Tacitus in love, Plato in trap

"Why do you want me to bear the responsibility for compensation!"

"Here, you turn the page forward—OK, stop! This is the paragraph, starting with 'this court thinks', it is written very clearly here: Look, you and this Mr. Chen..."

"Ah, it seems that Xiao Ming has encountered a troublesome client again~~" Qian Kun, a regular customer of the first-class court, sighed softly, put the spread newspaper on the table, and tilted his head to observe. The dispute on the other side of the courtroom came.

"Isn't this a very normal thing, there's nothing to make a fuss about." Fang Quan urged blankly, "But you, hurry up and find your announcement, if our judge Yi Daqi finds out that you are stealing/ Peep at him, ninety-nine out of ten he will go crazy."

"Don't worry, there are too many announcements on this page, and it will take a while to look at them." Qian Kun narrowed his eyes like a crescent moon, "So I need to see Xiao Ming, who is good-looking, to relieve my fatigue~~ "

"........."

I don't really understand the gay world...

"By the way, are you going to move to this hospital to work soon? That's great~~" The "sweet" smile probably doesn't suit Qian Kun's face, so now his expression looks very weird, "To be honest , I go to the executive bureau much more frequently than here, after you move, can I see Xiao Ming every day?"

"Ahaha, that's really congratulations..." Fang Quan's mouth couldn't help twitching, "It's not a good thing for me anyway..."

"What?"

"There's nowhere to live..."

"You rent a house!"

"No...money..."

Fang Quan covered his forehead and squeezed out these two words with difficulty.

Hearing this sentence, Qian Kun's eyes sparkled: "Then, do you want me to lend you some money?"

"No, thank you." Fang Quan unconsciously distanced himself from the "helping others", "I don't want to be a defendant at this age."

"Okay~~" Qian Kun shrugged regretfully, then lowered his head to study the numerous announcements in the newspaper, "Then, have you considered Xiao Ming's home?"

"Yi Zhong...Judge Yi's home?!" Fang Quan supported the table to prevent himself from collapsing on the ground, "Why mention him all of a sudden?"

"Oh, Xiao Fang, don't you know? Xiao Ming's home is very close to the main court of your Second Ice District Court! It only takes 10 minutes to walk there, so it's super convenient~~"

"Is that...?" Fang Quan raised the corner of his mouth hard.

How did he know about this?

Could it be that the people surnamed Qian and those surnamed Yi really...

"You take this judgment back!" The commotion on the other side of the court grew louder, "Otherwise I will appeal!"

"Appeal is your legal right, please exercise it properly." Yi Zhongming spread his hands indifferently, "The appeal procedure is written at the end of the judgment/judgment, please read it carefully—be careful not to exceed fifteen days Yo."

"You!" The client gave Yi Zhongming a hard look, and then rushed out of the courtroom like the wind.

"What me? What I said is the truth!" Yi Zhongming also rolled his eyes, "Your appeal won't affect my performance, so is it useful to threaten me with this matter? ——Hello, my surname is Qian Yes, haven't you finished moaning yet? Grab the newspaper and get out! I really don't want to see you, a troublesome guy, at such a troublesome time. "

"Don't worry, Xiao Ming~~ I have a legitimate reason!" Qian Kun was still so leisurely, "Look, the announcements are so densely packed that the average is only two fingers wide. I'll have to look for a while to read them." to my defendant."

"You take it back, don't you—"

"What if Xiao Ming takes the wrong newspaper?"

"Okay, you won..." Yi Zhongming sighed heavily, and collapsed on the dock, "To be honest, we were also very frustrated when we were looking for it, who told me that there are so many owed money and run away?" of?!"

"Now you know how difficult our business is!" Qian Kun pouted, turned over a page of the newspaper, and continued to search one by one, "Just this year, just in Sanshui, I heard that several colleagues have closed their doors. Good luck."

"Then you're doing well." Yi Zhongming stood up and stood in front of the window, "Let me see, you're driving a Cadillac today?"

