Wang Da'an was bleeding heavily today. The place where he was invited to eat was called Yoshikawa Food, which is an Oriental cuisine.
Although the store was obviously opened by a Zhongzhou native, the decoration style and the costumes of the waiters are all in the Oriental style. The round windows, low couches, and the simple layout of the private rooms with clear lines are very authentic Oriental style.
The Easterners, also known as the Yingzhou people, are the second largest federation of the Federal Empire. The Yingzhou Kingdom was once a vassal state of the Central Continent Dynasty like the Westerners. Thousands of years ago, the Yingzhou Kingdom cooperated with the outside world and stabbed the Central Continent Dynasty and the Westerners in the back. Together, the Central Continent Dynasty was destroyed.
Of course, this legend still exists in the unofficial history of the four northern provinces. In the southern states and provinces, this period of history has long been forgotten.
Although the current laws of the empire are equality and co-prosperity for all races, each federal body also maintains a large degree of autonomy.
But in fact, within the empire, various groups still have insurmountable barriers. The Westerners have the highest status, followed by the Yingzhou people, the Central Asians in the third place, the Westerners of the Free City-State Alliance of the Western Regions in the fourth place, and the Southern Brave Chieftains in the fourth place. Nanyang people have the lowest status.
The Kingdom of Yingzhou is located in the eastern coastal archipelago, so the Yingzhou people are also called Oriental people.
The status of each ethnic group is also reflected in their cultural identity. For example, for the Central Asians, Oriental cuisine is an expensive commodity.
Now Lu Ming, Wang Daan, Chen Qinghua, and Jiji are sitting on their knees on the soft couches in the elegant room. There are mostly raw seafood on the low wooden table.
Beiguan is close to the sea. The price of local seafood is not high, but the price of Oriental cuisine is relatively high. For example, salmon sashimi. The local salmon retails for 1 dime per catty, but the thin slices of fish in this sashimi may only cost 20, 30, or 30 taels. The selling price is 5 cents.
This table of dishes costs about 4 yuan, which is very luxurious for working-class people.
It was the first time for Jiji to eat the Japanese food in Lu Ming's eyes. Her eyes were shining, but she suppressed the excitement in her heart for fear of being looked down upon. She never forgot to take care of the meal and help Lu Ming and Wang Da'an pour tea. The person who delivered the water took good care of him, and the little girl got up from time to time to get Lu Ming some condiments and the like. The pair of slender black silk calves under the dark blue uniform skirt attracted Chen Qinghua to take a peek from time to time.
"Japanese food is said to be hygienic and healthy, and it is good for the body! It is indeed light to eat!" Wang Da'an looked envious, "Our ancestors did not have such knowledge."
Lu Ming smiled, picked up the water and took a sip. Although it felt that the ancestors of Zhongzhou had a longer history of eating sashimi, after all, it was just a side dish, and the staple food still had to be steamed. From the perspective of ancient hygienic conditions, it was the best choice.
But there is no need to engage in verbal disputes here, it is just a useless effort.
"Lawyer Wang, I disagree with your words..." Chen Qinghua suddenly raised his head and did not glance at Jiji's black silk stockings.
"Oh? What do you mean?" Wang Daan was stunned.
"What's wrong with our ancestors? We Zhongzhou people have a population of tens of millions. Do the Orientals have the same? If they eat healthier, why are they not as populous as us?" Chen Qinghua frowned, and the young man took a shot of chicken blood. generally.
"Yingzhou is a small island with few products, and its population is certainly not as good as ours!" Wang Daan laughed dumbly, "You are too young and too naive. It seems like it is a big mistake to say something bad about our ancestors. This is an objective fact. Why do I seem to have forgotten my ancestors when I came here?"
"Our ancestors are not good, so they have been oppressing Westerners and Easterners for thousands of years? What were they back then? Barbarians! One is a greedy white-skinned man, and the other is a capricious villain!" Chen Qinghua stared wide-eyed. His eyes were pierced, as if someone had stepped on his tail.
"Stop talking nonsense, you read some wild history and talk nonsense!" Wang Da'an looked around, his face became nervous, "Where did you get the banned book? Burn it quickly!"
Chen Qinghua also knew that he had made a mistake, and shook his head quickly, "I, I heard other people's nonsense..." He picked up the wine cup, poured it into his mouth, and then coughed heavily.
