MWC – Chapter 0

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“Miss Wang’s tragedy is because you betrayed her trust. She completely believed in your privacy assurances during the loan process. However, what she didn’t know was that when she was undergoing facial recognition, the camera captured not just the portion framed in your software, but also included most of her body. At that time, she was only wearing pajamas on the bed and didn’t pay attention to her posture, exposing her private parts. What she didn’t expect was that your database would be so easily hacked, leading to her private photos being leaked. Her fiancé broke up with her, her photos circulated in company groups, pushing her into depression and ultimately resulting in her resorting to suicide.”

“This tragedy is caused by your company’s imperfect authentication and poor security systems. Therefore, your company must take responsibility for this tragedy.”

Lu Ming looked calmly at the defendant in the witness stand. Although Lu Ming’s questioning had exhausted the defendant along the way, this middle-aged man who seemed successful in his career became even more grim-faced as Lu Ming further accused him.

Glancing at the jury box, he muttered, “Our company’s software and security firewall systems fully comply with relevant departmental business standards.”

Lu Ming immediately pressed on, “But it’s still not enough, is it? In this age where we’ve nearly lost all privacy…”

“I object, object to the plaintiff’s lawyer exaggerating and discussing social topics unrelated to this case!” The defense lawyer stood up, her voice cold. She was an extremely beautiful girl, dressed in a light black professional suit, with stockings, high heels, appearing less childish and more seductive.

“Objection sustained!” The judge on the bench, full of authority, frowned at Lu Ming.

Lu Ming smiled faintly, “Your Honor, you just had hemorrhoid surgery, so you should rest. Yes, your current sitting posture is just right.”

The old judge was taken aback, yet to speak, Lu Ming turned to the beautiful defense lawyer, “Lawyer Han, I heard that when you were doing your nails yesterday, you accidentally added an extra zero when swiping the code, earning you a new nickname in the nail salon, ‘Clumsy Beauty,’ right?”

“Objection!” The beautiful lawyer stared at Lu Ming, her eyes spitting fire, as if she wanted to eat him alive.

“Oh, and also, Professor Nie!” Lu Ming turned to the audience seating, addressing a chubby white-haired professor, “I heard that you had dinner with a 2nd-year female student from our school yesterday, right?”

Professor Nie’s chubby face revealed a hint of embarrassment as he shook his head helplessly.

This guy was lazy like that, but in the courtroom, he never showed mercy. Each question, each sentence of his interrogation, carried deep meaning and would ultimately become a sharp weapon, leaving his opponents in the courtroom no chance of survival.

“I found all this information from a simple search on the internet this morning. I believe that the issue of privacy rights has become a serious social problem, requiring new cases to guide and correct.”

Lu Ming’s tone gradually became strong and forceful as he looked at the defendant in the witness stand, “In this case, you only needed to make a few changes, and this tragedy would not have happened, saving a precious life.”

“But it requires a lot of money. Our shareholders…” The defendant struggled weakly.

“But wouldn’t that reduce many tragedies?” Lu Ming interrupted him.

He froze there.

Looking at the expressions on the jurors’ faces, the beautiful defense lawyer bit her lip, glaring fiercely at Lu Ming’s back.

At this moment, Lu Ming was pacing back to the plaintiff’s seat. Suddenly stopping, he looked at the defendant again, “Life is priceless, but ultimately, in this courtroom, justice must be quantified. Your company is worth tens of billions of dollars, yet the major shareholders ignore such tragedies. I hope to use appropriate punitive fines to make you feel the pain of the victim!”

“Objection, objection to the plaintiff’s lawyer’s misguidance of the jury!” The beautiful lawyer immediately stood up in anger.

“I withdraw my previous statement!” Lu Ming returned to his plaintiff seat and looked at the tearful “victim’s mother” beside him with some helplessness. She was quite good at acting; could she be a drama student from the Central Academy of Drama?

He glanced back at his mentor, Professor Nie, in the audience seating.

Professor Nie nodded in satisfaction.

Although cursing in his heart, feeling exposed about the dinner with the post-graduate female student in the courtroom, this guy, however, always remained the same, unconventional yet invincible in court.

In this simulated courtroom, he had won over fifty cases in a row, setting a record for the school and even for all law students in the country.

For this simulated lawsuit, it didn’t fully demonstrate his cunning and versatility because the case was relatively straightforward, but his relentless attacks on witness loopholes during cross-examination and seizing every opportunity to influence the jury were just a warm-up.

It was almost predictable that a legal genius, a rising star that would shake the legal world both domestically and internationally, was gradually emerging.

“Adjourned! Half an hour later, both parties will present their closing arguments!” Professor Zhu, playing the role of the judge, knocked on the gavel and couldn’t help but glare at Lu Ming again. This guy needed to be disciplined!

“Hiss,” taking a sharp breath, the professor had exposed his hemorrhoid surgery, trying to act as normal as possible, but sitting up too quickly made it painful!

Little bastard!

Professor Zhu cursed in his heart, but had to admit that he really liked this little bastard. He was the most outstanding student he had ever taught. In decades, he would probably be the student he often mentioned, bringing him a lot of glory.

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Sitting on the bench outside the staircase of the simulated courtroom was the beautiful lawyer, Anne Han, Lu Ming’s old rival and colleague in the same field.

One was the school flower, the other the school grass.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, with the lawn shading them, several cherry trees were in full bloom, dreamlike.

The scenery in front of the staircase was beautiful, and further away were several teaching buildings with students coming and going.

Lu Ming walked over and sat down on the bench.

Anne Han bit her red lips and moved aside.

Lu Ming rubbed his nose; he and her could be said to be evenly matched. They often staged dramas in the finals of the simulated court, and she lost to him every time.

But he still admired her.

He came from a family of legal professionals, growing up surrounded by legal knowledge. His grandfather was even Professor Nie’s teacher and former leader.

But Anne Han came from a humble background, making her way step by step. That was not easy at all.

“Professor Nie, I will definitely take you overseas!” Anne Han muttered discontentedly.

This was a rehearsal for a trial overseas. Professor Nie had taken on a high-profile privacy rights case overseas, a highly publicized major case involving a company worth billions of dollars.

Of course, the case was not entirely the same as the simulated trial, but their nature was similar.

As a special advisor to the case, Professor Nie planned to involve an outstanding disciple in it for learning and training. Hence, the simulated courtroom also chose the maritime court model.

As a result, Lu Ming won overwhelmingly, and the punitive fine imposed by the simulated jurors was astronomical.

“You major in the domestic law system and I major in the European and American legal system… I still lost to you!” Anne Han shook her head helplessly.

Lu Ming was stunned. It was the first time he had seen her look so disheartened. Previously, she had always been fearless. He also enjoyed sparring with her.

Originally, his hand was already in his pocket, ready to take out the envelope and give it to her, but now was obviously not a good time.

And, writing love letters? What era was this? It seemed too old-fashioned, right?

In hesitation, he saw Anne Han already getting up and slowly walking down the classroom steps, her back somewhat desolate.

Looking at her back, Lu Ming suddenly shouted, “Anne Han, can I invite you to dinner tonight?”

He wasn’t sure if she heard him clearly. After a slight pause, she still slowly left.