After coming out of the first trial court, Lu Ming quickly submitted a petition regarding the ownership of the Pearl Island waters.
He also comforted Gui Linghua, saying that although they could not get the property yet, the court had already ruled in their favor, and now it all depended on the strength of the enforcement.
Gui Linghua didn't care. At least now she didn't have to worry about her life.
Moreover, those who wanted her dead had already run back to Japan.
Someone sent Gui Linghua back to the Wenderbao Club, while Lu Ming found the bailiff Liu Yifu and wanted to inquire about the situation of the judge in the West District.
In order to help Mary sue the Tower Restaurant, she would have to file a complaint in the First Circuit Court of the Western District. I heard that the First Circuit Court was composed almost entirely of Western judges.
In fact, lawyers who are more successful will try to choose judges, those whose personalities and legal concepts are more favorable to their cases. Usually, they ask the court clerks they are familiar with for help, so that their cases can be scheduled in the court of that judge.
Lu Ming didn't have these ideas, but he was completely clueless about the West District Court, so it would be better for him to have a certain degree of understanding of the judges there.
In court, it is also extremely important to understand the judge's pulse.
Unexpectedly, Liu Yifu was not very familiar with the situation in the West District Court. After all, compared with the West District, Beiguan was a pure rural area.
Although they are in the same judicial system, the bailiffs of the West District Court are not comparable to those of the Beiguan Court.
This was also within Lu Ming's expectations. He asked Liu Yifu about the execution of Gui Linghua's inheritance. However, Liu Yifu could not quite explain it because Judge Christine had not given any clear instructions yet.
The first time, Lu Ming was a little nervous and wanted to go to Christine's office to urge her, but this woman seemed to regard herself as an alternative lawyer because she often dealt with some strange but absolutely well-founded legal issues. Moreover, she seemed to have a bad habit. Such a serious judge actually played tricks on him in court.
This is not a good phenomenon. If a lawyer does not get basic respect from a judge, it will be very bad for him to go to the court presided over by this judge.
After hesitating for a long time, Lu Ming finally gritted his teeth and knocked on the door of Judge Christine's office.
When he really sat in front of Judge Christine's desk, Lu Ming's original hesitation disappeared. He sat up straight and looked at Christine.
"Are you here to ask about the execution of the Gui Linghua case?" Christine didn't even raise her head as she was flipping through a thick file. The majestic female judge, wearing a black judicial robe and glasses at this time, looked very intellectual and elegant.
"First of all, I ask the judge to apologize to me!" Lu Ming looked at her directly, "Your behavior in court just now was very unprofessional and an insult to me!"
Christine was startled for a moment and looked up, and saw Lu Ming's calm but determined eyes.
Christine slowly took off her glasses, brushed her long golden hair, and held her chin with both hands. She looked at Lu Ming with her deep blue eyes like gemstones, and said, "Do you know that I want to drive you out of the judicial system? It's very simple!"
"Of course you can!" Lu Ming sat up straight.
"But you're right. I apologize to you!" Judge Christine stood up and held out her slender hand. "Lawyer Lu Qianxing, I formally apologize to you! Just now, in court, I behaved very unprofessionally. It was my fault! But I don't mean any other things. I really want to hear your unique insights!"
Lu Ming was stunned and felt a little embarrassed for a moment, thinking that there was no need to be so serious.
In fact, I also vaguely felt that Judge Christine's behavior seemed to be a little different from me, so I was in the mood to amuse myself. If it was a lawyer I didn't like, no one would have the patience to listen to your nonsense about another case in court and would have asked you to get out long ago.
He stood up angrily, stretched out his hand to shake hands with Judge Christine, and coughed: "I accept your apology, Your Honor, but actually..."
"No need to explain, I was wrong! Although, I didn't mean to disrespect you as you thought, but I shouldn't have done that in court. You were right to remind me!"
Lu Ming was even more embarrassed. In fact, most lifelong judges have strong personalities, and it is not uncommon for them to behave out of line in court. He said angrily, "Your Excellency the Judge is wise and powerful..."
Christine frowned slightly, "Should I also sue you? Do you really think so? Or do you think that we judges are just tools you need to play with the law?"
Then he waved his hand: "No need to explain, sit down!"
Lu Ming rubbed his nose, vaguely feeling that he had really offended her, and it seemed that the situation was not good.
"For the execution of the Gui Linghua case, I have sent an official letter to the Yingzhou Yaqi Prefecture where the suspects are located, requesting the assistance of the local prefect. This is the first step. If the official letter does not work, I will issue an injunction to freeze the Donghai Bank accounts that have dealings with these offenders. This is the second step. I hope that we don't have to go to the third step."
"This also involves how far our Donghai District Court can go in enforcing the law against foreign offenders. Several judges of the High Court are very interested in this. They will discuss it in the near future, so we can also see the results of the discussion. Perhaps the regional council will also legislate on this. In short, let's wait and see. Perhaps there will be good results."
Lu Ming nodded, understanding in his heart that, in fact, if the case had not been judged by Christine, it would not have caused such a big stir. This woman's background was indeed terrifying.
"Okay, any other questions?" Judge Christine leaned back slightly in her chair.
"No more! Thank you, Your Honor!" Lu Ming was about to get up and say goodbye.
"Why did I hear that you were asking Liu Yifu about the situation in the West District?" Judge Christine suddenly asked.
Lu Ming was stunned. Liu Yifu was really quick-witted. He must have told Judge Christine's beautiful assistant about this.
"What kind of messed up case have you taken on again?!... Oh, no, I apologize to you. I didn't respect you again! I sincerely apologize to you again for not respecting your professionalism!" As she spoke, Judge Christine stood up exaggeratedly.
Lu Ming was helpless. He smiled bitterly and leaned back in his chair. "Sir, you can just kill me. I will cancel my lawyer license tomorrow. Isn't it okay if I just quit this job?"
Finally, Christine also laughed and slowly sat down. The smile in her blue eyes was faintly playful and proud.
But then he nodded and said seriously: "This is my first apology to you, and I am serious!"
"Yes, I know." Lu Ming thought for a moment and said, "I took a case at the Empire State Building's tower restaurant. My client broke his coccyx, but he spilled the coffee on himself..." He said this with some helplessness, as if the other person's definition was not wrong and it was indeed a bit messy.
At this time, the clock on the wall struck six o'clock.
Christine looked at the time and said, "Do you have an appointment today? Have dinner with me."
Lu Ming was stunned, but it was obvious that the judge did not need his opinion. He had already pressed the bell on the table. The assistant officer quickly pushed the door open and Christine asked her to call Yin Shabel and meet at St. Te's Western Restaurant at seven o'clock to have dinner with her mother.
Lu Ming shook his head. "Your Honor, you and your daughter must not have a very good relationship."
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Christine looked at Lu Ming.
"You call to arrange a meal and ask your assistant to do it for you. It seems that you are not a qualified mother."
Christine nodded: "Maybe!"
Lu Ming felt a little relieved. In this case, the more his mother introduced him, the less the girl would like him. Moreover, he just needed to work hard to make her look down on him, which would save him a lot of trouble.
But soon, the young assistant came running back, looking somewhat embarrassed, and whispered something in Judge Christine's ear.
Christine looked at Lu Ming, "Yin Shabel is accompanying her cousin, so let's make an appointment another day!"
"Okay!" Lu Ming stood up feeling relieved, but then he saw Judge Christine looking at him unkindly. Obviously, he seemed to be quite reluctant and disgusted with her daughter.
He smiled awkwardly, opened the door and slipped away.