Ling Hulan said: "I've been sitting here in a daze for two hours, and at present, I can't think of any of the four defendants who has the possibility of overturning the case." That's why I advise you not to wade into troubled waters. ”

Cao Yun asked, "Have you met the client, Fujiki?"

Ling Hulan sighed lightly and said helplessly: "See, Fujiki recognized the 'guild'. He himself is desperate, and he is more concerned about the question: whether the trial of the Flame Court will be like the case of the actress. I couldn't answer his question, so he became more agitated and out of control, unable to communicate. ”

Speaking of which, the phone in Ling Hulan's room rang, Ling Hulan answered the phone, and then asked Cao Yun to answer. The waiter No. 1 said: "Lawyer Cao, I'm sorry, please make a decision within two hours, whether you are willing to defend in court, and who you are willing to defend for." ”

Cao Yun replied: "I have decided to jointly defend Mr. Fujiki with lawyer Ling Hulan, and lawyer Yun is my assistant. ”

The waiter replied, "Okay, excuse me, goodbye...... By the way, there are small umbrellas in the fridge if needed. Excuse me, goodbye. ”

"Goodbye. ”

Ling Hulan looked at Cao Yun, and Cao Yun said: "Since it is impossible for the four defendants to overturn the case, why don't I sell my favor to my old friend?"

"Huh. Ling Hulan smiled: "The old friend has received a favor." ”

Cao Yun: "Anyway, I am also a lawyer of Fujiki Company, and the commission is not over yet. ”

The two worked together once, and the result was pleasant, but the process was not pleasant. Ling Hulan remembered the joint case, and reminded with some worry: "1+1 is sometimes smaller than 1, or your clever plan." ”

Cao Yun said: "The mountain people have no clever plan, and at present, they are in a desperate situation, and only by returning the other way can they help Fujiki continue his life...... I was more nervous about the prosecutor, this time there was no prosecutor from among the lawyers or prosecutors, and the court had already appointed a prosecutor. The other side knows each other, and we lost three points before we played. ”

......

In the Flame Court, there is no change of day and night, and the human biological clock seems to have changed.

Cao Yun got on the bus at 3 p.m. and arrived at the Flame Court at 4 a.m. the next day. The last time I went to the Flame Court, it only took me just over four hours. Is it possible to infer that Mingtang is farther away from the Flame Court than Dongtang is from the Flame Court?

No, don't underestimate the IQ of the bad guys, maybe most of them are right, but remember that you don't have a cell phone, and you know the time the Flame Court provides.

Is being anesthetized the same as falling asleep? Strictly speaking, it is not the same thing, Cao Yun and Ling Hulan talked, feeling sleepy. didn't shy away from leaning on the chair to take a nap, until Ling Hulan woke up Cao Yun: "It's time for lunch." ”

Room 101 is still a big restaurant, there are not too many changes, the buffet has been arranged, the dishes are not rich, but the meat and vegetables are matched to ensure nutrition. As can be seen from the pomp and buffet, the Flame Court also has some limitations, otherwise with their financial resources, they will not be stingy with the supply of sumptuous food. But also think about it the other way around, the people here are very shrewd, maybe people deliberately lay it out like this?

Four lawyers have been hired for this Flame Court, Nangong Tengfei, Ling Hulan, Tang Kai and Cao Yun. There were also two very strange people dining in the restaurant.

The first was wrapped in a black robe, similar to the clothes of a monk, with a visibly silicone mask on his face, and a laptop by his side. Just like the caricature, the man's back clothes have a large check written on them. He is represented as the prosecutor in the case.

It is impossible to judge whether this person is male or female, let alone identity, from their appearance. He had a sign on his chest: Public Prosecutor No. 1.

The second sat in the center, stilted, and her figure was obviously a girl, ripped jeans, and a T-shirt. The silicone mask on the face is a bit more advanced than that of the prosecutor, and the left and right sides of the mask are printed with two large letters: hunt and dog. Chest tag: Lawyer Five.

Cao Yun is the No. 1 old brand, Ling Hulan is the No. 2, Nangong Tengfei is the No. 3, and Tang Kai is the No. 4.

The hyena claims to be a hunting dog, but outsiders jokingly call it a hyena. If it weren't for the idle boredom of the Flame Court, this girl would definitely be a hyena person.

If it was really a hyena person, Cao Yun would praise the hyena, go deep into the tiger's den, be calm, and take the initiative to provoke. changed the image of the soil bun hyena that Cao Yun knew, and entered the house in one step.

Cao Yun looked at the two of them for a while, then walked towards Tang Kai and said politely, "Lawyer Tang, hello." ”

"Not good. Tang Kai smiled bitterly, he was kidnapped. Just like the number one master in the world of martial arts, there is always trouble, since Tang Kai has the title of the first lawyer, someone will inevitably find him trouble.

