Chapter 62: Chapter 62 Lawyer Zhang Wei, Are You Confident?
Hearing this, Wu Zhenglin and Lin Zhen exchanged a glance, seemingly seeing a glimmer of hope. But the very next second, Lawyer Qi took out his cellphone. He seemed to log into an app and quickly tapped away.
「A few minutes later.」
He looked up at Wu Zhenglin again and said seriously, "Mr. Wu, I cannot take this case. I have already returned the full attorney’s fees you paid earlier. Goodbye." With that, he didn’t even look back as he prepared to turn around and leave. His actions were fluid and decisively swift, without the slightest hesitation, leaving Wu Zhenglin and Lin Zhen utterly stupefied.
Seeing that the hard-to-get Lawyer Qi had almost reached the door, Wu Zhenglin hurriedly stopped him. "No, no... Lawyer Qi, is it that the money isn’t enough? We can still discuss the price."
"Let me be honest, it’s not about the money," Lawyer Qi said, stopping in his tracks. He gave Wu Zhenglin a deep look and continued, "The prosecutor’s office has already gotten involved. Considering that, along with the nature of your company, it’s an almost certain loss."
But Wu Zhenglin still wouldn’t give up, asking, "But... but haven’t you taken on hundreds of cases in Jin City without a single loss? Is there really nothing you can do?"
Mentioning this, Lawyer Qi’s mouth twitched. "It’s precisely because I have never lost that I cannot take this case." He didn’t want his golden reputation tarnished by this one.
As counsel for the party, upon arriving at Anjia Headquarters, he had thoroughly familiarized himself with the case. This was a shady intermediary agency whose actions were either illegal or bordering on it. If the prosecutor’s office hadn’t been involved, he might still have been able to try and salvage it. But now, with the prosecutor’s office involved, taking the case would be like sending them to their deaths. In the face of irrefutable evidence, no lawyer could make a difference.
"By the way, Mr. Wu, if you consider parole in the future, you can contact me. I specialize in that, and I’ve never failed!" he added. "Goodbye."
Afterward, Lawyer Qi left his business card on the table. He pushed open the door and left the office without turning back.
Wu Zhenglin: ...
Watching his expensively hired lawyer leave without looking back, his expression fluctuated darkly, becoming extremely unsightly. As for the parole the lawyer mentioned, it referred to being released from prison after serving a certain term, due to good behavior, to be rehabilitated outside. Clearly, this high-priced lawyer also believed he was headed to prison!
"Mr. Wu... Mr. Wu, the lawyer has run off! What should we do now?" Lin Zhen asked, his face full of gloom. Lawyer Qi’s last remark had completely devastated his spirit.
"Find one!" Wu Zhenglin clenched his teeth and said fiercely. "Keep looking for a lawyer! One million! I simply don’t believe there’s no lawyer bold enough to take this case!"
Lin Zhen swallowed hard. His intuition told him it wouldn’t be that easy. The entire legal department had resigned, and Jin City’s finest, Lawyer Qi, had even returned the money. Clearly, this case had really escalated.
「At that moment,」
there was a knock on the door of the chairman’s office.
"Come in," Wu Zhenglin snorted coldly.
A tall, attractive secretary in a professional suit entered. "Mr. Wu, someone from the court just came by. They said they were delivering a subpoena."
Wu Zhenglin frowned. Lin Zhen quickly took the document from the secretary’s hand and adeptly tore open the seal. At a glance, he saw a subpoena inside. The plaintiffs listed on the subpoena were none other than Uncle Yang and his wife. Their complaint accused him of operating an illegal intermediary and demanded 2,000,000 in compensation!
"These... these old fools! What are they trying to stir up now?" Lin Zhen’s face darkened, and he couldn’t help but curse. This was indeed a case of misfortune raining down in succession. The issue with Qin Mu hadn’t even been resolved, and now he had received another subpoena. This time, the claim was even larger, demanding 2,000,000 in compensation from him! Including the 1,600,000 from Qin Mu’s side, wasn’t he going to have to pay a total of 3,600,000?
Thinking this, he quickly turned to Wu Zhenglin, a hint of a sob in his voice. "Mr. Wu, we better find a reliable lawyer quickly..."
Wu Zhenglin glared at him harshly. "Isn’t this trouble caused by you?" he said angrily. "The company will pay half of the lawyer’s fees, and you will pay the other half!"
"What?" Lin Zhen’s eyes widened upon hearing this.
「Jin City. Nursing Home.」
After successfully selling the house to Uncle Yang, Qin Mu no longer had to skip work. Over the past few days, to sell the house, he had "disappeared" several times during work hours. Once, he was almost caught by the nursing home supervisors. Fortunately, Old Zhang and the others promptly provided him cover, allowing him to bluff his way through.
「In the courtyard.」
"Cannon, file three to five!" Qin Mu called out. He was playing on his phone while simultaneously moving the corresponding piece—his back cannon—on the physical board in front of him. With this move, he pinned five of his opponent’s pieces at once. Zhang Qingyuan’s chariot, horse, elephant, advisor, and pawn were all locked in a single line by him.
"Xiao Qin, that move was kind of ruthless," Zhang Qingyuan said, stunned for a moment before furrowing his brows. He stared at the chessboard, contemplating how to break the formation.
Qin Mu smiled. This was a move from a mobile app; considering Old Zhang’s chess skills, he’d need at least half an hour to figure out a way.
Afterward, he silently opened a certain website and checked his current fan count. Since he hadn’t updated any videos these past few days, there wasn’t significant growth in his followers. However, messages urging him to update flooded his inbox, even more than in the previous days. There were now thousands of them each day.
"Once the judgment is over, I’ll give you guys something big," he thought, the corners of his mouth gradually curving up as he looked at the messages from his fans.
Now, there were less than five days left until the hearing. His lawyer was the nursing home’s legal advisor, Wang Dachui. Wang Dachui’s current attitude was quite arrogant. In his own words, this lawsuit was so simple that "even a pig could win it." Qin Mu just wasn’t sure which lawyer Lin Zhen and the shady intermediary agency had found.
「Four days later. Eve of the hearing. Anjia Headquarters.」
Wu Zhenglin and Lin Zhen anxiously stared at the lawyer before them. He was the only one willing to take their case in the past four days. After Lawyer Qi refunded their money and ran off, they had searched all the lawyers in Jin City. At first, attracted by the 1,000,000 in lawyer fees, lawyers from Jin City had swarmed in. But after understanding the situation, they all fled overnight. None were willing to take the case.
"Lawyer Zhang Wei, are you... are you confident about this?" Lin Zhen asked, staring intently at the lawyer as a flicker of hope ignited in his heart. This was the only one who, after understanding the situation, still agreed to take their case.
"My opponent this time is Qin Mu. I’ve had dealings with him before and know him very well," Lawyer Zhang Wei said, lifting his head and speaking indifferently. His expression was calm, his manner composed—a stark contrast to the previous lawyers.
Seeing this, Wu Zhenglin and Lin Zhen grew even more excited. The confidence on this lawyer’s face was not feigned. Without substantial capability, one would not appear so unconcerned. They finally had a chance of saving themselves!