, because today is the day Zhao Wenjing is to be tried.

Regarding the other few people, such as Zhao He, such as the Fairy Big Man, and those Self-Media, Liu Fangfang's feelings were very strange.

Hate them? Of course she hates them, but it is just a feeling of hate, or perhaps she finds it amusing, or perhaps they just want to chase clout and stir up conflict between men and women.

So the feeling is just like that; anyway, the people have already been caught. In the words of President Zhou, since they are all going inside to sing "Iron Window Tears," then that is that.

After all, we now advocate for governing the country according to the law, not according to emotions; no matter how much you hate them, you still have to follow the law.

But regarding Zhao Wenjing, Liu Fangfang's emotions are very complex; she truly cannot understand why there would be such a vicious woman in this world!

She had almost become her daughter-in-law, yet she turned around and launched insults and attacks against her on the internet.

Plus, since it is a Criminal Private Prosecution case, the Plaintiff must be present, so her family all came today.

Although the depression and such were things Lawyer Fang told her to say, it cannot be denied that such a bout of Cyber Violence did indeed cause some problems for Liu Fangfang's mental state.

She now suffers from insomnia all night long and cannot sleep, her mood is also extremely low, and on ordinary days she only speaks a few words to her parents.

This state is very wrong, and she herself feels it is wrong, so Liu Fangfang just wants the sentencing to be over quickly so she can go back to work.

However, sounds were coming from the group of elderly men and women nearby, which made Liu Fangfang look over with great curiosity.

"You don't even remember this legal provision clearly; the Civil Code has a specific article that clearly stipulates it, and the Supreme People's Court's Judicial Interpretation also provides for it. Our neighborly rights here..."

"You all should understand the definition of pre-marital property well; adding a name before marriage, adding a name after marriage—that divorce lawsuit last time ended up a total mess..."

This... Liu Fangfang looked up and exchanged glances with her parents. Are these the elderly people at the Court entrance? Are they chatting about such high-level topics?

One could even say that many of the legal provisions in there are things that even young people like Liu Fangfang don't know, yet these unassuming elderly women can just rattle them off.

"The door is open, let's go, let's go, everyone hurry in!"

Has the Court opened?

Liu Fangfang looked up and saw that it had indeed opened.

The three of them followed the flow of people forward, but the atmosphere of the family of three was still a bit gloomy, and just as they were about to reach the entrance, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Hey, Su Dama, good morning, here to observe the trial again!"

"Li Daye, I told you your health is quite good."

"Hey, hey, Judge Li, what a coincidence, your complexion isn't very good lately, look at these dark circles..."

Who is this? This is the Court; can one just greet a judge so casually?

Liu Fangfang looked up and saw two familiar figures walking inside, acting domineeringly, truly not restrained at all, as if this were not a Court.

When she looked, oh, President Zhou, oh, and Lawyer Fang, then it's fine.

People at the Company all say that when President Zhou comes to the Court, it's like coming home.

And Lawyer Fang... the Court is his home.

Li Xusheng glanced over and said listlessly: "Zhou Yi, morning. I really didn't sleep well, but don't you know what my situation is?"

Only Judge Li still had some reason left, otherwise he would have wanted to shout a couple of times: Are we grassroots judges not human? This overtime work...

"Cough, cough, well, Judge Li, I'll head in first; I'm here today to attend the trial at the Criminal Division No. 2."

After Zhou Mouren finished speaking, he walked to the side. He hasn't missed a single criminal verdict lately, mainly because he plans to produce a longer video.

It is about this instance of Cyber Violence!

Jingzhou has its own publicity, but Zhou Yi still has to film his video; otherwise, with so much Charity Special Fund, there must be some results.

Liu Fangfang spoke up at this moment: "Lawyer Fang, I'm here."

Fang Dazhuang and Zhou Yi stopped in their tracks simultaneously and turned to look over.

"Oh, Fangfang, come, come, over here, just follow me in," Fang Dazhuang greeted.

The three members of the Liu family hurried to Fang Dazhuang's side, and the nervousness they felt from not knowing what to do upon entering the Court suddenly vanished.

It was as if being by Fang Dazhuang's side provided a special sense of security...

All the way into the courtroom, Liu Fangfang and Fang Dazhuang went to the Private Prosecution side, while Zhou Yi took Liu Zhen and the others to the public gallery.

"Little Zhou, over here!" Su Dama shouted from there.

Waiting for Zhou Yi to sit down, Su Dama smiled and said: "The case you all put together this time is quite sensational. A Cyber Violence incident, eight people caught and facing prison sentences, over four hundred people paying Civil Compensation—you did a beautiful job!"

Zhou Yi heard this and immediately waved his hand: "It's a small matter; I just simply can't stand Cyber Violence!"

It is definitely not because he actually has no way to spend the Charity Special Fund...

"Really, Little Zhou, you don't need to be modest. Such a large-scale act of Legal Aid against Cyber Violence, this should be considered the first of its kind for you all!"

