The Federation had a famous saying: "Victory and defeat are decided outside the courtroom."
This saying had once been used to allude to the capitalists and politicians who interfered with judicial fairness through various means. They had enough power to undermine judicial proceedings and justice from the outside.
Even now, this situation still existed and was worse than before. It was just that the capitalists and politicians had gradually learned how to handle such matters, quietly resolving them in places the public would never notice.
"The lawyers for Every Moment haven't objected. It seems their attitude isn't very firm."
A Prosecutor took a small sip from a cup of coffee. "We all know why those counters went missing. If Every Moment's attitude is too firm, it could cause some unnecessary trouble."
He walked over and leaned against the wall, coffee in hand. "If the public comes to believe this is Every Moment persecuting ordinary people, they might be roused into searching for those scammers."
"Two thousand counters. Think about it carefully—you should be able to imagine that even storing all those things would require an enormous amount of space."
"Once people find where they've been stored, they'll be able to discover who was behind all this by following certain details."
"That's why I don't find Every Moment's attitude strange. They're simply trying to drag things out. Once the Acquisition War is over and they find a new source of goods, they won't be afraid of a lawsuit anymore."
"When the time comes, they can just find some excuse and say someone had received incorrect information and recalled the counters ahead of schedule."
"They can reach a private settlement with those shop owners and get through this crisis."
The Prosecutor was a middle-aged man in his forties. He had handled many