my wife is a consul

Chapter 298
Brown District Court.

There were four people sitting on the defendant's seat, Portlem, Lu Ming, Hanmali, and village representative Luo Xiaozhu.

The plaintiff's seat is the Hansies team and the plaintiff Hanmilson and others.

Judge John Han is a gray-haired old man in his fifties.

After the trial began, Potlem stood up first, "Your Honor, I request that the plaintiff's witness, Ms. Hanhidink, be summoned."

Hanshidink is the mayor of Ques Town. In the ancient archives of Ques Town, the documents concerning the Hanmilson family's ownership of the Sanjiao Pass in the northwest of the town are kept. The land reclaimed by Luojia Village belongs to the Sanjiao Pass.

The land was part of the land granted by the Duke of Hanzhou to the nobles of Bron, big and small, during the Great Reclamation Era. The Hamilson family divided it into hands. In fact, it can be seen that the Hamilson family was a very weak family at that time, because this land was originally without any land. No value, of course, the title of Duke of Hanzhou has long since ceased to exist.

Now hearing that Potlem wanted to summon Hanshidink, Hansies immediately stood up, "No, Ms. Hanshidink has been cross-examined many times, and this document has been proven to have legal effect! Although the defendant has changed lawyers, However, it is completely clear from the court records that at what stage the court has reached, if you repeatedly pester and delay the time, it will be a waste of court resources."

Judge John Han nodded: "Defendant lawyer, what is your purpose of summoning Ms. Hanhidink? If it is to entangle Ms. Hanhidink's character or the legality of Exhibit No. 1, unless there is new decisive evidence, I will Disagree with your cross-examination of Ms. Hanhiddink again."

Potlem said with a smile: "My lord, we do have new evidence, because the museum document comes from the Great Reclamation period. Ms. Hanhidink's family has been the night watchman of Quest Town since the Great Reclamation period. We hope that Ms. Hanhidink needs to testify whether the legal provisions of the great reclamation period can still be applied today.”

"Against..." Hanses stood up again.

Judge John Han waved his hand. This is indeed a new perspective. It is unreasonable not to allow the defendant's lawyer to continue, "It is allowed to summon Ms. Hiddink to testify in court again." He asked Hansies: "Ms. Hiddink can appear in court today. ?"

Hansies nodded: "Our side is ready for the defendant to entangle indiscriminately, so Ms. Hanhidink and the main witnesses are here."

The jurors in the jury seat all smiled. Obviously, they already knew who would win the case.

Soon, Hanhidink was on the witness stand, an elegant woman in her early fifties.

Potlem took two steps to the witness stand, greeted with a smile, and said, "Ms. Hiddink, can I start?"

Hanshidink nodded slightly.

Potlem said: "Ms. Hiddink, in the previous lectures, you proved that Exhibit No. [-] still has legal effect from the perspective of historical jurisprudence. We all know that Exhibit No. [-] comes from the period of great reclamation. Then, the same Does Ms. Hiddink think that the Free Cultivation Act from the Great Reclamation Period still has the force of law?"

Hanshidink shook his head: "I'm not a legal expert, so I'm not qualified to answer your question, but what I know is that the Free Farming Act is a federal law, and it has been clearly abolished in most parts of the empire today. There was a case in Hanzhou more than ten years ago, which regarded the Free Farming Act as a forgotten act in the old era that did not conform to the spirit of today's law, and ignored it. I also know that there are many ancient laws that have not been expressly repealed. It is ridiculous to conform to the life of the new era, and it will not be recognized by the court."

Over there, Hansies showed a smile on his face, obviously he had already prepared everything.

Potlem asked a few more questions, and Hanhidink answered them perfectly.

"So, Ms. Hanshidink, do you think the "Lord Bloom's Act" kept by the Museum of Quest Town has full legal force?" Potlem finally asked.

Hanshidink thought about it and said: "Let me say it again, what I want to explain is that the land grant and inheritance rights based on the "Lord Bloom Act" are still legally valid now, not the "Lord Bloom Act". 》 also has legal effect, just like, if the ancestor of Lawyer Portlem was once rewarded with a piece of jewelry by the emperor, as long as the jewelry was not sold by your ancestors, but passed down to the present, it will naturally still belong to you, lawyer. !"

Over there, Hansies had a triumphant smile on his face.

Potlem nodded: "So, the premise is that the "Lord Bloom's Act" has the force of law when it is promulgated."

Hanshidink thought for a while, then nodded slightly.

"Your Honor, I have no other questions!" Potlem bowed slightly to the bench.

……

After Hanshidink stepped off the witness stand, Potlem and Hanses took a few tricks, but they didn't take advantage of it.

At ten o'clock, Judge John Hann announced that the adjournment for 10 minutes was actually time for going to the bathroom.

