Chapter 685: Appeal in the Court
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“But, we don’t know who he is or what kind of background he has,” Cao He slowly said. He was just presenting a fact. “Have you ever seen him?”
“No, never,” Cao Meng said as he shook his head.
The whole thing started with a strange phone call and a cash deposit, which made them see the hope of making a big amount of money. They went to Lianshan right away. However, the result was not good. They didn’t get the money and ended up in the hospital.
“If you were successful, the payment would be significant or even alluring,” Cao He said. “Given the current situation, I don’t think you’ll have any chance to finish the task successfully. The reward was just like the flower in the mirror or the moon in the water. I suggest you give up.”
“Hui, what do you think?” Cao Meng actually still wanted to try because the reward was really significant. If he could successfully complete the task, he would probably not have to do anything the next few years.
“You don’t want to give up?” Cao Hui asked without answering Cao Meng’s question directly.
“Yes, I still want to try, but I want to listen to what you have to say first,” Cao Meng said.
“You can speak to that person again to test the water. After, we will decide whether we should continue,” Cao Hui said.
“OK, I’ll contact him again,” Cao Meng said.
They had made a temporary decision. A moment later, the four gangsters came back.
“Boss, I’ve made up my mind. I don’t think we should leave at this moment. We should continue to support you,” one of them said.
“Yes,” another one said.
“So, you don’t worry about your family anymore?” Cao Meng asked.
“My dad has pa.s.sed away. I can’t bring him back anyway. I think I should focus on work from now on,” Cao Zizhen said.
“Good, what about you? Your son?” Cao Meng asked another gangster.
“My son is old enough to be independent. I don’t worry about him now. You are right, boss, we should focus on what’s in front of us,” the gangster said.
“Good. I’m glad that you are all pa.s.sionate about work,” Cao Meng said.
The four gangsters noticed Cao He and Cao Hui. “These two are?”
“They are the professionals I invited to help us with the task. You guys need to be cooperative with them.” Cao Meng introduced Cao He and Cao Hui to the four gangsters.
Cao Meng had spent a lot of time educating the two youngsters secretly. They were his true trusted subordinates and often acted by themselves. The other four gangsters had never seen them or been aware of their existence.
“Cao He will give you instructions of what to do next,” Cao Meng said.
“No problem, boss, you just need to try to get better here and leave the rest to us,” the tall gangster said.
“OK,” Cao Meng said with a sigh.
He really wanted to beat these four guys to death with his shoes. He regretted having to recruit the useless b.a.s.t.a.r.ds to partic.i.p.ate in such an important task.
“Well, I need to rest now,” Cao Meng said.
“OK, boss, you take care,” one of the gangsters said.
They went out with Cao He.
“Well, what should we do next?” one of the gangsters asked.
“You guys just stay here and wait,” Cao He said.
“Wait for what?” the gangster asked.
“You stay here to look after our boss and leave the rest to us,” Cao He said as he left with Cao Hui.
“Hey, don’t go! where is the card?” a gangster anxiously asked.
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In a small city in Yunnan, which was not very economically developed but a well-known tourist spot with its lovely scenes, two people were playing Chinese chess in a local government office. One of them was a good-looking young man. The other was a man in his 40s with a receding hairline.
The young man apparently prevailed. His rook, knight, and cannon had forced the middle-aged man’s king to the corner. The middle-aged man struggled to make a few moves.
“You are really good at chess. I surrender,” the middle-aged man said.
“I’m flattered,” Guo Zhenghe said with a smile.
The middle-aged man looked at Guo Zhenghe, who was 15 years younger than himself, thinking about what he had been doing when he was in his 20s. He was a factory hand. He had to work really hard to survive. He wasn’t exactly poor, but life wasn’t easy for him at all.
Guo Zhenghe was already the deputy county head before reaching 30. He was sophisticated, steady, considerate, and capable. He was nice to his colleagues. Although he was from a prestigious family, he worked hard. People like him were born to become a senior government officer.
