Mystery: The Returner of the Stars

Chapter 37 An old man, a story

"What kind of result do you want most?"

"Of course, our family can live in harmony, and there will no longer be estrangements and disputes over money. I also hope that my eldest son will be kinder and treat his younger brother better."

"Then you are willing to leave all the family property to the eldest son in exchange for his taking care of the younger son in the future?"

"...I can't expect him to have such a good heart. This is what I have been struggling with."

"Then you want to hand over the property to your young son?"

"He's still too young."

Having said that, Hastur already understood what the middle-aged man was thinking.

He would have preferred to divide his property among the younger sons, and it was only because of the impulsiveness of the older son that he got into trouble.

It is not difficult to solve his distress, just let him delay the matter of property inheritance until the youngest son grows up.

"You can divide the property into two large and small parts, and then find an excellent notary to complete the notarization and protect the property for you. After ten years or after your death, let the notary office carry out the property according to your wishes. to distribute."

Hastur offered his own little advice, though it was a little unfair to the older son.

But this is not something he, a lawyer, should consider. He is only protecting their interests according to the employer's requirements within the scope permitted by Ruen's law.

If the person who came here to ask him for help today was the eldest son of a middle-aged man, then he would try his best to fight for his eldest son's interests within the scope of Loen's law.

In this regard, the attitude of lawyers is still very equal.

The middle-aged man hesitated and said, "But shouldn't the right to inherit the property belong to the eldest son alone? That's what all the nobles do."

"First of all, you are not a noble, and your family does not have a title to inherit. Secondly, the laws of Loen have different requirements for nobles and commoners in this regard. Finally, there must be certain prerequisites for ensuring the eldest son's priority of inheritance, even for noble gentlemen. .”

Hastur eloquently said: "If the eldest son is poor in various aspects, for example, he is extremely unfilial, has a bad reputation, and people have a low opinion of him, then he can be replaced by a better heir."

In this respect, the Loen law also left some leeway for the nobles.

As for civilians like middle-aged men, his property distribution is not worthy of being truly protected by the law.

It can also be put another way, middle-aged men have more freedom than nobles in the matter of property distribution.

"Then, if the notary office steals my property in the future, what should I use to protect my rights?" The middle-aged man has already made up his mind.

On this point, Hastur can't guarantee anything, even if the money is deposited in the bank, it may be stolen.

"No matter what industry there are trustworthy and untrustworthy people, I can only hope that you can find a notary who is truly fair and just."

The middle-aged man was silent for a long time, then got up and took off his hat to salute: "Thank you for your guidance."

"Being able to help you is the greatest compliment to me." Hastur responded with a smile.

"I think I should pay a certain amount of gold pounds as a reward for this matter, but it feels like an insult to your noble character."

The middle-aged man suddenly said such a sentence when he was about to leave the house.

"..."

Hastur looked calm, speechless in his heart.

After a 1-minute break, a second help-seeker walked in from outside.

Listening to the voice is a lady, her distress is the divorce of her husband cheating.

This problem is not difficult to solve, either divorce or continue to make do.

Of course, if the situation is severe, it may also lead to a family homicide.

This lady no longer wants to continue living with her current husband, and wants to use this matter in exchange for more financial compensation for herself and her children. This is a very reasonable request, and it is also protected by the law of Loen.

But the two did not reach an agreement on the issue of financial compensation.

The husband thinks that the wife's financial compensation is too much, and the wife thinks it is a reasonable request of the betrayed party.

After several discussions broke up unhappy, the husband directly said harsh words, either accept the compensation amount he proposed, or go to court to sue him.

After the lady told her story, she asked in a low voice: "I heard people say that if you really want to go to court to sue him, the judge will not side with me, but will think that the amount of compensation I asked for is too much."

Hastur tapped the table with his right finger, signaling the lady to concentrate, and waited for her to wait quietly for a while before Hastur spoke:
"The Law of Loen will indeed protect the interests of the cheated party in the marriage, and the amount of compensation will be appropriately increased in the case of divorce because of this matter."

"However, the law does not specify the amount of this amount, nor does it detail the percentage of the property. Normally, the two parties are asked to conduct multiple mediations, and then compromise a range of compensation that is acceptable to both parties. "

"If your husband is still unwilling to accept mediation, then it will be difficult for you to obtain sufficient compensation from him in the end, even if it is what you deserve."

In this matter, Loen's law is more based on the interests of men, because cheating is not uncommon among Loen nobles.

However, the way noble couples get along is different from that of ordinary people. Even if they find out that the other party has cheated and betrayed, they may continue to get together and live their lives together, and then play their own way.

At this time, cheating is hardly a reasonable claim for more financial compensation.

Among ordinary couples, if one of them cheats, it will be a big event for the whole family, and the originally happy life will likely fall apart.

"Then how should I protect my own interests?" The lady was a little anxious.

Hastur smiled and said: "May I ask, are you a believer of the goddess?"

