Peder's hysterical anger made Lawrence frown, and this seemed to be the only expression he could change, and he tapped the judgment hammer and scolded, "Be careful, Mr. Peder!"

Peder's emotions were effectively contained, and he glared at Darcy's eyes with a fire of hatred.

"Around October last year, Mr. Wollman received a bill of goods, because it involved military ore, he had no way to take over this big business on his own, so he could only go to the famous merchant of Halma, Edi Darcy.

As there were not many merchants in Halma who could do so, Mr. Wollman went straight to Darcy's house that afternoon, but when Mr. Wollman returned to the shop that night, he was furious.

He told us that Darcy was not willing to cooperate and was interested in taking over the business in his place, and not only that, but he also clearly stated that he wanted to buy out his business completely, but the price did not meet the market standards at that time!"

Peder's eyes gradually reddened as he told about last year, as if everything had just happened yesterday.

"I am an orphan, it was Mr. Wolman who adopted me, taught me to settle accounts, and taught me how to be a good store manager, but this damn demon, after the negotiation failed, secretly sent someone to threaten Mr. Wolman!

The trial dragged on and on, and the verdict was changed again and again, and Mr. Wollman's home was stolen, fired, and rats were killed! For the sake of his family, Mr. Wolman finally had to accept Darcy's request, but something even more excessive!

One morning, the gentleman went out and never returned, and did not appear before the tribunal until the day of the judgment, and then he returned home and shut himself up in the house all day, and within two days the business of the gentleman was transferred to Darcy according to the result of the judgment, but even so, the demon did not let him go!

For the next week, he would go out every night, but one day, he went out and never came back......"

At this point, Peder's emotions finally spiraled out of control, and a lot of tears oozed from his eyes, wetting the clothes on his chest, and he choked up, like a child, and trembled helplessly.

"What you say is just yours, that the trial requires evidence, and that what you say has nothing to do with the current case, Mr. Pader. ”

Layton's disregarded attitude stung Peder deeply, and he looked at Layton and Darcy with resentment, and roared.

"What good has Darcy done you!!You want proof, and Mr. Claude is proof!!"

Peder looked at Claude excitedly, and said in an eager tone: "Mr. Claude, tell them quickly, Darcy did the same to you, right!?"

Claude, who was blind, looked at Peder's excited appearance at this time, as if he had remembered something, and suddenly shouted in horror: "I don't know anything, I don't know anything!!"

"No, Mr. Claude, you have to tell the truth, that's how that damn demon did to Mr. Wollman, think about it, you and your family will end up like Mr. Dalcy!!"

The scene fell into chaos for a while, and Judge Lawrence kept tapping the judgment hammer, scolding Peder's agitated emotions, and the panicked Claude kept repeating "I don't know anything" like a psychopath, and Peder ignored the presiding judge's movements, and immediately called him aside, fully armed with guards on standby.

In the process of being dragged out of the courtroom, he still did not forget to resist fiercely, accusing Darcy of his past crimes, making the solemn and solemn courtroom into a theater of noisy and chaotic.

After half a minute, Peder, who was unwilling to cooperate, finally disappeared into the courtroom completely, and Jack, who was summoned as a witness, was already frightened and hid quietly in the corner, never daring to say anything again.

Lawrence's cloudy gaze shifted back and forth, and finally looked at Claude, who had calmed down, and said slowly.

"Is there anything else you have to say, Mr. Claude?"

As at the beginning, he asked the same question again, a reasonable, fair trial, the most basic requirement is that there is no need to continue to express the secret, if Claude himself is unwilling to say it, then this trial will not be won by any means.

Looking at Lawrence's calm gaze, Andu's heart suddenly ......

Perhaps, Lawrence saw through this, and he knew that Claude didn't want to win this lawsuit!?

Seeing that everything seemed to be about to settle, Andu took the first step to speak.

As a judge, he represents the Church, and his status in the court is no less than that of the vice-president, and he has the right to speak independently at all times, but most judges do not do this in the court, because once they open their mouths, they will inevitably offend one of them completely.

But Andu had no scruples, and all his voices reverberated in the hall of the courtroom.

