The official live stream appeared calm due to the ban on talking.

Other mainstream media platforms had already discussed the possibility of another network crash.

"What is this?! What the hell?! I'm Zeng San, that outlaw madman?!"

'This old bastard is a traitor? He's always pretending to be so upright and righteous; it's utterly disgusting.'

Is Commander Qi the same Commander Qi that Qin Wenzhou mentioned before?

'So, Commander Qi was killed by Zeng Nian long ago?!'

"Wait! Using biological methods? What do you mean? Like turning people into zombies, is that what you mean?"

"Is there any humanity left? They killed someone and then spread rumors to smear them—what deep-seated hatred could they possibly have?"

"Just think about it, if he could frame and harm someone of higher rank and power, what chance do we ordinary people have if we fell into his hands? We might not even be left with bones!"

'That Zeng Nian is a complete psychopath! That bastard should be sentenced to death!'

'So, is it because Commander Qi was falsely accused of defecting that all related information was erased?'

'Commander Qi is so pitiful... He was so cruelly murdered by that old bastard, and now he has to take the blame for everything. Even his existence has been erased.'

'If Zeng Nian hadn't been dismissed, wouldn't Commander Qi be burdened with this fabricated charge forever?'

'That bastard wouldn't even spare a corpse, and he even made someone who died a mangled death take the blame... Damn it! I'm so angry I want to curse!'

'So tragic... How can someone be so miserable...'

……

Apart from Ji Ran and her son Zeng Yichen, everyone else in the audience looked dumbfounded.

Even Qin Wenzhou only knew that Qi Mu was killed by Zeng Nian, but he never expected that Zeng Nian's methods could be so heinous.

He looked worriedly at his daughter beside him, and saw that her eyes were cold and her face was indifferent, so she must have known the truth all along.

The calmer she was, the more Qin Wenzhou felt sorry for his daughter, wondering how much weight her little heart was bearing.

Qin Wenzhou wasn't the only one who couldn't help but look at Ji Ran; Jiang Baishen in the front row also did.

He knew Qi Mu wasn't alive, and he had just learned that Qi Mu was the commander, but he never expected that Qi Mu would die so tragically...

“Brother…” Jiang Manxi’s trembling voice came from beside him.

Jiang Baishen turned around and asked softly, "What's wrong, Manman?"

Jiang Manxi couldn't help but swallow. "The Qi Mu he mentioned... is it the Qi Mu that Xiao Leng mentioned...?"

She remembered Xiao Leng mentioning the name that day. Her first thought was that it was just someone with the same name, but when she saw her brother looking at Xiao Leng after hearing the name, she couldn't help but make that connection.

Jiang Baishen looked at her with some surprise, only then realizing that not everyone knew that Qi Mu existed in another form.

He opened his mouth, but in the end only said, "I'll explain later."

Seeing his hesitant expression, Jiang Manxi felt very uneasy, but could only nod.

The prosecutor's reading was still ongoing.

"...At the same time, the defendant violated public order and good morals by forcibly taking another person's spouse and illegally imprisoning his original wife in secret for 20 years."

During this period, he repeatedly committed acts of intentional harm against his eldest son, Zeng Yan, ultimately causing him to be shot and rendered vegetative. His actions were extremely heinous.

In addition, several murder cases were also involved in the military camp in the northern suburbs within its jurisdiction.

There are also several other financial criminal cases in which clear evidence has been obtained regarding multiple illegal transactions and market manipulations committed by the defendants using their official power.

In summary, the defendant Zeng Nian's actions constitute multiple serious crimes, including endangering national security, torture, intentional homicide, defamation, and intentionally spreading false information. The circumstances of the crimes are extremely serious, and the evidence is conclusive and sufficient. Therefore, we request this court to severely punish him according to law.

After the prosecutor finished reading, he returned to his seat.

Unlike the outrage among netizens who were shocked by the massive amount of criminal information online, the number of insults against Zeng Nian exceeded 10 billion in just a few minutes.

In the courtroom, almost everyone held their breath, staring in disbelief at the hunched back of the defendant trembling violently.

At this moment, that figure has become synonymous with evil.

Even though Zeng Nian had a rough idea of ​​what kind of trial he would face after talking with Luo Yesheng that day.

But when the moment actually came, and he heard his crimes being made public one by one, his body broke down first. He began to tremble uncontrollably, and even the chains on his hands and feet made a crisp sound.

Presiding Judge: "Defendant, do you have any objection to the charges?"

Zeng Nian's lips trembled, and he struggled to find his own voice.

"I...I didn't...I didn't do it..."

I thought he was going to say he had no objections, but he stubbornly insisted that he hadn't done it.

Presiding Judge: "Defendant, which part of the accusation are you referring to when you say you didn't do it?"

Zeng Nian's mind was a complete blank; he no longer wanted to recall those accusations, and simply shook his head frantically as if trying to escape the memory.

"I...I haven't...I haven't done it at all!"

Seeing that he couldn't offer any useful information, the presiding judge turned to Zeng Nian's lawyer, "Defendant's lawyer, do you have any objections?"

That young lawyer was simply a probationary lawyer assigned by his superiors; he didn't know much about the cases and was forcibly pushed into this position.

At this point, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and go along with what their client said.

"We do not admit to the charges. Please present your evidence, prosecutor."

The presiding judge nodded and then proceeded to the evidence presentation stage.

The prosecutor stood up and took out the first data report, which was a water quality report on the Zengjia artificial river.

"This report was provided and authoritatively certified by Professor Ji Ran, a first-class scientist in China. The artificial river in the Zeng family compound is derived from the diluted liquid of pharmaceutical waste from an illegal biochemical research experiment that Zeng Nian once initiated."

The contents contained structural traces of numerous drugs explicitly prohibited by China, including various biochemical virus remains.

"No!! Ji Ran framed me! She has a grudge against me! She deliberately framed me!!"

Zeng Nian roared, and at the same time, he frantically searched for Ji Ran's figure, quickly locking onto her. Now, without any pretense, he yelled furiously at Ji Ran:

"Ji Ran!! Why are you framing me?! What grudge do you have against the Zeng family?! Why would you want to frame me like this?! First you ruined my son's birthday party, then you plotted against my wife Yuan Yamei! And now you're trying to smear me!"

Zeng Yichen couldn't help but clench his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms.

He never expected that Zeng Nian would still be so unrepentant and even try to drag Ji Ran down with him!

Qin Wenzhou looked at Zeng Nian with the same ruthlessness he showed when looking at a corpse.

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