During the discussion of the case in the afternoon, Lu Ming also did not say much, he just listened and thought.
After six o'clock, they were free to do what they wanted, but Lu Ming took Wang Xiaohu to a food stall to eat barbecued skewers.
Before coming, Lu Ming and Wang Xiaohu changed their clothes and wore casual cloth shirts and pants. Lu Ming put on the big black-framed glasses he wore to school.
Even so, Lu Ming's attitude of asking for fifty skewers of meat and ten skewers of lamb chops still scared the boss.
He quickly explained that he actually only bought eight skewers of lamb chops, and they were almost sold out every night.
Lu Ming sighed inwardly. Indeed, the living standards were not that high nowadays. Although the working class could certainly afford skewers, they were still relatively frugal.
Most of the people who come to this night market are working class people. Most of them come to eat a few skewers to satisfy their cravings. They mainly eat stir-fried dishes and the like. Few people eat skewers to their heart's content. Those who can eat and drink to their heart's content are either local tyrants or patrol officers who come here for patrol.
I brought Wang Xiaohu here because it is behind Jinshun Hotel. After Wang Xiaohu finishes his meal, he can walk a few steps and then go back to rest.
"Xiao Hu, your hometown is Wangdian, right?" Lu Ming asked with a smile, "How much do you know about Wang Zili?"
At noon, I wrote an application to join the Grand Public Party, and then I remembered that Wang Xiaohu’s ancestral home was in Wangzhuang, the central village of the 49th constituency.
"Him? According to seniority, I have to call him Second Uncle!" Wang Xiaohu scratched his head, "Although, he is younger than my father."
Lu Ming nodded. After Wei Baozeng left at noon, he also looked at Wang Zili's information carefully. He was 39 years old, and this would be his second time to run for the councillor of the 49th constituency. Before him, the councillor of the 49th constituency was Wang Shengtang, Wang Zili's uncle. He served as the councillor of the 49th district for five consecutive terms, but he was too old, so he pushed forward his nephew to run for election four years ago.
According to the information provided by Wei Baozeng, Wang Zilii did not receive much education, but he was hardworking and would help anyone who had work to do. He was very popular among the villagers. He was basically a warm-hearted and very simple fisherman. In various votes on parliamentary issues, he followed the Justice Party and voted for whatever the elders of the Justice Party told him to vote for. He basically had no opinions of his own.
From the materials provided by Wei Baozeng, Wang Zili is a very simple and honest person, which makes him almost impeccable.
Of course, this is only preliminary information. After all, there is still half a year before the election. I have only filled out the application to join the party, and the party has not really confirmed that I am the candidate for the 49th constituency. Naturally, it is not yet time to collect negative information about the other party.
Even so, Lu Ming was very curious, so he captured Wang Xiaohu to find out more.
Wang Xiaohu didn’t know why Brother Lu asked about Wang Zili, so he scratched his head and said, “Brother Zili…” He stuck out his tongue and said, “Brother Zili asked me to call him that. If my dad heard it, he would definitely beat me…”
After a pause, he said, "Brother Zili was very good to me. He always said that he was the only educated person in our village. I was in middle school at that time. When he came to the city, he always brought me a lot of delicious food, such as dried meat, which I could not eat normally. During those years, my nutrition was provided by Brother Zili."
Lu Ming nodded. It was obvious that Wang Xiaohu spoke of Wang Zili with some tenderness, and he felt both respect and gratitude for the "Brother Zili" he called him.
Even though I had never met Wang Zili before, after listening to Wang Xiaohu's talk, I began to feel a bit favorable towards him.
There is only one flag in the 49th constituency, and other parties cannot enter at all. However, the person at the helm is such a simple fisherman, which is amazing.
"Brother Lu, do you think we can win this case?" Wang Xiaohu's mind was still on the case. He sighed softly. It was obvious that he was very worried. Everyone was analyzing the case. Although some people were optimistic, he always felt that things were not that simple.
Our actual direct evidence is very weak. The other party can use "darkroom technology" to beat up photos. The bloodstains of different people found by Brother Lu in his basement are now the most crucial evidence, but these bloodstains cannot be used directly to prove that Kato Masakazu had ever killed someone.
There has been no progress on other clues.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Xiao Hu, do you believe in your brother Lu?"
Wang Xiaohu looked at Lu Ming's bright eyes, stunned for a moment, and then immediately overjoyed: "Brother, you have a trump card, right?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Eat the skewers!"
"Hmm!" Wang Xiaohu's frown immediately disappeared. He picked up the skewers and started eating.
