Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 259 - 257: Go Big and Get Revenge on Cheng Lisha! (Extra for 6000 monthly votes)

Chapter 259: Chapter 257: Go Big and Get Revenge on Cheng Lisha! (Extra for 6000 monthly votes)

End of May.

Also the last weekend of May.

United Financial Building, Jessica’s Office.

Zhang Wei was relaxing, enjoying the knee pillow and head massage service from Jessica.

"Congratulations, Zhang,"

Hearing that Zhang Wei had become the ace lawyer of Jincheng Law Firm, Jessica naturally offered her congratulations.

"Indeed, after struggling for so long, I’ve finally become an ace lawyer!"

Zhang Wei lay there with his eyes half-closed, feeling the touch of fingertips on the back of his head and the quite resilient bosom at his neck, his mood indescribably comfortable.

During this last week of May, the Criminal Department finally came into being.

The firm cleared out half of the space on the 25th floor for the Criminal Department’s office area.

After the partitions were removed, it turned into a huge office area that could fit hundreds of people, and many of them were formerly reception rooms, now made into a series of meeting rooms and private offices.

The space was not only sufficient but also very spacious.

Compared with the original small corner office of the Criminal Division, it was a completely different world.

Zhang Wei even snagged a south-facing private office for himself, which was not small, and came fully equipped with quality furniture leftover from the reception rooms, so he didn’t have to choose any himself.

As for Tie Ruyun, he chose an office in the north-facing office area, not even wanting one facing south that got the sunshine.

In his words, he was going to be a department leader from now on and needed to keep an eye on things all the time.

This level of dedication was commendable, thumbs up to Old Tie.

If you compare him with Shen Zhengyi, who became the head of the Litigation Department, out of the twenty-some working days a month, you would only see him during the monthly department meeting at the beginning of the month; otherwise, he would not show up at the Litigation Department at all.

But Old Tie was full of enthusiasm and drive, yet the Criminal Department was facing a problem.

No personnel!

In the entire department, there were only Tie Ruyun as the leader, along with lawyers Li Yueqin and Lin Yumeng, plus staff member Tie Cuilan, and including ace lawyer Zhang Wei, making a total of just five people.

They were the original members of the Criminal Division, but a department needs at least dozens to hundreds of people, right?

If there are too few people... wouldn’t they be overwhelmed when cases pile up?

So, having settled the office area, Tie Ruyun began to worry in his office again.

Originally, the Criminal Division was unloved and understaffed, and there was nothing they could do about it.

But now that it had turned into the Criminal Department, things were different; you had to recruit new people to at least fill out the department, right?

Moreover, such a large office area looking empty at a glance was not appropriate either.

However, apart from the recruitment at the beginning of the year, there’s only the mid-year summer recruitment, and there’s still a two-month gap before that.

Even if it was the summer recruitment period, people joining Jincheng would scrutinize their options, and with so few in the Criminal Department, it would hardly be attractive.

Therefore, how to recruit new personnel and expand with fresh blood had become the most troublesome issue for the department at the moment.

In any case, Tie Ruyun had no solution and had been worrying about it these past few days.

Zhang Wei, on the other hand, was always calm and could even take the time to enjoy a "beautiful" psychological counseling service here with Jessica over the weekend.

"Zhang, your Criminal Department must be pretty short on people now, right?"

"Of course, the Criminal Department has just as many people now as the original Criminal Division did!"

Zhang Wei squinted his eyes and smiled slightly.

"You’re not worried at all and can even laugh?"

"Because to solve this problem, I’ve had a strategy in mind for quite some time!"

"Oh, what strategy?"

"Secret!"

Hearing Jessica ask this question, Zhang Wei just chuckled.

"Zhang, are you even keeping secrets from me?"

Hearing Jessica’s question, Zhang Wei felt the ten fingers pressing on his head come to a halt.

He opened his eyes and his gaze lingered on the large pair of mandarin ducks in front of him for a moment, praising inwardly, "How big, how full!"

"Actually, I can tell you if you really want to know."

"Really?"

"Of course, we are the best of friends, and you’ve always been on my side. Even when the young master of William International tried to threaten and tempt you, you didn’t agree to betray me, did you?"

Zhang Wei said, gesturing with his hand towards Jessica, then whispered conspiratorially, "I’m planning something big, to make a name for the criminal department!"

