Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 106 Voluntarily Taking Seven Shots in the Back
"Master, Attorney Zhang has arrived," the male servant reported to Su Er once again.

"Let him in." Su Er sat down, picked up the milk tea cup that had gone a little cold, and took a sip.

After drinking the slightly cool milk tea, the nameless anger in my heart finally subsided a little.

The compensation for 41 sailors was 100 gold sea dragons each, which would amount to 4100 gold sea dragons. This was a considerable sum, equivalent to his entire year's income, and he was quite distressed by it.

However, this is a union demand, and the most basic condition for a "personal" settlement.

Attorney Zhang entered at that moment, reported to Su Er, and presented the documents.

"The losses are indeed considerable!"

Spread out on the table, Su Er read it carefully. The nameless anger that Su Er had suppressed suddenly flared up again.

This small amount of compensation is actually for me personally, and it is a very small part of the overall compensation.

Five ships of their own family fleet were sunk, and 76 people, all of whom were elite, were killed. The losses were considerable, and they still had to compensate the guild and the Song family for an explanation. They didn't even know how much profit their family had to pay.

However, [death] went wrong, and the father's plan failed.

They also offended the Song family.

It wasn't my fault.

But I'm sure I'll still be blamed, even though I'm the son.

If fathers and sons could avoid taking their anger out on each other, then there would be no such thing as a family relationship.

In other words, anyone who suffers such a major failure will have a negative view of those involved, even if it's a father and son, even if it's not said openly.

Is there anything I can do to reduce my family's dissatisfaction and resentment towards me?

Seeing Su Er's gloomy expression, Attorney Zhang subconsciously touched his bow tie.

The study was filled with the scent of ink and parchment, and the flames in the fireplace licked at the paper.

Su Er tapped his silver-handled cane lightly on the ground, causing the quill pen in the ink bottle to tremble slightly. After a long while, he made up his mind, wrote a few lines, and pushed a page of documents over: "Attorney Zhang, I need these poor people to sign these agreements before the county council's inquiry next week."

Attorney Zhang's eyes immediately fell upon the document, which bore a gold-embossed badge and the words "voluntarily waives the accident investigation" written in cursive script. The compensation amount was neither too large nor too small.

"Yes, I'll take care of it right away!"

Su Er stood up and said coldly, "The bishop of the Tide Maidens will visit those poor people in three days. You'd better hurry up and get things done."

“Yes, but what if some individuals refuse to sign?” Attorney Zhang agreed, but he knew that everyone was different, and there would always be those who refused to sign.

There won't be too many tough nuts to crack, nor too few; there will always be one or two out of a hundred.

The lawyer's words were interrupted by a heavy tap of his cane.

“If he doesn’t want to sign, that’s his prerogative. We must maintain basic respect for the law,” Su Er said coldly.

"Yes!"

Attorney Zhang put away his crocodile-skin briefcase without saying a word. He recalled a case he had handled last time, in which the boy in the sailor striped shirt who refused to compromise was proven to have "drowned himself," but axe marks were found in the cabin.

"Also, the important thing is the Su family father and son. You can compensate them with 200 gold sea dragons, no, 300 gold sea dragons, in exchange for their silence on this matter," Su Er said with a cold expression.

"Yes!"

Su Er waved for Lawyer Zhang to leave, seemingly a silent summons. Cai Jiang and the maid approached. The maid had changed her clothes, so there were no visible bloodstains, and she looked much more normal.

“Cai Jiang, continue investigating Su Yu,” Su Er said coldly, “and mobilize the police station under your control to cooperate with the lawyer’s work!”

When officers from the local police station come to your door in uniform, representing the law and law enforcement, who wouldn't be afraid?

"It is imperative that the majority of those involved and their families sign a letter of understanding or remain silent."

This is a way to alleviate the pressure on the family and also a way to reduce one's own resentment.

"As for you, if you have any backbone, please note that they all voluntarily took seven shots into their backs, or voluntarily jumped into the water."

All civilians sacrificed themselves voluntarily, signed the documents voluntarily, and threw themselves into the water voluntarily. This is the self-evident rule.

