Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 593 - 586: Planning the Layout, Coming to Find Xiao Zou?

Chapter 593: Chapter 586: Planning the Layout, Coming to Find Xiao Zou?

Wednesday, late evening.

When Zhang Wei returned to the guesthouse with Xia Qianyue, Zhao Xiaoxiao, Mo Yuzhu, and Jessica, it was already almost 10 p.m.

Tie Ruyun really wanted to fall asleep, out of sight, out of mind.

But he couldn’t sleep with all the noise they made coming back.

You brat, taking four girls out for fun and not letting me tag along as the third wheel, that’s just bullying!

Now, Zhang Wei and the girls were still chirping away downstairs in the guesthouse.

So Old Tie was tossing and turning, unable to sleep, almost at the point of cursing.

"Hold it in, hold it in, this kid has helped me a lot, I can’t bite the hand that feeds me..."

In the end, that’s how Tie Ruyun hypnotized himself.

Harboring such resentful thoughts, he finally fell asleep.

However, downstairs in the living room, Zhang Wei had no intention of sleeping yet.

"I’m going to sleep first, I’m a bit sleepy..."

"Don’t stay up too late tonight, remember to rest early, bye-bye..."

Mo Yuzhu and Jessica, possibly tired from the day’s activities, had gone upstairs to rest early.

In the living room downstairs, only Zhang Wei, Zhao Xiaoxiao, and Xia Qianyue remained.

At that moment, Zhang Wei was contemplating.

"I’ve been a moving target all day, but Qing Jiao has yet to make a move. This suggests that the person behind the scenes doesn’t plan to kill me anymore; clearly, he thinks he’s already won!"

During the day, the reason Zhang Wei decided to leave Old Tie behind and accompany the girls around Longdu was clearly intentional.

But unexpectedly, the person behind the scenes didn’t take the bait.

Is it because he got the prosecution card, so he feels like he’s already won?

"That’s really dull. I was hoping someone would come teach you a lesson."

Zhao Xiaoxiao, sitting beside him, looked just as bored, hugging her laptop before stretching out lazily on the sofa.

"Look, even Sister Xiao Xia looks bored. That assassin named Qing Jiao really lacks tact~"

Xia Qianyue shook her head, obviously not thinking the same.

While she indeed hoped the assassin would appear, she didn’t want Zhang Wei to be harmed.

"Simple-minded person, don’t worry, I’ve decided not to take risks this time!" Zhang Wei quickly promised.

If taking risks won’t lure out the assassin, then there’s no point in taking them.

What they need to do now is to flush out Qing Jiao without taking any risks.

Luckily, I, Zhang Wei, still have a trump card!

With this in mind, Zhang Wei urged Zhao Xiaoxiao and Xia Qianyue to rest early as well; there was a more important task to tackle tomorrow.

"Hey, it’s only 10 p.m., how can I fall asleep at this hour?"

"How about I tell you a bedtime story?"

"Get lost, get lost, get lost; you really think I’m a child, I’m angry now!"

Zhao Xiaoxiao’s face was filled with rage, her cheeks puffed out like an adorable, angry little hamster.

Zhang Wei just laughed heartily, looking indulgently at the scene of the two girls’ feigned anger and cuteness.

Subsequently, the three of them washed up and went to bed, and so Wednesday came to an end.

...

Thursday morning.

"Old Tie, Old Tie, get up, we’ve got work to do outside today!"

As Tie Ruyun was deep in sleep, a series of knocks on the door woke him up.

"Can’t you let me have a good sleep for once?"

Glancing at the time, it was barely 5 a.m.

Even on workdays, I, Tie Ruyun, don’t wake up until 7 a.m. and get to the law firm by 9 a.m.

Are you deliberately picking on me?

Because Zhang Wei woke him up early in the morning, Tie Ruyun was sulking and eating breakfast with a resentful look in his eyes.

"Old Tie, it’s just not letting you sleep in, why so angry?"

Zhang Wei sat opposite Old Tie, smiling, completely oblivious to any wrongdoing on his part.

"By the way, Old Tie, you have a mission today, do you understand?"

"A mission?"

Tie Ruyun looked totally baffled, since when does this kid arrange missions for him?

"Yes, this time we split up into two teams, and your task is even more important!"

Zhang Wei spoke, his expression growing serious.

"Old Tie, your task for today is this, you need to go..."

