no longer ordinary friends

At the same time, Zhao Yanjia did not realize that his cousin who rarely posted on Moments, even his cousin who never had a birthday in his memory, rarely posted a Moments, only four short words: "Happy birthday. "

Naturally, there was a blessing from Yishui in the comments: "Jiang Par, happy birthday."

"Wow, Lawyer Jiang's birthday, I wish Lawyer Jiang a lot of money."

The only different comment comes from another partner of Mindy Law Firm, Xia Mingning, who is also the husband of the producer of the legal program that Zhou Zhicheng and the others participated in.

Xia Mingning: "Happy birthday to you, or happy birthday to Chengcheng?"

Jiang Xianghuai didn't reply. Before he quit the circle of friends, he saw Zhou Zhicheng's brother Zhou Bingcheng gave him a like, and commented: "Thank you, brother, you really have a heart, and you gave my sister a blessing."

The next day, Zhao Yanjia showed up at the Kailun law firm with two big dark circles under his eyes. He was listless, as if his energy had been sucked dry, and the song "Happy Birthday" rang out from him constantly.

He was going crazy, and looked at Zhou Zhicheng helplessly: "Help."

Before Zhou Zhicheng said anything, Jiang Xianghuai directly took the lotus lantern in Zhao Yanjia's hand, and used a small piece of cardboard to place it on the contact switch. The devil-like lotus lantern finally stopped singing.

"Cousin, you actually know how to shut it down?!" Zhao Yanjia looked sadly.

There was another sentence he didn't say, why didn't Huiguan help him, and let him suffer a night of torture.

Zhao Yanjia collapsed on the soft sofa, and he asked, "Lawyer Zhou, what are we going to do today?"

"Let's read the materials of these two cases first." Zhou Zhicheng signaled Ye Bai to distribute the prepared materials to several people. There were several different types of cases in a thick stack.

Lu He and Zhao Yanjia quickly browsed through it, and then re-examined it at the same time, a little unbelievable, what Zhou Zhicheng and they will have to deal with in the next few days is these trivial matters, so small that they are not even considered. If there is no case, it is not a villagers’ divorce. The property involved is only a farmer’s house, and the lawyer’s fee is only 3000 RMB.

Lu He frowned and pursed his lips. The litigation business he imagined was at least a criminal case with a relatively high impact, or a civil case that could provide lawyers with a large defense space. Seeing these cases without the slightest difficulty, he was disappointed and absurd His emotions lingered in his chest. In fact, such a simple case did not require a lawyer at all.

"No way, a few chickens and ducks were stolen, how much is this worth? Do you need to find a lawyer?" Zhao Yanjia's eyes widened, "Has the police filed a case? Has it met the filing standards? This is not a waste Judicial resources?"

With a blank expression on his face, Lu He turned the material to the next page: "There are also quarrels between neighbors and disputes about moving the grave."

Zhou Zhicheng smiled and asked back: "Then what do you think local lawyers should do in their litigation business?"

"Fight intellectual property cases for big companies, divorce and inheritance cases for the rich, and defend innocence for the most vicious criminal suspects." Ye Bai rushed to answer, "That's what I thought when I was in college. The legal world is all over the place, like Legally Blonde on TV."

Zhao Yanjia said: "If you are in Mindy's dispute resolution department, then you can indeed be the legal lady you imagined. You can go to court and fight international cases."

Ye Bai held his chin, imagined the scene, and couldn't help laughing, but unfortunately her alma mater didn't meet Mindy's recruitment requirements.

Zhou Zhicheng tied up her loose hair casually, and she smiled: "That will disappoint you, our Kailun business has no thrilling major cases, no twists and turns, and parents' gossip and trivial matters are our daily routine. .”

She sighed softly in her heart, and she was about to start pouring chicken soup again.

"Perhaps you all think that the law has a threshold, but here, in many counties in China, legal practitioners deal with countless ordinary people and lower the legal threshold for them. County lawyers provide legal services for countless ordinary people. , You think a few chickens and a few cows are worthless, but in the eyes of the parties who come to seek our help, they are very valuable."

She added: "There is a saying that the sacred and noble is the law, not the lawyers. The existence of lawyers is to build a bridge between the law and ordinary people."

Lu He's lips were straightened, his brows were slightly raised, obviously he had a different opinion, he glanced at Zhou Zhicheng, and then looked away expressionlessly, without arguing with her.

He told himself, bear with it, anyway, it’s just a period of program recording, and he will soon be able to return to Mindy to continue to serve large companies and deal with well-educated clients. The thinking of legal workers in these small places is also Full of pettiness, not picky eaters, and takes any case.

Zhao Yanjia was only curious: "Which legal expert said the last sentence?"

"Expert Zhou."

"Who?"

"I."

Zhao Yanjia: "..."

Before he came to Nanri County, he had no contact with county lawyers and law firms. Most of the legal elites around him were from good backgrounds. After graduation, they all stayed and worked in big law firms in big cities, serving the so-called middle and upper classes. People with superior income and high status. In such an environment, the law naturally casts a layer of "nobility". Those who can understand their draft documents are also professionals. He does not know that in the world of sinking counties, How do lawyers work, but suddenly seeing these businesses, it is inevitable that they feel low-end and not popular.

