Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 435 - 431: Enemies meet, who is this woman?

Chapter 435: Chapter 431: Enemies meet, who is this woman?

Evening party, at the scene.

At the entrance, after a gentleman handed over his invitation, he walked into the first floor hall of the auction with his female companion, accompanied by a female waiter.

The man was dressed in a suit and tie, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

His companion, however, wasn’t wearing a gown but chose a women’s business suit paired with relatively loose black trousers, as if for the convenience of movement.

"Where’s Zhang Wei? That guy seems to have already arrived and even sent me a message..."

The man said, looking around nervously.

He was no other than Tie Ruyun.

The woman by his side was Lin Ruonan, who had accepted his invitation to come.

"Old Tie, over here!"

"Oh my, is that Team Leader Lin?"

"My goodness, the two of you standing together really look like a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match. Since you’re both single, why not just pair up?"

Zhang Wei thought, Old Tie, there’s only so much I can help you with.

One assist is enough; any more might backfire.

"You little..." Tie Ruyun was embarrassed by what Zhang Wei had said.

Lin Ruonan, standing beside him, was expressionless, giving Zhang Wei a slight nod.

"Are you here alone?"

"No, I was just anxious to come over and greet you guys."

Seeing Old Tie inquiring, Zhang Wei pointed behind him and began introducing.

Dr. Jessica gracefully walked over with a twist of her waist and a swaying step, and then Zhang Wei extended his hand and drew the beauty into his embrace.

"Hello, Group Leader Tie, Captain Lin."

Dr. Jessica apparently knew both of them, greeting them with a smile.

Tie Ruyun and Lin Ruonan exchanged glances, both somewhat dazzled by Jessica, then looked at Zhang Wei with a complex expression in their eyes.

On one hand, they were surprised by the attractiveness of Zhang Wei’s companion, and on the other hand, they remembered something.

I thought you had a girlfriend, kid?

Why didn’t you bring her to tonight’s party, but brought this lady instead?

And looking at you two, to say there’s nothing going on would clearly be impossible, right?

If Zhang Wei knew what they were thinking, he might laugh out loud.

Forget about having something going on, we did everything that night, tried out all the positions!

Hehehe...

Thinking of this, a cheeky smile appeared on Zhang Wei’s face.

Tie Ruyun and Lin Ruonan exchanged another look, thinking that this kid really was...

"Zhang Wei!"

Just then, a cold voice came from the entrance.

Two hostile gazes swept over Zhang Wei.

"Professor Zheng, Yuan Dong classmate?"

Zhang Wei was also surprised to see the newcomers.

These two, it had been so long since they’d seen each other. Since leaving the law school, they had pretty much gone their separate ways, hadn’t they?

The newcomers were none other than Zhang Wei’s former law professor, Zheng Qian, and his former classmate, Yuan Dong.

Speaking of which, both of them had a significant history of grudges with Zhang Wei.

Unexpectedly, they ran into each other at this auction.

Next to Yuan Dong, there was a woman who looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six, wearing a low-cut gown and frequently scanning the room as if looking for wealthy individuals.

"Here to solicit business, huh?"

Zhang Wei glanced at the woman briefly and immediately lost interest.

It seemed that ever since the incident with Jia Meili, the taste of his classmate Yuan Dong had been declining.

"Zhang Wei, seeing an old professor, don’t you even say hello?"

Zheng Qian approached Zhang Wei with a "smiling" face, his gaze a bit aggressive.

"What, Professor Zheng doesn’t keep up with the news lately? Dare you even take my greetings?"

Zhang Wei was amused and couldn’t help making a jest.

The smile on Zheng Qian’s face vanished in an instant, replaced by a sullen look.

Whether I watch the news or not, what’s that to you?

"Zhang Wei, don’t think just because you joined Jincheng Law Firm and won a few cases, you can be all high and mighty. I’ll have you know, I also joined the Top Ten Firms, Yongjie Law Firm, and I’m not a bit inferior to you!"

Yuan Dong, standing nearby, seemed ready to defend Professor Zheng Qian, pointing directly at Zhang Wei’s nose in challenge.

"Yes, yes, you’re amazing, you’re awesome!" Zhang Wei laughed again, but although it was a compliment, it was clear to anyone that it wasn’t meant as praise.

He seemed to have realized something.

This Zheng Qian and Yuan Dong, could it be they don’t follow the news and hadn’t even heard of my reputation as the "Homicide Lawyer"?

