At the service station, Lu Ming came to work early in the morning.
Looking at the list of judges and prosecutors and defense lawyers for the special military court that was quickly finalized last night, Lu Ming couldn't help but shake his head.
Among the three judges, he was one of them, and the other two were Brigadier General Shefton, the vice-president of the Military Academy of the Interior; and Major General Brown, the deputy chief of staff of the National Guard.
The lawyer defending Cynthia is Liu Hanhuan.
The prosecution lawyer is army lawyer Kanhara.
I, the judge, and defense lawyer Liu Hanhuan belong to the same law firm.
Military courts can be so unreliable sometimes.
However, the three military court systems in the East China Sea are similar to those of a large Western country in my previous life, but the military court in the East China Sea is better than that of that large country. In the military court of that large Western country, the commander of the military personnel involved has the final decision-making power, that is, regardless of the court.
The commander still enjoys broad discretion regarding the sentence, and he has the right to decide to reduce the punishment of criminal soldiers or even revoke the conviction.
Therefore, there are deep-seated reasons for the frequent scandals in the country's military.
As for this case, because the deceased had committed many crimes, the senior officials of the Eastern Navy had a desire to protect the people involved.
Sporadic reports in the public opinion also have a vague sense that the deceased deserved what he deserved. This is one of the reasons why the establishment of this special military court was so careless.
In the school's files, the reason Cynthia used casually when skipping class in the third group was to conduct investigation training. This move was acquiesced. In this way, Cynthia harmed civilians during military operations, avoiding the possibility of the deceased applying for civil court intervention.
Because according to the laws of the East China Sea, even if you are a soldier, the civil court has the right to try crimes against civilians committed during non-military operations.
From a legal perspective, although Cynthia and others used the investigative subject training as a reason to skip class, since they had reported to the instructor openly and received Mary's approval at the time, there was no problem with the procedure.
Lu Ming looked at the file and wondered how he would judge if the prosecution lawyer were to fight on this point.
Will it be ruled that this case does not fall under the jurisdiction of the military court?
It's hard to tell, and it depends on whether the prosecution lawyers can convince themselves that there is a clear line between the military academy course procedures and the cadets' behavior of skipping classes.
To prove that students are indeed skipping classes.
As for what you know in advance, when you sit on the judge's bench, you should act as if you have never heard anything Mary and the students said to you, and instead judge the case based on the evidence presented by the prosecution and defense.
In fact, having known a lot of inside information in advance and made a preliminary assessment of the case, I should not have been one of the three judges at all. But military courts are sometimes so lax, and this did not happen overnight, let alone
It cannot be changed overnight.
While I was thinking about it, the hourly music of the clock on the wall rang.
Lu Ming looked up at the time and said, "Remind me at eleven o'clock that I have to attend the wedding banquet."
Today, February 29, is also the big day for Liu Laocai’s wedding.
"Yes!" The two little clerks agreed quickly.
"Huh? Come in!" Lu Ming smiled and waved to the people who were poking their heads at the door.
Wearing a blue denim skirt with suspenders, pale white pencil pants covering her slender legs, and wearing a baseball cap, she looks very youthful and beautiful. She is none other than Kim Mi-yeon.
After not seeing each other for a few months, she seems to have become less childish and more like a beautiful girl.
"Oh..." Jin Meiyan pushed open the glass door, bowed and said hello to the two affairs officers, and then came to Lu Ming: "Uncle..."
Lu Ming asked: "Do you have anything to do with me? Or are you visiting your relatives?" Jin Meiyan used to live here, and her relatives who once stayed there still live in this community.
"I signed up as a volunteer. It's my day off today. Come and see if there is any work?" Jin Meiyan said cautiously.
"Oh..." Lu Ming nodded. He had not noticed the list of volunteers.
Looking at Jin Meiyan, it was obvious that the little girl was not here to find him, but because she found herself there, she was too timid to come in.
Lu Ming hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "Where is your sister? Is she okay now?" It's been a long time since I went to school, and I didn't even go to the final exam before the annual vacation. It was just the time when the congressman had just won the election and was very busy.
After the year, various things happened, and then I went to the Western Regions.
"She, she went to college in Hanzhou..." Jin Meiyan whispered, secretly looking at Lu Ming's expression.
Lu Ming was stunned: "I have only been in the second grade for one year. What university are you studying in? Are you a special recruit? You are not a liar, are you?"
