Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 664 - 656: Teach you a lesson, you really think you can catch me?

Chapter 664: Chapter 656: Teach you a lesson, you really think you can catch me?

Dongfang Capital City Council.

The office of the council chairman, Zhang Tianlong’s office.

Ring-a-ling!

A burst of urgent telephone ringing sounded.

"What’s the situation, haven’t I said not to call me unless there’s a serious problem?"

Zhang Tianlong picked up the phone, his tone unpleasant.

But soon, the content of the call made him lose his composure.

"What, what did you say, say it again, say it the fuck again!"

After confirming repeatedly, he finally understood and hung up the phone in shock.

"How is it possible, how could this be?"

He couldn’t believe he had just heard such news.

Someone who was supposed to be dead wasn’t dead!

No!

One should say that a person who was supposed to certainly die somehow survived!

"It’s impossible, my son’s sniper shot really did hit that kid, and he fell into the sea, in such deep waters, it’s absolutely impossible for anyone to survive!"

Zhang Tianlong couldn’t believe it, as he had witnessed the other person being shot right in front of him.

He thought, not to mention an ordinary person, even a well-trained soldier couldn’t possibly live through such a situation.

Yet, the other party actually did survive and appeared in Dongfang Capital, in the courtroom no less.

"Zhang Wei..."

Zhang Tianlong clenched his teeth tightly, a trace of fierceness flashing in his eyes.

You shouldn’t have appeared!

If you hadn’t shown up, living quietly abroad, wouldn’t that have been fine?

But why did you appear, daring to show up in Dongfang Capital, are you looking for death on purpose!

Ring-a-ling!

The phone rang again.

Zhang Tianlong knew that if it were an ordinary call, the secretary at the door would have transferred it or notified him.

Only those he deemed eligible to contact him directly could get through.

"Hello, is that Youlin?"

"Father, Zhang Wei has appeared!"

"I know, in fact, I knew about this before you!"

"Do I need to take action again?"

On the other end of the phone, Zhang Youlin’s tone carried a hint of ruthless ferocity.

"No, hold your forces for now; this time, there’s no need for you to act!"

Zhang Tianlong shook his head, knowing that there were more suitable candidates for dealing with Zhang Wei at present.

"Understood, by the way, father, about Wu Renjie’s death..."

"As of now, the case is being treated as an accident, of course, both you and I know this is no coincidence, but currently, there are no leads, no one knows who acted against Wu Renjie."

Zhang Tianlong couldn’t help frowning when his son brought up Wu Renjie’s case.

However, he still sighed, "Let the Wu Family investigate that matter themselves; it’s time Wu Yuanzong and Elder Wu Shentong took action!"

"I understand!"

On the end of the phone, Zhang Youlin responded once more before hanging up.

Meanwhile, Zhang Tianlong shouted outside his door, "Go, notify the Procuratorate Headquarters to make an arrest at the city court’s civil tribunal, tell Hou Liangliang specifically that Zhang Wei has returned!"

"Understood, Councilor Head Zhang!"

Outside, the secretary responded dutifully, without any objection.

"Zhang Wei, let’s see how you handle this calamity now that you have the nerve to come back!"

With that, Zhang Tianlong stood up, walked to the window of the city council’s office, and gazed in the direction of the distant city court.

...

On the other side, at the civil tribunal scene.

"After a unanimous decision by the jury, we believe that the ownership of the painting "Me" should belong to Mr. Bao!"

"Oye!"

Following the announcement from the jury, Mr. Bao immediately jumped up, his face ecstatic.

But for some reason, seeing her client so excited, Xiao Baihe just couldn’t feel happy.

For someone like you to get the painting, it truly is...

"Congratulations, Lawyer Baihe, you have secured your client’s interests!"

It was then that Zhang Wei approached Xiao Baihe to offer his congratulations.

"Heh!"

She, however, rolled her eyes, somewhat lost for words.

"Congratulations, Lawyer Xiao, and Lawyer Zhang..."

Though Bai Meiqi had lost the case, she still came forward to congratulate them both.

"Lawyer Bai, sorry about that, just got back and your case happened to be the first one I picked, it’s kind of..."

"Lawyer Zhang was able to find that witness; it’s your capability. I, Bai Meiqi, don’t have anything to be concerned about."

As Bai Meiqi spoke, she nodded toward Zhang Wei and then excused herself to leave.

The court adjourned, and everyone began to file out of the courtroom one after the other.

