1963

This is a very special era. Feminist institutions and child protection institutions are developing most rapidly!

After the news that the Duke's eldest grandson slept with an underage girl at night was exposed, it immediately attracted the attention of the entire federation, and the trouble didn't stop there!

"Give her some money, give her family some money and shut them up, okay?"

In the middle of the night, the housekeeper woke up the Duke. This was not Gaevra, and many things were difficult to solve using Gaevra's method.

The Duke lost his temper for a while, and then called for his lawyer.

There are about 20,000 lawyers working in Bupen, including about 700 lawyers in the three major law firms.

The rest are the lawyers of each company.

Naturally, His Excellency the Duke hired the best lawyers in the Federation and lawyers from the three major law firms.

In order to provide better services, a team of seven lawyers arrived at the Duke's villa at around three o'clock in the evening.

The leader of a legal team, mainly responsible for trial defense.

Generally, such lawyers often graduate from judicial majors and have certain connections in the Ministry of Justice.

Known as the "Undefeated King", the lawyer with the highest winning rate in the federal government is his father and father-in-law. One is the Undersecretary of Justice and the other is a lifelong justice.

A person responsible for laws related to women and children needs more professional legal consulting services because this case involves an underage girl.

A Burpen area criminal case expert who can provide criminal advice.

Two experts who are proficient in the local laws of various federal states have a high level of weight in federal local laws.

A crime that may be punishable by death in one state may lead to a few years in prison in another state. This requires experts who are familiar with all local laws in all states.

There are two others who provide extra-legal advice and assistance. After all, the final outcome of justice is always outside the court!

Is it expensive for such an elite team of lawyers to charge only 20,000 yuan an hour?

Of course it’s not expensive!

Those who can afford such a team are not short of money, but those who cannot afford it will naturally not be able to use it.

At this time, the Duke put forward his very "shallow" opinion, paying some money to bribe the victims, asking them to shut up, and reconcile outside the hall.

They often do this in Gefra. After all, not all civilians have the courage to fight the nobles to the end!

In fact, it is similar in the federation. As long as the money is available, the probability of out-of-court settlement is relatively high.

In layman's terms, the damage has already been done, and pursuing judicial justice is far less beneficial than giving a little more money.

Apologizing can only make you feel happy for a while, but giving more money can make you feel happy for a long time!

The lawyer in charge of off-site relations shook his head, "Your Excellency, Duke, I'm very sorry. It's difficult to bribe the victims to shut up in this case."

"Because the girl is underage, and...", he stopped and looked at the team's lead lawyer.

The lead lawyer continued, "Moreover, your grandson also provided alcohol to more minors, and these alcoholic beverages were not legally registered alcohol."

"Whether he was actually guilty of trafficking in alcohol or providing contraband to a minor, it is a federal felony."

"And...", the lawyer turned over the documents in his hand, "These troubles may involve you, Your Excellency the Duke."

The Duke's frown deepened, "The first question is, if he pleads guilty and we find a way to get him a lighter sentence, what consequences will he probably have to accept?"

"Second question, what does his messy behavior have to do with me?"

The lead lawyer explained, "The first question is, if he pleads guilty, the sentence may exceed fifty years."

"According to current federal law, smuggling contraband and providing contraband to minors will require twenty years in prison, even if they receive the maximum sentence reduction."

"If you have a relationship with a minor and it is suspected of being against the woman's will, please forgive me to say it bluntly, the maximum penalty in such a situation is the death penalty!"

"If you are willing to spend money to obtain the victim's forgiveness, donate a sum of money to women's rights institutions and child protection institutions, and then publicly apologize to the whole society."

"I can only say that the total sentence should be between 50 and 60 years."

Fifty or sixty years later, at the age of his grandson, he was already a little old man.

If they are placed in a prison directly under the Ministry of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons, there is a possibility of a reduced sentence. Even if it is 50 years, they can be released in about 30 years.

But the problem is that in a public prison like that, there is a high probability that he will not survive until he is released.

But if you transfer to a private prison, the environment is indeed good, but the implementation standards of private prisons for commutation are very strict, and they will not let these cash cows go casually.

Just the issue of his grandson troubled the Duke!

"Second question, according to the information in my hand, some of those drinks come from your private collection, Your Excellency the Duke."

"So the judge will definitely ask this question during the trial, the source of the drink."

