Gu Yan?
Before the screen was turned on, Yan Suizhi subconsciously thought it was Gu Yan's message again. As a result, I opened it and found that it was not.
The name of the person who came from the message jumped, showing: Miss Fitz.
Yan Suizhi was stunned for a moment, then laughed. I don't know if it's because of the preconceived guess before, or because of Miss Fitz's character who wants to poke at everything.
Miss Fitz
– It's already past 8 o'clock, and today's work journal has been forgotten by you again, Ruan Ye-san?
Miss Fitz-
But I still want to tell you some good news. I just received a call from Senior Affairs Officer Adams. He secretly told me that ten minutes ago, your teacher, Gu Yan, had completed the review. A very kind senior in the review team Give him a letter, it shouldn't be a problem.
ten minutes ago? Yan Suizhi glanced at the time silently, and vaguely remembered that at 11:00 on the night of the red stone star, it was actually close to the early morning of the normal time. After so many hours, the sky should be bright.
Generally speaking, there are three steps in the process after a first-level lawyer submits an application. The first step is an initial review ranging from 3 to 5 days. In this step, most applicants will be screened out, and small law firms are basically complete. The army has been wiped out, and the large law firm has submitted several applications, and basically there is only one single seedling left. So at the end of this step, all that can stay are the best among them, less than 5%. Based on past experience, this is the preliminary list.
This list will be publicized for 45 days, which is the second step of the process. During the publicity period, if no one raises an objection, then the people on the list will enter the final step of the process – the final vote.
Those who participated in the vote were the big guys on the first-class lawyer's medal wall. If Yan Suizhi did not "die", he would also be one of the bigwigs with voting rights.
Two-thirds of the votes are passed.
If the voter is a relatively mild, friendly and talkative group, and in the spirit of not wanting to offend their peers, two-thirds is actually an easy standard to achieve. Unfortunately, each of the members of this group has their own personalities, and none of them is the kind of "you vote for it, I also vote for it" kind of good old man.
Therefore, in the final voting step, a group of people will still be screened each time, but this number is within an acceptable range.
What Gu Yan has experienced now is the first step. Under normal circumstances, if you can tell me the message, it means that it has stabilized, and the result will not change. That is to say, although the list has not been made public yet, it is possible to congratulate Gu Yan for successfully entering the second step.
Miss Fitz:
– Your teacher is one step closer to the Medal of Solicitors First Class. Excited? Are you excited?
Yan Suizhi cocked the corners of his mouth and replied:
– Jumping up and down with joy.
Miss Fitz:
– ......
Miss Fitz:
– Don't think I don't know you're talking nonsense because I can't see you. You have roots growing on the bottom of your feet. I suspect that you even used to walk when you were in middle school.
Yan Suizhi:
– There is no high jump in my middle school PE class.
Miss Fitz's focus was successfully diverted:
– No high jump? What is there?
Yan Suizhi:
– Choose one of three equestrian swimming, rock climbing, I don't remember much anymore.
Miss Fitz:
-? ? ? ? ? ? ?
It was more than 20 years ago in middle school. Professor Yan Da was not too impressed with this kind of trivial matter. He only remembered that the original course was ridiculed as "horse racing up the mountain and down to the sea", and then he chose the one that could sit down. that.
It's a waste of time to discuss such old things with people, and Yan Suizhi is not very interested. What's more, the topic was originally about Gu Yan, so it would be detoured away.
He pulled the subject back again and replied:
– Anyway, I'm very happy.
Of course, he didn't understand what Fitz said about the excitement. After all, he already had a piece of the so-called "Golden Lawyer Medal, First Class". But the joy was real, the students he once admired were getting better, and he was certainly happy.
Probably a little more than average joy.
Miss Fitz sent a bunch of small pictures of fried fireworks, very lively and very happy. But in order to be less biased, she added another sentence:
– Mr. Hale may be frustrated, Hobbs' review is still in progress, but the result is obvious…
Generally speaking, if a law firm reports If there is more than one applicant, in the interest of fairness, each applicant will have an independent senior affairs officer responsible. Adams was the one in charge of Gu Yan, and Hal was the one in charge of Hobbs.
Judging from past experience, there will only be one single seedling left in a law firm. Since it has been said that Gu Yan is on the list, then Hobbes' defeat is predictable.
As Yan Suizhi walked towards the gate of Zhigeng Welfare Hospital, he considered a less partial reply.
He stood for a while by the search machine on the first floor of the hospital, trying to enter the surname "Chen" in it, and the list that came out was hopelessly long.
Yan Suizhi tutted lightly, and the little girl at the service desk next to her pointed her head and asked, "Sir, do you need to see someone?"
"Yes."
