In the reception room of Room 408, outside the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, there is a green hillside and the afterglow of the setting sun forms a wonderful halo.
Sitting opposite Lu Ming was Datou, a burly man with densely packed earrings and ferocious tattoos on his neck. The expression on his face showed a bit of excitement.
He even wore a grass-green military uniform and big black leather boots, but without the epaulettes or the rank of private, it was just civilian attire.
Datou has always dreamed of becoming a professional soldier.
Being forced to retire should be the biggest pain in his heart.
And now, Lu Ming gave him a chance to re-enlist and serve as a liaison for Lu Ming, a military lawyer.
Lu Ming did not expect that Datou would agree so readily. At this moment, Datou seemed a little worried because the agreed time had passed and the senior officer who was going to interrogate him had not arrived yet.
However, it is really speechless to think that this Big Head’s real name is Yuan Datou.
He had always used an alias, and Lao Gui didn't even know his real name. Now that he wanted to re-enlist, he naturally had to provide his real name.
The relevant materials had been sent to Mary a long time ago. I had originally arranged to meet Mary here at 3 o'clock this afternoon. She would come to interrogate Datou, but it was already past 5 o'clock and Mary had not come yet.
Park Soo-na knocked on the door gently and came in, carrying a tea tray with some snacks on it.
"Haven't you found Mary yet?" Lu Ming asked.
Park Soo-na nodded gently: "I called her office and home every ten minutes, but no one answered."
At this time, the doorbell outside rang.
Park Soo-na hurried out and soon shouted in surprise: "Sir, Major Mary is here!"
Soon Park Soo-na brought Mary in.
However, unlike usual days, Mary was a little silent, looked listless, haggard, in a bad mood, and distraught.
Lu Ming glanced at her, thought about it, and introduced Datou, "Mary, this is the Datou I'm talking about. You will be my liaison from now on!"
Big Head also stood at attention and saluted. Mary was wearing a dark blue officer's uniform with the rank of major.
"Oh, OK. Tomorrow, I'll have someone send my ID and military uniform over." Mary glanced at Datou casually, then turned to Lu Ming, "Lawyer Lu, I need to take some time off..." She forced a smile, "Forget about the lawsuit. I'm too tired and want to take a rest."
"What happened?" Lu Ming asked calmly.
On the other side, Big Head saw Lu Ming's gesture, nodded, turned around and walked out, closing the door gently.
"Nothing..." Mary avoided Lu Ming's gaze.
Lu Ming nodded: "Okay, then I won't care!"
Mary was a little absent-minded. She slowly sat on the sofa and suddenly said, "My black servant is dead..."
Lu Ming also sat down slowly.
Mary picked up the cigarette box from the coffee table, took out a cigarette, lit it, took two deep puffs, and started coughing loudly.
Lu Ming didn't say anything. At this moment, speaking might be counterproductive, so he just listened to her talk.
"She was tortured to death. This morning, someone sent me a package. Inside was her severed hand and a tape. It contained the sound of her being tortured and the words of those people. It lasted for more than an hour, a full hour..."
"More than an hour... Poor little Martha..."
Mary suddenly covered her face and burst into tears. She leaned on the coffee table, her shoulders twitching and she sobbed.
Lu Ming silently took the tissue and handed it over.
After a long time, Mary slowly stood up and wiped the tears from her face, "She, she is very miserable..." There was still some fear in her eyes. Thinking about it, she remembered the terrible voices in the tape and the scene when she saw the black maid's severed hand.
Lu Ming also took out a cigarette and lit it slowly.
"Little Renault did it!" Mary gritted her teeth. "I, I didn't know what to do, when I received a phone call. It was a very hoarse voice, saying that I shouldn't let the black maid go out and walk around at will, and I should lock her up. That's the treatment that low-class black slaves should have. It also said that the lawyer's letter angered Mr. Little Renault, and this was just a warning."
"On the tape, there are three white lines marked..."
Lu Ming nodded: "White Rose Movement..."
The "White Rose Movement" is the most notorious racial purification organization in the world. It is much more radical than the anti-racism organizations in his previous life. Therefore, it is also an illegal organization expressly prohibited by imperial law.
It seems that little Renault is also a member.
“Lawyer Lu, what should I do?” Mary looked at Lu Ming with tears in her eyes. “I called Sir Wenger, and he asked me to forget about it, but, but... poor Martha... I hurt her... I hurt her..." Mary covered her face again and sobbed softly.
"Where is the tape now?" Lu Ming asked.
"Yes, at my house..." Mary said casually.
"Then how about this? Now, take Datou with you and give the tape and Martha's severed hand to Datou."
Mary was stunned and looked up.
Lu Ming showed no expression. "This matter has nothing to do with you. Don't worry, you will not be implicated. I will withdraw the lawyer's letter sent to the Tower Restaurant."
"But..." Mary wanted to say something.
Lu Ming had already taken out his checkbook, wrote the number 10,000 and handed it over.
"I don't want to..." Mary immediately shook her head, her eyes even a little angry, "Do you think I don't want to avenge Martha?! But, there is no little Renault's voice in the tape! Besides, the tape can't be used as evidence!"
