Who Made Him a Lawyer?

Chapter 430: Chapter 317: Zhu Haoyi: He Shouldn’t Be That Stupid! [Asking for Monthly Tickets!]

Maybe someone else will know!

A glimmer of sharpness flashed in Xu Liang’s eyes, and immediately he was about to take the video away with a USB drive.

The supervisor instinctively wanted to say something, but Su Yu didn’t say a word and directly threw out a hundred-yuan bill.

The supervisor’s just-rising butt was pressed down by the bill, and the whole person seemed in a very good mood.

"Clap clap clap!"

Xu Liang busied himself at the keyboard for a moment, confirmed the copy was complete, and then pulled out the USB drive.

"Okay, thank you, we’ll be leaving now."

Xu Liang nodded at the supervisor.

Then, without a word, he turned around and left with his people.

Outside the monitoring room, the noisy hustle and bustle of the vegetable market sounded in their ears, coupled with the temperature at the end of July, instantly making one feel a sense of restlessness, even their breathing becoming somewhat heavy.

Xu Liang directly led the people out of the vegetable market and then got on a tricycle.

The tricycle was piled high with green onions at this moment, and as Xu Liang got on, the owner of the onion stand cheerfully waved at him.

"Come again next time, come again next time, huh!"

Xu Liang nodded in acknowledgment, then pedaled the tricycle slowly towards the courtyard.

The weather was very hot, but Xu Liang was full of energy, and soon he was home with a pile of things.

"Click!"

The moment the door opened, Wang Chao came running out excitedly. He was initially going to take all the ingredients, but seeing a cart full of green onions, he was slightly stunned.

’No problem, eating green onions is fine too!’

Wang Chao excitedly busied himself again.

As for Xu Liang, he sat by the stone table and stone bench, pondering the unsettling things he had just discovered.

For a long time...

"Hoo~"

Xu Liang took a deep breath, his brows furrowing, clearly having made a decision, and immediately pulled out his phone to dial a strange number.

"Beep beep beep~"

The call was connected.

The next second, a voice came through.

"Hello? Lawyer Xu, what do you need?"

The voice was very unfamiliar.

Xu Liang paused, then spoke:

"Brother Zhang, I have a big deal I want to do with you, is it convenient for you?"

A deal?

Hearing these words, the person on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned, then questioned in confusion:

"I’m in the system, I can’t do business like ordinary people... isn’t it written in the law?"

"And, what kind of business do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, a sharp light flashed in Xu Liang’s eyes, and he spoke:

"A five hundred thousand deal!"

Five... five hundred thousand!?

...

...

"Damn it, this bastard... why is he as hard to shake off as a sticky plaster!?"

"Sure enough, he’s targeting the vegetable market... or rather he’s targeting us, constantly sending people to watch. There’s simply no chance to make a move!"

"It’s troublesome, the higher-ups are starting to press again... Damn it, we’re taking the risk, but he gets the credit!!!"

"Let’s think about how to approach the other party and get the technology first...."

"What is that person’s identity? Any guess on the technology they have?"

"..."

In a hotel in Upper City.

Zhu Haoyi recalled the encounter at the vegetable market just now, his face turning livid and ghastly.

He clenched his hands, his eyes filled with viciousness.

Li Yang was slightly better, but his face was also unpleasant, yet he still spoke:

"No rash moves at present, but it’s highly likely related to some core technology..."

Core technology... what kind of core technology?

Rare earth purification is core technology, nuclear bombs are also core technology, but the importance levels between them are worlds apart!

"Every extra day adds another degree of danger, Number One is already pressing with risks involved... those damn things!" Zhu Haoyi said angrily.

Li Yang fell silent.

In June, they had received a call from Upper City, telling them to go get some technology.

Initially, they thought the selected place was a vegetable market, an easy place to conceal identities, so the meeting would be swift, but who would have thought....

They had just disembarked from the plane and settled matters at the court.

As a result, that high-level counter-surveillance awareness immediately knew they were being tracked, with trackers being both male and female, but the mastermind was Yang Ruoxi!

Of course, they knew who Yang Ruoxi was—Xu Liang’s close associate.

In other words, every move they made could be reported to Xu Liang by the other party.

If it were another lawyer, Zhu Haoyi would risk going back to the vegetable market to bring out the technology, but Xu Liang.... Zhu Haoyi didn’t dare to gamble.

The other party was too perceptive, those eyes, that brain—practically non-human!

A slight flaw would be decisively exploited by the other party at this place, so....

Despite being in Upper City for more than a month, they had still not obtained the technology.

"What about the rare earth technology?"

Zhu Haoyi felt a headache rising, looking at Li Yang again.

"Over there..." Li Yang only felt a dryness in his throat, and he chuckled bitterly:

"Manager Wang terminated the contract and started to hold us accountable. If nothing unexpected happens... after finishing the lawsuit in Upper City, there will be another lawsuit to face."

"Rare earth... it’s impossible to obtain it in the future."

The moment the words fell.

"Bang!"

Zhu Haoyi’s face twisted with ferocity, his hands uncontrollably slamming on the table, his whole being like a frenzied beast.

"Seven years, seven years!!!"

He growled in a low voice.

