Suite No. 2 on the top floor of the Newcastle Hotel was extremely lively. The long table in the banquet hall was filled with sumptuous drinks and food. Someone played the mouth organ, and even men and women danced a cheerful tango-like dance.
This morning's hearing went smoothly. Lu Ming specially gave all his entourage a half-day off to relax.
In Suite No. 1, it was extremely quiet.
Lu Ming was looking through several project plans of his group in the study, including a draft for the overall transfer of the Renault Building project.
For the Renault Group, whose operating conditions are not very good, getting rid of this big burden can be said to be the end of survival.
Lu Ming looked at the plan and pondered.
There was a gentle knock on the door, "Boss, Mayor Bucklow, do you want to answer the call?"
Lu Ming thought for a while, "Turn around."
Within a few seconds, the phone rang and Lu Ming picked up the phone.
"Brother Qianxing, I haven't seen you in several days. Haha, I passed by your office door several times and wanted to go in and chat with you, but I just couldn't see you." Bucklo's Zhongzhou dialect is extremely fluent, although This is the basic requirement for Donghai to be in politics, but his tone of voice is almost the same as that of people from Zhongzhou, and some local slang may even be used better than Lu Ming.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "I have been busy with a case recently."
"Yes, I heard about the case of trainer Zheng Zhongshi, right?"
Lu Ming smiled: "Yes."
"Oh, this person is so shameless. No matter what, he can't do anything like a kidnapper!"
Lu Ming said nothing, waiting for his next words. This kind of phone call, if he took the initiative to mention this case, would not be unreasonable.
Bucklo sighed softly again, "I can't help it. You tell me, what old Earl Van der Sar told me, I still have to tell you. Of course, Qianxing, no matter what you want to do, I will definitely do it." On your side, on the side of the law! Right?"
Lu Ming smiled but remained silent.
"But having said that, in a case like this, there is still room for reconciliation from a legal perspective, right? As long as the compensation is in place, we can withdraw the lawsuit, right?"
"Well, this possibility cannot be ruled out." Lu Ming smiled, "However, in fact, if he is convicted criminally, my client can also file a civil lawsuit and receive a considerable amount of compensation."
"Oh, I don't understand much about this, but Zheng Zhongshi seems to be saying that as long as Qianxing your client is willing to withdraw the lawsuit, as long as you give him a number, he will be satisfied." Bucklo said with a smile: "I just don't The solution is to give Old Count Vandersar a message and tell you what to do, okay?"
Lu Ming hung up the phone and picked up a newspaper next to him.
Just now, I saw the report about the old Count Vandersar family in this newspaper.
There are not many earl titles left in the East China Sea. In addition to the three earl titles in the duke family system, there are only two earl titles that can be inherited. One of them is the title of earl of Nansenburg that has been passed down by the Vandersar family.
Nanseburg is now one of the satellite towns in the East China Sea, but all the land in Nanseburg originally belonged to the Vandersar family. However, during the great reclamation period, the Vandersar family gave up most of the land.
To this day, the Van der Sar family still has a manor with more than 20,000 acres of land.
His family is also relatively conservative and has never developed into the industrial and commercial fields. They live in a manor castle in the traditional territory of Nansenburg. Apart from the fields, the only modern industries are oil mills, flour mills and bakeries.
However, the bread of this bakery, commonly known as Old Earl Bread, is very famous and has excellent sales.
Moreover, many members of the new generation of Van der Sar family are unwilling to be lonely. For example, the grandson of the old Van der Sar is a famous playboy and often makes the headlines of various gossip newspapers.
As for the old Van der Sar, he has lived in Nansenburg since he was a child. If it weren't for the horse racing, it would be difficult for others to see his true appearance.
His only pleasure is probably horse racing.
His beloved horse "Old Jim Warrior" has won the title of Horse King for two consecutive years and won three Grade 1 championships last year.