"It's not a liar. It was recommended by Mrs. Fernald. Hanzhou University is a specially recruited seven-year class. The students were recruited before the New Year. Only thirty students were selected in the entire empire. I heard they are not very young." Jin Mei
Yan answered cautiously, fearing that if she said something wrong, she would be blamed for her anger. She had tried to persuade her sister and asked Uncle Qianxing for his opinion, but she had made up her mind, so she could not persuade her.
Lu Ming frowned: "Old lady Fernald!" Then he laughed dumbly. It was originally a good thing, but his reaction was not right, just because it was too sudden. He still had something to say to the little girl.
Not in time.
Hanzhou University, a well-known brand, is also the only one among the top ten universities in the empire located in the imperial capital and the East China Sea.
Among the top ten universities in the empire, there are five in the imperial capital, four in the East China Sea, and in addition, Hanzhou University.
However, Hanzhou is a bit chaotic. It seemed to be the front line of the confrontation between the Western Kingdom and the Zhongzhou Empire. Nowadays, the ethnic groups are relatively mixed, and there are a large number of mixed races. It is a state with strange customs and customs in the empire.
However, as a place where north and south meet, the economy is also relatively strong. Especially since the Imperial Railway connected east, west, north and south, it has developed rapidly as a transportation hub city.
Hanzhou City, the capital of Hanzhou, was the third largest city in the empire.
Of course, as a metropolitan area, Donghai's economic size is second to none among all major regions, states, and provinces. Comparing it with separate municipalities under the jurisdiction of states is not at all an order of magnitude.
"She's over there. Is she writing to you or calling you? Are you still used to it?" Lu Ming asked.
"It's good. My sister was very happy when she called..." Jin Meiyan hurriedly stopped talking and glanced up at Lu Ming secretly.
Lu Ming was helpless. Did he think that he would feel that his sister had abandoned him? But he was too lazy to argue with a little girl and was just about to talk.
Jin Meiyan added: "My sister has a letter to give to my uncle. She said that when I see my uncle in the future, if he asks, she will give the letter to you. If you didn't ask, forget it. I'll take the letter with me! I originally wanted to hand it over.
To the secretaries and sisters, I will pass it on to you if my uncle asks."
Jin Meiyan took out a pink envelope from the small bag behind her and handed it to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming took it and looked at the beautiful cartoon pattern on the envelope and couldn't help but laugh. He thought that the little girl two thousand miles away was originally strong, brave and optimistic, but she might have had a very bad experience when he met him.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
"You will send her 10,000 yuan later. Oh, don't send it together. It's too dangerous for the little girl to carry that much money. Just send her 500 yuan every month. At the beginning of the month, I will ask someone to give you a check in advance."
Before Jin Meiyan could say anything, the wind chime rang, and the two affairs officers stood up and bowed respectfully, "Third Madam!"
The graceful beauty who came in from the outside was none other than Pan Mila. She was dressed in a gorgeous and sexy black gauze dress, which outlined her seductive figure. Between her charming snow-white collarbones, a sapphire necklace was dazzling. She had a tall figure, and
A pair of black stiletto heels carried the beautiful curves of her feet, and the gorgeous girl with blond hair and blue eyes made other colors in the whole room disappear.
Lu Ming subconsciously stuffed the letter into his pocket and waved to Jin Meiyan.
The person Jin Meiyan was most afraid of was Pan Mira, so she stepped aside early and crept out, not even daring to salute and say hello.
"You're a little early!" Lu Ming said with a smile, and made an appointment to attend Liu Laocai's wedding with Pan Mira.
"Are you interrupting your good work?" Pan Mila said with a half-smile.
Lu Ming waved his hand, "What good can I do?!" He walked out and when he passed by Pan Mila, Pan Mila naturally took his arm and raised her jade neck high, confident and confident.
Walking beside him gracefully.
The two little clerks looked at this scene with starry eyes. The real talented man and the beautiful girl made others envious.
But legend has it that the boss's second wife is more beautiful, but she never shows off easily to others. She is a very traditional oriental noblewoman.
I don’t know why, when I think of these things, I don’t feel that the boss is being carefree. It’s probably because the boss and his wife live in the clouds. At that level, even ordinary people can’t understand it.
…
Liu Laocai's wedding was held at Wolong Pavilion. He only invited some of his closest friends, but it was extremely grand. In accordance with today's fashionable practices, reporters were invited to take photos, advertising space was purchased, and newspapers were published to celebrate.
Liu Laocai's two sons came uninvited and behaved very filially, busy and respectful to Ha Shan.
The entire Wolong Xiaoguan Club was dressed in red and colorful and beaming with joy.
