Chapter 1100: Chapter 1100: Confrontation with Shangguan Wanwan

A male voice, breathing unsteadily, came through:

"Your Honor, please wait."

Everyone turned their heads in surprise. How dare anyone interrupt the courtroom at this moment?

Gu Qiusha and Xi Rubao covered their mouths, almost shouting out:

"Brother!"

"Uncle..."

Even Shangguan Wanwan on the podium lifted her chin slightly, showing a bit of surprise.

Only Zuzi remained seated gracefully, leisurely toying with a small axe-shaped object.

Gu Yuzhi hurriedly walked up to the lawyer’s bench: "Your Honor, I am here to present supplementary evidence."

The lawyer beside Granny Yang quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, we apply to supplement evidence." But he thought to himself, Professor Gu, it’s too late now; the board is lost, where can we find any solid evidence to supplement?

Supplementing evidence is also the right of the parties involved. The judge paused the verdict and nodded in agreement.

Gu Yuzhi took a deep breath, his eyes sweeping through the room, catching sight of the composed Zuzi, which steadied his mind slightly. Without even having time to give Gu Qiusha and Xi Rubao a reassuring look, he launched his attack in full force:

"According to the insurance company records, Li Meilian, your husband had life insurance policies with as many as ten insurance companies, correct?"

With just one sentence, the courtroom erupted into murmurs.

Everyone understood the law, knowing what this question implied.

Gu Yuzhi was hinting that Li Meilian might have killed her husband to claim the life insurance payout?

This was an intense attack.

Li Meilian, seated opposite, nervously glanced at Shangguan Wanwan.

Shangguan Wanwan stepped in to answer for her: "Firstly, the insurance was taken out by the deceased, not by Li Meilian, and she was not aware beforehand. Secondly, the insurance claim process was reasonable and legal; this is the share Li Meilian, as the deceased’s family, is entitled to. Don’t forget, an orphan and a widow still need to make a living. Please, Lawyer Gu, do not take advantage of the situation for a futile struggle."

This sharp and fiery retort gained more approval from the audience. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

People nodded: "This lady lawyer is really impressive."

Gu Qiusha, below, angrily pounded the back of her chair: "This Shangguan Wanwan, she doesn’t leave any face for your uncle. What ’futile struggle’? How unpleasant."

Xi Rubao: "Exactly, grandpa also said she matched with uncle, where is the match? Someone even said she looks like my sister, ridiculous, not to mention her face, she hasn’t got the face to cling on to us, the problem is my sister doesn’t have such ugly white clothes!"

Zuzi merely smiled silently, the small axe in her hand flipping over.

On the stage.

Facing Shangguan Wanwan’s rebuttal, Gu Yuzhi maintained his composure and continued: "If that’s the case, I might as well inform everyone of two points: firstly, the insurance amount isn’t a sum that an average family might conceive of, it’s a huge amount, totaling 90 million in claims; secondly, this insurance money was all withdrawn by Li Meilian within just seven days, of which 10 million was casually given to her daughter for entertainment and idol-chasing expenses."

He paused, seemingly mimicking Shangguan Wanwan’s earlier tone: "Don’t forget, an orphan and a widow still need to make a living."

million to make a living?

Wow, wow, wow!

The room was filled with the sound of sharp inhales.

The earlier agreement with Shangguan Wanwan, and sympathy for Li Meilian, vanished in an instant.

Such a high compensation amount used for idol-chasing entertainment?

What kind of family values are these, what kind of mother and daughter are they?

As fierce and righteous as Shangguan Wanwan’s retort earlier was, now it seemed the rationale she found for this mother-daughter duo was weak, hypocritical, and easily shattered.