Chapter 277: Amnesty Needed
"Mr. Allen, Mr. Dennis has arrived at your office, he made an appointment in advance yesterday, are you really sure that you want to accept the commission of this Chinese Mr. Zhou?"
The front desk lady over there reminded Allen, surprised Zhu Yao here, made her gasp, Zhou Ming looked at her suspiciously, Zhu Yao explained to Zhou Ming: "Mr. Zhou, this Mr. Dennis is a famous real estate tycoon here, and many shops in this neighborhood, including Chinatown, are his, but I didn't expect him to make an appointment with Allen lawyer first, I think we must change lawyers." ”
Zhou Ming thought for a while and said: "I don't think there is a need to change, I think this Allen lawyer is not bad, of course, if he can allocate time, let's see how he chooses first." ”
There is no problem with Zhou Ming's words, but it sounds like a fantasy to Zhu Yao, because even people like Dennis have to make an appointment with Allen in advance, which shows what kind of famous lawyer Allen lawyer is, so when Dennis has already made an appointment in advance, how can he turn his head to accept the commission of an unknown Chinese?
Therefore, in Zhu Yao's opinion, it is better for them to know each other and leave directly, but Zhou Ming still has to wait for Allen's choice.
Zhu Yao thought so, she subconsciously glanced at Allen, but saw that Allen was also looking at this, he 8∷ asked curiously: "Someone has already made an appointment with me today, don't you plan to leave?"
"You've already promised me, haven't you?" Zhou Ming spread his hands and replied very reasonably, "Of course, I don't think I will be more important than that Mr. Dennis, but I have to wait for you to make a choice first, what do you think, lawyer Allen?"
Alan looked Zhou Ming up and down a few times, commented on Zhou Ming's 'interesting Chinese', and then said to the front desk lady: "Just arrange it according to what I said, I will communicate with him on Mr. Dennis's side." ”
Then Zhou Ming and the others followed Alan to his office, sure enough, there were already people waiting here, two black bodyguards wearing sunglasses stood at the door at the door, Alan went in first, I don't know what to say to inside, but after a while, a small white man walked out, he went out and stopped, looked Zhou Ming up and down a few times before leaving.
Zhou Ming and the others were able to walk into Allen's office, which was a very ordinary office, with a desk, two rows of bookshelves, and a sofa for receiving distinguished guests. Behind it is a floor-to-ceiling window with a direct view of the busiest street in central Brighton, which is more like the office of a group, but it also speaks more directly to Allen's reputation.
"Come in and sit," Alan beckoned Zhou Ming and them in, "Coffee or juice?"
"No, let's talk about the case first, this matter is more urgent. Zhou Ming said.
Alan nodded and sat down and said, "According to the custom, I should tell you now that my commission fee is six dollars an hour, of course, I will provide you with the most detailed and professional legal services in the shortest possible time, but Chinese, you make me very curious, so I want to hear your case first, and then I will consider how I should charge." ”
"Are you going to rip off customers? You're still the gold medal lawyer here, you're simply the ugliest vampire!" Zhu Yao scolded angrily.
Alan wasn't angry at all, he just explained to Zhu Yao very calmly: "This lady, I think you must have misunderstood me, as a professional lawyer, I will not do such a shameless thing, because once you complain about me, I am likely to lose my credibility because of this, which is the most terrible thing for me, so my fee will definitely be satisfactory to you." ”
Alan looked at Zhou Ming and waited for Zhou Ming's answer, Zhou Ming nodded and said, "I believe that lawyer Allen will not do such a self-defeating thing." ”
Then Zhou Ming told Allen about Huang Yi's matter, and Allen thought about it for a while and said: "This case doesn't sound complicated, it's a typical framed defamation case, there is no problem to bail Huang Yi out, you only need to pay a certain amount of bail, but the key is that the prosecutor's office will prosecute Huang Yi in the future, and it will be a little tricky here." Because first of all, Lewis did have injuries on his body, and besides, the person also scolded the in front of so many police officers, you may not know that race is the most difficult thing to do in the courtroom. ”
Zhou Ming didn't say anything about this, but asked Allen first: "Then do you think there is any good way?"
"I can look for evidence that Lewis's injuries are not related to Huang Yi, but as for racial discrimination, it's very difficult to deal with, but we can use the differences to explain it, or we can countersue him for their violent threats against the China Survivors' Association. ”
Allen said: "That's what I think, although there are a lot of details that are still debatable, but that's the general arrangement, according to this case, my fee is four dollars an hour, and the court and other expenses are additional, what do you think?"
