Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer Chapter 146

   Chapter 146 The Cigar Company Case, Cut a Piece of Meat?

   On Friday night, Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue went out to have a meal together and deepened their relationship.

  Unfortunately, Hanhan was called away by a phone call from the serious crime team, making Zhang Wei a little helpless.

   The Crime Squad is really busy!

   Zhang Wei also agreed with the decision of his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

  Xia Qianyue is a girl, so she shouldn't be involved in these jobs every day, and she doesn't even have free time.

   Zhang Wei was helpless and could only return to the Lin Mansion alone.

   Saturday, all day.

  Zhang Wei lived alone at home, and Zhao Xiaoxiao didn't know where he went to play.

  The eldest daughter is busy with work, and the second daughter also disappeared, Zhang Wei can only work at home.

   But he has no case in hand now, and the most recent case is the case of the cigar company in the hands of the young apprentice Lin Yumeng.

   This case is easy to say.

   They stand on the plaintiff's side, and the defendant is a large international company with assets exceeding 100 billion - Harper Cigars.

  The rival started with the manufacture and sale of tobacco products such as cigars. Now its main business scope includes shipping trade, transnational transportation and other businesses. It is an international trade giant.

   To say that their only advantage may be the local battle.

   "Harper Cigars' main business is shipping and international tobacco trade. The head office is on the other side of Blue Star, and there is a Dragon Country office in the east, but it's just as tricky!"

  The advantage of big companies lies in resources. They have a lot of money and can hire the best lawyers.

  A company with assets of 100 billion can spend hundreds of millions or even billions of consultants on hiring lawyers every year. This expenditure can completely hire a team of lawyers.

   On Zhang Wei's side, there are only 4 people who are fully counted, and they are all from the criminal group.

   What is this called, hitting a tank with a slingshot?

   "In the final analysis, an old lady who smoked cigars all year round died of a serious illness. It's really difficult to get compensation from the cigar company..."

This is the case of the    case. Their client is the husband of the deceased old lady, and the other party wants to sue the cigar company for killing his wife. Even if Zhang Weilai comes, he feels that there is nothing he can do.

   After all, he had also been exposed to cigars in his previous life.

  Although he hadn't smoked much, he always had clients sending them, and he didn't bother to refuse, so he piled these cigars in the basement to eat ashes.

   "Cigars are pure natural tobacco products rolled from dried, fermented, and aged tobacco leaves. The harm is similar to that of tobacco, and cigars also contain nicotine. This means that the plaintiff's wife's serious illness may also be caused by cigars..."

   "But how to prove that, does the plaintiff have all of his wife's medical records?"

"Moreover, the habits of smoking and cigars are not the same for ordinary people. If someone smokes, they can have one or two packs of cigarettes a day, but most people who smoke cigars do not smoke every day. How can we prove that the deceased's illness is related to cigars? , that's the difficulty."

"And even if you can prove it, you must be careful about the other party's counter-evidence. The cigar company has nothing else and has a lot of money. They can invite several or even a dozen expert witnesses to testify to prove that their cigars are extremely harmful to the human body. Once the jury It would be extremely detrimental to us to believe what the expert witnesses say.”

After   Zhang Wei thought for a while, he suddenly thought of something.

   "By the way, is there a way for us to invite expert witnesses? This time we are the plaintiff, and we need to pay the litigation costs, and we also need to find experts to provide evidence. Are these costs?"

   So the question is, does the criminal group have money?

   In other words, can the criminal team pay for this civil lawsuit, and can they hire expert witnesses to help us in the lawsuit?

   "These questions, you have to ask the old iron tomorrow!"

   With such a question, Zhang Wei fell asleep.

  Sunday, overtime day.

   Zhang Wei got up early and was ready to go to work.

   "Xiao Zhang, where are you going? On the weekends, you are still dressed and working overtime?"

   In the yard of Zhao's house next door, Zhao Qingyan started the daily task of watering flowers again.

   It is now mid-March, the cold winter has passed, and the early spring is coming. It is the day when the flowers are budding. Zhao Qingyan took them out again.

   "Yeah, I'm working overtime today, Uncle Zhao, have you been busy recently?"

