Niles closed the door and sat on the sofa. The guest rooms in the Governor's Mansion were much more luxurious than ordinary people's houses. They not only had bedrooms, a separate dressing room, but also a living room.
He rubbed his face and buried it deeply in his hands. His whole body exuded an aura of decadence. He had contacted his family before coming. After all, his wife and children would be worried if he didn't go back overnight. Maybe after a while they wouldn't worry anymore, because he would stay in prison for a long time, as long as possible. It will be difficult to come out in this life.
"What should I do?" Niles put down his hands and looked at Kevin in confusion, "What should I do to make the judge sympathize with me?"
Kevin closed the notebook on the table and opened the curtains to let in more sunlight. "You put the responsibility on Vivian's brothers. In fact, to put it simply, it means telling the truth, and then adding a little sadness and Unfortunately, as long as the jury has sympathy for you, they can even think you are innocent."
When Niles heard what Kevin said, he was immediately filled with hope. He just stood up and was about to walk over to Kevin, but felt that it was a bit reckless to do so and sat back down again, "You will help me fight this lawsuit. Is it right?"
Kevin nodded indifferently, "As long as you can afford it, you are my boss!"
"How much?"
"No less than three hundred thousand!"
Niles, who was full of hope just a moment ago, suddenly fell into the ice cave. The figure of three hundred thousand made him feel that the light had become much weaker. He could not get the money, or he could. out, but his family will lose their current life. The artworks they had stolen over the years had been sold in private transactions in the Federation for approximately 15 to 6 million yuan. He and another craftsman each received approximately 400,000 yuan.
He spent almost half of this money on buying a house and enjoying life, and he still had 200,000 lying in the bank. If he wants to raise 300,000 yuan, he must sell his current house and two cars, and sell all expensive luxuries before he can raise 300,000 yuan. The money was too much and he couldn't pay it. More importantly, paying the three hundred thousand did not mean that he would be acquitted. It might just reduce his sentence.
"Actually..., there is another way for you to escape guilt, and that is to obtain Mrs. Vivian's forgiveness!" Kevin took a cigarette and lit it, his elbow pressed on the armrest of the chair, the big red soft bag A high-backed chair stood behind him, with his forearms raised and a cigarette between his fingers. He seemed to give people an indescribable visual impact, especially his smile, which made Niles feel the smile behind him. The red leather on the chair is like flowing blood, full of sin and desire.
He moved his butt towards Kevin, sat at one end of the couch, leaned forward, and poked his head, "What should I do?"
The next court session will be in three days. This period of time is for both parties and their lawyers to find more evidence to support their opinions. Seeing that the third day is coming, Vivian's two brothers sit down Together, they discussed the next few things.
The lead defense lawyer of the luxurious legal team told them that this lawsuit was very likely to be won. These lawyers' faces turned red with excitement. Regardless of whether the outside world would believe that they used their collective strength to win Kevin, this was a big deal for them. Both are huge wins! Once the lawsuit is settled, their worth and status will skyrocket. Even if the two brothers decide not to pay them any legal fees now, they will happily represent the lawsuit for free.
"I have asked someone to evaluate it. The old man's things total about 30 million." Vivian's eldest brother kept focusing on a waitress. The girl was young and beautiful. Unfortunately, she had a share of Menial job, he didn't mind keeping the girl under his wing if she wanted to.
Vivian's second brother frowned and asked, "So few? Didn't we sell all those things for 16 million before?"
Vivian's eldest brother withdrew his gaze and said, "Alex, you have to know that although those old men don't like those things, it doesn't mean that those things are not good things. One of the stone sculptures from the Origin Era sold for nearly 8 million. It has exceeded the total of the other 20 or so items! There are no items in the warehouse that can be sold for such a high price. Most of them are tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands each. I think 30 million is already very impressive. "
Alex, Vivian's second brother, nodded understandingly, "That's not a problem. Should we sell within the empire this time or send it to the Federation as before?"
"Of course it will be sent to the Federation. If we sell it in the empire, it won't look good on us. If we sell the old man's stuff right after he died, what will others think of us?"
