Tacitus in love, Plato in trap

"I said... that," Fang Quan looked down at the case file, "Ye Xi, don't doze off as soon as you come in—what? Are you already asleep? Well, the boss of the Ye family, Ye Dong, right? He woke up, the court was about to start."

"Second brother's job is very special. He usually sleeps during the day and works at night, so you can let him sleep for a while! Besides," Ye Dong folded his arms and looked around the court. There are not enough people, can the court be held?"

"Don't worry, no one can say no, today's court will definitely be held! You just promise to wake him up after the court session." Fang Quan took out his mobile phone from his pocket to check the time again, "It's five minutes to nine, it's really a little bit late ..."

"Sorry, there's a little traffic jam, but I'm not late yet, am I?"

A middle-aged man walked into the court in a hurry. He sat down on the chair in the middle of the auditorium and fanned himself with his hands.

"You are... Ye Bei, the youngest member of the defendant's Ye family, right?" Fang Quan frowned after checking the case file, "Get up and sit on the dock!"

"The defendant's seat... Do you mean the vertical row? No, no, the position is too far away!" The youngest Ye Bei took out his mobile phone and pointed it at Fang Quan, or rather, the entire trial platform snapped several shots Photos, "The ones here are just right, you can take pictures of all~~~."

"Well, Mr. Ye Bei." Trying to keep a smile on his face, Fang Quan stepped forward, "According to court discipline, not only are you not allowed to take pictures of us with your mobile phone, but you have to shut it down the whole time."

"Hey~~~~~~~~" Ye Bei pouted, "I still want to use my phone to record the whole process."

"This... obviously won't work..."

"Then no one will remember what we said and did during the court session?"

"Don't worry about it, I'm a clerk, and I'll write everything down on the computer."

"Oh, you?" Ye Bei raised his head and glanced at Fang Quan, and smiled contemptuously with his mouth twisted, "How do I know if you will memorize what I said?"

"!!!"

Gritting his teeth tightly, his hands were unconsciously clenched into fists, and his nails were deeply embedded in the flesh of his palms.

In fact, as a stenographer, it is also part of the job to relax and accept the parties’ doubts about the content of the record: whether it is lying on the table with a pen tip to check the paper word by word, or pointing at the My own nose asked if I had recorded what they just said. The prudent parties were just using their own methods to ensure that the entire trial process was recorded completely and correctly, so even if they occasionally made rude remarks, Fang Quan basically It can also be understood and tolerated.

But for this guy named Ye Bei, Fang Quan really couldn't bear it!

From his words and his eyes, we can tell that this guy didn't intend to believe Fang Quan from the beginning.And what he didn't believe was not just his steno level, but his professional ethics and character, and a series of other factors that constitute Fang Quan himself!

Even so, you still have to endure...

Resisting the urge to beat someone, Fang Quan took a deep breath, and patiently explained to Ye Bei: "About this issue..."

"—We will check the transcript for you after you finish writing it down. If you feel that it is inconsistent with what you said, you can just change it. Besides, although I am not good at other aspects as a clerk, my typing speed is quite good. , He will definitely be able to write down everything you said. I don’t think he has the IQ to make it up or something—so you quickly turn off your phone and sit in the dock, otherwise we won’t make any records of what you said. "

It seems that the time is indeed getting late—well, even Yi Zhongming has already arrived.

"Where's the plaintiff? Why hasn't he arrived yet?" After greeting the two jurors, Yi Zhongming sat down, caught a glimpse of the empty plaintiff's seat, and pursed his lips.

"Oh, I called their agent/agent just now, and said that the old man walked slowly, and it will take a while to get there." Fang Quan replied when he returned to his place with Ye Bei's ID card, " Their third son was also with them."

"Third son?" Yi Zhongming looked puzzled.

"Didn't I already say that the second elder is living with the third son now! The third son is also very dissatisfied with being listed as a co-defendant because he obviously took good care of the elderly!" Fang Quan pressed his hands on the trial platform and leaned forward. , "No matter how busy you are, you have to remember things, my presiding judge!!!"

The corner of Yi Zhongming's mouth raised an indecipherable arc: "Isn't there you, my clerk..."

