Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"Sir, your behavior will constitute the crime of damaging public property, and you will be fined at least 100 yuan. If the chain reaction of the public property you destroyed, sir, affects the lives of nearby residents, you will be prosecuted for disturbing the residents. Live a normal life, sir, you may be sentenced to 3 to 6 months in prison for both crimes."

"ha?"

A worker who was wrapping a lifting tool around a pole looked hesitantly at the young girl in front of him who was speaking seriously about the law to him.

There is a hint of seriousness on her young and delicate facial features, and her body in a short skirt and school uniform looks delicate and petite, but it exudes dignity and skill. Her beautiful eyes are full of agility, making her look like a little adult.

"Forget it, Letty is leaving, go back quickly."

Beside the little girl, several girls also wearing uniforms came over immediately. The little girl named Letty was holding a thick book of laws in her hands, and she looked very imposing.

"Go play while you go, little girl."

The worker couldn't help but muttered. He didn't want to argue with the little girl who suddenly came over and said a bunch of things. He continued to fix the lifting tool on the pole. There was a construction site nearby, and many old houses had been demolished. A businessman bought this land and needed to rebuild it, and the sound of noisy machinery kept coming.

The electric poles on the street have become good helpers for lifting mechanical fixation. The surfaces of many electric poles have been severely worn, and some have dents on their surfaces.

Letty shook off the hand of her classmate who was holding her and walked over immediately.

"Sir, if you still want to continue to fix the lift to the pole, you must at least obtain permission from Section 1 and Section 5. You must also go to the district office to issue a certificate and bear the cost of repairing the pole for wear and tear. The range is 30% to 50%.”

The worker impatiently fixed the hoist, turned around and walked away.

"I'm just a worker. Go talk to the boss. It has nothing to do with me."

The worker said and turned around and walked away. Leti walked directly in. Several female classmates immediately ran over and grabbed Leti because Leti had many times with people in the past because of these trivial matters that seemed trivial to many ordinary people. There were arguments, which eventually turned into quarrels, but each time Letty used the law to refute the other party.

Many times, I didn't give the other party any face, and I almost got into trouble several times. Fortunately, some people on the street tried to dissuade me in time.

"Let me go, you guys let me go, I have to tell the person in charge that they have to ask for permission. The poles are the product of local residents' taxes. If they use them wantonly and cause damage to the poles, , this cost will have to be repaired with tax dollars, which will have a great impact on the local economy, ugh."

Letty's mouth was blocked by a female classmate. She was lifted up by several girls and quickly left the construction site.

"You guys!"

In a small park, Letty was put down. Several girls were already panting from exhaustion. Letty stared at them angrily and clenched her fists.

"Letty, if you do this again, I will tell your mother when I get back."

As soon as a girl finished speaking, Leti's furious expression softened a little and she immediately calmed down. It was obvious that Leti was a little afraid of her mother. Several girls also knew that Leti's mother Fang Qin was very gentle and virtuous. A woman, but very strict with Leti.

When Leti was a child, she was quite naughty and was often taught a lesson by Fang Qin. However, in the family, only her father was relatively gentle and would satisfy Leti's demands.

"Okay Letty, don't be angry, I'll treat you to something to eat."

A girl who was taller than Letty took Letty's arm and walked up, and a bunch of girls behind her also followed.

"I know, you guys are coming too."

A group of girls ran to a snack shop on the street. Today happened to be a school holiday.

It was just after 9 o'clock on July 21st. Letty and a few friends had just gone on vacation, which lasted for a month and a half.

"Letty, come to my house later and let's watch a movie together."

"Xiaowen, I will go back later to attend a lawsuit with my dad."

The girls next to her started talking all over the place, because Leti would always follow her father to participate in some cases, and every time Leti would tell them about the case, many things were no longer consistent with these classmates. The words came.

Letty was too lazy to listen to the teasing of these classmates. Every time Letty would seriously discuss and debate the details of the trial with her father after the trial.

