The weapon of the country

Shen Han was puzzled, "Why am I the one who cares most about 'slave origin' in our family?"

"You have a reason." Shen Xiao's voice was still as sharp as a knife, but the bitter taste of alcohol oozes out, "Those bastards in the empire dare to slander you for stealing. You have reasons for not wanting to think about those days."

"The baroness got her earrings back before she could have me tortured or sold. They just locked me up for two days without food."

Shen Xiao snorted coldly, "If you speak for them objectively on this matter, I will beat you up."

Shen Han couldn't help laughing, a seven-year-old could threaten a six-year-old, but they were all 30 years old, and Shen Xiao's advantage was gone.Shen Han sensibly didn't say who beat who and didn't know, and the silver wine bottle covered with patterns was stuffed into his hand again.

"...I'm glad you're in pain." Shen Xiao said just after drinking.

Shen Han glanced at him, "Then we're really going to fight."

He was hugged by Shen Xiao in the next second. He was not used to cuddling with his brother like a little boy, and Shen Xiao's movements were also a little stiff.

"My younger brother is too smart, and our life was too difficult at the beginning, so he learned to wrap himself in a cocoon. The smoothness and sophistication he showed in front of others is his cocoon. I am very sad. The people around him are cut off."

Shen Han seemed to have been stripped of a layer of skin, his smile froze, his face was blank, only his brother would tear off this layer of skin bloodily, and he was forced to face himself at that moment.

It was still more than 20 years ago, in the darkness of a small room, a child trembling with fear hugging his knees.

If he accidentally opened the door in his dream and saw his former self, his scalp would feel numb and he would just run away.The past was so embarrassing that everyone wanted to escape.

His whole body was stiff, stuck in that matter, he didn't want to think about it but he had to think about it under Shen Xiao's burning gaze.Shen Han suddenly smiled again, he leaned against the edge of the bed, facing the ceiling, "Brother, but I don't know how to get along with people with my true face."

"Those words will only make you angry and hurt when you say them from someone you care about, otherwise it's just fart." Shen Xiao's face still had the shocking look that had been tempered countless times by blood, and he hugged his younger brother briefly. say.

I care about cygnets?Of course I care, but do I care that much?

Shen Han put his arms around Shen Xiao, and the two adult brothers leaned on each other's shoulders, one of them accidentally knocked over the wine bottle, Shen Han quickly grabbed it, and the wine spilled out, and the smell immediately permeated the room.

"Mom should know we're drinking here." Shen Han seemed to be caught, but he still lay down relaxed.

Shen Xiao also glanced towards the door.

Their mother knocked on the door, got a response, and the door opened, revealing the same tired face of a middle-aged woman, with clear marks of glasses legs on both ends of the bridge of the nose.

Shen Li squeezed in with a coffee cup in her hand. The cup was half empty. She glanced at her two sons and sighed, "Give me some."

Shen Xiao grabbed the wine bottle and poured the spirits into the coffee.She shook twice, and sat on the ground holding the white porcelain cup.

"Is your case not going well?" Shen Han asked.

She remembered how hard it was to walk this journey, and she showed a complicated smile, "I'm a lawyer."

There was a look of reminiscence on her face, "At 25, I took you to escape to the Federation, working and saving money, at 33, I was admitted to law school, at 36, I finished my studies, passed the judicial examination, entered the court practice, became the oldest newcomer in the district court, and then Become the chief public defender. I always say, '33 is not too late to start', '36 is not too late to start', and it is never too late to start any day in life. But starting to do legal aid, especially after becoming the chief public defender, is becoming more and more difficult. So many times, I feel like there are things I'm too late to do. I'm too late to start seeking justice for some people."

"Mom, you've done enough." Still Shen Han said, he held her hand, "You lost the lawsuit?"

