Too Bad I Take Things Seriously Chapter 735 266: They All Plead Guilty as Soon as the Trial

At the front of the courtroom, after Qin Mu had presented all the evidence, Zhou Quanmin's gaze swept over Cheng Chuxiao and the other seventeen defendants. "Regarding this evidence, does the defense have any objections?"

The seventeen individuals swallowed hard, exchanging glances. Unless they could provide evidence proving they weren't the users of the accounts, they were trapped. The evidence laid out before them was undeniable; it was, indeed, the rights protection group they had established. What surprised them further was that many of the chat record screenshots were taken from an account nad "Seeking Justice for Dogs." And it was glaringly obvious that this account belonged to Qin Mu! To think Qin Mu had infiltrated their rights protection group so early on, disguised as a dog lover, just to gather so much evidence to sue them!

While several of them were still stunned, Zhang Wei stepped forward and spoke. "We have no objections."

Regarding the evidence Qin Mu had presented, he too had no rebuttal. The screenshots clearly showed the organized and disciplined pattern of Han Tianming and the others' online criminal activities. There was simply no basis for defense.

The corner of Zhou Quanmin's mouth twitched at this. He then continued, "Since that is the case, let us move on to the free debate segnt. Next, the litigation participants from both sides may speak freely, focusing on the key issues of this case."

He had initially thought that the trial of Cheng Chuxiao and the seventeen others would take at least half a day. Unexpectedly, only ten-odd minutes after the court session began, they had already smoothly proceeded to the free debate segnt—the penultimate stage of the trial.

Zhang Wei imdiately stepped forward and spoke loudly. "We believe that while our clients did commit cris, their subjective malicious intent was not strong. Their actions, stemming from an inherent human compassion for pets, are sowhat understandable. Furthermore, they only spread the false content in the early stages and later chose to stop, which constitutes a voluntary cessation of criminal activity. They have also shown a positive attitude in pleading guilty and accepting punishnt. We earnestly request that the court consider a lenient sentence for our clients."

He built his case for leniency on three points: their motives, the cessation of criminal activity, and their cooperative attitude in pleading guilty and accepting punishnt. Among these, the voluntary cessation of criminal activity offered the greatest potential for a reduced sentence.

However, the mont he finished speaking, Qin Mu also stepped forward to counter. "Judgnt Chief, mbers of the judiciary, mbers of the jury, I contend that the three points for sentence reduction ntioned by opposing counsel do not apply."

He looked at Zhang Wei and the seventeen people behind him, his gaze as sharp as a hawk's, unflinching. He said in a deep voice, "Firstly, indiscriminately publishing others' personal information online and inciting netizens to cyberbully our elderly client and the nursing ho was not motivated by love for pets, but by revenge."

Saying this, he pointed at Cheng Chuxiao and recounted the incident where Cheng Chuxiao had caused a disturbance at the nursing ho, leading to his detention by the police for disorderly conduct. "After his release from detention, he clearly harbored resentnt and sought malicious revenge. He used such despicable ans to sar the reputation of our client, Zhang Qingyuan, and the nursing ho, attempting to coerce their compliance."

"The death of the dog was rely a catalyst."

"Their criminal motive was not righteous indignation or love for pets, but rather a desire for revenge."

"As for the others..." He glanced at Han Tianming and the others, stating coldly, "While they appeared to be helping, they were, in fact, the instigators of this cyberbullying!"

At this point, he paused briefly, taking a deep breath.

"Regarding cyberbullying, I have researched instances that have occurred online in recent years, as well as the outcos for those who were targeted."

"Four years ago, a female doctor was involved in a conflict at a swimming pool. Netizens accused her of lacking dical ethics, publicly disclosed her personal information, and subjected her to gratuitous insults. Ultimately, she committed suicide by taking dication."

"Two years ago, a female strear with depression was live streaming. Netizens in her stream goaded her into committing suicide. She eventually ingested pesticide and died on the live stream."

"..."

"Last year, a man posted a video seeking his birth parents. He was accused by netizens of trying to extract a house from his biological parents. Eventually, unable to bear the pressure, he committed suicide by taking dication."

"This year, a woman asked a deliveryman to travel forty kiloters to deliver a al to her father. She was criticized by netizens for offering only 200 yuan for the service. After making a final dinner for her father, she chose to commit suicide by jumping off a building."