From Pokfulam to Central

Qu Zhi spent an unbearable morning alone in the security duty room.At the same time, the well-informed female colleague in the team saw that Qu Zhi was absent from work for no reason, and heard something on the ground, so she pestered the witness cleaning lady to gossip.The rural women are honest, and even though the leaders told them not to talk too much in advance, they still can't avoid being tricked by them.This group of people were very smart when they heard it: how is this a fight? !

However, the above has already characterized the matter as Li Lu's battle of wits and courage to catch the ghost, and no one below can make random guesses, so they can only combine the fact that Qu Zhi stole the information to make it into a paragraph of "little lawyer knows the law and breaks the law. It's a big drama of the year that the leader catches the current situation, and in desperation voluntarily hides the rules in exchange for a way out".Gossip and gossip became popular in the office building, and it took only half a day for everyone to know about it, and Wen Zhong, who was also in the office, was no exception.

During the lunch break, Li Yan called several other senior partners in the firm to take the time to hold a small meeting to discuss whether the court case should be handled internally or reported to the Municipal Lawyers Association's Disciplinary Committee.In view of the fact that this matter happened within Li Yan's own team and was actually attempted, several partners expressed that no matter what decision Li Lu made, they would unconditionally support it.

Li Yan himself was actually a little tangled.On the one hand, what happened this morning made him suffocate and have nowhere to vent his evil fire, and if he still has some intentions about Qu Zhi, whether he reports it or not may be used as a bargaining chip in exchange.But on the other hand, after only half a day, Li Yan has already heard some unfavorable rumors in the institute. If he doesn't take the attitude of severely punishing him, I'm afraid that the rumors about him secretly giving and receiving will only become more and more popular.

In the end, it was Wu Haolong who really made Li Yan make up his mind, or in other words, made the decision for Li Yan.

In fact, Wu Haolong and Li Yan have known each other for a long time. This time, under Wu Haolong's instruction, he organized the owners to file a class action and entrusted Li Yan to represent them.Wu Haolong just didn't expect that Zhou Mi's friend happened to work under Li Yan, and Li Yan didn't understand the relationship between Qu Zhi and the vice president of Wanjia Real Estate at the beginning.

Li Yan dared not report to Wu Haolong that Qu Zhi failed to steal information this time and was discovered. After Wu Haolong learned about it, he called God-given opportunity in his heart and decided to make good use of it. He flatly rejected Li Yan's proposal for internal handling .

With such a decision, there was no point in shutting down Qu Zhi, so Li Yan called the security captain to release him.Qu Zhi didn't return to the office after regaining his freedom, while Wen Zhong got stuck in the elevator and planned to leave directly.

Seeing that there was only the shirt on Qu Zhi's body that could no longer see his true colors, Wen Zhong hurriedly took off his suit jacket and put it on his shoulders, at the same time roughly distinguishing how much of the current rumors in the institute were true or not. Split leave.

Qu Zhi thanked him softly, but this kind of care felt like pins and needles to him, and his face burned hotly.Regarding this turmoil, Qu Zhi didn't care how the matter would be spread in the end, nor did he care about the strange looks from any of his colleagues, but the only thing he felt ashamed of was Wen Zhong.After all, this is the senior he respects the most, the friend who helped him get the job with all his heart, the one who warned him to beware of Li Yan, and the one who warned him that since he didn't want to avoid , we must make a good distinction between right and wrong people.

Hiding in the elevator, in this space where only the two of them were left for the time being, Wen Zhong didn't intend to beat around the bush, "He threatened you, didn't he, with the condition of firing you? Or is he going to bring the matter to the Lawyers Association?"

Qu Zhi's expression faltered slightly. Unexpectedly, Wen Zhong didn't have much contact with Li Yan at ordinary times, and he could roughly guess what methods he would use. I worked with him every day, and I still had a little luck for this kind of person. It's really ironic .

"No," Qu Zhi felt that his face was not so hot. After the heat faded, what was left was a self-mockery of powerlessness, so he smiled wryly and shook his head, "I actually planned to resign a long time ago. Before today's incident happened, , He has already revealed his intentions against me, so I will never work under his hands anyway."

This time it was Wen Zhong's turn to be stunned. In the silence, countless thoughts and things to say flashed through his mind, but it was not suitable for deep discussion at the moment, so he had to bring the topic back to the most important question: "But right now, resignation alone may not be enough. Now that it's over, I heard from our team's partners that Li Yan intends to report this matter to the Disciplinary Committee."

This is the first time that Qu Zhi has learned the exact news about how he will be dealt with. Although he had expected it intellectually, he couldn't help feeling tense when he actually heard it. , It's okay, anyway, I don't like law very much, and the job of a lawyer, you know."

"How much effort did you put in to get everything today?!" Wen Zhong suddenly became anxious. He knew Qu Zhi's rejection and denial of this profession, his helplessness and compromise, so he understood his journey all the way. , endured more things and experienced more hardships than others, "Qu Zhi, I don't know the specific situation of the matter now, if it is really serious enough to revoke your license, you will no longer be able to mix in this business, until now What else can you do then?!"

I don't know if it's because the air conditioner in the elevator was turned on too much, and Qu Zhi's fists clenched so tightly that his nails were embedded in his flesh trembled, and he didn't dare to blink, for fear that there would be traces of cowardice in those red eye sockets. .

The number on the elevator display screen only had one digit left. Seeing Qu Zhi's appearance, Wen Zhong couldn't bear it again because he felt that his words were too serious, and said distressedly: "So, why did you do that? Zhou Mi asked you to help me. him?"

The elevator door opened in front of him, Qu Zhi didn't dare to look back at Wen Zhong, but said firmly, "It's none of his business."

