Chapter Twenty-Three: Sam Pendragon

readx;? Johnny is over half a hundred years old, and the wrinkles on his face look like he is a deliberate masterpiece. The pen and the fun and the pavilion always look www.biquge.info a helpless face, and with the vicissitudes of life, people think that he is a steady and sophisticated wise man. His hair wasn't gray, but a courtroom wig was enough to fool many people. Johnny's face was solemn, and he was very unhappy about the arrival of an uninvited guest.

As he was talking, Johnny was wary of their words and the movement outside the door. The absent-minded conversation is inevitably full of words. The king's appointed minister of justice also brought a young man, and the polite greeting was stripped away without much kindness.

The birds, as always, were singing in the branches, sounding like they were relaying bad news.

"As a judge, your house is unusually gorgeous, Lord Johnny. Paul Heras said, as if he had wanted to say these words to his face.

Sam sat quietly to the side, enjoying Judge Johnny's awkward explanation. I don't know how many times he imagined this scene, and the deserving magistrate finally began to tremble in the face of his actions, as if God's final judgment was about to fall on his head. And he does not need the guillotine or the judge's gavel, but his own justice and righteousness are enough to make all the wicked scorched in the light.

"We have some questions for you to check, Lord Johnny. Sam said, as relieved as if he had spit out thick phlegm, "As the Minister of Justice, my first duty is to eradicate the problem of large-scale gangsters in the imperial capital and the pan-empire. ”

Johnny asked tentatively, afraid that he would accidentally reveal his weakness, but he didn't know that his words and deeds had already exposed his sins, "You guys...... Suspect me of collusion with the gang?"

"This is not a suspicion, Lord Johnny. Paul said solemnly: "The characteristics of the gang organization can be summarized by me and Master Sam as follows: the first is the collective disregard for the violation of the law, not only the wanton infringement of the sacred property ownership given by God to the individual, but also the sight touches the whole chain of interests that violate the law, and the action is stable and organized." The second is to have a sound aftermath and long-term business goals, and the eyes and ears will touch all the relevant institutions and organizations. The third is that driven by interests, all things within the reach of the power will be converted into a means of profit as much as possible. ”

Sam nodded, "As he said, the minions of the gangsters are hiding in our judiciary and City Watch. It makes sense and reasonable to conduct background checks on all members in the current situation. ”

"So guess what we found?" Paul said, "Judge Johnny Intermediate, who has made 43 bizarre decisions, and almost all of them have dismissed the power to appeal. On the 3rd of Imperial Month, you convicted a dog of murder?"

Johnny explained: "We couldn't find the owner of the dog, and most of the judges agreed that the dog couldn't have been instructed to bite a person exactly on the street. ”

Paul adds: "Since there is a precedent for convicting animals of guilt, let us say something else." On March 17, 410 Imperial, Intermediate Judge Johnny ruled that a man who had died from a stab wound to the back was suicidal, and dismissed the family's accusations against the suspect. ”

"Lord Johnny. Sam said, "All the records we've looked through have your name on all the verdicts and controversial cases that have been linked to the oddity." The facts point out that you use your position to win many impossible lawsuits for high-bidders. I do not believe that a mid-level judge can be so derelict in his duties and ignore the law and parliamentary scrutiny. You are a scapegoat, and all the things that are superficial are held up by you. But you don't have to, just tell us about the organization behind you, and you can save yourself from jail. ”

Johnny's hanging heart finally landed, and the original anxiety and hesitation were gone, replaced by a dead expression instead of the hope of guilt and meritorious service.

"Prison time?" Paul exclaimed, "Do you know what crime he has committed! blasphemy of the law, dereliction of duty, knowledge of the law." A stain on the corruption of the system, even if it is a scapegoat, we should execute him without hesitation. Otherwise, how can we give an explanation to the people? Now that the news that we are preparing to rectify the unhealthy tendencies in the city has been published in the major newspapers, even the killing of a scapegoat can greatly boost the morale of this operation. It's a pity that I'll only be able to hang you once, for a heinous man like you!" he roared, "don't imagine that you're going through a trial, going to a court, and having a big brother open the back door for you." As long as people know that a murder only requires a dog and a little meaning, the laws and rules become nonsense. It directly changes the object of legal constraints from equal owners to a cage for the poor. The courtroom becomes a tragic theater where the rich are too lazy to go to it, and the poor are eager to earn a life-and-death with another hard-working man. Crowds will pour into your waxed floor like a flood dam, tearing apart your little body that is not enough for one of them. Paul replied: "Do you know what happened to judges like you during the Tours Revolution, like demonic worshippers in the year of purification, who were burned at the stake...... The burned ash is not landfilled. During that time, the smell of the early morning in Tours was terrible. ”

Johnny didn't react, and said dumbfoundedly, "Should this talk intimidate me?" and he said, "Kill me, it doesn't matter if it's a guillotine or a gallows." ”

The room was quiet, and the guard brought by Sam at the door also peeked in strangely.

Sam said, "Johnny Hozia, I arrest you now with the supreme power of the Imperial Justice. ”

Paul said to Sam: "The suspect's crime needs to be proven and tried, and that takes a while. ”

"No, you don't. Sam said, "You and I both know that he deserves it." He's going to face a very quick trial, after which he'll be able to return to dust. ”

When the guards heard the greeting from inside, they rushed into the house and took Judge Johnny away and put him in the prisoner van that had come with him.

Paul angrily shouted to Sam, "That's not what we said we were supposed to do. You know that arresting him or executing him didn't help us at all, and all the judges' dirty records were erased, except Johnny. There must be many secrets behind this, and these secrets are exactly what he can tell us. ”

Paul knew that Sam was walking his word and that Johnny was already a dead man.

"Johnny's crime is on the official record, and that's irrefutable to him. Sam said, "You're suggesting that I let an obvious criminal go and let him enjoy the riches of his crime." Stay in a luxurious room like melted cream, like a man who has become well-fed by his own work?"

"Criminals are like that, and that's what bad guys do. Paul said.

"He can't do that, because stopping people like him from being at peace is what the law is supposed to do." ”

"The law, in the past, was child's play, and now it is still a serious child's play. Paul replied, "I'm not asking you to let him go, at least you can ask what comes out of his mouth." ”

"You saw his reaction yourself, and he wouldn't say anything. And I thought you wanted him dead. ”

"That's the skill of interrogation!" Paul said, "one sings white-faced, the other red-faced." You don't know, do you?"

"You know the law is that if a person violates it, he should be punished. Sam said, "You don't know, do you?" Sam paused for a moment and continued, "When I first met you, I thought you were an apologist who wanted the law to be properly enforced. ”

"That's what I want. Paul replied, "But I am not obsessed with the proper exercise of the law." ”