Too Bad I Take Things Seriously

The previous simulated trials...

For them.

Were somewhat difficult to understand.

They involved more civil law or other legal provisions.

As for the fourth round of the trial...

At least they could understand it this time.

...

Shanghai.

First Simulated Courtroom.

Qin Mu and Zhang Wei walked into the courtroom side by side, seeing their opponents for this time.

Three lawyers from Liang City.

All three are skilled in the field of criminal defense cases.

One of them is especially good at defending innocence, and it's said they have successfully helped dozens of defendants in innocent defenses and released them.

"Boom—"

With the sound of the gavel striking.

The trial officially began.

The Judgment Chief first looked at Qin Mu and asked, "Please let the prosecution speak on this case first, and state the indictment and the reason for the case."

After Zhang Wei heard this.

She instantly looked nervously at Qin Mu, with a posture of fully relinquishing.

Entrusted the defense completely to Qin Mu.

Qin Mu took a deep breath, glanced at the opposing lawyers, and then directly stood out.

In a deep voice, he said, "Our court successfully cracked a major fraud gang crime case today, in which Li Si and his fraud gang deceived an amount as high as 20 million yuan."

"In this process, it was verified that Zhang San had long provided Li Si and his gang with fraud scripts, teaching the fraud gang how to use fixed rhetoric to gain others' trust, thus extracting money, which constitutes a serious illegal crime."

As Qin Mu was narrating.

Everyone around was watching him, seemingly wanting to know how he would prosecute Zhang San for selling scripts.

After a slight pause, Qin Mu continued, "Although Zhang San excuses by claiming he was merely selling scripts and did not participate in the criminal activity or received any crime shares, he has long repeatedly sold fraud scripts and included content of psychological cues, social engineering..."

"It already constitutes the crime of teaching crime methods. Our side applies to the court, requesting Zhang San be sentenced to three years in prison."

Qin Mu's voice kept echoing in the courtroom.

Yet it made the expressions of the several star lawyers from Liang City turn solemn.

The charge Qin Mu proposed...

Indeed caught them off guard.

This is an extremely niche charge that general criminal lawyers might rarely encounter.

But thinking again.

This charge is indeed very suitable for Zhang San.

"This lawsuit... Surely isn't easy to fight."

The several lawyers exchanged a glance and couldn't help but sigh.

Upon knowing their opponent was Qin Mu.

They already felt a tremendous pressure.

Qin Mu's performance in the first three rounds...

Was simply formidable.

Each round he advanced with a first-place performance ranking, which sufficiently demonstrated his strength.

Moreover.

Not only in the field of criminal defense, Qin Mu seems to excel in other areas of defense as well.

His overall strength is incredibly strong.

"We have three people all skilled in criminal defense; there should be a chance."

Several lawyers took a deep breath, forcibly encouraging themselves.

They have already fought their way into the fourth round.

One more advancement...

And they can rush into the national top four!

"Boom—"

"Next, please let the defense attorney of the defendant proceed with the defense."

The Judgment Chief quickly turned his gaze towards the three of them.

After a moment of contemplation.

One person voluntarily stood out and began to defend, "My client indeed had the behavior of selling scripts, but that was due to the need for livelihood, dictated by his profession, belonging to normal behavior in everyday life, and shouldn't be considered a crime."

"Secondly, my client sold the fraud scripts with the original aim of promoting how to avoid fraud, unexpectedly used by Li Si, not intending to help others commit crimes, and has no criminal motives."

"Thirdly, my client has never received any share from Li Si's fraud activities, their only interaction was script selling, also quite aligning with market price, not belonging to disguised trading..."

Liang City's lawyer eloquently articulated the defense points.

Striving to defend Zhang San's innocence.

Everyone knew very well.

As long as they could successfully accomplish an innocent defense in this case, advancing to the fifth round posed no issues.

"If so, then the court declares, the focus of contention between both parties lies upon whether Zhang San's behavior of selling fraud scripts constitutes a crime; the upcoming trial, please proceed around this point."

After summarizing, the Judgment Chief carried on hosting the trial.

After Liang City's lawyer's defense.

The trial immediately entered the stage of presenting and verifying evidence.

