Chapter 414: Chapter 301: The Feast at Hongmen [For Monthly Tickets!]
Something’s not right.
There’s a murderous intent!
Xu Liang’s eyes flickered, subconsciously sensing something, and immediately he cautiously probed:
"To the Supreme Court?"
"Why would Judge Wang want me to go to the Supreme Court? I’m just here in Upper City to see my teacher, and I’m heading back to Qingshi City soon..."
Going back to Qingshi City?
Wang Yao almost burst out laughing in frustration; this case obviously has something to do with the other party!
Last night, when Liu Jinshui proactively asked Xu Liang to be his lawyer, Wang Yao sensed something was off.
He went home immediately and gave Wang Chao a harsh scolding, but the kid stood his ground, insisting he only met Liu Jinshui on the train, which infuriated Wang Yao even more. In the end, he just started beating without asking!
After thinking it over, since Yang Ruoxi has come to Upper City, there’s a 90% chance Xu Liang has too.
So Wang Chao’s beating was for nothing.
Facing Xu Liang’s explanation now...
"Heh, you’d better really go back to Qingshi City later!"
Wang Yao snorted coldly, immediately taking a deep breath and adjusting his attitude, then spoke warmly:
"Xu, there’s actually not much going on; it’s mainly that the lamb wants to see you at the court."
"But she doesn’t know where you’re staying now..."
Yang Ruoxi at the court?
Xu Liang said without a change in expression, "I’ll call Yang Ruoxi later."
Wang Yao: ...
"She... her phone’s out of battery now." Wang Yao spoke again.
Hearing this, Xu Liang fell into deep thought.
"Really?"
"Really."
"Judge Wang, you wouldn’t lie to me..."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yao instantly responded with anger, "Who in the whole Upper City doesn’t know I’m the most upright? How could I lie to you!?"
Hearing this, Xu Liang understood, then said, "Fine, I’ll go take a look after I finish eating."
"Good, good, good."
Wang Yao felt quite relieved and then hung up the phone.
’Sigh, this kid is really hard to fool....’
Wang Yao thought to himself. He turned his head and noticed that the judges around him were all looking at him with a strange expression.
Wang Yao was instantly stunned.
"What are you all looking at me for!?"
His surprised voice echoed through the office, resonating in everyone’s ears.
Someone hesitated to speak and finally said:
"Old Wang, you’re nearly sixty, and you’re trying to lure a young man in his twenties to court... How is that upright at all?!"
Even saying...
"What’s the situation with your daughter?" someone else curiously asked.
"Why does the little lamb seeking him bring him to court?"
Upon hearing this.
Wang Yao was instantly choked up. Facing the curious expressions of those around him, his face turned increasingly red, and finally, he snapped, "Scram, scram, scram!"
"Can you be serious for once!?"
"The most important thing right now is to investigate the case; everything else can wait!"
Upon hearing this.
The people around finally collected their thoughts, immersed themselves in considering the main information of the case.
In an instant, the entire office fell into silence.
...
...
"Old Wang, that bastard, what’s he up to with you?"
In the courtyard.
Wu Chengjun sipped his bowl of porridge while looking at Xu Liang with a face full of doubt.
Xu Liang handed the phone to him, casually saying:
"I don’t know, maybe Judge Wang thinks I have a good face, wants to see me more often."
Having said that.
Xu Liang gulped down his breakfast until he was about seventy percent full, then stood up to walk outside.
Seeing this, Su Yu suddenly called out anxiously.
"Senior brother!"
What did Wang Yao mean with those words?
This isn’t about having a good face, it’s plainly a trap!
Once Xu Liang steps into the Supreme Court, Wang Yao might just give an order, and three hundred blade-wielding hands pop out from both sides to take the lawyer down!
Xu Liang paused slightly, looked back at Su Yu, and then gave a reassuring look.
Then he stepped out of the courtyard door and headed slowly towards the Supreme Court.
Seeing this, Su Yu’s lips moved for a while, not knowing what to say, so he sighed, showing a worried expression on his face.
By contrast, Wu Chengjun didn’t notice anything unusual.
He was still contemplating on leading more projects, to live up to his student’s reputation!
After leaving the courtyard, Xu Liang.
He hailed a cab by the roadside, and after stating the address, the driver hit the gas and took him to the Supreme Court.
Upper City isn’t that big.
Soon, the cab arrived stably at the entrance of the Supreme Court.
Xu Liang got out, then raised his head, gazing at the imposing hall built on numerous steps, symbolizing the pinnacle of Eastern Country’s judiciary system.
He took a deep breath and slowly stepped inside.
As he stepped on the last stair and entered the hall, a voice happened to float to his ear.
"Lawyer Xu? Judge Wang sent me to receive you; Miss Yang is waiting for you in the conference room."
Xu Liang turned his head and saw a female staff member beside him.
She was looking at him with a polite smile.
He didn’t think much about how she recognized him, simply nodded to signal her to lead the way.
Seeing this, the woman decisively turned around and led Xu Liang into the elevator.
About the sixth floor, the elevator stopped, and they walked out of the elevator bay.
