Coming out of the detention center, Huo Ran walked in front, Su Yu followed silently, she raised her eyes, looked at his tall back, and his slightly sideways face, which was so cold that it was heartwarming.

She thought that the world outside the school might really be different, after Christmas Eve, her relationship with Huo Ran seemed to be closer, and nothing seemed to have changed.

After all, Huo Ran didn't say anything.

Huo Ran suddenly stopped, Su Yu almost tripped and was startled, and narrowly retracted his foot.

"What's wrong?"

"What are you thinking? I don't look even when I walk. His brow furrowed slightly.

"Nope." Su Yu shook her head, she casually found a reason, but her thoughts were a little confused, but what she said was, "I'm thinking...... Mu Yu's plagiarism case. ”

Huo Ran rolled his eyes and stared at her, as if he didn't expect that she was still concerned about this matter now.

He stared at her and thought, was silent for a long time, and sighed in his heart: "Su Yu, you should pay less attention to public opinion. Otherwise, it will be very tiring. The result of the theory and the result of the law are likely to be two answers, you are a legal person, and what you choose to believe and rely on should only be the law. ”

*

Lu Yuzhou wrote three indictments for Mu Yu.

In the first indictment, he sued the author for infringement; In the second indictment, he sued Mu Yu's high school classmates for insult and defamation, and in the third indictment, he sued several websites for infringing on Mu Yu's right to reputation.

Mu Yu's high school classmates first played the sympathy card on the Internet, she said: "What should I do? Mu Yuyuan copied my article and published it, but I couldn't do anything, and now I have to go to court because of it. ”

There are a lot of people who support her, and basically they don't even think about it, so they repost it crazily.

"Even if the lawsuit is lost, justice is at ease in the hearts of the people!"

"We want to defend justice, and if the law is unfair, let's promote legal fairness."

"If the law can't punish it, we have to use public opinion. On punishment. ”

Lazy Yun also issued a statement, and it was somewhat ironic that she used words similar to Mu Yu - "For the author, being accused of plagiarism is a very serious matter, and I have inexplicably memorized this infamy for so many years." The dead are the greatest, but I have to say that I am a small person, and I really can't afford to offend the rich and powerful. ”

The comment said: "The heart is very distressed. ”

"Don't pay attention to it, Mu Yu's character is so bad, not only plagiarism, but also likes to slander others, and he deserves to commit suicide."

"Mu Yu is rich, can manipulate the law, and is fair and comfortable in the hearts of the people, we will support you."

Lu Yuzhou was preparing for the first court, he glanced at the computer screen, took a shallow sip of coffee, and smiled: "Yesterday on the subway, I was also stolen a bag, are these people who steal things not on the Internet?" ”

"Yesterday, the news was not broadcast, a thief was caught red-handed by the police, and I saw that his circle of friends had just forwarded a piece of fairness and justice."

Lu Yuzhou scoffed: "These people really think that the Internet is a court." ”

Su Yu poured Huo Ran a cup of coffee and looked up at Lu Yuzhou: "But netizens have indeed helped a lot of people, many abductions, sexual assault and the like broke out first from the Internet, and this anti-plagiarism is also the same." ”

Lu Yuzhou would not argue with Su Yu, he pursed his lips: "Yes, it is the opposite of things, and it has developed into a mess now, some palettes are really funny, but there are many people who forward it; Some large paragraphs are copied and pasted, but a lot of people say that they are borrowed and quoted. Now it has evolved into whether the author plagiarizes or not, it is related to his character, popularity, and connections, good character, plagiarism is also washed, people are not good, a hat is covered, just say you plagiarize, I can't understand it, how to put the two things together? ”

Su Yu smiled: "Then listen and watch more, the most important thing is to think more, it doesn't matter, when the lawsuit is won, the wind direction of netizens will change, so Lu Yuzhou chose to sue for slander, which is the best way, which can not only make the person who slandered Mu Yu's plagiarism bear criminal responsibility, so that other slanderers will not dare to buckle their hats indiscriminately in the future, but also clear the charge of plagiarism." ”

Huo Ran was looking down at a pile of documents, and when he heard the words, he raised his eyes and glanced at her, and then withdrew his gaze.

