Episode 888: Kingdom of Misplaced Time (8)

"I object," Chen Jiande stood up. "I'm just a father who wanted his family to sit together." "This is a sentencing factor, not a defense," the judge said. "Call the witness." Xiao Kui stepped forward. "Were you asked to lie?" Xiao Kui looked at her father. The glance lasted about two seconds, but to Chen Jiande, it felt like a high-speed train that didn't stop at any station. "Yes," she said. "What were you thinking at the time?" "...I thought my dad was embarrassing." She paused. "But I also knew he had a lot of money to pay this month." Chen Jiande suddenly wanted to look out the window, but a whale was swimming outside. "You may step down, witness." The judge turned to the other side. "Defendant, do you plead guilty?" Dou Dou, at this moment, opened his fourth bag of instant noodles and took a very crisp bite. The entire courtroom was silent. "...Guilty." (To be continued)