Letty actually likes these things, but children of this age look a little strange in the eyes of outsiders, and her mother doesn't object, but Letty doesn't want to go today because she wants to have a good rest. , after all, I have just been liberated from the heavy academic work in school.

Letty went to a girls' school. Most of the upper class girls from wealthy families attended this girls' school. The academic work was very heavy. Letty was a little breathless. After all, she was Pullman's daughter. If she couldn't If you set an example, your father will be embarrassed.

Letty actually doesn't like learning those boring things, but she has no choice but to learn it hard. Fortunately, she is smarter and her grades are always among the best.

After everyone ate for a while, they entered the subway station. Letty closed her eyes as soon as she got on the subway. She wanted to go to Xiaowen's house and spend the whole day relaxing.

"How about I go back with you?"

Xiaowen asked, and Letty shook her head.

"No, today's case is very important. I have to go and see it with my father. I'll be fine tomorrow."

After hesitating, Letty decided to go to the law hall with her father. In the future, Letty also thought about becoming a professional lawyer like her father. This was what her father wanted, and it was also what Letty hoped for, because in the In this city, there are beings far above the law.

Nowadays, the scope that the law can reach has reached its limit. Letty feels that this is unreasonable. The divine power is higher than the law. Obviously the city has completed the process of legalization, but there are still other things above the law. The divine power is overriding all, and my father often said that one day, people will take back their human rights.

Although Letty didn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence, she agreed with her father's thoughts.

Soon the subway arrived at the station. A bunch of girls walked out and left each other. Xiaowen was still accompanying Letty.

"Letty, is it really not necessary?"

Letty shook her head.

"No."

Xiaowen watched Leti walk and smiled helplessly. In the whole school, everyone secretly said that Leti was a weirdo. She was really weird. They would always say that girls of this age are not at all. Letty would always talk endlessly about things that she would come into contact with, especially those things in the law that many people were not interested in at first sight.

Soon Letty returned home. As soon as she entered the door, she saw her mother chatting happily with the housekeeper and several servants. Letty ran over immediately.

"Mom, I'm back."

Fang Qin glanced at her daughter, raised her hand to wave, and Letty walked over.

"Are you not causing trouble?"

Letty smiled awkwardly and shook her head.

"Go and get ready. Your dad is already ready."

Letty hummed and ran into the house, and saw her father in the living room who was watching the trial of this case. This case was quite complicated because it involved many people.

It was the previous magic candy that had already become an influential case. One of the main responsible persons committed suicide and the other fled the city. The wholesalers were arrested, as well as many people from the development department of L.K Candy Company. This collective trial was basically There is not much debate on the matter. In fact, because of their sales, they have caused irreversible harm to a large number of children, and they not only have to pay compensation, but also need to go to jail.

The controversial point in the case is whether these people knew about it. A well-known law firm in the city has taken over the case, and the officials of the prosecution department have submitted severe litigation materials. Because the harm is huge, these people are extremely likely to They may be charged with urban endangerment, and a 30-year sentence is very cruel to this group of people.

Even before the case went to trial, the key point of the dispute was whether the people involved knew that the candy would cause harm, but still sold it.

"dad."

"Letty, what do you think of this case?"

After Letty walked over, she thought for a moment and then said.

"Because there have not been such large-scale food safety problems in the city in recent years, I think they will be severely punished to remind those food manufacturers."

Pullman smiled and nodded, stood up and stroked his daughter's head.

"It seems that you have done enough homework. Okay, hurry up and get ready. We will go out at 11 o'clock, have lunch directly there, and then wait for the court to start at 1 o'clock."

Letty hummed, returned to the room, started taking a shower, and then changed clothes, a short work suit, dressed very formally, and tied her hair up.

The father and daughter soon went out, and Pullman drove the modified and repainted coffee-colored Beetle as usual.

This car has been driven by my father, but now it is driven by AI.

"Dad, is this car important to you?"

Pullman hummed.

“I used to drive it every day and drive around many places in the city.”

Letty only knew bits and pieces about her father's past from some of his acquaintances and from her mother.

