Chapter Seventy-Four: Identity Exposed

  About identity authentication issues.

  Many people say that Wu Yuan's identity has been thoroughly investigated, but in fact, household registration management is very strict in our country. However, in the United States and the United Kingdom, many people do not even have an ID card, and there are no photos on their driver's licenses. The flow of personnel is very frequent, and it is difficult to investigate fake identities. Many films and books reflect this.

  This book hypothesizes a country similar to a constitutional monarchy, where large-scale earthquakes and disasters occur every decade or so. In such situations, individuals with ulterior motives can fabricate nearly flawless records and sell them at high prices. This type of identification is unlikely to have any flaws because all the places that could be used for verification have been erased. Later on, Wu Yuan also had help from Zhang Sun Mou to cover up, making it not impossible that the truth was not discovered.

  "Can't take it anymore."

  On several major forums of the Empire, Wu Yuan's case has been one of the focuses of attention.

  Especially for lawyers, this case is a topic of discussion.

  Unlike media on paper, discussions on forums are more intense. Many people believe that the public prosecution of Wu Yuan is filled with legal injustice.

  "This guy was 100% screwed over by the prosecutor, thinking that admitting guilt would reduce his sentence, but what he didn't know is that our law itself is a joke."

  "No, not long ago there was a case where an old thief and a young man robbed and murdered someone. As a result, the prosecution made the old thief a witness for the prosecution, while the young accomplice became the main culprit. The murderer was sentenced to only five years, while the accomplice was given the death penalty."

  "This case is the same, everyone makes mistakes sometimes. If Wu Yuan hadn't embarrassed many high-ranking officials, this kind of case would be settled in about a year at most. With a good lawyer, it might even just require community service."

  "It's time for closing arguments."

  After five days, with Wu Yuan's active admission of guilt, the case finally reached its final stage. Following a unanimous verdict by the jury, Wu Yuan was found guilty.

  At this time, even a blind man could see that Wu Yuan's so-called self-defense had dug his own grave, and the prosecutor clung to the twelve years without letting go.

  "Defendant Wu Yuan, do you have anything else to say?"

  Kuo Wang suppressed his joyful emotions, and after Wu Yuan finished speaking, he proceeded with the sentencing. Twelve years of imprisonment with a fixed term, not eligible for parole within five years. This was the gift he gave to Wu Yuan.

  "Yes, I have an important fact that I haven't mentioned yet, Your Honor, may I collect my thoughts for a moment."

  All eyes were on Wu Yuan at this moment.

  Then, Wu Yuan took a deep breath and said, "There's something I've been hiding from everyone. My real name isn't actually Wu Yuan."

  "This identity of mine was obtained from the black market. My real name is Wu Yuanqing."

  Over the past decade or so, the empire has experienced several major natural disasters, including earthquakes and tsunamis. Wu Yuan's fake certificate was created by someone who deliberately found missing persons and used them to make an ID card. For this ID card, Wu Yuan spent a full 500,000 yuan, and he couldn't help but admire the professionalism of those people, as well as the cover-up provided by Zhangsun Wuji.

  A loud murmur of disapproval swept through the courtroom. Had Wu Yuan gone mad? Did he still not think his crimes were serious enough?

  There was a commotion in the courtroom gallery, with everyone discussing what Wu Yuan said was useful.

  Yes, no matter what his true identity is, the crime cannot be changed.

  "I was born on the third day of the sixth month in the third year of the Zhenguan era of the Great Tang, I am 14 years old this year, and will be 15 years old in five days, so I am a minor. Uncles and aunts, I apologize for my actions."

  He bowed deeply towards the judge and the onlookers, and his words exploded like a bomb in the courtroom.

  Fourteen years old, how is it possible?

  According to the case records, Wu Yuan was twenty years old. His naked appearance had been seen by everyone, and no one had ever doubted his age. But now, this guy actually claimed that he was only fourteen years old!

  Fourteen years old, what concept is this?

  Apart from murder, treason or a handful of other extremely serious crimes, a 14-year-old boy enjoys the protection of juvenile law and can do whatever he wants without having to take legal responsibility!

  If Wu Yuan was really only 14 years old, then the prosecution's charges of endangering public safety and drunk driving would be a joke. The judge wouldn't even need to open the trial, he would just tell the prosecution to go back and reorganize their case!

  Don't look at the current verdict, but if a major deviation occurs, such as previous examples, the deceased suddenly appears, and the murderer has to be released in court.

  Or, the prosecution might simply ignore this case and let the police roll back, find the parents of this bear child and take him home.

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  The royal garden is lush and green, with a few small birds jumping on the branches.

  "Plop!"

  A mouthful of tea water splashed onto the table, and for the first time in his life, Emperor Li Jiancheng of the Tang Dynasty lost his composure.

  On the TV screen nearby, Wu Yuan was apologizing to everyone, but his words made Li Jiancheng stunned on the spot!

