Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Baohan stopped and spoke calmly, âYou must stand firm then. Please promise me you wonât get emotional. Itâs very easy to slip and fall there. It rained yesterday and thereâs moss growing on it. If you slip, the firemen may not be able to support your body weight in time and your bones may all just shatter into pieces. This position in particular will likely result in your brain hitting the ground and your brain matter oozing out of your head like soft tofu pudding. Youâve had tofu pudding before right?â
Zhao Guiâs face turned pale instantly, âShut up.â
He tightened his grip on the railing subconsciously as he spoke. Fâck, he didnât want to die, he thought.
âI canât shut up. Iâm really concerned about the situation youâre currently in,â Xu Bao Han said coldly, his tone matching the disdainful look on his handsome face.
Zhao Gui was speechless.
As it turned out, his colleagues present in court were too. This was a really good way of persuading someone not to commit suicide.
âWould my son have died if it not for Yue?â Zhao Gui took a deep breath to steady his mind and focus his thoughts, âIf you donât sentence him, Iâll jump down from here.â
Following this, he held the radio and began to sob.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âMy poor son was killed for nothing. Iâm not even asking for Yue Xin to be sentenced to death. Iâm merely hoping that the court sees he needs to be locked up for 20 to 30 years,â he said loudly.
His booming voice and tall stature caught the attention of many passer-bys outside the courthouse who were on their way home. They snapped numerous pictures.
Su Run grew more anxious, âYour Honour, if he continues crying like this, people may start to think that you were the one who took the bribe. What the heck is going on? He accused you previously of taking the bribe and yet it seems like he has decided to change his strategy. While heâs no longer shouting at or attacking you, every word that has left his mouth harms you in some way.â
âThe people of the Zhao family arenât even good people to begin with. They may have been too agitated in court before. They seem to have calmed down but it just might be the case that someone is directing their actions now and thatâs the reason why theyâve come upstairs to commit suicide,â Xu Baohan frowned.
After a quick moment of silence, he turned to Zhao Gui and said, âIf you really care about your son, I wouldnât mind letting you rush back to quickly submit your documents and put in a request for a retrial.â
âI donât want to have a retrial,â Zhao Gui shook his head, âI want you to retract the verdict from this afternoon. You can either bring Yue Xin back or hold another court session. If you refuse agree, Iâm afraid I wonât be able to stay here much longer.â
Secretary Liu said angrily, âDonât you think youâre being too shameless? How could you even request for him to retract the verdict so easily? What kind of court do you think he presides over? You even asked for another court session â itâs ridiculous. We canât make an exception for you. There are so many people watching our every move. We canât accept your offer, even if we were to do so verbally. If people were to catch wind of this, we will most definitely become a laughing stock.â
âMr Liu, calm down,â Judge Zhao said hurriedly, âThis doesnât mean that there arenât other ways of resolving this. If someone really dies, Bao Han, youâd be implicated too.â
Xu Baohan rubbed the space between his eyebrows. If a death were to really happen on his watch, he might get demoted or be investigated.
âJudge Zhao, you guys hold him back. Iâll go around the back and drag him out. As for his wife, you guys will definitely need to create a diversion,â Xu Bao Han said decisively.
Su Run grew anxious, âItâs dangerous for the police to investigate the area. You canât take the risk.â
âArenât there firefighters there for support?â
Xu Baohan patted him on the shoulder and said to Zhao Gui, âThe matter youâre referring to isnât one that I can decide on. Iâll ask the director for his opinion. Just wait a moment.â
âAlright, go quickly then. If your director doesnât agree, Iâll jump,â Zhao Gui said.
After Xu Baohan left, he quickly walked around the side.