"Zhang, who are they..." Seeing Zhang Wei’s sarcastic greeting, Jessica, as his date, couldn’t help but speak up.

"Jessica, let me introduce you. This is Professor Zheng Qian. Back in law college, this old boy nearly made me sick!"

Zhang Wei pointed at Zheng Qian and sneered, "A professor by title, yet he was so petty with a junior, made me look bad in public. If it weren’t for my decent resilience, there wouldn’t be Zhang Someone’s story today."

Hearing Zhang Wei’s introduction, Zheng Qian’s expression turned stern, barely holding back an outburst.

Seeing this, Yuan Dong, standing beside him, hurried to act first, wanting to show off in front of Professor Zheng Qian.

"Oh, I almost forgot, there’s also Yuan Dong, my classmate."

Zhang Wei, anticipating Yuan Dong’s action, pointed at him and said, "He’s from the same time as me, his family is in the antique business, a typical rich second generation. Too bad his taste in women is a bit off."

"You..."

Hearing Zhang Wei bringing up the past, Yuan Dong’s face showed a hint of anger.

"Classmate Yuan Dong, I wasn’t wrong though, your affair with Jia Meili was known by the whole law college!"

"You bastard!" Seeing Zhang Wei mock him with past events, Yuan Dong nearly lost his composure.

"What, I did you a favor, helped you see Jia’s true colors, and you still hate me?"

Zhang Wei smiled, but his heart was already clear.

Did Yuan Dong hate him?

Of course, he hated him profoundly.

In fact, although Yuan Dong was disgusted with Jia Meili’s unseemly behavior, he didn’t hold too much hatred towards her.

On the contrary, it was Zhang Wei, who publicly exposed Jia Meili’s true identity in front of the whole school, whom he despised immensely.

Even though it helped Yuan Dong see Jia Meili’s true face earlier, bringing it up in front of so many people was tantamount to telling everyone that Yuan Dong had been blind.

"Zhang Wei, you..."

Yuan Dong glared at Zhang Wei, grinding his teeth in anger.

He swore that if this wasn’t Dongfang Capital First Auction House, he would definitely show Zhang Wei some of his fighting skills.

Zhang Wei, on the other hand, didn’t care; after all, the evening party hadn’t started, and he was merely engaging in a ’friendly interaction’ with an "old classmate."

At the same time.

Down the street from the First Auction House, at a nearby street corner, an ice cream truck was parked.

But at this hour, how could an ice cream truck be in business? It was a disguised surveillance van from the investigative unit.

Inside the truck, Wu Yong was communicating with his subordinates who were on a stakeout.

"Ah Ni, what’s the situation?"

"Captain, everything is normal for now. Other than some traffic jams possibly causing congestion, there are no other issues in the nearby streets," reported Ah Ni.

"Old Xing, how about the streets?"

"Captain, speak up; there’s so much honking here I can’t hear..."

"I’m asking about the situation on the streets!"

"All’s good on the streets. Aside from seeing some cars I could never afford on my salary, no problems at all," Old Xing replied.

"Okay, both of you keep watching. Inform me immediately if there’s any situation!" Wu Yong instructed, then disconnected from his stakeout team.

He then knocked on the partition, and Tamu, who was also on a stakeout in the driver’s seat, turned his head.

"Tamu, any issues with the people arriving? Have you spotted anyone we need to be wary of?" Wu Yong knew that Tamu had an intuition others did not possess. Growing up on the grasslands gave him the ability to sense danger on a person; his instincts were usually very accurate.

Tamu shook his head in response.

From his vantage point in the ice cream truck’s driver’s seat, he had been watching the entrance to the First Auction House for a long while but had only seen "ordinary people."

"Stay alert, then!" Wu Yong gave another reminder before settling back into his stakeout spot.

Back in the van, he looked at the monitors in front of him, somewhat helpless.

"Really, being on standby at a street corner is the most boring. You also need to keep vigilant at all times, which is nowhere near as comfortable as being inside the event, where you can control the scene," Wu Yong shook his head and sighed.

Too bad his identity as the leader of the serious case unit didn’t qualify him to be inside the charity evening.

He glanced at the seat beside him, where Xia Qianyue, currently the only newcomer to unit 7, was sitting.

"Speaking of which, Xia Xia, I remember this charity evening is backed by Jincheng Law Firm, Zhang Wei should be in there, right?"

"I don’t know..." Xia Qianyue shook her head, then suddenly said, "But he did invite me to a party before. I declined because I was thinking about the mission."