"Hahaha, everything at the beginning of the year has been settled, and there are no major projects at hand, so of course you can rest. At the beginning of the year, it is the business of the company's strategy department and planning department. They are busy making plans for this year, advertising and publicity, and waiting for their advertising to launch. Go out, and then the business department will pick up the work, and our R&D department can rest for a few more days!"

   "By the way, what about you, what case have you been busy with recently? Didn't you just close the case a few days ago?"

   "I've been working on a big case lately. I'm helping a client sue Harper cigars for her wife's death from a serious illness caused by smoking cigars for decades."

"This……"

  Although Zhang Wei spoke in a serious tone, Zhao Qingyan was still a little speechless when he heard this case.

   There are so many old people smoking in Longguo, do you want their families to sue the tobacco company after they die?

   Is this reasonable?

   is obviously unreasonable!

   "Xiao Zhang, so... a case that deviates from the attempt to cognition, you also take it?"

   Zhao Qingyan almost blurted out the word "outrageous", but he still used a high emotional intelligence statement.

   "Uncle Zhao, don't worry about me. If you want to say this case is outrageous, I can accept it. After all, I thought it was outrageous at first!"

"okay then……"

   Zhao Qingyan thought for a while, but still told the truth: "Are you sure you want to fight such an outrageous case?"

   "Harper Cigars is a multinational trading company. With such a large company, you can hire a great lawyer. If you are a criminal lawyer, if you are filing a civil lawsuit..."

   "Uncle Zhao, you have to have confidence in me!"

  Zhang Wei waved his hand and motioned to Zhao Qingyan to let go, "Besides, whoever rules that winning a case must be settled in court?"

   "You mean... reconciliation, you want to help the client get the reconciliation fee?" Zhao Qingyan was not stupid, and immediately guessed someone's plan.

   "It's no nonsense, this case is unlikely to be won in the first place. The only drag is the settlement fee. I can only strive to satisfy the customer!"

   Zhang Wei said goodbye to Zhao Qingyan, "Uncle Zhao, I'm going to work~"

   "Walk slowly, Xiao Zhang."

   Zhao Qingyan waved his hand and watched Zhang Wei leave with a strange look.

   Jincheng Law Firm.

   Zhang Wei came early in the morning, but he found that he was the first to arrive again.

   "Forget it, after all, it's overtime today, it doesn't matter how early they come."

   Zhang Wei muttered, thinking about his position.

   "Master, I'm here~" Soon, the well-behaved apprentice appeared.

  Zhang Wei suggested on Thursday that Lin Yumeng should be the chief lawyer of the case.

   So for the sake of the case, even on weekends, the apprentice did not continue to sleep in, but woke up early.

   After a while, the yawning old Tie also came.

   "Oops, I work overtime on weekends, I'm really sleepy!"

  Tie Ruyun muttered, and after confirming that Zhang Wei and Lin Yumeng were both there, he quickly asked, "When will the client meet?"

   "Oh, I'll ask again!"

  Lin Yumeng hurried to the seat and started dialing the number.

   After a while, the phone went through.

   "Hmm, okay, okay, I got it, Grandpa He!"

   "We'll come over later, the specific location on your side, um, okay, I'll take a note..."

After the call ended, Lin Yumeng hurriedly looked at the notebook in her hand and reported to Zhang Wei.

   "Grandpa He will go to No. 49, row 2, row 2, grave area C, Xijiao Cemetery later, we will go there now, just in time to meet him!"

   "Okay, let's go!"

   "You are the chief lawyer, you make up your mind, let's go see the client."

  Tie Ruyun has no opinion, Zhang Wei is just an assistant this time, so naturally it doesn't matter.

   Li Yueqin is not involved in this case and does not work overtime on weekends, so naturally there is no need to wait for her.

  The three of them set off immediately, got into Tie Ruyun's car, and rushed to the Xijiao Cemetery.

  Xijiao Cemetery is located in the western district of the city. If you count the traffic jam in the city center, the journey will take nearly an hour.

  Xijiao, with the word "suburb" in its name, is naturally adjacent to the suburbs, and it is also a cemetery, so there are not many people nearby.