Lu Ming nodded: "Leave it to me!"
Mary stared at Lu Ming for a while, then stood up and said, "Okay, I'll give you the thing! I also want to see what happens to them..." She gritted her teeth, turned around and walked out.
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Before Datou left, Lu Ming reminded him of some things. Today's audio tapes are the same size as records, and are made of special plastic tapes with magnetic powder wrapped around a large reel. They must be transported with care to avoid damage.
Then, after thinking for a while, he picked up the phone and dialed Cheng Lingyu's number.
"Good boy, I haven't heard from you in a while! I heard that you pissed off Judge Christine and made you lose face in court? Haha, don't be angry. Why do I feel like she treats you differently? Don't really piss her off!"
"Hmm..." Lu Ming thought for a moment, "Brother Cheng, there is a case where the White Rose Party tortured and killed black servants. I want to file a case and let me take the lead. Do you think it's okay?" He paused, "Brother Cheng, this is the first time I ask you for help. Please help me. I will remember this favor for the rest of my life."
Cheng Lingyu was obviously stunned. Based on his understanding of this young man, he didn't need to say these words about human feelings, but once they were said, they carried a lot of weight.
Then, he smiled and said, "Boy, I haven't even handled your case yet, but you've volunteered. Okay, I promise you! Send me the relevant materials for the case, and I'll assign you a team to communicate with the police! But if it's just the murder of a black servant, it would be an overreaction to directly file a case with the Supreme Prosecutor's Office. Let's file a case with the investigation of illegal organizations such as White Rose! The prosecution of leading the ban and crackdown on terrorist organizations is within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office."
Lu Ming was stunned. He didn't expect that Cheng Lingyu agreed so readily and said it so firmly.
Because, although the "White Rose" organization was expressly prohibited by imperial law, in fact, many Westerners did not resist this organization, and there were even many who secretly supported and sheltered it.
I don’t know what the attitude of Attorney General McCann will be.
I thought Cheng Lingyu would at most promise to do his best to help me, but who knew he would agree directly.
"Thank you, Brother Cheng!" Lu Ming's heart suddenly felt warm, and he didn't need to say the words of gratitude.
After hanging up the phone with Cheng Lingyu, Lu Ming thought for a while, picked up the phone and dialed Wei Baozeng's number.
"Ah, you will still take the initiative to call me?" Wei Baozeng's tone on the other end sounded a little "resentful".
"Baozeng, you didn't tell me yesterday, do you want me to go with you to meet the employees and contracted artists of Nadu Pictures tomorrow?"
"Yes, you immediately turned me down. You didn't even want to give me half a day!" Wei Baozeng said, and suddenly he was startled: "Do you have time?"
"Well, I'll go with you tomorrow."
"Great, great!" Wei Baozeng was extremely surprised. "If you can give us some ideas, our film company will be popular!" The more he came into contact with Lu Ming, the more he felt that this guy was simply not a human being. He knew everything and had very advanced insights. In the film and television industry, this was especially important.
"I have something else to do, I'm hanging up!"
"Dudu," Wei Baozeng listened to the busy tone and could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
At this end of the phone line, Lu Ming sat on the sofa, picked up a pen and paper, and started writing.
I can't say I'm to blame for little Martha's death, but I feel like I'm on fire inside and I want to do something to vent.
For this little black maid whom he had never seen before, the more than one hour before her death was like hell, right
The doorbell rang outside, and it was Wen Liangyu who listened to the conversation with Park Soo-na.
After hearing Park Soo-na say that there were no guests, Wen Liangyu didn't hesitate to push the door open with a smile and said, "Qianxing, we have a distinguished guest here today, and he specifically wants to see you!"
Lu Ming looked up: "Who is it?"
Wen Liangyu chuckled, "The young master of Renault Pictures, that is, the youngest son of Sir Renault. Just think about it, your fourth brother's small business, such a person may not come for a few years. It's a great honor for the family. Haha, he came to see you, right? You really made my fourth brother proud!"
Lu Ming smiled and suddenly asked, "Fourth Brother, do you think Renault Pictures is now the foundation of the Renault family?"
Wen Liangyu was stunned for a moment, then thought for a while and said, "That should be the case. I heard that old Renault sold almost all of his inherited property to invest in this film industry. But it's doing very well. Old Sir Renault still has vision, right? Haha!"
Lu Ming nodded and stood up. "Let's go. I'll go meet him as a gift on behalf of little Martha."
Wen Liangyu was stunned. She didn't know what Lu Ming was talking about, but she had a vague feeling that today's meeting was not a good one.
He deliberately walked a few steps slowly, called his confidants and gave them some instructions. In any case, he had no better choice now except to stand with this former little brother, now a young upstart whom he could not understand at all.
These so-called knights in the corners are actually just wealthy tycoons now, right? Rotten bricks and tiles are never afraid of these porcelains.
As for connections, since I want to make the right connections, I naturally have my own considerations.
Soon, outside, many gunmen took quick action, which was not something the customers in the store could see.