Huadu Observatory District.

Upscale residential area on 14th Street.

【Jingle Bell——】

"Excuse me, Mr. Heywood Lawrence, there's a letter from you."

A postman stopped outside the upscale residential area, he pressed the doorbell of the residential gate, and not long after the doorbell rang, the door was quickly opened, and a handsome young man with blond hair and golden eyes walked out of it.

"Are you Mr. Heywood Lawrence?" The postman asked the blond young man with a respectful expression.

When Xia Xiu saw the postman, his eyebrows couldn't help but raise, and then he replied with a harmonious smile on his face

"Mr. Heywood Lawrence is inside, I am his friend, you can send me the letter, and I will pass it on to him later."

"Then I'm sorry for you."

The postman handed the letter to the blonde youth, and he rode away on his green motorcycle.

Xia Xiu turned his gaze to the mail in his hand, the corners of his mouth that were upturned were already lowered at this time, and his golden eyes seemed to be covered by a layer of shadow.

"Destiny ·······"

He had just discussed with Valente where to go to find the opportunity to unlock the secondary conditions, but he didn't expect that someone would send this opportunity to him in the blink of an eye, and as soon as he gave it away, he gave it away.

When Xia Xiu saw the postman, the familiar anchor voice of [God's Perspective] began to echo in his ears.

[God's Perspective: Private]: Justice is the primary value of the social system, just as truth is the primary value of the ideological system.

[God's Perspective: Private]: People in the world always want to build a perfect social system, but these created systems always have their own problems; The law is the embodiment of justice, one of the institutions created by the world, the law is not to be flouted, it will prove its worth, and those who maintain the law must have justice and humility in their hearts.

[Humility]: The humble person thinks from the bottom of his heart that he is no different from others, whether it is a nobleman, a wealthy person, a commoner or even a criminal, so the knight's creed requires to remain humble and treat himself and others equally.

[Justice]: There is no absolute balance between law and human feelings, so justice is a rare virtue.

This is what [God's Perspective] is broadcasting, and Xia Xiu's gaze has already fallen on the handwriting above the letter at this time.

Notice of Hearing.

Registration: Huadu Court.

"Are you so eager to slay the dragon?" The blonde youth muttered to himself.

After Xia Xiu observed the letter for a while, he turned around and walked into the courtyard again.

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"You're going to let me see the court's selection!?" Valente in the living room took the envelope handed by the blonde youth in front of him with a confused expression.

"Everyone has sent the court election notice over, and if you don't see it, you won't give people face." Xia Xiu lay straight on the sofa and replied to Valente.

Valente looked at the name of the recipient on the envelope and continued to ask Xia Xiu:

"Who is this Heywood Lawrence?"

"The owner who lived in this house before, I heard that his factory collapsed a while ago, and in order to repay the debt, the house was sold cheaply. Xia Xiukou replied.

"How could the court staff be so negligent, finalize the jury list without determining the situation, and send the trial notice." Valente said with some disbelief.

Flange is a jury system for felony cases, that is, a court for serious crimes, while civil cases do not use a jury system.

The Court of Serious Crimes, although it has a court in its name, is in fact often located in Huadu and the Regional Court of Appeal.

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of France, the main qualifications for jury service include: French nationality, 23 years of age or older, citizens with political, civil and family rights.

The inadequacy is even worse, not to mention anything else, just saying that Heywood Lawrence's behavior of running away in debt is not enough to qualify him for jury, and now that the other party has been selected as a member of the jury, this is the real outrageous thing.

Are all court staff blind?

"Under normal circumstances, there would not be such a serious mistake, but now everything is not normal." Xia Xiu shrugged his shoulders and replied.

For the Scarlet King, coincidence is his son, and he can push countless unreasonable coincidences to his grandmother's house together, and a notice of the wrong court election is nothing.

"You mean that I will participate in the trial, and the people in the court will not fail to see that I am an impostor, and they should not even have a photo on the personnel list."

"I'll bet you on breakfast tomorrow, no one will know you when you go to the trial, and a coincidence is just a matter of moving your wrist for a writer of fate."

"That's what He wants us to win." Valente asked the question that Xia Xiu was most concerned about.

"I don't know."

Xia Xiu shook his head, and he said seriously to Valente:

"Once again, He has given us the right to choose, and the course of the story is ultimately determined by our choices."

Valente looked down at the envelope in his hand, and then he raised his head, his brown eyes shining with the same dazzling glint as when Xia Xiu first met.

"Of course I chose to go."

Xia Xiu was not surprised by Valente's decision, and it was more important to grasp any chance of victory than to be suspicious.

"The trial is tomorrow, and I think we need to get ready, Juror Heywood Lawrence." Xia Xiu stood up with a smile.

"Of course."

Valente replied with a smile as well.

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Following.

Huadu Court.

Dark clouds rolled on the side, and in an instant it poured down from the sky, and the raindrops of beans continued to fall like pearls with broken threads, and the rain became heavier and heavier, and the pools of water gathered together were like a mirror, and the whole city was dumped by this heavy rain.

A black sedan was parked in the parking area of the Huadu Court, and a man in a serious black suit got out of the car with an umbrella, the man had a pair of good-looking brown eyes, and the lines of his face looked unusually tough, and the appearance of the man attracted the attention of many people around.

At this moment, the people who can come here are basically the members of the jury this time.

