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For the rest of the day, Scrooge took Dorothea with him and ran around various government agencies. In fact, with Scrooge's influence, he only needs to make a look and let his subordinates run around, and this matter can be easily done. But things in the world are like this, and any result that comes easily will not be cherished by others. For example, when a pregnant woman goes to the hospital to give birth to a child, and the child is born, the family is happy, but they are not particularly grateful to the doctor. On the contrary, if as soon as you enter, you will have a difficult birth, and then there will be an amniotic fluid embolism or something, and in the end, the doctor will rescue you and the mother and child are safe, and most of the family members will be grateful to the doctor.

Similarly, Dorothea is now grateful to Scrooge. She followed Scrooge and watched Scrooge spend money like running water in order to save those people, which even made Dorothea feel a little distressed when she looked at it (of course, if a woman sees you feel distressed when you spend money for her and her friends, what does that mean, needless to say), but what makes Dorothea even more distressed is that every time Scrooge bribes and other means, corrupt government officials and achieve his own goals, and then after coming out, he will have a gloomy face, and sometimes he doesn't talk much for half a day. At first, Dorothea thought that Scrooge was as distressed about the money as she was. So he said to him euphemistically: "Southerners are very trustworthy, and they will definitely not let him spend money in vain, and they will definitely compensate for it." ”

At this time, Scrooge said to Dorothea with a sad and indignant face: "Bribe, bribe, **, this is the thing I hate the most!" Dorothea, I never dreamed that one day I would take the money and do what I hate most, to tempt and corrupt government officials, and if it weren't for my temptation, many of them might have been able to maintain their integrity until they could stand before God with a clear conscience and accept His just judgment. But now, ......, Dorothea, I think I am the devil who escaped from hell, the viper who had slipped into the Garden of Eden...... Dorothea, I ......"

Scrooge choked up, his open and sincere eyes filled with tears, he seemed unwilling to show too much of his weak side in front of women, so he raised his head and blew a long breath towards the sky, and then, he lowered his head, and said to Dorothea with a forced smile: "Dorothea, let's go and tell the frightened ladies and children about this." ”

"Scrooge......" Dorothea was very moved, a person as noble as Scrooge would actually do it for himself, yes, definitely for himself, after all, he was not familiar with those who were caught in it, if it wasn't for himself, how could he go against his will and do these things? Thinking of this, Dorothea couldn't hold back any longer, she hugged Scrooge, hid her head in Scrooge's arms, and cried in a low voice: "I'm sorry...... I'm sorry...... Scrooge, if it weren't for my ......"

"Silly girl, don't say stupid things. You're going to get my clothes wet again. Scrooge gently stroked her golden head, "Besides, for you, even if you go to hell......"

Before Scrooge could finish his words, Dorothea's slender jade hand sealed his mouth. Dorothea raised her tear-stained little face, looked at Scrooge, and said firmly: "Scrooge, don't say it, you want to go to hell, let's go together!" Then she let go of the hand that was covering Scrooge's mouth, reached up, hooked Scrooge's neck, and gently stood on tiptoe and kissed Scrooge's mouth tenderly.

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"For us, the most important thing to do to successfully exonerate your loved ones is these few things." Lawyer Romes explained the case to a large group of wives whose husbands were still in prison, "First, let's look at the jury composition. If the jury had been all Republicans, your husbands would have been found guilty of murder. And if it's all Democrats from the South, then the chances of their acquittal are very high. In theory, the jury members are chosen randomly, but in practice, there are many loopholes that the federal government can exploit. In order to support the strength of the Republican Party, the federal government will probably not let go of this opportunity, so I estimate that the number of Republicans on the jury will certainly not be small. So, I'll be honest with you, the possibility of all people being acquitted is basically non-existent.

But that doesn't mean we're helpless. The courtroom is like a sports game, where the prosecution is one side and the defendant is the other. The winner is decided by the jury, and the score is determined by the judge. In order to influence the game and get a result that we need, it is very important to buy off the referee and the opponent.

