Chapter 12: The Case of 100 Billion Inheritance!

After Jia Lei and Little Jew broke the news to the media all over the world, they hid in the hotel and were as quiet as chickens, and the rest of the matter was handed over to Little Jew's grandmother.

"Jia Lei, don't we really have to be interviewed by reporters? Now that several authoritative media have sent us interview invitations, why don't we take the opportunity to explain the bad things that Chairman Victor has done on TV?" asked the little Jew puzzled.

As a junior, you can't speak ill of Chairman Victor in front of the media, otherwise you will arouse some old-fashioned disgust. There are some things that your grandmother can say but you can't, otherwise those who think they are righteous will say that you are unfilial. Jia Lei said.

"I can't say that, I can't say that, is that why I was framed by the Victor group and my father was assassinated by the Victor family?" asked the little Jew angrily.

"Huh...... Young man, you are so naïve! I have a lot of grudges, the killers of the Victor family have all killed me in front of me, how can I just forget it. If you say it yourself, there will always be people who will be skeptical and deny it, and people will prefer to believe the "truth" that they have personally investigated. And whether this truth is true or not, they will be convinced of what they have investigated with their own hands. There are now dozens of media outlets outside Victor Manor, do you think so many people are working together, is there anything they can't investigate? If they really can't find out, I will arrange for someone to leak some clues to them!" Jia Lei said proudly.

"Huh~~!Jia Lei, you are too treacherous, if anyone offends you in this life, don't think about it! These methods of yours are really unguardable!" The little Jew said in amazement.

"I want you to say something different the next time you compliment me, like smart, wise, or courageous and resourceful. The word treacherous is used on villains!" Jia Lei said unhappily that he was a good person.

"Hehe......" The little Jew laughed but did not answer.

Jia Lei is good at hype, and Huang Shuxian, a young lady from a big family, is good at acting and house fighting.

Compared with Chairman Victor's dislike and precautions against reporters, Huang Shuxian is very friendly to reporters!

Not only will she walk generously in the courtyard of the villa every day for reporters to take pictures, but she will also prepare hot drinks and refreshments for the reporters squatting outside Victor Manor.

"Madame Anna, can you answer me a question?" a reporter asked boldly as he took the milk tea.

"As I said, the matter between me and Chairman Victor is a private matter between the two of us, as a former member of the Victor family, I will not say the rights and wrongs of the Victor family in any public, this is my principle. I respect the laws of country Y and the words of the Bible, and I do not want to attack anyone with words. Huang Shuxian said with a smile, and the reporter was suddenly a little discouraged.

But there are always smart people in this world, and a reporter from a gossip magazine heard a different meaning from Huang Shuxian's words. Mrs. Anna only said that she did not want to discuss things about the Victor family, but she did not say that she would not talk about herself, so he immediately squeezed in.

"Lady Anna, we understand your kindness and respect your principles of life, so I won't ask you anything about the Victor family, can we talk about anything else? I am a reporter for Orange Magazine, and our magazine has always been very curious about the ancient Oriental country of China, and I would like to ask you to make a report for our magazine on the daily life of the Oriental aristocracy, and to give the citizens of London some ancient Oriental culture. Is that okay?", the reporter from Orange Magazine asked.

"Absolutely. I would love to promote Chinese culture and let people all over the world know about the ancient Chinese civilization!" Huang Shuxian nodded.

Other reporters immediately followed suit and wanted to join the interview, after all, no matter what the content of the interview was, as long as they could put a photo of Mrs. Anna on the cover of their own magazine or newspaper, the sales of this issue of the newspaper would be stable!

The Western media's attention to Chinese culture is always inseparable from silk and tea, and these two things happen to be what Huang Shuxian is good at.

"Madame Anna, Hermès silk scarves have been trending in Paris lately, what do you think of these things? A reporter asked.

"Hermès things are very good, the colors are generous and the patterns are beautiful, and it is still made of the finest silk produced in Suzhou and Hangzhou, I think all ladies should have their own silk scarf, even if it is not Hermès! Huang Shuxian replied.

"Mrs. Anna, I thank you in advance for your milk tea, it's really nice to be able to drink a cup of warm milk tea on this cold winter day! I think this is the best milk tea I have ever drunk, this milk tea has a special aroma. Is there any trick here?", a female reporter asked curiously with a teacup.

The reason why you think this milk tea is better than usual is because the tea leaves used in this milk tea are specially brought from Huaxia, so its aroma is the same as the tea leaves you usually drink. Huang Shuxian said with a smile that she hadn't forgotten to praise the food of country Y at this time.

Huang Shuxian's praise of the afternoon tea culture of Country Y immediately won the favor of all the reporters present!

"Oh, what's the difference between the tea you brought and the ordinary black tea? Aren't they all black tea?" the female reporter asked curiously.

