Chapter 1: Thunder

December 21, 2012 in the Gregorian calendar, this is the end of the world prophesied by the Maya. But in fact, when it came to www.biquge.info this day, everything was business as usual, and the earth was still rotating.

There are no power outages, no water outages, computers are still able to access the Internet, mobile phones can still talk as usual, there are undoubtedly buses and subways to work, and thieves are definitely active on the bus lines. Most people still choose the classic soy milk fritters for breakfast, and the first thing they do at work is always to make coffee or hot tea, the Republic and the little devils did not go off the rails on overseas islands, and North Korea and Persia did not choose to carry out nuclear explosions today, and there were no monstrous tsunamis, let alone sudden meteors, or landslides, volcanic eruptions, and various apocalyptic wonders such as the sinking of the continent.

However, in the capital of the republic, today there seems to be a little bit of something special. Because since the early morning, a little snowflake has fallen in the sky of the capital, and since then it has been out of control and endless.

As it approached noon, it was clear that the weather was still getting worse. The northerly winds were blowing louder and stronger, sweeping roads, buildings, and trees into the snow like salt particles. The sky was as dark as night as if it had been held tightly by an iron pot. And the whole city is also very rare to be lit up during the day. After another hour or so, the lights have connected the main traffic roads in the capital into a series of fire dragons. The entire city was turned into a parking lot, and drivers scrambled to poke their heads out of their windows and scramble to honk their horns......

"Boom!"

A silver car seemed to have been crushed by something, and the left side of the front of the car rose into the sky. In an instant, something on the radiator mask was reflected in a shiny light.

"Bang!"

The front of the car fell, and as the snow fell, the true face of the flash was revealed. It turned out to be a metal car logo, with a thong on the standard circle, Mercedes-Benz.

Lawyer Wu in the driver's cabin had already parked the car, and he was gasping for air. Just now, the gold-rimmed glasses on his face almost flew away. Fortunately, there was also a temple hanging from his right ear, which saved the Montblanc frame, which he had just purchased and was worth 10,000 yuan.

This is a cement path more than 200 meters long and leading from north to south near Chaoyang Road. The road is not wide and can only accommodate one heavy goods vehicle in one direction. Luxi, a construction site covered by a blue iron fence, was temporarily suspended today due to wind and snow. To the east of the road, there is a high slope of wilderness covered with snow.

There was no one nearby, and it seemed unusually empty and silent. However, this has proven to be a superficial phenomenon, especially on snow-framed roads. It looks smooth, but in fact, there are depressions in the snow and gravel.

Lawyer Wu took off his crooked glasses from his face, wiped them, and put them back on. He really couldn't figure it out, the road was still fine when he passed through here last month. But for some reason, if you come back today, this place will become a "minefield".

"I had to know that my grandson would have gone here. It's all to blame for this snow. ”

Lawyer Wu cursed and slammed the steering wheel with his hand.

He couldn't help but hate the snow. He has a very important and very secret mission. That is, every Friday, he has to go to the "Red County" villa area on the banks of the Grand Canal to meet a stubborn "old guy".

This mission has always been thunderous, rain or shine, but he has never encountered such bad weather today. Cars are jammed on the road like strings of sausages. As a result, it was half an hour's drive at most, and he drove for nearly two hours today, which was less than half of the journey. So in the predicament of moving step by step, he remembered this remote path. It's just that he never expected that when he especially needed a smooth road, God would block his back door, and do it so badly, cover all the traps with snow, and wait for him, the unlucky bastard, to fall into the net.

Lawyer Wu glanced at the earl on his wrist, and the time was 14:37. He began to look back and forth in the cabin, pondering the imminent question of whether he should turn around and go back, or should he keep going?

If you want to return, you have to make a hard U-turn, then drive out carefully, and finally have to go back to the main road to continue the traffic jam. What's worse is that if the main road is completely blocked, it is difficult to say when you will be able to reach the "Red County".

But if we keep going, we still have three-quarters of the way to go. The road ahead is unknown, and if the road behind is all like this, it will be even more bloody mold.

Lawyer Wu raised his eyes and looked, 200 meters ahead, which was the end of the road.

He was no stranger to the area, and knew that the area had been carved up by new construction sites, and that almost all of the old roads had been occupied or cut off by these construction sites. This path, for several years, has been the only remaining shortcut to the riverfront road in the nearby area. As long as he can pass through that intersection, all that remains is a smooth road with few cars and few people, and he can reach his destination in half an hour at most.

