After receiving the call, Zhang Mei went to see Geng Meng that night.

The two made an appointment to meet at a tea restaurant, and because of inexplicable worries in his heart, Zhang Mei came to this restaurant near the Linhai Road subway station early.

I ordered a signature pineapple oil, a vegan cheong fun and a frozen mandarin duck.

On weekdays, in order to protect her figure and keep her mind clear, Zhang Mei rarely eats food like pineapple oil, and she drinks even less in the restaurant outside, but now, not only will she eat a whole pineapple oil in a while, but also feel that the butter in this shop is too thin, and there is a thin and small piece of butter, which is really not enough to eat.

The pineapple bun is not bad, and it is a more orthodox craft.

Just as he was about to order another one, Zhang Mei saw Geng Meng.

She looks very similar to when she was young, except for the inevitable traces left by the years, Geng Meng's appearance is no different from when Zhang Mei first saw her.

她的个子很小，不足160cm，体型偏瘦，肩膀又比一般女性窄一些，一看就有一种楚楚可怜的姿态。

If you were born in ancient times, such a small size might have been more popular.

Zhang Mei didn't call her, but watched Geng Meng wander around the door, looking hurried, as if life hadn't taken good care of her.

Geng Meng glanced at the store several times, but still couldn't find Zhang Mei sitting not far away, and in the end, Zhang Mei stepped forward and led her to the table.

"Sister Zhang Mei, I'm really sorry, I ......" Geng Meng's voice was very soft, and he felt weak.

"It's okay, nothing matters at night." Zhang Mei said a greeting, and his eyes kept scanning the girl opposite.

Geng Meng dyed her hair and permed the more popular shoulder-length curls, which couldn't help but make people feel a little bit of Jingdao women's temperament.

"What's going on?" Zhang Mei doesn't like to go around the bend, a greeting is enough, Geng Meng called the law firm to find Zhang Mei, it is definitely impossible that the sisters have not seen each other for a long time, it must be something happened to her to think of asking Zhang Mei, who is a lawyer, to help.

The most important thing is that Zhang Mei is a lawyer, and she believes that not only she is very clear about this matter, but Geng Meng must also be very clear.

If you need a lawyer, it's probably not a good thing.

"We haven't seen each other in a long time, let's eat first." Geng Meng picked up the menu and looked at it seriously.

Zhang Mei didn't speak, but patiently waited for Geng Meng to order, while continuing to look and guess what Geng Meng was looking for her today.

As a result, after eating a meal for more than an hour, Geng Meng was chatting with Zhang Mei about some work matters from beginning to end, saying that she had done some small business after the divorce, and now there are several shops making jewelry, and the business is not bad, and at the best time, she earned more than 300,000 yuan a year by selling jewelry on the road of Star Street, if it were not for the overall relocation of Star Street, she would have earned more than 1 million yuan in less than three years.

Zhang Mei listened carefully, and then she remembered Geng Meng's crying and fear on the phone, and now it seemed like two people.

This is also outrageous, calling me out means that he will make money? Sister, I make money by time.

Geng Meng wouldn't know how expensive the lawyer's fees were.

Thinking of this, Zhang Mei sighed in her heart - she really probably didn't know.

When Zhang Mei accepted Geng Meng's case, she was connected to a community legal aid center, and Zhang Mei was helping Geng Meng as a public interest lawyer at that time.

At the end of dinner, Geng Meng didn't say anything important, but those eyes made Zhang Mei feel that there were tears hidden in them from time to time.

"Since you've been circling the sea all the time, you don't want to contact me." Zhang Mei tried to open Geng Meng's heart.

Geng Meng shook his head and said, "Sister Zhang Mei is too busy, in fact, ...... I also want to be a person who is looked up to. ”

Zhang Mei wanted to say, "No one looks down on you, when you divorced because of your husband's domestic violence, it has already proved that you are an independent and strong girl, how can you think of something to look down on after more than 20 years." ”

Zhang Mei was worried that time would pass, and Geng Meng might not want to mention the events of the year again, after all, she lost a full fifteen pounds for this divorce case.

Sometimes Zhang Mei would want to ask Geng Meng if it was because she gave too much pressure that Geng Meng decided to divorce.

Zhang Mei has never had an answer to this question, and it can even be said that it has become a heart disease for Zhang Mei.

