The curtains were opened, and the night sky without a red moon was filled with stars. The gas street lamp downstairs had been on for a while. Rawls walked to the spacious balcony with a glass of red wine and looked at the meandering Hoy River outside the window.
.Unlike the Tasok River that crosses Backlund, there are not many boats on the Hoy River.
Rawls is currently located in the university district on the outskirts of Tingen. Across the Hoi River is the university town of Tingen where many universities are located. Tingen University is as famous as Backlund, Hoi University is named after the Hoi River, and the four
One of the bar's colleges, Lincoln's Inn, is there.
Feeling the cool wind near the Hoy River, Rawls took a sip of red wine. A figure wearing a light blue dress was outlined beside him. She looked at Rawls beside her, her plump lips slightly opened:
"The "Nighthawks" in Tingen suffered heavy losses. An archbishop who came from the headquarters of the Church of the Night is presiding over the follow-up work."
The person who came was Alicia Tamara. Without her secretly following her, Rawls would not have taken the risk of coming to Tingen today. She had just gone to the Blackthorn Security Company to investigate according to Rawls' instructions.
The case of "Nighthawks".
Heavy losses? Archbishop?
Rawls nodded slightly. Such serious consequences could at least indicate that Ince Zangwill had taken away Saint Selina's ashes. Under this premise, it is very likely that Klein's heart had been ripped out by Ince.
It didn't develop beyond his expectations.
"Moreover, within the perception range of the Sequence 5 'Gatekeeper' archbishop, the body of a dead 'Nighthawk' member disappeared."
"Disappeared?"
Rawls turned to look at Alicia. Could it be that Klein was resurrected and ran out?
"Yes, it seems that he is still the captain of the 'Nighthawks' team here, and his name is Dunn Smith." Alicia's dark gray eyes blinked, and she was sure that Rawls knew the Nighthawks of Tingen very well.
.
Dunn Smith? How could this happen?
Rawls frowned. It seemed that something had gone wrong, but the results seemed pretty good. But... Rawls' eyes moved to Alicia. Her way of speaking seemed to have changed a lot, and she was more like normal.
People.
Alicia may have stayed in Tamara's secluded place for too long, and her language has always been concise and clear. This is also the same as her most commonly used language is Ancient Fusac. After all, language must have developed from simplicity to complexity.
.
Rawls' gaze moved upward, but he still lacked enough expression. Alicia's face was still like a wax figure, lacking in vividness.
"This shouldn't be too far from Tamara's station. Do you want to go back and take a look?" He learned from Alicia that most members of the Tamara family were hiding in Xiwei, near the Honakis Mountains.
Russ County is not very far from Ahowa County.
Alicia was silent for a while and then replied:
"good."
…
A few days later, Lincoln's Inn.
Watching Jurgen Cooper enter the examination room, Rawls turned around and said with a smile to an elderly man standing next to him:
"Thanks for your help this time, Attorney Merlino."
Merino, a lawyer with a medium build and no beard, was wearing a black double-breasted suit and a lawyer-specific tie. Although he was close to sixty years old, he still had a strong figure, and the muscles on his body held up the suit. He looked at what was in front of him.
Rawls said with a smile:
"Adrian Law Firm is qualified to recommend students to the college, but this is the first time you have recommended students to the college since you accepted the firm. It seems that you are very satisfied with Ergen."
Rawls glanced at the direction Jurgen left and praised:
"Lawyer Jurgen is the best solicitor under the age of 30 in our firm. If it were not for the health of his grandmother, Mrs. Doris, he would have entered the academy long ago. But it is not too late now, after all, the young adult
Lawyers are not taken seriously.”
"It seems that you have experienced a lot in Backlund? Are you interested in telling me about it?" Lawyer Merlino is not as serious as his clothes. Like other old people of this age, he is quite easy-going.
"Of course, the experience of a royal barrister is a treasure for any barrister." Merlino is a royal barrister in Loon and also a legal adviser to the royal family. It is said that the legal revision work in the past ten years has been
With his participation.
