The result of the jury was Friday morning. At that time, Brooklyn was distressed by the stack of papers handed over by Nelly, and when he saw Bob come in, his eyes lit up, and he immediately put on the cap of his pen, grabbed his robe, and walked out to meet Bob.

"Nelly, it should be the result of the jury's collegiality, you can help me sign these documents first, I have to prepare for the trial." After an explanation, Brooklyn didn't give Nelly time to react, pulled Bob with a stunned face and walked out, and quickly disappeared from Nelly's sight.

Nelly and Jerry, who were left in the office, looked up blankly, not knowing what was going on.

Just as Nelly was staring blankly at the two thick stacks of papers on Brooklyn's desk, Brooklyn suddenly popped up again.

He pulled Jerry up and walked out, closing the office door with a thoughtful gesture to block the words that Nelly was about to blurt out.

Nelly only heard the sound of hurried footsteps in the hallway outside the door, and the faint greeting of Brooklyn was faintly there, and then it fell completely silent.

She gritted her teeth and got up, picked up a stack of papers from her desk and spread them on the Brooklyn table, staring at the table full of papers and muttering to herself

"It's not like I don't help you, who makes you like to procrastinate." ………… Brooklyn didn't know what he was going to face when he returned, and as he dragged Jerry toward Courtroom 9, his joy overflowing.

What a time for Bob to come! Thanks to Bob for saving him from all sorts of weird papers!

He turned sideways to look at Bob, who was reporting to him, and looked at this middle-aged man in his forties, and he couldn't help but pick up Bob's slightly bald head and kiss it!

Kind Bob! Bob was reporting to Brooklyn, and as he spoke, he always felt that Brooklyn was looking at him strangely, which made him shudder.

"Both parties have been informed, and you have explained that the court will be heard as soon as there is a result, so I have postponed your afternoon meeting until tomorrow...... Forehead...... It's next Monday, postponed to next Monday, and the court session starts at 2 p.m. ”

"In addition, the jury destroyed three chairs, two potted plants, the curtains of the collegial room were torn off, and the printer, which also appeared to have been damaged."

"There is no need for jury compensation, we pay for it ourselves!" Brooklyn was in a good mood, waved his hand, and said generously

"Reimbursement!"

"But last week Nelly managed to get the funds." Jerry reminded faintly

"Of the four federal courts in New York, they say, we're the most expensive."

"In the New Year, you promised to replace desks and chairs, install central air conditioning, equip every courtroom with a laptop, and you promised to overhaul the building, and you promised to renovate the building next year."

"We've called 14 plumbing repairs this month." Jerry snapped his fingers to settle accounts for Brooklyn.

"With the budget set by Nelly, we've already overspent this month." Jerry has been learning from Nelly about the work of a clerk, and during this time, he will inevitably be instructed by Nelly to do some other things, and he will gradually become familiar with it.

Brooklyn immediately changed his face when he heard Jerry's words.

"Compensation!" He waved his big hand, domineering and leaking.

"They must be made to pay!"

"It's too much!"

"The curtains in the collegial room are my favorite pattern! The chairs are antiques with the same history as this building! ”

"They must be made to pay!" Jerry glanced at Brooklyn with disdain, bowed his head and stopped talking. The three of them came to the door of Courtroom No. 9 and stopped.

"What do we need to do?" Bob asked. Cedric's court session has been set at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Now it is too late for the trial to begin, and the parties on both sides cannot make it to the end. So, what are they coming here to do?

Brooklyn choked, closed the door again, and turned around with Jerry and Bob to walk outside.

"Lunch!" …………………… In order to prevent being caught by Nelly and falling into endless trivialities again, Brooklyn did not go back to the inner court after lunch, but went directly to Courtroom 9.

So, as people walked into the courtroom one after another, they were surprised to find that Judge Brooklyn was already sitting in the bench waiting.

Brooklyn stared at everyone who walked into the courtroom, until they sat down, and then at the door, waiting for the next 'lucky one' to arrive.

His 'attention' was so stressful for the 'lucky ones' that many people subconsciously looked down at their watches the first time they saw Brooklyn, suspecting that they were late.

