orphan

Jiang Jiashu was alone in the office, it was already very late, the office was unusually quiet, and the sound of Jiang Jiashu's fingers turning the pages of the book could be heard clearly.

Suddenly, it was pitch black - a power outage?

Jiang Jiashu was startled, put away the things in his hands, and walked out gropingly. The lights were brightly lit outside, and it seemed that only this place had a power outage.

Suddenly a hand patted his shoulder, accompanied by a familiar voice, "Lawyer Jiang, are you still working overtime so late? Boss Li is really right."

Jiang Jiashu's heart skipped a beat, and he turned himself away from the man's control, "Principal Jiang, are you looking for something for me?"

Principal Jiang adjusted his silver-rimmed glasses, and said gently, "Well, there are some issues I want to tell you about the case, but I forgot to mention them last time. It happens to be so late, why don't we have a late-night snack together?"

"Well...it's the same here, I don't have the habit of eating late at night, sorry."

"Alright, I'm not very hungry. Let's find a coffee shop or something? It's so dark here, it's inconvenient to do anything."

It's really inconvenient to be so dark, Jiang Jiashu couldn't read the information clearly, let alone memorize the conversation, so he agreed to the proposal.

Jiang Jiashu wanted to go back to the office to look for the document first, but Principal Jiang said, "No need for that, I can't write down what we talked about today."

Jiang Jiashu was secretly startled. It seemed that Principal Jiang was about to discuss a big issue, so he quickly left with Principal Jiang very cooperatively.

The two of them went to a small cafe on Front Street nearby, ordered two cups of coffee, walked up to the second floor, and sat in the corner in front of the window.

Outside the window is the bustling scene after being swept by the tide of the 21st century. All the stores are brightly lit, and the lights shine through the glass walls, reflecting the illusion of radiance.

They sat on wooden high stools, facing out the window, with cups of steaming coffee in front of them.

Leaving aside Principal Jiang's psychological dark side, he can definitely be regarded as a standard successful person. In his 40s, with a dignified appearance, a decent job, and polite behavior, he entered the teahouse and sat on the high stool in the corner shop, and maintained a comfortable gentleman's etiquette to the bottom people in the courtyard.However, no one is perfect.

Principal Jiang approached Jiashu slightly, but not too close, maintaining a safe closeness.After all, he didn't want to say something that could be put in public, Jiang Jiashu understood this deliberate behavior.

Principal Jiang slowed down his voice, "Jiashu, I want to explain this case to you from my own standpoint."

Jiang Jiashu turned to look at him when he heard the words, and wrote "don't understand" clearly with a slight frown.

Principal Jiang spoke slowly, with the leader's habitual pauses.

"First of all, I'm not one of those so-called perverted pedophiles."

"My behavior towards that little girl was really too much, after all, she is too young."

"I didn't mean to hurt her, I was just... so tired."

"Most of the adult women around me approach me with a purpose. You may not know it well. I... um... Our family is very rich, and I have always lived in an environment where the stars hold the moon. Everyone is very friendly to me”

"However, I don't want to be an accessory. I'm out of the wing of that big family... that is, to cut off financial ties with them."

"Afterwards, I went out to develop alone... I experienced a lot of things, and these things made me understand that the person I am is not as important as the value I represent."

For the first time, Jiashu saw Principal Jiang's face with expressions other than positive emotions.

Principal Jiang was still smiling, but the corners of his slightly lowered eyes were full of bitterness, "How ridiculous, I am a living person, not as important as what I bring."

Jia Shu slowly stirred the coffee spoon, his eyes fell on the coffee surface.

From Principal Jiang's point of view, Jiashu's eyes were cold, without the expected understanding, let alone the expected disdain.It seems to be listening carefully, but also seems to be lost in thought.

Headmaster Jiang lowered his head and said apologetically, "Anyway, I'm sorry for that little girl."

"I'm just, so tired, I feel like I became another person at the time, without any moral constraints, and even in her, I found the pleasure of revenge against women."

"I'm excited to see her cry... a sick, disgusting excitement... Anyway, I'm sorry for her."

Jiang Jiashu finally stopped adjusting the coffee spoon and gently placed it on the small saucer.He looked away from the coffee, turned to look at the night view outside the window, and said, "If an apology is useful, what do you need a lawyer to do? Mr. Jiang really...do you still want to do this?" Do you still want to be so unrepentant?

Principal Jiang smiled wryly, "This kind of crime is too stigmatized, I can't admit it, I'm sorry."

Jiang Jiashu said, "That's right, it's human nature."

Principal Jiang said, "I came to you today because I want to tell you that this case is actually not that difficult. Those people in the court have some personal relationships with me. It is no problem for you to win the case. As for that girl, I will I will do my best to make it up to her for sponsoring her schooling in the name of a stranger."

Jiang Jiashu nodded, "I see."

Afterwards, Principal Jiang insisted on sending Jiang Jiashu a section of the way, but Jiang Jiashu refused. The two walked slowly along the side of the road without saying a word. When they reached the entrance of the alley, Principal Jiang turned and left.

The next day at work, Li Huainan turned to Jiang Jiashu like a spinning top, with a sweet and flattering smile on his face, rubbing his hands and saying, "Jiashu, didn't I say to give you two more days off?"

