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It is the first time that Xu Anchang has stepped into such a place, and it is false to say that he is not nervous, because no one can predict the final outcome before the end, and under the general framework of the law, the opinions of judges and juries can still influence the final verdict.

The seats were empty, and not even a small half of the seats were filled for Ann's parents, Lance, Bruce, and a few members of the group, Emily, Taylor, colleagues from the New York Times, and Andrew's relatives and friends.

For the judicial circles in New York, this case is really a trivial matter, and it is not worth paying attention to at all, except for a reporter from the New York Evening News who sat in the media gallery, who came to cover the next trial, came early, and was bored there.

Before the trial, Xu An and Chris met, said a few words, waved at the auditorium, and then saw his former supervisor, Andrew!

Andrew stared at Xu An viciously, looking eager to eat him, and Xu An found that this guy had a crooked nose and a fat body, which made him look very funny.

After Xu An found this, he couldn't help laughing, and then deliberately raised his hand to rub his nose, making Andrew tremble with anger.

Chris noticed his small movements and hurriedly pulled him, which was not a good thing for the judge and the jury to see.

And when Chris stopped Xu An and looked up at the judge, the gray-haired judge just withdrew his gaze.

At the same time, the Barnes & Noble bookstore on Manhattan's West Side opened for the day.

As the door opened, dozens of people who had been waiting for a long time poured in, startling one of the unknown clerks.

"Jones, what's going on today? Are there any bestsellers on the shelves? ”

"Hey, Jack, did you just come back from a trip to Mars! You didn't watch the Jim Allen Show, you didn't read the newspaper?! Okay, the store manager is calling you, let's get back to it. ”

Jack also noticed that the store manager was waving at him, and hurriedly ran over, "Jack, go to the library and move all the books out, it seems that we may not have enough stock." ”

"All the books? What book? Jack didn't know why.

"Oh God, Lovely Bones, what else could there be but it? Do you think these people are here to buy "Castle of Mars" or "Adventures in Oak Village"? ”

"Lovely Bones?" Jack shook his head and ran to the storeroom, where it looked like another bestseller was on the market.

After he left, the store manager also hurriedly picked up the phone to inform his superiors and asked for the transfer of goods.

There are many, many bookstores like them that have been busy since they opened, and there are many people in the United States, and a large number of adults have walked into bookstores to ask for "Lovely Bones", yes, adults, unlike many bestsellers whose main purchasing power is young people, "Lovely Bones" has taken the lead in becoming popular among adults.

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In the Manhattan District Court, the trial has begun.

The old judge stared at Xu An sternly and asked in a deep voice, "Xu An, have you pleaded guilty to the charge of intentional injury to you?" ”

Xu An was about to speak, Chris raised his hand and said: "Judge, I don't agree with the charge of intentional injury, my client is a hot-blooded and impulsive young man, he started beating people because his superiors who have always admired betrayed him and framed him, which made him angry, and Mr. Andrew's insult made him unable to control his anger... ”

Admire your superiors?

Xu An pursed his lips, it was disgusting, and Andrew glared at Chris.

After Chris sat down, the brown-haired white lawyer in a suit next to Andrew began to speak: "Concussion, broken nose bone, facial contusion, this is not an intentional injury, so what counts?" If it weren't for my colleagues to stop it, my client would have even been beaten to death! As for the false accusation just said by the defendant's lawyer, I don't think so, this is just a small work mistake, if in the future, everyone's work conflicts have to be resolved by fists, then where is the law in the United States?! ”

Catherine grabbed her husband's hand tightly, her knuckles turned white, and she glared angrily at the lawyer, Xu Tianrui gently patted her hand and comforted her, Lance looked at the front expressionlessly, not knowing what she was thinking, Emily pursed her lips and secretly cheered Xu An, Taylor folded her hands and prayed silently, her family was Catholic.

And the "New York Evening News" reporter was a little interested, he understood that this was an ordinary wounding case with no new ideas, there was no urine spot, what interested him was the two sides of the case, they turned out to be his peers, and they were the famous New York Times peers!

"Plaintiff's lawyer, please note that your so-called mistake will make my client be fired from the New York Times, and fabricating the taint of fake news will make him rejected from all media industries, and my client is a top student who graduated from Columbia University's School of Journalism, and he should have a bright and bright future, but he was ruined by the other party's so-called work mistake!"

Chris said sternly, "Years of investment in education, mental damage, future career prospects, Mr. Andrew, you should compensate my client for these losses!" I did the math, and it was about 12 million dollars! ”

Twelve million dollars, Andrew was taken aback, what Chris said seemed to make sense, and similar cases in the United States are not uncommon.

And his lawyer immediately protested: "Judge. It's a threat, I protest! ”

The old judge nodded and said, "What the defendant's lawyer said has nothing to do with this case, please pay attention!" ”

Chris bowed his head slightly, and said calmly: "I'm sorry, I'm just stating a fact, a promising and talented young man was ruined like this, can this be solved with just a mistake at work?" ”

At this time, Charlie, who was far away in Brooklyn, was walking out of the bookstore with a copy of "Lovely Bones".

After watching Lance's interview, he had been looking forward to this, so much so that he came early in the morning to line up, and even closed the clinic for a day.

After buying the book, he hurriedly returned home, burrowed into the study, and slowly flipped through the blue cover.

After the page, there is a long passage of common words from published works:

"I would like to give this book to Susie and Kelly, who are far away in heaven, that they can become good friends with each other and talk about everything; To the brave Ms. Natasha, who will now have two daughters by her side; To all families who have suffered misfortune, and I wish all to stay away from grief. ”

Charlie took a deep breath and continued reading.

At the same time, at home, on the subway, in the park, and even on the road jammed with traffic, there were many people like Charlie who opened the book with a blue cover with anticipation.