Shortly after Xiao Zishan returned to the office, Zhao Manxiong called him on his PHS:
"Actually, I don't quite agree with you going to see him in person," Zhao Manxiong's voice was still gentle and soft in the PHS microphone, "but I can understand your mood..."
"I doubt what he said."
"You can take his word for it. He's not a liar."
"Okay, I completely trust your judgment. But is it over the line to use some means to deal with a certain elder?"
"That lady is much more active than you think. You and I both know the dangers of what she does. But I think you know very well that everything she has done so far is legal - legally you are arrested. Can’t hold any of her pigtails.”
"That's why I find it a little difficult to make a decision."
"It is not a difficult decision to give a senator who has been severely punished for a long time some humanitarian treatment." Zhao Manxiong said, "At present, all her actions are legal, and the Executive Committee and the Senate cannot infringe on her rights. Similarly, as long as Comrade Xin does not commit murder or arson, and no longer attempts to rape female senators, his basic rights as a senator should be protected - this is also legal."
"I understand what you mean. But..."
"Listen to his words and watch his actions."
"What if he falls back into his old habits?"
"Then follow the law."
Xiao Zishan hung up the phone, knowing the risks involved. Once something goes wrong, the person who gave him the "loose chain" must bear the responsibility - after all, Xin Wuzui was the one who was "signed".
He repeatedly evaluated the risks and consequences for a long time and decided to trust Zhao Manxiong. Second, some risks have to be taken.
Zhao Manxiong is right about one thing: everything Cheng Yongxin has done so far is within the framework approved by the Senate. It can also be said that it is a conspiracy.
He believes it. Cheng Yongxin herself is actually not interested in so-called women's rights, democracy and freedom. She is more demanding for her own political power. These gorgeous talents are just using various pretexts to gain greater power within the Senate system.
It can be said that this is a kind of political wrestling among the elders. However, what worries him is that some of the factors contained in it have become the beginning of the struggle between the elders and the naturalized people. Although these naturalized people currently have no subjective demands, they just It's just a tool used to exploit the topic.
What Cheng seeks is political power for herself, but on a higher level, she and other fringe elders act. It determines the overall political ecology of Lingao in the future. From some of the information he learned: Cheng was secretly training maids to act as eyes and ears for information, and Yang Xinwu was trying to become the principal of Whampoa Military Academy. It can be seen that these actions, whether intentional or unintentional, will eventually enhance the cognitive level and cultural knowledge of the naturalized people. Let the naturalized people participate in the political games played by the elders.
This is a very dangerous signal. Xiao Zishan thought that this tendency had already been revealed when Dugu proposed to use the police to "quell violence" during the maid revolution. Now Cheng Yongxin and Yang Xinwu have unconsciously embarked on the same path. It's just that it's more obscure and less likely to be caught.
What worries Xiao Zishan the most is. In the current internal struggle within the Senate. A very bad trend has emerged, that is, the conflict of interests is gradually artificially colored into a conflict of values: politics and democracy, left or right, group conflict, dominance and soy sauce, male and female, etc.
Although most of these conflicts are reasons and excuses, it would be too much to emphasize values and ethnic conflicts among a handful of 500 people. The essence of the conflicts at this stage is uneven interests or concerns about uneven interests. And if conflicts of interest are allowed to "color" and develop, the conflict will develop in an irreconcilable direction - the conflict of values is the most intense. It is not uncommon for family members to turn against each other. What's more, the mob gathered together to gain profits.
"Our plate is still too small, otherwise why would it be like this." Xiao Zishan sighed. In the final analysis, the Senate's cake was still too small. Every veteran wants to share as much of the dividends of time travel as possible, but they can no longer get by just relying on pictures like "what will you do in the future?"
Now Lingao seems to be thriving, but in fact it is walking on thin ice. Any split will lead to the destruction of Lingao. After all, Lingao can actually only rely on these five hundred people. Power struggles and conflicts of interest must be regulated and restricted within a certain range. Otherwise, some people will use the natural power of the elders to continue to exaggerate and incite, and the consequences will be unimaginable. It must be contained as soon as possible.
Even so, it was quite a headache to arrange a new position for Xin Wuzou. His eyes fell on a pile of documents on the table, one of which was an application for opening a veterans club submitted by Hong Huangnan. Hong Huangnan has mentioned this matter to him several times, but he has always felt that it is not urgent - after all, the general office has established a special supply system. Furthermore, it is not appropriate to waste resources on such extravagant and lascivious things while the engine operation is in full swing. In particular, certain "service items" made Xiao Zishan feel uncomfortable - he also subconsciously felt that the Senate should maintain a certain "ascetic" and "great and upright" image.
