He Had to Listen

Seeing his client's distraught state, the lawyer sighed softly to express his sorrow for the loss of a life. He said gently, "Madam, I reminded you before that putting a collar and leash on your dog won't make it sad..."

The lawyer had warned the mother and son before they arrived, and more than once.

This is not their country, and the people here don't recognize this unique small ornamental dog.

In backward and ignorant societies, anything that isn't human can be considered food. In some extreme environments, even humans might be their food choice. So putting a dog on a leash isn't restricting its freedom, but rather an expression of care.

However, the lady disagreed with this suggestion. She believed that loving a dog meant giving it freedom, and that only a free dog is a happy dog. She even asked the lawyer to treat it as a person, not as a dog.

Now that all these problems have been resolved, the lawyer felt a little amused.

However, his professionalism left him with a regretful expression. "The past is over. What's more important for you now is how to take your husband's inheritance from that illegitimate child."

"With this money, you can find ten or a hundred similar puppies to make up for the hurt it caused you when it left you."

It's unclear which of Simon's words touched Simon's wife, but her expression gradually changed, and her eyes became focused. "You're right. I should have listened to you earlier. You're the professional. So, what should we do now?"

The lawyer quickly got into character. "I learned that Simon had some connection with Mr. Lin Qi before he passed away, and Mr. Lin Qi was one of the shareholders of the Nagaril Joint Development Company and was in charge of all business cooperation and development in the Mengwu Province."

"He is a very good friend of the Provincial Governor, and some people believe that he has almost acquired the same power as the Provincial Governor. If we can persuade Mr. Lin Qi to stand on our side, then that boy will have no chance of winning."

Simon's son, sitting to the side, repeated, "Mr. Lin Qi?"

He had never heard of the name before. Their country and Nagaril did not have any deep international relations with the Federal. Lin Qi was also near the end of the list of shareholders in the entire United Development Company.

After all, in such international business development activities, where countries serve as the carriers and units, Lin Qi's small company has too little brand recognition to be prominently featured.

When other countries report on these events, they naturally only focus on introducing the top-ranking conglomerates, ignoring those at the bottom.

So it's normal that he doesn't know Lin Qi.

The lawyer nodded. "Mr. Lin Qi is a very special person, and very young."

"Young?" Simon's son repeated. "Younger than me?"

He laughed after he finished speaking, shaking his head as he said, "I was just joking. How old is he? In his thirties or forties?"

In his view, someone capable of overseeing the commercial development of a province on such a scale must be at least in their thirties or forties, and thirty is considered too young! Considering that he himself is only in his early thirties and has achieved such success, he wouldn't dare say that he could oversee such a large undertaking. Therefore, Mr. Lin Qi must be in his forties.

"Uh..." The lawyer knew from his expression that he had misunderstood something, but in order to avoid causing a bigger misunderstanding in the possible next meeting, he had to explain, "Mr. Lin Qi just celebrated his twenty-second birthday here!"

The room fell silent for a moment, then Simon's wife asked in disbelief, her face filled with shock, "How much money does he have? Ten million flak?"

The lawyer chuckled a few times. These people were really something else. He had misjudged the level of this employer. However, for the sake of the commission, he still tried his best to explain to the employer, "It's hard to count, at least in the tens of millions. He monopolizes the commercial development and business activities of a province. His assets will rapidly expand to dozens or even hundreds of times their current value in the next ten years."

The lawyer himself was quite amazed. Nagaril was just like that before; once it had a monopoly, that was it. Just look at his work this time.

Simon had monopolized about 10 percent of the trade in the Mengwu Province, and over the years he had only amassed a fortune of less than two million francs. But this time was different.

The entire Federal went into a frenzy to help Nagaril develop its economy and industry, and their frantic recruitment of workers showed that the country's lower classes were rapidly becoming wealthy.

The wealth of the lower classes will first and foremost stimulate market demand. People with money will improve their lives, whether it's going out for a nice meal or buying furniture. There is no doubt that Federal merchants will earn more money from this Simon and his ilk.

