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This was not a sudden accident. The knife was not found on the 17th, before the decision to go to the hospital to find Liu Guofu. Rather, the thought of taking the knife had already been conceived before the conflict erupted, even before the flight to Chengdu!

The moment the words were spoken.

During the trial, the judges whispered among themselves.

The audience erupted in uproar.

In the defendant's dock, Zhang Yue's face showed a hint of confusion, and her eyes revealed a hint of doubt.

As for Xu De in the defendant's seat...

"A knife? There are knives at Qiyang Airport?"

Xu De frowned, his mind racing with thoughts as he began to ponder.

After a long while.

At the trial.

Presiding Judge Meng Junfeng looked up at Xu De in the defendant's dock and said in a deep voice:

"Defendant, do you have any objections to what the prosecution has stated above?"

"objection!"

The moment the words were spoken.

Without any hesitation, Xu De quickly came up with some ideas and decisively denied them.

"presiding judge."

"First."

"During the previous trial, we never stated that the knife was a result of provocation in Chengdu, which led the defendant to carry a defensive weapon!"

"It was the evidence that prompted the defendant to meet with the injured party in private!"

The first sentence.

This is to lay out the intention of meeting.

And the second sentence...

"second."

"Regarding knives, our fundamental position is 'for self-defense'!"

"The core issue is not that the two sides chose to use knives for self-defense only after meeting in private."

"During the last court hearing, we clearly stated that the reason the defendant, Zhang Yue, carried a knife was because she witnessed the injured party, Liu Guofu, attempting to assault her sister, Zhang Xing, in Lusen City, leaving her with indelible psychological trauma!"

"Therefore, out of fear, I took out a knife for defense!"

Holding a knife and meeting someone while holding a knife are two different things.

The latter, based on this point alone, constitutes subjective homicide.

As for the former... well, that's a topic for discussion.

Xu De's current task is to break down Deng Shijie's statement into multiple parts and interpret them in several ways to deflect the opponent's attack! "Therefore..."

"The purpose of this knife is the same as that of a dinner knife."

"In Green Forest City, on December 30th, after the conflict between the two parties broke out, my defendant felt extremely insecure."

"The other person needs a knife to maintain their sense of security!"

"And coincidentally, she did have a fruit-eating knife, so she carried it with her for self-defense, and there was never any indication that she intended to kill anyone with it!"

"Just like that."

"He acquired the knife simply because he happened to have a knife that had been used to eat steak; he casually took it for self-defense." "The root cause was a lack of security, not intentional homicide!"

Xu De spoke slowly.

His logic was clear and his theory was solid. With just one sentence, he defused the attack as if using minimal force to deflect a great weight.

and..

"The most crucial thing is..."

"Aside from the subconscious urge, the fundamental purpose of this knife is to eat fruit!"

Xu De pointed to the fruit knife and said:

"The client used a fruit knife to eat fruit. Which of these actions violates the law?"

Bringing a knife onto the plane is definitely illegal, and your motives are questionable.

but. .

If you bring a fruit knife and fruit and want to board the plane, there's very little problem.

Xu De didn't know the fruit knife was at the airport, but he remembered that he had given the other person a bunch of fruit before they left, so... it's very likely that the other person wanted to eat fruit, which is why they took the knife.

"In summary."

"May I ask the prosecutor?"

Xu De slowly asked, "Excuse me, is it illegal to eat fruit with a fruit knife?"

"If the plane provides in-flight meals."

"So, on the plane to Chengdu, the defendant Zhang Yue came into contact with a knife while eating her airplane meal, and according to GPS tracking, the other party was holding a knife and rushing towards Chengdu at an extremely fast speed."

"Does this also prove that the other party touched the knife before landing, indicating a clear intent to kill?"

"In our opinion..."

"The prosecution's arguments are untenable!"

sophistry_.

It's an obvious sophistry, a substitution of concepts, but upon closer examination, it can be completely applied.

The people in the audience began to whisper among themselves.

"That seems to be true."

"Simply leaving with a knife is indeed strange, but if we can provide a reasonable explanation for the knife's origin, then the existing reasonable explanation, rather than simply linking it to the chain of evidence, can better explain the knife's purpose..."

"I still feel like something's off..."

"Hiss, me too, something just doesn't feel right..."

under.

Zhang Miaomiao and the others also became suspicious.

