Free Web NovelChapter 460: Chapter 343: New Case, Shooting!
If Lin Fuqiang could look after him a bit more, making Police Chief in his early thirties wouldn’t be impossible.
As long as his personal ability doesn’t totally flop... in the future he could even take a shot at First-Class Police Chief!
As for Deputy General Police Chief... better not think about that. The rank’s too high. There’s only one grade between it and First-Class Police Chief, but the gap between the two is like a chasm.
"Alright, I’m gonna go work on the contract first, you just mess around on your own."
Xu Liang tossed off a perfunctory line, then immediately started getting ready for work.
"What do you mean, ’mess around on my own’..."
Yang Ruoxi took a deep breath. Her ability was clearly pretty solid too; she was totally capable of doing the same work as Su Yu!
Right then.
Feeling unconvinced, she strode off and went to find Wang Feiyu, who was in charge of assigning work.
"Secretary Yang, you were looking for me... something up?"
Seeing the figure, Wang Feiyu was slightly stunned, then asked hesitantly.
"Got any work?"
Yang Ruoxi went straight to the point.
Right now the firm’s case assignment was all handled centrally by Wang Feiyu, so going to him was the best choice.
"What kind of cases would you like, Secretary Yang?"
Wang Feiyu understood, then pulled a few files out of the stack in his hand and tested the waters:
"I remember Secretary Yang has handled quite a few civil cases before."
"Coincidentally we’ve got quite a lot of civil lawsuits on hand, like divorce and splitting property, or economic mediation... which ones do you want to try?"
The most common cases are always husband-and-wife drama.
Either domestic violence, or divorce and dividing assets. Of course, they’re also the simplest, just a bit of a hassle.
"Whatever Assistant Su does, I’ll do!"
Little Yang spoke with confidence.
Hearing this, Wang Feiyu hesitated a bit, but after thinking it over—since the firm had Xu Liang holding the line—he couldn’t be bothered to overthink it and simply pulled out a few files and handed them to Yang Ruoxi.
"To make sure she can stay with the director 24/7 and not miss any big cases, Assistant Su hasn’t taken on any cases."
"It’s all consultation calls, at most some special consultations."
Wang Feiyu explained.
Hearing that, Yang Ruoxi patted her chest and promised:
"No problem, it’s just consultations, I can handle it!"
With that, she dashed off in a hurry and started working.
Wang Feiyu wanted to say something but held it back, then wanted to again, and in the end just sighed.
These are criminal consultations, the bar for professional knowledge is pretty high...
"Forget it, it’s not my headache anyway."
Wang Feiyu shook his head, then a sly smile crept onto his face.
"Let the boss figure out how to smooth this out!"
What’s her relationship with Xu Liang?
Wang Feiyu wasn’t an idiot. On the contrary, he was the smartest one out of Xia Yao’s batch, and precisely because of that, Xu Liang was putting extra effort into training him.
So of course he could see what was going on in Little Yang’s and Little Yu’s heads.
In Xu Liang’s words...
The two of them are shameless!
They’re both drooling over Xu Liang’s body!
"Tsk tsk, scheming in the open and in the dark, even cooking has to turn into a competition. Sigh, women."
Wang Feiyu sighed with emotion, then got busy with his own work.
As for Yang Ruoxi...
"Hiss... this is kinda hard."
At her workstation, listening to the client’s questions over the phone, Yang Ruoxi’s face scrunched up like a bitter melon.
But it wasn’t a big problem.
A year and a half with Xu Liang wasn’t for nothing. It was tough... but she could manage!
The growing Yang Ruoxi gradually started answering fluently.
By noon.
Yang Ruoxi originally wanted to volunteer to cook again, but this time Su Yu beat her to it.
"Let me do it."
Su Yu swept her hair up, revealing a smile that could make people zone out, then slowly walked toward the kitchen.
Not long after.
A glossy-looking dish was carried to the table, except...
’Tomato and scrambled eggs again?’
Xu Liang was surprised.
Yup, Su Yu had made tomato and scrambled eggs too, exactly the same dish Yang Ruoxi had cooked that morning!
"Want to try it, senior?" Su Yu asked gently.
Xu Liang nodded, took two bites, and then...
"Hm? Not bad."
Xu Liang raised an eyebrow, looking surprised. "You’ve hit about seventy percent of my level!"
And he wasn’t bragging.
With his skills, he could absolutely open a restaurant right now and rely on the taste alone to go national chain!
Seventy percent of his level is enough to be head chef in a restaurant!
"My mom is a pastry chef and my dad’s a chef, so I picked things up just being around them, but I still can’t compare to you, senior."
Su Yu said warmly, then gave a bright smile.
