Mystery: The arrival of the new Black Emperor

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

As Barton said, this case is very simple. The defendant, Mr. Robin, borrowed 200 pounds of cash from his friend Mr. Henry for investment. However, Mr. Robin's investment failed and it is said that he lost all his money.

Mr. Henry was in urgent need of money recently. After collecting debts to no avail, he had no choice but to take his former good friend Mr. Robin to court.

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

Although he was just going through the motions, Hobert still attached great importance to the first court session in his life. He began to rehearse in his mind a fierce argument with Mr. Robin in court. Finally, he applied to the judge for enforcement, and Mr. Robin ultimately lost. Come on.

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

Hobert didn't refuse. 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 anyone to look after me. Besides, there are many boys who are very mature and steady, or very humorous and talkative."

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

Although Hobert is somewhat estranged from this family, both the original owner and the current Hobert strive to fulfill the responsibilities of an older brother.

Especially since Hobert was one level older than Donna no matter where he went to school, he would naturally have a protective mentality towards Donna.

Kristine said with a smile: "I'll listen to Hobert on this matter."

Donna stuck out her tongue ungracefully, as if she had listened to Hobert's words, but whether she would do it or not is another matter.

After dinner, Hobert returned to the room and took out the documents and read them several times, imagining various possibilities and accidents, without even going to the "Land of Disorder" to continue exploring.

But what happened in the magistrate's court the next day was far beyond Hobert's expectations.

Hobert still rode to work in the family carriage, which took Donna and Tyron to school and then straight to the magistrates' court.

There are many magistrates' courts in Backlund, and the one that accepted this case was the magistrates' court in Jowood District.

Although there are two large windows in the Magistrate's Court, the light is still not very good. Apart from 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, was not at all as deadbeat as Hobert imagined. He was wearing a shabby 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. I will definitely pay back the money after one month.

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

This was something Hobert had not expected. When he was reading the information, he unconsciously sided with the plaintiff and always thought of the defendant as a villain. However, Mr. Robin obviously had no intention of defaulting on the debt, and he also had his own Difficulties.

Hobert looked through the information again and found that the only assets in Mr. Robin's name were his small house.

He tried his best to put away his sympathy: "Mr. Robin, I sympathize with your situation, but if your house is not auctioned to pay off the debt, my client's family will go bankrupt. Do we want their family to move to the East District or Bridge area?"

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

Mr. Henry obviously couldn't bear it, but he still said nothing. As Hobert said, if he is soft-hearted, the whole family will suffer.

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

"An income of 3 pounds is enough for your family to live a life close to the 'middle class'. Why do you have to take risky investments? You are an adult. Since you have chosen to invest, you must be responsible for your own choices.

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

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

The judge, impatient for a long time, immediately agreed to Hobert's request.

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

Among the civil and economic cases in the Loen Kingdom Magistrate 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 ended, Hobert was distraught and sat in the gallery for more than ten minutes before going out and taking a stagecoach back to the "Aslan Barton" law firm.

Hobert went first to report the outcome of the case to Barton.

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

"I just..." Hobert smiled bitterly: "I just suddenly realized that I live in such a cold world."

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

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

Hobert was stunned: "Is this a lawyer?"

Barton smiled and said: "If you think that lawyers are 'pioneers of justice', you are totally wrong, but if you don't have justice in your heart, then you are definitely not a good lawyer."

He said: "You should go back and rest today. Come here early tomorrow morning and follow me to handle an economic dispute entrusted by Earl Hall."

Hobert nodded: "Okay."

On the carriage back, Hobert gradually came to understand some issues. He should not have defined the personality of the plaintiff and defendant so early. His clients could not be completely on the side of justice, and some clients might not even stand on the side of justice. 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 people who deserve help.

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

Kristine patted Hobert on the shoulder happily: "Time flies so fast, you have grown up in the blink of an eye."

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

Thank you [Yuzhe] for the 100-point reward, and thank you for the continuous reward over the past three days.