"From Defamation and Insult to the Crime of Infringing on Personal Information, and then to various Personal Rights Infringement, plus such high-intensity publicity, I think this can really make the atmosphere online a bit better."

How should one put it? The current online verbal abuse is extremely serious; everyone thinks that just cursing someone online is not a big deal.

And this time, with this blow, compared to the eight who have already entered the "prison reserve," what is truly shocking is the four hundred-plus who apologized.

Zhou Yi nodded and said: "Yes, Su Dama, that is our goal!"

He is too lazy to argue with those guys; with some people, if you say one more word to them, you have already lost.

Use legal means directly; even if you are unwilling to apologize in your heart, you still must apologize!

He just likes watching you be unruly online, but then having to bow your head; paired with your previous remarks, that makes one feel comfortable for days.

Zhou Yi and Su Dama were chatting very happily, while Liu Zhen and his wife sat there looking completely bewildered.

Who am I, where am I? You really don't know you are a Legal Blind until you go to Court!

About half an hour later, the judge for the Criminal Case arrived, and the trial for today began immediately.

Zhao Wenjing naturally has a lawyer on her side, but Zhou Yi doesn't know if it was hired by her son or if it is a Legal Aid Lawyer.

Because her son was placed under Administrative Detention, and it is unknown if he has been released yet.

Then, after the "Water Accumulation Incident," Liu Fangfang saw Zhao Wenjing for the first time.

The other party looked much older than before, the whole person had no spirit at all, and she only walked when the bailiff told her to walk.

"This auntie looks a bit pitiful too, I feel like her malice wasn't that great..." a young woman who had also come to observe said beside Zhou Yi.

Her boyfriend beside her also nodded in agreement: "Yeah, actually they should have gone through Mediation, one should be forgiving when possible..."

As a result, he was immediately retorted right after he finished speaking.

"She's pitiful? Why don't you think about the pitiful state of the victim caused by the Internet Violence she incited? Do you know the victim was almost driven to jump off a building?"

Su Dama spoke up directly, not leaving any room for politeness at all.

This is also the mindset of some people nowadays; every time they see a court trial scene and see the miserable state of those about to be sentenced, they actually feel a sense of sympathy.

What kind of international joke is this? You see them looking miserable now, but they were very arrogant when they were committing the crime.

And if they are miserable, then is the victim not miserable!

Su Dama has been observing in this Court for so many years and has seen too many criminal suspects, so she felt like she was looking at a pile of dog shit regarding the young couple's statement.

"How are you talking, you person?"

"I'm talking just like this, so what? This is a Court. You don't sympathize with the victim, you sympathize with the perpetrator? What are you thinking?"

"Does it mean that one day when you are subjected to Internet Violence, you will then be able to understand this feeling?"

Su Dama's sharp tongue has been well-practiced.

Zhou Yi had originally wanted to interject, but he found there was no need at all; the couple was rendered speechless by Su Dama in just a few sentences.

It can only be said that many people's sympathy is misplaced.

Liu Fangfang's mood was slowly calming down now.

However, soon after the trial began, and with Lawyer Fang's accusations one after another, Zhao Wenjing could no longer sit still.

Everything during this period felt like a dream; she just posted a video, and as a result, she was going to go inside.

But looking at everything around her, she knew this was not a dream; this was a Court, and she was sitting behind the Defendant.

Moreover, all the evidence in front of her indicated that she had committed a crime: insulting others, with Serious Circumstances!

She couldn't understand how she had insulted the other party, but under Lawyer Fang's presentation, Zhao Wenjing inexplicably felt that it really seemed to be the case!

A qualified Lawyer should not only be able to persuade the judge; he can even make the opposing Defendant believe it...

"The Defendant took screenshots of the chat history by cutting off the beginning and the end and uploaded them, and used an inflammatory title to explain it, causing the Serious Consequences of the Plaintiff being subjected to Internet Violence..."

"And in this process, knowing that the Private Prosecution party had already been subjected to Internet Violence, she did not provide an active explanation; on the contrary, she only deleted the video and let the Plaintiff continue to be subjected to Internet Violence."

"And the reason why the Defendant acted this way, I believe, was out of a motive for revenge, because she did this after calling the Private Prosecution party's father, receiving the news that the Private Prosecution party was going to terminate the pregnancy, and after pleading in every possible way to no avail."

Lawyer Fang was very detailed this time; in crimes, subjective intent is actually very important!

The Constitutive Elements of a crime all require the subjective element and the objective element to be unified, so the analysis of the perpetrator's subjective aspect is also extremely important.

Of course, talk is cheap; you cannot infer the subjective aspect, there must be evidence, and the evidence is the call recording at the time and the time the video was uploaded.

It can be said that not long after the call ended, Zhao Wenjing directly uploaded the video.

