"So... I must call the police and have Gao Jiantong arrested! I want Gao Jiantong to face the consequences of his illegal acts!"

"Being married doesn’t give Gao Jiantong the right to do whatever he pleases, that’s just wrong!"

Li Ranran was furious, extremely angry.

Gao Jiantong was numb after hearing this.

Li Ranran loves to fabricate stories like this...

Do they not know themselves whether they’ve ever taken that step?

Li Ranran just wants an excuse to put him in jail.

Gao Jiantong was very angry...

Hasn’t he been good to Li Ranran all these years? Giving Li Ranran a hundred thousand every month!

Yet Li Ranran still wants to call the police to send him in, even fabricating a lie.

Netizens in the live-stream were all watching with keen interest.

Many Little Fairies were still sending comments.

They dared not confront Gu Chen, but that didn’t mean they were afraid to confront Gao Jiantong.

[Yes, yes, yes, Li Ranran is right, Gao Jiantong broke the law, he should go to jail!]

[I also think Gao Jiantong should go to jail!!]

[Isn’t this rape? All the evidence is complete! Why shouldn’t Gao Jiantong go to jail!]

[Yes, people like Gao Jiantong are really disgusting. Li Ranran fled from the bedroom, and yet Gao Jiantong forcibly dragged her back.]

[Dragging someone back certainly leads to rape! So convict him! Support convicting Gao Jiantong!]

At this time, Judge Rong Liwei looked at Gu Chen.

"The defense lawyer may make a statement."

Everyone’s eyes turned to Gu Chen.

After all... with the current evidence, at least on the surface, all the evidence is there.

Relying on this evidence, the first instance can convict Gao Jiantong.

Gu Chen began, "Judge, before defending my client, I’d like to ask a few questions."

"First question, how did you determine that my client raped Li Ranran?"

The prosecutor said, "Because Gao Jiantong’s DNA is on Li Ranran’s body, and the surveillance footage indeed shows Li Ranran running out of the room, only to be forcibly taken back by Gao Jiantong, it’s clearly evident that Li Ranran was struggling."

"Furthermore, Gundam also entered the room, and according to Gundam’s testimony, Li Ranran was indeed raped."

"Moreover, the hospital’s assessment results are out, and there indeed are injury marks on Li Ranran’s body. All the evidence chains indicate rape."

Li Ranran also said, "Yes, doesn’t Gao Jiantong know what he did? Rape is illegal! He must go to jail!!"

Gu Chen asked, "First, given that Gao Jiantong and Li Ranran are married, it’s normal for Gao Jiantong’s DNA to be on Li Ranran’s body. I want to ask, was Gao Jiantong’s DNA also found inside Li Ranran’s body? Was that tested?"

"Second, does the fact that Gao Jiantong forcibly took Li Ranran back necessarily prove rape? It was raining heavily outside at the time; wouldn’t it be unsafe if Li Ranran ran out of the house?"

"Third, Li Ranran indeed has injury marks on her body, but must the injury marks be from rape?"

Li Ranran spoke from the side, "Isn’t it? I am the victim! Doesn’t Gao Jiantong know what he did to me? If you do something, you must take responsibility! Would I harm myself? All my injuries are from Gao Jiantong! How could I possibly harm myself? I’m not brain-dead! Are you suggesting I want to put Gao Jiantong in jail? What benefit would sending him to jail have for me?"

Gu Chen said, "It would benefit you in getting more property from a divorce, of course."

Li Ranran said, "I don’t care; Gao Jiantong raped! He violated me, disrespected me! All the evidence shows it! Plus, Gundam saw it with his own eyes! I have a witness! You can’t say the witness is fake, can you?"

Gu Chen said, "Gundam is only eight years old this year and is also your son, so he can’t serve as a direct witness."

"Moreover, here is a paternity test report showing that Gundam is not Gao Jiantong’s biological son. As for whose child Gundam is, we don’t know."

Li Ranran exclaimed angrily, "You actually did a paternity test behind my back. Don’t you know such paternity tests aren’t supported in court? Now paternity tests require consent from both spouses to have legal validity! Only Gao Jiantong agreed, doing a paternity test privately has no legal effect!"

Gu Chen said, "Indeed, it has no legal effect. I can request an adjournment; do you agree to a paternity test?"

Li Ranran said, "No, I do not agree to do a paternity test. Why should I? Isn’t this a lack of trust in me?"

Gu Chen chuckled, "The paternity test in my hand is from a professional institution, although it doesn’t have legal effect, the DNA for the test was taken from Gao Jiantong and Gundam. Everyone knows whether Gundam is Gao Jiantong’s child."

"By refusing a paternity test, legally it could be assumed that the child isn’t Gao Jiantong’s, making it possible that Gao Jiantong is being manipulated by you to give false testimony."

Li Ranran shook her head, sneering, "Ha, am I that kind of person?"

Xia Ranran had been watching the trial all along.

She was somewhat worried inside.

If Gu Chen only defends in this manner, it may not necessarily lead to a not-guilty verdict for Gao Jiantong. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

What Gu Chen says holds sense...

The injuries on Li Ranran’s body might not necessarily be caused by Gao Jiantong.

The DNA on Li Ranran’s body is from Gao Jiantong, but there was no extraction of internal DNA, which could be a breakthrough point.

However, the situation still doesn’t favor Gao Jiantong.

After all, there is the footage of Li Ranran running out of the room, the footage of Gao Jiantong carrying her back, and even more footage showing Li Ranran in Gao Jiantong’s arms....

All this footage, the injuries, the DNA extraction and identification....

All the evidence forms a chain of evidence!

The final evidence directly points to rape committed by Gao Jiantong!

No matter how reasonable Gu Chen’s defense is, the court might not see it that way.

The court is usually very strict in reviewing these types of cases.

Especially since both parties are married....

And especially now, with evidence forming a chain, things don’t look good for Gao Jiantong.

Otherwise, the court wouldn’t have granted a three-year sentence in the first instance itself.

For Gu Chen to mount a defense, more compelling evidence is needed.

But Xia Ranran was a bit worried....

If this case was given to her for defense, it’d still be a tough case.

This type of case is exceedingly difficult.

If Li Ranran did indeed set a trap for Gao Jiantong, then she surely had someone advising her...

Otherwise, how could Li Ranran construct such a seamless chain of evidence to prove the rape by Gao Jiantong?

Now, how could they possibly prove Gao Jiantong’s innocence?

Xia Ranran didn’t know, all she knew was, this might be the hardest case Gu Chen has ever faced.

If it truly is a trap by Li Ranran....

Then surely Li Ranran would cooperate with Gao Jiantong to do such a thing.

So the DNA extraction wouldn’t necessarily be problematic....

As long as the act was done, Li Ranran could re-evaluate later and claim it was rape by Gao Jiantong.

Thus making the case unsolvable.

Unless Gu Chen can come up with decisive evidence!

Li Ranran began crying on the stand while talking.

Crying, Li Ranran said, "Gao Jiantong is indeed a rapist! He has ignored my opinions many times before! This isn’t just once or twice! Our frequent arguments have been about this! He’s always treating me like this... totally disregarding me, and this time I just couldn’t bear it anymore... that’s why I called the police, and resolved to get a divorce... that’s the only way I can find relief."

"Don’t think just because Gao Jiantong has money that I live a happy life, it’s all fake! In reality, I’m not happy at all. I live in pain daily, because Gao Jiantong completely disrespects me! He even goes as far as to assault me!"

"People like him are really disgusting! That’s why I decided I have to divorce."

Now, Gu Chen couldn’t be bothered with entangling with Li Ranran.

It was time to play the trump card!