CHAPTER 188: CHAPTER 188 SU JUNHUI

Xu Jiayuan didn’t dare to speak plainly, fearing she would anger Lawyer Zhang and then no one would be willing to take the case.

"To begin with, you don’t need to pay the full fifteen million. You only need to pay 30% of the commission upfront, which is 4,500,000."

Lawyer Zhang’s mouth always held a professional smile.

"It’s about mutual interest. It’s better to settle the terms at the beginning before proceeding with the business. Do you agree?"

Not daring to decide on her own, Xu Jiayuan said, "Let me discuss it with others."

"Please go ahead."

Lawyer Zhang played with the expensive pen in his hand, utterly indifferent about whether the deal would go through or not.

Xu Jiayuan, seeing his completely carefree demeanor, as if he wasn’t afraid she wouldn’t need him for the lawsuit, grew even more uneasy.

Xu Jiayuan found an empty private room to call Li Xumin. "Honey, Lawyer Zhang is demanding a commission of fifteen million, and he wants 4,500,000 in advance. Do you agree?"

Li Xumin burst into curses upon hearing this. "Who does he think he is? Demanding 4,500,000 before even starting the lawsuit? Don’t give him anything, not a single penny!"

"But no other renowned lawyers are willing to take the case."

"These people are all pretenders. They have no real ability. There are so many law graduates. Just pick any one of them, and they’d be better than these idiots! Go to the law school, offer them 10,000 to 20,000, and people will be clamoring for it."

"But they lack experience. Can they really handle it?" Xu Jiayuan hesitated.

The matter concerned their substantial compensation. She had to be cautious.

"Li Qing was abused and severely injured, and then she died because the hospital lost power. These are all clear-cut cases. Anyone with a basic understanding of law could win," Li Xumin became increasingly impatient.

"What use is your brain if not just to grow hair? Do I need to tell you even this?"

Xu Jiayuan was used to being manipulated by Li Xumin and Li Kuan over the years.

Whenever they raised their voices, she would start to doubt herself, reflecting on what she did wrong to make him angry.

"I’ll head to the university to find someone right away."

Xu Jiayuan didn’t return to the private room but left directly.

She regretted not ordering more food earlier, to make a vampire like Lawyer Zhang pay dearly.

After waiting for ten minutes and seeing no one return, Lawyer Zhang leisurely got up and left.

Given Li Xumin and Li Kuan’s typical character, they definitely would not cooperate with him after hearing about such a hefty commission.

They would either find some small-firm lawyer to take the case or go to the school to find even cheaper students to help litigate.

Lawyer Zhang posted a message in the Lawyers’ Union.

"The relatives of Li Hua and Li Qing are currently seeking a lawyer to litigate, aiming to exploit their daughter one last time. I hope colleagues will not provide them with legal aid. Thank you."

"Also, please forward this, so that more lawyers or law students can join the boycott."

"Our legal system should not become a tool for extortion by those of reprehensible character!"

After Lawyer Zhang sent these messages, everyone responded promptly.

"Professor Zhang, rest assured. We have already issued an order forbidding our firm’s lawyers from taking this case."

"Our firm had already refused them before. Please be assured, Professor Zhang."

University law professors also shared the message across various institutions.

Jiangcheng, Jiangnan, and other surrounding cities all learned about this issue.

Xu Jiayuan rushed to Jiangcheng University of Political Science and Law.

It was nearly the winter vacation.

The weather was cold, and there were hardly any people on campus.

Just then, a tall, simply dressed, and travel-worn young man, carrying a large backpack, jumped off the bus and walked into the school, his head down.

Seeing this, Xu Jiayuan immediately got out of her car.

"Hey, you! Stop right there!"

The young man showed little reaction and continued walking briskly forward.

Xu Jiayuan, fueled by rage, ran up and grabbed the young man’s backpack.

Su Junhui was dead tired. He was hungry and sleepy and just wanted to go back to his dormitory to sleep for three days and three nights.

His backpack was suddenly pulled.

He lazily lifted his eyelids and glanced at Xu Jiayuan.

"What is it?" His voice was cold.

The air felt heavy.

Xu Jiayuan was startled by the young man’s gaze. But she soon realized he was just a poor student—what was there to fear?

"I have a lawsuit to fight. If we win, I’ll give you 20,000 yuan!"

Xu Jiayuan lifted her head proudly as she spoke, waiting for the poor student to agree.

"How much money?"

Su Junhui thought he was so tired he was hallucinating.

"Twenty thousand!" Xu Jiayuan declared the figure with pride.

Su Junhui snatched his bag back and quickly walked away.

Twenty thousand? Does she take me for a beggar?

Xu Jiayuan was dumbfounded and started to chase after him.

She had only taken a few steps when Su Junhui had already disappeared.

It had grown dark, and the wind was getting colder.

After sneezing a few times, Xu Jiayuan got into the car to warm up with the heater.

She and the driver waited another hour, but they didn’t see any students passing by.

Exam week was approaching.

Students who were usually out fooling around were now holed up in their dormitories and libraries studying, with no time to wander outside.

The driver suggested, "Madam, why don’t we go look at the student bulletin board? There are many outstanding students featured there. Wouldn’t it be faster to choose someone from there?"

"Why didn’t you say so earlier?" Xu Jiayuan scolded, blaming him for making her freeze outside for so long.

The driver quickly apologized.

They drove around the campus a few times before finding the bulletin board.

Every school has a board promoting its outstanding students.

Xu Jiayuan had no intention of getting out of the car.

"Go take a look and take several photos," she ordered.

The driver, on the verge of tears, reluctantly got out of the car to take pictures for his modest salary.

This was a top institution, brimming with outstanding students.

After a careful look, the driver took out his phone to take pictures.

Suddenly, he saw the young man from before.

He specifically moved closer to take a few shots of him.

The driver sent the photos to Xu Jiayuan.

Xu Jiayuan looked at the photo of the young man.

Su Junhui!

If the name wasn’t a coincidence, then he must be the Fourth Young Master of the Su Family, Su Junhui.

If it really was Su Junhui, he indeed wouldn’t care about the small amount of money she was offering.

Xu Jiayuan chose a few students who appeared to be working part-time to support their studies and asked the driver to check their information and contact details.

Poverty was the easiest weakness to exploit.

When Su Junhui returned to his dormitory, he barely managed to eat a few bites of food before passing out from exhaustion.

He was a third-year graduate student and had a single dormitory.

After his defense, he would have finished all matters related to his postgraduate studies.

His advisor had recommended a doctoral supervisor for him.

This time, besides meeting the doctoral supervisor, he also had to go home to see his mother.

His mother had been awake for half a year now, while he had been doing legal aid with his advisor in a mountainous region.

The six-month legal aid stint had a significant impact on him and reinforced his decision to pursue further studies.

Besides, his family needed someone rooted in the legal field.

There were five of them. Aside from his eldest and second brothers, who were in the same field, everyone else was scattered across different industries, each deeply cultivating their own area.

They were currently drawing on the family’s wealth and resources. In the future, when the family needed their support, they would be able to effortlessly help guide the family towards a better future.

After Su Junhui woke up, he washed his face and went to his advisor’s house for a meal.

Seeing him, his advisor’s wife said cheerfully, "You slept so long and still didn’t feel hungry?"

"Compared to sleepiness, hunger is trivial." Su Junhui gobbled down two bowls of rice before slowing his eating pace.

His advisor said, "Professor Shen is currently handling a tricky project and won’t be available for the next couple of days. You can go home first and meet him when he’s free."

"What project?"

"The case of actress Li Qing’s accidental death."