"Objection! The plaintiff's lawyer is slandering my client as mentally retarded and neurotic! That's a personal attack!" The defendant's lawyer immediately latched onto the loophole in Gu Nianzhi's words, appearing very excited.
Gu Nianzhi smiled at him. "Are you certain that I'm slandering your client? Is the truth considered politically incorrect these days?"
The defendant's lawyer nearly thumped his chest as he exclaimed loudly, "My client is most definitely not mentally retarded and neurotic! It's quite the opposite. He's very smart and logical—his academic grades prove that, and his family and friends can also testify that he's a polite and well-behaved child—"
"Enough," Gu Nianzhi said, cutting him off. "That's all I needed to know." She then turned to the judge with a serene expression and was completely unreadable as to what her next move was.