Cao Yun sat down and chatted with Tang Kai for a while, and Tang Kai chose Xiao Dao, the current temple chief of Mingtang City, who has not been arrested, as his client. He believes that the Flame Court lacks Kojima's testimony and that he can deny most of the charges himself.

This is also true.

Hearing that Cao Yun and Ling Hulan teamed up to defend Fujimu, Tang Kai was very unoptimistic. Although Tang Kai is the first lawyer of the water, his ability is not under Ling Hulan, Tang Kai analyzed the case for Cao Yun like his predecessors, and he believes that Fujiki is the first point. If Fujiki is not guilty, everyone else is innocent.

The two were chatting, and the hyena female lawyer diagonally opposite, let's call her No. 5, slapped the table with two fingers, attracted Cao Yun's attention, hooked her fingers, and pointed down the position beside her, which seemed to be quite familiar with Cao Yun.

Cao Yun is sure that he is not familiar with it, because the girl is dressed, there are not many secrets in her figure, and Cao Yun does not have such an acquaintance in her memory. Lin Luo, like this girl, has very long legs, but Lin Luo's inner calf muscles are strong and slightly rounded, and the inner muscles of No. 5 calf are smooth and smooth.

Of course, Cao Yun also knows many women, such as Gao Shan Xing, Hanzi, etc., but Cao Yun has never seen their calves.

Cao Yun pointed to himself, No. 5 nodded, Cao Yun shook his head, he didn't want to cause trouble. Others are not trouble, hyenas are certainly trouble. Looking at the prosecutor again, he ate slowly, quietly watching everyone's every move, as if he was a master.

Cao Yun and Tang Kai said goodbye and returned to Ling Hulan's side, and Nangong Tengfei intercepted him halfway: "Brother Cao, there are some things that I can't stand for, I apologize to you here." ”

In fact, there is no need, although Cao Yun was a stepping stone, he did not hate Nangong Tengfei, but appreciated his way of life. Since the person apologized as a senior, Cao Yunxiao bent down and greeted: "Lawyer Nangong doesn't need to be so polite, I understand, I didn't take it to heart." ”

"Thank you. Nangong Tengfei smiled and stretched out his hand to shake Cao Yun's hand, signaling Cao Yun to go to Linghulan's side. Nangong took off and sat down, glanced at Cao Yun's back, and thought about it.

Ling Hulan helped Cao Yun get the food, and the two ate and made some comments on the food.

A picture appeared on the TV screen in the restaurant, and the black shadow judge said: "Hello lawyers, prosecutors. While everyone is here, I will briefly explain that for polite reasons, I will no longer call the number of lawyers who show their true faces. Lawyer Nangong's defense is the first defendant, formerly known as Nakajima, the head of the Tang City Temple. Lawyer No. 5 defended the second defendant, a well-known geological and environmental expert in Mingtang, a visiting professor at Mingtang University, and a special commissioner of the Environment Agency, Maemura. Mr. Cao and Mr. Ling Hu jointly defended Fujiki, the largest shareholder and president of Fujiki. Lawyer Tang's defense is against Kojima, the current temple chief of Mingtang City. ”

Judge Dark Shadow said: "The preliminary trial will begin at half past two in the afternoon, and the case will be officially heard for the first time at eight o'clock in the evening. The hearing is expected to last two days. Finally, thank you very much for coming, because of the limited conditions, the food that can be provided is not delicious, please forgive me. Thank you all, and goodbye. ”

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The pre-trial represents the beginning of the Flame Court's step-by-step standardization and proceduralization. Pre-trial is a very resource-saving way for the defendant to admit guilt or not guilty, or to have a different opinion, which is conducive to saving everyone's time in the formal trial after it is presented.

But the pre-trial in the Flame Court seems to be more nerve-wracking than the formal trial.

Judge No. 3 appeared alone in the pre-trial and began by reading the basic rules of the Flame Court. From the beginning of this case, the judge was solely responsible for maintaining order in the court and issuing the final arbitration result. After watching the video of the trial, people can vote online. They are guilty and innocent, and after clicking on the guilty option, various punishments will appear, including joint sitting, extermination, death penalty, imprisonment and other punishments. Imprisonment of less than 10 years is not punishable by the court. Imprisonment for more than 10 years is equivalent to the death penalty.

As for how to play the video and then vote, Judge No. 3 reassured everyone that there must be a safe and stable channel. After the trial, a web link will appear in the video viewed on the mobile phone, and clicking on the link will take you to the voting page, which is valid for one hour. If there are fewer than 10,000 votes, the Flame Court will not impose any penalty on the perpetrator.

