Chapter 109: I Have a Friend/Brother (Seeking Monthly Votes)

In life, or perhaps on the internet, don't you often encounter certain types of people?

When they see things like luxury cars, luxury goods, fine wines, or even sky-high priced meals, or some act of Pretending to be Cool, or officials of a certain rank, they often say, "What's the big deal? I have a friend..."

"A car worth several million? What's the big deal? I have a friend who has a whole basement full of luxury cars."

"A meal costing tens of thousands is expensive? What's the big deal? I have a brother whose treat last time—that was truly expensive. And then he even said it was nothing at all; you guys just lack experience."

"A haircut costing thousands is expensive? I have a friend who got a haircut at such-and-such place last time; that was the true aristocratic style. You know, it costs over ten thousand for a single cut!"

... And so on, the list goes on.

In short, you never know if what they say is true or false, and whether in reality or on the internet, you rarely have the chance to confront them face-to-face.

Because what comes out of their mouths is never how they themselves are doing, but rather how "I have a friend" is doing. If you insist on asking, then it's just you who lacks experience!

As for whether it's true, nobody knows, but they speak as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

It is necessary to emphasize here that "I have a friend" and "I have a friend" are two completely different concepts; those who know, know.

"I have a friend who is a nouveau riche" and "This picture is nice, I have a friend who wants to ask for the source" are two different concepts.

Perhaps Qiu Xiaoshuai is much the same kind of person; in fact, at this moment, holding the phone, he is already in a position where it is hard to get off the tiger's back.

Heaven knows why it turned out like this; he had originally just treated this experience as a bit of bragging in life, after all, this matter sounded like he was very impressive.

And he could go on to say that he had a friend who was a great Lawyer; after all, being hired by two Law Firms at the same time—this matter is truly awesome to laymen like them.

Just think, what you hear in daily life is which Law Firm a Lawyer belongs to; when have you ever heard of a Lawyer being in two Law Firms? That just shows the person is too amazing, and everyone is fighting to have them.

Thinking about it carefully, there's nothing wrong with that; the logic has no problems at all.

But he didn't expect that just after finishing his bragging in front of a few friends, a Summons would be delivered here.

This is a bit hard to handle. Should Qiu Xiaoshuai admit in front of everyone that this friend of his only ate one meal with him, and then they just bragged after drinking?

How could that be possible? The brag he made himself, even if he has to buy a bull to top it off, he cannot break his act!

Otherwise, how could he continue to hang out in front of his friends in the future? Losing face, you know.

Face is more important than life, you mortals, do you understand?

Unless it really costs one's life...

However, Qiu Xiaoshuai did get one thing right: before, with that person who was rumored to be a great Lawyer... yes, rumored. A table of people sat down, friends introduced each other, and everyone said that was a great Lawyer, a very awesome Lawyer.

So, Student Xiaoshuai naturally assumed that was a great Lawyer, and thus, while drinking, they had all sorts of exchanges, and then he seemed to hear the other party mention something about two Law Firms.

Of course, the other party might have just let it slip, and quickly smoothed it over later; after all, everyone was drunk.

They probably didn't think Qiu Xiaoshuai would take it to heart, and he even conducted a very logical mental fill-in-the-blanks afterward...

In short, Qiu Xiaoshuai dialed that phone number he had probably never called before and shouted "brother."

On the other side of the phone, inside the Yinke Law Firm in Jingzhou City, Wang Daoren was busy with his work.

Just at this moment, his mobile phone rang. He picked it up and looked: Qiu Xiaoshuai... Who is Qiu Xiaoshuai? A client of his?

However, in their line of work, since a number was saved with a note, it might really be a client. Thus, Wang Daoren answered the phone and immediately heard that brash voice.

Brother? When did I have such a brother?

And with that "I've run into trouble, hurry up and help me settle it" attitude—who are you!

"No, Mr. Qiu Xiaoshuai, right? I don't seem to know you..."

Qiu Xiaoshuai on this end of the phone felt his heart tighten, but looking around, his friends shouldn't have heard.

So he still said brashly: "Brother, last time, yes, right at that hot pot restaurant, we just finished drinking, and I went to eat again a few days ago, and ended up running into trouble."

"And look, that person actually dared to file a Lawsuit against me, so I came to find you, brother..."

Ate a meal with him?

Wang Daoren tried hard to recall and remembered; it was just that the name and surname of Qiu Xiaoshuai were truly distinctive, otherwise he would have forgotten long ago.

