Chapter 163

The Ice Love Shop opposite the courthouse still does poor business; it's expected to pick up only after the Start of Summer. The place is quiet and deserted—order two cups of milk tea and it's perfect for chatting about private work.

In a past life they were husband and wife, and until death, Lin Dongfan was nothing but trash in Fang Xiaoqian's eyes.

In this life, he finally got to hold his head high.

Now Fang Xiaoqian sits across from Lin Dongfan like a meek first love, her heart rippling with spring waves, her eyes brimming with tenderness.

A cup of milk tea costing ten yuan obviously can't stop Fang Xiaoqian from talking.

She opened with a laugh: "Old flame, your wife's belly keeps getting bigger—some things aren't convenient, huh? Want to change venues for a deeper chat? My period just ended yesterday."

"Thanks for the invite, but a good horse doesn't graze where it's been."

"But I've heard: no unexpected wealth, no riches; no night grass, no fat horse."

"The Lamborghini owner is Gao Shuo; his mother Gao Lu, you know? She just eats too much night grass—look at her 160‑catty flab; even a vet would worry, afraid a sow couldn't climb on her."

"Pfft~~~"

Fang Xiaoqian couldn't hold it in and sprayed the milk tea she'd just taken into her mouth.

Lin Dongfan, sitting opposite, reacted quickly, raising his briefcase to block it and narrowly avoided disaster.

Fang Xiaoqian laughed so hard she could barely close her mouth: "Sorry, I have a low laugh threshold. Next time you tell a joke, give me a heads‑up so I can brace myself."

"I'm discussing a case with you, and you call it a joke."

Lin Dongfan pulled out two tissues.

While wiping the milk tea off his briefcase, he laid his cards on the table: "The case you're trying today—your ex‑boyfriend has strong opinions about it."

"What opinions?" Fang Xiaoqian asked, somewhat surprised.

Lin Dongfan dove straight in without hesitation: "What opinions? You don't know? You can't bully an ordinary citizen like this."

"Old flame, in court we speak of evidence—I'm not favoring either side," Fang Xiaoqian said.

Lin Dongfan said: "No more beating around the bush—I support Zhou Jianmin's appeal, and I'll do everything I can to help him win this lawsuit; give me your stance."

"How should I describe you?" Fang Xiaoqian smiled at Lin Dongfan: "Call you stupid—later you'll give me a cold shoulder. Who is Zhou Jianmin to you? For him, you actually dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head."

"He's nobody to me—just someone who can't stand to see injustice."

Lin Dongfan kept gazing at Fang Xiaoqian.

It's clear she still has some reservations about "breaking ground on Tai Sui's head," after all, that Tai Sui sits in the top seat of Nanzhou.

But that's normal—seeking profit and avoiding harm is ordinary human psychology.

To win her support.

Lin Dongfan bluntly threw out a bit of sincerity: "If I remember right, you still owe me 188,000. Support me on this, and I'll write off the debt—how's that?"

"Not satisfying."

Fang Xiaoqian set down her milk tea, the smile on her face completely vanished.

She stated her position solemnly: "First, I don't owe you 188,000. Second, whenever you need me, I'll give my full support to your cry against injustice."

Look—what is professionalism? This is professionalism!

No wonder she's a legal professional—no matter the setting, Fang Xiaoqian will never admit she owes 188,000, always guarding against the other side recording evidence.

Yet she also expressed willingness to fight side by side, which is quite interesting.

Lin Dongfan replied dismissively: "If you don't owe, you don't owe; as long as you help Zhou Jianmin uphold justice, everything else is negotiable."

"I'm the presiding judge; I must stay fair and impartial, so some things aren't convenient for me to discuss." Fang Xiaoqian handed Lin Dongfan a business card: "Shen Bi—this guy's character is hard to describe, and he's money‑grubbing, but his ability isn't inferior to Qiu Ruonan's. Go find him to be Zhou Jianmin's defense lawyer."

"I know this person."

When Shang Weiliang was arrested earlier, Shen Bi had spoken up for him, and Lin Dongfan remembers it well.

Lin Dongfan asked Fang Xiaoqian: "In the first trial, why did Qiu Ruonan win?"

Bringing this up, Fang Xiaoqian seemed a bit regretful.

