Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer

Chapter 656: Helpless Xiao Baihe, competing for a painting?

  The tiger is gone.

   It is the kind that will never come back in this life after leaving.

   And after dealing with Zhang Dihu's affairs, the king smiled when he looked at the parlor that was instantly empty.

   "What time is the lawsuit tomorrow?"

   "Go back to the King, at 9:30 in the morning, in the Civil Division of the Eastern Metropolitan Court, in Court No. 2."

"understood!"

After    was answered, the king waved his hand and everyone left quietly.

  Because they know that the king is already preparing for tomorrow's affairs, so they can't disturb each other today.

   "I really miss you, the Civil Division of the Eastern Metropolitan Court. I wonder what their expressions will be when they see me?"

  The king said with a laugh, as if he was very happy.

the other side.

   City Council Office.

   Zhang Tianlong was still working overtime at the city council at this time.

   Of course, the reason why he worked overtime recently was naturally because of some things that he couldn't do when he was at work, and had to deal with it when he was working overtime (no one was disturbed).

   "Mr. Zhang, the situation on my side is urgent, and I always feel that someone is going to deal with me!"

   "Since the beginning of the year, my ships and men have been looted, and now my team is less than one of the original three men!"

   "Mr. Zhang, I need to ask for your assistance, please give me a sum of money, I will recruit new troops, prepare enough weapons, and I will go to war with those who deal with me!"

   Hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, Zhang Tianlong couldn't help sighing.

   "Captain Basara, I understand your situation, but the amount of the monthly payment is what we have agreed. You ask for money unilaterally, which is a bit unreasonable!"

   "Mr. Zhang, I can feel that the person who will deal with me this time is definitely not an ordinary person, you..."

  Click!

  The phone was hung up.

   Zhang Tianlong looked at the encrypted phone in his hand and couldn't help rubbing his head.

   "Being a pirate can also be looted. You, Basara, are the pirate king in that area. Couldn't the person who looted you be called Wang Luffy?"

   "Also, your Basara is short of manpower now. I seem to have to look for help again. Once you lose momentum, this cooperative relationship seems to be over!"

   Zhang Tianlong said, a stern look flashed in his eyes.

   Cooperation with Basaro is indeed a win-win for both parties.

   But what is Basara's identity? He is a pirate. He is a wolf who can't get enough to eat.

  Why he gave up Duanmu Heizu and chose to join Zhang Tianlong back then, wasn't it because the money paid by both sides was different.

   On one side is a one-time transaction of 1 billion yuan, and you have to run away when you are done. On the other hand is a long-term business that can earn hundreds of millions of dollars every month, and fools know how to choose.

  But now, Basara's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more problems in the several routes he escorts.

   "Basara is getting lazy!"

   Zhang Tianlong sighed, "Sure enough, being with pirates is the last resort after all!"

  Thinking like this, he began to think, if Basara is not reliable, who should be replaced?

Jingle Bell!

   Just then, the phone on his desk rang.

"who is it?"

   "Speaker Zhang, the big thing is bad, Lord Tiger has been arrested!"

   Hearing the message on the other end of the phone, Zhang Tianlong was already worried.

"what's the situation?"

   "I only know that Lord Tiger is about to be escorted to the International Court of Justice. This time he committed three felonies, each of which is a prison sentence. If the three are added together..."

"I see!"

After    hung up the phone, Zhang Tianlong frowned tightly.

  Zhang Dihu was arrested, and he was sent directly to the International Court of Justice. This is really... difficult to handle!

  He Zhang Tianlong is considered the number one figure in the Dragon Kingdom, and even more so in the East, but outside...

   His own family knew about his own affairs, and when he was outside, his hand could only be said to be beyond the reach of the whip.

   "Looks like I have to go and say hello to my father!"

  Unable to do anything, Zhang Tianlong glanced at the time and dialed a number he didn't like.

   "Help me make arrangements, I want to see the old man!"

  …

   The next day, morning.

  The sun is shining, the sky is blue and cloudy.

   is just a good weather for going to court.

   At least Xiao Baihe thought so.

   She was sitting in her simple office, with a bun in her mouth, while sorting out the documents, and after taking a few deep breaths, she packed up her things.

