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Chapter 4: chapter in the first court

In the New District of Fedu, numerous magnificent tall buildings spread along the wide avenue paved by white stones. Rows of long and thin columns inlaid with magic crystal are full of streets and alleys. Every night, it will send out soft light and drive out the darkness of the night. The hollow relief on the column body is carefully drawn by the carving masters. In the daytime, it is also a handicraft that embellishes the streets. Almost every intersection is built into a small square with a gorgeous fountain. The jumping water spray shows the wealth and vitality of Fedu all the time. The most famous one is the Mutu fountain in front of the main entrance of the first noble court. The statue of Mutu with several people high stands quietly on the bronze base in the middle of the circular pool. One hand is raised high, holding a short sword symbolizing the trial, and the other hand is hanging on the side of the chest, holding a Libra representing justice. Thirty-two jets of water leaped up, forming a water curtain like fog, which made the stone giant more sacred. Behind the Gothic architecture, the number of pairs of long spear like spires beautifully extended to the sky, as if to pierce the brilliant dawn rolling in the sky in the early morning. The majestic buildings and solemn statues, as well as the guards in the square who wear a black cape on the armor, let everything in front of us appear solemn and rigorous. The first court has always been a solemn and rigorous place. Assistant prosecutor Follain Friel is full of excitement. On behalf of the law enforcement agency with the highest fee, standing in the broad courtroom, under the eyes of the big people, the criminals who are not worthy of forgiveness are pushed into the bottom of the endless abyss. Isn't that what he has been pursuing? After climbing thirty-two levels of long steps and handing the pass to the guard on duty for verification, Fulan walked into the gate connected with the long arch hole. At the two ends of the arch hole, there are relief sculptures of people of the same size, all dressed in a judge's robe, or with a holy smile, or with a face of pity or glaring, seemingly uncompromising. They are the pioneers and builders of law in human history, who laid the foundation of the law and represented the history and tradition of the code. On the stone tablet at the end, there is a line engraved, "it's not sweet, it's suffering, it's not facing officials and councillors, it's not to make everyone become brothers. You must pay attention to act according to the law, act according to the law, swear by honor, be loyal to justice and never slack off." This is the oath of the first chief court officer of Fedu, and it is also a warning and advice to the latecomers. When we went through the arch hole and came to the vestibule, the huge bell on the tower just sounded. The melodious bell reverberated in the air, and the long and loud vibration was three times, and each vibration brought a long echo. The first one stands for accusation. The second voice is for sentencing. The third voice stands for never forgiving. This is a long-standing tradition of the first court, and represents the official start of a new day's work. "It's on." Fulan said, "my new stage." A few Monday passed in the blink of an eye. Every day, Fulan is busy from morning to night, checking the testimony, looking for the details that the patrol did not investigate to the end, and simulating the scene of confrontation with the defense in his mind. For Fulan, who is fighting alone, the complexity of his work makes him feel the pressure he never felt in the seventh Street Court. He completed three trials and put two murderers and one counterfeiter in prison, but it's not enough. The desk is still full of files, all kinds of them. Those bandits, cheaters and black hearted merchants seemed to show the ferocious smile only he could see through the documents. As can be seen by discerning people, the five trainee prosecutors are divided into 3 camps. The one who is far ahead is Peggy. The glory and power of the Reinschmann family make the big people take care of her. She can even let the intelligence officers of the fatu branch of the Wangdu security department put down their work and use resources to run for her. At the trial, she often showcased the whole experience of the defendant's crimes in front of everyone, as if she was the accomplice of the defendant. There have been four times, after Peggy's speech, the defense lawyer lost the courage to continue to defend, and turned to persuade the parties sitting in the defendant's seat to admit the crime to reduce the penalty. And the AI Er three person group also achieved remarkable results. The division of labor and cooperation of the three people made the progress of each case amazing. Although Eyre himself is not outstanding in any way, his organizational ability is the root of the group's tacit cooperation. In the first court, efficiency is always worthy of attention. Tired, Fulan became addicted to smoking several times. The small office assigned to him was often filled with the smell of choking smoke. Fulan lit another cigarette. The fire of the stars was emitting smoke, and it was bright and dark in a room that was not bright. This is the tobacco leaf and cigarette paper that Anmei bought to roll for him. The price is much cheaper, but the feeling of smoking is not inferior to the high-end goods of the tobacco shop. The lovely girl, while complaining about not kissing her when smoking bad breath, is willing to roll cigarettes until midnight. Every time he takes a sip, Fulan can feel the taste of the little wildcat's fingers. "For the spacious room with a small balcony, for