no longer ordinary friends

This day was bad for Jiang Xianghuai.

He vomited for a long time next to the trash can, and all he vomited was bitter water. If he hadn't gone to the countryside, he wouldn't have many chances to see sharp-billed animals, so he didn't expect his reaction to be so strong this time. The last time was many years ago, when a customer gave him a pigeon raised by himself.

Aunt Zhang also felt guilty, knowing that she had done something bad with good intentions, she thought he was afraid of live chickens, and killed the chickens on purpose to calm him down, as the old saying goes, chicken heads are nutritious, she stewed them for a long time, thinking Let a few lawyers make up for the body.

"I'm sorry, Lawyer Jiang, I didn't know that you people in the city were so afraid of this. Such a big and strong man vomited. I'm sorry for you." Aunt Zhang wiped her hand on her apron, feeling at a loss.

Jiang Xianghuai took a sip of water, waved his hands, and then heard Aunt Zhang mutter again: "The men in the city are probably more delicate, and the men in the village don't kill chickens, why do they have such a strange disease of wealth, no matter how good-looking this kind of man is, No way."

He was silent again.

Zhao Yanjia was quite heartless. He tasted the chicken soup and thought it tasted good, so he drank it "tont ton ton". Man, but I'm not afraid of chickens."

Aunt Zhang looked at him with satisfaction, her eyes were like looking at an edible pig at home, and said with a smile: "Is it delicious? Then drink more."

She looked at Lu He at the side again. Lu He didn't touch the chicken soup at all: "First brother, are you also afraid of chickens? Oh, you are so timid, how can you be a lawyer?"

Lu He was speechless, he was not afraid, he was disgusted.

The village head took a sip of wine and chatted with everyone: "What do lawyers in the city do? Do they file divorce lawsuits for rich people? God damn it, last time I saw the news, there were lawyers who filed lawsuits for murderers, saying that there were no lawyers. As for the crime, this kind of black heart also makes money."

"That's right, they all said that as long as the money is enough, the lawyer who dies will be able to convince you to live." The wife of the village chief brought out a portion of rice noodle paste. She cooked it specially for Jiang Xianghuai, knowing that he just vomited, so he might not have much appetite. Eat the dishes on the table, "Lawyer Jiang, you eat this, every time we feel sick, we eat this, it warms our stomach and appetizers."

"Thank you." Jiang Xianghuai looked up and smiled.

Aunt Zhang broke a razor clam and ate it, and said, "Lawyers are like crap sticks. The stars on TV are messed up. With lawyers, it's even more messy. They get divorced every now and then, ouch..." She slapped her exaggeratedly. She shivered, "I saw those celebrities dressed so revealingly, and now some little girls come back from the city, wearing even more revealing clothes."

Zhou Zhicheng listened to their chat with a smile, and knew that they didn't have any malicious intentions, but they just didn't understand the professional significance of lawyers. Moreover, there were indeed such lawyers in this industry, and most of the film and television dramas were "smearing" , It will indeed make outsiders misunderstand that lawyers use their words to turn black and white and make black money.

The village chief was also moved, but he quickly realized that there were lawyers on the table, how could he speak ill of lawyers, and quickly said: "However, there are good and bad lawyers, and our lawyer Zhou is very just."

Zhou Zhicheng likes the word "justice". Anyway, she is now working as a lawyer in Nanri County, and she can indeed rely on "justice".

But Lu He didn't like it very much. He raised his eyelids lightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "What sense of justice do lawyers need? It is necessary for judges, prosecutors, and police officers. Lawyers are just ordinary professions. What we need is dedication. And have professional ethics, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties with due diligence."

After listening to what he said, Aunt Zhang grasped the distorted point: "You mean, the law allows lawyers to have black hearts, right?"

Ye Bai let out a "puchi" laugh, she didn't believe that Lu He, a pretentious man, could make Aunt Zhang and the others understand the meaning of being a lawyer.

Lu He's brows twitched heavily, and his eyelids twitched: "Of course not. You think that lawyers are black-hearted and speak for bad people, but lawyers are actually defending legal justice from another angle. We don't have God's perspective, so we don't know if the criminal suspect is real or not. We have committed a crime, and we don’t know the truth. All we can see is the evidence found by the police. The police use these evidence to prove the truth. Lawyers and prosecutors will work together to demonstrate the truth and logic chain of these evidence. If the lawyer finds that there is a problem, then it cannot be used to determine that the criminal suspect is a guilty person.”

His tone was calm, his words were clear, and he was serious as if he was giving a report: "When a criminal suspect stands in court, at this time, everyone except the lawyer is on the opposite side of him. If even the lawyer If he does not try his best to defend him, no one can defend his human rights. There cannot be only one word in this world. Lawyers and prosecutors put the evidence found by each other in court for the judge to judge. The efforts of each party are worthwhile. It is to get closer to the truth. If that person is really a criminal, then the meaning of the existence of a lawyer is to allow him to be legally punished according to the law, rather than arbitrarily increasing the punishment..."

The night in the small seaside village is quiet, the summer breeze is slightly cool, the sound of waves hitting the rocks is heard from the coastline, the windmill on the mountainside in the distance is whirling, and the street lamps in the village are lit up one by one. .

