Hearing room of the Montenegro Concession Court.
Lu Ming sat in the last row of the audience.
The judge is a Western judge.
As for the Montenegro Special Administrative Region, it has developed from the old Montenegro City and has undergone rapid changes in more than two years. However, it is inevitable that various outside talents are needed to serve as the vanguard of this great change.
For example, the Heishan Special District, especially Nanping Road and Wanzhou Road, absorbed many foreign judges, including Central Asians and Westerners.
It was not uncommon to have Western chief judges in the counties under Nanping and Wanzhou, but the meaning of this was completely different from that of the Western chief judges in the previous northern border provinces.
Among the eight judges of the Montenegro Concession Court, three were Westerners.
The Western judge in the hearing court was called Boris.
This reminded Lu Ming of the Chief Judge Boris from his hometown Wuan.
In fact, the two are somewhat related. According to the blood genealogy of the Central Plains people, this little Boris should be the distant cousin of Judge Boris. However, according to Western tradition, this kinship is nothing at all, and the two sides have little contact.
The lawyer representing Gao Dali is Xie Wenting, from the Jiji Law Firm in the Central District.
At this hearing, Xie Wenting presented evidence on behalf of Gao Dali, and the court decided whether to accept the case of Gao Dali suing Guangli Cotton Mill.
Guanglifa was absent, apparently not taking the hearing seriously.
So, the court became a one-man show for Xie Wenting.
It didn't take long for Boris Jr. to rule that the court would accept the case, set a date to start the litigation process, and ended the hearing with a gavel.
Watching Xie Wenting and Gao Dali hug and congratulate him, he told Gao Dali that the real battle had just begun.
Lu Ming stood up and walked out of the court.
It was sunny outside and Lu Ming sighed softly.
Xie Wenting reminded him of many past events.
It has been a long time since I last saw Gigi, the boss of Gigi Agency, where Xie Wenting worked.
Wang Da'an's niece, and the first operator and affairs officer in his law firm in this world.
A little girl who is lazy and greedy but very discerning.
I haven't seen her for a long time. When I occasionally talk to Wang Da'an on the phone, I never talk about her.
I only found out now that last year, Gigi got married to a famous Western lawyer and became a housewife.
She finally got what she wanted.
This Western lawyer seemed to be very fond of her. He came to Shengjing to develop his business at the beginning of this year and established the Jiji Law Firm.
Naming the law firm after his beloved wife also shows how much he loves his wife.
As for myself, I didn’t even know she was getting married, and I didn’t even send her a flower basket.
Thinking about it, I feel a little ashamed.
After all, she could be considered a veteran of her own makeshift team.
But as long as she lives a happy life.
Of course, without the halo of being a legal officer at the legendary Lu-Liu-Wang Law Firm, it would have been difficult for Gigi to find such a good home.
When it comes to personal development trajectory, platform is often one of the most important factors.
With a lot of thoughts in his mind, Lu Ming got into the black car at the steps of the court.
…
When the black car drove into the gate of the Public Affairs Management Committee, Lu Ming was slightly startled and said, "Stop over there."
A small car that looked like a beetle just stopped in the parking lot next to the guard room. A beautiful young woman got out of it. She was wearing a floral dress, white socks and sandals. Wasn't it Gigi
However, she no longer looks like the innocent girl she used to be, and her belly is slightly bulging, making it seem like she is pregnant.
There were only a few cars in the parking lot. When Lu Ming got out of the car, Gigi happened to walk past him, but she just glanced at him and turned her eyes away.
Lu Ming wanted to say something, shook his head, and walked towards the committee office building. It seemed that he and Ji Ji were going the same way.
After entering the lobby of the office building, Gigi went to the reception desk to register while Lu Ming went upstairs.
The office of Wang Ding, the chief member of the committee, is on the third floor. When Lu Ming went upstairs, Wang Ding had already come out and was waiting at the stairs.
Although Lu Ming came suddenly, the guard room quickly reported to Wang Ding.
"Commissioner, why didn't you call me over?" Wang Ding looked a little surprised.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "I just came out of the court, and I just wanted to come and see you on a whim."
Wang Ding smiled and said, "That's perfect. I bought some white sea crabs. Can you come to my house after you close the stall? Let's have a drink?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "White Sea Crab is very famous. I haven't eaten it for a long time."
Before the Wuan lawsuit, I ate it often.
Following Wang Ding into the office, Wang Ding smiled and said, "Please take a seat first. I have a visitor. Let me call the reception desk and ask her to come back another day."
Lu Ming's heart was slightly moved, "The boss lady of Jiji Law Firm? Mrs. Cook?"
"Yes!" Wang Ding was surprised, "How did you know?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Don't wait until another day. It's a good opportunity to introduce me to the Jiji Law Firm. It's very powerful and one of the best in Shengjing. Cook is a sixth-level lawyer, the only one in Shengjing. He also listens to my wife. Don't be too negligent, otherwise you will have a headache sooner or later."
Wang Ding looked a little unimpressed, and Lu Ming continued, "This Mrs. Cook was once an office clerk at General Lu's office when she was in the East China Sea."
