Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 525 - 520 Zhang Family Affairs? The Unpleasant Guest

Chapter 525: Chapter 520 Zhang Family Affairs? The Unpleasant Guest

Friday, morning.

Dongfang Capital City Council, Councilor Head’s office.

Zhang Tianlong was meeting a guest who was not quite a guest.

"Old Mo, why do you have to do this?"

"Zhang Tianlong, stop being so pretentious!"

Mo Juren looked at the man he had always admired in front of him, but this time there was no trace of respect in his eyes.

"I used to address you as Councilor Head, but from now on, our paths diverge and we will no longer seek the same ends. I am Mo Juren, and you are Zhang Tianlong!"

"Since you have made your choice, I won’t stop you!"

Seeing this, Zhang Tianlong didn’t continue with his pretense. Instead, he wiped the slight bit of reluctance off his face and replaced it with a cold sneer.

"Hmph, this is my letter of resignation!"

Mo Juren slammed the resignation letter in front of Zhang Tianlong and then emphasized in a cold voice, "But I’m leaving the City Council not because of my wife’s problem. Her case has been redressed!"

"I’m leaving the City Council because I disdain to associate with someone as hypocritical as you. Your actions, Zhang Tianlong, are despicable to me!"

As soon as these words came out, the smirk on Zhang Tianlong’s face tightened and his eyes narrowed, followed by a shade of gloom.

"From now on, I, Mo Juren, will leave the City Council and have no further dealings with you, Zhang Tianlong!"

After saying this, Mo Juren snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Bang!

The office door was slammed shut with such force that even the entire office could feel the tremor.

It was clear that the case of Yang Chunyuan had angered him deeply.

"Hmph, foolish!"

Zhang Tianlong watched Mo Juren leave, his gloomy expression replaced by a cold laugh.

In fact, his plan had been completed.

What was his purpose in doing all this if not to make Mo Juren leave the City Council?

And now, his goal had indeed been achieved.

Mo Juren had left the City Council, and his own man would smoothly take the other’s place.

Although the process had been a bit convoluted, and he had lost a valuable subordinate.

But people like Secretary Zou, he had as many as he needed.

The Zhang Family is the oldest family in Dongfang Capital, and what they have in abundance are loyal lackeys.

With Secretary Zou gone, there are others who can replace her.

However, whenever Zhang Tianlong thought of Secretary Zou, the smile vanished from his face.

He looked at a newspaper by his hand.

"Shocking, City Councilor Head’s secretary engaged in such misconduct!"

"Secretary’s own revelation! She did it all because of conflicts with a council member?"

"A woman’s revenge? Secretary Zou openly states that her disagreement with the council member was over a trivial matter!"

The newspaper’s headlines, along with many other articles, reported the details of the Yang Chunyuan case.

However, from the titles of the articles alone, it was clear that Secretary Zou had taken all the blame upon herself.

Bribing Dr. Cao, colluding with Black, framing Yang Chunyuan were all her doing.

Of course, all this was Zhang Tianlong secretly using his means to suggest her to do so.

"Wait a couple of days, and once Secretary Zou enters prison, arrange for her to have an ’accident’."

"And that Old Cao needs to be dealt with too. Have them prepare for it and make it as covert as possible."

Zhang Tianlong had already decided the fate of the two.

These were minor issues, and he had plenty of ways to deal with them.

Tying up loose ends cleanly was what he should do.

After all, Secretary Zou had already taken all the problems on her shoulders, and internal affairs wouldn’t really come investigating him.

He had sacrificed a useful subordinate, but with the plan executed smoothly, Zhang Tianlong was not in a bad mood.

"It’s a pity, this incident has still caused me some damage!"

Although Zhang Tianlong had used his connections to mitigate the impact of this case,

it must be said that the incident had still left some ammunition for others at the upper echelons of Dongfang Capital.

Like the other members of the Five Great Families and even some who had access to their circle.

Now they all knew that to deal with someone like Mo Juren, who held opposing views, he would not hesitate to trouble someone’s wife.

So if they were to disagree with Zhang Tianlong in the future, would they face the same fate as Mo Juren?

This issue was, after all, still having its ripples.

And the person who had created such an impact was Zhang Wei!

Every time he thought of this name, Zhang Tianlong’s previously accomplished mood vanished in an instant.

