"Spread the word about your private cooperation with those people in the 'Alliance', although it will indeed have a certain deterrent effect on them, but in essence, the 'Alliance' itself is just a cooperative of interests, just like human beings in the face of cancer, many people will directly surgically remove 'it' when the cancer cells have not expanded to the most dangerous parts. Although sometimes the cost is high, compared with the overall interest, there are by no means a few ruthless people. Regardless of whether Zhan Wenlan released the news to completely want to make the reputation of this group of "cooperative" people stink, or to separate the "alliance", if he just wanted to start from this aspect, Stephen frowned, precipitated for a long time, and slowly revealed the hidden dangers.

There are things that can be done and things that cannot be done, and sometimes, if you miss a blow, you will have endless troubles.

Those who were kicked out of the "Alliance" were resentful, and no matter how Zhan Wenlan dealt with them afterwards, they would definitely have to pay more price.

Zhan Wenlan looked at the Englishman in front of him, who was no longer young, as the representative of the largest shareholder of the former Ross Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., this person's mind may not be risky and progressive, and strive for breakthroughs, but he is calm and calm, comprehensive in all aspects, and his vision is based on the overall situation, and he is indeed an excellent entrepreneur.

He suddenly leaned lightly towards the seat behind him, his face showed a little gentleness, and his expression was still calm, as if he had suddenly set off a slight wave in a circle of blue pools, and it was fleeting: "A single means can naturally only achieve a single effect." Of course, I've thought of something else, but it seems a bit difficult to implement at the moment. ”

Stephen looked at Zhan Wenlan with some surprise, he actually had other plans: "What difficulty?" ”

"To tell you the truth, I have already met with the lawyer representing the 'Alliance' this morning."

Stephen's expression suddenly became very strange, looking at Zhan Wenlan's unconsciously frowning brows, and he endured it for a long time before he forced himself not to show a trace of schadenfreude.

"Well, that lawyer, I've seen a lot, and it's really ......." Stephen's brain hurt a little, and he didn't know how to describe the famous lawyer, so he simply chose a more objective statement: "He is tricky, the consensus in the industry." ”

Zhan Wenlan smiled helplessly, indeed, he has outstanding thinking and logic skills, excellent language expression and rendering skills, and he is eager to make this case as loud as possible for the sake of fame, as a lawyer, the other party is almost extremely difficult to solve in terms of strength and ambition.

"When you see that lawyer, you probably want to get rid of him, do you?" Stephen's mind was racing. Since he could come to Zhan Wenlan in order to regain the lure of regaining the largest shareholder of Ross Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Zhan Wenlan must have tried someone else before making an appointment with him. What better way to lead a lawsuit than a lawyer?

"It's a pity that the other party was not moved at all." Zhan Wenlan generously admitted. This is the case, and there is no point in passing the buck.

Stephen's eyes deepened, and he looked at Zhan Wenlan and suddenly became silent.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little weird.

If Zhan Wenlan could sue him so easily, he had interviewed another person who was going to work with him. Could it be that their conversation is not smooth today, and when they turn around, Zhan Wenlan will also tell a third party about their interview?

This doubt is like a poisonous snake quickly creeping into my mind.

Stephen's eyes slowly changed from friendly to warm, and gradually began to turn cold.

Zhan Wenlan looked at his facial expression, but he smiled, with a strange reassurance in his expression: "I didn't admit this matter to you to make you feel that I was forced to find you, and confessing to you that the matter of meeting with the lawyer in the morning is also for the sake of openness and honesty." Regardless of whether I lose this lawsuit or not, I swear by my family's honor that I will never reveal my relationship with you. ”

In England, it is most sincere and indisputable to swear in the name of the family if the conscience does not betray nature.

Regardless of whether Zhan Wenlan has been forced into an embarrassment now, and there is no possibility of turning over, with the current cold and gorgeous attitude of this person, Stephen doesn't believe that this person will joke casually with his family. Immediately, the expression on his face softened slightly.