The middle-aged man respected and admired Guo Zhenghe.
Beep! Om! Guo Zhenghe’s phone rang. “Sorry, I have to answer this call.”
He stood up and walked to the corner. “h.e.l.lo, this is Guo Zhenghe… Fine… I’ll leave it to you to decide.”
After he hung up the phone, he chatted with the middle-aged man about work for a while. The middle-aged man soon left his office.
Guo Zhenghe walked to the window to look at this small city. He had worked there for over two years and been promoted to deputy county head from mayor like a rocket. It was due to his family background, as well as his own capabilities.
“I lost to you this time, but our game has just started,” Guo Zhenghe murmured.
w.a.n.g Yao thought the incident related to the old man was over. However, he received a message from the police station the next day that someone had sued him for medical malpractice, which caused the death of a patient.
“What?” w.a.n.g Yao didn’t expect that.
Zhang Peng, his lawyer had all the doc.u.ments ready. “You’ll be fine.”
It was w.a.n.g Yao’s first time to be summoned to the court as a defendant. The evidence provided by the plaintiff was the poison found in the old man’s blood. In addition, the old man died in the clinic.
Fortunately w.a.n.g Yao also had evidence to prove his innocence. He had sent the old man’s blood to Beijing for testing. It was true that the old man was poisoned to death, but he had been poisoned long before he went to w.a.n.g Yao’s clinic.
w.a.n.g Yao had the blood sample tested in several laboratories, including a well-known national laboratory and a famous hospital in Beijing. Therefore, the results of the test were very convincing. What was more convincing was the CCTV footage from the clinic. When the old man came to the clinic, he had already shown symptoms of poison. w.a.n.g Yao also recorded the conversation.
However, the initial verdict was quite interesting. The judge thought w.a.n.g Yao was responsible for the old man’s death, so w.a.n.g Yao was to pay a compensation of $640,000 to the old man’s family.
“I don’t accept the verdict,” w.a.n.g Yao said in the court. He immediately made an appeal.
“What is going on?!” Zhang Peng was also shocked by the verdict. He didn’t expect such a decision from the judge.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t expect that,” Zhang Peng said.
“I know,” w.a.n.g Yao said. “I really want to know what has gone wrong.”
When he arrived home, he found he had a visitor. A beautiful girl was talking to his mother.
“Hi, Xiaoxue, how come you are here? Why didn’t you tell me you were going to come?” w.a.n.g Yao was surprised to see Su Xiaoxue in his house.
“I’ll prepare dinner,” Zhang Xiuying said with a smile.
“I saw the news about your clinic online,” Su Xiaoxue said. w.a.n.g Yao had to close his clinic temporarily due to the medical accident. “That’s why I am here.”
Because w.a.n.g Yao missed Su Xiaoxue, he closed his clinic and visited her in Beijing. Because Su Xiaoxue worried about w.a.n.g Yao, she asked for leave from the university and came to Lianshan. They had overcome the distance because they had feelings for each other.
“Thank you,” w.a.n.g Yao softly said.
“Is everything alright?” Su Xiaoxue asked.
“Not really.” w.a.n.g Yao told Su Xiaoxue what happened in the court.
“That is bullsh*t! Who is the judge? He should be judged,” Su Xiaoxue said.
“I’ve made an appeal,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“Good, you should. We are not afraid of anyone,” Su Xiaoxue said.
She didn’t believe that w.a.n.g Yao would kill an old man by accident at all. The reason of death was poison, which was planted.
“Are those people from Zhongyuan province?” Su Xiaoxue asked.
“Yes,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
Su Xiaoxue didn’t say much. She had been thinking about it on her way here and also had obtained some details from Zhang Xiuying.
Those people planted the blame on w.a.n.g Yao and wanted to blackmail him. They were really despicable. The point was that those gangsters were not from Qi province. So, why would they come all the way to such a small village to cause trouble for w.a.n.g Yao, a village doctor? Su Xiaoxue didn’t think it was just a coincidence. She immediately thought about Guo Zhenghe.