Now that things have happened, Qi Yi's existence seems to be less important.
Leaving him with Fu Yujing and Tong Hongguang, who had only noticed something strange so far, Lu Yao followed Liu Che and invited Gu Ling out dozens of meters away with a few words. The three of them came to a relatively closed staircase with only empty rooms nearby. mouth.
However, such thorough preparations were met with gratifying and somewhat surprising results.
Gu Ling did not object to exchanging information with Liu Che and Lu Yao. In other words, the situation was exactly the opposite of what Lu Yao was worried about - she even seemed to have expected it, and talked to Liu Che in a very positive and even warm manner.
Even the conversation starts with the facts.
"The person who forced me to resort to other means is Yuan Yao's mother. By the way, her surname is Xu, and her name is Xu Fangting. Maybe this matter will surprise you, and it would be inappropriate for me to say it directly as the communicator. Kind, but after all, it was she who did something not so aboveboard first."
Liu Che asked rigorously, "What is the specific matter?"
"Xu Fangting once approached me and hoped to meet with Mr. Ding's family alone under my supervision to mediate privately before going to trial regarding the incident that was previously raised."
Lu Yao scratched his chin, trying to use some common sense he knew to think about the problem from Gu Ling's perspective, "Actually, this should be a normal method, right? But if they reach an agreement, things will go according to Ms. Xu's ideas If things continue to develop, you should have a hard time in court...so you want to find evidence to avoid this?"
Although they were mentioned implicitly, neither Lu Yao, who proposed the idea that was almost confirmed, nor Gu Ling, the "culprit", stated Qi Yi's relevant facts. The reason is also very simple: mutual benefit is the basis of communication, and the unspoken exchange condition is that Liu Che and Lu Yao brush aside those doubtful points in exchange for Gu Ling's confession.
However, according to Lu Yao's idea, these factors still need to be used - but the wording needs to be more careful.
But Gu Ling shook his head.
"You may have some misunderstandings about me. As a lawyer for the family of the deceased, my principle is always to give priority to the interests of the plaintiff. In fact, in my opinion, the progress of this case in court is not necessarily very important. The most important thing is the parties involved. Being able to get the maximum compensation in this matter—to put it more simply, it’s how much money you can get.”
This extremely sincere but simple and rude speech really stunned Lu Yao, who was still new to the world, while Liu Che frowned.
He could completely understand the logic in Gu Ling's words, but he couldn't imagine why she would be so open and honest with him and Lu Yao and say these words.
However, this feeling does seem a bit familiar... Some vague pictures from the past gradually emerged in Liu Che's mind, making him slightly startled.
"In any case, this is a traffic accident and not a murder. So, of course I will not prevent them from having the opportunity to reach an agreement privately. I will only observe and give advice on the outcome that is in the best interest to avoid her manipulation and her shallow understanding of the regulations." After all, even if Yuan Yao goes to jail, he still can’t pay off the tuition and living expenses for Mr. Ding’s daughter from high school to university. Can’t he?”
Regarding the other driver who caused the accident, the family background of the deceased Mr. Ding had been reviewed by Lu Yao, who has been professionally searching for information for a hundred years. However, compared to the Yuan family, which is full of bloodshed from relationships to entanglements, there really isn't much to say about a family that is simply struggling.
If a small business start-up does not run smoothly, it will go bankrupt, become in debt, and have to pay penalties and interest. As it turned out, the deceased Ding Wei was running around day and night, while his wife was taking care of the children and selling unsold goods at low prices in online stores, so they were piled up at home.
Although the suffering is never the same, in the final analysis it is just two words: "no money".
After Ding Wei died unexpectedly, the situation became even more different.
Liu Che spoke again: "Since Lawyer Gu has no objection to this method, then the 'not above board' thing mentioned before should not refer to out-of-court mediation?"
"That's right." Gu Ling nodded, "What I want to say is that Xu Fangting temporarily gave up out-of-court mediation - the time happened to be when she, as a mother, visited her son who was admitted to a nursing home and left the place where we are. "
Lu Yao blinked, "You mean the only time she came to the nursing home to see Yuan Yao? It's only been a few days!"
"I really don't know if she has been here since, but as you can see, the results I expected were ultimately destroyed." Gu Ling said the reason for doing these things lightly, "So, I want to Find the reason—the real reason.”
This is indeed a very logical reason, and the real method has been concealed.
"What do you think?"
"Who knows?" Gu Ling spread his hands, "No matter the experts or the police, no one could communicate with Yuan Yao normally, but she was the only one who gained something from the first meeting and quickly changed her subsequent strategy. Perhaps it is unique to a mother. Intuition, there is another possibility..."
Liu Che frowned, "Do you think Yuan Yao is not crazy at all, but is so smart that he has deceived everyone?"
Gu Ling raised the corners of his lips slightly, "Maybe, I didn't say that."
This is really an extremely cunning statement, and it also hits the mark. Liu Che looked at her deeply and understood more than ever that this meant that the cooperation between the two parties was within Gu Ling's expectation. I am afraid that she made plans to cooperate as soon as she found out that the police had arrived.
It was clearly the party who had done something wrong. They sorted out the cards they had in hand and deduced ways to eliminate responsibility much earlier than they could react.
This guy……
In any case, at least at this point in time, Gu Ling has indeed been "open and honest".
"So, Officer Liu. Do you remember when exactly I saw you?"
Liu Che sighed. After the picture flashed through his mind just now and he thought carefully, he was finally able to give an accurate answer.
"...It was at Song Jing, Officer Song's funeral."
Lu Yao on the side opened his eyes in surprise when he heard this.
She had also recently studied the case involving Song Jing's death that alarmed the city bureau, but she did not expect that the old matter would be brought up again in this way and on this occasion.
And Liu Che now had no time to manage this young colleague's lively little mind that wanted to seek the truth. He just patiently observed what Gu Ling would do next.
After all, what happened at the funeral...
"Finally remembered?" Gu Ling smiled, "I thought it was because my sense of existence was too low at that time."
Liu Che was a little ashamed.
"After all, it's been five years, and it's just a casual encounter among the crowd. It's flattering that you remember me as a marginalized figure. Lawyer Gu is as always... easy to impress."
