Although more and more skyscrapers are rising from the East Sea, the Tower Restaurant of the Empire State Building is still the undisputed tallest restaurant in the world.
Located on the top floor of the Empire State Building, 450 meters above the ground, this landscape restaurant overlooks the glass-walled buildings lined up one after another, and further away, the blue sea and blue sky. Dining here and overlooking the prosperous scene of the East China Sea, you will involuntarily feel the pride that everything is at your feet.
At this time, at a table by the window, opposite Lu Ming, sat an old man with gray hair. He was dressed in a suit and looked very gentlemanly.
But he was a distant visitor from Andong Province, Mr. Wang Jingren, a very famous lawyer in Andong Province.
But in fact, he is a second-level lawyer like Lu Ming.
Because the bar associations in the five provinces of Jiangnan are non-existent, their assessment scores are not recognized by the judicial circles in other parts of the empire.
The bar associations in the five provinces are only authorized to issue second-stage lawyer certificates at most.
In the five provinces south of the Yangtze River, it is very rare to request a jury trial when filing a lawsuit, because in criminal cases, if the prosecutor charges, the judge will basically find the person guilty.
When it comes to economic cases, everything is decided by the administration, depending on who has the most power.
Judges from other places, when they come to the five provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, also adapt to the local customs. If power is not supervised, who doesn't like red and green money and young and beautiful women
There have never been saints in this world.
Wang Jingren is Mr. Fang’s old friend, and he is the lawyer Wang who recommended Lu Ming to Li Yumei.
At this time, Li Yumei was sitting aside, pouring tea and water for the two of them.
"I came to Donghai once 20 years ago, and it has changed so much!" Looking out the window, Wang Jingren was full of emotion.
However, despite his feelings, Wang Dazhuang should not regret not coming to Donghai to develop.
After all, he is now a celebrity among celebrities in the provincial capital of Andong. He was specially hired by the governor as an advisor to the Legislative Yuan. In terms of wealth, he is even more wealthy and has thousands of acres of fertile land.
But such a celebrity was completely powerless in the Meng Xiaolou case.
Because from the tradition of Andong and even the five provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, the word "official" is sacred and inviolable. As long as one is still an official, even if he will be punished the next day, he was a saint the day before. He has perfect character who cannot be corrupted by wealth and cannot be changed by poverty. He will not tolerate any criticism. No matter how absurd the policies are, they are for the good of the people under his rule.
A city-level governor is a high-ranking official in the five provinces of Jiangnan. No matter what the cause of his death was, the murderer must die.
The fact that Meng Xiaolou was able to survive was probably all thanks to Wang Jingren's activities.
It seems that Li Yumei is full of gratitude towards Wang Jingren.
And Wang Jingren said that he was a huge fan of Li Yumei.
This is why he kept making suggestions. After hearing Li Yumei say that she had not seen Lu Ming for a long time, he did not hesitate to come to Donghai again after 20 years.
Naturally, he was the one to pay for the meal. In his words, he wanted to treat Lawyer Lu to "the best restaurant in Donghai".
In fact, for ordinary wealthy people, the Tower Restaurant is indeed a golden signboard, but for the real upper class in Donghai, that kind of extremely luxurious private club is something that the general public has never even heard of.
Look at the eyes and body language between Wang Jingren and Li Yumei when they communicate.
Lu Ming looked out the window. How nice it would be if he wasn't so sensitive? He would think the world was a beautiful place, with many kind-hearted and selfless people like Lawyer Wang.
"Mr. Meng's case is difficult in Anton." Lu Ming pondered, "Although there is a military court in Donghai that recently expanded the scope of forgivable self-defense behavior, and the civil court may cite it, but in Anton, the case should not be given much weight, especially this kind of case that embodies new things."
Wang Jingren sighed: "Yes! This is the difficulty!"
After taking a sip of tea, Lu Ming thought for a while, "If Mr. Meng has any injuries, only the big hospitals in Donghai can cure them. We should bring Mr. Meng to Donghai for treatment. Moreover, it would be best if the expenses are paid by Mr. Meng or Ms. Li personally. Then, Mr. Meng will have a tax record in Donghai. Then, we can try to appeal to the Donghai High Court and request that the case be re-examined in Donghai."