Wang Ding was stunned for a moment, his face became serious, and he said, "Well, I'll answer it at the door!"
Obviously, the meaning of this is completely different.
Lu Ming felt helpless, but there was nothing he could do. Born in Montenegro, how difficult would it be to change the way of thinking that had been formed by his education since childhood? He could only take it slowly.
After Wang Ding really called the message room, he waited at the door. Of course, he didn't really open the door to greet him.
But when the secretary led Gigi in, Wang Ding had already stepped forward with a smile and shook hands with her. "Mrs. Cook, I've heard of your great name for a long time. I'm so sorry!"
Ji Ji was obviously a little surprised. After all, he had wanted to meet Wang Ding several times, and the officials below were all arrogant. Unexpectedly, this number one figure in the concession was very humble.
Wang Ding led Jiji to the rest area and said with a smile, "Mrs. Cook, you've come just in time. Commissioner Zhang is here. He's my old boss. Come here, this is Commissioner Zhang."
Lu Ming stood up with a smile and shook hands with Gigi.
Gigi heard from her husband that the chief member of the Public Affairs Management Committee of the Black Mountain Concession seemed to be just an executor of administrative management. The real behind-the-scenes figure in the Black Mountain Concession was a secret police chief named Zhang. He was cruel but loyal to General Lu. He was also one of the main figures of the Black Mountain Group in promoting legal reform in Wanzhou Road. Now, he has been assigned to Shengjing.
It's ironic to say that it's unbelievable that a spy chief is promoting the rule of law.
Ji Ji was lost in thought as he shook hands with the spy chief. "Hello, Commissioner Zhang."
After sitting down, Gigi took out a file bag and said, "I heard that the Concession Procuratorate is preparing to establish a candidate lawyer pool for external prosecutors. Our firm has two lawyers who meet the requirements and are willing to serve the Procuratorate if time permits. But when I went to register with the Procuratorate, I was told that I needed your consent, Commissioner Wang..." As he spoke, Gigi pushed the file bag in front of Wang Ding.
This is really the style of Donghai people, straight to the point, without so many beating around the bush.
Wang Ding's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He glanced at Commissioner Zhang and saw that Commissioner Zhang's brows were slightly furrowed.
"Mrs. Cook, you misunderstood. I can't give orders to the Procuratorate." Wang Ding said anxiously, but of course he was not explaining to Gigi. "It's like this, because our Black Mountain Concession District has just been established, we still need to understand the scope of the external lawyers who are going to serve the Procuratorate, their political inclinations, and our Black Mountain Special District..." He glanced at Commissioner Zhang, frowning even more tightly, and said hurriedly: "This, you should submit it to the Procuratorate again, I really can't do anything about it."
It was obvious that they were in front of outsiders, so Commissioner Zhang did not interrupt directly and embarrass himself. However, if he continued to explain, he was afraid that he would really lose face.
Gigi sighed and put away the file bag. He felt that he was being passed around again. He had seen this kind of thing many times since coming to the Northern Territory.
"Jiji, I've heard about you from General Lu." Lu Ming suddenly smiled.
"Ah?" Ji Ji was stunned, and immediately looked at Lu Ming, her big eyes bright at that moment, "Really?"
Lu Ming smiled: "You married well, he is happy too, he also told me that if he has the chance to meet you, he will bless you for him!"
"Oh, thank you!" Jiji's face was unusually bright, and even more incredible, "I, I really didn't expect that Mr., he would mention me..."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you are welcome to come to me for help. Of course, your firm is willing to serve the Concession Procuratorate. You are helping us, not asking us to do something. If some people can't make this distinction, they are unworthy of their position!"
Ji Ji hurriedly shook his head, "It's not that I'm helping, it's just that I feel very close to Heishan. I came to Shengjing because my uncle and Mr. said that Shengjing would have a good development, so I persuaded Cook to come to Shengjing..." He glanced at Lu Ming, "Sir, is he doing well?"
Lu Ming nodded and smiled, "Yeah, that's good." He looked at her with satisfaction, "You've really grown up."
"Ah?" Gigi looked at Lu Ming in surprise.
Lu Ming coughed and said, "Give me the file bag. I'll take it to the prosecutor's office for you." He added, "However, if the administrative agency of our concession falls into your hands in the future, you must show mercy. In civil litigation, many times, there are not so many right and wrong, right?"
Jiji pursed his lips and smiled: "You're welcome." But he didn't expect that this spy chief was such a person. Chatting with him was like going back to Donghai and chatting with people in the legal circle of Donghai. No wonder this spy chief would gain "his" trust.
Looking at Lu Ming, Ji Ji chuckled again and said, "With the master here, even if we go to court with his subordinates, who would dare to really pursue and fight? Aren't you afraid that the master will get angry and show up in person? That would be a nightmare for any legal professional."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "That's not necessarily the case. Now he has no control over many things."
Gigi was silent for a while, then sighed softly: "Isn't it the time when you were freest, sir, when you were running a small office with my uncle?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Maybe, it's not only the freest time, but also the happiest time."
There was silence in the office for a moment.