my wife is a consul

Chapter 77 The Three Monsters of Lumen

The chief judge's office is elegantly decorated, and the curtains are all medieval style curtains.

The chief judge, Christine, should be about 40 years old in actual age, but she is well maintained. She looks like a beautiful young woman with blond hair and blue eyes. She wears a black judge's robe and has a unique alluring temperament. It is probably because the judge Uniform, the representative meaning, is very extraordinary.

Sitting at the judge's desk, Lu Ming and the plaintiff's lawyer looked at Judge Christine's expression.

Christine was looking through the motion submitted by Lu Ming.

It is a motion to hope that the court will open the hearing as soon as possible. There are three main reasons. Although Baoyin Bank is not a big bank in the entire empire, there are many depositors in the East China Sea and Beiguan area. In addition, there are still many companies that cannot obtain further loans from Baoyin Bank, and their production and operation have encountered difficulties; the second point, the reason that the plaintiff’s attorney said to wait for the police to arrest the boss of the fugitive film and television company is simply unrealistic, and the plaintiff The attorney acting for him is just delaying time. To delay the bankruptcy of Baoyin Bank, this is an irrational move for the plaintiff to vent his personal anger, and it also violates the professional code of lawyers; the third point, which is the most important point, is that this case is simply It's ridiculous, and I hope that the court will start as soon as possible, so that I can explain this in detail in court.

Next to Lu Ming sat the plaintiff Dong Liang's lawyer, Michael Smith, a Western lawyer from Johnson-Smith-Stewart Law Firm.

This is one of the largest law firms in Donghai, which is on a par with Rhett Law Firm. Michael Smith is an elite figure in the law firm, a sixth-rank barrister.

As far as the legal industry is concerned, senior counsel above barristers is already very rare.

Moreover, it is no longer the kind of point promotion, but awarded by the Imperial Bar Association based on contribution.

As for the Royal Counsel, they need to be certified by the Royal Counsel. They have made special contributions, and, from a certain point of view, they are also considered honors. In the entire Federal Empire, there are only a dozen Royal Counsel still alive.

And more than half of them were awarded royal honors after announcing their retirement.

Therefore, the title of barrister is, for the vast majority of elite lawyers, the dream and end point of a lifetime of struggle. Moreover, most elite lawyers are still far away from their dreams by the time they end their careers as lawyers.

But Johnson-Smith-Stewart Law Firm has seven or eight barristers, and even a senior barrister.

Of course, as one of the most powerful law firms in the East China Sea, it is naturally on the list in the entire empire, and it should be in the top ten.

The case of Baoyin Bank is of course one of the most important cases for any law firm. Johnson-Smith-Stewart Law Firm has formed a legal team with two barristers to serve this case.

Ruide Law Firm originally sent a similarly strong team, and the fees were high, so it can be imagined.

Now Michael Smith glanced sideways at Lu Ming. Although the other party was only a second-dan, Michael did not despise him. Especially, recently, this young lawyer had just technically won a lawsuit that attracted the attention of the whole East China Sea. It is said that basically In fact, those whimsical strategies were all thought up by this young man.

Very good!Michael Smith nodded. This young man doesn't look arrogant, with a bit of aura, unlike people of his age.

However, this is an economic dispute, which is completely different from a criminal case. I don’t know much about criminal cases, but after looking at the detailed files of this case, I can feel from the whole process of the case that this young lawyer has a lot of experience in criminal defense. , should be a genius, but no one can be an all-rounder, economic disputes, let alone any whimsical ideas to find evidence, but need to read and truly understand those obscure legal provisions and collect as many relevant cases as possible At the same time, choosing the right judge is also very important.

Judge Christine, although she is the youngest chief judge among the circuit courts in the East China Sea, is actually a conservative.

He attaches great importance to the precedents of his predecessors, especially those that have been cited more.

Not to mention, the "neighborhood principle" is already a principle that should be followed unanimously recognized by the legal profession in economic disputes.

Therefore, it should not be a big problem to win this lawsuit.

