Brooklyn lay down in the mountain of books, writing hard, sad and indignant. It wasn't until the end of the day that I finally had time to stretch.

Standing up and changing into his regular clothes, and glancing at the papers on the table, Brooklyn wanted to cry without tears.

If it weren't for the appointment at noon and going to the bar in the evening to celebrate Ray's joining, he would have wanted to stay and work overtime.

With so many documents, even if he only signs and doesn't check the contents, he has to wait until the Year of the Monkey?

"I think we need an assistant as well."

Bob, who was forced to stay in Brooklyn, didn't get much better. He was originally a bailiff-turned-assistant, and his tolerance for books and literature was even lower than that of Brooklyn.

An afternoon of torture made him dizzy, and everything looked like strings of letters.

On the contrary, Nelly had long been accustomed to it, and when she saw that it was time to get off work, she put down her pen and interjected while touching up her makeup, "No, at your speed, you can finish them in a week." ”

Hearing that he would be tortured for another week, Bob let out a wail and stood in front of Brooklyn seriously.

"Brooklyn, we really need an assistant." He glanced at Ray who was entangled by Nelly with bad intentions, and whispered, "We can trade Ray and Michael for Ruby, and Michael will definitely agree." ”

Brooklyn amusedly pushed Bob away, clapped his hands and said, "OK!" Let's go now! ”

Bob let out a burst of cheers and leaned over to Ray's side, wanting to hook Ray's neck, but the height gap between the two was limited, so Bob temporarily put his arm around Ray's back and whispered to Ray to introduce the distinctive L&O Bar.

Nelly finished putting on her makeup, hooked Brooklyn's arm, and followed.

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L&O Bar.

There are a lot of people here to celebrate today, and as New York City's famous 'Judges' Bar, the first courtrooms to receive support have chosen to come here to celebrate.

A few people from Brooklyn arrived late, and by the time they arrived, there were already quite a few people sitting in the bar.

When several judges saw Brooklyn, they raised their glasses and gestured from afar.

Brooklyn responded by raising his glass from the bar.

The judges were very reserved, their eyes did not shine, they couldn't wait to rush up and lick wildly, and no one looked at the Brooklyn group and took the initiative to stir up trouble.

The bar was filled with soothing music, colourful lights swayed, and people gathered in groups of threes and fives, chatting quietly and occasionally bursting into laughter.

Ray was led by Brooklyn to meet his colleagues who were participating in the celebration, and was pulled by Bob to join the billiards game in the corner.

Nelly followed Brooklyn and began to go back and forth between the billiards area and the bar, frequently delivering drinks to Ray. Her behavior also drew laughter from a group of bailiffs.

Nelly didn't care, rolled her eyes at the laughing crowd, and handed the wine glass to Ray's mouth.

Ray took the glass and drank it down, completely devoid of the shyness and embarrassment of the courthouse.

Brooklyn was very relieved of Ray's communicative skills, and after finishing the whole game with one shot, it caused a burst of applause, and soon, Ray blended into it like a fish in water.

Brooklyn retracted his gaze, and instead of socializing, he sat at the bar and drank contentedly.

The soothing music is relaxing, and the uninterrupted self-drinking makes Brooklyn feel at ease.

Soon, the TV hanging on the wall caught his attention.

The evening news of ACN is being broadcast on the TV, and the host has made a comprehensive review of the hot Emma case.

“…… It is reported that the case has entered the jury stage, and it is reported that the Brooklyn judge gave a collegial time of 5 days, that is, after 5 days, the ending of Emma Gilson, the girl who caused a frenzy of discussion on social media, will be settled.

Is it acquittal, or is it a presumption of guilt? Is it the death penalty or the life sentence? We don't know. But one statistic shows that Brooklyn judges are harsh, and of the 20 E.D.N.Y judges, defendants are often 'mistreated' in cases handled by Brooklyn judges......"

Brooklyn let out a sneer, a little unhappy with the court's secrecy.

He only announced the collegiate meeting at noon, still in a closed conference room, and it was rumored all over the streets at night. This court is no different from a sieve.

"Lee." The bartender poured Brooklyn a glass of wine and asked curiously, "If the collegial result is guilty, what will you judge?" Is it really a death sentence? ”

Brooklyn put down his glass and asked in surprise, "Why do you ask?" Who do you listen to? ”

He did show his penalty-penchant in the conference room, so he couldn't have leaked it, right?

"Everybody says that."

The bartender took out his mobile phone, opened the social platform to show Brooklyn, and swiped through the messages, both supporters and opponents of Emma believed that once Emma was found guilty, Brooklyn would definitely be sentenced to death.

Brooklyn frowned and handed the phone back to the bartender, got up and walked into the bathroom, pulled out the phone, and called Michael.

"Judge Michael, I'm Brooklyn."

The phone was quickly connected, and after Brooklyn identified himself, he told the public opinion on the Internet and then asked

"Why did what I said in the conference room at noon be on the evening news of major TV stations in the evening? They even did not change a word and copied the original words. ”

"You wait a minute."

There was a whirring sound of wind coming from the earpiece, and Michael gasped.

Then there was a cacophony of noises, accompanied by a heavy closing of the door, and finally silence.

"Are you saying someone leaked the jury conversation in the collegial room?"

Michael's voice rang out again.

"Nope. I'm talking about the conference room outside the collegial room, but at this rate, it's only a matter of time before what happened in the collegial room is revealed.

Michael, what I said at noon has been on the evening news of the TV station, and not a word has changed! ”

"I know, I'll have someone investigate tomorrow."

Michael responded, followed by a faint burst of conversation.

As the conversation ended, Brooklyn hesitated, then asked, "Where are you?" ”

"Me?" Michael was stunned: "I'm on Park Street." ”

"Metropolitan Correctional Center?" Brooklyn asked reflexively.

"Hmm." Michael started the car while talking on the phone, "Just met Eugene. ”

"Eugene? Ruby's son? "Brooklyn was a little puzzled, what was Michael doing to see Eugene so late? Ready to fulfill your stepfather duties?

Michael: "yes, where are you?" I have some information here that you might be interested in. ”

"L&O Bar." Brooklyn replied, glancing up at the bar sign on the wall.

"Wait a minute, I'll go over."

"Okay."

……………………

Michael came quickly, and arrived less than half an hour after the phone hung up.

But instead of going into the bar, he parked his car outside, called Brooklyn, and called people out.

By the time Brooklyn got the call, the atmosphere in the bar was already lively. Ray and Bob and the rest of the group have just finished throwing darts competition, and Ray won the first place with excellent accuracy, but his teammates Bob and Nelly pulled their crotches and were poured a lot of wine.

Nelly's face was flushed, and she sat next to Ray, but she behaved uncharacteristically very well.