Mystery: The Stars Returner

Hastur did not leave immediately, but sat in the empty classroom for a while.

Today's course has benefited him a lot.

Professor Wayne did not follow the script, but first talked about the birth of the law and the fairness and unfairness of the law.

He also said: "There is no fairest law, only the most appropriate law."

Such insight that is independent of the times is truly rare.

Of course, it is possible that this sentence is also one of the classic sayings of Emperor Russell.

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Hasta took out his pocket watch and took a look. It was already past twelve o'clock, and it was time to prepare for lunch.

Just in time to try the campus restaurant of Backlund University.

After the lecture, he went to the restaurant to eat, which made Hasta feel like he was dreaming back to his college days.

He put away his pocket watch, got up and walked out of the classroom. He spent more than ten minutes walking through the teaching buildings and teachers' dormitories before arriving at the restaurant that the students loved.

Hasta walked in and took a look at the price. It was basically much cheaper than the food outside. Sure enough, no matter where in the world, students are a well-loved group.

For only 10 pence, Hasta had a sumptuous lunch of fish, steak and vegetables.

The only pity is that there is no rice here.

After lunch, Hasta took a walk around Backlund University, which gave him an initial taste of the university scenery of this era.

After leaving the gate of Backlund University, Hasta spent another 6 pence to take a ride to the court where Backlund tried prisoners.

There's no better way to spend an afternoon than watching a trial and a conviction proceed.

As a baron, there is naturally no additional fee to enter the court to observe the judgment.

Hastur was satisfied with this.

There are many people who have the same idea as Hastur. They are basically nobles of a certain age, especially the noble ladies. Apart from drinking afternoon tea and partying, they are very free all day long.

This is also easy to understand. A person who worries about three meals a day will not spend time on such boring things that have no value to them.

Hastur's arrival made many noble ladies' eyes light up, and they all looked at him appraisingly. Some bold noble ladies were already discussing quietly in private.

Fluffy and dazzling blond hair, a tall and strong figure, handsome facial features, a gentle and polite smile for everything, coupled with a newly grown, slightly green face.

Not only little girls like such a young and handsome boy, they also like this one very much.

Facing the increasingly undisguised looks, Hasta tried his best to maintain a decent smile and chose to sit in the corner of the last row. Then he turned slightly sideways and stared at the simple lines on the wall, trying to avoid those scorching gazes. .

After sitting for about ten minutes, a body odor mixed with rose essence came, and it kept getting closer. The corners of Hasta's mouth twitched slightly, trying to ignore the noble lady who boldly sat next to him.

The noble lady stared at Hastur for a while. Seeing that Hastur had no intention of talking to her, she asked: "Good afternoon sir, can you tell me what time it is now? I'm afraid I may accidentally miss the meeting at 3pm. Countess Maury’s Tea Party.”

When she spoke, she showed an apologetic and decent smile.

"of course can."

Hastur took out his pocket watch, took a look at it, and said, "Dear Madam, the time is now one forty in the afternoon."

"really?"

The noble lady tilted her upper body slightly toward Hastur, deliberately touched Hastur's shoulder, and slowly glanced at the hour hand of the silver pocket watch in Hastur's hand, carefully looking at it two or three times, and then slowly returned to her straight body.

Hastur quietly clenched his fists and loosened them slightly.

He naturally understood that this noble lady had bad intentions, but as a Loen noble, he could not act too rudely.

Moreover, this lady also knows how to start a conversation by asking for the time, instead of boldly talking about pornography, or directly touching someone.

This was considered a more polite behavior, and naturally he could not refuse this reasonable request.

But this kind of behavior, which was like being teased by others, still made it a little difficult for him to adapt.

He is not Emperor Russell, he has excellent adaptability and strong communication skills.

"Thank you for your generous explanation. I wonder if I am lucky enough to know your name?" She gently brushed the hair beside her ear and spoke softly.

"Hasta Campbell."

"My God, are you the only son of Voltaire Campbell?"

The exclamation tone made Hasta's face stiffen slightly and he nodded.

Seeing that the lovable young man next to her was the baron whose family was in decline, the smile on the noble lady's face became more obvious, and the gaze she cast became a little more intense.