"Valente, people can't see me now, but they can see you, so in order to prevent others from thinking that you were insane in the first place, you can just use the gestures we have planned in advance when you communicate with me."

A young man with blond hair and golden eyes was standing beside the man in formal suit with an umbrella, and strangely, the eyes of the people around him had not focused on him once, not once, as if the blonde young man in front of him was air.

Valente's right hand holding the umbrella tugged slightly, indicating that he understood.

"There are a total of 12 people involved in the trial, including you, and according to the rules, the jury can only decide on the facts of the case, and the judge is mainly responsible for the application of the sentence. Immediately after the trial, the judge and jurors entered the collegial room to deliberate in secret. They are not allowed to leave the collegial room until a final decision has been made. ”

"The collegiate shall be voted on in writing, and each judge and juror shall vote by secret ballot on various matters of law without being seen by each other, in accordance with the principle of free testimony."

"After all the votes are placed in the voting box, the presiding judge shall open the votes in the presence of the jurors and jurors, and count the votes and the voting results. All blank votes and votes which are considered invalid by the majority of the judges and jurors of the court shall be counted as votes in favor of the defendant. ”

"To determine the guilt of the accused, the Court of Serious Crimes must have at least eight votes in favor before it can pass. If all three judges find the defendant guilty, at least five jurors need to vote in favour to convict the defendant, representing an absolute majority of the jurors. ”

Valente walked forward, and Xia Xiu followed him and repeated the story to the other party, while their eyes swept to the other eleven jury members.

"We only know that this case is a criminal case, an 18-year-old boy was brought to court on suspicion of killing his father, the specific details of the case are not known, but no matter what kind of case it is, we must meet the justice."

The blond young man squinted his golden eyes and looked at the court's emblem.

Although the secondary condition unlocking of [God's Perspective] was notified to them in the manner of the Riddler as before, this time it clearly pointed out the primary condition - justice.

Whether it is correct, fair, and fully in line with the provisions and spirit of substantive law, it can make people feel the fairness and rationality of the adjudication process - "visible justice" - procedural justice.

Or maybe a good person or a good deed deserves a good reward, and the wicked person or evil deed must receive justice for the evil – substantive justice.

One of these two must be achieved, or both.

Therefore, Valente, as a member of the jury this time, must be cautious and walk on thin ice, and he must be cautious about the case he is about to face.

"You're supposed to be a Haywood Lawrence juror?"

A female staff member wearing light makeup hurried to Valente's side and asked.

"Yes, I am." Valen nodded his head back.

After hearing Valente's words of confirmation, Mirien unconsciously showed a relieved expression on her face.

"Please come with me, the court is going to be held soon." Miriam said enthusiastically to Valente.

"Okay."

Miriam led Valente into the courtroom, while Xia Xiu on the side rubbed her chin thoughtfully and followed.

This Mirien seemed to have been waiting for Valente, she seemed to know all the other eleven jury members, but not Valente's appearance, Xia Xiu had noticed this young girl waiting in the rain a long time ago.

Xia Xiu guessed that this girl might have a lot to do with this jury member oolong incident, but he didn't plan to delve into it, anyway, everything was just arranged by the [Crimson King].

And Xia Xiu's guess is actually right, Miriam is indeed inextricably linked to this oolong incident, she caused all the relevant audit materials and photos about Heywood Lawrence to be burned because she was fishing at work, and in order to keep her job, she carried out a series of very magical mysterious operations, which led to Valente becoming "Heywood Lawrence".

As long as the Scarlet King wants, He can turn anyone into "Mr. Bean".

Million enthusiastically led the fake "Heywood Lawrence" to the jury and sat down.

Valente was the last jury to arrive, and when he was seated, the other jurors gave him a casual look, and then they turned their eyes to the courtroom, and they didn't talk much, after all, the twelve people present were all people who had never met before, and they preferred to end the trial sooner rather than ramble aimlessly.

The trial soon began, and the defendant was taken by court staff to D, where the defendant (appellee) was standing.

The prisoner was a young man, who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, an age that happened to be the best time to enjoy his youth, and at the same time, the age at which he was most likely to go astray.

The prisoner's face was haggard, and his red eyes told everyone present that he had wept.

Soon, the judge began the trial in court, and the court began to run according to the process

The first step is to question the accused.

"Paul Colin, did you have a heated argument with your father before the crime?"

"I, I... I did have an argument with him, he shouldn't have gambled with the money I earned from odd jobs without my consent, it was my college money, I did have an argument with him, but... But I didn't kill him, he was my father! ”

The accused, Paul Colin, responded in an emotional tone to the judges' accountability.

"You're lying."

The inquisitors stared at Colin with blazing eyes, and Colin was startled by the fierce gaze.

"Your neighbor, Mrs. Alice, saw you stabbing your father to death during an argument, and a nearby homeless man heard you say 'I'm going to kill you' during an argument with your father. ”

"I didn't, they they... Nonsense, I left the house after arguing with my father. ”

"So where did you leave home?"

"I, I... Just wander around the neighborhood. ”

"Then you can tell us where you have been, there are witnesses at the scene."

"I don't remember, I just felt depressed, I just wanted to find a place where no one was around······" The boy's voice became more and more urgent, and he was already a little incoherent.

In the ensuing questioning, the jury's performance became more and more inconsistent, and the jury's eyes on the jury were already full of suspicion.

As time passed, the questioning session ended, and then the second session, the questioning of witnesses.

(End of chapter)