It's just that my client feels that he is still angry after winning the lawsuit, so he must delay it, and it will ruin Baoyin Bank.

As a lawyer, if the client has a clearly specified strategy and insists on giving his own legal opinion, then he can only follow the client's wishes, even if he loses the lawsuit in the end, there is no other way.

Fortunately, according to the wishes of the parties, this lawsuit will not be lost.

It's just that the compensation that the parties got in the end may not be fully cashed.

In fact, if the judge approves the trial as soon as possible, it will be a good thing for his own client.

Behind the desk, Judge Christine turned to the last page of Lu Ming's motion letter, raised her head and said to Lu Ming, "You think this case is ridiculous, so what's the reason? It doesn't have to be in court, you can also discuss it with him now. I said, right?" He leaned back, with an attitude of listening attentively.

"Maybe, if what you said makes sense, I will dismiss the case now!"

Obviously, he was quite dissatisfied with the wording in Lu Ming's motion, and the last sentence was even more mocking.

Moreover, Lu Ming always felt that when she looked at him, there was something wrong with her eyes, very picky, not the way a judge looked at a lawyer, but rather like the mother-in-law picking on the son-in-law, and moreover, she was very dissatisfied with the son-in-law.

"I, I'm not ready yet..." Lu Ming smiled wryly. Of course it wasn't that he wasn't ready, but that he had directed a big play. If he convinced her now that the big play ended before it even started, then It is not beautiful.

Christine frowned, and there was some dissatisfaction in her eyes.

But it seems to suppress the unhappiness in my heart, "Okay, but your motion, the previous points, are also reasonable, three o'clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, Trial Court No. [-]!" Looking at Michael, "Lawyer Smith, you have no objection Bar?"

Michael Smith nodded: "Your Honor, the plaintiff has no objection!"

Christine hummed, took out a fine pen and simply wrote it down in the notebook.

Both Lu Ming and Smith got up, and Christine suddenly said, "Lawyer Lu, please stay!"

Lu Ming sat down again.

When Smith went out to close the door, Christine looked Lu Ming up and down again.

"I know, my teacher, I think you are very special, but my daughter just graduated from the military academy and just..." After a pause, I probably remembered that in the empire, if the guardian agrees, the minimum age for marriage is twelve years old, especially In the eyes of traditional Central Continents, my daughter is probably not very young, and the young man opposite is only nineteen, "Anyway, my teacher, I hope you can meet, I will not go against her wishes, but you Think carefully!"

Lu Ming was stunned for a long time, no wonder he couldn't see him anyway, that's why.

Li Guan once told himself that if the Dongying people won the lawsuit, he would introduce himself to a princess girlfriend or something.

Judge Christine, it is rumored that her husband's family status is quite high, but it is said that she is divorced and lives alone with her daughter.

Could it be that princess Li Guan mentioned?
Coughing, Lu Ming said seriously: "Don't worry, Your Honor, how can I be worthy of your daughter? I won't see you on this side. I will tell Li Guan that I don't want to meet, and I will never tell her that we The conversation between the two today!"

Christine looked slightly relaxed, and waved her hand, "Okay, go ahead, you don't have to be too humble, you are still an excellent lawyer!"

But when Lu Ming walked out, Christine suddenly felt that something was wrong. Why did she feel that this guy's statement of "worthy or not" was perfunctory?It seems to be saying, don't worry, I don't even like your daughter when I meet, so it's best not to meet.

The other party spoke very sincerely, and there was no mocking tone, but it made people feel this way.

Christine frowned, and suddenly, she heard noises outside, and the noises became louder and louder.

After a while, the noise gradually subsided. The female assistant affairs officer knocked on the door lightly and led a bailiff in. "My lord, did you hear any noise from outside?"

"What's going on?" Christine asked casually. It's not uncommon for noises or even fights to occur in the courthouse.

"It's Lawyer Lu's apprentice. He got into a fight with Smith's clerk, and even brought in reporters to take pictures all the time."

"Oh." Christine didn't take it seriously, and waved them back.