"Zhang Wei!"

Clenching his teeth, he uttered this name.

Every time he thought of Zhang Wei, Zhang Tianlong’s head throbbed with pain.

His brother and not just any brother.

His two younger brothers had both suffered at the hands of their opponent.

Zhang Dihu was relatively fine, after pushing out Qian Moli as a scapegoat, he could consider the matter settled.

At worst, he would just need to keep a low profile, stay honest for a while, and wait for the storm to pass.

But as for Zhang Lang, he’d probably be stuck in prison until he died, never to see the outside world again.

Both of his brothers had been dealt with by Lawyer Zhang Wei, and the key point was that they couldn’t even retaliate.

Was there anything more infuriating to Zhang Tianlong than this?

The key issue was that the brat didn’t have any loopholes to exploit, leaving Zhang Tianlong feeling helpless.

"Zhang Wei!"

Once again repeating this name, a look of hatred flashed through Zhang Tianlong’s eyes.

"Councilor Head, someone is on the phone for you!"

Suddenly, a voice rang out from outside the office.

Because Secretary Zou had already gone to be investigated, the person outside was a temporary secretary assigned by the office.

"Who is it?"

"That side, they said..."

The temporary secretary was somewhat embarrassed to speak.

Zhang Tianlong frowned; this was exactly the problem with temporary secretaries. If it were Secretary Zou, this issue would not have arisen.

"What exactly did they say!"

Zhang Tianlong couldn’t help but raise his tone.

"They said, he is your father!"

The secretary seemed to muster all his courage to finally speak out.

"My father?"

Zhang Tianlong was stunned. Who dared to claim to be my father?

Didn’t they know that my father had already retired and wouldn’t involve himself in anything significant unless...

"Wait a minute, isn’t it October in a few days!"

Zhang Tianlong suddenly realized that in a few days, indeed, there was a significant event!

And this event was his own family affair!

"Quick, transfer the call to me!"

"Ah?"

The secretary outside was taken aback, thinking he had misheard.

When the caller revealed his identity, he had said he was Councilor Head Zhang’s father; could it really be him?

"What are you waiting for, transfer the call to me!"

Hearing the Councilor Head urge him again, the secretary quickly transferred the call.

Zhang Tianlong took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, and then picked up the phone solemnly.

"Why did the phone take so long to connect? Didn’t that young lady transfer calls quickly before?"

An elderly voice came through the phone.

One could tell from the voice that the speaker was advanced in years. Although only asking a question, the tone carried an exceptional chill.

"Dad, Xiao Zou took the fall for me and got locked up!"

Zhang Tianlong hurriedly explained.

At the same time, he made a mental note: the temporary secretary outside had to go, he would have him resign and leave tomorrow.

"Oh, a pawn has been sacrificed, huh? Make sure you clean up the aftermath properly."

The speaking elder opened his mouth unhurriedly, his words seemingly indifferent yet carried an ominous undertone.

"Don’t worry, Dad, I’ve arranged everything. In two days they will be on their way, and it definitely won’t affect me!"

"That’s good."

The elder’s tone was as icy as ever.

"Hahaha... I almost forgot the main issue."

However, just a few seconds later, laughter followed from the other end of the line.

"In a couple of days, it will be October, won’t it?"

"Yes, Dad, it’s October!"

Zhang Tianlong also put on a smiling face, happily concurring with the elder.

"Counting the time, Lin’er should be returning soon as well, right?"

"Yes, Young Lin will be back soon."

When they spoke of this "Lin’er," a smile of pride appeared on both the elder on the phone and on Zhang Tianlong’s face.

For this member of the younger generation was the most outstanding among the Zhang Family.

Moreover, the person in question was Zhang Tianlong’s legitimate son, the elder’s own grandson.

"That’s settled then. In a couple of days when Lin’er returns, have him come to see me straight away. I’ve missed my grandson dearly after being apart for so long. I just want to hold him once again..."

"Of course, Dad, as soon as Young Lin returns to Dongfang Capital, I will have him visit you right away!"

Only after receiving Zhang Tianlong’s assurance did the elder on the phone hang up, satisfied.

After hanging up, Zhang Tianlong’s forehead was already showing traces of perspiration.

