"...Trash?" The white lawyer sitting next to He Zhichu repeated Gu Nianzhi's words with a look of confusion on his face: "Are you talking about trash?"
"Yes, trash, trash, trash." Gu Nianzhi said, stood up and dragged the five defense reports on the table, crumpled them into a ball, and threw them hard with his right hand. The paper ball drew a beautiful line in the air. The curve fell into the trash can in the corner, "That's the only place they should go."
Gu Nianzhi sat down, with a soft and sweet face like a cartoon girl, but her words were so sharp and sharp.
"Haha, do you know who we are? How many lawsuits have we won? Do you know how long it took us to help you prepare this defense? Do you know who you are provoking? Do you know how much risk we have to take? Help you fight this lawsuit?" The white lawyer came out with a series of English words, speaking quickly and urgently, "But you just threw our efforts into the trash can without any care. I refuse to defend you for people like you. !”
He stood up and moved his eyes to He Zhichu's face, "Mr. He, please forgive me for being unable to do anything."
Gu Nianzhi glanced sideways at He Zhichu and sneered, "Professor He, this is your right-hand man? Tsk tsk..." Before He Zhichu could speak, Gu Nianzhi looked at the lawyer who announced that he wanted to quit, "What's your name?"
"John, John-Vanderbilt." The man said his last name with a proud look on his face.
Vanderbilt is indeed a well-known surname in the upper class of the United States. There is no doubt that most of the people in this family are elites.
Gu Nianzhi nodded, "Mr. Vanderbilt, what is your annual salary?"
The man blushed, "Salary is a private matter, you have no right to interfere."
"I'm asking you on behalf of Professor He." Gu Nianzhi raised his chin arrogantly, even more arrogant than that man, "I think if you can be Professor He's subordinate, your annual salary must be quite high, right? It's so high I hired you with an annual salary just to fight car accident and rear-end collision lawsuits?"
puff…
The other four white lawyers, who were sitting still, couldn't help laughing.
With a playful gleam in their eyes, they winked at the departing lawyer.
"John, it's a good idea to leave. If you leave, we don't have to worry about being eliminated from the bottom this year."
"I can't agree to anything more, but we won't be planning a farewell party for you."
Gu Nianzhi was keenly aware that these lawyers were not in harmony with each other, and immediately said: "That is, as lawyers, it is normal for the fittest to survive. Otherwise, the case will not be won, and everyone's interests will be harmed."
The man suddenly felt that he was too impulsive, but he had already reached the door and it seemed too shameless to walk back immediately.
While hesitating, He Zhichu nodded slightly and said, "John, go take your annual leave."
The man's face immediately turned pale, his lips pursed, and he wanted to be subdued, but when he saw Gu Nianzhi's disdainful expression, he couldn't take a breath and nodded impulsively, "Okay, then you guys get busy."
He turned around and left, and the sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the corridor, contrasting with the silence in He Chu's office.
After a long time, He Zhichu looked at Gu Nianzhi with a cold expression, "Okay, you said those things are rubbish, what do you have to share with us that is not rubbish?"
Gu Nianzhi smiled at the other four lawyers, "I have just listened to your defense reports, and I really feel that they have no achievements. I don't believe you think that such a report can help me win this case. "
"Miss Gu, this is where we hesitate." Gu Nianzhi's behavior just now and He Zhichu's support for her have made the remaining four lawyers dare not be scornful anymore. They said seriously: "This How the lawsuit is fought does not depend on us, but on the military. We only know how to respond to what kind of results the military wants to achieve."
"Really?" Gu Nianzhi looked at He Zhichu, "Professor He, have you prepared like this before?"
He Zhichu said "hmm" and said, "Do you have any good ideas?"
Gu Nianzhi thought for a while and then talked eloquently: "I'll just tell you my own thoughts. If it's not enough, or if you think something is wrong, please feel free to give me some advice."
"Tell me." He Zhichu leaned back in his seat, glanced at his subordinates, and said coldly: "Nian Zhi is just a student who has just graduated from university, so don't be too far away from her."
It's not that I want to be compared with her, but that I don't want to be left too far behind by her...
