Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 442 - 437: Heizu Wants Revenge, New Grudges, Old Hatreds?

Chapter 442: Chapter 437: Heizu Wants Revenge, New Grudges, Old Hatreds?

"What if that female thief’s goal wasn’t to steal the Heart of the Ocean but to hide it somewhere in the auction hall?"

That was Zhang Wei’s answer!

It took him a long time to come up with that answer after much contemplation.

Although the answer was far-fetched, only by thinking this way could everything match up with the actual situation.

It must be said, the female thief was very professional in her ethics.

She said she wouldn’t steal, and she didn’t steal anything.

If her job wasn’t to steal, then she indeed remained indifferent to the jewelry worth 2 billion.

At the scene, she had the chance to take the Heart of the Ocean away, but she didn’t. She simply...

"Lawyer Hu, did that female thief put the Heart of the Ocean inside that thing and then leave the scene?"

Zhang Wei pointed at the collectible Hu Yaode had bid for and asked with a sneer.

Hu Yaode didn’t speak; in fact, he didn’t want to waste time with Zhang Wei anymore.

He knew denial was useless.

Zhang Wei wasn’t someone Hu Yaode could just send away easily.

"Manager, shouldn’t you inform your boss and notify him of this situation?"

The manager of the auction house still hadn’t recovered his senses.

But thinking of how much the boss valued the Heart of the Ocean, he knew he couldn’t be negligent.

"Lawyer Hu, although I know it’s against protocol, could you please allow our auction house to inspect the collectible you bid for?"

"But rest assured, our auction house has professional appraisers and technicians. We will absolutely not cause any damage to your collectible, we are all professionals."

As the manager spoke, he was about to take out his phone to make a call.

But Hu Yaode was faster. He walked up to the manager and snatched the phone away.

"Lawyer Hu, you..."

Hu Yaode’s right hand reached out, and he held a taser in it, which he promptly jabbed into the manager’s body.

Crackle, crackle, crackle...

As the taser activated, the electricity coursed through the manager’s body. After a few convulsions, he spat out foam and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"Since things have come to light, there’s nothing I can do now!"

Hu Yaode’s face twisted with malice as he waved to several burly men behind him.

"You guys, give Lawyer Zhang and his family a proper lesson, tell them that sometimes they should mind their own business!"

The suited burly men laughed menacingly and began to advance toward Zhang Wei and the others.

But as these burly men approached, both Zhang Wei and Xia Donghai had a strange look in their eyes.

"Simple-minded person, go easy when we start!"

"Yeah, girl, don’t be too harsh; we don’t want to stoop to the level of these people, haha!"

Both Zhang Wei and Xia Donghai were softly cautioning Xia Qianyue.

"Oh!"

She responded, signifying her understanding.

Zhang Wei was absolutely aware of Xia Qianyue’s combat ability, and likewise, as her simple-minded father, how could Xia Donghai not know his own daughter’s strength?

Do they not understand the weight of the title ’Martial Arts Tournament Champion’?

"Little girl, are you our first opponent?"

The burly men laughed menacingly, rotating their wrists while moving closer to the trio of Zhang Wei.

Xia Qianyue also stepped toward them, her expression calm, without a trace of disturbance.

Her gaze seemed as though she was looking at a few toddlers who had just learned to walk.

"Attack!" As soon as the burly men heard the command, they charged forward.

Crack!

Crack, crack!

Then, there was a series of bone-cracking and screaming sounds, making the scene unbearable to witness.

The battle ended in less than 2 seconds; Xia Qianyue used only one hand to finish the fight instantly.

With absolute ease, a total wipeout!

Hu Yaode watched the scene unfold before him, his face filled with shock.

Where are my men?

Why are all my strong men lying on the ground motionless?

Is this woman even human?

Not to mention fighting multiple opponents, but she moves so fast I can’t even see clearly; she’s practically superhuman, right?

Is it that I, Hu Yaode, am outdated, or are all the agents from the Investigations Department this skilled?

If they’re all this capable, why do we still have so many criminal cases every year? If those criminals knew the agents from the Investigations Department were this capable, they wouldn’t dare commit crimes!

"Lawyer Hu, are you done showing off?"

At that moment, Zhang Wei, smiling broadly, approached Hu Yaode.