Upon hearing the task Zhang Wei assigned to him, Tie Ruyun’s expression became quite solemn.

"You mean, let me make contact with those people, and then..."

"Exactly, for the plan to work, you must extract information from them!"

This time, Zhang Wei’s gaze was especially intense, making Tie Ruyun feel the pressure.

"To prevent you from being understaffed, today Jessica and Classmate Mo will be joining you in the operation!"

"Really, you’ve arranged for these two to assist me?"

Old Tie felt frustrated. He could actually handle it alone. Having two girls follow him, are you sure you’re not just trying to offload two burdens?

"Old Tie, good luck, we’re waiting for your news!"

After cheering for Tie Ruyun, Zhang Wei gave a few instructions to Jessica and Mo Yuzhu before they split up to take action.

Tie Ruyun started the car and drove off with Jessica and Mo Yuzhu.

Following that, Zhang Wei, along with Xia Qianyue and Zhao Xiaoxiao, headed straight for the garage.

"Uh, I seem to have miscalculated..."

Looking at the only vehicle left in the garage, Zhang Wei frowned deeply, realizing his biggest mistake that day.

Among them, the only people who had driver’s licenses and could drive were Old Tie and Jessica.

The remaining person with a driving license, who could also drive, was Xia Qianyue...

"How about we take the subway instead?"

Zhao Xiaoxiao also came up to them, her face filled with anxiety and fear.

After all, anyone who had ridden with Xia Qianyue once would have psychological trauma.

"No way, second girl, we need to drive for today’s operation. The subway might not be quick enough!"

But Zhang Wei had no other option, for today’s operation demanded efficiency.

"What are you two doing, aren’t you getting on the car?"

Meanwhile, Xia Qianyue had already taken the driver’s seat and started the vehicle.

"Emmm... can I stay home today?"

"Second girl, don’t be afraid. I believe people can grow, and the Silly one’s driving skills must be improving!"

Zhang Wei said, pulling Zhao Xiaoxiao into the vehicle.

Then, Xia Qianyue hit the gas pedal and drove off.

Under the continued exclamations of fright from the second girl, the three of them started their shaky journey.

...

In Longdu, a detention center.

"What a surprise, someone came to visit that group of scumbags?"

A guard at the detention center looked at the three people appearing before him with surprise on his face.

However, the visitors followed proper procedure, and he couldn’t stop them from visiting prisoners.

Soon, he led Tie Ruyun, Jessica, and Mo Yuzhu to the detention center’s visiting room.

The visiting room was divided into an inside and outside area, separated by a glass panel, ensuring that there was no contact between the inmates and visitors for safety.

The two sides could communicate face-to-face through phones without any barriers to communication.

Under the guard’s guidance, a few people who looked like gangsters entered the visiting room.

"Watch the time!" The guard reminded them before stepping out and standing guard outside the visiting room.

"Gentlemen, you’re from the Qing Jiao Gang, right? Please, have a seat!"

Tie Ruyun was already sitting there waiting and gestured for the newcomers to sit down.

The people he had come to see were none other than the Qing Jiao Gang members who had planned to teach Zhang Wei a lesson.

"Who are you, and why have you come to see us?"

The gang member who appeared to be the leader asked unfavorably.

"I’m here to talk to you about your boss, Qing Jiao," Tie Ruyun immediately stated his purpose.

"Hmph, what makes you think we’d sell out our boss’s information to you?"

The leader snorted disdainfully.

"That’s right, that’s right!"

"We’re men of the street, we know what loyalty means!"

"Thinking we would betray our boss, you’re dreaming! We are sworn to the great Lord Guan!"

The gang members jeered, their faces mocking and scornful.

Thinking we would betray our boss, keep dreaming!

Seeing this, Tie Ruyun wasn’t taken aback.

"But do you know how Green Snake died?" he sighed and asked.

"Hmph, we all saw Green Snake’s death, it must have been those in the investigative unit who sniped him!"

"Exactly, damn those investigators, damn those cops!"

"Once we get out, we’ll definitely avenge Green Snake!"

The gang members, upon hearing Tie Ruyun mention Green Snake, became angry immediately.

Hearing their response, Tie Ruyun knew that these guys were completely in the dark.

"What if I tell you that the person who sniped Green Snake was your own boss, Qing Jiao? Would you be surprised then?"

As these words were spoken, the atmosphere inside the visiting room became tense, and there was a brief silence.

