The noise outside is over, but the quarrel inside is brewing.

John sat in the middle of the living room, holding a cup of herbal tea in his hand, calmly watching the crowd gathered in front of him.

Perhaps because there was no relationship with outsiders, these manor hired men who were still crying just now were a lot more restrained after entering the house, standing with acquaintances, and from time to time raising their heads to glance at the contract on the table.

They didn't speak, John didn't bother to speak, the atmosphere suddenly became quiet, time passed slowly, and gradually, someone couldn't bear it anymore and said,

"Young Master, what are you calling us in for?"

"We'll find out in a moment."

John took a sip of herbal tea and stared at the closed door.

Seeing him like this, the people around him couldn't say anything, and after glancing at each other, they continued to remain silent.

It didn't take long for a sudden sound of hurried footsteps in the calm air, a knock on the door, and the wooden door opened.

The young man of the family, who had had been ordered to leave by John's order, walked in with a well-dressed white man in his thirties, wearing a hat and a cane in his hand.

"Phoebe, my barrister, you're finally here."

John hurriedly got up, laughed and hugged the visitor.

"How can I not come to the invitation of the future great painter?"

The white youth responded with a smile, patting John on the shoulder vigorously, and his gaze, hidden under the lenses, swept through the main hall, intentionally or unintentionally.

"These are your hired men?"

John shrugged his shoulders, "The family is down, and I, the eldest young master, are walking towards the path of the poor ghost." ”

"Huh!"

Phoebe shook her head with a smile and said, "Don't say it so hard, you are a young painter that Mr. Fiño focuses on cultivating, even if you are down, you are better than me as a lawyer." ”

"Senior brother, you still like to joke so much."

John took his hand and walked past the crowd, and with countless surprised glances, he walked straight to the back room.

The door was closed, the oil lamp was lit, and the light of the fire illuminated the dimly lit room.

John poured a cup of coffee and put it in front of him, saying,

"Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other in two years!"

"Hmm!"

Phoebe replied and exclaimed, "It's been exactly two years until this winter..."

"Time flies, and before I know it, it's been three years since I graduated from the College of William and Mary and become a lawyer, and it's incredible to think about it."

"It's kind of incredible, especially when I learned that you gave up painting and became a lawyer."

John sat across from him, took a sip of his coffee, and smiled,

"For this reason, Mr. Fiño scolded you fiercely in front of us, almost treating you as a negative teaching material."

Hearing this, Phoebe could only smile bitterly, some things are not up to him, and even more so for a family that has been in the legal profession for generations.

"Okay, don't say anything uncomfortable."

John stopped the conversation and went straight to the purpose of inviting him,

"Senior brother, I want to hire you as my lawyer."

Phoebe frowned slightly, puzzled, "Isn't Mr. Benjamin your family's family lawyer?" ”

John shrugged, "We fell out. ”

"Falling out?"

Phoebe felt a little ridiculous, the family lawyer is a member of the family in a way, how can there be any reason to fall out with his own family?

John is also full of helplessness, Benjamin Randy has left a lot of warm pictures in his memory, it is impossible to say that there is no emotion, but now ...... You can only be the enemy!

"What is the reason for your falling out?"

John shook his head and sighed, "I don't know the specific reason, it is estimated that it is a grudge between their older generation, who can tell?" ”

"What is certain, however, is that not only did we fall out, but we became enemies."

Phoebe was silent, her little finger kept tapping on the cup, he had been out of town to deal with a case some time ago, and he had only recently returned, and he didn't know much about what happened in Memphis during this time, but he still knew some more or less.

Halfway through, he raised his head and asked, "You want me to help you regain the patent rights of the cigarette machine." ”

John shook his head, "My ultimate goal in approaching you is to make you the family lawyer of the Condon family and help me deal with the legal aspects of the business. ”

"What about the cigarette machine?" Phoebe grasped the question and asked, "As far as I know, Mr. Benjamin is trying to revoke your patent application and put it on his head, which is a very valuable invention, if he succeeds, what are you going to do?" ”

"It's mine, and no one can take it away." John drank the coffee in the cup in one gulp and said expressionlessly, "If he wants to rob him, I will make him pay the price of blood." ”

John spoke very calmly, like a joke between friends, but somehow, hearing this, Phoebe suddenly felt a piercing chill emerge from his heart, and he stared at John, wanting to see a hint from that handsome face,

It's a pity that no matter how he looks at it, this face is still a familiar person, but he is doing strange things.

"You've changed!" Phoebe sighed, "Teacher Fineo will scold even more fiercely when he sees you now." ”

John was silent, thinking of the gray old man who appeared from the depths of his memory from time to time, and his mood suddenly became bad.

"Are those rumors true?" Phoebe asked again,

"Which ones?"

"Werewolves, stepmothers, ......, and your illegitimate brother?"

John nodded, "Really, but not as exaggerated as the one out there describes." ”

"So, you've really seen werewolves and killed them."

"Phoebe, I don't want to talk about this anymore."

"I'm sorry, I offended."

Phoebe's expression was a little embarrassed, this kind of thing is a family scandal, and it is really inappropriate to say it in front of the person concerned, he collected the curiosity in his heart, pondered for a moment, straightened up, and his expression became serious,

"I'm sorry that you hired me as a family lawyer, I can't give you an answer right now, it's a matter between two families, and I need to discuss with my father before I can make a decision, but it's ......"

"As your brother and friend, I can help you deal with the group of hired workers in the living room."

"Oh!" John became interested, "What are you going to do with it?" ”

"It's actually quite simple!" Phoebe smiled and explained, "I know that cigarette factory, from a legal point of view, a factory that does not even have a factory site and a legal representative is not qualified to recruit workers at all, those contract agreements are fraudulent, and a court summons can expose this scam." ”

"Then I'll leave this matter to you."

ps: Mom's health has improved, this matter can finally come to an end, from tomorrow, resume the update.