Morally, there was no blame to assign, nor any responsibility to bear. Yet Cheng Chuxiao and the others clung to this point, escalating the situation.
"The plaintiff accuses you of committing five crimes. Have you committed these acts?"
When Cheng Chuxiao and the others kept their heads down without speaking, Zhou Quanmin took a deep breath and began his inquiry directly.
Meanwhile, in the defendant's dock, Cheng Chuxiao and the others swallowed hard, not daring to answer directly. They all looked towards Zhang Wei beside them.
Upon noticing this, Zhang Wei immediately stepped forward and spoke on behalf of the seventeen individuals, "Respected Judgment Chief and judges, regarding the actions mentioned in the accusations by the plaintiff's lawyer, my clients indeed committed them."
