Are You Crazy? He's only an Intern Lawyer?-Chapter 80 - 79 Be Wary of Zhang Wei

However, when they looked at the case information, some people with a keen eye spotted this detail.

One of the defendants, Wang Xi, was represented by Li Qinghe from Qingmu Law Firm.

One of the defendants, Kong Hang, was represented by the court-appointed defense attorney, Zhang Wei.

“Zhang Wei has taken another case?”

Upon seeing the case information in the judicial system and noting that conspicuous case, Zhao Chun became restless.

“Is it that Zhang Wei?”

The name Zhang Wei is very common in Dragon Country, with at least a hundred thousand people sharing the name.

But Zhao Chunming took out a file from his drawer and started to examine it closely.

“Li Qinghe is from the Li Family, the sister of Li Qingmu of Qingmu Law Firm.

Li Qingmu has another sister named Li Qinghua, and her daughter is Xia Qianyue.

I have already investigated the relationship between Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue.

Li Qinghe is Xia Qianyue’s aunt, so it’s very likely that this Zhang Wei is the one!”

“There are many lawyers in Dongfang Capital, but there are only so many court-appointed defense lawyers, and there should only be one named Zhang Wei.

It must be this guy!”

Zhao Chunming had long regarded Zhang Wei as an adversary of the Procuratorate Headquarters and therefore had conducted a thorough background check on him.

This guy was spotless.

He grew up in an orphanage, with no parents and no attachments, which meant there were no vulnerabilities to exploit.

Even after he entered law school, there wasn’t a single bad mark on his record.

Even after becoming a court-appointed defense attorney, he never once overstepped his bounds.

Zhao Chunming was frustrated; the guy didn’t even have a credit card, nor any overdue records—his background was too damn clean, leaving Zhao unsure of how to investigate further.

As for investigating those around him, Xia Qianyue was part of the Martial Association, and her parents were “one of their own.”

Xia Donghai was an old field worker for the Martial Association, Li Qinghua was a clerk at the city court—how could one conduct an investigation in such circumstances?

So as far as Zhang Wei was concerned, Zhao Chunming was out of options.

He quickly dispelled the irksome thoughts from his mind, turning his attention back to the jewelry store robbery case in the Chengbei District.

“Strange, why are there two defendants being tried together, and why do they have different defense attorneys?”

“What is Boss Fang thinking?

Could it be that there’s no evidence to prove that the two were co-conspirators?”

Zhao Chunming knew Fang Wenbin well, and their relationship was not shallow.

Fang Wenbin was part of the Procuratorate Headquarters before being transferred to Chengbei District, and he joined at the same time as Zhao Chunming.

“Boss Fang, you are doing well in Chengbei District, becoming the district prosecutor, and even the ace of Chengbei District Public Procuratorate’s Office, but this time you’ve met your match.”

“Don’t underestimate that kid just because he’s a newcomer and then shift your main opponent to Li Qinghe.

The Li Family only has Li Qingmu worth noting.

Li Qinghe isn’t a big problem…”

As he spoke, Zhao Chunming decided to give Fang Wenbin a heads-up.

However, when he picked up the phone, he didn’t dial.

After all, it had been several years since Fang Wenbin left the Procuratorate Headquarters to become a district prosecutor in Chengbei District.

A sudden call from Headquarters to tell someone that they need to be cautious, that their opponent is quite formidable—wouldn’t that raise suspicion?

Moreover, if Fang Wenbin truly defeated Zhang Wei, wouldn’t that mean the Procuratorate Headquarters had lost face?

Yet, if he didn’t warn Fang Wenbin, and the Chengbei District Public Procuratorate’s Office were to lose, wouldn’t Zhang Wei become unstoppable?

After weighing the matter in his mind for a moment, Zhao Chunming decided to send someone over to “remind” Fang Wenbin.

“Xiao Baihe, come to my office!” he shouted toward the outside offices.

Soon, Xiao Baihe took small steps into Zhao Chunming’s office.

“Manager, did you want to see me?

Is there a case you want me to be responsible for?”

As the year end approached, the Procuratorate Headquarters had become slightly less busy, and Xiao Baihe just happened to have no major cases on her hands, which is why she asked this.

“No, I’m planning to have you go to Chengbei District on Wednesday to pass on a message to Fang Wenbin, the Chengbei District Public Prosecutor, on my behalf!”