"It’s not just seven years, it’s impossible to come into contact with it even in the future.... I want him dead!!!"

His reputation has already plummeted to the ground.

Perhaps other mines would cooperate with him for profit.

But Zhu Haoyi was never motivated by money to get involved with the rare earth mine. What he wanted was technology, the extraction technology that Eastern Country could use to dominate the world!

It took him seven years to find an opening, a perspective to peek through, but just as he was beginning...

It was Xu Liang who closed that gap, even sealing it with poured cement!

"Right now, the real urgency is over at the vegetable market!"

Li Yang still retained his rationality, rubbing his temple tiredly as he said:

"The sudden appearance of Xu Liang at the vegetable market... what is it really about? We still don’t know."

Hearing this, Zhu Haoyi’s reason slowly returned, and he too fell into deep thought.

Undoubtedly, the vegetable market isn’t simply about buying groceries for them.

But what about Xu Liang!?

Could it be that he discovered something, hence why he went to the Dongyang Vegetable Market...

This is not just idle anxiety!

After all, Yang Ruoxi has been tailing them for almost a month, and since she can be by Xu Liang’s side, she is certainly not an ordinary person. Perhaps her mind works just like Xu Liang’s and may have realized something.

But still...

"We haven’t connected yet."

Zhu Haoyi pondered for a long time and slowly said, "He shouldn’t be able to find out the identity."

The same thing again.

Zhu Haoyi hasn’t made contact yet; he doesn’t even know whom he is supposed to meet with or from whom to take away the technology.

So how could Xu Liang figure out the identity from him!?

"It couldn’t be that the contact person exposed themselves on purpose, they might just take a round in the vegetable market and buy nothing without anyone noticing, which makes no sense..."

Zhu Haoyi stated truthfully.

Li Yang thought for a moment and nodded, agreeing with this idea.

Indeed, even if the contact person does nothing but takes a stroll, they wouldn’t be exposed.

After all, there are so many people in the vegetable market.

It’s not as if the person would do something foolish, standing out like a crane among chickens, attracting everyone’s attention, right!?

People aren’t so foolish as to make mistakes of that magnitude, especially since this is a life-and-death sort of business.

After some contemplation, both of them finally felt at ease.

"So, what do we do next..."

Li Yang hesitated.

The thought of the rare earth mine appeared in Zhu Haoyi’s mind, wearing him out. He finally said:

"In the retrial... just close the case of the Yangshan Gully Run Dong Weaving Plant, even if we lose the lawsuit and have to pay until the mining company goes bankrupt, the case must be closed!"

The rare earth technology for now has completely dashed all their hopes thanks to Xu Liang.

So now...

"Just give up directly, cut off the tail to survive, lose the sesame to pick up the watermelon!"

Zhu Haoyi’s eyes sharpened as he made the decision.

"End the case, try to connect with the people at the vegetable market, and leave with the technology!"

"Then sell whatever the mining company can, and take the money back home!"

Hearing this, Li Yang nodded.

As of now, this indeed seems to be their path ahead.

As to whether the contact person will be discovered by Xu Liang, bypassing them both...

Like I said, even if the other party does nothing, Xu Liang could never discover it!

No one would be so stupid as to make such foolish mistakes on a matter of life and death, right!?

The two of them began to busy themselves with matters concerning the case.

...

...

On the same day, July 19th.

At one o’clock in the afternoon.

A half-hour after Xu Liang finished his call.

A black sedan slowly drove out from a certain government department and then sped quickly down the highway, the driver seemingly reckless, finally parking in an alley of a courtyard house.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!!"

The urgent knocking on the door was accompanied by heavy breathing sounds.

The next second.

The door to the courtyard swung open.

"Creak~"

A young figure appeared in front of the man in the black suit with a red tie.

Behind him, the stone table in the courtyard was still surrounded by a few people eating Yangchun Noodles, but he didn’t spare them a glance and kept his gaze on Xu Liang.

Zhang Tian, panting heavily and anxious, said:

"Lawyer Xu, are you serious!?"

Just a moment ago, Xu Liang had called him, claiming to have found some little slip concerning Zhu Haoyi.

To be honest, criminal cases are usually the responsibility of the police.

While they belong to police circles, they aren’t actually responsible for such incidents; their duty pertains to national defense security!

As for the department, it’s quite familiar, which is...

National Security!

That’s right, Zhang Tian is part of National Security, which is also the police, but not the ordinary police, so technically Zhu Haoyi’s case is unrelated to him.

But then...

A month ago, Xu Liang had reported Zhu Haoyi due to some suspicious factors!

National Security quietly launched an investigation but unfortunately found nothing. The other party’s history wasn’t entirely spotless, but there were no clear leads.

Until now...

"There are significant suspicions."

Xu Liang looked serious, nodding.

Seeing this, Zhang Tian’s heart jolted, and his face turned instantly grim.

"Do you have any clues?" Zhang Tian asked.

In response, Xu Liang, without another word, led the group into the courtyard house.

The people eating in the courtyard raised their eyebrows, watching them curiously, their gazes following as Xu Liang walked into the guest room, and then came out with a laptop in hand.

"Found something odd about a woman, see if you recognize her?"

Xu Liang softly said.

In the next second, he began to play the video copied onto the USB drive.

"Boom!"