"Something big?"

"Yes, big!"

As Zhang Wei spoke, a series of names flashed through his mind, his list of people to get revenge on.

Eventually, the list stopped at one name.

"I drafted a revenge list a long time ago, there are quite a few people on it. Now that I’ve become a top lawyer, it’s time to take revenge on some of them!"

"Who do you want to take revenge on?"

"Who else but the most infamous one..."

Zhang Wei paused, then shouted with a vicious tone, "Cheng Lisha!"

Upon hearing this name, Jessica’s blue eyes widened, her mouth slightly open in astonishment.

It was her!

The first target of Zhang Wei’s revenge was actually this person.

And from what Zhang Wei said, Cheng Lisha was going to be the tool with which Jincheng Criminal Department would make their name.

This...

...could only mean that once this affair came to light, Dongfang Capital’s news media world might well be shaken to its core.

...

June 1st.

This was Children’s Day, so kids had a day off, but adults did not.

Is that reasonable?

It’s not, adults should take a day off and go home to be with their children, shouldn’t they?

But then again, even if adults wanted to take a day off to be with their kids, what does that have to do with the bachelors without children or a woman in their lives?

Right now, on the 25th floor of Jincheng Law Firm, within the Criminal Department, several bachelors were gathered.

Inside a large conference room.

"Old Tie, did you get in touch with the media as I asked you to?"

"I’ve made contact. Although I find it odd why you’d want a third-rate media outlet, they have agreed to my request!"

"Old Tie, isn’t that a silly question? Our target this time is the top lady of the Dongfang Capital media world. How could ordinary media dare to offend her? That third-rate media used to be second-rate, but they fell to third-rate after offending her and being ostracized. That’s why they’re willing to help us!"

Zhang Wei explained, then let out a resigned sigh.

He had considered seeking the help of other media, but Tie Ruyun had already tried a few times; they barely leaked a hint of the news when the other party would hang up the call.

Even using the reputation of Jincheng Law Firm to increase the bargaining power was fruitless.

Finally, a media outlet that had collaborated with Jincheng a few times informed them of something.

"Cheng Lisha, she is someone who stops at nothing. Don’t be fooled by her talk of media responsibility; deep down, she only cares about money, and she has a heart of stone!"

"Asking us to offend her is like asking for our lives. Her financial backers are formidable. No one in our industry dares to cross her!"

"However, I remember there was a third-rate tabloid that used to clash with this woman. What was the name again? Let me give you a contact..."

In the midst of searching, they finally found a yellowed business card in the compartment under the coffee table and passed the contact information to Tie Ruyun.

After that, today’s meeting came to be.

Tie Ruyun got in touch with them and, upon explaining the reasons, the other party took it very seriously and agreed to meet today.

"Zhang Wei, they’re here!"

Outside the meeting room, Tie Cuilan knocked on the glass partition.

"Let’s go, meet them!"

Upon hearing that the person in question had arrived, Zhang Wei immediately led his entire team from the Criminal Department, marching over with great momentum.

Outside the Criminal Department, in a reception room.

Zhang Wei looked at the somewhat restrained man and woman before him, his expression a bit strange.

"You must be Lawyer Zhang Wei. I often hear about your reputation. Recently, I heard you handled a major case on Nandao and even won against the General Procuratorate’s Prosecutor Lu Gao and Judge Lu from the city court, a father-daughter team. It just goes to show you can’t judge a book by its cover!"

"Chief Editor, what are you talking about? What do you mean by ’can’t judge a book by its cover’? Isn’t that just a way of saying Lawyer Zhang is ugly?"

"Ah, this..."

"Lawyer Zhang, our Chief Editor didn’t mean it that way. He just speaks his mind a bit too directly. He really didn’t mean it at all, honestly!"

"Ah, yes, yes, Lawyer Zhang, I didn’t mean it that way. I just like to speak ironically; actually, you are quite handsome, sincerely!"

The man and woman felt particularly timid, afraid to say something wrong, they didn’t even dare to lift their eyes to look at Zhang Wei.

Seeing this, Zhang Wei could only casually pick up the business cards the two had handed over earlier, taking a quick glance.

"Chief Editor Pei Linjia and Editor-in-Chief Guan Feng of Dongfang Entertainment Tabloid."

"Chief Editor Pei, Editor-in-Chief Guan, there’s no need for such formality!"