“Fang Wenbin, the Chengbei District Public Prosecutor?”

Xiao Baihe was slightly surprised.

Why send her to deliver the message?

Manager, can’t you just make a phone call?

It’s the internet era now.

Don’t you even have the other party’s WeChat?

“That’s right, you tell him to be careful of Zhang Wei!”

“Who, Zhang Wei?”

Upon hearing this name, the first thing that came to Xiao Baihe’s mind was that cheap smile and the scene on Saturday when he and a blonde-haired, blue-eyed woman were hugging and cuddling on the street.

Talking about doctor-patient relationships, it’s just an excuse from a scumbag!

Xiao Baihe felt indignant on behalf of Xia Qianyue; this Zhang Wei was truly the scum of scumbags, actually getting involved with his own psychiatrist!

“Xiao Baihe, Xiao Baihe…”

Zhao Chunming called out several times before bringing the distracted Xiao Baihe back to reality.

“What’s been up with you lately?

You seem out of it.

Snap out of it quickly, will you?”

“Sorry, manager, I was thinking about Zhang Wei!”

Xiao Baihe honestly admitted, then asked, “But isn’t he a court-appointed defense lawyer at the city court?

Why has he gone to Chengbei District?”

“Regarding this matter, it’s related to the case he’s handling and probably to another attorney, Li Qinghe as well.

She is Xia Qianyue’s aunt, and Zhang Wei probably went to Qingmu Law Firm!”

Zhao Chunming shared his speculation.

“Qingmu Law Firm, a mid-sized law firm in Chengbei District?”

Xiao Baihe was somewhat surprised because, in her opinion, although Zhang Wei was a bit scummy, his competence as a lawyer was very impressive.

With such ability, why wouldn’t he choose one of the top ten law firms in the center of Dongfang Capital but instead go to Chengbei District?

Could it really be because of Xia Qianyue, leading Zhang Wei to consider getting close to the Li Family?

“Climbing connections,” “pulling strings,” “living off women”…

These words immediately came to Xiao Baihe’s mind.

“In any case, your mission this time is to remind Old Fang to not fixate on Qingmu’s Li Qinghe and pay more attention to Zhang Wei.

He is the biggest adversary in this case!”

“By the way, Old Fang is a very capable person and likes to do things personally, which is why he could become the ace of the Chengbei District Public Procuratorate’s Office after becoming a district prosecutor.

You should be careful about how you communicate with him and not do anything inappropriate!”

Receiving Zhao Chunming’s reminder, all Xiao Baihe could do was nod in response, “I understand!”

After receiving her orders, Xiao Baihe left the office.

Zhao Chunming watched his subordinate leave, his brows still furrowed.

…

Chengbei District, Fuyu Road.

On the street where Fugui Jewelry Store was located.

Zhang Wei stood on the sidewalk, looking at the sealed-off jewelry store and the field staff standing guard at the entrance, his face showing a hint of helplessness.

“Damn, this is Chengbei District, not Central Ring; I can’t use facial recognition here!”

This was the reason behind Zhang Wei’s dejected expression; no one from the Chengbei District Public Procuratorate recognized him, let alone the field staff of the Martial Association in Chengbei District.

Since Zhang Wei was not a practicing lawyer, he didn’t have a license to show to the others, making it difficult to enter the robbery scene to investigate and gather evidence.

Still, he wanted to try, or at least get a bit closer, to see the situation inside.

Zhang Wei slowly approached the jewelry store and almost reached the entrance.

“Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?

Move along, this is a robbery scene, don’t linger!”

As expected, when the field staff at the door saw Zhang Wei stop and peer inside, they immediately started to shoo him away.

Zhang Wei, although he wanted to look longer, could only leave in discontent.

However, he wasn’t without gain.

As he reached the corner, he immediately stopped, closed his eyes, and recalled the scene he had just witnessed.

The entire jewelry store hadn’t just been robbed; the display counters were smashed, the front door was damaged, and the display windows were all shattered, with glass scattering the entrance.

It seemed that the culprits were ruthless, not hesitating in the slightest.

“It shouldn’t have been committed by Wang Xi, she’s an employee of the jewelry store.

Having worked here for so long, she might feel reluctant.

The culprits did such a thorough job, it’s highly unlikely it was her!”