Looking at the back of Qu Zhi leaving alone, Wen Zhong only felt that his heart was very blocked, and the phrase "Why are you so stupid" was forcefully covered in his mouth by the elevator door that automatically closed when the time came.

Back home, Qu Zhi, who hadn't slept for dozens of hours, slumped himself flat on the sofa and closed his eyes, but his sleepy brain couldn't stop.Zhou Mi's tired voice on the phone, the news reports about Wanjia Real Estate, and of course this morning's troubles all rushed out and seized his consciousness in turn.

So I had to open my eyes.

With the dazzling sunlight coming in through the glass window in the afternoon, Qu Zhi realized that it was useless to escape. Some things, I'm afraid, he should tell his family earlier, so as to be mentally prepared for the worst outcome.

When Qu Zhi returned to Pinggu's house, Liu Jie was watching TV and eating dinner from the cafeteria on the coffee table. Seeing his son come back suddenly, although he was surprised in his heart, even though he blamed the child for not saying anything in advance when he came home. There was a sound, but it was still unavoidable to get up happily and make a fuss about frying two dishes.

"Mom, Mom," Qu Zhi pulled Liu Jie back to sit on the sofa, "Don't be too busy, I have something to tell you."

Seeing Qu Zhi like this, Liu Jie felt that something was wrong, "What's the matter son, did something not go your way at work? Didn't you win the lawsuit? Did the leader criticize you?"

Qu Zhi opened his mouth, but he didn't know where to start. During the silence, he heard a carousel report about Wanjia Real Estate coming from the TV. Looking back, he happened to catch up with Li Yan as the attorney The part of the interview.

Liu Jie followed Qu Zhi's gaze, "Hey, this Li Yan, is it you who are the leader? This is all in the news these two days. I really didn't notice him before. Are you from the owner's side? "

A look of unnaturalness flashed across Qu Zhi's face, and he nodded dumbly after a while.

"That's good," Liu Jie suddenly became interested in the lawsuit for some reason, "We are still chatting with Corey at work today, you said that these real estate companies are going too far now, and all the private videos of other residents at home It’s been released, how can you live in this house? It’s easy for anyone to buy a house now after spending so much money.”

Qu Zhi couldn't help frowning, and retorted in a low voice unwillingly: "Don't say that, Mom, things may not be just what we can see now, the inside story..."

Before Qu Zhi could finish speaking, Liu Jie heard that his tone was wrong, so she interrupted: "Shouldn't you follow the lawyer just now to help the victimized residents in the lawsuit? Why are you still talking about those unscrupulous businessmen? ?”

"I don't." Qu Zhi raised his head to meet Liu Jie's gaze again, with a youthful stubbornness that he hadn't seen for many years, "Mom, they are not the unscrupulous businessmen that people say, Wanjia Real Estate belongs to Zhou Mi's family. Company, this project is a project that Zhou Mi is in charge of. Although I don't know the specific situation in his company, I believe that Zhou Mi will never do it intentionally, and he never wants to see such a thing. occur."

"But it did happen," Liu Jie couldn't help being surprised when she learned of Zhou Mi's true identity and background under such circumstances, but she was even more surprised because Qu Zhi took the wrong position on this matter, "No matter what He said, if those videos were leaked, they were leaked, and the owners were hurt. Qu Zhi, your current thinking is very dangerous, especially if you are helping the plaintiff in the lawsuit, you can’t distinguish good from bad when doing things for others. "

Qu Zhi couldn't make a mistake in what Liu Jie said. It seemed that he was really wrong from the beginning to the end.

Looking at Qu Zhi's appearance, Liu Jie suddenly realized something, and when she spoke again, her tone sank, "Son, did you do something wrong? Why did you come back suddenly today?"

The TV program was still playing, and the voice from there became the only movement in the room at this moment.

"I'm sorry, Mom." After a long time, Qu Zhi finally gathered up the courage to confess, "I really did something wrong. Because I wanted to help Zhou Mi, I went to the leader's computer to check the case file, and it was broken. Now, all Li will report the matter to the Bar Association for investigation, and if the follow-up development is not optimistic, the lawyer's license may be revoked eventually."

It never occurred to Liu Jie that her son, whom she was always proud of, would have problems with big issues.Liu Jie felt that she had taught him the most basic things about being a human being when he was very young, but how come he grew up and lived more and more, "Why, Qu Zhi, why? Tell mom, Did Zhou Mi force you to help him? Or did he promise you something, we can’t do this, let’s give him up, okay?”

"Mom, Mom," Qu Zhi helplessly pressed Liu Jie and kept shaking his hands because of his excitement, "Calm down, Zhou Mi didn't force me or ask me to help him, he never said anything, it was me To do this."

"Impossible!" Liu Jie resolutely said, "Qu Zhi, you are a child I taught you. I know you. You are not the kind of person who doesn't know right from wrong. You must be Zhou Mi. He must have forced you. Give me your phone." , I have to ask him today, our child finally found such a good job, why did he harm you like this!"

Seeing that Liu Jie was about to reach out to get the cell phone he had put aside just now, Qu Zhi also panicked. He didn't want to cause trouble when Zhou Mi was preoccupied, and he didn't want all the messy things that happened today to be known to him in this situation. , so he firmly pressed the phone and said: "Mom, Mom, don't do this! I really did it voluntarily. As the person in charge of this case, Zhou Mi's situation is not optimistic. I don't want to see him framed and wronged!"

"It's none of your business!" Liu Jie still held on to her phone, and she was in a stalemate with Qu Zhi, "Even if there is something hidden, wouldn't a company of his size hire a lawyer? Won't the court make a fair judgment? ?!"

"I can't take the risk, he is the most important person to me besides you!"