Daily Intelligence: Forced to Save the Beautiful President at the Beginning

Those ten minutes felt as long as a century. Li Yong sat in the defendant’s seat, hands clasped on his knees, looking calmly at the judge’s bench. There was no nervousness, only a serene waiting for the dust to settle. Zhang Fan sat in the gallery, lightly tapping his knee, feeling very certain in his heart—with the evidence solid and sentiment on their side, they had definitely won this lawsuit.

*Bang—*

The gavel sounded again. The Presiding Judge returned to his seat holding the result of the deliberation. His voice was solemn and clear: ”After deliberation by the collegial bench, all prosecution evidence in this case is found to involve ’forgery, coercion, or falsehood.’ The testimony of witnesses Xiaoya and Zhang Cheng has clearly proven that this case was a deliberate instigation of perjury and forgery of evidence by Tianhua Group Chairman Wang Tianhua and his son Wang Haoyu to seize an anti-cancer formula, framing the defendant Li Yong. The court now pronounces: The defendant Li Yong, suspected of major illegal medical practice and endangering public safety, is found not guilty on all counts and is **hereby acquitted in court**!”

”Acquitted!”

Those words were like a beam of light, instantly illuminating the entire courtroom! The villagers in the gallery stood up abruptly, bursting into thunderous applause and cheers. Some shouted excitedly, ”Long live justice!” and ”Divine Doctor Li is cleared!” Some even shed tears. Media reporters frantically pressed their shutters, their camera lenses locked onto Li Yong in the defendant’s seat. The live-stream was completely flooded with comments like ”Justice has finally arrived” and ”Divine Doctor Li has been wronged.” The number of online viewers instantly surpassed twenty million, and the word ”Explosive” next to the topic #LiYongAcquitted# was both eye-catching and heart-warming on the screen.

A court bailiff walked up to Li Yong and gently unlocked the handcuffs on his wrists. The moment the cold metal left his skin, Li Yong slowly raised his hands and rubbed his wrists, which were marked with red indentations. Then he stood up, gave a deep bow to the Presiding Judge, and turned to the villagers in the gallery to bow again. He didn’t speak; his eyes were just bloodshot, and tears welled up but never fell. This elderly man, who had practiced medicine for forty years, hadn’t cried when he suffered the injustice, nor when he was framed as a ’quack.’ Now that his name was cleared, he couldn’t help but have red eyes.

Under the escort of the bailiffs, Li Yong walked out of the courtroom. Just as he stepped out of the courthouse doors, the waiting crowd and reporters immediately swarmed him. Some held flowers, some held signs saying ”Divine Doctor Li has worked hard,” and patients he had previously cured rushed forward excitedly to grab his hand: ”Doctor Li, that’s wonderful! You’re finally cleared!”

Flashbulbs flickered incessantly in front of Li Yong. He accepted a bouquet of flowers, his voice carrying a hint of a sob: ”Thank you, everyone... Thank you, Young Mr. Zhang, thank you, Lawyer Wang... I haven’t done anything against my conscience in my life, and I believe that justice will not be absent. In the future, I will continue to treat everyone as long as I can still walk.”

On the roadside not far away, Zhang Fan sat in his car, watching Li Yong surrounded by the crowd, a gratified smile appearing on his face. He took out his phone and sent a message to Wang Jingdong: ”Good work, Lawyer Wang.” He quickly received a reply: ”It’s only right. Justice is never late.”

Zhang Fan put down his phone and turned his gaze back to the courthouse entrance. In the crowd, Li Yong was talking to the villagers, his smile simple and warm. But Zhang Fan knew clearly that the end of this lawsuit was not the finish line, but a new beginning. The Wang father and son had vanished, and Chen Mo had quietly left after the adjournment. The shadow of Tianming Group was inevitably behind this. They hadn’t obtained the anti-cancer formula, so they would never give up. The coming struggle would only become more intense.

The sunlight outside the car window was just right. Zhang Fan started the car and slowly drove away from the courthouse. He knew that the war against Tianming Group had only just truly begun. And this time, they hadn’t just protected Li Yong and the anti-cancer formula; they had upheld justice—and that would be their most powerful weapon moving forward.