"Is the name not very precise, so It's hard to check?" The little girl was very understanding, "It's okay, this kind of thing is very common, you don't need to feel embarrassed. Do you have a photo? Or any other information? I can help you check it."
"Thank you." Yan Suizhi thought for a while, and recalled a photo of Chen Zhang in the case file, "A friend of mine asked me to visit his family—"
"Ah…" The little girl's expression was a little bit. Complicated, before he finished speaking, he responded, "I know him."
"That's such a coincidence."
"I know who you want to see." The little girl said, "But this one is special, there are The police are guarding, and you need to submit your ID."
When she said this, Yan Suizhi immediately understood.
In Chen Zhang's small building just now, he was still a little puzzled why Chen Zhang's family was not mentioned in the case data.
It now appears that the police have actually found it. I just found that the family here has no actual connection with the Yaba case, so on the one hand, in order to protect these people from being implicated, for example, not to be angered by the Manson family, not to be disturbed by some intrusive media, etc… No Put these in the information that the case needs to publish. But on the other hand, for further monitoring, some people were sent to guard here.
Yan Suizhi was following the formal procedure, of course he didn't mind. He verified his identity at the service desk, and the little girl was surprised: "It's actually a defense lawyer…"
"Intern." Yan Suizhi did not forget to refine the character, and asked the little girl with a smile, " Looking at your expression just now, I don't seem to like this Mr. Chen Zhang very much, why?"
If it is a stranger who doesn't know you at all, even if you hear that someone is involved in a certain case, you won't have such an expression. The little girl's performance just now was more like knowing something about Chen Zhang.
"Uh… It's not that I don't like it…" The little girl explained a little embarrassedly, but she quickly relaxed in Yan Suizhi's gentle smile, and thought about it: "This Mr. Chen's grandfather and parents We also have a sister here. Grandfather, father, and sister all have the same genetic disease. Now they are all paralyzed. My mother does not have that kind of genetic disease, but because of her anxiety and hard work, her heart and lung function is very poor. For many years. Mr. Chen Zhang is actually quite pitiful, but…"
"But what?"
"At first he insisted on visiting them once a week, so we all had a little impression of him. But then he came very much. Less, every time he only stayed for a short time and left in a hurry. He hadn't been here once in the past two or three years. It can be seen that he is not very happy to see those family members. Maybe he has been burdened for a long time, so come to him It's too tiring to say, like…" The little girl hesitated for a while, but she gritted her teeth and said a heavy word, "It's like a burden."
I can't shake it off, and I can't let it go, so on the one hand, I'm working hard to support it, and I can't let go. The side doesn't want to see them…
"I understand what you mean." Yan Suizhi was silent for a moment thoughtfully, then raised his eyes and smiled at the little girl, "Then I'll go to the ward first, thank you. The
little girl waved her hand quickly, "No thanks, it should be."
After leaving the service desk, Yan Suizhi did not rush to find the ward number provided by the little girl, but turned around in the store downstairs of the inpatient department. Circle, I bought a voice recorder without any other functions, only the most basic functions.
In the corridor outside the ward, there were indeed a few people in plain clothes buttoning their hats, or sitting on the benches pretending to be waiting.
But when Yan Suizhi walked towards the door of the ward, they all looked at him.
Yan Suizhi knew at a glance who they were, and shook the ID card at them.
The few people nodded, indicating that Yan Suizhi could go in, but do not close the door of the ward. Yan Suizhi opened his palms at them again, and explained simply: "Recording pen, the oldest kind."
A few people laughed and raised their chins at the door of his room, "It can be used, let's go."
To be honest, the process of meeting Chen Zhang's family was not pleasant.
Chen Zhang's mother cried a lot. A thin tube was inserted into her nose to help her breathing. Several times Yan Suizhi was afraid that her movements would break the thin tube, but she didn't care at all. He just kept crying and crying, saying that he hadn't seen Chen Zhang for a long time, that he had suffered, and that he didn't even have time to catch his breath for so many years.
The nurse was alarmed by her crying, and hurried over to check her physical indicators, as if she was particularly worried that she would cry into the emergency room.
On the way, the nurse whispered to Yan Suizhi, "The old lady sneaked past several times and said that she wanted to make some money to reduce her son's burden. Twice she almost couldn't find it, and she was still the girl at the service desk downstairs. I saw her huddled in a corner near the port, setting up a stall with a group of people, and then I found her again, and a small chip for positioning was added to the measuring instrument on her wrist."
When Yan Suizhi heard the word old lady, Unexplainably sensitive. His eyes fell on Chen Zhang's mother. Chen Zhang was over 50 years old, and his mother was less than 100 at most. In this world where life expectancy is generally 200, life is only halfway through. According to the aging speed of modern people , even in its prime. But she was obviously old, her drooping skin and the deep tear trough under her eyes not only looked old, but also extremely haggard.