"Very reasonable charge. Zhou Ming nodded and said, but then asked, "It's just Lawyer Allen, there is one thing I don't understand, according to your method, Huang Yi will still go to jail in the end, right?"
"Yes sir, because he made a very wrong decision to scold the in front of the police, God, unless we can overturn the confessions of these policemen, he will definitely be convicted of racism. Although I am confident that Mr. Huang Yi's injuries were not caused by Mr. Lewis, it is unlikely that there will be a full jury, but I will try my best to exonerate him. Allen said.
Zhou Ming shook his head and said, "Then I'm sorry Mr. Allen, what I need is to save my friend from prison, not just bail him out and wait for the next time he will be imprisoned." ”
If Huang Yi hadn't scolded the in front of the police, I was very sure, but some things were inevitable if he scolded, but I could reduce his sentence as much as possible. Allen said.
"If it's just a commutation, I don't think I need to entrust Lawyer Allen to come forward at all, what I need is to keep him out of jail. Zhou Ming said.
Allen frowned, and he emphasized again: "Mr. Zhou Ming, I think I have made it very clear just now, now all the evidence is very unfavorable to Mr. Huang Yi, it is impossible not to go to prison, unless you can destroy all this evidence, or you can find the amnesty order of Mr. President, otherwise any lawyer in the world can do nothing, please believe in my professionalism!"
Zhou Ming nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, lawyer Allen will trouble you to help me bail Huang Yi out, as long as Huang Yi comes out, we can settle the remuneration." ”
Allen's brows furrowed even deeper after hearing this, and he asked Zhou Ming, "You still hope to completely exonerate Mr. Huang Yi, right?"
"Of course, this is my plan, because he is innocent, and since you have no choice, Mr. Allen, I have to figure it out on my own. Zhou Ming said.
"Then I refuse to accept the commission, because you are an insult to my profession!" said Allen, standing up indignantly.
"Mr. Allen, please be excited," Zhou Ming said, "I don't have any doubts about your ability and professionalism, but didn't you just say that as long as you get Mr. President's pardon, you can get my friend away from the crime?
This answer made Alan stunned at the time, he looked at Zhou Ming in a daze, and his first reaction was that he had heard it wrong: "Mr. Zhou Ming, I don't think this joke is appropriate now." ”
"I'm not telling jokes, I'm serious. Zhou Ming said.
If listening to Zhou Ming's answer for the first time only surprised Allen, then hearing Zhou Ming say this again now suddenly made him have the illusion that he and Zhou Ming were not in the same world.
Alan looked at Zhou Ming stunned, he was very sure that he was talking about the president's amnesty, not going to the supermarket downstairs to buy a bottle of Coke, he didn't understand why Zhou Ming was so relaxed, although in the United States, the president's amnesty is not a strange news, and many presidents have signed amnesty orders in recent years, but it is all out of political necessity, and now the president wants to sign an amnesty order to pardon an unrelated Huang Yi, isn't it a fantasy?
"With all due respect, Mr. Zhou Ming, do you belong to any political group?" Alan asked.
It is normal for Allen to ask such questions, after all, no matter how close the president is to the people, he is the head of state, and if it is not for some important political groups, I am afraid that even the news will not be able to reach the president, let alone ask the president to sign an amnesty.
"I don't belong to any political group, I'm just sure I'm going to get a presidential pardon, that's all. Zhou Ming said, "Okay, lawyer Allen, I don't think the conversation between us should be on this, I think your next job is to help my friend bail out." ”
However, Alan did not answer immediately, but glared at Zhou Ming angrily and asked, "Mr. Zhou Ming, are you playing with me?"
"No, I just want to choose Lawyer Allen, what is most convenient for you......"
Before Zhou Ming's words could be finished, he was interrupted by Allen: "I'm sorry Mr. Zhou Ming, I don't believe that you can get the amnesty order from Mr. President, if you can get it, I will choose not to charge you any commission fees, and the fees of the firm, including possible bail in the future, I will also help you out!"
Zhou Ming looked at Allen and finally said, "Okay, if Lawyer Allen, you insist." ”
Zhou Ming said and picked up his mobile phone and dialed a number, and after a while, it was connected, and Zhou Ming said directly: "Karelina? I'm Zhou Ming, are you on Mr. Meta's side now? I have something here that I need you to help arrange, I need to contact, there is something that needs to be used by him or the influence of the North Russian country." ”
Karelina's reply barely considered: "No problem, I'll contact you right away." ”
Then Zhou Ming hung up the phone, and then said to Allen: "That's fine, as long as my friend helps me contact Mr. Nikolavich, I believe that with the help of diplomatic pressure from North Russia, it should be no problem to help me get an amnesty order, right?"