Chapter 539: All Troublesome Matters 6667

Lans listened seriously as Lawyer Luo Ben talked about the specific situation of this case; he wasn't very clear about the developments at the Hazardous Materials Bureau.

Lawyer Luo Ben said very frankly, "You know, I have some connections at the Department of Justice."

Lans's case in New Jincheng was also helped by Lawyer Luo Ben. He found a lawyer who had a good relationship with him to fight the lawsuit there for Lans, and at the same time, found a little connection from the Department of Justice.

Judicial justice in the state of Jinzhou was destroyed as cleanly as the core of national politics. Clearly, it was a case that couldn't be lost, but if they didn't find people and didn't find good lawyers, they could still lose the lawsuit.

Of course, the federal government had never admitted that it was a society ruled by law. From this point of view, they were quite real.

At least they didn't deceive the public, making the public mistakenly believe that the law was really the foundation of society and the country.

Lans also thanked Lawyer Luo Ben heavily for that matter, and naturally knew his efforts and hard work.

Seeing Lans nod, he continued, "I heard some news through some channels. Director Dai Er is actively working on relationships, hoping to find one or two death penalty cases from this case."

Lans frowned, "This is just a small case!"

That's right, although he hadn't studied professional legal knowledge and wasn't some lawyer, he was very clear that as long as they didn't let the prosecution merge them into multiple criminal acts under a "criminal group,"

and let each case remain independent, just as a case of a bar and a bar operator, even if they handled it at the maximum according to the amendments to the Prohibition Act, it would at most be over ten years, and wouldn't exceed twenty years.

Currently, federal states hadn't abolished the death penalty, but wanting to reach the standard for the death penalty wasn't such an easy thing, unless the criminal suspect possessed the bloodline bonus of picking cotton.

Like these immigrants, at most they would be heavily sentenced.

But just as mentioned above, federal justice had great flexibility. If Director Dai Er really spent money to work on it, maybe it was really possible to get some people sentenced to death.

Lawyer Luo Ben pursed his lips, "Dai Er's current situation is very subtle. Up to now, the Federation hasn't executed anyone for smuggling and selling alcoholic beverages."

"If he wants to change his current status, he has to please the Prohibition Committee, and he has to help them make people respect and fear the Prohibition Act, so they won't dare to easily violate it."

"He even intends to use this opportunity to establish a norm and a standard for all similar cases, thereby solving his awkward situation."

Lawyer Luo Ben simply explained that many federal laws were actually very unsound, or the criminals who violated them after the legal provisions were formulated were relatively few.

When judges conducted trials and sentencing, it was possible they might be indecisive about sentencing standards.

At this time, a "successful precedent" could play a decisive role.

There was a case where, during the trial stage, the prosecutor and the judge found no applicable law, so the judge could only rely on his own ideas to rule and sentence the case.

Society and public opinion also caused a huge uproar, but after social discussion, everyone felt that his ruling and sentencing weren't excessive.

In the following few years, there were over thirty similar cases that followed the ruling and sentencing standards of the first case, until it was officially legislated.

Now, the promotion of the Prohibition Act was like a joke, and it also had a certain relationship with the sentencing being too light.

The situation in each state was different. Some criminal organizations had a deeper influence on the local area, so judges might be influenced during sentencing, for example, sentencing two or three years.

Then, after operations and the like, maybe they would serve one year in prison and come out.

This couldn't make people feel fear toward the Prohibition Act, and Congress didn't have any good methods. If Director Dai Er could promote "heavier sentencing" to gain some people's attention,

then the eyes of those big shots would land on him again, and those who intended to topple him and step on his corpse to climb up would have to consider whether doing so was worth it.

For power and for survival, people always had many methods and means; this was nothing more than his "self-redemption."

Lans listened to Lawyer Luo Ben's explanation, his brows tightly furrowed, "Do we have any plan to solve this possibility?"

Lawyer Luo Ben shook his head slightly, "Congress would be happy to see someone do this."

Lans understood. Maintaining the dignity of the ruling class, using the lives and blood of innocent people—this was very federal.

"I can only try my best to reduce this possibility, but if he is very tough on wanting to do this, the Department of Justice might cooperate with him."

"Mr. Lans, you know, Congress is the ruler of the Federation."

"They don't need to actively agree with this matter; they only need to not oppose it and not express their stance when someone asks for their opinion—that's enough!"

