Chapter 358: 352 Sword Pointed at the Hong Kong-Harming Tycoon, Fang Anxin!

Night fell.

Hysan Avenue.

A blue Bentley was driving along the road.

"Wait... stop the car!"

Director Guan Zu, inside the car, suddenly shouted, his gaze fixed on a small alley five meters away by the roadside.

Ah Xing stopped the car immediately.

At this moment, inside the alley, three people were entangled.

Director Guan Zu saw someone he recognized.

"That's right, I did harass your girlfriend, so what?"

Lin Liangshui tilted his head, carrying a hint of drunkenness. He whistled at the girl and said with a cheeky grin, "Pretty girl, you're quite beautiful. Why don't you come and play with your big brother for a while~~"

The girl hid behind her boyfriend.

The boyfriend glared at Lin Liangshui in anger: "What are you doing! You lecherous old man, get lost right now!"

Lin Liangshui, however, showed no intention of backing down. Instead, he leaned in closer and provoked him:

"What, I'm not leaving. What can you do to me? If you've got the guts, hit me. Come on!"

The boyfriend clenched his fists: "Are you crazy? Looking for trouble in the middle of the night, right? Don't think I won't dare to hit you!"

"Come on, hit me!"

Lin Liangshui laughed out loud.

Scenes from the courtroom kept flashing through his mind; Zeng Situ Jie'er's desperate gaze felt like a sharp blade, piercing his heart over and over again.

He longed for the boyfriend's fist to land on him. Perhaps only physical pain could alleviate the unbearable guilt in his heart.

The man felt he had encountered a lunatic and was about to leave.

But Lin Liangshui said: "If you're a man, then do it... If you don't dare to hit me, then give your girlfriend to me. Hahaha~ what a useless man!"

"And, your girlfriend is dressed so beautifully, isn't it just for people to look at? I looked, so what? Come on, hit me!"

The boyfriend finally lost his patience.

"Damn it, you asked for this!"

He threw a punch at Lin Liangshui's face.

Lin Liangshui didn't dodge or block, taking the punch head-on. A sharp pain instantly radiated from his nasal bone, and blood splattered everywhere.

Yet, as if he couldn't feel the pain, he laughed heartily instead: "Well hit! Again! Is that all the strength you've got? How can you satisfy your girlfriend like this..."

The boyfriend was even more enraged.

Bang, bang, bang~~~

A flurry of punches fell like a storm onto Lin Liangshui's cheeks and body.

Kicking and punching.

Soon, Lin Liangshui was beaten until he was swaying, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth as he lay on the ground, still spewing insults to provoke the boyfriend.

The woman hurriedly grabbed her boyfriend, saying anxiously: "Stop hitting him, stop hitting him, you'll kill him!"

The boyfriend was dragged away, cursing: "Bastard, don't let me run into you again!"

They soon left.

Lin Liangshui lay on the ground, laughing~~

At this moment,

A shadow loomed over him.

"Is getting beaten really that comfortable?"

Lin Liangshui looked at the blurry red figure through his blood. After wiping the blood from the corner of his eye, he finally saw who it was.

"Mr. Director Guan?!"

Lin Liangshui hurriedly stood up, but soon fell back to the ground, looking utterly disheveled.

Director Guan Zu—who in Hong Kong didn't know him?

"Let's go, want to grab a late-night snack?" Director Guan Zu beckoned.

"Ah?"

Lin Liangshui was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly scrambled up again.

"Okay!"

He followed Director Guan Zu in his disheveled state and got into the car.

Ten minutes later,

Causeway Bay, a fresh pork offal congee food stall.

At this time, the place was bustling, filled with the noisy atmosphere of the common people.

A dozen folding tables were set up casually, filled with all kinds of people: office workers off their shifts, leisurely old neighbors, and children, with laughter ringing out constantly.

"Brother Zu!"

"Mr. Director Guan!" *n

One by one, the neighbors saw Director Guan Zu arrive and greeted him.

Director Guan Zu nodded in acknowledgment, chose a table, and sat down with Ah Xing and Xiao Fu.