However, their doubts did not cause any congestion in the online process.

On the trial floor.

At the prosecutor's stand, Deng Shijie immediately realized what the other party meant and shook his head, saying:

"objection!"

"Your Honor, according to common-sense regulations regarding airplanes, knives are explicitly prohibited from being carried on board."

"Besides, the other party is using a fallacy of equivocation."

"Arriving in Chengdu with a knife is one thing, but having the knife confiscated and then re-arriving in Chengdu with a knife are two different things!"

At the trial.

The judge was about to speak when, unexpectedly, a response came from their left side.

"objection!"

"Your Honor, these are two completely different concepts!"

"The defendant Zhang Yue took up the knife in self-defense due to a lack of psychological security and subconscious urges under objective conditions."

"Besides that, there's also the objective condition of needing to eat fruit!"

Xu De stood up and immediately interrupted the other person.

In any case, the two knives must never be linked together.

"Apart from that, regarding matters of common sense, we..."

"Further discussion is needed!"

talking.

He paused for a moment, then, without waiting for anyone around him to speak, immediately blurted out his words.

"First of all, the so-called common sense issue of not allowing knives during airport security checks is fundamentally flawed!"

"Our client was a homeless man who had been wandering for over ten years three months ago!"

When Zhang Yue came to Chengdu, it was her first time flying.

Prior to this, the other party had absolutely no concept of airplanes.

Let me put it this way.

Even in 2026, many ordinary residents still have only a vague understanding of how to fly.

What types of water can get in, and what types of water cannot get in.

Can liquid medications be taken on an airplane?

What weight and size of luggage requires check-in?

Clearly, these are common-sense questions, but they only apply to a certain group of people, while Zhang Yue...

"Under objective conditions".

"The other party lacks the knowledge to understand this so-called common-sense issue!"

"She only wanted to eat fruit, but this fruit required a fruit knife, so she unknowingly brought the knife to the airport, where it was subsequently confiscated!"

"After that, after arriving in Chengdu, I was provoked by the opposing lawyer and Liu Guofu himself."

"Therefore, the idea of ​​needing to conduct private verification arose, and action was taken!"

"And it was out of fear that a second knife appeared—a defensive tool, a dinner knife!"

The conditions are very clear and exceptionally objective.

From this perspective, there is no objective evidence to prove that Zhang Yue intended to kill Liu Guofu before arriving in Chengdu on February 15th.

The prosecutor's stand.

"I."

Prosecutor Deng Shijie wanted to say something.

Unexpectedly.

next second.

A louder voice suddenly came from the defendant's seat.

"The prosecutor's stand!"

"There is absolutely no objective evidence to support your claim!"

Xu De raised his voice several octaves and spoke first.

The moment those words were spoken... the audience hadn't even had a chance to react.

Xu De paused slightly, then abruptly changed the subject, saying:

"And according to Article 4 of the Law on the Protection of Minors."

Article 4 clearly states: "The protection of minors shall adhere to the principle of the best interests of the minors."

"The handling of matters involving minors shall meet the following requirements, and the first of the following is... "

"(i) Provide special and priority protection for minors!"

Xu De slowly began to speak, bringing up the "Law on the Protection of Minors".

"That is to say..."

"Innocence is presumed!"

Under the Juvenile Protection Law, all suspected evidence is treated as "non-existent".

All accusations that cannot be objectively verified will be adjudicated to the highest degree of protection and to the least extent that the interests of minors are not violated.

Everything.

All cases should be tried with leniency or mitigation!

Don't say Liu Guofu isn't dead.

Even if she really dies, as long as the Juvenile Protection Law is in place, let alone the death penalty... she won't even get a suspended death sentence, let alone life imprisonment! At most, Zhang Yue will only be sentenced to 20 years.

Legally, the minimum sentence is theoretically only ten years.

In reality, it may take less than ten years, maybe seven or eight years to be released!

The moment the words were spoken.

The entire First Court.

Hearing seat.

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening and spoke up instinctively.

Indeed, the principle of presuming innocence is applied when there is doubt, and the principle of presuming guilt when there is doubt

"This is indeed the case regarding minors. Suspected accusations are treated as non-existent, but any potentially favorable evidence, even if it cannot be proven, must be treated as if it exists."

"From this perspective, the charges brought by the prosecutor are simply impossible to constitute."

