She sent a WeChat message over: Chief Judge Xu, how did you change your pretentious WeChat name?
About ten minutes later, “White Horse Not Horse” replied: What’s the matter?
Erin: ” You haven’t answered my question.”
White Horse Not Horse: “I’m looking at the case files. Please say it if you have something.”
It meant “don’t say it if you have nothing.”
An Lan was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She shouldn’t have asked him about it. His identity had been exposed by the netizens, and it was none of her business.
However, since he had already asked, out of morality, she still replied: “Have you seen Douyin? I was on the video with you. Some netizens have exposed your identity, it shouldn’t affect you, right?”.
White Horse Not Horse: “No, I’m just being right and justified.”
An Lan thought about it and agreed, so she didn’t ask any more questions. She only replied, “Alright then, take a look at the information. I won’t bother you anymore.”
After that, they didn’t contact each other again.
The next day, someone came to Zhenyuan to enquire about moral kidnapping that An Lan mentioned. What surprised An Lan was that there were really quite a number of people who had been kidnapped by morality. It was probably because when she mentioned that “four words”, many people resonated with her. Many also sincerely asked for her advice. Of course, An Lan also replied bluntly, “Consultation is fine, but my hourly consultation fee is currently at a minimum of 1,800 yuan. This is the price after my value has plummeted. A while later, it would be 3,000 yuan an hour.”
The intern, Yan Wen, was dumbfounded. After another consultant came out from An Lan’s office in the afternoon, Yan Wen walked in with admiration, “Lawyer An, I realized that you’re really amazing. A while ago, you were criticized so badly that you couldn’t even stay in the country anymore. You’ve turned around so beautifully so quickly, and there are even more people consulting you than before. When will I be able to earn as much as you do in a day?”
An Lan smiled bitterly. “Is it that much? It’s not even a third of what I earned in a day previously.”
Yan Wen wanted to cry to death at any moment. They were all lawyers, and there was no need to be so discouraging.
“There’s nothing to be sad about.” Li Yuchen walked in and patted her shoulder. “Your Lawyer An is throwing caution to the wind and asking for money without any shame. She is now known in the industry as a money robber.”
“Otherwise, some people will always think that you are easy to bully if you don’t speak up.” An Lan said lightly.
“Alright, others may not know, but I know you,” Li Yuchen said with a smile, “You said so much in the video yesterday, but you didn’t mention that you took 5,000 yuan from Chen Liang in the lawsuit against Chen Juan Qi. Of that, 2,000 yuan was given to Yan Wen. If you really told the truth, people wouldn’t say that you were desperate for money.”
“My daughter has just died. Why bother so much just to feel happy?” An Lan shrugged in self-mockery after she finished speaking.
“You are sharp-tongued but soft-hearted.” Li Yuchen shook his head helplessly. “Since you are back, you should start handling the case. Take a look at this case file and be my assistant this time.”
An Lan’s face was black. “Are you kidding me? You want me to be your assistant?”
“Why not? Although there are many people consulted you today, you lost the case last time and it affected the client’s confidence in you. You should find something to do first.” Li Yuchen left smugly.
…
Xu Baohan had been very busy recently. He had a few difficult cases in his hands, and he worked overtime every day until ten o’clock before returning home.
The video had been going on for a few days, and many people in the court had seen it as well. Director Liang immediately called him over. “What’s going on between you and that young lawyer, An Lan?”
Xu Baohan frowned and thought for a while before replying, “I saw injustice on the road, so I lent a helping hand.”