A stage was set up in the open space in front of Wolong Restaurant, and Liu Laocai invited famous Northern artists to sing several big plays from afternoon to evening.
The Wolong Inn has expanded to include more than 20 courtyards. Thousands of acres of grassland on the banks of the river have been purchased, and a golf course and an equestrian club are being built.
Lu Ming's original wish to have a small private club was shattered.
However, the consultant who submitted the plan was right. The wasteland here is not valuable at all.
However, with the development of the Wolong Bay area around the Liberty Building, there will soon be a large influx of people, and wide roads are being paved. By then, the Wolong Xiaoguan project will only need to build a dozen kilometers of roads from the main road.
Turning Wolong Hotel into a club with extremely developed transportation and secluded beauty, Beiguan lacks such a golf club and equestrian club.
In fact, as long as the traffic is smooth and the service quality is improved, the environment here can gradually attract urban wealthy people to regard it as a back garden for fun.
If we don’t take advantage of this moment to buy land, then when will we wait?
In this way, the Wolong Restaurant project was launched quickly.
However, Tianzi No. 1 Courtyard here is naturally reserved for the big boss.
Lu Ming is currently sitting on the soft couch in the main room of this small courtyard, preparing to take a lunch break and watch a big show in the afternoon.
It is also rare to get together with Pan Mila. After all, Hanzhu can see her when she returns home. Pan Mila is really busy now. She rarely spends time in Beiguan and spends most of her time at Huaxia Group in the city.
office, and often go on business trips abroad.
Nowadays, people are cheering each other in and out, and there are only a dozen or so female bodyguards.
He glanced at Pan Mila, who had just changed into white gauze pajamas and pajamas, covered with a thin blanket, and was lying next to her comfortably. Then he looked at the clothes hanger under the bed, and saw a purple cheongsam hanging up. It was Pan Mila.
The outfit she prepared to wear to the theater in the afternoon had always been like this. When I first met her and had a little income, I would change my clothes eight times a day. But now I have become more restrained. I only change three or four outfits a day for different occasions.
Still a common thing.
He stretched out his hand to pinch her delicate face, but with such a charming beauty lying beside him, he couldn't sleep at all.
But seeing her extremely beautiful long brown eyelashes fluttering rhythmically, it was obvious that she had fallen asleep just after lying down, and he couldn't bear to disturb her for a moment.
She seemed to sleep particularly peacefully next to him.
There were soft footsteps outside, and Luo Shiliu's voice was very soft, "Sir, the leader of Sansheng Theater Troupe is here to ask you to choose a piece."
Luo Shiliu is also one of Tudorana's slaves. He is resident in Tianzi No. 1 Courtyard and is regarded as the housekeeper of No. 1 Courtyard. He is responsible for taking care of the chores of No. 1 Courtyard.
After hearing Luo Shiliu's words, Lu Ming opened his mouth to speak, but glanced at Pan Mira beside him.
Slowly stood up, pulled on his shoes, walked to the door, took his coat and put it on, walked out and frowned: "This Liu Laocai has a lot every day, go tell the class leader to sing whatever you want. If you really don't know what to sing, just go find him."
Lao Liu asked."
I also know that Liu Laocai said that he was the most distinguished guest and so on, so he asked the class leader to ask his opinion on what songs to sing.
It was really hateful to disturb the clear dreams of myself and my third wife, even though I seemed to be just daydreaming.
After saying that, he was about to turn around, but suddenly stopped again. He remembered that although Pan Mila had no interest in Zhongzhou opera, she once listened to a record with Hanzhu and said that "Eternal Victory Army" sounded good, although she didn't understand the singing.
What is.
He said to Luo Shiliu: "Lead the way!"
The small wing next to the moon cave door was Luo Shiliu's residence. At this time, a pretty figure stood outside the moon cave door.
The screen wall in front of the main house is extremely tall, and the main house cannot be seen from here.
Beside the screen wall, there stood a dark-skinned female man carrying a cannon behind his back.
Before Lu Ming could reach the door, the person had already rushed over to greet her. She was a beautiful young woman wearing a blue jacket with plum blossom buttons, a green skirt and blue underpants, a very traditional dress. She slightly bent her knees and said, "Hello, Boss Lu! I am a three-year-old girl."
Li Yumei, the foreman of Shengban." Her voice was extremely delicate.
Lu Ming nodded, sat down on the chair brought by Luo Shiliu, took the red velvet-covered play from Li Youmei and looked through it.
"Besides Chang Shengjun, what other songs are you good at?" Lu Ming asked casually.
