Chapter 773: 276 The world’s five major legal systems!_3
The number was already approaching 20,000.
If this figure got out, it would probably give these five lawyers a heart attack.
"That’s not what we mean," they hastily explained. "We just feel that there’s really no need to go to trial for this case."
The five lawyers exchanged glances.
Realizing they had been a bit too blunt, they quickly added, "Our opponent in this case is powerful, and the legal precedents aren’t in our favor either..."
After hearing this, Qin Mu looked at them and said seriously, "I appreciate everyone’s kind intentions, but this case isn’t just about two elderly people; it’s about the thousands of potential victims in the future."
This case was indeed difficult to fight.
To avoid trouble, he and Old Zhang could have just accepted their misfortune and paid the 20,000 yuan to settle matters.
But if they backed down, thousands more would continue to suffer.
The people behind this illegal tour group were exploiting legal loopholes in foreign countries to make money blatantly and unscrupulously.
More people would fall victim to their scams in the future. These people dared to be so arrogant because they believed no one could do anything to them.
"Since you’ve made up your mind, we won’t say any more." Seeing Qin Mu’s unshakeable resolve, Chen Tiankuo and the other four lawyers sighed softly.
They stated they would do their best to provide assistance but advised him to be prepared to lose the case and not to harbor excessive hope.
Qin Mu smiled faintly.
Then he followed the five lawyers to the court and completed the procedures for the case.
Ultimately, Chen Tiankuo was appointed as the lead counsel, with the others as associate counsel. Qin Mu, as a trainee lawyer, would act as an assistant and participate in the pre-trial conference and the subsequent trial.
「Later That Afternoon」
Back in the hotel. After spending the entire morning, Qin Mu, Zhang Qingyuan, and Feng Cuihua completed all the necessary procedures and returned to their respective rooms.
As soon as he was back in his room, Zhang Qingyuan couldn’t resist pulling out his phone to call Li Weiguo and the others at the nursing home back in China.
"Let me tell you, none of the lawyers here even know Xiao Qin! Those lawyers just now were even mocking him for not having handled many lawsuits!" he said indignantly into his phone. "If Xiao Qin hadn’t stopped me, I would’ve told them everything he did in Jin City!"
"But it won’t be long! I have a feeling that many people here in Ames City will soon know Xiao Qin’s name!"
Due to the language barrier, he rarely spoke while here.
But when he called Mr. Li and the others, he became quite talkative, chattering on for a long time.
The call lasted a full half-hour before he finally hung up.
Qin Mu, seeing this, could only shake his head helplessly. He returned to his own room and continued preparing for the case.
With all the formalities completed, all that remained was to wait for the pre-trial conference.
The pre-trial conference, which could also be called a tripartite meeting, involved the judge and other court representatives, the plaintiff’s party, and the defendant’s party. Lawyers from both sides would be present to discuss potential resolutions.
While he was engrossed in case preparation, Qing Lan sent him a message.
"Up, wanna team up?"
Qin Mu thought for a moment and replied with two brief words: "No time."
As for Qing Lan, he didn’t have many thoughts about her; he only thought she had a good personality and was easy to get along with. It was just that she was really terrible at gaming.
A few seconds later, Qing Lan sent another message: "Got a new case?"
Qin Mu was taken aback. He hadn’t expected Qing Lan to guess so accurately.
He then briefly explained Old Zhang’s situation.
He was currently abroad, using a VPN to connect to the internet and communicate with people back in China. If he were to play games... teaming up would inevitably involve lag. Besides, he really didn’t want to team up with Qing Lan.
Not long after he sent his message, Qing Lan messaged again.
"Seriously? Up, you even understand foreign laws?"
The message was followed by several shocked emojis.
Qin Mu shook his head and didn’t reply to Qing Lan, instead opening his e-reader to continue researching local laws and established legal precedents.
The most troublesome part of the case law system was the precedents.
A lower court cannot contradict the decisions made by a higher court.
In identical cases, one must follow the ruling approach of the higher court to avoid legal unfairness.
Therefore, the judicial cases he needed to review would be as vast as an ocean.
Fortunately, with the help of his "Eidetic Memory" skill, all he needed to do was scan continuously, and he could become thoroughly familiar with these cases, integrating and understanding them.
「Meanwhile」
Back in China, in Zizhou.
Qing Lan put down her phone.
She wasn’t too disappointed that Qin Mu hadn’t replied; instead, she was incredibly excited.
As a fan of Qin Mu, she might be the first one to know about the material for the next video!
I wonder how many people Up is going to get locked up this time? she couldn’t help but wonder.
Back in China, Qin Mu had already sent nearly 20,000 people to jail.
If there were a world record for it, Qin Mu would undoubtedly be number one.
And now, Qin Mu had suddenly gone abroad, ready to tackle a new map.
This was no different from a max-level boss entering a newbie village.
Thinking of this, she couldn’t resist opening the Study Law Alliance Forum and started scrolling through the posts.
On the forum, there was a very popular betting thread.
Each time Qin Mu released a video, people would comment on this thread to guess the number of defendants in the next one.
However, the previous case, where he sued the entire internet, had shattered everyone’s expectations.
Not a single person had guessed correctly.
15,000 people... No one had dared to guess such a high number; it wasn’t even among the betting options.