a brighter future, for this girl, I have to work harder." When Fulan was so tired that he wanted to leave everything behind and sleep well for ten days and a half, he always encouraged himself. Then he was full of spirit again, fighting with the crafty lawyer and the dangerous suspect in the court. Gradually, No. 21 court Hall of the first court belonged to him, and the audience was more and more. Compared with other prosecutors' step-by-step trial methods, Fulan's style is obviously more interesting. He always talks about topics that seem to have nothing to do with the case, causing constant protests from lawyers, laughter from the audience, and silence from the judge. But you will soon find that those seemingly absurd stories, with the progress of the case, become a wonderful weapon to correct the crime, which can't be denied. For example, in a futures fraud case, the prosecution had no evidence at all, but the trial was rushed as the trial period was approaching. The defendant is a very cunning tycoon. He has always claimed that his expedition has found gem mines in the remote black continent and has the best and most impeccable agate. "Old Peter's fleet will bring back agate full of cabins, enough to make the city's Ladies ashamed that their jewelry is not precious enough, but old Peter wants to hire miners and sailors, and maintain the ship. Who can spend a little money on a share, and after a few months can share the wealth with old Peter." that's what Peter said at the beginning. So a little bit of money merged into the sea and flowed into his pocket. One month has passed, half a year has passed, and one year has passed. It seems that the agate promised by him will never appear. There were several nobles among the cheaters, who jointly sued the cheaters. But there is no evidence to prove that the businessman is lying, even if he owns a gem mine on the black continent. No matter the plaintiff or the first court, they did not have time or willingness to take a sum of money to visit the site. After removing a few feuds in the name of the prince, the black land was so poor that only slave boats would go there. The only valuable one there is the wild Orc tribe, those primitive human subspecies, and once built a great empire, but it was destroyed by the human kingdom 100 years ago. Strong orcs and charming foxes are the only wealth in the poor mainland. As tools or playthings, they are very competent. Fulan tells the story slowly, how the sailors of slave boats fight with orcs, and the primitive tribes on the prairie even eat people. With his narration, the audience all came to the fore that the scorched earth under the hot sun and the bloodthirsty savages are everywhere, and every seemingly safe place is hidden with deadly danger;Every dwarf Bush has the sharp claws and blood red eyeballs of wild animals. "Dear Mr. Peter, please tell me how your great adventure team defeated the orcs and even seized a mineral vein with rich output; and how your heroic fleet, under the harassment of the aborigines, delivered goods to the fleet." The businessman's lawyer stood up, "your honor, my client is a wealthy businessman, and his guard is well-equipped and well-trained. Even veterans who have been through the battlefield are no more than that. Just now the prosecutor also described it." speaking of this, the lawyer intentionally stopped, and it seemed to mock that Fulan was caught by him. "The black continent is a group of bloodthirsty primitive people, and ten orcs with wooden sticks can't beat a fighter with steel armours and sharp swords." "A hundred years ago, human soldiers destroyed the primitive empire; a hundred years later, private guards can defeat them as well. Human beings are always the most proud race under the sun." The lawyer is well-known in the circle, and the language is very provocative to arouse the audience's sense of human pride, winning warm applause for themselves. "Er, that is to say, Mr. Peter conquered and plundered that black land, rather than simply trading?" "Of course, who would be mentally retarded to do business with orcs?" "Mr. Peter's private guard is really well-trained and heroic?" "Of course!" "I doubt how many mercenaries a businessman can afford..." "My client, under the prosecutor's office, is a very successful businessman." the lawyer interrupted Fulan, "he even has the title of honorary Lord, and there is no problem in supporting thousands of mercenaries." Peter straightened his body proudly in the defendant's seat and nodded again and again. He almost wanted to kiss the lovely lawyer. He not only made the prosecutor speechless, but also announced his wealth and status by the way. "So that's why, presumably those mercenaries, even if they were sent to pay for occupation, wouldn't be a problem?" Fulan suddenly said. "Your honor, the prosecutor has been making groundless conjectures, and even he has no reason..." "Come on." this time it was Fulan's turn to interrupt the lawyer, "thousands of soldiers robbed the aristocrat's fiefdoms and unreasonably seized his mineral vein. It's a betrayal! It's a riot!" "Aristocratic fiefdom? I don't understand what you're talking about." "Don't you forget that one hundred years ago, the great Como I, the founder of Byron, after commanding the fleet to destroy the orc Empire, distributed the black land as a trophy to his several princes." It's true that this is a matter of fact, but both the Como emperor as a conqueror and the princes who were awarded are simply regarded as the honor of showing off victory. The land full of barbarians has no Garrison and development value. Until now, the inheritors have almost forgotten that they still have such a barren land. "Mr. Peter, are you ready to conspire?" Fulan asked ominously, and the target was sweating and