"If I could find someone else... I wouldn't have come to you."
Meng Lei forced a bitter smile, his complexion growing uglier by the moment. He was on the verge of tears.
House, car, savings—all told, they amounted to more than two million. Yet, he couldn't even afford the litigation fee for a lawsuit.
Before long, the recess was over.
The Judgment Chief, with the members of the collegial panel, re-entered the courtroom.
"All rise!" the clerk announced aloud.
The gavel struck.
The Judgment Chief looked over the crowd and declared solemnly, "After a public trial lasting four hours, the Yangcheng First Criminal Trial Court has carefully examined Meng Lei's suspected fraud case to understand the details and confirm the factual evidence. During his college period..."