But in the evening, when I saw the evening edition of the "Le Monde", there was a report about the noise outside my office in the morning. The subtitle was impressive, "The Baoyin Bank case has become a farce. Bottle head burst!"

Christine froze for a moment, flipped through the pages, and frowned in thought.

……

In the restaurant in Room 408 of the Wendebao Club, Lu Ming put down the newspaper, smiled and picked a chicken leg for Tie Xiaojia, and said helplessly, "You are a great contributor, but don't be so hot next time!"

Tie Xiaojia let out an "oh" and said, "That guy is so annoying!"

Chen Qinghua and Tong Xiaoe were still sitting at the dining table with a snow-white tablecloth. Chen Qinghua was very restrained and looked like he was sitting on pins and needles.

On the other side of Lu Ming, a fat woman in a silver uniform and skirt was sitting, and said angrily, "Lawyer Lu, I hope you don't use me to cross the bridge next time!"

She was the reporter of "Daily Imperial News" that Cheng Ye had introduced, and her name was Li Xuemei.

Originally, Lu Ming made an appointment with her for an exclusive interview today, saying that he was going to the Ninth Circuit Court to shoot a few scenes, especially his current case about Baoyin Bank, and wanted her to take a picture with the opponent's western barrister in the photo.

Unexpectedly, after she went there, she ran into the scene where Lawyer Lu's young female disciple hit the other party's affairs officer with a wine bottle. The sensitivity of the news reporter immediately made her snap a picture.

However, this kind of thing was incompatible with her newspaper style, so she forwarded the photo to her friend, a gossip reporter from the Evening News of the World.

Li Xuemei also vaguely guessed it. Although she didn't know why, Lawyer Lu seemed to want to bring this case back into the public eye, but the method was too dishonorable.

Lu Ming could see Li Xuemei's dissatisfaction, and felt a little helpless. It really wasn't his own design.

I originally wanted Li Xuemei to take a picture of herself and Smith in the same frame, the duel between Er Duan Lv and Six Duan Barrister, hoping to attract attention.

But who knew that the Western affairs officer brought by Smith was a typical Westerner with a condescending thinking. He was waiting on the bench with his three disciples, and he molested Tong Xiaoe. Xiaojia headshots with a beer bottle.

"Reporter Li, I didn't want to explain what you said, but according to your understanding, it seems that I let my apprentice seduce the other party to do something. This is a great insult to me, especially to my few disciples! "Lu Ming's face was very serious.

Li Xuemei was stunned, then nodded lightly: "Okay, I apologize, I misunderstood you!" After thinking about it, "Then our interview?"

"We'll start in a while. Before that, Reporter Li, eat more. Today, I'm afraid you'll be busy until late!"

Li Xuemei immediately became excited, "Okay, okay, I've been waiting for this day for a long time!"

Originally, I had the idea of ​​doing an exclusive interview with the youngest second-dan lawyer in the history of the East China Sea. Unexpectedly, this young lawyer made a big splash in the case of the Dongying people. From a technical point of view, he almost convicted the Dongying people. In that class, the young lawyer could be said to have made the principal defense.

It is too difficult to interview him now, and he is also very low-key, never accepting any appointments from the media.

Today, it is finally considered to be able to keep the clouds and see the moon.

Lu Ming was about to say that it is best not to put a frontal photo in the interview, when suddenly, he glanced to the side.

But she saw Tong Xiaoe timidly thanking Tie Xiaojia, as if she was crying, being comforted by Tie Xiaojia's arms.

But no matter how you look at it, Tie Xiaojia's movements and expressions are a little strange, even Tong Xiaoe cried in her arms, and Tie Xiaojia blushed immediately.

Now people might not think too much about it, but Lu Ming felt a little helpless. This Tie Xiaojia, could it be that he likes women?

The fourth son Wen called her "young man", did he mean something in the first place?
But in this era, if you announce your coming out, especially for women, it will be social death!

If he didn't say that he took in three villains, but still caused such a scandal, then what's the use of these three villains?
(End of this chapter)