Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 234 - 233: Big Uncle is Fine, Zhang Xinyan in Trouble?

Chapter 234: Chapter 233: Big Uncle is Fine, Zhang Xinyan in Trouble?

Civil court, onsite.

"First juror, has the jury reached a verdict?"

"Yes, Your Honor, we have come to a conclusion!"

"Very well, please announce it!"

"After unanimous determination by the jury, we believe the defendant Xia Qianjun is not guilty of indecency towards Ji Guoguo and shall not bear responsibility for this accusation!"

Upon hearing this verdict, some were surprised, but more people understood.

Most of those involved in this court case were not surprised by the outcome.

After all, a certain lawyer had proved that his client absolutely could not have committed indecency against a young woman.

If the charges could not be dismissed even then, that would truly be strange.

There was much discussion about this outcome onsite.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

With Ni Qiuping pounding the gavel, the room quickly returned to silence.

"The jury has announced their decision. Defendant Xia Qianjun, this court congratulates you on clearing your name of this false accusation!"

After offering her congratulations, Ni Qiuping also let out a sigh of relief.

This case was finally concluded, and she could take a break as well.

"That’s great, brother is innocent!"

Xia Qianyue, accompanied by Li Qinghua and Xia Donghai, came over to the defendant’s bench, cheering joyfully.

However, compared to them, Xia Qianjun, who had cleared his name, was full of resentment.

After removing the pig’s head paper mask, his face was unspeakably grim.

Gao Yang and Luo Qi, with Xiao Ning in tow, also came to his side, but the three of them looked at Xia Qianjun with different expressions.

"Brother Jun!" Xiao Ning called out softly, with a bit of "shyness" on her face.

Gao Yang and Luo Qi wanted to greet him but hesitated, unable to help but lower their raised hands, their expressions awkward.

It was clear that they feared Xia Qianjun really preferred men and that they might become his next victims.

After all, what they wanted to protect was their own "chrysanthemum."

"It’s a pity, this is a civil court, unable to make a liar pay the price!"

Zhang Wei stood next to Xia Qianyue, but his gaze passed through the crowd and locked onto Ji Guoguo’s family.

This woman might not have initially wanted to falsely accuse Xia Qianjun but acted impulsively, seeking to give Xia Qianjun a taste of her power.

But then she found out that Xia Qianjun had a complicated background with widespread implications, and she happened to be on the weaker side.

The case attracted the attention of William International, and public opinion leaned toward her, so she found the key to wealth.

In just a few days, by exploiting hot topics, she crafted an image of herself as a victim and gained huge web traffic.

By the end, it was already too late for her to stop.

Moreover, it’s very likely that this woman had no intention of stopping and still wanted to reap the benefits of the traffic.

So, her gaze towards Zhang Wei’s side was filled with resentment—likely the powerless rage of someone whose source of income was cut off.

But as Ji Guoguo’s family approached the courtroom exit, they were stopped.

"You must be Miss Ji Guoguo!"

Several plainclothes individuals blocked their way.

"I’m Ji Guoguo, who are you, and why are you stopping us? Move aside!"

Ji Guoguo was furious because this case had cut off her source of income, and she might be overwhelmed by online public opinion.

The thought of her live-streaming room possibly being filled with comments calling her a scammer made her very upset.

But before she could start complaining, her hands were pinned by a woman.

"We are from the Special Investigation Division, and we suspect you of false accusation against our Special Ops members, spreading lies online, and slandering and insulting the Special Ops and War Department. Please cooperate with us and come along!"

The woman who captured Ji Guoguo didn’t wait for a reaction and led her away straight away.

Her companions, meanwhile, stopped Ji Guoguo’s parents and left with the same urgency.

"My daughter isn’t a bad person, what right do you have to arrest someone!"

"Oh no, they are arresting someone! They are arresting someone! These bad guys are arresting someone!"

Ji Guoguo’s parents started shouting, but those who took Ji Guoguo away were unmoved, ignoring the couple as they threw tantrums and rolled on the ground.

Soon, amidst the cries and shouts, Ji Guoguo was taken away.

"Well, turns out they were waiting here!"

Zhang Wei grasped the situation as he saw this unfold.

He noticed Zhou Xiaoli standing in the crowd, nodding at him in acknowledgment.

Clearly, that previous move was orchestrated by this woman.

Before the court session, Zhang Wei and Zhou Xiaoli had a brief meeting.

