21. Different Positions (II)
I looked back at him calmly, "Pay attention to your words, no one is guilty until the case is decided, not to mention that so far the case is only drafted and has not been formally appealed." β
There was more haze in his eyes, and his gaze became heavy: "Jia Xiaoru, I know that you are a lawyer, you are articulate, and black can be said to be white." But if you look at Li You's injured arm and broken head, doesn't your conscience really hurt? β
My heart froze, my eyes suddenly became cold, and I squinted slightly and replied in a deep voice: "Right and wrong are not determined by you, but by our court." β
"Your court? Hurt people because the family has money and do whatever they want, have you ever thought that Zhang Jiahao's actions are likely to ruin Li You's life and make him disabled for the rest of his life? β
"This has nothing to do with this case."
Zhou Yu's mood became extreme: "It has nothing to do with this case? A fifteen-year-old child is going to face a disability, and you actually say that it has nothing to do with this case? Jia Ru, why did you become like this? β
My anger was also raised, and I raised my eyebrows: "What has become of me?" β
"Lust for profit!"
He blurted out four words and immediately knew that he was serious, and regret flashed in his eyebrows, and he wanted to explain, but he opened his mouth to say and stopped.
Instead, I calmed down, but there was already coldness in my voice: "If you think so, I can't argue with it, but don't you think sending Zhang Jiahao to a juvenile education center will ruin a teenager's life?" β
His eyes shrank, and he argued: "What his family has is money, and if he goes in and comes out, it's a big deal to send him out of the country, even if he really goes to prison, he can wipe it out." β
I sneered: "Money is really good, but it can't buy people's hearts." Erased the stains in everyone's eyes, but could not erase the scratches on the hearts of the parties. I pushed open the door and got out of the car, looking up at the sunlight above me, which was very dazzling.
Zhou Gongjin, you said that I became greedy, so what about you? Still self-righteous as always.
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I was back in the hospital ward area.
Since it came by mistake, then do what needs to be done.
Mother Li and Li You were very surprised to see me go and return, and asked me if something had fallen here, and Mother Li looked around to find it for me. I shook my head and smiled and said no, I just wanted to have a conversation with Li You.
Mother and son looked at each other, not understanding my intentions.
I took out my business card from my bag and handed it over, Li's mother took it and looked at it, looked up nervously and asked, "Are you a lawyer?" Is it for our Xiaoyou's case? But we don't have the money to hire a lawyer. β
"I'm from the court, and I'm here to get some information from you."
Mother Li became more and more restrained when she heard this: "You are from the court, sit down, did I offend you just now?" β
It was awkward to hear the other party call me by an honorific title, but I didn't put it on my face, and still smiled gently: "No, I have to communicate with Li You here, Auntie, it's inconvenient for you to avoid it first." β
Mother Li and Li You glanced at each other, and immediately replied: "It's convenient, it's convenient, I'll go out." β
After Mother Li walked away, I pulled a square stool and sat on the edge of the bed, looked at Li You with a calm gaze and said, "You don't have to be nervous, I just ask you a few questions routinely." The boy's face tensed up compared to the previous one, and it was obvious that I was nervous from the court.
I asked, "Is your family financially struggling?" β
The children of the poor will always have a higher personality, but in fact, deep down they are afraid that others will poke their sore spots. Li You's face suddenly turned red, "It's nothing, it's just ...... It was my mother who lent money to relatives, so she couldn't pay the medical bills for a while. β
I didn't try to expose his crude lie, but I asked a more poignant question: "You're a single parent, right?" β
Li You became more and more embarrassed, don't turn your head and bite your lip silently.
After a moment of silence, I moved on to the topic: "Have you ever thought about taking on some of the family pressures for your mother?" Medical expenses are a lot of expenses, and the later recuperation fees are even more bottomless, and on top of these, it may be even worse to pay legal fees. β
Li You looked back: "As long as the lawsuit is won, the Zhang family's family can be sentenced to pay me medical expenses and compensation, so that my mother will not have to be in debt." "This is the naΓ―ve idea of a fifteen-year-old, and I can't bear to pierce it for a moment.
But reason was still there, locked his eyes, and I asked slowly, "What if you lose the lawsuit?" β
Li You suddenly became excited: "How can you lose?" He broke my head and broke my arm, and the whole class saw it. Zhou said that the eyewitnesses were enough to hold him accountable for the incident and send him to a juvenile detention center for labor reform. β
Compared to his excitement, I was very calm: "So who saw the cause of the incident?" Who knows why you got into a fight and got hurt? Did you do anything during the whole process? Did he have any injuries from your beatings? β
Four questions in a row stunned Li You, and his face turned pale inch by inch again.
Even I wanted to sigh, and I couldn't bear to hit the boy again, so I patted him on the shoulder that wasn't hurt, "Think about it." β