Conan: The winner is justice

Chapter 185 A lawyer’s duty is to safeguard the interests of his client—only in this lawsuit

After confirming the second-instance appeal process, Gu Meimen immediately said: "We must decide the outcome in one civil second-instance trial after the appeal. If it is delayed to criminal proceedings and the public prosecutors and law enforcement personnel are involved, it will be more troublesome."

"What Mr. Lawyer said is true." Daisuke Tokura nodded quickly.

"Now tell me all the details you know about this novel case."

"OK."

Next, Daisuke Tokura began to tell what he knew.

According to his description, Daisuke Tokura's book was indeed written by Toshiya Tadokoro, and there's no reason for it.

Furthermore, he had no part in any of the process of creating the book.

Including theme selection, outline writing, character creation, plot development, etc.

"You mean, it was Toshiya Tadokoro who approached you and said he wanted to write a heroic fantasy novel with animal themes?"

"Yes, including the ideas for the theme, they were all provided to me by him. Unexpectedly, this guy actually designed me..."

When he thought about what happened in court, Tokura Daisuke gritted his teeth.

He was in his fifties and could be considered a man of the world. How could he not understand that he was actually being set up?

"Obviously you designed others first."

Xiao Ai on the side couldn't help but said.

She looked at Tokura Daisuke with contempt in her eyes.

"Every wrong has its owner and every debt has its owner. If you hadn't manipulated the original contract and killed my sister, no one would have come to you for revenge."

Tokura Daisuke's face froze, and he said sarcastically: "So you have all investigated clearly..."

Xiao Ai snorted coldly: "You know what good things you have done so far!"

Daisuke Tokura looked at her with disdain: "What do you know, little kid? If you want to survive in this world, you have to either eat others or be eaten by others..."

Daisuke Tokura wanted to say something else.

But at this time, Gu Meimen on the side waved his hand and interrupted their words.

"Stop, don't talk nonsense here."

Gu Meimen's face was expressionless.

"I'm very pressed for time. Now I want to ask you a few more critical questions."

"Uh, okay, Mr. Lawyer, please speak."

"First, is there any clear evidence that Toshiya Tadokoro wrote a novel for you?"

Xiao Ai on the side couldn't help but said: "Didn't Toshiya Tadokoro produce a labor contract in the first trial?"

"That contract is fake!"

Before Komemon could say anything, Tokura Daisuke shouted.

Gu Meimen narrowed his eyes: "You mean, that contract is a forgery?"

"Yes, I signed a contract with him at the beginning, but to be on the safe side, the contract I signed with him was not a ghostwriting contract, but a co-writing contract."

When he thought of this incident, Tokura Daisuke became very angry.

"What he showed in court was obviously fake! I don't know where he stole my personal seal from, but that contract was definitely not the one we originally signed!"

"That's it..."

Gu Meimen nodded.

He had long noticed that there were some problems with this matter in the court of first instance.

Because Daisuke Tokura's original demeanor was completely wrong.

Now when he asked for confirmation, it was indeed what he thought.

"Now let me ask the second question." Komemon said, "Did Tadokoro Toshiya complete any other works on his own before ghostwriting novels for you, or while ghostwriting novels for you?"

"I'm not sure." Daisuke Tokura shook his head.

"So, the third question, does Tadokoro Toshiya read books on weekdays? What kind of works does he usually read?"

"This... I'm not sure." Daisuke Tokura was a little embarrassed.

"You really don't care about anything but yourself."

Xiao Ai's contemptuous voice came from the side again.

Gu Meimen glanced at Tokura.

"Okay, I'm done asking. Let's go."

He ordered Xiao Ai beside him to pack up the things on the stage and prepare to leave the reception room.

Tokura couldn't help but said from behind.

"Well, Lawyer Gu Meimen, regarding this case..."

Gu Meimen turned around and said calmly: "Don't worry, since I have signed a contract with you, I will definitely help you win this lawsuit."

"Oh, oh, okay, Mr. Lawyer, please walk slowly."

The voice of Daisuke Tokura's apology came from behind.

Walk out of the detention center door.

The autumn wind blows in your face, mixed with the scent of flowers and plants, bringing a sense of coolness.

Standing on the sidewalk by the roadside, looking at the bustling cars and horses in front of me.

Xiao Ai couldn't help but said: "Are you really going to help this kind of person win this lawsuit?"

Gu Meimen turned to look at her: "Yeah, what's the problem?"

"Of course there is a problem, that kind of person, that kind of person..."

Xiao Ai opened her mouth, but a sentence stuck behind her, unable to come out.

Gu Meimen looked at her and raised his eyebrows: "Why, you started acting inexplicably again and your conscience can't stand it?"

"..."

Xiao Ai said nothing, it was obvious from her expression.

Gu Meimen shook his head: "Didn't I tell you before that a lawyer's duty is to protect the interests of his client. Since you are a lawyer, you don't have to worry about your conscience."

"But that's a pure bad guy!"

Xiao Ai couldn't hold it in anymore and said these words.

Gu Meimen smiled: "Your expression now looks like the kind of novel you want to find in a dark novel, where the protagonist kills decisively, doesn't treat other people as human beings, sells everything for profit, and doesn't need any emotion or concern. As a result, I really found a novel like this. After reading part of it, I couldn’t stand it. I felt that the protagonist should have some bottom line and three views on life - you are especially like this kind of reader now."

"Well……"

Xiao Ai's eyes narrowed.

"I can't handle your complaints."

There was a pause.

Xiao Ai said: "I think you are right. Lawyers should put the client's interests first. But the premise is that the client has something worthy of entrustment."

Gu Meimen looked at her and shook his head slightly.

"No, under normal circumstances, a lawyer has no way of knowing who the client is before accepting an entrustment. Therefore, it is impossible to be limited to the identity of the client, and it is impossible to know whether he is truly worthy of the entrustment. In addition, the lawyer's responsibilities must The client’s interests must come first, and this will never change.”

As he said that, Gu Meimen's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Of course, the premise of this principle is limited to the lawsuit that the lawyer is responsible for."

…

Return to Gumeimen’s own villa.

Gu Meimen first did one thing——

Let Xiao Ai go online to research the reputation of Daisuke Tokura.

One day later, Xiao Ai took out a large stack of information and slapped it in front of Gu Meimen.

Gu Meimen flipped through it casually for a while, raising her eyebrows slightly.

"Does this person have such a bad reputation?"

In the information, most of the comments are made by netizens criticizing Daisuke Tokura.

Xiao Ai nodded: "Of course, this guy is really a scumbag. Not only is he not a good person in real life, but his reputation online is also not good."