How much Mr. He thinks highly of this little girl who looks like a high school student!
The four elite law firms were sitting upright, looking very vigilant, but everyone was complaining crazily in their hearts.
"... I must have heard wrong! Will he be left behind by a little girl who doesn't even have a lawyer's license? Did Mr. He drink too much red wine this morning?!"
"Although Mr. He never makes a mistake, I think he must have made a mistake this time."
"No matter how smart a student is, he can only stop at taking exams. As for going to court, that's another matter. - Mr. He is probably addicted to being a professor, so he went to court..."
"... Wo heard that Wo didn't hear that Wo didn't hear what the boss said about humiliating Wo's IQ... "
Gu Nianzhi also complained in his mind: Professor He, is it really okay for you to roast me on the fire like this? !
Her pupils turned slightly, and her eyes returned from He Zhichu's handsome profile. She looked down at the conference table in front of her, took a piece of white paper, and began to speak and write: "Then I will Let’s start with this. First of all, I agree with your premise that the military’s attitude is unclear, but I disagree with your conclusion that we cannot prepare because of this.”
"... Then I would like to ask Miss Gu, how do you prepare when your attitude towards the military is unclear?"
"It's very simple. I think the military's attitude actually depends on our attitude." Gu Nianzhi raised his head and glanced across the faces of the four lawyers one by one. "If we press harder and harder, we will not let go." If we give any clues to the military, they will shrink back. In short, the military does not know how far we will go, so they are not sure how to deal with me or us. So we What we have to do is show our determination and let them see how far we will go.”
This is the virtue of Americans. They never set a lower limit for themselves, because their lower limit is not a fixed value at all, but a bottomless abyss that is constantly broken through based on the opponent's strength.
So when they see your determination and strength, they know where they need to stop.
The four lawyers knew as soon as they heard that the beautiful girl opposite who looked like a high school student did have some skills.
No wonder it received such high praise from Mr. He.
"Continue." He Zhichu nodded as expected, with an encouraging smile on his face.
If you are heading in the right direction, the road ahead will be easier.
But Gu Nianzhi not only found the right direction, but also found a shortcut, "Also, I am under eighteen years old, so I am still a minor. The military sued a minor, and they thought if they lost The consequences of a lawsuit?”
The atmosphere in the small conference room suddenly became warm.
"Miss Gu is still a minor?! Is this true?!"
"You've already graduated from university? Are you still a graduate student of Professor He?! No wonder Professor He said not to leave us too far behind."
The strong only obey those who are stronger than themselves.
The quality of debating demonstrated by Gu Nianzhi in a few words had already impressed them all.
Gu Nianzhi pursed his lips and chuckled, then secretly glanced at He Zhichu. His eyes showed pride, joy, and a bit of arrogance.
He Zhichu looked at her quietly, speechless for a long time.
After a long time, he took out a defense report that he printed out and sent it to the people in the small conference room, including Gu Nianzhi. "You saw that Nianzhi is indeed very talented. Don't give it to me." I’m embarrassed.”
The four lawyers looked at the defense plan drawn up by He Zhichu himself, and sweat broke out on their foreheads.
Because He Zhichu’s two key points are exactly the same as what Gu Nianzhi just mentioned!
This shows that these two points are indeed the key points of this lawsuit.
He Zhichu also recommended a copy to Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi smiled and asked, "Professor He drew it up personally?"
He Zhichu nodded, "It's exactly what you thought. Thinking about it, you really didn't disappoint me."
Gu Nianzhi glanced at him with a smile, and said happily and modestly: "Professor He is ridiculous, but I did work hard to prepare..." in his mind.
Lowering his head, Gu Nianzhi read it over and over again, and praised: "I only proposed two ideas, but the complete plan that Professor He came up with is still more powerful than Professor He!"
The four lawyers opposite her no longer wanted to talk.
It turned out that the little girl didn't regard them as rivals at all. The target of her competition was their big boss, Mr. He...
He Zhichu's plan was indeed very complete. He first proposed that Gu Nianzhi was under the age of eighteen, so he had to be tried in a juvenile court.
This means that according to the Minors Protection Law, Gu Nianzhi's case cannot be heard in public, her social files cannot be entered, and she cannot be reported in any media.
