Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 122 Fragile Prosperity

After the party, Hobert returned to the law firm, fully preparing for tomorrow's lawsuit.

After work, he rode back to his home in Queens in a carriage and enjoyed a dinner in a friendly atmosphere.

During the post-dinner chat, Christine asked Hobert, "I hear you're trying to get more compensation for a worker who suffered a work-related injury?"

Hobert nodded: "Yes."

"Do you need me to help you coordinate?"

"I want to try to solve this problem myself." Hobert smiled and said, "If my ability is not enough to solve this problem, or if I need to fight backstage, it's not too late to ask you to come forward."

Christine nodded with a smile.

Donna asked curiously: "Isn't it normal to get compensation for a work-related injury? Why does it sound like it's hard to get compensation from what you say?"

"It is possible to get compensation, but the compensation is too little." Hobert smiled and said, "I won't tell you the specific situation. The sooner you know about many things, the better."

Christine nodded approvingly.

Then Hobert talked about his business trip to Tingen City next week, Christine said: "Tingen City, my adjutant when I was in the Southern Continent is now in Tingen City, when you are on a business trip, you You can live in his house."

Hobert was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "Let's stay in a hotel, and don't bother him."

"The conditions of the hotel are too bad." Christine smiled and said, "It's just that you can help me deliver a personal letter."

Hobert had no choice but to agree: "Okay."

Back in his room, Hobert slept soundly. Early the next morning, he took a taxi and went to the workhouse to pick up Bob.

What Hobert didn't expect was that Daly was there.

After the carriage started moving again, Hobert joked, "Ms. Daly, you don't seem to be very busy today."

Daly smiled and said, "Occasionally, I also need to care about the working status of the informant."

The two looked at each other and smiled, only Bob was a little nervous.

A few seconds later, Daly said: "Recently, the church has also begun to pay attention to the issue of workers' compensation. Mr. Bob's case is very representative, so the captain asked me to follow along."

Hobert nodded, and began to communicate with Bob about the case, read the documents, and made the final preparations.

At around [-]:[-], three people came to the court.

Unexpectedly, many people came to the auditorium, first of all, Bob's workers who were sitting in the front row.

Then there were Hugh, Audrey and others sitting in the left corner. Daly was a little surprised when she saw Audrey. She knew that she was the daughter of Earl Hall, a devout believer of the goddess, but she didn't expect her to come to listen.

After seeing the person in the corner on the right, Daly sat over in surprise: "Ikanser? Why are you here?"

The lines of his face were resolute and clear, and Ikanser, with his messy brown hair, smiled: "This case has aroused widespread heated discussions among the believers of the God of Steam and Machinery. The archbishop asked me to attend."

This person is none other than Ikanser Bernard, the Captain of the Mechanical Heart of the Backlund Diocese who is in charge of the "Arrods Mirror".

Only then did Daly realize that the degree of attention to this case exceeded her previous expectations.

After sending Bob to sit with his co-workers, Hobert first waved to Audrey and the others, and then tapped the head of a girl next to him: "Donna, why are you here?"

Donna said with a playful smile, "Tai Lun and I skipped class to cheer you on."

Hobert smiled helplessly: "This is not an example."

Donna nodded repeatedly, and then asked, "Hobert, how did you know that lady who looks like an angel?"

She pointed to Audrey.

Hobert said, "That's one of my clients."

"Liar! She doesn't look 20 years old, does she? How can she be your client?"

"Believe it or not." Hobert took out his pocket watch and took a look, beckoning Bob to enter the plaintiff's seat.

The defendant, Arnold, and the judge took their seats one after another. As soon as 08:30 arrived, the trial officially began.

As the plaintiff's lawyer, Hobert first expounded the plaintiff's claim: Because of Arnold's inaction, Bob was disabled, so he sued Arnold for intentional injury.

Ikanser in the gallery asked Dai Li in a low voice, "You seem to be familiar with the plaintiff's lawyer?"

"He is our non-staff." Daly did not hide it.

"His defense is very creative." Ikanser said, "Maybe this lawsuit can really be won."

"hope so."

It was the defendant's lawyer's turn to speak: "Your Honor, the plaintiff's claim is clearly untenable."

The other party was not the defendant's lawyer I met in the Magistrate's Court last time. He looked mature and stable in his 30s. He should be a well-known lawyer in Backlund, but he hadn't reached the level of barrister.

He pointed to the auditorium: "There are no slogans such as 'Be careful' in the courtroom. If someone in the auditorium accidentally falls and causes some damage, should the court and the judge be blamed? ?”

Hobert said: "The example given by the defendant's lawyer is very different from Mr. Bob's situation. Bob is Arnold's employment relationship, and he became disabled while working for Arnold.

"And everyone in the public gallery, are you employees of the judge?"

Bob's co-workers immediately started booing and applauding. As soon as the court started, lawyers from both sides began a heated debate.

After two or three rounds of debate, the defendant's lawyer found that his eloquence could not take advantage of him at all, so he changed his defense thinking: "Your Honor, everyone, everyone knows very well that the main body of this case should not be Mr. Arnold's intentional wounding, but the issue of compensation to Bob.

"I hope your honorable judge can make judgments in accordance with legal customs and not be affected by the sophistry of the plaintiff's lawyer. I think the judgment of this case is likely to affect the issue of employers' compensation to workers in the future.

"Everyone, the previous habit of compensation has maintained Backlund's stability and tranquility. In order for this stability and tranquility to continue, we should not set some bad precedents."

Hobert nodded secretly in his heart. This lawyer was much higher than the lawyers he met in the Magistrate's Court before. He reacted faster and knew how to bind some things that Hobert could hardly refute.

Could it be that Hobert, an ordinary lawyer, still wants to refute Backlund's stability and tranquility?

Fortunately, Hobert was well prepared: "Your Honor, gentlemen, of course we would like to see a more prosperous and stable Backlund! But the times are advancing and society is developing, so the previous laws and regulations do not mean that they will always be applicable."

He said emotionally: "Of course we would like to see Backlund more prosperous, but the prosperity of 'Land of Hope' should not be based on the blood and tears of the workers, nor should it be based on the exploitation and oppression of the vast working class!
"If you don't know how to be flexible, prosperity is just a bubble!"

(End of this chapter)