Chapter 539: The Villain Is Out of Prison
The black prosecutor representing the government stood up, twisted his tie, and as he walked out, he said:
"Three months ago, in San Francisco, there was a very bad mass incident, the usually gentle and kind Chinese people were incited to take to the streets, violent demonstrations, causing chaos throughout the whole process, and this person stood in front of us, and until now he has no remorse. 【】”
Saying that, the black prosecutor walked to the front of the jury with a righteous face, looked at the jurors with different expressions, pointed to Gu Xiaofan's side, frowned and said in a deep voice:
"The defendant could have led the Chinese people to express their opinions by gentle means, but he used his status as a public figure to maliciously incite political incidents, trigger ethnic divisions in the United States, and endanger the security of the entire federation.
The black prosecutor's tone became agitated, and he walked quickly to the jury's side and said loudly:
"The United States of America is a land of liberty and equality, the law is our highest code of conduct, and the right to sanction criminals must not be waived because of foreign public opinion, and I ask you to use your reason and professionalism to judge justly and bring to justice the criminals who threaten the entire Union!"
The members of the jury all frowned and thought, Liu Shishi bit her lip, eager to go up and tear this black prosecutor with teeth and claws, he was simply reversing black and white.
The deliberate smear and incitement of this incident by the American media have made Gu Xiaofan bear a false infamy, everyone says that he is a "villain", and so many rumors have been broadcast on N and ABC TV stations, misleading the audience with cutting.
When the footage was transmitted back to China, it sparked an outcry from the Chinese people and officials, which led to the dismissal of N's relevant hosts, and N announced an apology and admitted to broadcasting "unverified information".
But even so, the prosecution did not withdraw the indictment against Gu Xiaofan.
Gu Xiaofan's face was full of calm, listening to the black prosecutor's balabala, and then finally it was the prosecution's turn to make closing arguments, and his white lawyer Lens stood up directly and said slowly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't want to be sensational or a moving story in my closing arguments, I just want you to think about it."
Lens walked up to the jury, looked at them and asked, "Excuse me, you have all looked at the evidence and facts of this case, do you think my client would be sitting here if he was a white man?" ”
The jurors looked at each other for a moment, and Lens continued:
"With the evidence I have now, I don't understand why my client is sitting here and being tried, because he is doing what various protest groups in the United States do hundreds, thousands of times a year, and he is neither inciting violence nor deliberately attacking anyone, he is just trying to protect an Olympic torch that should be protected by the California government......
I would like to ask you, if an American ran to China to protect a U.S. Olympic torch from being tarnished during the Atlanta Olympics, should he be prosecuted? Should he be convicted of endangering China? ”
Lens walked up to the judge, looked at the helpless old judge, and said excitedly:
"I want to say that this trial is fundamentally a disgrace to the California government, a real racial discrimination and prejudice, completely inconsistent with the spirit of the Constitution, and if my client is found guilty, it will be a stain on the legal profession in California and the entire United States!"
After Lens finished speaking excitedly, he nodded to the judge and said, "Your Excellency, everyone, I'm done. ”
The expressions of the American reporters at the scene were like eating a fly, Gu Xiaofan just hired the best barrister in California, and he directly didn't talk to you about any evidence, and directly ripped it off on racial discrimination, which is a forbidden area that no one dares to touch.
The judge's old face was expressionless, he picked up the hammer and struck it, and said, "Adjournment, the verdict will be announced in fifteen minutes." With that, he got up and walked to his office in the courtroom, and the members of the jury followed suit.
The courtroom suddenly buzzed with the sound of chatting, and Chinese fans were very excited because of Gu Xiaofan's defense lawyer's words. And the reporters are whispering, if the "villain Gu Xiaofan" is found not guilty, I am afraid it will really be a resounding slap in the face of AB.
You must know that for this sensational lawsuit, ABC even made a series of reports, invited several so-called legal experts, and specifically predicted how many years the "villain Gu Xiaofan" would be sentenced to prison, making Gu Xiaofan seem to have been convicted.
