Rise and Slay: From Scandal Queen to Academic Genius
Chapter 83: Even More Arrogant?!

Chapter 83: Chapter 83: Even More Arrogant?!

The trending topic continued into the next day.

At noon the next day, Qi Zheng from Tianzheng Law Firm publicly pinned a judgment document on the Weibo homepage.

At the same time, he brazenly tagged a few lawyers who analyzed the trending topic all night to ride the wave.

Qi Zheng V: Good analysis.

A perfect score for veiled sarcasm and mockery.

[Ahhh my idol, damn, my idol took this case, boohoohoo!]

[??? Wait, how come it was won?! When did it go to trial, how did Ji Xi hire Qi Zheng?]

[Hahaha good analysis, next time don’t analyze!]

[I wanted to say last night, this shameless group, they can’t do it themselves, yet they drag others down!]

Qi Zheng delivered a resounding slap in the face to the group of lawyers who were desperately trying to ride the trend last night.

Those lawyers never expected Qi Zheng to take on such a troublesome case.

Not only did he take it, he won it.

And right in front of all the online viewers, he tagged them.

Lawyers who passionately posted last night: "..."

Their faces were numb with embarrassment.

The analysis videos on their Weibo pages were suddenly awkward to delete or keep.

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Ji Xi knew the news of Qi Zheng’s victory earlier than those on Weibo; it was first sent to her via WeChat.

Qi Zheng: We won, the prediction was very accurate, almost spot on.

He sent this along with a judgment document.

Ji Xi looked at the result in the document, her eyes tinged with a smile.

She expected to win the factory case when teaming up with Qi Zheng.

Generally speaking, pollution cases like these are indeed extremely difficult lawsuits, with some going unresolved for over forty years.

This victory wasn’t solely due to the evidence collected from the show that helped win the lawsuit.

The factory near Ping’an Village not only discharged wastewater illegally but also acted as a middleman for other factories to discharge various wastes. Earlier, Ji Xi had warned that the factory’s financial chain might have issues, and Qi Zheng quickly reacted, coordinating with law enforcement agencies to identify anomalies in the factory’s financial flows, leading them to the company collaborating with the factory to discharge wastewater.

Along with the evidence Ji Xi found, and Fang Yuliang’s appearance as a witness.

The new lawyers hired by the factory couldn’t withstand the pressure at all.

Soon, the factory’s head and everyone involved in the incident were sentenced and fined, and the factory was closed directly.

Ji Xi was quite satisfied with this result; last time, Director Wang gave excellent health check results to the residents of Ping’an Village, and now the biggest issue was just the polluted farmland.

This was what the villagers valued most.

But before Ji Xi could query Qi Zheng.

Qi Zheng replied to her first.

Qi Zheng: Regarding Ping’an Village’s land, Fang Yuliang is already working on rehabilitating the polluted farmland.

Ji Xi was momentarily stunned. f.r e\ewebnov(e)(l).c om

And soon, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She actively sent a message to Fang Yuliang.

Ji Xi: If there’s anything you need help with regarding Ping’an Village, feel free to reach out to me.

It was rare for Fang Yuliang to receive an initiative contact from Ji Xi; he had been carrying this smartphone with only Ji Xi on his WeChat.

Once he received the message, he immediately knew it was Ji Xi.

Fang Yuliang was currently sitting on a bus with Qi Zheng, bringing a group of Ping’an Village residents back to the village.

Upon receiving the message, he took the phone out, awkwardly unlocked it to read.

Upon seeing Ji Xi’s message, the cold expression on his face slightly softened.

Fang Yuliang: Okay, we won the case, congratulations.

Ji Xi thanked him briefly, and soon ended the chat.

Qi Zheng’s mocking Weibo post had climbed onto the trending list, which Ji Xi hadn’t initially noticed.

Coincidentally, for these two days, Xiao Yuan was managing her Weibo, coordinating with the official fan club and other matters.

Seeing the trending topic, Xiao Yuan slapped her thigh and rushed to Ji Xi exclaiming:

"Zhi Zhi, Qi Zheng’s sarcasm is too funny, I laughed to death! Let that shameless group ride the trend, got slammed, huh!"

Xiao Yuan laughed, clutching her stomach, and handed the phone to Ji Xi.

The Weibo post by Qi Zheng was right on the homepage, Ji Xi glanced at it and then forwarded the post.

Her forwarding didn’t mean sarcasm, she just wanted to share the judgment document.

But to the lawyers who previously rode the trend, this action carried an entirely different meaning.

At first, they were ridiculed by Qi Zheng, which was embarrassing, but with Qi Zheng’s prowess, they had no choice but to accept it despite the shame.

But what does it mean now that Ji Xi is sharing it?

Slam them?

Does she even qualify to slam them?

The case was fought by Qi Zheng, not her!

The trend-riding lawyers were mocked by netizens until their faces turned red with anger and soon began to jump and defend themselves on Weibo.

[After all, it’s the trademark of Tianzheng Law Firm, getting Qi Zheng to handle the case, of course, it’s not comparable to ordinary cases!]

[It’s all a matter of encountering Qi Zheng; honestly, celebrities are powerful, otherwise, how could they get busy Qi Zheng, his cases are scheduled years ahead, not easy just for a beauty’s smile!]

[If Ji Xi hired ordinary lawyers or went to court herself, could this case even be won?]

The lawyers were quick to shift the blame, anyway, they weren’t trampling on Qi Zheng last night; Ji Xi, a rookie, simply got lucky because of Qi Zheng’s influence, otherwise, there was no way the case could be won.

They didn’t consider Ji Xi worth paying attention to, nor did they believe she would dare to respond, as they were industry veterans!

But their thoughts were quickly shattered.

Ji Xi not only dared to respond but specifically replied to the comment questioning whether she could win the case.

Forwarded Comment//Ji Xi V: Can win.

The commenting lawyer: ??? Quite bold! Dare to say that!

Xiao Yuan saw this too and couldn’t help but feel a bit worried.

She believed in Ji Xi’s abilities, but regarding lawyers and lawsuits, as she knew, nothing is a guaranteed win.

Ji Xi is an artist, every word she says could be remembered, even brought up years later to be criticized, that’s possible.

Xiao Yuan worriedly glanced at Ji Xi and softly said, "Zhi Zhi, would it be a bit inappropriate to post that?"

Ji Xi looked down for a couple of seconds, then gently hmm-ed.

It’s indeed not quite right.

She took back the phone to edit the Weibo post.

The Weibo content soon changed to :

Forwarded Comment//Ji Xi V: Can win against you.

Xiao Yuan: ???!

That wasn’t what she meant! How did it become even more arrogant?!