"Most of the milk tea you drink in ordinary milk tea shops is milk tea made from Indian black tea and Wuyi black tea, which is just the most ordinary black tea, and the price of 50 grams is about 3~8 pounds. This time, I used the authentic Keemun black tea I brought from Huaxia, and the best Keemun black tea is generally given to foreign guests as a national gift in Huaxia, so the taste is better than ordinary milk tea. Huang Shuxian said.

I've heard of this kind of tea, it costs about 100 pounds for 50 grams, and I usually don't want to drink such expensive tea. The female reporter said in surprise.

"Oh my God, this is the most expensive black tea I've ever had, and I really don't know of any more expensive tea than Hermès' Darjeeling black tea!" said the Orange Magazine reporter happily.

For example, the price of Zhengshan Xiaozhong black tea, which is the favorite of the British royal family, is as high as one tael of gold and one tael of tea in China, and the price of real Zhengshan Xiaozhong tea in London is as high as 1,000 pounds per 50 grams. During the imperial society, because the price of this tea was too expensive, it was only popular among the royal family and nobles of your country, and when I got married, my family had to make a lot of effort to get two catties of Zhengshan small seeds to give me a dowry. Huang Shuxian said.

As soon as the word "dowry" came out, it immediately aroused the ideas of all the reporters present, so this group of reporters carefully probed Huang Shuxian's dowry in the name of understanding Chinese marriage culture.

Their main purpose is to inquire about the origin of the gold in the start-up capital of the Victor Group, and Huang Shuxian revealed some important news as if inadvertently in the interview.

Huang Shuxian was very satisfied with the results of this interview, and on the second day, the reporters published the interview in a magazine with a variety of thrilling headlines.

The most amazing dowry in history, Lady Anna joined the Victor family with 100,000 taels of silver and 10,000 ounces of gold when she got married!

"The Ancient Qing Empire's Noble Girl Marriage Culture" and other related topics have once again swept the whole London, and all the British people are amazed by the pomp and circumstance of the Chinese nobles marrying their daughters and the luck of Chairman Victor.

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31 January 1993

"We have almost fought the war of public opinion, and we will officially go to court tomorrow! Are you ready?" Jia Lei asked.

"I'm ready!" replied the little Jew.

"Jia Lei, what do you think of our chances of winning this time?" I always feel that things are going too smoothly!" Huang Shuxian asked with a frown.

"I have this hunch too!" Jia Lei nodded and said.

"You're worrying too much! Judging from the current evidence, if nothing else, we will win this lawsuit!" said the little Jew proudly.

Under normal circumstances, the protagonist is prone to an accident and be slapped in the face if he says so much before he starts. Hurry up and take this back to me!" Jia Lei hurriedly spat at the mouth and said anxiously.

"Hahaha! Jia Lei, you're too funny, isn't it obvious that we can win! Why are you in such a hurry? You are too superstitious. The little Jew said unconcernedly.

Monday, 1 February 1993

This day was the day when Chairman Victor and Huang Shuxian held a court session on the inheritance rights of the old chairman, and the periphery of the High Court was full of people and reporters who came to see the excitement.

Because the law of country Y adheres to the principle of judicial openness, journalists and ordinary people can enter the court to observe cases.

If it weren't for the court's fairness in order to protect the personal rights of the defendant and the law not to be interfered with by public opinion, the reporters would almost have broadcast the whole lawsuit live.

Under English law, ordinary civil and criminal cases are heard in separate courts, while civil actions are generally heard in the High Court.

The High Court has three different courts,1 the Throne Division, whose main task is to hear major civil cases in the first instance, and to organize specialized tribunals such as the Maritime Collegiate Court and the Commercial Collegiate Court to hear such cases.

2 Chancery Divisions, which hear civil disputes relating to real estate, mandates, wills, partnerships and bankruptcy.

3 Family Divisions, which mainly hear major disputes related to family, guardianship, marriage, etc., as well as their appeal cases.

Little Jews, they are entering the Chancery Court today, and the judges are also well aware of the recent uproar over the equity dispute.

Huang Shuxian first provided a copy of the will obtained from Charles Victor and his own identity certificate, proving that he was Huang Anna mentioned in the will of the old chairman of Victor, and asked Ikli Victor to immediately hand over the 30% shares of the Victor Group that he held on his behalf.

"Judging by the will of Mr. Victor Sr., this court supports your claim, do you have any objections?" the judge asked.

According to the laws of country Y, the maximum retrospective period for any case shall not exceed 20 years. The old chairman Victor passed away in 1971, and this will was made in 1970, and the validity of this will has passed for two years. So Mrs. Anna has lost the right to inherit the estate in this will!" said Ben Rand, the defendant's lawyer.

This case has indeed passed the legal prosecution period. The judge nodded.

"My Judge, I disagree with the statement of the defendant's lawyer! The reason why my client did not inherit this estate in time was because the defendant deliberately concealed that he had not fulfilled his duty to inform my client! I think that the effective date of this will should be counted from the day that Madame Anna became aware of it, and according to this calculation, the validity of this will has not expired. David Perry stood up and objected.