"I--"

"Sorry, sorry, it's not too late, is it?!"

Ye Nan, the third son of the Ye family, put a large bag of clothes by the door, then quickly walked across the courtroom and sat at the corner of the dock.

"Well, Ye Nan, you..."

"I, I, I, I'll just sit here." He timidly glanced at his other three brothers, and whispered, "It's better to say that sitting here."

"Whatever you want..." Seeing that the two plaintiffs and the agent/agent were already seated, Yi Zhongming turned his face, "This maintenance dispute was originally your family matter, so it's somewhat embarrassing to bring it to court. Why don't you consider mediation again and try not to hold a trial?"

"We have prepared a mediation opinion here." The plaintiff's representative spoke first, "The second elder of the Ye family wants to go to a nursing home..."

"What? Nursing home?!"

"No! Absolutely not!"

"How can I go to a nursing home?!"

Before the plaintiff could finish speaking, the defendants (excluding the sleeping defendant 2) exploded.

"Oh~~~It's really lively~~" Yi Zhongming smiled with great interest, "What? Are you worried about the problem of cost sharing?"

"How do you judge?! What kind of money does the family talk about!"

"Which filial son would send his parents to a nursing home?! We don't want to bear the stigma of being unfilial!"

"Isn't going to a nursing home the same as going to die?"

"We are filial sons, we must not do such a thing!"

"Yes, yes, we are all very filial!"

"Oh, yes, yes, if you are all filial sons, then this case will not need to be transferred." Seeing several defendants scrambling to express their filial piety to him, Yi Zhongming behind him laughed, "Let's start the court first!"

That's right, if they were all so filial, then the issue of support for the two elderly people would naturally be solved, and the court trial would just be a formality.

That's great, it looks like it will be a happy "happy reunion" ending again!

In order to make up for the wasted time, Yi Zhongming sped up the process of each link accordingly. However, the plaintiff's agent was just a peddler selling spicy hot pot near the plaintiff's community, and there were too many complaints written by the lawyer. He was not familiar with the proper nouns, and he could barely pronounce the hundreds of words, so Yi Zhongming's good wishes came to nothing.Taking advantage of this time, Fang Quan simply raised his hand and observed the two old men in the plaintiff's seat.

Since the contact has been made through agents, Fang Quan did not see the parents of the four brothers for the first time until today's court session: they are nearly [-] years old, but they have sound limbs, clear thinking, articulate speech, sharp eyes and ears, and their physical condition is relatively good. Compared with their peers, I don’t know how much better it is; I heard from the agent/agent before that the couple, as old employees of state-owned enterprises, have a certain amount of pension every month, not to mention that they can live a lot Wealthy, but still more than enough to support themselves-this is probably why their lawsuit/lawsuit request is only to be able to live with their four sons in turn for a month, but not a penny of alimony?

On the other hand, this kind of old man who can't be a burden at all, why are his sons unwilling to support him?

"...Don't the two plaintiffs have anything to add? No? Okay, then it's time for the defendant to defend. Well..." Yi Zhongming paused, "Boss, boss/second, and youngest, you three are defending together Or should we answer separately?"

"This..." Judging from the voice, it should be the eldest son Ye Dong who is speaking, "Why don't I represent them—"

"Hey!!!"

Before the eldest son could finish speaking, a roar shook the entire court.This voice is... that second child who was dozing off until just now? !

"Hey! The two people on the opposite side! My dear parents! I'm calling you!"

Ye Xi, who spoke vicious words like a hooligan, exuded a completely different atmosphere from his body when he was sleeping soundly just now.Even a person like Yi Zhongming with strong field control ability did not dare to show his air.

"Dear parents!" Ye Xi pulled the chair under him forward, "I don't have anything else, I just want to ask you, why should you sue us? Why should you sue me?"

"You are listed as a co-defendant under the Civil Procedure/Proceedings—"

"Shut up! I didn't let you talk!" Ye Xi glared at Yi Zhongming who was trying to explain on the trial bench, and then turned his gaze back to the plaintiff's seat, "I have always been honest since I left home and committed crimes. If you don’t do any of these things, tell me, isn’t this filial piety? If you don’t remember what I said back then, I’ll say it again: You can live in my house if you want, and come whenever you want! This kind of thing has come to the court, you are simply..."