   "Hey, is that Mr. Bao, have you got up now...what, you haven't got up yet, I'm Nima..."

   Resisting her urge to swear, Xiao Baihe persuaded herself to try her best to communicate with customers calmly.

   After all, she is no longer the prosecutor she used to be.

"Mr. Bao, although I really want to complain about your work and rest, please pay attention. Today is the court day of the lawsuit concerning the ownership dispute of a 20 million valuable painting! I want to ask you to get up from the bed and take a good shower. Now, put on a neat suit and tie, and…”

   "I know..."

   The customer on the other end of the phone hung up after a perfunctory response.

   "...then tm roll me to the Civil Division of the Municipal Court, I @¥#&*#¥%...!!!"

  Xiao Baihe's remaining half sentence can only be said to himself through gritted teeth.

   "It's really uncomfortable, as a defense lawyer, why should I be so angry? If I hadn't resigned, I..."

   When she was a prosecutor, never had she ever felt so angry. At that time, when she faced the suspect, she always shouted with the other party.

   Unexpectedly, after becoming a defense attorney, not only could she not be able to raise her voice well, but she also had to lower her stance to coax clients from time to time.

   So, everything is a double-edged sword.

   In the headquarters of the District Prosecutor, although it is not free and the pressure is high, at least in the courtroom, you can speak loudly when meeting the suspect.

   After becoming a defense lawyer, although there is no work pressure, no restraints and restrictions, but I have to be a bull and a horse for my clients, and even be a 24/7 nanny.

   "How did he become a defense lawyer back then, and why is he so good? He said that one client would not dare to say two..."

  Xiao Baihe seemed to think of a person, and then there was a little sadness in his eyes.

   That person has become the past, a past event in memory.

   But this past event makes Xiao Baihe reminisce from time to time.

Jingle Bell!

   What interrupted her recollection was the alarm sound of her mobile phone.

   "Fuck, the court is about to start!"

  Xiao Lily: Convex (艹 dish 艹)

  Xiao Lily rushed out of the office and rushed to the nearest subway station.

   On weekdays, especially in the city center, never stop a taxi in a hurry, because you never know if a certain road section will suddenly become blocked.

   Compared with taxis with huge uncertainties, Xiao Baihe trusts the subway more. These are all lessons from her blood and tears.

  Finally, 10 minutes before the trial, she finally arrived at the gate of the city court.

   "Hey, Mr. Bao, where are you, I'm already at the gate of the city court, you...what, you haven't gotten up yet, I @#%%&...~&*!!!"

  Finally, Xiao Baihe couldn't control it anymore, and swears on the spot.

   In the end, under the threat of "I'm the eighteenth generation of your ancestors, if you can't make it to the scene within 10 minutes, I'll kick your **** with my shoes", she finally hung up the phone.

   Of course, she still forced herself to calm down.

   She also glanced at her mobile phone. If she hadn't controlled it just now, it might have come into close contact with the ground.

  Mobile: WDNMD!

5 minutes later.

   Ni Qiuping's office.

   "Well, Judge Ni, my client is a little unwell this morning, so I beg your approval. Can the court start 15 minutes later?"

  Xiao Baihe lowered his head at this moment, and requested as politely as possible, or in a low voice.

   "Lawyer Bai, what do you think?"

  Ni Qiuping looked at the lawyer representing the other party with a cold face.

   "Judge Ni, the court date was announced two days ago. I think it is the duty of every Oriental Citizen to appear in court on time, right?"

  Bai Meiqi glanced at Xiao Baihe, then replied calmly.

   "Xiao Baihe, this is not the first time you have delayed your time, right? Do you know how much trouble you will bring to the court by applying for an adjournment of the court hearing 5 minutes before the hearing?"

   "You are not wasting my time alone, but the six jurors in the court, the plaintiff, my clerk, the court guard, and the hearing stand..."

There are so many   balabalas, Xiao Baihe's ears are almost full of calluses, but she can't show her face, she has to show an attitude of humility and education.

   But in her heart, she has already scolded the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of the client.

   "Remove the 2 minutes we talked just now, I'll just give you an extra 8 minutes!"

