The trial of the Baoyin Bank case will begin at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
In the study room of Room 408 of the Windebao Club, Lu Ming was flipping through the files, thinking over and over again whether there were any flaws in his speech tomorrow, and how to word it to be more convincing.
I'm used to preparing cases in this study. Although the study at home in Hepu Road is bigger and more comfortable, it's not as peaceful as here.
The two apprentices followed Chen Qinghua to work on the case.
In fact, it was Chen Qinghua who handled the case, but they both had trainee lawyer certificates, so any agreement they signed or anything like that would be legally effective. However, they were just trainee lawyers and could not go to court independently.
Park Soo-na was sitting quietly reading a book. The color magazine in her hand was the first issue of "New Life".
As for whether she was watching seriously, Lu Ming didn't know. After all, it seemed that she was not a well-behaved student when she was in school.
But whether she reads it carefully or not, she has been given homework anyway.
There were too many things to do and I didn't even have time to read the first issue of my magazine, so I asked Park Soo-na to read it and then write a review for me.
Park Soo-na was not just reading, she was also paying attention to her boss. She could not help her boss in other ways, but if the tea in the boss's cup was empty, she would immediately fill it with fragrant tea.
The boss doesn't have a smoking habit, but sometimes when he thinks about a difficult problem, he will still light a cigarette. At this time, she will immediately pick up the lighter to light the cigarette for the boss.
Outside, it seemed like someone came and rang the doorbell. Park Soo-na hurriedly got up to go and see.
After a while, the door was gently pushed open. Park Soo-na carefully poked her head out and saw that Lu Ming was not thinking about the problem, but was standing up and pacing to relax. She then asked in a low voice: "Sir, there is a letter for you. It is sent from the Supreme Procuratorate. The sender is Cheng Lingyu. Do you want to open it?"
"Oh?" Lu Ming nodded: "Open it."
Followed Park Soo-na outside.
Park Soo-na found a pair of scissors and half-knelt and half-squatted to unpack the box. Under the royal blue stewardess uniform skirt, a pair of slender legs in black stockings were revealed. The little girl's legs were kept very thin, and the pair of slender legs in black stockings were particularly attractive.
Lu Ming coughed. He now had the mentality of a wealthy landlord. In his previous life, this kind of rough and tiring work should be done by men. But now he asked this skinny young driver to do it, and he felt it was natural.
Over there, Park Soo-na carefully cut open the outside of the package box, then opened the box. There was a large cowhide envelope inside. She didn't dare to reach in to take it. She raised her pretty face and looked at Lu Ming. Seeing Lu Ming nod, she reached in, took it out with both hands, and stood up and handed it to Lu Ming.
The envelope was open and felt hard. Lu Ming reached his hand in and took out a red velvet letter of appointment. He opened it and read the contents. He couldn't help but smile bitterly. It turned out to be a letter of appointment appointing him as a special criminal consultant to the Supreme Prosecutor's Office. It was signed by the Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office, McKen, and stamped with the red official seal of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office.
Below the letter of appointment, there are a few pages of paper, which is the special employment contract. The general content of the contract says that I was hired as a special consultant to the Supreme Procuratorate with a monthly salary of 400 yuan. Every year, I need to serve at least 4 cases for the Supreme Procuratorate. I can provide legal advice and directly participate in litigation. The number of cases I directly participate in must not be less than 1.
"This Cheng Lingyu always gives me problems!" Lu Ming shook his head.
The conditions seem to be very generous, but it is easy to imagine that if you really sign this indenture, you will be asked to participate in difficult and complicated problems and be treated like a slave.
This would be nothing in itself, but when you encounter cases where the prosecution does not have enough evidence and the other party may be innocent, but the prosecution is carried out for political influence or social effects, you will be in a difficult situation.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Nana, please write a letter for me to Deputy Director Cheng Lingyu of the Supreme Procuratorate. The general idea is to say that I can't refuse your kindness, but I must have the autonomy to decide which cases to take and which not to take. Otherwise, I will not accept this letter of appointment."
"Yes, sir!" Park Soo-na agreed quickly, and was a little excited. Although she was just relying on the power of others to bully others, being able to communicate with the top officials in the city was something that most people would not even dare to think about.
Soon, she went to the small conference room, where there was a pocket typewriter and the sound of typing soon came from it.
Lu Ming nodded. This little girl really cherished this job opportunity, and she also knew how to improve her own frankness. Ever since he revealed that the office was in need of a typist, she practiced typing when she had nothing to do. He just said that at the time, but not long after, she typed out the things that he had asked her to get downstairs to print, which surprised him.
If you work this hard in the police academy, you will not fail to graduate.
Maybe it’s because this job is easy and respectable, and the mentality is definitely different from working hard in school.
Most courses for female police officers in police academies also include typing training, but she should have been a mess at it.
Just as she was thinking, there was a knock on the door. Park Soo-na quickly walked out of the small conference room to open the door. She was keeping an eye on all directions and listening carefully while working.