Remembering what he just said, it wasn't that he was forced to come to him, could it be that in addition to his ambition to regain the largest shareholder of Ross Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, he had other prerequisites for cooperating with Zhan Wenlan?

"What do you mean?" Stephen looked at him with some confusion, and there was a slight suspicion in his expression.

"I've heard that the legal counsel for your company is one of the most famous rising stars in the UK in the past two years." Zhan Wenlan nodded at the armrest in his hand, and his expression slightly showed an indifferent smile, "Although I have no contact with the affairs of the judicial world, it is a rare opportunity to become a royal legal adviser before the age of thirty." In a way, the legal counsel of your firm is more important than the lawyer representing the 'Alliance'. ”

Even before his three elite friends interviewed the lawyers representing the "Alliance", they had already begun to investigate the figure who could compete with this tricky person.

Britain is not big, and people in the judicial field, if they are top figures, can basically count them. Older people will inevitably be tied up, unwilling to risk ruining their reputation for many years in such a case in which the "alliance" has an advantage, and lawyers with too little experience and too little experience will not be able to trust this lawsuit related to the future to a rookie.

After choosing and choosing, many investigations, and in the end, it turned out to be such a coincidence that in the legal profession, the only person who has the ability, qualifications, and potential to come forward to take over their lawsuit is the lawyer and consultant of Stephen's company in front of him. So, not so much the purpose of his interview with Stephen today was to draw him from the alliance to his side, but rather to kill two birds with one stone, not only to persuade him to his camp, but also to bring the lawyer over together.

Stephen looked at him and smiled. His shoulders shrugged, and his expression was helpless.

Sure enough, this Chinese, who looked extremely young, was very discerning, and even the lawyer behind him looked at it clearly.

The Royal Counsel, in his early years, was actually called "Royal Counsel", Queenssel. In contrast to solicitors who are generally qualified to practise, in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms and dependent territories where Queen's Barristers are retained, the Crown Law Unit generally nominates qualified Senior Counsel twice a year in accordance with the law of the country or the practice in the barrister's profession, nominated by the Magistrate of England* or the corresponding official of another country, and canonized as Queen's Counsel by the Monarch or the Monarch's representative therein.

Although Queen's Counsel are not a formal class of barristers, they do receive special treatment in the courtroom, and their ability to win cases is not at all the same level as that of ordinary lawyers.

In fact, at the beginning, before inviting a lawyer, the first thing the "Alliance" considered was not the current lawyer who was too qualified, but the legal counsel of his company. It's a pity that because of the shareholder dispute of Ross Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., the opponent who is now living in the position of the first shareholder is not willing to let his people serve as the lawyer for such an important case, so he chose the lawyer in front of him instead.

Stephen looked at Zhan Wenlan and suddenly stopped smiling, but the smile in his eyes couldn't be suppressed no matter what. He was almost a little impatient to see what kind of wonderful expressions those old guys would have when they looked at the lawyers on both sides when they faced off in court.

"If that's the case, just after the trial, the other party knows that we have cooperated, and I can't interfere in the affairs of the 'alliance' in the future, so it doesn't matter?" Stephen looked at him with deep meaning, and the effect of anything is only most obvious when it is unexpected. If the alliance found out that Zhan Wenlan's lawyer was his person during the first preliminary trial, the "alliance" would definitely not hesitate to push him away from the alliance.

"I believe that the profits you will make after this lawsuit will definitely be much more exciting than if you are now under the arrangement of the 'alliance'. To get an unusual result, you often have to pay an unusual price, you say, right? Zhan Wenlan did not refute either. Indeed, the idea of maximizing profits without any risk sounds like a myth. Where can anyone really earn something for nothing? If this is the case, perhaps, this suspicious Stephen will immediately choose to retreat!

