In the office of Judge Zhu Zhenglong, the plaintiff's chief prosecutor Moxon and deputy prosecutor Lu Ming, and the defendant's chief defense lawyer Richard and deputy defense lawyer Lai Deke were all there.
The night before, which was the wedding night of Lu Ming and Han Annie, at the home of a small businessman in downtown Bac Ninh, several big men who were threatening the businessman’s wife were knocked unconscious, and then patrol police arrived.
The men were so traumatized that they said they were sent by Ma Quanyou's mentor, Ma Huanzhai.
The statement made by the wife of the small businessman also mentioned that these murderers threatened her son, saying that they would find a way to make her meet her husband, and that if her husband wanted his wife to be safe, he must vote against the conviction in the jury's verdict no matter what.
Now, all these materials have been sent to Zhu Zhenglong.
"This is a false accusation! Our client is innocent!" Lai Deke was furious.
Lu Ming said nothing. The marriage with the Han family made Beining become his territory to some extent. Before coming to Wuan, he had not considered such a long-term plan. Many things were just coincidences.
Richard gently pressed Laidek's shoulder, and Laidek immediately fell silent.
Richard said calmly, "No matter what the truth is, I think the detailed identities of the jurors have been leaked. Now it has only been revealed that someone is threatening the jurors. What about those who have not been exposed?" He paused, "In view of this, I ask the judge to declare this a mistrial."
Moxon was stunned and turned to look at Lu Ming.
Because it is obvious that in several trials, Richard's legal team was actually in a state of suppression, and their side had been struggling to resist. Up to now, hundreds of witnesses and thousands of testimonies prepared could not be presented in court.
But what now? Richard Barrister is asking for a mistrial
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Your Honor, in fact, from the perspective of the imperial legal procedures, the identities of jurors are usually public. If we have to worry about whether jurors are bribed or coerced in every trial, then the foundation of our law does not exist. Now, what we should do is to work harder to create a comfortable environment for jurors and build a firewall between external information and the jury, rather than throwing the baby out with the bathwater. If your Honor declares this an invalid trial, we will re-prosecute, re-select the jury, and even prosecute again in a different place, but in the end, we still have to face the concerns of Attorney Richard."
After a pause, "Attorney Richard is one of the most outstanding criminal defense lawyers in the empire, so his current worries are incredible to me, because in the southern courts, Attorney Richard often faces a jury whose identity information is completely public! So, I can only think that Attorney Richard's remarks today are discrimination against us in the Northern Territory. From the people to the judicial system, Attorney Richard discriminates against us!"
Richard's face immediately darkened, and he slowly turned to look at Lu Ming with a gloomy look in his eyes. "Did Lu Ming teach you these words?"
The tone of the so-called President Zhang's words was so familiar, and the aggressive and oppressive feeling was also so familiar.
It made him suddenly feel as if he had returned to a long, long time ago, when only one person had ever given him this feeling.
Lu Ming spread his hands and said to Zhu Zhenglong, "Your Honor, look, I was right, wasn't I? Could I have predicted that he wanted to apply for an annulment of the trial? So I needed someone to teach me how to say these words? Isn't this enough to discriminate against us Northern Territory people?"
Richard sneered: “You don’t have to be modest about your master’s abilities, just let him do it!”
Lai Deke lowered his head in embarrassment, as if every time the teacher mentioned Lawyer Lu, who is now His Royal Highness the Prince of Black Mountain Castle, he would become different from usual, completely losing his calmness and wisdom. When he told him a few cases in private, he would sometimes mention "Lu Ming", and then he would immediately grit his teeth. He really didn't know what kind of person His Royal Highness the Prince was, who left such a huge shadow on the teacher.
Now it's happening again. You've suddenly gone off topic, as if you were having a personal showdown with someone, and the focus is completely off your suggestion.
It would be strange if this country bumpkin judge would listen to your suggestion.
Lu Ming looked even more helpless, and looked at Zhu Zhenglong, "Your Honor, look at what Attorney Richard said? I have nothing to say!"
Zhu Zhenglong nodded: "The trial will continue, but don't worry, Attorney Richard, we will strictly cut off the jury's contact with the outside world, and the trial will be accelerated to avoid complications."
