pjbooks Chapter 10 Your Client Seems to Be Dead
Chapter 10 Your Client Seems to Be Dead
After getting out of Fang Lue's Santana, whose air conditioning wasn't working properly, Wu Liang said goodbye to the two police officers.
I also suggest that the two of them go back and check where Ni Dayong went today. If he guesses correctly, he might make some new discoveries.
For the first time ever, the police captain patted him on the shoulder and said, "We'll contact you if anything comes up."
Wu Liang didn't really care, unless he was paid a consultation fee.
There weren't many people on the old street in the east of the city at this time. One of the streetlights was broken, casting a dim, yellowish hue over the entire street.
Wu Lianggang was about to take out the booklet to see if there were any changes when he looked up and saw a person squatting at the entrance of his law firm.
A woman, wearing high heels, a black suit skirt, and a neat ponytail.
But in this very state, he was squatting in front of the Yuanda Law Firm in a very undignified posture, holding up his phone and shining the light from the screen through the crack in the glass door, trying to see what was going on inside.
Wu Liang tiptoed and slowly walked up behind her.
The woman was completely oblivious, still intently peering through the crack in the door, muttering to herself.
"Is he or she...?"
Wu Liang bent down, leaned close to her ear, and said in the gentlest tone he had ever used:
"Hello, do you need any help?"
"ah----!!!"
The woman sprang up as if she had been electrocuted, her phone flew out of her hand, and she jumped back three feet.
The phone fell to the ground with a thud, screen down; the sound suggested something bad was about to happen.
The woman's back was pressed against the tightly closed glass door of the law firm, her chest heaving violently as she stared with her almond-shaped eyes at the man who had appeared out of nowhere in front of her.
Wu Liang also looked at her.
She looked to be around 26 or 27 years old, with delicate features and impeccable makeup; she looked like an elite woman working in a high-end office building in the CBD.
However, her hair was a bit messy from being rubbed, her earrings were crooked, and her professional image was completely ruined.
"Who are you?! Why do you walk so quietly?!" The woman's voice was shrill and annoyed.
Wu Liang looked completely innocent: "You were too focused. What are you looking at? Do you need any help?"
The woman quickly adjusted her hair and earrings, took a deep breath, and swiftly switched back into professional businesswoman mode. Wu Liang mentally gave her a 9.1 out of 10 for her quick expression control.
"No need. I'm looking for someone." The woman bent down to pick up the phone, turned it over, and saw that the screen was shattered into a spiderweb pattern.
Her lips twitched.
Wu Liang felt he should express some sympathy, but he couldn't help but smile.
Who are you looking for?
The woman stuffed her shattered phone back into her pocket and looked up to examine the man in front of her.
He's certainly good-looking. He has high brow bones, a straight nose, and a sharp jawline, but the curve of his mouth is a bit unconventional.
His expression softened slightly.
"Do you know any lawyers at this law firm?" She pointed to the sign behind her. "Attorney Wu Liang."
Wu Liang's eyes flashed.
"Yes, I know him. What, are you looking for him?"
The woman nodded, then glanced through the glass door again. It was dark inside, and clearly no one was there.
"What's he like as a person?" she asked.
"What, how is it?"
"It's just..." the woman carefully chose her words, "professional competence, character, reputation, and things like that."
Wu Liang leaned against the door, crossed his arms, and rested his head on his hand, thinking for a moment.
"You want to hire him to handle your case?"
"No," the woman shook her head. "I just... wanted to know more."
"Then you've come to the right person." Wu Liang nodded seriously. "I know this Lawyer Wu well. Let me put it this way, his professional skills are excellent, and his character is impeccable. The key is that he's also handsome; he's definitely the most good-looking guy in this area."
"Really?"
The woman clearly didn't believe it, then muttered under her breath, "...Then why call him that lousy name, 'unscrupulous lawyer'?"
Wu Liang's lips twitched.
The woman hesitated for a moment, seemingly considering whether to continue waiting. After a while, she spoke again, her tone tentative.
"I heard... he took a case to defend a driver who ran over and killed someone, arguing for acquittal?"
really.