writhing uneasily. "Where did your private fleet land? Which territory did you conquer?" After asking again and again, Peter forced three words out of his throat, "Alexandria, it's a remote place where even wild dogs don't want to wander. It's not the territory of a duke." If anyone is lucky enough to go to the black continent, he will be surprised to find that the Alexandria with a loud name is no more than a fishing village. It was originally a temporary camp for slave boats. For most of the year, it was as lonely as a ruin. "Let me check." Fulan took out a shabby book, which seems to be scattered into paper scraps. This is the old version of the aristocratic heritage book that he found in the reference room of the first court. It has a history of at least fifty years. In the new version, there is no hereditary information about the black land. The editor and the relevant aristocrats are lazy to put it in. "Well, we found Alexandria, formerly known as haolai Cape. This sea port, together with the land of six thousand miles around, belongs to the three princes of that year. After generations of inheritance, now it should be... Oh, Mr. Peter, you are so unlucky." Fulan said regretfully, "the Reinschmann family, there were several queens, and the family is famous." It's worthy of being a Lancaster that will never be in full bloom. Those who are in some position here begin to wipe the sweat on their forehead. "OK, I don't want to play any more." after Fulan let the defendant struggle in despair for a period of time, he continued, "give you a chance, you can find evidence to prove that your private guard, powerful fleet and gem mines on the territory of leienshmann family don't exist. Dear sir, the crime of conspiracy or fraud, please choose." It's a fool who knows how to choose. When he exited the court, the judge curiously grabbed Fulan and asked, "if the defendant, no, is now a prisoner, what to do with another port? As far as I know, there is also a place called tela port in the black continent." "It's more funny, that circle, and the Carmen family, our chief justice, have a lot of connections." Fulan said with a smile. A few days later, when Peggy met Fulan in the corridor, she stopped and looked at him for a long time. "A person's arrogance should be limited. In order to win the lawsuit and take a family as a prop, should he be punished?" When Fulan began to regret that he was not thoughtful and was ready to apologize to the first lady, Peggy suddenly smiled, "a meal, maybe I will forgive you. I know how to use the power of the upper position to achieve the goal, but I don't know how to deal with the end of the hand, a naive and interesting man." With the advent of the carnival, Fei citizens have another good place to go after participating in the cross dressing dance and running cattle on the street. The No. 21 trial Hall of the first court often staged wonderful plays. As the leading judge, he would use an impeccable way to show the desperation of the gangsters. Fedu people love stars. If not, they will create one. Fulan was their choice. Camillo, the grand prosecutor, privately told Fulan that after the end of the internship, his name is likely to appear on the list of prosecutors directly under the first court. The night of the carnival is boiling. The noise and laughter constitute the sound waves. Even the gods who sleep among the stars will be awakened from the eternal dream and look down curiously to the human world full of desire. The scarecrow party is in progress. On the largest central square in the New District, more than ten scarecrows symbolizing evil and doom turn to ashes in the raging fire. Whenever a pile of ashes of Mars is completely extinguished, the square will erupt a cheer. Then we scrambled to daub the straw ash on our hands and touch the people next to us. The customs of Fedu carnival, the more fingerprints on the body, the more it represents that he will be patronized by bad luck this year. The more bad luck others have, the more lucky they will be. In the blink of an eye, the exclamations and banter on the square came one after another. Of course, it also contains the cry of some unlucky guy that his wallet was touched away. Fulan was a bit sorry to come to watch the scarecrow party. There was a piece of gray in his new coat, countless palm prints were connected, and even two slaps were inexplicably on his face, leaving a black gray with a straw smell. Anmei was held in his arms and protected well until she rushed out of the fanatical stream of people and the girl's dress was spotless. She put her arms around Fulan's neck happily and laughed at the poor gray head. "Now you don't need to be in make-up, you can participate in the masked ball." the girl smiled suddenly, and her fingers scratched the filth on Fulan's face, and there were a few white whirlpool points in the black. "My good girl, if you were lighter, I think I would be less embarrassed." Fulan took off his coat and went to the side to fight the ash on his clothes. He teased, and then predicted that the girl would turn into a wild cat, and flutter forward. Weight is a big taboo for every woman. The assistant prosecutor looks around and is ready to find the best escape route. Anmei looks at her clean skirt and looks at her lover's vest that has lost its original color. The pair of green agates embedded in the outstanding faces are stained with something more brilliant. Then she came forward. Fu Lan, unable to dodge, closed his eyes and was ready to bear the baptism of the kitten's teeth and nails. The girl loved the intimate contact. "There is a good restaurant on the street, the dishes in it are more delicious than my meat." Fulan tried to change the topic again. It's a long kiss to answer him. The carnival of midnight began to be confused.