Whether the mastermind can be brought to justice and whether the future trouble can be prevented depends entirely on what the International Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry and the Jiang Provincial Public Security Department will do next.

The "Rolling Mine Operation" command could not help, and the general adviser of the operation was involved, and it was necessary to avoid suspicion in accordance with relevant regulations, and it could not help with this.

Just as the preliminary investigation in Xijiang Province was coming to an end, the review teams were taking over, the original team of the research and judgment team was all in place, and Professor Han was about to start guiding the investigation trip, a phone call from the head of the department disrupted Cao Weiqing's overall deployment, and he had to put down the work at hand, and the Xijiang Provincial Department borrowed a Toyota bus, went to the airport to pick up a few uninvited guests, and personally sent them all the way to Changnan Town.

A group of people in suits and leather shoes came, two of them were like leaders, and the other three were worried.

Xia Moqing was confused, glanced at Xiao Chenyu, and went up to salute and say hello.

"Let me introduce you to the two of you, these two are Xia Moqing, deputy director of the backlog investigation department of the Jiang Provincial Public Security Department, and Xiao Chenyu, deputy director. They cooperated with Professor Han and were mainly responsible for the research and judgment of intelligence information, and they made many meritorious contributions in the previous stage of the investigation. ”

A leader shook the hands of the two lightly, looked at the big RV behind them, and smiled absentmindedly: "So young, and they are all lesbians, women don't let their eyebrows go!" ”

"Vice Governor Li of Bac Ha Province and Deputy Director Zhang of the Department of Justice of Bac Ha Province, these three are comrades from Beihua Pharmaceutical Group." Cao Weiqing gave a brief introduction and asked in a low voice, "Director Xia, where is Professor Han?" ”

The deputy governor personally drove it, and it was certainly not a trivial matter.

Xia Moqing didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said, "Report to the Cao Bureau." Professor Han and Professor Zhang took onions and ginger to the villager's house as guests. The command car is small, or Director Xiao will accompany the leaders to sit on the big RV for a while. I'll go to the villager's house to help you call. ”

"Go ahead, just say there's something urgent."

"Yes!"

As soon as Dr. Zhang heard that there were guests. Immediately put down the chess and greet the guests with his wife and Lao Nie. The tea maker makes tea, and the fruit takes the fruit, but it doesn't smoke.

The large RV not only has a large space, but also has a luxurious decoration, and the entire reception area is a tea room, sitting on a leather swivel chair, sipping tea and listening to soft music. Enjoying the lake and mountains outside the window, there is a unique atmosphere.

However, the pressure of the entourage was like a mountain, and no one was in the mood to drink tea and watch the scenery.

Vice Governor Li was unwilling to sit like a fool, put down the cup and asked with interest: "Director Cao, when will your operational command come to our Beihe?" ”

"Our plan of action is based on the weather, isn't it winter now, the weather is cold to the south, and the weather is warm and then to the north. As long as you don't get delayed by some unexpected circumstances. Half a month in a province and city, it is fast to say. ”

"I'm sorry we're delaying your work."

Cao Weiqing realized that he had missed his mouth, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "Governor Li said it was funny. The backlog of cases is different from the current homicide cases, and the problem is not very big one day sooner or later. In contrast, Beihua Pharmaceutical's case is more important and urgent. Is our public security work to escort economic construction? Of course, it is necessary to make way for economic construction. ”

Beihua Pharmaceutical must have encountered a foreign lawsuit and plans to invite Professor Han to come out. But what case can alarm the provincial leadership? Let the provincial leaders run in person.

Xiao Chenyu was puzzled, so he could only stand aside and play haha.

Deputy Director Zhang did his homework before coming. He introduced in a low voice: "Governor Li, Professor Han should be counted as a person in our judicial administration system, Jiang Province arranged for him to be in the Department of Justice when he was brought back from the United States, as if he was the director of the Department of Policies and Regulations. He also served as a professor at the Judicial Police College, and the rank of police officer awarded by the Ministry of Justice was the same as that of the third-level police superintendent awarded by Deputy Director Wang of our Provincial Prison Management Bureau. ”

The amount involved in the case is too high and the impact is too great, and the vice premier personally inquired about it, thinking that he can be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and he can ask Professor Han to try it.

Vice Governor Li has no time to surf the Internet, and he is not in charge of public security, so he doesn't know anything about Han Jun, so he can't help but smile and ask: "Is there such a thing?" ”

"Yes."

Cao Weiqing confirmed with a smile: "Jiang Province is a major import and export trade province, and enterprises in the province will encounter many trade remedy investigations every year, the economy is in a downturn, and the export situation is grim, and Governor Yu has tried every means to dig him back from the United States." At that time, he was only named in the Department of Justice, and his main job was to serve as the chief foreign-related legal adviser of the Jiang Provincial Legal Counsel Group, specializing in helping enterprises in Jiang Province deal with international trade frictions.

He is well known in the United States, serving as a district attorney, licensed to practice law in New York, New Jersey and California, a member of the Committee of 100, and has represented many very influential lawsuits. Since returning to China, he has helped enterprises in Jiangsu Province win several anti-dumping and anti-monopoly lawsuits, and helped Jiang Province cultivate an anti-dumping and anti-monopoly response team. ”

Thinking of the predicament faced by Beihua Pharmaceutical, the largest state-owned enterprise in the province, Vice Governor Li sighed lightly: "Jiang Province is ahead of us in this regard!" ”

As he was talking, a twenty-six or seventeen-year-old young man walked in with a smile with Xia Moqing.