Her identity must also be kept secret from the outside world, otherwise it will be illegal.
Once it is leaked, the other party will lose the case directly and there will be no need to file a lawsuit.
Then there is the defense one by one against the other party's accusations.
This article can be implemented concretely by his subordinates.
The difference between subordinates and bosses sometimes lies in finding the general direction.
After the meeting, the four lawyers went back with the plan drawn up by He Zhichu to prepare their submissions.
When Yin Shixiong arrived, these lawyers had just left.
He heard He Zhichu say a few words and knew that He Zhichu and the others had already drawn up a plan, so he hurriedly asked: "When will he appear in court?"
He Zhichu smiled and said: "This is also thanks to Lieutenant Colonel Peter. He was anxious and actually used various connections to ensure that the trial could start as soon as possible. So next week, we will go to court."
If Xin Xinggao and Lieutenant Colonel Peter were not in such a hurry, and according to the normal procedures of the American courts, prosecution, acceptance, and then scheduling, the trial of Xin Xinggao's case against Gu Nianzhi would probably not be held until next year.
And if it is really scheduled until next year, it is impossible for Xin Xinggao to pretend to be stupid until next year...
Therefore, all kinds of reasons came together, but they ignored the most important one, which was that Gu Nianzhi was under eighteen years old and was still a minor legally.
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A week later, the case of Xin Xinggao v. Gu Nianzhi was officially opened in the Federal District Court in Boston.
A nurse pushed Xin Xinggao, who was sitting in a wheelchair with his head wrapped in a bandage and his eyes dull, to sit down at the plaintiff's table.
Lieutenant Colonel Peter was wearing civilian clothes and sitting in the last row, with a proud smile on his face.
The entrance to the court was crowded, with many reporters and media coming.
Although they cannot enter the court, they can interview and record videos outside the court.
Of course, this case was revealed to the media by Lieutenant Colonel Peter. What Xin Xinggao wanted was for this case to have a huge publicity effect. He warned all foreign students in the Chinese Empire not to offend Xin Xinggao easily, otherwise she would kill you in minutes. Go to jail!
Ten minutes before the trial started, He Zhichu walked in from the door with four elite lawyers, but Gu Nianzhi did not come.
When they saw that it was He Zhichu himself who represented Gu Nianzhi in court, the reporters were immediately excited.
Carrying a camera and video communication equipment, he ran over quickly and pointed the microphone at He Zhichu, "Mr. He, do you want to be the defense lawyer yourself?"
"As far as we know, Mr. He has never been a defense lawyer in court since he won the congressional wiretapping case three years ago. Why do you want to appear in court in person this time?"
He Zhichu was wearing a dark smoky gray three-piece suit with a snow-white iron-free shirt underneath, which made his face look as cold and thin as ice and snow.
He stopped and said clearly to the media reporters who pointed their cameras and interview microphones at him: "Please take back your interview equipment and delete all reports about this case. My client is a minor. , you all know the consequences of violating the minors protection law."
I have to admit that the United States does a much better job than other countries in protecting the privacy of minors.
And the execution is also strong.
In other aspects, the media may be able to tear it apart, but when it comes to minors, no media dares to break into this minefield.
Upon hearing He Zhichu's solemn announcement, countless media reporters immediately changed their expressions, immediately put away all photographic equipment and microphones, and deleted all prepared reports.
Not only did he delete it immediately, but he also immediately called his own website, newspaper, TV station, and radio station to ask them to investigate themselves and delete all content related to this case.
After finishing these things, they saw He Zhichu walking into the court and standing in front of the judge.
"Your Honor, the first request I submitted to the court today on behalf of my client is to counter-claim that the Boston Court of the Federal District accepted cases that were not within its jurisdiction without verification." He Zhichu said coldly, putting Gu Nianzhi's Submit birth certificate, passport, and relevant legal provisions.
The judge read it over and was extremely embarrassed. He cursed Lieutenant Colonel Peter and the military in his heart for forcing him to file a case without investigating clearly and to start a trial immediately!
He knew it!
When will the good fruit come from the conflict with He Zhichu? !
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. (To be continued.)