i gave myself away

Shi Mo froze: "You, what did you say?"

"My dad objected." Xie Jincheng took a sip of tea calmly, "I came here specifically to find you, just to talk about this."

"What's going on?" Shi Mo's eyes widened. He had invited him to dinner at home before. Could it be that Xie Wen regretted it because he didn't show up last night?

Seeing the guilt on Shi Mo's face, Xie Jincheng frowned, and said intentionally, "Father was upset that you didn't show up for the appointment last night."

"It's not what I thought," Shi Mo just wanted to explain, seeing the smile on Xie Jincheng's lips, he suddenly realized, "You lied to me!"

"You are stupid." Xie Jincheng took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and put them on the table, "Father missed the Eastcom case because he was hospitalized. It's a pity. He hopes to compete with you again in court, as you If you win the case, he agrees to us being together. Although he didn't say it explicitly, I know he appreciates your ability, otherwise he wouldn't have made this request."

Shi Mo's expression kept changing with Xie Jincheng's words. When he heard "appreciation", the corners of his mouth rose up triumphantly, and when he heard "together", he drooped down again: "Wait a minute, let's not talk about why you want to gamble with your future, That is to say, we, we are not together, and it doesn't matter if he disagrees."

"Not together?" Xie Jincheng seemed to have heard something funny, and the corners of his mouth became even more curved, "You have a red mole at the end of your spine, and a small birthmark on your right buttock, which looks like a flower..."

"Pig's mouth!" Shi Mo ran over to cover Xie Jincheng's lips, and said angrily, "What do you want to do?"

"Join the case with me, and we will cooperate to defeat my dad."

Shi Mo couldn't help complaining: "Why are you joining in the fun? What your father wants to see is my ability, so don't stop me from exuding my personal charm."

"I also want Dad to see what I'm capable of."

Shi Mo was taken aback, yes, Xie Jincheng hoped for Xie Wen's approval and appreciation more than anyone else, he pouted: "But, we are together, how can he see who is capable, and the opinions expressed are probably ours in advance. It's a good deal."

Xie Jincheng crossed his arms and looked calm and composed: "This lawsuit is not only a game between us and my dad, but also a competition between you and me. In court, the views of the two attorneys should not be repeated. Who can tell the difference? With different viewpoints, whoever thinks more clearly and expresses more accurately will be superior. My dad is experienced, and he will see who is more capable."

Shi Mo was still very unhappy, and muttered: "Why do I have to accept the challenge? I'm still with you."

Xie Jincheng poured a cup of tea with a light smile, and handed it to Shi Mo: "If you win the chairman of the Lawyers Association, what do you think will happen?"

"Of course it was said that I was in collusion with you, working in collusion, trying to punish your father, get your father off the throne of the Lawyers Association chairman, and seek to usurp the position!" Shi Mo said very seriously.

Xie Jincheng stared at the pattern on the teacup, a pink lotus bloomed quietly, why did he feel that this lotus looked like Shi Mo's buttocks that need to be beaten, he wondered if Shi Mo's buttocks would become like this lotus if he hit Shimo's buttock hard The same, the red is very beautiful, and the bloom is also very big.

"Shi Mo, you are challenging my bottom line."

"Why, can't you just make a joke?" Shi Mo groaned, "Besides, even if we really accept the challenge, the plaintiff and defendant in the same case may not invite the three of us at the same time. If people know the relationship between the three of us, Only a fool would entrust us."

"It depends on our ability." Xie Jincheng put the materials in front of Shi Mo, "This is a second-instance case, the court has accepted the case, and the appellee has entrusted my father, how to make the appellee accept us is a test. "

After reading the material, Shi Mo was in a bad mood: "Are you kidding me?! The appellee is the city government. What is the concept of a government? The boss of a city! The appellant is an individual. The original lawyer was appointed, and one client can only appoint two lawyers, how could we both accept the client's appointment at the same time... Eh? The appellant's attorney turned out to be Jiang Jing, whoa, I'll take this case!"

When people are impulsive, it is easy to do stupid things.Shi Mo understood.

After happily agreeing to accept the case, Shi Mo turned gray with worry.One is that Xie Jincheng said that he would never help him. Whether he can persuade the client to entrust him as an agent depends on his own ability; the other is that the other party is the government, which involves many complicated interpersonal relationships. If it is not handled properly, it is likely to offend Many people affect his network; the third is the most troublesome, where can he find the other party and ask for entrustment?If Jiang Jing is not cancelled, he and Xie Jincheng are the only ones who can accept the commission. Xie Jincheng has a relationship, and he has nothing. Could it be possible for him to ask Jiang Jing to let the case go? That's impossible.

Just as he was scratching his head and scratching his head, the phone rang, and the caller turned out to be Xie Wen.Since they exchanged contact information, the two have basically not been in touch. What are you looking for him at this time?

Xie Wen cut to the chase and said, "Are you free this morning?"

Shi Mo glanced at the itinerary: "Oh, yes."

"Go to Jintian Law Firm immediately, I'll wait for you in the reception room at the end of the fifth floor."

