Chapter 942 - 398: The Pond Death Case
"It’s not quite breaking the law, but these people are all elites in their respective fields, and being so disregarded by you... it’ll be difficult to mend relations in the future."
Zhang Wei looked at Qin Mu with a complicated expression and sighed.
These lawyers...
are all renowned nationally as top lawyers.
In their specialized fields...
some are even stronger than him by a few measures.
He simply didn’t dare to offend them.
Therefore.
When everyone was verbally attacking Qin Mu, he dared not join in at all.
"Mend relations? Why should I mend relations with them?"
Qin Mu didn’t care about this at all and shrugged his shoulders.
Reborn for another life.
He had long decided not to go against his true self, acting as he pleased, no longer being timid and overcautious.
After all...
he didn’t plan to stay in the law profession.
Studying law was mainly to have a better way to punish those disgusting behaviors.
"Then about tomorrow’s mock trial..."
Zhang Wei, seeing Qin Mu’s carefree attitude, gave a wry reminder.
Tomorrow morning.
The content of the mock trial case and the opponents on each side will be decided by drawing lots first.
One side acts as the prosecutor, legally prosecuting the case.
One side acts as the defense lawyer, legally defending the rights of the defendant.
But...
seeing Qin Mu’s attitude, he was afraid Qin Mu might decide not to show up impulsively.
Then he’d really be unable to handle so many equally matched opponents on his own.
"Don’t worry, I’ll be there."
Qin Mu smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.
He came to participate in the convention this time...
specifically aiming for first place in the mock trial.
That’s a full 3,000 points worth of luck!
...
Meanwhile.
In a certain conference room.
With the collection and summarization by the staff, all the lawyers’ judicial suggestions and ideas were delivered to Huang Qinglin’s office.
It’s just...
At this moment, Huang Qinglin and Rao Zhengde were staring at each other.
"Zhao Baiqin and others have proposed quite a few ideas for exchanges this time, but... I heard Qin Mu didn’t say a word at the exchange meeting?"
Both of their faces looked a bit strange.
Originally, they were quite concerned about Qin Mu’s suggestions and views.
Specifically, they reviewed everyone’s exchange ideas first thing, only to find Qin Mu’s was missing.
Qin Mu hadn’t prepared a speech.
As a result...
those lawyers who received the invitation were quite critical, starting to doubt Qin Mu’s competence.
Thinking Qin Mu only received an invitation by pulling strings and connections.
"Old Huang, do you think this Qin Mu... might be all show and no substance?"
Rao Zhengde frowned, similarly beginning to doubt.
Huang Qinglin squinted his eyes halfway, uncharacteristically silent.
If it were before.
He would certainly have believed in his judgment, recognizing Qin Mu’s competence.
But Qin Mu’s giving up like this...
was truly unexpected.
Making it hard not to question his ability.
"I think he definitely won’t pass tomorrow’s mock trial phase."
Seeing Huang Qinglin remain silent, Rao Zhengde continued.
This time...
The mock trial cases are different from previous ones.
Handpicked by Huang Qinglin, all are extremely special cases.
The difficulty far exceeds previous ones.
Ordinary lawyers simply can’t handle such cases.
If Qin Mu is mediocre, he might not even be able to utter a word in the trial room.
"Let’s see tomorrow."
Huang Qinglin waved his hand, not continuing the topic.
Whether he’s a mule or a horse, it will be revealed tomorrow.
...
The third day.
Early morning.
Zhang Wei was waiting by Qin Mu’s door, waiting for him to get up.
After Qin Mu got up.
The two headed to the venue together, which was the location for the mock trial competition this time.
At exactly nine o’clock.
All the lawyers arrived at the scene one after another.
Standing on a high platform, Huang Qinglin delivered a speech first.
Then, looking at the 147 lawyers present, he smiled and said, "This year, a total of 145 people participated in the exchange conference, coming from 64 cities and regions nationwide."
"Now we will start the first draw, selecting the mock trial cases."
"The two people who draw the same case will be competition opponents."
"The mock trial adopts a six-round elimination system, selecting a top 32 in the first round."
"Selecting a top 16 in the second round."
"Selecting a top 8 in the third round."
"Selecting a top 4 in the fourth round."
"Fifth round selects the finalists, proceeding to regional rankings."