When he found out that there was still half an hour before the start of the trial, he muttered in his heart, 'I don't know what the judge is bothered about', and quietly walked to his seat and sat down, not daring to communicate with the people around him.

The media silently set up the equipment, adjusted the camera, opened the notebook to prepare for the record, and the person concerned looked solemn, as if he had come to attend the funeral, walked to the front and sat down, without saying a word.

In this eerie silence, the time came to two o'clock in the afternoon. Since Brooklyn arrived ahead of schedule, Bob did not shout 'all stand up' as expected, but Brooklyn spoke directly to confirm that all the relevant personnel were present, and then announced that the jury was seated.

"Jury, has there been a result of this deliberation?" Brooklyn asked.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Juror No. 3 stood up and answered on behalf of the jury. As he spoke, he handed a piece of paper to Brooklyn.

Brooklyn opened it, glanced at it, and returned the paper to Juror 3 after confirmation. At Brooklyn's signal, the defendant, Ms. Jane, Peake, and her assistants stood up, and juror No. 3 unfolded a paper to read out the results of the collegiate deliberations.

"After deliberation by the jury, it was unanimously agreed that—"

"The defense is responsible for Cedric's death." There was a burst of exhalation, faintly mixed with the sound of pumping and the rustle of the tip of the pen rubbing against the paper......

"The jury recommended a public apology for the inappropriate reporting aired on the news program and appropriate financial compensation for the plaintiffs." Compensation, not compensation.

Juror No. 3 and others persuaded No. 15 and No. 17 that they had to make concessions on compensation and compensation.

Brooklyn banged the gavel and silenced the courtroom again. He looked around like a lion patrolling his territory, and finally his gaze rested on Ms. Jane in the dock.

After repeating the results of jury No. 3's deliberation, Brooklyn read the verdict. An apology must be publicly made to the plaintiff, Ms. Bella, for the content of the false report, and the apology must be broadcast on the evening news for no less than 3 minutes, and the content must not be perfunctory, and the manuscript must be submitted to the court for review in advance.

In addition, $70,000 in financial compensation is to be paid to the plaintiff, which must be paid within one month without delay.

After announcing the verdict, Brooklyn rang the gavel again to keep the courtroom in order, and cleared his throat.

"The court has a few words to say about Ben Eucalyptus."

"We live in an era of information explosion, and every day there is an endless stream of news coming at us from all directions. We need to work to make sure we have enough money to live on, and we also need to receive this news to make sure we don't get left behind. ”

"We had to keep up with the times, we had to keep up with the times. So we chose the simpler and more efficient way – reading the newspaper and watching the news. ”

"Newspapers and news programs can help us filter out a lot of unimportant information, and we only need to spend half an hour or an hour a day to understand what has changed in the world during that day."

"Newspapers and news bring us great convenience, so that we can better balance the reception of information and life."

"I'm also a news lover." After a pause, Brooklyn said with a soothing face

"I like to watch A's evening news, and if I have free time after reading it, I will follow the news bulletin."

"I subscribe to more than a dozen newspapers, including the New York Post, and every month someone from the recycling station comes to my house and pulls them away."

"It's a habit that I developed from my college days."

"I started out as a newspaper, then I went to university, and I used my scholarship to buy a second-hand TV." At this point, the smile on Brooklyn's face faded, and his tone began to darken.

"My favorite news anchor is Walter Cronkite."

"The news was very objective, unbiased, and credible."

"When we suspect the of a politician, when we suspect that 911 is a government-orchestrated conspiracy, we can look for trust in the news."

"When governors and legislators spit on each other on a talk show, we can look for fairness and objectivity in the news."

"When the Federation takes in a lot of enemy scientists and spends the taxes paid by Union citizens on the placement of enemies, we can find answers in the news."

"It's always like this. Whenever we suspect something, or are confused, the news will tell us what is right and what is wrong, and the news will tell us what kind of decisions the government has made. ”

"In 2009, Walter Cronkite left."

"He seems to have taken the trust away with him."

"The credibility of the mainstream media is starting to become jeopardy, and the broadcasters are starting to become more flattering."

"I've also seen a campaign report that the plaintiff mentioned. I felt the same way he did, and I remember the report vividly. Brooklyn gestured to the plaintiff's lawyer.