"He must have a good father; he's luckier than me in that respect," Simon's son retorted, seemingly both refuting and defending himself, refusing to admit that anyone could be better than him. This was despite the fact that nearly half of the money Simon had sent back over the years had been used to cover the company's losses.

But he still believes that he is the most outstanding, having started his own company in his twenties and run it independently until now.

Lin Qi's excellence must be due to his family background, his father's connections, such as his father being the CEO of a large conglomerate.

This made Simon's son very envious. If he had a father who was just as rich, he wouldn't have come to this damn poor place at this damn time and been driven out by a damn native!

Little did he know that the CEO of the large conglomerate he imagined was currently sitting in a nearby Cement Factory, eating dust.

The lawyer frowned. Although he didn't have much of a relationship with Lin Qi, he knew that a businessman of this caliber had the ability to launch attacks on other companies across borders.

All they need to do is support powerful opponents for those who have offended them, and they might even make money doing so. Even lawyers don't want to face a stellar legal team every time they take a case to court.

To prevent the two foolish mother and son from messing things up, his tone became sterner, "Mr. Lin Qi was born into an ordinary family, you could say the bottom of society. His achievements are all due to his hard work. If you want to leave here alive with your father's inheritance, then you'd better remind yourself to show Mr. Lin Qi your respect at all times!"

Finally, he emphasized, "I'm not joking with you!"

The lawyer encountered far more people and things every day than this mother and son, whose social circle seemed wide but was actually narrow. He was well aware that United Development Company, or other similar companies, were extremely dangerous during this period.

Not to mention distant places, just take Nagaril. Countless people would be willing to kill for a hundred fiat. Money is the least of their worries. If they wanted to, the number of people who wanted to kill them could stretch from the hotel entrance to the dock, and they wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

After issuing the warning, the lawyer straightened his tie and softened his tone, "I'm saying this only because I don't want you to interfere with our next steps due to unnecessary trouble. Think about the money Simon left you; you should know what to do."

"You all get a good rest tonight. I'll try to arrange for you to meet Mr. Lin Qi tomorrow."

"Also, don't leave the hotel; it's dangerous for you here."

After saying that, the lawyer left the room with his documents. He still needed to contact some local people he could connect with. The legal profession still has some value and role in civilized society, and he might be able to find some new security for this commission.

As he was leaving the hotel on the first floor, a man reeking of alcohol walked towards him. To avoid the drunkard, the lawyer deliberately stepped aside and glanced at him.

During this period, it was rare to see people here who were completely drunk. The foreigners I mentioned were all trying to build connections and find ways to make money, while the locals, who didn't have money, would get completely drunk.

Just then, the drunkard was also looking at him. Their eyes met in mid-air. The lawyer paused for a moment, forced a smile, and nodded as a greeting.

He quickly looked away. He sensed something terrifying in the local man's eyes—something familiar, yet he couldn't quite place it.

The drunkard was somewhat surprised, but quickly looked away.

The lawyer only woke up when he got outside the hotel, sat in the car, and the car had already started and driven away from the hotel!

That was the gaze of a murderer. He had defended many murderers, and the drunkard's eyes were almost All-in-One those of those murderers.

His indifference carried an arrogance that suggested he could control others' lives, along with a hint of an impulse that could be easily suppressed at any moment, sending chills down one's spine.

"Will everything be alright?" He thought for a moment. "It should be fine. I've already warned the mother and child. Besides, it's in a hotel, and hotels are very safe!" Hotels that cater to foreigners have unique security measures. Some even have certain foreign affairs powers and armed forces. If that drunkard really went to the mother and child, he wouldn't be able to find them unless he searched every room.

On the other hand, if he actually searched each room one by one, the hotel guards would probably just shoot him dead.

The lawyers are more inclined to believe that the local Aboriginal murderer is hiding in the hotel. They believe he may have some special identity, committed the murder outside, and is now living in the hotel to evade police pursuit. This possibility is more likely.

He overestimated his influence over the mother and child, and underestimated the fearlessness of some people.