"Good! I'll bet on it once! Stephen suddenly stood up and stretched out his right hand to him: "Regarding the lawyer's matter, I asked him to contact you as much as possible." I will also make a copy of the information that can be provided by the 'Alliance' for you. However, even a single help can only be completed until the first trial. At that time, the people in the 'Alliance' knew that we were cooperating, and I thought that it would be easier for me to make it easier, and there would be no more possibility. ”

Zhan Wenlan also stood up, held his right hand with an extremely solemn expression, and said softly: "After that, you don't have to worry about it." ”

When Stephen heard what he said, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, he was so confident. At this time, there is still this kind of courage, and the truth is a hero out of a teenager.

The efficiency of the talks between the two was obvious, and it was agreed that the lawyer would not say anything, and even all the cooperation before the first trial was decided at the same time, without any delay. That night, Stephen returned home and called his lawyer.

Although the person who answered the phone was slightly older than Zhan Wenlan, he was definitely a genius in the judicial world, and many * officials had mentioned it in front of countless people, and he had never seen a person more suitable for being a lawyer than him, as if he was born to engage in this profession.

After listening to Stephen's talk about working with Zhan Wenlan, the other party didn't have any surprised reaction. When the "Alliance" didn't invite him, he knew that the things involved behind this were extremely complicated, as a lawyer, his reputation was high enough, and this lawsuit was in his hands, which was tantamount to a good thing from the perspective of public opinion or workplace planning, not to mention, as long as the things that Zhan Wenlan had secretly cooperated with those people were rendered, now X's disadvantage can immediately turn into an advantage, and maybe it can also attract many people's sympathy votes, since he has a chance of winning, why should he push this great opportunity away?

So, about three days later, Stephen, the lawyer, and Zhan Wenlan met again to study how the lawsuit would proceed.

The majority of civil cases in the UK are resolved in pre-trial proceedings, which are at the centre of gravity of dispute resolution. Pre-trial procedures refer to the litigation phase from the filing of a lawsuit to the beginning of a trial, including: preparation for a trial; Handle cases without going to court; Interim or interim relief pending hearing. Therefore, the pre-trial procedure can be divided into three parts: pre-trial preparation, pre-trial treatment and pre-trial relief. The new Civil Procedure Rules in the United Kingdom stipulate that the main stages and matters of the pre-trial preparation process can be summarized as follows: the initiation of litigation and jurisdiction; Party; Served; Appeal and Answer Procedures; pre-trial discovery; case assignment; Case management, etc., for the purpose of sorting out disputes, fixing litigation claims and evidence, and determining the trial schedule of cases. Pre-trial procedures refer to the procedures for handling cases that do not require in-court hearings, and generally include settlements, agreements/payments, default judgments, summary procedures, withdrawal of lawsuits, orders agreed by the parties, etc. Pre-trial relief, including temporary injunctions, freezing orders, search warrants, interim payments, security for litigation costs, etc., are designed to provide prompt and effective protection to the parties.

All in all, it's not like the TV series that people often see on TV, file a lawsuit today, and you can go straight to court in a day or two. On the contrary, a lawsuit is absolutely slow, complicated, lengthy, repetitive, vague, and highly technical, which tests people's patience very much.

However, everything is special.

While Zhan Wenlan, Stephen and the Royal Counsel began to collect a powerful piece of evidence in full swing, the preliminary trial was advanced without warning, and suddenly came in the second week of Zhan Wenlan's arrival in the UK.

Standing in the dock of the courtroom, Zhan Wenlan was almost stared at by the eyes of the audience.

Mr. X, who has never appeared in public in a mysterious and low-key manner, is the most famous British top rich, and a huge rich man who almost spans many industries in the UK, will be such a young and gentle Chinese in front of him!

Shock, incomprehension, and disbelief flashed in everyone's eyes, which then turned into envy, coldness, and jealousy, and finally gradually replaced by a kind of ill-intentioned ridicule and paranoia.

Of course, only a few occasionally showed a faint look of pity in their eyes.