Until the end of dinner, Zhang Mei didn't ask.

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At seven o'clock in the morning on Monday, Zhang Mei, Chu Sisi and Chen Weiwei were having breakfast together in the restaurant, and the three of them talked and laughed, especially Chen Weiwei's mood was very happy, and he told Chu Sisi several legal jokes, Chu Sisi laughed for a long time after listening to it, and Chen Weiwei also took the opportunity to ask Chu Sisi if he was considering studying law again.

The work of a lawyer is sometimes similar to the work of a psychologist, and we also need to see people's hearts, and all of them are indispensable for meticulous observation.

"No, I don't, I've decided to be a doctor and be gentle with everyone."

"Ahem!" Zhang Mei coughed, "Who wants you to be gentle with everyone, not everyone deserves to be treated gently." ”

"What about me?"

While the three of them were talking, Liu Yiming walked in.

"You don't have to ring the doorbell to enter the door now?" Chu Sisi put down the milk and asked with a frown.

"Uncle Zhang happened to be watering in the garden and let me in when he saw me coming."

Liu Yiming yawned and couldn't take his eyes off when he saw a pot of brewed coffee on the table.

Zhang Mei looked at Liu Yiming, his eyes were already close to panda eyes, thinking that he might have worked all night and came directly from the police station, so he said, "Go wash your hands and face, and then come over and have breakfast together." ”

"Auntie, help prepare another set of cutlery."

After Zhang Mei finished arranging, he said to Chen Weiwei: "Did any cases happen last night?" Did you hear anything from there? Yiming will not come here in a police uniform at this time to pick up Sisi to work, let alone pass by here to drink a cup of coffee. ”

Chen Weiwei felt that what Zhang Mei said was reasonable, and immediately switched the news page on his iPad to the platform for internal communication among lawyers.

This platform will update the law firm-related cases in a timely manner, and some news has just been received by the police, and it has been released on the platform.

"There it is." Chen Weiwei copied the message and forwarded it to Zhang Mei's mobile phone.

"Tell me first, I'm eating." Zhang Mei was holding the bread and didn't want to look at his mobile phone when he was eating, so he asked Chen Weiwei to give a brief introduction.

"Gas poisoning occurred in a private house in Linhai Street, and the police are currently investigating whether someone deliberately caused the gas leak."

"Linhai Street?" Zhang Mei immediately thought that the tea restaurant where Geng Meng had dinner with her was near the Linhai Road subway station, could it be ......

"I'm coming, coffee, coffee." Liu Yiming poured himself a full cup of coffee and drank it as if he was drinking water.

"Did you work overtime yesterday?"

After Liu Yiming gobbled up an egg, Zhang Mei asked.

"In the gas poisoning case, did the barrister watch the morning news?"

"Look, I don't know the specifics yet, and besides, does this matter have anything to do with us? Or does it have anything to do with our law firm? ”

For law firms, it is not uncommon for clients to contact the law firm when they suddenly encounter an incident, and it is not uncommon for them to contact the lawyer through the police.

But seeing Liu Yiming in such a hurry, it doesn't seem to be so simple.

"A man and a woman had gas poisoning, it happened at five o'clock this morning, and now both of them are lying in the hospital, the woman woke up first, and the man has not woken up yet.

The reason I'm here is that the woman who woke up didn't say a word about the gas poisoning and didn't cooperate at all. ”

"The police suspect that a man-made gas leak was caused?" Chen Weiwei believes that this is the key clue at present.

"Yes, this is a necessary suspicion, we are still waiting for the results of the relevant examinations of the identification department, I will not tell you the specific details, one of the reasons I came here is that the woman kept shouting a name while she was asleep."

After Liu Yiming finished speaking, he fixed his eyes firmly on Zhang Mei.

"Aunt Zhang Mei, I don't know what to say, I've been wondering if I've made a mistake on the way here."

Zhang Mei vigilantly realized that Liu Yiming's words must have been said after investigation, and there was a high probability that he would not be mistaken.

"Tell me, if you're making a mistake, let's study it together." Zhang Mei encouraged.

Liu Yiming nodded and said, "Okay, Sisi, don't be afraid when you hear it, I don't know anything now, I'll just ask about the situation first." ”

"You say, I have nothing to fear at home."

Chu Sisi looked at Liu Yiming strongly.

