In the solemn hall, a bell rang from afar, and in the quiet atmosphere, it seemed that a pin could be heard falling on the ground.

In the courtroom, Yiyu and Bai Yi'an sat on the manuscript seat, and the editor-in-chief sat in the defendant's seat. Both sides looked at each other, and there was something unspeakable in their eyes.

The editor-in-chief's eyes were sharp, as if he was confident.

Yiyu secretly thought in his heart, he estimated that it would not be long before he was proud.

"Plaintiff's lawyer, what evidence do you have?"

Lawyer Wang stood up and bowed slightly to the judge, "The first piece of evidence submitted by our plaintiff is the comparison between the original manuscript of our computer editor at that time and the Chinese characters of the published "Travels of Youth". ”

Lawyer Wang turned on the computer to play the PPT, and the page by page comparison manuscript came out.

Bai Yi'an looked over, and the editor-in-chief's expression did not wave, but there was a trace of disdain.

"Does the defendant's lawyer have anything to refute?"

"We believe that these things do not tell the story, and it is possible that these manuscripts are forged by the plaintiff."

"Plaintiff, is there any document that can guarantee the authenticity?"

"Because of the long time lapse, we can only estimate the time range, which is exactly the time when we went out to travel and write a travel journal."

"We believe that this cannot be used as evidence to prove that our defendant plagiarized, and there is also the possibility of coincidence."

"Agree with the defendant's point of view and ask the plaintiff to give stronger evidence." The courtroom was silent for a while, and the judge said after thinking about it.

"We request a recording."

"Agreed."

"Recording?" Bai Yi'an turned around and asked in a puzzled whisper.

The lawyer next to them told them to be quiet.

Yiyu suddenly thought of the scene when she asked Mr. Yang that day.

At that time, Mr. Yang finally agreed to her and agreed that she would let her tell her reasons.

Yiyu felt that if she made up a reason, with Mr. Yang's character and intelligence, she would definitely not believe it, so she simply told the truth.

Mr. Yang really smiled lightly, "Thanks to you for not lying to me, let me tell you, I can recognize almost all people who don't speak truthfully." ”

"The light in the eyes of a liar is different."

She successfully entered the Yuan Yue Bar and asked Chi Jia to receive the editor-in-chief first.

As she expected, Editor Hu appeared in the private room where the editor-in-chief was located not long after.

She roughly explained to Chi Jia the purpose of her coming here, and Chi Jia readily agreed to help her.

"Remember to invite me to dinner when you succeed." Ji Jia smiled at her slyly.

She handed Chi Jia a voice recorder and told her to open it while serving in the private room, paying attention to the conversation between the two of them.

"Our book matter is going to be a little more reined in lately." The editor-in-chief shook his glass.

"Yes, Bai Yi'an was very strange two days ago, and suddenly asked me the trick of publishing a book. But I didn't care at the time, thinking that he just wanted to make money, and as a result, he said this to me today. ”

"He must have noticed it, this kid is not stupid."

"Editor-in-chief, I'm ...... Actually, you don't have much money, right, as long as you earn enough, the rest is yours. Editor Hu said flatteringly.

"Don't say that, the bar I'm inviting you to today is membership-only, no one will know that we're meeting here, you don't have to be afraid." The editor-in-chief looked at the nervous editor Hu on the other side, smiling mockingly.

Although he knew that the editor-in-chief's attitude towards him was very disdainful, after all, they were now grasshoppers tied to a rope, even if he was angry in his heart, he could only smile brightly: "Yes, yes...... Of course, I will not be uneasy about the place that the editor-in-chief is looking for...... It's just that...... What are we going to do in the future? ”

"Try to move around as little as possible during this time, you do the work of deputy editor, and there will be opportunities in the future, so don't rush this time. You're also a smart man, and you know I won't do you any wrong. ”

"Understood." Editor Hu smiled on his face, but secretly clenched his fist in his hand, the editor-in-chief said this, I don't know how long it will take to carry her again, maybe, he just threw himself a centering stone and kept himself tight, but he had to follow him.

"Plaintiffs? Plaintiff? The judge shouted.

Bai Yi'an pestle Yiyu, "The judge asked you questions." ”

Yiyu came to his senses, looked at the judge, and stood up, "I'm sorry, you may ask." ”

"How did the plaintiff obtain the recording?"

"Hmm......" Yiyu found it difficult to speak, she turned her eyes to Lawyer Wang, who nodded at her.

"I asked someone to secretly record the sound." Yiyu replied.

The editor-in-chief's lawyer immediately took over the handle, "Your Excellency, you have also heard what the plaintiff said, and we believe that this method of recording other people's voices without permission is an improper act and cannot be used as evidence in court. ”

"I agree with the defendant's lawyer that this evidence is invalid."

Yiyu sat down, and the two pieces of evidence were put forward, but none of them were used, which made her feel very flustered.

"We hope to have witnesses present." Mr. Wang made another request.

"Agreed. Bring witnesses into the table. ”

Grandma walked slowly to the witness stand on crutches.

"Plaintiff witnesses, all the testimony you have given in court today will be recorded, and you must state the facts, and if you falsify, you will have to pay a certain amount of legal responsibility. Plaintiff witnesses, do you know that? ”

"Clear. I am willing to testify. Grandma nodded.