"Where, where, we’re just a third-rate tabloid. To be able to come to the prestigious Jincheng Law Firm and meet the notorious Lawyer Zhang, we truly are filled with trepidation!"

"Chief Editor, why would you say Lawyer Zhang has a notorious reputation? That’s like saying he has a bad name!"

"Ah, this..."

"Lawyer Zhang, our Chief Editor didn’t mean it that way. He’s just someone whose mouth sometimes runs away with him. He really meant to praise your illustrious reputation, truly!"

Zhang Wei felt speechless in his heart upon seeing the terrified Chief Editor Pei and the anxious Editor-in-Chief Guan sitting next to him, trembling as she explained.

These two, why were they so timid? They had been apologizing since they walked in, twice already.

"Actually, the reason we called you two here is that we need a favor from you!"

"Lawyer Zhang is joking, what right do we have to make Jincheng Law Firm act so courteously? If you have any orders, just say them. Through fire and water, we will not refuse!"

Seeing Chief Editor Pei "full of sincerity," Zhang Wei was not polite either.

"Alright then, I’ll just say it. We called you here because we want to take down someone, Cheng Lisha!"

As soon as this name was spoken, Chief Editor Pei and Editor-in-Chief Guan exchanged glances instantly.

"Little Guan, you didn’t hear wrong, did you? Lawyer Zhang seems to have mentioned a name?"

"Chief Editor, we didn’t hear wrong. Lawyer Zhang said our big enemy, that ’Cheng Wumei’!"

"What’s that?"

Their conversation made Zhang Wei stunned.

"Who is Cheng Wumei?"

Editor-in-Chief Guan immediately explained, "Lawyer Zhang, you may not know this, but Cheng Lisha changed her name after she became famous. When she first started in the industry, she was always called Cheng Wumei. We have had some unpleasantness with her, so we’ve always called her by that name!"

"Oh, I see. The name is a bit ordinary, but it doesn’t really matter to us!"

Zhang Wei waved his hand dismissively, looking at the two, "I called you here because I wanted to ask for a favor. I want you to spread a message in the media circles of Dongfang Capital, just say that I, Zhang Wei, am going to take down Cheng Lisha. If anyone has issues with Cheng Lisha, they should come to me!"

Hearing Zhang Wei’s request, Chief Editor Pei and Editor-in-Chief Guan looked at each other once more.

"Are you really going to take her down?"

"Indeed, without a doubt!"

Zhang Wei said, beckoning to the two with his fingers.

Chief Editor Pei and his companion immediately leaned in closer.

"The truth is, my conflict with Cheng Lisha isn’t just a day or two old. Ever since that Zhu Tianying case, we’ve been sworn enemies. In the case of Ji Guoguo that followed, she clearly opposed me. Now that I’m an ace attorney, I can’t indulge this woman. I must teach her a lesson."

"Unfortunately, as you know, I’m just a lawyer. Even if I want to hold that woman accountable, at most I can only find flaws in the reports she writes and interviews she participates in. But that’s not strong enough to bring her down in one fell swoop."

"So, I need some solid dirt. I believe this woman has been muddling through the news industry for so many years; she can’t possibly be without any scandals!"

Chief Editor Pei and his companion couldn’t help but nod their heads. They had also heard about the conflict between Zhang Wei and Cheng Lisha.

"But speaking of which, you’re insiders too, and from what you’ve said, your conflict with that woman isn’t new. Do you know of any dirt on her?"

Upon hearing this, Chief Editor Pei shook his head and gave a sheepish smile.

It was Guan Zhubian who spoke up instead, "Lawyer Zhang, I won’t hide it from you, although that woman is ruthless and unfeeling, she does have skills. Moreover, she has a professional advisory team behind her. Every move she makes is vetted by the team’s experts, making it impossible to find any flaws."

"Just take those interviews that earned you enemies previously. They were all monitored throughout by a public relations team of hundreds of people. Look, Zhu Tianying was caught, but that Cheng Wumei got away without any trouble, not even a sliver of negative news about her could be found online."

"That’s true!" Zhang Wei nodded, "I won’t say anything else about that woman, but her ability to delete posts and control comments is top-notch. She has most of the online media eating out of her hand!"

"That’s why, if you really want to deal with her, you’ve got to make it so her people can’t change the comments!"

