A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 186 I feel relieved with Zhang Wei here

Chen Jinnian stood there, shocked, and even forgot to stretch out his hand.

Zhang Wei, an ordinary yet extraordinary name.

After being stunned for a few seconds, he finally reacted and shook hands with the other person. "You have been in Shanghai for a long time, and you have a lot of friends."

This time it was the other party's turn to be surprised. Zhang Wei asked uncertainly, "How do you know? Have we met before?"

"I think I've seen it in Shanghai."

"Haha, that's quite a coincidence. Come to think of it, I haven't been back for more than a year, and I miss Ziqiao and the others quite a bit." Zhang Wei replied with a smile, and at the same time he was secretly delighted in his heart. Since they were so destined, it shouldn't be difficult to negotiate this time.

Chen Jinnian also showed a satisfied smile. Since he met the most courageous man in Love Apartment, this case was a sure thing.

He knew that the other party had participated in three cases since his debut.

The first one was the death penalty. I defended my innocence but ultimately lost the case.

The second one was a lawsuit for a fixed-term imprisonment, and a defense for a reduced sentence, but he also lost in the end.

The third case was a civil case, requiring compensation and a fine of two million yuan. After Zhang Wei's unremitting efforts, it was finally successful and the fine was waived.

The sentence was changed to twenty years' imprisonment.

Therefore, in this case, as long as Zhang Wei performs well, the other party will be sentenced to at least ten years.

After showing his lawyer's license, Zhang Wei invited Chen Jinnian to come to a quiet, deserted hallway and said, "Mr. Chen, we are indeed the plaintiffs in this case... no, we are the defendants... that's not right either. Anyway, my client is at fault, and we are willing to actively apologize and compensate."

Cases of insult and defamation are handled only upon complaint, which means that officials will not investigate unless citizens file a complaint. Zhang Wei's idea was very simple, he wanted to settle the matter privately and not bring it to light.

Chen Jinnian glanced at him calmly and said, "Apologize and compensate. Do you think I need that little money from the other party?"

"You name a price, everything is negotiable." Zhang Wei said confidently. Zhao Xianming had told him the bottom line before he came. As long as the other party gave up the lawsuit, he could do it at any cost.

"Then I want a hundred." Chen Jinnian casually made a price, testing the other party's bottom line.

But Zhang Wei only looked a little grim, but he didn't directly refuse. "This is indeed a bit too much. After all, it doesn't have much impact on you. Considering that we are all classmates, I think we can negotiate."

Chen Jinnian could tell from the other party's words that it was indeed stressful to come up with one million, but it should not be a problem to negotiate to dozens of people. However, even so, it was still shocking enough. After all, there were six victims in total. According to this compensation method, it would be easy to pay out millions.

Thinking of this, he raised his hand and waved to someone far away, "Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen, this is the other party's lawyer, please help me talk to him."

Chen Jinnian walked over as he spoke. When he reached Chen Cheng, he whispered about the situation: "The other party is here to negotiate compensation and hopes we will give in."

"Then what do you mean?" Chen Cheng asked.

"I still mean the same thing, but please help me delay the other party for a while. I want to find out some information."

Chen Cheng nodded to show that he understood. This little thing was easy for him. As a lawyer, in addition to being familiar with legal provisions and precedents, the most important ability is storytelling. It is easy to drag the other party for an hour or two.

After Chen Jinnian escaped, he asked several girls for their opinions and asked them whether they wanted compensation. Without exception, they all shook their heads, saying that the damage caused by rumors could not be compensated by money.

Afterwards, he went to his father to find out who this Mr. Zhao was.

"The deputy director of the management committee, in charge of development and economic reform, isn't that someone under Uncle Ji?"

Chen Jinnian never expected that the Mr. Zhao that Zhang Wei mentioned was Director Zhao. When did the people in the system become so rich that they started spending money to settle things?

"Are you talking about District Chief Ji? That's not certain. We have so many districts here, and it doesn't say which one it is." Chen Ming shook his head. He didn't care too much about the other party's identity. If the other party really wanted to use his power to oppress others, he would go home and ask the old man for support.

But Chen Jinnian was more right. He felt something was amiss, so he sent a WeChat message to Ji Shengli, asking if he knew him.

Unexpectedly, not long after he sent the message, the other party called him back.

"Uncle Ji, sorry to bother you."

"It's okay, it's okay. I just finished working and I'm free." Ji Shengli's easygoing laughter came from the other side, and then he asked, "Why are you asking Lao Zhao?"

After hearing these words, he knew that he had found the right person, and Ji Shengli did know Zhao Xianming.

"It's nothing big. I just talked about that matter yesterday, but the development of things has exceeded my expectations." Afterwards, Chen Jinnian talked about the matter without adding any exaggeration. He just told Ji Shengli the truth about what he knew, including the other party's big move.

Ji Shengli sat in his office chair, listening quietly, his expression becoming increasingly solemn.

At the same time, the secretary, carrying a thick stack of documents, knocked twice on the open door and walked in. "District Chief Ji, as you requested..." He saw Ji Shengli was on the phone, his expression extremely serious, and immediately shut up. He quickly took two steps back, intending to wait outside the office.

But Ji Shengli raised his eyelids slightly, pointed at the table, and asked him to put the documents on the desk first. At the same time, he said, "Well, I know about Jinnian's matter. I will find out what happened. Oh, and your Aunt Liu Jing is off duty today. You and Yang Yang should go over to have dinner this afternoon."

"No trouble, no trouble, she just wants as many people as possible, hahahaha, don't forget."

After hanging up the phone, Ji Shengli put away his smile and stared at the meeting minutes on the table, not knowing what he was thinking.

The secretary gently placed the documents on the table. "Here are the documents you need. They have been sorted out according to your requirements. Please review them."

"Okay, I'll take a look." Ji Shengli agreed.

However, after he took a copy, he did not rush to read it. Instead, he said, "Xiao Li, please sit down. I want to ask you something."

Secretary Li bowed slightly and sat on the chair opposite the desk.

"I've only been here a short time, so I'm not very familiar with everyone. You're an old hand here, so I have something to ask you."

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. District Chief Ji, if you have any questions, just ask me. I will definitely not hide anything I know." Secretary Li quickly expressed his attitude.

"Don't worry, it's nothing important. I just want to ask about Zhao Xianming, who asked for leave from the meeting this morning. Do you know his family background?"

Ji Shengli was eager to get to the bottom of this matter. Officials like him were most afraid of two things: one was unclear money, and the other was uncontrollable desires. Now the higher-ups were determined to fight corruption, and to strike down both flies and tigers.

As a district chief under the watchful eyes of the central government, he naturally kept his guard up at all times and dared not relax.

"Oh, you mean Director Zhao? He doesn't have any special background. His girlfriend works in the library, and his son seems to be only in high school. As for his parents, they are from other provinces, so I'm not sure about them." Secretary Li shook his head.

"It's pretty good. They have a happy family, much better than me." Ji Shengli said casually: "Then they must have saved a lot of money over the years."

"How is that possible? Who here can save money? He just bought a big house for his son two years ago. Not only did he put all his savings into it, but I heard he also borrowed a lot from the bank. As a result, he can't even afford to upgrade his car and still drives an old Toyota every day."

After hearing this, Ji Shengli immediately slammed the document back on the table.

It’s broken, something happened!