Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!-Chapter 688 - 224_3

Kael was stunned for a moment, feeling as if he had heard this story somewhere before. He hesitated, then said with a chuckle,

"If what you're saying is true, then wouldn't it mean that the noble was the one making unreasonable trouble?"

Harry nodded earnestly and said, "When I first heard about it, my initial reaction was that this noble was really bad. If I were to inherit my father's title one day, I would definitely not become such a noble."

"What happened then?"

"Later, on the eve of my graduation, I discussed this matter with a good friend at the academy, and my friend also expressed sadness when speaking of it.

Because when the case was handed over to the Noble Council in the Royal Capital, the decision made by the noble in charge at that time was that the injured noble's appeal was successful.

I remember at that time, many newspapers in the Royal Capital were recording this incident, especially the comment made by the noble who judged the case, 'If you didn't bump into him, why did you help him up?' Suddenly, many people in the Duchy of Yibel were reluctant to assist the elderly."

My friend sadly said that because of that judge, the legal system of the Duchy of Yibel regressed by ten years, and the conflict between nobles and commoners became even sharper."

Kael felt this explanation was all too familiar, so he shook his head and sighed,

"I'm guessing this case wasn't that simple, was it?"

To Kael's surprise, Harry nodded and said, "You never cease to amaze me with your smarts, Kael.

That conversation I had casually with my friend just before graduation stuck with me. When it was time for the graduation Mage internship, I signed up for an internship with the Royal Capital Noble Council.

I wanted to go to the place that had made that decision, to find out if the Noble Council really made such an unreasonable judgment back then."

"And the more I learned about the case, the more I was shocked."

"Right, the contents of the case differed from what was being proclaimed by the media, correct?"

Harry nodded.

Though it all happened sixteen years ago, the paper documents related to the ruling have always been preserved.

Right after the Noble Council accepted the case concerning the dispute over personal injury compensation between the plaintiff noble and the defendant commoner, they immediately began investigating. freёweɓnovel.com

It wasn't quite like the arrogant nobles I learned about in the online novels from the Human Federation back in my previous life.

In the Bell Federation, it might be better to call these individuals not nobles but war heroes. The nobles, who had established their positions through military service, were mostly made up of common professionals, rather than great families from the city-state era.

Because of the unique nature of the ruling class of Bell Federation back then, the laws weren't established based solely on the patriarchal mindset of the great families from the city-state era.

The emergence of the Noble Council of the Bell Federation was less about protecting nobles and more about restricting the aristocracy's ability to hurt commoners.

Especially in disputes between nobles and commoners, public opinion could easily erupt.

The weak naturally have empathy for the weak, so many times, public opinion naturally sides with the weaker party even when they may not be the ones in the wrong.

Because of such situations, the Noble Council had to be more cautious in investigating cases between nobles and commoners than those between nobles only.

After all, one wrong judgment, and those media outlets in the Royal Capital would start sensationalizing fear again to boost their sales.

Kael was no stranger to this; it was the same in the Human Federation, as it was on the Shinhwa Continent.

Seemingly touching upon an unhappy subject, Harry spoke with a pained expression,

"The plaintiff noble claimed that on the day of the collision, they were passing by XXX Avenue in the Royal Capital, planning to board the next long compartment horse carriage to the other side of the Royal Capital.

As they approached the previous carriage, the door suddenly opened, and they were knocked down by the defendant rushing out from inside, resulting in a severe spinal injury that required treatment at the Church.

Since the plaintiff and defendant couldn't reach a mediation agreement with the staff of the Bronze Cross subsidiary Association of the Royal Capital, the plaintiff appealed to the Noble Council for compensation."

"What does the document say about the defendant's statement?" Kael mused.

"The defendant commoner claimed that he was the first to get off the carriage and, before disembarking, someone bumped him from behind. However, there was no collision between the plaintiff and defendant after he got off.

The defendant noticed the plaintiff had fallen and tried to do a good deed by helping them up, instead of causing the bump.

Moreover, the commoner believed that the plaintiff lacked sufficient evidence to prove infringement, and objectively, the commoner had not violated the plaintiff's personal rights. Therefore, the commoner felt that the Noble Council should not hold him responsible for compensating."

Kael sighed and revealed a sarcastic smile, saying,

"Didn't that commoner also claim that if commoners had to bear compensation for doing good deeds, it would be detrimental to promoting the knightly spirit that the Duchy advocates, and it would also become an accessory for nobles to oppress commoners?"