Prologue
What is Law?
The law is the last line of defense to maintain social fairness and justice, and justice is the soul and life of the law.
βEpigraph
"After trial by this court, the defendant Pei Daxian was found not guilty. β
"If the plaintiff prosecution is not satisfied with this judgment, he may appeal through this court or directly to the High Court within 30 days from the second day after receiving the judgment. β
"Are there any objections off the court?"
"The court is now adjourned. β
Hearing the three "knock knocks" of the judge's gavel, the pair of sisters sitting on the hearing bench could no longer suppress the tears in their eyes.
"Daddy, he... Finally not a prisoner. β
Pei Daxian, who was sitting in the defendant's seat, heard the judge's verdict, as if the strength of his life had been exhausted at this moment.
No one could understand the pain of his descent into hell, and now that he had finally climbed up, it was worth it even if the road was full of thorns.
He looked at the daughters who were crying in the audience, and the sourness in his heart was incomprehensible. "It's Dad who made you feel wronged. I couldn't help but look up to the sky, and the old tears were crisscrossed.
"Mr. Wu, thank you so much. Pei Daxian's eldest daughter Pei Suxian held a young man's hand and kept bowing, and the young man hurriedly replied: "Miss Pei, I didn't actually do anything, if you want to thank Prosecutor Jiang, he only submitted part of the evidence when he submitted it, and he was very merciful in court." β
Pei Suxian was a little stunned when she heard Lawyer Wu's words, since she knew that her father's prosecutor for prosecution was her senior Jiang Suhe, although she didn't say anything on the surface, she kept complaining about him in her heart.
But today, Lawyer Wu's words really woke her up. "How can I have any qualifications to complain about my senior?" Pei Suxian shook his head with a wry smile. "Can be ...... senior"
She ran suddenly towards the courtroom, and the empty space of no one made her a little flustered.
"Senior, senior!" Pei Suxian cried loudly in the hall.
"The court forbids loud noises, don't you know?" Pei Suxian turned her head and saw that familiar face, she couldn't hold back her tears.
"Senior, where have you been?"
"Silly girl, I can't help my uncle arrange the formalities. β
"Why are you ......?"
"You want to ask why I show mercy?"
"Yes. β
"Why did Lawyer Wu tell you everything?" Jiang Suhe shook his head helplessly.
"It is true that my uncle is not a prisoner in terms of laws and regulations, but my colleague prosecuted the most suspicious suspect in order to close the case as soon as possible. The evidence in the list of evidence does not prove that your father is a prisoner. Jiang Suhe paused, looking at Pei Suxian's delicate face with rain, he felt a little sorry for this girl who had been tortured for months.
"From a human point of view, the presiding judge intended to acquit your father, and I will no longer be that wicked person, just push the boat with the flow. β
Hearing this, Bae Suxian looked at Jiang Suhe with wide eyes.
"Senior, thank you. β
"Thank you for me? I didn't do anything. β
"But I know that this is contrary to the principles of the seniors. β
"When the senior was in the university moot court, no matter what the case, the defendant's defense lawyer was speechless. β
"I was too young and impulsive. Jiang Suhe touched his head embarrassedly.
"But I think the senior was very handsome at that time. The tears in Pei Suxian's eyes had dried up, and the flickering light made Jiang Suhe a little overwhelmed.
"Really? haha. Jiang Suhe naturally knew what the girl meant, but he wouldn't jump out when he should pretend to be stupid.
"Senior, thank you for letting me know that there is still justice in the world. β
"Is it justice?" Jiang Suhe raised his head and saw the four big words of justice and strictness shining in the hall.
In ancient Greece, Asteria used to hold a scale in her hand to measure good and evil, and when a person died, she would use this scale to weigh the weight of good and evil, and decide whether the person should go to heaven or hell. And now, everyone has a balance in their hearts, which measures the gains and losses of all things, and the so-called justice is just that the balance is tilted towards the majority of people.
In today's world, few people can insist on the only remaining justice, and it is enough to call it good if they do not do things that harm heaven and people. But Jiang Suhe is one of those few people, firmly believing that only justice can bring order to order.
In ancient China, Han Feizi vigorously advocated "the law is not noble" and "the law is loved", which is the predecessor of today's equality before the law, and Jiang Suhe's country has a civil law system and a common law system, which makes the practice of justice difficult.
But he still walked his way without fear, and perhaps one day, he could no longer hold on, and then he would degenerate even more completely......
Peaceful days pass day by day.
In the middle of the night, the traffic of the day has disappeared, leaving only the stars speeding on the road, and the strange light of the first half of the night has gradually quieted down, blending with the night of the city, and it is now the time for people to sleep.
The continuous thought activity, image, or emotion that appears in people's minds after falling asleep is what we call dreams. People often give important meaning to dreams, because sometimes they can't tell the difference between dreams and reality.
This is Kang So-hyuk's dream.
Crying.
Screams.
Cry of pleading.
There is also the sound of cars colliding......
"Lawyer Jiang. β
"Lawyer Jiang?"
"Lawyer Jiang!"
Jiang Suhe's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and suddenly, he got up from the bed.
"Am I dreaming?"
"Lawyer Jiang?
"If it's me......" He looked at his pajamas, then at the room, and when he noticed that there was no difference, he lay down again with a slight relief, a dream too real for him to mistake as illusory.
"Will I be a lawyer in the future?"
"Or the kind of lawsuit for a murderer?"
"That's outrageous, isn't it? β
In a trance, he thought of something again, and shouted, "Pei Suxian!" Jiang Suhe hurriedly rushed out of bed and picked up his mobile phone and dialed it.
"Tick"
"Tick"
"Tick"
The continuous busy sound seemed to make Jiang Suhe even more impatient.
"Senior, what's the matter at such a late hour?" Finally hearing a familiar voice coming into his ears, Jiang Suhe sat down on the bed deflated, and breathed a long sigh of relief, "It's okay, I'm just a little worried about you." β
"If you call me so late, does the senior miss me?" Bae Suxian's lazy voice came softly from the other end of the phone.
"Go to sleep. β
Jiang Suhe hung up the phone with a smile, "It's okay, it's okay if you're okay." β
"So this dream is fake?"
"If it's fake, it's too real. β
Thinking about the cruel and cold-blooded picture in the dream, Jiang Suhe shuddered, and couldn't believe it, if it was really him......
"No, it won't. β
"What's wrong with me, to be so true for a dream. β
"Could it be that I've been under too much pressure lately?" Jiang Suhe muttered to himself, and the quilt slowly covered his head.
Soon he fell asleep again, and this time, he did not dream again, and slept peacefully.
In the sky, the stars twinkled faintly, as if conveying some unknown meaning, and a beam of moonlight fell on his bed through his window.
Underground, the wheels of fate are slowly turning, and no one can tell what will happen in the future.
But......
If you fight with the dragon for too long, you will become a dragon yourself, and if you stare into the abyss for too long, the abyss will also stare back.