   In the end, Ni Qiuping decided to open up and give Xiao Baihe a chance.

  Although she can't remember how many times she has given each other opportunities in the past two years.

   "Thank you Judge Ni, thank you!"

  Xiao Baihe quickly thanked him, then took out his phone and started a series of deadly calls.

   Finally, after being late for nearly 10 minutes, her client came.

   But the dress of the other party is somewhat homely (wearing cotton pajamas).

   "Mr. Bao, why don't you wear formal clothes?"

   "It's not you, let me come earlier, I won't have time to wear formal clothes!"

   The client was even righteous, pointing at Xiao Baihe and complaining.

   "But I told you two days ago that today's court time is 9:30?"

   "Ah, I thought it was 10:30!"

  The client said something, then pointed at Xiao Baihe and said, "Why didn't you remind me yesterday, otherwise I'll be late?"

   "I texted yesterday!"

   "Oh, my phone is dead, I just remembered to charge it this morning!"

  “I @#¥…”

  Although he was cursing in his heart, Xiao Baihe was still peaceful on the outside.

  As the jury and the hearing bench watched, she led the client in pajamas to the courtroom.

  Ni Qiuping glanced at Xiao Baihe and the client with weird eyes, then shook his head and didn't say anything more.

   She just sighed that the former ace prosecutor of the District Prosecution Headquarters has not fallen yet.

   "Cough, since both the plaintiff and the defendant are already in place, this court announces that the civil case concerning the ownership of the estate left after the death of Mr. Bao's ex-wife Ms. Wang is now open!"

After the gavel rang, Ni Qiuping re-emphasized: "There is no dispute between the plaintiff and the defendant over other properties of Ms. Wang during her lifetime, but there is a big dispute over the ownership of Ms. Wang's paintings. It's all about this painting!"

   Ni Qiuping made a gesture, and a picture of a self-portrait appeared on the projection screen on the witness stand.

   "As you can see, this is Ms. Wang's self-portrait before her death. She named it "I". Both the plaintiff and the defendant claimed that the painting belonged to them during the pre-trial trial. Let us listen to the opinions of both parties now!"

   "Lawyer Bai, you are the plaintiffs, take the lead!"

   "Thank you Judge Ni."

  Bai Meiqi, as the representative, stood up first and pointed to the painting on the projection screen.

"Ms. Wang is a classical revivalist painter in Dongfangdu, and she is also an instructor of the Dongfangdu Art Academy. Her paintings are very famous among the upper-class circles in Dongfangdu. Among her works, there are many valuables Paintings are collected as works of art by many wealthy people, and the controversy this time lies in the painting "I"."

"First of all, we need to be clear about the value of this painting, because this is the last painting of Ms. Wang before her death, so its value is far more than any of Ms. Wang's previous works. I have consulted the first auction of Dongfangdu. The person in charge of the meeting, he told me that if the painting was put up for auction, the starting price would reach 20 million, which is not counting the bonus of the attributes of the posthumous work. I conservatively believe that the auction price of this painting can reach 3 million or even after the auction It's 40 million!"

   "Objection, hearsay evidence, no factual inference!"

   Just under Bai Meiqi's statement, Xiao Baihe got up and interrupted.

"In court, the value of the disputed painting is not estimated by guesswork. Ms. Wang did not intend to use this painting for commercial purposes, so I think this painting is just a combination of oil paper and paint. It's not as exaggerated as the plaintiff said, a painting is worth tens of millions!"

   Xiao Baihe did this, naturally she had her intentions.

  If a painting is worth tens of millions, then the focus of the argument will become a fight for money, which is not good for the defendant.

  Because the defendant, Mr. Bao, represented an individual, and the plaintiff, Bai Meiqi, represented a well-known art gallery.

  In everyone's eyes, her client, Mr. Bao, came for this painting, which inevitably made the jury feel that you were doing this for money.

   Therefore, it is best that the painting is not worth much, so that the jury will care less about her and the client.

   "In court, we have different opinions!"

   Facing Xiao Baihe's provocation, Bai Meiqi was well prepared.