"Hmph, you think we would believe you?"

"Exactly, exactly, you’re just trying to drive a wedge between us and the boss!"

"Let me tell you, even if the sky falls and the earth breaks apart, we will never betray the boss, so you might as well drop dead!"

However, after the silence, this group of Qing Jiao Gang members burst into mocking laughter once more.

Clearly, they didn’t believe a word of it.

"I’ll tell you the truth, Qing Jiao shot Green Snake because he might know Qing Jiao’s true identity."

"You must have been interrogated before, I know you guys don’t know Qing Jiao’s real identity; that’s also why you’re still alive."

"But I’m even more certain that even if you don’t understand Qing Jiao, you must know some clues, right? Like whether Qing Jiao has any family, mistresses, or even children and descendants, or whether Qing Jiao or Green Snake ever told you anything?"

Tie Ruyun spoke again with earnestness, comforting the crowd of gang members.

Regrettably, the response he received was...

"Today is truly fucking unlucky, why did I run into an idiot like you!"

"Looking at you all dressed up, I thought you could understand human speech, if you can’t understand then shut your mouth!"

"Do you really think we’d believe your bullshit, dream on, you think you can pry open our mouths, no way!"

Obviously, these guys were impenetrable!

"This..."

"Lawyer Tie, let me handle this!"

Seeing that Tie Ruyun was unable to get any information, Jessica behind him finally couldn’t help it.

As she spoke, she replaced Old Tie and sat down in front of the Qing Jiao Gang members.

"Hello, I’m the psychologist Jessica!"

As she spoke, she undid the top button of her blouse and casually toyed with her silky blonde hair, radiating an alluring aura.

With this teasing move, the Qing Jiao Gang underlings, who’d never seen such a display before, all had their eyes wide open.

They never imagined that after being detained for several days, they would actually get to see such an extraordinary beauty today.

If it weren’t for the glass barrier, they would have wanted to transform into starving wolves and pounce on her in an instant.

"Brothers, could you please help me? I need some information."

"Please, help me out~"

As Jessica spoke, she made alluring movements that, along with those soul-melting words, had tremendous destructive power.

Zhang Wei once said that out of ten men who saw her, nine would be entranced.

And Zhang Wei was the first to be captivated.

At this moment, the Qing Jiao Gang members were succumbing one by one under Jessica’s charming offensive.

"Beauty, whatever you want to know, we’ll tell you everything!"

"Yes, we’d even betray the boss if you ask, just give us a way to contact you!"

"Beauty, what do you want to know, should I rip out my heart for you to take a look? Just say the word and I’ll do it right away!"

A bunch of grown men were now all panting heavily, their eyes red.

This scene left Tie Ruyun beside them completely dumbfounded, inwardly cursing, What the hell!

You guys worship Lord Guan, don’t you?

Aren’t you supposed to value loyalty above all?

Weren’t you disdainful at the thought of betraying your boss?

What’s going on?

Tie Ruyun’s worldview was shaken to its core at this moment.

He never could have imagined that what he couldn’t achieve, this girl did with just a gesture and a look?

That’s some real spooky shit!

hour later.

Outside the detention center.

Tie Ruyun glanced at Jessica beside him with a hint of fear in his heart.

Originally, he thought this woman was just a decorative piece brought by Zhang Wei, but with just a few tricks, she made the Qing Jiao Gang members eager to spill their guts.

Under her "terrifying power," the gang members confessed everything, even spilling the beans on crimes they had committed in the past.

This Zhang Wei, what kind of women does he know, why are they all so scary?

Tie Ruyun even cautiously kept his distance from Jessica, afraid he might be influenced as well.

Only after confirming their departure from the detention center did he take out his cell phone and make a call.

"Zhang Wei, we’ve got a lead."

"But I want to clarify, those gang members really don’t know anything about Qing Jiao."

"However, they disclosed something, Green Snake goes to a high-end sanatorium every month, and after his visits, he always makes a call to report to someone."

"According to the gang members, Green Snake’s parents died long ago and he has no siblings, so he’s got no strings attached. Therefore, that place clearly wouldn’t have Green Snake’s family, which means it could only be..."

"Qing Jiao’s family!"

...

Elsewhere.

"I understand, Old Tie, let’s leave it at that."

"You guys go to the sanatorium and stand by, don’t alert them, just keep the place under surveillance, I’ll join you after I deal with the situation here!"

