The Traps of the Black Swan (Book 2)

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'Splash'

'Gasp.'

Seungri jerked awake from sleep, gasped to catch for air when icy water splashed on his face. Before he could grasp what was happening, a few people started beating him with a cane, in a way, it was giving him pain without tearing his skin.

He groaned, screamed in pain but the cops continued to thrash him. They also made sure he will be able to attend the court trial the next day.

They were searching for Seungri when a sedan stopped in front of the station and the young man reported as he brought Seungri back and he found Seungri at a junction.

At dawn, clothes wet, body trembling in cold and unbearable pain, Seungri had curled in the corner of the room when all the cops left. He was drifting on and off to consciousness. It somehow reminded him of Ruby Jane who was forcefully woken up every time she was losing consciousness.

The major difference was that what he did to her was illegal and what she was doing to him was legal. Before he could doze off bearing the pain, it was time to attend the final hearing of the first case against Ruby Jane.

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In Courtroom,

There was another surprise waiting for Seungri over there. James Crowford wasn't there anymore. His assistant stated that James was hospitalized. Nobody knows if it's true or false.

When the session started, as a formality, Judge Rowlatt asked the defendant's lawyer if he had anything to report. James's assistant brought up Seungri's anger issue and submitted a certificate. "Your honor, my client is suffering from an intermittent explosive disorder. Hence medically, his actions are due to his mental health condition. He was triggered by Ruby Jane meddling in a company affair. Thus his reaction was strong when the cops went to arrest him." That would decrease the prison sentence.

The court fell into pin-drop silence. Everyone looked at each other because the mental condition grants no punishment to the culprit.

Nikun stood up, "I object, Your Honor."

Justice Rowlatt was used to Nikun proving the defendant as wrong at every turn. It was like Nikun knew every move of the defendant's side beforehand. He was so accurate and had perfect timing., "Objection sustained."

James's assistant sat down, Nikun thanked and went forward as he requested, "I would like to request Psychologist Ford to the witness box."

Seungri had no strength to look anywhere. Yet he heard the name and his pupils grew large. Seungri realized why his psychologist has changed abruptly with a change in the treatment. Because Lisa had a hand in that.

A middle-aged man who was sitting in a corner stood up and made his way. Nikun questioned after Ford took an oath, "Doctor Ford, could you tell us about Seungri's condition?"

Thus everyone heard Seungri's condition was in control and provided the test certificates. "Your honor, I worked as Seungri's counselor and therapist. Anger isn't a disorder. If that emotion exceeds the normalized state, we call that a disorder. Seungri's condition wasn't uncontrollable and he is in good condition after the treatment. These are the before and after test results of treatment."

It didn't end there, Nikun asked the captain who was in charge of the case, "Captain, did Seungri ever lose his anger and attack you all while you were interrogating?"

The captain promptly responded, "It never happened, Your Honor. Seungri didn't cooperate with the interrogation and stayed silent all the time."

"Thank you, Captain, " Nikun concluded, "As we can see, Your Honor, if Seungri could be provoked and act so strongly, why was he so cool and silent while being questioned, accused, and..." He turned to Seungri and added, "Beaten. Shouldn't he attack us all if he had an intermittent explosive disorder?... That's all, Your Honor."