Although many cast meaningful glances at Zhang Wei before they left.

After all, compared to the involved parties and the attorneys in the trial, Zhang Wei’s identity was of greater concern to them.

They all wondered why Zhang Wei still dared to show his face in Dongfang Capital.

"Old Xiao, are you unhappy?"

"Yeah, Lawyer Zhang, you left without a word for two years and didn’t even tell me?"

"Alright, it’s a long story. Let’s get out of here and take care of your client’s business!"

"What’s the situation, didn’t my client win the case? Is there still something else?"

"Do you think I’d let a simple-minded person get that painting for no good reason?"

Zhang Wei said, pulling Xiao Baihe along without further discussion, and led the slightly resistant Xiao out of the courtroom.

"Hey, I’m feeling great!"

At this moment, Mr. Bao was still at the entrance enjoying the thrill of victory, in an exceptionally good mood.

"Mr. Bao, your wife hasn’t been dead for a year, isn’t it inappropriate for you to be this happy?"

Mr. Bao furrowed his brow and turned to look at the newcomer.

"Oh, it’s Lawyer Zhang. Thank you, thank you for providing that witness, you really did me a huge favor!"

Although he expressed his gratitude, his body involuntarily moved back, obviously trying to maintain a distance from the newcomer.

Zhang Wei saw this and didn’t care at all, releasing Xiao Baihe’s hand and placing his own on Mr. Bao’s shoulder.

"Little Bao, I actually want to have a heart-to-heart with you. You don’t really think the witness appearing was just a coincidence, do you?"

"Lawyer Zhang, what... what do you mean..."

"Nothing much, but what if I told you that the witness got paid to commit perjury in court, what do you think would happen?"

"This..."

Mr. Bao was stunned, why are you telling me this? I wasn’t the one who paid, and I don’t have any money to pay someone either.

Also, why are you calling me little Bao? I’m much older than you.

If it weren’t for the loud reputation of you, Zhang Wei, I would be calling for help!

"Little Bao, what if I went back now and told the judge that you bribed the witness to commit perjury, guess what would happen?"

"Ah, this..."

"Inducing a witness to commit perjury is a criminal offense, you know, and if it’s done for personal gain with serious circumstances, you could be looking at 5-7 years behind bars~"

"Ah, this..."

"But I didn’t bribe anyone..."

"No problem, whether you bribed someone or not isn’t important, what matters is what the witness says!"

Zhang Wei said, revealing a smile to Mr. Bao.

"Now I’m giving you two options. Either I go back and tell the court that you bribed the witness, and you go to jail for perjury and obstructing of justice, inducing a witness, among other charges, or based on these charges the gallery appeals the case, and you lose the chance to get the painting, not getting a penny of the 20 million!"

"This..."

This time, Mr. Bao finally got scared, his face streaming with cold sweat.

"The other option is, I give you 2 million, and you transfer the painting to me. Then the perjury of the witness will just be a what-if, you get it?"

Hearing Zhang Wei’s alternative demand, Mr. Bao immediately hesitated.

To lose at least 18 million just like that, that’s a lot of money!

"What, you don’t agree?" Zhang Wei raised an eyebrow.

"Lawyer Xiao, he..." Mr. Bao looked towards Xiao Baihe as if pleading for her opinion.

"If what Lawyer Zhang is saying is true, then you’re indeed going to jail!"

"But, it wasn’t him..."

"Mr. Bao, all along I’ve been speaking in hypotheticals, all hypothetical speech."

Zhang Wei finished speaking, looking at Mr. Bao with a threatening expression, "Little Bao, you don’t want these hypotheses to become reality, do you?"

"Getting 2 million, or getting nothing and then spending four to five years in jail, you choose. While I’m still in a good mood and you still have the choice, make a good one!"

"But, 2 million is too little, I just won 20 million!"

"You won it? Wasn’t it all because Lawyer Xiao helped you win, wasn’t it all because of the witness I brought in?"

Zhang Wei said, slapping Mr. Bao’s shoulder again, "Little Bao, I know you can’t bear to let it go, but I also know that your wife picked the wrong guy, and you’re an incurable useless case. Whether it’s 20 million or 2 million, honestly, it makes little difference to you, so you don’t have a choice!"

Under Zhang Wei’s mix of threats and temptation, Mr. Bao grudgingly compromised after going through an internal struggle and clenching his teeth.