"What do you want, you little brat, I’m warning you, don’t come any closer!"

"Of course, I won’t come closer. After all, I have nothing to say to you, Hu Yaode!"

As Zhang Wei spoke, he walked past Hu Yaode and approached the auction item he had won, fumbling around on it for a bit.

"Ah, there it is."

With a "click", a secret compartment inside the item opened, and Zhang Wei reached in and pulled out a string of ice blue diamonds that emitted a faint glow.

Crystal clear and dazzling, it was undoubtedly the Heart of the Ocean!

"You..." Seeing his plan exposed and the Heart of the Ocean taken out by Zhang Wei, Hu Yaode was at a loss for words.

"Silly, take Lawyer Hu for a rest!"

But Zhang Wei just waved his hand, casually dismissing the man.

"What are you going to do, I warn you, if you dare touch me, I..."

Bang!

Hu Yaode hadn’t finished speaking when he was knocked out cold with a punch.

"Zhang Wei, this guy is a lawyer after all. Is it really appropriate for us to use force against him?"

"Why wouldn’t it be appropriate? Hu Yaode and his accomplices attacked the First Auction House manager, planning to steal an extremely large amount of expensive jewelry. Our actions are to prevent their theft; this is a clear case of justified defense!"

Zhang Wei said, pointing to the men in black on the ground, "Look how many of them there are, and how many of us. The combat strength is completely uneven!"

Xia Donghai rolled his eyes. The combat strength was indeed uneven, but it was us who were overwhelmingly dominant.

"Father-in-law, Silly, rest assured, not only do we have this manager as a witness, but even without the manager, I have a recording of the scene. You definitely won’t have any problems."

As he spoke, Zhang Wei took out his phone and pressed the pause button on the recording.

He had been recording all along.

After all, since starting his job, he had developed the good habit of recording at all times.

"So, what should we do next?"

"What else can we do, report it, and just wait for the people from the Investigations Department to come over."

Zhang Wei said, holding the Heart of the Ocean in his hand and a sly smile appeared on his lips.

Hu Yaode was just a lackey; the real person after the Heart of the Ocean was somebody else.

Now that Hu Yaode had been controlled, it was time to say hello to that person.

...

Outside the First Auction House, a couple of streets away.

An extended luxury car was parked there, and the woman would occasionally stick her head out of the window, looking in the direction of the auction house’s exit.

"What’s going on, why hasn’t Hu Yaode come out yet?"

The woman was Li Meijia, looking at the exit, her tone full of impatience.

After all, it was about jewelry worth 2 billion, and while it could not see the light of day, no woman could resist such treasures.

Even if she could only wear it where no one else was around, she would still take pride in having tried on jewelry worth 2 billion around her neck.

Unfortunately, Hu Yaode was nowhere to be seen.

"Godfather, Hu Yaode still hasn’t come out!"

"Stay calm, don’t be impatient."

Duanmu Heizu, sitting inside the car, seemed much more composed; having weathered many storms, he had enough patience for many things.

"The First Auction House must have noticed that the Heart of the Ocean is missing. Although Hu Yaode taking that item wouldn’t be a problem procedure-wise, the auction house staff might still hold it back, so that is why I had Hu Yaode make a move."

As Duanmu Heizu spoke, his gaze drifted toward a majestic building in the city center.

"Zhang Tianlong, you think I don’t know? The Heart of the Ocean has always been with your Zhang family. This time, once I get my hands on it, I’ll make sure your Zhang family pays!"

A hint of mocking scorn flashed in Duanmu Heizu’s eyes.

Who would have thought that Zhang Tianlong, who publicly declared his wealth, would secretly own a treasure?

If this matter got out, it would surely cause quite a stir, wouldn’t it?

Of course, with the Zhang family’s influence, it was very simple to suppress this matter, but Duanmu Heizu enjoyed getting one over on the Zhang family.

At least that’s what he thought.

Knock knock knock!

Just then, someone suddenly knocked on the luxury car’s door.

The expressions of the two people inside the car changed at the same time.

Until now, no one had ever dared to knock on Duanmu Heizu’s car door.

"Zhang Wei!"

When the two inside the car saw who was outside, they were all caught off guard.