"I am very impressed by your father. If you have any inconvenience in your life, I will be happy to provide some trivial help."

The noble lady said, and then reported her name, Germani, a countess.

In this regard, Hastur just said some polite words to refuse. At the same time, he stared at the judge who had just appeared, pretending to refuse to continue the conversation.

Seeing Hastur's guarded look on her, Mrs. Germani covered her mouth and smiled, her eyes even more intense.

Compared with those bed playmates who can be summoned at a moment's notice, it is more in line with her interest to tease this kind of young man who has just opened his mouth. It would be so interesting to witness and guide a young man from youth to maturity. .

Already knowing Hastur's origin, she was not so anxious.

This is the court where criminals are tried, and in a sense, it is also a very sacred place.

The arrival of the judge caused everyone present to stop whispering so as not to affect the silence and sanctity of the courtroom.

The judge said a few opening words, indicating that his subsequent judgment would fully comply with the provisions of Loen's laws, without any partiality and with a sacred nature.

Then the plaintiff's lawyer starts the lawsuit, and the defendants are often farmers who work on the manors, unemployed people without jobs, servants working in noble families...

These people basically cannot afford lawyers, so when they come here, they just go through the motions silently, waiting for the judge and jury to make their verdict.

Of course, there are also defendants who will talk about their grievances and desperation to gain sympathy, so that they may have a chance to be acquitted.

Here, unless the crime committed by the defendant is extremely heinous, it will most likely depend on the likes and dislikes of the judge and jury.

Being good-looking will be a very favorable external condition.

When faced with a likable defendant, these aristocratic ladies would often show their kind and compassionate side and cry out for the defendant. Once there were more voices like this, the judge would also make a decision as appropriate.

If the defendant is really ugly, even for saying a dirty word, he may be sentenced to hanging.

There is a classic case where a person just painted himself black at night and did not commit any criminal act, but in the end the judge and jury unanimously sentenced him to death.

The basis for their judgment was that a normal person with no bad habits would not paint himself black at night, unless he was a thief, and for caught thieves, hanging is the most suitable destination for them. .

Reasonable and convincing.

Hastur just listened silently, referring to the specific verdicts of these cases.

These prosecutions are basically simple. Farmers working on the manor either failed to apply fertilizers and weeds in time, or were lazy while working, resulting in a poor final harvest.

Vagrants are basically arrested for petty theft, robbery and theft, and generally there is no grievance.

Servants working for nobles may steal things, break something of higher value, or simply offend those nobles.

The first type of defendant, the circumstances are generally not serious. As long as he talks about how difficult his life is, he will be acquitted in nine out of ten cases. This is also the main opportunity for the aristocratic jury to satisfy their good intentions.

For the second category of defendants, as long as the theft is true, they will basically start with the death penalty, regardless of the amount involved.

In their view, even if you become a beggar, you are more worthy of being saved than being a thief and robber.

For the third category of defendants, the situation is more complicated.

Sometimes there is no harmony between nobles and nobles. Generally, the judge makes a judgment based on the actual situation, which may be monetary compensation, imprisonment for a period of time, or the death penalty, unless there is strong intervention by a noble.

Time is gradually passing, and today's court trial has come to an end.

Among them, there was one verdict that impressed Hastur the most.

A farmer was sentenced to death by hanging for cutting down saplings on a plantation, setting fire to corn piles, and injuring horses and cows.

In this world where punishment often starts with hanging, this was originally a normal thing.

But the reason given by the judge for the decision was: Both corn and cows can use money to make up for their losses, but trees cannot, because the damage to trees is irreparable, so the perpetrators need to pay with their lives as repayment.

When hearing this, Hastur could hardly control his expression.

Cutting down a small tree turned out to be a heavier sentence than burning a pile of corn or injuring a cow!

Do the nobles of Loen really value life so much?

Or is it because of the influence of the Mother Earth Goddess that all life is valuable?

But why should every petty theft be directly punished with death?

Don't those people's lives deserve attention?

Respecting life and at the same time disregarding life.

This is the era of savagery and civilization.

Hastur could only come to this conclusion in the end.