  The road was not congested either, they arrived 7-8 minutes earlier than expected.

   asked the cemetery administrator, they quickly found the C cemetery, and saw the customer at the 49th position in the 2nd row.

   Grandpa He's full name is He Qingnian. He is in his 60s or 70s, with a thin body. He is sitting in front of the tomb with his back bent and his head lowered.

   "Wife, they are here!"

   When Zhang Wei and others walked in, the other party seemed to have a feeling and looked back.

   Zhang Wei also saw the other party's expression at the same time, some decadent, some weak, and some inexplicable negativity...

   "Grandpa He, I am Lin Yumeng who has been on the phone with you. We are lawyers from Jincheng Law Firm!"

  Lin Yumeng quickly handed over Tie Ruyun's business card, "This is our team leader's business card, with my name and contact information on the back."

   "Oh, that little girl who keeps calling me is you."

   He Qingnian glanced at Lin Yumeng and nodded.

   Zhang Wei also stepped forward at this time, "Is this your wife's tomb?"

"Yeah, my wife sleeps here, the one in front is my father, but I have had a bad relationship with him since childhood. Every time I come here, I only visit my wife, and I haven't cleaned him once. To the tomb!"

"All right……"

   Hearing this "filial son" remarks, Zhang Wei said that he could not answer.

   He looked at the tombstone, which read "Fan Xueqin", which was Mrs. He's name.

   "Tell me, since you have come to find me, an old man, you must have a plan for my case. How are you going to help me fight against others?"

   "Grandpa He, our plan is to ask for compensation from Harper Cigars..."

  Lin Yumeng was about to answer, but Zhang Wei grabbed her and said, "We're going to hit them head-on and overwhelm them with momentum!"

   His answer also made He Qingnian's eyes light up slightly, "Oh, what's the head-on attack?"

   "It's very simple. In civil lawsuits, all cases must be settled with money. Harper Cigars has a lot of money, but such a big company is also very stingy. We have to cut a piece of meat from them!"

   Zhang Wei said, and made a gesture of raising his hand and dropping the knife.

   "Will you cut off a piece of meat, a very imposing answer!"

   The light in He Qingnian's eyes became brighter after hearing Zhang Wei's answer.

"You know, I originally planned to reject you today, but after listening to this young man's answer, I changed my mind again. I decided to ask you to be my lawyers, but I really can't do anything about the lawyer fees. I hope you can understand the difficulties of my family, in order to treat my wife's illness, the family has really run out of money."

   "Ah, Grandpa He, you..."

   "It's okay, Grandpa He, don't worry, we can sign a risk agency contract without charging your lawyer's fees, but after winning the lawsuit, we will pay 50% of the settlement fee!"

  Lin Yumeng just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Zhang Wei.

   "Okay, I get it..."

  He Qingnian raised his head and glanced at the sky, "The weather is nice today, I still want to talk to my wife, let's talk about the case tomorrow."

   "No problem, then we won't bother!"

   Zhang Wei smiled slightly and took Lin Yumeng to leave.

  Tie Ruyun remained silent the whole time, and when he saw Zhang Wei was about to leave, he naturally followed behind.

   When the three of them walked out of Tomb C, Tie Ruyun couldn't help it, "How do you know that the client is ready to give up?"

   "Yes, Master, why do you still rob me of my words? Didn't you say let me be the chief lawyer, so it's my business to discuss with the client?"

   "You two, that's enough!"

   Zhang Wei was a little helpless, rubbed his forehead and explained: "Look at a person, you can see his aura, this grandpa He has a negative attitude all over his body, obviously he intends to give up."

   "If you are asked to speak, he probably doesn't want to listen. At this time, he doesn't need any persuasion and comfort, but needs someone, some words, to mobilize those emotions in his heart!"

  Tie Ruyun and Lin Yumeng looked at each other and quickly asked, "So, you said that?"

   "Yeah, anyway, all his pain comes from Harper cigars, so I just need to show the same anger as him, but our focus is not this, but why he intends to withdraw the lawsuit?"

"Old Tie, after you go back later, you can investigate the family of Mr. He Qingnian to see if he has been wronged by the younger generation. According to my guess, the only thing that can make such an old man so disheartened is only The head of the family!"