"That was close, thank goodness Dad didn’t blow up. It seems it was because the young master has returned; that must have improved his spirits!"

Zhang Tianlong finally let out a sigh of relief, but could still feel his heart fluttering faintly.

Although his own father had stepped down years ago, everyone in the Zhang Family still held him in high regard.

In name, Zhang Tianlong was the leader of the Five Great Families, but the older generation still respected his father more.

Zhang Tianlong felt somewhat helpless about this.

"In the end, it’s all because the hearts of the Five Great Families are not as one!"

With this thought, Zhang Tianlong planned to use the most ancient of methods to increase the cohesion of the Five Great Families.

That was... arranged marriages!

Among the Five Great Families, aside from his own Zhang Family, the Lin Family was the strongest.

The Lin Family not only had the old master Lin Jincheng at the helm but also possessed almost all of Dongfang Capital’s legal resources; they were truly top-tier in Dongfang Capital.

As for the Wu Family, the Zhao Family, and the Hua Family, they weren’t even close.

"My son is a proud dragon and phoenix among men. If I could get a girl from the Lin Family as a daughter-in-law, wouldn’t that make the Zhang Family and Lin Family an unbeatable alliance?"

Zhang Tianlong felt he had come up with an excellent plan.

If he could facilitate a union between the Zhang and Lin families, his own status would be even more secure.

The only downside to the plan might be having to become in-laws with that fatty from the Lin Family.

Just thinking about that fat man’s face made Zhang Tianlong speechless!

...

Jincheng Law Firm, Criminal Department Office.

A-choo~

Lin Yumeng let out a small sneeze, then gently draped the small blanket hanging on her chair over her legs.

The air conditioning was too cold, and her nose felt a bit stuffy.

Glancing at the time, there were still 30 minutes until the break.

Lin Yumeng looked around cautiously and, upon noticing that Li Yueqin was engrossed in her work, quickly opened a drama streaming website.

She put on her headphones, opened the episode, and then began to binge-watch.

Slacking off!

And slacking off at work!

That was the daily routine of Miss Lin from the Lin Family.

She couldn’t help it, work was hard, okay? Relaxing when you can relax is the attitude of a professional.

Relaxing now was to better concentrate when there were tasks to do, so relaxation was the best way to improve efficiency.

Lin Yumeng hypnotized herself with this reasoning every time she relaxed.

Of course, occasionally when Lin Yumeng was caught binge-watching by Li Yueqin, it would cause the latter’s discontent and even lecturing.

Compared to Lin Yumeng who liked to slack off, Li Yueqin was a true workaholic, meticulous and dedicated to her work.

On average, for every case Lin Yumeng finished, Li Yueqin could complete three.

"Why work so hard? You know how comfortable it is to watch dramas, to steal a little leisure in the midst of busyness, it’s the happiest!"

Lin Yumeng was somewhat resistant to Li Yueqin’s dedication to work, believing that binge-watching dramas was the true joy.

"Lawyer, lawyer, I need a lawyer! Get me a lawyer, now!"

Just then, a shrill female voice came from the door of the Criminal Department Office.

Startled, Lin Yumeng shivered, and her headphones fell off.

Everyone in the Criminal Department turned to look at the door.

They saw a haughty-looking wealthy woman, flanked by two black-clad bodyguards, strut into the Criminal Department Office.

"Someone get Lawyer Zhang Wei over here to serve me!" the woman demanded imperiously as she surveyed the new recruits in the Criminal Department.

"Well, Lawyer Zhang is not around. He’s been busy with other cases recently," a rookie said timidly, seeing the woman’s demeanor.

"What, not here?"

The woman looked incredulous. She had gone through all the trouble to find Zhang Wei, and he wasn’t even there!

This was simply... a total disregard for her!

Pointing at a new recruit, she ordered directly, "You there, make a call and hurry him up. Have Zhang Wei come see me at once!"

"But..." The person called out was utterly baffled.

Who am I to make a call to Lawyer Zhang? That’s out of line.

The rookie looked helplessly toward the department heads for support.

"Ma’am, Lawyer Zhang specializes in criminal defense. May I ask what kind of problem you’ve encountered?"

In the end, it was Li Yueqin who stepped forward to ask the woman.

"Who do you think you are to ask about my case?"