"Mr. Claude, after what has happened today, you will no longer be in any danger. ”

As soon as these words came out, Darcy, who was on the side of the defense, suddenly glared at him, but he was in the courtroom and could not speak, all he could do was listen to Andu finish the rest of the words.

"With Mr. Pader's testimony just now, it doesn't matter whether there is evidence or not, all the people present will become witnesses today, and in the days to come, whether your shop is acquired unconventionally, or you or your family members are threatened or harmed, I guarantee to you in the name of the church that I will investigate it thoroughly. ”

At this point, Andu paused to make sure that everyone, including the presiding judge, had turned their eyes to him, before slowly pointing to Darcy and continuing.

"As Mr. Darcy, who has just been accused, although there is no evidence yet, I believe that his suspicion must be the greatest in the eyes of everyone, including the presiding judge, so, do you understand?"

The entire trial court was in an uproar again, and those who were on Darsi's side accused Andu of being unfair to Darsi, and secondly, in the absence of evidence, Peder should also be punished for fraud and sentenced to prison.

Lawrence looked at Andu, as if he wanted to see through his heart, and Andu's response was to smile and nod.

The presiding judge struck the judgment hammer again, and he said in an absolute tone: "I have reason to believe that Mr. Darcy would not do such a thing, right?"

Darcy's face darkened, and he said with a gloomy face: "Of course, as a good law-abiding citizen, these are the things I should abide by. ”

Andu glanced at Lawrence gratefully, turned to Claude again, and said: "Now, you have the opportunity to keep your shop, your family, and the future, this is your last chance, if you give up now, then after the trial, you will only have to leave the dozens of silver dollars and the two sons who are not yet married, plus the wife who is not very healthy, what do you want to rely on for the rest of your life, I hope you can think clearly." ”

"Finally, let me ask you one more time from a personal point of view, Mr. Claude, do you really have nothing to say?"

Andu watched Claude's struggling eyes, and frightened eyes, and regained his position, if in such a situation, he was still unwilling to speak, then no one could help him win this lawsuit.

As soon as Claude lowered his head, out of the corner of his eye, he saw his elderly wife, who was sobbing in a low voice, she was wearing a coarse cloth dress, this coat that had been more than ten years had been sewn and mended, and it looked a little dirty, and his wife was crying, and from time to time she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, and her son was comforting her softly.

Claude's body trembled, as if something was colliding back and forth in his heart, his expression was painful and helpless, even his eyes began to redden, and every picture he had spent together appeared in his brain, the shop that he had worked hard to get all his life, was all he and his wife, everything to them.

Whether it is a scorching summer or a cold winter, the husband and wife appeared on that street rain or shine, setting up their own stalls, and then they had children, and soon had a second one, that is, at that time, she fell ill, and her health has not been very good, and she will always be sore in the cold solar terms......

The younger son is more competitive than him, and it is not surprising that he will graduate from the School of Finance next year and find a good job, although the eldest son is worse, but he is also quite shrewd, and he has also reached the age of marriage, and he was originally planning to discuss marriage with the girl who has been in love for two years at the end of this year......

Scenes and scenes, day and night, lingered in Claude's mind.

His body kept swinging, like a drowning man in the endless sea, desperately looking for hope for life, and as he moved, the court seemed to be quieter, and his movements as he tried to break free gradually calmed down as time passed.

"I, I have something to say......"

In the courtroom, there was a complete silence, and Darcy glared at Claude's eyes with endless flames, but the once cowardly and timid businessman began to tell the story of what had happened during this time as if he could not see anything.

As he spoke, the courtroom became more and more depressed, and the people who were on Darcy's side before completely shut up, and as for Darcy on the defense side, he had closed his eyes and stopped looking at him the moment Claude spoke.

Everything that happened in the entire courtroom had nothing to do with him at this moment, and he knew better than anyone that today's verdict would eventually be changed!!

He closed his eyes and recuperated, and suddenly as if he had thought of something, he opened his eyes and suddenly looked in the direction of the top of the courtroom.

There, Andu was looking at him with a smile on his face.