In the evening, Lu Ming came back from Beining. His car had just stopped downstairs of the hotel when he saw a slender figure standing on the steps outside the hotel. In the dim light in the hotel, he could see that it was Han Annie.
It is November now, and the weather in northern Xinjiang is still a little chilly at night. Han Annie is dressed very casually, with a snow-white casual shirt, light blue slim jeans, and a pink short coat on the outside. The color combination is very fashionable and cute, which makes her look even more beautiful.
Lu Ming got out of the car, and she walked down, "Let's chat for a while."
Lu Ming coughed and said, "I've been running around all day, I'm a little tired, shall we talk tomorrow?"
Han Annie has already walked to the side.
Lu Ming had no choice but to follow.
The moon was as cool as water. Beside the grove of trees in the side alley of the hotel, there were dim shadows and the shadows of branches and leaves swaying on the side walls.
"My father called me. It was the first time he praised me since I can remember." Han Annie's words were emotionless. "Moreover, he praised me a lot. He said I was the smartest among my brothers and sisters. He knew since I was a child that I would be more ambitious than anyone else when I grew up."
Lu Ming coughed and said, "That's great. Actually, I also think that you are very smart, Annie. You are the most capable among your brothers and sisters. Is there any need to say that? You are very famous in the Donghai Procuratorate!"
Han Annie looked at Lu Ming quietly, "You proposed to my father, I understand what you want to do, and I also understand your intention of giving my father guns, but the betrothal gift doesn't have to be 10 million, right?"
Lu Ming coughed and said, "That's the real betrothal gift. I have a lot of money to spend now, and I can make up for it later."
Han Anni said calmly, "I also know what you want to say to me. I hate arranged marriages, but you don't. You think I am a non-marriageist. Besides, I don't care about fake marriages. If I sacrifice my reputation for the sake of the people of the Northern Territory, what's wrong? I don't care what outsiders think of me, right? This is a fake marriage, but in fact it is a pawn in the Northern Territory. It's for the people of the entire Northern Territory, right?"
Lu Ming's forehead was covered with sweat. Why did Han Annie look a bit like Christine? She felt like a worm in his stomach.
"Your reasons can indeed convince me. In fact, I have already convinced myself." Han Annie stared at Lu Ming, "But I feel a little uncomfortable."
"It's my duty, it's my duty..." Lu Ming didn't dare to look at her.
"I'd better concentrate on the lawsuit!" Han Annie turned and walked towards the hotel steps.
Looking at her somewhat lonely figure, Lu Ming's heart suddenly felt like being pricked by a needle, as if he had returned to the girl who had left him lonely beside the classroom many, many years ago.
"Han Annie, I really want to marry you!" Lu Ming suddenly shouted at her back.
I don’t know if she heard it clearly. Her figure delayed slightly, but she still left slowly.
…
In court.
Annie Han is showing the current changes from Nanping to Wanzhou Road, newspaper briefings, public testimonies, and video footage.
The political model adopted by the Autonomous Republic of Northern Montenegro, which includes the eight provinces of Ansan, and why this model was chosen.
Lu Ming was a little surprised when he heard this, but he didn't expect that Han Annie knew so much about his thoughts.
For the entire morning, the only voice heard in the courtroom was Han Annie's.
The jurors had already been listening intently.
What is the Mengdong model? In Wanzhou, which was occupied by soldiers and bandits, the land was centrally distributed to all the people.
In Nanping, because the property of landlords and gentry was accumulated over many generations, their property was protected as sacred and inviolable.
But at the same time, it helped them promote the farm model and the mechanization introduced from the eastern part of the empire.
Nanping is a land of vast plains, which is very suitable for mechanized agriculture.
The surplus young and strong people in the countryside are in various parts of Montenegro and Shengjing, and the factories invested by the Eastern Alliance and the Montenegro Special Administrative Region need labor.
There is also an autonomous republic composed of eight provinces in Ansan. Although there is a shortage of judges who have received modern legal education, changes are also taking place with each passing day. The more centralized a place is, the more it abandons the super-large city model. The most deformed thing about Ansan's economy was that the cities where the provincial offices of each province were located were a kind of deformed prosperity, built with the efforts of the entire province. In today's Republic of Northern Heilongjiang, from an administrative structure, villages are not affiliated with cities. In this way, the economic relationship between villages that actually produce agricultural products and cities that produce industrial products is not completely unequal.
Han Annie talked eloquently, but in fact, her understanding of some things was too idealistic, especially when it came to political and economic structures. The issues were very complicated, not as simple as she said. However, this idealized society was more likely to infect the audience.
During this period, Lai Deke objected several times.
But the jurors listened attentively. Han Annie further explained that this problem was caused by the defense, so her side had the right to explain the label of "warmongerer" that the defense forced on the plaintiff.
Judge Zhu Zhenglong did not stop Han Annie from speaking.
Richard sat there calmly, with no expression on his face.
It was almost noon when Zhu Zhenglong was ready to hammer the gavel and continue in the afternoon.
Richard turned sideways and said something to Lai Deke.
Lai Deke raised his hand to ask for the floor, and Zhu Zhenglong nodded: "Allowed!"
Lai Deke stood up and said, "Lawyer Han Annie and all the lawyers on the prosecution side, I think the courtroom should not be the place to expound political ideas. Perhaps, the Montenegrin people came to the four provinces of the Northern Territory, full of ideals, to bring all the people of the Northern Territory from hell to heaven! Lawyer Han Annie, you are telling this story, so let us assume that your story is true. There are many people full of fanatical ideals who want to make a big change in the four provinces of the Northern Territory, smash the old system, and establish a new idealized system. But inevitably, this behavior will also cause harm to some people who originally lived in peace, and the tragedy of Songshan City is a derivative of this behavior!"
Han Annie wanted to speak, but Zhu Zhenglong said, "Yes, the court prohibits the dissemination and promotion of any political ideas. Lawyer Han Annie, you have made your point very clear, so we will adjourn the court now and let's get back to the topic this afternoon!"
If the judge is biased, his every move can inadvertently affect the rhythm of the entire trial.
His statement may sound fine at first glance, but in fact, it will make the jurors feel that everything Han Annie said was nonsense.
Han Annie turned around and said, "Your Honor, I have been talking about the main topic!"
Zhu Zhenglong had already struck the gavel. The clerk stood up and said in a long voice: "Adjourn the court! Everyone stand up! Watch the judge leave!"
When Han Annie came back, Lu Ming smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. The jurors are already listening to us carefully."