  "Fourteen years old? This bastard says he's fourteen years old? What a joke! If he's only fourteen, then I'm only sixteen!"

  Li Jiancheng did not believe Wu Yuan's nonsense, but the officials around him furrowed their brows.

  "Wu Shi, isn't this person a merchant of the imperial family? He has connections with Li Shimin and is very good at making money."

  "Hmm, I remembered too, but he only has a daughter, heard that she's got some mental issues, didn't hear about him having a son."

  Two people were talking while staring at the TV program. Wu Yuandai said he was only fourteen years old, and naturally had his proof.

  For some reason, both of their hearts suddenly skipped a beat.

  Although Wu Yuanqing was only fourteen years old, although that guy was also an unruly bear child, but... this kind of thing, it's really too unbelievable, shouldn't have happened!

  Chang Sun Wu Gou had participated in the bet with others a few days ago, thinking that under the circumstances of easily making a profit, he could also make that fox-like woman lose face.

  Now it seems that they might be the ones who are going to lose face.

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  The law has become a mess, Judge Qian Yun only felt the veins on his forehead were bulging. Even the calmest person was whispering to each other at this time, let alone the reporters below.

  He stared at Wu Yuan on the judge's bench, with a desire to knock him dead with a hammer. But now all he could do was to bang his hammer fiercely, bringing the courtroom to silence.

  "Your Honor, I ran away from home last year and got a fake ID."

  "My father, Wu Shi Yun, is from Langtang, Chang'an. My ID number is XXXXXXXXXXXX, this is my ID."

  "What evidence do you have to prove that you are Wu Yuanqing?"

  The ID card brought by the police officer had a photo on it that didn't look like Wu Yuan at all, but Qian Yun did not deny Wu Yuan's identity. This person must have his reasons for saying so now!

  The judge thought for a moment and stretched out his hand towards Wu Yuan.

  "There are many ways to do this, but one of the simplest methods is from my father, Wu Shi Yi, who is sitting in the audience right now."

  Perhaps it was an arrangement of fate, Wu Shizong, as a representative of Li Shimin, was sitting in the spectator's seat.

  "Your father?"

  The judge was stunned and looked at Wu Yuan with some surprise.

  "That's right, when I was three years old, he swallowed up my mother's property and abandoned me after pretending to go bankrupt. His name is Wu Shi Yi, and his ID number is XXXXXXXXXXXXXX."

  Wu Yuan's finger pointed to Wu Shi again, saying, "If everyone is interested, they can contact Li Tianmi, a reporter from Dongming Radio Station, or Guo Shenyuan, an editor from Lantian Daily. I contacted them back then and told them the story of this person. They still have my expose materials."

  "You... you... you, what nonsense are you talking about? Wu Yuanqing is only 14 years old, how old are you?"

  The warrior, who was sitting on one side, woke up from his daze at this time and stood up suddenly, loudly refuting.

  "There is a test in this world called DNA testing, if you don't believe me, we can do it, my fingerprints are also in the police system, at that time, take them out and compare them."

  "As for why I look so sturdy, sorry to say, I'm relatively poor and have been eating fast food since I was a kid, which helped me develop well. Especially in the past two years, wandering around outside, I've been having all sorts of fast food nonstop, and growing up to look like this, it's really sorry to say."

  Wu Yuanqing's finger pointed to the spectator seat, where Wu Shi was sitting.

  "When I ran away from home, my family might have reported to the police. If Mr. Wu is not willing to do a DNA paternity test, I still have some relatives who can do the test."

  "Mr. Wu, would you like to do a DNA comparison?"

  Judge Qian looked at Wu Shizhen and asked.

  "It can be done now."

  The warrior nodded slightly, staring at Wu Yuan.

  Wu Yuan ended his final defense with a bitter smile. In fact, he had also been hesitating for the past few days, just like when summer vacation was over and he found that his summer homework wasn't finished, so he could only bury his head in the sand.

  "Everyone, uncles and aunts, I really didn't mean to fool around with everyone. It's just that at first I did something wrong, then one mistake led to another, and it all went downhill from there. I'm truly sorry to everyone, please forgive me."

  Wu Yuan smiled bitterly and didn't dare look at Yu Xianrong's face in the audience.

  The girl's face was flushed with anger, who could believe that she had been fooled like this once?

  Wu Yuan knew what would happen after he revealed his identity. Everyone thought Wu Yuan was just joking around.

  A super mixed-up bear kid will appear in front of everyone.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, due to new circumstances, the court is temporarily adjourned."

  With a loud bang on the wooden hammer in front of him, Wu Yuan could see the sorrowful expression in the judge's eyes.

  Every judge wants to be famous and trying a high-profile case is a shortcut. But now, all of this has turned into a nightmare, with all the charges becoming a joke.

  The prosecutor on the side also had a very awkward expression, his face was extremely ugly, as if someone had inserted a thick wooden stick from behind.