Chapter 101: Have you been taught a lesson?
Even if a guard injured someone, they could just follow the procedures, impose a fine and detain him. There was no need for Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Empire to come to the security department in person to arrest the person.
What was even more unexpected was that Ymir not only came in person, but also bailed out the guy named Ryan individually.
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"Your Highness, Mr. Mitabi, why are you two here?"
August looked a little strange. He had just sent someone to the interrogation room to torture someone into confession, but he didn't expect that the real culprit would come in next time.
What is the relationship between this kid and Ymir that would make her give her life to the "Crystal of the Origin Law" and come to bail him out at the first opportunity?
It’s too far-fetched to say that he is a subordinate; if not, then what is he?
However, when he looked at the red-robed old man beside Ymir, the eldest son of the Winster family felt a little scared.
The "Public Security Department" used to be an absolutely independent law enforcement agency. Although it has been infiltrated by the five major families in recent years, there are still many senior officials who strictly abide by the laws customized by Master Kavo.
For example, the head of the Public Security Department in front of him, "Chief Justice" Mitabi Yarnah, has actually executed the illegal members of the five major families...
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Ymir knew very well the plans of the five major families. She had already smelled the scent of decay from these guys. They were no different from the old nobles of the Omar Empire who were like carrion vultures.
If building the city didn't require the compromise of these guys, she wouldn't want to bother with the so-called eldest master of the Winster family.
So, this time she did not get entangled with the Winster family, but directly invited "Chief Justice" Mitabi.
She said calmly, "Mr. Mitabi, there is a very important friend of mine in there. He has not violated any city regulations. I want to bail him out."
The red-robed wizard nodded and said, "The progress of the matter has been basically investigated. Your guard will be detained for one month and fined 200 contribution points for wounding someone with a weapon in the city. As for Mr. Ryan, I have read the file. He did not break any law and can leave at any time..."
"I praise your impartiality..."
Ymir nodded.
No matter where he is, the Chief Justice who is in charge of the judiciary should be respected, which is also a respect for the legal system.
This was true even in the Omar Empire.
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"She actually came in person..."
When Ryan saw Ymir in person in the interrogation room, he was quite surprised.
What surprised him even more was that Her Royal Highness the Princess did not bail out his guards, but simply took him away.
Ryan followed Ymir out of the interrogation room with a confused look on his face, and then greeted the old red-robed wizard.
"I am sorry to trouble you, Justice Mitapi."
"Your Highness, you are too polite. It's just normal procedure."
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Although the City of Glory is not a vassal territory of Omar, basic diplomatic etiquette is still required.
After all, she was an imperial princess. Even though she was exiled, Mitabi never took her lightly and treated her fairly, just like the law.
Besides, this eldest princess is not a simple person.
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The three interrogators who had previously interrogated Ryan were almost frightened to death when they saw the "Chief Justice" Mitabi Jarnah coming in person.
They had just been taught a lesson in "legal common sense" by Ryan, and now the top leader had airdropped in to pick someone up. Wasn't it obvious that what they had speculated before had become a reality?
The three interrogators automatically supplemented their brains and figured out that this Ryan... was indeed the person from the higher-ups who came to conduct a secret investigation!
Mitabi sent Ymir and Ryan away, saw August who shouldn't be here, and then looked at the three guys who were trembling with guilt and fear, and he had already guessed something.
The chief justice immediately regained his stern look and said coldly, "The three of you follow me in!"
"Yes...sir."
In the interrogation room, the three interrogators looked deathly pale.
Facing this iron-faced chief justice, they dared not hide anything and told him roughly what had happened.
Mitabi was furious. "So... because of August's words, you have completely forgotten your duties as 'law enforcers' and the laws and regulations you have learned?"
The three of them begged for mercy: "Lord Mitabi, we...we did something wrong! Mr. Ryan has made us realize our mistakes just now. We will never dare to do it again..."
"???"
Mitabi frowned when he heard this. He originally thought it was a simple violation, but why did it sound like there was something else going on?
You weren't the ones who tortured people into confessions, so why does it sound like you were being lectured instead?
He was suspicious and said, "Tell me the details of the interrogation process. If there is any omission, the crime will be even more serious!"
"yes……"
The three interrogators were certain that this incident was an undercover investigation by their superiors, so they dared not hide anything and told the entire .
How they were taught a lesson throughout the process, how they were pressed to the ground step by step by Ryan's legal clauses, how they were forced to stop at the brink...
He spoke it out word for word, as if he had just taken a vivid "anti-corruption practice class."
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Because there is also a crime called "attempted crime".
These three guys knew that they could not escape today. Mitabi, who was known as the iron-blooded chief justice, would never choose to let things go peacefully just because they were people within the system. Instead, he would increase the punishment.
Their only way to survive is to exploit loopholes in the law!
What's more, this is the real situation.
They had the idea of making a mistake just now, but before they could carry it out, they were taught a lesson.
This crime is not too serious...
"you……"
When Mitabi heard this, his expression became more and more strange. "Are you sure... that person just now knows the laws of the city very well?"
The three of them were extremely sure: "Yes! I can guarantee that Mr. Ryan is definitely the person who is most familiar with the laws of our Glory City and the most knowledgeable person I have ever met! Except for you, there is probably no one who is more familiar with the law than him..."
Now, the case is solved.
Mitabi's expression became uncertain and he felt mixed emotions.
He was not angry about his subordinates ' abuse of power for personal gain, but shocked.
The "law enforcers" who were specially trained by the judicial systems of the three cities were actually taught a law lesson by an outsider and were convinced?
Isn't this a slap in the face of their "Public Security Department"?
But on second thought, a gleam of shrewdness flashed across Mitabi's eyes, as if he had guessed something.
"An outsider has thoroughly studied the laws of the City of Glory. This..."
He murmured in his heart: "Her Royal Highness Princess Omar is really courageous! That Ryan must be the judicial talent she specially trained, no wonder she came here in person. She attaches so much importance to the city law, her vision and pattern are much higher than that of ordinary noble lords... If she can successfully build the city, it is really exciting..."
Thinking of this, Mittal once again compared himself with August, the eldest son of the Winster family whom he had met at the door before. His face turned livid and he said coldly: "Those guys from the five major families are really getting more and more presumptuous..."
When Master Kavo founded the "Public Security Office", he wanted an absolutely fair place of judgment. He even picked up a pen and wrote a motto on the huge stone at the door - "Justice is the last line of defense for social justice."
When the power of the wealthy overrides the law, the "fairness, justice and freedom" of the Glorious City becomes a joke.
That would cause this "free city" to fall into chaos, completely lose its glory, and eventually be lost in the crowd.
Mittal is very clear about the interests involved. This is also the bottom line he has always adhered to, the last bottom line for himself, for Master Kavo, and for this city.
When the law is trampled upon by power, it loses its meaning and becomes nothing more than a fig leaf for the powerful.
This precedent must never be set!
He said expressionlessly, "You three will be suspended from work for one year, fined for three years, and go home to reflect on your actions! Inform the Law Enforcement Department to arrest August Winster for obstruction of justice, and give him thirty lashes and three months' imprisonment!"