The tone that could not be refused was full of the aura of leadership, so that Shi Mo couldn't find a reason to decline.After the call was over, Shi Mo went out to Jintian Law Firm full of curiosity.

This is the second time he has come to Jintian Law Firm, and it is still the same style as that day. There are people coming and going. Over there, please go there, turn right when you get out of the elevator and go straight, you will find the reception room."

The number on the elevator display jumped to "5". After a ding, the elevator opened. Shi Mo stepped out of the elevator, turned right and walked straight, and walked into the meeting place.

This reception room is relatively small, only a round table and stools are placed in the middle, and a water dispenser is placed next to it, that's all.However, it was not Xie Wen who was waiting for him, but a strange middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man is dressed decently, and it can be seen that he has a little money. Generally, people of this status and age cannot do without frequent entertainment. The round beer belly is standard, but this man is as thin as a bamboo pole, and his face has vicissitudes that do not match his age. , seems to have experienced many things.

Shi Mo took a few steps back, looked left and right, and made sure that this was the only reception room at the end, so who is this person?

The man was surprised to see him, stood up and asked, "What's going on now? I've been waiting here for almost half an hour, and Lawyer Jiang hasn't come yet."

"Lawyer Jiang?" Shi Mo was taken aback, "Which lawyer is Jiang?"

"Lawyer Jiang Jingjiang," the man glanced at his watch with an anxious face, "I asked him to meet at ten o'clock today to discuss the case, and he asked me to wait here for him, but he hasn't shown up yet."

Jiang Jing?It was such a coincidence that I bumped into Jiang Jing's client.Shi Mo didn't want to ask more about Jiang Jing's case. Seeing that the man really needed help, he kindly said, "Did you contact Lawyer Jiang? Maybe he's busy."

"No one answered the phone. I asked the law firm to contact me, but the law firm couldn't get in touch. They said he didn't come to the law firm. If this continues, I will leave. Anyway, I didn't want him to act as an agent. I just felt sorry and didn't say anything. That's all."

"Please wait patiently, I don't know what's going on, I'm not a lawyer in this law firm, I just made an appointment with someone today. Uh, let's do this," Shi Mo thought that Xie Wen didn't come, so it's better to be a favor , to help the client, "I'll help you get in touch, I also know lawyer Jiang Jing."

The person involved excitedly said: "Thank you so much, please help me contact him."

Shi Mo called Jiang Jing and also sent WeChat, but he couldn't reach him.Seeing the client looked at his watch again, sweating profusely from anxiety, Shi Mo went to pour a glass of water for the client: "Don't worry, I'll help you figure out a solution."

"Thank you." The person concerned said gratefully.

"You're welcome, you wait here first, I'll help you find someone to contact him, if you still can't get in touch, you can go back first, don't waste time waiting."

"Good good."

Shi Mo first went to the front desk of the law firm to help, but couldn't be reached, so he contacted Xie Wen again: "Hello, Uncle Xie, I have already arrived at the reception room. Uh, if you are still busy, don't rush down, I have nothing to do It’s fine to wait here, but there is a small matter, I would like to ask you for a little favor, the matter is like this..." He told the ins and outs, hoping that the well-connected Xie Wen could help contact Jiang Jing.

Xie Wen said "hmm", promised to contact Shi Mo later, and asked Shi Mo to wait for him a little longer, he was busy.

Within 10 minutes, Xie Wen called back and gave Shi Mo an explosive news.

The case that Jiang Jing was prosecuted by the client actually involved criminal issues. Jiang Jing was invited to the police station for tea this morning, and he hasn't come out yet. I don't know what the result will be.

Shi Mo was stunned, what Jiang Jing did was involved in the crime, which is a big deal.However, this is internal news, whether Jiang Jing will have an accident is still uncertain, and Jiang Jing's reputation must be maintained externally.

Shi Mo walked back to the reception room, pondered for a while, and found a very clumsy excuse: "Attorney Jiang's family suddenly had an emergency, and he couldn't get away, and he was too busy to answer the phone, please forgive me."

"Oh, forget it, family matters are important, and I can understand that I have waited so long for nothing." The person concerned sighed, drank a few sips of water, put down the glass, stood up and was about to leave, "Let's go."

"Go slowly, I'm sorry." Shi Mo put away his cup, sent him outside the reception room, went to the bathroom and poured out the remaining water, then threw the paper cup into the trash can, and turned to see the person involved Staring at himself without leaving, he asked curiously, "What's wrong, is there anything else I can help with?"

"Young man, you just said that you are a lawyer from another law firm?" The client smiled, "What's your name?"

"Me," Shi Mo scratched his head, he didn't know why he suddenly asked himself, he readily took out a business card and handed it to him, "I'm Shi Mo, a lawyer from Zhong Yuan Law Firm."

The client accepted the business card and said with a smile, "Lawyer Shi, if it's convenient for you, would you like to do me another favor?"

"What's the matter, tell me."

"Can you help me represent my case?" the client asked, "A second-instance case with the local government."

"... Huh?" Shi Mo was dumbfounded.