Yet the woman snorted coldly, tossed her head, and didn’t even deign to give Li Yueqin a proper glance.

This attitude irritated the rookies in the Criminal Department.

They had seen unreasonable people before, but never someone as utterly irrational as this woman.

Rude guest!

Such a rude guest!

Li Yueqin was annoyed, but when she thought that the woman might be a client, she could only take a deep breath and forcefully suppress her anger.

"Madam, don’t be in a hurry, I will go and contact our department head to see if he knows the whereabouts of Lawyer Zhang Wei."

Saying this, she went straight into the office behind.

Soon, Li Yueqin and Tie Ruyun came out together.

"Madam, you are looking for Zhang Wei, may I ask what case it is?"

"And who are you supposed to be?"

"Oh, I am the head of the Criminal Department; in a strict sense, I am half a boss to Zhang Wei, after all, though he is an ace lawyer, he’s also listed in our Criminal Department."

Tie Ruyun introduced himself while looking at the woman in front of him.

Around thirty, quite pretty, and exuding a sense of high-class, whether it was her outfit, or the jewelry she wore, all of it securely confirmed her status.

This was a wealthy woman.

Yet such a woman couldn’t appeal to anyone the least bit; it really was a case of being all style with no substance!

"Oh, you’re somewhat a department head!"

The woman glanced at Tie Ruyun, but sadly, she couldn’t find anything impressive about this man.

"Well then, you go and inform Zhang Wei to come and meet me for a lawsuit I’d like him to take on, and make it quick!"

"Madam, even though you are a client, Zhang Wei takes cases quite capriciously. With your attitude, he might... not be so inclined to take your case."

Tie Ruyun really wanted to say, with your attitude, be careful or Zhang Wei might curse you out.

But considering the woman might have a commission, he held back.

"What are you talking about, not take my case?"

The woman arrogantly lifted her head and cursed: "What are you? You have no right to lecture me!"

"Do you know who I am? I’m a friend of the wife of Jincheng Law Firm’s boss. Don’t you believe that with one phone call, I can have you lot packing your bags and out of here!"

Hearing the woman’s words, even Tie Ruyun started to feel angry.

However, he didn’t lose his temper and instead took out his phone, preparing to dial Zhang Wei’s number.

"My mother’s friend? She doesn’t have any friends. She only has mahjong partners, right?"

Just then, Lin Yumeng finally stood up, looking at the woman with curiosity.

"And who might you be, young lady?"

"My name is Lin Yumeng. Do you know my mother?"

"Your mother? You’re called Lin Yumeng, your surname is Lin... is your mother Mrs. Lin?"

The woman finally deigned to give Lin Yumeng a proper look.

"Yes, that’s right. You’re one of my mother’s mahjong partners, aren’t you?"

The woman wanted to say yes, but such an admission seemed to lower her status.

"You, you’re from President Lin’s family, then let that Zhang Wei come here to meet me. I have a case for him to take on!"

The woman knew Lin Yumeng’s status wasn’t ordinary, and so her attitude changed just a tad.

At that moment, Tie Ruyun finally got through to Zhang Wei’s number.

"Zhang Wei, there’s a client for you!"

"A client? Who’s that?"

"Don’t know her, it’s a lady who says she wants you to take her case to court."

"What case?"

"That, we didn’t ask, but she’s right here, she..."

Tie Ruyun was about to ask when he noticed the woman had walked up to him and snatched the phone from his hands, then turned on the speakerphone.

"Madam, you..."

Tie Ruyun was about to address Zhang Wei, but the woman glared at him, forcing him to keep quiet.

"Zhang Wei, right? Get over to Jincheng Law Firm quickly; I have a case I want to entrust to you!"

"I’m telling you, I’m friends with your law firm’s boss’s wife; if you win this case for me, the benefits for you will be substantial!"

On the other end, Zhang Wei fell into silence.

"Substantial benefits?"

"Of course, you won’t be shortchanged, it’ll suffice for your performance next month!"

"You specifically asked for me?"

"Of course, I only want the best lawyer!"

"I see, since the lady has put it that way..."

On the phone, Zhang Wei fell silent for a moment, seemingly brewing something.

"However, I refuse!"

Woman: ???

Tie Ruyun: ???

Lin Yumeng: ???

Friends: ???