At this moment, the entire court fell into a piece of dead silence.
Everyone looked at Old Man Ding in disbelief, and then looked at Fang Lichang who had a bewildered face, not knowing what had happened for a time.
Judge Gu Yuan was also rarely startled for a moment. He had been a judge for so many years, and had handled countless bizarre verdicts, but a scenario as strange as the one before his eyes was still his first time seeing it...
"Old Man Ding! What dog fart are you letting out!" Fang Lichang was greatly enraged. "How could I possibly be [Six of Spades]?"
Gu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, his brain revolving rapidly. Not waiting for Fang Lichang to continue saying anything, he spoke in a clear voice:
"Old Man Ding, do not be afraid. This is the Court of Judgment. If anything happens we are here to protect you... First tell me, regarding the accusations of the [Defendant] Han Meng collecting protection fees, and joining the Dusk Society to become [Six of Spades], are they true?"
"No... no! They're all fake! It was Fang Lichang who gave me a lot of money and made me say that!" Old Man Ding spoke tremblingly. "It's him... it must be him not wanting to expose his own identity, so he framed that whatever Han Meng! This way no one would know he is [Six of Spades]... He, he still wants to kill us to silence us!!
You guys hurry and kill him! Hurry and kill him ah!!! Can't let him run away!!"
Old Man Ding's shocking speech directly overturned the cognition of everyone present. Even Zhao Yi, who was preparing to rush up and give Old Man Ding a few punches, was dumbfounded on the spot at this moment, his eyes full of blankness...
A wipe of astonishment first flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes. Holding the photos and looking for a while, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Everyone, just now, we simultaneously received several identical police reports." Gu Yuan's voice rang out once again. "Several reporters from different media outlets claimed to be attacked by [Six of Spades], and simultaneously identified the attacker as the former prosecutor, Fang Lichang..."
"At the same time, we also received a letter from a reporter surnamed Zhuo claiming to be a friend of justice. Within the letter, are a few photos taken at the top floor of the Meili Hotel. At the scene there are a massive amount of [Six of Spades] Playing Cards, and over ten victims... After preliminary judgment, the identities of these victims and the reporters basically match."
As soon as this sentence came out, everyone's expressions changed. If Old Man Ding's words just now could still be the crazy ravings after losing his mind, then with so many people simultaneously reporting the case and identifying Fang Lichang, it couldn't be that everyone had gone mad, right?
The most crucial thing was, no matter who [Six of Spades] was, since the other party appeared at the Meili Hotel, then Han Meng, who had been locked in the Black Prison the entire time, naturally could wash away his suspicion... That is to say, all of Fang Lichang's accusations against Han Meng were invalid.
Hearing this, Fang Lichang's face was full of disbelief. He constantly shook his head, murmuring to himself:
"No... this is impossible! I am not whatever [Six of Spades]! This is pure framing and planting of evidence!! Judge Gu Yuan... someone is framing me!!"
Gu Yuan gazed at the nearly maddened Fang Lichang, faint light flickering in his eyes... Having been an Enforcer for so many years, naturally he wouldn't be so easily misled by external information. Moreover, all this evidence came too suddenly and bizarrely. If it was said there was no one secretly pushing the waves and adding to the billows behind this, he definitely wouldn't believe it.
Although Gu Yuan didn't know who the person in the dark was, judging from the directivity of all this, the other party's purpose was to frame Fang Lichang, perhaps additionally washing Han Meng clean along the way... This didn't conflict with Gu Yuan's current plan——
Han Meng must be released without guilt, and Fang Lichang this traitor must be punished;
Within a short few seconds, Gu Yuan already had a calculation in his heart. He slowly spoke: "Fang Lichang, do you have anything else to say?"
"I truly am not [Six of Spades]! At that time seeing those cards at the banquet, I felt there was a problem, then..." Fang Lichang angrily waved his hands, trying to restore the situation at that time to the crowd. Just at this time, he suddenly felt his collar was somewhat itchy;
While speaking, he casually grabbed at it. Something accompanied his fingertips, fluttering and falling from inside his collar to the ground...
The moment he saw that thing, Fang Lichang's voice abruptly came to a halt!
It was a [Six of Spades].
"It's him!! It's him!!! He is [Six of Spades]!!!" Seeing this scene, the deepest terror within Old Man Ding's heart was activated once again. Rolling and crawling, he stood up from the ground, crazily running wildly outside the court like a madman!
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"This... how is this possible?" Fang Lichang only felt a burst of scalp numbness. He fumbled his collar, discovering that the collar lining originally padded underneath had disappeared without a trace...
Witnessing the [Six of Spades] flying out with their own eyes, the complexions of the crowd of judgment officials on the judgment platform suddenly changed!
Gu Yuan's face sank, slowly speaking:
"Fang Lichang... do you have any more evidence that can prove your innocence?"
"Evidence? I'm fundamentally not [Six of Spades]! What other evidence??" Fang Lichang roared hysterically. "Could it be that just relying on a few words from a few people, a few photos of unknown origin, and a Playing Card! You can prove I am someone from the Dusk Society??"
"Regarding matters of the Dusk Society, how could such detailed evidence be collected? For the stability and safety of Aurora City, it's still better to execute as soon as possible." Xu Chongguo in the spectator seats suddenly spoke with a sneer,
"Wasn't this sentence said by you when you were framing Chief Han Meng? How come when it reaches your own body, it doesn't work anymore?"
"Moreover, the evidence pointing towards you right now, is much, much more than the evidence pointing towards Chief Han Meng..."
Fang Lichang widened his eyes, left speechless.
Thud——!
A sound of the gavel rang out in front of Gu Yuan. He calmly spoke:
"Former Prosecutor Fang Lichang, suspected to be the Dusk Society's [Six of Spades]. Currently the evidence is conclusive. First escort him into the Black Prison, and conduct the highest level interrogation process..."
Fang Lichang's pupils suddenly contracted. As if he had thought of something, his whole person constantly retreated in terror. "No... Gu Yuan! You can't treat me like this!! I am not [Six of Spades]! I truly am not [Six of Spades]!!"
Not waiting for Fang Lichang to say anything more, several high-ranked Enforcers immediately took action. A terrifying Oppressive Aura directly suppressed him on the spot, preventing the other party from suddenly breaking out and fleeing.
Subsequently, amidst Fang Lichang's angry roars, his figure gradually disappeared from within the court.
"Lord Judge." The defense lawyer raised his head at the right time,
"Regardless of whether Fang Lichang is [Six of Spades] himself, I think at the very least it can wash away the [Defendant]'s suspicion... Aside from this, I still have a crucial piece of evidence here, that can prove the [Defendant]'s innocence."