Stephen watched with some sarcasm as everyone performed a colorful ukiyo-e here, the world always determines success or failure by achievement, if this Zhan Wenlan was not standing in the dock, now their eyes are afraid to be replaced by greed, flattery, respect and awe.

Although there is always a kind of arrogance in his bones as an Englishman, Stephen is still a little disgusted when he looks at the looks in the eyes of his compatriots.

Before the court officially opened, Stephen couldn't help but approach the dock and gently leaned into Zhan Wenlan's ear: "Didn't you say that you once helped the mayor a little?" Isn't there a reaction over there? ”

Recently, because of the case, the two talked about the mine in the suburbs of London. If it weren't for Zhan Wenlan, Li Mu's explosion would definitely make the city stormy, not to mention, the London government has also benefited a lot from Zhan Wenlan, why is there no sound and image at all now?

Zhan Wenlan glanced at the crowd attending, except for the representatives of the "Alliance", his side was mainly the old housekeeper and three elite friends, the old lady did not participate because of physical factors, and the other seats were almost full of people from all walks of life.

I have to say that from the perspective of public opinion, such a high-profile lawsuit has not happened in the UK for many years.

"It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. What's more, I'm not British. Zhan Wenlan smiled, not the slightest surprise at what the British government had done. If he can still bring some long-term benefits to the British government, maybe the other party will help him secretly maneuver, but now, he is about to be ruined, and the British government can't hide, where will he post it himself?

Stephen suddenly looked at him quietly, for a long time, and sighed, meaning for a long time.

Before Zhan Wenlan could ask him what was wrong, the judge had already come in through the entrance and solemnly announced, "The court is open!" ”

Stephen sat back in his place, and many of the "Alliance" people looked at him coldly and said nothing. The initial surprise that the person standing on the side of the defendant's lawyer today turned out to be Stephen's legal counsel, but now it has gradually turned into disapproval.

It is obvious that Stephen wants to be rich and dangerous, and in this case, the alliance will not continue to entangle with this kind of person without brains. After the lawsuit, just kick him out of the league.

Two lawyers stood on the table, one was a little older, experienced and qualified, and the other was a rising star, with a good reputation and amazing words.

This preliminary trial almost surprised many people, from the time when the royal legal counsel presented Zhan Wenlan with some people in the "Alliance" private evidence, some people who thought that the victory or defeat had already been determined, their faces immediately changed.

Although the alliance has an amazing momentum and a strong background because of the formation of a joint force, it is precisely because of this that the "alliance" has mixed good and bad internal conditions and complex backgrounds, and as long as one of them is poked in the backbone, it is easy to bring up a piece, thus affecting the credibility of the entire "alliance".

The judge quietly watched the preliminary trial, and there was such a big wave, and the person standing in the defendant's dock always had a pale brow and did not move, obviously everything was in his expectation. I can't help but feel a sigh of cherishing talent in my heart.

This is about what the Chinese call "attacking the shield of the son with the spear of the son".

Most people in the world can only see the momentum of the "alliance", but they can't see through these people with different backgrounds getting together, as long as one is not careful, the other party will catch the handle.

The outcome of the first trial was beyond the expectations of all media and the public.

Zhan Wenlan had the upper hand, and because of the various scandals such as "private cooperation" and "thieves shouting to catch thieves", there were great signs of the dissolution of the "alliance".

During this period, the wonderful defense of the royal counsel lawyer was even directly exposed by some media and listed as a classic by many people in the industry.

Many of his peers, who had laughed at Stephen at first, couldn't help but sigh at his thoughtfulness.

He made such a big bet, the problem is, he even let him win the bet!

I really don't know if it's because of their luck, or if Zhan Wenlan's strength is really amazing.

In short, this qiē seems to be a matter of passing through the water without a trace, from the end of the first trial, he has a clear and cold expression, although the lawsuit has not yet been finalized, but he doesn't care at all, just a smile that seems to be nothing, quietly looking at the sky.

