Chapter 14: Hope is Shattered
As the sun went down, the sky was overcast, and there was a strong feeling of stuffiness in the room, even though the air conditioning in the ward was also very uncomfortable, especially Fang Miao, the feeling of suffocation was almost about to attack.
Meng Chaoge bent the corners of his lips, and under the different gazes of the three of them, he said, "Miao Miao, the handsome guy you brought to the office last time to personally take medicine seems to be called Yan Zheng, right?"
"What nonsense, you've seen him twice at most, how do you know someone's name?"
"How can it be nonsense, not only my other colleagues have also heard you call him Yan Zheng. The professional level of gossip was questioned, Meng Chaoge didn't keep the door on his lips, and he said everything as soon as his head was hot, and only after saying that he realized that he had leaked a big thing, he was busy covering his mouth, and his eyes were rolling back and forth, but he didn't dare to look at Fang Miao.
Knowing that he was being overheard in the corner, Fang Miao's heart was like a fire in her heart, and she urgently needed to vent her patience, so in the ward, she had to suppress the anger for the time being.
Fang Miao snorted coldly at Meng Chaoge, the light in his eyes gradually converged, becoming extremely cold, and his tone was hard when he spoke: "In this case, I have to go back and think about it, and find something to do for you people." ”
After speaking, she patted the edge of the bed and got up: "Lawyer Han, you have a good rest, and I will come to see you in a few days." ”
Fang Miao maintained a simple and harmless 360-degree formulaic smile with no dead ends, but in fact, he had already turned on the revenge mode in his heart.
Han Junchi covered his mouth and snickered over there, until Fang Miao withdrew from the ward, and Meng Chaoge chased him out, and only then did he dare to hide a trace of unnaturalness on his face, and he regretted it a little, regretting that he had just talked to Meng Chaoge, and now it seems that he was simply abusing himself.
He looked down at the peeled orange in his hand, but he still hadn't eaten a bite, and then turned his head to look out the cloudy window.
Next to him, Li Xin kept an eye on him, paying attention to the man who seemed to be a lot lonely after one less person from the ward.
Separated by a medical blue locker between the two of them, not close at hand, but as if she was looking at each other from afar, this situation is like the mirror in the prison room, reaching out but unable to reach it.
On the way out of the ward, Fang Miao walked super fast, no matter how long the two legs of someone behind him were left far behind, the final result was that Fang Miao stopped a car and left quickly as soon as he got out of the revolving door of the hospital.
The car drove forward, and the rearview mirror reflected Meng Chaoge beating his chest in front of the hospital, which really looked like a gorilla, and she was very relieved to see it.
Fang Miao didn't go home directly, went to a newly opened restaurant, ordered a few dishes and sat there waiting, the mobile phone with mute in the bag vibrated several times, and all of them were ignored.
After a while, the food was served, she tasted a few bites, the taste was really good, the reason why she would choose this was when the taxi passed by, and she happened to see the sign of the new store activity at the door, otherwise she would still choose to go home and order takeout, which is also more convenient.
The sky was overcast for more than an hour, and finally ushered in heavy rain amid the muffled thunder.
After the meal, Fang Miao sat by the window, watching the rain wind down the glass, the pedestrians outside the window tended to blur, and the yellow lights on the opposite road were mixed together, with a taste of the old days.
The rain was raging, and there was hail, and the customers in the store couldn't go out for a while, Fang Miao held her chin and played with her mobile phone casually, which was very comfortable.
At the table behind her were three little girls sitting together, complaining and complaining.
"I have to work the night shift at night, and I won't be able to get through it at this time, and I will be scolded by the leader tomorrow. ”
"At most, a few small dollars will be deducted, the rain is so heavy, can you still blame God?"
"Hey, don't mention it, my boyfriend will be here in a little while, and I'll take you both home by the way. ”
The two girls, you say a word, and Fang Miao in front of her occasionally listens to it, until there is a lighter "click" behind her, Fang Miao frowned, and the action of playing with the mobile phone froze.
"Zhou Yan, have you been addicted to smoking recently? ”
The named girl was silent for a while, took a deep puff of the cigarette in her mouth, and raised her head to spit out the smoke: "Smoke is a good thing, it can relieve depression and sorrow." ”
"Listen to your tone, the matter hasn't been settled yet? Haven't you already agreed to testify, what else is there to worry about? ”
Fang Miao didn't turn her head, she was now basically sure that one of the three people behind her was definitely Zhou Yan.
Suddenly, the uneasy feeling of the morning came out again, she was cold, as uncomfortable as a fish in her throat, and the thousand pounds of boulder that was about to fall to the ground were lifted again.
Zhou Yan continued to swallow the clouds and spit out the fog, the bottom of the lighter gently knocked on the tabletop, making a slight sound, and the sound of the rain outside the window and her weak voice intersected.
"I told the media that I would adjust myself as soon as possible and stand in court as best I could, but my testimony would not change," she said. And...... That man, he is innocent of death!"
Who is that person?
"So Poplar really kills? I can't see it, he's pretty ruthless. ”
"Let's not talk about it, my boyfriend is almost here, or go wait outside. One of the girls said after looking at the phone, Zhou Yan and another girl next to her got up together, and the three of them walked away when they passed by Fang Miao, who was still in a trance.
