Gu Yan
Before the screen was turned on, Yan Suizhi subconsciously thought it was Gu Yan's message again. As a result, I opened it and found that it was not.
The name of the person who came from the message jumped, showing: Miss Fitz.
Yan Suizhi was stunned for a moment, then laughed. I don't know if it's because of the preconceived guess before, or because of Miss Fitz's character who wants to poke at everything.
Miss Fitz
- It's already past 8 o'clock, and today's work log has been forgotten by you again, Ruan Ye
Miss Fitz
- But I still want to tell you some good news. I just received a call from Senior Affairs Officer Adams. He secretly told me that ten minutes ago, your teacher Gu Yan had completed the review, and a very kind senior in the review team gave him a thorough review. A letter should not be a problem.
ten minutes ago? Yan Suizhi glanced at the time silently, and vaguely remembered that 11 o'clock on the night of the red stone stars was actually close to the early morning of the normal time, and after so many hours, the sky should be bright.
Generally speaking, there are three steps in the process after a first-level lawyer submits an application. The first step is an initial review ranging from 3 to 5 days. In this step, most applicants will be screened out, and small law firms are basically complete. The army has been wiped out, and the large law firm has submitted several applications, and basically there is only one single seedling left. So at the end of this step, all that can stay are the best among them, less than 5%. Based on past experience, this is the preliminary list.
This list will be publicized for 45 days, which is the second step of the process. During the publicity period, if no one raises an objection, the people on the list will enter the final step of the process - the final vote.
Those who participated in the vote were the big guys on the first-class lawyer's medal wall. If Yan Suizhi did not "die", he would also be one of the bigwigs with voting rights.
Two-thirds of the votes are passed.
If the voter is a relatively mild, friendly and talkative group, and in the spirit of not wanting to offend their peers, two-thirds is actually an easy standard to achieve. Unfortunately, each of the members of this group has their own personalities, and none of them is the kind of "you vote for it, I also vote for it" kind of good old man.
Therefore, in the final voting step, a group of people will still be screened each time, but this number is within an acceptable range.
What Gu Yan has experienced now is the first step. Under normal circumstances, if you can tell me the message, it means that it has stabilized, and the result will not change. That is to say, although the list has not been announced yet, it is possible to congratulate Gu Yan for successfully entering the second step.
Miss Fitz:
- Your teacher is one step closer to the First Class Lawyer Medal. Are you excited? Are you excited
Yan Suizhi raised the corner of his mouth and replied:
- Jumping for joy.
Miss Fitz:
- …
Miss Fitz:
- Don't think I don't know you're talking nonsense because I can't see you. You have roots growing on the bottom of your feet. I suspect that you even used to walk when you were in middle school.
Yan Suizhi:
- There is no high jump in my middle school PE class.
Miss Fitz's focus was successfully diverted:
- No high jump? What is there
Yan Suizhi:
- Choose one of three equestrian swimming and rock climbing, I don't remember much anymore.
Miss Fitz:
- ? ? ? ? ? ?
It was more than 20 years ago in middle school. Professor Yan Da was not too impressed with this kind of trivial matter. He only remembered that the original course was ridiculed as "horse racing up the mountain and down to the sea level", and then he chose the one that could sit down. that.
It's a waste of time to discuss such old things with people, and Yan Suizhi is not very interested. What's more, the topic was originally about Gu Yan, and it was so far away.
He pulled the subject back again and replied:
- Anyway, I'm very happy.
Of course, he didn't understand what Fitz said about the excitement. After all, he already had a piece of the so-called "Golden Lawyer Medal, First Class". But the joy was real, the students he once admired were getting better, and he was certainly happy.
Probably a little more than average joy.
Miss Fitz sent a bunch of small pictures of fried fireworks, very lively and very happy. But in order to be less biased, she added another sentence:
- Mr. Hal may be frustrated, the Hobbs review is still in progress, but the results are clear...
In general, if a law firm is reporting more than one applicant, then, in the interest of fairness, an independent senior officer will be responsible for each applicant. Adams is the one in charge of Gu Yan, and Hal is the one in charge of Hobbs.
Judging from past experience, there will only be one single seedling left in a law firm. Since it has been said that Gu Yan is on the list, then Hobbs's defeat is predictable.
As Yan Suizhi walked to the gate of Zhigeng Welfare Hospital, he considered a less partial reply.
He stood for a while by the search machine on the first floor of the hospital, trying to enter the surname "Chen" in it, and the list that came out was hopelessly long.
Yan Suizhi tutted softly, and the little girl at the service desk next to her pointed her head and asked, "Sir, do you need to see someone?"
"Yes."