"I feel like it shouldn't be difficult to find a point of appeal in Mr. Meng's case that doesn't comply with Imperial legal procedures? Given Anton Ting's carelessness."
Wang Jingren smiled bitterly. This was indeed not difficult. It was normal for the outside judicial community to look down on Anton Justice. He really had nothing to say.
But? Is this okay
Wang Jingren was surprised and asked, "In this case, is it possible that the Donghai High Court will send the case to the Donghai Circuit Court for a retrial?"
Lu Ming nodded: "There is a certain chance. Although he is not a Donghai citizen, he has a tax record in Donghai. He happens to be in Donghai and is suffering from unfair persecution. The Donghai High Court may accept the appeal in this case. However, it depends on what the judges think. I can only say that there is a certain chance."
"But if I don't do this, I have to file a lawsuit in Anton. I'm afraid it will take several years. I'll make those judges anxious and give them a headache when they see me. Slowly, they may have a chance to appeal for a retrial."
"I don't have the time or energy, Lawyer Wang, what I said is all from the heart."
Wang Jingren nodded silently. This lawyer Lu was very proud. It could be heard from his words that he looked down upon the Anton judicial community. However, judging from the cases he handled, he had studied them over and over again, so he had the capital to be proud of himself.
Just talking about perfecting the legal norms of the empire, how many times have they started
Even if he was the top lawyer, it would be great if he could have a case that would go down in legal history in his lifetime. And he was only nineteen years old.
All I can say is that he is a genius born for law and a figure destined to go down in legal history.
It seems that since he has said so, this is the only way, to try it out.
As for how Meng Xiaolou got sick, and it was a disease that could only be treated in Donghai, and how he got special approval to come to Donghai for treatment, he had to go back and figure it out himself. Fortunately, although the case could not be overturned, there was room for maneuver.
However, I have heard that the judicial community in Donghai is becoming increasingly tough, and there are more and more cases involving long-arm jurisdiction.
But I didn't expect it to develop to this extent.
If a foreigner comes to Donghai to buy a lollipop, is he eligible to go to the circuit court to fight a lawsuit involving him in another place
"Thank you, Commissioner!" Li Yumei's face was full of gratitude.
Lu Ming waved his hand, "I'm just giving you some advice, everything depends on you."
Looking at Wang Jingren, "Lawyer Wang, do you have any acquaintances in Heishan or Longgang? I have a good friend who seems to be going to Longgang to be the county magistrate. He is completely in the dark and is afraid of being cheated by the local tyrants!"
Wang Jingren was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Although Andong and Jiangning are neighboring provinces, Heishan is in the easternmost part of Jiangning. I'm not very familiar with that place."
Lu Ming nodded.
That Earl Richard, actually no matter what happened, basically, the chaos in Jiangning now is all caused by the in-laws.
It was Richard's second wife, Mrs. Hu. Now her uncles and aunts were all frantically plundering Jiangning.
After all, the Hu family's hometown is Jiangning. Now that one person has become successful, all the distant relatives who are not related to her at all may take the opportunity to use her name to bully others and occupy mineral resources in the local area.
Longgang is a large coal mining county, so it is impossible that no one from the Hu family would intervene.
If Old Gong goes there, he might provoke backlash from the local tyrants.
Especially since I just found out that the previous county magistrate died last month under unclear circumstances.
The law of official authority in the five provinces of Jiangnan is ineffective here.
It's very dangerous for Lao Gong to go alone.
In fact, he was originally supposed to take the lead, but now it seems that he is not capable of doing so.
Then we can only wait until I am free and go there with me. The position of county magistrate will be vacant for a few days.
It would be a wonderful prospect if Jiangning Province could become the birthplace and base of its own steel group.
However, I don’t know whether I can achieve the goal of this big project.
As for helping Richard break free from the control of his wife's gang, it depends on how the situation plays out.