"The car can't represent the quality of my business. To be honest, I averaged out a year, and I probably don't get as many as you."

"It deserves it..." Yi Zhongming squeezed out a curse from between his teeth, he turned around and faced Qian Kun, "Speaking of which," he paused, "it's the same question from four years ago—why did you Don't do this—"

"Ah, I found it!" Qian Kun jumped up from his seat, randomly rolled up a newspaper and stuffed it into his briefcase, "Then I'll see you in court next time, bye Xiao Ming~~"

"Ah, let him run away again..." Yi Zhongming sighed helplessly, "Let's go, Fang Quan, I can probably get off work a little earlier this afternoon."

"I thought you wanted Qian to leave quickly..."

"Of course, the ghost wants to see his face that deserves to be beaten! But...that question..."

Closing the door behind him, Fang Quan followed behind Yi Zhongming: "What you wanted to ask just now, shouldn't be why he wants to do this?"

Yi Zhongming glanced at Fang Quan, and then looked forward: "If only you were so smart when you were working."

Not smart, just...

"When we first met, he said that part of the reason why you hate him is because of the career he has pursued after graduation."

"Indeed, and if you knew how good that guy was before, you wouldn't be able to figure it out!" Yi Zhongming's emotions rose instantly, and he waved his hands unconsciously, "You know, he is also a debate team anyway. Yes, so there is obviously no problem with eloquence and logic; character, although a bit strange, is basically polite, so he is quite popular with everyone; then—”

"—You were so familiar before..."

"Of course! We were - wait!" Yi Zhongming looked at Fang Quan meaningfully, "What do you want to say?"

"……Nothing at all……"

Fang Quan walked a few steps quickly, passed Yi Zhongming, and climbed up the stairs.

After sleeping at the same table that night, he didn't hate Yi Zhongming as much as before. It was also from that night that he began to clearly feel that he could thoroughly understand what Yi Zhongming did-whether it was fortunate or not. Sadly, it is an irreversible trend to keep getting closer spiritually to Yi Zhongming.

Probably because of such subconsciousness, he cared so much about this guy, and even his private life, which had nothing to do with work, right?

Even so, my behavior just now was a bit too much...

What's wrong?What's wrong?Menstrual cycle?Please, it's not a girl...

...Myself, what are you worrying about? !

Pushing open the door of the office, the phone rang as if he had pinpointed the time. He looked up at the time displayed on the clock, sighed, and picked up the phone——

"Hello... hello, hello... are you coming soon?!... no, we haven't finished get off work yet... ok, ok, I'll get off right away!"

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"...Then thank you for your hard work, Xiao Fang."

"It's okay, then, sister Ping, see you tomorrow!"

After entering September, the daylight hours shortened significantly, and as time passed, the light in the courtroom gradually dimmed.After seeing off the last staff member of the court, Fang Quan turned his gaze back to the lawyer Kong who was brushing and taking notes in his notebook—to be precise, Professor Kong.My mother, old uncle, he can't use his mobile phone to click - ah, yes, he can't just click when looking for evidence...

...But if you copy it with a pen, when will you have to copy it...

Fang Quan simply pulled away the chair in the dock, sat down on it, rested his chin on his hands, and stared at the old professor who was wearing reading glasses and kept writing.

This Professor Kong is a teacher of Sanshui Normal Law School.Like many teachers I knew when I was in Sanshui Political Law, this Professor Kong is also registered in a well-known law firm in Sanshui City, so he also practices and takes some litigation cases.Today, he came to review and extract the evidence submitted by the other party after the court in the divorce case he represented.

"Does the young man also study/law?"

Hearing Professor Kong talking to himself, Fang Quan suddenly came back to his senses.

"Ah, um..."

"Which school?"

"... Sanshui Political Law..."

"Oh, that's pretty good!" Professor Kong raised his head and smiled at him, "A new one this year?"

"No, I, ah..."

It really hit the spot.

"That's it," Professor Kong still had a smile on his face, "Do you still want to work in this system in the future? The salary is not high and it's hard work."

"Ok, I know……"

After all, everyone says so.