"Is it because the name is not very precise, so it is difficult to find it?" The little girl is very understanding. "It's okay, this kind of thing is very common, you don't need to feel embarrassed. Do you have a photo? Or any other information? I can help you check."
"Thank you." Yan Suizhi thought for a while, and recalled a photo of Chen Zhang in the case file, "A friend of mine asked me to visit his family—"
"Ah..." The little girl's expression was a little complicated, and she responded before he finished speaking, "I know him."
"That's quite a coincidence."
"I know who you want to visit." The little girl said, "But this is a special one. The police are guarding it. You need to submit your ID."
When she said this, Yan Suizhi immediately understood.
In Chen Zhang's small building just now, he was still a little puzzled why Chen Zhang's family was not mentioned in the case data.
It now appears that the police have actually found it. I just found that the family here has no actual connection with the Yaba case, so on the one hand, in order to protect these people from being implicated, for example, not to be angered by the Manson family, not to be disturbed by some intrusive media, etc... These are included in the materials that need to be published in the case. But on the other hand, for further monitoring, some people were sent to guard here.
Yan Suizhi was following the formal procedure, of course he didn't mind. He verified his identity at the service desk, and the little girl said in surprise, "It's actually a defense lawyer..."
"Intern." Yan Suizhi didn't forget to refine the character, and asked the little girl with a smile, "Looking at your expression just now, I don't seem to like this Mr. Chen Zhang very much, why?"
If it's a stranger who doesn't know him at all, even if he hears that someone is involved in a certain case, he won't have such an expression. The little girl's performance just now was more like knowing something about Chen Zhang.
"Uh... It's not that I don't like it..." The little girl explained a little embarrassedly, but she quickly relaxed in Yan Suizhi's gentle smile and thought about it: "This Mr. Chen's grandfather, parents, and a My sister is here with us. Grandfather, father, and sister all have the same genetic disease. Now they are all paralyzed. My mother does not have that kind of genetic disease. Nian. Mr. Chen Zhang is actually quite pitiful, but... "
"But what?"
"At first, he insisted on visiting them once a week, so we all had a little impression of him. But then he came less often, and only stayed for a short time each time and left in a hurry. He hasn't been here once. It can be seen that he is not very happy to see those family members. Maybe he has been burdened for a long time, and it is too tiring for him. , "like a burden."
I can't shake it off, I can't let it go, so on the one hand I'm working hard to support, on the other hand I don't want to see them...
"I understand what you mean." Yan Suizhi was silent for a moment thoughtfully, then raised his eyes and smiled at the little girl, "Then I'll go to the ward first, thank you."
The little girl quickly waved her hand, "No thanks, it should be."
After leaving the service desk, Yan Suizhi did not rush to find the ward number provided by the little girl, but went around the store downstairs in the inpatient department and bought one without any other functions, only the most basic functions. recorder.
In the corridor outside the ward, there were indeed a few people in plain clothes buttoning their hats, or sitting on the benches pretending to be waiting.
But when Yan Suizhi walked towards the door of the ward, they all looked at him.
Yan Suizhi knew at a glance who they were, and shook the ID card at them.
The few people nodded, indicating that Yan Suizhi could go in, but do not close the door of the ward. Yan Suizhi opened his palms at them again, and explained simply: "Recording pen, the oldest kind."
A few people laughed and raised their chins towards his door, "It can be used, let's go."
To be honest, the process of meeting Chen Zhang's family was not pleasant.
Chen Zhang's mother cried a lot. A thin tube was inserted into her nose to help her breathing. Several times Yan Suizhi was afraid that her movements would break the thin tube, but she didn't care at all. He just kept crying and crying, saying that he hadn't seen Chen Zhang for a long time, that he had suffered, and that he didn't even have time to catch his breath for so many years.
The nurse was alarmed by her crying, and hurried over to check her physical indicators, as if she was particularly worried that she would cry into the emergency room.
On the way, the nurse whispered to Yan Suizhi, "The old lady sneaked past several times and said that she wanted to make some money to reduce her son's burden. Twice she almost couldn't find it, and she was still the girl at the service desk downstairs. I saw her huddled in a corner near the port, setting up a stall with a group of people, and then I found her again, and a small chip for positioning was added to the measuring instrument on her wrist."
When Yan Suizhi heard the word old lady, she was inexplicably sensitive. His eyes fell on Chen Zhang's mother. Chen Zhang was over 50 years old, and his mother was less than 100 at most. In this world where life expectancy is generally 200, life is only halfway through. According to the aging speed of modern people , even in its prime. But she was obviously old, her drooping skin and the deep tear trough under her eyes not only looked old, but also extremely haggard.
