Conan: The winner is justice

"This court session will be judged in accordance with Japanese Civil Code."

The judge banged his hammer.

As a typical civil lawsuit, the initial process is still the same as before.

"Now ask the plaintiff's attorney to read your claim."

Gu Meimen sat in the gallery and looked around the court.

Kimura Takuya sat on the plaintiff's table, and Mao Lilan sat next to him.

Sitting in the dock was Daisuke Tokura, next to him was the lawyer he hired.

This lawyer is a male, less than forty years old, with no name and no surname. At first glance, he looks like a minor character.

Whether it is the original Conan or this world, Gu Meimen has no impression.

"This is to gain experience for Mao Lilan."

"Well?"

Xiao Ai on the side blinked.

"How do you know that Mao Lilan will win this lawsuit?"

Gu Meimen glanced at her: "Didn't I tell you before? There is something fishy about this lawsuit."

Xiao Ai thought for a moment and nodded. Gu Meimen indeed said that.

"But it doesn't mean that Mao Lilan will definitely win."

Xiao Ai was a little worried and looked at the plaintiff's seat.

At this time, Mao Lilan was completely replaced by nervousness.

Her expression was stiff, her eyes were wandering, her hands were flat on her thighs, and she looked embarrassed.

On the other hand, the lawyer opposite, although he was just a sidekick, had a smile on his face and looked very confident.

"After all, Mao Lilan is a newcomer who is litigating for the first time, but the other party is a lawyer with several years of experience!"

The more Xiao Ai thought about it, the more confused she became.

"Furthermore, the legal loophole Daisuke Tokura exploited and the method of dividing the copyright among studios are unsolvable no matter how you look at it."

Xiao Ai mainly doesn't understand the latter point.

According to the information Gu Meimen got back from the police station, Daisuke Tokura had already fought several lawsuits in the past, all related to plagiarism of novels.

Daisuke Tokura won all those lawsuits.

The law is written in black and white, it is there, and there is nothing others can do about it.

Faced with Xiao Ai's question, Gu Meimen didn't answer and just said something casually.

"You'll find out later when you read it."

"Tsk, let's talk about it."

under.

At the judge's request, Mao Lilan's body became very stiff and stood up.

"Um, hello everyone, my name is Mao Lilan..."

Mao Lilan stammered.

"In this lawsuit, I am solely responsible for representing my client, Kimura Takuya, on all litigation matters."

"I, the facts of our lawsuit are as follows."

Mao Lilan's fingers were stiff and she held the lawsuit in her hand.

"Our litigant, Takuya Kimura, once wrote a novel titled "The Wandering Siamese Cat" on a website. Not long after, another novel appeared on another novel website, titled "The Shield Black Cat" Adventures"."

"The novel is now very popular and is very popular. However, after our unanimous verification, we confirmed that the novel contains multiple fragments that are similar to "The Wandering Ci Hua Mao". This is a serious plagiarism fact... Oops! "

Perhaps because he was too nervous, Mao Lilan couldn't hold any of it in his hand, and the lawsuit slipped from his fingers and fell on the table.

Mao Lilan quickly reached out to take it, but in a hurry, the paper slipped from the table to the ground.

There was a burst of laughter in the courtroom.

"This little girl still wants to sue me?"

Daisuke Tokura, who was in the dock, had an even more disdainful expression and an arrogant attitude.

"Can we really win?" Xiao Ai turned to look at Gu Meimen.

“Don’t look at what’s in front of you with your eyes.”

Gu Meimen said meaningfully.

"You have been with me for so long, and you should understand that many things are layered within one another. What you see with your eyes may only be the first layer, and you may guess the second layer. In fact, others will look at it more. High-level.”

"Are you talking about something big again?"

Xiao Ai closed her eyes.

"I think you should stop being a lawyer and become a success master. This thing can be a legal pyramid scheme."

Over there, Mao Lilan hurriedly picked up the lawsuit again.

The judge nodded and asked her to continue reading the lawsuit.

Mao Lilan smiled awkwardly and reached out to pat her hot cheek.

"Our lawsuit demands the following."

She took a deep breath, tried to calm her nerves, and then continued reading.

"First, the defendant Daisuke Tokura needs to pay us 70% of his illegal gains, which is 700 million yen, as compensation for infringement of our copyright, remove the plagiarized novel from the shelves, and issue a public apology statement."

“Second, all costs of this court session shall be borne by the defendant.”

"After the above statement, I ask the presiding judge to impose a sentence in accordance with the law."

The judge frowned, looked at Mao Lilan's red face, and shook his head.

Although the law places no restrictions on the profession of a litigation attorney, it does not have to be a lawyer.

But this little girl's age... is too young no matter how you say it.

Even though she is Fei Yingli's daughter, she came to help others in litigation at the age of 17 and has no experience. Isn't this a joke?

"The plaintiff's attorney has finished his statement."

The judge suppressed his helplessness and knocked the hammer.

"The defendant and his attorney are now invited to express their opinions on the plaintiff's lawsuit."

Daisuke Torakura's lawyer stood up immediately.

"I oppose the plaintiff's claim. The fact of plagiarism is false!"

"This man is as shameless as you. He will take any case as long as he is paid." Xiao Ai couldn't help complaining.

"As long as it is a capitalist country, lawyers are basically like this, because most of them are client-based. A series of activities such as investigation and evidence collection are done by lawyers. Lawyers who serve the people are national treasures here."

Gu Meimen said so.

"Unless you go to a country across the ocean, where the judiciary is based on authoritarianism, lawyers can't play a big role. The court plays a leading role and can exert its power of investigation and evidence collection. The most lawyers can do is point out the court's omissions and go through the process. If you If you want the truth, it may be easier to achieve it there, unless there is corruption in the judiciary."

"That's it..." Xiao Ai thought for a while and sighed, "It would be great if I was born in a country across the ocean."

under.

Both sides have stated their views.

Then comes the second stage.

That is the evidence pulling stage.

“Invite the plaintiff to state evidence that matches the facts of the lawsuit.”

Mao Lilan nodded and took out several documents from the table.

As far as the eye can see, there are forms on the paper.

The form is similar to what Xiao Ai made before.

It contains paragraphs of articles, and similar paragraphs will be marked with different colored fonts.

It’s the classic color palette mode for identifying plagiarized passages.

"The left side of the table is the content of the novel written by us, and the right side is the content of the novel written by the defendant."

Mao Lilan posted the documents one by one on the whiteboard in the center of the courtroom.