"Lawyer Zhou, don't you think it's a waste to deal with these small cases without technical content?" Zhao Yanjia was confused.

"After putting in a lot of hard work, graduating from a prestigious law school and enjoying a superior legal education, it is natural that we should fulfill our legal mission in a wider world and not waste our talents." Zhao Yanjia scratched his hair and said embarrassedly, "This is My professor told me, and he also said that a lawyer can’t stop learning, if he doesn’t advance, he will retreat, and if he keeps doing untechnical cases, he will easily be self-satisfied and lose his ambition.”

Zhou Zhicheng has been working in Nanri County for several years, and she has already figured out these problems. After graduating from a prestigious school, living in a small county town is a deserter who has lived up to her expectations?Is it just a waste of the law you have learned?Is it just an incompetent person who has lost his ambition and just wants to shrink in a comfortable shell?

of course not.

She didn't say much, and smiled gently: "Small counties also need lawyers. Lawyers provide services for clients. There are also many clients here. I am also a lawyer."

The crease between Lu He's eyebrows became deeper and deeper.

Zhao Yanjia felt it was a pity. He always felt that if Attorney Zhou was in Mindy, he would become a partner sooner or later.

Ye Bai responded with a smile: "That's right, being a lawyer in the county town is also very fulfilling."

Lu He pulled his lips silently.

Ye Bai knew that his face was full of discrimination against scumbag law students-"Scumbag legal students do these low-level county and rural businesses, of course they have a sense of accomplishment." s eyes.

"According to what you say, doesn't the legal environment in county towns and rural areas need talents to change?" Ye Bai was unconvinced, "Isn't Lawyer Zhou great? She is different from you at all. She knows that we are not good, so she works hard. She has received an excellent education and is determined to give back to her hometown, to help the local law develop and improve, and to fill in the gaps in the law, and what about you? It’s fine if you don’t help, but you still have to step on our county..."

Before she finished speaking, Lu He and Zhao Yanjia couldn't help but burst out laughing. Zhao Yanjia didn't mean anything malicious, he just thought it was funny: "Ye Xiaobai, are you memorizing politics here? Is it official?"

Zhou Zhicheng also laughed, she didn't know that she had such a great aura, she smiled: "Xiaobai, I'm just an ordinary person, and I came back to work in Nanri County to be with grandpa and grandma."

"Ye Xiaobai, did you slap the horse's ass on the horse's leg?" Zhao Yanjia laughed so hard that he almost slapped his thigh.

Ye Bai snorted softly, turned to the only person present who was not smiling, and asked, "Lawyer Jiang, you knew Lawyer Zhou before, right? Don't you think that Lawyer Zhou's work has not contributed to Nanri County?"

Jiang Xianghuai turned his head to look at Zhou Zhicheng's eyes. His pupils were backlit and looked deeper. After thinking about Ye Bai's question seriously, he nodded solemnly and gave the answer.

Ye Bai got the affirmation, and became more and more proud. He raised his chin towards Zhao Yanjia and Lu He: "See? Your partners all think so."

She continued: "Lawyer Zhou returned to Nanri County to independently handle the first case, the dangerous driving case, which directly promoted the rectification of our county's medical system and transportation system!"

"How to say?" Zhao Yanjia became a little interested.

Zhou Zhicheng originally wanted to stop Ye Bai from continuing to brag about her, but a phone call came suddenly, and when she left the office, she could vaguely hear Ye Bai still bragging for her.

It was Lin Tao who called. Zhou Zhicheng listened quietly to the crying and complaining on the phone. He didn't know how to comfort him, so he just said, "Then before you come to the law firm next time, tell me in advance. .”

As soon as she hung up the phone, a low and pleasant male voice suddenly came from behind: "Don't tell me about the dangerous driving case you did?"

Zhou Zhicheng turned around.

Jiang Xianghuai was leaning against the door frame of the balcony door. He didn't wear a suit today, but only a smoky blue shirt. His sleeves were half rolled up, revealing his sharp and powerful arms. He unbuttoned one of his collar buttons. , but the seriousness of the shirt is a little less, and a little more clean and youthful.

He came over, leaned slightly, put his hands on the railing, looked at the noisy downtown downstairs of the law firm, and said, "The intern you hired admires you very much, and she is still promoting the cases you do, saying that you respect me very much." Procedural Justice."

Zhou Zhicheng smiled: "The dangerous driving case is very simple, there is nothing special, but the legal environment in Nanri County is relatively backward, so I have the opportunity to start with the procedure."

Jiang Xianghuai smiled: "When you first entered college, you said that you would go to court and become a barrister. Later, you came to practice in a non-litigation law firm. I thought you were going to give up litigation."

She snorted softly: "At that time, I hadn't been exposed to the law, and I thought that lawyers would go to court to fight lawsuits."

When Zhou Zhicheng first applied for the law school, she didn't have any great ideals. She didn't even know much about her future career path. She only knew that the friend brought back by her brother studied law and wanted to be a lawyer.

He only appeared briefly in Nanri County in that extremely hot summer, and obviously only got along with him for a short time, but after he left, she always thought of him frequently, and would unconsciously write down his words in a blank notebook. name, and then crossed it out guiltily.