"Go to my office. I have top-quality coffee beans from the Pas Valley in the southern continent."
Merlino patted Rawls and walked towards his office, which is also the only two-story building of Lincoln's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is one of the four major law schools in Loon, the number of people it recruits every year is not
There are more, probably more than 300 people, and there are less than 2,000 people in the whole school.
Rawls saw that Merlino's vigorous steps were nothing like that of an old man. The treasurer of Lincoln College, the leader of this college, was a Sequence 8 "barbarian".
…
Merlino's office is very large and crowded. Five or six bookshelves take up most of the space. They are filled with law-related books. There are not only legal books from the Kingdom of Loen, but also from the other three countries in the Northern Continent, and even Rohr.
Si also came across an unpopular book like "The Balam Empire: Blood and Law" that explores the legal history of the Southern Continent in the Fourth Age.
Pushing a cup of steaming coffee in front of Rawls, Merino also pushed the sugar cube box and milk jug over, and said with a smile:
"Palmer coffee is a bit bitter, you can add sugar and milk yourself."
"Then I need to add more. Palmer's coffee is not as bitter as usual." Rawls replied with a smile, threw three sugar cubes into the coffee cup, and then put the sugar cube box and milk jug away.
Pushed back.
"I also liked this when I was young, but now for the sake of my teeth, I can only drink like this, with a spoonful of milk at most." Merino bared his teeth in an extremely rude manner, and then added a spoonful of milk. His teeth were not
It's not too bad, at least much better than the old people of this age. After all, he is an extraordinary person.
The two chatted on this topic for a few minutes. Merino took a sip of coffee and seemed to be lost in memories in the dense water vapor:
"I remember that the last time I saw you, you were not so calm. It seems that it is not easy for you to take charge of a firm!"
Rawls briefly recalled the memory of the last time they met, with an awkward smile on his face. At that time, he had been taking the "lawyer" potion for half a year. With his extraordinary ability, within half a year of studying at the academy, he had mastered all those lectures.
No chanting master is his opponent.
In order to return to Backlund as soon as possible and take over the Adrian Firm, Rawls found Merlino alone and tried to use the "lawyer's" extraordinary eloquence to get Merino to help him graduate early. However, the "experienced" Merino said
I was speechless and paid a certain price to graduate early.
At that time, he didn't know that Merlino was also an extraordinary person and a "lawyer". He only thought that Merlino, as a royal barrister, was experienced. But now Rawls knows that Merlino should have been a Sequence 8 "barbarian" at that time.
", because Merlino was also very strong at that time.
Rawls lowered his head, picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and said with some "embarrassment":
"Please forgive me for my ignorance, and thank you for allowing me to graduate early."
Merino pressed his hands on the desk, and his hearty laughter echoed in the office:
"Hahaha, when I drank the magic potion, I was just like you, thinking that I would definitely become the top barrister."
Rawls raised his head and looked at Merlino, as if he had lost his eloquence that dominated the legal profession, and said quietly:
"Are you also a 'lawyer'?" Rawls was not surprised that Merlino guessed this. Who made him so high-spirited at that time that he felt invincible? It's just that thanks to Merlino's defeat, in the
After returning to Backlund, I calmed down a lot. Otherwise, I would have been taught the Chavas meter before I could time travel.
"Only you are allowed, right?" Merino blinked like a naughty child, "Okay, if there's anything I can do, just ask!"
Like the wise man in the story, Merlino easily saw through Rawls's tricks and knew that he was definitely not here just to recommend Jurgen to enter Lincoln College.
Rawls huddled in the chair opposite his desk and explained uneasily:
"It's like this. I won a lawsuit some time ago, but it involved Nozick of the New Party. You know, since my father, the Adrian family has rarely been involved in politics, but I have offended the New Party, so I had to vote for
Conservative party. It happened that Duke Negan's only son Philip took over the Hillstown Police Station because of this case, so I helped him plan some things.