The temptation of shortcuts often leads to blind optimism in people's choices. So, the car began to move slowly, but soon, Mr. Wu regretted it.

He had just passed 30 meters when suddenly there was a "click" sound of crushing stones from under the wheels. This was followed by a surprise attack of "mines".

Lawyer Wu knew that he wanted to be bad. And just then, a noticeable pothole suddenly appeared in front of me.

"again.

The car stalled, and Mr. Wu was very depressed. The road conditions are not only not better, but worse. This made him hate the snow outside, because the snow had hidden the trap completely and flew like flies sticking to the glass, obscuring his vision.

He did regret not turning around, but now that the path was halfway over, it was better to turn back. The only thing he can do now is to be careful and careful, except to rely on the wipers.

The car starts again.

Lawyer Wu's forehead was covered with fine sweat, and his eyes did not blink, staring at the road in front of the car. The knuckles of his grip on the steering wheel were also white from the exertion. The form was worse than he had imagined, and he was no longer worried about whether the chassis would wear out, but was afraid that if he encountered a sharp point of stone, the fuel tank would leak if it was not good.

As the body fluctuated one by one, Lawyer Wu's heart was about to reach his throat, and a burst of remorse for his recklessness came to his heart. He couldn't help but pray sincerely: Che Ke must not leave here, it is really delayed, Mr. Gao blames it, and the consequences are ......

That's right, his trip is to do things for Mr. Gao. Although Mr. Gao is not a shareholder of the law firm, he is his real boss. Because Mr. Gao is one of the four major real estate companies of the Republic of China, "Zhaobao Wanxin", the general manager of Xinjing Group.

When it comes to lawyers, people often associate them with high salaries. But in fact, except for the monopoly industry, there is no profession with little pressure.

If you want to say that the factors that determine the income of lawyers, the first is the client, the second is the client, and the third is the client, which has little to do with the level of business. If a lawyer can attract large clients, or if his small clients grow into large clients, they will almost always become partners. On the other hand, partners who don't have their own clients are still working for other partners. This is why there is a well-known "rule of 28" in the legal profession: 20% of lawyers do 80% of the business, and the other 80% of lawyers do the remaining 20% of the business. Therefore, there are also people in the legal profession who support it, some people who are hungry, and some people who are half-starved and half-hungry, like a microcosm of society.

At the beginning, he was the best comparison with Mr. Cai Zhisen of the same law firm.

Mr. Cai is a high school classmate of Mr. Gao. A few years ago, Mr. Cai met Mr. Gao at the class reunion, and then he easily won the competition with the five major law firms in Beijing and obtained a long-term contract from Xinjing Group. With this contract, Mr. Cai, who is already a partner of the law firm, was not only promoted to deputy director, but also officially joined the ranks of the few lawyers in Beijing with an annual income of more than 10 million.

But in comparison, he lived a rather difficult life. Although he had an amazing memory since he was a child, he made a bet with his table mates in high school that he could copy all the capitals of the dictionary in just 4 hours on his brain hard drive. Although it only took him 3 years to obtain a master's degree in law from Beijing University, and he was able to memorize the Oxford dictionary upside down when he passed the English level 8. However, because he had no clients, he could only become a salaried lawyer with a monthly salary of $5,000. Similarly, because he had no case source, he had to act as an affiliate of Mr. Cai to handle the boring daily business for him. All along, he even dreamed that good luck would come and give him a top customer like Xinjing, who paid millions every year.

What is even more surprising is that after Mr. Gao came back, he actually named him and asked him to replace Mr. Cai and become the chief lawyer of the Xinjing legal advisory group.

This is really a happy event from heaven, and a fool will not do it.

He did think that he was favored by the god of luck at the time, but it was far from as simple as it seemed. As a price, Mr. Gao also put forward a special condition, asking him to participate in something important and secret, and there is absolutely no room for failure. And after he learned the inside story, he was cold from head to toe in an instant. Because if this matter is revealed or failed, he will not only lose his legal qualification, but also have to endure prison time.

Mr. Gao, who was waiting for his reply, was smiling, and there was obviously a knife hidden in his eyes.

He could not fail to give in. He clearly remembered the bitter taste in his mouth, and he knew that he had been forced to get on the thief ship. And he also had a faint hunch that Lawyer Cai's fall into the water was by no means simple.

Mr. Gao saw his reluctance, and in order to dispel his worries, after smiling indifferently, Mr. Gao actually said a name that was enough to shake half of the republic.

He never expected that this name would actually be the behind-the-scenes force that has always supported Xinjing.