"You refused?"

Wu Yong was stunned for a moment. You fucking refused? Such a great opportunity to be on the scene, and you just threw it away?

"I heard that Team Leader Lin from Group One was able to get a chance to be on site by mooching off someone’s connection, and you actually refused!"

Wu Yong felt helpless, yet there was nothing he could do about it.

He looked up at the sky and could only pray, "I hope nothing happens today..."

...

The back door of the auction.

A cleaning vehicle parked in the temporary parking lot, and a male waiter was waiting there.

The vehicle door opened, and several burly men came out. Among them, two were dressed as waiters, while the others were dressed completely in black.

Seeing this, the male waiter hurried forward, "Quick, come in fast, I’ve managed to divert everyone around here for the moment, but our supervisor is coming soon."

The group quickly dashed into an emergency passage at the back entrance.

Once inside, the male waiter looked left and right, and after confirming that no one was there, he let out a sigh of relief.

"The gala starts at 8pm, and this is as much as I can help you with. I hope you’ll keep your promise about the ’benefit fee’..."

"Don’t worry, we’re people of our word!"

A man dressed in combat gear sneered and gestured to the waiter.

The waiter was thrilled, money was about to be made.

But the next moment, his vision blurred, and a dagger plunged into his chest.

Thud!

The knife went in white and came out red.

"You, you..."

The male waiter looked at the people in front of him, unwilling to accept his fate. He began to lose strength due to blood loss, and eventually collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

"Hmph!" The person who had taken action snorted coldly, then waved to the others, "The gala starts at 8pm, but the treasure won’t leave the vault until 9pm. We start our operation at 9!"

"Understood!"

The group began to get busy. The two men dressed as waiters dragged the body away, clearly dealing with the trouble.

Simultaneously.

The front door of the auction.

Lin Xiangwan, who had previously received Zhang Wei, once again came to the entrance to welcome a VIP.

However, the person she was there to meet this time had a somewhat "special" identity.

"Mr. Duanmu, how has your Blackfoot Law Firm been doing lately? I heard that several of your acquisition plans have been shelved?"

"Lin Xiangwan, you Lin family members shouldn’t bother with the pleasantries. What kind of big storms have I, Duanmu Heizu, not seen? These are minor issues!"

In front of Lin Xiangwan were four people, two men and two women, apparently two couples.

One of them was a familiar face to Zhang Wei, senior partner Hu Yaode from the Blackfoot Law Firm.

However, Lin Xiangwan’s attention wasn’t on Hu Yaode but was instead focused on the man before her.

Duanmu Heizu, the owner of Blackfoot Law Firm, a man who appeared charming but was actually cunning and venomous.

In Dongfang Capital’s business and legal circles, the words "Duanmu Heizu" were synonymous with blood and plots.

"By the way, President Lin, I heard that this time there will be a mystery seller showcasing the heirloom jewel ’Heart of the Ocean’. Is that info accurate?"

"Mr. Duanmu, where did you hear such news?"

"President Lin, are you answering a question with a question?"

"Alright, I overstepped," Lin Xiangwan apologized, then smiled, "The news is true. The Heart of the Ocean will indeed be exhibited, but whether the owner wants to auction it off is still unknown. And even if it does go to auction, if Mr. Duanmu intends to participate, I think there might be some difficulties."

"Difficulties?" Duanmu Heizu wrapped an arm around the woman beside him and laughed coldly, "President Lin, you don’t think I wouldn’t be able to produce a mere 2 billion, do you?"

Because of Duanmu Heizu’s action, Lin Xiangwan’s gaze swept over the two female companions among the four people for the first time.

The woman with Hu Yaode was quickly disregarded, as she obviously looked like a temporary add-on from a modeling agency, and although her figure and face were appealing, she lacked any real presence.

On the other hand, the woman with Duanmu Heizu gave Lin Xiangwan a strange feeling.

"This woman is very beautiful, but her features give me an odd feeling of unease. Her face is ice-cold; despite accompanying Duanmu Heizu, she doesn’t show any expression. What’s going on?"

"President Lin, let me introduce you. This is my recently acknowledged goddaughter, Li Meijia!"

"Meijia, this is President Lin Xiangwan of Jincheng Group, the famous businesswoman from Dongfang Capital, and sister to Lin Xiangtian and Lin Xiangrong!"

"Hello, President Lin," Li Meijia nodded to Lin Xiangwan, her attitude remaining aloof.