"In addition to the ones he purchased privately, there are also some that are your wine. If you know what he is going to do with the wine, you will bear part of the joint liability."

"If you don't know what he was doing with your wine, then you don't have anything to do with it."

The Duke was very dissatisfied with the lawyer's choice of words, "Did you use 'steal'?"

The lawyer said bluntly, "Yes, Your Excellency."

"If you don't want to get involved in this case, you'd better explain to the judge that you have no idea he stole your wine, let alone what he did with it."

"If you admit that you know, the responsibility you have to bear is very small, but no matter how small the responsibility is, it is still a responsibility!"

"Please forgive me for being a bit blunt. As a foreigner in the Federation, having a criminal record and not having a criminal record are two different things!"

His Excellency the Duke's face was even more ugly. Not only could he not save his child, but he also had to stab him.

He struggled a little, "Is there no other way?"

At this time, his butler suddenly interrupted, "Sir, gentlemen, can we extradite him back to Gafra for trial?"

The Duke seemed to have thought of something and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I remember that there is an extradition clause between Gefra and the Federation. We can fabricate a crime for him and let him return to Gefra."

The lawyers looked at each other and couldn't make a sound for a while.

Just when the Duke couldn't wait to ask what they meant, the main lawyer spoke.

"Your Majesty the Duke, haven't you understood that someone is framing you and your grandson?"

"Do you think the extradition clause can take effect under such circumstances?"

"And you have forgotten that the government-in-exile is in the Federation. If you fabricate charges for him while in exile, he will most likely be sentenced to death."

"Judges never give light sentences to people who have bad records and commit such serious crimes!"

His Excellency the Duke believed part of it, but not the whole thing, "You said someone framed me?"

The lead lawyer spoke more clearly, "Your Majesty the Duke, you don't know enough about some things in the Federation."

"To gain access to a situation like that, valid identification must be provided."

"They were able to get in because someone deliberately let them in."

"Of course what I said may not be correct, but I believe it should be true."

The Duke's expression gradually calmed down, and when it came to strife and mutual framing, he became less anxious.

When the opponent makes a move, he just needs to fight back!

He thought for a moment, "Why would they do that?"

He was asking himself, the steward, and these lawyers.

The lead lawyer smiled and said, "This is not within the scope of my service, Your Excellency, this is your private matter."

"I only provide legal services within the scope that the federal constitution allows me to do. I don't care about other matters and will not interfere."

The Duke thought for a while and asked, "Then what do you think the most important thing for me to do now?"

The lawyer gave him advice——

"First, find a way to obtain forgiveness from the victim and the victim's family."

“The judge will, to a certain extent, consider the opinions of the victim and the victim’s family when sentencing.”

"Second, apologize to the whole society as soon as possible, admit your mistakes, and do not try to conceal or deceive."

“Third, donate as soon as possible before women’s rights organizations and child protection agencies start attacking you.”

"Once they start taking action, it will be too late for you to donate!"

"If you are not familiar with these organizations, we also provide corresponding donation channels..."

"As for your grandson, let him remain silent for now!"

The Duke fully adopted the lawyers' suggestions and hired them to be the defense team for this case. For this purpose, His Excellency the Duke was willing to pay a basic legal fee of 1.5 million.

This attorney's fee is only the cost of evidence collection and investigation and participation in court trial defense.

After the lawsuit is concluded, regardless of whether he wins or loses the case, His Excellency the Duke will still have to pay a fee of 15% of the value of the case.

Judging from the current situation, it is at least hundreds of thousands.

If the victims’ families opened their mouths, there might be millions!

This is why everyone wants to be a lawyer!

After the money arrived, the legal team quickly began to operate. First, they found the victim's family to talk about matters related to obtaining forgiveness.

In fact, everyone in the law firm knew that someone was setting a trap for the Duke, but they did not have any major emotional fluctuations about it.

No matter from a rational or emotional point of view, the two parties only have a relationship of mutual help and no relationship of mutual harm.

There were a total of four underage girls involved in this case. Except for the one taken away by the Duke's grandson, the others were just drunk and were not taken away.

The lawyer and their families discussed the compensation of 200,000 yuan for each of the three girls who had been drinking.

But the injured girl did not talk about it for a short time.

The person behind her opened her mouth and asked for 10 million!

This also further deepened the lawyer's speculation that someone must be behind this!

What kind of thing can be worth ten million?

Not even with diamonds!