The court in Bat City is a bit like the one in the eastern part of the country.
High up on the judge's bench sat the powerful Lord Luo.
There were four White Flag members sitting in the jury box. The ones Lu Ming had never seen before were Economic Luo and Army Luo.
In the era of cold weapons, the Luo family of the army was the most valiant and adept at fighting. The traditional skill of the Eagle Eye Luo family was scout and spy, and their ancestor was a scout.
But nowadays, it is the Hawkeye Luo family that has the strongest military power.
The Luo family of Dajun is conservative, and when firearms were first introduced to the Western Regions, they fought shirtless against the musketeers of Bailu City. Many of their brave sons died in the battle, and their bloodline was not left behind. This may be the reason why the Luo family of Dajun today are generally not as strong as their ancestors.
Economic Luo looks a little funny with his small head and fat body.
After all, Da Jun Luo is the head of the family. Although he is in his fifties or sixties, his voice is as loud as a bell and he seems to be in good health.
Only yellow flag and blue flag councillors are allowed to enter the gallery.
This case caused quite a stir. The Tusi family, who were not too corrupt, also vaguely understood the implications of the case.
Although the small and medium-sized chieftains all knew that they could not curry favor with either Mayor Lu from the East or Fila Oil from the Imperial Capital, they still had to participate in major events.
The gallery was packed with people.
In this court, Lu Ming also met Tugou and Hasang for the first time.
Because Fila Petroleum keeps these two witnesses and victims under extremely tight control, and no one else can get in touch with them at all.
The native dog has a pointed chin and a monkey-like face, with small eyes rolling around, and it looks cunning at first glance.
Just as Liu Laocai said, Hasheng was not very pretty and her face looked a little old. In Donghai, she would be a country woman in her forties or fifties, with even a hint of gray hair at her temples.
Moreover, she seemed so simple and meek when answering Charles' questions.
The look she gave Liu Laocai was complicated and filled with hatred.
Looking at her, Lu Ming nodded, feeling that this was the perfect match that Liu Laocai needed.
But seeing the hatred in her eyes, Lu Ming's expression gradually became serious.
Hasan's hatred for Liu Laocai could not escape the eyes of Charles' legal team.
Therefore, his legal team seemed very relaxed. After all, the evidence was conclusive. Even if they were ordinary lawyers, they would be too embarrassed to face people if they lost the case, let alone themselves, the biggest lawyers from the imperial capital.
Both Western and Middle-African are official languages of the Empire. Charles even joked and said to Lu Ming before asking Hassan a question: "Lawyer Lu, I know you are not well educated and are self-taught. You don't understand the Greifani language, so I will give in to you and ask you in Middle-African!"
It caused everyone to burst into laughter.
As expected, Charles spoke in Middle-earth throughout, and the translator also used Middle-earth when he relayed Hassan and Tugou's testimonies.
However, Charles personally took action just to guide the witnesses to testify. The assistant lawyers in his legal team found it incredible. Didn’t the boss take Lu Qianxing too seriously
The entire afternoon was spent with witness number one, Hassan, and witness number two, Tugou, testifying, and Charles guided them to tell the story of that day.
Not only the White Flag MPs shook their heads.
Even the chieftains in the audience were filled with indignation and shouted angrily from time to time.
"Kill him!"
"Cut his fat head off!"
Even though Hassan was just a lowly commoner, being raped by foreigners was a great shame for them.
Lu Ming basically didn't stand up to ask questions, he just listened quietly.
Beside Lu Ming, the assistant was a randomly chosen clerk in a blue skirt. It was the first time for the girl to sit side by side with her boss at a table. She was so excited that she didn't even notice the roars of those savages.
Next to the clerk was Liu Laocai, whose face was ashen, frightened by the fierce and aggressive aura of the natives.
…
The trial continued the next morning.
After the court session, Lu Ming stood up and said, "Your Honor, I request to call witness number one, Hashan."
The list of witnesses prepared by Lu Ming contained a lot of people as usual, including the neighbors of Hasheng and Tugou, the couple who were planning to seduce Liu Laocai, and even Jingji Luo, the sheriff of Jingji Luo's garrison and a dozen patrol soldiers.
On Richard's side, there are only two witnesses, witness number one, the victim, Hassan, and witness number two, Tugou.
After hearing what Lu Ming said, Richard stood up immediately and said, "I request to call witness number seven, Thorn, who is a witness for the defense." He then said, "Your Honor, the defense did not cross-examine witness number one yesterday, so I request to call a new witness with priority. Moreover, the witness I request to call is a witness for the defense."
