The leopard's childlike gesture won the admiration of the crowd of onlookers waiting outside the courtroom to enter the arena, who were no strangers to tigers and leopards, because in recent days there has been a constant talk of therapy dogs, and tigers and leopards have been shown for demonstration.

There were people around who applauded lightly, the leopard looked at these people sideways, and when Winnie put away the bow tie, it and Huzi walked obediently towards the presiding hall under the guidance of Qin Shiou, with light and flexible steps and a low-key and serious posture.

In the past, Qin Shiou heard that a great man said that in the developed countries of Europe, the most magnificent buildings are mainly churches, because there are stored their beliefs - fraternity, freedom, equality; The most luxurious buildings in Japan are mainly schools, because they store their beliefs - knowledge, technology, and progress; And the most spectacular building in North America is the hospital, because it is there that the health they seek is stored.

At that time, he had never been abroad, so he believed it, but now after running around the world, he dare not say anything else, and this is not the case in Canada, which is also part of North America.

In Canada, the most majestic buildings are not government agencies, mega corporations, universities or hospitals, but courts.

This is also a good explanation, the court represents justice, fairness and openness, and Canadians value the justice of legislation the most, because this is a country of immigrants, and if the law is not fair, then the country will be messed up, which is more important than health, faith and knowledge.

The Court of St. John's, also known as the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, is in the style of a Greek temple and is said to have been designed by a famous Greek architect in Canada. The steps in front of the courthouse are exquisitely carved, and each step has a classic legal text.

Unlike other buildings, the windows of the courthouse are not rectangular but trapezoidal. This makes it look more magnificent, stable and symmetrical from a distance, and also reflects the solemnity, solemnity and procedural stability of the judiciary.

Qin Shiou had long heard of the grandeur of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. However, the habitual thinking of the Chinese does not want to get too close to this kind of place. So haven't been here. When I first participated in the Gatorley Fishery Auction, the venue was not in the prestigious Supreme Court, but in the provincial court.

The interior of the courthouse is in the style of an Athenian temple, decorated with a rich red velvet curtain, and once you enter, you feel a solemn and majestic atmosphere.

This atmosphere is not nihilistic, but the combination of architectural style, decorative style and the arrangement of objects inside, of course, it is also inseparable from the daily and constant fair trial.

Qin Shiou and Winnie belonged to the audience who were observing the trial, and they lined up with the jurors to enter the courthouse. There are more than a dozen courtrooms in the building, large and small.

Upon entering the building, jurors normally have priority in entering the courtroom. But because Qin Shiou had to take care of the treatment dogs Huzi and Leopard, he could enter first, so he followed the little guy and took the first place.

In the process of entering, everyone kept order, but it can be seen that the reporters were the most active, they all rushed to go first, and there were even occasional queues when queuing.

Qin Shiou didn't understand. Asked Louis next to him: "Why are reporters in such a hurry?" ”

"The number of people who will attend the trial is fixed, and as long as the seats are full, no one can enter," Luis explained. Except for the relatives of the parties, all persons, including journalists, must be entered in the order of entry into the courtroom. Those who arrive first are eligible to observe, and those who arrive late can only say sorry. ”

After the jurors are seated, the defendant, the prosecutor, police witnesses, the defendant's family, and the victim's family enter the first case in turn. The last to enter was the presiding judge, a dignified middle-aged man in a judge's uniform.

As soon as the presiding judge entered. Everyone stands, and then the case is read out. The court was officially opened, and the tiger and the leopard also let go at this time and ran to the plaintiff's seat, one left and one right by her side.

Today's first case is a case of abuse of minors, and the plaintiff is Judy.

Judy was nervous as soon as she took the seat, curled up in her chair and looked around, her face full of loneliness, and she was obviously insecure about the environment.

Lalawang ran over under Qin Shiou's instructions, and when he saw the two little guys, Judy had a happy smile on his face and hugged Huzi in his arms. The leopard licked his lips, pulled his brother away, and got into the girl's arms.

Because this is a case involving a minor, and it is a case involving personal privacy, both are the reasons why the trial can be closed to public by law.

But the case still had to be tried in public, and Louis explained the reason to Qin Shiou: the two reasons for the closed trial were to protect the rights of the parties, and the victim in this case, Judy, gave up this right, and she did not dare to face her father alone.

Judy's father is a white man in his forties, he looks good, his hair is well-groomed, and he dresses tastefully, he should be a middle-class person, even if he is single, he will not be short of women, but he also attacked his daughter, which can only be said to have psychological problems.

Qin Shiou looked at Judy's father and pouted, and whispered to Winnie: "What do you say if I let the tiger and the leopard bite him now?" ”

Winnie smiled, pushed his arm and encouraged, "Hurry up, bite him, bite him, bite him!" But then you're going to take his place, and maybe you'll go to jail. But I promise you, I'll be as guarded as a jade, and I'll wait for you to come out with the melon. ”

Qin Shiou was so angry that he choked, this!

Judging from the courtroom layout, the jury's seat is on the left side of the courtroom; The seats of the professional judge presiding over the trial and the seats of the witnesses are diagonally opposite the jury seats; Sitting parallel to the auditorium were the prosecution and defense.

Jurors are a special product of the Western legal system, which shows the fairness of the law, and the Canadian candidates are randomly selected by computer from among the citizens who are eligible to vote in the seat of the court, and a total of 13 people serve as jurors.

During the trial, the jurors could not speak, but could only sit and listen, and it was the presiding judge and the lawyer who began to communicate.

The process during the period was not exciting, and the two lawyers were not excited, they just debated calmly, but quoted scriptures and legal texts kept popping up, but unfortunately Qin Shiou didn't understand, if only Auerbach also came, at least he could explain it.

The tiger and the leopard accompany Judy in various ways, and because Judy is needed to verify some testimonies, Lalawang has a lot of work.

Every time the opposing lawyer asked about some sensitive topic, Tiger and Leopard stuck out their tongues and licked Judy's palm, making her feel warm. Other times, one snuggled up to her and the other kept circling, and the tail swept from time to time, as if to comfort the little girl.

It really felt different, Judy was very nervous at first, her voice was small and upside down, and after hugging Lalawang for a while, her mind became serious, and she calmly said the information that the two lawyers and the judge needed to know. (To be continued......)