Gao Yong said, "It’s not quite a defeat, but helping Tang Xinran get any justice will be difficult. At most, ng De Lake might get a transfer as punishnt, or be temporarily removed from his position. Once the public interest dies down, ng De Lake will just return."
Young Master Xue replied, "How is that any different from losing the case? If Gu Chen only has this one piece of evidence, the case is likely to end like this: just a mild penalty for ng De Lake, which makes no real difference. It’s still tough for Gu Chen to win this lawsuit."
Gao Yong nodded, "Indeed."
Currently, the case has hit two major hurdles.
ng De Lake insists that he deleted the video footage just to avoid amplifying the issue.
In reality, the footage only shows when the incident occurred and that no one called to report it imdiately.
ng De Lake clings to the excuse that he thought soone else would call 911, arguing it’s not his problem.
As for destroying evidence, ng De Lake claims ignorance.
A comprehensive defensive strategy.
Even without a lawyer, he could find ways to distance himself from the situation.
Making him go to prison? Not going to happen.
Destroying evidence for what?
Tang Xinran committed suicide. What evidence would he need to destroy?
He didn’t push her, so ng De Lake remains unfazed.
The most he’d face is a trivial penalty, which amounts to nothing.
Viewers of the livestream are infuriated by ng De Lake’s attitude but can do nothing about it.
[ng De Lake, this bastard deleted the video footage, and made that late call to the parents, clearly trying to erase evidence.]
[Exactly, ng De Lake says it’s not his problem now? Tang Xinran jumped and you couldn’t call 911? It’s not that you can’t call 911; you just didn’t want to. It’s not like you forgot to call 911.]
[But how can ng De Lake be charged now? The footage he deleted doesn’t contain substantial evidence to prove much, and while Tang Xinran could have been saved after her jump, it was indeed her own doing, so how can ng De Lake be blad?]
[I also don’t think ng De Lake should be unfairly charged. I can’t stand him either, but at most, he’ll be transferred, and he’ll return when the attention subsides. How could this case possibly imprison ng De Lake? It’s almost unthinkable.]
[Darn it, Nagelan, does this an ng De Lake might get away scot-free?]
[But indeed, there’s no evidence proving ng De Lake intentionally didn’t call 911 or intentionally erased evidence. We don’t know if he was aware of the details, either. It’s tough to convict him.]
Several lawyers watching the live stream also find the situation quite tricky.
If no new evidence surfaces, this case might....
Gu Chen said, "ng De Lake, did you really forget to call 911? Why was your first instinct to delete the surveillance footage instead of calling 911? This, in and of itself, is the school’s negligence."
Upon hearing Gu Chen, ng De Lake beca even less afraid. "I just forgot, alright? I was too shocked by Tang Xinran’s jump, I was utterly bewildered. Once I ca to my senses, I made the call, didn’t I? No one else called 911 either. Why am I the one being singled out here? Lawyer Gu, can you provide evidence that I prevented others from calling 911? The fact is, no one called."
Gu Chen indeed could not produce evidence that ng De Lake stopped others from calling 911; no evidence exists for that right now.
Even if the school had surveillance footage, it couldn’t capture what ng De Lake said.
ng De Lake shrugged, looking innocent. "Lawyer Gu, I admit the school erred. It was indeed negligent, but please don’t attribute Tang Xinran’s death to . Understand this fact: Tang Xinran committed suicide, I didn’t push her, okay? The school has problems, you can let the court decide. Besides, the school has already compensated Tang Xinran’s family thirty thousand yuan."
Gu Chen continued, "So after the incident occurred, why wasn’t her family contacted first? Why was the funeral parlor called instead? When Tang Xinran’s parents arrived, they only saw her ashes."
ng De Lake shook his head, "There’s nothing I could do. The school had to proceed with classes, and Tang Xinran could no longer be saved. I was just following procedures. If not to the funeral parlor, where would I take her? To your ho?"
ng De Lake increasingly felt confident in his defense. Those lawyers were unreliable; he had to rely on himself.
He was well aware of what he hadn’t done, and even if he had done sothing, he could easily deny it.
ng De Lake sighed, "I deeply regret Tang Xinran’s fate, but I had no choice. I was genuinely startled at the ti and forgot to call her parents. My priority was to minimize the impact, so I imdiately called the funeral parlor to have her moved there. As for why she was cremated, that’s not my responsibility. Shouldn’t you ask the funeral parlor? Do you expect to answer for the funeral parlor’s actions too?"
Yan Kailong and Kang Guizhong, upon seeing ng De Lake’s adeptness, were straightening their backs.
There might still be hope for this case!
Even if Gu Chen initially seed unbeatable, even producing video evidence, it was all in vain!
What good is having the footage?
You can’t hear anything in the surveillance; no one knows what exactly transpired.
Tang Xinran did indeed jump to her death.
And at that mont, nearby was Yan Kailong.
Yan Kailong was Tang Xinran’s horoom teacher.
Gu Chen said, "Why did Tang Xinran take her life? Yan Kailong, can you explain? You were there beside her. What transpired? You kept speaking to her in the footage; what were you saying?"
Seeing ng De Lake’s confidence, Yan Kailong also regained his composure.
Nothing can be heard in the footage, so he could say whatever he wanted.
Yan Kailong said, "Lawyer Gu is just eager to find fault, isn’t he? Tell , Lawyer Gu, did I push Tang Xinran?"
Gu Chen remained silent, it was indeed not Yan Kailong who pushed her.
Yan Kailong continued, "After the incident, I was also deeply grieved. I never expected it to turn out like this. It was just that Tang Xinran hadn’t done well on an exam, not even passing one subject. So, I rely provided guidance on studying and offered her reasonable plans and suggestions."
"Who could have foreseen...that she would break down, and thus...."
"I truly regret it, and I feel guilty for not saving her."
"Alas....."
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