Marquis Porter: I'm afraid that's not possible. My lord, laws are not retroactive. This is an unshakable principle.
George III: Is there no other way to achieve justice and quell public anger?
Marquis Porter: There is no way, but it is controversial. Lord Wenders has entrusted his attorney to apply to the circuit court, requesting a judicial duel with Jack Favre to settle the grievances between the two parties. But as you said
As you know, the legal profession has always hated judicial duels, especially duels initiated by litigants for jealousy.
George III: How can a husband who has been insulted and harmed, who was almost framed and imprisoned by his wife's lover, and whose title and property were almost stolen by his illegitimate son, be described as "jealous" in an understatement? I don't want to listen to the empty talk of scholars.
What is more interesting is how pragmatic judges view this matter.
Marquis Porter: As far as I know, the presiding judge, George Colter, and his colleagues intend to vote on whether they should make special accommodations in this case and authorize a judicial duel between the two parties involved.
Marquis Porter: Your Majesty, please allow me to explain that even if the judges pass this motion with a majority vote, due to its special nature, it cannot be cited as a case in similar cases that may occur in the future. Otherwise, we will amend the law on the crime of adultery.
The article is meaningless.
George III: I understand your painstaking efforts, my dear, if the court approves the judicial duel, I think that as a former cavalry officer, if he still has a sense of shame and honor, Feifre will personally participate in the battle.
As for Lord Wenders, he is just a thin man of letters and is disabled, so he may not be able to fight in person.
Marquis Porter: In fact, Lord Wenders has hired a duel agent, Mr. Musk Justice, who became famous at a young age.
King George III: My dear, you mentioned this young man’s name specifically in front of me, you must think highly of him.
Marquis Porter: Frankly speaking, my lord, I don't know Mr. Justice, but he is a friend of my son Paul, and Paul admires his business ability and noble character.
George III: I hope Mr. Ling has not made a mistake.
(The conversation between the monarch and his ministers ends here)
Once the transcript of the conversation between His Majesty the King and the Minister of Justice has been published in the newspapers, it has already shown the inclination of the palace and the cabinet.
Should the attorneys of Jack Favre and Maxim Wenders be specially authorized to hold a judicial duel?
After a full day of heated discussions in Avalon Circuit Court, thirteen judges participated in the vote.
The final result was seven to six, and the judicial duel was approved.
Judge Colt cast the key vote in favor.
The day after the voting results came out, Musk was in his office reading reviews of the matter in major newspapers and periodicals, when Lisa walked into the office, carrying a flower basket in her hand.
"Oh! Dear, thank you for sending me flowers!" Musk took the flower basket from his fiancée, "I am very touched, but also feel the pressure. If I lose the duel at the weekend, wouldn't I be sorry for this loving and affectionate dog?
Blessed flower basket."
"Alas...you are such a pretentious person!" Lisa sighed, unable to laugh or cry, "My dear, I'm so sorry, I didn't buy this flower basket."
"Ah? This..."
Musk looked stunned. He quickly lowered his head to check the flower basket and took out a letter and a card from the big bush of sunflower lilies.
The envelope was signed Little Marquess Porter.
The card reads "I wish the Musk brothers a successful start" and the signature is: All colleagues of the club.
"Musk, this flower basket was given to you by a certain club, but it didn't specify which club it was. Don't you think it's strange?" Lisa smiled slightly and said pointedly: "Unless this club is
Ah, I can’t see the light.”
Musk has only joined two clubs in total, one is the "Avalon Legal Club" and the other is the "Hellfire Club" with Paul Porter as the introducer.
The Legal Club is a typical elite circle. Its members are all prominent figures in the legal industry and have a certain influence in the judicial circle and even the political arena.
Becoming a member of the Legal Club is an honor and a symbol of social status. It can be printed generously on your business card. If you wish to be known to everyone, how can you not be visible to the public?
On the contrary, the "Hellfire Club" will not be able to get on the stage.
Although most of the members of this club are from the powerful class, and their influence is even higher than that of the Legal Club, the main purpose of the club is to engage in pornography, drink heavily and ridicule current affairs, which is not tolerated by secular morality, and of course it is not suitable for public promotion.
"I guess... this flower basket was probably sent by friends from the Hellfire Club." Musk said bravely.
"Isn't the Hellfire Club's favorite activity gathering those debauched aristocratic men and women to have sex?" Lisa sneered and mocked, "The 'Adultery Club' will make trouble for an adulterer who was once one of them.
Aren’t you too callous?”
"Dear, you can't say that." Musk defended bravely: "The Hellfire Club is indeed a gathering of people for promiscuity. However, these activities that violate secular morality must also be based on the principle of your will and my will. Both husband and wife
Everyone plays his own game, there is no element of deception or betrayal, and the affair between Favre and Rebecca breaks this unspoken rule."
"What is even more intolerable is that Favre and Rebecca tried to use their illegitimate son to steal the title and property of the Wenders family and cut off the blood inheritance of the Wenders family. This is the deepest hatred of the upper class.
conspiracy."
"The dignitaries of the Hellfire Club will break into a cold sweat when they think that the same conspiracy may happen to them. Of course, they are happy to lend me my hand to clean up the door."
"What you said is not unreasonable. However, I remember that since the last time you stood up for Captain Dreyfus and defeated Henry Frame, a member of the Hellfire Club, in the duel field, you have offended this circle and will no longer
How come they suddenly changed their stance and took the initiative to show their kindness to you?" Lisa asked doubtfully.
Musk thought for a while and guessed: "Probably Paul Porter said some nice words for me in the club, which made everyone change their view of me."
"First of all, I have to admit that Mr. Potter is a very good friend. If he hadn't put in a good word for you in front of his father, the Minister of Justice, your name would not have appeared in the conversation between His Majesty the King and the Minister of Justice. Once
After seeing the newspaper, he immediately became a celebrity that attracted much attention."
"But having said that, I really hate the Hellfire Club, a rotten circle of indulgence and sensuality! My dear, even if they extend an olive branch to you, don't go to that kind of obscene party again, okay?" Li
Sha held her fiancé's hand, her eyes full of anticipation.