There was Zhang Wei, standing by the car window, smiling at them.

Of course, even with the window between them, they knew the other party couldn’t see them.

The car window automatically rolled down, and Duanmu Heizu gave Zhang Wei a look of cold disdain, almost rolling his eyes.

"Hey there, Boss Duanmu, who are you trying to imitate?"

Zhang Wei looked at Duanmu Heizu and started to tease him on the spot.

Li Meijia, who was next to him, flashed a fierce glint in her eyes.

"Oh, right, I came here to tell you something. Just now, Lawyer Hu suddenly went crazy, attacked the auction house manager with a stun gun, and then was subdued by my girlfriend."

As Zhang Wei rambled on, he suddenly said, "Guess what happened next?"

"That collection he bid for, somehow, it contained a hidden compartment, and guess what I found inside?"

With these words, Duanmu Heizu and Li Meijia’s expressions changed drastically.

"You’ll never guess what I found. What do you say, Mr. Duanmu?"

Duanmu Heizu, suppressing the anger in his heart, pretended to be unaware, "Lawyer Zhang, whatever did you find? Feel free to share it with me."

"Oh, Boss Duanmu, you’re really interested, aren’t you?"

Zhang Wei chuckled softly. Your acting is really something, not giving me any chance to spot a flaw.

"Nah, nothing important, just the centerpiece of the evening’s event, a piece of jewelry called the ’Heart of the Ocean.’ But after all, it belongs to Dongfang Capital First Auction House, so naturally, I returned it to them."

"It’s strange though, why would that female thief hide such a valuable piece of jewelry there instead of just taking it with her? Could it be that she wasn’t stealing for herself but for someone else?"

Zhang Wei said, leaning against the luxury car, taunting Duanmu Heizu, "Boss Duanmu, don’t you think that female thief was quite silly?"

Duanmu Heizu, nearly grinding his teeth, managed to contain his rage and said, "Yes, a jewel worth two billion, left behind? Indeed quite foolish!"

Actually, he was angry because he should have let the female thief take the jewelry and then kill her later, eating the black – a double cross would have been better.

Now, not only was the jewel gone, he also had to endure the taunts of this petty person.

"By the way, Boss Duanmu, what are you doing here late at night instead of sleeping at home?"

"Oh, you’re asking about that? Meijia wanted to watch the moon, so I brought her over," he replied.

"Watch the moon?"

Zhang Wei looked up at the moon blocked by the skyscrapers of Dongfang Capital City Center and was speechless.

There you go, old dog, giving such a half-hearted excuse and crafting such a shoddy story.

"Oh, I see. Well, you keep on doing that, Boss Duanmu. I won’t bother you watching the moon anymore," Zhang Wei said, preparing to leave.

Just as he was about to move his hand away, he put it back down suddenly.

"Oh, by the way, Boss Duanmu, there’s something I’ve been curious about."

Duanmu Heizu, who wished he could do away with Zhang Wei, still forced a smile and asked, "Oh, what is it that Lawyer Zhang wonders about?"

"Nothing much, just about your goddaughter. Do I know her? Why do I always feel she’s somewhat familiar?"

"And, you know, although we are both lawyers and have enemies, I don’t seem to recall offending Miss Li, so why does her hatred for me seem stronger than yours?"

"This..." Duanmu Heizu stopped talking, as he had not expected Zhang Wei to notice.

"Lawyer Zhang, we are going to continue watching the moon. Please leave," he said abruptly, issuing an order to leave.

"Alright, Boss Duanmu, continue with that. I won’t disturb you anymore!"

Zhang Wei smiled and waved his hand, said his goodbyes to the two, and went straight back inside the auction house.

Watching Zhang Wei leave, Duanmu Heizu and Li Meijia finally collected themselves again.

"You showed your intent to kill just now; it made that kid cautious!"

"Godfather, it’s my fault, but I just couldn’t help it – he..."

"Do you know that a capable person knows how to hide their true feelings?" Duanmu Heizu said, waving his hand to stop Li Meijia.

"You should know that an enemy lurking in the shadows is the deadliest. Only when you strike a fatal blow when the enemy is unprepared, can you kill with one hit and pulverize them to dust!"