The night had fallen quietly, the old butler was so happy that he ordered the servant to arrange a very proper dinner quickly, Stephen and the royal counsel and lawyer saw the warm invitation, and did not refuse, and the three elite friends of Zhan Wenlan, accompanied by the old lady Zhan, stayed at the Zhan family for dinner.

During this period, Zhan Wenlan sat in the seat, although his movements were extremely elegant, and there was nothing wrong with his warm and jade-like expression, but it made people feel that he had some thoughts that did not belong.

After dinner, when Stephen and the royal counsel had left Zhan's house, the three friends took Zhan Wenlan for a walk in the courtyard when they found him.

"Why are you always a little wrong for a few days?" One of them looked at Zhan Wenlan and always looked up at the moon, and his expression was inexplicable: "What's so beautiful about the moon?" ”

Zhan Wenlan suddenly looked down at his friend: "Yes, I'm also curious, what's so beautiful about the moon." ”

But there is a kind of person who comes from the shadows, like combing clouds and sweeping the moon.

He had only seen that person once, and even, but his memory always seemed to be fixed on that night, when the other party and Yunxi stood in front of the window.

The Blue Emperor is lonely for thousands of miles, sweeping away the floating clouds at all.

Every time he thought of that scene, his heart felt like it was going to stop.

I always feel that that person is too extreme......

The three friends didn't know what to say. That young lady of the Leng family, the woman who defeated Xiao Ran in the legend, turned the tide with the power of one person, and rescued the entire Leng family from fire and water, what kind of woman could make Zhan Wenlan, who had never been exposed, so distracted, they really couldn't figure it out.

"Since you are still thinking about her, as soon as this matter is over, you can go back to Beijing." I don't know when, Old Madam Zhan, who was standing silently behind them, sighed deeply. A loving gaze brushed in front of Zhan Wenlan: "Your father is sometimes always blinded by something that shouldn't be confused, although the future of the Zhan family does depend on you, but Wenlan, I always hope that you can live for yourself." ”

During this time, no matter how late it was, I could always watch my grandson stand alone in the pavilion and walk quietly, looking deeply at the moonlight. The look in her eyes was too responsible, but as long as she looked at it, she always had the urge to cry.

Do people live for the sake of their family reputation, or for their own importance?

This question has puzzled her for many years, but now that she is old, her heart is softer.

If she hadn't belittled the other party because her son-in-law's background was inferior, she would have been a happy family now, instead of living this kind of cold life with her children.

Because of her and Commander Zhan, Wen Lan had already carried too much, and the expectations of both families fell on his shoulders alone. Since the age of seventeen, he has no room for his own life, and for him, what she and Commander Zhan have done is not ruthless!

The old lady shook her head helplessly: "I heard that the girl of the Leng family has inherited most of the character of the old man Leng, Wen Lan, if you must go down this road, I hope you must be mentally prepared." ”

Although I don't want my grandson to hit the wall by himself, Wen Lan was wrong at the beginning, and wanting to make up for it is never something that can be said with words. Perhaps, it is possible to break the blood flow from now on. However, it is better than the current situation where the soul does not belong all day long.

Zhan Wenlan stood in place, looking at his grandmother's old face, and suddenly smiled quietly, like a gentleman's empty valley, quiet and elegant, and in an instant, illuminated the room full of beautiful .......

The friends saw that they were refreshed, obviously they had broken through the barrier in their hearts, and the three friends looked happy, and naturally they worked harder and harder.

The time for the announcement of the results of the trial was gradually approaching, and on this day, the three of them discussed the final matter with the royal counsel lawyer again, and felt that there was nothing missing, so they gradually relaxed and made an appointment with the lawyer and Stephen to play after winning the case.