After speaking, Ye Xi leaned back in the chair, and seemed to have fallen asleep again.

"...Well, that defendant... 1, right?" Yi Zhongming's reaction was still quick, he turned his head and said to the eldest son of the Ye family, "Given the situation of your second brother just now, why don't you defend yourself separately?"

Ye Dong looked at his sleeping brother next to him, and sighed——

Respondent 1: Regarding the matter of supporting the elderly, our brothers are actually very caring. Even if our parents do not come to the court to sue, we will promise to honor them well, and we will receive small residences from various families after a while. .However, there are some issues that I think I need to make clear to the court: My brothers and I did not get good grades when we were young, and we didn’t have a job after graduating from technical secondary school, so we had to rely on our parents for a long time after we became adults.Later, the third child found a job and moved away, but I, the eldest brother, still didn't have a decent job. I still lived and ate with my parents, and occasionally did odd jobs to support the family.During the holidays, the three of them would come back with family members and gifts, and the family would sit together for a meal or something, and they would be harmonious.Now that the old house is about to be demolished, my parents and I have no place to live for the time being, and we might borrow from my younger brother and the others, but the third brother didn’t even say hello to our other brothers, and took the second elder away without saying a word. His house made me and the second/oldest four think that someone was lost, and it was easy to find in the whole of Sanshui.Later, I don't know what strange thoughts the third child instilled in his parents. When we saw each other again, he actually said that he would sue us!Even if I, my second brother, and my fourth brother don't have a decent job like the third brother, you can't say that we are not filial and don't support you, right? !What you do is really chilling us!

What the boss said was unexpectedly basically the same as what the third son Ye Nan had reported on the phone...

"Has defendant 1 finished speaking? Alright," Yi Zhongming's attitude has softened a lot since Ye Xi got angry, "Here, the third one is the last one, let the youngest one speak first!"

coming!Finally it's your turn!Fang Quan sat up straight, and gently scratched the protrusions on the F and J keys with his index fingers on both sides.As a stenographer, as a man, Ye Bei's insults and provocations before the court meant a war with no room for compromise!With the name of the stenographer and his self-esteem at stake, Fang Quan must not lose this battle!Just wait and see, even the particles of the mood and punctuation marks, I will write it down word for word for you to see!

The youngest Ye Bei glared at Ye Xi who was nesting in the corner, and said angrily, "In my opinion, the third brother is to blame for everything! Originally, the four of us lived with our parents. Without a job, I can live in peace and harmony every day, and there is no problem of support or living in rotation. But the third brother Fei thinks he is great, and thinks he is better than the rest of us, so he found a job without saying anything. You still have to go out of the house independently! Thanks to him, the relationship between the four of us can no longer be as harmonious as before, and only the eldest brother is left at home to accompany parents. This time is also the same, clearly discussed with the eldest brother Since the second brother lived alone at home for three months, you insisted on picking up your parents without authorization! Don’t talk to me about the best conditions in your place. We don’t know about the little things in your heart? Don’t you just want to Do you want your parents to give you more money from the demolition?! Let me tell you, Ye Nan, even if your parents dote on you, the three of us will not let your prudence succeed!"

...Woo, isn't today a court to discuss the issue of parental support? Why does it feel like a meeting for the third child of the Ye family? !

"Let me tell you guys, can't you be more straightforward in your defense? Don't include irrelevant things in it! That's it, Ye Nan!" Hearing that Yi Zhongming called the defendant 3's name, Fang Quan hurriedly put The hands that were still aching in the palms were put back on the keyboard, "Whether you agree to take turns to support, why, just give me/be refreshed!"

"I...agree to take turns to support," Ye Nan's voice was so low that he could hardly hear him, "But it might not be good if you change the family every month. I think it's most suitable for one family to live in half a year. If it doesn't work, stay in my house for more Stay for a few days, or stay at the house of the second brother and fourth brother for a few days less."