There was a smile in his clear eyes.

Su Yu paused, stared at Huo Ran, and asked, "Does Lawyer Huo have any high opinions?" ”

Huo Ran turned the page, and his thin lips showed a shallow smile: "The wind direction will hardly change, you think too much." ”

Su Yu held his cheek with one hand and whispered: "If you win, won't you clear Mu Yu's charges?" ”

Huo Ran's voice was clear and flat: "In fact, many times, the law is a backstabbing for some people, as long as it does not go their way, it is a legal injustice; As soon as the law can be exploited, it begins to say that it takes up the arms of the law. ”

"For example, now, netizens think that the law can't judge plagiarism, so they say that the law is useless, the law is a game for the powerful, they don't believe in the law, and they want to use public opinion. Discuss; But in the midst of the storm of public opinion, when their beloved authors are attacked by others, they will threaten the other party, and they will take up the weapon of the law and sue you for defamation. Even if he wins this time, he will only get a denunciation from netizens: the law is unfair; If they lose, it is just right for them to cheer, and justice will come, and it will not be too late. Because they have already condemned people in their hearts. ”

Huo Ran continued: "Su Yu, not only this case, but almost all cases are like this. Everyone wants to be kind and just, but compared to life, justice on the Internet is extraordinarily easy, move the keyboard and fingers, forward, comment, you can not only satisfy your sense of morality, but also find my sense of self-recognition and the support of the rest of the people - po master three views! After all, it is a very comfortable thing to stand on the moral high ground and step on people. To be precise, everyone will do it for the sake of profit, whether it is psychological or physical. ”

Huo Ran's long legs were folded, his eyes were deep, and he smiled: "So, care about these things, it's too tiring, you only need to be responsible for learning the law well, thinking about how to win the case, thinking more about professional ethics, and don't get yourself into prison, this is the most important thing." ”

Lu Yuzhou's eyes were a little meaningful when he looked at Huo Ran, and he applauded very facelessly.

"It is worthy of being a lawyer Huo, and he is first-class."

In the next second, Huo Ran lazily threw a pen at Lu Yuzhou: "Get out." ”

When Su Yu went out to copy the document, Lu Yuzhou picked up the empty cup on the table and followed out.

He poured a cup of coffee, stirred it, leaned against the door frame, looked at Su Yu who was printing things, and suddenly asked gossipingly: "How about watching a concert with Ah Ran that day?" ”

Su Yu was stunned for a moment, remembering that night.

Then her face slowly burned, as if she had been suddenly burned by fire, and she pursed her lips: "Ah...... It's OK. ”

Continue to keep your head down and look at the flashing words on the printer.

Lu Yuzhou looked at her for a while, turned around to leave, and before leaving, his tone was lazy and cheap: "Su Yu, our brother Ran is the simplest boy I have ever seen, don't bully him." ”

He said, but he sounded a little serious: "Really, I have never seen him say so much to anyone except you, and teach so seriously." ”

After Lu Yuzhou left, Su Yu stood in front of the printer, stunned for a while, and then returned to the desk, she took a deep breath, pulled out the materials, and continued to read.

The nature of a lawyer's work is different from that of a prosecutor and in-house counsel, and it may be a little similar to the work of a prosecutor, but two years have passed, and her relevant knowledge has become too unfamiliar, so she has been making up for it recently, and as long as she has time, she will take out the criminal law and stare at it.

When the law firm held a meeting, she listened silently and took notes from time to time; As an assistant, I also watched Huo Ran's court several times, and I really gained a lot.

On the day of Lu Yuzhou's trial, Huo Ran took Su Yu to observe.