When Lu Ming returned to the lounge and was discussing something in a low voice, there was a knock on the lounge door, and it was Hanxis who came in with a triumphant smile on his face.

"Lawyer Lu! This is our new settlement agreement!" Hanses sent a letter to Lu Ming. Obviously, he conducted an investigation on his opponents and found out who was the king.

Lu Ming smiled, and Hanmali picked it up next to him, looked at it, and said, "Our client rejects your agreement."

Hansi's face immediately sank, "What are you doing?!" Although she is a schoolgirl-level beauty, very pleasing to the eye, but she is still a schoolgirl. It is too contemptuous to use her to dismiss myself.

"We've read the agreement you proposed, and we didn't reject it in violation of the regulations, but were dissatisfied with your conditions!" Hanmali raised her pretty face without giving in.

Hansies' complexion darkened, being so ignored, the good mood just now was gone, and he said to Lu Ming: "Lawyer Lu, it's because of you that I worked so hard to persuade my client to propose such a generous settlement agreement, you should know , you are doomed to lose this lawsuit!"

Potlem stood up: "After you finish speaking, please leave, otherwise we will file a complaint with the court!"

Originally, he came to show off his might, but unexpectedly, Lu Qianxing, a well-known young genius in the East China Sea and also a geek, came here to accept a case. To beat him by leaps and bounds is more fulfilling than defeating a fifth-tier lawyer like Portlem.

But he didn't want to, he hit a soft nail, and from the beginning to the end, Lu Qianxing didn't talk to himself.

With a cold snort, Hansies turned and left.

Looking at his back, Potlem shook his head helplessly: "I don't even know if I'm going to die." I was even more fortunate in my heart. Sure enough, standing on the opposite side of my young boss, usually until the last moment, I didn't know how to die. Know.

If I were him now, I would think that I was sure of winning.

It's really a blessing not to have to fight the boss in court.

Thinking wildly, Potlem said, "Boss, do you really want me to continue?"

Lu Ming smiled and said, "Well, go ahead, it's all Western, and I can't speak it well either."

Potlem was very grateful in his heart, knowing that the boss gave him a chance, otherwise, how difficult would it be to ask the court to prepare an interpreter?Zhongzhou language is also an official language, and it can be used in court, not to mention that this Hanzhou is still a state with a majority of Zhongzhou people.

Lu Ming was thinking about it. It seemed that his Western language learning had to be put on the agenda as soon as possible. After all, portable translation was not as convenient as being able to listen and speak.

He glanced at Han Xisi again, and now, although she does not have the qualifications of several of her apprentices, she may not be able to become a qualified or even excellent lawyer. Since she took the initiative to deal with Han Xisi just now, she has shown a little edge, and She is quick-witted and knows this so-called settlement agreement. She doesn't know how to read it, but it is against the rules if no one on her side reads it. She is just a little assistant who can just send Hansy away.

I am still a student at school, so there is still plasticity.

"Mary, you did a good job." Lu Ming nodded to her.

As soon as Hanmali was in a daze, she felt great joy filled her heart. She never imagined that she would be so flattered and excited to sing when she was not praised but politely recognized. All light and light, like drunk.

……

The trial will soon resume.

Potlem got up, and again asked to summon Ms. Hanshidink.

Without waiting for Hansies to protest, Potlem said: "Your Honor, we have doubts about the legal effect of the "Lord Bloom Act" when it was promulgated, and hope to get Ms. Hiddink's answer."

This is another new point, Judge John Han pondered for a moment, then nodded: "I hope you don't waste our time."

A few minutes later, Hanhidink took the witness stand again.

Potlem walked up to her, smiled and said, "Ms. Hiddink, have you heard of the Oriole Movement?"

Including the auditorium, everyone in the court was stunned, and the atmosphere became a little weird. The jurors in the jury seats, who were already drowsy, were refreshed at this time, and they all looked at Potter in surprise. Lyme.

The Yellow Oriole Movement is the independence movement of the Bulong people.

Hanshidink hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly: "I've heard of it."

Potlem stared at her. In fact, this lady had not only heard of it, but she herself was a key member of the Oriole Movement in the northwestern region of Bron.

Potlem continued: "We all know that the Yellow Oriole Movement is based on the territory of the Duke of Hambron as its legal principle, and it is a movement that calls for an independent country. At least, the movement hopes to win the autonomy for the Bron area like the dukedom in the past! "

In fact, Hanbron was just an earl, but he bribed the religious leaders of Hanzhou at that time and was crowned as Grand Duke.

It was a very chaotic era, and the religious authority used to be very heavy, but with the brutal suppression of the imperial power, in the present era, the empire has no religion that can be recognized by the majority of people.

