Chapter 158: Lawyer Liu, someone wants to see you!

Put your heart at ease?

Director Yin gave a bitter smile; how could she possibly put her heart at ease regarding this kind of matter?

Although Zhou Yi was definitely in the right when it came to the logic of the situation, the other party was clearly not interested in being reasonable.

Furthermore, it wasn't aimed at Zhou Yi; it was aimed directly at their Community Office.

Just as Director Yin wanted to say something more, he heard the person sitting in the corner speak up: "Alright, Director Yin, don't worry, this is just a small matter today."

For Fang Dazhuang, it was indeed a small matter; he hadn't even met the other party, so how could they possibly be some big-shot Lawyer?

The reason he had come all the way to Lincheng was mainly to have a chat with the other party, nothing more.

Purely as a Legal Person, just to have a chat with the other party; please, do not misunderstand.

Director Yin, of course, knew that Zhou Yi seemed to feel that as long as this slightly balding gentleman was present, everything would be fine.

Forget it, thinking so much was useless; Director Yin did not intend to say anything more. Let it be exposed, it didn't matter anymore.

Perhaps after this matter blew up, it would spark discussion; after all, the conflicts triggered by the issue of installing an Elevator in old Small Residential Districts were indeed numerous.

In the Small Residential District, Liu Dazhuang took the lead, constantly asking Guo Hongtu about the situation; of course, he had actually already learned about it yesterday.

Right now, in the livestream, he had to put on an act as if he had known nothing about it beforehand.

This was all part of his persona!

Guo Hongtu naturally had no objections and said whatever he was asked, though he still didn't mention the key points.

Was that important? To Lao Guo, it wasn't important. Anyway, we want to install an Elevator, and if you won't let us install it, that means you don't want my elderly family members to be able to go downstairs.

Reason? What reason? The other party simply wasn't one to be reasoned with.

If they were even slightly reasonable, they would have taken the initiative to provide some compensation to the neighbors downstairs.

"So, that neighbor on the first floor is just using moral kidnapping like this, forcing everyone to pressure you into moving, right!"

"Okay, I understand. A rich person from Jingzhou comes back and, under the guise of making a donation, forces this Mr. Guo to move."

"We'll go ask that Mr. Zhou in a moment to see what exactly he is thinking. They say neighbors should value harmony, but relying on one's wealth to act like this is truly very bad."

"We are currently still a society ruled by law..."

Facing the livestream, he spouted another pile of nonsense that sounded useful but was actually completely useless.

They hadn't walked far when Guo Hongtu suddenly said: "Over there, that person is one of our neighbors on the second floor, Wang Daye."

Huh? Liu Dazhuang hurriedly stepped forward and blocked Wang Daye, saying: "Hello, Wang Daye, I am currently doing a livestream and have a few questions I'd like to ask you, is that alright?"

Wang Daye was just about to head to the Community Office when he was blocked. He looked at the father and son, Guo Hongtu, and was a bit slow to react.

But he did understand the part about the livestream; there were likely many people watching him.

So, subconsciously, he revealed a smile and said: "Ah, okay, go ahead and ask."

Seeing this scene, Liu Dazhuang was even happier: "Wang Daye, I just want to ask you, how much do you know about the matter of the Elevator being built upstairs?"

Regardless of anything else, one must certainly appear fair in front of the livestream camera.

It really was because of this matter.

Wang Daye hesitated and said: "I have no opinion. If they want to build it, let them build it."

"But I heard that someone wants to donate an Elevator, but the prerequisite is to swap apartments with this Mr. Guo. What do you think about this? Is this moral kidnapping?" Liu Dazhuang asked again.

His face still carried a smile, and he looked as if he were just asking an ordinary question to understand the situation.

But Wang Daye was not happy the moment he heard this.

"What are you talking about? Where did you hear these things?" the old man asked back directly.

This caught Liu Dazhuang off guard. The old man's reaction wasn't right; shouldn't he be answering his question with a yes or no?

Why was he starting to ask him questions back?

He had been able to build up the reputation of "Liu Dazhuang of Lincheng" after Zhou Yi, so he certainly had the skills.

According to his pre-designed script, no matter if the other party answered yes or no, he could ask step by step, making the other party fall into the trap without realizing it.

This was a relatively sophisticated technique; some top-tier Lawyers could even question you until you said the exact opposite of what you meant.

And this was still because the situation in the country was different; abroad, the skills of those famous big-shot Lawyers were even more top-notch.

This kind of technique is called a Language Trap.

Liu Dazhuang did have some skills, and his techniques weren't very sophisticated, but the people he usually encountered in his livestreams were all very ordinary.

Plus, with the other party being in a livestream, he would constantly harp on about how many people were watching.

Under the influence of these various factors, it often caused people to break down, and then he could proceed according to his pre-set program.

But this time, something was wrong.

However, in front of the livestream camera, Liu Dazhuang could only smile and say: "This is something I obtained through specialized investigation..."

