Judge Sharif's office.
At the desk, on the other side of Lu Ming, sat a middle-aged man in a suit with pits on his face. He was the deputy director of the Montenegro Public Law Firm, named Wang Youren, also known as Wang Damazi. He was wearing an expensive suit, but somehow it made him look so tacky.
In the Montenegro law firm, Wang Youren is the deputy director of business. He used to be a teacher of law at the Montenegro Mining School. It is said that he has a solid theoretical level and a high prestige in the law firm.
If someone dares to sue the government nowadays, the law firm will naturally send out its authoritative lawyers to crush the other party.
Sharif summoned the lawyers for both the plaintiff and the defendant for a pre-trial discussion.
Lu Ming observed that Wang Youren did not know his true identity, otherwise, he would not be so arrogant and not even bother to look at him.
Apparently, Sharif did not reveal his true identity to the Bureau of Mines.
As for what the plan is, there are many possibilities.
For example, if you don't want to give yourself an excuse, the judge and the defendant have close private contact, which is a good reason for appeal if you lose the case.
For example, they were worried about attracting attention from the media in the core areas of the empire.
Alternatively, if my identity were to be exposed, I would have to use all my resources and strength to fight this lawsuit. After all, I was currently in the East China Sea, maintaining an impressive court record. If my identity were to be exposed, in order to maintain my own face, I would use the strength of my entire law firm to fight to the death in Montenegro.
He even launched a public opinion offensive in the East China Sea and exerted political influence. After all, he was the leader of a local branch of the Grand Ecumenical Party.
And so on and so forth.
In short, in Sharif's opinion, it might be more advantageous to pretend not to know him.
"Now, both of you can proceed with the presentation of evidence," Sharif said with a smile.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "According to local laws, there is no such thing as exchanging evidence before the court, right?"
Sharif smiled and said, "Local laws must also keep pace with the times. One day, they will be synchronized with federal laws. It's just that the people are not yet enlightened, so we can only take it slowly."
Lu Ming frowned and said, "However, even if it is federal law, the evidence disclosure does not need to be presided over by you, the judge. Instead, I will communicate with the defendant's agent privately."
Sharif smiled and said, "So, we have to take it slow. According to the revised draft of the Montenegro litigation regulations promulgated by this court yesterday, from the date of promulgation of the draft, both the plaintiff and the defendant in civil litigation must conduct pre-trial evidence disclosure under the chairmanship of the presiding judge."
Lu Ming nodded: "It was promulgated yesterday and took effect yesterday. Moreover, it was promulgated by the Montenegrin Court?"
Sharif smiled and said, "Yes, Lawyer Lu, this is the advantage of the local system. It is very efficient and fast."
Wang Youren frowned beside him. It was rare for him to see Chief Justice Sharif. Even if he did, he looked like a sullen god. When had he ever been so kind to others
How much kickbacks did this old bastard take from this guy
Usually, after eating the plaintiff, they eat the defendant. However, this time, it is definitely not the one with the highest bid who wins.
The old bastard will definitely rule that he wins, so that's why he is so nice to this guy.
What a pure bastard.
On the other side, Lu Ming shook his head and said, "Fortunately, I always make full preparations for lawsuits. I also thought that if I have a lawsuit here, I will also have to exchange evidence. So, I brought everything with me. There are five rickshaws outside, with more than a hundred boxes of documents. Your Honor, you can ask the bailiff to go outside to notify them and let my assistant bring people in."
The various data and reports of several coal mines over the years are simply the best smokescreens to interfere with the other party's finding of their intentions. Moreover, they are not against the rules, as they are all documents related to the other party's ban on several coal mines.
Sharif frowned slightly when he heard Lu Ming's words, but he still pressed the bell on the table. The clerk came in and he gave some instructions.
Soon, Cui Xiaodong and the rickshaw pullers began to carry the documents in one trip at a time.
Soon, the boxes were piled up like a small mountain in the corner of the office. If Sharif's office was not big enough, there would not be enough space for them.
Wang Mazi stared at Cui Xiaodong with a sullen face and sneered, "Traitor, you came into the firm because you wanted me to take care of you. What are you telling me? I taught you, so am I your master?"