Zhou Xiaoli requested that Zhang Wei take care of this case today, and indeed, Zhang Wei did.

Now, since Xia Qianjun was acquitted, Zhou Xiaoli could start causing trouble for the accuser.

"False accusation plus slander—if some excessive comments were made during the live broadcast, then they could find even more issues. At the very least, it would merit a 3-10 year sentence, perhaps even more than 10 years, and additionally, a criminal record would be left."

Zhang Wei watched the direction where Ji Guoguo was taken, and with the professional judgment of a criminal defense lawyer, he made a simple analysis.

This woman will pay for her words and actions!

Such a result naturally brought joy to everyone.

Inside the courtroom, the lawyers from William International also left.

As the young mistress of the Campbell Family and the daughter of a wealthy family of lawyers, Laura’s expression at this moment had finally lost its usual arrogance and confidence.

Her gloomy face pierced through the crowd, staring intently at that person.

"Zhang Wei, for Jessica to side with you and offend me, it seems you do have some skills!"

"However, you’ve ruined our chance to climb to the top of Dongfang Capital Lawyer Circle. We won’t let this go so easily!"

"Let’s go!"

Laura waved her hand dismissively at her surroundings and, with a cold snort, led her subordinates straight away.

Chen Baoluo followed at the very end, having lost the case, he had no face to walk beside the young mistress.

"Zhang Wei!"

He too shouted these two words as he left.

He was not willing to lose to a junior, outsmarted by an ingenious strategy.

As for the person who was resented, Zhang Wei was now with Xia Qianyue and her family.

They left the courtroom walking freely and effortlessly, their steps light and their faces smiling.

At the entrance of the courthouse, the crowd dispersed at this moment, not congested at all.

The group at the door had already received the news; why stay if the case was lost, to play the fool?

Similarly, on the internet, paid trolls and critics were deleting their posts and accounts,

and the news media had long since taken action to scrub clean all "false reports" from the web as though they had never existed.

Some media personnel, upon catching wind of the situation, especially a few who had received money to write negative articles about the Martial Association, canceled their accounts and fled as soon as the verdict was announced.

In essence, although it was a minor civil case, it stirred up a storm in the media landscape of Dongfang Capital.

In the midst of this turmoil, those media personnel who had hitched a ride on the case’s popularity were now on tenterhooks.

Of course, the parties involved in the case were actually unaware of all this.

Zhang Wei was discussing with Xia Qianyue and her family where to hold the celebration banquet.

He could also take this opportunity to share a meal with his in-laws.

Of course, the meal naturally didn’t need certain individuals to host.

And the news of the case’s victory spread out at the first moment.

Chengbei District.

Qingmu Law Firm.

"What, they won!"

"To actually prove Xia Qianjun’s sexual orientation in court like this?"

"This... Is this something a normal person could come up with?"

A few minutes later, Li Qingmu put down the phone in his hand with a face full of disbelief, helplessness, and a touch of regret.

"Ah——"

He let out a long sigh and slumped down, his face seeming to age a decade in an instant.

This case had cost him too much.

The key was, although he withdrew partway through, it felt as if he had lost so much...

...

Tuesday morning.

Zhang Wei woke up early, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

He had a good meal yesterday and won the case. His mood was great.

"Although my uncle-in-law’s gaze was a bit odd, at least my father-in-law and mother-in-law understand me!"

Helping Xia Qianjun win the case, although the process was "strangely twisted," the result was good.

At least his in-laws were happy, and his father-in-law even praised Zhang Wei as a good son-in-law, while his mother-in-law did not show her usual stern face.

Xia Qianyue was even happier, laughing like a little child.

The only one who wasn’t happy last night was "socially dead" Xia Qianjun.

He was probably still pondering how to face his colleagues once he returned to the special forces team.

But these were none of Zhang Wei’s concerns; he was just responsible for winning the case.

As for the means... that wasn’t important.

With this mindset, Zhang Wei pushed open the gates of Lin Mansion.

After getting up early, it was time to go to work.

It couldn’t be helped, after all, he was an employee and needed to clock in at the law firm.

Next to Lin Mansion was Zhao Mansion, but unfortunately, the doors of Zhao Mansion were tightly closed.

That was normal, Zhao Qingyan was a senior software engineer in a big company. It’d be strange if he were at home on a Tuesday.

Next to Zhao Mansion was Zhang’s Martial Arts School.

As Zhang Wei passed by the entrance of the martial arts school, he saw Lu Ma carrying a basin of laundry, just coming out.