He is a lawyer, so he knows better how useful the law is in the face of power. It is said that everyone is equal before the law, but in fact, the law can only remove some scum. Except for giant insects and predators, it is whimsical. Therefore, since there is the protection of this big man, the risk to be taken in this matter will not be very large, and the probability of success will even be quite high. In the final analysis, what are the common people? That is the water that carries boats, and its purpose is to float boats up and let people float, swim, and play on their heads. Compared with power, not only him, but everyone involved in this matter is just a mustard seed-sized person, who can have a choice?

The car had already driven halfway through the path, and with the slow swing of the body, Lawyer Wu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and his heart fell back into his stomach.

Thankfully, his worst fears did not materialize. And after surviving the hardest part of the road, the road is obviously much smoother.

On the right side of the window, pieces of blue iron fences move backwards.

On the left side of the window, the snow connects the outside world.

Mr. Wu has relaxed a lot. At this time, I also seemed to feel that the white expanse outside the window looked strangely beautiful. Even the sound of snow particles blown by the wind and crashing against the window glass of the car is not so annoying. This is like being dragged into the water by Mr. Gao, he was still worried and worried at first, but when the people were completely wet, he became active and enjoyed.

In the past six months, he has been desperately involved in the conspiracy and tried his best to provide advice to Mr. Gao. At the same time, he took advantage of the legal loopholes to win several difficult economic cases for Xinjing, which was deeply appreciated by Mr. Gao.

Mr. Gao is not harsh, and he is not stingy. The promise was quickly delivered, and he literally became a partner lawyer.

In the industry, one million seems to be a hurdle, and there are not many ways to get through. But at the speed of a rocket, he became the one who crossed this hurdle. No one does not envy his good fortune, although he is inevitably scolded as a dog by some people behind his back. But with Xinjing Group behind him, even the director of the law firm had to greet him with a smile and decorate his office at any cost.

As a result, he has a 40-square-meter private office with soundproof panels and teak-colored wood cladding, and the floor is covered with solid wood floors of the same color. The office furniture has also been replaced with American furniture that he likes, and the cabinet doors are shutter-style ones. Most considerately, the firm not only added a high-end jacuzzi to his bathroom. He also added a private pantry and a thermostatic wine cooler filled with 28 bottles of California red wine in the reception area. So that he can sit in his leather chair at any time, or lie on the three-seater sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window, and sip a cup of freshly ground coffee or red wine.

Change is all-encompassing. Not only have his economic conditions changed, his office conditions improved, but even his life circle was different. The circle in which a person is located determines the height of the person. Everyone wants to squeeze into the upper circle, but whether they can squeeze in depends not only on whether there is a channel to squeeze in, but more importantly, on what value they can provide to others. As the chief lawyer of Xinjing, he was successfully accepted by the upper echelons of society, not only expanding his contacts, but also making unexpected gains.

Two months ago, in the college reunion, he used to say that he was okay after being bullied because of weakness, and for the first time, he became the focus of his classmates. The lawyer is all realistic people, and those who looked down on him before didn't dare to call him "okay" anymore, and they all changed their smiles to him. Even those students who are in the public security system are no exception. Those of them with eyes on the top of their heads are also very aware of Xinjing's energy.

The most relieving thing is that Banhua, who had ridiculed him in the past, tried her best to flatter him at the party and kept sticking to him. It turned out that she was held accountable by Xinjing because of a batch of fake and shoddy building materials, and she was worried about the way to dredge every day. This is really a dish delivered to the door, and as a result, Ban Hua was not only knocked out of 500,000 by him, but also accompanied him for three days like an obedient pet. After doing all his "sex", he promised that her husband would not go to jail.

In addition, the fact that he is now driving this S350 is also a reward from Mr. Gao. Of course, Mr. Gao is also generous to others, and this car was originally owned by the old guy in "Red County". And Mr. Gao also occupied the old guy's S600 and extended Lincoln. But in any case, this car is also worth 1.6 million, and being able to give him this car is enough to prove that he values him.

Yes, he's a dog. But these real benefits are all exchanged for dogs. Let him say for himself that this dog is worth it.

The car continued to rub forward step by step, and it had reached three-quarters of the way through the path, and then it was at the intersection after the last few tens of meters.

Lawyer Wu couldn't help but smile smugly. He believed that as soon as he left this unfortunate place, he would be able to completely get rid of all the bad luck of today. And he also decided that when he returned to his comfort nest after finishing his errands, he must compensate himself.

How to compensate?

Haha, that's right, he remembered the beautiful personal assistant he had just taken down.

