Lin Deng just wanted to speak up, but suddenly heard the nurse inside mention the name of Ye Zi, so he instinctively stayed and listened.
"Have you all heard? Ye Zi's sentence has been decided, they said she's been sentenced to one year and three months, and she's already started serving her time."
"I heard about it. A cousin of mine works at the bureau and said that some of Deng's friends tried to negotiate, which is why the sentence was this short. But, say what you will, one year and three months is still several hundred days. Can a girl, as young as Ye Zi, endure being locked up inside? It's for excessive self-defense leading to death; simply put, it's a murder charge. Ye Zi is still so young; she hasn't even dated or gotten married yet. Even if she gets out in a little over a year, she'll still be very young. But this is a criminal record; it will follow her for life. In the future, can she still come back to work at the hospital? Won't she have difficulty finding a job?"