Zhong Quan Luo nodded: "Witness number seven will testify in court."
Thorn is the beautiful woman who seduces Liu Laocai every day.
After going to court, under Richard's questioning, the woman spoke very badly of Liu Laocai's character, saying that he often stared at her like a hungry wolf, which made her very scared, and that he forced her to drink and secretly gave her expensive gifts.
She also said that Liu Laocai wanted to do something indecent to her that night, but she slapped him in the face.
Therefore, this evil anger must be vented on poor Hasan.
There was a lot of buzzing and chaos in the gallery, and some people even threw stones at Liu Laocai.
"Your Honor, fellow jurors, I want to make one thing clear: Thorn is a witness for the defense!" Richard said, shook his head, and walked back to the prosecution's seat.
All members of his legal team looked at Lu Ming with gloating expressions.
The boss said that this guy has a habit of stuffing a lot of unnecessary people into the witness list to cover up his real intentions.
But Jingzhi was originally the number three witness on their side. It was after seeing her name on the other side's witness list that the boss removed the number three witness from the witness list.
Fight fire with fire, and use your witnesses to fight you.
People who don’t know the truth will naturally think, since your witnesses have said so, why are you still quibbling
Now, you have only one way, which is to apply to the court to list you as a hostile witness and then attack her testimony.
Not to mention how tiring it is, it's hard to describe the jury's impression of you.
Although, the jury here is just a decoration.
He even knew how to sentence himself and others, two to two? In the end, the powerful Luo City Lord would sentence Liu Shoufu guilty.
"Your Honor, I have no questions for witness number seven. Please call witness number one." Lu Ming stood up again.
Richard's legal team is even more ridiculous. Just give up like that
You also know that hastily attacking the character of witness number seven, saying things like seducing Liu Laocai, will only backfire and make people think you are quibbling, right
However, a strange look flashed in Richard's eyes, and he stared at Lu Ming, pondering.
He had fought with Lu Ming before, so naturally he would not be as optimistic as his assistants.
Hasan once again timidly sat in the witness stand.
Lu Ming walked up to her and looked at her. After a while, he asked calmly, "Have you heard of me?"
After listening to the translator beside him, Hasang shook his head slightly.
Lu Ming smiled and pointed at the prosecution seat, "Don't be fooled by the aggressiveness of Richard and his men. There seem to be a lot of people and they look very imposing, right? I understand that you are afraid of them. But in my eyes, they are just chickens and dogs! That one, that guy who looked so great, was beaten by me and went back to his hometown in disgrace." The direction of his finger was Richard.
Richard's face was as gloomy as water. The assistant beside him had already stood up and objected righteously.
Lu Ming added: "What about Fila oil? The mercenaries I brought with me can destroy his two camps like crushing an ant nest!"
Lu Ming insisted on using his own translation when asking questions, so Luo Yi translated the words very directly.
Richard couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up.
Zhong Quan Luo had already banged the gavel, "Lawyer Lu Qianxing, what do you want to say?"
Lu Ming turned around and smiled at Zhong Quan Luo: "I just want to eliminate some of the uneasiness in the witness's heart, so that I can guide her to tell the truth."
Zhong Quan Luo frowned, "I don't think so, Lawyer Lu Qianxing, if you continue to intimidate the witness like this, I will declare this case closed and I will make a formal ruling."
Lu Ming looked at him and nodded: "In fact, if I really want you to step down, you, the little city lord, will not be able to stay in this position for more than three seconds."
Luo Yi continued translating.
The powerful Luo Li's face turned pale with anger. He slammed the gavel and wanted to say something. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "This is my last warning." After hesitating, he finally did not dare to expel the East China Sea nobleman in front of him from the court, and then directly sentenced Liu Laocai to death.
Hasan stared at the scene in a daze, looking at the beautiful girl who should be a native like himself, who was wearing strange clothes but was even more shameless, standing in the court and directly intimidating the high and mighty city lord.
The city lord looked so furious that I was so scared that I just wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy.
But in the end, the city lord did nothing but gave a verbal warning once again.
Lu Ming looked at Hasheng and smiled, "Ms. Hasheng, you haven't registered your property with Mr. Tugou yet, right?"
Hasan nodded gently: "Yes."
"So, actually, according to the Berbet Code, there is no marriage relationship between you and Mr. Tugou."