The elder Vandersar was named Jim Vandersar, hence the name of the racehorse.
The trainer of "Old Jim Warrior" is naturally Zheng Zhongshi. This racehorse is also fostered in Zheng Zhongshi's stable.
However, Zheng Zhongshi said that he was in high society, and he probably visited the old count's Nansen Castle Manor frequently.
But in the eyes of the earl family, of course he is still an out-and-out horse driver.
It's just that such a big thing happened, so the old earl reluctantly said hello to Bucklow no matter what.
Just as Lu Ming was thinking about it, the door of the study room was lightly knocked again, "Boss, there's a call from a horse trainer named Zheng Zhongshi. He wants to make an appointment to visit you. He said he was introduced by Mayor Bucklow."
"Just say I don't have time." Lu Ming waved his hand unhappily.
This face will definitely not be given to Bucklow.
If you give it to him, your relationship with him will not ease at all, and you will win a big favor in front of the earl family for no reason.
After thinking for a while, he added: "Call the affairs officer Bi Xiaoting."
Soon, Bi Xiaoting stood in front of Lu Ming's desk, her hands lightly clasped and hanging naturally on her lower abdomen. Her slender body in the red skirt leaned forward slightly, and she stood in a humble and elegant office manner.
Lu Ming made a gesture, "Sit down, don't be so formal. I am meeting you this time not as your boss, but as your representative lawyer."
"Yes." Bi Xiaoting turned around and sat on the low sofa. Her exposed stocking legs were slightly tilted toward the boss, and her hands were placed on her knees, still showing a sense of etiquette.
Lu Ming looked at it and smiled slightly, thought for a moment and said, "That's right. The other party raised the possibility of reconciliation."
Bi Xiaoting immediately shook her head: "I don't want to reconcile." She was clear-sighted and naturally knew that the boss wanted to punish the guy. How could she make the decision in such a thing?
Lu Ming smiled: "Listen to me first. The other party may come up with a shocking figure. Although we can also file a civil lawsuit, the compensation amount is probably only a few thousand yuan at most. The settlement figure proposed by the other party, that may Just tens of thousands of yuan.”
Bi Xiaoting was stunned, with a trace of hesitation flashing in her eyes, but she still said: "Boss, I don't want to reconcile."
Lu Ming waved his hand: "I said, now don't think of me as your boss or your rice and grain boss. I am your lawyer. Since the other party has raised the possibility of huge settlement compensation, I will ask the parties for their opinions. , your opinion is the main one, I am serious about it.”
Bi Xiaoting shook her head: "I will not reconcile!"
Lu Ming looked at her: "What if the amount of compensation proposed by the other party is one hundred thousand?"
"Where's two hundred thousand?"
Bi Xiaoting was stunned, is this possible? Her head was buzzing and her breathing was a little short. With great difficulty, she calmed down and said, "I, I don't want to reconcile..."
Lu Ming nodded. Obviously, the compensation amount of 100,000 yuan is an astronomical sum for anyone. For Bi Xiaoting, although the labor force here is quite high and belongs to the real white-collar class, it is only 2,000 yuan a year. Around 100,000 yuan. That was her entire income after not eating or drinking for 50 years. Who wouldn't be tempted?
And she can still stay awake, feeling that she is definitely not willing to reconcile, so it is not easy to be consistent with herself.
Lu Ming considered it and said: "Actually, you have not been harmed in any real way. Therefore, if the other party can come up with a reasonable figure and agree to some reasonable requirements, as your lawyer, I think it is acceptable. Reconciliation is in your best interest, but you should give it serious thought."
Bi Xiaoting shook her head like a rattle, "Boss, I don't agree to reconciliation!"
In fact, everyone is in anesthesia, not thinking about the astronomical compensation received after the settlement, otherwise, they are afraid that they will not be able to withstand the test of the boss.