However, "bread and circuses" are indeed needed at the moment to appease the restless mood of the senators who have been provoked. Xiao Zishan thought that this person was also talented in this field and could be put to use here. By the way, he could continue to exploit his human computing capabilities - the office location in Dongmen City was much closer to the Finance Director's Department than Gaoshanling. Lao Hong is also a very sensible person.
Out of caution, he decided to make a call to Ma Jia, who was the main legal consultant when the case of the Black Four was being tried. Ask him about changing Xin Wu's job.
However, Ma Jia was not in the office. His secretary said that today was the opening day of Yang Jihong's case, and Ma Jia went to the Dongmen City Court in person.
Ma Jia is currently resting in the judge's office in the court. After coming out of the trial court, I felt relaxed all over. Although he had been in the gallery of the court for most of the day and already felt a little sore in his back, he was in a happy mood.
The trial of Yang Jihong was finally over - although the formal sentencing will not be until the next court session, overall, the entire trial process went much better than he expected. It can be called a perfect French popularization performance.
The trial of this case followed the Executive Committee's policy of "no publicity and no concealment" and was held in a public hearing at the Dongmen City Summary Court. According to normal procedures, an announcement was made on the bulletin board in advance.
Although the principle of "no publicity" has been implemented, Yang Jihong's case was only briefly reported in the "Lingao Times". Anyone who has a little knowledge of the Australian system knows that the two parties involved are the "pillars" of the elders. , so there are many people who have a strong interest in how the Senate will hear the case: the old and new rich in Lingao County who care about every move of the Australians, the naturalized citizens of the middle and upper classes, and the life secretaries who have personal connections with them still pay attention The notice for the opening of the court has arrived. Therefore, when the trial finally started, although the court was not as grand as the previous trial of the case of destroying military weddings, two-thirds of the seats were occupied by spectators.
At the meeting of the arbitral tribunal, Ma Jia asked everyone from the Law Society to fully implement "governing the country according to law" and emphasized that "the procedural process is completely legal." Therefore, every step in this trial was conducted in full compliance with the draft "Criminal Procedure Law." When the relevant personnel appeared in court, they also added an oath to "the Senate and the people."
In order to implement the new law's principle of "emphasizing physical evidence over oral confessions," Majia specially arranged for naturalized civilian students to serve as forensic and forensic witnesses to attend the testimonies and demonstrate the evidence on-site.
It was obvious that although the naturalized people and indigenous people who were listening did not quite understand these things, they showed great interest in them. Autopsies and physical evidence were also included in the yamen trials of ancient society, but due to technology and concepts, they were still very rough and almost a formality. The trial mainly relies on the confessions of both parties and witnesses. Obtaining confessions often became the only purpose of the trial, and a large number of corporal punishments were used for this purpose. Not only the prisoners were inevitably tortured, but innocent witnesses were also tortured because their testimonies did not conform to the wishes of the presiding officer.
In contrast, although the Australian case also involves oral confessions and witness evidence, the key lies in the physical evidence. Through the prosecutor's description, a complete case context is gradually formed, and the physical evidence is used to prove each link, which is rigorous and Clear. In contrast, judge from superior to superior.
Ma Jia is very satisfied with today's trial. The entire trial process completely complied with the legal process, and the performance of all parties was also in place: whether it was the newly made Song Dynasty style robes and hats, the renovated courtroom that can be called solemn and solemn, the legal work of naturalized citizens who spoke "Newspeak" Personnel... Among them, Ji Xin's performance was particularly outstanding: the prosecution charged him with "intentional injury causing death". Due to the solid evidence, he did not use a not guilty plea in his defense, but instead used "the incident occurred for a reason" Made an article. Not only did they summon many naturalized citizen witnesses, but they also read out testimonies signed by several elders to prove that although Lin Xiaoya's death was a tragedy, his own behavior was also an important reason for the eventual occurrence of this case, so Yang Jihong was the one who lost control of his emotions. He implored the court to consider the crime of "passion killing" in sentencing.
Not only was his defense well-argued, but his sad face and compassionate words aroused the sympathy of many naturalized people and indigenous people present. When he finished his concluding remarks, Yang Jihong burst into tears in the defendant's seat, and there was also a sigh of relief in the auditorium. Some emotional women were in tears. (To be continued...)