Hasan was a little confused and shook his head: "I, I don't know."
Many civilians live like them.
Richard has stood up. "Objection, this is a de facto marriage."
Lu Ming smiled at him: "Mr. Richard, this is Bat City. Where we are standing is the Bat City Court. So, do you want to use the East China Sea law to judge the affairs here, or the local regulations?"
Richard smiled: "Of course it's the local law!" He reached out and picked up a piece of paper, "Lawyer Lu, take a look, do you think that the laws of this country do not recognize de facto marriage? You are wrong!"
All members of his legal team smiled, and it was obvious that they were confident and well prepared. The boss had long guessed that the defense would raise this point.
If the woman was an unmarried woman and was raped, the thugs would be less guilty and would not be beheaded. Moreover, they would be more afraid that the witness would change his testimony.
Because they are unmarried, there is no adultery.
If a married woman changes her statement and says that she was not raped and that she was willing, both of them will be guilty of adultery and may even be stoned to death.
But if they are unmarried and witness number one changes his testimony, the guilt of both of them will be even less.
His boss had already expected that Lu Qianxing would definitely try to attack the unmarried point.
He waited by himself and started working on the incoming train. Under the instructions of his boss, he did a lot of homework. Everything was arranged clearly for Lu Qianxing.
On the other side, Lu Ming took the note that Richard's officer ran up to hand him and looked down.
Richard smiled and said, "One hundred and fifty-seven years ago, the mayor of this city, Luo, ruled that a woman's escape was a runaway marriage and drowned her in the river. The relationship between the woman and her husband was like that between Witness No. 1 and Witness No. 2. Moreover, they had only lived together for three years, and their marriage was deemed valid. Witness No. 1 and Witness No. 2 had lived together for more than ten years. According to this case, they should be considered to be in a de facto marriage relationship!"
Lu Ming shook his head and looked at Zhongquan Luo, "The city lord one hundred and fifty-seven years ago, whose posthumous name was Xiong, was your great-grandfather's father, right?"
Richard was slightly startled. Lu Qianxing, do you know this precedent? Then why do you want to hit the unmarried point
What bad things has this guy done
On the judge's bench, listening to Lu Ming's words, Zhongquan Luo frowned immediately. Indeed, the city lord was his great-grandfather's grandfather, and his great-great-grandfather's father.
However, that ancestor did a lot of ridiculous things and provoked civil unrest, so he had a very bad reputation. Originally, there were only three White Flag Councillors in that era, and they were all from his own family branches. Then, after the civil war, there were four White Flag Councillors, and the status of the city lord was much lower than before.
Therefore, the posthumous title of that ancestor was the ugliest animal considered by the locals - bear.
Lu Ming turned to Richard again, "Lawyer Richard, it seems that you have a deep misunderstanding of the laws of the Western Regions. In fact, the laws of many city-states in the Western Regions focus on written laws rather than precedents. The previous precedents are not authoritative, and they are not even meaningful for reference. Bat City is such a city-state."
"Nonsense!" Richard frowned.
Many lawyers in my law firm have come to the Western Regions to handle lawsuits, and it is common for them to draw on precedents.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "That's the truth, Lawyer Richard. It may be because most city-states in the Western Region respect the authority of you and your law firm, so no one has refuted you before."
"Besides, because our Kingdom of Greifanni is so powerful, almost all lawyers have been educated on precedents since their first law class, believing that these are universal truths and self-evident legal norms. Therefore, almost no one would have thought that there is a legal system in this world that does not value precedents."
This is indeed the case. If I did not have the knowledge from my previous life, but had grown up in the East China Sea and been involved in its legal circle, I would not have thought that there were other reasonable legal systems.
Lu Ming shook his head and said, "Lawyer Richard, many of us lawyers are too arrogant and don't bother to study the essence of other confederations' laws and regulations, but I didn't expect that you are one of them."
He added, "This late Lord Bear actually did a lot of ridiculous things. The cases he judged were considered mostly ridiculous and few wise. How can you take it as the truth? You found this case, but didn't you know more about him?"
Richard frowned and looked at Zhongquan Luo, and seeing his embarrassed expression, he knew that Lu Ming was right.
He looked at his legal team and assistants. The smiles on their faces had frozen. They all lowered their heads and dared not make a sound.
Lu Ming added: "Although the Bebit Code is a law from thousands of years ago, since it has not been abolished, it is the supreme law of this state. It explicitly requires both parties of a marriage to register legally in order to obtain the protection of the Blood Dragon God."
