Zhou Yi paused. It was not that he thought Jian Shuyue's request was particularly difficult; rather, he was surprised by how easy she seemed to think it was.
His connections now stretched far and wide, but even he would not claim they covered every province in the country. What gave Lawyer Jian the confidence to call this a trivial matter?
"Don't believe me? Here, I'll take care of it first. Just don't go back on your word tonight!" Jian Shuyue pinched her husband's cheek, picked up her phone, and dialed a number.
Far away in Capital City, Chen Yurong was attending a gathering of their social circle with Xie Fangfei. Over the past two years, the Chen and Xie Families had suffered one defeat after another in their clashes with Zhou Yi. Even Chen Qingyan and Xie Chenglin, the two political rising stars their families had once favored and groomed, had stumbled at the height of their success. Unlucky enough to run into that harbinger of disaster, Zhou Yi, one had ended up behind bars, while the other had lost his reputation...
But as long as Zhou Yi's father-in-law did not deliberately target them or finish them off, the foundations of the Chen and Xie Families remained reasonably secure. Within their circle, they still possessed prestige and influence far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Chen Qingyan, who had only been released last month, looked despondent.
From a golden boy to a convict, and then to a former prisoner, he had experienced both the proudest and darkest moments of his life. Now he had to face the most awkward and humiliating predicament of all.
Of course, no one would say anything to his face, but there was bound to be plenty of ridicule and mockery behind his back.
He had