"Yes, I have always believed in the goddess devoutly. He is the most important pillar of my soul. It is his gentleness that allows me to survive this most difficult time."

"Praise the goddess!"

The lady said, piously tapped four times on her chest, drawing a crimson moon.

"Then what religion does your husband believe in?"

"He is a disciple of the storm."

Speaking of this, the lady gritted her teeth bitterly: "I should have followed the advice of my parents back then. Believers who stay away from the storm, they are so rude and ruthless, and they are not suitable to spend a lifetime with them."

Hastur thought for a while and said, "Is he still a businessman?"

"Yes, he was engaged in some nautical business and made a lot of money in these years. It was at this time that he betrayed our love."

"Well, then you can go to the court to sue him, but before that, you can go to the goddess' church and tell the clergy about your grievances, so that more people will know about your husband's cheating."

"Does that work?"

"It should not take a few days before he will take the initiative to seek peace talks with you, and your demands will be satisfied by then."

The lady doesn't know why the lawyer behind the curtain has such confidence, but such words are very trustworthy and useful.

The two chatted for a while, and the lady made a small request, wanting to open the curtain to take a look at Hastur.

For such a small request, Hastur naturally refused with a smile.

Finally, the lady praised Hastur's gentle voice, and then got up to leave.

In the following time, Hastur upheld the basic qualities of a lawyer and provided corresponding advice to many help-seekers.

The help-seeker who impressed him the most was an old man. He should have a long life of sixty, spoke in a low voice, and occasionally stopped to catch his breath.

In his staccato narration, a cruel story was told.

The old man was not an original resident of Backlund, he was from Winter County.

Because Winter County is close to Feysac, the situation often changes with the relationship between the two countries. Some areas have been at war with Feysac all the year round, and they have been deadly enemies for generations.

The old man came from such a family. Both his grandfather and grandfather were killed in the war with Fusac. After his father was also killed in battle, he also inherited the iron will of his ancestors.

Without hesitation, he joined the army to participate in the war to defend the country.

After several years, he fought and fought hundreds of times, big and small, and he still survived with his courage and luck on the battlefield where the death rate was so terrible.

When he was 28 years old, he was seriously injured and separated from the main force. He fled all the way, escaped from the border and entered the territory of Feysac.

He fainted near a small stream, just like the protagonist in the legendary story, he was rescued by someone, and was taken to a village ruled by Fusac.

In order to survive, he lied that he was a soldier of Feysac and survived the fight with Loen's army.

Perhaps his acting skills are very realistic, or these villagers are too simple and kind, he managed to muddle through and stay in the village to recuperate.

His scars make him look very masculine, which arouses the admiration of many girls.

Among them was a young girl, which made it difficult for him to control, and soon the two had a relationship, and the girl was successfully pregnant.

When the girl shyly took his palm and put it in his ear, holding back her shyness and telling him in a low voice that she was pregnant with his child, he woke up from this short-lived tenderness.

He is a soldier of Loen, and everyone here is a citizen of Feysac.

What they usually discuss is how invincible Feysac's army is, how many enemies they have killed during this time, and the Loen Kingdom is also their hunting target.

These people are enemies, descendants of the murderers who killed their ancestors!

The feud between Fusac and Ruen is a contradiction that can never be reconciled.

He has struggled, he has also been cowardly, and he is secretly happy that he has offspring, but there is more fear in his heart that cannot be wiped away.

He was forcing himself to make a cruel decision, just like the cowardly apostle in the folk song who knew it was impossible but still wanted to make a deal with the devil.

In the end, he did it anyway.

Taking advantage of a harvest celebration held in this village, he contacted a Loen team wandering in the nearby mountains.

Soon disaster struck and the whole village was washed with blood.

Even the young girl who loved him and was pregnant with his child was not spared. They all died and were eventually burned to ashes by a fire.

As an executioner, he was rewarded by his superiors for this incident and received a lot of rewards.

He tried his best not to think about the right or wrong of this matter, and devoted himself to the battle with Feysac's army.

But the more he fights, the more confused he becomes. What reason is he fighting for?

Is it the righteousness of defending the country?

But he is also a murderer and arsonist, and Loen doesn't necessarily have no plans to annex Feysac. Who is the party of justice?
In the end, he put down his weapon, left the battlefield, left Cold Winter County, and came to Backlund, known as the City of Hope.

It was here that he saw what it means to be a nobleman above others, what is a war like a child's play, and what is the benefit of mutual cooperation...

It turns out that the only people who are really hostile to each other and are mortal enemies to each other are the low-level people like them.

He looked at the capital of the kingdom he once protected. If he knew that his bloody battle was just a victim of the interests of the big shots.

Then, will he still work hard on the battlefield?

If I was born in Backlund, would my attitude towards the Feysac army be different?
In a trance, he dreamed of the girl who loved him wholeheartedly, and his unborn child.

Will he be a boy, or a girl?

If he stayed in that village all the time, would his children have already married a wife and had children, or married and had children, and lived a good life?
If I stay in that village forever...

(End of this chapter)