"In that election, President George W. Bush was far ahead in one channel, and Kerry was in the driver's seat in the other."

"There are also rumors of a world war that have been circulating in previous years. The media swore that the global powers were ready for war, and they said that Vladimir slept with the leaders on the other side with nuclear button suitcases. ”

"Nothing happened."

"In 2012, several authoritative media reported that the Federation had captured an alien, and it was said that he was sent to Area 51 for secret research."

"In 2010, I reported with the ABC that the Federal Air Force had discovered alien spacecraft and claimed that aliens were about to invade Earth."

"In 2016, that is, three years ago, I still took the trouble to claim with the BBC and many other media that the mysterious country in the East had made contact with aliens and was ready to give the earth to aliens, and in exchange, the aliens promised to help eliminate the Federation."

"I can talk about a similar oolong incident for a whole day."

"Why is the media reporting this?"

"Because we love to watch."

"Because that's what we think."

"We imagine Vladimir falling asleep with a nuclear button suitcase, we imagine that there are still braids on the other side of the ocean, we imagine that the Eastern countries have betrayed humanity, we imagine new breakthroughs in federal science and technology......"

"Because we like to see it, the media is more willing to cover it."

"So we got what we wanted to see, and we would say—"

"Look! I've always been so skeptical! ”

"Look! I guessed it! And they did. ”

"In the face of money, the mind is vulnerable."

"For higher ratings, broadcasters will report on what people like." At this point, Brooklyn suddenly stopped.

After a long silence, everyone who was immersed in what Brooklyn was saying raised their heads and looked at Brooklyn.

Brooklyn remained silent. Just when the crowd couldn't help but stir a little because of the long silence, Brooklyn spoke again.

"We're living in a better time – that's what the media has instilled in us, and that's what we think."

"Why not?"

"We have affirmative action, more and more people are speaking up for women, people are constantly coming forward to help black brothers fight for their rights, we protect children, we promote patriotism, we advocate science, we advocate for people to see the world with a more tolerant eye—"

"But in fact?"

"We are locked in a long war, our gender antagonisms are becoming more and more acute, and racial discrimination is becoming more and more well known. We have a whole chain of contempt. Texans look down on Montanans, New Yorkers look down on Texans, and Californians despise New Yorkers. Harvard doesn't look down on Yale, Yale doesn't look down on Columbia, and Columbia doesn't look down on MIT. The east looks down on the west, the coast looks down on the inland, and the south looks down on the north. The Air Force looks down on the Navy, and the Navy looks down on the Army. Those who drive look down on cyclists, the rich look down on the poor, and the normal look down on the disabled. Men and women look down on each other ......"

"Our society is becoming more and more divided, and our media is constantly reporting on the division and promoting the idea of division, so more and more people are aware of the chain of contempt and participate in it."

"It's completely different from what I remember."

"With all due respect, Your Excellency." Speaking of this, Ms. Jane finally couldn't sit still, and she stood up and interrupted

"These problems are inherent in society, and we report on them to try to eliminate divisions, and you shouldn't blame the media for divisions." Brooklyn nodded, a little wistful

"Yes, you're right. They exist, and even if you don't report it, they still exist and continue to exist. ”

"But your report made it known to many people who weren't originally involved in the chain of contempt, and got involved."

"Of course, the media reports on this as it should be, but what about the scale and value of the report?"

"The media shouldn't just report, and it shouldn't just change camps based on ratings and money. Money is wonderful, but there are some things that shouldn't be discarded. ”

"Media coverage has certainly contributed a lot to society, but this does not cancel out the division and chaos caused by the media."

"Cedric's death is regrettable and a wake-up call for us."

"I hope Cedric is the last one."

"If Ben can make someone who is in a similar situation like Cedric in the future see a faint light, stop when he lifts the quilt, and think about it, even if it's only for a second, even if he finally lifts the quilt and exposes himself to the cold air."

"That's a little bit of a contribution from Ben Eucalyptus." Brooklyn finished speaking, and finally announced

"The plaintiff won." With that, he packed up the papers that covered the table, clipped them under his armpits and got up to leave.