Chapter 567 Court Trial Scene
Chapter 567 Court Trial Scene
Late at night, in the old London courtroom.
A hazy mist seemed to have drifted into the interior of this magnificent building, causing the lights in the courtroom to be somewhat dim.
As a replacement for Ichiryu Mancai, the presiding judge wearing a silver wig and small glasses sat in the main seat.
He arrived much earlier than the defense lawyer. After all, Yi Liu Wancai suddenly fell into a coma and he took over temporarily, so he came to the courtroom in advance to familiarize himself with the situation and to read the file.
However, the presiding judge felt a little regretful at this time and felt that he might be wasting time.
The reason is simple, because there is really no need to try this case. Yashuang Yiyi was arrested on the spot by Director Yan Tu and his men after committing the crime at the crime scene. What is there to argue about?
What could go wrong when the officers from Scotland Yard caught the criminal in the act?
"…Mr. Judge, long time no see. I didn't expect that you would be the one presiding over this case."
A familiar but long-unseen voice sounded a little strange.
The presiding judge raised his head, looked around, and finally focused his attention on Naruhodō Ryunosuke at the defense table.
Suddenly, his mood changed and did a 180-degree turn.
Then again, no one is perfect and to make mistakes is human. Even if the police arrest someone on the spot, it could be a misunderstanding.
After all, Naruhodō Ryunosuke was standing in the defense seat to defend Asogi Yoshikazu, wasn't he?
The presiding judge, who was in a better mood, asked in confusion.
"Mr. Naruhodō, when did you come back from there? I haven't heard any news!"
"Did you defend the defendant, Asougi Yizhen, during this trial?"
...I haven't heard the news? But, isn't it all published in the newspaper?
Naruhodō Ryunosuke's gaze looked a little strange, and he suddenly felt that the presiding judge might really be out of touch with the times.
I don’t even read the newspapers or understand current affairs anymore, but it’s no wonder…
After all, the job of the presiding judge does not require him to understand these extra matters.
The barrister shook his head, put his hands on his waist, and answered seriously.
"I am just a paralegal. I am not the defense attorney in this case."
"Oh...you're a paralegal? So where is the defense attorney?"
The presiding judge blinked, somewhat incredulously, and glanced at the defense table again before asking.
Although Naruhodō Ryunosuke said that he is not a defense lawyer, the defense has now entered the court, and there is only one seat at the defense table. If he is not the defense lawyer, then who is?
At this moment, a little head popped out from the table of the defense, followed by two more little heads.
"It seems that this stool is not high enough, Mitsuhiko, how about we get two more to use as cushions?"
Yuan Tai muttered, leaning his head out, and his eyes met with the presiding judge in the main seat.
Suddenly, an inexplicable sense of uneasiness swept through his body, and he raised his hand with a wry smile and greeted.
"Hello, Grandpa Judge!"
The presiding judge nodded and spoke kindly.
"Oh, little one, hello to you too...wait, this is the courtroom, how did you get in?"
Halfway through his words, the presiding judge suddenly realized that something was wrong. He was about to call the bailiffs to clear the area when he heard Naruhodō Ryunosuke's faint voice.
"Mr. Judge, these three are the defense lawyers for this case, and they are my legal assistants. Now, you should know why you didn't see the defense lawyers for this case before, right?"
The reason was simple: the three elementary school students were too short and could not see what was happening in the courtroom at all.
The presiding judge sat relatively high up, and his view was blocked by the table at the defense table, so he could not see the three "defense lawyers."
"Oh, I see. Mr. Naruhodō, these three lawyers don't look very old. Do they have dwarfism and their appearance doesn't match their age?"
The old man with the wig asked kindly.
However, Naruhodō Ryunosuke did not say anything, he just stared at the old man in the wig quietly.
As if sensing the strange atmosphere, the presiding judge swallowed his saliva and asked again with a heavy heart, "Mr. Naruhodō, these three defense lawyers just have dwarfism, so their appearance does not match their age, right?"
Naruhodō Ryunosuke shook his head.
There is no use deceiving yourself at this time. These children are nothing but elementary school students.
Anyway, they would reveal this fact after the trial began, so it would be better for Naruhodō to expose the situation before that.
At least this would give the presiding judge some time to absorb the situation and prevent the old man from being shocked to the point of cardiac and respiratory arrest and having to be sent for emergency treatment.
Although doing so would most likely require a new presiding judge, one has already been sent away, so there would be no problem in replacing another one.
"No, they are genuine teenagers. If the bailiff hadn't recognized the temporary lawyer badges in their hands, I'm afraid I wouldn't believe that the legal system in Old London has actually... advanced to this point."
Originally Naruhodō wanted to say something outrageous, but after thinking about it carefully, it didn't seem right for him to say that.
After all, if there was no new system in old London, he, a legitimate lawyer with a regular position but who had lost his lawyer's armband, would not be able to enter the court. As a beneficiary, he has no right to blame this.
"...Uh, is there such a thing? I don't know..."
The old man with the wig was a little confused, but he still shook his head and said nothing more.
This is probably some new legal system that was tried out in the Jack the Ripper case?
He had hurriedly come to take over the position of the original chief judge, Liu Wancai, and was not very familiar with the details of the Jack the Ripper case, but this special situation...
Anyway, the bailiff has let it pass, so there shouldn't be any problem. If there is a problem, the bailiff will have to take the blame.
Tick, tick, tick.
Footsteps were heard outside the door of the courtroom. Naruhodō Ryunosuke looked up at the still empty seats in the gallery and realized that the audience for this case were preparing to enter.
However, what surprised him was that the defendant and the prosecutor had not yet entered the courtroom.
Could it be that he had encountered something special in this regard? Or was he just forgiving him on purpose?
No one knew about this. Naruhodō only knew that the few little geniuses next to him were exclaiming at the arrival of so many people.
Just as he was waiting for everyone to gather so that the trial could officially begin, Mitsuhiko suddenly pulled the corner of his black school uniform. He immediately looked down at Mitsuhiko in confusion.
The think tank of the Junior Detective Team pointed to a certain place in the courtroom with some confusion.
"Uncle Naruhodō, what kind of seat is that? Why haven't I seen it before?"
...What seat? What seat could it be?
Naruhodō Ryunosuke looked at the place where Mitsuhiko was pointing with a frown on his face.
It’s not that he has no patience for children, but the layout in the courtroom is the most basic of basics for a lawyer.
The Junior Detective Team also claimed to have experience in participating in court trials, but now it seems that they were probably fooling him.
It seems that we have to pay more attention to the members of the Junior Detective Team next time, otherwise big problems may arise.
Despite what he was thinking, Naruhodō still answered Mitsuhiko's question.
“That was where the [jury] sat, an important part of the old London judicial system.”
"If I remember correctly, five citizens who have nothing to do with the case will be randomly invited to the courtroom to listen to the trial. Their words and actions in the courtroom will affect the order of the trial."
Mitsuhiko wanted to ask why there were only four people on the jury's five seats, but at this moment the door of the courtroom had been pushed open forcefully, and a strange man appeared at the door.
"…It seems that the prosecutor who was difficult to deal with in Yashuangyi's words has arrived."
Naruhodō Ryunosuke's eyes narrowed.
The prosecutor, Karma Go, who temporarily concealed his last name and only appeared by his first name, appeared.
The newly appointed prosecutor had completely white hair, but he was full of energy and didn't look like an old man at all. He came to the prosecutor's seat and looked at Naruhodō with a sneer, which was chilling.
(End of this chapter)