Lu Ming smiled. It was obvious that he trusted him very much. When he told him that he had a way, he immediately felt relieved and his appetite was obviously whetted.
He was a good kid, born in a poor family. He would send his monthly salary back home, leaving 10 yuan for just enough to get by, eating steamed buns and pickles every day. Therefore, other prosecutors didn't like to play with him.
He is single now and can still live in a dormitory. After he gets married, he will have to take care of a large family including his adoptive parents, a wife, and future children, and the pressure of life will be even greater.
As he was thinking about it, Lu Ming looked up at the black car, Xuelong 950, parked at the entrance of the alley not far away.
But a few guys who looked like little hooligans surrounded it, made clicks of the tongue, and even touched it with their hands.
This would have been nothing, but Park Soo-na, who was eating snacks in the car, got out and scolded them, and these little punks surrounded them and laughed and said weird things.
Then, the old man in cloth shirt who was sitting on a step near the sedan and eating a meat bun stood up and walked over slowly. He stretched out his hand and held the pulse of the leader. The boy screamed in pain and begged for mercy from his parents. His accomplices were also frightened and immediately scattered.
After all, they obviously can't afford to offend the owner of such a luxury car. They are just bullying a female driver by saying a few nice words. Now the other party has someone with extremely high fighting power, so why don't they run away quickly
Wang Xiaohu also noticed this scene and said with a wry smile: "I wanted to help, it turns out that Uncle Sun is in better shape than me!"
Lu Ming smiled and turned back to eating the skewers.
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After watching Wang Xiaohu leave, Lu Ming returned to the car, which was filled with fragrance.
Lu Ming nodded. This little girl was very competent and careful as a driver. Sometimes when she needed to wait for him in the car at mealtime, she would always eat some desserts and snacks and never eat meals in the car to avoid the smell. Even if she ate snacks, she would be very careful to ensure that there would not be any residue in the car. She would also ventilate the car and spray some air freshener.
As for Uncle Sun, he loves eating beef buns, and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
While he was thinking, the car drove slowly.
When I got home, I didn't expect that there was a guest, it was Wei Baozeng, who was sitting under a parasol beside the lawn in the yard.
The tall earthenware lamp in the yard was very bright, and moths were fluttering around.
"Brother Wei, sorry to have kept you waiting. Something delayed me!" Lu Ming walked over with a bow, feeling helpless as he had no one to accompany him. The way this family entertained guests was truly amazing.
But there was nothing that could be done. Zhen would not accompany a visiting male guest alone. Pamela did not seem to be at home, otherwise she would not have left Wei Baozeng here.
Although Sun Erniang was capable, she was a servant after all, and it was inappropriate for her to accompany guests.
But under Er Niang's instructions, the service was quite good, and a maid came to replace Wei Baozeng's tea with new one soon.
"Lawyer Lu, you have a very strict gate. In fact, the public security here in Hepu Road is very good!" Wei Baozeng stood up and greeted Lu Ming with a smile on his face.
Lu Ming smiled, knowing what he was talking about.
Not far away, a muscular female black slave was standing in the shadow. There were six female slave guards and the female slave driver. Lu Ming named them Dahei to Qihei. No one knew what they meant based on their Chinese pronunciation. But to be honest, Lu Ming couldn't tell who was who from their appearance.
However, they have conspicuous markings on their bodies. For example, the black slave guard standing in the shadow is Sanhei, because her long black hair is combed into three long braids hanging down her back. She wears a blue cloth dress like Chunli, but more conservatively. Under the blue short petticoat, she wears long trousers and cloth shoes, and at the same time, she has a cross-body holster for a box gun slung across her shoulder.
These six black slaves who served as guards at the mansion were actually given gun licenses, and each of them was equipped with a box gun.
Of course, the guns are all under Lu Ming's name. These guards can carry guns, but if something happens, it is the owner's responsibility.
In fact, it is just as Wei Baozeng said, there are Ditra guards patrolling day and night on the Hepu Road, and no outsiders, not even flies, can fly in.
Even for someone of Wei Baozeng's status, he might not be allowed in at such a late hour, but the Wei family also lives in this area.
After hearing Wei Baozeng's words, Lu Ming smiled but said nothing.
"I'm sorry to say something, but I don't know if I should say it or not!" Wei Baozeng looked at Lu Ming. His eyes were quite different from at noon. They were a little eager and a little expectant.
"Just say it!" Lu Ming sat down with a smile and took the fragrant tea offered by Luo Yi.
She was wearing a long gauze-like dress, which showed off her graceful figure. She had a light gauze covering her face, deep black eyes, a high nose bridge, a golden nose stud, and a bright auspicious red dot on her snow-white forehead. This Tulkuhara girl holding the tea tray was quite charming.
