Soon, it was time for the court session. Yi Pin hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile.
He felt a bit dazed and also a bit nervous.
He changed into a suit at home and walked out.
Just then, his phone rang.
"What's up?"
Yi Pin hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile again.
"Come on! I'm watching you and Ziqi on TV!"
It was the familiar voice of Shen Yu.
And then Ziqi's voice also rang in his ear: "Uncle, come on!"
"You should also set off from the hospital quickly!"
Yi Pin smiled. It must have been Shen Yu who taught Ziqi to call him that. Just a few days ago, Ziqi still called him "brother", but suddenly, it changed.
Since this case was of great significance and had aroused strong reactions from the public, there would be many reporters coming to take pictures.
Originally, this case should have been taken over by Shen Yu, but since Shen Yu's hand was injured and there were still a bunch of things waiting for him to handle, he let Yi Pin take it over.
This could be said to be the biggest case Yi Pin had taken on since his internship.
Yi Pin hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
With a nervous heart, he came to the courtroom.
He looked at the plaintiff and the defendant entering the court, the stern judge, and many reporters who came just for the show.
The flashing lights were so blinding that it hurt his eyes.
Yi Pin hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile. Facing the camera, he guessed that Shen Yu should be watching him on TV too!
Although he had prepared almost everything for the court session, his heart was still pounding wildly.
The words Shen Yu had said kept echoing in his mind: the more nervous you are, the more you should think of the person you like and the person you care about.
"Plaintiff, come forward!"
Yi Pin stroked Ziqi's hair and smiled.
"Our Ziqi has to come on! Just tell the truth. After you're done, brother will take you to eat something delicious, okay?"
"Okay!"
Ziqi smiled.
"Now, please call the defendant to the stand!"
Then, the man and the woman in yellow prisoner's vests stared straight at Yi Pin in front of them.
Yi Pin looked at the two people in front of him. They seemed to be in a better state than before. At least their hair had been shaved, and they didn't look disheveled.
There was still a bit of uneasiness in his heart. Just thinking about the crimes of these two people and what they had done to Ziqi made him extremely angry.
Then it was the debate between the two lawyers.
The opposing lawyer was obviously in a bit of a dilemma, after all, this matter had already become a big deal and everyone knew about it.
Then the formal session began. Before it started, Yi Pin's mind was still full of Shen Yu's face.
He thought this trick must have been made up by Shen Yu randomly. It didn't work at all. Instead, he couldn't stop thinking about Shen Yu's face.
But the nervous feeling disappeared as soon as he started speaking. Maybe it was because he saw Ziqi's blank and empty eyes, or maybe it was because he saw the camera and thought of Shen Yu, which made him feel much more at ease.
Yi Pin was very confident on the stage. During the defense session, he left the opposing lawyer speechless.
He hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile and felt a bit dazed.
Looking at Ziqi in front of him, answering the judge's questions and talking about his real feelings, Yi Pin's heart ached.
"You're lying! You ungrateful brat! How dare you judge me now... Damn it..."
The woman kept swearing and stared straight at Ziqi in front of her.
"Plaintiff, be quiet!"
Ziqi was so scared that he lowered his head and didn't dare to look directly.
"Li Ziqi, did your parents often beat you when they got home? Please describe the process!"
"I don't know why. Mom and Dad always beat me. I think it's because Ziqi is not good enough and not obedient enough. But I've done everything they told me to do. Mom and Dad told me not to go out, so I didn't go out. They told me not to cry, so I cried secretly. They told me to get things from the grocery store, so I went to get them... But Mom and Dad still don't like me..."
Ziqi blinked his big eyes and slowly spoke. Hearing this, Yi Pin frowned tightly.
"What are you talking about? Didn't I give you your life? I can do whatever I want with you..."
Two lines of tears ran down the woman's eyes on the opposite side. She spoke viciously, and her eyes were a bit blank.
There was a murmur from the audience.
Yi Pin frowned.
There are as many kinds of people as there are people in the world.
No one will care about what you're really thinking, and no one will care about your feelings.
"So what? So is this your reason for abusing the child? When you gave birth to the child, did you ever ask about their feelings? Did they really want to be in the womb of someone like you?"
Yi Pin said coldly.
He looked at the woman in front of him in disbelief.
"What does it matter to you? You can't feel what I've been through. You know how much I've suffered because of this child. Why should you guys decide everything now?"
The woman said excitedly and even wanted to slap the table and stand up.
For unreasonable people, all your reasoning is so pale and powerless.
Just thinking that Ziqi had to bear such things since he was born, Yi Pin suddenly felt a bit heart - broken.
No one likes misfortune, but when misfortune comes, we can't say no, because things really happened, although most of the time, we don't want to face them.
Yi Pin didn't want to communicate with the woman anymore and didn't want to waste his breath. He could only sigh helplessly and keep silent.
Even the judge couldn't stand it anymore. He told the woman several times not to be so reckless and not to affect the normal work of the court.
Finally, when it was time for free speech, Yi Pin smiled: "I don't know how to put it clearly to you. I think you won't listen either, but I still want to call on all the parents out there. You must take good responsibility. Be more open - minded about everything. If you can't take responsibility, don't make the decision so easily about whether to have a child or not..."
The woman glared at Yi Pin angrily: "Who do you think you are? How dare you preach here! When I get out, I'll kill you, you little scoundrel!"
Watching the woman being dragged away and the man behind her who seemed completely unshocked, Yi Pin sighed.
Then he saw Ziqi looking a bit sad in the direction where they left.
After they came out, both of them were a bit down, but there was also a bit of relief.
Looking at the high - hanging sun, they walked hand in hand.
They didn't choose to go anywhere or go for a meal. Instead, they went back to the hospital in tacit agreement.
Looking at Shen Yu on the hospital bed with a faint smile, both of them curved their lips.
The three of them just looked at each other in silence, but it was as if they had said a thousand words.
"I'm getting out of the hospital!"
Shen Yu said coldly, and it wasn't a negotiating tone but a determined one.
"With such a serious injury, you still want to get out of the hospital? You haven't fully recovered yet!" Yi Pin frowned and looked at Shen Yu in front of him in confusion.
"I'm going to get moldy. I don't care. Go through the discharge procedures. I'll get out of the hospital tomorrow!"
Shen Yu shrugged.
Yi Pin could only keep silent and had nothing to say.