Last year, many people in the city criticized his father. Because of the Alpha incident, Pullman personally compiled and issued the legal report on the crimes committed by Alpha. Everything was handled in accordance with the existing legal provisions.

Leti was also shocked when she saw this case, but gradually Leti also understood that if the law could not take effect on Alpha's actions, then the legal system of Brilliant City would be over.

However, after Alpha left, the city began to fall. In Letty's view, today's society is not as good as before, and the products of corruption and depravity are everywhere.

Among them, the most disgusting thing for Letty is the casino. In the era of Alpha, it is impossible for the casino to survive. Even some formal gambling institutions need to be inspected once a week to see if there is any cheating. Suspected of money laundering or other illegal and criminal activities, most casinos basically do not make a lot of money under such high-pressure policies.

In Letty's view, Alpha is her role model, a person who is close to perfection. However, such a person still did such an extremely cruel thing in the end. All the members of the Hillman family were wiped out, leaving only one spirit. A chaotic married woman.

Letty still didn't understand why Alpha didn't show mercy to those young Hillman family members. This seemed a bit unreasonable to Letty. Letty asked her father, but his father never said this question.

"By the way, Dad, you used to have a good relationship with that Ms. Freya!"

Pullman, who was still looking at the materials, hummed.

"Then why did you not speak at many banquets? I heard my mother say that you had a good relationship before. Did something go wrong?"

Pullman turned off the light and shadow screen, and then smiled helplessly.

"We had a good relationship before, but that doesn't mean we have a good relationship now, and there's no way to prove that the relationship will continue to be good, because she and I have different ideas. Even if we talked about it, there would be nothing to talk about. We could just meet and say hello."

Letty laughed.

"I think Ms. Freya is quite nice, and because of her relationship, the city's medical industry has been the most stable over the years, right?"

Pullman smiled and nodded.

"That's true, but you have to remember something about Letty. In this city, stance is a very critical and important point."

Letty nodded.

At 12:21, Pullman and Letty got off the car. As expected, there was a sea of ​​people near the Law Hall in District 22. Pullman and Letty quickly found a restaurant, and after a simple meal, they entered the Law Hall. hall.

"that person!"

As soon as Leti entered, she noticed a white-haired man leaning at the door of the Judgment and Debate Hall of the Law Hall. He looked carefree and content, with a smile always hanging on his lips. That face made most women unable to help but look at it a few more times. There is an indescribable feeling on his handsome face.

Pullman walked over quickly and bowed respectfully with his daughter.

"Mr. Jean, long time no see!"

Letty's back was pressed by her father, and she had to bow. This man's name was Jean. Letty knew it. He was the section chief of Section 13. She had seen him occasionally before, but he looked so free. He looked carefree, even carrying his uniform with one hand, and looked like he was fishing for fun every day.

"This is your daughter, she's already so old."

Pullman smiled and held his daughter's head with one hand.

"Her name is Letty and she will become an excellent lawyer in the future."

Gene nodded, and Pullman bowed slightly again and planned to take his daughter in.

"Are you still not going in, Mr. Jean?"

Gene said with a smile.

"I'll just watch from here."

Letty, who was being led by her father, couldn't help but turn around and take a look. That face that fascinated women would always surprise her no matter how many times she saw it.

"Is he really working seriously? What does Section 13 do?"

Letty asked, and Pullman immediately laughed.

"Remember Letty, Mr. Jean has the biggest workload and is also the hardest-working person in this city."

"I do not believe!"

Letty pouted.

The trial began, and the prosecution quickly submitted evidence and testimony, as well as various appraisal reports, and the defense lawyer also began to argue.

Pullman looked at these young lawyers with a smile. He did not deliberately avoid the easy matter and end the matter hastily because his client was a criminal who caused many children to be poisoned in the city. Instead, he was debating very seriously.

Times have changed, and Pullman knows very well that the laws of Brilliant City are being improved little by little due to several major events. Coupled with Heathcote's efforts, many cases are no longer as problematic as they used to be. It turns out that it is impossible for anyone who wants to manipulate the judgment of the law now, because people as judges are directly under the management of gods. If you want to influence the outcome of the judgment, only God can do it.

