Lu Ming woke up very early in the morning, sat by the phone and read the newspaper delivered by Qing'e 20.
Qing'e is twenty, and from now on she will be responsible for the safety of the house here.
Han Anni and Xue Zihan both got up a little late after a long journey.
Lu Ming was naturally waiting for Wu An's call. Today was the day when Zhu Zhenglong decided on the punishment of Ma Quanyou's officer group.
Because Lu Ming was sitting in the middle of the sofa, Han Anni and Xue Zihan sat next to him, one on the left and the other on the right. They also took books or newspapers to read, but they both glanced at the phone nervously from time to time.
"Ring ring ring" the phone suddenly rang.
Han Anni was close and hurriedly handed the phone to Lu Ming. Lu Ming smiled: "It shouldn't be so early."
Picking up the phone, the man's slightly older voice came from inside, "My dear son-in-law, it's me, Han Renwang!"
"Oh, father-in-law!" Lu Ming greeted with a smile.
With modern telephones, Han Anni naturally heard Han Renwang talking and curled her lips.
"Son-in-law, as for Ma Quanyou's case, I'm afraid it won't be decided today. Zhu Zhenglong is in the hospital." Han Renwang smiled bitterly, "I tried my best, but I can't help you."
Lu Ming smiled and said: "I would be very grateful if my father-in-law could intervene in this matter!" Han Renwang was never asked to participate in it. This case was too sensitive and involved the foundation of the Qi Huaide Group. Therefore, although Zhu Zhenglong was a judge under Han Renwang,
But if I were to change places with him, I would get a headache no matter what.
Then we can only delay and wait and see how the situation in northern Xinjiang changes.
In fact, I could have given him a way out. For example, after the verdict, he could seek asylum from the Principality of Montenegro. Of course, many benefits would have to be promised.
But such a verdict was meaningless and even more humiliating to my intention of fighting this lawsuit, so I decided to wait and see what happens.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Ming looked at Han Anni and said, "We can't decide today, and it will probably drag on for a long time."
Han Anni's pretty face darkened slightly and lowered her head: "Oh."
Lu Ming said softly: "Actually, we have already won, but the sentencing process is just short of it. Rather than letting it go lightly now, I think it may not be a good thing to delay it. The Ma Quanyou Group has been convicted of crimes against humanity in a court in northern Xinjiang.
If it works, then many evil deeds can be reported by the northern Xinjiang media, look at what Qi Huaide did!"
Lu Ming took Han Anni's hand: "Regardless of the sentencing or not, we won the lawsuit and we should celebrate. What do you want? Tell us."
Han Anni still shook her head, her face filled with gloom and heartache.
Lu Ming couldn't help but gently hug her into his arms.
Han Anni didn't struggle. She had no strength in her body and needed a warm embrace to rely on.
"Oh, maybe I shouldn't ask you to take part in this case..." Lu Ming gently hugged her soft body and whispered.
The horrific collective atrocities in the war would be insignificant compared to the actions of any perverted murderer. Han Anni is just a girl in her early twenties, she has to face those cruel hell scenes, and she has to understand them thoroughly.
Telling the story to the jury, it can be said that she is very strong.
"Look forward in the future and prepare to take over a new job, okay?"
Han Anni nodded slightly, but hugged Lu Ming tighter.
Lu Ming turned around and saw that Xue Zihan was no longer there.
…
January 1, 1955.
A grand ceremony was held in front of the General Building in the Black Mountain Special Administrative Region (formerly Black Mountain Special City).
Lu Ming took over the scepter from the Archbishop of Blackshanbao Diocese and the golden map of the Blackshanbao area, which also represented the official demarcation of the boundaries of the Principality of Blackshanbao, the territory of the Prince of Blackshanbao.
In fact, under the pressure of the imperial royal family, the archbishops of this world are more like the ceremonial officers of the royal family, mascots used to represent the divine right of kings.
For example, the archbishop of Black Mountain Castle was appointed by Lu Ming, who was originally a priest of Princess Alice's Privy Council.
The archbishop does not have a church, but is more like a priest accompanying the powerful.
When the principality was established, the original Montenegro headquarters ceased to exist, and the principality's cabinet was instead formed.
At the same time, the Prince's Privy Council was formally established, and the main members of the cabinet, the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Principality, the speaker, etc., were appointed as privy ministers.
The various ceremonies of the day are grand and solemn.
Representatives from all the member states of the Eastern Alliance, the four northern provinces, and even the Kingdom of Japan came to watch the ceremony.