This was the wonder of politics. When supporting a matter, its expression method didn't necessarily have to be you telling people "I support this matter"; letting people know "I don't oppose it" could achieve the same effect and was less likely to fall into a passive position.

Lans sighed softly, "Then I'll trouble you to keep watching this case. If there are other developments or problems, contact me at any time."

He took another check and handed it over, "This is your remuneration. I know you have a relatively heavy burden, so I'll give you a portion in advance, and the rest will be given to you together after the case ends."

"Of course, if the money isn't enough, please tell me."

Lawyer Luo Ben didn't refuse; this portion was what he deserved.

Watching Lawyer Luo Ben leave, Lans tightly pursed his lips, his hands crossed over his lower abdomen, his index fingers tapping rhythmically up and down.

In the evening, Pang Da returned home after finishing a day's work. Lisa had already prepared dinner and placed it on the table. But she wasn't in the dining room.

Since the last incident, she still couldn't face Pang Da. She would do what she needed to do and then return to her room and not come out.

No matter what Pang Da said, Lisa wouldn't come out. Even if he wanted to open the door and go in, she would use "Don't force me" to repel his thoughts.

That food was delicious, but it had no taste when eaten in his mouth. After messily filling his stomach, he handled the leftover food and came outside Lisa's bedroom door.

Actually, he could push the door open just by twisting the doorknob, but he didn't have the courage to do so.

"I was busy for a whole day today, just promoted to senior agent, there's a lot of work I need to handle, this job isn't as simple as imagined."

"Before, when I worked in the lobby, I only had to think about how to do the work distributed to me."

"Now, the work of the team on my side is all concentrated here for me to handle."

"And recently, you know, many of the Lans family's bars were caught by us, and we've been handling cases in this regard."

He paused as he spoke, "Dear, I know you are in pain, but please must believe that I love you more than ever before."

In a glance/p>

"That wasn't your fault!"

"I..."

The telephone ring in the living room suddenly rang. He looked back, "I'll answer the phone, I'll come talk to you in a bit."

He walked to the living room and answered the phone. Senior agents were just that busy; even at home, there would be calls coming in.

"This is Pang Da's residence."

"I am Pang Da."

"Is it convenient to chat?"

Lans's voice came from the receiver. Pang Da was stunned for a moment, he looked around vigilantly, and then suddenly remembered, this was his home.

However, for the sake of safety, he still decided to go to the study, "Wait for me a bit, don't hang up."

He pressed a button and then hung up the phone.

It was equivalent to maintaining the call, but there was no input or output on this side.

Then he answered the phone again in the study. The living room phone made a "click" sound, and a button popped up.

"You want me to help you fish people out?", Pang Da asked.

"If you want me to help you fish people out, I can only say I can't do it. Dai Er is watching very closely, he is contacting the prosecutor, so I am powerless regarding this point."

Lans hadn't thought about letting him fish people out either, "Not this, two other things."

"First, the Koda Club openly supplies alcoholic beverages, is there any way to handle it?"

"Second, if something happens to Dai Er and he can't continue in his position, where will the next candidate come from?"

"Do you have a chance to climb higher?"

When he heard the first question, Pang Da didn't feel it was a problem, but when Lans said the second question, he was first terrified!

As a law enforcement officer whose values were at least very consistent with mainstream federal views before this, and who was comprehensively excellent, this topic was a bit too fucking... offensive!

After all, he was also a member of the Hazardous Materials Bureau, and honestly, Director Dai Er, although he didn't show much closeness to him, wasn't that distant either.

However, after experiencing Lisa's incident, some of his mindset underwent some changes. He first felt uncomfortable, but soon began to think about whether this matter could bring him any benefits.

He pondered for a good while before sighing, "I don't have enough seniority."

"Regarding the Koda Club, I'll communicate with Director Dai Er tomorrow. Now our manpower is trapped in these cases in our hands."

"So I can't give you an answer now."

Lans didn't force him to have an answer immediately, just instructed, "Tomorrow at twelve, I'll call your office."

After hanging up the phone, Pang Da sat on the sofa for a good while, many thoughts popping up in his mind, among which was the image of him sitting in the director's office.

New Jincheng, New Jin City, any federal city couldn't lack the existence of alcoholic beverages.

Only by sitting in this position could he truly grasp the initiative and truly be counted as a "big shot."

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