What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Netizens were content, now they were truly content. When two people clash head-on, one of them has to lose, and regardless of who loses, it is all fun and games for the spectators. Experience tales at empire

Thus, under such circumstances, the first to suffer were the operators of the live court broadcast website.

"@LiveCourtBroadcast, don't be ungrateful, okay? You didn't stream it live last time; this time you have to!"

"No more words needed, hey LiveCourt, just deal with it yourself, don't make it awkward for everyone @LiveCourtBroadcast."

Similar comments were endless; everyone was eager for a live broadcast of the trial because they all wanted to quickly know the outcome of the case.

Under the relentless tagging by netizens, the live court broadcast website eventually stepped forward to announce the live broadcast of the second-instance trial!

At Tengda Law Firm, Old Tang shook his head as he looked at the news online; Professor Chen, having been hyped up by netizens, really couldn't back down now.

He outright said that he would permanently leave the internet if he lost, which is good; people like him should just stay offline. The internet isn't for him.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three days passed.

At the entrance of the Jingzhou City Intermediate People's Court, many observers had arrived early. Although the trial was to be streamed online, everyone still preferred to watch it live.

Old Han was naturally among them, having cleared his schedule just to see how Tang Fangjing would handle the case.

He had only waited a short while before he saw someone.

"Professor Chen... Professor Chen? You're here too?" Old Han said, looking ahead.

Professor Chen turned around on hearing this, a bit perplexed, "You... who are you?"

"I'm Han Chengli from Dafeng Law Firm, we've met before," Old Han quickly said with a smile.

"Oh, Director Han, I've long admired you," Professor Chen replied.

Professor Chen didn't come alone; he was accompanied by several students.

Their exchange caught the ears of other observers, surprising them that Professor Chen himself had come, which indicated his confidence.

So, Lawyer Tang was definitely going to lose?

The observers buzzed with discussion, and among them, some were more unique.

Family members of Song Siwen, as well as those of Song Siwen's husband.

The family of Song Siwen's husband had mixed feelings; they were aware of the bet online, but they chose not to comment on it.

Lawyer Tang lived just across their block; they knew his name early on. He had even organized legal promotions and consultations in their neighborhood, an excellent lawyer indeed.

What troubled them the most was the wrongdoing of the man in question.

As relatives, they were uncertain how to judge the situation; their unwillingness to forgive stemmed from the desire for custody of their child, which the female party's family would not agree to.

As the security check began under these conditions, people went through one by one and entered the courthouse.

Old Tang followed behind and entered too; he was naturally aware that Professor Chen had come.

But then again, isn't a face-off in person even more thrilling?

The observers settled in their seats as the clerk announced the court discipline and LiveCourtBroadcast connected to the feed.

Onlookers poured in, already unable to wait.

The presiding judge of the second-instance trial, surnamed Zhang, looked at Tang Fangjing after declaring the court in session. He already knew of Tang's defense strategy; in fact, the collegial panel had met to discuss the case before the trial.

The new evidence pertained to domestic cold violence. However, Old Tang's first sentence stunned everyone in the courtroom and the online onlookers alike.

"I believe that the criminal charge in this case has been incorrectly identified, it should not be considered intentional injury, but rather intentional homicide!"

As the words fell, Professor Chen and Old Han in the audience were astounded.

Their first reaction, similar to Wang Xiangnan's initial one, was that Tang Fangjing must have lost his mind?

From a charge of intentional injury leading to death, now to a direct charge of intentional homicide?

After a moment of shock, Professor Chen couldn't help but laugh, thinking Lawyer Tang must have really gone mad, giving up hope because he thought he couldn't win.

Online onlookers reacted even more vehemently.

"What? Am I hearing things wrong? Lawyer Tang said the case should be considered intentional homicide? What's happening, what's he thinking!"

"Right, I'm also confused; the prosecution side must have thought it through, homicide is hard to establish, so they settled for injury leading to death. But now, Lawyer Tang has turned it into homicide?"

Even those with minimal legal knowledge understood one thing: intentional homicide is definitely more serious than intentional injury.

The male party's family looked bewildered; during the indictment phase, they told the prosecutor's office countless times that the case should be intentional homicide.

However, the prosecutor's office wouldn't agree, stating it didn't meet the conditions for homicide...

And now, at the second-instance trial, the defense counsel has turned it into a case of intentional homicide.

Although the presiding judge was already informed of Tang Fangjing's approach, he still asked, "Are you sure?"

"Absolutely, I've discussed this with the defendant and his family, and they all agree with my viewpoint."

Old Tang continued, "First of all, according to the record, the defendant was shouting 'I'm going to kill you' as he attacked, which proves the intention to kill..."

Old Han couldn't understand it at all; he had known Tang Fangjing as long as Old Song had, and he knew Tang would never throw in the towel, and certainly not joke around in court.

But now, he was actually gathering evidence to prove it was intentional homicide!

In plain words, that meant: intending to kill, with the act of killing, and the person dead, that's straightforward intentional homicide.

Usually, cases like crimes of passion lied somewhere between intentional injury leading to death and intentional homicide, and were often not easy to distinguish. Typically, the lesser charge would be applied for conviction.