Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 11 The Cold World

On the way home in the carriage, Hobert couldn't wait to open the file and read it.

As Barton said, the case is very simple. The defendant, Mr. Robin, borrowed 200 pounds in cash from his friend, Mr. Henry, to invest, but Mr. Robin’s investment failed, and it is said that he lost all his money.

However, Mr. Henry was in urgent need of money recently, and after failing to collect debts, he had to sue his former good friend Mr. Robin to court.

Mr. Henry has an IOU, witnesses, and sufficient evidence, and the case can be closed almost as soon as the trial begins.

Although it was just going through the motions, Hobert still attached great importance to the first trial in his life. He began to rehearse in his mind a fierce debate with Mr. Robin in court, and finally applied to the judge for enforcement. Mr. Robin was finally defeated Come bridge.

During dinner, Christine asked the maid to pour a glass of wine for Hobert: "Tomorrow you will officially start working. This is an important step in life. Let's have a drink to celebrate."

Hobert didn't refuse, and after a few sips of wine, he gradually became talkative: "Donna, even if I don't watch you in school, you are not allowed to fall in love, those boys are too immature."

Donna pouted and said, "I don't need you to take care of me, besides, there are many mature, steady, humorous and talkative boys."

Hobert took a sip of his wine and said, "No, no, you don't know, I'm a boy, and I understand what they are thinking better."

Although Hobert is somewhat estranged from this family, both the original owner and the current Hobert have tried their best to fulfill their responsibilities as a brother.

Especially no matter where he went to school, Hobert was one level older than Donna, so he naturally had the mentality to protect Donna.

Christine said with a smile, "I'll listen to Hobert on this matter."

Donna stuck out her tongue in an inelegant way, as if she had listened to Hobert's words, but whether she would do so was another matter.

After dinner, Hobert returned to his room and took out the file to read it several times, imagining all kinds of possibilities and accidents, and he didn't even go to the "Nation of Disorder" to continue exploring.

But what happened in the justice court the next day far exceeded Hobert's expectations.

Hobert still went to work in his family's four-wheeled carriage. The carriage first took Donna and Taryn to school, and then went straight to the Magistrate's Court.

There are many justice courts in Backlund, and the one that accepted the case was the justice court in the Jowood district.

Although there are two large windows in the justice court, the light is still not very good. Except for the judge's bench, the plaintiff's bench and the defendant's bench, there is only a small listening area with two rows of crude wooden benches.

Today's defendant, Mr. Robin, is not as bad as Hobert imagined. He wears a worn coat and a patched hat.

In order to show respect for the court, Mr. Robin took off his hat and held it in his hand, pleading: "Your Honor, Mr. Lawyer, please give me one month, and I will definitely pay back the money after one month.

"Or let me pay it separately, 2 pounds a week, no, 3 pounds, please don't sell my house, I don't want to lose my family, I don't want our family to move to the East End or the Bridge District .”

This was unexpected by Hobert. He unconsciously sided with the plaintiff when he was reading the materials, and always thought of the defendant as a villain. Difficulties.

Hobert looked through the information again. The only assets under Mr. Robin's name are his small house.

He tried his best to hold back his sympathy: "Mr. Robin, I sympathize with your experience, but if you don't auction off your house to pay off the debt, my client's family will go bankrupt. Do you want them to move to the East District or Bridge District?"

Mr. Robin had nothing to say, and looked at his former good friend with some shame.

Mr. Henry was also obviously a little bit impatient, but he still didn't say anything. As Hobert said, if he softened his heart, the whole family would suffer.

Hobert continued: "Mr. Robin, I saw from the information that you have a stable job with a weekly salary of about 3 pounds, and you have a house inherited from your father, so you don't have to pay rent.

"The income of 3 pounds is enough for your family to live a life close to the 'middle class'. Why do you have to take risks and invest? You are an adult, and since you choose to invest, you must be responsible for your choice.

"I suggest you rent a house in the East District and work hard. You may not be able to buy back the auctioned house after a few years."

He finally said: "Your Honor, I apply for enforcement."

The judge, who had grown impatient with the wait, immediately granted Hobert's request.

After the assets of the defendant are auctioned, the court will get no less than 10% of the handling fee, which is the main source of income for the magistrate's court.

In the civil and economic cases of the Loen Kingdom Magistrate's Court, enforced judgments accounted for a very high proportion, and many middle-class families went bankrupt as a result.

After the case of Mr. Henry and Mr. Robin was over, Hobert was distraught and sat in the public gallery for more than ten minutes before going out to take the public carriage back to the "Aslan-Barton" law firm.

Hobert first reported the outcome of the case to Barton.

Button, who was sitting on the leather seat, glanced at Hobert: "You look tired."

"I just..." Hobert smiled wryly, "I just suddenly realized that I was living in such a cold world."

He had only lived in the small world of Backlund's high society before, and he had already forgotten that this was Loen, this was Backlund, and it was an era of primitive accumulation of the capitalist class.

"What do you think we are?" Barton took a sip of coffee: "We are a pack of wolves in Backlund, and we will bite off a piece of meat when we see a sheep."

Hobert was taken aback: "Is this a lawyer?"

Patton smiled and said, "If you think that a lawyer is a 'vanguard of justice', then you are very wrong, but if you don't have justice in your heart, then you are definitely not a good lawyer."

He said: "Go back to rest today, come over early tomorrow morning, and follow me to deal with an economic dispute entrusted by Earl Hall."

Hobert nodded: "Okay."

On the carriage back home, Hobert gradually figured out some issues. He should not have defined the personalities of the plaintiff and the defendant early on. His client cannot be completely on the side of justice, and some clients may even not stand On the side of justice.

But as a lawyer, he still has to fight for and protect the interests of his clients. This is the court, but outside the court, he can do his best to help those who deserve help.

During dinner, Hobert asked the maid for a glass of wine, and said to his adoptive parents: "Father, mother, thank you for protecting me in the past. Today I know what the world looks like without your protection."

Christine patted Hobert on the shoulder in relief: "How time flies, you have grown up in a blink of an eye."

Mon Lisa was almost moved to tears by Hobert's sudden thanks.

　Thanks to [Yu Zhe] for the 100-point reward, and thanks for the continuous rewards in the past three days.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)