"First of all, Ms. Wang is a recognized painter in the industry, and secondly, there are traces of the value of her works. We submit the exhibition, sales and auction records of Ms. Wang's works as evidence. These evidences can prove that Ms. Wang's paintings are of great artistic value. And there are many buyers who can afford it. Similarly, these bidding data can also tell us that this "I", which is the last posthumous work, will be the most valuable painting in all of Ms. Wang's inheritance!"

   Bai Meiqi gestured, and the assistant lawyer handed over a stack of documents to Ni Qiuping, and threw a copy to Xiao Baihe.

"Well, the objection is invalid. These materials can prove that "I" is of great value. In my opinion, the figure of 20 million stated by the plaintiff is still relatively conservative. After all, the paintings of the painter are only valuable after death. !"

  Ni Qiuping nodded, this time she supported the plaintiff.

  Xiao Baihe reluctantly sat down, while Mr. Bao, who was beside him, shrugged his eyelids and looked unhappy.

Seeing this, Bai Meiqi chased after her victory again and pointed at the defendant: "Because of the great value of the paintings, Mr. Bao has pestered our representative gallery many times, trying to take the "I" that Ms. Wang gave to our gallery as his own. Such actions are tantamount to robbery!"

"Everyone should be clear by now that the defendant, Mr. Bao, kept saying that this painting was given to him by his wife before he died, and it was a thought he left for himself, but he was actually doing it for money, for these tens of millions of assets. It's been haunting us!"

"Because of this, our gallery had to initiate a lawsuit against Mr. Bao regarding the ownership of Ms. Wang's painting "I", in order to resolve the threats and warnings to the gallery by the other party day and night. , there are even many unreasonable demands!"

   Under Bai Meiqi's explanation, the image of the defendant, Mr. Bao, was insatiable, and even wanted to kill people's wealth, which instantly made the jury feel a strong disgust.

  Your wife died, you don't remember her, but you only care about her paintings, and they are still worth at least 20 million. What is your intention?

  I see you, you are completely in the eye of money!

   I have to say that although Bai Meiqi's routine is old-fashioned, it is practical.

   If everything is linked to money, then any motive will unconsciously appear in the eyes of the jury with the concept of impure purpose.

  Especially the image of the defendant Mr. Bao. At first glance, he is impoverished. At this moment, there is a huge sum of money worth 20 million. Do you think he can give up?

   "Lawyer Xiao Baihe, look at them, hurry up and think of a way!"

  The defendant also found something wrong and immediately pointed to the jury.

   "Please, I'm not a god, how could I possibly influence the jury's mind?"

   "But you are my lawyer?"

   "Mr. Bao, at that time, besides me, who was out of my mind, who else in the whole East would take your case?"

   Seeing the client looking at him in dissatisfaction, Xiao Baihe was also depressed.

   This guy is really hard to deal with!

   No way, I want to take a breath and take a breath.

   Seeing this old boy's appearance, I want to beat people up!

   At this time, Xiao Baihe thought of that person again, how the other party could handle these cases that no one could take, but the other party was able to turn the tables.

   He is really good. I used to look down on him. After I became a defense lawyer, I realized that this profession is not easy.

   "In court, we summoned our client, Ms. Mi, to testify in court!"

On the other side, Bai Meiqi summoned her client to appear in court.

   "Ms. Mi, please tell us about your relationship with the late Ms. Wang?"

"Ms. Wang has always been a supporter of our gallery. She and I are also good friends. Many of her works are displayed in our gallery, and even the first one she sold was also in our gallery. I still remember that day. , how happy she was when I told her the news!"

  Ms. Mi said, a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of her mouth.

   "So, what do you want to say about the work "I"?"

   "Ms. Wang once told me that if she had no other special request after her death, then all her works would be donated to our gallery for free. If it turned into a high price, she would use part of the funds for public welfare!"

   "Looks like Ms. Wang is really a very caring artist!"

  Bai Meiqi couldn't help but nodded, and the jury also subconsciously showed their approval.

   Obviously, they all think that it is a good ending to turn into a gallery!

"Ruined!"

  Xiao Lily felt helpless and stressed when she saw this scene!

  Because Bai Meiqi cleverly linked the gallery with the public welfare, and the defendant on her side represents a greedy individual!

  This case is impossible to fight!

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