Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

I bought my kids a cake they loved and was on my way home, thinking about how happy they would be when they saw the cake. Suddenly, the car in front of me braked suddenly, and I was hit by it without being able to react. The force wasn't strong enough, so the airbag didn't deploy, but the cake on the passenger side fell under the car seat and turned into a mess.

The driver of the car in front of me got out and I followed suit.

"I'm so sorry!" I apologized embarrassedly to the driver of the car in front.

The driver of the car in front of me looked at my car and smiled and said, "I'm glad you're okay! But it's a good thing I didn't rear-end you, otherwise I would have been bleeding profusely!"

"I'm really sorry! I didn't keep a safe distance, and I didn't react when you slowed down." I continued to express my apology.

"Just now a puppy suddenly jumped out, so I had to slam on the brakes! Come to think of it, I have a problem too."

"It's mainly because I didn't maintain a safe distance. The blame lies with me. I will cover your repair costs!"

"Since President Wei has spoken, I won't be polite!"

"you know me?"

"Who in Hong Kong doesn't know President Wei? He's the richest man in Hong Kong at such a young age. Who doesn't know him?"

"Thank you for the compliment. I was just lucky enough to seize the opportunity!"

"Mr. Wei is still so humble! Let me introduce myself. My name is Zhang Mu and I work at the Department of Justice." The driver extended his hand.

"Prosecutor! Nice to meet you!" I smiled and shook hands with him.

"Just an ordinary legal worker!"

"You say I'm modest, but Prosecutor Zhang is even more modest than me!"

"Meeting is fate. How about I buy Mr. Wei a cup of coffee later? Basically, it was all because of my sudden braking!"

"Why is this so embarrassing?"

"Hey! Don't be embarrassed! I only offered coffee, not car repair money!"

After the insurance company and traffic police arrived at the scene, we described what happened. After the traffic police determined the responsibility, we left the scene.

"What would you like to drink, Mr. Wei?" Zhang Mu asked, holding the menu.

“Latte, please!”

"A latte and an iced American coffee!" Zhang Mu ordered to the waiter.

"Prosecutor Zhang likes iced American coffee?" I was curious.

"Yes! Is there anything strange?"

"I just think serious people like Prosecutor Zhang usually like black coffee or something like that!"

"Am I serious?" Zhang Mu asked with a smile.

"When you're not smiling, you're really serious and majestic!"

"Maybe it's because of work! After all, my job doesn't allow me to laugh!" Zhang Mu smiled embarrassedly.

"You're okay, at least you smile outside of work. But my friend who works in the legal field rarely smiles. She's really cold!"

"Lawyer Xu?"

"You know her too?"

"I'm a prosecutor and I often deal with lawyers. She's the Queen of Law, so it's no surprise that I know her! But unfortunately, I know her, but she doesn't know me!"

"Do you want to meet her?"

"Mr. Wei, you're overthinking it! That's not what I meant!" Zhang Mu quickly explained.

"Are you single?" I continued to ask.

"I'm divorced and have kids."

"Xu Jing too!"

"I have two children, a son and a daughter, and my eldest son is already in junior high school!"

"What a coincidence! Xu Jing also has a son and a daughter, and her son is in junior high school now."

"Really?" Zhang Mu smiled and took a sip of coffee.

"But looking at Prosecutor Zhang, he looks more like a young man in his twenties than the father of a junior high school student!"

"Boss Wei is such a joke. I'm already over 40!"

"can not tell!"

"When I was young, they said I looked too old. Now that I'm older, they praise me for looking younger! It's really embarrassing!"

"No way, you must have been a handsome young man when you were young! How could you look old now?"

"Really? I'll show you!"

I took Zhang Mu's photo and looked at it, but I was deeply attracted by the other person in the photo.

"Mr. Wei! Mr. Wei!" Zhang Mu called me twice before I came to my senses.