Stephen shook his head, "I'm worried that the 'Alliance' side won't be so simple and let me benefit alone, and after that, I may have to help Zhan Wenlan." ”

At the moment, the alliance has almost been discredited, and the matter of "private cooperation" has been paid attention to by many people, and some businessmen with complex backgrounds have even suddenly disappeared automatically for some reason, obviously afraid that after this lawsuit is over, they will be targeted by the judicial department instead, so they simply take the opportunity to slip away.

Although they have the upper hand in the current lawsuit, in the long run, if they do not obtain great benefits from this, or maintain the current position of the second shareholder of Ross Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Stephen will definitely have a hard time in the future.

Zhan Wenlan suddenly appeared behind him at this time, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and showed a cheerful smile when Stephen was slightly stunned: "Don't worry, when I go back to China, the cooperation on the British side will be handed over to you alone." ”

In terms of X's assets and cross-border fields, only handing over one person, not to a company or a collective, the hidden interests behind this can almost make any businessman crazy!

Stephen looked at him incredulously: "Are you going back to China?" ”

As soon as the lawsuit here is over, as long as he wins, he will only benefit a higher level in the future, such a great opportunity, he wants to let it go? If this person wasn't Zhan Wenlan, he almost suspected that he had a bad brain!

"Well," he smiled suddenly, and there was a natural comfort in his eyebrows, as if he had suddenly cleared the clouds and seen the sunrise: "I'm going to find my beloved woman." ”

Hate or resent. As long as she still has feelings for him, even if he will be displaced in the next life, he will return to her.

Stephen looked at the smile on his face, which was different from the first time they met, this smile seemed to let go of the fetters of the world, and the whole person was stripped from the prosperity of the world, and his eyes were clear, as if there was only one goal in this life!

Stephen's stunned expression made the three elite friends laugh for a while: "How about it, I finally saw a handful of people who love beauty and don't love the country, right?" "If X really goes back to China, the agency cooperation business here will be handed over to Stephen, to be honest, this person will definitely make a lot of money.

Stephen and the royal counsel ignored each other and couldn't say anything......

The day of the final trial soon came as scheduled.

The representative of the major shareholder of Ross Pharmaceutical JSC, who had a gloomy face, looked at Stephen and glared at him fiercely, saying nothing from beginning to end.

The judge is going through the process of asking the lawyers on both sides to submit new evidence.

According to the regulations, the evidence submitted in the second instance must be new evidence. If it has been obtained but not submitted during the trial of the first instance, the court will not accept the evidence after it has been submitted if there are no other reasons to prevent the submission. Generally speaking, new evidence in the second-instance trial procedure includes: newly discovered evidence after the conclusion of the first-instance trial; Where a party's application to the people's court for investigation and collection of evidence before the expiration of the time limit for presenting evidence in the first instance is not approved, the court of second instance finds upon review that the evidence should be approved and collected in accordance with the party's application.

"If no other evidence is presented, the court declares ......" The judge was about to decide, when suddenly, the prosecution lawyer shouted: "Slow! ”

The audience was silent.

Zhan Wenlan's old lady Zhan, the old housekeeper, and the three friends were about to win the lawsuit, but they were suddenly temporarily interrupted, and they all stood up, looking at the opposing lawyer with burning eyes, their palms clenched, and an inexplicable sense of foreboding suddenly hit their hearts.

Just as their mouths were dry and they didn't know how to react, several of them turned anxious eyes to Stephen and the royal counsel.

But at this moment, as if he had been electrocuted, his face was terrified.

Zhan Wenlan's heart couldn't help jumping, and he also looked at the two. I saw the royal counsel lawyer standing in the lawyer's bench with a calm face, a strange and calm expression, and Stephen suddenly smiled.

That smile is not that he is not worried about the victory of the evidence submitted by the opposing lawyer, but a kind of inexplicable and treacherous.

The face that originally seemed to be extremely friendly unconsciously carried an indescribable profundity, as if watching a good show be staged, and they just stopped at the most * place......

Zhan Wenlan's heart was cold, and a premonition that someone had been toyed with from beginning to end between applause suddenly crept into his heart!