Wu Liang understood immediately; it seemed that their rivals had come knocking.
The local legal community in Tongcheng is not large. Those who know the details of Zhou Hai's case immediately are either people from the court or people directly related to the case. Judging from the way she asked the questions just now, she is clearly not the former.
And coincidentally, he had thoroughly mocked Ding Hu in front of him, thus setting a flag for himself.
"I really don't know that. I only know he took the case, but how would I know how he got into trouble... How did you find out?"
The woman didn't answer directly, but turned her head to look at the sign of Yuanda Law Firm, subtly revealing her disdain.
"To get him acquitted in this kind of case requires either genuine skill or just sensationalism. Right now, everyone in the Tongcheng lawyers' group is betting on whether he can win, with odds of one to three."
Wu Liang almost lost his composure.
Good heavens, I've become the betting odds myself.
"Which side did you bet on?" he asked.
"I don't place any bets; I never gamble."
"So you came to see him to see what this black horse looks like?"
The woman didn't respond, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Looking at her, Wu Liang had already made a rough judgment in his mind.
"Are you a lawyer too?" he asked casually.
The woman nodded, having a fairly good impression of Wu Liang; he was not only handsome but also spoke quite gently.
"Jincheng Law Firm, Sun Wei."
Sun Wei took a business card out of her bag and handed it to Wu Liang.
Wu Liang took it and glanced at it. Wow, this is something special.
Jincheng Law Firm is one of the top three law firms in Tongcheng. Its offices are located in a Grade A office building in the city center, and it has more than forty practicing lawyers.
Compared to a small, independent firm like Yuanda Law Firm, which is located in an old alley, it's like the difference between a five-star hotel and a roadside stall.
Wu Liang put it away, just about to continue investigating the other side's situation, when footsteps came from inside the law firm, followed by the glass door being pushed open from the inside.
Zhang Jiajing was wearing pajamas, her hair was messy, and she was holding a half-eaten corncob in her hand, with half of her body sticking out.
"Boss, you're back? Why aren't you coming in? What are you doing standing at the door—"
Her gaze fell on Sun Wei, who was standing next to Wu Liang, and she blinked.
"Huh?" Zhang Jiajing looked at Wu Liang, then at the woman in the suit, her expression shifting from confusion to excitement. "Boss, this is... the new client?"
"The boss?!"
Sun Wei suddenly turned her head to stare at Wu Liang, and the goodwill she had just felt shattered with a "snap".
She calls him "boss"?
Wouldn't that mean...?
Wu Liang really wanted to give Zhang Jiajing a good whack and ruin his plans!
But since things had come to this, Wu Liang extended his right hand to Sun Wei with a bright smile.
"Attorney Sun, let me formally introduce myself. I'm Wu Liang from Yuanda Law Firm. If I'm not mistaken, you're the lawyer representing the plaintiff in the Zhou Hai case."
Sun Wei's face turned from red to white; she just wanted to disappear into the ground.
Good heavens, what did I say? I was talking about crickets in front of the person in question?
Zhang Jiajing munched on corn, her eyes darting back and forth between the two. Although she hadn't fully grasped the situation, her gossipy instincts told her that the atmosphere was definitely worth watching.
Sun Wei took a deep breath and was about to say something when Wu Liang's phone vibrated in his pocket.
Buzzing—buzzing—
Wu Liang took out his phone; the screen displayed an unfamiliar local number. He glanced at Sun Wei and answered the call.
"Feed?"
The voice on the other end was Fang Lue's, but it was completely different from when they were at the noodle shop that evening. The young police officer's tone was urgent, with a forced tension.
"Attorney Wu, it's me, Fang Lue."
Zhang Jiajing watched as the smile on her boss's face gradually faded, and the playfulness in his eyes turned serious.
Wu Liang's gaze slowly shifted to Sun Wei.
Sun Wei felt inexplicably flustered by his gaze. Just as she was about to speak, Wu Liang took the phone away from her ear.
"Uh, Ms. Sun."
He carefully considered his words.
"Unfortunate news—"
"It seems your client has died."