Chapter 80: Compromise?
Brooklyn communicates with Pol's wife, Luisa, on the road, and by the time he joins Ray and Luisa, they've already seen a house.
Brooklyn apologizes to the two and invites them to dinner.
After the meal, they looked at the remaining houses, and finally Brooklyn chose an apartment building near Hoover Avenue, and Ray chose one on the edge of Brooklyn.
The two had a disagreement.
Brooklyn thinks the apartment building is close to E.D.N.Y, easy to commute to, and the apartment is fully equipped to move in with his bag — even though he has nothing to carry — and his personal belongings have been destroyed by the fire.
But Ray disagreed, arguing that the three-story house with a front and back yard was more appropriate to call home.
"I don't want to stay in a hotel with the girls!"
Ray grumbled
"We can't afford this."
Brooklyn simply didn't mention anything else, starting directly with the price, hitting the nail on the head.
This three-story house with front and back yards is nice and beautiful, but it is empty inside, and by choosing it, they not only need to pay for the house, but also need an extra sum of money to buy furniture.
I don't have a problem with living with Ray in Brooklyn, but they have an opinion about their wallets and bank accounts.
The two sides were at a stalemate, so Brooklyn turned to Luisa.
"What do you think, Luisa?"
During the argument between the two, Luisa always smiled and did not speak. At this time, she was named by Brooklyn, and she smiled and spoke
"My advice is the same as Ray's."
Ray happily gestured yes and shook it in front of Brooklyn.
"Although you and Lei bought it together, you have a good relationship, and if anyone wants to get married in the future, they can buy it from the other party and own this house."
"It's very family-friendly, the living room and kitchen on the first floor are spacious enough, and the second floor has a study in addition to the master bedroom, and the remaining rooms can be reserved for children or arranged as guest rooms."
"The attic can be used as a utility room."
"The front and back yards are great for children to play."
"If it's a matter of funds, you can borrow money from the bank, you are a judge, and Lei is about to become a bailiff, your credit is good, and the bank will be happy to help you handle it."
"That apartment building, to be honest, Brooklyn, was more like a place for bachelors than a home."
"Personally, I would recommend you to choose this place."
"Brooklyn, you can do the math that the rent you spend each year is enough to pay off the mortgage on the house. Buy a house, you can own a house of your own after a few years, rent a house, and after a few years you still have nothing. ”
"Of course, no matter which one you choose, I will help you get the best price."
Brooklyn rolled her eyes.
What he said added to Lei's arrogance, didn't you see that Lei was already going to dance!
"If you can't repay the loan, I'll sell you to Africa."
Brooklyn finally relented, and he yelled at Thunder in a vicious voice.
“OK!”
Ray shook his fist and jumped excitedly in place, then put his arm around Brooklyn and began to plan the layout of the room.
"It's a garage, I need to buy a car, how about this as a training room? Here, here is the gun room, here can be the study for you, this is my study......"
Brooklyn couldn't stand Ray's numbness and quickly broke free from him.
"Okay, it's so late, let's go back first."
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The next day, January 26.
Early in the morning, when Brooklyn arrived in the inner court, Ben Stone and Lola were already waiting there.
"Something?"
Brooklyn asked, surprised, and tossed a breakfast to Bob, who was already at work.
Since Bob joined the judge's assistant, he has not done a good job, and even often makes mistakes, but he is very hard-working, strict-mouthed, and he will do whatever Brooklyn says, which makes Brooklyn very satisfied.
After greeting Nelly, Brooklyn led the two into the office.
"DPA Agreement."
Like a little girl with a gun, Ben Stone humiliatingly threw a deal to Brooklyn.
Brooklyn flipped through the agreement and looked at it, and the terms on it were similar to what Lola said yesterday.
The prosecution will drop the case, give the Monrica family a new identity, a new life, and place them in the witness protection program, in exchange for providing them with evidence of Emma's hacking skills and testifying in court if necessary.
"If you're okay with each other, sign it."
Confirm that the agreement is procedurally okay, Brooklyn Road.
Lola signed, got up and shook hands with Ben and Brooklyn, said goodbye, and left.
It was agreed that Monrika's computer would later be sent to the District Attorney's Office and that she would be present as a witness if necessary.
Here Ben Stone has to withdraw the lawsuit, and Lola has to take the relevant documents to get Monrika out.
In short, the signing of the agreement is just the beginning, and both sides will be busy for a while.
"The boss compromised."
Without waiting for Brooklyn to speak, Ben shook his head and explained the reason indignantly.
"I told you what you wanted, and they still think they should get the evidence."
"There were people at the meeting who were very unhappy with your attitude towards Jerry."
Ben Stone was still complaining, and it was clear that the compromise had hit him hard.
Brooklyn gathered the file and prepared for Emma's case, and looked up when he heard the words
"Who? Who has an opinion? Your boss? ”
"It's not"
"A guy in a nest. He seems to be the younger brother of a state legislator. ”
"State legislators? Which state legislator? What does the state legislature's brother say about Jerry? ”
Brooklyn felt a little strange that Jerry was a rookie and had something to do with the state legislature.
His level is not enough for state legislators, right? If you want to win over, you should also win over Ben Stone.
"No, Jerry is his nephew." Ben Stone packed up the DPA agreement and explained: "Jerry is the son of a state legislator. Well, he lives with his ex-wife. ”
"You wait a minute!"
Brooklyn was dizzy and stopped Ben Stone in his tracks, asking
"What do you mean? State legislators divorced? Jerry lives with his mother? ”
Ben Stone nodded.
"How's their relationship? Are there any contacts after the divorce? ”
Brooklyn sensed something wasn't quite right and asked.
His ex-wife is a member of his campaign office, and it is said that he is preparing to run for governor this year, and there seems to be no big contradiction between them, but they are inexplicably divorced. After the divorce, the state legislators did not remarry. I haven't heard that he has a new love. ”
Ben Stone has a clear understanding of the gossip, and Brooklyn must be curious about it at another time, but now Brooklyn doesn't have time to be curious about Ben Stone's news channels.
He thought of the Carroll divorce case, the Monrika arson case, and the GOOD v. Monrika financial compensation case, all of which featured the Logan Law Firm.
"Bob !!"