Not only her, but the people in this room, Chen Zhang's grandfather, father, and his sister, all looked much older than normal.
His grandfather lay on the innermost bed, his body was shrinking in the stage of aging, he looked thin and small, and his mind was a little unclear. He heard them muttering Chen Zhang's nickname, and after a long time he slowly raised his head, wiped his eyes and said, "Wen, he doesn't want us?"
He spoke slowly and laboriously for every sentence, and he had to rest for a while when he said a word.
"No?"
"I don't seem to remember what he looked like..."
Chen Zhang's sister never spoke, but at this moment she said in a low voice, "Don't ask for it, don't ask for it, be less bitter."
The little nurse turned her head and wiped her eyes quickly. The tip of her nose was red and said to Yan Suizhi, "I'm sorry, I'll go out first. If there is any situation, you must ring the bell."
Yan Suizhi was rarely afraid of anything, and the only thing he couldn't handle was this kind of scene.
It's not that he will be at a loss here. On the contrary, as a friend of Chen Zhang, he quickly appeased these whimpering and crying people. Maybe it's because he looks gentle and credible. , In the end, I was stunned when I heard it, and I just forgot to cry.
The little nurse who slipped out and washed her face had the courage to come back.
Before leaving, Chen Zhang's father suddenly asked in a hoarse voice, "He, is something wrong?"
Yan Suizhi smiled, "No, I went to see him this morning, but he really couldn't get away."
"It's okay, it's okay." Chen Zhang's father repeated, "Tell him it's okay, don't worry about it, we are fine."
When I came out of the welfare hospital, the visiting hours of the inpatient department had ended. The seasons in the first district were different from those in the third district. The temperature was much lower. It's a little cold, even if you're sleepy, you can wake up.
The corridors on several floors were silent and no one was there. Yan Suizhi had already put away the smile on his face, and the moonlight reflected on his slightly drooping eyelashes, making his expression very light. After walking for a while, he suddenly remembered something and glanced at the smartphone. Sure enough, there was a missed call on it, which was still from Fitz.
Before, the ward was crying in chaos, but he didn't even notice that there was a communication request.
He glanced at Decama's time and called her a communication back.
"Hello?" Fitz answered quickly.
"Sorry, something happened just now." Yan Suizhi said.
"Oh it's okay!" Fitz said, suddenly aware of something and asked, "What's the matter with you? Sounds like something... wrong?"
Yan Suizhi's eyes did not change as he fell outside the window, but he smiled: "What's wrong? Maybe it's a little sleepy. What happened before?"
Fitz was reminded by him, and immediately called out: "Oh yes! You know what! The list of the first step of the review has just been announced, guess what! Your teacher Gu and Hobbs are both on the list. !"
Yan Suiyi was stunned: "Are you sure they are all there? Isn't it the same name?"
"No, it's Gu Yan and Hobbs." Fitz said, "Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
Both are on the list, meaning both have the potential to be first class lawyers? impossible. It is absolutely impossible to change the old rules. There must be only one lawyer who can eventually become a first-class lawyer, either Gu Yan or Hobbs. It is very rare for both of them to pass the first round, and it is rare to see them once in more than ten years. This shows that in this round of review, it is difficult for the committee to make a choice. In desperation, it decided to postpone this choice for a while and leave it to the publicity period or the voting period.
This is not a good thing for Gu Yan.
Yan Suizhi thought for a while and replied to Fitz: "It depends on whether you are partial or not."
He paused, then said, "I'm partial anyway."
Most people always have two scenes, and it’s a bit rare to be as calm as him. Fitz was stunned for a moment, then laughed hahahaha for a long time, “Okay, after you say that, I suddenly feel in a good mood again, which means that I too Very biased!"
"Gu Yan—" Yan Sui said subconsciously, and then added two words abruptly, "The lawyers have returned to Decama?"
"I was told before that I have entered the port. But it seems that Gu Yan is going on a business trip? I don't know him, anyway, they are used to flying all day." Fitz said.
…
The next day, there was a temporary situation at the detention center, so I negotiated with Yan Suizhi to change the meeting time.
It was not until four o'clock in the afternoon that he sat in the meeting room again. Before entering the meeting room, he suddenly received a new message from Gu Yan.
This peppermint essence, which disappeared for a day and a night, came up without end and asked a sentence:
- where
Yan Suizhi was urged by the guard's gaze, but he didn't say much, and replied succinctly:
- Detention center.
After he finished speaking, he took off the smartphone and put it in the transparent bag.
When the supervisor took the bag, he glanced at his hand again, "Is there any other communication tool? What is that?"
Yan Suizhi spread his hands.
The guard nodded and let him into the meeting room.
