After the prosecution's accusations against Tu Peng were concluded, the defense lawyer conducted cross-examination.

Wu Bingyu slowly stood on the prosecution seat.

In fact, from the very beginning when she took over the job, she knew that it would be difficult. This is no ordinary homicide. As the prosecution argued, there were unspeakable crimes in Matsukawa Castle. The prosecution has a mountain of evidence, and only a tiny fraction of it is revealed at the trial.

Each of these pieces of evidence can crucify Tu Peng's crimes. Trying to disprove all the evidence in the prosecution's possession would be tantamount to a dream.

So from the very beginning, Wu Bingyu's defense ideas were not based on evidence.

She originally planned to exonerate Tu Peng from the legal point of view, which is the most likely.

The most important article in legal theory: the law of crime.

In other words, no matter what Tu Peng has done, there must be a written law that makes it clear that his actions are criminal. Otherwise, it is "not illegal unless the law expressly stipulates it".

But now there is no law at all.

Of course, there were times before the troubles, and when the country that could enact the law died, the law naturally died with it. Today's coastal, and indeed other human cities, have no general laws. Even if it did, its jurisdiction might not be able to govern Matsukawa City.

Even if Binhai now writes a law specifically against the Tupeng Group, "the law cannot be traced back to the past", and today's law cannot pursue yesterday's crimes.

It's a pity that Zhuo Yao had long thought that she would have this trick. The collegial panel informed Wu Bingyu the next day that the trial would be conducted in accordance with natural law.

Wu Bingyu's idea of exonerating Tu Peng from a legal point of view fell through.

Because natural law is a basket, everything can be filled into it. Moreover, natural law has existed for a long time, and there is no problem of retroactivity.

But fortunately, there must be a jury in a natural law trial, and guilt and innocence are decided by jury.

Then what Wu Bingyu really needs to convince is the jury, not the judge appointed by Binhai. Because of fairness, the members of the jury are confidential to both the prosecution and the defense before the trial.

Wu Bingyu prepared a set of elaborate rhetoric. Although the composition of the jury today surprised everyone, the jury is the same.

Whether it is a human or a demon on the jury, everyone decides right and wrong according to their hearts. And this gave Wu Bingyu a chance. Because in the hearts of the vast majority of people, there is another very important principle:

The merits and demerits are offset.

Wu Bingyu first showed a commendation order from the New World Association five years ago.

More than five years ago, demons were in turmoil, and there were many heroes. Among them, Tu Peng, Jia Hao and Rui Qing formed brothers of the opposite sex. They fought hard to slay the demons in the Shangwei area, and there were many cultivators who followed.

The New World Society commended the merits of Tu Peng and others, rewarded a number of exercises, and appointed Tu Peng as the lord of Songhe City. At that time, Songhe City lacked strong cultivators to guard it, and there were many demons and dangers. On the day Tu Peng took office, residents welcomed him.

The jury bench turned heads and ears, and many people have heard the story of Shangwei Sanjie's fight against the demon clan, but they didn't expect the protagonist to be the person on trial today. The civilians of Songhe thought that they had ushered in a savior, but they did not expect that "harsh government is fiercer than a tiger" is not a joke.

Wu Bingyu then presented another material. This is the statistical report of Songhe City in the first half of the year, that is, before the Tupeng Group was destroyed by Sun Xiang. In this half year, Songhe City ranked first among the 142 cities of the New World in terms of grain output, light industry output value, and aura manufacturing.

In other words, Tu Peng's system of respecting cultivators made Songhe City the most developed and wealthiest of all cities in just a few years.

"My client is also trying to build a new order, trying to open up a new path for humanity. He groped his way through the darkness, inevitably making some mistakes. But isn't that the inevitable price to be paid for social change?

My client did not have the Miranda of the Divine Light, he could not arm the civilians, he made the best choice under the existing conditions. If it weren't for Binhai's invention of the Divine Light Sword and Liruo Buyi, I would like to ask you, in all fairness, how many people think that civilians are valuable?"

"Before the troubled times, there was a movie that was widely circulated. The sun is about to explode, and humanity has decided to flee with the Earth. But in order to save half of humanity, the other half of humanity must be sacrificed. Those who died were the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and those who did not contribute much to the establishment of the new world. On the premise of survival, there will inevitably be such a moral choice that is different from the normal era. ”

"I implore the jury to take these factors into account in its determination. ”

Wu Bingyu's statement did have a certain effect, and many members of the jury showed thoughtful expressions.

In the auditorium, Sun Xiang smiled inexplicably. He actually wanted to say that if it weren't for his "Eight Methods of Hongmeng Qi Induction", the cultivators of the entire world would not be valuable. There was no difference in his eyes between the glamorous cultivators and the civilian soldiers who had been lifted up by the aura armament today.

If it is said that the other half can be sacrificed for the survival of half of the people, then who is more qualified to survive. A university professor and a cook, according to Tu Peng's theory, it seems logical that professors are more qualified to survive.

But!

Why?

Don't cooks have eyes?

Doesn't the cook have no facial features, no limbs, no thoughts, no feelings, no family?

Why!

Of course, Sun Xiang is a listener today and should be quiet.

(Afraid of being deleted, insert in the middle.) ）

(If the plot of this book is in full swing, it will not end without six million words.) But because the results are really bleak, almost no one reads it, and the update motivation is seriously insufficient, so I am considering the end of the first part in the near future and writing a different theme. But I feel sorry for the few readers who are still chasing. In this way, from now until January 1, 2021, as long as more than 100 readers find Junyang to leave me a message to write, then I will continue to write. The Monarch Sheep is found in this chapter. ）

After three hours of heated debate between the prosecution and the defense, Justice Meng Zhengchu saw that there was no objection to the facts and evidence, so he announced an adjournment and the jury left the court to deliberate.

During this period, Suzaku and White Tiger turned into human forms and fell, and everyone respectfully made way for them.

The jury didn't delay too long and quickly reached an agreement.

In order to appear more just, the fox demon Shi Yun, the big demon who has nothing to do with either side, announced the jury's opinion.

"Our six-member jury unanimously agreed that survival is not guilty, but there is a bottom line. Without a bottom line, survival is worthless. What Tu Peng did had already broken through the bottom line that any intelligent race could tolerate. King Kong Fox Shi Yun's words were always as bright as her actions, and she finally decided, "Tu Peng, guilty!"

The court scene was full of cheers, only Wu Bingyu was gloomy here.

(Mysterious number: Qi II (5) Wanton One Martial Spirit (3))

Justice Meng Zhengchu asked, "Tu Peng, are you guilty of any crime?" ”

Tu Peng raised his head and glanced at Wu Bingyu, who nodded with tears in his eyes.

Tu Peng stood up and said slowly: "I plead guilty." ”

"But. "The prosecution omitted several of my crimes, and I will now confess to them." ”

Then, Tu Peng began to recount several crimes that he had personally committed but that Zhuo Yao had not mentioned.

Everyone thought that Tu Peng had found a conscience and truthfully confessed the crime, only Zhuo Yao and Wei Kaicheng were shocked.