Between the lines, it was clear that he had great respect for this renowned barrister, although this Barrister Richard suddenly became a little neurotic.
Richard snorted and said nothing more.
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In the Lu family mansion's ancient-style study, there are pens, inkstones, and papers on the table. There is a wooden couch next to the carved paper window where one can lie down and rest. It has the style of the Tang and Song dynasties of Lu Ming's previous life.
"Richard wants the trial to be invalid?" Han Annie was also a little surprised.
Lu Ming smiled: "This old fox is aware of the danger. From my marriage with your Han family to the success of listing Qi Huairen as the 40th defendant, he naturally smelled something unusual. He should have realized that we will soon counterattack, and the offensive will be fierce. Everything is off the track he originally expected..."
Han Annie nodded: "It should be that he suddenly felt familiar with it. I have seen the records of his fight with you. When he fought with you before, he was inexplicably led into your rhythm. Now, he has the same feeling again, right?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Wife, you've studied the lawsuits I've filed. Am I awesome, husband?"
"It's just a political marriage, you said it yourself just now!" Han Annie snorted.
Han Annie is tall and slender, wearing a dark blue suit, standing proudly like a prosecutor, dignified and beautiful, with an indescribable charm.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "I also said that we are destined to be together for three lifetimes!" He stood up and walked in front of her, gently hugging her slender waist.
Han Annie was caught off guard and subconsciously covered her chest with her arms, but Lu Ming had already kissed her forehead gently before letting her go, smiling and saying, "Our Huaxia company has a patented tape video projector, which has just been sent from the East China Sea. It's still in the experimental stage, but it will definitely be a big hit in the future. Let's try it out first and watch the videotapes. They are all old movies that my film company has the copyright to, so we don't have to go to the cinema to watch them! Now these videotapes are not mass-produced, but specially made. They are specially pressed for the movies I specifically requested. So, in the world, except for the front-line R&D personnel, we are the first people to watch cassette tapes! Annie, we have made history!" Lan
"Huaxia Company is yours?" Han Annie was stunned.
In fact, this has never been a secret in the upper class society of the East China Sea. Huaxia Group is one of the group companies publicly held by Lu Ming.
Han Annie is not sensitive to this kind of information, otherwise, she would have access to this information.
Lu Ming coughed and said, "It seems that my husband has to tell you about our family's financial situation!"
Han Annie snorted, followed Lu Ming and walked two steps outside, saying, "Call Zi Han, I haven't seen her for several days!"
Lu Ming was startled: "Is it okay?" He chuckled and said: "This is just like watching a movie indoors, you have to draw the curtains, otherwise you can't see clearly."
"Call her. After this lawsuit is over, you won't know what to do. I made an agreement with Zi Han a few days ago to have her follow me to the Donghai Procuratorate. She is very qualified, and it would be a waste for her to be your servant!" She glanced at Lu Ming and said, "You won't disagree, will you?"
Lu Ming was startled and said, "Go back to Donghai? Annie, I actually thought that after the lawsuit is over, you can go to Beiheishan to be the chief judge of the High Court! It will be fine for Zihan to follow you then." He added, "I hope that when the tit-for-tat confrontation with Richard comes, you will fight him. If you win the lawsuit, there will be no problem in inviting you to be the chief judge of the High Court of Beiheishan."
Annie Han was stunned: "I fought with Attorney Richard?"
Lu Ming smiled: "Don't be afraid, I will also look at the situation. I will talk about it when we are in an absolute advantage. If we are always at a disadvantage, of course I can't let my dear wife take the blame!" He smiled again: "Now, do you still want to call Zi Han? Or should we just live alone?"
"I'll go call her!" Han Anni opened the door and turned around to say, "You are all gods, so of course you deserve godly treatment. Let's go with three people!"
Lu Ming was stunned. Although in later generations, most Western non-marriage advocates have an open attitude towards sex, Anne wouldn't be so exaggerated.
Then he noticed the teasing in Han Annie's beautiful eyes, and Lu Ming was helpless, as he was making fun of himself again.
I have to live a ridiculous life so often that I can take it seriously. In fact, I should know with a little thought that I am kidding myself.