Chapter 157 - Windfall (1/2)
Chapter 157: Windfall
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
He Zhichu turned to glare at Gu Nianzhi The girl was a real piece of work: she had been throwing er to be rid of hi hiirl!
He Zhichu sneered as he stood up His handsonified face was icy cold He looked around the courtrooantly “She’s right I’ainst Xin Xinggao, who has fabricated evidence and defa the US uilty of perverting the course of justice”
Gu Nianzhi stood beside He Zhichu and shareat show of unearned arrogance: she was a tiny yapping dog riding on the fearsome reputation of the lion behind her “You heard him! You all knoho this man is—the super famous lawyer, He Zhichu! He’s never lost a case, and now he’s beaten you, too! Admit it!”
Lieutenant Colonel Peter was purple with rage He screamed: “We haven’t lost yet!”
“Yeah, yeah, whatever” Gu Nianzhi crossed her arant expression on her face was an exact copy of He Zhichu’s “Go suck an egg!”
“What the fck?!” Lieutenant Colonel Peter flew into a fit of uncontrollable rage at the haughty expression on Gu Nianzhi’s face Her words did not help, either He leapt towards her, his hts out of her
The courtrooenerated into complete chaos
Gu Nianzhi deftly stepped away, putting He Zhichu between herself and Lieutenant Colonel Peter
Lieutenant Colonel Peter reached for her, but his arm was seized in mid-air by He Zhichu “Lieutenant Colonel Peter attacked e of assault I will be adding Lieutenant Colonel Peter’s name to my list of defendants”
In the midst of all the chaos, Chen Lie secretly activated the ca that was happening with a co to Huo Shaoheng once he was back in the Empire
He turned the cale that would show Gu Nianzhi and He Zhichu standing together
He Zhichu was slender and handsome His demeanor was frosty and aloof, but he was clearly protective of Gu Nianzhi
Gu Nianzhi was tall and beautiful She was bursting with energy and life as she fearlessly prodded her enemies Her confidence had come from He Zhichu, and it was evident that she felt safe with him by her side
Chen Lie watched the scene in front of hi’s reaction to this recording Chen Lie’s round face was solerave, but deep down, he could feel his intestines ache froe Judy hurriedly picked up her gavel and slammed it viciously on the sound block
The bailiffs rushed in and separated everyone
Following that, a few ao out of the courtrooly as the bailiffs forcefully dragged hier to the Huaxia diplomats and spat out: “Xin will be an American soon! You have no authority over her!”
“Yeah? So what if she’s an A deal! Did you think we’d be too afraid to sue her, just because she’s American? I’ll bankrupt her, and send her to jail with a snap ofwar at this point; she poked her head out from behind He Zhichu as she continued to provoke Lieutenant Colonel Peter She was only one step away froer…
He Zhichu turned to look at her, his expression cold “…Oh? You can send her to jail with a snap of your fingers? Impressive”
“Oh no, I can’t do that, but you can, Professor He, you’re so aether and looked up at hi it on thick now: “You’ll send her to jail, bam, just like that!”
He Zhichu had been furious with Gu Nianzhi when she insisted on paying his attorney’s fee Noever, faced with her adorable, cheeky act, he found that he could not stay angry at her He tousled her hair and said: “Good answer”
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By the end of the day, Xin Xinggao had received her US nationality, which er possible to extradite her At the saravated assault against Gu Nianzhi
It was painfully evident that Xin Xinggao had tried to frame Gu Nianzhi over non-existent injuries, and He Zhichu was not about to let Xin Xinggao and her legal tea for Gu Nianzhi’s counterclaim to be submitted to the Boston Federal District Court This ties, and also suing the US military, the CIA, and Lieutenant Colonel Peter specifically for collaborating to falsify the evidence against her
Gu Nianzhi was still a e Judy’s brazen abuse of authority to both the US Department of Justice and the Bar association As a result, her qualifications as a judge and laere currently under review
The situation did not look at all pro for Judy She would e, in addition to losing her lawyer’s license
Once news of what happened to Judy got out, es were too afraid to take up Gu Nianzhi’s counterclaie who finally accepted the case was He Zhichu’s former professor, from his days as a student in law school
With a neutral, unbiased judge presiding over the case, Gu Nianzhi’s counterclaiao was now an Aer under the jurisdiction of the Huaxia Empire, the laws in the US still applied to her, and actually made it a lot easier for Gu Nianzhi to sue her
A week later, the US military and the CIA folded They sent so for mercy, and to settle out of court They offered 10 million US dollars as compensation; their only condition was that He Zhichu and his teaao’s file would be sealed—forever
Gu Nianzhi sucked in a breath when she saw the proposed ah to pay your attorney’s fee?”
“Attorney’s fee this, attorney’s fee that—is that all you ever think about?” He Zhichu tousled her hair “It’s only 10 million dollars You can’t be satisfied with that?”
“…What would you consider to be an appropriate amount, then?” Gu Nianzhi cheerfully made a cup of coffee for He Zhichu and placed it in front of hial services, Professor He”
He Zhichu snorted “Very generous of you No, you don’t have to give me the whole amount I’ll take 10 of the settleed “I don’tyou the whole a to get money out of this”
In the end, He Zhichu proposed to the US military and the CIA to settle out of court for 100 ree, he would take his lawsuit all the way to the Supreme Court
The US military and the CIA orried that further trials would expose even more of their secrets After overnment officials who sided with He Zhichu—they were finally forced to give in to He Zhichu’s demands They paid Gu Nianzhi 100 million dollars to settle out of court
Gu Nianzhi paid He Zhichu 10 of the settlement money for his attorney’s fee, or 1090 million dollars went into her pocket; she decided she would transfer the s account in the Huaxia Empire, as soon as she had the chance to do so
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Chen Lie waited until Gu Nianzhi had won her counterclai to the Huaxia E, he secretly met up with Gu Nianzhi at a banquet the consulate had thrown for the Harvard University Huaxia students
They pretended not to know each other in front of the other guests
Once she was inside Chen Lie’s private room in the consulate, however, Gu Nianzhi i “Brother Chen! I missed you so much!”
Chen Lie was also deeply moved by their reunion He patted her on the back and said, “We’ve reat Professor He has been treating you really well, I see”
Gu Nianzhi nodded She led Chen Lie by the hand to the sofa, where they both sat down “Professor He has been very kind to rateful to hirateful’?” Chen Lie’s round eyes twinkled behind his glasses “Looks tomore than a student”