But before that...

If you have free time to chat, why not copy it quickly!

"I've finished reading it." It took about a century before Professor Kong closed his book, took off his glasses and stood up, "Thank you for your hard work!"

"Ah, it's nothing..." Fang Quan said calmly, he walked to the door ahead of time, pushed the door open and waited for Professor Kong to finish cleaning up.

"You don't need to be in a hurry."

Anyway, I live here, so I don't need to hurry back to taste the delicious food like some idiot.

Professor Kong picked up his briefcase, walked to the door, and grabbed Fang Quan's hand: "Young man, thank you for today!"

"That's what we should- eh!"

There seemed to be some foreign object stuffed into the right trouser pocket.Fang Quan stiffened instinctively.

"Shhhh~~ Do/We know how hard your job is, so be careful and put it away!"

???

and many more!

Could it be that this is...? !

"I'm sorry," Fang Quan, who reacted, immediately stretched out his hand to the most uncomfortable part of his body, "We can't—"

But a rough, strong hand stopped him.

"Judge Yi knows about this."

Fang Quan's hand stopped.

"……Is that so?"

"Of course!" Professor Kong said with a smile, his tone unquestionable, he patted Fang Quan on the shoulder, "Give me a good regards to Judge Yi."

"it is good……?"

After Professor Kong walked away, Fang Quan put his hand in his pocket—good guy, you can touch/feel a thick stack through kraft paper, how many sheets of Grandpa Mao should there be in it?Fang Quan stood there dumbfounded, his scalp was numb, and his back was bursting with cold sweat.

"Hey, Xiao Fang, have all the parties gone?" The doorman Old Wang locked the door, turned his head and asked, "I'm cooking noodles tonight, do you want to eat?"

"Ah I……"

Be natural!Be natural! !

"I, uh..."

Not to mention natural, the voice is as high as a woman's.

"I, I'm not hungry, you can eat by yourself, you don't need to prepare my share..."

Take a step forward, as if every joint is creaking, even so, you still have to drag such a body to run.Muttering refusals, Fang Quanfei fled to the reception room upstairs.After closing the door, he threw the light brown thing in his pocket onto the mat, pressed it with a pillow, and turned around anxiously for a few times, but he still felt uneasy, so he simply threw himself on it, using his own Stomach pressed against the "monster" under the pillow.

This is... that, the legendary... that.

Hey, why are you so excited!This is a court, so it should be quite normal to have such a thing!I have been here for so long, it should be strange that I haven't encountered it once!The reason why I saw it for the first time today was probably because I hadn’t happened to bump into it before, or I had only accepted cases where the subject matter of the lawsuit was not litigated/highly costly, right?

Then, today finally...!

Alas, now is not the time for emotion, is it? !

this!money!what to do? ? ? ! ! !

In September, it felt a little cold to lay on the floor, and Fang Quan had to wrap himself in a blanket to sleep these few nights.But now, lying on the mat, he doesn't feel cold at all. On the contrary, the sweat glands on his body are still secreting sweat desperately, especially the abdomen that is pressed against the pillow, which is as uncomfortable as being directly burned by a flame. .

... really worthless!After all, what's under the pillow is just a stack of papers, so what? !The plaintiff represented by Professor Kong wanted the child to live with the defendant. Everyone heard this clearly in court, but the child is not yet three years old, and the possibility of being sentenced to the defendant's husband is very slim. So what Professor Kong did was just to protect the rights and interests of his client!What's more, Professor Qian Kong pointed out that it was for the surname Yi. What he, a small speed recorder with no establishment, has to do is just wait for the judge to come tomorrow and hand it over to him!It's over!It's over!Don't worry anymore!yeah--

——Height!

If he could really think about it so simply, why should he be so restless?Just being in the same room with these Mao grandpas already made him feel like a thief.

Be a thief...?

Fang Quan brewed his emotions for a while, and pulled out the envelope from under the pillow.I dare not say that there are five digits in that terrifying thickness, but it is probably about the same.

"Since I have become a thief..."