After all, it was obvious that his relatives and friends could not persuade him, and they were afraid that they would be seen as bad people who alienated the relationship between husband and wife.
Christine then remembered that her head was full of messy ideas.
My mind was racing, and I was just thinking about it when Li Yumei suddenly whispered, "Sir, I have a distant cousin who is said to be a foreman in a coal mine in Longgang. He is doing quite well..." Then I blushed and said, "I'm sorry, sir. I'm not well-informed and shouldn't have interrupted you."
In her eyes, this cousin is a capable man, but in the eyes of the young man in front of him, those who are not polite are probably rotten fish and shrimp.
If people asked Wang Jingren if he had any connections, he would at least have to be a celebrity in Jiangning Province, or a mayor or county magistrate.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Well, you write a letter to your cousin to help my friend. I'll ask my friend to take the letter to him."
Li Yumei lowered her head and said softly, "Yes." She didn't know if the other person was very well-educated and said that because he was afraid of losing face, but no matter what, she had to write this letter well. The cousin liked her very much and would probably listen to her and do his best to do things for his friend, the new county magistrate. If he couldn't do anything else, he could be a tour guide and run errands for him, and at least tell the new county magistrate about the local customs.
In fact, it is also a great opportunity for my cousin.
The handsome foreman next to him came over and whispered to Lu Ming, "Boss, your phone number."
Lu Ming nodded and gestured to Wang Jingren and Li Yumei apologetically: "Sorry, I have to answer a phone call."
Wang Jingren looked at Lu Ming in surprise, "Mr. Lu, is this tower restaurant yours now?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "A small shareholder, just a small shareholder." Indeed, the major shareholder was Christine. Perhaps it was because of the tower restaurant that he became the legendary gigolo kept by Christine.
Looking at Lu Ming's back, Wang Jingren pursed his lips and said, "Mei'er, see, this is the superior man in Donghai, who doesn't show off. I even invited him to the best restaurant for dinner, but in the end, the restaurant is his."
Li Yumei knew that he was making fun of himself, so she forced a smile, lowered her head and remained silent.
…
At the bar, Lu Ming's heart was about to jump out as he listened to the words coming from the microphone.
It's an urgent matter and also a good thing, so the call was made here.
He was the one who went to Heishan City in the four provinces of the Northern Region to help him find Jin Baoer. As he said, on the first day of the month, he would publish the missing person notice that he and Jin Baoer had agreed upon in the Heishan Evening News.
The missing person notice on February 1st last month did not receive a response, but a few days ago, on March 1st, the missing person notice in the evening paper had an effect, and we finally contacted Jinbao just now.
It has been more than a year since I last saw Jinbao.
Actually, I have only met him a few times, but in times of danger and life and death, it was all thanks to him that I managed to escape successfully, and he was very loyal. Even if it was obvious that the Lu family was finished and he left with a huge sum of money, there would be no consequences, but he should not have had such thoughts in his mind. Loyalty has become an instinct.
However, after listening to the next words from the person on the microphone, Lu Ming sighed softly.
It turned out that Jinbao was in prison last month and was released yesterday. But as soon as he got out, he found the evening paper on the 1st and asked someone to read it to him, so he did not miss the missing person notice on the 1st.
Moreover, when he saw his people and heard his message, he confirmed that it was really the people he sent to find him. He was so excited that Jin Bao fainted.
He is still receiving intravenous drips in the hospital. He seems to be in very poor health and has not properly healed many of his old injuries.
He is now the owner of a rickshaw shop in Montenegro. The money I left for him should be used to buy this rickshaw shop.
But the drivers also have their own territories, and gangs of all sizes collect protection fees. He is an outsider, and in order to gain a foothold, he has a small fight every three days and a big fight every five days.
I'm afraid that Jinbao has been busy fighting this year and has many injuries on his body.
"Well, let him have a good rest for a few days, and then you can bring him to Donghai." Lu Ming shook his head. He still wanted the ten thousand yuan and Jinbao to deposit in the bank and live a stable life with the interest. He really didn't consider his character.