From the violent way the jewelry store was destroyed, it definitely wasn’t the handiwork of the employee Wang Xi.

She likely polished those counters every day and would not have smashed everything recklessly as if venting frustration.

“What’s Kong Hang’s occupation again?

I remember the file said he doesn’t work full time and seems to have a part-time job at a bar.

Could it be someone at the bar found out his girlfriend works at the jewelry store and so…”

Zhang Wei employed divergent thinking and locked onto Kong Hang’s network of relationships.

If it wasn’t Wang Xi and Kong Hang who did it, then those within Kong Hang’s social circle who knew about the jewelry store and might commit the crime were the only ones left to consider.

“I’ve decided.

Tomorrow, I’ll investigate Kong Hang’s social network and also check the surveillance near Fugui Jewelry Store to see if I can find any clues.”

Zhang Wei glanced at the sky and prepared to head back to Lin Mansion.

Next, he had to return to review the public evidence and borrow the hacking skills of “Second Miss” to look for surveillance footage.

Zhang Wei took the subway again, journeying from Chengbei District back to Sifang Gate Street.

By the time he arrived at Lin Mansion, the sky was already growing dark.

After preparing dinner for himself and Zhao Xiaoxiao, Zhang Wei brought up the matter of investigating the surveillance during the meal.

“Looking at so much surveillance footage again?

Can you handle it all by yourself?”

“What’s this, Second Miss?

Feeling sorry for dad and planning to give me a hand?”

Zhang Wei was touched by Zhao Xiaoxiao’s question.

This girl is finally grown up, huh?

She’s learned to care for others.

“Go to hell, you’re taking advantage of me again, scram…”

His words naturally caused strong dissatisfaction in Zhao Xiaoxiao.

If it weren’t for her limited fighting ability, Zhao Xiaoxiao would have liked to stab Zhang Wei to death with the chopsticks in her hand.

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“Well, fine.

Since Second Miss won’t help, dad will have to watch it himself~”

Zhang Wei chuckled and continued to eat heartily.

Annoyed, Zhao Xiaoxiao also clenched her teeth, picked up her food in big bites, stuffing her cheeks until they puffed out.

Seeing “Second Miss” so irritated, Zhang Wei thought she was rather cute.

He decided he should tease her more when it didn’t matter, as it would improve his own mood too.

That night, Zhao Xiaoxiao “entered” the Chengbei District traffic command center and copied all the surveillance records near Fugui Jewelry Store for Zhang Wei.

Considering Zhao Xiaoxiao’s hacking skills, Zhang Wei also had her help to investigate the social networks of Kong Hang and Wang Xi.

After getting some information he wanted, Zhang Wei started to “burn the midnight oil”.

After all, he was a man who could do ten hours’ worth of work in one hour, so staying up late was not a big deal to him.

…

Tuesday morning.

“Second Miss, dad is heading to Chengbei District to investigate a case today.

Remember to go out and have lunch by yourself!”

“Oh~”

Inside the door, Zhao Xiaoxiao didn’t even bother to curse anymore because she knew Zhang Wei had thick skin and scolding him would be useless.

Instead, a casual response meant Zhang Wei wouldn’t continue to annoy her, so she didn’t bother wasting the energy.

A light “Oh” was enough to brush it off.

Zhang Wei left Lin Mansion and once again headed to Chengbei District with a clear purpose, heading straight for the bar where Kong Hang worked.

Because the previous night he had conducted background checks on Kong Hang and Wang Xi.

Wang Xi’s social circle was very simple, with almost no issues at all.

Only Kong Hang’s workplace surprised Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei arrived once more at Chengbei Avenue, and at that familiar address, number 666 on Chengbei Avenue.

However, this time it wasn’t “Sister Dong’s Bar,” but “New Trend Bar.”

Ever since Sister Dong was caught for counterfeiting and murder, the bar had been sold off.

A new buyer happened to want to open a bar, and he didn’t mind the previous owner’s background at all; in fact, he even thought the former owner’s reputation as a murderer could bring popularity to the bar.

So leveraging Sister Dong’s fame, the bar’s business turned out to be even better than when Sister Dong was around.

Unfortunately, it was morning, and the New Trend Bar was empty except for a few early-shift employees cleaning and clearing the trash left by patrons the night before.

“Ah Hang?

He’s the bass player for our bar’s resident band.

Look, there are photos of the band on the wall!”