Alex nodded, hesitantly, "I don't think my sister will just let it go. She will definitely find a way to take those things back."
Vivian's eldest brother Ed smiled easily, "Her? Besides proclaiming that she is a feminist fighter, what else can she do? Let those women attack us? If so, I think this is a good idea. , I really need an aggressive woman to calm my restlessness," he said, patting the back of Alex's hand, "Don't worry, she can't do anything, she is useless like before. child!”
When Ed said this, his eyes flashed with jealousy and hatred, and he recalled everything that happened at home when he was a child. The Governor doesn't have much time to educate them. Their daily life is decided by the Governor's wife. But every time His Excellency the Governor came home, he would severely reprimand the two boys and even beat them for trivial matters. On the contrary, the Governor "loved" Vivian, who was actually not that honest and obedient.
From that time on, Ed didn't like the old man. When he grew up, he understood that this was a sign of the old man's love for him. He hoped that through being strict, he would embark on a successful path. But understanding is understanding, but the hatred will not be reduced by half. It is like someone slaps you and then tells you that it is for your own good. Even if it is really like that, you will not be happy, but will only be disgusted or resentful. .
The old man suppressed them for forty years at once. How many forty years can one person have? two? Or one and a half
Ed has lived in the shadow of the Governor all his life. He has long been fed up with it. If the old man hadn't had too many connections and friends, he might have done something he shouldn't have done long ago.
Alex disagreed with the contempt in Ed's tone, "She at least hired a lawyer named Kevin, who is said to be the best lawyer in the empire. We always have to be careful."
Ed no longer had the caution he had when the Governor was still alive. He raised his head, leaned on the chair, and crossed his legs. One hand pressed on the back of the chair and the other on the edge of the table, "So what? This is Aldo, our Aldo, not the imperial capital. If something unexpected happens, just let him disappear. "
"You mean to kill him?" Alex's tone was a bit strange. After all, he was engaged in administrative work, and he was far less evil than a soldier like Ed. "Will this cause trouble?"
"Trouble? Alex, you are too careful. Find a place where no one is and kill him and send him outside the city to be burned to ashes. I don't believe anyone can find evidence from a pile of ashes to accuse us.", He said it with assurance, as if he had done this before, which made Alex feel slightly better.
If Ed knew a guy named Amp, he might not have this idea. Not only would he burn Kevin to ashes, but he would also throw Kevin's ashes into the ocean along with the real ashes.
The conversation between the two brothers gradually shifted to women. At this moment, a child wearing a peaked cap and some dried snot marks on his lips ran over. He held an envelope in his hand and placed it on the table. superior.
"Two gentlemen, someone asked me to give this letter to you..." After he finished speaking, he did not leave, but looked at the two people expectantly.
Alex found a dollar in change from his pocket and gave it to the child. When he turned around, Ed had already opened the envelope and read the contents. His expression became more and more terrifying, and finally he tore the letter into pieces!
"What's wrong?" Alex glanced at the letters that Ed had torn into pieces, bent down to pick them up, and then tried to piece the letter back together based on the tooth marks on the edges of each fragment.
Ed didn't stop him, he just lowered his voice and whispered in a tone full of anger, "You're right, that female cousin won't end like this. You don't have to look, she knows that we and that He asked us to withdraw the lawsuit and end the dispute about two idiots who collaborated to steal things from the warehouse." After speaking, his chest heaved violently, "How many things are hanging on the wall?"
"There are about sixty or seventy pieces...and they are all very good!"
The Governor's Mansion is too big, so more artworks are needed to embellish His Excellency the Governor's taste and appreciation of art. As the owner, His Excellency the Governor cannot hang all those cheap things on the walls and let the nobles who come and go laugh at his shit. The same taste in art, so he hung the best things outside, except the ones he didn't like.
Although there are only sixty or seventy pieces outside, these sixty or seventy pieces are definitely the most precious in His Excellency the Governor's collection, and this is the fundamental point of contention between the two brothers!
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(End of chapter)