"Then I would like to ask the witnesses whether our plaintiff had any contact with you during his travels?" Lawyer Wang looked at Grandma.

"There was contact, they came twice, and we both had dinner together."

"Witnesses, just answer yes or no, don't say anything that is not related to the question." The judge speaks.

"Yes."

"Did you talk about writing the manuscript in your chat?"

"Yes."

"Is the conversation clear? What does it look like? ”

"They said they were going to come and write a book while traveling. Just stop by to see my old woman. ”

"The judge would like to provide some more evidence to prove that what Grandma said is true."

"Allowed."

"This travelogue devotes a lot of space to describing the experience of getting along with Grandma, and I would like to ask the defendant, since you wrote the book, does that prove that you are very clear about the details?"

"Of course." The editor-in-chief did not hesitate at all and answered directly.

"Then I would like to ask the judge to extract a fragment of the witness from the book, and if it is as the defendant says, then he will definitely answer it fluently."

"Allowed."

Yiyu looked over, and the editor-in-chief stood up, his hand clinging to his clothes, as if trying his best to hide the tension in his heart.

The judge asked the judge to pick out some detailed questions for questioning, but the editor-in-chief was hesitant and did not give the answer.

"Judge."

Just when the atmosphere was very cold, the editor-in-chief's lawyer stood up: "We have the right to refuse to answer these questions, because some time has passed since the compilation of the book, and it is normal to forget." Moreover, since this witness is a person who is very familiar to the plaintiff, the testimony she gave can only be used as a partial basis, not as a primary basis. ”

"Agreed."

The atmosphere in the courtroom is almost white-hot.

Yiyu and Bai Yi'an looked over again, the editor-in-chief's nervous performance had disappeared, and it seemed that as soon as his lawyer said it, he had full confidence.

But they actually had one last card in their hand.

"Judge, we have one more witness to attend." Mr. Wang applied.

"Ask the plaintiff to provide as much valuable a confession as possible." The judge said.

"This is our last witness, and he actually has the most direct connection to this case."

"Yes, bring witnesses to the table."

When the words fell, Editor Hu slowly walked into the courtroom, he lowered his head, let the staff take him, and did not dare to raise his head.

Yiyu saw that the editor-in-chief's face suddenly turned pale, and he dragged the lawyer next to him, but he didn't dare to speak.

"Witness, I would like to ask what kind of relationship you have with "The Travels of Youth"?"

"I'm ...... The author of the book. ”

"Did you make the book yourself?"

"No...... It's ......"

"Then may I ask, are you the two plaintiffs who sat down here for plagiarism?"

"It was plagiarized by the defendant." Editor Hu mustered up courage. "At that time, I fell into the hands of the editor-in-chief because of something, and he pretended to say that he would take me well, but in fact, he grabbed my sore spot and asked me to do things for him."

"What's going on? You can pick up the key points. ”

"That day, he handed me a manuscript, saying that it was used to write a book, I asked the source, and the editor-in-chief asked me to copy it, but I was still a little uneasy, so I changed some parts...... I was wrong, because the editor-in-chief said that the book could be published in my name, and the money would be divided with me......"

"My family happened to have something going on, and I needed money urgently."

"You...... Bloody mouth! The editor-in-chief finally couldn't help but stand up and scolded loudly in this direction.

"The court is still and noisy, please keep quiet, the defendant's lawyer, please inform the defendant of the court's discipline, and if you violate it again, you will be dealt with according to the rules."

"Yes...... It's ......" The lawyer dragged the editor-in-chief vigorously, and there were many drops of sweat on his face, probably not expecting that Yiyu still had such evidence in their hands.

"Witness, continue to make submissions."

"Yes, Judge. Because I was in urgent need of money, I agreed to the editor-in-chief without distinguishing, and later I learned that it was a plagiarized manuscript. ”

"Judge, I'...... This witness is speaking ill, he must be framing me! ”

"Quiet!"

"Now that the facts are in front of us, the case is closed, and it is judged that Luo Shiyou infringed the copyrights of the plaintiffs present at the meeting, Yiyu and Bai Yi'an, immediately stop plagiarizing the books, and return all the profits of the books, and the plaintiff has the right to claim moral damages from the defendant Luo Shiyou, and eliminate the relevant ......"

Due to the testimony made in court, based on his good performance, only the corresponding amount was compensated.

It worked! Yiyu almost burst into tears at this moment, he had worked so hard for so long, just for today. How many setbacks she and Bai Yi'an have experienced.

Walking out of the door of the courtroom, Grandma was waiting for them with a kind smile on the side, "Grandma almost died, you must be working harder, go back today, I will make something delicious for the two of you to replenish your body!" ”

"Go back?" Yiyu was a little puzzled.

"Just go to my house, Grandma has no place to live here, I have a place there." Bai Yi'an smiled.

The night was dotted with stars, and everything suddenly became better than usual, and the three of them sat around the table, a few plates of home-cooked food on the table, and the three of them held their glasses and drank together, enjoying themselves.

"Grandma, I need to thank you, you have come all the way to testify for us, it is so hard for you!" Yiyu toasted Grandma.

"It's finally complete, my grandma is not in vain, by the way, I prepared handmade tea for you two good children, so that if you want to drink, you can bubble it."

"Then I'm here to wish us a great book sale! I wish Grandma good health! Bai Yi'an smiled brightly.