On the prosecution side, my plan is this. We've had some contact with the prosecution and they've reached a compromise with us, and they've agreed to cooperate with us to a certain extent. They will charge those who have not had much evidence of their involvement in the massacre and are guilty of the crime, and they will ask the court to sentence them to death by hanging. ”

At this, the ladies and ladies all exclaimed.

"Don't be too nervous, ladies." Lawyer Romes reassured them, saying, "First-degree murder is not so easy to build. You must know that one of the principles of court trial is that there is no doubt about the guilt. They bring first-degree murder charges against people with insufficient evidence, and such accusations can easily be dismissed in court. What's more, because they took our money, we even read their case files. And they will even deliberately cooperate with us and expose our flaws. In such a case, such an charge of first-degree murder would certainly not be established. And according to the principle of 'no two in one case', since they cannot be found guilty of first-degree murder, then they can only be acquitted. So, they will soon charge most of the suspects with first-degree murder. Ladies, don't be nervous when you hear the news, it just means that your loved ones will be able to return home soon. Of course, it would be a big blow to his professional reputation for a prosecutor to do such a thing, and basically, he would never want to do it again for the rest of his life. So, we have to pay them enough. ”

"Thank God! Thank you, Attorney Romes! And the kind Mr. MacDonald! May God bless you. The room rang out with compliments.

"God bless me?" Romans couldn't help but laugh, "If God will bless Himself, then God must have changed his name to Satan." ”

"However, the federal government will not tolerate such a big case, and all the people will be acquitted. Although those guys are greedy, they are not without a bottom line. Therefore, for some people who they already have sufficient evidence to even be sure to prosecute for first-degree murder, they only agree to prosecute them for second-degree murder, accusing them of murder in passion. And they demanded that on our side, the people who were prosecuted in this way better plead guilty themselves. They sued me, and there were eight people who were prosecuted in this way. They are: Mr. Leond and Mr. Leond Jr., Mr. Doi, Mr. Victor and Mr. Victor Jr. ......"

"So what happens if you confess your sins? Will it be hanged? Mrs. Leond asked nervously.

"No, ma'am. The death penalty does not apply to second-degree murder. However, it will be sentenced to a term of imprisonment. We also consulted with the judge in charge of sentencing, and they said that because they had to give an account to the above, and considering that no one had been sentenced to death, they could be sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. Madam, you know, they have their positions, and we can only bargain with them little by little. But I can assure you that even if they go to prison for two or three years, when the limelight is over, they will be able to return to you through guò parole and other means. ”

"It's good to be able to save my life, Attorney Romans, thank you! Thank you! ”

"Finally, we have to work on the jury. Although the list of juries is kept secret, we have managed to get some of them, and we have done some of them, and according to the principle of jury unanimity, it is enough to ensure that there are not too many baskets in the jury, and now, if you have no objection to this arrangement, we can wait for the trial. ”

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"Mr. MacDonald, the above means don't suppress the Southerners too much, after all, it's just some dead. What's it? The war is over, and reconciliation between the North and the South is the mainstream. We don't want to make the South full of attackers. So, it's enough to scare and scare them. Mississippi Attorney General Diablo said.

"Of course I know that, so you see, I didn't ask you to hang any of them," Scrooge said leisurely, "and I don't think they can be frightened by the complete absence of punishment." Those people are the core of this gang of Southerners, and it will only do us good and not harm to let them stay in prison for a while longer. And, Mr. Diablo, you are a Northerner and a Republican, and even if you acquit all these Southerners, they will vote for you when the elections are resumed? You yourself know that this is impossible. So, your political future is not in Mississippi, but in the North. When you leave Mississippi one day and want to go back to the North to do your thing, it's important to have a reputable supporter like me, right? ”

Diablo thought for a moment and replied, "You're right, Mr. MacDonald. Then let's deal with it according to your proposal. ”