In the next few days, Liu Man went to and from get out of class on time, practiced the piano, reviewed and prepared for the exam as usual, and tried to adapt to her new role. personal.
The weekend is coming soon, and through the mediation of Lawyer Sun, Zhang Pei and Liu Man are going to meet the relatives of the courier who was hit and killed. For the past few days, Liu Chengyu has been locked in the detention center. Except for the lawyer, no one else can see him. Zhang Pei has not told other relatives about this matter. One is that Liu Chengyu's parents in her hometown are too old, and she doesn't want to alarm them;
They set the meeting place in a private room of a Chinese restaurant.
Liu Man's mother and daughter brought 100,000 yuan, and lawyer Sun arrived one step ahead.
Lawyer Sun’s name is Sun Yiyi. He is Zhang Pei’s high school classmate and a senior lawyer. He is very well-known in the industry. He has a very good relationship with Zhang Pei and his wife, and the two used to travel frequently.
Before the other party arrived, Lawyer Sun told Zhang Pei some matters needing attention in the negotiation.
Liu Man looked at him quietly. In her memory, Lawyer Sun's family didn't want to see her. Lawyer Sun and his wife are both high school students, and they both work in the judicial system.
They have an only daughter named Sun Weiwei, who is the same age as her and is also a top student. Now she is studying at Capital University. Because the two are close, Liu Man and Sun Weiwei have always been classmates in elementary and middle schools. But Sun Weiwei crushed her in terms of IQ, especially every time the test results came out, she would inevitably be compared by Sun Weiwei, feeling unbalanced.
But Sun Weiwei's appearance is average, and this is the only thing that makes Liu Man feel gratified. In a final math exam in junior high school, Sun Weiwei got full marks, but Liu Man failed. An exasperated Liu Man said to Sun Weiwei, "You are so ugly, so what if your grades are good?"
Liu Man's words seriously hurt Sun Weiwei's self-esteem. Sun Weiwei held back tears and cried when he got home, and he cried loudly in front of his mother.
Since then, Lawyer Sun's family has not walked with them so frequently. In high school, Liu Man's grades were so poor that she had to transfer to an art class to become an art student, and she and Sun Weiwei no longer had any intersection.
Seeing Lawyer Sun trying his best to help their family now, she felt ashamed for Liu Man in the past.
The courier who was killed was called Wang Chunhua, 29 years old this year, with three children, the eldest daughter was 7 years old, the second daughter was 5 years old, and the youngest son was only 2 years old. His wife does not have a job, his parents are farmers, and he has a younger brother and a younger sister. The family situation is really complicated.
Those who came to meet Zhang Pei's mother and daughter were Wang Chunhua's wife, mother and younger brother. After Wang Chunhua died, his relatives rushed to the capital from their hometown.
When the Wang family arrived, the atmosphere was quite awkward.
Wang Chunhua's wife's eyes were always red, and she was still angry after crying. She stared at Zhang Pei fiercely, as if Zhang Pei was an accomplice to her husband's death.
Zhang Pei's apology was just on the lips, but this look swallowed it.
Before they could speak, Wang Chunhua's mother suddenly yelled at Zhang Pei, "My son died so badly, you all killed him."
She patted her chest with both hands, with a sad face, and howled dryly. Zhang Pei was caught by her hateful eyes, and took a small step back in fright.
Liu Man was very calm, and was not frightened by the situation at all. She has seen too many women who are dying in the cold palace, crying and screaming, and her nerves are numb, but she is not afraid anymore.
"The matter has come to this, you have to believe that the law will give your family a fair trial," Lawyer Sun moderated, "They also don't want this to happen. I invite you here today to find a way to make up for the mistakes."
Lawyer Sun gave Zhang Pei a look, and Zhang Pei said quickly, "Yes, yes, we are very sorry for what my husband did wrong, I am sorry, I am really sorry for you."
Liu Man followed Zhang Pei and bent down to them. This apology is sincere, after all, the other party lost his life.
"Is an apology useful? Can my brother come back?" Wang Zhihua said angrily. He looked about the same age as Liu Man and wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses.
This remark somehow irritated Mrs. Wang, and she cried again, "My eldest son has had a hard life all his life. In order to let his younger siblings study, he went out to work before finishing his studies. A few years ago, in order to treat my old man , worked desperately, finally found a wife, and lived a better life, but was killed by your family."
Mrs. Wang's ear-piercing cry made Liu Man's eyelids twitch.
Zhang Pei looked at Lawyer Sun at a loss, she didn't know how to deal with these people at all.
Lawyer Sun sighed in his heart. Before the negotiation started, Zhang Pei had already been led by the nose by the other party, and the scene had been completely controlled by the other party.
He has known Zhang Pei for nearly thirty years, and he knows Zhang Pei's weak temperament very well. She is used to relying on her husband, timid and fearless, and has no independent opinions. Liu Man's character is also inherited from her mother, not only weak, but also arrogant, and it is difficult to become a master. The mother and daughter have no backbone, and things still have to be resolved by him.
Lawyer Sun said, "Although the driver committed a crime of drunk driving, your son is not completely free of responsibility."
Liu Man didn't understand the whole thing before, so he listened intently.
Lawyer Sun continued, "My client was neither speeding nor violating other traffic rules except for drunk driving. He hit the brakes just in time."
Wang Zhihua interrupted Liu Man's words, and said sharply, "Nonsense, the traffic police have already issued a certificate of responsibility, and you should bear the main responsibility."
"That's because drunk driving is being strictly enforced now, and the client just hit the gunpoint," Lawyer Sun said decisively, "The mother and daughter beside me and I invite you here today and don't want to quarrel with you. We are here to solve the problem. We We all know exactly how this accident happened. The person involved did not refuse to save him, and he did his best to send the victim to the hospital. Now that the victim has passed away, the person concerned and his family members blame themselves, so I want to try my best to compensate you .”
"So, how much are you going to compensate?" The opposing lawyer who hadn't said anything asked suddenly. He also stopped the Wang family who wanted to continue arguing with Liu Man's mother and daughter, and was not suppressed by Lawyer Sun's aura.
His name is Zhao Feng, and he is the defense lawyer for Wang Chunhua's family. Zhao Feng is a very young lawyer. He seems to have just graduated from university, but his eyes are very shrewd. From the moment he entered the private room, his eyes behind the metal glasses kept looking at Zhang Pei and Liu Man, as if he was weighing their value.
For some reason, Liu Man hated the look in his eyes.