The girl was newly hired by him three months ago, and her long, curly hair was permed with a fresh scent. During the interview, he took a fancy to her at first sight. Although she is only a junior college student at 24 years old, and she lacks work experience in this industry, these are not important to him, are they?

On the girl's first day on the job, the first thing he told her was to ask her to throw away thousands of resumes, including nearly 100 graduates of prestigious universities. If she understands people, she should think carefully about why she was chosen. It's a pity that she didn't respond to his hints, and always avoided the teasing action of touching his hands and patting his shoulders with panic, and found all kinds of excuses to refuse when she asked her to dinner. In this regard, he had to use his work to arrange for her to accompany him to a drinking party, but he didn't expect her to dare to ask for leave, and the excuse was to celebrate her boyfriend's birthday.

her boyfriend, the ghost cares. She really thought that just by making coffee or answering the phone, a so-called paralegal could get a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan with peace of mind?

For this kind of "ignorance of the rules" behavior, he naturally can't bear it. Just last weekend, he gave the girl an ultimatum. He told her bluntly that she would be fired for refusing to work overtime. This undoubtedly sobered the girl, so from this Monday onwards, she became very silent. It was clear that she was hesitating about taking on the hidden obligations of her work. And he deliberately pretended to be indifferent, waiting for her to finally make a statement.

As a result, it is not surprising that a life full of high-end clothing and cosmetics will make it impossible for women to let go. Yesterday afternoon, the girl didn't leave after bringing him coffee, and his flattering smile clearly revealed some shyness and ambiguity, and he reached out to hug her again. This time, she didn't hide. That small waist is really thin, and the taste of last night is even more ......

"Pedal ......"

There was another sound of gravel popping from under the tires, which interrupted the beautiful thing in Lawyer Wu's mind.

Only then did he realize that due to the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the car, he could no longer see the road in front of him clearly. The moisture makes the front window blurry, and despite the wipers not working, visibility continues to decrease.

Cursing, Lawyer Wu quickly pulled out a large ball of paper towels from the tissue box and wiped the front window of the car.

The effect was obvious, and within a few clicks the fog on the glass was gradually swept away by the paper towel. But just as his hand holding the tissue left the glass, in front of the front of the car, somehow, a living creature of considerable size appeared.

It was so sudden! It fell completely from the sky! There was no time to react, and there was no way to stop it, so I could only watch the accident happen.

Lawyer Wu's pupils dilated rapidly, and he couldn't help but scream. "I'll go!"

The front of the car was completely extended to the top of the car.

"Teng!"

The bumper flutters, the living thing flies, and the car ...... Stopped.

This is really a cat afraid of dogs, rabbits afraid of eagles, drunk drivers afraid of traffic police, and Xie Ding afraid of wind. Afraid of what comes.

Lawyer Wu's little face was white, and his heartbeat was like a bulging heartbeat. He quickly leaned forward and leaned his head close to the windshield.

Luckily, it was just a dog that was hit. It was lying flat two meters in front of the car, and it was impossible to tell what kind it was. The coat is gray, dirty, and I can't tell what color it is. It can only be determined that it is a large dog.

There was no blood on the snow, and the dog's limbs were rushing towards the front of the car, and his left hind leg was twitching slightly, as if he was still alive.

Looking closely, the belly of the white velvet was bulging and deflated, and he was still panting.

Lawyer Wu reached out to unfasten his seat belt, but his hand stopped as soon as he touched the buckle. He shrunk his neck and took a closer look around the car.

There was no one around, only ash of snow drifting in the wind.

He lowered the left window again, stuck his head out of the window, and looked back and forth.

The air outside was quite cold, and the cold wind blew in, freezing the lung tubes. There is really no one, the surrounding area is empty and desolate, there is not even a telephone pole, and it is impossible to have a monitoring probe.

So what are you afraid of?

Yes, get out of here. The people in the middle of nowhere are too late.

Lawyer Wu quickly retracted his head, and the window of the car rose.

But this dog ...... Go down and move away?

He visually observed that the dog was only a dozen meters away from the intersection, and when he reached the intersection, he turned the road into the main road.

Cut, whatever, just run it over. Scared the hell out of me, that's.

"Yinben" started, and the car slowly moved forward.

Animals are animals because they are not dead things, they are also flesh and blood, and they have feelings. When the snow is compacted by the wheels, there is a popping sound. This made the dog in front of the car clearly feel that something was wrong, and it gasped vigorously and barked lowly.

The front of the car approached, and the strong light of the headlights reflected the dog's fur in bright white.