At the defense seat, Cao Yun approached Ling Hulan, Ling Hulan leaned over very tacitly, and Cao Yun said softly: "As far as the current harm of this case is concerned, I estimate that there are really people who vote, and most of them should be elected for less than ten years." This time the Flame Court had no intention of killing anyone. ”

Ling Hulan said: "Their purpose is to attack public credibility, and killing or not killing does not improve their image." "After expressing his determination and ability to kill in the first case, there is no need to kill more, because excessive killing will cause many neutral people to resent it. The Flame Court shifted the conflict, and everyone voted on the punishment, and those who were not satisfied with the outcome of the punishment only blamed the voter.

This is followed by the prosecutor's statement of the charges against the defendants.

The first defendant, former temple chief Nakajima, was a classmate of Fujiki and had received at least one bribe. Two years after he took office, Fujiki presented him with a watch worth more than 1 million at a class reunion. Half a year later, in order to raise a down payment for his eldest son, Nakajima sold the watch for one million, which also shows that Nakajima knew the price of the watch. More than a year after he sold his watch, Fujiki applied for reconsideration, and Nakajima helped Fujiki qualify for reexploration.

The second defendant, Maemura, a well-known environmental and geological expert, had not been employed by the company and had no direct economic dealings with the company.

But Maemura's son is the vice president of the rattan company Australian rattan mining company Rattan Mining Co., Ltd., with an annual salary of two million. Maemura's daughter-in-law is the deputy manager of the public relations department of Australian Rattan Mining Co., Ltd., with an annual salary of 1.2 million. They did not go to Australia to work, but stayed in Milton City, and the couple opened their own company.

According to the prosecutor, Fujiki Company had dealings with Maemura more than 10 years ago, and Maemura secretly provided official mining exploration data for Village A before Fujiki Company applied to the relevant authorities for the construction of the A-Village mine. Over the next decade or so, the company's environmental and geological assessment reports for four mines in China and eight mines abroad were all related to Maemura. Maemura used his international reputation and prestige, as well as his status as a special expert at the Environment Agency and as a visiting professor at Minado University, to provide Fujiki with official information one after another, and to falsify the assessment report at least twice, including a report on the re-evaluation of the A-Village mine four years ago.

The third defendant, Fujiki, the owner of Fujiki, used his connections with Nakajima and Maemura to approve an application for a new mining plan four years ago. It is the main culprit that directly leads to the pollution of the drinking water source and crop irrigation water source in Village A.

The fourth defendant, Kojima, the current head of the temple in Natang City, reached an agreement with Nakajima in order to advance his agricultural plan, and Nakajima lobbied members of the city council to build a fast track bill. In exchange, the island no longer investigates the village A mine.

The first defendant, Nakajima's lawyer, Nangong Tengfei, admitted that the prosecutor's statement was true, and explained that Nakajima did not know the value of the watch and that his son sold it with the consent of his wife. In addition, Nakajima's request to the relevant authorities to re-evaluate the mining application of Village A is completely the correct judgment of a temple chief, and has nothing to do with the watch given by Fujiki and the relationship between Fujiki and his old classmates.

The second defendant, Maemura's lawyer, Lawyer No. 5, admitted the facts stated by the prosecutor. At the same time, it is explained that Fujiki hired Maemura's son and daughter-in-law first, and in order to take care of family harmony, Maemura was forced to help Fujiki.

Tang Kai, the lawyer for the fourth defendant, denied that his client, Kojima and Nakajima, had any 'integrity' deals, and stated that Kojima himself did not know about the mining situation in Village A, otherwise he would not have taken the risk of persuading the city council to invest heavily in the construction of a fast track.

As the third defendant's Fujiki lawyer, Cao Yun and Ling Hulan have been talking to each other, and under the judge's repeated reminders and urgings, Ling Hulan stood up and said: "The defense admits the facts stated by the prosecutor, but does not admit the crime. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar, and everyone was surprised. Your language is too unrigorous and logical. Acknowledging the facts is tantamount to admitting the crime.

Ling Hulan didn't say anything else, nodded and sat back.

As a result of the preliminary trial, except for Kojima's lawyer Tang Kai, everyone else admitted the facts, while Nakajima and Maemura's lawyers explained that there was a reason for the incident and asked for a lighter sentence. Fujiki's lawyer Ling Hulan admits the facts, but believes that Fujiki did not commit a crime.

In this way, Nakajima and Maemura lacked the meaning of the trial, and the focus of the trial was inevitably around Fujiki and Kojima. Fujiki was the intermediary link in this case and became the focus of the trial.

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