Staring at the alluring pink in front of the open seal, Fang Quan swallowed.

It doesn’t matter whether you rent a house or apply for a postgraduate entrance examination, as long as you have this…

wait!If I take it now, what should Yi Zhongming do if he finds that there is less money tomorrow?

It should be fine, right?Professor Kong has prepared so much, it should not be just for Yi Zhongming; I don't mind submitting it by myself, maybe I also acquiesced in the commission from the center... right?

Fang Quan squeezed the envelope tightly with his left hand, and stretched out the thumb and index finger of his right hand towards the piece of pink.

Just smoke a little, as long as you can cope with the current predicament...

just a little bit...

A little bit……

A few flakes of pink appeared on the fingertips.

It's not the first time I've touched a hundred-yuan bill, but today I feel more tired than usual.

"No! I can't do it!!!"

With a strange cry, Fang Quan stuffed the money back into the envelope, threw the envelope under the pillow again, and finally knelt on the pillow with both knees, pressing down on the "monster" tightly.

"I really can't be a thief..."

He was panting heavily, as if he had just run a marathon.

"Let's go to bed tonight... Tomorrow, as long as I hand over this troublesome thing to that Yi, my suffering will be over..."

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But reality always backfires.It's even a bit "diametrically opposite".

After a night of nightmares about staying in a detention center and being shot, Fang Quan finally seized the opportunity to give Yi Zhongming the "trouble" during his lunch break the next day.I thought that such "suffering" could end here, but I didn't expect Yi Zhongming to be furious after receiving the envelope, and dragged him to the chief judge's office to "explain the situation", and "cheat" Professor Kong back in a panic , refunded the money, and ended the matter in the way that caused the least impact—of course, the "suffering" on his side, that is to say, the teaching probably won't end for the time being.

This development is too similar to...

...Is the main theme of the film and television drama the same?

"These, shouldn't they be played for me?"

After sending Professor Kong away, the normal off-duty time passed, but the difference was that Yi Zhongming also stayed to work overtime today.Taking advantage of the fact that there were only the two of them left in the entire office area, Fang Quan directly threw away the biggest confusion in his heart.

Yi Zhongming narrowed his eyes: "Are you doubting me?"

"Without going in circles, yes."

"I understand how you feel. After all, there are too many negative teaching materials." Yi Zhongming said casually while packing his briefcase, "But I really don't take money so seriously— —It’s not because of how good my family is, I just think that as long as I have enough money, as long as I can eat well, I don’t have anything else to ask for. If there is too much money, I will be restless instead.”

"You are such a happy young master for saying such things... Maybe you think money is the second priority now because you haven't encountered any incidents that impact your purpose of being a judge. But if One day," Fang Quan took a deep breath, "when you really need money, will you still be as determined as you are now?"

...just like yourself.

"Maybe I will waver, but in the end I can still stick to the bottom line... right?" Yi Zhongming rubbed his chin, "Based on what I know about myself... it should be okay... right?"

is it?

It should be possible...

...just like yourself.

"Actually, becoming like this has a lot to do with your attitude towards money..."

Suddenly, Yi Zhongming said this sentence.

Fang Quan blinked suspiciously, digested the meaning of Yi Zhongming's words for a while, and then continued; "Do you mean that the client represented by Professor Kong wants to use the money on his daughter instead of doing this kind of thing?" ?”

"Huh?" Yi Zhongming raised an eyebrow, "What are you talking about?"

"??? Didn't you say this?! What the hell are you talking about?!"

"Tsk, didn't you mention what happened between me and Qian Kun yesterday?" Yi Zhongming turned his face away and said impatiently, "After what happened just now, I suddenly realized—no, I actually realized it a long time ago , The reason why I hated him so much later is because the two of us have very different attitudes towards money."

... as always mind-jumping.Although he really wanted to complain, Fang Quan's idea was diluted by his strong interest in the new topic, that is, that guy Qian Kun.