Lu He looked serious and serious. He looked at the crowd and slowly stated his understanding of the defense lawyer, justifying the defense behavior that was not understood by the public.

Everyone in the yard fell silent. For a while, no one spoke, and the silence was a little too much.

Zhao Yanjia and Ye Bai looked at each other and shrugged.

Ye Bai looked at Lu He again, and pursed his lips. He is a hated person, but he loves the profession of lawyer very deeply, and he has professional ideals.

The village head and the others also looked at each other in blank dismay.

Zhou Zhicheng broke the silence first: "Well, Lu He..."

Lu He pursed his lips and his black eyes were firm. He turned his head to look at Zhou Zhicheng, and said in a firm tone, "Lawyer Zhou, you stop me, and I want to say the same thing. Since we are here to popularize the law, it doesn't make sense to just leave it to others. legal issues, but does not explain the professional significance of lawyers, does not clear up the misunderstanding of lawyers, and does not justify the names of misunderstood lawyers."

Jiang Xianghuai, who had vomited for a long time, finally recovered. He understood the meaning of Zhou Zhicheng's words, he lowered his head helplessly, and smiled slightly with curved lips.

Zhou Zhicheng was also helpless, she didn't want to stop Lu He, but because...

"Wife, do you understand?" The village chief over there lowered his voice, grabbed the thinning hair on the top of his head in embarrassment, and asked in a breathy voice.

The village chief's wife elbowed the village chief and said, "Hold down, don't ask me..." She smiled even more awkwardly, "I don't understand, you are still a junior high school graduate, and I have only been in elementary school for five years. !"

"I don't know a word..." The village head coughed dryly.

"I've read too much in this book, and I'm just going around when I talk." Aunt Zhang was so nervous that she wiped her palms on her body again, and the cold sweat came out. I understand, we didn't read much, so we don't understand these things."

Aunt Zhang was short-tempered and said bluntly, "First brother, if we all understand the law, why would we need a lawyer, right? I don't understand."

Lu He was taken aback, his eyes slightly dazed.

"I only care about raising chickens and ducks, and growing loquats." Aunt Zhang became happy again when she talked about what she was good at, "My chicken is fat and delicious, isn't it? I don't feed it. What do I eat, the chicken eats it. What, healthy!"

She gave Zhao Yanjia a big chicken leg, and said lovingly: "Eat, eat, eat more."

Lu He pursed his lips, and remained silent for a long time. His blood was poured with cold water, and he was stupefied. No one could understand him when he outputted a word!

The screen of his mobile phone on the table lit up, and a message came. Aunt Zhang glanced at it and saw his screen saver photo.

She snorted: "This is your girlfriend? She's so beautiful. I just keep this photo of yours as a collection. Why are you still putting it on the screen of your phone? This girl came out wearing underwear?"

The nerves in the corner of Lu He's eyes twitched, fed up with the old feudal pointing: "This is a bikini."

This damned dirt place!

Fearing that Lu He would die of anger on the spot, Ye Bai put his arms around Aunt Zhang and said, "Auntie, it's popular to dress like this. Girls are free to dress and show themselves."

Aunt Zhang frowned, she couldn't accept it at her age.

Zhou Zhicheng smiled and took over the conversation: "Auntie, next time I will buy you a bikini as a gift, and we will also go to the beach to take pictures. It must look good."

Now Aunt Zhang was so ashamed that she didn't have time to gossip, her cheeks flushed, and she pretended to pat Zhou Zhicheng: "Oh, I'm so old, what nonsense are you talking about, I don't dare to wear..."

Zhou Zhicheng smiled and avoided.

Jiang Xianghuai quietly looked at Zhou Zhicheng who was fighting with them, the corners of his lips curled up, and the dim yellow street lamp shrouded his gentle eyebrows and eyes, making them more soft.

Zhao Yanjia came over and drank chicken soup until his mouth was full.

Jiang Xianghuai frowned, stopped laughing, and resisted in a cold voice: "Keep away from me with the smell of chicken."

Zhao Yanjia was thick-skinned and still grinning, "Brother, although you have suffered a lot in Nanri County, you seem to be in a much better mood and feel relaxed."

Jiang Xianghuai didn't even move his eyelids.

"Sure enough, old men need emotional nourishment."

Jiang Xianghuai: "..."

"At your age, you should be anxious. My mother said that a man after thirty is not good enough. In addition, you worked hard before. It is probably even worse. No woman will like an old man in Puxin."

After Zhao Yanjia laughed for a long time, he became a little more serious, and said, "Brother, if you do something wrong, you should apologize seriously. Lawyer Zhou has a good temper, but it doesn't mean she doesn't care."

He actually knew a little bit about what happened to the two of them back then, and it was indeed his brother who did something wrong.

Jiang Xianghuai's dark eyes were heavy, and he looked away. The hair on his forehead was scattered a little, covering his eyebrows and eyes a little, making him look a little lonely.

Zhao Yanjia just thought that what he said was too much, then he heard his brother's faint voice: "She told you that she has a good temper? You have never been beaten by her, she is a soft-hearted woman, and she is only gentle outside. "

Zhao Yanjia felt outrageous and absurd: "Brother, I really didn't expect you to be this kind of person. If you can't get it, you will slander Lawyer Zhou!"