Wang Daye heard this and asked again: "How did you investigate it, who did you investigate with, and where did you investigate it?"

"I can't tell you that, and besides, I'm in the middle of a livestream right now," Liu Dazhuang smiled again.

"You have to be reasonable even when livestreaming, don't you? You haven't said anything, just a single 'obtained through my own investigation,' so how would I know how you know?"

"And who knows if you're just making it up? Making accusations of moral kidnapping without any proof—I think you're the one engaging in moral kidnapping!"

After firing off these few sentences like a machine gun, Wang Daye turned and walked away.

I have a meeting to attend; who wants to waste time here with some inexplicable person like you?

Wang Daye truly didn't understand any techniques, nor had he ever heard of such things; he was just an ordinary neighbor.

He just had a small hobby of gossiping...

Walking east and wandering west every day, gossiping all over the Small Residential District, his way with words was never inferior to anyone else's.

Wang Daye was very confident in this regard; last time, even a few old gossiping women were retorted by him to the point where they didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore.

The key was that his "hit and run" philosophy was very much in line with guerrilla warfare, leaving Liu Dazhuang a bit slow to react.

You spray someone and then just leave? Old man, you don't play by the rules!

In his urgency, Lawyer Liu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Hey, Wang Daye, please wait a moment, wait, I haven't finished speaking yet."

"This is being livestreamed, everyone is watching, please wait..."

Perhaps because he was a bit anxious, Lawyer Liu's hand rested on Wang Daye's shoulder.

And so, Wang Daye turned around and lay down on the ground...

He said with his mouth, "What are you doing? You pushed me. I'm warning you, I'm at such an old age, my heart isn't good. Everyone is watching this, I am not pulling a 'porcelain-touching' scam, you were the one who laid hands on me."

Holy crap!

Lawyer Liu's hand recoiled from Wang Daye's shoulder as if he had been electrocuted, his face full of bewilderment; this old man's methods were so wild!

Not daring to say anything more, he could only stare dumbfounded as Wang Daye nimbly climbed up from the ground and continued walking forward while humming a little tune from who knows where.

"I sit on the city tower watching the scenery, my ears hear the chaos outside the city walls..."

Lawyer Liu turned back toward the livestream room, a smile appearing on his face again: "That old man just now was a bit, a bit strange; let's just head to the Community Office first."

"Yes, yes, let's go to the Community Office first!"

Guo Hongtu was also a bit scared; his relationship with the neighbors in this Small Residential District wasn't very good, and he didn't come here often.

His impression of Wang Daye had always remained in the past, as a good-natured person.

But seeing him today, damn it, who would dare to touch...

Guo Xiaowi, on the other hand, felt that this Lawyer Liu was a bit unlucky; he could hear that the other party's questions were hiding some things, but the old man wouldn't talk to him.

The man just lay down on the ground, and there was nothing to be done about that.

That scene just now was truly too interesting; the popularity of the onlookers in the livestream room exploded!

"Holy shit, old man, you're awesome. This is the first time I've seen Lawyer Liu get shut down."

"Your elder is still your elder, but this kind of behavior of relying on one's age to bully others shouldn't be encouraged."

"I think so too. This old man might have already been bought off. The whole building is engaging in moral kidnapping. Disgusting!"

Everyone was saying all sorts of things. Lawyer Liu glanced at it, felt there was no problem, and continued toward the Community Office.

Wang Daye entered the Community Office, greeted the neighbors, and immediately came to Zhou Yi's side to tell him about what had happened earlier.

"Oh? That Lawyer Liu has already arrived and even asked you these questions?"

Zhou Yi didn't speak; Lawyer Fang, who had been sitting in the corner the whole time, had already leaned over.

"This kind of person is really... his tricks are deep, but your skills are even better."

Lawyer Fang also wanted to laugh; I don't care what your rhetoric is, I'll just lie on the ground, and it won't matter even if you talk until the sky falls.

Rhetoric must be spoken to work; this is equivalent to a scholar meeting a soldier.

Hearing that the other party had already started a livestream, Zhou Yi immediately took a mask out of his bag and put it on.

This was a clown mask.

Director Yin felt a bit of a toothache and suddenly felt this was very unreliable.

"Lawyer Liu, this is the Community Office. Director Yin just said they are waiting for us in the conference room."

Lawyer Liu nodded. Although he had been tripped up by an old man just now, it didn't matter; the popularity of the livestream room was already there.

Why was he livestreaming so seriously if not for popularity? Once he had popularity, there would be too many ways to make money.

Guo Hongtu and Guo Xiaowi followed behind; they had also just seen the popularity of that livestream room.

With this kind of popularity for exposure, he believed Director Yin wouldn't be able to say anything; public opinion on the internet could not be ignored.

This Lawyer Liu was indeed the right person to hire!

Entering the door, Guo Hongtu hurriedly began to introduce: "Director Yin, and fellow neighbors, this is Lawyer Liu, a famous big Lawyer."