   "Okay, I'll help you ask..."

   Zhang Wei ordered, suddenly thought of something.

   "Old iron, there is one more thing I have to ask!"

   "What's the matter?" Seeing Zhang Wei's serious face, Tie Ruyun also became serious.

   "That's the cost of the lawsuit, how much can the law support?"

"This……"

   I thought Zhang Wei was going to ask some serious question, but I didn't expect this kid to ask about money.

   "For the trial, the law firm supports it, you can rest assured!"

   "Old Tie, are you kidding me? If a lawsuit is only in court, what do you tell us to do? Especially in this kind of lawsuit against a big company, you have to produce convincing evidence, right?"

   "You mean..."

   "We have to invite expert witnesses, and do we have investigators in our company? Ask the investigators to investigate the Harper Cigars company, whether they have illegally evaded or evaded taxes or anything. These are the key points to fight against opponents!"

   "This... doesn't seem to be..."

  Tie Ruyun doesn't know how to answer, because the law firm doesn't seem to provide such support.

   In the final analysis, this case was originally not of the criminal group, but of the civil group, but the civil group itself gave up the case, and it is strange that the law can support it.

  Yes, Jincheng is rich and powerful, backed by Jincheng Group, and the law firm is not bad.

   But a law firm is not a charitable organization. Even if the big boss always advertises himself as a philanthropist, he will not put money into a lawsuit that he knows he will lose.

   And a lawsuit, but it is very expensive, especially to invite some expert witnesses, their fees are higher than each other.

  Tie Ruyun has fought a lawsuit and has invited some expert witnesses.

   Can you imagine that they can get tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of fees in less than 10 minutes after they come to the stage?

   "Old iron, can you apply for funding? I remember there seems to be a rule in the law firm's system that we can apply for funding from the leader?"

   "Yes, but Boss Shen may not agree."

   "Why don't you try?"

   Seeing Tie Ruyun's answer, Zhang Wei almost couldn't help it.

   He admitted that if it weren't for the fact that the other party was the leader, he would have slapped the other party in the face.

   You said that I just wanted to fight a lawsuit, why do you keep giving me the chain?

   "Okay, then let's go home today and talk to the client about the case in detail tomorrow!"

  The three of Zhang Wei got into the car again, and then Tie Ruyun sent them to the designated place, and then left.

   Zhang Wei returned to Lin Mansion, Lin Yumeng returned to Dongjiang's house, and Tie Ruyun also returned to his residence.

   Zhang Wei, who returned to the Lin Mansion, went directly to the second floor.

   Tuk Tuk Tuk!

   He lowered his strength and knocked lightly on the door of the room.

   "Second daughter, are you here?"

With a creak, the door of the room opened a crack.

   "What's the matter, hurry up, people still need to make up for sleep?"

Inside the door, was Zhao Xiaoxiao with an unhappy expression.

   "How do you know I'm in trouble?"

   "You are talking nonsense. If there was nothing wrong, you would have already knocked on the door hard. The sound was 'dong dong dong', not 'tuk tuk tuk', you must beg me for something!"

   Seeing Zhao Xiaoxiao putting on an expression of "you can't hide it from me", Zhang Wei left a drop of sweat on his forehead.

   Good guy, as expected of Dad's sweet little padded jacket, you can guess it all.

   Seeing Zhao Xiaoxiao's face becoming more and more unhappy and his mouth almost pouting, Zhang Wei hurriedly put a piece of paper in.

   "He Qingnian, Fan Xueqin and his wife, as well as He Qingnian's family members, please investigate for me. It is best to check their recent financial records!"

   "Oh, got it!"

   took the note, and the door slammed shut.

   But Zhang Wei also breathed a sigh of relief, since Zhao Xiaoxiao is here and has received the note, then it will definitely be done.

   "I originally expected Lao Tie to investigate, but looking at his appearance, it is obvious that I can't trust him. It is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself. My second daughter is much more reliable than those outside investigators!"

   Zhang Wei muttered and started to prepare lunch.

   This time, it is estimated that it will be another tough battle. If you don't have enough food, you can't fight against your opponent!

   (end of this chapter)

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