There must be nothing good for the slave owner to come here, Jiang Jiashu said indifferently, "You want to renege on your debt?"

Li Huainan continued to laugh, "How can I, I have a new idea..."

Jiang Jiashu interrupted directly, "I don't listen, I don't agree."

Li Huainan covered Jiang Jiashu's mouth, and said very fast, "Two days are 48 hours, excluding sleep time, it is 24 hours. How about we spread the 20 hours on average to one month and let you get off work four or ten minutes earlier every day!"

Jiang Jiashu said indifferently, "I won't do it!" He planned to spend two days off with the dean.

Li Huainan didn't seem to hear it, and said with a smile on his face, "Then it's such a happy decision, Jiashu, come on!"

Then the wind disappeared.

Jiang Jiashu "..." Evil slave owner!

Next to him, Zhou Minglang approached with a sinister smile, "Jia Shu, you are still too naive."

Jiang Jiashu cast a look of disdain, and silently lowered his head to look through his own information.

This case is very bad in nature. If it is spread to the society, it will definitely arouse the resentment of the masses.However, Principal Jiang had no intention of pleading guilty from the very beginning. What Jiang Jiashu had to do was to use existing resources to distort the facts and take advantage of legal loopholes.

Principal Jiang established a relationship in advance, and this "loophole to be exploited" was artificially enlarged several times. From a certain level, it relieved a lot of pressure on Jiang Jiashu.

But if you look at things too simply, you will underestimate Zhang Qingyan too much.

Zhang Qingyan, an experienced lawyer of more than ten years, had more than three to five times more experience than Jiang Jiashu's. Jiashu was afraid that Zhang Qingyan would have some sure-fire tricks that could turn the situation around at critical moments.

Zhang Qingyan, an old and evergreen tree in the legal profession, is no stranger to judges, and the outcome will be too variable. Jiang Jiashu doesn't like taking risks, he just likes to be safe.

Jiang Jiashu sorted out a lot of relevant information, imagined in advance what questions Zhang Qingyan could ask, and then answered them one by one.

Jiang Jiashu was so nervous that he didn't dare to stop—if he stopped, he would think wildly, which would affect his mentality.

As a lawyer, you must be calm.

Jiang Jiashu went out every day wearing the stars and wearing the moon, and came back wearing the stars and the moon again - which caught Aunt Zhao's attention.

That night, Jiang Jiashu went back to the orphanage with the pile of materials that he couldn't leave his hands. Just as he was about to enter the door, Aunt Zhao came over and said, "Jiashu, why are you so busy these days, there is a black spot under your eyelids!"

Jiang Jiashu entered the door, "It will be fine after a while."

Aunt Zhao leaned closer to Jiang Jiashu, touched Jiang Jiashu's eyelids with her weather-beaten rough hands, "Look at it, look at it, what a mess it has become! I really don't know how to feel sorry for myself! At worst, let's quit this job!"

Jiang Jiashu showed a pleasing smile, "It won't be hard in a few days, and I can leave work early then."

Aunt Zhao nodded, pulled Jiang Jiashu into the room, closed the door mysteriously after entering the room, and said in a low voice, "Jiashu, there is something I want to tell you..."

Jiang Jiashu made a posture of listening respectfully.

Aunt Zhao hesitated, "I feel that something is wrong with the dean... She has been... not sleeping all night... I don't know what she was thinking. I didn't want to tell you, but we really don't want to talk about it." Know what to do..."

Jiang Jiashu frowned, "It's time to tell me, I'll go see the dean." As he said that, Jiang Jiashu put down the documents in his hand, and ran to see what the dean was doing.

Behind him, Aunt Zhao heaved a long sigh, and followed her to see the dean.

Jiang Jiashu didn't expect that people could wither like this.

The dean is like an old cabbage that has been exposed to wind and rain for 500 years in the desert. His face is covered with grooves, and his whole body exudes an aging and dry breath.But it's been a few days since I saw you? !

Jiang Jiashu went over and grabbed the dean's hand, wanting to say something, his lips trembled, but he couldn't make a sound.

In the end, he just buried his face in the dean's hands and stayed silent for a while.When he raised his head, the bewilderment just now was gone.

Jiang Jiashu called Hu Fei and asked the director to go to the hospital. If the hospital in this city is not good, go to a bigger city!There must be a place where the dean can be raised well!

Hu Fei took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, Jiang Jiashu knocked it away, and said angrily, "What time is it, you still want to smoke!"

Hu Fei picked up the cigarette, lit it on his own, and after lighting it, he rudely stuffed it into his mouth, and said vaguely, "What are you raising, can't you see it! The dean's grandma doesn't want to live at all!"

After a pause for a while, Jiang Jiashu said softly, "If you don't want to live, can you die cleanly and without worries? Then what are we?"

How easy it is to die, you can go to the west with a kick of your legs, life is the beginning, death is the end, the end, not the liberation.

After all, the dean has been aloof for most of his life, and he has lived a clean and free life for most of his life. During this period of bedridden, eating, drinking and diarrhoea must be taken care of by hand. It is impossible to say that it is not humiliating.

After Hu Fei finished smoking that cigarette, he said hoarsely, "Just do what she wants."