Cui Xiaodong didn't dare to look at him, nor did he say anything.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Lawyer Wang, didn't you ignore Xiaodong at that time? Why are you acting like a lawyer now? Besides, Xiaodong also followed his sister's advice and came to you. Do you think he would be willing to have a gardener who suddenly changed his career and became a law teacher as his lawyer?"
Wang Mazi suddenly turned his head to look at Lu Ming, and his eyes slowly narrowed.
He knew that many people talked about him and laughed at him behind his back, but this little bastard was the first one who dared to say it to his face.
Facing his fierce gaze, Lu Ming shrugged indifferently, looked at the box in the corner, and said with a smile: "There is still half, Lawyer Wang, go back and read it slowly, and try to finish it before the court session the day after tomorrow!"
Wang Mazi's attention turned to the boxes. He frowned immediately. When he heard Lu Ming say that half of them were left, he became even more impatient. "No more, I don't need them! Our administrative punishment is justified. No matter how you play tricks, you can't win! Hurry and move all these boxes back!"
Sharif was stunned for a moment and looked at Wang Mazi in disbelief.
He rarely presided over cases, and was even more lazy to deal with these unknown "lawyers". He also had no idea of their real professional level. But this deputy director of business, an authoritative lawyer in the law firm, was like this? He didn't have any basic professional qualities of a lawyer
Although, this Lu Ming is really a headache, as if he had guessed what he was going to do, he could even come up with such a big trick with the rules he had made yesterday.
I can only say that the preparations were too comprehensive. Lu Qianxing is Lu Qianxing. Even when facing these pig-like idiots, he was fully prepared.
Looking at Wang Mazi, this stupid teammate, Sherif let out a long sigh. It seemed that not only was he fighting alone, but there was a great possibility that he would be held back by these guys.
Fortunately, I am the judge and there is no jury here. In the end, I have to make the final decision myself.
The battle between him and me is completely unequal.
Therefore, the result is still under control.
Sharif shook his head helplessly.
On the other side, Lu Ming smiled at Wang Mazi and said, "Lawyer Wang, whether you need it or not, I have given you all my evidence. Now, I need you to give me your evidence. It doesn't matter if you don't have it with you. I will call Cui Xiaodong and go to the law firm with you to get it."
Wang Mazi rolled his eyes. "The law firm doesn't have what you want either. Just look at the inspection regulations of the Mining Bureau. Your coal mine violates the inspection regulations, which is illegal. The inspection team can seal you up according to the regulations!"
Lu Ming listened to him in a daze, a little distracted for a moment. What he said seemed to make sense.
Sharif couldn't bear it any longer and coughed, "Lawyer Wang, I think what Lawyer Lu meant is, how are you going to prove that the coal mine that Lawyer Lu represented violated the Mining Safety Management Regulations?"
Wang Mazi said: "The people from the inspection team can testify!"
Lu Ming nodded: "That is, you only have witnesses. Even so, I want to see their testimonies in advance."
Wang Mazi said, "Is it necessary? Just listen during the trial!"
Lu Ming coughed. Cui Xiaodong, did he really graduate from the law college where he used to be a teacher
"Lawyer Wang, according to the regulations that Judge Sharif just issued yesterday, you need to give me these testimonies in advance." Looking at Sharif, "Your Honor, am I right?"
Sharif had no choice but to nod to Wang Mazi. "Lawyer Wang, you should prepare these testimonies before tonight."
Wang Mazi's face was as gloomy as water. He thought to himself, you old bastard, you took his money and did this and that, pretending to be biased towards him, just to make him lose in the end and stop him from complaining about you, you did your best, right
He stood up and said, "Your Honor, I'm leaving now. I'll do my best with the testimony and everything!"
He turned and left, slamming the door shut as he left the office.
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, looked at Sherif and shook his head, "Why are you doing this?"
It is obvious that a judge like you who only knows how to collect money will not get real respect from the officials here.
Moreover, because of your Western identity, they never regarded you as a member of their own circle, but only as a greedy outsider who needs to be paid to get rid of, a rogue old beggar.
Although Wang Mazi didn't dare to contradict Sharif directly, his behavior was already very obvious.
If you are the chief judge of the city who is upright and honest, not to mention a middle-level official at the deputy county magistrate level like Wang Mazi, even the mayor would have to smile and greet you, right
Sharif's face turned pale and blue. He looked at Lu Ming, shook his head and sighed, then walked out.