When Liu Laocai came into the laundry shop, Bisi was doing homework in the inner room.
Wang Daan's office was too shabby and there was no place to receive guests. Pamela suggested that they should receive the guest in the reception room of the laundry shop, and Lu Ming agreed with her.
But I also laughed in my heart. Pan MiLa opened a money-losing laundry shop, but decorated it like a big company. She even separated out a reception room. It looked very real, but it was a complete waste of feelings, as if the poor people who came to do laundry could have much business with you.
But that’s good too, now we have a good place to entertain guests.
When he heard about the move, Wang Da'an agreed. After all, looking at the environment of his own office, he knew it was shameful and would only scare away customers.
After all, it's one thing for a client to know that your firm is small, but it's another thing for a client to actually see the dire condition of your office.
He could only sigh inwardly. This young lawyer, Lu, had only been registered for a few days, but the number of clients he was receiving was beyond the capacity of the firm he had worked so hard to establish all his life.
"Boss Liu, please have some tea!" In the reception room of the laundry shop, Wang Da'an attentively served a cup of fragrant tea and entertained him warmly. He had never had a big customer of this level in his entire life.
Lu Ming sat on the sofa opposite Liu Laocai, while Pamela sat elegantly on the soft chair slightly back from Lu Ming. She changed into a light blue suit and wore glasses with thin frames, looking very professional, like an office queen. The shiny sapphire blue uniform made this beautiful girl with blond hair and blue eyes look particularly bright.
Although Lu Ming felt that this woman loved dressing up too much, she started again when she had some money. It seemed that she had to change eight hundred sets of clothes for different scenes in a day.
But it must be said that this is not only a kind of professionalism, but also a kind of respect for oneself and others. If you don’t respect your own image, how can you expect others to respect you
Sitting behind Lu Minglue, Pamela crossed her legs with the folder on her thighs. This made it more convenient to record documents with pen and paper. She looked elegant and professional.
On the sofa opposite was Liu Laocai, an old man in his fifties with slightly graying hair. He was dressed rather rustically in a white sweatshirt and black pants, a typical migrant worker from the Republic of China.
After a few words, his eyes were quickly attracted by Pamela's slender ankles, exquisite blue crystal high heels, and snow-white, attractive feet painted with light blue toenails. He couldn't look away and even drooled.
Pamela's eyes showed a trace of contempt, and she coughed softly, "Mr. Liu, the jury will predict that you are guilty based on your current behavior."
Liu Laocai's face turned red, but he didn't dare to talk back to the beautiful Western girl who looked like a supermodel. He also saw that the beautiful girl was respectful to the little guy in front of her. He was a little surprised after meeting her, but his contempt for this rookie lawyer faded. This guy didn't even have all his hair grown, but it seemed he had some skills.
When we first met, I felt like I was being cheated. How capable could such a young boy be
Seeing that Liu Laocai was a little embarrassed, Wang Daan said with a smile: "Boss Liu, let's get back to this case!"
"Okay..." Liu Laocai hesitated. When he mentioned the case, he felt even more upset. "Lawyer Lu, I was really wronged! That bitch..."
Lu Ming waved his hand and said, "Mr. Liu, let's just state the facts objectively and don't add your personal likes and dislikes. This is especially true if you are testifying in court. If you add personal likes and dislikes and fail to empathize with the jurors, it will cause serious resentment. So, most of the time, when witnesses state what happened, they should remain calm and tell the story from the perspective of an outsider. When it's time to vent your emotions, I will guide you."
"From now on, I want you to imagine that there are jurors all around you, watching you. Come on, tell us what happened."
"Okay, okay!" Liu Laocai patted his head, "But that woman is really a piece of shit,..."
"Bisi, close the door tightly!" Lu Ming shouted.
"Oh," Bis got up, jumped and ran a few steps, and closed the inner door with a click.
Pamela was stunned, she didn't expect her daughter to hear these words, and she didn't think it was a big deal if her daughter heard them. But she didn't expect that he would be so attentive
Besides, when you start a long set of theories, you actually just don't want Bisi to hear some dirty words, right
However, this customer had very low quality, and all his well-intentioned and eloquent words were in vain.
In the end, he was so frustrated that he could only yell at Bisi to close the door.
It was funny to think about it. Pamela secretly glanced at Lu Ming's back and wanted to laugh. But then, she was slightly stunned. Was she, as a mother, a little too unreasonable
But, I still find it funny.
Pamela lowered her head, afraid that her uncontrollable smile would be seen by Lu Ming, which would provoke him to blow his beard and glare and start preaching the Central Plains people's principles, which no one could stand.