She shook her head with a bitter smile: "A powerless, penniless little fisherman who doesn't even know how to apply for legal aid—suing the traffic police brigade, his chance of winning is practically zero."

"Cut the nonsense, okay?" Lin Dongfan frowned, pressing: "All I want to know now is why Qiu Ruonan won. Could it really be that Zhou Jianmin's illegal lane change caused the Lamborghini to rear‑end him?"

"The evidence Qiu Ruonan provided shows that Zhou Jianmin did indeed change lanes illegally."

After a brief pause.

Fang Xiaoqian shifted gears: "However, that evidence came from the Donggang Traffic Police Brigade's road traffic surveillance—you get what I mean?"

"I understand."

Obviously, the traffic surveillance footage is very likely to have been edited.

Fang Xiaoqian smiled again: "As the presiding judge I must stay fair and impartial, so I can't discuss this case in depth with you. But I can tell you about a case from elsewhere." As she said this, her smile took on a hint of wicked charm.

"Hurry up and tell it."

Lin Dongfan knew full well that the so‑called case was just the facts.

Fang Xiaoqian said:

"In Jingcheng, a wealthy tycoon rear‑ended someone, causing a death, then he set up this evidence matrix:

1. Tampered with surveillance video to fake a Wuling's illegal lane change.

2. Bribed the auto‑shop owner to falsify the Wuling's repair records, claiming the used Wuling had gone in the day before to have its brake pads replaced, so its braking system was faulty.

3. His vehicle's performance completely outclassed the other.

At the time it was a downhill stretch, the Wuling was in the first lane, with an obstacle ahead.

At that point he either had to slow down and stop, or change into the second lane.

The Wuling chose to change lanes.

But the police thought the Wuling should have watched for traffic behind and, lacking the conditions to change lanes, should have slowed and stopped.

That's why the Lamborghini driver wanted to bribe the repair‑shop owner to falsify the service records.

The Lamborghini's 100‑kilometer braking distance is 31 meters.

And the braking system of the Wuling had aged, with the braking distance reaching 59 meters.

Therefore, Lamborghini accused:

The cause was that the Wuling owner drove a near-scrap problematic vehicle on the road, and, unable to brake, forcibly changed lanes.

Unfortunately, that Jingcheng fisherman simply doesn't understand any of this, and is powerless to rebut."

Hearing this, Lin Dongfan's anger rose from his heart.

Fang Xiaoqian took a sip of milk tea, then smiled meaningfully and said, "Talking about this is just wasting time; you'd better listen to how the Jingcheng little fisherman turned the tables on the rich."

The implication is that the presiding judge has already worked out a counterattack matrix for you.

Lin Dongfan gave a knowing smile: "Speak, I'm listening."

Fang Xiaoqian laid out her plan in an orderly manner:

"'1, the Traffic Police Team's surveillance is unfavorable to the parties involved."

Fortunately, two large trucks passed by on the day of the incident; trucks should have dashcams, and their high height allows seeing the Lamborghini's trajectory.

Find a way to locate those two truck drivers and obtain their dashcams.

"'2, using the friction coefficient of the asphalt on Donggang Avenue, Lamborghini's total mass, and the braking marks at the scene, calculate Lamborghini's actual speed at that time."

Confirm the fact that Lamborghini was speeding.

"'3, metal has memory; through the wreckage of the Wuling Hongguang, have the appraisal experts determine the true impact angle."

"'Furthermore, through the extent of the vehicle's damage, further confirm the fact of a high-speed impact."

Having said this, Fang Xiaoqian again lifted her milk tea and took a sip, gazing at Lin Dongfan with a smiling, squinting look the whole time, as if waiting for his praise and favor.

Today she indeed performed excellently, fully displaying her top-student talent.

Lin Dongfan couldn't be bothered to deal with her smug attitude.

He took out his phone and called the lawyer named Shen Bi: "Attorney Shen, I'm Lin Dongfan, I have a case I want to entrust to you……"

A counterattack war like a storm has fully opened its curtain.

Lin Dongfan not only wanted to seek justice for Zhou Jianmin, but more importantly wanted to send the outlaw Qiu Ruonan to prison, making her regret studying law!