When Miss Fitz entered the door, she felt that the atmosphere in the office of Lawyer Gu was extremely tense.
She glanced at the large lawyer's desk, where Gu Yan was drinking water with a cup leaning against the edge of the table.
He put the remote control of the door in the other hand aside, walked around the edge of the table, walked to the desk and sat down, and asked Fitz, "Is something wrong?"
"It's nothing." Fitz shook his head subconsciously and pointed to the side, "I'm looking for Ruan Ye."
Gu Yan raised his hand very gentlemanly, motioning for her to take care of herself.
So Fitz looked at the intern's desk again, Yan Suizhi was leaning back in the chair, holding a fake paper sheet in his hand, looked up at her and smiled: "Sorry, Miss Fitz, I just saw it. to the documents you sent."
Fitz gave a strange "Huh", "Why did you put the mask on again? I remember you taking it off in Dick's lawyer's office before?"
Professor Yan Da never blinked when he spoke nonsense, "I sneezed a few times just now and put it on again. After all, it took our teacher Gu all night to finally get rid of the fever, and then I was infected with it. Oh no."
Because his lips were hidden behind the mask, his voice was muffled, with a bit of a cold nasal tone, which sounded milder than usual.
So that Fitz was completely convinced by his explanation without thinking much, and nodded his head suddenly: "Oh - that's true, after all, the office door is a closed space, even if there is no contact, it is easy to be recruited."
"… "
The two people who had just over-contacted were well-dressed and looked at the documents in front of them calmly. In a sense, it is also a succession.
"Ah—so you finally see the document I passed to you?" Fitz reached out and tapped the fake page in Yan Suizhi's hand, "Last time in the George Manson case, except for the final payment of the commission gold, The Legal Aid Society has given you an extra bonus. After all, it's very gratifying to have a trainee solicitor doing that, you're amazing."
"thanks."
In fact, Yan Suizhi pretended to take it for a long time, and didn't read a few words at all. Or did he swipe through every line while listening to Fitz, "So, I just need to sign here to confirm?"
"Yes." Miss Fitz smiled, as if she was the one who got the bonus. "Look at the asset card to see if you have received these two payments, and sign it when you receive it."
Miss Fitz's transfer efficiency had been seen by Yan Suizhi on her first day at Southern Cross. So he didn't even look at the asset card, he just had to sign at the end of the document.
Haven't written yet.
Attorney Gu first coughed.
Miss Fitz: "???"
Gu Yan looked calm, turned a page of documents without raising his head, "It's okay, my throat is uncomfortable."
"Next time you cough earlier..."
This was the last time Yan Suizhi said indiscriminately when he almost signed the wrong name, but Gu Yan actually remembered it, and cooperated with it in a serious manner.
Yan Suizhi signed the name "Ruan Ye" with flying phoenixes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.
He felt that he was really slow. In the past, he only thought Gu was funny when he was angry, but why didn't he find that he was so funny when he was obedient.
Fitz said cheerfully: "This way, you don't have to worry about the rent of your apartment for half a year."
"Indeed, but I don't have to move to a new apartment." Yan Suizhi didn't lift his head, his tone was very natural.
"Ah? Not moving?"
They all live in a villa area, looking up and not looking down, there is no need to hide. Yan Suizhi's eyes swept across Gu Yan, winked at Fitz, and said jokingly: "Last night, while Lawyer Gu had a fever and his willpower was weak, I coaxed him to let him go, and reluctantly agreed to the Lend me to stay in the attic for a while."
"Really?" Miss Fitz was happy for him for a while, and then sighed, "Is Gu always so good at talking when he has a fever? I knew I would try it with you when I didn't have the money to live in a villa. Maybe there are A handsome roommate."
Regret is so real.
Yan Suizhi smiled and nodded: "Yes."
"… "
Attorney Gu looked indifferent.
Someone had kissed him two minutes ago, turned his face and started to make fun of him with others.
Bastard stuff.
"The signed documents have been passed on to you, what else is there to do?" Yan Suizhi asked.
Fitz nodded: "There is indeed one more thing, the office plans to hold a dinner party for the interns on Saturday."
"Dinner?"
"Yes, in fact, this plan was made two days ago, and it has just been officially finalized." Fitz said: "On the one hand, everyone thinks that your group of interns has performed very well, and it has not been a long time. Outstanding grades, this is mainly talking about you. On the other hand, Miss Phyllida was a little frightened just now, and the officials did not want any students to leave bad memories in Southern Cross, so it is also a kind of appease."
She paused for a moment, and then wentssip said: "Actually, it's because you both avoided the last flattering party. The partners and bosses above didn't see you, and their curiosity couldn't be suppressed."
Partner bosses
Yan Suizhi glanced at Gu Yan, who happened to be looking at him too.
They had previously thought that there might be some people in the Southern Cross Law Firm who were involved in the bombing, so it's hard to say whether the cause of the dinner party was pure curiosity or something else.
"Okay, I see." Yan Suizhi said.
In fact, Fitz came here mainly to say this, and after that, she was about to leave in high heels.
But when she passed Gu Yan's desk, she stopped again, staring at the pot of evergreen bamboo on the table with a ghostly look, "Hey? My God, how did it become like this? The potted plant veteran in the institute! Who did it?"
Lawyer Gu said casually, "What do you think?"
After raising them for so many years, there have been no problems with the green ones. Some people are dead as soon as they arrive, and it is self-evident who did it.
