Liang Shuqi heard this. He immediately stood up and repeated Shen Dao's instructions verbatim. His defense centered on the argument that his actions were not a deliberate attempt to spread the virus but were simply intended to disgust the other party. The goal was to steer the case towards a charge of negligent poisoning.
"Your Honor, although I had a cold at the time, I did not intend to transmit the cold to Qin Mu when I spat," he stated. "He gave me a bad review, which infuriated me. It was only after seeing the online comments that I reacted by spitting."
At the defense attorneys' table, Zhang Wei watched his client, feeling even more nervous than during his own first court appearance as a lawyer. Only upon seeing Liang Shuqi's "excellent performance" did he let out a sigh of relief, his expression visibly easing.