"Lawyer Richard, you must not know what kind of god the Blood Dragon God is. In fact, he is similar to the fertility-giving Guanyin in our Zhongzhou legend."
"So, what the code says is that if a man and a woman do not register their property, even if they live together for 10,000 years, they will not be protected by the Dragon God and will not have legitimate offspring. In other words, they are not in a legal marriage."
As Lu Ming spoke, he looked at Zhongquan Luo and said, "City Lord, according to the law, Hasan is an unmarried woman, right? Or do you think that the Berbit Code is no longer authoritative?"
Zhongquan Luo's face turned pale, and he looked at the chieftains who were gradually quieting down in the audience, and finally nodded: "Yes, Lawyer Lu is right. According to the laws of this state, Hasan is an unmarried commoner."
If the authority of the Berbit Code is not recognized, the extremely conservative and paranoid chieftains will probably riot immediately.
"Your Honor, I request a recess and continue this afternoon!" Richard stood up again.
"There's still plenty of time. I hope the trial can continue!" Lu Ming smiled and pointed at the clock on the wall. "It's only a little after eleven."
In February, near the city of Bat, the sun did not rise until eight or nine o'clock, the court opened at ten o'clock, and lunch was usually at two or three o'clock.
Richard bowed slightly to Zhong Quan Luo and said, "Sir, I just came here and I am not used to the day and night. In my hometown, it is lunch time now. I didn't have enough food in the morning, so I am very hungry now."
Lu Ming smiled, "Okay, being hungry is a problem. Let me give you some bread. I think it's okay to adjourn the court for ten minutes. Although, you have interrupted my questioning, which is unreasonable." As he spoke, Lu Ming looked at Zhong Quan Luo, "Your Honor, I hope you can be fair."
Zhongquan Luo glanced at Richard and others. He probably never dreamed that this lawyer Dong Hailu looked powerless after listening to the plaintiff's extremely fierce accusations the whole afternoon yesterday.
But he didn't expect that when he really stood up to speak, the legendary team of criminal lawyers in the empire, who were said to have been hired by Fila Oil at a high price, were suppressed by him and had no power to fight back. They could only rely on adjourning the court to stabilize their situation.
He was even completely powerless. If he did not follow Lawyer Lu's thinking and did not admit that he was right, he was afraid that most of the three-color parliamentarians present would stand up and rebel against him.
"Adjourn for ten minutes!" Zhong Quan Luo slammed the gavel hard.
…
Temporary lounge.
Richard was in a rage and had just thrown a thick stack of files to the ground.
Hasan and Tu Gou were so scared that they were trembling in the corner.
The lawyers were even more silent.
Although Richard's anger was indeed directed at the assistant lawyers, the more important thing was to make an example of them. He turned to look at Hassan and Tugou and was about to speak.
There was a sudden noise outside, and then the door was pushed open. Lu Ming walked in leisurely, while Richard's officer and bodyguard who were blocking the door were pushed aside by several burly men.
"What are you doing?!" Richard's face suddenly darkened.
Lu Ming smiled: "Nothing, I just came to bring you some bread. Besides, according to local regulations, it is not stated that lawyers from both sides cannot visit each other during the recess, right? Of course, you can file a complaint to Zhongquan Luo after the trial. Maybe I will be fined 10 yuan? 50 yuan?" As he said that, he threw a paper bag in his hand onto the table.
Richard's face was as gloomy as water. "Lu Qianxing, I used to respect you..."
Lu Ming waved his hand: "That's not necessary. I have lost respect for you since the lawsuit with Xiao Renault. I remember that I told you this a long time ago."
Richard nodded slowly, slowly sat back in his chair, and looked at Lu Ming with a cold look in his eyes.
Perhaps, from this moment on, he has regarded the arrogant young man in front of him as his true enemy.
Lu Ming seemed unaware of anything. He leaned against the wall, twirling his fingers and staring at them.
There was silence in the room.
The assistant lawyers really didn't know how to react.
Now, I deeply realized that Lu Qianxing was actually at the same level as Lawyer Richard, and that he behaved in an eccentric way, which made Lawyer Richard very depressed.
The clock on the wall was ticking.
Richard suddenly smiled, tore open the paper bag, took out the bread and ate it.
The assistant lawyers looked at this scene in surprise.
Suddenly someone knocked on the door, "Time's up."