There were quite a few people who came to observe.

During the security checkpoint, a girl next to her asked Su Yu: "Are you also here to listen to Mu Yu's case?" ”

"Hmm."

The girl said: "Me too, my friends and I specially asked for leave to see, just to know, how the court will judge, and then go back to make a text to paraphrase to everyone, many girls are contributing to anti-plagiarism, but every time there are always some people mixed in, through anti-plagiarism to attack the author they don't like, the color palette is indeed not very standardized, so I want to see if there is a better way." ”

There are also girls who said: "Mu Yu's suicide is really unexpected, those of us who are really anti-plagiarism are not aimed at people at all, we just want to improve everyone's awareness of property rights, attach importance to property rights, and prevent plagiarism from spreading." ”

Su Yu's heart was hot: "There will be, you have worked hard." ”

*

Huo Ran, Su Yu and Mu Yu's mother sat in the first row, and Mu Yu's father, as a representative, would appear in court.

Before the presiding judge came in, the auditorium was a little noisy, and it seemed that some people were fans of Lazy Cloud, and they were discussing.

"It's really so angry, Mu Yu is really shameless, she committed suicide, do you think she can scare us with death? She's a plagiarist! Suicide is really excessive, what is the use of dying, causing our family to be scolded all the time. ”

"Mu Yu is embarrassed to sue Lazy Yun, I don't know if Lazy Yun has hired a good lawyer, but I can't let Mu Yu win."

"I don't feel like there's anything to see, Mu Yu will win, Mu Yu has made so much black money, she is very rich, she hired a very well-known lawyer and won many lawsuits."

When Mu Yu's mother heard this, her eyes instantly turned red, she clenched her teeth, her fingers clenched, her phalanges turned white, and her back was straight, retaining the last dignity and pride.

But it was as tight as a bow that was about to reach its limit.

Once you exert force, it will break.

She's actually vulnerable.

Su Yu looked at her sideways, handed her a tissue, and did not speak.

She remembered the courier box she had received before, as well as a few photos in the box, and ruled out the original suspicion that Mu Yu's parents should not be the ones who sent the courier.

Mu Yu's mother whimpered, closed her eyes, her eyes were red, and tears fell.

The loss of her daughter made her whole body collapse.

She sobbed softly: "The day Mu Yu left was very peaceful, she signed the sale very quietly, and very quietly told the readers who came that she did not plagiarize, and then said that she was not wrong, she did hate piracy, she did like luxury, and she really had depression." ”

She choked up, cut off the idea of speaking several times, and then slowly continued: "You don't know, she has been depressed for a few years, how painful she is, depressed patients can't stand the stimulation, their suicidal thoughts were originally stronger than others, that day, I thought she was fine, but I still didn't feel at ease, followed her closely, comforted her, and said that I would find a lawyer, but Mu Yu shook his head and smiled, saying: It's useless to find a lawyer, no one will believe it, people, just want to listen to what they want to hear, just want to believe what they want to believe." ”

"I thought she had figured it out, so I went to the toilet, but when it came out, I only saw the corner of her clothes falling to her death in the window on the 18th floor, she jumped off the building, I ran over, only heard a dull and loud sound of falling from a high altitude, only saw a dazzling red, I don't know how I survived these days, I stood by the window several times, and I heard Mu Yu's shouts - she asked me to go down to accompany her, but no, I want to wash away Mu Yu's grievances, her father and I taught Mu Yu since childhood, I don't believe she will plagiarize."

Su Yu didn't know what to say, she could only be a listener quietly.

Everyone is the same, the pain can only be borne by oneself, and it is difficult for others to empathize.

Huo Ran looked at his mobile phone expressionlessly, and after a while, he raised his head and said lightly: "The court is open." ”

The presiding judge rang the gavel, and the solemn and loud sound of the gavel silenced the entire courtroom: "The court is open—"