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"I appeal! I object to the sentencing by the judge!" The owner of Blue Company went pale and hurriedly stood up to appeal.

"Do not shout in the courtroom!"

The Chief Justice rebuked, "Based on the evidence of your crimes, the court will make a reasonable judgement. You may gather evidence to question and defend against the sentencing, but charges such as hiring killers, malicious competition, and bribing judges cannot be altered. Now, I declare the hearing of the Blue Company case closed, court adjourned!"

He knocked on the table, stood up, and walked away.

The family of the victim also had tears in their eyes, unexpectedly gaining an additional compensation of 400,000 US Dollars for attending the hearing, truly magnificent!

They then cursed at the people from Blue Company.

Had it not been for the police officers stopping them, they would have rushed up and thrown punches.

Maji and his group also sighed in relief. Twelve lives, only 40 years of sentencing, it was already quite lenient.

If they behave well inside and through several appeals for sentence reduction, they could be out in a few years.

The owner of Blue Company sat on the cold bench, shivering, while the team of lawyers beside him felt helpless. The perpetrators had turned themselves in, and their attempt to bribe the judge had failed, resulting in them being violently dragged out.

What else could they do?

Dave consoled, "Don't worry, I will gather evidence for you on the outside, try to argue for a reduction in your sentence, perhaps the bail won't be so high after all."

The owner of Blue Company was tearful.

There are still good people in this world!

Look, even though he's offering free services, he's more reliable than those paid lawyers!

Allen Zhang heard this statement, had a peculiar expression, and looked at the owner of Blue Company with pity.

It's over. It's really over now.

The owner of Blue Company was detained in prison, the board members were also detained due to suspected illegal operations, and their personal assets were temporarily frozen, unlikely to get out soon.

As for the fines and compensations, the court notified the finance department of Blue Company to pay Pike Company a total of 94.6 million US Dollars for damages and 5 million US Dollars for facility losses, amounting to 99.6 million US Dollars altogether.

Soon the lawyer came over with a list and form, handed it to Allen Zhang, "Mr. Jin, this is the compensation for the damages caused by Blue Company to Pike Company, please sign here after confirming it's accurate, including the mental distress compensation of 200,000 US Dollars per person for the senior executives of Pike Company."

"200,000 US Dollars each?" Allen Zhang's eyes lit up.

The lawyer immediately understood what he was thinking and tactfully said, "The high-level executives of Pike Company, excluding those who have been removed or have resigned, there should be only 7 people now."

"But I have recently recruited seven or eight more, now our company has at least 15 people prepared for senior executive roles." Allen Zhang immediately explained, "Mr. Lawyer, aside from Dave and Congressman Jackson, our Hanberger Foundation is still in need of a few legal advisors, would you be interested in joining us part-time?"

"I'm certainly interested!" The lawyer smiled brightly, coughed lightly, and said, "True, the top executives of Pike Company have been verified, there indeed are 15 executives. Thus, in addition to the 99.6 million US Dollars in damages you need to pay, Blue Company must also pay an additional 3.2 million US Dollars for mental distress compensation to the 16 high-level members including you."

Allen Zhang signed without hesitation and wrote down the list of Beggar Gang Disciples, totaling fifteen people.

This way, it's a bargain for those old staff members from Reko as well, including them. Now, if the General Sect Leader fires them later, they surely can't say the General Sect Leader was heartless, right?

It's still not too extreme; otherwise, a company with hundreds of senior executives is a bit too ridiculous, too fake, and if other departments come to verify and taxes are not seen paid, the court couldn't cover for it.

Better to stop while it's still manageable.

Winning the lawsuit and directly profiting one billion US Dollars!