"Yo, Zhang Wei, are you off to the law firm for work?"

"Yeah, Lu Ma,"

"Oh, how I wish our young master Xiao Yan was as diligent as you!"

Seeing Zhang Wei, Lu Ma was reminded of the problem youth in her own household, and her expression immediately fell.

Zhang Wei was also aware of the matters of the Zhang family. Zhang Xinyan was indeed not very ambitious and didn’t have a proper job, spending his days messing around outside.

"Is Sister Xiao Wu still practicing her boxing?"

"Yes, the young miss engages in her morning practice every day. But no matter how much she practices, it doesn’t seem to result in anything spectacular. If you ask me, she’s not getting any younger. It’s time she found someone to settle down with!"

As Lu Ma spoke, she glanced at Zhang Wei, her eyes hinting at a jest.

"Find someone to settle down with? Lu Ma, you must be joking. Sister Xiao Wu is skilled in martial arts. What ordinary family could handle her? If they get into a fight, wouldn’t the man end up with broken bones?"

Zhang Wei laughed heartily, half-jokingly said.

"Then don’t make the young miss angry, and it will be fine. In my opinion, you’re quite suitable, Zhang Wei. You’re a good person with a good temperament, and you’re a big-time lawyer with a bright future ahead of you!"

"Lu Ma, you know my situation. I already have a girlfriend. Are you trying to create a match where there isn’t one?"

It was then that Lu Ma remembered Zhang Wei had a girlfriend.

"Goodbye, Lu Ma. I’m off to work now!"

With that, Zhang Wei left.

Watching Zhang Wei walking away, Lu Ma sighed deeply.

It seemed that for the young miss, timing was not on her side.

...

Jincheng Law Firm.

Criminal Division, office.

Zhang Wei clocked in for work as usual and began another busy day.

However, he didn’t have many cases at hand recently, so he wasn’t particularly busy.

Since he wasn’t busy, Zhang Wei turned his attention to his junior colleague at the neighboring workstation.

"Xiao Meng!"

"Ah, oh, Master, what do you need me for?"

Startled by Zhang Wei’s call, Lin Yumeng quickly closed a tab streaming a TV series and looked somewhat panicked.

Seeing his junior’s panicked expression, Zhang Wei laughed heartily.

"Xiao Meng, I don’t really need anything. I just wanted to ask about your grandfather..."

"My grandfather?"

Lin Yumeng’s mouth fell open as she suddenly remembered. Zhang Wei seemed to have mentioned this before.

Her father had stood him up, so Zhang Wei was not planning to cut Lin Xiangtian any slack and had decided to find a breakthrough with her grandfather.

After all, Lin Xiangtian’s promise to Zhang Wei was "next time for sure," to make good on his promise for an independent office after the internship period ended.

But Zhang Wei didn’t want to wait, and he felt that if Lin Xiangtian could stand you up once, he could certainly do it a second time.

He didn’t want to rely on the mercy and charity of the big boss. That’s how weaklings think.

He wanted to be proactive.

"Xiao Meng, tell me, where does your grandfather usually like to go? Maybe I’ll have a chance encounter with Old Master Lin too?"

Zhang Wei looked at Lin Yumeng with a "kind" face.

The junior looked at her master’s smile and inexplicably swallowed hard.

In her heart, she felt a vague sense of fear~

Buzz—

Just as Zhang Wei was about to "coerce and incentivize" his junior to find out Old Master Lin’s whereabouts, his phone vibrated.

"Who is it, don’t they know I’m busy!"

Zhang Wei pulled out his phone to see that the incoming call was from Zhang Xinwu.

"Sister Xiao Wu, what’s up?"

"Zhang Wei, Xiao Yan is in trouble!"

"Your brother is in trouble? What happened?"

"I don’t know. All I know is that he’s in the hospital. Can you come help me? I don’t know how to deal with all this."

"No problem, this is my specialty. Send me the exact address of the hospital, and I’ll come right away!"

"Alright!"

Zhang Wei hung up the phone and soon received a text message.

"Xiao Meng, don’t forget to tell me about your grandfather’s situation, I’ll be back soon!"

After reminding his junior, without waiting to see if she agreed, Zhang Wei greeted Tie Ruyun and left.

There was a case coming up, and it involved an acquaintance.

But this time, the one in trouble was Zhang Xinyan.

Zhang Wei made it clear: he didn’t feel close to this person!

...