"Although Qian Kun is smart, eager to learn, and excellent, for him studying/law is just a hobby, and earning/money is the first priority. That's why he chose the legal history major, which is the most difficult to find a job, because he likes , he doesn’t need to make/money from this major. You probably didn’t know it four years ago. At that time, the general environment was that it was faster to borrow money, and he happened to have some resources at home, so he did this kind of thing that he didn’t even have in junior high school. Things that anyone who graduates can do—the answer to that question four years ago is probably like this. I actually knew it a long time ago, but I just want to hear him say it..."

"That's the end of it? Hating someone for such a trivial matter, are you stupid in reading?"

"You don't understand this, the three views are different and you don't seek each other..." Yi Zhongming said with emotion, "In fact, I have had a grudge with him since a long time ago because of this kind of thing, but due to various reasons Considering the aspect, I never broke up with him-until that happened."

"???"

Fang Quan pricked up his ears sharply.

"Of course you...forget it, let me tell you, anyway, you already know enough..." Yi Zhongming leaned on the door panel and sighed self-destructively, "When I was a graduate student, I used to argue with you. A junior in the team dated for a while, and our relationship was not going well, so we broke up when I graduated. Just at this time, Qian Kun told me that he liked me for a long time, anyway, we Both of them stay in Sanshui to develop, so we can be together, if he feels uneasy, he can earn enough money for me..."

These words...why do they feel like a marriage proposal?

"Then you agreed to him, and then you broke up for other reasons. In the end, you didn't make it as a couple or friends, and you only left hatred for each other...?" Fang Quan followed Yi Zhongming's words and compared him and Qian. Kun's story was completed, but the person involved just shook his head with a wry smile——

"Your brain hole is too big, right? How can there be so many later! I rejected him at that time, and we have never established a romantic relationship from the beginning!"

...Is that so?

If that's the case, it's too...

"Then why did you..."

"Because that guy has been stalking him for so many years after I rejected him. It's really annoying!" Yi Zhongming took off his glasses and rubbed his brows, "Besides, although I knew my I like men, but I really don't have that kind of thought about him. I was confessed by a good friend at that delicate time, and I always feel that I have been severely betrayed..."

"Huh? Your thinking is really weird!" Fang Quan crossed his arms and asked in puzzlement, "You just broke up in love, and your good buddy who has known you for many years took the opportunity to confess to you and promised you a bright future. Although there are some grievances, but since there is such a deep emotional foundation and economic foundation, no matter if you are a man or a woman, you will be moved after hearing those words, right?"

"Really? I think every word he said touched almost every point of my anger, and made me worthless!" Yi Zhongming lowered his head and muttered to himself, " Although now it seems that what he said is not bad at all..."

"?? What did you just say?"

"Nothing! Other than that..." Yi Zhongming raised his head, his eyes looked directly at Fang Quan with an elusive expression, "Forget it, it's better if you don't know."

"What are you?! Throwing out a topic without authorization, and then ending it without authorization in the middle of the topic, you are the worst person to chat with!"

"I'm going home, so I'm too lazy to chat with you! If you feel uncomfortable, just pretend that you haven't talked about this topic in the first place."

After forcing another case file into the briefcase, Yi Zhongming left in a hurry.Looking at his back, Fang Quan blinked and continued to tidy up his desk.

Yi Zhongming is really stupid, no matter how forgetful he is, it is impossible for him to forget such important words!It is true that the ending without a conclusion made him feel uncomfortable, but on the whole, after this conversation, he was in a much happier mood.

Simply stacking up the documents, Fang Quan whistled and took out his mobile phone: "Is the Mid-Autumn Festival coming soon? Great, I finally have a three-day holiday! Take advantage of these three days to apply for a postgraduate entrance examination class, and you will be able to do so on November [-]." Classes have started, and by the way, I will settle the matter of renting a house—ah, in terms of money..."

This kind of practical problem cannot be avoided in any case.After all, I can't/detach myself like Yi Zhongming.

But he was in a good mood today, so he didn't think about such disturbing things for the time being.

"If it's about money, there is always a solution... I'm so hungry, ask Lao Wang for some noodles..."