After hanging up the communication with Old Tie, Zhang Wei put away his phone and then looked at the building in front of him.

Longdu District Procuratorate Office.

This was where he had come, and he had been waiting at the entrance for a long time, just for this phone call.

"Good, I’ve got a hold on Qing Jiao’s weak spot!"

He had thought it might not be possible to catch Qing Jiao’s loophole, but unexpectedly, he had obtained important information from the mouth of a Qing Jiao Gang member.

Now, Zhang Wei felt that his plan could be implemented even more smoothly.

However, to carry out this plan, there was still a crucial step!

That was to create a smokescreen for the person behind the scenes!

To set a trap for the person behind the scenes, he needed a messenger.

And coincidentally, Zhang Wei knew who could take on this role as a messenger!

The successor in this case, Prosecutor Xiao Zou.

"Let’s go!"

Zhang Wei, leading Xia Qianyue and Zhao Xiaoxiao, strode into the Procuratorate Headquarters.

At the same time.

Xiao Zou was also busy.

He was in Prosecutor Zhu Yuansi’s office, pulling case files out of a drawer and looking through them.

"Prosecutor Zhu, I thought that since you were so concerned about this case, you would have prepared a lot more, but it seems there’s only..."

Xiao Zou muttered disdainfully while flipping through the materials.

"Ring Ring Ring!"

But just then, the office landline of Zhu Yuansi suddenly rang.

"Who is it?"

Xiao Zou hurriedly put down the materials and picked up the phone.

"What, he actually came and is looking for me?"

Hearing the content from the phone, Xiao Zou’s face immediately became very strange.

"Alright, I am currently in Prosecutor Zhu’s office, tell them to come over!"

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Zou still had a strange expression on his face; he really couldn’t understand why the other party would come.

After all, the court was supposed to convene tomorrow.

Knock knock!

Soon, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in!"

At Xiao Zou’s indication, the visitor pushed open the door of the office and then walked in.

"Prosecutor Zou, hello!"

"Lawyer Zhang, what do you need from me? The trial is tomorrow. Isn’t there something you can say in court?"

Facing Xiao Zou, Zhang Wei showed ample respect.

"Prosecutor Zou, there are some things I originally intended to explain to Prosecutor Zhu, but to think she would make such a mistake, it’s truly unexpected..."

After expressing his sentiment, Zhang Wei looked at the person before him, "Prosecutor Zou, since Prosecutor Zhu is currently unavailable, I can only discuss this matter with you!"

"What is it?" Xiao Zou raised his eyebrows, his expression seemingly unchanged, but he was very concerned inside.

Zhang Wei had sought him out before the trial because he had evidently discovered something important.

"The thing is..."

Zhang Wei looked around to make sure there were no other people nearby, then he leaned in closer to Xiao Zou.

"Actually, I’ve found the killer, the one who killed Lawyer Huang and even Lin Berte!"

"Oh, you’ve got a lead on the killer?"

Xiao Zou was startled, and his heart tensed up simultaneously.

"Yes, but here’s the strange thing, I wasn’t the one who found the killer; he contacted me on his own initiative."

Zhang Wei then laughed, "Strange, isn’t it? This killer claims to be the leader of the Qing Jiao Gang and he took the initiative to contact me. Moreover, he said he wants to get his family out as soon as possible!"

"Is that so, Qing Jiao took the initiative to contact you?" Xiao Zou said incredulously.

"Yes, I find it odd too, but the person indeed sought me out and shared some information about the person behind him, which I find very concerning."

Zhang Wei seemed to casually mention the person behind the scenes.

This made Xiao Zou’s heart tighten while he was very interested in whether Qing Jiao had really contacted Zhang Wei.

"That’s why, after I got the information the killer revealed, I rushed to the Procuratorate Headquarters without delay, intending to explain the situation to Prosecutor Zhu, but she..."

Zhang Wei then showed a look of helplessness and could only turn to Xiao Zou.

"Prosecutor Zou, if what he says is true, then the power of the person behind the scenes is far beyond our expectation. I wonder if the Procuratorate Headquarters is determined to root out the person behind the scenes!"

In that moment, Zhang Wei directly tossed the question to Xiao Zou.

And Xiao Zou’s gaze became thoroughly grave.

Because he couldn’t figure out if what Zhang Wei said was true.

And since he couldn’t figure it out, he naturally couldn’t make a decision!