Liu Yiming just spoke, "The name that this woman kept shouting when she was asleep was - Zhang Mei. ”

"What?" Chu Sisi stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, and his eyes instantly burst into tears because of fear.

Liu Yiming saw Chu Sisi's shoulders trembling, and his face turned pale, and he couldn't help but regret it, "This kind of thing will definitely scare Sisi, she is a little girl with a strong mouth and a fragile heart, how can I say it in front of her." ”

"Don't be nervous, Sisi, it's not a terrible thing, let Mom think about it." Chen Wei added some hot milk to Chu Sisi, but he was thinking about what was going on in his mind.

"Yes, Sisi, don't be afraid, maybe it's a client of a law firm, and when you're asleep, you still want to find a lawyer to help you, this kind of thing is not completely unimaginable."

After a while, Chu Sisi regained his composure a little and hurriedly cared for his mother Zhang Mei.

Zhang Mei still ate breakfast calmly, and after eating the vegetables and fruits on the plate, Zhang Mei asked lightly, "Is that woman very small and looks weak?" ”

"Yes." Liu Yiming replied.

"You said she was poisoned with another man?" Zhang Mei asked again.

"Yes, a man, 3 years older than her."

“男子叫什么名字？” Zhang Mei felt terrible, but her expression still didn't show the slightest nervousness.

She needs to think about the whole thing calmly, if it is really the person she thinks, then the man who was poisoned with her, is it?

If it's really what she thinks, it's really a big joke in the world.

Seeing that Liu Yiming didn't answer, Zhang Mei asked again, "What is the name of that man, the police should investigate it soon." ”

"Of course, this is just why Aunt Zhang Mei doesn't ask the woman's name but the man's name."

"Lawyers' work habits." Zhang Mei casually found a reason.

"The man's name is Chen Feng."

Is it really him?

Zhang Mei sneered, and this laughter caused the temperature in the restaurant to plummet suddenly.

It's really funny, I tried so hard to help her get out of the clutches, and now I'm with that man again.

What the hell are you thinking?

Zhang Mei was troubled.

Zhang Mei was confused.

Zhang Mei felt that there was simply no way to save this world.

Chen Weiwei saw that his wife didn't say a word but had a cold smile on the corner of her mouth, and knew that she must have encountered some big problem.

Not speaking at this time is more worrying than speaking.

"Wife, are you alright?" Chen Weiwei was not afraid of Liu Yiming sitting aside, and hurriedly cared about Zhang Mei.

"I'm fine."

After speaking, Zhang Mei grabbed two more slices of whole wheat bread, and after taking two bites, she shouted: "Auntie, bring me a piece of butter and cut it two centimeters thick." ”

"Two centimeters? Mom, what the hell is wrong with you? ”

Chu Sisi had never seen Zhang Mei eat so much, and thought to himself, isn't this the stress eating that Teacher Mu Chun said?

After the two centimeters of butter were delivered to the table, Zhang Mei put it directly into the bread, and then began to bite without drinking any water.

"Let her eat, and then we'll talk about it when she's done." Chen Weiwei grabbed Chu Sisi's arm, "Let my mother finish eating." ”

"It's okay, you say, I'll listen, Yiming, you continue."

"I ...... Shouldn't I come? Liu Yiming didn't expect things to turn out like this at all, "So, don't I need to say the woman's name?" ”

Liu Yiming, who didn't know where to look, finally turned to Chen Weiwei for help.

"Yiming, don't be nervous, we will figure out this matter slowly, it may be one of your Aunt Zhang Mei's former parties, as for the name, I think your Aunt Zhang Mei should already know."

"Of course, of course I know her name, her name is Geng Meng, right?"

"Yes, it's Geng Meng, so Aunt Zhang Mei knows about this woman's situation?" Liu Yiming relaxed a little.

"I don't know if I know about her situation, this is a divorce case I accepted more than 20 years ago, I don't want to talk about the specific situation now, last week she called me out of the blue, and asked me to meet, she kept crying on the phone, and when we met, she didn't say anything, nothing important was mentioned, and then there was a gas poisoning incident."

"So you haven't been in touch for more than twenty years?" Liu Yiming was surprised.

This thing is completely out of normal logic.

Why would a poisoned man, while in a coma, repeatedly shout the name of a lawyer from more than twenty years ago?

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