The Byoukidere Is Her Sweetie

Chapter 291: 291: Xu Fang finds his birth mother, Luo Huaiyu kneels (no chapter division)

Luo Changde’s crime was a fact, just lacking some evidence.

This was the case of the evil reaping what they sowed.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

The judge struck the gavel three times, “Order in the court.”

Luo Changde sat down in a sweaty mess. He was panicked, panting heavily, and completely lost.

Afterward, Jiang Chundong managed to obtain five minutes of self-representation for Luo Qinghe. She stood up, eyes brimming with tears, “It was I who hired someone to run over my father.”

She confessed.

Choking back sobs, she said, “Because I knew it was he who killed my mother and even tried to pin the blame for the Luo family fire on me. I acted impulsively out of self-preservation and to avenge my mother.” Her voice broke, and she paused for a long time, “After the car accident, I regretted it and sent someone to search for him in the Zhang River, hoping he was unharmed.”

She did send someone, but it was to retrieve the vehicle’s dashcam.

“But what I did not expect was that after he was rescued, the first thing he did was to send me to prison, pushing all the murder charges onto me.”

At this, she wept uncontrollably, overcome with grief, “I was blinded by hatred and made a mistake. I am willing to accept the legal punishment.” She faced the bench, “Your Honor, members of the jury, I don’t wish to justify my wrongdoing, but I earnestly ask that you give my mother justice.”

Having said this, her tears flowed like rain, and she bowed deeply.

Jiang Zhi: “…”

Who is she trying to disgust?

The expression on Zhou Xufang’s face wasn’t good either, his brows furrowed deeply.

After Luo Qinghe’s personal statement, her attorney Jiang Chundong delivered the final defense: “From the opening of the case until now, my client has been tormented by her conscience, even resorting to self-harm and suicide attempts. If it weren’t for her pregnancy, my client wouldn’t even wish to live…”

Jiang Chundong, too, was so grief-stricken he could not go on, and he submitted a medical report to the court: “Your Honor, distinguished jury members, my client is eight weeks pregnant. I earnestly ask that you consider her physical condition and her remorse when determining her sentence.”

On the defendant’s bench across from them, Du Shaoxing sneered: Without self-harm or suicide attempts, how could she apply for a medical leave of absence? Such a cunning woman!

After this, the prosecuting attorney delivered the final closing argument, accusing Luo Changde of intentional murder and Luo Qinghe of inciting murder.

Du Shaoxing said nothing more; it was unnecessary. The case was lost.

After thirty minutes of deliberation, the final verdict was as follows:

The primary defendant Luo Changde was found guilty of intentional murder. Having murdered twice with aggravated circumstances, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Defendant Luo Qinghe, for inciting another person to commit murder, was considered a co-conspirator. However, she had shown signs of repentance and was pregnant, so she was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, to be served under house arrest.

As soon as the verdict was announced, Luo Changde stood to protest, “Why life imprisonment?”

He shouted, “I object!”

Du Shaoxing gave him a tug but let go when it failed, allowing him to continue.

Luo Changde, like a madman escaped from an asylum, lost his mind at the mention of ‘life imprisonment’ and became violently agitated in the courtroom.

“Why can she serve her sentence outside prison? I want to apply for that too.” He turned his head and roared at Du Shaoxing, “Apply for it for me now!”

A murderer of three still thinking of house arrest?

Du Shaoxing replied harshly, “Go and get yourself pregnant, and I’ll apply for you immediately.” He felt he had the worst luck in eight lifetimes by taking this case—not only tarnishing his reputation but also being ground down by his arch-nemesis.