"He used to be in the Imperial Capital, but now that he's back in his hometown, he heard about my situation and came over to ask."

"The matter of repairing the Elevator has turned out like this because some people are not cooperating. So today, in front of Lawyer Liu, let's make things clear: can we still reason here or not!"

"Lawyer Liu, this is Director Yin of the Community Office."

Seeming to feel he had said too much, he hurriedly stepped aside for Lawyer Liu behind him.

Lawyer Liu stepped forward, also with a face full of smiles, and said, "Hello, Director Yin."

Director Yin also nodded: "Hello."

"Eh, what famous or not famous, mainly everyone is a neighbor, and harmony is precious between neighbors. By the way, which one is Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Yi raised his hand: "I am!"

Lawyer Liu looked over, only to find that the other party was actually wearing a mask.

"Mr. Zhou, what is this... you don't want to see people? There's no need for that. After all, you are still donating an Elevator, but this kind of thing of inciting neighbors to quarrel with each other is a bit underhanded."

"After all, we are all neighbors. Mr. Guo upstairs wants to repair the Elevator, which is also for the sake of the whole building. People will grow old in the future, so one must put oneself in others' shoes; the traditional virtue of respecting and loving the elderly cannot be lost..."

"Donating an Elevator is definitely a good thing. We certainly cannot let a good thing turn into a bad thing. Mr. Zhou, don't you agree?"

"This conflict has been shifted, but it still exists. You are being too unfair to Mr. Guo like this."

Lawyer Liu was truly pouring out words like the water of the Yellow River; Zhou Yi just watched him speak.

Listening to these words, many of the neighbors couldn't help it anymore.

Really, they were sick of these words now!

The implication of these words seemed to be that they were the ones lacking traditional virtues and didn't know how to respect the elderly.

But you have to look at the cause and effect comprehensively.

Finally, it seemed he had said enough, and only then did Zhou Yi say: "Has Lawyer Liu finished?"

"Ah, just about."

Lawyer Liu was a bit confused; this reaction wasn't quite right.

Zhou Yi immediately said: "As long as you're finished. Today, I'm just a spectator. Mainly, there's someone who heard you were called Lawyer Liu and wanted to meet you."

Heard I was called Lawyer Liu and wanted to meet me? Is this person sick?

"Who is it?"

"Me!"

Zhou Yi stepped aside, revealing Fang Dazhuang and Zhou Xinran sitting in the corner.

Fang Dazhuang had already stood up, walking step by step to the doorway to stand face-to-face with Liu Dazhuang.

"I heard that a famous Lawyer from the Imperial Capital is currently livestreaming to help people, so I wanted to come and meet him."

The two stood there face-to-face; at this moment, even a neighbor like Wang Daye could tell that these two were extremely similar.

It wasn't about their looks, but that feeling—the same suit and leather shoes, the same gold-rimmed glasses, only one of them had less hair.

What is going on!

"By the way, my name is Fang Xujing, and I am also a Lawyer."

Liu Dazhuang was not blind; he didn't need to hear this introduction to know who the other person was.

After all, before preparing to become "Lincheng Liu Dazhuang," he had watched A Yi's videos many times.

He had imitated that Fang Dazhuang, imitated his way of speaking and dressing, and then used the same persona to ride the wave of popularity.

And now, the real deal had appeared right in front of him!

That feeling, really, was probably about the same as when Li Gui encountered Li Kui while robbing the road...

What was Li Gui's final outcome...

Liu Dazhuang stood there stunned, while Guo Xiaowei behind him was already so excited he couldn't control himself.

What Lincheng Liu Dazhuang? That was just a backup; Fang Dazhuang was his idol, okay!

Now, his idol was right in front of him; look at those gold-rimmed glasses, look at that sparse hair—they were all so eye-catching!

The onlookers in the livestream room began to spam the screen as if they had gone crazy!

"Fang Dazhuang? Did I see that right? How could Fang Dazhuang appear here? How could it be such a coincidence!"

"Brilliant, too brilliant! Was this directed? This is even more exciting than a TV drama!"

"That's right, it must be Fang Dazhuang. Didn't you see Goddess Zhou? Can the damn Camera film my goddess a bit more!"

"By the way, who is this Fang Dazhuang you're all talking about?"

Some onlookers didn't know, but soon someone explained it to them.

"Fang Dazhuang is Liu Dazhuang's father."

Huh? What the hell?

"Liu Dazhuang? Liu Dazhuang?"

It was Fang Dazhuang reaching out his hand to shake hands, while Liu Dazhuang had been standing there without reacting.

"Oh, oh..."

He hurriedly reached out his hand to shake it.

Only to see Fang Dazhuang smiling quite casually at this moment: "Liu Dazhuang, I also spent some time in the Imperial Capital before and know most of the famous Lawyers. By the way, which law firm are you at?"

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Awakening Superpowers Starting from Becoming a Vampire (Transmigrated to a monster world, bitten to death by girlfriend, accidentally became a vampire)

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