Although he was extremely unwilling, he still chose to take the 2 million in hand.

Better that than prison after all!

"Goodbye, Little Bao, I’ll have someone mail you a copy of the transfer contract!"

Finally, Zhang Wei stood by Xiao Baihe’s side once again, waving to departing Mr. Bao.

"This..."

Xiao Baihe couldn’t believe that she had just taken part in a threatening action.

"Old Xiao, you need to understand, as a criminal defense lawyer, sometimes when we do things, we have to be this ruthless!"

Zhang Wei also took the opportunity to teach Xiao Baihe a lesson.

To command respect from others, one must be resolute, and the knife steady!

"Really? Then do you think that crowd will respect you?"

Xiao Baihe raised her hand and pointed ahead.

What greeted them was a group of people with stern faces.

And the leader was an old acquaintance.

Hou Liangliang!

...

Let’s backtrack to 30 minutes earlier.

Hou Liangliang was at the Procuratorate Headquarters, slacking off in his own office.

Nominally, he was the hero of the Dongfang Star hijacking incident two years ago; he even took a bullet and got injured in the process of rescuing people.

Every time he thought about it, he felt grateful for having chosen the right side, right from the start, by aligning himself with Zhang Tianlong.

Now looking at himself, he had achieved fame and success, a smooth sailing career, and had everything in terms of fame and fortune.

But while he was indulging in his beautiful dreams, planning to slack off until the end of the day before going out to have fun, a phone call came through.

The call was from Zhang Tianlong, and Hou Liangliang naturally did not dare to take it lightly, showing an attitude of humility, almost groveling, short of calling the other party "Daddy."

Yet, the only thing Zhang Tianlong did was to tell him some news.

But that news struck him like a bolt from the blue!

Zhang Wei was actually still alive, and he had shown up in Dongfang Capital, right in their "home turf"!

Hou Liangliang did not dare to neglect the matter. Zhang Tianlong’s call was a clear indication that he wanted Hou to handle the situation.

Immediately, he called several prosecutors from the Major Crimes Unit and criminal investigators from the Investigation Department, a grand group of more than a dozen people, to come and arrest Zhang Wei.

After all, nominally, Zhang Wei was a "very dangerous" fugitive!

Now.

"Ho ho, over a dozen people, huh?"

Zhang Wei looked at the approaching crowd and a cold smirk appeared on his lips.

"It’s too late for you to run now. You were too impulsive. Since you’ve come back, you should have kept a low profile. Wouldn’t it have been wise to visit that simple-minded person?"

"Low profile, why should I keep a low profile?"

Zhang Wei shook his head, "Old Xiao, this time I’m back, and I won’t be keeping a low profile. I will tell everyone that Zhang Wei has returned!"

As he spoke, he took out an invitation from his pocket and placed it in Xiao Baihe’s hands.

"This is..."

"I’m going to hold a banquet at the International Hotel in Dongfang Capital, and this will be my first act upon returning to Dongfang Capital."

So, Hou Liangliang also arrived in front of Zhang Wei.

He first sized him up, it was Zhang Wei, indeed Zhang Wei, he couldn’t be mistaken.

Then he saw that Zhang Wei was standing together with Xiao Baihe, and his eyes immediately flickered with malice.

"Oh, if it isn’t little Hou? Two years have passed, you’ve been well, I trust!"

"Zhang Wei, I didn’t expect a fugitive like you would have the guts to come back!"

With a grand wave of his hand, Hou Liangliang motioned for the people from the Investigation Department to step forward.

"Zhang Wei, you are suspected of involvement in the Dongfang Star attack two years ago. Please come with us now for an investigation!"

As the investigator pulled out a pair of silver handcuffs, Zhang Wei calmly extended his hands.

Once the handcuffs were fastened, Zhang Wei was surrounded by the group.

"Old Xiao, don’t forget, the location is Dongfang Capital International Hotel. The time is tomorrow night, make sure you don’t forget!"

As he was taken away, Zhang Wei did not forget to turn back and remind.

"Tomorrow, how is that possible?"

Xiao Baihe looked at the invitation in her hand, then at Zhang Wei being taken away, and immediately felt confused.

You are already being taken away; what follows is interrogation and prosecution, one-stop. How could you possibly come out tomorrow and attend the banquet?

Although the Investigation Department can only hold you for 24 hours, if the case is significant, they can apply to extend for another 24 hours, making it 48 hours in total.