Today's Oriole Movement regards Earl Hanblon as the pioneer of the independence movement.

The Earl of Hamblon spent his whole life pursuing to become a duke recognized by the Great Emperor of the Empire, but he died young, and his death was unknown. It is generally said that he was assassinated by the imperial capital.

Of course, there are also many rumors that the Duke of Hanzhou assassinated him.

This is also a national shame in the minds of many Blooms.

Now Potlem called Hamblon "Duke", and his impression of him suddenly changed from the gallery to the jury.

Although this guy is an outsider, he looks much more pleasing to the eye.

Over there, Potlem looked at Hanshidink and continued: "The territorial pattern on the Yellow Oriole's flag does not include most of the western part of Quest Town, including the triangular depression we mentioned in the court, right? "

Hanshidink nodded sullenly.

Hansies stood up: "My lord, this case has nothing to do with the independence movement. Although the Huangyingling's territorial claim does not have the Triangular Col, that is another issue. If our Huangyingling is recognized by the Federal Empire in the future, the Triangular Col , It can be regarded as a territorial dispute between Huang Yingling and Hanzhou! It does not mean that this court has no jurisdiction over the Sanjiao area." He also suddenly realized that the other party was actually trying to play political manipulation.

These foreigners are indeed mean and shameless in general, regardless of whether they are Westerners or Central Africans.

Potlem said with a smile: "You, the plaintiff's lawyer, have lost your mind. Of course, this court has jurisdiction over the Triangular Col. Otherwise, why are we still standing here to argue? However, if this court finally ruled that I If Fang loses the case, on behalf of the Bloom Court, he recognizes that the "Lord Bloom Act" has legal force in history."

"As for the "Lords of Bloom Act", the enfeoffed lands, the largest lords are middle-earth nobles from Hanzhou. In this bill, the land of the children of the Duke of Hamblon is deprived, and the so-called Huang Ying collar is no longer In this bill, the land around Bron undoubtedly belonged to the Duke of Hanzhou at that time, and it was further divided into the territories of several earls, so the geographical concept of Huangying Land does not exist."

Potlem looked at the jury seat: "So, the Yellow Oriole's independence movement completely violated the Federal Peace Act, and you will personally judge how ridiculous the Oriole Movement is. Based on this case, the Hanzhou Assembly may pass the bill Not to mention the right to hold a referendum, any other related proposals in the Bloom Parliament are illegal proposals, and it is impossible to get a chance to vote in the parliament. I think, members of the Hanzhou Assembly, have been waiting for such an opportunity for a long time, you will Give them your most powerful weapon with your own hands."

There was a sudden silence in the courtroom.

After a while, Potlem said: "Of course, if our civil court must involve political tendencies, it would be sad."

"When we look back at this case, the focus should not have been on the Lord Bloom Act."

Potlem returned to his seat, took a sip of water from the glass on the table, and continued: "Actually, according to the case of the Ninth Circuit Court of the East China Sea concerning Pearl Island, we established the legal principle called adverse infringement. Mr. Lu Qianxing, a lawyer from the East China Sea, and Justice Christine of the High Court of the East China Sea, etc., have successively published articles on this principle in legal journals, reflecting on and perfecting the legal thought of adverse encroachment, and gradually forming our legal circle It's land doctrine."

"In this case, the barren land has not been reclaimed for more than a hundred years, which in itself is a serious waste of social resources."

"Lawyer Van Dehee in the Lu doctrine mentioned that if such barren land exceeds a certain period of time, if it is reclaimed, it will be occupied by the reclaimer. The period of time for desolate land can be set at 20 to 30 years."

"Lawyer Lu Qianxing proposes that land taxes should be levied on barren land. If the owner of the land refuses to pay, the ownership will be automatically lost."

"and many more."

"In short, our elite decision-makers in the legal field have put forward a variety of discussions on this. The essence is a call for social justice and a restraint on the waste of social resources by the rich. In a deep sense, it is It is the same as a piece of bread thrown away by a rich man is picked up and eaten by a poor man who is about to starve to death.”

Botwright looked at the judge's seat and the jury's seat, "So, the verdict in this case may create a milestone-like demonstration significance. The Bloom Court and the jurors will write down a lot in the historical process of creating a fair society. One stroke, Your Honor and all the jurors, the future is in your mind!" Each of them bowed slightly, turned and walked towards the dock.

In my heart, I secretly admired that the boss didn't bother to use political correctness to win this lawsuit, and proposed the paradox of political correctness, which only chained the nationalist fanaticism and xenophobic tendencies of the Bloom people from judges to jurors. They had to calmly think about the possibility of another direction of this case.

Just one session, and there is no doubt that the situation will be reversed.

Looking at the plaintiff's table, the ashen-faced Hanses knew it.

(End of this chapter)