After explaining the rules of the mock trial,
Huang Qinglin waved his hand.
Immediately, staff members entered, holding a lottery box, allowing representative lawyers from each region to draw lots.
"Well damn? I actually drew such an outrageous case? And I’m on the prosecutor side?"
"The case you drew is definitely not as complex as mine, how am I supposed to defend this?"
"Did you guys all draw criminal cases? Mine is civil, but it spans too many areas, including some obscure ones."
"My case is simple, but isn’t it straightforward? How do I defend the defendant?"
"..."
Upon seeing the cases they drew.
The lawyers present couldn’t help but furrow their brows and complain.
It seems...
Every case they drew is quite tricky.
"What did we draw...?"
Feeling the tense atmosphere at the scene, Qin Mu also turned to Zhang Wei, who had drawn the lot.
Zhang Wei was representing Jin City for the drawing.
But after drawing the lot...
He kept staring at the contents without saying much.
"There’s good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first?"
Zhang Wei smiled bitterly and looked at Qin Mu.
"The good news."
Without thinking, Qin Mu directly chose the first one.
"The good news is we drew a criminal case."
Zhang Wei didn’t beat around the bush and continued, "The bad news is that this criminal case is quite troublesome."
"Take a look."
As he spoke.
He handed the lot’s contents to Qin Mu.
Qin Mu took it and looked carefully.
Written on it was the content of their simulated trial case this time.
To defend the defendant in a case of negligence leading to death.
Zhang San and Li Si were a pair of good brothers.
One day, they agreed to go set off firecrackers together.
Coincidentally, they passed by a pond.
Thus.
Zhang San suggested to Li Si to set off a firecracker in the pond for fun.
Li Si gladly agreed.
The two each lit a firecracker and threw it into the pond.
With a loud "bang,"
The firecrackers exploded.
Splashing up a spray of water.
However...
Before the two could celebrate, they found Wang Er was bathing in the pond.
Moreover, Wang Er had congenital heart disease, couldn’t bear the fright, and immediately went into shock.
Drowned on the spot.
Later reported by the eyewitnesses at the pond, the public security bureau quickly filed a case and arrested Zhang San and Li Si.
They were prosecuted for negligence leading to death.
"This... the evidence is ironclad; it’s almost impossible to defend."
Zhang Wei frowned, his expression rather grave.
This simulated trial is worthy of being called a pinnacle competition.
The first-round topic is already so tricky and abnormal.
No wonder...
The surrounding lawyers who drew lots couldn’t help but swear.
"It’s a bit tricky."
Qin Mu nodded, also realizing the severity of this case.
This case...
The facts are clear, the logic is straightforward.
The advantage is entirely on the prosecutor’s side.
If their opponents were ordinary lawyers, they would have considerable confidence.
But unfortunately...
Their opponents are all highly skilled, and if a few specialize in criminal defense...
It won’t be easy to fight.
"Who are our opponents?"
Qin Mu looked around at the gold-medal lawyers.
Noticing many lawyers looked at him with hostile eyes.
He chose to ignore them directly.
Finally finding their opponents for Jin City’s round, three lawyers from Yangcheng.
One excels in criminal defense, one excels in copyright litigation, and one specializes in acquittal defense.
Among the three lawyers, two are his peers.
"This is bad."
Zhang Wei’s face darkened, looking somewhat unpleasant.
In terms of numbers.
They were at a disadvantage.
The opponent has three, while they have only two.
Moreover, the opponent drew the prosecutor’s side, gaining a natural advantage.
"Now, everyone, please enter the mock court."
On the podium.
Huang Qinglin interrupted the discussion, pointing to the ten mock courts in the rear.
The first-round cases total thirty-two.
Therefore.
Their bar association specifically set up thirty-two rooms to serve as mock courts.
Members of their association will act as judges, adjudicators, and clerks to preside over the trials.
"Please have the parties of the following ten cases enter the mock courts in order."
Next.
Huang Qinglin announced the names of the ten cases, including the pond firecracker death case.
Assigned to the tenth mock court.
"The rest may observe from the gallery of the mock court, but are prohibited from making noise or joining the simulated trial."
After reiterating the rules again.
Lawyers involved in the first ten cases entered the ten mock courts one by one.