Looking at the extremely heated argument between the two sides, my daughter Letty was a little absent-minded today and looked back from time to time.

Letty was very curious about Jean, of course because of his appearance that could attract women, and she really wanted to ask Jean a question.

The argument between the two sides in the law hall began to reach a climax. The prosecution has always been attacking with the most severe urban endangerment crime. However, the defense lawyer listed a large number of food safety issues in the past. method, and the commissioning of people without their knowledge before they started selling.

Today is the first court hearing. What surprised Letty was that during more than two hours of argument, the judges did not make a verdict. Instead, they announced that the second court hearing would be held in a week. Court adjourned.

But Letty also realized that the defendant's lawyers had obviously done enough work to make reasonable inferences from the perspective of ordinary businessmen, including that L.K Candy Company has safety production qualifications. came to shake up the case.

There is no doubt about the outcome of the verdict. Letty knows this. The defendants will be imprisoned for at least 5 to 10 years. The key point is whether they are guilty of the crime of endangering the city.

"How does it feel!"

Letty sighed and looked at the people who were still discussing. The defendants were obviously relieved. Letty thought for a while and then said.

"I remember there is another thing that the prosecution did not say. In the next trial, they will probably use the incident of Ye Lai's daughter being kidnapped and almost killed. In order to let Ye Lai bear everything alone, they will not hesitate to do so. After his death, he attacked his daughter and wanted to destroy everything that could be used as evidence. These people had more or less seen Ye Lai from the upper level, so they were also suspicious. Ye Lai's wife had been dead for many years. Part of the time, Ye Lai would take his daughter Ye Jiao with him wherever he went, and Ye Jiao might have seen those people or even heard their conversations."

Pullman looked at his daughter in surprise and gave a thumbs up, but he quickly added.

"The defendant's lawyers obviously knew this, and maybe they had made preparations in advance."

As the father and daughter talked, they walked out of the law hall. At this time, chaos broke out on the streets outside. A large number of citizens held up signs, demanding heavy sentences. Some of them were the parents of the victims' families, holding up their children's current There have been demonstrations, and a large number of Section 5 personnel around have begun to evacuate the demonstrators.

"If it had been influenced by public opinion, the sentence might have been different."

Letty muttered and Pullman nodded. At this time, both of them saw Gene standing near an alley, watching everything quietly. Pullman still took Letty and walked over.

"Would you like to stay with Mr. Jean for a day or two?"

"ah?"

Letty was completely at a loss. She blinked and looked at her father in disbelief.

"Dad, I'm ten and almost eleven years old after all. Aren't you worried if you let your daughter stay with a strange man for a day or two?"

Pullman scratched his head.

"Mr. Jean is also the most trustworthy person in this city. Remember Letty."

After a while, Pullman walked up to Gene.

"Mr. Jean, can you take my daughter to see it? If you are not busy, I still hope that you can take my daughter around in a day or two."

Gene looked at Letty who was a little shy and lowered her head, thought for a moment and then said with a smile.

"Yes, of course, the young lady must be willing."

Letty raised her head happily.

"I also have something to ask you, Mr. Jean."

Letty looked at this well-spoken man and always felt like walking around with him. This kind of thing was still very happy for Letty.

"Dad, are you really gone? Are you really relieved?"

Pullman nodded.

"Of course, Mr. Jean, this child is in your care these days. Thank you for agreeing to such an unreasonable request of mine."

Gene turned around with a smile and started walking away. Letty followed quickly. She kept looking at the man up and down. There were many different opinions about this man in the society. The most talked about was the relationship between this man and some women. Tidbits of news, but Letty has never seen this man with a female companion.

Letty once asked about Jean, but her father only said some very small things.

"Mr. Jean."

Gene stopped, and Letty quickly chased after him. Then the two found a drink shop. Letty asked immediately after sitting down.

"Mr. Jean, do you think the existing laws are reasonable?"

Gene replied with a smile.

