227: Chapter 227: An Unexpected Turn of Events in the Courtroom 227: Chapter 227: An Unexpected Turn of Events in the Courtroom Shi Jian’s task was much easier than he had imagined.
He only needed to capture one person, and the rest were implicated.
These people were all supported by Ouyang Ke’s money.
At a life-or-death mont, who would care about anyone else when they were all betraying one another?
Of course, there were so loyalists who firmly believed that Ouyang Ke would co to their rescue and thus couldn’t bear to betray their brothers.
Shi Jian had taken care of those people.
They were Ouyang Ke’s trusted aides and surely hadn’t done any good.
Shi Jian had no psychological burden in dealing with them.
This was destined to be an unsettled night.
In the span of one night, Shi Jian and his n had eliminated all of Ouyang Ke’s remaining forces.
It had to be admitted, Ouyang Ke had quite a number of subordinates.
They were all loose sand, lazing around with nothing to do normally, but Ouyang Ke would summon them whenever there was a need.
Now that Ouyang Ke was in trouble, they scattered like monkeys at the fall of a tree, with no one willing to listen to anyone else.
It was precisely because of this that Shi Jian easily disposed of them.
What made Shi Jian uncomfortable was that he still hadn’t found Ouyang Xing, Ouyang Ke’s son.
Ouyang Xing had already fled when they were arresting Ouyang Ke, and now there was no news of him.
When Shi Jian returned to the guild hall, it was already late into the night.
Xiang Yu was sitting on the sofa waiting for him and hadn’t gone to sleep.
“They’ve all been dealt with, but Ouyang Xing hasn’t been found,” Shi Jian said, sitting on the sofa.
“Not even a trace of him?” Xiang Yu asked, frowning.
“We’ve checked all the leads and haven’t found Ouyang Xing,” Shi Jian replied.
“Go rest for now,” Xiang Yu stood up and then walked towards the room.
In his eyes, one Ouyang Xing couldn’t stir up much trouble.
As long as Ouyang Ke was taken down, the matter would be considered over.
The next morning, Ouyang Xiu was already neatly dressed and waiting downstairs.
It was a crucial day.
The reason he stayed in the city was for this day, to see his enemy receive legal punishnt.
Shi Jian and Tie Zhuzi ca out to stand there as well, but Xiao Xuan was nowhere to be seen.
They waited for Xiang Yu to co out, but he was nowhere to be seen.
Eventually, it was Long Wu who resorted to force to “beat” Xiang Yu awake.
Xiang Yu ran out in dishevelnt, glanced at the ti—it was almost too late—and without washing up, he got straight into the car.
Sitting in the car, Xiang Yu dozed off again until Tie Zhuzi woke him up.
Only then did he realize they had arrived at the courthouse entrance.
Many reporters were at the court’s entrance.
Upon seeing Ouyang Xiu, they all ca over to interview him.
“Mr.
Ouyang Xiu, is it true that your uncle killed your father?”
“Is it true that you are fighting with your uncle over the inheritance?”
“I heard that…”
A group of reporters surrounded Ouyang Xiu.
If it weren’t for the two n Shi Jian had arranged to escort Ouyang Xiu, the reporters would have trapped him in the middle, unable to get out.
“Who would’ve thought this kid was a celebrity?” Xiang Yu chuckled, then he, Tie Zhuzi, and a few others went inside first.
The reporters didn’t recognize him, Xiang Yu, so no one ca to bother him.
When Xiang Yu walked in and sat down, Ouyang Xiu had just managed to co over, sowhat disheveled.
“Those reporters are so annoying,” Ouyang Xiu said with an awkward smile.
He had not expected so many reporters to be interested in this matter.
He naturally wouldn’t know that all these were tactics employed by the court to broaden its influence.
The trial was scheduled to start on the hour, and at exactly ten o’clock, two bailiffs escorted Ouyang Ke to the defendant’s bench.
Although it had only been two days, Ouyang Ke had significantly lost weight, and with bruises on his face, it seed he had suffered a bit of hardship.
With a bang, the Judgnt Chief announced the opening of the court.
After the court session began, the police presented evidence to prove that Ouyang Ke was an utterly reprehensible scoundrel.
Masquerading as an entrepreneur, he engaged in various illegal activities, including murder, rape, sheltering culprits, and making monopoly threats, among others.
When the police laid out the irrefutable evidence, the audience in the public gallery started cursing outright, decrying Ouyang Ke as a beast.
anwhile, Ouyang Xiu sat rigidly at the forefront, a bit nervous.
Although he and Shi Jian had collected the evidence, he couldn’t help grinding his teeth with anger when he heard it presented again in court.
In the face of such damning evidence, Ouyang Ke had no room to fight back, and only at this mont did he truly feel at ease, knowing that he could finally avenge his father.
The police laid out the damning evidence, and then Ouyang Ke’s lawyer began to defend him.
It has to be said that Ouyang Ke’s lawyer was quite skilled, able to spin seemingly convincing defenses even in the face of hard evidence.
Then, the lawyer began to refute the evidence bit by bit.
Although so argunts were far-fetched, they still offered Ouyang Ke a glimr of hope.
As the lawyer passionately defended his client, the judge received a phone call.
After about five minutes, the judge returned with a troubled expression.
In principle, he wasn’t supposed to leave at such a ti.
It was this phone call that gave Xiang Yu a bad feeling.
He quickly exchanged a few words with Shi Jian, who nodded, agreed, and then left.
Indeed, no sooner had Shi Jian left than the presiding judgnt chief declared that the evidence against Ouyang Ke was insufficient, and the court was adjourned for fifteen minutes before it would continue.
This pronouncent made the onlookers in the public gallery erupt in fury, all of them loudly expressing their indignation.
Ouyang Xiu stood up nervously, not expecting this turn of events.
How could the Judgnt Chief claim insufficient evidence in the face of such damning proof?
Ouyang Ke, anwhile, was escorted back inside, his face an image of relaxed composure.
As he passed by Xiang Yu and the others, he didn’t forget to laugh and say, “When I get out, you’re all dead.”
“You think you’re getting out?
Dream on, you son of a bitch.” Tie Zhuzi stood up and aid a kick at Ouyang Ke.
Had it not been for the two bailiffs blocking the way, Tie Zhuzi’s foot would have truly hit Ouyang Ke’s face.
Protected by the bailiffs, Ouyang Ke then left with loud, boisterous laughter, his arrogant deanor making it hard not to want to slap him.
“Brother Yu, what do we do?” Ouyang Xiu looked at Xiang Yu with so worry.
Xiang Yu remained calm, eating peanuts and replied with a smile, “Don’t worry, everything’s fine.”
Ouyang Xiu felt sowhat reassured seeing Xiang Yu’s composure, but he was still worried inside.
If Ouyang Ke were really set free, it wasn’t just him who was in danger, but also Xiang Yu and the others.
“Don’t worry, I’m actually hoping he gets out so that I can slap him to death with one blow,” Tie Zhuzi said, glaring and huffing with anger.
Tie Zhuzi had long been itching to give Ouyang Ke a good thrashing.
If it hadn’t been for Ouyang Xiu insisting on taking this route, he would have already led his n to Ouyang Ke and dealt with him personally.
A few minutes later, Shi Jian called, “Xiang Yu, just like you said, there’s trouble…”
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