Everyone again focused their attention on Qin Mu, wanting to see what kind of evidence Qin Mu, as the prosecutor, would propose.

"Judgment Chief, all jurors."

Qin Mu stepped forward a bit and said, "This is Li Si's confession, under interrogation, he proactively confessed that he found Zhang San, requested to purchase fraud-type scripts, and the two sides cooperated for three years, purchasing seventeen scripts altogether."

"They are respectively scripts of selling tea girls, pig-butchering plate scripts, etc..."

These scripts all originated from Zhang San.

Established virtual pure image, progressively gained the victim's trust, then extracting property using various methods.

Furthermore.

To enhance the credibility of the scripts, Zhang San self-studied psychology and included psychological cues in the scripts.

Made the success probability of fraud methods increasingly high.

According to Li Si's confession.

Upon realizing Zhang San was a talent, they completely executed fraud according to Zhang San's scripts.

The success rate of fraud improved by at least thirty percent!

"The scripts Zhang San wrote provided method guidance to Li Si's fraud gang, playing a crucial role in the execution of criminal activities."

Qin Mu took a deep breath, then enumerated evidence: "This is the crime data Li Si confessed, namely the number of people deceived and the amounts due to the seventeen scripts, cumulatively reaching 20 million yuan."

"This is the profit Zhang San obtained from Li Si through selling scripts, totaling 1.3 million..."

"This is..."

After presenting a series of evidence.

Qin Mu then said, "According to criminal law, Li Si's behavior fully constitutes the crime of teaching crime methods."

Subsequently.

He publicly read the legal provisions of the crime of teaching crime methods.

The crime of teaching crime methods refers to actions of intentionally teaching others concrete experiences and skills of committing crimes using language, characters, movements, imagery, or other methods.

Indeed.

In fact.

Criminal law specially established an independent charge to eradicate behaviors beyond incitement of crimes.

After all...

Inciting crimes belongs to accomplice.

While many times, the person informing others of crime methods did not directly participate in the event.

And inciting crimes targets inciting those without criminal intent to commit crimes.

Doesn't include inciting those intending to commit crimes.

Whereas the crime of teaching crime methods...

Happens to fill this loophole.

The most crucial point...

Is that this charge differs from inciting crimes; it belongs to act crime.

Meaning, no matter if participated in the crime, as long as the crime method is taught to others, it constitutes this crime.

In terms of sentencing.

The teaching of crime methods is punishable by imprisonment, detention, or regulation for up to five years;

If the circumstances are serious, punishable by imprisonments over five years;

If the circumstances are especially serious, punishable by life imprisonment or the death penalty.

Furthermore.

The crime of teaching crime methods isn't an accomplice with the criminal.

Even if Li Si commits the crime according to Zhang San's script, the two sides won't constitute accomplice.

Yet Zhang San's behavior...

Fully conforms to every constituent element of the crime of teaching crime methods.

...

Study Law Alliance Forum.

In an instant.

The posting volume surged.

"Goodness, there really is a crime of teaching crime methods? This kind of crime exists?"

"It's over, over, then no careless talking from now on, instructing others on how to murder and conceal online, if they did it, am I going to be implicated?"

"Who was it earlier that said teaching crime methods isn't a crime?"

"I now have a question, would the uploader teaching so many crime methods ultimately constitute a crime?"

"This...we need to ask the uploader."

"..."

Those netizens following the simulated trial, were all a bit wide-eyed.

The charge Qin Mu prosecuted...

They had never heard of.

Nor imagined writing a script could really eatinated crime.

The fact of the matter is.

This is different from inciting crimes, inciting crimes is telling others how to commit crimes.

Make those without criminal intent generate criminal motives, thus committing crimes.

It belongs to accomplice.

Whereas this...

Simply teaches methods, not participating in any other matter, similarly constitutes a crime.

Similarly.

Qin Mu released so many videos, learned methods by the well-intentioned and crimes committed...

Doesn't this mean Qin Mu is already "rife with crimes"?

"Probably not, the uploader can't be foolish enough to make such mistake."

After contemplating.

People thought Qin Mu wouldn't leave such a loophole for himself.