As the sound of the "da-da-da" of the high-heeled shoes became farther and farther away, Fang Miao, who had been distracted for a long time, reacted violently and left the seat to chase out.
The rain ran down the eaves, making irregular sounds, and she ran to the door, her eyes wandering the rainy and misty intersection, the whole street was wet, and the sky was so dark that one could miss the target if she wasn't careful.
Maybe it was too lucky, just when Fang Miao felt deflated, he happened to catch a bus passing by, and many people waiting in front of the bus stop swarmed up, Zhou Yan, who was originally surrounded by a group of people, was already exposed in front of Fang Miao's eyes at this time.
Regardless of the raindrops falling sharply outside, Fang Miao's scalp stiffened or rushed out regardless of it, and in the blink of an eye, he stood in front of Zhou Yan, who was still spitting smoke rings.
She was drenched in the rain, not only did she not look embarrassed, but on the contrary, it made people feel a little afraid.
Facing the strange woman who suddenly appeared, the three of them were stunned, and before they could react, Fang Miao reached out and unceremoniously pulled out the half-lit cigarette from Zhou Yan's mouth, shook his hand and threw it on the ground.
As soon as she spoke, she went straight to the point: "What did you mean by that?"
"Who are you, why are you screaming?"
"I'm talking to her!" Fang Miao turned her eyes and looked coldly at the girl who interjected, the other party was stunned by her gaze, and involuntarily stepped back.
"This young lady, do we know each other?" Zhou Yan looked at her with some vigilance.
Fang Miao tugged at the corners of her lips, and didn't twist it: "Fang Miao, Bai Yang's defense lawyer." ”
When the words fell, I saw Zhou Yan swallowing her saliva, her eyes looked at other places unnaturally, obviously avoiding it, and the two little girls next to her looked at each other, which showed that she had understood something.
Zhou Yan's eyes dodged, and he never dared to look at Fang Miao squarely, and secretly sorted out the wording, "If you are asking me about testifying, then I will tell you clearly, the person was killed by Poplar, didn't he admit it himself?"
The pouring rain swept through the city, making the otherwise bustling street corners so quiet that every word of resoluteness now sounded genuinely alarming.
Obviously, she heard the same words just a few minutes ago, but now that she was questioned in front of her, Fang Miao was still extremely irritable in her heart, she resisted the impulse to have a seizure, and said, "Is it?"
Zhou Yan's face suddenly became ugly, but he still didn't change his words: "Whether the person was killed by Poplar or not, you can ask him yourself now, even if you are a lawyer, you can't suspect me without evidence." ”
"Angry, you hate him for what he did to you, and more than once, even threatened you with this!"
"Shut up!" Zhou Yan was even more emotional in comparison, raised her hand to cover her ears, and her eyes widened: "You have no evidence at all!"
Fang Miao raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Yes, I don't have direct evidence now, but don't you wonder how I know this?"
"Why should I be curious? As I said, these are all your speculations, and none of them exist, and you are just a lawyer, so who is in a position to question me with a hypocritical face?"
Zhou Yan's aggressive words made Fang Miao stunned, "Don't think I don't know, the lawyer's business is all about money, but on the surface, you have to try your best to hide your true purpose, making people feel that you are not going for money, is it necessary?"
As soon as her words fell, Fang Miao's pupils shrank, and at that moment, her temples hurt like pins, her heart seemed to have been cut by a sharp knife, and then she poured a cup of high-concentration salt water, the water overflowed her heart and flooded her chest, and the wound was torn open sharply, and the pain spread like an electric current to all your limbs.
Not far away, two bunches of headlights came towards her, and a girl looked over on tiptoe and excitedly said, "My boyfriend has arrived, we can go." ”
After speaking, she took Zhou Yan and the other girl's hands and ran away quickly, while Fang Miao could only watch the figure in her sight disappear into the pouring rain, and the sound of the car door opening and closing seemed to remind her that the door of hope would never open again.
The car started slowly, and in the night that could not be seen clearly, only two beams of light swept across Fang Miao's pale face, and as the car merged into the traffic and drove away, the lights disappeared, and under the bus stop, she was the only one who fell into hesitation.
Someone once said that choosing the profession of lawyer is to choose contradictions, you have to stay away from all temptations that hinder fairness and justice, unswervingly adhere to the original oath, be loyal to the law, advocate the professional ethics of lawyers, and abide by the professional discipline of lawyers.
In the face of tricky events, anger and powerlessness are certainly unpleasant, but for Fang Miao, she can still restrain herself.
The most important thing is that when you are so angry that you are about to explode, but you are suffering from the feeling of powerlessness that you can't vent, that's the worst thing!
In the afternoon, Yan Zheng finished his work and went to the Chinese medicine clinic, which was opened by an old professor when he was in medical university, and students who were instructed by him could come here to learn and exercise.
Yan Zheng's heart has always been chaotic and calm recently, and only by going to the clinic to smell the faint fragrance of Chinese medicine can he give his nerves a moment of peace.
It wasn't until 7 o'clock in the evening that the patients who came to the clinic were diagnosed one by one, and after dinner in the clinic, Yan Zheng stood at the door of the clinic with the car keys, looking at the sudden rain with a cold expression, probably because he had worked for too long, and his sideburns suddenly hurt from jumping to jump, he raised his hand and rubbed it, his thoughts were scattered.
In fact, he didn't like this kind of wet weather, and it was one of the few things he didn't like on his face.