The woman turned several corners.
Finally stopping at the door of a conference room, she reached out her hand and gently knocked on the door in front of them.
"Knock, knock, knock~"
The sound echoed as the door was pushed open.
"Squeak~"
The door opened.
Xu Liang stepped inside.
The next second, he saw a dozen middle-aged men in the meeting room, all of whom immediately turned their gaze towards him.
Some were amused, some scrutinizing, some puzzled, and others angry.
This was truly a feast at Hongmen!
Xu Liang kept a straight face, intending to step back and leave, but was interrupted...
"Bang!"
The people prepared on both sides of the door saw Xu Liang come in and decisively closed the door!
He tried to pull the door open again, but unfortunately...
"Click-click-click-click~!"
Several people locked the door, leaving Xu Liang stunned in place.
Seeing this scene, a few judges in the meeting room showed a playful smile on their faces, their gaze openly focused on Xu Liang.
Xu Liang: ...
He hesitated for a moment and immediately went over to Wang Yao.
"Judge Wang, I heard you and my teacher are old friends of several decades?"
Xu Liang immediately changed his demeanor, cheerfully sitting beside Wang Yao, as if they were long-lost old friends.
Wang Yao hesitated. He indeed knew Wu Chengjun for decades, but before he could speak, Xu Liang continued:
"Decades of friendship... so Teacher Wu’s student is your student too!"
"Teacher, what do you want from me as a student?"
As the words fell.
The entire meeting room, regardless of their previous mood, was collectively dumbfounded.
Wow, starting off with building connections!
Wang Yao also stared blankly at Xu Liang, and once he came back to his senses, he hurriedly said:
"No, what teacher are you talking about!?"
Xu Liang responded with a big smile:
"You’ve known my teacher for decades, from struggling through your studies to becoming pillars of justice, mutual friends."
"Not to mention, in this judicial field, meritocracy prevails. Calling you a teacher is quite reasonable."
Wang Yao was shocked; he didn’t know he had such a litigious student!
Seeing this.
The judge in the main seat couldn’t help but smile, chuckling:
"Hahaha, I think I understand why Lawyer Xu has such a high win rate."
This level of shamelessness... he hadn’t seen anyone else like it!
The atmosphere in the meeting room relaxed slightly.
The man in the main seat thought for a moment and then straightforwardly said:
"Did you read this morning’s newspaper?"
Xu Liang replied, "I did, just finished reading a minute before Teacher Wang called me."
Beside him, Wang Yao was somewhat anxious and hurriedly said, "I’m not your teacher!"
But clearly, no one paid attention to him.
The man simply nodded and continued:
"Do you know Liu Jinshui?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Liang’s gaze sharpened, and immediately he spoke with a disgruntled tone:
"The newspaper has already explicitly reported!"
"This person is excessively arrogant, insulting corpses, and even bringing them into the court for filing a case, blatantly trampling the dignity of the judiciary!"
"It’s even causing social upheaval!"
Wang Yao: ?
As these words fell, everyone at the scene was instantly choked up as if they had a fist stuck in their throat, unable to speak.
Even the person in the main seat took a long time to recover, looking at this audacious individual, feeling somewhat exasperated.
Finally, he said:
"Liu Jinshui was instructed by someone. They couldn’t file the case in Zhengyang City, so someone suggested bringing the corpse to Upper City."
Xu Liang was shocked and said, "Who is it? This person has a lot of guts!"
Everyone was choked once more.
"Lawyer Xu, the Supreme Court called you because Liu Jinshui gave the court an opinion, saying he wanted to hire a lawyer as a proxy." Wang Yao said helplessly.
For now.
They realized that the one suggesting the idea to Liu Jinshui was clearly this audacious individual in front of them!
Unfortunately, they had no way to deal with him...
"So it’s about appointing Lawyer Ren...."
Xu Liang sighed and said, "Then there’s no choice, I have to take on this case."
Wang Yao and the others couldn’t be bothered watching this kid continue to mess around, immediately asking:
"What’s your take on this case?"
"Do you have any insights?"
They approached Xu Liang mainly to gather some relevant information.
For now, although Qingshi City was verifying the information provided by Liu Jinshui, the progress was extremely slow.
For no other reason.
Based on the submitted materials... they could practically launch an ’anti-corruption’ campaign!
Once verification begins, Zhengyang City would be in trouble. The slow pace was inevitable, with hardly anyone cooperating.
Yet, the case couldn’t wait.
They urgently needed to decide who would have jurisdiction over the case!
Would it be the local or Upper City Court?
"About the case...."
Xu Liang paused, then fell silent, contemplating for a long while before saying:
"I don’t know much."
Then, without waiting for further inquiries, he shifted the topic and continued:
"However, Zhengyang City knows a lot."
"The local customs are quite reckless, the police force has varying levels of competence, and even my attempts to file a case at the police station have failed twice."
Which means...
The information submitted by Liu Jinshui might actually be true!?
Over there in Zhengyang City, Zhu Haoyi nearly controlled everything single-handedly, making it impossible to file a case...
In an instant, the atmosphere turned heavy at the scene.