Within two minutes, Chen Zhang was brought in by the tiger-faced discipline from yesterday. The moment they saw Yan Suizhi, they both showed a numb but a little sad expression.
When Chen Zhang sat down at the table, he stretched out his hand and pressed his waist again. Then straight to the point, he threw a sentence to Yan Suizhi: "I still insist on the attitude of yesterday."
Do not say kill.
Yan Suizhi was not in a hurry, just asked amusingly: "Then you can absolutely refuse to come to the meeting room, as you did at the beginning yesterday."
Chen Zhang pursed his lips and did not answer.
He was actually afraid of the intern. He was afraid that after he refused to meet, the intern would do something to defraud him like yesterday. Every time he cheated, his emotions would be excited again, and the feeling of being uneasy was not good, and he didn't want to be fooled again. So I just came and sat face to face like this, but I felt a little more confident.
Because as long as he doesn't speak, the initiative is still with him.
"I'm here, the meeting time is one hour." The discipline snorted like a toothache, turned around and left.
The door slammed shut, and the meeting room began to sink into the suffocating atmosphere of yesterday.
Chen Zhang suffocated unilaterally.
Yan Suiyi was not in a hurry at all. What he left yesterday before he left was fulfilled today. He really didn't do anything or was in a hurry, just drank the water in the glass and looked at Chen Zhang calmly.
"… "
Ten minutes later, Chen Zhang began to move the stool.
Twenty minutes later, Chen Zhang started scratching his head.
Thirty minutes passed, and Chen Zhang couldn't help it.
Just as he was about to open his mouth, Yan Suizhi suddenly put his index finger on his lips, motioning him not to speak and to be quiet.
"… "
Chen Zhang is going crazy.
Just when he stared at Yan Suizhi with a broken face, Yan Suizhi glanced at the time on the wall lightly, then took out something and put it in the center of the table, "You don't need to talk, I don't plan to do it today. What a question. There are 25 minutes left, and I'll play a recording for you."
The thing on the table was the tape recorder he bought and brought into the ward yesterday. He recorded part of it, not too long or too short, just 25 minutes. The meeting room was not allowed to bring any communication tools, so he chose such an old-fashioned thing.
Fortunately, although it is old-fashioned, the sound quality is good, and the content released is as clear as ringing in the ear.
"I haven't seen him for a long time, is he having a hard time?"
At the moment when the old woman's voice sounded, Chen Zhang seemed to have been pressed the lock button, stared at the body, and did not move...
Outside the detention center, two figures are sitting on the outdoor seating of the cafe across the street. From here, you can clearly see the gate of the detention center, and you can also sit and drink a cup of coffee. The viewing angle is very good, suitable for waiting and staring at people.
Hersey looked at Ben Qi, who was playing with the professional camera, and couldn't help but said, "This is not very good, teacher."
Ben Qi's hand trembled because of his sudden voice, and he almost threw the camera, "Hey, my 100,000-year-old baby, don't speak so suddenly! How is it?"
"Follow the intern," Hussey grumbled. "What are you doing staring at him..."
"Of course I'm digging some news!" Ben Qi squinted one eye, half of his face was attached to the dynamic camera, his expression was shrewd and savage, "Don't look at it as an intern, there are so many articles that he can do. How can he give the client In defense, in the end, did you lose or win? Did you have an improper transaction with the Manson family if you lost? Did you get too close with the judge if you won? Or there are other twists and turns, this The people involved in the case are not simple, you can write from any angle you want. Can you tell by looking at the pictures?”
Hersey whispered: "I don't think it's good. You've been with him for a day, and you've been standing opposite his hotel for a long time—"
"You think this is not good, and that is not good either." Ben Qi interrupted him angrily, "Are you a teacher or am I a teacher? I will hurt you? You are here to make money and eat, so survive first, okay? Young man? Besides—"
He adjusted the camera, found an angle, licked his lips, and said, "I haven't been out until now. Are you choked to death and you collect the corpse? If you don't make some fun for that little intern, I will Feeling uncomfortable."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that his shoulder was patted twice, neither light nor heavy.
His first reaction was, who is it? It's quite polite.
When he was stunned for a moment and turned his head, he saw a tall and handsome man looking down at him. This man seemed to have just come from somewhere else, and he was still wearing a gray coat that was obviously out of season here. The shirt was still straight as if it had just been ironed.
Ben Qi: "Who are you???"
The other party lowered his eyelids, took his camera indifferently, and then looked down at him with a calm but flustered tone: "If I'm not mistaken, the person you're taking pictures with happens to be me. intern. I don't mind wasting time listening to you explain, how are you going to grind him?"
Bunqi: "..."