"By the way, President Lin, have Lin Xiangtian and the others arrived yet?"

"My second brother and the rest haven’t arrived yet."

"Hahaha, as the hosts, they like to make a grand entrance at the end."

As Duanmu Heizu spoke, he was no longer interested in small talk with Lin Xiangwan, and walked straight into the auction house with Li Meijia by his side.

Hu Yaode and his female companion naturally followed behind, and Lin Xiangwan watched the four people go in, with no intention of receiving them.

"Another goddaughter, this Duanmu Heizu, he really is..."

She just shook her head, a look of speechlessness on her face.

Inside the auction hall.

Zhang Wei and Yuan Dong were still in the midst of "friendly interactions" when suddenly, Zhang felt something and sharp gazes swept toward him.

"What’s the situation?"

He immediately dropped Yuan Dong and looked toward the direction from which the gazes had come.

"Hey, isn’t that Old Hu?"

Zhang Wei couldn’t be bothered with Yuan Dong and Zheng Qian anymore, and waved at the four people looking his way, smiling.

The next moment, the four walked straight over to him.

But upon seeing the leader of the four, Zheng Qian’s face changed drastically, and he quickly scurried away with Yuan Dong.

"Old Hu, you’re here!"

Zhang was quite composed as he greeted the familiar figure, then nodded toward the leading man, "And this is...?"

To tell the truth, seeing Hu Yaode bowing and scraping to that man, Zhang had a hunch.

This tall and reserved man with the air of a scholar and gentleman must be...

"Lawyer Zhang, I see, a young and promising individual indeed. I’m Duanmu Heizu from Blackfoot Law Firm. I’ve heard that quite a few of our firm’s people have been ’enlightened’ by you!"

"Oh, it’s Blackfoot’s boss, a pleasure to meet you!"

Duanmu Heizu, the "big boss" of Blackfoot Law Firm.

This man right here was one of the leaders of the Top Ten Firms in Dongfang Capital, theoretically on the same level as Lin Xiangtian.

However, in terms of fame and power, Duanmu Heizu still fell more than a notch short of Lin Xiangtian.

After all, there’s quite a gap between the first and the last on the Top Ten list.

"And this must be the famous Dr. Jessica, indeed a rare beauty. Lawyer Zhang, you’ve got quite the eye for finding such an exceptional woman!"

"Mr. Duanmu, your taste is... not too shabby either..."

Zhang Wei also took the opportunity to look at the person by Duanmu Heizu’s side, but upon seeing her, he was dumbstruck.

Holy shit, a tech wizard!

He could tell at first glance that this woman had undergone plastic surgery, and the work was extensive.

Some people can infer personality from a person’s features, but this woman had no specific features since they were all artificially altered; you couldn’t tell anything.

Zhang took a glance at Jessica, who gave a slight nod.

As a former surgeon and now a psychologist, Jessica had also discerned Li Meijia’s background at first glance.

"Lawyer Zhang, this is my goddaughter Li Meijia; I believe this is your first time meeting."

Li Meijia’s gaze swept over Zhang Wei, her eyes cold, without a hint of emotion.

"Oh, Miss Li, hello. Finding a godfather like Mr. Duanmu is quite fortunate for you!"

Upon hearing the identity of the person before him, Zhang wore a smile, yet inside he was quietly scoffing.

He found Duanmu Heizu’s choice somewhat baffling.

You’re wealthy and powerful, why not find any kind of woman you want, why choose a tech mogul?

Aren’t original models appealing anymore?

After exchanging a few seemingly warm greetings, both parties, perhaps tired of the pleasantries, parted ways.

Duanmu Heizu, with Li Meijia in tow, watched as Zhang Wei walked off to not too far away, his eyes gradually growing colder.

"This is the kid, right?"

"Yes!"

"Be restrained."

"Understood."

Both Li Meijia and Hu Yaode bowed their heads, affirming the boss’s words.

Not far away.

Zhang Wei was also puzzled.

"Zhang, have you offended that Miss Li?"

"How would I know?"

"Then why did she look at you with such uncontainable hatred?"

"I wonder too. She was clenching her fists when she looked at me; it’s obvious that she really hates me. But that woman had plastic surgery, how am I supposed to know who she is?" Zhang Wei spread his hands in confusion.

Both he and Jessica had noticed that Li Meijia harbored hatred for Zhang Someone, but Someone had absolutely no recollection of this woman.