Ye Nan was as cautious as he heard on the phone, so no matter what the other brothers said, Fang Quan could never hate him.

"I'm not good at commenting on the past. It was indeed my fault for not saying hello to everyone when I picked up my parents. It’s okay, my house is big enough, so considering it all together, am I more suitable to take our parents? Eldest brother, second elder brother and fourth younger brother, I understand how you want to honor your parents, but look Look at the work you are doing now, let alone the income, the nature of the work alone makes our parents worry..."

"What did you say?" Ye Xi, who was still asleep on the chair just now, straightened up suddenly, and stood up from his seat, "'The nature of the work makes parents worry about'? What do you mean? Are you still looking down on us?"

"No, no, I..."

Shaking off the big brother who was pulling his sleeve, the old man of the Ye family gave a smirk, and walked towards Ye Xi: "I think everything you said just now implies that you are the best, we are all rubbish, yes Bar?"

"No, I..."

"Hey, Ye Xi, what are you doing?! The court is in session now! —— Not good! Fang Quan, hurry up!!!"

"Eh?!"

"Tsk!"

Before Fang Quan could react, Yi Zhongming jumped off the trial platform himself.

"You kid is separated from us now, have you forgotten the old days?" Here, Ye Xi grabbed Ye Nan by the collar and said viciously, "If you don't remember, I will remind you now! !!"

Seeing Ye Xi raised his other hand clenched into a fist, Fang Quan suddenly realized. He stood up abruptly, and just as he was about to rush over, Yi Zhongming, who took the first step, clamped Ye Xi quickly. With the help of two brothers, Ye Xi was pushed back to his seat honestly.

"Adjourn the court!" Yi Zhongming helped up his glasses that were crooked during the rescue, "Ye Xi, whether you are sleeping or smoking, you should calm down for me! ——Fang Quan, you are also not good at doing things If you know that such a situation will happen, you should report it to me and the judge first!"

"I……"

...How did you know that there would be fights in this kind of maintenance dispute that doesn't involve money at all? !

Moreover, brothers fight each other in front of their parents, this is really a filial son, no, is it something that a family should do?When they do this, what kind of expression will their parents use——

... That's right, Mrs. Ye, what kind of expression are you looking at now?

Fang Quan's heart stopped suddenly.

Their expressions... might be scary...

do not wanna know……

dare not know...

"What are you! Go, call Brother Hou in—there was such a big commotion, but he didn't rush over here. It's probably just chatting with other parties!"

Wait, if you go out, you have to go through——

"Do you still want to call? Didn't the defendants already..."

"Are you okay? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, this kind of thing doesn't happen often..." Yi Zhongming ignored him and comforted the new juror sister.

Knowing that he had no right to refuse, Fang Quan sighed, stood up and walked out.The door was right behind the plaintiff's seat, and to get out, he had to go around the back of the old couple. Although he turned his head very hard, Fang Quan accidentally caught a glimpse of the two old ladies: Mrs. Ye lowered her head and rubbed the back of her hand from time to time. Rubbing the corners of his eyes; Mr. Ye simply buried his face between his arms. Even if he couldn't see his expression clearly, Fang Quan knew that he must be very sad now.

Sure enough, it was the scene he didn't want to see the last... That's why he didn't want to go to Brother Hou!

If only I hadn't seen it...

...But that is nothing more than running away from the existing reality.

The Ye family's case should still have a "happy" ending... right?

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Although Ye Xi still promised to fight his third brother after Brother Hou sat in court, the case ended three hours later without any risk.Especially in the final statement, the four defendants competed to express their selfless and firm love for their parents. The joyful and peaceful scene almost moved Fang Quan to tears.

"That... can I sign first?"

Seeing Fang Quan walking towards the dock with the written record, Ye Nan asked tentatively.

"No problem, anyway, you are alone." The clerk who replaced him answered, Yi Zhongming shrugged indifferently, walked off the trial platform, and came to Fang Quan's side, "There are a lot of people today, so I will help you coordinate coordination."

