Part 2 Hello, Mr. Major General I'm Gu Nianzi

299. Irreparable damage!

Inside the elevator, Zhao Liangze glanced at her, shaking his head and keeping silent. When it stopped at the ground floor, the pair walked out of the apartment to see a yellow Hummer parked in front of the entrance. He Zhichu had especially sent a car to take them to the courthouse, and Zhao Liangze helped Gu Nianzhi get in the car.
Zhao Liangze squinted at the vehicle and raised his brows mischievously at Gu Nianzhi, "This is not just any car."
Gu Nianzhi touched the chassis and windows, laughing quietly as she mouthed silently at Zhao Liangze, "Bulletproof" Looks like He Zhichu had become more vigilant after the last collision. However the person tracking them hadn't interested in taking their lives and merely wanted to know their whereabouts. Zhao Liangze was the truly lethal one Gu Nianzhi felt that He Zhichu was being paranoid. A throng of people had arrived to the entrance of the Juvenile Court, and He Zhichu was already waiting there. He wore a light grey three-piece wool suit with a silver tie and striped ivory iron-free shirt. The ensemble was so well fitted it appeared tailor made.
Gu Nianzhi walked towards him, "Professor He."
"You're here." He Zhichu nodded at her, "Let's go in." He reached out and placed one hand behind Gu Nianzhi, while sheltering her with the other as he walked her into the courthouse. The onlookers were in awe. It was rare that an established lawyer like He Zhichu would be as caring to his client as a newly licensed one. The crowd immediately saw Gu Nianzhi in a different light. After Gu Nianzhi went inside, she sat with He Zhichu at the dock.
On the plaintiff's seat, Xin Xinggao appeared dull and was accompanied by a nurse, lawyer and prosecutor. Judge Judy then announced the court was in session and the doors to the courtroom closed. It was prohibited to take photos or recordings, and cell phones were banned inside.
Gu Nianzhi rose and placed her hand on the Bible to swear to speak the whole truth and only truth. After she completed the oath, she glanced at Xin Xinggao and wished that the plaintiff would swear as well Of course, Xin Xinggao was a "fool" who couldn't speak and had the lawyer and prosecutor speak on her behalf.
The bailiff removed the Bible and Judge Judy looked at Gu Nianzhi with disgust. Her face was stony as she asked, "Gu, do you plead guilty?"
Gu Nianzhi looked down and kept silent. Her lawyer would speak for her now.
He Zhichu stood up and inclined his head at Judge Judy, "Your Honor, my client does not plead guilty. I want to defend my client's innocence."
Judge Judy shifted her gaze to He Zhichu, her expression easing considerably as she spoke in a softer voice, "Mr. He, are you certain about this? I don't think there's any possibility of denial in a case with irrefutable evidence like this."
"Denial?" He Zhichu's shimmering and sultry eyes flashed, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, "I never deny in face of fabricated evidence, but only refute."
A layer of frost formed on Judge Judy's face, "Refute? What piece of evidence can you possibly refute? I'm all ears."
"This first requires the prosecutor to read out their 'irrefutable' evidence." He Zhichu coldly gazed at the plaintiff before sitting down.
Realizing that she had committed a procedural error, Judge Judy immediately coughed as she urged the prosecutor, "What does the plaintiff wish to say?"
The prosecutor promptly rose from the plaintiff's stand and read from the prepared indictment, "...On July 16 at 10am, at a baseball game, the defendant Gu Nianzhi used a baseball bat to assault and seriously injure the plaintiff, Xin Xinggao. Her right wrist was fractured and a heavy head injury resulted in a concussion, which later turned into irreparable damage. The plaintiff's IQ has dropped to that of a three year old and became mentally disabled. This constitutes as serious injury."
After reading the indictment, the prosecutor proclaimed to Judge Judy, "Gu Nianzhi's behaviour is especially heinous. She assaulted and caused serious injury a fellow student without provocation. Although she is still a minor, this is crime cannot be pardoned."
Judge Judy nodded, "It is truly heinous." She looked at He Zhichu, "Mr. He, are you certain you will not plead guilty?"
"Of course." He Zhichu rose, shaking his head at the plaintiff stand as he sighed, "You've been paid by the government and military, yet failed to do your job properly and put together a faulty indictment. What a shame."