"Ms. Park!" The one who came in and bowed was Sha Dahai, who also had a flattering smile on his face towards Park Soo-na. Of course, if Park Soo-na was not someone close to Lu Ming now, he would naturally change his expression immediately.
"Sir, I have something to tell you!" Sha Dahai smiled and took off his police hat from a distance. When he got closer, he lowered his body even more. He was afraid that the courtesy would be more serious than when he met their director. Moreover, he called Lu Ming "Sir" without mentioning his surname, which made him seem like a servant.
Seeing the silver star on his epaulettes, Lu Ming nodded, knowing that his position as section chief had been confirmed.
Lu Ming pointed to the sofa next to him. Sha Dahai had just sat down halfway when he suddenly stood up again.
"Oh, Miss Park, just go ahead and do your thing, don't bother me..."
It was Park Soo-na who brought her a cup of fragrant tea. No matter how these people treated her, she knew in her heart that she couldn't really think of herself as an important person.
Lu Ming also nodded: "Well, go and type that letter quickly."
Only then did Park Soo-na respond, walked out, and gently closed the door of the reception room.
"Sir, I caught Gui Linghua!" Sha Dahai chuckled and looked around. "Send her here? But I don't think that's a good idea. How about sending her home? If she's locked up, no one will know!"
Gui Linghua? Lu Ming was stunned. What
Seeing that Lu Ming looked a little strange, Sha Dahai said hurriedly: "Don't worry, sir, this matter is not troublesome at all. The ghost woman was kicked out and lived in a very shabby inn. As a result, she had no money to pay the bill this morning and had a dispute. Two of my patrol brothers went and took her back to the police station. During the trial, we found out who she was. Didn't they notify me? I went to see, and she was so scared that she almost peed her pants!" He smiled and said: "Japanese ghost woman, I thought, who should I honor if not you? Now, she is dead on the street and no one cares. Take her back, lock her up, and you can make up for it or beat her up as you want. That Kato ghost died happily, it was a good thing for him. This blood debt should not be paid by his lover?!" In the end, he spoke with great righteousness, as if imprisoning Gui Linghua as a slave was for revenge and he was a national hero.
Lu Ming was speechless for a moment.
But why did you think of me? As if I like this
Lu Ming then remembered that the purchase of Didara slaves and black slaves by his family should not be a secret to Sha Dahai, the local tyrant who deliberately paid attention to and tried to please him.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Bring her here so I can meet her."
"Good!" Sha Dahai was overjoyed. He felt that he had gradually figured out the pulse of this young upstart, and he would focus his efforts in this direction from now on.
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More than an hour later, Gui Linghua appeared in front of Lu Ming.
He was almost two different people from the one in the court. He had long lost his elegance and nobility, and he was not wearing a kimono, probably because it was too eye-catching. He was wearing a cloth shirt and pants, and his face was covered in mud. He must have been trying to conceal his appearance, but he looked as embarrassed as possible.
Her eyes were filled with fear. She lowered her head and her body was shaking. She didn't know what Sha Dahai had said to her on the way to make her so terrified.
Gui Linghua started living in the East China Sea when she was very young, and could understand and speak the language of Central China, unlike Shan Jingfan, who knew nothing about Central China. Therefore, the two of them spoke in the Japanese language in court, and they had to prepare a translator.
"Don't worry, Madam Gui Linghua, I'll think of a way to send you home!" Lu Ming said thoughtfully.
Gui Linghua's face changed drastically, and she suddenly fell to her knees: "Please, I don't want to go back! I don't want to go back! Please! Sir, Mr. Lu, please!"
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, then he understood.
She still remembered her last name. Naturally, everything that happened in the court was hard for her to forget, and it was also the beginning of all her nightmares.
Moreover, it seems that she ran away on her own. Perhaps, fending for herself outside is much better than facing the cruel fate if she stays.
So, I said I would send her home and scared her like this.
Yes, not only did Kato Shoichi commit suicide, but he also became a disgrace to the family. One can imagine what she had to face.
"Madam Gui Linghua, that's not what I meant. I meant that I will help you fight for the inheritance. Your husband left behind nearly a million in inheritance, right? And you have no children. Logically, you are the only first-line heir, so I am going to help you fight this lawsuit!"
After a pause, Lu Ming said, "However, as an agency fee, I want 80% of the bid amount. In other words, no matter how much inheritance I win for you, I will take 80% and you will get 20%."
Gui Linghua was stunned and looked up in surprise.
"I don't need you to agree to me now." Lu Ming raised his voice, "Nana, come, take Miss Gui Linghua to wash up, and then open a room next door for Miss Gui Linghua to rest. All expenses will be on me!" He looked at Gui Linghua again, "Wait until you are calm and have thought it over, then give me your answer!"
Since we are going through legal procedures, we must follow the rules. We cannot sign an agency agreement with a client when he or she is under duress or mentally unstable.
As for taking care of the clients who wish to be represented by me, there is no problem with that.
For example, if you see a beggar being wronged, it is reasonable to defend his rights, or to take care of the beggar to eat and wear good clothes.