Lu Ming smiled and stood up against the wall. "Okay, Lawyer Richard seems to have filled his stomach. I specially asked for this bread from the city lord Zhongquan Luo. I haven't opened it yet. It should taste good, right? There is no way it could contain impurities or be drugged, right? Lawyer Richard, if you have a stomachache later, I will have to have a good talk with Zhongquan Luo. Could it be that he is in league with you and wants to kill me?"
Richard snorted coldly, “What a mean person!”
Lu Ming smiled but said nothing.
…
In court, because Lu Ming had not finished asking questions, Hasang sat in the witness stand again.
Lu Ming walked to the witness stand and bowed slightly to Zhong Quan Luo. "Your Honor, this court recognizes the authority of the Berbit Code, which is very good. However, before that, I request to pardon Hasa and Tugou first. Unmarried cohabitation is a crime in the Berbit Code. I heard that according to the custom two hundred years ago, unmarried cohabitation would result in confiscation of all property. However, in recent decades, because the Four City Guards are relatively lax, many people no longer register their property, but quietly give some benefits to the guards to avoid being charged fair property fees. In fact, this is also due to the indulgence of several generations of the city lord's ancestors. Therefore, I hope that this court will pardon Hasa and Tugou's crimes, and also pardon all unmarried cohabitants in this city, and give them a few days to go to the Four City Guards to register."
Zhongquan Luo nodded and said, "A special amnesty will be issued in this city tonight." The law does not punish everyone. Zhongquan Luo was originally troubled by this matter, and it happened that this lawyer Lu gave him a way out.
Lu Ming nodded: "The city lord is very open-minded. I believe that Bat City will be extremely prosperous in the future."
Zhong Quan Luo didn't know why, but he felt inexplicably comfortable when he was praised by this extremely arrogant young oriental noble.
Moreover, the feeling of Lawyer Lu and Mayor Lu now is completely different from when I first met him.
On the contrary, what happened to Richard and his legal team? Well, I can only say that there are always stronger ones among the strong.
Lu Ming walked to the witness stand, looked at Hashan, and smiled: "Ms. Hashan, you are an unmarried woman now, so you have complete freedom. Even if you marry Mr. Liu Shoufu, no one can interfere. And don't worry, after you marry Mr. Liu Shoufu, I promise to protect the safety of both of you. No one will have the opportunity to persecute you. Do you believe me?"
Luo Yi was translating.
Richard stood up suddenly. "Objection! What the defendant's lawyer said has nothing to do with this case!"
Lu Ming smiled at Ha Sheng and said, "Don't pay any attention to him. Like I said, he's just a piece of shit."
Hasan looked dazed and confused. It was obvious that he had no idea what was going on and what the lawyer meant by suddenly saying these words to him.
But from the opening of the court this morning, from his attitude towards the people of the Imperial Capital, his attitude towards the City Lord, and his arrogance when he went to the Imperial Capital people's lounge during the break in the trial.
There is no doubt that he is not bragging, he is indeed a very powerful person.
Even the city lord, who was as high and mighty as the sky, could only give a verbal warning when his native maid pointed at his nose and scolded him.
Lu Ming looked at Hasheng and said slowly, "Now, I ask you, you just need to answer me, are you willing to marry Mr. Liu Shoufu? Even if he is eventually convicted of rape and imprisoned, I think he will not blame you. You know how he treats you, so even if he is convicted, are you willing to marry him? He is about to be sent to the guillotine, waiting to be beheaded. As his wife, are you willing to see him off? Send him his last meal so that he can eat his fill before he goes on his way. This is the most sacred ceremony for us Zhongzhou people before the execution!"
Richard had already stood up and said, "Objection. Witness No. 1 does not need to answer this question at all. Even if Witness No. 1 changes his testimony, the crime of rape has already objectively existed. If Witness No. 1 changes his testimony, we will charge Witness No. 1 with perjury!"
But after hearing Lu Ming's words and seeing that Zhong Quan Luo didn't know what he was thinking, Richard frowned slightly and sat down.
"So, are you willing to be the one to send Liu Shoufu, a lonely ghost, on his last journey?" Lu Ming asked Hasang softly, "For that bouquet of flowers? Or, for that ray of light?"
With tears in his eyes, Hasang looked at Liu Laocai, who was sitting in the dock in a daze with a pale face.
She suddenly nodded vigorously: "I do!... I do! I, I don't want him to die either!"
He lay on the witness stand and suddenly burst into tears.