The dog began to twist its body sharply, rolling with its head and struggling desperately to get up. But its left hind leg slipped and couldn't hold the ground. No matter how much you scratch your paws, you only kick up a cloud of snow and dust like sand.

Mr. Wu held the steering wheel in his hand, and from his point of view, there was a circular logo erected in front of the front of the car, which was already aimed at the dog's body like a scope. At this moment, the degree of the dog's writhing and tumbling reached its peak of intensity. But this dying throes have always been meaningless.

Lawyer Wu watched the front of the car completely engulf the dog's body, and then heard a wail similar to a child's crying.

This lame dog is full of hilarity. Hehe, it's like running over a meat balloon, interesting.

He smiled and shook his head. For some reason, this scene reminded him of Ban Hua, his assistant, and the old guy he was about to meet. In this regard, not only did he not feel a trace of cruelty, but a wave of pleasure surged up from his spine.

Can...... Why is there no sound? No bumps?

Lawyer Wu leaned close to the side window and looked at the back of the car through the mirror on the left, and the snow was empty, and there was nothing.

"Whew~"

A long howl, sharp and poignant.

In shock, Lawyer Wu suddenly looked up, only to find that on the empty snow hill in front of the left side of the car, there was a half-human-tall gray-haired vicious dog.

This is the one that was hit! But how did it crawl out from under the car? And it ran ahead?

The dog was staring at Lawyer Wu, and his eyes were a kind of green light. Hideous diagonal lines twitched above its long beak, and a muffled "whine" sounded in its throat, and its cracked mouth bared out of its fangs like knives. Its back spine was bowed in a semicircle, and its mane was like a hedgehog's pinpricks, all erect. The limbs are tense, well-shaped, and full of explosive power.

Where's the dying dog? It's clearly a wolf with upside-down eyes and steaming rage.

Yes, wolves, that's wolves. But this is the capital, how can it be?

Lawyer Wu was at a loss and looked around.

But the wolf bared his teeth and took a small step forward, as if to pounce.

What is it for?

Lawyer Wu was drenched in a cold sweat and subconsciously honked the horn. Unexpectedly, this was like firing the starting pistol, which directly stimulated the wolf's nerves.

The wolf bent down and gathered momentum, and after only a slight pause, he pounced fiercely, and with a few steps, jumped into the front of the car.

Lawyer Wu was already stupid, and he didn't expect it to be counterproductive.

The wolf's goal was clear, staring at Lawyer Wu fiercely, and he pounced on him. The huge wolf's head slammed into the glass, grabbing and biting.

One of the wipers snapped, and the glass made a screeching sound.

Lawyer Wu was paralyzed and almost didn't call his mother.

After discovering the smooth properties of the glass, the wolf simply stepped on the front window glass with all his limbs in turn, and began to use his own weight to charge. Under the violent impact and jump, the body trembled and crackled, and several obvious cracks soon appeared in the glass.

Alas, the front window won't break!

Lawyer Wu hit his head on the roof of the car in a panic, and he started the car trembling on instinct. Then step on the accelerator hard, and the car instantly accelerates.

Go to his tank and chassis!

The wheels were violently crushed against the potholes, shaking as if the world was turning upside down. As a result, the wolf could no longer maintain its balance, and it kicked on its hind legs, jumped onto the roof of the car, and was then thrown into the rear of the car.

In the dark, after "Yinben" rushed through the last few meters from the intersection, the car flung to the left and drove onto the main road. The snow presents an exaggerated arc trajectory. The force was irresistible, and the wolf in the tail of the car had been thrown off and its paws fell to the ground.

The car did not slow down and continued to shift up. The wolf did not give up and fought to catch up.

The car sped away as if it were fleeing, and the snow it drove over was full of twisted car marks. After a violent swing, he finally found the right direction, and the car went straight.

At this time, Mr. Wu had the heart to pay attention to the rearview mirror. In the mirror, the wolf that had been thrown off was still chasing after the car, but soon, it could not run, and limped to a stop.

Ha, it's the leg that was bruised.

Alas, I didn't kill it just now.

Lawyer Wu was relieved with hatred in his happiness.

A moment later, with a smile, Lawyer Wu looked in the rearview mirror for a second time, but this glance made his heart tighten.

In the distance, the lame wolf that stopped actually showed a human-like expression. Squinting his eyes, pursing his tongue, and smiling at him.

Huh? Hallucinations?

No, it's just laughing, the wolf is laughing.

Ghastly. Barbarous. Uncanny.

Hell yes!