Lu Ming also did not participate in the selection of jurors. In fact, for this case, the differences in individual jurors' cognition could not affect or influence the verdict. It was mainly a kind of overall thinking mode of how to view the war in Anshan.
During the selection process, the Montenegro legal team was led by barrister Gao Zengbao, assisted by lawyer Han Annie, whose main focus was to exclude warmongers and people who lacked compassion from the jury.
However, Lu Ming went to Bac Ninh City.
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Han Renwang was once known for his brutality, but as he has grown older, he seems to have become much gentler and is not as strict with his subordinates.
In a very elegant garden teahouse, Lu Ming met Han Annie's father.
The old man was very old, with wrinkles all over his face and a hunched back. He was completely different from the image of the "King of Korea" rumored by the outside world.
"You have been taking care of her and her daughter in the East China Sea for the past two years?" When asked this, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in Han Renwang's originally cloudy eyes.
Lu Ming shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Prosecutor Han is very independent and has a good income. But when Aunt Tang first arrived in Donghai, I helped her find a place to live."
Han Renwang let out a long breath, "Is Yan'er okay?" Obviously, although he was a local tyrant and surrounded by beautiful women, he still had a special feeling for Tang that he could not forget.
Lu Ming nodded: "Yes, my aunt has adapted to life there very well." When he mentioned this aunt, he felt a headache.
He had become the Prince of Black Mountain Castle, and he had even called her, flattering her and asking her to have tea with him when he returned to the East China Sea.
Han Renwang twisted the handle of the teacup for a while, then said, "Originally, I was supposed to visit you in Wu'an, but I didn't expect you to come now!"
They were originally chatting about family matters, but when the topic got to this point, Han Renwang gradually lowered his posture.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "It's my duty. You are so polite."
"Brother-in-law, when are you going to marry my sister?" A handsome man in his thirties interrupted with a smile.
He is Han Renwang's youngest son, named Han Anlin. Han Renwang has seven sons, and he is the seventh.
Han Anlong and Han Anhu were not there, but Han Renwang asked his seventh son to accompany him, which shows his preference for this seventh son.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "It depends on whether Prosecutor Han agrees or not."
I have read the relevant information a long time ago. Han Anlin studied abroad in Japan and married a Japanese woman.
Five years ago, the Ssangyong Gang rioted because of their own case.
Han Renwang's old enemy, Commander Zheng of Linshi, believed that Han Renwang had lost control of Wu'an and launched a war.
Apparently, Li Mingxuan's family was also killed by stragglers because of the war.
In the end, Qi Huaide was furious and the two sides negotiated peace. Marshal Zheng returned Wu'an to Han Renwang, but also received generous compensation.
From then on, Han Renwang's seventh son gradually gained favor, and Han Renwang secretly began to contact the Japanese.
But after all, the people of Beijiang and Haixi are mortal enemies, so they have an instinctive resistance to the Japanese.
Han Renwang probably hasn't made up his mind yet, and his nominal successor Han Anlong is also strongly opposed.
Han Anlin and Han Anlong have actually been secretly fighting for the succession, which is no longer a secret among the senior military officers in Bac Ninh.
At the same time, according to intelligence from the provincial capital of Northern Xinjiang, Qi Huaide is already prepared. If Han Renwang were to side with the Japanese, he would eliminate Han Renwang with lightning speed.
In this lawsuit in Wu'an, didn't Qi Huaide see it as an opportunity to intervene in Bac Ninh's affairs and incorporate Bac Ninh into the directly-administered region
For example, now that an infantry battalion has been sent here with good reason, if there are any changes or emergencies, more direct troops may be sent into Bac Ninh.
Therefore, the fact that this lawsuit was finally tried in Wuan was due to various considerations of several parties behind the scenes.
"Brother-in-law, I will see you off when you leave. I haven't seen my younger sister for a long time. We have the best relationship!" Han Anlin said with a smile.
Lu Ming smiled: "Okay!"
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Han Anlin's statement that he had the best relationship with Han Annie was obviously an exaggeration. From what Lu Ming understood, the relationship between Han Annie and her seven brothers and five sisters was not very good. According to Tang, none of Han Annie's brothers and sisters were good people.
However, after Han Anlin sent Lu Ming back to Wuan, he, Han Annie and the other two still sat together for dinner.
The dining hall of Sanyuan Hotel is a bungalow with two small private rooms.
Lu Ming, Han Anlin and Han Annie were sitting in one of the small private rooms.
Listening to the topic Han Anlin and Lu Ming were talking about, Han Annie's pretty face showed helplessness as expected, but she didn't say much.
"Mr. Zhang, I understand. You must think I'm pro-Japanese..." Han Anlin let out a long breath. "There are no outsiders here. I can speak my mind. What do you mean by pro-who? That's all nonsense! It's obvious that none of the seven brothers in our Han family have the talent of my father. To put it bluntly, the old man will pass away tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, Marshal Qi will make Beining a direct-controlled city. Do you believe it?"
Lu Ming nodded: "Maybe."
"It's not maybe, it's definitely!" Han Anlin drank the wine in the glass. "And that Zheng Tugou, if my old man was in his prime, he would have been tied up long ago. Now that my old man is old, he provokes me again and again. If my old man is gone, you can imagine what he will do!"
Han Anlin sighed deeply, "I just want to find a way out for our Han family!" He looked at Lu Ming, "I also understand that dealing with the Japanese is like drinking poison to quench thirst, which will only make Marshal Qi regard us as disloyal people, but the worst case is just that. What's more, what if the Japanese can protect us?" He smiled bitterly, "Actually, Mr. Zhang, if it weren't for you Black Mountain people, I think my judgment would not be wrong, but now that you Black Mountain people have intervened in the Northern Territory and clamped down on the expansion of the Japanese people's power, it seems that the idea I gave my father has become a moth flying into a flame."
Lu Ming took a sip of tea and said nothing.
Han Anlin looked at Lu Ming, "What a pity, Mr. Zhang, you and I both know very well that His Royal Highness the Prince of Black Mountain Fort will not tolerate an independent kingdom under his rule. For example, Gao Baoshan, the brigade commander of Nanping Road, made great contributions to His Royal Highness's troops entering the Northern Territory, but in the end, didn't he still stand aside?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "It's good for Gao Baoshan to be a rich man now, right? The wheel of history is rolling. The local tyrants in the Northern Territory have long been outdated and destined to be swept into the garbage dump of history. If we don't take the initiative to change, once the people wake up and someone raises his arm, I'm afraid that he won't be able to be a rich man, and his end will be miserable and leave a bad reputation for thousands of years. Why bother?"
Han Anlin nodded, "That is, even if you are my brother-in-law, our Han family is willing to help His Royal Highness with all our strength, and in the end, we will become a rich man?"
Hearing Han Anlin directly calling him "brother-in-law", Han Annie frowned. Seeing the atmosphere of their conversation, she did not interrupt.
Lu Ming smiled: "Have you ever thought about this: if Japan finally achieves their goal in the Northern Territory, can you brothers continue to be local tyrants? I'm afraid it will be a luxury for you to be rich!"
Han Anlin was silent.