Led by the assistant with thick black-framed glasses, Nan Zhubin and his entourage first walked to the courtroom entrance.
After a brief exchange, the court clerk guided the group to their respective positions.
Honestly speaking, although Nan Zhubin had engaged with numerous criminal cases for various reasons up to this point, it was his first time visiting a courtroom.
Looking around, the judge's bench was at the highest point in the front of the courtroom, directly facing the entrance; just in front of the judge's bench at a slightly lower position was the clerk's bench, facing the courtroom.
Behind the clerk's bench were two parallel seats, the left was for the prosecution and plaintiff, and the right was for the defense. These seats faced the judge's bench.
These seats were separated by an aisle, with the spectator's area behind it.