"Sit down, why are you standing?"

Director Guan Zu said to the stunned Lin Liangshui.

"Okay, okay."

Lin Liangshui hurriedly sat down.

Director Guan Zu sized up Lin Liangshui.

This Lin Liangshui could be considered someone who thought highly of himself but was also a complete jerk. When he was a judge at the Department of Justice, he was the type of person nobody liked. After resigning and joining a law firm, he hadn't changed his nature, remaining a slacker.

In the Zeng Situ Jie'er case, he had 'demonstrated' extreme unprofessionalism and irresponsibility.

Moreover, when he found out Zhong Jingyi was Zeng Situ Jie'er's lover, he was pleasantly surprised.

Why is that?

Because he thought Zhong Jingyi was a member of the wealthy Zhong family (he didn't know Zhong Jingyi was just a live-in son-in-law and a tool for reproduction). He felt that as long as he helped Zhong Jingyi this time, he would definitely be able to latch onto the Zhong family's coattails.

Then, he failed to realize that Zhong Jingyi was one of the murderers, causing the entire case to collapse and Zeng Situ Jie'er to be unjustly imprisoned.

This Lin Liangshui had experienced life's ups and downs: struggling and losing his ambition (lawyer turned judge), fake high-mindedness (personnel disputes during his time as a judge), total sycophancy (returning to being a lawyer to serve the rich), and being played in the palm of the Zhong family's hand...

And this time, his contempt and negligence had sent an innocent woman to prison. Extreme remorse finally led him to a true rebirth.

He would become a true barrister who spoke up for the people!

"Brother Zu..."

"The congee is here~~~"

The owner arrived with a clay pot...

Not long after, the iron stove was set up, the gas cylinder connected, and the fire lit. The milky congee base in the pot bubbled away.

Spoonfuls of fresh pork offal were poured into the pot: the pork liver was bright red, the small intestines round and plump, and the pork stomach crisp and chewy. Before long, they began to eat it mixed with green scallions and chopped cilantro...

"I heard the case today failed..."

Director Guan Zu finally got to the point.

Lin Liangshui looked guilty: "Yes... Mr. Director Guan, are you also following this case?"

Director Guan Zu nodded: "That little girl is at Mingxin Hospital. I happened to know about it, so I had people keep an eye on the case."

As Lin Liangshui listened, he suddenly looked up, his eyes brightening.

That's right!

This case had reached a deadlock; he could ask Mr. Director Guan for help!

"Mr. Director Guan, there's a problem with this case. The little girl's mother, Zeng Situ Jie'er, is innocent!"

Grasping at a straw, he quickly recounted the entire case.

Director Guan Zu scooped a bowl of congee, a layer of glistening oil floating on the surface. The pork offal was fresh and tender. He drank while listening.

Soon,

Lin Liangshui finished and finally voiced his doubts: "The security guard recanted his testimony, and then Zhong Jingyi recanted his. This case is too strange. If it were really just an ordinary burglar breaking into the house, it would be absolutely impossible for both of them to recant."

Director Guan Zu chuckled: "Then what do you think is the reason?"

Lin Liangshui: "I think there must be another real culprit, but I haven't guessed who it is."

Director Guan Zu: "If her daughter wakes up, can her testimony be used as evidence in court?"

Lin Liangshui hesitated: "She's mute, eight years old, and lacks full capacity for civil conduct. The probability of the judge accepting it is only 50%... We might have to look at the jury's opinion then."

"Besides, I've asked the doctor, and it's hard to say if she can wake up now."

"It should be fine."

As long as she didn't die, Director Guan Zu believed the "Medical Halo" should be able to slowly pull the little girl back from the gates of hell.

Director Guan Zu continued to chat, unhurriedly: "Actually, I have a guess about the real culprit you mentioned."

Lin Liangshui: "Who?"

Director Guan Zu: "Zhong Jingyi's wife, Zhong Nianhua."

