Chapter 369: Chapter 256: Duty Fulfilled!
"If you’re fine, then get lost. I’m looking forward to the second trial."
Zhao Yi got up and said, then yawned and started walking out.
The hospital breakfast was pretty good, though a bit expensive, but not too exorbitant. Otherwise, food lover Wang Chao wouldn’t be stuffing himself like that.
But Zhao Yi was already middle-aged, almost elderly, and found it hard to have an appetite in the morning.
He picked up some food meant for his grandson and was ready to leave.
"Come on, we haven’t seen each other for so long. Old Zhao, don’t you miss me!?"
Xu Liang spoke up to stop him:
"We’re from the same hometown, after all!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi staggered, turned back to glare at Xu Liang with a dark face, and then left without looking back.
His pace even quickened a little.
Same hometown?
You’re the kind of hometown buddy who screws other hometown buddies!?
To be honest, the second half of 2004 felt like hell to Zhao Yi!
And the mastermind... well, you can’t exactly say it was Xu Liang’s fault, but in terms of the pressure aimed at him, it was indeed Xu Liang who did it!
If he hadn’t been transferred to the High Court to handle a couple of cases, he would have almost forgotten that there is an evidence submission period in court trials...
"Tsk, Old Zhao doesn’t honor old ties."
Watching the back of the leaving figure, Xu Liang showed a look of lament on his face.
"Mm-hmm."
Wang Chao mumbled in response, his mouth still full of food.
Seeing this, Xu Liang said no more, glanced at Wang Chao, and silently waited for him to finish eating.
After a long while.
When Wang Chao had finished three bowls of tofu pudding and several buns and fritters, he finally stopped.
"Burp~"
He let out a belch, patted his belly, smacked his lips, and said:
"Seven-tenths full."
Hearing this, Xu Liang stood up and said:
"Let’s go."
With that, he bought some more hot breakfast and took Wang Chao into the hospital.
The second trial was right in front of them.
The evidence to be submitted in court... to be honest, most of it is ready. Xu Liang didn’t have much to add, so he had been observing Blue Shield Law Firm’s moves these days.
But luckily, even though Blue Shield Law Firm had many elites, they didn’t have time to display their abilities.
So, whether they would still use underhanded tactics could be ruled out.
After all, preparing for underhanded tactics takes a long time.
Since Blue Shield posed no threat, he focused his attention on another matter, which was...
"Call the main members of the Mutual Aid Association over."
Reentering the ward, Xu Liang looked at Feng Nan and spoke softly.
At the same time, he distributed the breakfast in his hand to the people around.
There were two or three patients in the room, along with the two women Yang Ruoxi and Su Yu.
Yang Ruoxi seemed not fully awake, nodding off repeatedly, but her body was honest; attracted by the breakfast, she zombie-walked over to Xu Liang and started nibbling on a bun.
Xu Liang couldn’t resist pinching her cheek, which felt soft.
Yang Ruoxi, half asleep and half awake, furrowed her brows slightly, feeling like the bun was biting her!
Su Yu was elegantly dressed, eating breakfast like a lady.
Xu Liang turned to look at the sickly Feng Nan beside them.
"No need to call too many people over, just a few with some say will do."
He added.
Hearing this, Feng Nan paused for a moment, then nodded.
She started eating slowly, and shortly, the small portion of food in front of her was consumed.
When everyone had finished breakfast, Feng Nan began her next move, getting up slowly, putting on her shoes, and wandering between various wards.
Shortly after.
Several familiar patients appeared in front of Xu Liang.
"Wang Hu, Ye Jianguo, Qian Feng..."
Xu Liang glanced over these people, reading their names one by one.
Every time their name was called, they instinctively tensed up inside, only looking at him puzzled when Xu Liang stopped speaking.
"If I’m not mistaken... between the 2nd and now, during the adjournment, Blue Shield Law Firm must have sent someone to privately contact some of you, right?"
Xu Liang wore a gentle smile, looking at the people in front of him as he spoke slowly.
He sat in his chair, his tone calm, showing no anger or surprise.
But Wang Hu and the others instantly bristled.
"Someone else got contacted!?"
Wang Hu seemed like he got jabbed by a needle, eyebrows standing upright, eyes filled with anger, scanning everyone around him.
"Damn it, how come I didn’t know about this!? Did you guys compromise!?"
"Damn it, just a bunch of ungrateful bastards, Li Ye’s medicine might as well have been fed to dogs! No sense of conscience at all!!!"
As these words fell, it was like a spark igniting a barrel of gunpowder.
The originally calm morning erupted in the ward instantly.
The rest, when provoked, became anxious immediately:
"Who else did the plaintiff contact!? Damn it, truly selfish bastards..."
"If it weren’t for Li Ye and the others back then, we’d have been transferred to small hospitals or dead by now. The case is at a critical stage, and here they are, taking advantage, just scumbags!"