Lu Ming could understand what she was saying without Luo Yi translating.
Turning around, Lu Ming looked at the powerful Luo, "Your Honor, I now ask you to pardon Liu Shoufu's crime of rape and allow Mr. Liu Shoufu and Ms. Hassan to get married, because according to the Hadith of the Orchard of Betbit, when a man forces a woman to have sex, and afterwards the woman is willing to marry him, and he agrees to marry her, then there is no sin! In other words, the crime of rape should be pardoned."
“Although some of the hadiths of the saints of Bahbet are not included in the Bahbet Code, the various stories circulating locally reflect the great wisdom contained in the hadiths!”
"The first sentence of the Bahbet Code is that the Hadith is the law! It makes it clear that every Hadith handed down by the Bahbet saints has legal force."
Some chieftains of all ranks in the audience have already echoed the sentiment. They are all conservatives who attach great importance to the Hadith.
Lu Ming continued, "Now, Miss Hashan has agreed to marry Mr. Liu Shoufu, and my client, Mr. Liu Shoufu, is single in Donghai. His wife died a long time ago. He is willing to marry Miss Hashan. So, Your Honor, I ask you to dismiss the charges against Mr. Liu Shoufu immediately!"
Richard's legal team was in a state of panic, trying to figure out what was going on. Some were reading books, while others were arguing with each other.
Richard said nothing, but just sat there quietly.
Zhong Quan Luo hesitated for a moment, but looking at Richard's lawyers who were in a mess and acting like headless flies, he shook his head, picked up the gavel and knocked hard, "This case is dismissed! Adjourn the court!"
Liu Laocai opened his eyes suddenly and almost thought he was dreaming.
Unlike in Donghai, after winning the lawsuit, no one gave him a warm hug. Only Luo Yi took Hasang's hand and led him to Liu Laocai.
The chieftains who were listening to the banquet were a little surprised to hear that Liu Laocai was still single and was willing to marry Hasang.
Looking at Hasheng, she was just a lowly peasant woman, but she would become the wife of a wealthy businessman from the East China Sea? It was incredible.
Richard walked up to Lu Ming, his eyes full of contempt.
"These horrible and absurd habits? You even studied them, and brought them up in court, confirming their rationality. Do you know what you are doing? Do you know how many women in this city-state will suffer hellish nightmares because of your competitive spirit?"
"Although I lost, I am very calm and proud of it! And you, after returning to the East China Sea, can you still sleep well? If you can, then I admire you!"
"When the news gets back to the civilized world, I think, even if I lose, I will still face it with my head held high; if you win, you will be criticized by the conscientious media!"
Richard sneered.
Lu Ming looked at him calmly: "Take back your hypocrisy! You lost the lawsuit and you want to stand on the moral high ground to seek self-consolation. Don't you think you are pathetic?"
"Although I can't tell you, what I can tell you is that things will change here. The chieftains who are applauding this verdict now will soon find out that this is not the restoration of the old tradition as they imagined, but the beginning of a new era!"
"Eagles and sparrows never have intimate conversations, so, Lawyer Richard, I think our conversation can end now."
"In addition, you did not lose this lawsuit because of some ugly old customs that you did not understand and were unwilling to understand. Instead, you lost because you never tried to understand your client and did not know what was in the best interests of your client, Hasan."
"You only want to defeat me and wash away your shame, and you also want to send my client to the guillotine and get a generous reward. Therefore, it is inevitable that you will lose the case."
Lu Ming spread his hands and said, "Then, see you next time?"
Richard stared at Lu Ming, nodded, turned and walked out.
Looking at his back, Lu Ming let out a long breath.
To be honest, if it weren't for my own world in my previous life, where it is already the 21st century and some places still have such absurd and terrible laws, it would be really difficult for me to find even a hint from those hadiths and understand what that hadith meant.
No matter how strong Richard's legal team is, even if the hadith is placed in front of them, they will never be able to figure out the secrets inside.
These old customs and practices have actually always existed in nearby city-states, but they have never been brought to court, nor have they ever been brought to court.
The courts of several city-states nearby that implemented the Code of Betbit and had such outdated customs knew that such laws were shameful, so they would not hear such cases and would settle them privately.
Today, I have finally broken through this layer of window paper.
The conservatives even applauded, thinking they were dreaming of a return to the Qing Dynasty.
Seeing them all surrounding him and applauding in a very friendly manner, Lu Ming responded with a smile, taking it as the honor that a gravedigger deserved.