"At that time, the situation in China was so chaotic, they completely refused to allow foreigners to enter! How can I go to Anna to inform him of his will? I really didn't deliberately hide it!" Victor, the chairman, stood in the dock and explained.

"In the 70s, it was true that foreigners were not allowed to enter the country at will, but in the 80s, people from country Y were allowed to enter China at will, right? Chairman Victor was fully qualified to inform Mrs. Anna of this will within the validity period of the will, but you did not do that! So I object to the claim that the will is invalid!" said barrister David Perry.

In view of the fact that the defendant did not fulfill his obligation to inform the plaintiff, the defendant has thus gained tremendous benefits! This court has reason to suspect that the defendant is suspected of deliberately delaying the period for prosecution of the law, and the defendant is requested to come up with a reasonable explanation. The judge said.

"Your Honor, my client did not deliberately delay, because my client had heard about Mrs. Anna's death from Mrs. Anna's relatives in '73, so the defendant did not go to China to inform Mrs. Anna about the will. The defendant's lawyer stated.

"Who did the defendant get this from? I hope that the defendant will produce strong human and material evidence to prove his claim and present witness testimony. Otherwise I have the right to suspect that the news is fabricated?" said David Perry barrister.

"This court upholds the plaintiff's challenge and hopes that the defendant will present witnesses and relevant evidence on this matter!" the judge nodded.

"The witness has passed away, and I can't get him to give a testimony! But the fake death was clearly done by Anna herself, and I mistakenly thought that she was not responsible for her death!" Victor defended.

"I, a weak woman with a child, had to fake my death in such a complicated political situation to save my life. If I hadn't faked my death with my children, Alan Shah and I would have died a long time ago because of overseas relations in the political situation of that year. I was also forced to fake my death, and I did this to save the ......life of our child Alan Shah," Huang Shuxian said while wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and both the judge and the observers were moved by her.

"Dear Judge, the situation back then was too complicated, and my client, as a weak female streamer, had no choice but to fake her death with a child less than ten years old. I hope that Your Excellency will understand the plaintiff's distress! I think that Chairman Victor, as a husband and father, should personally go to Huaxia Kingdom to confirm the authenticity of the news even if he really hears this kind of news. But he didn't!" said David Perry, barrister took the opportunity to play the sympathy card.

"This court can understand the plaintiff's distress! It is really not easy for Mrs. Anna to protect the child in that situation, you are a great mother. The judge said.

"Although the plaintiff's explanation is worthy of sympathy, it cannot hide the fact that she faked her death and misled the defendant? The defendant's lawyer said.

According to legal procedures, the defendant, as the executor of the will, has the right to notify the plaintiff of matters related to the will! Since the defendant suspects that the plaintiff has passed away, it should make a rigorous confirmation and submit the confirmation to the court. However, the defendant did not confirm the death of the plaintiff, so the court ruled that the defendant had not fulfilled its obligation to inform during the execution of the will. Support the plaintiff's request to get back the shares that belong to him in the will!" said the judge.

"I'm against it!" said the defendant's lawyer with another raised hand.

"Things have come to this point, what else do they have to oppose?" Jia Lei asked in surprise.

According to the law of testamentary succession, the defendant, as the plaintiff's agent, only holds these shares on behalf of the plaintiff, and the plaintiff has the right to withdraw the ownership of the shares at any time. The judge asked.

"I would like to question the validity of the will itself! We have evidence that Mr. Victor Sr. was mentally ill at the time of making the will, and that he was already suffering from Alsheimer's and did not have the prerequisites for making a will. The defendant's lawyer said suddenly.

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"Huh...... My brother's lawyer is really amazing, my father originally wanted us to divide the shares of the group equally, but this will was taken out by my brother himself! He has now overturned this will himself, I really don't know which of his words is true!" Mr. Charles sneered when he heard this.

"Ahem, cough, cough!" Jia Lei almost choked to death by his own saliva when he heard this, he had never seen such a shameless person as Chairman Victor.

If the will is beneficial to oneself, it is valid, and if the will is not beneficial to oneself, then the will is invalid.

At that time, the old chairman Victor originally wanted to divide the family property equally among his two sons, but unfortunately he later suffered from mild Alzheimer's disease when he was older. Ikli Victor, who was not yet the chairman at the time, colluded with Mrs. Keller, who was still the secretary to the chairman at the time, to hide the news of the illness of Mr. Victor Sr.

Taking advantage of the fact that the old Mr. Victor only remembered the things when he was young, Ikli Victor went to the old chairman and mentioned Anna and the child, hoping that the old chairman would leave something for Anna and Alan Shah in the will, so the old chairman made this later will.

The old chairman is a good man, he still remembers the gold that his daughter-in-law took out back then, so he left Huang Anna and his eldest grandson 30% of the shares of Victor Group in this will.

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