Rebirth of the King of Waves

Chapter 143 The Madman's Outburst

Boom! Several muffled claps of thunder echoed across the overcast sky of X Prefecture. At 8:56 a.m., at the XX District Court in X Prefecture, after a flushing sound masked by the thunder, Guo Chen emerged from the bathroom, his legs weak and his face unsteady.

Song Xianxian waited outside the bathroom, leaning on her crutches. Beside her were two men in hats, and her mother and father, who looked increasingly impatient.

"Time's almost up," the police officer urged, looking at Guo Chen.

Guo Chen touched his stomach, his whole body cold. He was exhausted, hungry, sleepy, and sick; his face was so pale he looked like he was about to die. But he gritted his teeth and persevered. No matter what Lü Xueqian said, at this moment he only wanted to use his last breath to kill Ning Bishu!
Right here! Right here in this place! He wants to see Ning Bishu filled with remorse and weeping bitterly! You worthless loser, of all people to offend, you had to offend Guo Chen, and a scumbag like Song Xianxian! You think you can get away with having evidence and the court will be on your side? Don't even think about it! I've already checked, the presiding judge is a woman! Hahahaha!

Do you know what "Girls Help Girls" means?

Guo Chen's body was riddled with wounds, but at that moment, his spirit burned fiercely. Yes, his whole body was burning hot! Burn! My soul! Burn! My life! Burn! My faith and...

"Huh?" Guo Chen walked into the courtroom with a strange smile on his face.

Looking up, I saw that the plaintiff's seat opposite me was empty; there was no plaintiff there.

There was only one figure who haunted his dreams even more than the plaintiff.

Mu Shanming turned his head and glanced at Guo Chen quietly, showing no intention of going forward to exchange pleasantries.

She was dressed elegantly today, wearing a suit dress she'd never worn before. It made her look less serious and more feminine, and the three-centimeter heels made her appear taller and more upright. Her usual bun hairstyle for court appearances was replaced with a short bob today. She even wore light makeup; the lipstick was a bit redder than usual, making her look even more womanly.

Guo Chen knew that Mu Shanming's attire was definitely not for him.

Even though Mu Shanming already knew last night that Guo Chen was representing Song Xianxian in this case.

Guo Chen was caught off guard.

He never imagined that the person he would be facing in court today would be the goddess of his dreams.

"Mu..." Guo Chen opened his mouth, wanting to say hello.

But Mu Shanming's expression was cold; he only glanced at him before turning his head away.

The way the eyes behind the frameless glasses looked at Guo Chen was as if they were looking at an insignificant passerby.

Guo Chen ultimately couldn't utter a word.

He simply sat down and quietly waited for the court hearing to begin.

And speaking of which...

Where is Ning Bishu?

"Court is now in session."

Before Guo Chen's feverish, short-circuited mind could process what was happening, the bigwig in the dock spoke first.

After quickly verifying the identities of both parties and announcing the rules and the identities of those present, the process proceeded swiftly and directly to the plaintiff's statement.

Mu Shanming stood up calmly, faced the judge's bench and the video camera, and spoke with composure.

She said slowly and firmly: "My client, Mr. Ning Bishu, was subjected to a large-scale, unreasonable, and extremely malicious verbal attack on the X-bet platform by approximately two thousand users on the three days of the fourth, fifth, and sixth day of the first lunar month this year, which is February 1, 2, and 3, 2025."

The attacks included, but were not limited to, defamation and slander against my client, Mr. Ning Bishu, for allegedly raping his girlfriend, Ms. Xiao Taotao, and for claiming that Ms. Xiao Taotao was a minor and that my client, Mr. Ning Bishu, was responsible for harming a minor; and that some users of the website, under the pretext of upholding justice, publicly disclosed information about Mr. Ning Bishu's family members without his permission and launched personal attacks against them.

These morally corrupt platform users mocked Mr. Ning Bishu's father for being disabled and his mother for being a low-level domestic cleaner, and denigrated Mr. Ning Bishu as a loser, a penniless wretch, and a gambling addict.

Mr. Ning Bishu has filed a police report with the X State GA department and initiated a civil lawsuit against 315 users of the platform who made particularly egregious statements, which were numerous, spanned a particularly long period of time, and continued to smear his reputation even after Mr. Ning Bishu and the relevant GA department issued clarifications.

Our defendant today, Ms. Song Xianxian, is the first defendant in this case. Mr. Ning Bishu, due to personal reasons, is unable to appear in court at the appointed time and has entrusted me to act as his full representative…”

The courtroom was silent.