Li Youmei said softly: "Let me tell you, most of our actors are from Andong Province. There is a song in my hometown called "The Dahongpao", which tells the story of a red-robed judge who takes the decision for loyal people and beats traitors angrily..."
Lu Ming nodded, Anton Province is the northernmost province of the Grifenni Kingdom, adjacent to the four northern provinces across the river.
The Jiangnan provinces, which are very close to the four northern provinces, have administrative divisions called "provinces" and have less autonomy. In other words, they have no autonomy at all. They are more like local governments governed by centralized power. They should be under the rule of the early empire.
Those who are still guarding against the historical reasons why the four northern provinces counterattacked and restored the Central Continent Dynasty.
Further south in the Jiangnan provinces, even the traditional areas where Zhongzhou people gather, are all administrative districts at the "state" level. They are basically the same as the previous American Federation, with basic local self-government powers, and there are many more.
The territories and principalities of various grand dukes had most of their autonomy at that time, and it has been extended to the present. Donghai is one of them.
Andong Province is only separated by a river from the four northern provinces, and its customs are very similar. You can feel it from Li Youmei's wording and etiquette.
This troupe was specially invited by Liu Laocai from Andong Province.
After thinking about it, he said casually: "Dahongpao? It's interesting. There is a kind of tea in my hometown, so I named it after it."
Li Youmei sighed softly, "I think your hometown must be a clear world, and even the fragrant tea has the effect of driving away evil spirits."
Lu Ming glanced at her and thought to himself that this woman's conversation was extraordinary.
Unexpectedly, this beautiful young woman was crying. Suddenly, she knelt down and said, "Sir, the husband of the civilian girl was unjustly imprisoned three years ago and is still suffering in prison. Please make the decision for the husband of the civilian girl!"
Lu Ming was startled for a moment and said helplessly: "What are you doing? It's not like singing, and I'm not a big red robe. I can still make the decision to change the sentence? Let me tell you, our law is that if the jury finds guilty, basically
It is impossible to successfully appeal unless there are problems with the legal procedures for hearing the case..."
As if she didn't hear what Lu Ming said, Li Youmei had already taken out a piece of paper from her arms and handed it over with both hands. She read the title in large letters, which read "Complaint".
"Get up quickly!" Lu Ming had no choice but to take the complaint letter from Li Youmei and gestured to Luo Shiliu to pull her up.
After briefly glancing at the content of the complaint, Li Youmei's husband Meng Xiaolou was a very handsome singer who sang in traditional operas similar to his previous life. Three years ago, he was celebrating the birthday of the mayor of Jinyang City, Andong Province.
That night, the mayor invited Meng Xiaolou to have a drink, but he tried to do something wrong. Meng Xiaolou accidentally pushed him out of the window and fell, causing him to die.
Meng Xiaolou was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Lu Ming shook his head and said helplessly: "It's still a case in Anton Province, and I can't do anything about it."
Li Youmei knelt down and Luo Shiliu couldn't pull her up at all. She raised her head and looked at Lu Ming with tears in her eyes, "Sir, I have been advised by someone a long time ago. It was a senior official from Anton. He found me recently and said that my husband
, there may be a glitch
He mentioned the chance of committing a crime, Your Excellency, and said that you are a genius. He has studied all the lawsuits you have fought, and he was in awe of you. He said, in my husband's case, if Your Excellency is willing to help, there may be a chance of overturning the case."
"I was going to come to Donghai, but I didn't want to. It happened that Boss Liu invited me to the Sansheng Class. Isn't this God's will? I have faded out of the Sansheng Class in the past few years. This time, I just came to see you. Please have mercy on me.
, Poor my husband, he is miserable in prison..." As he said that, he started to cry bitterly.
Lu Ming thought about this case. In fact, it can also be regarded as the recognition of the three principles of self-defense. However, Anton?
It’s too close to the four northern provinces.
Moreover, I don’t have time to run around like this. There are so many injustices in the world, how can I take care of them?
What's more, I'm just a second-level defender in the East China Sea. It doesn't matter in a place like the Western Alliance, where junior lawyers in the empire can litigate cases. But in the Kingdom of Griffin, before I advance to a fourth-level senior lawyer,
He is not qualified to be a legal agent across provinces.
Even if I help, I'm just working behind the scenes.
"Let me think about it, don't cry here. It's unseemly. What will outsiders think when they hear this?" As he spoke, Lu Ming stood up and walked to the backyard.
However, it seems that in the judicial circle, my reputation has grown day by day, and in the eyes of some people, having a reputation for bringing order out of chaos should be considered a good thing.