"Just call the police, fed up with some people from the Mutual Aid Association, always acting nice but turning coat at the crucial moment, arresting them would be a relief..."
"...."
They were furious, but the problem was... they all acted very angry.
Xu Liang just watched them perform silently, his gaze sweeping over a few of them.
Joking aside, the temptation offered by Chai Shiring was very appealing to these people, and with Yang Hao’s example right in front of them, Xu Liang wasn’t surprised that some would agree to falsify evidence under terms!!!
After all, this wasn’t simply about being bought off; it was a matter of life and death, an option about whether they could survive!
Either die slowly with the Mutual Aid Association.
Or, agree to what Chai Shiring says, and then have the other side secretly arrange for some drugs that can stabilize the condition to be taken...
This is Chai Shiring, putting the Mutual Aid Association through a trial of human nature!
Just as everyone was getting more and more agitated, Xu Liang suddenly spoke up to interrupt them.
"Everyone, please, don’t rush."
Xu Liang spoke, gently calming them with a remark.
"I know that Yang Hao has made all of you angry, and some people think that the defendant, our side, will eventually lose the lawsuit."
"After losing, the second trial will basically uphold the first, so no one can survive past this year. It would be better to find Chai Shiring, after all, the drugs in their hands are real."
"But what I want to say is... the truth might not be what it seems to you."
Xu Liang’s face showed a gentle, faint smile, exuding friendliness.
"Perhaps... we could win?"
Win the lawsuit...
If we win, Wu Fang and the others can definitely continue smuggling generic drugs... no, have others do the smuggling!
At that time, everyone can have medicine to take and continue to live!
No... in fact, the current social charities have already started preparing donations after this case was exposed, preparing to buy a batch of medicines to support!
Just relying on social donations could improve their conditions!
But...
Someone’s lips moved for a moment, then suddenly spoke up:
"Lawyer Xu, may I ask... How long will this win take?"
The benefits Chai Shiring offers are real.
Agree one second, get the medicine the next!
The sooner you take the medicine, the more hope to survive!
On the contrary, Xu Liang’s mention of winning... feels too vague.
If it takes two or three years to win the case... what’s the point of winning?
By that time, the people from the Mutual Aid Association would all be dead!!!
"Within a month!"
Xu Liang decisively spoke.
A month... only a month needed!?
Someone paused for a moment, eyes showing surprise, looking at Xu Liang, filled with skepticism.
It’s not that they don’t believe the other side, but during this time Xu Liang has been in front of them all along, and hasn’t investigated anything!
Like this, win the case in a month?
"I won’t say much more."
Xu Liang didn’t ramble on, he smiled and said:
"At least by the 17th for the second recess, I will produce some evidence to turn the case around!"
"Having said this, everyone... should consider carefully."
After speaking, Xu Liang waved his hand, letting everyone make space.
A few patients hesitated to speak, they really wanted to know what Xu Liang’s words meant.
Producing some evidence... what evidence!?
At the moment, the case is very clear, nothing more than smuggling generic drugs, which then infringed Superstar Pharmaceutical’s interests leading to the case.
What rebuttal evidence could there be on this!?
Even Wu Fang and Kong Jian both admitted they committed smuggling!
The other party can’t make false evidence or alter the case truth...
But in the end, no one asked, they just left the ward with heavy hearts and worried faces.
The ward soon only had a few people left in it.
"Quite a lot of people have been bribed."
Xu Liang recalled everyone’s expressions earlier, smiled slightly, and didn’t care.
To be honest, he didn’t call them over to scare them.
Nor was it moral blackmail!
Legally, it is stipulated that in a crisis, emergency precautions can be taken, and after breaking the law, one may not be guilty.
So, he had no reason to insist that a group of people who were about to die uphold high moral standards; it would be asking too much!
After all, there’s no reason to demand that someone maintain high morals and be a moral model when their wife and children are about to die, and then have them refuse to change medicine for the wife and children...
But...
He also couldn’t just watch as the client became the plaintiff’s witness and stood against him, the lawyer!
So...
"Having said this, I have fulfilled my duty."
"Whether they show up at the second recess in a few days... that’s not my concern anymore."
Xu Liang muttered to himself.
Feng Nan didn’t quite understand, but still expressed respect.
Since she chose the other party, she of course had to trust!
"Ah, I’m full now!"
Yang Ruoxi suddenly perked up, washed her face, and looked vigorous.
Xu Liang snapped out of it, looked at her, and laughed:
"Charged up?"
Yang Ruoxi didn’t care, looked around, sensed the atmosphere was off, and asked in surprise:
"What happened?"
Although she had been in the room all along, she had no idea what had happened earlier.
"Nothing."
Xu Liang shook his head.
Although she always said Wang Chao was silly, but... the two were born of the same parents, the genes aren’t that different.
So Xu Liang was always very tolerant of her, just said:
"Go get ready for the trial, prepare..."
"Court is in session!"
