The world begins with shameless people

"Ding Xiu, I..." Kim didn't know what to say.

Ding Xiu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I just expressed my feelings. It will take a long time, so take your time."

Kim heard it, relaxed a little, and smiled.

For Ding Xiu... In fact, for any man, as of now, Kim had no such thoughts.

But now, Ding Xiu mentioned...

Kim had an idea more or less, but it was weak and not that strong.

"Then let's continue talking about this case," Ding Xiu probably guessed that Kim might feel uncomfortable bringing it up again, so he took the initiative to say, "The reason I just mentioned is the main reason why I came to you. The secondary reason is that I I don’t plan to become a partner in any firm. I practice alone outside and enjoy the freedom. I like it very much.”

“With this in mind, rather than going to an unknown law firm, it would be more appropriate to go to you.”

"Anyway, I just want my final share of the settlement money."

Kim listened quietly, believed it, and became more relaxed, "So that's it. Indeed, in a law firm, even if you become a partner, you will have a lot of troubles and you will not have the freedom to practice alone."

Kim understood, thought about it, and asked, "What are your expectations regarding the settlement amount?"

"Twenty percent. In addition, I have another request," Ding Xiu said very directly. "I know that whether it is HHM or any other law firm that takes this case, it will be based on interests. I want to keep pushing and trying to get as much settlement money as possible.”

"My other request is that this case must be settled within a year and cannot be dragged on forever."

"The reason why I made this request is, on the one hand, because I want to get the money as soon as possible. On the other hand, and most importantly, it is because the elderly in Sandpiper Nursing Home will die at any time, and there will not be much time. I We must consider those elderly people.”

Look, how sincere and noble he is.

at this time.

If Ding Xiu had a favorability system, he would have seen prompts such as favorability +1 and +1 pop up on Kim's head.

Kim smiled even brighter, "Your request is very reasonable, but I can't agree to it now. I have to discuss it with Howard and see what he says...but I will try my best."

"That's enough," Ding Xiu nodded, "When the time comes, don't forget to get more benefits for yourself."

Kim smiled, "Okay."

In this way, the relationship between the two suddenly became much closer.

Just then, the waiter brought the meal.

The two stopped talking about work and enjoyed a rather sumptuous dinner.

finished eating.

Kim proposed not to wait until tomorrow, but to go to HHM together immediately to finalize the matter.

Ding Xiu has no objection.

The two quickly got into their cars and moved to HHM.

HHM's conference room.

Howard understood the situation and was overjoyed. He immediately praised Ding Xiu without hesitation, and all kinds of beautiful words came out.

After blowing a rainbow fart, Howard got to the point, "Ding Xiu, I can promise you 20% of the settlement money."

"However, I'm afraid I can't promise to end this case within one year, because time is beyond my control, but I can promise you that for the sake of the elderly in Sandpiper Nursing Home, HHM will try its best to end this case within one year. case."

After listening to this, Ding Xiu pretended to think for a while before agreeing, "Okay, what about Kim?"

Howard looked at Kim and said, "Kim, you brought such a big case for HHM. It seems it's time for us to talk about partners."

This is actually quite particular.

It's time to talk... The meaning is obvious. For the time being, Howard does not intend to upgrade Kim to HHM's partner, but it is not a complete rejection, but there are conditions...

In short, in Howard's view, the Sandpiper case was not enough for Kim to become a partner, and Kim still needed to work hard.

Kim is a smart person. How could he not understand? He smiled and responded, "Okay, let's talk later."

Ding Xiu also understood the meaning, and did not say more, and it was not convenient for him to say more. After all, with Kim's character, it would be unsightly if he forced himself to say more to Howard.

Howard turned to Ding Xiu at this time and said, "Ding Xiu, HHM does not have a rule about referral fees. We believe that it is unethical to have referral fees when it comes to the case."

"So, what I'm thinking is, HHM is paying you $25,000 for your legal services over the past few days. What do you think?"

Ding Xiu simply nodded, "Okay."

"Okay, let's go to my office now," Howard stood up.

About ten minutes later.

Ding Xiu received the check and was sent to the gate of HHM by Kim.

"Ding Xiu, thank you so much this time. I'll treat you to dinner another day," Kim said gratefully.

Ding Xiu smiled slyly, "Dinner and a movie."

Kim was stunned for a moment before he understood the meaning and thought about it, "Okay."

"Then it's settled," Ding Xiuxiao said.

"Yeah," Kim nodded.

"Then I'll go first and call you."

"Okay, bye, drive slower."

Ding Xiu got in the car and left, returning to the hotel to end the day.

*****************

a new day.

morning.

The DNA comparison of the blood collected from Chuck's family finally yielded results.

The blood belongs to Chuck and Jimmy respectively.

The police officer in charge of the case didn't waste much time and almost immediately called the reporter, Kim, to explain the situation.

After hearing this, Kim felt that even though it had been so many days, he had already guessed that this would be the case, but he still couldn't help but feel in a daze. He couldn't believe that this kind of thing actually happened...

After a long while, Kim calmed down a bit, found Howard, and headed to the police station together.

On the way, Kim hesitated for a while and sent a text message to Ding Xiu.

Ding Xiu was also on his way to the police station. Mike called not long ago. He needed to deal with the aftermath of the record book stolen yesterday, so he called Kim directly, "I'm almost at the police station." , see you at the police station later."

"Okay," Kim responded in an extremely low tone.

Police parking lot.

Ding Xiu saw Mike and smiled, "Is the matter resolved?"

Mike was still the same, unsmiling and expressionless.

In this regard, Mike really fits in well with Uncle Fried Chicken and his gang of thugs... He doesn't look like a normal person at all.

Mike didn't answer, just said, "Let's get this over with."

Ding Xiu smiled and said, "Give me the things and don't talk for a while."

The two walked into the police station and met two police officers, an old man and a young man from Philadelphia.

Solving this problem is very simple.

In America, no one is innocent until proven guilty.

This is why lawyers are so popular in the United States.