Wang Daan looked at him and said to himself that such a dangerous person should be fired, otherwise it would cause big trouble to the law firm.
But in reality, although Chen Qinghua is an employee of a law firm and he is one of the two bosses, Chen Qinghua's salary is paid by Lawyer Lu, so it is difficult for him to propose to fire him.
Lu Ming, however, looked at Chen Qinghua. He could not have imagined that it was rare for the younger generation to remain respectful and proud of their ancestors without being overwhelmed by Western culture.
"Brother Wang, I see you have taken on a lot of cases recently? Is there anything new?" Lu Ming asked with a smile, changing the topic.
"There's nothing else..." Wang Daan hesitated, "There's just a murder case, which is a bit troublesome."
Homicide? Lu Ming was startled for a moment. Logically speaking, when the court arranges legal aid cases, it still depends on the lawyer's ability. Wang Daan's reputation and status in Beiguan's legal community means that even if he is involved in legal aid cases, murder cases should not be assigned to him.
"The main reason is that the other party does not agree to the plea agreement and must go to court. However, my client is determined not to admit to conspiracy to rape and murder. That will lead to the gallows. How could he agree?"
Wang Daan sighed: "If I go to court and lose the case, if I deduct another 10 points, I'm afraid my lawyer license will be revoked."
Wang Daan's assessment score is minus 87 points. If he loses a lawsuit, he will be deducted 10 points. He has minus 97 points. He is only one step away from having his lawyer license revoked.
The lawyer assessment score is based on 300, which is increased by three times.
A score of minus 100-300 is a junior defender; a score of 300-900 is an intermediate defender; a score of 900-2700 is a senior defender, and so on. New lawyer levels are approved every summer.
Because scores are more dangerous, Wang Daan never goes to court now when he files lawsuits. They are all settled out of court, and legal aid cases are all about providing legal advice.
Then came the mid-year assessment day. He had worked hard this year and received a lot of legal aid. He would receive extra points in the comprehensive assessment and be able to get out of the danger zone.
But he didn't expect that now he would be charged with a serious crime that required going to court.
Lu Ming looked at him and smiled, "Don't worry, maybe we will win? I'll help you look for doubts later."
Wang Daan smiled bitterly, "Forget it, don't drag you into this. This time the prosecution lawyer is hired from outside, not the prosecutor. He is hired from outside for the biggest case in Beiguan."
Lu Ming was startled, "Liu Hanxuan? No way, he personally took action?"
"That's him..." A wry smile appeared on Wang Daan's face, "It seems that he will have a perfect ending. After the summer, he will advance to the fourth level."
Liu Hanzhen, the assessment is divided into 2697 points, and he is now a third-level advocate. As long as he gets 4 points and exceeds 2700 points before the Bar Association assesses the new lawyer level in the summer, he can advance to the fourth level after the summer. Duan, senior lawyer.
"I want to get the last drop of blood from you and harvest your head..." Lu Ming smiled, with a hint of playfulness in his eyes, "Actually, you want to harvest mine, right?"
Wang Da'an didn't understand that Lu Ming was talking about game terms, but he agreed with his bloody description, "Qianxing, don't interfere, this matter is over, let Liu Hanxuan vent his anger, and he won't stare at us in the future. ”
Lu Ming smiled and said: "If you want to vent your anger, wouldn't it be better to harvest mine? In this way, after dinner, I will go back and look at the case files." Seeing that Wang Daan still wanted to persuade him, Lu Ming solemnly said: "Brother Wang, leave it to Let me tell you, your score is too dangerous, and it was me who caused the incident. I let him vent his anger, so that he can relieve his anger and won't find trouble with us in the future, right?"
Wang Daan thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, you are right."
This young partner scored more than 31 points in the assessment. If he loses, he will be deducted 10 points, which is nothing. In this way, the holiday with Liu Hanxuan Law Firm is over, which is good.
Jiji listened to the conversation between the two and breathed a sigh of relief. My cousin drank too much yesterday and was crying and making trouble. This case tortured my cousin quite a lot, but my cousin couldn't beat three farts with one stick. With that kind of character, he keeps everything to himself.
Although the big boss is young, he seems to be much more powerful than his cousin. With the big boss helping him, he should be fine, right?
Jiji secretly glanced at the young boss.
Once my cousin fails to become a lawyer, he will be driven back to the countryside where cow dung is everywhere. After these few days of life, if he thinks about going back to the past, he would rather commit suicide!