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Chapter 754 - 576 Visiting_2

Chapter 754: 576 Visiting_2

It was nighttime in the country, but it was daytime over there.

Yet when she pulled out her phone, the screen displayed a breaking news alert.

"Guan Libing Case to Be Heard in Court in Three Days"

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"Fang Qing, I saw the news that Guan Libing’s case is about to go to court. So soon?"

On her drive back, Tong Dan made the call.

"It has nothing to do with you. Why do you care so much?"

Traffic in the Capital City was, as always, less than satisfactory, with a congestion up ahead. Fang Qing, wearing a Bluetooth headset, held the steering wheel and moved along with the slow flow of traffic.

"Haven’t you already taken on this case? Your business is my business. How can it have nothing to do with me?"

Tong Dan had left the Capital City long ago, and indeed, being a flight attendant was a rather busy job.

"A lot of people are paying attention to this case. I thought it would drag on for a long time, but I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly."

Not only was Tong Dan perplexed, so was Fang Qing, even more than she was.

As Tong Dan said, cases with intense public sentiment typically proceed with caution. However, the Guan Libing case defied norms, catching her completely off guard when she received the notice.

"Fang Qing, are you ready?"

"The case is socially complex, but actually quite simple in itself. There’s not much to prepare."

"But this is your first case!"

Tong Dan emphasized, seemingly more concerned than the other party.

"I know."

Fang Qing laughed, "You focus on your job, I’ll give it my all."

"Do you need me to accompany you during the trial?"

"No need."

Fang Qing declined quickly, "What use would it be for you to come? Can you influence the judge’s decision? Just busy yourself and wait for my good news."

"Fine, you seem quite confident. Then after the trial, you must notify me right away."

"Alright."

As the call was coming to an end, Tong Dan seemed to remember something, "By the way, have you told Jiang Chen about this?"

"No."

"Why haven’t you notified him? This is your first case, an important moment in your life. Shouldn’t that guy be there to cheer you on?"

"Cheer me on? I’m not a child anymore."

Fang Qing laughed, "He can’t help with anything, why bother him? Anyway, I’m driving. I have to hang up now."

"Hey..."

Tong Dan wanted to say something more, but the other end had already taken off the Bluetooth headset.

"So brave at work, but when it comes to emotions..."

She sighed and set down her phone, but after thinking it over, she still felt she couldn’t just stand by and watch.

So she picked up her phone again, and called a certain ungrateful jerk.

CX Entertainment.

Jiang Chen was showing Kim Joohyun around the company for the first time. Seeing an incoming voice call, he instructed Pei Yunxi’s agent, Cui Heng, to take Kim Joohyun for a tour first.

It was a common phenomenon for an agent to manage multiple artists in the entertainment industry.

He planned to assign Kim Joohyun to Cui Heng as well.

"Tong the Beauty."

After connecting the call, he responded with kindness, his laughter warm.

"Jiang Chen, are you busy these days?"

The tone from the other side was unusually calm, which caught Jiang Chen off guard,

"Not busy, what’s up?"

"I told you a few days ago that Fang Qing took on a case and it’s about to go to court. You don’t care at all, do you?"

"So soon?"

Jiang Chen was surprised, "Didn’t you say it was a murder case? Normally, criminal cases don’t proceed this quickly."

"How would I know?"

Tong Dan quickly got to the point, "Will you go to the Capital City?"

"What would I be doing in the Capital City?"

Jiang Chen asked reflexively.

"Are you playing dumb or are you really dumb!"

Tong Dan bit back, "It’s Fang Qing’s first case in her life, you grew up together, shouldn’t you go and support her?"

"She asked me to go?"

Jiang Chen asked.

Upon hearing this, Tong Dan nearly went mad, her voice piercing as she said, "So if she doesn’t ask you to go, you won’t go, right?!"

Jiang Chen remained silent.

"You two really are..."