It's just... that was while drinking at a dinner table. Now, with you saying "brother" this and "brother" that, it feels very uncomfortable...

It's that kind of feeling where the relationship clearly isn't that good, but you're forcing yourself to get close.

Besides, a real brother wouldn't call you brother; people usually call you "son," okay!

Haven't you seen some village bully, whose mouth is full of "brother this, brother that," look at how that brother ended up...

The key is that he eats with too many people, and when drunk, everyone is a brother, but now you are like this...

Forget it, someone is suing him, presumably it's a matter of a Lawsuit, and for Wang Daoren, who is in the rising period of his career, he cannot refuse a Lawsuit.

He is not a newcomer in the industry, but he has been doing it for a few years and still has no fame; he needs some relatively well-known cases to make a name for himself.

In daily life, he also needs to work hard to expand his sources of cases.

Therefore, for the sake of making money, he won't quibble over those "brothers."

"Mr. Qiu, right? Regarding the case, you can come to my Law Firm and we can talk in detail. You can add me on WeChat, and I will send you the specific address."

Hanging up the phone, Qiu Xiaoshuai looked at his friends and said: "See, I told you, as long as I find my brother for this matter, it will be solved in minutes."

The friends smiled upon hearing this, and they called him "President Qiu" even more affectionately; it was a scene of harmony.

The situation at the Yuefu Small Residential District Property Management changed suddenly; one manager went down and one went in. Fortunately, the Hengtian Property head office above was slightly helpful and paid off all the owed taxes and such.

Otherwise, Manager Xue would not have been able to escape this disaster either.

Afterwards, the Hengtian Property head office announced that a new Property Manager and Security Manager would take office, and that they would give everyone (someone) a satisfactory explanation for the various problems the Small Residential District had reported previously.

Especially the most important point: the Elevator Card. The new Property Manager first stopped the Elevator Card system.

And all the fees originally collected were also refunded, it just needed time; they hoped everyone would give the Property Management a little time.

This made owners like Liu Nainai feel it was acceptable; they believed there was no need for an Elevator Card at all.

And at this time, Zhou Yi from the Company was preparing how to edit his video.

"My Affairs with Property Management" had only reached the second episode. He originally planned to make it a series, but as a result, once Lawyer Fang took action, the video that could have been dragged out for more than ten episodes now had to be cut in half.

Not reconciled, really not reconciled!

Manager Xue, how did you go down? Manager Xu, how did you go in? Without you guys, how am I supposed to drag out my videos!

However, thinking about it, I don't know what this new Property Management Manager is like, and I have no idea if they are responsible, so it seems I can continue doing this.

Then the urgent matter is to first make the downfall of Xue Jingli and the imprisonment of Manager Xu into the third episode.

Obviously, I don't have any footage of the events in between, but that is also normal.

Whether it is the Tax Department conducting a tax audit or the Public Security Bureau making an arrest, it is impossible for me to just happen to film it.

The incident with that internet celebrity last time was truly too coincidental, even more coincidental than something written in a story...

So, considering the effect of the simple animation in the last episode was so good, I should be able to try it for this episode too.

Then the most important thing is to first understand the specific sequence of the entire event.

So for the time being, I still have to go to Property Management, because whether it was the tax audit or the arrest, the Property Management staff all know about it, and they very likely saw that scene.

It just so happens that the new Property Management Manager said they arrived on the job these past two days, so it should be fine for me to go back once.

A lawsuit is a lawsuit; just because I am suing you doesn't mean I have a grudge against you, right?

I also need to go back and check on my own little home; I have been staying at the Company for quite a while.

I went downstairs, drove back to the Yuefu Residential Quarter, and took a look at the entrance of the Small Residential District; eh, there have been quite a few changes.

First of all, the security guards at the entrance are basically all new faces, but their attitude is much better than before.

In the past, the security guards at this entrance all had "Sima faces," and sometimes, because of being too close or other situations where the system at the access control barrier couldn't automatically scan the license plate, the security guards would yell at you very fiercely.

This is purely a matter of attitude.

But now, the security guard is very enthusiastic and polite, only Zhou Yi still cannot enter the Small Residential District because, although Manager Xu was arrested, his license plate number still hasn't been added to the system...

And the security guard had already run over, so Zhou Yi took the opportunity to roll down the car window.

"Hello sir, sorry, outside vehicles are prohibited from entering the Small Residential District. If you want to go in to find someone, it is suggested that you park your car in the parking lot across the street," the young security guard said very politely.

Zhou Mouren has always been like this: if you are polite to him, he will be even more polite back.