The American reporter who came to interview himself did not expect that this case could not be simpler, in fact, the so-called evidence was just some text messages, and Gu Xiaofan did not send any message of "inciting violence" at all, and he even deliberately emphasized that the Chinese people should refrain from it......
By contrast, the white protesters were much more intense.
Gao Yuanyuan secretly nervously clasped her hands together, but Liu Shishi was full of confidence, she had already eaten the case thoroughly this time, and this time they won.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and the jury members and judges walked out, the bald judge returned to the law, and the whole courtroom straightened up nervously.
The old judge calmly announced the final verdict: "The facts of this case involve Olympic activities, with its complexity, political and sports significance, and if we read it from any angle, we will get different answers......
The reporters at the scene were nervously recording the judge's words, for fear of missing something.
The old judge continued: "But if we look at it from the point of view of pure evidence, there is no evidence that the defendant has violated the security of the Federation, and the endangerment of public safety is purely a chase after the wind. ”
As he spoke, the judge knocked on the table with a wooden hammer and announced loudly: "The jury unanimously agreed that the defendant Gu Xiaofan is not guilty of 'misconduct', 'undermining social peace' and 'threatening federal security', and will be released in court." ”
The American reporters were stunned for a moment and muttered, "How can this be? "Even if the 'threat to federal security' is not established, there will always be 'misconduct' and 'breach of social peace', right, and there is not even a fine?
Gu Xiaofan was unhandcuffed in court, and the prisoner's bracelet was removed, first hugged the white prison guard next to him, and thanked him with a smile: "Cole, thank you for this time, I will miss you." ”
The prison guard Cole smiled impatiently and scolded: "You better go quickly, with you, the people who want to see you every day and the crazy Chinese fans will annoy me to death, I don't want to serve a celebrity like you anymore in my life." ”
Gu Xiaofan's more than two months in the San Francisco City Prison were like vacations and visitors, all the prisoners became his subordinates, and everyone who came to beg to meet him had to go to Los Angeles.
Gu Xiaofan said goodbye to Cole with a smile, and as soon as he came out of the quarantine area, the Chinese people present hugged him, and they all clapped excitedly and shouted: "Brother Xiaofan!" "Director Gu!" "Teacher Gu, are you okay~?" "Xiaofan, you weren't bullied by Lao Mei in prison."
Gu Xiaofan greeted everyone with a smile and shook hands, just to see this Gao Yuanyuan looking at him with a smile, and said with a distressed face: "Let's go, let's find a place to rest first." ”
Before Gu Xiaofan could speak, he heard someone shouting from behind: "Then, Gu Xiaofan." ”
Everyone saw a suit thrown over from a distance, Gu Xiaofan reached out to receive it, then put it on, took out a visa, passport and a ticket from the inner bag of his clothes, and smiled at Liu Shishi outside the crowd and said:
"Thank you, Sister Shi, you still know me."
Liu Shishi came over and nodded: "Let's go, I've already booked a plane for you in the afternoon, and now I'm in a hurry, and now the domestic summer file is in full swing." ”
"Well, I was about to talk about it." Gu Xiaofan laughed, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Gao Yuanyuan, only to see Gao Yuanyuan staring at his slightly angry eyes, and looking at Liu Shishi with some incomprehension:
"Now Director Gu needs to rest, no matter how urgent the work is, he is not in a hurry at this time, right!?"
The Chinese reporters were all watching all this excitedly from the periphery, wow, this is good, as soon as Gu Xiaofan was released from prison, Gao Yuanyuan and Liu Shishi, the two public love rivals, made a fuss.
I saw that Gu Xiaofan was smiling and waving his hand, squinting his eyes and saying:
"I've been resting for so long, now it's time to do things, the domestic summer file is so lively, how can I be absent?"
When Gu Xiaofan said this, the people around him clearly saw the excitement and heat in his eyes, and he was imprisoned for 3 months, this young leader of the Chinese literary and art circles, who has always been on the cusp of the storm, is finally returning