Not only her, but the people in this room, Chen Zhang's grandfather, father, and his sister, all looked much older than normal.
His grandfather was nestled in the innermost bed, his body was shrinking in the stage of aging, he looked thin and small, and his mind was a little unclear. He heard them muttering Chen Zhang's nickname. After a long time, he slowly raised his head, wiped his eyes and said, "Wen Ah, he doesn't want us?"
He spoke slowly and laboriously. Take a break for a while.
"No?"
"I don't seem to remember what he looks like…"
Chen Zhang's elder sister never spoke, but at this moment she whispered, "No, no, no, let's be less bitter."
The little nurse turned her head and wiped her eyes quickly, the tip of her nose flushed red. Suizhi said: "I'm sorry, I'll go out first, if there is any situation, you must ring the bell."
Yan Suizhi is rarely afraid of anything, and the only thing he can't deal with is this kind of scene.
It's not that he will be at a loss here. On the contrary, as a friend of Chen Zhang, he quickly appeased these whimpering and crying people. Maybe it's because he looks gentle and credible. , I was stunned when I heard it at the end, and I just forgot to cry.
The little nurse who slipped out and washed her face had the courage to come back.
Before leaving, Chen Zhang's father suddenly asked in a hoarse voice, "Is there anything wrong with him?"
Yan Suizhi smiled, "No, I went to see him this morning, but he really couldn't smoke. Let's go. "
"It's okay, it's okay." Chen Zhang's father repeated, "Tell him it's okay, don't worry about it, we are fine."
When he came out of the welfare hospital, the visiting time of the inpatient department had ended. The seasons in the first district are different from those in the third district. The temperature is much lower, and the cold wind at night blows in through the windows of the corridor, making people feel a little cold, even if they are sleepy, they are awake.
The corridors on several floors were silent and no one was there. Yan Suizhi's face had long since stopped smiling. The moonlight reflected on his slightly drooping eyelashes, making his expression very light. After walking for a while, he suddenly remembered something and glanced at the smartphone. Sure enough, there was a missed call on it, which was still from Fitz.
Before, the ward was crying in chaos, but he didn't even notice that there was a communication request.
He glanced at Decama's time and called her a communication back.
"Hello?" Fitz answered quickly.
"Sorry, something happened just now." Yan Suizhi said.
"Oh, it's okay!" Fitz said, suddenly aware of something and asked, "What's the matter with you? It sounds like something… is not right?"
Yan Suizhi's eyes did not change when he fell outside the window, but his mouth smiled. A little bit: "What's wrong? Maybe a little sleepy. What happened before?"
Fitz was reminded by him, and immediately shouted: "Oh yes! You know what! The first step of the review list was announced just now, guess what? Your teacher Gu and Hobbs are both on the list!"
Yan Suiyi was stunned: "Are you sure they are both? Not the same name?"
"No, it's Gu Yan and Hobbs." Fitz said, "Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
Both are on the list, meaning both have the potential to become first-level lawyers? impossible. It is absolutely impossible to change the old rules. There must be only one lawyer who can eventually become a first-class lawyer, either Gu Yan or Hobbs. It is very rare for both of them to pass the first round, and it is rare to see them once in more than ten years. This shows that in this round of review, it is difficult for the committee to make a choice. In desperation, it decided to delay this choice and leave it to the publicity period or the voting period.
This is not a good thing for Gu Yan.
Yan Suizhi thought for a while, and replied to Fizz: "It depends on whether you are partial or not."
He paused, then said, "Anyway, I am partial."
Ordinary people always have two scenes, and it's a bit calm like him. Rarely, Fitz stunned, and then laughed for a long time hahahahaha. "Well, you suddenly feel good and feel good, which shows that I am also very eccentric!"
"Gu Yan–" Yan Sui subconsciously subconsciously After he finished speaking, he added two words abruptly, "The lawyers and the others have returned to Decama?"
"I told me earlier that they have entered the port. But it seems that Gu Yan is going on a business trip? Lawyers are used to flying all day," Fitz said.
…
The next day, there was a temporary situation at the detention center, so I negotiated with Yan Suizhi to change the meeting time.
It was not until four o'clock in the afternoon that he sat in the meeting room again. Before entering the meeting room, he suddenly received a new message from Gu Yan.
This peppermint essence, which disappeared for a day and a night, came up and asked a sentence:
– Where is it?
Yan Suizhi was urged by the guard's gaze, but he didn't say much, and replied succinctly:
– Detention center.
After he finished speaking, he took off the smartphone and put it in the transparent bag.
When the supervisor took the bag, he glanced at his hand again, "Is there any other communication tool? What is that?"
Yan Suizhi spread his hand.
The guard nodded and let him into the meeting room.
