At the start of a new day, the law firms in London, whether partners, assistants and apprentices, are very busy, although the staff of the law firm follow a 9-to-5 working schedule, it is not uncommon for them to work overtime until 90 o'clock in the evening. Even before the official work plan is issued, the vast majority of them start on the train or subway to do the day's "pre-study" or browse the "industry information" section of the previous day – for the firm, every minute of the office is precious.

There is a reason for this: in London's barristers' firms, fees are almost always charged in 12-minute increments, and if a case is resolved in more time than the industry average, the relatively large legal fees will cause the client to lose trust in the law firm and prevent the client from introducing new clients to generate revenue for the firm, which will outweigh the benefits. In order to pursue career progress or simply not to lose their jobs, every assistant and apprentice works hard, and after accumulating enough experience and prestige to take charge of themselves, they can get a promotion and a salary increase or go out and work alone to determine their future. As one of them, Lin Yilong's congenital deficiency requires him to devote more energy to the law of England and Wales.

It was a legal assistant in his thirties, of medium build, somewhat muscular, with jet-black hair and a somewhat pale complexion from long sleep deprivation, heavy eyebrows, a visible scar under the left eyelid, and a pair of provocative ears. At first glance, people think of him as a vulgar-looking nouveau riche of the new era, or a petty leader of impoverished idlers. It was only when he sat behind his desk that people realized that the man was a practicing lawyer, forming a contrast from cognition. After that, out of disgust with this profession, the disgust for Lin Yilong increased. For Lin Yilong himself, this appearance has become his natural disguise, especially when dealing with the other party in a work matter. In general, whether it is a colleague or a neighbor, Lin Yilong more or less expresses a sense of alienation. In a city with a permanent population of 5 million, this sense of alienation is very normal, and it seems abnormal that despite the occasional afternoon tea or dinner with his classmates, Lin Yilong has been a loner in all his years of living in London - rarely going to Leicester Square, rarely appearing in the nightclubs of St. Paul's Cathedral, and only entertaining the West End and Regent's Gardens plays. In general, the man had no interest in assimilating into London society and had severed all ties with his former social life.

In Lin Yilong's long-term plan, his knowledge of reality in the years from his legal education to formal practice has limited his dream to becoming the compliance director of a branch of a large bank in a remote area or the head of compliance of the headquarters of a small bank, so that he can enjoy a fixed 9-to-5 life every day, allow his future children to attend private schools, and have the ability to arrange family trips during the holidays. To achieve this, Lin worked hard: he completed two master's degrees, completed a law degree and legal practice courses, completed a two-year internship at a civic legal aid centre outside Cardiff, and then stood out in an interview to beat out many of the candidates for Oxbridge graduates to work as a senior legal assistant at Ellen Binghamton & Associates, a top 20 law firm in London. Of course, Alan Binghamton's main reason for hiring him was not his academic qualifications, nor his ability to speak five languages, nor his qualifications in four jurisdictions, but rather that the firm wanted to develop a client base in the Far East, and they needed someone who could give the firm a touch on the region and be familiar with it.

"St. Paul's Cathedral Station, arrived, open the left door. The London Underground radio said, and soon a stream of people was coming from the tube, which only queues during rush hour, but it lasted less than half a minute. As for Lin Yilong, he took off the back of the entire crowd of people who were rushing to work, and he leisurely dragged a small trolley case and paced slowly. The busyness of London today does not belong to him - this afternoon, he will take a 13-hour flight to Yenching for business, and before leaving, in addition to the necessary weekly and morning meetings, his boss, Anthony Davis, a partner in the law firm, will listen to his itinerary planning report and give some guidance on what problems may be encountered. Finally, he was given a credit card paid by the law firm, and that's all he had to do for the three billing hours in the morning.

"Have a nice business trip!" After completing his necessary homework, Lin Yilong's first subordinate, intern contract student Karen Whitehouse, handed Lin Yilong a heavy folder, "The boss said that we should show this before you leave, this is our job after that." ”

"Okay, thanks. Lin Yilong opened the summary page, a business plan for a property with a plot of land at the foot of Bracken Hill in South Wales, with 250 square kilometres of woodland covering almost half of the eastern part of West Glamorganshire. As a former coal mining town, the mine was finally closed due to the "destocking" policy of the 80s, leaving a small village of less than 14 households and 26 people. Now that the town is about to be fully transferred, a resort company has taken a fancy to the lifeless town and has offered £16 million to use it as a hunting ground. Coincidentally, the company had to take out a loan from Middlesex Bank, the town's largest creditor, and the land to be transferred was also registered as a mortgage by Middlesex, which is also a big customer of Alan Binghamton, and considering that the appraisal work involved was closer to the appraisal of a merger than the appraisal of commercial real estate, it was necessary for Lin Yilong's corporate department rather than the real estate department to do a risk assessment report for the project.

There is quite a lot to be investigated in this report, and now it is only necessary to draw up an investigation plan. In this regard, the most important aspect of the law firm's land rights transaction is the inquiry and evidence collection during the investigation, and the rest can be handled through legal insurance. It should be said that in terms of presentation materials, the plot is quite attractive - if there are no other problems.

"Easy!" Mr. Davis saw Lin Yilong, who had been reading materials in the coffee corner, and reminded, "I think my dedicated subordinate should go to the airport, if you are interested, I can ask the secretariat to send you a copy of the data." You can read on on board. ”

"Thank you so much for being a great help. Realizing that he needed to rush to the airport, Lin Yilong said goodbye to his boss and left the law firm.