"I am a resident of this Small Residential District, and I also have a parking space inside the Small Residential District; it was just deleted by that security manager for some reason before."

"Yes, that is the Manager Xu who went inside."

The young security guard's mouth twitched upon hearing this, but he still smiled and said: "This... let's see if you have any proof. If you do, I will go ask for you, but before that, you must first move out of the way of the entrance."

That's right, this is the normal work attitude and process.

I have a parking space, and I even have the proof with me, yet I can't enter the Small Residential District; that means there is a problem with your work, and you need to check it!

It is not for me to go and check.

Zhou Yi wouldn't fuss about anything like this, so he very readily moved the car away and parked it to the side.

By rights, one definitely shouldn't park at the entrance, but since the person is in the car, waiting for a short while is still acceptable.

After parking the car, in front of the security guard, Zhou Yi magnificently took out the parking space sales contract and said: "This is it, go to Property Management and check."

Huh? The young security guard was stunned; his original intention was to let Zhou Yi go park across the street first and then see where to get proof, but he didn't expect the person to take it out directly...

So he could only say: "Alright then, please wait a moment."

Having said that, the security guard slipped into the Property Management Office; mainly, he couldn't confirm whether this thing was real or fake, so he had to go ask his leader.

He absolutely could not privately operate the system to add the license plate number.

Of course, Zhou Yi did not know that, inside the Manager's Office of Property Management at this moment, Zhong Chu, with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, looked at the newly appointed Property Management Manager in front of him with a look of helplessness.

This was the first time he had seen this type of lawsuit; the mediation didn't work, and after it was over, Property Management Manager Xue told him to keep preparing, that if they were going to have a lawsuit, then they would have a lawsuit!

So he prepared, but just as he was preparing on his side, he suddenly heard that Manager Xue was gone—oh no, wait, he was removed from his post—and the other Manager Xu had gone straight inside.

Damn! Although I felt that you two managers didn't seem to understand the law very well last time, there's no reason for it to be this fast!

Zhong Chu even had a feeling that before he came to help, the two managers were perfectly fine, but as soon as he arrived, one was removed and the other was sent to the slammer...

This must be a coincidence; yes, this is a coincidence.

But what about this lawsuit? The other side is about to have a court hearing, and it seems like Property Management hasn't prepared anything yet. Not only will this lawsuit definitely be lost, but what will happen when it comes to Compulsory Execution?

Although it has nothing to do with him, he subconsciously wanted to worry about it.

"Lawyer Zhong, don't worry, there are many problems, but they need to be solved one by one."

"I talked to Lao Xue about the specifics before; actually, it is mainly about the public disclosure of fees and expenditures."

"As for other things like blueprints and such, forget it, let's just go with Mediation."

Behind the office desk, the new Property Management Manager of Yuefu Residential Quarter, He Xiaoxuan, said.

Although we always say that physiognomy and such are all superstition, sometimes when you see a person's temperament, you can imagine what kind of personality they have.

For example, this Manager He in front of me.

At least when Zhong Chu saw her for the first time, he knew that this person looked like someone with a very decisive and vigorous personality!

Short hair, a face carrying a slight professional smile, eyes very calm, and she spoke very quickly.

This felt very different from Manager Xue, who looked very slick before.

"Also, that owner named Zhou Yi, I will take some time to talk to him!"

Zhong Chu subconsciously nodded; this person's aura was a bit strong.

After finishing the discussion, Zhong Chu had nothing else to do, so he said goodbye and left the Manager's Office, and He Xiaoxuan also walked out at the same time.

As a result, she saw a security guard coming in in a rush with something in his hand.

That young security guard saw He Xiaoxuan and hurriedly said: "Manager He, there is a matter here. You see, one of our owners' license plate numbers is not in the system, but he took out a parking space sales contract, and I don't know what's going on..."

He Xiaoxuan took the sales contract and said casually: "That's impossible, with a contract, how could it not have been added... eh, this owner is Zhou Yi?"

After checking carefully a few more times, she then said: "No problem, go and add it."

"By the way, I'm going out in a moment too, to meet this Mr. Zhou and get to know him."

The morning throat-soothing chapter is here. Old Nine was busy editing yesterday and didn't notice there was an extra alliance leader. So sorry, thank you to Brother Eternal Night Heavenly Star for the alliance leader reward, thank you very much. Yesterday there were six chapters, so now it is nine chapters. The additional updates for the several alliance leaders will all start to be repaid in the following days.

(End of this chapter)