"Yes!" Both of them responded. The maid touched it, her eyes lit up again, and a blush appeared on her face.

Qing Teng Middle School, Day 3
As students left school, they headed towards the exit. Su Yu and Cheng Qiaoqiao parted ways, and Su Yu joined the flow of people.

Suddenly a large hand pressed down on his shoulder.

"Student Su, I am a lawyer. Please come with us."

"Not interested." "I serve your esteemed lord, are you sure you don't want to hear it?"

Looking into those calm eyes, Su Yu thought for a moment and nodded.

In a coffee shop facing the street, the lawyer and Su Yu sat facing each other on a sofa, each with a cup of coffee in front of them.

The sweet aroma was right in front of her, but Su Yu had no interest in tasting it; she was only scrutinizing the man in front of her.

He has dark circles under his eyes; he must have been having trouble sleeping lately.

Their clothes and appearance were still very neat, and at first glance, they seemed to be in a calm mood.

Su Yu licked his lips and took a sip of coffee, savoring the sweetness of the milk.

In this day and age, tea and coffee without milk are considered heretical.

The fleet has been destroyed, and the news must have been sent back—even for a local noble family, how would they explain the loss of so many people and ships?

A ship capable of ocean exploration is quite expensive, costing at least tens of thousands of gold coins, or even thirty or forty thousand gold coins.

They're probably busy selling their estate to pay off debts now, aren't they?

Su Yu's gaze towards the lawyer became even more subtle. You're still maintaining a respectable image now, but what will you do if you don't receive your year-end salary?

“Su, you must be aware of the current situation, so let’s get straight to the point…” Attorney Zhang said, completely unaware of the boy’s malicious speculation.

"No, I don't know!" Su Yu interrupted coldly.

"Alright then." After being interrupted, Attorney Zhang was not angry, but coughed a few times.

"The situation is still unclear. Giving interviews to the media would only cause unnecessary panic, so it is very necessary to have a unified statement. Su, please help keep this confidential as well."

"I don't think I have any secrets I need to keep."

"Really? Su, you must have a bad memory. Captain Su almost had such a tragic accident. Your mother can't even sleep peacefully anymore. Am I right?"

"Threatening me?" Su Yu raised an eyebrow, his tone turning unfriendly. If that was the case, it seemed he would have to pay for another piece of gray crystal.

“Of course not. I’m a law-abiding citizen. How could I dare to threaten you?” Attorney Zhang smiled slightly. “It’s just that not everyone is as lucky as your father to survive a natural disaster.”

Oh……

They tried to whitewash the naval battle by portraying it as a natural disaster.
There were quite a few prisoners of war from that battle, along with the captured warships... Even if they couldn't be convicted, it was by no means easy to clear their names.

"Your Excellency has some questions you would like to ask your parents and friends, which is why I came to the school quietly today."

Attorney Zhang's apology to Su Yu was completely insincere.

"The body hasn't even been taken home yet, but rumors are everywhere. I think you must have heard some things by now... Su."

"So many people have died, and this isn't an easy problem to solve. Some people are already stirring up trouble. You don't want things to escalate to this point, do you?"

Su Yu remained silent in response.

What a lunatic! He thinks he can get himself to back down by using such rhetoric?
“Some people don’t believe that the natural disaster is the truth. They want to talk to their friends who are at sea in order to find out the truth.”

"You might think we're afraid to tell the truth?"

Attorney Zhang spoke leisurely.

"No"

"The courts and police stations are both our friends."

Even the Song family, if they wanted to be promoted to baron, wouldn't they want to create more trouble?

"The county government and the sailing club also want to avoid trouble."

“Therefore, those who do not want social harmony will naturally be harmonized by society,” Attorney Zhang said, staring at Su Yu’s profile. “Please think about it carefully.”

"If you are willing to cooperate and change your story, the esteemed lord will not treat you unfairly."

"300 gold sea dragons, that's three times the number of sailors, how about that?"

Seeing that Su Yu remained unmoved, he suddenly smiled, stood up, and started walking.

"Think about it, I'll come again."

(End of this chapter)