The Dongfang Star case is serious; they can definitely apply for a 48-hour detention period. You definitely won’t be out by tomorrow.

"Also, why is it at the Dongfang Capital International Hotel? Isn’t that place..."

Xiao Baihe continued to look at the content of the invitation and quickly noticed something odd.

"No, now is not the time to get hung up on this; what I need to do now is..."

She thought for a moment; wasn’t the problem now to rescue Zhang Wei?

With that in mind, she hesitated for a moment, then quickly pulled out her phone and opened her messaging app.

[Xiao Baihe: Zhang Wei is back!]

[Xiao Baihe: Repeat, Zhang Wei is back!]

[Xiao Baihe: To repeat again, this is not a drill, nor am I freaking out, Zhang Wei really is back!]

After repeated announcements, the discussion group, which had been quiet for 2 years and hardly anyone spoke, finally became lively.

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: Σ(⊙▽⊙"a]

[Mo Yuzhu: Σ(⊙▽⊙"a]

[Jessica: Really, he’s back?]

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: ???]

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: @Jessica, why aren’t you surprised, but just startled instead?]

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: Hey, hey, hey, do you know something, you despicable busty blonde (•へ•╬)]

[Jessica: (slipping away.gif)]

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: Something’s off!]

[Mo Yuzhu: Something is very off!]

Xiao Baihe looked at the chat group’s record and was momentarily lost for words.

Still, she sent out a message.

[Xiao Baihe: By the way, why hasn’t the Simple-minded person come online?]

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: Sister Xia Xia, today is a workday, she must be busy squeezing~]

[Mo Yuzhu: As a matter of fact, I am also busy today, but I am thinking of asking my boss for a leave.]

[Mo Yuzhu: @Xiao Baihe, may I ask where Zhang Wei is?]

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: @Xiao Baihe, me too, I’m asking!]

[Xiao Baihe: If I guess correctly, he should be in the interrogation room at the Investigation Department Headquarters...]

[Xiao Baihe: Nonetheless, could any of you inform the Simple-minded person?]

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: (slipping away.gif)]

[Mo Yuzhu: (slipping away.gif)]

Seeing the chat group become quiet once again in an instant, Xiao Baihe felt a vein pulsate on her forehead.

Not one of these people is reliable.

It seemed that the only option left was for her to make the trip herself, to notify that Simple-minded person.

Just thinking of the Simple-minded person and all the changes over the past two years, she felt a bit scared.

Because now, that person is known in the Investigation Department as...

...

Investigation Department, interrogation room.

"What, the Cold-faced Ashura Xia Qianyue!"

In the interrogation room, Zhang Wei was not cooperating as expected, but instead was inquiring about the person he cared about the most.

The interrogator might have wanted to start a conversation, coupled with the fact that this was common knowledge by now, did not hold back and just blurted it out.

For a moment, Zhang Wei couldn’t accept it.

The once Simple-minded person had become a notorious figure within the Investigation Department.

This is serious, truly serious!

"Zhang Wei, you are a criminal now, please answer the questions honestly!"

"I recall according to the procedure, I am still a suspect at this point, ’criminal’ is a term used after someone’s been tried, prosecuted, and convicted in court!"

Seeing the interrogator overstep, Zhang Wei immediately "kindly" reminded him.

"What, has the law of Dragon Country changed, or do you think your words are above the law?"

"You..."

Bang!

Just as the interrogator was about to lose his patience, the interrogation room’s door was kicked open.

"Zhang Wei, let me tell you, whether you confess or not today, you won’t escape, you have to confess!"

This time, it was Hou Liangliang who appeared.

Seeing Zhang Wei uncooperative, of course he couldn’t hold back any longer.

"Hahaha, I laugh at your naivety, you really are in sync!"

Zhang Wei couldn’t help but laugh when he saw this scene.

"Do you really think I would just let myself be caught by you with my habits?"

"What, you’re planning to escape from the Investigation Department Headquarters?"

"I don’t need to escape. In fact, soon you’ll be escorting me out politely!"

"A joke, you’re a suspect, how could we possibly..."

"Young Hou, some things shouldn’t be said too absolutely. And you don’t really think you’ve got anything on me, do you? Surely not, surely not?"

Zhang Wei said, looking at Hou Liangliang and the people from the Investigation Department with unmistakable amusement in his eyes.

Because he knew, soon enough, these people would indeed have no choice but to escort him out politely.