PEERLESS GENIUS SYSTEM I

Chapter 138: Blown Up

The job orders for the Mid-Autumn Festival were sufficient to get Luo’s Workshop up and about. They were not far away from actually getting the company back on its feet.

At this moment, however, Xiao Luo in a quandary. He was brooding with an intense, downtrodden look on his face. He had just received a piece of really bad news, and they were on the losing end in their lawsuit against Chen Jianbai. The outcome of the first trial was not in favor of Luo’s Workshop. The reason behind their success was none other than the outstanding lawyer Taste Buds have appointed for Chen Jianbai.

“The lawyer that represented Chen Jianbai in his defense went by the name of Fu Heyu. His reputation is up there alongside Ge Zhongtian. He is one of the finest advocates and solicitors in town. With his sharp tongue, he could distort and manipulate facts to win his arguments. Aside from that single time where he lost to Ge Zhongtian, he has never lost any other case he took on. As such, he was popularly hailed by the public as “Orator Fu.” Head of the Department of Legal Affairs, Zhang Yong, had reported the outcome to Xiao Luo. He looked glum and sullen, disappointed that they had lost the high ground in the first trial.

Xiao Luo didn’t respond to him immediately. He only sat on his chair, staring into his laptop. He was watching the proceedings of the first trail intently, and he didn’t even blink his eyes once. His fingers continued tapping rhythmically on the table in a.

1Xiao Luo, acting in this way, created a mood of anxiety in the room. Li Ziming and Zhang Yong, who was standing in his office at this moment, felt very agitated. This uneasiness made them feel like they were in front of a firing squad. They didn’t volunteer to utter a word.

This was especially true for Li Ziming. Initially, she was convinced that with the recording in hand, Chen Jianbai would be on the losing of the litigation as she felt they had a watertight case. With that, Luo’s Workshop’s reputation could have been redeemed. However, when Fu Heyu cropped up out of nowhere. He cleverly manipulated the facts and evidence, utilizing his advocacy skills to the hilt. The court then sided with the defendant, Chen Jianbai, believing that it was Luo’s Workshop that forced him to record the audio. Luo’s Workshop was now faced with a few hundred thousand dollars fine for suspected threatening, intimidation, slandering, and defamation.

Luo’s Workshop suddenly turned from the plaintiff to the defendant!

The turnaround had happened so swiftly that it took them by surprise. Nobody would’ve expected this outcome.

“The way he articulated his words was nothing short of phenomenal. Even I was almost convinced that Luo’s Workshop was in the wrong after watching the footage,” Xiao Luo said, letting out a long breath, as he smiled.

“Mr. Xiao, we still have a chance to win this case. As long as we can engage Ge Zhongtian as our counsel, there will be no need for us to be afraid of Fu Heyu,” Zhang Yong suggested.

After the first proceedings, judging by the situation, only by getting Ge Zhongtian to be part of their legal team would they stand a chance to win the lawsuit. Should they fail, Luo’s Workshop’s reputation would inevitably suffer another fatal blow. Even with an unexpected increase in job orders for the Mid-Autumn Festival, it would only keep Luo’s Workshop sustaining itself financially for just a while longer.

Xiao Luo stared at him with a chilling expression, “You are the head of the Legal Affairs Department. It is your responsibility and your job to go to court for the company. You shouldn’t be thinking about how to hire a better lawyer. I’d say you should be thinking about how to win this lawsuit.”

Upon hearing that, Zhang Yong remained silent and awkwardly lowered his head.

At that moment, Xu Guansong stepped forward and said, “I do have faith in Zhang Yong’s abilities, but behind an able man will always be another even more able man. Fu Heyu is one of the top lawyers in Jiangcheng City. To be fair, Zhang Yong losing to him is inevitable. It’s just like comparing a high-speed train and a railway train. We can’t possibly be asking a railway train to outrun a high-speed train, can we? If something like that were to happen, it would be against the laws of nature, am I right?”