Dongfang Capital, Municipal Hospital.

Emergency Department, outside the operating room.

When Zhang Wei arrived, he saw that Zhang Xinwu and Lu Ma were in the waiting area.

"Miss, Xiao Zhang is here!" Lu Ma called out quickly upon seeing Zhang Wei appear.

Zhang Xinwu, sitting beside her, then raised her head.

At that moment, Zhang Xinwu looked extremely haggard, her eyes red from crying, presenting an image of fragility.

"Sister Xiao Wu, Lu Ma, I’m here!"

Zhang Wei hurried over, sat down next to Zhang Xinwu, and comforted her, "Sister Xiao Wu, don’t worry, your brother will definitely be fine."

"Hopefully, but that kid really... If it weren’t for the hospital calling us, it really would have been..."

Lu Ma complained and could only heave sigh after sigh.

Who would have thought that once Zhang Xinyan got into trouble, it would be a big deal.

Even though Zhang Xinwu was anxious, she knew that being anxious was of no use. She had to sit in the waiting room, continuously pinching her fingers to relieve the tension.

Ding!

The light in the operating room finally turned on—it was green.

Following that, a surgeon in scrubs emerged, his scrubs stained with blood, and protective goggles on his face.

"Doctor, how is my little brother?"

"Are all of you the patient’s relatives?"

"Yes, I’m his sister. How is my little brother?"

"The patient’s condition has stabilized, but his injuries are not light. His hands, feet, and ribs all have various degrees of fractures. It might take a long time for him to recover."

Upon hearing this news, Zhang Xinwu finally let out a sigh of relief, a faint smile appearing on her face.

"Thank you, doctor, thank you. As long as he’s alive, that’s good enough!"

"Are you sure?" This time, it was the rescue doctor’s turn to be surprised.

Your brother has broken limbs; just the fact that he survived is lucky, and you’re actually smiling?

I really wonder if you are the patient’s real sister?

What the doctor didn’t know was that Zhang Xinwu had traditional Chinese medicine passed down from her ancestors; as long as the person isn’t dead, they could be treated and saved with the medicine.

So, upon knowing that Zhang Xinyan was still breathing, she was reassured.

Even if it required half a year of recuperation, with the assistance of the medicine, it might only take a third or a quarter of that time.

"Come on, let’s go see that kid!"

Zhang Wei glanced at the operating room and realized that Zhang Xinyan had already been moved to the ward. He quickly led Zhang Xinwu and Lu Ma to the outside of the emergency ward.

After going through the disinfection process, the three of them finally saw Zhang Xinyan.

At that moment, he was still unconscious, his body wrapped in gauze and bandages, resembling a mummy.

"Looking at this medical diagnosis, he must have been beaten, right? There are multiple contusions and bleeding spots on his body; it’s too awful!"

After looking at the report, Zhang Wei had to admit, Zhang Xinyan was indeed in a sorry state.

"Little brother..."

Zhang Xinwu cried again, although her brother was disobedient, although the other person was still alive.

But seeing her own little brother in such a sorry state, how could she not feel heartbroken?

Zhang Wei sighed and had no choice but to leave the hospital room to wait in the corridor.

Without any information, he was unable to help.

"Excuse me, is this Zhang Xinyan’s room?"

Just then, two men approached Zhang Wei.

"You are..."

"We are from the Criminal Investigation Department, here are our IDs!"

Both men took out their IDs, and after a glance, Zhang Wei knew that they were indeed officers.

"Criminal Investigation Department? So, this is a criminal case?"

"Correct, we are here to handle the case. According to our investigation, this was a street fight assault incident. Zhang Xinyan is the victim!"

"Has the perpetrator been found?"

"We’ve located several suspects, but who exactly committed the assault is yet to be confirmed!"

Hearing this information, Zhang Wei wore a peculiar expression.

"I see. Zhang Xinyan is still unconscious and unable to assist with the investigation. When he wakes up, I’ll contact you."

The two officers looked at Zhang Wei, their faces also showing something odd, "Are you a relative of Zhang Xinyan?"

"No, I’m his lawyer!"

Zhang Wei said with a slight smile.

After exchanging glances, one of the officers handed a business card, and after a few words of caution, they left.

Zhang Wei returned to the intensive care unit.

He looked at the unconscious Zhang Xinyan and laughed to himself.

"It’s hard to say whether this kid is lucky or unlucky, but thankfully I’m here. Perhaps he might..."

"Strike it rich..."