The eldest prince also sent a special envoy to sign a territorial contract with the Prince of Montenegro on behalf of the eldest prince, the king of the Kingdom of Grifenni.
The prince of Montenegro was given the preferential treatment of being exempted from any kingdom taxes for fifty years.
Of course, the territory granted to Prince Heishanbao by the eldest prince is only the Jiangnan area of Zhenjiang Autonomous Province and Heishanbao Special Administrative Region.
Part of the land in the Heishan Autonomous Territory in the north of the Yangtze River (formerly Wanzhou Road and Nanping Road) and the Northern Heishan Autonomous Territory belong to the territory developed by the principality itself and have nothing to do with the kingdom.
These lands originally belonged to the four provinces of the Northern Territory.
In fact, the contract was originally only symbolic, and even the emperor had no right to grant any territory to the nobility.
But it was originally the land ruled by the Prince of Black Mountain Castle. The people voted in referendum to form the Principality of Black Mountain Castle. The series of ancient processes that followed were just the icing on the cake.
…
In the General Building, opposite Lu Ming sat an old Western man with a stern face, Barrister Federman Gao, Vice Chairman of the Imperial Bar Association.
Today, most "imperial" affairs institutions are actually at a standstill.
However, the operation of the Bar Association was not affected at all.
Because the Bar Association has always been an independent institution, although the headquarters is in the imperial capital, the eldest prince has no influence on these senior barristers.
Although the Kingdom of Sonia, with its second prince as king, is independent from the Kingdom of Grifenni, the barristers of the Kingdom of Sonia still accept the Imperial Bar Association as the ruling body for their code of conduct.
However, let alone the Four Provinces of the Northern Territory, the Bar Association has never considered it as a place governed by law. Lawyers obtained in the Five Provinces of Jiangnan will not be eligible for the Bar Association.
If you want to litigate in the core areas of the empire, you must obtain a local lawyer license.
It was naturally the first time for Senior Barrister Federman to come to the Northern Territory.
"Before I came here, I met Wenhua in Donghai and said that His Highness the Prince should have been a landmark figure in our judicial history. His Highness the Prince's future brilliance will definitely be incomparable to us old men!" said Federman.
The face is sad.
"Wenhua" naturally refers to Li Guan.
Federman has been saying similar things over and over for a while. He is too old, and it may be true that no matter how good he was once, his brain will become dull one day.
Lu Ming coughed and said, "Uncle Federman, I actually think that promoting the rule of law in the Northern Territory is more meaningful than being a lawyer in the East China Sea. Don't you think so?"
Federman was startled, and then sighed deeply: "That kid Richard shouldn't have taken on that case of defending barbarians!"
Lu Ming nodded: "Uncle Federman, others don't know. Don't you still understand after reviewing the files? At that time, our Montenegrin lawyer team was about to blow the clarion call for counterattack. We have a high probability of winning the case, so why do we need assassination?
What about him?"
Federman sighed, "Wen Hua also said a lot of things and didn't think you could do that kind of thing, but what about your subordinates? Have you ever thought about it? They don't know that you are going to have the upper hand?"
Lu Ming waved his hand: "No, if it was my people who assassinated Lawyer Richard, why did they choose the time when the head of my legal team drank tea with him and died of poison? This was not deliberately left to others.
Huh? Uncle Federman, please rest assured, I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter."
Federman nodded: "Then you must hurry up. Many people in the Bar Association are asking for a statement to condemn you, and at the same time, your lawyer's license must be revoked."
"I don't care about the ignorance of the world. Time will give us the answer to all the truth!" Lu Ming sighed, "But what I regret most is that I did not send anyone to protect lawyer Richard. This was my negligence."
Federman said in confusion: "Didn't the warlords there send soldiers to protect them?"
Lu Ming knew that the old man didn't know what he really meant by "protection", so he nodded lightly: "I will send some of my most trusted and capable subordinates to the Northern Territory soon. I hope to urge and assist them to find out Richard as soon as possible.
The truth about lawyer De’s death.”
Federman nodded: "I hope the truth can be revealed! There, alas..." Obviously, he doesn't have much confidence in finding out the truth, but he does believe that Lu Ming is not the instigator.
Glancing at Lu Ming, Federman shook his head helplessly: "If I persuade you to follow me to the Imperial Capital now, others will think I'm crazy! Alas, I've been paying attention to you for a long time, it's just such a pity!"