"In any other ordinary case, this accusation would be fatal; the two knives clearly demonstrate a shared intent..." "I think using a fruit knife to eat fruit is quite reasonable."

"No, no, a minor? That can't be right, if this case involves a minor..."

In a daze.

The originally noisy audience seats.

A sudden, abrupt sound rang out.

"If this case involves minors, then why am I sitting here?!"

The moment the voice rang out.

The entire audience, who had been pondering when Xu De would bring up the mental illness law again and then cross-examine the defendant for being completely out of control, suddenly froze.

The defendant's dock... I think we just mentioned... the Juvenile Protection Act?

indeed.

The Law on the Protection of Minors truly adheres to the principles of presumption of innocence and presumption of guilt when there is insufficient evidence.

But then a problem arises.

This case involves minors!

If so...

Why are there so many people in the hearing room? There will be nearly a thousand people gathered in Courtroom One!?

If you don't realize it yet, maybe you can think about it for a moment.

court.

There are two trial models.

The first type is a public trial, which means that the public can come and watch the proceedings in court.

The second type is a closed trial, which involves completed rape and some private evidence that is sensitive to privacy.

The latter...

It also includes a category of cases.

It involves minors.

If the plaintiff is a minor, the trial must not be held in public; it must be completely closed to the public. No members of the public are allowed in the courtroom. At most, you can listen in from a few meters away at the door.

But then a problem arises.

Everyone looked down at the chairs they were sitting on.

If we say...

If the defendant in this case is a minor...

What are those things under their butts? And is this place a courtroom?!

Obviously, yes.

So here comes another problem.

"A law protecting minors!?"

"Wait, that's not right. Isn't the defendant, Zhang Yue, 18 years old and already an adult?! Even disregarding February 18th, she was already an adult back then, even in the attempted rape case that occurred in Green Forest City on December 30th!"

"No...it's 18 years old, no problem, I took notes during the last court hearing, my age is 18!"

"I remembered wrong? No, if I remembered wrong, why am I in court?"

"My presence in court proves I'm not mistaken. If I'm not mistaken, then why did the defendant bring up the 'Juvenile Protection Law'? There's no reason their professional competence should be that low."

In an instant.

The audience fell silent.

Everyone's brains began to work, and some of the less intelligent people's minds clearly went blank, their foreheads starting to burn.

They stared blankly at the defendant's dock, their brains seemingly running a program.

"Xu De is highly competent and unlikely to make basic mistakes—therefore Zhang Yue is a minor—but minors are not tried in public—this has already been tried in public, so the juvenile case is dismissed—but Xu De is highly competent and unlikely to make basic mistakes, therefore Zhang Yue..."

The people in the audience looked at each other in bewilderment.

They wanted an answer, so they turned their attention to the trial area.

But unfortunately...

Trial area.

On the prosecutor's bench.

The prosecutor, Deng Shijie, had initially intended to reject the objection, but upon hearing the other party's words, he was rendered speechless. His lips twitched for a moment, then he took a deep breath and remained silent.

His rebuttal is useless.

Just as Xu De said, when there is a possibility that a minor is involved, but it cannot be proven that the minor is a minor, the case should be handled as if the minor is a minor!

You think it's just a verdict?

For example, could the sentence be reduced only at the sentencing stage, allowing Zhang Yue to receive a reduced sentence because she is a minor?

No, no.

Instead, the entire case was treated as if the perpetrators were minors!

Since there is no objective, substantial evidence to prove that Zhang Yue committed murder, she should be treated as a minor.

Presumption of innocence!

They won't give you a chance to defend yourself; they'll just erase you!

What?

A common-sense error?

Firstly, the basis for this charge is unstable; secondly, it cannot be objectively proven. Therefore, this charge against a minor should be directly dismissed!

Don't ask why.

The answer is that this law is explicit; it's called a "protection law," meaning it openly protects the other party without any strings attached. So...

Even if Deng Shijie kept pressing on this point, it still wouldn't make any difference.

unless..

He can refute the other party's arguments.

But unfortunately...

"Your Honor, our defense in this case now presents its third point!"

In a daze.

Suddenly, a loud voice rang out in everyone's ears from the defendant's dock.

Xu De, the defendant, stood up, opened his briefcase, and held a stack of documents.

"That is, the defendant Zhang Yue..."

"Minor!"

"Enjoy the rights stipulated in the Law on the Protection of Minors!!!"