In the gallery, Ning Qian's colleague glanced at Mu Shanming from the side, secretly thinking that this lawyer was quite handsome. Meanwhile, in XX city, Di Guofeng's superior was receiving a call from higher up. The person on the other end was very displeased: "What's going on? Wasn't this case supposed to be solved the week before last? Wasn't it said the suspect had been caught?"

"Yes! It's still locked up!"

"So how did this wave of public opinion arise? Wasn't it said that Ning Guorong's nephew got into trouble, and his factory was implicated and someone threw feces at him? Didn't his nephew already clarify the situation? Why is it being brought up again?"

"We're investigating too!"

"Hurry up! This is outrageous! XXX is furious!"

……

"...The defendant, Ms. Song, without any evidence, joined the bandwagon in hurling insults and accusations against my client, Ning Bishu, for raping his girlfriend, Xiao Taotao. She then publicly disclosed Ning Bishu's family situation, further expanding the scale of this cyberbullying incident and even seriously affecting the normal lives of many of Ning Bishu's relatives and friends."

This incident also affected Ning Bishu's third uncle, Ning Guorong, whose factory gate was vandalized with excrement by some individuals, damaging the company's reputation and leading to order cancellations. Ning Bishu's parents also suffered severe emotional distress; his mother fainted and was taken to the hospital by Huang Qingqing, deputy director of the XX Subdistrict Office. Ning Bishu's father, Ning Guoqiang, was urgently transferred to a nursing home to escape the online harassment.

However, Ms. Song's slander is completely unfounded. My client, Ning Bishu, and his current girlfriend, Xiao Taotao, are in a normal romantic relationship. Ms. Xiao Taotao is also over 18 years old and has full civil capacity.

The incident was triggered simply by the defendant's lawyer, Guo Chen, uploading several photos today, without clarifying the circumstances, showing Ms. Luan, Ms. Xiao Taotao's mother, looking for Mr. Ning Bishu and Ms. Xiao Taotao at a hotel. This led to misunderstandings among some people online, who then deliberately fanned the flames, resulting in the current situation.

As a key figure in the case and a major instigator of spreading and amplifying rumors, Ms. Song Xianxian, the defendant, bears significant negative responsibility for the incident.

Therefore, in accordance with Article XX of the XX Law of the People's Republic of China and Article XX of the XX Law, I, on behalf of my client Mr. Ning Bishu, request the court to find Song Xianxian guilty of defamation, and to order her to pay RMB 10 in damages for emotional distress and reputational damages, and to issue a public apology on Weibo for 30 consecutive days. The apology must be reviewed and approved by Mr. Ning Bishu before it can be approved. Plaintiff's statement concludes.

After speaking, he sat down without looking to the side, not even glancing at the person next to him.

Meanwhile, next door, Song Xianxian's family was already extremely anxious.

Song Xianxian's mother even shouted from the audience: "Bullshit! It was Ning Bishu who tried to rape my Xianxian!"

In the dock, several court staff members all looked up at the same time.

After a two-second pause, the presiding judge said, "Please keep quiet, everyone in the audience. The defendant may begin his statement."

Guo Chen had been waiting impatiently for a long time.

He immediately stood up excitedly.

Then came a long, loud "thud," and almost everyone in the front row of the courtroom frowned.

"Hah!"

Song Xianxian, who was closest to the camera, gagged.

Guo Chen thought there was no time to spare, and smelling the gas he had just exhaled, he opened his mouth wide and quickly spoke.

"Your Honor, my client, Song Xianxian, did not slander Ning Bishu at all! Ms. Song Xianxian was simply acting out of the most basic moral principles. After being misled by some comments on the Internet, she forwarded other people's comments in the form of her own blog post. Furthermore, my client, Song Xianxian, did not do anything to infringe on the plaintiff's privacy."

My client, Ms. Song Xianxian, and the plaintiff, Ning Bishu, were colleagues at the same company. During their time working together, the plaintiff, Ning Bishu, repeatedly pursued my client, Ms. Song Xianxian, but to no avail. Enraged, he not only assaulted my client but also attempted to sexually assault her. It was only through my client's strong resistance that the plaintiff was able to prevent him from succeeding.
The plaintiff, Ning Bishu, merely used his wealth to manipulate public opinion and frame my client! The truth is, my client not only did not infringe upon the plaintiff's interests, but was actually harmed by him! We demand that the plaintiff immediately withdraw the lawsuit and use half of his assets to compensate my client, Ms. Song Xianxian, for her emotional distress!

After he said that, the entire room fell silent.

Half of Ning Bishu's property?
That's a hundred million.

Ning's former colleagues in the audience were stunned.

Even Mu Shanming couldn't help but look over, his eyes filled with incomprehensible shock.

What the hell? They made someone pay 100 million?

This isn't just about being obsessed with money.

That's pure madness!
(End of this chapter)