The day after tomorrow would be the day of the mass trial, sure to be an unprecedented grand affair. It was a pity, though. With so many defendants, there were also many family mbers of the defendants. The court would definitely prioritize arranging seats for those family mbers, making it almost impossible for the nursing ho residents to attend the trial in person. At that ti, only Qin Mu and Zhang Qingyuan would be able to go to the courthouse, while the others could only watch the live broadcast through a projection in the courtyard.
Wang Dachui used to handle the projection setup. Now that Wang Dachui had resigned to work at Zhang Wei's law firm, they were all worried Qin Mu might have forgotten about this. After so discussion, they approached Qin Mu, hoping he would arrange it.
After hearing them out, Qin Mu nodded. "Don't worry, I'll ask a few colleagues to help set it up later."
This case was unlike any before, involving the trial of tens of thousands. The duration would not rely be a day or two. Since he wouldn't be at the nursing ho then, he had to arrange the live broadcast of the trial in advance.
"That's settled then. The trial isn't until the day after tomorrow, and we've been too excited to sleep well for several nights."
"Sigh, Xiao Qin, you don't know! Old Zhang, that fellow, has even started thinking about buying plane tickets to travel abroad. He even said he wants to tour twenty-four countries in Europe!"
"He used to not even splurge on at buns for breakfast, and now he's indulging in such extravagance. It's true what they say, the morals of the world have declined, and people's hearts are not what they used to be."
"Hmph! If I ever get cyberbullied, I'm definitely going on a trip to Africa, one way or another!"
After receiving a positive response, Li Weiguo and the others simply sat in the office and started chatting.
When Zhang Qingyuan was ntioned, everyone's face filled with envy. So many defendants had co to Jin City; the compensation money alone was an astronomical sum. Even if Zhang Qingyuan indulged in luxury, he probably wouldn't be able to spend all that money in his lifeti. Seeing how smug Old Zhang was, they couldn't help feeling a mix of envy, jealousy, and resentnt. They wished such a thing had happened to them.
Listening to everyone's chatter, the corners of Qin Mu's mouth twitched. He couldn't help but ask, "Where is Old Zhang?"
He only then realized he had seen very little of Old Zhang these past few days.
Li Weiguo pursed his lips and said irritably, "Him? He's probably busy with Cuihua, planning whether to go to Apollo or A Fan Ti first. He's always showing off the nas of those European countries in front of us."
Qin Mu was speechless. Apollo and A Fan Ti, my foot! This was the first ti in his life he'd heard those were nas of European countries.
However, knowing that Old Zhang was gradually letting loose and enjoying life, he still felt sowhat relieved. He still rembered how, in the beginning, Old Zhang was the kind of old man who'd receive a scam call and couldn't tell if it was real or fake. Now, after learning so many tricks, probably no one could scam his money anymore.
Ti flew.
「Two days later.」
At the entrance of the nursing ho, Qin Mu, accompanied by Zhang Qingyuan, was preparing to head to the court. Behind them, almost all the elderly residents of the nursing ho had gathered.
"Xiao Qin, win this case spectacularly and try to send as many of them to jail as possible!"
"I've already asked around. Jin City's prison still has plenty of empty spots. Even if it can't hold them all, they can be sent to the affiliated prison next door. You just focus on winning the case, don't worry about a thing!"
"Hurry up and leave! If you delay any longer, you might not even be able to squeeze into the courthouse."
"My son just called . He said the roads around the courthouse are packed with traffic police, and police cars are everywhere."
After Li Weiguo, Song Tiancheng, and the others gave their brief send-off, they all urged Qin Mu to hurry up and leave.
At this, Qin Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. These old folks... they all couldn't wait for him to leave so they could go back into the courtyard and watch the live broadcast.
"The projection... it's already been arranged. Just rember not to get too engrossed. Eat when it's ti to eat, and go to the bathroom when you need to."
Seeing these excited elderly people, he couldn't help but remind them.
This case... was likely going to be a protracted battle. He was worried that Mr. Li and the others would get so absorbed they'd forget to eat and sleep, potentially harming their health. A trial of tens of thousands, an unprecedented spectacle! Its allure for Mr. Li and the others was unimaginable.
"We know, we know! You two should get going. If you don't leave soon, the trial will start without you!"
"That's right! It's already nine-thirty, and court starts at ten. Don't miss the auspicious hour!"
"Finally, we get to watch this trial! Fifteen thousand defendants! This will be much more exciting than ng Lei's case."
"This ti we can watch to our heart's content. It won't be over in a single day, right?"
"I just want to see those online trolls standing in the defendant's dock, their faces filled with panic and terror!"
Li Weiguo, Song Tiancheng, and the others waved their hands dismissively, thinking Qin Mu was being too long-winded. Without waiting to properly see Qin Mu and Zhang Qingyuan off, they all turned and headed back into the courtyard. They sat down in their respective spots and took out the snacks and food they had prepared, ready for a long watch.
anwhile, Qin Mu drove Zhang Qingyuan to the court.
At nine-fifty, after much difficulty, the two finally reached the court. Along the way, the traffic was incredibly congested. What should have been a few minutes' drive had taken them a full twenty minutes just to arrive outside the courthouse.
After parking the car, they witnessed a truly spectacular scene at the main entrance of the courthouse. Outside the courthouse, there were throngs of people, packed several layers deep. As far as the eye could see, it was a dense, layered mass of people.
"Xiao Qin, is the courthouse... about to be besieged?" Zhang Qingyuan gulped, unable to stop himself from asking.
In his seventy-odd years of life, he had only ever seen such crowds when traveling with his son and daughter-in-law. But those were tourist attractions.
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