With a sweater on his upper body, a pair of jeans on his lower body, and sneakers on his feet, he looks like an ordinary young man, not like a well-known barrister, and even less like a special criminal investigation expert of the Ministry of Public Security with the rank of administrative third-level police inspector.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Professor Han, let me introduce ......"

The case of Beihua Pharmaceutical is too famous, and as soon as Cao Weiqing introduced them one by one, Han Jun sat down in front of Vice Governor Li and asked: "The Texas Animal Science Products Company and New Jersey Lanis Company v. Conwell Pharmaceutical Monopoly Case is not over yet?" ”

"Professor Han, have you heard of it?"

"I went to New York Law School, which is very close to the Brooklyn District Court, and we would take a moot court to play the prosecution and defense or the judge."

Director Zhang of the Legal Audit Department of Beihua Pharmaceutical Group asked eagerly: "Professor Han, since you are familiar with the facts of the case, do you think there is a turning point in this lawsuit?" ”

Han Jun groaned: "Mr. Zhang, without investigation, there is no right to speak, I have not read the relevant evidence, I am not familiar with the case, and I can't give you an exact answer." However, this lawsuit has its peculiarities, because before that, the prosperity of China's vitamin C manufacturers was entirely due to the last antitrust lawsuit.

At that time, Roche, the world's largest vitamin C manufacturer, and Takeda of Japan were sued in the United States because of the price alliance. All the companies involved were fined nearly $1 billion, and Roche accounted for nearly half, which greatly damaged their vitality. As far as I know, the ITC and the U.S. Department of Commerce once tried to launch an anti-dumping investigation against Chinese vitamin C companies, but the anti-dumping eventually turned into an anti-monopoly. ”

Vice Governor Li asked worriedly: "Professor Han, are you saying that there is not much turnaround?" ”

He was asking about a "turnaround," not about whether they could win, in other words, they knew very well in their hearts that the lawsuit would definitely be lost.

Han Jun sighed secretly and said with a bitter smile of helplessness: "The possibility of winning a lawsuit is almost zero for a 'core cartel' like this, which is the most serious horizontal monopoly agreement in the Anti-Monopoly Law. ”

"There's no way around it?"

"Nope."

"What about the losses, can you recover some of the losses as much as possible?"

"It depends on the evidence and your psychological expectations. Frankly, I find it very strange that this lawsuit has dragged on to this day, and that it has been missed time and time again for out-of-court settlements. I really don't know what your considerations are, is it the lawyer's promise of 100% winning, or is it some other reason? ”

Toasting without eating and drinking, it is said that it is now Beihua Pharmaceutical.

At the same time, a total of four domestic companies were sued, including Professor Han's old customer Dongjiang Group, and the other three knew that they were wrong, raised their hands to admit defeat, settled out of court, and lost more than 10 million US dollars.

Although there was blood, it solved the trouble, unlike Beihua Pharmaceutical, which knew that it could not do it, and it was difficult to ride a tiger.

The example of the Japanese companies is there, and the federal district court in Brooklyn will either not rule and impose fines of at least hundreds of millions of dollars. Thinking of the role played by the Ministry of Commerce on this issue, Vice Governor Li was angry.

Deputy Director Zhang hurriedly said: "Professor Han, the past will not be clear for a while, and the top priority is how to deal with it." The trial is in its final stages, and if we don't come up with a response plan, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

What is the concept of being fined hundreds of millions of dollars, Han Jun can understand their mood at this moment, and after thinking about it, he said: "Everyone, I think I know your intentions." I am a man, not a god, the matter is a foregone conclusion, and I really have no power to return to heaven. But if you really trust me and are willing to spend your money, I may be able to help you get the best possible outcome. ”

Those few American lawyers were just a bunch of straw bales, and the lawyer's fees were not less, but in the end, they ended up like this.

The person in front of him is a professional, who has won one game after another, and has just won the "337" investigation, helping domestic vegetarian ammonia sugar companies win the US market of more than 3 billion yuan per year, who else can he trust if he doesn't trust him.

Vice Governor Li didn't care so much, and said categorically on behalf of Beihua Pharmaceutical: "Professor Han, we absolutely trust you, otherwise we wouldn't have made this trip." Attorney fees are also not an issue, just want to know how good you can be if you say the best? ”

"Attorney's fees are another matter, and when I say willing to spend, I mean something else. As for the outcome, if you are determined, if you can go according to my plan, you should be able to limit the damage to $35 million. ”

Compared with the sky-high fines of hundreds of millions of dollars, this result is too good to be better.

Vice Governor Li asked suspiciously: "How sure are you?" ”

"At least fifty percent."

"Okay, we can sign the power of attorney now."

"Governor Li, it's not good to change generals on the spot, and the lawyers still use the original ones, but I must make it clear to them, and from now on I will have the final say. As for the power of attorney between us, I also have to ask Mr. Zhang to sign it with Sien & Associates.

You can make a video in the car, and you can communicate with lawyer Bai Xiaoqian, lawyer Erin and lawyer Shi Lingzhi first, negotiate the corresponding expenses and then study the case, and strive to come up with a response plan before tomorrow. (To be continued......)