Lu Ming was helpless: "Let's do this. I will propose a good figure and some conditions. If the other party agrees, we will withdraw the lawsuit. This is indeed in your best interest. For example, I will prepare your compensation, 200,000- Between 300,000 yuan and the fifteenth wife’s horses also need a compensation of about 100,000 yuan. I will also change owners of Zheng Zhongshi’s stable under conditions. I think this is almost a punishment.”
Calculated this way, Zheng Zhongshi was afraid that he would have to sell his house and land, which would result in his losing all his money and the stable. In fact, he was afraid that Zheng Zhongshi would not agree to it.
Bi Xiaoting secretly looked at Lu Ming's expression. After confirming that the boss was really not testing her, she recalled the boss's words and suddenly said blankly: "200,000? 300,000?"
Lu Ming smiled: "Okay, let's go! If you really don't want to reconcile, you can come to me to talk again."
Bi Xiaoting was still in a daze, her brain completely shut down by the sudden opportunity to become a millionaire.
Lu Ming shook his head, and the phone suddenly rang.
Lu Ming asked the affairs officer to transfer calls directly to him. Not many people had this kind of treatment. Lu Ming picked up the phone.
Over there, Bi Xiaoting came to her senses, stood up hurriedly, bowed deeply, exited at Lu Ming's gesture, and gently closed the door.
"Uncle Jim, let me know how to contact you. How did you provoke that stubborn old man? Are you so angry?" Christine's funny voice came from the microphone.
Lu Ming coughed: "No, it has nothing to do with Count Vandersar. He is his usual horse trainer and sent someone to kidnap one of my affairs officers."
"Oh?" Christine probably frowned, "Okay, in this case, I'll tell Uncle Jim to leave it alone and do whatever you want."
"Don't..." Lu Ming coughed, "Actually, my client wants to reconcile. If the figure offered by the other party is appropriate, I feel it is in the best interest of my client. Therefore, I am also prepared to talk to the other party. You and Fan Count Dessa said that I am willing to communicate openly and honestly with his trainer, but if he cannot show sincerity, then I will definitely not be able to persuade my client to settle."
"Another messy blackmail..." Christine said disdainfully, and then, "Ah, I need to apologize to you again."
Lu Ming smiled bitterly, "You don't pay much attention to me now. I thought you would pay attention to my private prosecution case. After all, it has been heard by the grand jury and you can see the relevant information. arrive."
It’s been a month since New Year’s Day, and I haven’t met Kristine in person, and the planned dinner date once a week has also been scrapped.
"You haven't been naughty recently. What are you doing to pay attention to?" Kristine paused and softened her tone, "Recently, I have been very busy with some things."
Lu Ming thought for a moment and did not congratulate her for becoming the candidate for the public prince. She was afraid that she would be tired of hearing such polite words. What bothered her most now was that the dispute between the public prince and the public prince had inexplicably been involved in her head. From what I know, she shouldn't be keen on this.
"Then, I will reply to Uncle Jim as you said." Christine said.
Lu Ming hummed and said smoothly: "Count Van der Sar, why would you want to ask you for information about me?"
Christine snorted, "Are you pretending to be confused?"
"Ah", Lu Ming said in surprise: "The scandal between me and you? Do you know about the scandal like Grandpa Van der Sar? Then, does it have a great impact on you? Is it okay with you? Do you want me to do something? ?”
When Lu Ming said the first half of the sentence, Christine's tone was a little harsh: "What scandal, how can you talk?!" But after Lu Ming finished speaking, she was silent for a while, "I'm fine, how about you?"
"Of course I have nothing. In fact, I feel very privileged. Many people are starting to be afraid of me..." Lu Ming laughed dryly.
"You..." Christine was probably really speechless, angry and funny, "That's it, I'll invite you to dinner another day."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Well, okay, now that you have said that, I remember that I also sent an instructor from the police academy in the same way yesterday."
Kristine made a cut over there, and then the microphone turned into a beeping busy tone.