Fitz suddenly felt blessed, recalling the indescribably tense atmosphere in the room when he first entered the office, and he used his associative ability at the right time, "Oh - that's why I knocked on the door for a long time before you opened it, just because… "
Attorney Gu was silent for a moment, followed her words lightly and said, "...I'm educating this intern who watered the potted plant to death."
"No wonder!"
Yan Suizhi: "..."
Miss, are you stupid
…
Although Southern Cross Lawyers wanted to suppress it, the news that Lawyer Dean received threats to express delivery was reported, and it became one of the topics discussed on the Internet the next day. things on a par.
Several senior affairs officers lost their temper in the office all day, and while looking for someone to publicize, they shouted, "Who the fuck didn't stab the door out?!"
This made the atmosphere of the entire law firm extraordinarily tense, with sparks in the air, and if a certain sentence was wrong, it might burn.
The irritability of the senior affairs officials is not unreasonable, because there are so many reckless and mindless people who are prone to imitating mentality at such times. Originally, they may have only scolded a few words under the report of the "Shaking Weng" case, but after seeing the intimidation of the courier, someone will realize: "Ah! It can still be like this!"
So for three consecutive days after that, the number of express mails received by the law firm has doubled. At first, the recipient still wrote "Dean" honestly, but then started to scribble, "Hobbs, Ivey, Moore", even Fitz and Gu Yan were not spared, it was impossible to prevent.
So the Southern Cross law firm had to start rejecting all express mail, and then ask the police to intervene.
Under normal circumstances, the lawyers of the Southern Cross Law Firm are independent of each other. Whoever takes what kind of case can ask a few questions at most, and there will not be too much communication and interference. But after a few days of so much flirtatiousness, everyone from the law firm to the intern was paying attention to Dean's "Shake Shack" case.
Even Hobbs, who was isolated in the Ivy League Hospital, was no exception. He specially dialed the communication of his student Locke and asked about the situation at the law firm.
In addition, those similar and controversial old cases are also being brought up more and more.
"So, I won't take this kind of case if I kill him in the future." At lunch, Locke poked the creamy mushroom sauce on the plate and said with a swearing oath.
Since everyone's work is on track, their group of interns has rarely eaten together. Either go out to do errands and deal with a meal in a hurry, or eat with the teacher and the client. For the past three days, Yan Suizhi was with Gu Yan at every meal.
In the past, when Gu Yan was busy, it was common to save a meal or two, but now, in order to take care of Yan Suizhi's stomach, he followed the rules, which was a good thing.
But at noon that day, he was pulled away by the senior affairs officer, and he had other matters to deal with. So Yan Suizhi sat at a table with a few interns again.
Anna also turned her back on her usual carefree personality and nodded, "Well, I don't touch this anymore."
Yan Suizhi was not surprised by their reaction. There are indeed many lawyers in the alliance who do this. In order not to cause trouble for themselves, they will only pick up cases within the safe range all their lives. This is also an option, which is actually quite good.
And Phyllida, who was most frightened in this matter, has been silent for three days. She quietly ate three or four mouthfuls before pushing the plate and said dully: "I've been thinking about it for the past few days..."
"What?" Locke asked.
"Consider whether or not to continue." Phyllida said, "I kind of want to... go to the prosecutor's office or the court to try."
Generally speaking, the internship before and after graduation largely determines the future development and whereabouts. But not everyone is like this. There are indeed some people who have practiced in the court for a while and finally decide to enter a law firm. There are also people like Phyllida who stayed in the law firm for a while and changed their minds to go to the prosecutor's office or the court.
A few people comforted her a few words, and then I don't know who said something: "The case that the dean handled when he was in his twenties was also uncovered, did you see it?"
Everyone on the table nodded and said, "I see."
They are different from Gu Yan. To them, Yan Suizhi was the former dean, respected or worshipped, all at a distance. To put it bluntly, he was still half a stranger. They don't think about whether their ideas are compatible with each other. After all, whether they are compatible or not, it has no real impact.
They didn't even think about Yan Suizhi's idea at all, and only talked about it with eight layers of filters—
"The dead are the greatest, and the dean is so good."
The dead are great...
Yan Suizhi: "..."
"I didn't expect the dean to be scolded when he was young."
"What is young..."
"Bah, no, it means when the Maotou boy just graduated."
"Why does the word Maotou boy sound so awkward when used by President Yan?"
"Um... Is it less important?"
Yan Suizhi: "..."
"I'm suddenly inspired again." This is the little idiot Locke.
"What the hell?"
"Controversial cases can still be picked up occasionally, as long as no bombs are sent. You see, the dean was scolded and became a first-level lawyer, so how can I be scolded in the future?"
Yan Suizhi: "..."
I have to say that after talking about Yan Suizhi, everyone swept away their frustration and became lively again. But Yan Suizhi knew that this was only temporary, and when they really encountered those things in the future, they would formally experience tangled choices again.
Maybe someone will become the second Gu Yan, maybe someone will become the second Ke Jin, maybe neither.
On the way back to the law firm after lunch, Locke suddenly asked Yan Suizhi, "What's the matter with you?"
Yan Suiyi was stunned, "Huh?"
Although the little fool is silly, his concern for his friends is very real. He said: "Also because of intimidation of the courier? Or those reports? I feel like you are a little distracted."
"Is there?" Yan Suizhi raised his eyebrows.
"Yes." Locke said, "When you were eating just now, you were wiping your hands with a sterilizing tissue paper while distracted. I took a look and you wiped your ten fingers repeatedly for five minutes."
"… "
Yan Suizhi was stunned for a moment, and then she said, "It's just idle hands."