Chapter 609 A Way to Fall Asleep

Ashley hummed in response. She could feel the stiffness in her back from sitting too long. She leaned against Elias for comfort but said little, as she still

had work to finish.

Elias quickly scanned the case. In summary, the incident was a classic case of self–inflicted consequences.

There was a middle school and a technical school separated by Just a street in the west of Capebatt City. Most of the students at the technical school were, to put it mildly, troublemakers with one foot in the underworld.

One such student, Theo Ellis, was notorious for getting his gang together to extort money from the middle school students across the street.

For the past year, they had been targeting Marco Marley, a shy secondary school student, regularly demanding money from him. Too scared to resist, Marco complied.

was walking with a female classmate and was blocked again. The gang found his female classmate attractive and tried to harass her. Marco, driven by both a desire to protect his classmate

in the middle of this

fourteen and, therefore, legally responsible, the case went

this on himself, and Marco was merely acting in self–defense. What’s his fault?” Elias

a bunch of social scum. They were still young but were

took the file back. “Yes, the case is about arguing self–defense. However, the opposing lawyer claims that both parties were minors and were just fooling around. But the situation didn’t justify the use of deadly force.

on her shoulder. “What about the girl? Isn’t

see anything, but I suspect she’s afraid of

Elias sighed. “Pour M

He’s really out of

replied calmly, “She’s just a fifteen–year–old girl. Considering what happened, she’s probably terrified. Don’t be too

be hard on the perpetrator. Theo’s father really had the nerve to cause trouble

was so heavy. She patted her lower back, and Elias noticed and helped her. She added, “Don’t make it harder for me. This case ended

attomeys, but since they had other commitments, it was passed on to me. Thave some experience in cases where victims of

was already

trial is in two days. I need to review

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