After that, my firm was more or less squeezed out by other firms in Backlund. In order to solve these problems, I planned to recruit famous barristers from East Chester County to Backlund. But as you know, Huo Huo recently
Hibbert and Philip, the eldest sons of the earl, were at war with each other, so I was obliged to leave Eastchester and move to Ahowa County.
In Ahova County, I did not come forward myself, so I had to ask lawyer Jurgen to help me collect information about barristers, but I still encountered a lot of obstacles, so I hope to get the support of the college by recommending Jurgen.
.”
The childlike smile on Merlino's face disappeared and was replaced by seriousness, just like his clothes. Rawls's request for help was not simply to get help. If he wanted to solve the troubles in Adrian's firm, he meant Lawyer Lincoln.
The college wants to fully support Adrian Firm.
This is related to the development and future of Lincoln College. If you support Rawls, it means that Lincoln College will move to Backlund, which will inevitably lead to the counterattack of the other three colleges. Once Adrian Firm loses in the confrontation, the loss will be
It's not just a firm, it's also Lincoln College.
Rawls looked at the increasingly serious Merlino. It seemed that a slight "bribery" was indeed not enough to make him make a decision, so he took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and handed it to him:
"Lawyer Merino, this is my plan, please take a look at it."
Merino looked at the stack of documents, with a smile on his face again, took the documents and pointed at Rawls and said:
"You are much more prepared than last time. You no longer want to convince me with your eloquence alone. If your plan is feasible, I will convince other supervisors."
The only leadership among the four major bar colleges is supervisors, who are all senior barristers and are called lecturers when teaching. Merlino is the leader of the college selected by the supervisors and serves as treasurer.
Merlino took the document and read it carefully, while Rawls was still making "last efforts."
"Because of Ruen's investment in education over the years, not only has it established many public elementary schools, many universities have also been expanded, and some technical colleges are preparing to be reorganized into universities. I heard that Backlund University and Tingen University have already prepared
If other universities also want to learn about legal education, I think that in a few decades, the four universities will only become pre-professional training places for barristers to practice.
You must know that even with the support of the royal family, there are only four barrister colleges, and there are more than four universities. Therefore, I think the four major colleges must improve their influence, try their best to expand, and cannot give up opportunities to Backlund, Ting
A university like this.
But Lincoln College is not in Backlund. If the other three choose to expand, it will be easier to gain support. And Lincoln College has obvious advantages. It is based in Ahowa County and can affect many surrounding counties and cities. As long as it is in Backlund
It will be easier to expand with certain support. The other three major colleges will never leave Backlund voluntarily."
Merino put down the document in his hand and said with a smile:
"Your eloquence has improved, not only because of your extraordinary ability, but also because the plan is good. I will mention this matter at the meeting the day after tomorrow, and you can come and observe."
His meaning was obvious, he agreed, but others still needed to agree.
"Thank you very much."
The "briber" plays the rules and puts himself on the "weak" side when "bribing", which makes it easier for the "bribery" to succeed.
…
Raphael Cemetery at night.
The bronze-skinned Azik stood in front of Klein's grave with a bouquet of white flowers. He didn't speak for a long time. A figure appeared behind him, wearing a knee-length black windbreaker. His gray eyes were extremely deep, and his face was filled with bluish white.
color.
"I'm sorry, but I'll catch him."
Azik bent down and put down the bouquet of flowers, turned around and looked at the figure behind him:
"Do you want to talk to him alone?"
The crimson moonlight shone on the man's face. It was Dunn Smith. The blue-white color on his face made him look like a dead corpse, exuding unbearable cold. The corners of his mouth were twitching and his throat was crawling, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time.
, the voice is extremely hoarse:
"No, there will still be that witch after Ince Zangwill dies!"
Azik's expression also turned cold. He looked at the tombstone and said:
"You need time to digest the magic potion. Once digested, you will be the 'gatekeeper' of Sequence 5."
"Digestion? I'll finish it as soon as possible!"
…
The moonlight was silent and shining on the tombstone.
Suddenly, the stone slab sealing the tomb was turned over, and a slightly pale hand stretched out from the soil.