"It's very reasonable when applied to humans."

Letty immediately became interested and started talking nonstop.

"Do you think so too? Me too. I think such things as divine authority should not exist because it is above the law. In this case, wouldn't it be difficult for the law to reach a decisive height? In this way, for the law It is unfair to people under the control of the law, and the only principle of the law is relative fairness. Without such a decisive factor, the law cannot be relatively fair."

Jean did not answer Letty's question, but asked directly.

"So what is order in your opinion?"

Letty replied without thinking.

"It's social order, I think. Social order requires the measurement of morality, and morality requires the foundation of education, the overall social atmosphere, and other things to complement each other."

At this time, Letty noticed that Jean did not seem to listen to her words, but was looking at the passers-by on the street outside the window, she said coquettishly.

"Are you listening, Mr. Jean!"

"Going to the amusement park?"

Jean asked, and Letty looked at Jean dumbfounded.

"Just the question"

Gene drank the drink, stood up, picked up his uniform, turned around and walked away.

"How about going to the Ferris wheel?"

Letty groaned and looked at Jean strangely.

"We...are not dating!"

Gene smiled and made a gesture of please.

"Maybe you can see something different. Have you been there?"

Letty shook her head. As for the Ferris wheel in the Angel Paradise in the city, Letty was quite interested in it when she was a child, but she had never been there because the few times she had been there, it was always overcrowded, no matter during the day or during the day. In the evening, there are always many people, ordering some food and drink, sitting in the Ferris wheel, and chatting slowly while it rotates.

The most important thing is that most of the people who go there are young couples. Because the place itself is not expensive, many couples are happy to go there, especially on weekends, so Letty has never sat there once.

"Then let's go and have a look."

Gene walked out of the store with a smile, then scratched his head.

"Miss, do you want to go there by car, take the subway, or I'll carry you there, which is faster."

Letty felt a little embarrassed, but still chose to let Jean carry her.

Letty was very excited when she walked between high-rise buildings for the first time. She couldn't help shouting excitedly. Such excitement was something Letty had never felt before.

Just like what Gene said, it was very fast. In less than 20 minutes, the two of them bought tickets to Angel Paradise, which was indeed packed with people.

Letty smiled happily and ran to the stall to look at some food. After Jean let Letty choose some, he paid and took Letty towards the Ferris wheel.

"Sure enough, we have to queue up."

Letty muttered, the giant marshmallow in her hand swaying slowly in the breeze.

In desperation, the two had no choice but to find a small shop and sit down. The giant marshmallow in Leti's hand was already half full, so she took a big piece and handed it over. Gene smiled and ate it quickly.

"It tastes great miss!"

Letty looked at Jean with a smile, feeling really relaxed. Following this man, she always felt relaxed for some reason. His back was very strong, but at the same time very soft, giving people the feeling that they could protect themselves from the wind and rain at any time. a feeling of.

"By the way, Mr. Jean, what exactly is your job?"

Regarding the various rumors about Section 13, Letty often felt a little strange. Jean put his hand on his chin and looked at the Ferris wheel in the distance and said with a smile.

"Walking around the streets like this every day, if you encounter crime, deal with it."

Letty curled her lips and said immediately.

"I'm not a kid, Mr. Jean. No one would believe me even if I lied to a kid like this."

Gene smiled and shook his head.

"That's just the fact. There's nothing special about it. Okay, miss, wipe your mouth."

Gene handed over a handkerchief, and Letty realized that there was already a lot of sugar liquid on her mouth. She wiped it awkwardly, and looked at the smiling Gene and couldn't help but laugh.

"You are not the same Mr. Jean."

Gene stretched out his hand to brush away the pink color at the corner of his mouth, nodded and said.

"Think about what to do next, future planning is in progress!"

Letty blinked.

"I won't go. After all, I don't like business very much. If Alpha is still here, I would be quite happy to go."

For a moment, Letty noticed something strange on Jean's expression. This indescribable strangeness was sadness, helplessness, or anger. Letty couldn't decide.

"That's right! Let's go and line up!"