"Hehe, I really want to be grateful to Dade..." Putting away the papers that Ye Nan signed, Fang Quan directly stuffed them in front of Ye Bei, the youngest member of the Ye family, "Here, this is the court trial transcript I made. Defendant 4’s colon is all what you said, please check carefully to see if I remember it correctly.”

"Tsk, it's densely packed..." Ye Bei frowned and flipped through the page casually, then began to sign at the footer.

"How?" Fang Quan raised his face quite proudly, "Is the record I made leak-proof?"

"Who knows..." Ye Beichong rolled his eyes at him, "There are so many words, I don't bother to read them! If you ask me to sign, I will sign it. How dare I fight you?"

what.

Rubbing the painfully worn heels of his palms, Fang Quan grinned.

That's right, it's impossible to eliminate his deep-rooted doubts about himself with his own efforts alone?

Really, it's not interesting at all, it's a waste of time...

All the transcripts are signed between the defendants, so even if there are more than a dozen transcripts, they will be signed quickly. Next, the plaintiff——

"Hey, Fang Quan, defendant 3, where did that guy sitting in the corner go?!"

"Ah, you mean Ye Nan?" I don't understand why Yi Zhongming suddenly panicked, Fang Quan blinked his eyes, "Didn't he just leave after signing?"

"Leaving?!" Yi Zhongming patted himself on the forehead suddenly, "Tsk, what should I do now..."

"What's wrong? What should I do?"

"Idiot!" Yi Zhongming slapped Fang Quan on the back of the head, "Did you forget who the second plaintiff came with this morning?!"

"Ye... ah!!!"

No way, that Ye Nan actually...

Taking a breath, Fang Quan took out his cell phone tremblingly: "I, I, I will call him right away!!!"

"What call!" Yi Zhongming pointed at the bag of clothes by the door, "Even if you call him, he won't come back, right?"

"How come..." His throat tightened and his breathing became difficult, "Could it be that Ye Nan planned to make the second elder..."

Obviously in court, he kept saying that he was the most suitable for fulfilling the obligation of support, wishing he could stay with his parents for a few more days...

...Sure enough, as his brothers said, he is a prudence...

"Really..." Yi Zhongming sighed, and turned to the remaining three defendants, "I said, who of you dutiful sons will take your parents back to live for two days first?"

Ye Dong spread his hands in disgust: "Please! I don't have a place to live, so how can I control them?!"

Following closely behind his eldest brother, the youngest also nodded in agreement: "That's right, whoever brings it will take it away. I think the third brother is just hiding because he is afraid of us. When we leave, you can ask him to come back and lead the others." It’s okay if you don’t!”

"Hey, you two!!!" Furious, Fang Quan yelled out, "These are your biological parents, do you really have the heart to leave them here like Ye Nan?"

"Oh, parents, you are so lucky!" After hearing Fang Quan's words, Ye Jialao/Er Yexi walked over with a smile, and patted the shoulders of the two old people, "The people in this court are quite kind-hearted!"

"So you'd like to..."

"The place is also spacious, and people can get good care, isn't it much better than a nursing home or our home?" Ye Xi smiled strangely, followed the pace of the other two brothers and walked out the door, "So your two elders Just live in this court from now on!"

deceptive.

Liar! ! !

Those just now are all lies! ! !

"What are you talking about!" Fang Quan couldn't bear it anymore, he dropped the case file in his hand, and strode forward trying to catch up with the three brothers, "The court is not the kind of place you imagined! Give me back—"

"Fang Quan!"

The skirt was grabbed, and under the strong force, Fang Quan staggered back to Yi Zhongming's side: "You, surnamed Yi——"

"It's useless." Letting go, Yi Zhongming pushed his glasses, "Even if you call them back, the situation will not change."

"If you don't try, how will you know..."

He said so, but his body stayed where he was this time—after all, he already knew what the answer to "try" would be.

A strong sense of powerlessness hit him, and he was dizzy for a while, Fang Quan almost lost his balance and fell to the ground.

"Here." Pushing the case file and the cloth bag containing the court tools to Fang Quan, Yi Zhongming turned his face, "You take the things up, and I will be responsible for helping the second elder out with the agent."

"But……"

"Tsk, be careful if you talk nonsense again, I will beat you!"

