Lawyer's character

While Fang Yi was asking Shen Mingzhen about the case, Yun Qiao had already used his mobile phone to pull up the money laundering laws and handed them to Fang Yi.

"Ms. Shen, although this is stipulated in the Criminal Law, whether your brother has committed a crime depends on the specific circumstances of the case. I will ask my assistant to print out a copy of the law for your reference.

Because the case information you provided is too little, I can't help you much at the moment. "As soon as Fang Yi finished speaking, the assistant responsible for arranging the conference room knocked on the door and came in, handing over the printed legal note.

"Thank you, Lawyer Fang." Shen Mingzhen reached out to take the legal note and asked: "Lawyer Fang, can I entrust you to go to the detention center to see my brother and ask about the relevant situation?"

"Yes. You can ask us to meet him at the detention center. Is your brother detained locally or in another province?" Fang Yi asked.

"In the city's detention center. It is said that the case has been transferred to the Procuratorate." Shen Mingzhen replied.

"Have you never hired a lawyer before?" Fang Yi was curious. The case has been transferred to the procuratorate. The family should find a lawyer to ask about the situation.

"To tell you the truth, I went to Myanmar to buy goods. Later I heard that my brother had been arrested, so I hurried back. Only after I came back did I find out that my parents hired a lawyer to see my brother in the detention center.

Later, the lawyer told my parents that my brother was involved in money laundering crimes. The circumstances were very serious and he might be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and also fined. He needed to entrust a lawyer as soon as possible. If he could find some connections, he might be able to get a lighter sentence. A few years in prison.

My parents were stunned when they heard this. If I came back one day later, the lawyer's fees would have been paid after the contract was signed. I felt that the lawyer was unreliable, so I asked Yunmei to recommend me a lawyer who specializes in criminal cases, and that's how I came to you. "Shen Mingzhen said truthfully.

In fact, she also deliberately criticized Fang Yi. Don't think that we don't understand the law. It's so confusing.

"Well, we can go to meet your brother first, then go to the procuratorate to review the case, analyze the case first, and then talk about entrusting a defense." Fang Yi said.

He also knew in his heart that the other party might be scared of being deceived. In this case, let’s take it step by step and convince people with our professional skills.

"Okay, what about the lawyer's fees?" Shen Mingzhen asked after hesitation.

"The lawyer's fee is 20,000 yuan. If you think it's okay, you can sign the contract now to save you the trouble of running back and forth." Fang Yi replied.

Shen Mingzhen nodded and agreed to Fang Yi's proposal. Twenty minutes later, Shen Mingzhen completed the entrustment procedures and paid the fee, and then left the law firm.

The next morning, Fang Yi and Yun Qiao drove to the detention center to meet with Shen Mingzhen's younger brother, Shen Mingyuan.

Shen Mingyuan was unattractive, about 1.7 meters tall, with small eyes and a thin face. No matter how Fang Yi looked at him, he felt that he and Shen Mingzhen did not look like siblings.

"Shen Mingyuan, I need to know what happened. The more detailed the better, otherwise we can't help you." Fang Yi looked at Shen Mingyuan opposite with a serious face.

"I was wrongly accused. I didn't participate in money laundering at all. I just wanted to get a small advantage..." Shen Mingyuan looked at Fang Yi in a daze and recounted the incident.

Shen Mingyuan is one of those people whose ambition is as high as the sky and his destiny is as thin as paper. After graduating from high school, he did not go to college. Later, he has been helping in his sister's shop. However, he only wanted to make a fortune and had no intention of working. He always felt that his sister had arranged for him. His job does not match his abilities and ambitions.

By chance, Shen Mingyuan met his current boss Ouyang Weilun. At first, Ouyang Weilun asked him to help with some errands. Shen Mingyuan's efficiency made boss Ouyang very satisfied.

Later, Ouyang Weilun recruited Shen Mingyuan as his subordinate, specializing in doing some running jobs, but he was not considered an employee of the company, doing one job and one job. In this way, Shen Mingyuan worked with Ouyang Weilun for more than a year and made some money.

Later, Ouyang Weilun found Shen Mingyuan and told him that he wanted to acquire a company of some size and wanted to do business, and asked him to help find any suitable production enterprises.

Shen Mingyuan traveled for more than half a month and found a machinery factory. The business of this machinery factory was acceptable, and it also had a large piece of land.

After Shen Mingyuan reported the situation of the target to be acquired, Ouyang Weilun was very interested and entrusted a team of accountants and lawyers to conduct due diligence on the target.

Afterwards, Ouyang Weilun acquired 51% of the equity of the machinery factory for RMB 14 million. Afterwards, Ouyang Weilun discussed with Shen Mingyuan and asked Shen Mingyuan to name himself as the chairman of the machinery factory and gave him a BMW car as a reward.

Mrs. Shen Mingyuan suddenly started shaking when she was sitting on the tractor. I was called "Chairman" and "Chairman" by people around me so much that I almost didn't know what my last name was.

With a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan, he didn't have to worry about anything. The actual operation and management of the machinery factory was handled by someone appointed by Ouyang Weilun. He was enjoying himself every day, with his nose bubbling.

Later, Ouyang Weilun bought the remaining shares and held 100% of the shares of the machinery factory.

The machinery factory had been operating for more than a year. Ouyang Weilun was arrested by a public security vehicle for smuggling. After investigation by the public security department, it was found that the equity transfer payment paid by Ouyang Weilun to purchase the equity of the machinery factory was all smuggling income and was stolen money.

Subsequently, Shen Mingyuan was arrested by the police on money laundering charges.

"Lawyer Fang, I really didn't launder money." Shen Mingyuan complained with a bitter face.

"How many years have you been working with Ouyang Weilun?" Fang Yi asked.

"I helped him run errands for more than three years." Shen Mingyuan thought for a while and said.

"Do you know what he does?" Fang Yi asked.

"Before, I only knew that he was engaged in international trade, which was very big. Then one time I went to the company warehouse to do business, and I saw a lot of luxury cars in the warehouse. I felt strange, but the people in the company asked me not to talk nonsense. , I don’t think those luxury cars came from formal channels, so I speculated that they were smuggling." Shen Mingyuan said.

"Have you told the public security department and the procuratorate about this situation?" Fang Yi asked.

"As I said, the police said that I had nothing to do with smuggling and asked me to tell the truth. I would be fine, so I just said so." Shen Mingyuan nodded and replied.

Fang Yi was startled but didn't say anything. After a moment, he said, "Do you know what Ouyang Weilun's company does?"

"Business... To be honest, I have never seen them do any profitable business. The company is promoted very big, but in fact it is just like that. I suspect that they rely on smuggling to support the company, and the company is just a shell." Shen Mingyuan recalled.

"That is to say, Ouyang Weilun's company relies entirely on smuggling to make money, is that true?" Fang Yi asked next.

"More or less, I feel it should be. The police and the procuratorate have asked me this before." Shen Mingyuan replied.

"Do you know what Ouyang Weilun is doing now?" Fang Yi asked.

Three chapters today!