Lin Liangshui was stunned for a moment, pondered, and then the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Director Guan Zu said: "I obtained the process of the case from the police. The person who could make Zhong Jingyi recant must be a powerful figure. And how did a powerful figure enter the villa? It's impossible to have burglary or lock-picking skills. The only possibility is that this person had a key. How did they get the key?"

"The most likely possibility is Zhong Jingyi's wife, Zhong Nianhua, who could contact Zhong Jingyi, obtain the key from him, and then enter the villa. She encountered the little girl, got into an argument with her, pushed her down, and then left in a panic."

After this analysis, Lin Liangshui was shocked.

It made so much sense!

All the doubts matched up!

At this moment, Lin Liangshui hated himself even more. Why had he been so focused on playing the stock market at the time, not taking this case seriously, acting like a slacker, and not thinking carefully, only thinking about sucking up to the Zhong family?

Slap~~~~

He slapped his own bruised and swollen cheek.

"It's all my fault!"

Remorse!

Director Guan Zu drank his congee leisurely: "Do you know what Zhong Nianhua's status is?"

Lin Liangshui nodded: "I know. The Zhong family is considered a wealthy family in Hong Kong, with strong influence in both political and business circles. And the Zhong family's lawyer, Dong Weiguo, is very senior; many judges in the Department of Justice are his students."

This was also the reason Lin Liangshui wanted to suck up to the Zhong family. If he could get on such a boat, his rise to success would be just around the corner.

But now, this Zhong family had touched his bottom line of principles. He no longer had any thoughts of sucking up to them; instead, he wanted to seek justice for Zeng Situ Jie'er.

!.

Director Guan Zu: "Do you know that this Zhong Nianhua has a relative named Fang Anxin?"

Lin Liangshui shook his head.

Director Guan Zu: "This Fang Anxin is quite something... She is currently the Deputy Financial Secretary."

The movie "A Guilty Conscience" had a prototype, based on the "Yan Gu Case."

These Zhong Nianhua and Zhong Jingyi were based on the Fang family.

Who were the Fang family?

In Hong Kong, they also had quite a bit of influence.

One of them, Chen (Fang) Anxin, drew Director Guan Zu's attention the most. Her grandfather was an anti-Japanese patriotic general who had followed Sun Yat-sen, her father was a textile merchant, her mother was a master of Chinese painting, her uncle was a famous orthopedic surgeon, her younger brother was also a famous orthopedic surgeon, and her cousin was the former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service.

In 1962, Fang Anxin took office as an Administrative Officer in the British Hong Kong government, eventually serving as the Director of Social Welfare.

From 1987 to the present, Fang Anxin served as the Deputy Financial Secretary.

And now, in this Zeng Situ Jie'er case, Director Guan Zu investigated the Zhong family and found that this Fang Anxin was Zhong Nianhua's relative.

Well!

Director Guan Zu's reason for handling this case was even more sufficient.

Because this Fang Anxin was one of Director Guan Zu's future targets.

In the future, in November 1993, this Fang Anxin gained the approval of the "troublemaker" Fat Peng and was appointed as the Chief Secretary for Administration of British Hong Kong. What was this? She went from being a power figure outside the top 10 to becoming the Prime Minister in one breath, the second most powerful person in Hong Kong. One could see Fat Peng's approval of her!

As for what happened later... well, everyone knew, she became the godmother and mastermind of the ****!

In November 2002, the Queen of England personally awarded her the Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. It is worth mentioning that this medal was previously only awarded to the Governor of Hong Kong.

Later, she went to the White House with Ni Ming (harmonized name) and met Vice President Lao Deng. (Unfortunately, the picture cannot be posted.)

"Deputy Financial Secretary!"

After hearing this, Lin Liangshui broke into a cold sweat.

He thought the Zhong family was very powerful, but now he felt he had underestimated them.

Director Guan Zu smiled: "What? Are you scared?"

Lin Liangshui nodded: "Of course I'm scared. That's the second-in-command of the treasury!"