Within two minutes, Chen Zhang was brought in by the tiger-faced discipline from yesterday. The moment they saw Yan Suizhi, they both showed a numb but a little sad expression.
When Chen Zhang sat down at the table, he stretched out his hand and pressed his waist again. Then, straight to the point, he threw a sentence to Yan Suizhi: "I still insist on the attitude of yesterday.
"
Yan Suizhi was not in a hurry, just asked with a little humor: "Then you can absolutely refuse to come to the meeting room, just like what you did at the beginning yesterday."
Chen Zhang pursed his lips and didn't answer.
He was actually afraid of the intern. He was afraid that after he refused to meet, the intern would do something to defraud him like yesterday. Every time he cheated, his emotions would be excited again, and the feeling of being uneasy was not good, and he didn't want to be fooled again. So I just came here and sat face to face like this, but I felt a little more confident in my heart.
Because as long as he doesn't speak, the initiative is still with him.
"I'm here, the meeting time is one hour." The discipline snorted like a toothache, turned around and left.
The door slammed shut, and the meeting room began to sink into the suffocating atmosphere of yesterday.
Chen Zhang suffocated unilaterally.
Yan Suiyi was not in a hurry at all. What he left yesterday before he left was fulfilled today. He really didn't do anything or was in a hurry, just drank the water in the glass and looked at Chen Zhang calmly.
"…"
Ten minutes later, Chen Zhang began to move the stool.
Twenty minutes later, Chen Zhang started scratching his head.
Thirty minutes passed, and Chen Zhang couldn't help it.
Just as he was about to open his mouth, Yan Suizhi suddenly put his index finger on his lips, motioning him not to speak and to be quiet.
"…"
Chen Zhang was going crazy.
Just when he stared at Yan Suizhi with a broken face, Yan Suizhi glanced at the time on the wall lightly, then took out something and put it in the center of the table, "You don't need to talk, I don't plan to do it today. What questions are you asking? There are still 25 minutes left, and I'll play a recording for you."
The thing on the table was the recorder he bought yesterday and brought into the ward. He recorded part of it, not too long or too short, just 25 minutes. The meeting room was not allowed to bring any communication tools, so he chose such an old-fashioned thing.
Fortunately, although it is old-fashioned, the sound quality is good, and the content released is as clear as ringing in the ear.
"I haven't seen him for a long time. Is he suffering?"
The moment the old woman's voice sounded, Chen Zhang seemed to have been pressed on the body button, stared at him, his body tensed, and he remained motionless…
Outside the detention center , The two figures are sitting on the outdoor seating of the coffee shop across the street. From here, you can clearly see the gate of the detention center, and you can also sit and drink a cup of coffee. The viewing angle is very good, suitable for waiting and staring at people.
Hersey looked at Ben Qi, who was playing with the professional camera, and couldn't help but said, "This is not very good, teacher."
Benchy's hand trembled because of his sudden voice, and he almost dropped the camera, "Hey, my 100,000-year-old baby, don't speak so suddenly! What's the matter?"
"Follow that intern," Hussey muttered. , "What are you doing staring at him and filming…"
"Of course I'm digging for news!" Ben Qi narrowed one eye, half of his face was on the dynamic camera, his expression was shrewd and savage, "Don't look at me as an intern, I can do it There are too many articles. How did he defend the client, whether he lost or won in the end, did he have an improper transaction with the Manson family when he lost? Did he get too close with the judge when he won? What other twists and turns are there? The people involved in this case are not simple, and they can write from any angle. Can you talk by looking at the picture?"
Hersey whispered: "I don't think it's very good, you all I've been with him for a day, and I've had a long fight opposite his hotel—"
"You don't think this is good, and that's not good either." Ben Qi interrupted him angrily, "Are you a teacher or am I a teacher? I Will it hurt you? You are here to make money and eat, so you should survive first, young man? Besides—"
He adjusted the camera, found an angle, licked his lips, and said, "My breath is up to now. I haven't gone out yet, are you choked to death and you collect the corpse? If you don't find some fun for that little intern to grind, I feel uncomfortable."
As soon as he finished saying this, he felt that his shoulder was being patted lightly or hard. twice.
His first reaction was, who is it? It's quite polite.
When he was stunned for a moment and turned his head, he saw a tall and handsome man looking down at him. This man seemed to have just come from somewhere else, and he was still wearing a gray coat that was obviously out of season here. The shirt was still straight as if it had just been ironed.
Ben Qi: "Who are you???" The
other party lowered his eyelids, took his camera indifferently, then looked down at him, his tone calm but disturbing: "If I'm not mistaken , the person you're filming with happens to be my intern. I don't mind wasting time listening to you explain, how are you going to grind him?"
Ben Qi: "......"