Mystery: The arrival of the new Black Emperor

After the party, Hobert returned to the law firm and fully prepared for tomorrow's lawsuit.

After work, he took a carriage back to his home in Queens and enjoyed a dinner in a harmonious atmosphere.

During the after-dinner chat, Christine asked Hobert, “I heard you’re trying to get more compensation for a worker who was injured on the job?”

Hobert nodded: "Yes."

"Do you need me to help you coordinate?"

"I want to try to solve this problem myself." Hobert smiled and said: "If my ability is not enough to solve this problem, or if I need to work in the background, it will not be too late to ask you to come forward."

Kristen smiled and nodded.

Donna asked curiously: "Isn't it normal to get compensation for work-related injuries? Why do you think it's so difficult to get compensation?"

"You can get compensation, but the compensation is too small." Hobert smiled and said: "I won't tell you the specific situation. The sooner you know about many things, the better."

Kristen nodded in agreement.

Then Hobert talked about his business trip to Tingen City next week. Christine said: "Tingen City, my adjutant when I was in the Southern Continent is now in Tingen City. During the business trip, you You can live in his house."

Hobert was stunned for a moment, then said: "Let's stay in the hotel and not disturb him."

"The conditions of the hotel are too bad." Christine smiled and said, "It's just in time for you to send me a personal letter."

Hobert had no choice but to agree: "Okay."

Returning to his room, Hobert slept soundly. Early the next morning, he took a taxi and went to the workhouse to pick up Bob.

What Hobert didn't expect was that Daley was also there.

After the carriage started moving forward again, Hobert joked: "Ms. Daly, you don't seem very busy today."

Dai Li smiled and said: "Occasionally I have to care about the informant's work status."

The two looked at each other and smiled, but Bob was a little nervous.

A few seconds later, Dai Li said: "Recently, the church has also begun to pay attention to the issue of workers' compensation. Mr. Bob's case is very representative, so the captain asked me to follow him to observe."

Hobert nodded and began to communicate with Bob about the case, read through the information, and made final preparations.

At around 8:10, three people came to the court.

Unexpectedly, there were already many people in the auditorium, first of all Bob’s co-workers sitting in the front row.

Then came Hugh, Audrey and others sitting in the left corner. Dailey was a little surprised when she saw Audrey. She knew that she was the daughter of Earl Hall, a devout goddess believer, but she didn't expect that she would come to listen.

After seeing the person in the corner on the right, Dai Li sat over in surprise: "Ekanser? Why are you here?"

The lines on his face were resolute and clear, and Ikanser, with his messy brown hair, smiled: "This case has aroused widespread heated discussion among the believers of the God of Steam and Machinery, and the Archbishop asked me to come and observe."

This person is none other than Ikanser Bernard, captain of the Mechanical Heart of Backlund Parish who is in charge of the "Arrodes Magic Mirror".

Only then did Dai Li realize that this case had received more attention than she had previously expected.

After sending Bob to sit with his co-workers, Hobert first waved to Audrey and the others, and then knocked a girl on the side on the head: "Donna, why are you here?"

Donna smiled playfully and said, "Tailon and I skipped class to cheer you on."

Hobert smiled helplessly: "It won't happen again."

Donna nodded repeatedly, and then asked: "Hobert, how did you get to know that angel-like lady?"

She was referring to Audrey.

"That's one of my clients," Hobert said.

"Liar! She doesn't look twenty years old? How can she be your client?"

"Believe it or not." Hobert took out his pocket watch, took a look at it, and called Bob into the plaintiff's seat.

The defendant Arnold and the judge took their seats one after another, and at 8:30, the court officially opened.

As the plaintiff's lawyer, Hobert first elaborated on the plaintiff's claim: because Arnold's inaction caused Bob to become disabled, he sued Arnold for intentional injury.

Ikanser in the gallery asked Dai Li in a low voice: "You seem to be very familiar with the plaintiff's lawyer?"

"He is our non-staff member." Dai Li did not hide it.

"His defense ideas are very creative." Ikanser said: "Maybe this lawsuit can really be won."

"hope so."

It was the defendant's lawyer's turn to speak: "Your Honor, it is obvious that the plaintiff's claims are not tenable at all."

The other party was not the defendant's lawyer that I had seen in the Magistrate Court last time. He was in his thirties and looked mature and steady. He should be a well-known lawyer in Backlund, but not yet a barrister.

He pointed to the auditorium: "There are no slogans like 'Pay attention to safety' posted in the court. If someone in the auditorium accidentally falls and causes some damage, should the court and the judge be blamed? ?”

Hobert said: "The example given by the defendant's lawyer is very different from Mr. Bob's situation. Bob was employed by Arnold and he became disabled while working for Arnold.

"And all of you in the gallery, are you employees of your honor?"

Bob's co-workers immediately began to boo and applaud, and as soon as the court session began, lawyers from both sides began a heated debate.

After two or three rounds of debate, the defendant's lawyer discovered that he could not gain any advantage with his eloquence, so he changed his defense thinking: "Your Honor, everyone, everyone knows very well that the subject of this case should not be Mr. Arnold's crime of intentional wounding was instead a matter of compensation to Bob.

“I hope your Honor can make a judgment in accordance with legal customs and not be affected by the sophistry of the plaintiff’s lawyer. I think the verdict of this case is likely to affect the employer’s compensation for workers in the future.

"Everyone, the previous compensation habit has maintained Backlund's stability and tranquility. In order to continue this stability and tranquility, we should not set some bad precedents."

Hobert nodded secretly in his mind. This lawyer was much higher level than the lawyers he met in the Magistrate Court before. He responded faster and knew how to tie up things that would be difficult for Hobert to refute.

Would Hobert, an ordinary lawyer, still want to refute Backlund's stability and tranquility?

Fortunately, Hobert was well prepared: "Your Honor, everyone, of course we would like to see a more prosperous and stable Backlund! However, times are progressing and society is developing. It does not mean that previous laws and regulations will always be applicable."

He said emotionally: "Of course we would like to see Backlund become more prosperous, but the prosperity of the 'Land of Hope' should not be based on the blood and tears of workers, nor should it be based on the exploitation and oppression of the vast working class!

“If you don’t know how to adapt, prosperity will be in vain!”