[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison":3,"chapter-lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-chapter-218":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lawyer: Send the Judge to Prison",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1578100,2042,"Chapter 218: Gu Chen Steps Forward! Heavy Sentencing Is a Must!","lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-chapter-218",218,"\u003Cp>Presiding Judge Shen Jiarui looked at Gu Chen and Zhang Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jiarui: \"Please, the plaintiff, proceed with the closing statement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jiarui thought for a moment and decided to let Gu Chen speak last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Gu Chen were to speak first... who knows what shocking remarks he might make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Tao stood up and said, \"Respected presiding judge, members of the court, I am just an ordinary university student.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe I have no significant influence, and all I can do now is study hard and strive to become someone useful to my country and society.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish to use my own hands to support myself and my grandfather.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My family is in difficult circumstances, as everyone knows, and I have been without parents since childhood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need this poverty scholarship to help me complete my four years of university...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really need this money...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some of my classmates from impoverished families also need this money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not everyone has a happy family, and not everyone can afford a college education.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My poverty scholarship is gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Many of my classmates’ poverty scholarships are also gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet they are clearly impoverished students.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In circumstances where no one dares to speak up, I chose to be a voice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand I may face the consequence of being advised to leave school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I resolutely stood up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because if I don’t stand up, I don’t know how many impoverished students will miss out on the scholarship they deserve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I met Lawyer Gu Chen...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s because of Lawyer Gu’s legal action that I came to realize the case behind is so complex; many things I don’t understand, nor do I comprehend the complicated interests involved. I am just a regular student.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe a school should be a place for teaching and nurturing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our school’s motto is—to be erudite, resolute, inquire, and reflect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"University is the last pure land before facing society.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If even this pure land is destroyed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there’s a band of leaders who only know how to bleed others dry, leaders who only know how to make money...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can the university remain pure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As the heavens move, a gentleman should strive unceasingly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want the school to be fair and just, whether it’s scholarships or financial aid... all should be fair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope more impoverished students can complete their studies with the help from the state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We impoverished students, too, can contribute our part to the country!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t understand the complexity of this case.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I just want fairness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairness for all impoverished students, all students!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairness for the whole society!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope that this judgment can be made fairly and justly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Respected presiding judge, members of the court, my statement is complete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Tao finished his final statement and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The online viewers in the live broadcast cheered loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Awesome! Awesome!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wow, his speech gave me a rush of excitement!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Exactly, I don’t understand this case either, but I want fairness too!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A school is supposed to be a place of learning, how can it become a place for these people to bleed others dry?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[They’ve bled even the impoverished students dry, and I can’t accept this!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yeah, why should the rich heirs drive Ferraris and still get poverty scholarships? I’m not envious because he’s wealthy, but he has money, he shouldn’t receive this poverty scholarship! It’s unfair!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The poverty scholarship is meant for impoverished students! It’s because these people exploit their power for personal gain that resulted in this situation.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhang Tao finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen applauded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qingqing also joined in the applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience in the courtroom also applauded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The applause lasted for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Presiding Judge Shen Jiarui struck the gavel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jiarui: \"Order!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, please, the plaintiff’s attorney deliver the final statement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen smiled slightly and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no desire to let these four people off lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These four school leaders, whose blood haven’t they drained?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not just the blood of impoverished students...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood of those excellent students gets drained too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many students could have received scholarships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, they didn’t receive scholarships. Where do they find justice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because these leaders greedily pocketed the scholarships!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, many facilities within the school have become their tools for profiteering!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, when the school roads needed refurbishing, they had a set budget, but they outsourced it to others, used substandard materials, and pocketed money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, when dormitories underwent renovations, both boys’ and girls’ should have loft-beds with desks underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the school’s decisions led only to girls’ dormitory having such arrangements, while boys were left crowded together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did the money go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And many other things around campus...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dormitory air conditioning....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The renovated academic buildings....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the shops on campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinarily, stores on campus would be rented out normally to tenants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vendors sell their goods at regular prices inside these stores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those people at the school rented out to their \"own people\", then extracted kickbacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire school’s retail spots have essentially been monopolized by their \"own people\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monopolized renting leads to monopolized prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prices for many things on campus soared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, printing a sheet of paper, the printing services on campus are quite popular due to students’ needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, printing one sheet cost ten cents; after being contracted out, it became fifty cents for two sheets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students ended up spending more...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the students on campus would now have to spend more money annually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And dining in the canteen is the same...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there are subsidies, the prices are still higher than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the meals prepared aren’t as tasty as before....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people for personal gain, can do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is no longer simply infringing on only impoverished students’ rights...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All students are victims!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they talk about making amends?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to make amends?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can this even be remedied?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s been ten years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many students have been affected?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can these issues be fixed with a single phrase?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore... heavier punishment is necessary!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chen initiated his speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Respected presiding judge, members of the court.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I disagree with the defense lawyer’s arguments.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe these four people are exceedingly guilty! Knowing the law yet breaking it, their crime is even graver! Over their ten-year tenure, they have sought personal gains in excess of over 20 million yuan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are vampires! They drain the blood of all the students in the entire school!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The entire student body suffers under their influence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This case is so complex it’s difficult to imagine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope the law severely punishes these individuals! Heavy punishment!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If these people are lightly punished, it will only decrease the cost of backroom deals and profiteering, encouraging others to take the risk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The law must be strict! To serve as a deterrent!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I ask everybody sitting here one question—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If today, these four people embezzled tens of millions, but only received a sentence of a few years... won’t more people be tempted to take such risks for money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, it’s just a few years’ sentence....\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1180,"2026-06-06T08:37:31.463Z",1,"novelbin.me","73416952dfef40828be1571f7da4adb33895b390964a2d0e4fbfc5eedec7e739","lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-chapter-107","lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-chapter-217",600,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-cover.jpg"]