It's like, he and I may be at two completely different extremes in how we educate our children. For example, he is the type who would rather eat until he becomes a fat boy, but he is very conservative in his thinking. I am just the opposite. As a girl, I understand more when I am young and I will learn to protect myself.
Over there, Liu Laocai's voice became quieter, as if whispering, "That woman took the initiative to seduce me, and let me rub against her in my work clothes. Oh, it was quite exciting, so, so I came! But who knew that when it got out, it would become that I couldn't do it anymore, damn it!"
Lu Ming was helpless. It seemed that this guy was most angry not about being accused of molesting a woman, but about the message that would be spread. He was already too old and wanted to touch a woman, but he ejaculated before he even took off his clothes. Three seconds sign in.
"In other words, you didn't force her to molest her?"
“Of course! Even if I force myself on her, can I still like her?!” Liu Laocai slammed the table angrily, “This slut…” He suddenly remembered that there was a little girl here, and she seemed to be a relative of Lawyer Lu. He quickly held back the rest of his words, his face flushed and he coughed repeatedly.
Lu Ming could feel that although this guy was rude and impolite, he still had a certain demeanor. Of course, he could not be considered a good person under normal circumstances, but in this case, he might really have been wronged.
"Okay, Mr. Liu, I'll take this case. Tell me the details. Also, are there any witnesses? Oh, I looked at the court records. The plaintiff said that you sent someone to call her into your office, but your employee firmly said that this was not the case and that she took the initiative to enter your office!"
“Yes, yes…” Liu Laocai tilted his neck.
Lu Ming was helpless. "Mr. Liu, if you continue like this, you will definitely lose this case. You must tell me the truth. Don't worry, according to the confidentiality agreement between lawyers and clients, anything you say to me and my attorney cannot be known to a third person, let alone used as evidence for the prosecution."
Liu Laocai's face darkened, "You don't believe me?!"
Lu Ming slowly leaned back on the sofa, "Mr. Liu, it's not important whether I believe you or not. What's important is whether the judge believes you or not, and whether the jury believes you or not."
"I get the feeling that the judge and jury don't believe your testimony or that of your employee?"
"If you lose their trust, what good will it do even if the employee listens to you and gives a false confession?"
"I don't believe that Ms. Deng, even if she wanted to frame you, would enter your office during working hours and seduce you by performing a striptease..."
"Your confession and your employee's confession are actually unfavorable to you."
Liu Laocai stared at Lu Ming angrily. Finally, he patted his head hard and laughed, "Okay, okay, I tell you, I am interested in her. At that time, I asked Xiao Zhang to call her in. I wanted to support her and negotiate the price with her, but as soon as I opened my mouth, she rubbed against me. How could I be polite? Moreover, she took the initiative to say that she should wear clothes and let me enjoy it. But, that feeling..." Liu Laocai grinned and laughed dryly, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
Pamela frowned.
Liu Laocai also found that he was getting too proud of himself and aroused the disgust of the Western girl.
He coughed and sat up straight, "Lu Bian, do you think we can still fight? I'm fed up with that loser, and the lawyer from the city district is just shit! No, it's shit that doesn't know anything! You asked me to order my employees to give false testimony. You're right, it's counterproductive. In fact, it doesn't matter if I lose this case. I'll just have to pay more money. I probably won't be able to go to jail. At most, I'll get a community service order or suspended sentence. Now, I just want Lu Bian to help me find a way to explain that I'm not..." He glanced at Pamela, swallowed the rest of the words, and smiled, "Lu Bian, you understand..."
Lu Ming nodded, "But there is a consequence. If you get a suspended sentence, you will have a criminal record and you will not be able to serve as the chairman of the board of directors of New Era."
Liu Laocai patted his head and said, "Let Xiao Sanzi do it. He's been waiting so long that his eyes have turned green!"
"Little Sanzi?"
"Oh, he is the third among my cousins, but actually he is my eldest son, born to my dead wife!" As he said this, there was some sadness in Liu Laocai's eyes.
Lu Ming nodded, the eldest son of the original wife.
Standing up, "Mr. Liu, let's go to the New Times Shopping Mall now. I want to have an in-depth chat with your employees, especially those who are familiar with the plaintiff, Ms. Deng."
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away!" Liu Laocai stood up immediately.
"However, it's best for me to talk to them alone, and you shouldn't get involved."
"I understand, I understand!" Liu Laocai patted his head, looked at Lu Ming again, and said seriously: "Lawyer Lu, I suddenly have a feeling, I think, I won't hire you in vain!"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Let's wait and see."