After a full hour, the testimony phase, with statents from the public gallery, had gradually concluded.
"Now, we enter the free debate stage, where both sides can freely engage in argunt to prove your claims."
In the courtroom, the Judgnt Chief continued to preside over the trial, announcing this in a deep voice.
As soon as the announcent was made, Ma Ming stood up. "In the evidence presentation phase just now, our side listed nurous pieces of evidence, as well as testimonials from classmates, including transfer records, sufficient to prove that ng Lei is a habitual offender."
"He’s the type who likes to take small advantages, harms others for his own benefit, and is extrely selfish."
"This is sothing all the classmates who have dealt with him can testify to."
"The eighteen yuan he owes has not been paid back for a whole year..."
Ma Ming, holding a script, accused ng Lei in court. His lawyer had prepared it to help him deliver his testimony and point out the other party’s wrongdoing, making it more impactful.
anwhile, at the defendant’s bench, ng Lei, who had just been bombarded by his classmates from the public gallery, heard Ma Ming’s accusations again. He was so angry that he trembled all over, sowhat furious with embarrassnt.
This trial... I should never have co.
The lawsuit was already going badly, but being publicly denounced and berated by a group of people was absolute social suicide.
"I’m selfish? You have the nerve to call selfish?" He glared fiercely at Ma Ming and burst out angrily, "How many tis have I borrowed money from you? You’ve only ever lent eighteen yuan in total!"
"Who is more selfish, really?"
"Other classmates lent hundreds, even thousands! I’ve never t anyone as stingy and selfish as you in my entire life!"
"Trying to borrow even a small amount of money from you is harder than climbing to the heavens!"
"It’s just eighteen yuan, isn’t it? You just had to make it a public spectacle before you’d let it go, didn’t you?"
"I must have been truly blind to have befriended soone like you—soone who cashes in on friendships for personal gain, so utterly selfish and self-serving!"
His voice grew louder as he spoke, interrupting Ma Ming’s speech and reverberating through the courtroom, startling everyone present.
"Order!" The Judgnt Chief frowned and shouted sternly, "During the free debate stage, please do not interrupt others’ speeches."
During the free debate stage, though free speech is allowed, one must not interrupt while another is speaking. Otherwise, it would inevitably devolve into a shouting match.
"Judgnt Chief, I think... there’s no need for the debate anymore." Beside Ma Ming, his lawyer, recovering from his surprise, quickly said, "The defendant has admitted to the loan, which confirms the lending relationship. There is no longer any dispute in this case."
A look of joy spread across his face.
Hearing this, the Judgnt Chief exchanged glances with the other judges. He struck the gavel, announcing gravely, "The court is now in recess. The verdict will be announced in half an hour."
With that, he led the collegiate panel out of the courtroom, leaving everyone in the courtroom looking at each other, bewildered.
At the plaintiff’s bench, Ma Ming looked at his lawyer, his expression a mixture of shock and utter confusion. ng Lei’s tirade had just sent his blood pressure soaring. He was about to retort when he was suddenly told there was no need for further debate.
And the spectators in the public gallery were just as stunned.
"What’s going on? Why did the debate suddenly end? Is it over just because he admitted it?"
"He admitted it in the chat screenshots before too, didn’t he? Why wasn’t that enough?"
"Seriously though, Ma Ming is quite sothing. He managed to fend off ng Lei’s attempts to borrow money for so long, only lending him eighteen yuan in the end."
"In half an hour, will the results be out?"
"..."
During the recess, the crowd gathered, discussing loudly. Their voices echoed through the courtroom. This made ng Lei’s face flush red then pale with anger.
「Jin City.」
Inside the nursing ho, Zhang Qingyuan and the others reacted just like Ma Ming’s group. All eyes... were fixated on Qin Mu. Even Wan Zhongyuan was no exception.
"I’ve seen so many lawsuits, but this is the first ti I’ve encountered a debate being ended prematurely. Was there sothing wrong with ng Lei’s statent just now?"
"He admitted to borrowing the money; is that useful?"
"If that’s the case, why weren’t his previous chat records considered useful?"
"Xiao Qin, what exactly is going on here?"
"..."
Everyone stared at Qin Mu. No one could understand this sudden turn of events.
"Here’s the thing," Qin Mu said with a smile, explaining to the group. "According to the Civil Procedure Law, once a party admits in court to a fact that is detrintal to their case, the other party no longer needs to present evidence to prove it. The court will then accept that fact."
Therefore, once ng Lei admitted to borrowing the money, Ma Ming no longer needed to exert himself. And the crux of this case... was whether a lending relationship existed. Since the lending relationship was confird, there was naturally no need to continue the debate. As a result, the debate could be ended early. This admission in court was distinctly different from his earlier statents in chat records.
"So... ng Lei can’t take his words back?" Li Weiguo thought for a mont and then asked.
"Once a party admits to a fact that is detrintal to their case, any later retraction is invalid. The court only recognizes the initial admission," Qin Mu continued. "Furthermore, making inconsistent statents in court would cause him to lose the court’s trust, making his case even harder to win."
In civil litigation, the main focus is on presenting argunts and evidence to gain the collegiate panel’s acceptance. If the collegiate panel didn’t believe ng Lei’s words... then victory was virtually assured.
"There’s such a rule? This ng Lei is really too careless; he didn’t even hire a lawyer. Now he’s really dug himself into a hole."
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