Grassroots lawyers also have their day

Chapter 55 I'm going to show you the world!

"It's okay, he'll be back this afternoon anyway, he can't escape!" Wang Chuan said with an awkward smile, though he didn't really know if the other party would come back.

"Senior Brother, you're too naive. Maybe he'll just leave here and find another lawyer to handle his case," Pan Jinlian sighed.

"Yeah! That guy was probably just saying that to fool you. I've run into several like that before," Zhang the conman said with an air of seriousness.

"No way!"

The two chatted back and forth, making Wang Chuan's mind race: "Oh well! What's done is done. Let's go eat."

After lunch, Panda Eyes didn't show up as expected, which left Wang Chuan somewhat disappointed. He initially thought he'd been tricked, but to his surprise, Panda Eyes walked into the legal services office again around 3 PM.

"Attorney Wang, I'm so sorry. Something came up and I was held up. Let's go! I drove over, that will save us a lot of time," the panda-eyed man said apologetically.

Wang Chuan was overjoyed: There are still honest people in this world!

Watching Wang Chuan leave with a smug look on his face, Zhang the Hustle and Pan Jinlian looked at each other in astonishment.

"Wang Chuan really got lucky! This is amazing!" Pan Jinlian muttered.

At noon, Wang Chuan called Director Niu and said that he might bring a client to the office in the afternoon. Upon hearing that the case was relatively simple, Director Niu immediately decided to assign the case to Attorney Zheng and asked him to assist Zheng Yi in handling it.

In the law firm's conference room, Zheng Yi reviewed the case materials brought by Panda Eyes and spoke with him for nearly an hour. Panda Eyes then completed the engagement procedures and paid 5,000 yuan in legal fees. After seeing Panda Eyes off, Zheng Yi smiled and looked at Wang Chuan.

"Attorney Zheng, you're not up to something again, are you?" Wang Chuan asked, his heart skipping a beat when he saw the sly glint in Zheng Yi's eyes.

"Look at what you're saying, what kind of ideas could I possibly have? You're not exactly a beauty queen," Zheng Yi said with a sneer, then immediately put on a smiling face: "Would you like to train a bit?"

"What do you mean?" Wang Chuan was taken aback, but instantly understood what Zheng Yi meant.

"This case is simple. Same old rules, you handle it. I'll oversee it for you, and you'll speak in court. How about that? I think the client trusts you quite a bit," Zheng Yi said.

Since they were all cases handled by the institute, the pay would be the same regardless of how much work was done. Zheng Yi, with a lazy attitude, planned to simply dump the cases on Wang Chuan so he wouldn't have to work so hard. Wang Chuan would even be grateful to him for giving him the opportunity to practice. What a great deal!

"That's it, no problem! I'll send you the complaint tomorrow," Wang Chuan said with a smile.

After working on several cases with Zheng Yi, Wang Chuan and Zheng Yi became much closer, and they would occasionally joke around with each other.

"Wang Chuan, are you free Monday afternoon?" Not long after Wang Chuan returned to his workstation, Fatty Wan came over.

"Next Monday! Let me see, just a moment."

Wang Chuan pulled out his work notebook from his bag. The notebook was issued by the Beijing Lawyers Association to its members specifically for recording their work schedules. Wang Chuan wasn't a lawyer yet; his notebook was given to him by Mu Huaijin.

Attorney Mu has a leather notebook that he takes out with great pride whenever he discusses a case, so he never needs the notebook provided by the Bar Association.

"Next Monday at 10:30 AM, I'm going to the Shijingshan Court with Attorney Zheng for a hearing on a labor dispute case. I don't know when it will be over. What can I do for you?" Wang Chuan asked.

"I'm going to show you the world!" Fatty Wan said with a strange smile.

"Huh? Attorney Wan, well... I won't be involved in the eating, drinking, singing, bathing, and massage stuff!" Wang Chuan said, feigning embarrassment.

"What are you thinking? I'd keep this good deal for myself! You're not getting a chance!" Fatty Wan said disdainfully.

"So you mean..." Wang Chuan was completely baffled, not understanding what Fatty Wan meant.

"Do you remember the personal injury case we took on together last time? It was the Gao family's criminal case. The prosecutor's office has now filed a public prosecution, and the case has been transferred to the court."

"The Gao family has hired us as their defense attorneys. I was originally planning to schedule a meeting with the suspect at the detention center next Monday, but you have a case on Monday, so we'll reschedule for Tuesday afternoon. I have a court hearing on Tuesday morning. Please prepare the necessary paperwork. I'll go schedule the meeting time," said Fatty Wan.

"The Gao family's case has been transferred to the court so quickly! Great! I'll go with you to the detention center to visit them on Tuesday."

Wang Chuan immediately perked up. He had never worked on a criminal case before; previously, Director Niu had always had Zheng the Penzi or Pan Jinlian assist him with criminal cases. Perhaps it was because teamwork between men and women made the work easier!

After finalizing the agreement, it was already time to leave work. Wang Chuan tidied up and hurried towards the law firm's exit. Just as he was leaving, he ran into Wei Ping. Seeing that no one was around, the beautiful Wei handed him a package.

"Senior Brother, this is a KFC meal I just bought. I was going to make it for dinner, but I just got a call that someone is treating us to dinner tonight. You can keep it. Don't waste it!" Wei Mei said in a low voice, and before Wang Chuan could speak, she walked into the law firm in a slightly flustered manner.

"Thanks!" came Wang Chuan's voice from behind Wei Ping.

Taking advantage of the free time before the performance, Wang Chuan discussed things with Sixth Brother in a corner of the bar while munching on the fried chicken and hamburger that Wei Meinu had given him.

"Sixth Brother, I've been singing for a while now. Apart from wiping away her tears, Sister Hong doesn't seem to have any reaction. Should I continue singing old love songs?" Wang Chuan swallowed the fried chicken in his mouth and asked, rubbing his greasy hands.

"Sigh, Binzi said to let you continue. Although the results are minimal, at least there's some progress," Sixth Brother sighed.

"But I'm worried that if I keep singing like this, it might make Sister Hong too sad. It's not good to keep her immersed in the pain of the past, is it?" Wang Chuan thought for a moment and said seriously.

"Binzi said this is called 'no destruction, no construction.' Because she was hurt in love, she needed to tear open her wounds with love songs to see what was inside, and then treat the symptoms accordingly."

The problem now is that Sister Hong is tightly protecting her wounds and won't let us see them, and Binzi doesn't know what to do. However, recently Binzi has been searching for Sister Hong's college classmates, hoping to find a breakthrough through them.

"But we don't know many of her classmates, and the few we do know have all gone abroad. We can only try to find them. We might not be able to." Sixth Brother said in a low voice.

"Wouldn't it be better if it were a healing song?" Wang Chuan nodded and suddenly asked.

"We've thought about it too. But boils always ooze pus eventually, so it's better to dig it out before treating it. We don't want Sister Hong to be all smiles on the surface but unhappy inside," Sixth Brother said earnestly.

(End of this chapter)