Du Lin felt truly reassured only after Kevin confirmed the lawyer team's strategy for the court defense. He did not trust those who took money to do things. Professional ethics was simply vulnerable in the face of huge amounts of money. The more thoroughly a lawyer studies the law, the easier it will be to trample on the law. Legal knowledge is a tool for them to make a living, not a limit that restricts them. Furthermore, betrayal is nothing more than paying a liquidated damages. If one party offers a price that can still leave a large amount of money after paying the liquidated damages, maybe they will be tempted
The next morning, a large number of reporters gathered outside Courtroom No. 1 of the Supreme Court of the Empire. Since the collapse of the George family in the newspaper industry, newspapers in various places have gone through several rounds of bloody fights and finally eliminated many unviable small newspapers, leaving behind Most of them are very competitive newspapers. Only then did the owners of the bankrupt newspapers realize that allowing the George family to collapse was the stupidest thing they had ever done. The George family's contribution to the newspaper industry was far greater than their plunder of the newspaper industry. Unfortunately, sometimes regrets are useless. .
The moment Du Lin stepped out of the car, the spotlights began to flash continuously, making it so irritating that people couldn't open their eyes in broad daylight.
This court debate has touched the hearts of too many people. Regardless of whether they have any interest in the plaintiff or defendant, they all want to know where this year's new year drama will go. Reporters swarming in, holding their recording equipment high, blocked the outside of the court. The somewhat embarrassed police officers held hands to maintain order at the scene, preventing these frenzied reporters from interfering with today's protagonist.
"Mr. Dulin, are you sure you will win this lawsuit? What kind of compensation do you want if you win?"
"Mr. Dulin, I am a reporter from Imperial Daily. How do you feel about the betrayal and murder of your former companions?"
"Mr. Duhring..."
The mix of noisy sounds made people's eardrums sting. Du Lin lowered his head and pushed away the crowd under the protection of the bodyguards, and walked to the steps without saying a word. Just when he was about to enter the gate of the Supreme Court building and stand on the top step of the steps, he suddenly turned around, looked at the reporter at the bottom of the steps with an expressionless face, and said firmly in a very steady voice: "One year I faced a lawsuit many years ago, but I was the defendant. Many reporters asked me almost the same questions as you, and I only said one sentence."
"Today, I stand here and I want to say the same thing. I believe that the empire's judiciary and the law will give me the most just result. Everyone is equal before the law, and no one can escape the punishment of the law. Justice will prevail. The law will prevail, thank you..." After saying that, he turned and walked into the building, leaving only the reporters frantically recording.
"What you said is very good, even I was moved...", the representative lawyer followed Du Lin and complimented, "Justice will win, and the law will win! It's so powerful. This is also an inspiration to the other party and us. A signal to keep fighting.”
The representative lawyer was very positive about what Du Lin just said. In the legal industry, their law firm is basically at the top of the industry. The circle is so big, and for people like them, there are no secrets in the lawyer circle. The Cape family has also formed a team of lawyers, which is said to be trying to win the lawsuit. This is good news. With a complete chain of evidence that is conclusive enough to lead to a direct conviction, Mr. Dulin's request to delay is the meaning of their work.
But dragging it out requires the cooperation of the other party, and now the other party is very cooperative. His words can anger the defendants in this lawsuit, because they are the evil party and will eventually bring them into Mr. Dulin's rhythm and plan.
Du Lin nodded slightly, "What should I do today? What should I say?" Two bodyguards outside the plaintiff's lounge opened the door, and they walked in. Du Lin sat directly on the sofa, "If there is anything I need to recite, It’s best to prepare a copy of the recorded lines and the like.”
The representative lawyer immediately smiled and said: "Mr. Dulin, there are no scripts or lines today, but I hope you can pay a little attention to my gestures..." After saying this, the representative lawyer stood opposite Dulin, wearing black He is wearing a formal suit, and when he raises his forearm, he will reveal an inch-long white shirt cuff, with a very beautiful cufflink hanging on the cuff. Facing Du Lin, he pinched the cufflink with his other two fingers, and then pushed it. It turned out that it was a double-sided cufflink.
One side is a polygon made of ruby, and the other side is a square made of sapphire. The cufflinks can be turned over by pushing through a small mechanism.