As Guan Zhubian said this, his eyes involuntarily flickered towards his chief editor.

"Little Guan, you can’t be thinking of..."

"Chief Editor, Young Master Yang was seriously harmed by that woman back in the day, and now that thing has happened again. Look at Lawyer Zhang, he just happens to want to take down that Cheng Wumei, isn’t he the one Young Master Yang has been looking for?"

"But, this is a matter of great consequence, and it’s also a criminal case from ten years ago. Lawyer Zhang, he..."

"Wait a minute!"

Zhang Wei suddenly interrupted, looking strangely at the two, "Did you just mention a criminal case?"

Speaking of a criminal case naturally piqued Zhang Wei’s interest.

This was what he specialized in.

Let alone some decade-old case. Back when he was still Zhang Qiansheng, he had even dug into old cases several decades old.

"Chief Editor Pei, Guan Zhubian, this Young Master Yang and the specific details of this criminal case you mentioned, please share with me!"

"This..."

Chief Editor Pei, seeing Zhang Wei’s interest, was a bit startled but also hesitant.

"Chief Editor, since Lawyer Zhang is so earnest, just tell him. Conditions on Young Master Yang’s side aren’t great either. I believe that throughout Dongfang Capital, only Lawyer Zhang can help him. And, that Cheng Wumei has caused our newspaper such distress, haven’t you always remembered the incident from back then? This time, we and Lawyer Zhang share a common enemy; I believe this is our last chance for revenge!"

"Sigh, since you put it that way, Little Guan, I won’t hold back anymore!"

Chief Editor Pei heaved a sigh and finally seemed to come to a decision.

"Lawyer Zhang, to tell you the truth, it was because of Young Master Yang’s affair that we first crossed paths with Cheng Wumei. It was also from that time that Cheng Wumei, capitalizing on Young Master Yang’s incident, made a fortune. Even Young Master Yang himself was forced to leave Dongfang Capital because of it."

"Actually, our feud with Cheng Lisha can be traced back to a case ten years ago, the person involved in that case was Young Master Yang. His family was quite well-known in Dongfang Capital at the time, owning a beach hotel that was the first in Dongfang Capital to receive a star rating..."

As Chief Editor Pei explained the past conflict between Dongfang Capital’s entertainment tabloid and Cheng Lisha, the details gradually emerged.

Zhang Wei and Tie Ruyun listened attentively, their expressions serious.

Lin Yumeng and Li Yueqin at their side also couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise from time to time.

"...so yeah, our entertainment tabloid in Dongfang Capital was not this big originally. Now, in the entire newspaper office, apart from me and Little Guan, there are only a few rookies killing time. This is all because of that Cheng Wumei!"

Finally, the recounting of the grievances came to an end.

"Are you saying that this woman, Cheng Lisha, made her fortune back in the day by capitalizing on the case involving Young Master Yang, and also gained fame and traffic? Then, you couldn’t stand it and publicly spoke up for Young Master Yang, even published a few articles related to the case. She mistook your actions as targeting her, and that’s why she’s held a grudge until now?"

"Yes, that woman had even fewer scruples when it came to hype back then."

Guan Zhubian spat disdainfully and said with a look of disgust, "You should have seen her reports at the time. She almost pointed at Young Master Yang’s nose, calling him a murderer, saying that if Young Master Yang wasn’t a murderer, then it must be because the heavens were unjust and should strike him dead with a thunderbolt!"

"She had already learned the clickbait tricks of social media by then?"

Zhang Wei was somewhat surprised but then let it go, thinking after all, those social media tricks were learned from a certain browser.

In the media circle, it doesn’t matter who started it; you just follow the predecessor’s playbook.

"By the way, wasn’t Young Master Yang’s case closed almost ten years ago? How come it’s been brought up again all of a sudden?"

"It seems that a witness from back then has been found, providing new testimony, so the investigation department reopened the case!"

"Oh, is that so!"

Zhang Wei nodded then continued, "Listening to you mention this Young Master Yang multiple times, I wonder if you could arrange for us to meet him. I’m quite interested in this case myself!"

"That would be great. If Young Master Yang knew that Lawyer Zhang is interested in this case, I think he would feel much relieved!"

Chief Editor Pei readily agreed to arrange a meeting between Zhang Wei and Young Master Yang.

Thus, the meeting between the two parties came to an end.