She took a deep breath, "Anyway, I’ve told you already. Whether you go or not is up to you! Also, that case is the Guan Libing case, you should be aware of the immense pressure Fang Qing is under."

The Guan Libing case?

The controversial case of the vendor who stabbed the city management officer that’s causing such an uproar right now?

Jiang Chen was momentarily stunned, just about to speak when the call was abruptly ended on the other side.

Jiang Chen didn’t call back, knowing the other party wouldn’t answer if he did, and slowly set down his phone.

Choosing law as a profession.

Heading to court was an inevitable part of the process.

But he truly hadn’t expected that Fang Qing’s very first case would be so fraught with controversy.

In a society where information is highly developed, even without actively inquiring, certain news will inevitably enter your ears through various channels.

The Guan Libing case is now arguably the hottest social news, heatedly discussed across all platforms.

While there are certainly unbiased observers firm in the idea that murder must be repaid with life, the vast majority of the public still believes that Guan Libing was driven to desperation, and his crime does not warrant death.

Regarding the sequence of events, Jiang Chen also knew roughly what had happened. The perpetrator, Guan Libing, was said to have set up his stall illegally, which led to an enforcement action by the city management. During this process, there was allegedly excessive violence from the city management, resulting in the vendor Guan Libing losing control of his emotions, drawing a weapon, and stabbing someone, thus triggering the tragic incident.

City management and street vendors have always been two professions imbued with conflict akin to opposing characters set in a play, inherently fraught with tension.

Such vicious incidents are not isolated cases, but for some reason, this Guan Libing case has become so "explosive" - perhaps because it occurred in Yanjiao, adjacent to Capital City?

Tong Dan was right; taking on this case did indeed require considerable courage for a lawyer, even a seasoned attorney might be reluctant to bear such immense public pressure.

But Jiang Chen knew Fang Qing’s character all too well.

Even better than Uncle Fang and the others.

Without rushing to call Fang Qing, Jiang Chen picked up his phone again, first seriously searching for information about the case.

The results he found were once again beyond his expectations.

The internet has a memory.

Although Feilang had retracted the news, the information about Guan Libing taking out high-interest loans nonetheless inevitably spread online.

Yet again, it was "Relief Loan."

Jiang Chen set down his phone and smiled.

Capital City.

Underground parking garage.

Fang Qing parked her car and took the underground elevator upstairs.

"Ding."

The elevator door opened.

Fang Qing, head down rummaging for her keys in her bag, stepped out of the elevator. When she looked up again, she saw several unfamiliar men standing in the corridor.

In today’s metropolises, people are often indifferent; residents of the same floor might live for years without recognizing each other, let alone in a rented apartment.

Fang Qing thought they were residents from her floor and didn’t pay much attention, offering a polite smile as she headed to her own home.

But then, she realized that the men kept staring at her.

"Miss Fang Qing?"

A voice sounded.

Fang Qing instinctively paused.

"Counselor Fang, hello. I have something to discuss with you, could I trouble you for a few minutes of your time?"

The man who spoke had a scar on his face and did not seem to be a friendly sort.

But as someone studying law, Fang Qing naturally discarded the bad habit of judging by appearances.

Her basic wariness remained, however.

Seeing the men blocking the elevator entrance waiting for her, she placed her keys back in her bag and politely asked, "What’s the matter?"

Not only had these men figured out her housing complex, they even seemed to know her apartment number. Scarface glanced in the direction of her home’s door, displaying an overly conspicuous friendliness in his smile.

"Counselor Fang, it’s inconvenient to talk here. May I come in and sit down at your place?"

Inviting several strange men into her home was clearly not a smart move; Fang Qing immediately declined politely, "I’m sorry, but I’m not comfortable with letting strangers into my home."

"That’s fine, no problem. We can talk here,"

The other party didn’t insist, seemingly not a bad person. However, the following words slightly furrowed Fang Qing’s brow.

"Counselor Fang, I don’t mean to bother you without a reason, just wanted to talk to you about the Guan Libing case."