"……also."

Anyway, there is nothing the pestle can do here, it just makes my heart more sad.

Turning around, Fang Quan walked out of the gate without looking back.His steps are getting bigger and bigger, and the frequency is getting faster and faster.Trotting all the way, Fang Quan panted heavily and pushed open the door, returning to the office he shared with Yi Zhongming.

...In the end, he escaped, from the courtroom where the air was so heavy that he couldn't breathe, and from himself who couldn't even look directly at the plaintiff's expression.

Or what I have been insisting on...

"I told you two, hurry up and have lunch!" The judge pushed open the door of the office and walked in, "Even Futian can't—hey, where is Xiao Yiren?"

"Judge Yi is still downstairs..." Fang Quan felt that his voice was still weak before recovering from the rapid reversal of the case. Throwing them in court, Yi Zhongming said he would help them out and let me come up first..."

"What?! That kid Yi Zhongming..." All the muscles on the judge's face tensed instantly, "He must be seriously thinking about the stupid thing of letting two old people live in the court!!!"

"Eh?!" Fang Quan's eyes widened, "Yi... a judge?"

The bad character, the morally bankrupt guy?

"Of course! Besides him, who else?!" Chief Judge Gong said through gritted teeth, "He is obviously a big man with a strong back, but he is always as naive as a little girl when it comes to this kind of problem! Xiao Fang, you don't know, these four If Judge Zheng and I hadn't stopped him this year, this first-class court would have become a first-class orphanage long ago!"

"?!"

"Ah, what am I talking nonsense with you here! You go to eat, and I'll bring Xiaoyi up!" Annoyed, he turned around on the spot, and the chief judge rushed out of the office aggressively, "If he doesn't go down, I guess he can Have you set up the property for those two old people?!"

"Naivety"?Who is the judge talking about?Is it Yi Zhongming?Contact the context to see it should be.This probably refers to Yi Zhongming in the past, right?Now that mean and cold-blooded guy has nothing to do with the words "innocent".

...although you do see his anomalous side at times.

Take today's case for example.

"This case of the Ye family..."

Recalling this incident, Fang Quan felt even more mixed. Putting down the two bites of rice he had just eaten, he got up and left the restaurant.

Regarding this case, Fang Quan has too many things that he does not understand, such as the motives of the four brothers after the extreme contrast between their behavior in court and after the court, such as the difference between the plaintiff couple’s lawsuit/litigation request and mediation intention, and the building that was The relationship between the demolished house and the actions of all parties involved, but at least through this case, he can more or less understand what Yi Zhongming said before——

Sometimes it is not necessarily a bad thing to only see the "truth" that the person is willing to provide...

Pushing open the door of the office, Yi Zhongming had already been "caught" by the chief judge. He stood in front of the window with his back to Fang Quan, as if he was observing the movement in the direction of the door.

"Yo, Yi... Big/Judge..." Fang Quan greeted awkwardly, "How about that...?"

"Oh, how is it?" Yi Zhongming sneered, "What can I do? Not so much..."

Even if he couldn't see his expression, Fang Quan could clearly feel Yi Zhongming's exhaustion.

"This, that's it...then what," he quickly changed the subject, "Aunt Zhou left a meal for you, if you go now..."

"……sorry……"

"Eh? Can't you eat it too?!"

"I poured cold water on you before, saying that you will never become a mature and good judge...I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said such things to you, I'm not qualified to blame you..." Yi Zhongming took a deep breath, and his generous shoulders couldn't hold back Trembling, "...I'm still shaken by this kind of thing. Sure enough, I'm still far from becoming a mature and good judge..."

The author has something to say:

In fact, this case is going to borrow the stalk of a certain song, but!I really can't let go of this poisonous hand!After all, it is fundamentally different from the previous cases, otherwise the adapted content would be terrible... Of course, some details have not been completely changed, and you can still see the shadow of a certain song...

So I basically reproduced the case according to the original appearance, the logic is amazing... just like what I wrote in the last paragraph, because I haven't figured it out so far, so I still keep its original appearance, I hope everyone expresses too serious~~