After finishing speaking, Machu pushed the rickshaw driver, and the rickshaw driver ran towards the distance. After running for a few steps, he slowly confirmed: "Go to Atlanta to study, and you are said to be Machu who studies magic and salt, right? "
"Spell Linguistics, Machu!"
"Oh, I've written it down." The rickshaw driver strode into a run and soon disappeared into the distance of the street.
After watching the rickshaw driver leave, Ma Qiu reached out and stopped another rickshaw, asked Donna and himself to sit on it, and said to the dark-skinned rickshaw driver: "Go to the Magistrate's Court on Eleventh Street, hurry up!"
"The fare..."
"Collect on time."
"Come on." The rickshaw driver took out the hourglass and hung it on the side of the rickshaw and started running hard.
…
It's near dusk in the afternoon.
In Atlanta, on Eleventh Avenue in the center of the city, a five-story stone building stands here, which is where the Magistrate's Court is located.
The first, second and third floors of the five-story stone building are responsible for the trials of public security incidents. During the trials, they are all open to the public and the audience is allowed to observe.
The main trial hall on the first floor is now filled with spectators. The criminal suspects have also entered the court and are waiting for the trial judge to arrive. The scene seemed a bit chaotic, and several people responsible for maintaining order frowned from time to time, considering whether it was necessary to shout a few words and control the situation.
At this time, Ma Qiu, who arrived in a rickshaw, squeezed in the crowd and was very close to Donna. He was pointing to various places in the trial hall and introducing them to Donna.
"Have you seen those people? They are the court security officers and the court peace officers. They have great tempers and strength. If any bystanders are too excited, they will be thrown out directly, saying that they are maintaining the dignity of the court. So, wait a moment When watching, we just watch obediently and don’t make any noise.”
Ma Qiu reminded seriously.
"Yeah." Donna nodded with a sullen face, indicating that she understood.
After a pause, Ma Qiu pointed to the corner and continued: "By the way, look over there. You can see the person wearing similar clothes to the court security officer, but with a seat. He is the court security chief. I heard that they are all powerful. The wizard serves.
If during the trial the criminal suspect is unconvinced and wants to violently resist the law, or if someone rushes directly into the magistrate's court to rob the suspect, the other party will take action. It is said that since the establishment of the Magistrate's Court, the other party has taken action three times, once two years ago and twice a year ago. Unfortunately... I was busy at school and didn't come over, so I didn't see it. "
As he spoke, Ma Qiu was full of regrets.
"By the way, there's that place." Ma Qiu pointed again, "That's the entrance passage for the magistrate. Once the magistrate enters, it means the trial has officially begun. I heard that he is in charge of the trial this time. The magistrate is Adam Fell, known as the Iron Mask, who is very serious and ruthless. If the criminal suspects on trial obey, there will be nothing wrong, otherwise there will be a good show."
"real?"
"Of course, we'll find out later."
"profound."
…
While Machu kept introducing Donna, the so-called "Iron Mask" Magistrate Adam Fehr was in the lounge.
Wearing a black judge's robe, he maintained his usual stern expression, his emerald green eyes were slightly narrowed, and with somewhat rough hands, he looked through the case records that his subordinates had compiled not long ago, and watched the internal images of the surveillance crystal ball that had just been delivered. .
After reading them all, he already had a general view of the trial and was about to walk out of the lounge and into the courtroom.
As a result, as soon as he walked out of the door of the lounge, he was stopped. The person who stopped him was a man who was also wearing a black judge's robe. The difference was that there were not two golden stripes on the man's chest, but four golden stripes.
According to Sarin, one stripe represents a first-class judge, two stripes represent a second-class judge, and three stripes represent a third-class judge. As for the four stripes, they represent the supreme judge, and there is only one in the entire city of Atlanta. He usually doesn't appear in the magistrate's court on Eleventh Avenue. He spends more time busy at the headquarters of the Ministry of Law.
Looking at the person standing in front of him, Adam was slightly startled, his eyes fell on the other person's silver-white hair, and he said in surprise: "Teacher... why are you here?"
"Adam, you can't guess?" The silver-haired old man said with a slight smile.
"Is it related to the case I'm going to try in court later?" Art frowned a little, "Isn't it a very ordinary case? Both suspects illegally used extraordinary powers in public places. I have tried several similar cases. Ten pieces, what’s wrong?”
"But you should know that one of the criminal suspects is from Xiaya. They represent the local forces of the Soma Alliance and came to arrest the criminal they identified-the other criminal suspect." The old man whispered.
"This situation is not special. It has been tried at least ten times in this magistrate court, and I was responsible for two of them." Adam said, still not understanding the old man's thoughts.
"Then do you remember when was the last time a similar case was tried?" the old man asked.
"This..." Adam was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and answered aloud, "It seems to have been seven months ago, which is a long time."
"You have also discovered that it has been a long time. This is the problem." The old man said, "The previous ten trials of similar cases have caused extreme dissatisfaction in the alliance. Later I heard that the deputy lord Jasmine brought a Thousands of magic knights from the Spark tribe were out of the city for a long time, and they did not know what they did before they calmed down.
From then on, the Alliance no longer came to Sarin to arrest people randomly. If they really wanted to arrest people, they would submit notes to the Efficiency Department. I thought that the situation would continue like this, but who knew, this tacit understanding was broken again today. In your opinion, it may be just an ordinary case, but in the eyes of some big shots, it may be a signal. "
Only then did Adam realize. He pondered for a few seconds and asked, "So, how will this trial be conducted? What result do some people above want? Leniency? Strictness?"
"No, neither leniency nor strictness, everything follows the law - Sarin's law." The old man said seriously, "This time you just go to trial in full accordance with the regulations. There is no need to have other considerations."
"Teacher, why did you come to me? Isn't this unnecessary? It makes me feel like the dwarf prince in the drama, bending down to pass through the tunnel."
"You still think too little." The old man shook his head, looked at Adam and said, "I came to you not just to talk nonsense with you, but to tell you the truth. Let you know that this trial is not Simple, you have to adhere to the principles of the trial. But if you adhere to the principles, others may not adhere to them, so I and the rest of the people are here to help you not be affected by the other party. Do you understand? "
"Well… "