"When the outside side of my cufflinks turns red...", the representative lawyer specifically showed one side to Du Lin, "You can use an affirmative tone to confirm any question anyone asks you." Du Lin was about to say. At that point, the lawyer added, "Of course you may face some special questions, such as questions that in your opinion should be answered in the negative, but we have given the answer in the affirmative." Answer, you will definitely be troubled."
"If you are troubled, please do something..." He glanced at Dulin's hands, and then communicated with the people around him. The lawyer beside him immediately took off a platinum ring on his hand and scrubbed it. Then he placed it in the hand of the representative lawyer and said, "Please wear this ring on your index finger. When you face these troubles, you only need to rub the ring with your thumb, and our defense lawyer will raise the question." If the protest of this Q&A fails and the judge requires you to answer it, please answer it according to your own ideas.”
Du Lin put the platinum ring on the index finger of his left hand. He rubbed it a few times and it felt good.
The lawyer continued, "When the blue side of my cufflinks is facing out, you need to answer all questions with a negative answer. Of course, similar problems to what we just mentioned may arise, and the method just now is also used. deal with."
"If you think this trial needs a break, please straighten your tie, and we will make a recommendation to adjourn the trial. If you feel it needs to end, please undo the first button of your collar!"
Du Lin firmly wrote down these few little moves, and then nodded with great satisfaction, "Is this your usual method?"
There was a hint of humility on the face of the representative lawyer, and at the same time there was some hidden arrogance. He was a little shy and said with a smile: "Not everyone deserves to be taken so seriously!" This sentence reflects their attitude. The transcendent status of the law firm also praised Du Lin's uniqueness. These talkative people are always so good at talking. This sentence really made Du Lin very comfortable.
"If you do well on this case, I have another case that I can give you to do..."
The court officially opened at 9:40. Considering that both sides of the trial had strong backgrounds, the imperial capital dispatched a justice who was nominated as a lifelong justice to preside over the trial. After the judge arrived later, he read out the contents of the lawsuit and entered the process.
People's imagination was full of fierce arguments and constant reversal of the court debate, which did not exist from the beginning. The defendant's legal team tried their best to get rid of the relationship between Dulin's assassin and the two defendants. At the same time, the evidence temporarily presented by the plaintiff's lawyer did not have the absoluteness to hit the nail on the head. On the contrary, some of the defenses seemed very weak. Powerless, this makes normal court debates very boring and the atmosphere very gloomy, especially those who have spent a lot of money to "bought" tickets to watch the fun, cursing in their hearts.
They all could see that something was wrong with this court debate, let alone a judge who had tried at least thousands of cases? However, Your Excellency the Chief Justice is not only a judge, but also a politician. Without violating his principles and professional ethics, he also hopes to minimize the impact and consequences of this case. Start reviewing the documents one by one.
Maybe he had fallen asleep.
There was a 20-minute break after the forty-minute trial. After the justice left, Dulin took out his cigarette and shook it at Donald, then walked to the smoking area on the second floor.
Donald was a little hesitant, but he went along anyway. He wanted to know what Dulin had to say to him, and he even wanted to talk to Dulin privately. His current situation is very bad, because no matter whether he wins or loses this lawsuit, he will lose the power in his hands - if he wins, he needs to obey the orders of the Capet family, because it was the Capet family that saved his political life, so in For the rest of his life, he would play an uncomfortable role, serving the Capet family, unless one day he became governor or even a cabinet minister to get out of this predicament.
If he loses, then he will be completely finished, especially if he loses after joining the Cape family, he will lose even more miserably. The Capet family has no obvious camp trend, but everyone knows that the Capet family is very popular among the old party, and many old party officials are friends of the Capet family. As a member of the new party, he defected to the aristocratic capitalists with the tendencies of the old party and finally lost to the members of the new party. He will definitely not be able to turn around.
So he is at a loss now. He was influenced by his father when he made such a choice, but it was not his own will to reach this point.
After the two approached the smoking area, the bodyguards closed the door and blocked the door. After more than ten minutes, Donald took the first step and Du Lin came out slowly.
He suddenly remembered a question he once asked Kevin. He asked Kevin whether he was morally and conscientiously condemned when he defended the teacher who violated many female students.
Kevin's answer at that time was still fresh in Dulin's memory -
You just need to believe that he is innocent!
(End of chapter)