Chapter 951 - 407: Advancing to Round 3!
The faces of the five lawyers from Liuzhou grew increasingly grim.
At first, the debate with Qin Mu was balanced.
Gradually.
They couldn't keep up with Qin Mu's pace at all, continuously pressured by him.
They argued that Wang Wu and Zhang San infringed upon legal interests, but Qin Mu believed that the two men's actions had no moral fault.
The actions of Zhang San and Wang Wu could be deemed innocent, or extremely minor, not constituting a crime.
Because...
Zhang San had no choice and resorted to bribery as a last resort.
Wang Wu merely helped introduce Zhao Liu, assisting in solving the issue.
Nothing major in terms of wrongdoing.
The two neither embezzled money from the public nor harmed the people's interests.
In terms of ethics.
Their actions should not be regarded as criminal.
...
Shanghai.
Inside the moot court.
The entire debate lasted for over two hours.
Accompanied by a crisp gavel sound.
The judges exchanged glances, and the Judgment Chief stood up first: "This moot court session is hereby concluded."
"The court now pronounces judgment; this court believes that, although Zhang San engaged in bribery, it was for reclaiming project funds, not for improper benefits, and thus should not be regarded as criminal."
"Wang Wu, as a state employee, accepted Zhang San's one hundred thousand yuan but did not exercise his statutory powers, and thus should not be regarded as criminal."
"Li Si, as the principal of a certain school, his actions..."
Five minutes later.
The results of the moot court session were freshly released.
The seven-person panel delivered an astonishingly unanimous verdict, all agreeing that Zhang San and Wang Wu's actions did not constitute a crime.
With regards to Li Si and Zhao Liu...
The judgment matched the sentencing recommendations of the Liuzhou lawyers.
"Furthermore, in this court session, the lawyer team from Jin City conducted in-depth and unique studies on the intersection of legal interests and ethics, in terms of litigation..."
Immediately afterward.
The seven-person panel announced the performance scores of the Jin City lawyer team on the spot.
They received an amazing score of 680 again!
"The Liuzhou lawyer team dealt with sentencing appropriately, concerning occupational crimes... This session's performance score is 601."
The judgment concluded.
Yet the five Liuzhou lawyers in the prosecution seats looked utterly gloomy, bowing their heads in silence.
A performance score of 601!
This score is neither high nor low.
Advancing to the third round would be extremely risky.
Honestly speaking.
Without comparison, there is no harm.
Qin Mu stepped on them, using them as a backdrop, breaking the previous record once more.
The panel even gave a score of 680!
Two points higher than the first round!
"Are we... Jin City this fierce?"
Zhang Wei looked around blankly again, displaying the expression he had during the first round.
He and Qin Mu together...
It seems a bit invincible.
Initially thought this court session would be very tricky, but didn't expect Qin Mu to directly sweep through, winning the trial.
Though they couldn't defend all four defendants as innocent.
Qin Mu, with his actual performance, proved his capability once again, conquering the seven panel members on the scene.
And the originally whispering spectators' seats...
At this moment, fell silent.
The onlooking lawyers...
Looked at Qin Mu with increasingly complex expressions, with abundant caution amid shock.
Even...
Some have already started viewing Qin Mu as an opponent in the sixth round finals.
With such strength, as long as he doesn't encounter absurd cases and opponents, he surely can reach the finals!
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Lawyer Association.
Inside a certain office.
"Old Huang, the results of the second round moot court session have been compiled."
Rao Zhengde hurriedly found Huang Qinglin after obtaining all the moot court session results.
Preparing to determine the advancement quota for the third round.
To his surprise...
Qin Mu scored an astonishingly high score again this time, 680!
Two points higher than last time!
And the second place...
Was led by Zhao Baiqin's lawyer team, scoring 645.
Undoubtedly.
Jin City is certain to advance to the third round this time.
"I set up this topic, deliberately left a loophole, yet surprisingly, this kid Qin Mu discovered it."
Huang Qinglin glanced at Qin Mu's score, letting out a hearty laugh.
His face was full of gratification.
Qin Mu truly did not disappoint him.
Pursuing legal research to the extreme, helping Zhang San and Wang Wu escape accusations.
The purpose of hosting the moot court sessions...
Was actually meant for delving into the law.
Not to aid bad people out of trouble, but to prevent good people from being wronged.