Thinking of himself, just a lawyer, who was overjoyed just because the Zhong family wanted to suck up to him, and who had to constantly flatter the financial friends his friends introduced to him, showing utter humility.

Well, now he had offended the second-in-command of the treasury.

He was numb!

Director Guan Zu chuckled: "Then do you still want to continue?"

Lin Liangshui's expression returned to seriousness, even solemnity: "Continue? Of course, continue!"

"I, Lin Liangshui, must let Zeng Situ Jie'er be cleared of her false charges!"

"Even if it's the Financial Secretary, I'm not afraid, let alone the second-in-command!"

Resolute!

Ah Xing and Xiao Fu looked at Lin Liangshui in surprise.

"Hahaha~~~ Good!"

Director Guan Zu picked up his wine glass: "Come, a toast to our good lawyer!"

Ah Xing and Xiao Fu also grabbed their glasses.

"To you!"

Lin Liangshui was flattered and hurriedly raised his glass: "Thank you, Brother Zu!"

After finishing a glass of wine, Director Guan Zu said: "What will you do next?"

Lin Liangshui: "Find Zeng Situ Jie'er again, see if she can provide any clues... and that security guard, but he was so firm during the last trial, he must have received benefits, it's hard to deal with..."

Director Guan Zu waved his hand: "The security guard is from Wan Chai, I can help you handle it."

Lin Liangshui was pleasantly surprised: "Really?"

Director Guan Zu chuckled: "This villa is in Wan Chai, I call the shots in Wan Chai. As long as this security guard is from Wan Chai, there will absolutely be no problem."

At this moment, Lin Liangshui finally realized.

"But!"

Lin Liangshui finally realized that Director Guan Zu was no ordinary person.

Director Guan Zu patted Lin Liangshui on the shoulder: "After this case is over, come to my company and be the legal consultant for our Five-Star Group."

Lin Liangshui was pleasantly surprised: "Thank you, Brother Zu!"

He wished he could shout: I've drifted through life for half a lifetime...

He sucked up to those businessmen and the Zhong family, wasn't it just because he wanted to climb up?

If he could become the legal consultant for the Five-Star Group, he would be soaring to the sky!

Situ Jie Situ Jie Situ Jie!!

Soon, a pot of pork congee was finished.

Director Guan Zu: "Alright, I'm going home, keep it up..."

After saying that,

He drove away.

On the road,

Director Guan Zu tapped his fingers on his leg.

If this case were closed ordinarily, he certainly wouldn't be happy.

He had to try to drag Fang Anxin into the water.

Make the case as big as possible.

However, it was a bit difficult.

He made a phone call to Le Huizhen and gave her some instructions. Then he made another call to the doctor at Mingxin Hospital.

Set some bait to see if that Zhong Nianhua would take it.

A new day,

Because the news had been suppressed, only a few newspapers in Hong Kong reported the trial results of yesterday's "Model Mother Kills Daughter Case" on the third or fourth page.

At this time, Le Huizhen ran to Mingxin Hospital and conducted an interview titled "Guilty Mother Sentenced, How Is the Girl Now?".

The doctor said: "The little girl is currently recovering well and should wake up soon."

After Le Huizhen left the hospital, she returned to ATV excitedly and began to fabricate the news.

At noon, ATV news began to report.

"Hello, citizens and viewers of Hong Kong..."

"..."

"The fourth piece of news... just yesterday, the Zeng Situ Jie'er child abuse case officially came to an end, with a final sentence of 7 years in prison..."

"And yesterday, our reporter also went to Mingxin Hospital to interview the girl's doctor, who stated that the girl's current recovery is good and it is estimated that she will be able to wake up soon."

"We wish for the girl to wake up as soon as possible. We don't know how she will feel after she wakes up, knowing her mother has been sentenced to prison..."

Deep Water Bay,

A certain luxury villa.

Zhong Nianhua, dressed in black, cold and noble, looked at the news on the TV, a flash of panic in her eyes.

"Wake up?"

"Why isn't she dead yet?!"

Her eyes were filled with resentment, which finally turned into viciousness.

(End of chapter)