Chapter 339: Chapter 232: Righteous Cause!

"If it’s solely the latter, we could dismiss the plaintiff at any time, but there’s also the stomach spasm..."

Both combined.

It is then impossible to determine which one exactly caused the death of the deceased!

And with the combined generic drug... the court is very likely to incline towards death caused by drug side effects.

Therefore...

Xu Liang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"The trial situation is extremely unfavorable to us."

In an instant, the two women fell silent.

No way around it.

Li Ye, Kong Jian, Wu Fang, all three have been undeniably smuggling generic drugs, it’s a fact, and the court is mainly addressing this!

As the defense, Xu Liang is arguing for them, which essentially means, through the art of language and clues, to reduce the charge of ’smuggling crime’ for the three, or even to acquit them completely!

But as mentioned earlier, the crime of smuggling committed by the three is undeniable.....

Especially massive smuggling!!!

"Unless... we can conclusively prove there’s an issue with Li Guang’s cause of death!"

Xu Liang pondered over and over, ultimately coming to only one defense breakthrough, his eyes sharpened.

Prove that Li Guang died from blood extraction rather than drug side effects.

This way, at least one-third of the charges can be dismissed!

Only...

"If it wasn’t Imatinib-induced stomach spasm that caused the death..."

"What else could it be?"

Su Yu was stunned and instinctively replied.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruoxi turned her head to look at Feng Nan, who was sitting nearby with a dull gaze, almost like a vegetative state.

She paused, moved a little closer, and then gently called to wake the other party.

"Ms. Feng, I want to ask... before Li Guang died, did he take any unknown medications? Did you buy any folk remedies?"

Unknown medication?

Feng Nan hesitated for a moment, then fell silent, followed by a wry smile on her face.

"Where’s the money for medication..."

"The ward is the cheapest, medical measures are scarce, how could there be any medication..."

A family of three, three patients with money-burning terminal illnesses!

The savings and potential of the family had long been drained!!!

Let alone buying folk remedies, even everyday meals were a problem, how could Feng Nan have money to buy any other drugs... 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Therefore...

"Except for Imatinib, no other drug was taken, yet it caused stomach spasm..."

After a few words, Xu Liang fell silent.

Did nothing, yet inexplicably had a stomach spasm reaction...

"There’s a bit of a problem..." Su Yu whispered.

And it’s a big problem!

If the generic Imatinib had no issues, how exactly did the stomach spasm occur!?

Or could it be...

The hospital secretly, besides extracting blood from Li Guang, also conducted a series of other actions?

"Tsk, it’s a bit tricky."

Xu Liang clicked his tongue, shook his head, trying to clear his mind a bit.

At that moment, Yang Ruoxi suddenly noticed something.

She picked up a colorful newspaper from the public bench, glanced at it briefly, her pupils constricted, and then with a grim face, handed the newspaper to Xu Liang.

"Dammit, time is running out..."

Xu Liang paused, took the newspaper, and as soon as he glanced at it, his brows furrowed.

It read...

"Qingshi City Pharmaceutical Smuggling Case! Criminals selling large quantities of toxic fake drugs harming others to death, have been arrested by the police...."

"Shocking! Fake drugs are unacceptable! Superstar Pharmaceutical Group issues a major notice, reminding Qingshi City residents to purchase drugs through official channels only!"

"Discussion: The venomous nature of drugs disguised as generics, just how potent is it?"

"Major hospitals now urging widespread awareness, drugs without proper certification must not be consumed, their hidden dangers are beyond your imagination!"

"Recently, some hospitals admitted a batch of drug-poisoned patients, suspected to be related to smuggled drugs, after journalist interviews and investigations..."

"..."

This is...

Newspaper!

"A local newspaper from Qingshi City!?"

Xu Liang quickly read through the newspaper’s content, then furrowed his brows tightly, glancing outside.

Yang Ruoxi nodded, "It should be."

Xu Liang’s eyes knotted upon hearing.

Generic drugs are just generic drugs.

Neither the police nor authoritative testing institutions have directly stated the drugs smuggled by Li Ye and others have severe side effects, and even among patients, only the deceased and his son encountered problems...

How did it become labeled as so-called ’poison’ in the news?!

And supposedly with a large number of victims...

"Is the public opinion on this case very fierce?" Xu Liang paused, furrowing his brows, murmuring.

Hearing this, Su Yu paused, then nodded.

"The public opinion is quite intense, while I was investigating Li Ye’s information just now... I heard some doctors, nurses, and even patients discussing it."

Yang Ruoxi quickly asked, "What’s the public opinion trend!?"

Su Yu hesitated slightly, finally spoke:

"It’s very unfavorable to us... that’s why I didn’t mention it directly."

"It’s almost entirely cursing Li Ye and the others for smuggling fake drugs, an array of scoldings that they’re shameless, devoid of ethics and morality for money..."

The people in the hospital, everyone has their own tasks to do.

Yet even in such circumstances... Su Yu could hear such words in a short period, enough to see the immense local public opinion!

"The public opinion is very unfavorable to us..."

Xu Liang felt increasingly troubled, his breathing intensified.

Even just by thinking a little, he already knew what’s going on.

"If it’s not wrong... it should be Chai Shiring’s doing."

"In a provincial capital city, where Blue Shield Law Firm dominates.... Troublesome indeed."

Xu Liang’s heart sank, immediately linking it to Chai Shiring.

As a top lawyer, the other party surely understands that in a case, aside from clues, there are other factors that decide its outcome.

The right timing, geographical and human conditions!

The timing can be seen as current events.

Geographical advantage... Blue Shield Law Firm has been entrenched in Qingshi City for years, the resources the other party can mobilize are many, and this newspaper is just one of them!

The human condition is public opinion!

"Chai Shiring wants to occupy the moral high ground!"

Xu Liang’s eyes narrowed, instantly realizing the other party’s intention, instantly feeling a chill in his heart.

Carrying the moral high ground in a case often means overwhelming success!

Let’s put it this way.

In the case of Duan Feipeng, Xu Liang, occupying the moral high ground, pressured the defendant side, countless public opinion forced the court to have to confront his sudden evidence rather than dismiss it.

Even presiding judge Zhao Yi dared to pronounce the death penalty because of the moral grandeur!

This thing is like an invincible buff, whoever has it, even if nothing is done, the opposing lawyer will feel doubled pressure.

This trick has always been used by Xu Liang, but now...

"It’s a bit troublesome."

Xu Liang’s heart sank further.

The two girls beside him also looked a bit grim, their eyes on the newspaper filled with the desire to eat Chai Shiring alive with their gazes!

Instantly, the energy belonging to Blue Shield Law Firm pressed forward, the trio felt it truly...

"When is the first trial scheduled!?"

Suddenly taking a deep breath, Xu Liang asked Yang Ruoxi.

Yang Ruoxi pointed to a date on the newspaper.

"May 2nd."

May 2nd, only 11 days away from now.

Before that, Blue Shield Law Firm had already fermented the public opinion repeatedly, one could say the human condition is entirely on their side, they had nothing...

And it’s impossible to reverse the public opinion in the remaining 11 days!

"There’s not enough time to settle public opinion, at least we need to find a way to delay the first trial to free up time to respond!"

Gritting his teeth, Xu Liang promptly led the way out.

The two behind him snapped back to reality, quickly brought Feng Nan along, following him.

"Where to?" Yang Ruoxi asked, puzzled.

Xu Liang took a deep breath.

"To the detention center!"