Chapter 86
Moral Judgment
Chapter 86 Moral Judgment
The potion was being processed more smoothly than Hobart had planned, thanks to the network of contacts he had built up by taking every commission seriously.
If he continues to work on the case Mr. Barton assigned him, it will take at least another two or three weeks before the potion can be fully digested.
The cases introduced by Robin's cousin—Mr. Bob's, Mr. Sean's, and Mr. Barron's—helped Hopper digest the remaining potion in his body. Moreover, these three cases were the result of his own efforts in building connections, which was what made Hopper most gratified.
"Thank you, Attorney Hobart."
Bruce's sincere thanks brought Hobart back to his senses. He smiled and said, "Your future happiness is the greatest mockery of your past life. You come from a good family and are still young. I believe it won't be difficult for you to achieve this. Don't do anything foolish again."
"Your advice is my wish."
After speaking a few more words to his mother, Bruce followed the bailiffs to prison to serve his sentence.
Although she won the case, Mrs. Kent was still in tears, after all, Bruce would have to spend three months in a cold prison.
Hobert chatted with Mr. Barron for a few minutes, and then everyone left one after another.
Outside the courthouse, just as Hobert was about to get into a taxi, Fors came over and said, "We're going the same way, let's go together."
Carpooling?
"No problem." Hobert was already quite wealthy, but he naturally wouldn't refuse, as he always wanted to save as much as possible.
Inside the carriage, Fors suddenly said, "Hobert, don't you think the punishment for Bruce was a bit inappropriate?"
"Um?"
"I didn't mean anything by it," Fors said. "I also feel that Bruce's actions shouldn't be considered intentional homicide or intentional assault, but, but he does have a tendency to harm others."
"I understand what you mean," Hobart smiled. "This is actually a common problem among non-legal professionals; they always like to use moral judgment to determine the standard for punishing a person."
Fors was taken aback; it seemed that was the case.
"Miss Fors, you must understand that people's moral standards have never been completely unified, so moral judgments are also difficult to unify," Hobart said.
"Like Bruce's case, the Wynter family believed he should spend 20 years in jail, which is clearly unreasonable. Bruce's mother believed her son should be released immediately, which is also unreasonable."
"Have you noticed that most of the time, the law is a compromise? At the same time, the credibility of the law, as well as its forceful enforcement methods, allow most people to abandon their own moral judgment and accept the judgment of the law."
"This is the value of the judicial system."
Fors smiled and said, "It's because my perspective on this issue is too naive."
“No, this is my profession,” Hobart said. “Just as I don’t know how to write books or practice medicine, everyone has their own strengths.”
Fors nodded, feeling that Hobart's explanation of the law had been very helpful to her, and the image of the protagonist in her mind became clearer.
Back at the law firm, Hobart's mind was no longer on his work.
Now that the potion has been fully digested, he should advance as soon as possible. He knew a long time ago that the Sequence 8 potion was called "Barbarian" and had even fought "Barbarian" Upton.
But he is still looking forward to the new abilities that the barbarians will bring.
Hobart really wanted to slack off, but Saturday afternoon turned out to be quite busy.
First, Mr. Sean, who had already received the repayment, came to pay Hopper's £36 commission fee. Mr. Sean thanked Hopper again before leaving.
Then Mrs. Kent came to pay Hopper's £38 commission fee and thanked him before leaving.
Since these two commissions were not assigned by the firm, according to the firm's regulations, Hobart only needed to pay the firm a £2 "hospitality fee" for each case, since Hobart used the firm's premises to host the clients.
However, if Hobart had initially chosen a fixed salary from the law firm, then these two commission fees would have had to be turned over to the firm for distribution according to relevant regulations.
These two cases earned Hobart a total of £70, with an actual income of £61.70 after taxes.
Commission fees are considered service fees, and the tax rate in the Kingdom of Loen is lower than that for business taxes. However, since both of these incomes exceed 20 pounds, the tax rate also exceeds 10%.
This made Hobart remark: the Ruhnn government really knows how to make money.
Then he wondered if he could use the non-official staff ID cards issued by the Night Watch team to evade taxes? He really envied Boss K; his income was tax-free.
Then he envied that Krishnamurti could get reimbursed for many of the occult materials he used, while he himself had to pay for even a spoonful of Night Vanilla powder.
In the end, Hobart realized that his current income was higher than that of Mr. K, which was probably the only consolation.
While he was lost in thought, Delon, whom he had met at the excavation site the day before, arrived with Bill's wife, wanting to ask Hobart to defend Bill.
Hobart originally intended to use Bill's case to process the potion, but Mrs. Kent beat him to it.
However, Hobart will not refuse Bill's case, and even after taking the new potion, he will continue to practice law for some time to come.
After reviewing the plaintiff's complaint, Hobart felt confident enough to defend the case and asked Bill's wife to sign the power of attorney.
However, Bill's family was not very wealthy, and considering that they also had to compensate the plaintiff for economic losses, they could only afford to pay £10 in lawyer fees.
Hobart thought the price was reasonable, considering that Bill's case was much simpler.
After finishing all this, it was already past five in the afternoon. Hobert took a carriage home and arrived just in time for dinner.
After dinner, Hobert followed Christine to the study. After closing the study door, Hobert said impatiently, "Father, I have completely digested the 'Lawyer' potion."
Christine was taken aback: "So fast?"
"Yes, the recent cases have made me realize the core of being a 'lawyer,'" Hobart said. "After playing the role, I quickly absorbed the potion."
Christine nodded, then suddenly stared at Hobart.
Hobart immediately felt immense mental pressure, and he had to use all his strength to fight against it.
The pressure lasted for more than ten seconds before it suddenly disappeared.
Christine nodded: "It's all digested."
He said, "You digest potions faster than Rex and I did back then."
He then asked, "You want to be promoted to Sequence 8 right now?"
Hobart nodded. "Yes."
"I must remind you," Christine said sternly, "the higher the sequence, the more difficult it is to obtain potion recipes and extraordinary materials. Don't forget the curse upon you!"
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