"So? How is it, good?"
Out of the corner of his eye, Wang Feiyu glanced at Yang Ruoxi beside him. He didn’t dare say a word, just kept shoveling food into his mouth.
Are you kidding.
Who’d dare comment? You not afraid of bringing the fire down on yourself!?
"Not bad, not bad, it’s really good!" Xu Liang said.
Wang Feiyu: ?
Wang Feiyu froze, turned his head to look at Xu Liang, who kept commenting on the side, and a string of question marks popped up in his head.
He looked at Yang Ruoxi, then at Xu Liang, a shocked expression appearing on his face.
This is my senior?
As expected, a senior is always a senior. I still have so much to learn!
"Senior, what kind of pastries do you like?"
Su Yu asked gently at this moment.
"Don’t bother, I’m not really into sweets." Xu Liang said with a smile.
"There are pastries that aren’t sweet. My mom doesn’t like sweet things either." Su Yu said with a bright smile.
Then.
She suddenly changed the subject and looked at Yang Ruoxi, who was burying her head in her food.
"What does Sister Yang like to eat? I can make some for you too while I’m at it."
Yang Ruoxi silently gave her a thumbs-up in her heart. She wanted to cry, but after thinking about it, her appetite beat her anger, so she said:
"Cream puffs!"
After she said it, Yang Ruoxi raged helplessly in her heart.
"Tire you out, tire you out, I’ll eat you to death!!!"
As long as she eats enough, the more Su Yu will have to make. The more she makes, the more exhausted she’ll be!
A very perfect logic.
At this moment...
Xu Liang finally noticed that something was a little off.
"Did their relationship blow up again!?"
He looked at the two girls in surprise, only feeling that women were way too mysterious.
But based on his experience... the best answer was to stay out of it completely!
So he didn’t say another word the entire lunch.
And after lunch...
Xu Liang went straight to find Wang Feiyu.
"Feiyu, has the firm taken any new cases these two days? Like something no one can handle."
Wang Feiyu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xu Liang suspiciously, sizing him up from head to toe, and said:
"A case... Senior, you want to take a case?"
"But you just got back from Upper City... you’re not planning to rest a bit? Long-term high pressure can mess with your mind."
Wang Feiyu said worriedly.
Even if his mind is fine, his body still needs rest!
Constantly grinding on cases... what if something happens from overwork?
The firm is on the rise right now; there’s absolutely no need to push this hard.
"I’m fine. I feel uncomfortable having nothing to do these two days."
Xu Liang said casually.
He works out regularly—running, lifting weights—always making sure he has a healthy body that can run when needed.
Plus, with the skills granted by the Cowhide Book... with that buff, he’s basically a civilian superhero!
No joke, if he went to a fighting ring right now, in his weight class he’d be world tier-0!
"Really?"
Suspicion flashed in Wang Feiyu’s eyes.
He kept feeling that the guy was taking a case just to hide from Su Yu and Yang Ruoxi.
But whatever.
The whole firm is his anyway; he can do whatever he wants.
Right away.
Wang Feiyu quickly sifted through the tough cases the firm hadn’t taken in the past few months, and finally...
"There really is one!"
"A case from two weeks ago. Because of the distance and its special nature, no one at the firm took it, but the commission is still open."
Wang Feiyu suddenly said.
"What kind of case?" Xu Liang raised an eyebrow.
"A... criminal homicide. The victim was a thirteen-year-old kid, very young. Early August, during summer vacation, he went to a summer camp, but not long after, the parents got a death notice..." Wang Feiyu explained.
Summer camp?
Surprise showed on Xu Liang’s face.
Underage, plus summer camp—the elements are all there...
Cases like this do have to be taken on cautiously. If you screw it up... it’ll really affect the firm’s reputation!
Right now, aside from him and Xia Yao, none of the academic-track lawyers at the firm are capable of handling it, and Zhang Cheng’s trio are all busy with financial cases.
He and Xia Yao both already had cases, and at the time Xu Liang was still busy with the spy case.
Helplessly, they could only put it on hold for the time being. Now that Xu Liang was volunteering to take a case, then...
"How did the kid die?"
Images of "bullying" and other scenarios instinctively flashed through Xu Liang’s mind.
"Bullying?"
Wang Feiyu shook his head.
"No."
Not bullying?
Xu Liang raised an eyebrow, getting interested.
"Then how did he die?"
Wang Feiyu took a deep breath, his expression turning grave, and said heavily:
"He was shot."
...
ps: Spent two and a half hours stuck on plotting today. It won’t be this late tomorrow.
By the way, asking for monthly tickets, asking for monthly tickets QAQ