Then she had intent in the subjective aspect, rather than it being caused unintentionally, which will affect the sentencing result.

Facing this detailed analysis, Zhao Wenjing's Lawyer was just preparing to make a reluctant defense when suddenly, Zhao Wenjing cried bitterly and shouted.

"No, I didn't, I never thought it would turn out like this, I didn't do it on purpose, I just... just felt that his family..."

Zhou Mouren in the gallery was satisfied; crying bitterly, that's the flavor. Without this performance, this observation would feel like it lacked a bit of fun.

Upon hearing this, Lawyer Fang said directly: "So, you felt his family had a problem, and you wanted revenge, so you uploaded that video."

Beside Zhao Wenjing, the Lawyer looked up at the sky; he had already told her that the other party would seize every loophole in her words to counterattack, so why didn't she listen and keep quiet?

The other side just wanted to prove whether you did it on purpose, and as a result, you said you didn't do it on purpose one moment, and gave the reason the next.

Zhao Wenjing still wanted to continue crying and complaining, but she didn't know what to say.

Court Debate, shattered.

Finally, it reached the Final Statement stage, and Liu Fangfang began her statement.

"Actually, the reason I had an abortion and broke up was because of you!"

"Because you are too overbearing, because your desire for control is too strong; your son is already in his twenties, and you still control him in every aspect!"

"And, because I was pregnant, you felt you had me cornered. You thought I wouldn't dare, right? But I just dared; I didn't want to live in that kind of life for the rest of my life!"

"..."

Liu Fangfang's Final Statement said a lot, and it was also very chaotic; the judge struck the Gavel.

"Please, Plaintiff, pay attention to the time for your statement."

And on the other side, Zhao Wenjing also stopped crying and complaining; listening to Liu Fangfang's words, she suddenly wanted to slap herself.

It's a pity, the emotion of regret is actually the most useless.

Because no matter how much you regret it, it is of no help.

After the adjournment, the Collegial Panel announced the verdict in court: Zhao Wenjing, Fixed-term Imprisonment of two years, and compensation for the relevant expenses of the Private Prosecution party, Liu Fangfang.

Including Mental Damage Compensation, as well as medical expenses and nursing expenses incurred due to depression, totaling 30,000 RMB.

After the verdict, Zhao Wenjing kept her head down and did not indicate an Appeal in court.

And Fangfang, upon hearing the verdict, lay on the table and sobbed in a low voice; finally, the sky had cleared.

After the trial, everyone walked out of the Court one by one.

"General Manager Zhou, really, thank you so much, and Lawyer Fang, if it weren't for you this time, I wouldn't have known what to do."

Liu Zhen expressed his gratitude to the two again.

Lawyer Fang waved his hand to indicate it was nothing, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard someone shout: "Liu Fangfang, you stand right there!"

"You want my mom to go to jail that much, right? My mom has already become like that in court, do you have the heart?"

Who is this? The group walking out of the Court looked over and found it was a young man, Lv Xuewen.

"Did my mom treat you badly before? She would wash your clothes with her own hands; why can't you forgive her? Can't you just go through Mediation?"

"You even blocked all my calls; are you still a human being!"

Lv Xuewen was shouting angrily at this moment; he had only finished his Detention yesterday, and then hurriedly communicated with his Lawyer.

The Lawyer told him that for a Criminal Self-Prosecution Case, as long as both parties agree, it can be settled through Mediation.

Lv Xuewen thought that, at the very least, the two of them had been together for so long, so there must still be feelings.

As it turned out, he didn't expect that he would fail to reach Liu Fangfang after trying for an entire night; he was also in the gallery, but he didn't dare to make a sound.

After the previous Administrative Detention, Lv Xuewen finally had a bit of sense now.

So he chose to confront her after she left the Court.

Facing such a confrontation, Liu Fangfang was just about to say something when she was stopped by Lawyer Fang.

"Young man, step aside. If you keep cursing like this, I will call the police. My client currently has depression; if her condition relapses because of you, you know the consequences!"

Holy crap! Zhou Mouren was stunned on the sidelines; Lawyer Fang, you can even say things like this now?

Sure enough, Lv Xuewen in front of him didn't dare to say anything more upon hearing this. He was very angry right now, but having just come out, he really didn't want to go back in...

Facing such a Lawyer Fang, Zhou Yi was also amazed. He was just about to go back and start preparing the video when he saw Yuan Jie send him a link.

"Suing over four hundred people at once, is this Legal Aid, or a waste of judicial resources?"

First chapter today, continuing to burst out, but I don't know if I can reach twenty thousand words, I can only say I will try my best. Thanks to Mu Guan, Flat-top Brother Bing, Butterfly Zhuangzhou, Ao Bufan, wife, Sanke Goubinggan, Feimao Wuyu, Book Friend 2020, and Book Friend 2022 for the tips, thank you. As for how to cast monthly votes today, everyone keep watching my lead!

(End of this chapter)