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Chapter 83 - 81: Acquittal

Chapter 83: Chapter 81: Acquittal

January 1, 2020, after finally persuading his parents to go back first, Wu Li was transferred to the detention center.

On January 3, aside from Ma Qing, the three other injured parties finished giving their statements. That evening, everyone involved in the incident was brought back to the police station to give their statements, and the case was reconstructed in full detail, matching Wu Li’s previous account without any significant discrepancies.

By January 4, Ma Qing showed no signs of awakening and was declared to be in a vegetative state. His family filed a legal complaint with the court, accusing Wu Li of intentional injury. Their argument was that since Wu Li was trained in martial arts and had previously won a fighting competition, he was fully capable of defending himself without causing serious harm, yet he chose to use brutal force.

This case immediately caused an uproar online. Before this, there had been ongoing discussions about whether "Kung Fu is a killing skill," involving both insiders and outsiders. So, when there was new information regarding Wu Li’s case, it naturally became the center of attention again.

There had never been a case of successful self-defense in China involving one against many that resulted in crippling the attacker, so some people with ulterior motives started spreading the idea that Wu Li’s actions were not self-defense but intentional harm:

"Slow down that video and you’ll see, when Wu Li hit Ma Qing, he first deflected Ma Qing’s knife-wielding arm, and then he struck Ma Qing’s forehead with his palm. What does that tell you? It shows that he was fully capable of avoiding Ma Qing’s attack, even disarming him. Ma Qing was no threat to him, yet he still chose to inflict heavy damage!"

"It wasn’t just Ma Qing. The one with the broken leg, initially Wu Li kicked his lower leg, and the guy was about to fall, but then Wu Li deliberately stepped on him again, this time on his knee, breaking his leg!"

"The law does say that when your life is threatened, you can exercise unlimited right to counterattack. But from the video, it’s clear that Ma Qing and the others could not pose a threat to Wu Li, yet he still used excessive force. Shouldn’t such a person be punished?"

"Aren’t you the ones saying Kung Fu is a killing skill? Isn’t a brutal person with killing skills a major safety risk in society? If he really wanted to kill someone, can you imagine the destruction he could cause?"

"Exactly, if it’s a killing skill, it shouldn’t be in the hands of ordinary people!"

...

At first glance, these comments were indeed shocking, but most people online still sided with Wu Li:

"Are you f**king kidding me? Just because he’s a fighting champion he’s completely capable of self-defense? The Judo champion got in a fight with his neighbor and ended up stabbed to death, the Free Fighting champion got into a street fight with a vendor and was stabbed three times, winding up in the hospital, the UFC champion faced a knife-wielding assailant one-on-one and didn’t win... You can maybe fend off someone with your bare hands, but this is like twenty-something people with knives, and the guy is unarmed, and you’re telling me he’s fully capable of self-defense?"

"I’m laughing so hard, whoever says Ma Qing and the others posed no threat to Wu Li is an idiot, right? The guy was stabbed twice, are you blind not to see that? If this is ’no threat,’ then let me stab you twice."

"Kung Fu is a killing skill and ordinary people shouldn’t possess it? Ordinary people can kill with a kitchen knife too, from now on let’s all cut vegetables with our hands, after all, kitchen knives are murder weapons!"

"Are these moronic comments being made by those jealous of Wu Li, or those who don’t want Traditional Martial Arts to rise? Who even shares such brain-dead statements?"

...

In short, the online community was in an uproar, even more so than when the ’Society’s Dragon Brother’ case happened.

In Qi City, Liu Yuanbo made a phone call to his father.

"Dad, do you think my master will have any trouble this time? Should you speak out for him?"

Liu Wenhan’s voice was calm, "Don’t worry, I’ve consulted with a few lawyer friends. Even without the public opinion online, Wu Li will certainly be acquitted. As for the malicious comments online, remind your master to be careful; he has started to make enemies."

"Dad, our company has only just been established, who could we have possibly offended?" Liu Yuanbo was puzzled.

Liu Wenhan chuckled, "Think about it yourself."

...

In an apartment in Chuhua City, Li Ruqi was also calling her father.

"Dad, you know about Wu Li’s case that’s been all over the internet lately, right?"

"Yes, what about it?"

"Some comments online are too hateful. We should speak up for Wu Li!"

"We’re already reporting on this matter."

"I think the coverage isn’t strong enough, the stance should be clearer!"

"Qiqi, do you know this Wu Li personally?"

"Why are you asking this?"

"I don’t know them, why the rush?"

"Ugh, why do you care so much!"

"Alright, alright, I won’t meddle, but you don’t need to worry either. There’s nothing much to argue about in Wu Li’s case, even if you tied a dog to his lawyer’s seat, he would still win in the end."

"Hahaha, are you serious?"

"Of course, when have I ever lied to you?"

...

On January 6th, the People’s Court of Chuhua City pronounced Wu Li not guilty on the grounds of self-defense and released him.

Wu Li walked out of the courthouse, and immediately a swarm of journalists surrounded him.

Before Wu Li could ask the journalists to make way, several burly men dressed in black suits and wearing sunglasses, looking like bodyguards, barged in and parted the journalists, clearing a path for Wu Li.

Wu Li, surprised, looked ahead and saw Liu Yuan Bo smiling and waving at him.

"Why are you here; did you finish up the business with the branch in Qi City?" Wu Li asked with a smile as he walked up.

"When the master encounters such an incident, of course, the disciple should come." Liu Yuan Bo pointed to the car behind him, "Come on, get in the car first."

"Old Wu! Old Wu!"

A voice came from not too far away, and as Wu Li turned to look, it was Chen Dong and Wang Xuecheng waving at him, with Zhang Jia’er and her roommates beside them.

"I’ll go say hi to my friends." Wu Li patted Liu Yuan Bo’s shoulder and then walked towards Chen Dong and the others.

"Congratulations, boss, on your release from prison!"

As Wu Li approached, Chen Dong and Wang Xuecheng bowed neatly in unison.

Wu Li, accustomed to these two clowns, raised his hand, "At ease."

"Now that the boss has also been through tough times, when will you lead us to take over Chuhua City’s Jianghu?" Wang Xuecheng asked seriously.

Wu Li pretended to be disdainful, "The Jianghu is now filled with my legends; is there even a need to take over?"

"Hahahaha."

After that, the three of them burst into laughter.

"Wu Li, I am really sorry. If I hadn’t suggested going to the bar that night, none of this would have happened."

When Wu Li finished laughing, Zhao Minzhi stepped forward with a guilty expression.

Wu Li shook his head, "Don’t say that. They were all coming for me, it has nothing to do with you all."

"I’m sorry for giving you all a fright," Wu Li said to the few girls.

The five girls hastily waved it off as nothing, looking at Wu Li with eyes full of admiration, while Zhang Jia’er stood to the side, regretting that she had drunk too much that night and missed Wu Li’s glorious moment.

"Tsk tsk tsk, those who’ve been through hard times are different; Old Wu can now comfort five girls at once about being startled," Chen Dong whispered to Wang Xuecheng.

Wang Xuecheng sighed, "Yeah, the boss is truly the boss, you can’t help but admire."

Wu Li actually heard the two’s whisper, turned his head, and kicked at them, "Scram!"

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