Courtroom 1, Lotus City District Court
Everyone was seated and lawyers from both sides were sorting the papers.
Chief Judge Chen Hao came in, and everyone stood up.
The judge asked the prosecutors to present the facts of the case and their demands.
Ms. Li Wenxue, the lawyer hired by Lei Feng stood up and started the case, "Your Honor, we are suing Mr. Gu Feitian for cheating, mental harassment, physical abuse, and kidnapping case. Along with him, we would like to prosecute Mrs. Lin Fang and Mr. Gu Tianchen in the kidnapping and fraud charges."
(Charges here are real so don't link this to leftist feminist groups.)
"We would like the court to give justice to a mother. She not only lost her child, she was manipulated, and tortured mentally by these people. We want the court to punish the perpetrators and give appropriate compensation by divorce settlement."
"That's all, your honor."
She sat down.
The Judge looked towards the defendant's side and asked them to present the case.
The whole proceeding went on for half a day, The Gu family denied all the crimes and even begged the judge to move matters to mediation.
Li Wenxue countered all the justifications given by the Gu Family with hard facts and solid evidence.
Recordings, Doctor's reports, Police evidence, everything was presented in the court. Each of these stands like an iron wall between Gu Family's pleading for mercy.
Lei Feng asked Li Wenxue not to accept any compromise and to go hard on property distribution.
(With Lei Feng's current worth the whole Ancient group would be a fraction but they did this to punish the whole Gu Family. After all Gu Feitian wanted to use the daughters as a tool to make money and kick Zhao Lang out of the home after he was done with it.)
He even prepared another surprise for Gu Feitian, he brought an old man from the Lin family with him.
He wanted to use him and have Lin Fang betray Gu Feitian because there was no direct evidence of him involving in the kidnapping case. After all, he had proved that he had no interest or direct involvement.
If she confesses, not only would he ask for leniency in her case, but she can have her status back as Old Man Lin's granddaughter.
He used the mind-reading card on Lin Fang, and after confirming her probability of betrayal, he conveyed this thought to his lawyer.
During the lunch break, he managed to complete this task.
After resuming the session, the Judge asked both sides to present final arguments. Here, Li Wenxue asked permission to add a fact to the case and provide evidence before making her final remarks.
Then the climax began, Lin Fang came to the witness box and told the background story behind the kidnapping case. Making Gu Feitian the biggest culprit in it. She stood as a witness and explained how she couldn't have done this without him. Testifying against him and begging for forgiveness.
The Judge and the jury noted these points and asked both parties to present the final remarks.
After consultation with Lei Feng, Li Wenxue asked the Hon. Judge and the Jury to not punish Lin Fang because she was just a pawn under Gu Feitian's hands. She asked for the strictest punishment for others.
Gu Feitian wanted to run up and beat this woman. He did all this for her and her child but now he was betrayed in front of the court.
He suddenly felt the world losing its meaning and suffered the same misery he had planned for the protagonist group.
The Judge and The Jury came up with the verdict:
1. Zhao Lang was awarded with 30% shareholding in the ancient group in the divorce settlement.
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3. Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu were sent to do social service for 6 months due to their age and a fine of 10 million in compensation for physical and mental damage caused to the defendants.
4. Lin Fang was sentenced to 3 months in imprisonment and 9 months on parole if she followed all the guidelines.
5. Lastly, Gu Feitian was sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment for kidnapping, physical abuse, and mental torture charges.
Everyone cheered 'justice served' 'he deserves it' 'retribution' etc.
Old Man Lin thanked Lei Feng and talked to Lin Fang for making arrangements after her release from prison.
Gu Feitian was still sitting in his chair, his eyes were empty. He aged ten years in a single day. Lei Feng walked up to him and said, "Did you ever think that you would see this day? Do you regret your choices?"
Gu Feitian sat there as if he did not hear anything. Gu Tianchen was struggling with the police staff who were escorting him to prison.
Everything was over.
Lei Feng, Li Yue, Zhao Lang, Gu Ling, Gu Meng, Gu Jing'er, and the Xu Family went back to the villa and celebrated the big victory.
In the next few days, news of the Chairman of the Ancient Group being imprisoned spread like wildfire. All the shareholders wanted to run away. Lei Feng convened a meeting and purchased all these shares at a heavy discount from these people.
After some paperwork, Lei Feng was able to take control of the 51% stake that was still in Gu Feitian's name after negotiations with the financing companies and banks.
Although he used up all the 100 billion RMB wealth he accumulated over the past year. He managed to hold 70% shareholding in his name. While the balance 30% was in Zhao Lang's name. Now the Ancient Group was no longer related to the Gu family anymore.
Zhao Lang wanted to give all the shares to him to make up for her guilt but after seeing his sisters' pitiful faces he smiled and told her to distribute them equally between the three sisters.
Zhao Lang and the sisters cried on the spot, they hugged each other and then laughed.
.....
Time passed by and it was 3 years later.
He redeemed thee more cards from the mysterious shop. One of them was Future information, the second was a blueprint to make a lithography machine and the last one was a healthy family card.
Lei Feng and Gu Ling merged the Ancient Group into the Future Group and made it one of the top 100 groups in the Country.
Li Yue and Lei Feng were officially together.
Gu Tianchen was released from prison but he is homeless and penniless now. He begged them to take him in but Lei Feng refused.
.....
Gu Family sisters married the love of their life.
Lei Feng himself married Li Yue 5 years ago and held the biggest wedding in the history of the Lotus City. Unlike the rich, they held a nationwide food campaign. There was free food available to anyone who wanted to eat for the whole week.
Neo gained a hefty number of Destiny points at this event.
They had 3 children, 2 girls and 1 boy. Zhao Lang looked after the kids like a good grandma.
With the help of the system, Lei Feng was at the peak of life.
Gu Feitian came out of prison but seeing all his hard work taken over by others drove him crazy and he spent the rest of his life in medical care.
...
Another 20 years later, all the children were married. Lei Feng became a grandfather and Zhao Lang became a great-grandmother.
Life was good. Thanks to the illness-free medicine and healthy family buff, they never suffered from any diseases.
....
Another 20 years passed by Everyone grew older. They were happy, Lei Feng and their family stepped down from the business world and their children took care of the affairs of the company.
In another 10 years, Zhao Lang passed away with a smile on her aged face.
She managed to see and raise 4 generations of the family. Her wishes of becoming a mother and nurturing her future kin were fulfilled.
.....
Another 10 years later Li Yue passed away as well. The whole nation cried hearing that the lady who did so much for the people passed away. The nation declared a holiday on that day because of her contribution to society. Her deeds were too many to count. Thousands of schools, medical centers, welfare homes, special needs institutions, etc.
Lei Feng cried for the second time after rebirth.
He spent his time in solidarity while meeting the family on special occasions.
Neo could have left him 40 years ago but he didn't. One because he wanted to witness the end of the story himself and second he was still accumulating karma.
...
The day finally came, when Lei Feng was at the death bed in his home. World-renowned doctors were running here and there but his eyes were at peace. He was not bothered by anything as he was chatting with an old friend.
'Neo, Is this how life ends?'
[Life is a cycle, it just rests to zero.]
'Are there really other worlds in this universe?'
[Yes, there are.]
'What will happen to you when I die?'
[My mission was completed 40 years ago, I will return to headquarters and travel to another world. Meet new people and learn new stories.]
.....
End of story.
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