Wei Baozeng's conversation was also interrupted by the fragrant tea he was offered. He glanced at Luo Yi and felt helpless. The wealthy class of new immigrants mostly lived a traditional lifestyle, and maids basically had lifelong contracts, which was no different from the indentures of selling their bodies in the past. There were very few maids who signed contracts and earned monthly wages, and Lawyer Lu was no exception.
If I enter politics, this will be the focus of fierce criticism from the liberal faction.
But, who knows, this lawyer Lu is really full of mysteries. Now I have a little understanding of why Mr. Qing insisted on inviting him to join our party and promoting him.
"Mr. Lu, I wonder who your teacher is. Is it the one who won the lawsuit for the Imperial Bank..."
Before Wei Baozeng said his name, Lu Ming had already waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Wei, I'm just lucky. Although I didn't go through the university system, I barely passed the judicial examination."
Wei Baozeng sighed softly and said, "Since Mr. Lu doesn't want to say anything, I can't force him."
Originally, when Attorney Lu said he would simply write down his views on the banking industry, he thought it was ridiculous. But when he got home and read it, he was immediately amazed. He quickly showed it to his father, who also praised it highly.
I thought that a young lawyer who had such a deep understanding of banking business must have been influenced by his master. Could it be that Barrister Muto who specialized in finance? The only Royal Counsel who specialized in finance was a legend in the banking industry.
But Mr. Lu was so secretive that I had to stop asking. But I couldn't help but exclaimed: "Let's not talk about the outcome of this lawsuit. The three issues Mr. Lu proposed for Baoyin to solve the crisis are enough to make me believe that if Mr. Lu becomes my partner, Baoyin's future will definitely be bright."
As he spoke, he took out a few pages of paper and said, "Mr. Lu, this is the legal affairs agency agreement that Baoyin proposed for Mr. Lu. Do you like it? My father has already signed it."
Lu Ming picked it up and nodded, only to find that this agreement was exactly the same as the agreement that Baoyin had originally drafted to ask Reed Law Firm to act as its agent.
Similarly, if the lawsuit is won, the attorney-in-fact will obtain 20% of Baoyin’s shares, but the attorney-in-fact will be replaced by himself.
He took a step back to advance and gave advice, also wanting to see how his father and son did things. After all, his business was bigger now, and he couldn't just look for business partners as he did before, he had to be selective.
"My father said that since we gave 20% to Red, if we gave less to Mr. Lu, would our Wei family still have friends in the future? Because Mr. Lu is truly thinking about and working hard for Baoyin."
"Even if we lose the lawsuit, my father and I will never blame Attorney Lu!" Wei Baozeng said seriously.
Lu Ming smiled. In fact, the so-called three things he wrote to solve the crisis were just borrowed from the bank confidentiality principles of his previous life.
From the fact that Chairman Wei asked his friend to check customer transfer records, we can see that today's banking industry is not so sensitive about privacy.
Helping people check their account statements is not just done by Baoyin Bank, but is a normal practice.
The matters he wrote mentioned that he wanted to re-heat up this case. Then, Chairman Wei personally apologized to all customers and promised that he would abide by the principle of keeping silent on all customer matters in the future. These principles would be written into any account opening contract and would be the basic terms of the Baoyin Bank account opening contract. In this way, if this term is violated, the customer can make a high claim to the bank.
In this way, this case can be turned into an opportunity to promote Baoyin Bank.
However, the most important thing is that we must win this lawsuit.
Wang-Lu Law Firm is 60% sure of winning this case.
Originally, I was just writing casually, but I didn't expect that it would bring unexpected results.
But it makes sense. He could promise a 60% chance of winning and put forward many good suggestions. Compared with the Reed Law Firm that only knew how to cheat people, he immediately gained a great favor in the hearts of the Wei father and son.
Wei Baozeng must have told his father that when he heard about the lawsuit, he could feel the pulse and accurately describe the current status of the lawsuit.
In terms of professionalism, I am not necessarily inferior to Reed Smith, and I am also passionate.
After weighing the pros and cons, the father and son finally decided to leave the case to themselves.
After thinking for a while and looking at Wei Baozeng's expectant eyes, Lu Ming nodded: "Okay, then I will be honored to accept the offer. I hope I can fulfill my mission!"
Turning his head, he said, "Second Mother, go and ask Madam to bring me my seal and ink."
Sun Erniang, who had been standing quietly behind Lu Ming since Lu Ming came back, quickly responded and ran towards the main building.