But if one attempts to conceal or distort the facts of a crime, it constitutes the crime of perjury, for which there is conclusive evidence.
After discussion with the panel of judges, they decided to add this charge and combine it for the trial.
Meanwhile, in the defendant's dock, Jiang Lin and the other ten people felt darkness sweep before their eyes upon hearing Zhou Quanmin's words. They felt utterly weak. Just like Liang Shuqi, they collapsed to the ground, their postures strikingly similar.
Initially, they were charged with a minor crime of defamation. But now... their prison terms might soon rival Liang Shuqi's, potentially up to five years!
"It's over! What do we do now?"
"I only got eight hundred likes! That's just a few months at most. How could I have been so foolish as to commit perjury!"
"Lawyer Zhang, Lawyer Zhang, you must save me..."
Jiang Lin and the others eyed Zhang Wei desperately, their faces filled with pleading.
