Too Bad I Take Things Seriously-Chapter 473 - 201: Husband and wife are birds of the same forest; when disaster strikes, they perish together!_2

Chapter 473: Chapter 201: Husband and wife are birds of the same forest; when disaster strikes, they perish together!_2

He had encountered this lawyer again and again.

He could vividly recall the scene from the last trial.

This lawyer...

Was even more nervous than he was.

How are we supposed to fight this case?

"I don’t care about myself. I just want to know... how long will she be sentenced for?" he asked, clenching his teeth and pointing at Tian Shulan beside him.

It had come to this.

He had decided to just let it all go to ruin.

But the legal aid lawyer pondered for a long moment before stammering, "Well... I’m not entirely sure. It should be less than three years, I think."

Meng Lei was speechless.

Damn it, ’less than three years.’

During the investigation, he had already learned that the sentence for refusing to execute a judgment was explicitly less than three years.

His lawyer might as well have said nothing.

「At the same time, in the college classmate group chat.」

As the trial began, more and more people started talking in the group. As Meng Lei’s college classmates, they were all very concerned about his fate.

"Wow, the Judgment Chief and judges haven’t even entered the courtroom, and the couple has already started quarreling?"

"Talk about a love-hate dynamic, an in-court brawl."

"To be fair, Meng Lei’s wife is genuinely attractive. Is that her without any makeup?"

"Brothers, I have a bold idea. We might be able to get everyone’s money back."

"..."

In the group chat, everyone was very excited. An argument erupting the moment court convened was truly a rare sight.

Meanwhile, this court session was different from the previous loan dispute. Last time, Tian Shulan had been seated in the gallery, quite far away, with very few close-up shots. But this time, Tian Shulan sat in the dock, the focus of attention. They could clearly see her appearance.

"Can you really handle a woman like that? Even Meng Lei was played by her so badly he can’t even afford a lawyer."

"Indeed. A notorious deadbeat like Meng Lei was done in by her."

"Your ’bold idea’ might cost you the shirt off your back."

"Forget it, forget it. Neither of them is a pushover."

"..."

After the jokes, many of them had sobered up to reality. Meng Lei’s lawyer this time was still a legal aid lawyer, while the opposing counsel stood tall and confident, clearly formidable. Seeing this, they silently mourned for Meng Lei for a few seconds.

Who would have thought that Meng Lei, a man once considered a prominent figure...

Would actually be brought down by a woman.

「Yangcheng Court. First Criminal Trial Court.」

Seeing Meng Lei and Tian Shulan arguing, the bailiffs quickly intervened to warn them. At ten o’clock sharp, the Judgment Chief, accompanied by the members of the collegiate bench, re-entered the courtroom and declared the trial open.

"Today, this court will continue the public hearing of Meng Lei’s alleged fraud case, presided over by myself..."

Subsequently, after the court rules were announced, he looked directly at the public prosecutor and Ma Ming, stating solemnly, "Prosecutor, plaintiff, please read the indictment and state the facts of the case."

Although this was the second hearing, it still had to follow standard procedure. The public prosecutor and Ma Ming each stepped forward to present their respective claims and the case details. The prosecutor primarily detailed the criminal facts uncovered by the public security organs during the supplementary investigation, while Ma Ming reiterated the borrowing activities mentioned in the previous hearing.

"After the last hearing, this court has already determined that Meng Lei’s borrowing activities constitute fraud. Today’s hearing will focus on the criminal facts," the Judgment Chief announced, taking a deep breath.

"Prosecutor, please present the new evidence. The defendant may cross-examine," he continued.

The prosecutor then stepped forward, presenting one piece of evidence after another.

"This is the transfer record of 12,000 yuan Meng Lei borrowed from his paternal second uncle, which remains unpaid. His uncle has also provided a statement according to procedure."

"This is the transfer record of 2,800 yuan Meng Lei borrowed from his paternal third aunt, also unpaid..."

"This is Meng Lei’s loan from..."

Over a hundred such documents were presented to the court. Each pertained to an individual from whom Meng Lei had borrowed money—relatives, colleagues, and friends. The amounts ranged from a few hundred to tens of thousands of yuan. When the public security organs contacted these individuals, they all vehemently condemned Meng Lei’s character and cursed him. His own relatives were unwilling to even attend the hearing.

This new evidence...

Was far more comprehensive than that provided by Ma Ming and the others, sufficiently proving that the borrowing activities had indeed occurred and were committed by Meng Lei.

Half an hour later, the prosecutor finished presenting all the evidence.

The total sum amounted to 730,000 yuan!

"Defendant Meng Lei, do you have any objections to this evidence?"

The Judgment Chief turned to look at the dock.

In the dock, before Meng Lei could speak, Tian Shulan scoffed, her face a mask of schadenfreude.

She had asked her defense lawyer. If the amount Meng Lei borrowed exceeded five hundred thousand yuan, he would face a prison sentence of over ten years! And she... she would likely only get a suspended sentence, the kind that meant no jail time!

「Jin City. In the nursing home.」

The people watching the live broadcast of the trial suddenly erupted in an uproar.

"What a talent! Seven hundred thousand yuan, borrowed just like that! He basically borrowed enough for an entire apartment!"

"That’s a skill in itself. I couldn’t borrow 700,000 yuan, forget 700,000—I doubt I could even borrow 10,000."

"It’s true what they say: experts hide among the common folk, and real talents are in prison. You can’t even get into jail these days without a special skill!"

"No wonder none of his relatives showed up for this trial. If I had a relative like that, I’d want him locked up too!"

"..." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Listening to the prosecutor’s accusations, the crowd was utterly shocked. In comparison, the forty-odd thousand yuan borrowed from Ma Ming and the others seemed like mere child’s play.