"I lost the case eight years ago." Shen Li obviously has a good memory. "The client couldn't afford the legal fees, so as a public defender, I was assigned to defend him. The client refused to accept the plea agreement, saying he did not kill, Insisted on going to court, only to be convicted by a jury in the absence of critical evidence. Manslaughter, 20 years in prison. Just yesterday, a murderer who was just arrested confessed to a case that fits perfectly with his client eight years ago .According to the confession, the victim's watch was even found at that time..."

She pressed her other hand firmly between her eyebrows, "An innocent person was wrongly sentenced and imprisoned for eight years. He will be released immediately, and I will apply for federal compensation for him, but it is too late. I went to a Went to Xindu Prison, he was infected with an incurable disease during his sentence."

It is very likely that the infection was caused by being raped, Shen Han and Shen Xiao were silent.Shen Li said with bitter self-blame in her tone, "If I could have done one more blood splatter trajectory analysis for him back then, maybe it would have proved his innocence."

"...The public defender's office depends entirely on government funding. You don't need wages, and you don't have the money to hire experts to do tests for all parties involved." Shen Xiao hit the nail on the head.

Shen Li could only sigh with a smile, drank the coffee mixed with wine in her hands, and stood up with vigor, "So I only allow myself to think about this matter for 5 minutes. I have twenty cases in my hand now, and I will have more cases tomorrow." Nine cases are going to court. You have to go back tomorrow, no matter what happens, go to bed early tonight when you go home, and sleep well."

Shen Li slept five hours a day for ten years and got up, the light was dim and she could see the ceiling clearly.She took a deep breath, got up, put on a sweater, picked up the coffee cup and pushed open the wooden door, the living room was so tidy that surprised her, Shen Han picked up a stack of books and turned back.

"Shen Xiao went back to the military headquarters two hours ago, I couldn't sleep, so I packed your books."

This middle-aged woman, who was absent-minded about housework, seemed to be electrified all of a sudden, and every hair was pulled up in a hurry, and she rushed to the bookshelf like an enemy, "You won't..."

Shen Han pressed her shoulders, and pressed his palms hard on the tense muscles that had been bowed for a long time, "Mom, I didn't mess up your books. They are divided into major categories by legal system, and subcategories by departmental law. Arrange the books frequently, put the most read books on the table, put the newly bought books on the cabinet, and put the old books in the drawer with few read books.”

While he was talking, Shen Li relaxed and finally managed to catch her breath, and instead patted her son's hand on her shoulder. "Thanks."

This is his mother, who doesn't mind whether she wears a small size or a large size suit, and doesn't mind whether her skin looks like 20 or 50.Chasing her career, her ideal.Shen Han smiled, picked up his coat, and when he opened the door, he turned around and asked, "Mom, there are sandwiches left by Shen Xiao in the refrigerator, and I will go to court after breakfast."

"If the pressure of working in the No. [-] base is too great, if you can't make it, you can retire and go home."

The moment before closing the door, Shen Han heard his mother's light but firm voice.The door that was about to close stopped, and the man who was already so tall that he had to lower his head to get out of the door frame was also stunned.

Shen Li was wearing an old sweater with messy hair and smiled at her youngest son, "You never thought of being a soldier. You went to the military academy for your brother. My son has already done his duty for the Federation and has the right to do what he wants." Life. Although I haven't saved much money, my salary can support you for a while, so even if you don't save money, no allowance, if your work makes you too miserable, go home, we always Find out what you want to do next."

Shen Han would like to thank the gloomy sky, he hasn't had such a sore nose and hot eyes for many years.He subconsciously asked, "You don't think my evasion is a kind of weakness?"

"...The experience of our family has caused everyone in the family to have their own problems," Shen Li said at first, but she gradually recovered her usual strength, "I...have not been able to establish an intimate relationship with any man these years, your brother I hate people who play with power and politics, so what if you have something to avoid? We are human, we have experienced trials and setbacks, and of course we each have our own weaknesses and fears. It is very shameful, but it happens to be the least Shame on you."

"Mom." Shen Han called out, with too many emotions mixed in his heart, and he couldn't say any more words.

The mother and son laughed at each other through the open door in the half-darkness of the early morning.