"Oh! Prosecutor Zhang was very handsome when he was young! But who are the other two people in this photo?"

"The one in the white shirt is my master Wen Zhaohong. He was also a prosecutor, but he passed away in an accident a few years ago." Zhang Mu's eyes welled up with tears when he talked about his master. After a while, big tears fell, and I quickly handed him a tissue.

"Sorry, I lost my composure!" Zhang Mu took the tissue, wiped his tears, and continued, "My master was an upright person who hated evil. He stood up for justice for many ordinary people, and as a result, he offended many wealthy people. This photo is the last photo of my master and me before he died! At that time, we were discussing the case with the witness. The bar owner was a photography enthusiast and would take pictures of every table of guests, so this photo also became the last photo of my master before he died."

"Is this guy in the blue T-shirt a witness?"

"Well, ten years ago, a designer was accused of intentional homicide. My master looked through the files and found many suspicious points. He secretly tracked down the witness for many years before he found this witness. But before we started the formal conversation, an out-of-control car rushed towards the coffee shop. We were sitting in seats near the street at the time, and the car rushed in and hit us directly. My master's carotid artery was scratched by the sharp glass, and he died of excessive blood loss. I also lay in the hospital for several months because of a fracture, and the case we were investigating was forced to stop." Zhang Mu's eyes were full of helplessness, and he drank coffee with the pain of drowning his sorrows in alcohol.

"What about this witness? Is he injured as well? Can't you continue the investigation if the witness is still here?"

"The witness escaped the incident by going to the toilet. I couldn't find him no matter how hard I looked, so the matter was shelved."

"Are you investigating Deng Yonghao's case?" I asked tentatively.

"Yes! We don't think what happened that day was an accident. Judging from the crime scene, there were more than two people involved. However, because the You family is wealthy, there was a lot of pressure from above, so the case was handled rather crudely. Furthermore, all the evidence at the time pointed to Deng Yonghao, so the matter was hastily concluded. Later, when Master and I discussed the case, we found too many unreasonable points, so we've been searching for the third person at the crime scene! That's this witness! Just when I was about to give up, I saw this witness get into your car, President Wei!"

"So this accident was not an accident, you did it on purpose!"

"Right! The puppy running away was just a lie. My real purpose was to meet with President Wei. But I'm usually monitored by You Yuanzhou. If I rashly go to you, I'll alert you. Please forgive me for having to use this method."

"Why are you being monitored by You Yuanzhou?"

"My master and I repeatedly requested a re-investigation of the Deng Yonghao case due to numerous suspicious points, but each time our requests were rejected. Furthermore, You Yuanzhou's people even hinted that we should stop interfering in this matter. However, my master and I ignored them and even found the key witness, Lian Zixiong. This frightened You Yuanzhou, and he kept us under surveillance."

"Why didn't you call the police?"

"Call the police and they need evidence! Our words are not enough!"

"So you came to see me to see Lian Zixiong?"

"No, Lian Zixiong should have handed over the evidence in his hand to you when he came to see you, so I will also send other evidence to President Wei." After saying that, Zhang Mu quietly took out a USB flash drive, and while taking out the tissue, he put the USB flash drive next to the tissue box, and motioned me to get it later.

"Will our conversation not be monitored?"

"Don't worry, I've checked, and there's no bug at this seat. The surveillance cameras at this coffee shop were vandalized by a thief the other day, and they haven't been repaired yet!"

I also deliberately pulled out a piece of paper and took the USB drive in my hand. "What's inside?"

"You'll know when you go back! I, a small person, cannot compete with the wealthy You Yuanzhou, but Mr. Wei, you are also a wealthy man, you can! My last hope is placed on you, please!" Zhang Mu raised his coffee cup and looked at me with expectation in his eyes.

I raised my coffee cup and clinked it with his.

I returned home, opened the USB drive, and opened the door to a new world! You Yuanzhou's hypocrisy is truly amazing!