Chapter 3097: The Collapse of an Adult

Tiancheng Law Firm.

At this time, most of the employees in the law firm had already left work.

However, several lawyers had just finished a meeting for a case, and they were preparing to leave when Xiao Changkun walked in.

He looked at the several lawyers carrying bags and preparing to leave work, and asked: "Excuse me, are you still taking cases?"

A leading lawyer smiled: "We are taking them, but it's too late today. Why don't you come tomorrow morning."

Xiao Changkun said impatiently: "This matter is urgent. Please do me a favor and listen to me first to see if this matter is feasible. The target of this matter is 300,000. If you can help me get the money back, I am willing to give you 20%!"

A target of 300,000 is not much or little, if the case is relatively small and relatively easy. 20% risk agency has a profit of 60,000.

The lawyer thought for a while and said: "Alright, tell us about the situation first, and we will evaluate the feasibility of this matter. If the feasibility is high, we will talk about it first. If the feasibility is low, then talk about it another day."

Xiao Changkun hurriedly said: "Alright, alright, the matter is like this. I donated 300,000 to the charity foundation today, and I accidentally shook my hand. I originally wanted to donate 30,000, but I accidentally pressed an extra zero, so I donated 300,000. So I want to find them to get the 270,000 back."

As he spoke, he hurriedly added: "Of course, if you have the ability to help me get all 300,000 back, that would be even better."

The lawyer laughed after hearing this: "You want to get all 300,000 back. It seems that you didn't shake your hand and donate wrong, but you regretted donating?"

"Isn't that it!" Xiao Changkun didn't make any cover-up and said straight: "I just regretted it. It's not easy for me to earn money these years. Donating so much in one breath is indeed a bit impulsive."

The lawyer smiled slightly: "I'm sorry, sir, we can't take this kind of case."

"Why?" Xiao Changkun asked subconsciously: "Do you think the winning rate is too low, or is the 20% I give you too little?"

The lawyer smiled: "How to say, this winning rate can't be said to be high, but it can't be said to be none. As for the 20% risk agency, it's not low."

Xiao Changkun asked him suspiciously: "Then why do you say you can't take it? Isn't this contradictory?"

The lawyer explained: "We don't take every case. Some cases we focus on profit, some cases we focus on reputation. If it's a case with a target of hundreds of millions, no matter how difficult it is, we will find a way to overcome it. But if it's a scumbag who has been keeping a mistress for many years, after playing with the mistress's body and feelings, he dumps the mistress and sues the court

As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Changkun and added, "We really don't want to take cases like yours, where someone donates money and immediately regrets it, then files a lawsuit to get it back. The social focus on these kinds of cases is generally quite high. Once it starts, it's very likely to be reported by the media. By that time, you won't be able to hold your head up in public, and we won't be able to stand tall in public either. If we end up in court together like a pair of pathetic grandsons, to be honest, we aren't willing to lose that much face just for 60,000 yuan."

Xiao Changkun was shocked and blurted out, "What? Will the media pay attention to this kind of thing?"

"What else?" the lawyer asked him back. "Hasn't the attention on this kind of thing always been quite high? If someone wins a big lottery prize, they will definitely track and report on exactly how much money they donated on the spot; if a natural disaster occurs somewhere, the public will also pay attention to whether public figures donated and how much."

"To be honest, a case like donating to a charity and then regretting it, and wanting to sue to get it back, doesn't happen once in a whole year. To the media, it's definitely news worth reporting. Moreover, all court precedents are public; everyone can see the judgment documents. Even if you want to hide it, you can't. So, if you want to fight this lawsuit, you have to be prepared for that."

Deep in his heart, Xiao Changkun suddenly fell into deep despair. He only wanted to get the money back, but he had never thought that such a thing could possibly be known to the public.

President Pei had just said on the phone that he would withstand the pressure of this scandal and try his best to keep the position of Vice President for him. If he were to immediately have news break about him regretting a donation and suing to get it back, then President Pei probably wouldn't be able to save him either.

After pondering for a long time, Xiao Changkun realized with sorrow that it might really be very difficult to get his 300,000 back.

Thinking of this, his emotions instantly spiraled out of control, and he cried, "What kind of sin have I committed? What kind of sin have I committed! After all this trouble, not only did I throw in 100,000, but I flew back and forth between Jin Ling and Dubai, and all the money went down the drain. The worst part is that I can't even keep my position as the second-in-command anymore. Who in the world is more miserable than me..."

Seeing Xiao Changkun's emotional breakdown, the lawyer hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him: "Don't be too agitated. If you really want to fight this lawsuit, it's actually not that difficult. As long as you can prove that the 300,000 you donated came from a clean source, and that there was no illegal, criminal, or tax evasion behavior involved, and then explain to the court that you truly donated on impulse, the court might just support your claim."

Xiao Changkun was even more devastated and asked him while crying, "Ah? You want me to prove the origin of that 300,000?"

The lawyer laughed: "Of course, this is the top priority! Let's just use an analogy: what if you had scammed that 300,000 through telecommunications fraud and then wanted to donate it through a charity and sue to get it back? Wouldn't that be the same as using a charity to launder money?"

"I... I..." Xiao Changkun was completely desperate and cried, "This is bullying! This is bullying! Even God is bullying me!"

As he spoke, he turned around, wiped his tears, and walked out.

If it were really as the lawyer said, and he still had to prove that the 300,000 came from a clean source, then he had already lost on this level. What was the point of fighting the lawsuit?

At this moment, he had completely given up the idea of getting back the 300,000 in his heart.

Right now, he was disheartened and only wanted to escape this city as soon as possible.

After all, he had come back secretly and had no home to return to.

He squatted on the side of the road, crying while opening the booking app. Seeing that the flight to Dubai wouldn't be until tomorrow morning, and that he could only afford an economy class ticket, he felt even more miserable.

He bought the ticket, and thinking about the eight-hour flight where he would be on pins and needles, his state of mind was about to explode.

Thinking again that Han Meiqing was about to get married and that He Yuanjiang was so outstanding, while he himself was in such a sorry state, his heart was even more devastated. He wished he could slap himself a few times to vent his anger.

He looked back on the whole thing; it was entirely his own doing, and he regretted it deeply.

If he were given another chance, he would never play such crooked tricks again!

At this time, a hotel's welcoming business car drove past Xiao Changkun. Steve Rothschild, who was preparing to attend a banquet, sat alone in the back row. Looking through the car window at Xiao Changkun, who was squatting on the ground holding his head and crying, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Is this what they call 'an adult's breakdown happens in an instant' on the internet?"