Zhang San's case is a clear example.
Risking bribery to reclaim project funds.
If encountering an indiscriminate, mechanical law enforcement prosecutor, it would be hard to avoid prosecution and sentencing.
At this time.
Someone like Qin Mu is needed to stand up, helping defendants strive for maximum rights.
"Go announce it, today's court session is almost over, prepare for the third round tomorrow."
Following that.
Huang Qinglin waved his hand, indicating for Rao Zhengde to announce the advancement slots.
Due to limited time.
Two rounds of mock trials were held in a day.
The third round of mock trials will begin tomorrow morning.
Additionally.
The topics for the mock trial will be drawn an hour before the trial starts to prevent these lawyers from preparing in advance or seeking help from others.
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Shanghai.
In the venue.
The advancement slots for the third round were quickly announced.
A total of sixteen regions advanced.
Some were joyful while others were sorrowful.
Regions that advanced cheered excitedly.
Those that didn't advance were dejected, extremely aggrieved.
This was not just a fight for honor for their region but also a great opportunity to gain connections and credentials.
The higher the ranking.
The easier their future paths would be, allowing their law firms to seize the opportunity to grow bigger and stronger.
"We performed so perfectly, yet we're only in second place?!"
Zhao Baiqin's pupils slightly contracted upon hearing the ranking news.
Somewhat unable to accept it.
When Qin Mu was in the second round of the mock trial, he was also conducting a mock trial and did not go to observe.
He thought their Qianzhou had performed excellently enough...
Yet he did not expect to still be trampled under Qin Mu's feet.
A gap of forty points!
"This Qin Mu!!"
He gritted his teeth, silently reciting Qin Mu's name in his heart.
As for Zhang Wei...
He directly chose to ignore him.
Jin City being able to squeeze into the third round was all because of Qin Mu.
"The third round... the cases are all comprehensive and more difficult, they are very unlikely to draw criminal cases..."
He took a deep breath and murmured to himself.
The third round is different from the first two rounds.
There will be very few cases involving criminal matters.
He already realized how terrifying Qin Mu's prowess in criminal law is.
But...
As long as the mock trial cases are unrelated to criminal law, Qin Mu is bound to stop at the third round!
And for their Qianzhou lawyer team...
Besides his expertise in criminal defense, the other three lawyers specialize in civil, contract, economic-financial disputes, etc.
Considered all-rounders.
...
Shanghai.
A certain hotel.
After a day of mock trials.
Qin Mu and Zhang Wei returned to the hotel room.
On the way.
Qin Mu noticed a noticeable change in Zhang Wei's gaze towards him, sometimes full of sighs and sometimes of admiration.
Making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
After returning to the room.
He lay on the bed and opened the forum.
Planning to see what the netizens were up to.
He happened to see a surge of posts in the forum discussing the wave of the second-round cases.
These netizens...
Were all celebrating his victory in the second-round mock trial.
"Already in the top sixteen."
Putting down the phone.
Qin Mu murmured a sentence.
Not far from the first place now, and the 3000 Wish Value points are his for the taking this time!
"I wonder what the third round trial topic will be..."
Subsequently.
He lay on the bed and started pondering on the third-round topics.
On the way back.
Zhang Wei had already briefed him on the third-round case situations.
Some cases are quite complex.
Zhang Wei even actively advised him not to go tomorrow.
Because most of the cases...
Are an intertwining of various types of cases.
Very unlikely to draw criminal offenses.
Getting into the top sixteen, Zhang Wei was already very satisfied.
But he wasn't satisfied.
"I've memorized the contract law, memorized the economic law, the agricultural law, and the wildlife protection law..."
Qin Mu took a deep breath.
The laws he had memorized before flashed through his mind like a slideshow.
To fill in the gaps.
After an hour.
A total of over two hundred different legal articles were reviewed like a slideshow, only then did Qin Mu relax.
As long as the cases do not exceed these over two hundred laws, he can handle them with ease.
In fact.
Broadly speaking.
All legal provisions are divided into seven major categories: constitution, civil and commercial law, administrative law, economic law, social law, criminal law, procedural law, and non-litigation procedure law.
Outside these seven categories.
There are many obscure categories of laws, totaling over one hundred categories.
He has basically memorized them.
The rest...
Are those gray areas that have yet to be legislated, without precise laws to rely on.