The lawyer said sharply, "My client used his supernatural powers to kill the enemy. If he accidentally injured a fellow soldier, that is the price we must pay. For the sake of the Empire's victory, Lieutenant Xia, wouldn't even be able to accept this?"
Xia Chujian looked at him calmly and said, "So losing your lawyer's license is the price you must pay for making this suggestion. Lawyer, in order to prevent the empire from losing a lieutenant pilot who can launch attacks with supernatural powers indiscriminately, you can't be unacceptable even for this small price? How can you put your lawyer's license above the safety of the empire?"
She used the lawyer's logic to fight back, leaving him dumbfounded and unable to stop saying, "How is this the same? How is this the same?!"
"It's different, because you took advantage." Xia Chujian said seriously, "You made us pay with our lives. We only asked you to pay with your lawyer's license. It's really different. How about this, if Lu Luyu kills her fellow soldiers again, you pay for her life, okay?"
The lawyer jumped up and said, "Nonsense! Do you know that lawyers have immunity in court? How can you threaten a lawyer?!"
Xia Chujian frowned and said bluntly, "I'm just making an analogy. Don't you understand the rhetoric?"
lawyer:"!!!"
He really wanted to swear at this moment!
But the judge stopped him.
"Lü Luyu, due to his supernatural powers going out of control, accidentally killed a fellow soldier and is guilty of manslaughter. However, Lü Luyu is a noble, and the victim was a commoner, so Lü Luyu is entitled to criminal immunity. This court orders Lü Luyu to make a formal apology to the family of the student Zhao Ganghe, who was mistakenly killed, and pay compensation of one million Beichen coins. Furthermore, Lü Luyu's hands were severely disabled, meeting the requirements for discharge and may be discharged. Court adjourned."
This type of trial is a very minor one in a military court, similar to a civil case in an ordinary court, so the judge has the final say and no jury is required.
After the judge's three-dimensional holographic projection disappeared, Xia Chujian looked at Pei Zijing with dissatisfaction.
Pei Zijing sighed and said, "You've done your best. One million Beichen coins in compensation is already a record-breaking amount. Zhao Ganghe's family will definitely agree to forgive him."
Xia Chujian had also been poor before, and she knew what an astronomical figure one million Beichen coins was for an ordinary family in the Beichen Empire...
But for loved ones, can money really make up for everything?
If the person who harmed my aunt back then came forward and offered her one million yuan, asking her not to pursue the matter.
She must have shot the other person in the head.
Of course, she is not Zhao Ganghe's family member and cannot speak for them.
She doesn't impose her ideas on others.
Xia Chujian said to Pei Zijing, "Chief Instructor Pei, if the student's family is willing to accept compensation, then it's fine. But what if they... are unwilling to accept it?"
Pei Zijing smiled bitterly and said, "You're thinking too much. The other party will definitely accept it. Don't worry, the base will act as a guarantor in this matter. They will only release Lu Luyu after they make sure the Lu family has received compensation."
The lawyer hurriedly said, "Instructor Pei, I've already contacted my client's parents. They'll immediately ask the student's parents to sign a letter of apology, and the one million yuan compensation will be deposited into their bank account."
Pei Zijing said, "Please give us a copy of the receipt for our records."
"Sure." The lawyer said, and hurriedly left the meeting room to discuss the letter of understanding and compensation with Lu Luyu's parents.
Xia Chujian and his three roommates also got up and left.
When they arrived outside the conference room, they found Lu Luyu's group of noble friends standing at the door.
Seeing them come out, Chu Qingchen immediately walked over and asked Xia Chujian in confusion: "Xia Chujian, are you a friend of Zhao Ganghe?"
"No, I don't know him." Xia Chujian said calmly, "What's wrong? Can't I testify if I don't know him?"
"Of course not. I just don't understand why you are standing up for him when you don't even know him..." Chu Qingchen found it hard to understand Xia Chujian's behavior.
Xia Chujian said, "This isn't about standing up for anyone. This is about ourselves. We want to prevent a madman from attacking our own people anytime, anywhere on the battlefield. Who would want to go to the battlefield with such a person?"
She looked Chu Qingchen up and down and said calmly, "Besides, is her ability really that indiscriminate between friend and foe? If it were true, then why didn't she kill you, the people who spend every day with her? Instead, why did she pick on the weak on the battlefield?"
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