The leader cleared his throat.
He had answered this question countless times before the trial, clearly having prepared a mental draft.
Thus, he responded fluently, "I previously ran a company, and most of them were my employees."
The prosecutor asked, "What company? You said 'most', are all of the defendants present your employees?"
The leader looked around and nodded, "Yes, they are all my former employees."
He first answered the second question, which could be answered succinctly.
Then he backtracked to answer the first question, "The company was in AI digital avatar creation and management, which means virtual hosts."
This response was quite formal—first a professional, written introduction followed by a plain explanation to help listeners understand.
As mentioned earlier, he had obviously been asked these questions numerous times.
The prosecutor asked, "Why commit fraud?"