An employee pointed at several performance photos on the wall for Zhang Wei to see.

On the wall hung many photos of the band performing, with Kong Hang sporting multicolored hair.

“The band has four members: Kong Hang is the bass player, and there’s also a guitarist, drummer, and lead singer.

I’ve looked into their backgrounds as well, and let’s just say…

they all could potentially be culprits…”

Kong Hang himself had a criminal record, even theft behavior as a teenager; his background was definitely not clean.

The rest of the band was the same, in the eyes of the jury, they were all bad apples.

That’s why Zhang Wei first suspected them, though it might have been a bit of bias.

After thinking it over, he decided to meet the rest of the band members.

“The band?

They live upstairs; the boss provided them with a room!”

After the employee told Zhang Wei that the band was upstairs, he walked up.

He didn’t see the band, but he did run into the bar owner, who was just coming down from upstairs.

The owner of New Trend Bar was about thirty, dressed in a manner fitting the bar’s name.

He wore a black leather jacket, a dyed red Mohawk hairstyle, a face with unfriendly tattoos, and earrings.

“Ah Hang?

Didn’t he go on a trip to Nandao with his girlfriend?

It’s been nearly two weeks since I’ve seen the kid, speaking of which, he…”

The bar owner told Zhang Wei that Kong Hang was incredibly hardworking; being the first to arrive at the bar each day without complaint, and taking his job seriously.

While the other band members were often late or left early, it was always him who was on time.

“Maybe it’s because he got a girlfriend.

That kid is actually quite diligent.

But you say he’s been arrested; what’s the deal?”

“Fugui Jewelry Store on Fuyu Road was robbed, and the Procuratorate believes it was Kong Hang’s doing.

Do you have any clues, Boss?”

“There must be some misunderstanding here.

Ah Hang robbing a jewelry store?

I can’t even imagine such a thing!”

The bar owner was all eyes when he heard what Zhang Wei said.

He leaned in close to Zhang Wei and whispered, “You might not know, but ever since Ah Hang got himself a girlfriend, he has been trying to work hard to earn money, wanting to give her a good life.”

“I’ll admit he’s really short on cash, but I can see he wants to make an honest living.

I won’t hide it from you; I made mistakes when I was young and even spent a few years in prison.

That’s why I’m even clearer about the cost of crime, and it’s also why I can accept Ah Hang and some of the other young people.

After all, who hasn’t made mistakes when they’re young?”

“But if there’s something I’ve learned in prison, it’s an accurate ability to judge people.

I can tell at a glance whether those who’ve erred are truly repentant.

I can assure you, Ah Hang may look like a troublemaker, but he has a good heart.”

“Once there was a disturbance at the bar, and Ah Hang was hit three times by a drunk patron, but he didn’t fight back, because he knew that would escalate to a brawl.

How could such a person, who doesn’t even dare to hit back, possibly rob a jewelry store?”

Zhang Wei nodded seriously upon hearing the bar owner’s explanation.

It was a pity the bar owner also had a criminal record, otherwise Zhang Wei would have wanted to ask him to be a character witness for Kong Hang.

Suddenly, Zhang Wei thought of something and couldn’t help but ask, “By the way, do you all like to call him Ah Hang?”

“Yeah, let me tell you, if it wasn’t for the job application, I wouldn’t even know Ah Hang’s full name.

Here, we call each other by nicknames; I’ve gotten used to calling him Ah Hang, who knows his last name!”

“Oh, no wonder, Wang Xi also calls Kong Hang by that!”

Zhang Wei thanked the bar owner and then inquired about the other band members.

“Boss, do you think someone from the bar could do something like this?

For example, did Ah Hang ever mention where his girlfriend works?”

“I know what you want to ask, but I’m telling you, it’s not possible.

I trust my employees!”

The bar owner quickly denied it when he saw Zhang Wei’s intention.

“First, the robbery took place last Thursday evening at 10:30, which is the bar’s peak time.

The entire bar had over a hundred customers watching the band; do you think they have the ability to be in two places at once?”

“Second, Ah Hang only told us that he got a girlfriend, but regarding her other information, we know nothing.

The guy hasn’t even brought his girlfriend to the bar.

It was from you that I found out she works in the jewelry store.”

With the information from the bar owner, Zhang Wei understood.

There seemed to be no issue with Kong Hang’s circle of acquaintances!