"But what about you? You let the kid sense the hostility and put him on guard. Next time we face him, won’t it be even harder?"

"Godfather, I was wrong."

Li Meijia lowered her head, admitting her mistake.

Duanmu Heizu nodded with satisfaction, but then his gaze suddenly turned extremely cold.

"This Zhang Wei is indeed tricky. He actually ruined my plan to disgust Zhang Tianlong. It looks like it’s time to play a ruthless move on him."

"Godfather, are you planning to take revenge on him?"

"No, what’s the point of taking revenge on just a Zhang Wei? What I intend to do is take revenge on the people around him as well. I’ll first clip his wings, cut off his support, and then deliver the fatal blow that will doom him!"

Li Meijia’s eyes also sparkled with flames of hatred, burning fiercely.

Revenge against Zhang Wei was what she most wanted to see.

"Godfather, what do we do next? If we start with the people around him, whom shall we target first?"

"Humph, naturally, we target the one most likely to bring him to ruin!"

Duanmu Heizu sneered, as he had already chosen his target in his heart.

"Dongfang Capital has always been home to the Five Great Families, but in reality, these families are bound together only by mutual benefits. Moreover, as times have changed, a clear hierarchy of strength and weakness has emerged among them."

"Now, the one I will deal with is one of these families. By taking down the first family, I will show the other four in Dongfang Capital that it’s no longer the era of the Five Great Families."

In Duanmu Heizu’s hands was a folder that had appeared at some unknown time.

He opened the folder, and on it was shockingly written the character "Zhao."

"Sometimes, to breach iron walls and bronze battlements, head-on attacks can backfire. However, a dike thousands of miles long may collapse due to an ant hole; we just need to find the weak points of the Five Great Families and break them one by one!"

...

Several hours later.

Iron Island Prison, temporary detention area.

Hu Yaode, with a cast around his neck and bandages on his face, arrived here with Li Meijia. The two waited in the visitation room for a while.

Then they saw a middle-aged man, looking worn and despondent in prison clothes, coming in under the guard of two sentries.

"You’re from Blackfoot Law Firm..."

The man was surprised to see Hu Yaode.

Little brother, what’s the matter with you? Getting injured like this, and yet visiting the prison?

Then he turned to the woman beside Hu Yaode, even more surprised.

Who are all these people, coming to see me? I don’t know you folks.

"Mr. Zhang Lang, I am Hu Yaode from Blackfoot. Here’s my business card. Please forgive me, my hand’s a bit incapacitated, so I can’t hand it to you!"

Zhang Lang didn’t take the business card passed by Li Meijia, and he didn’t even sit down. He knew these people were lawyers, but a lawyer couldn’t help him.

"I have no chance of overturning the verdict. There’s no way I could win an appeal, and no one would even accept it!"

As if resigned to his fate, Zhang Lang sat down, hanging his head, looking utterly dejected.

"Mr. Zhang, I know you’ve lost hope, but do you think this is it? Just accepting your fate like this?"

Hu Yaode said, making a signal to the guards.

They stepped out of the visitation room, standing by the door, ready to support if needed, but also unable to hear the conversation inside.

After doing this, Hu Yaode signaled to Li Meijia.

She got up, moved beside Zhang Lang, and spoke in a haunting tone, "Zhang Wei!"

These two words were like magic, causing Zhang Lang’s pupils to contract sharply.

"Why are you bringing him up?"

"Because we have a common enemy, Mr. Zhang!"

In that moment, Hu Yaode pulled out a file with the photo and name of "Zhao Xiaoxiao" on it.

"Mr. Zhang, you and I both know that this Zhao girl is Zhang Wei’s capable assistant. She has solved many problems for him, and she’s also the hacker Ghost, your initial target."

"It’s all because of Zhang Wei. Because of this kid, not only did you fail to catch the Ghost, but you also ended up in this predicament. That’s why we are prepared to collaborate with you, to help you take your revenge!"

In Zhang Lang’s eyes, the flames of hatred flickered.

The arrival of Hu Yaode and Li Meijia was undoubtedly the only piece of good news he had received in a long time.

"What should we do?"

"Mr. Zhang, that’s where you can help us, as you know far more about the Ghost and others than we do!"

"I understand. Regarding this matter, I actually have an idea..."