"Zhang San? I'm out!"
"Find someone better qualified!"
"Uh, well... my wife's having a baby today. I almost forgot. I need to get back right away."
"P-Professor Zhang?"
"..."
Griffin Jones's lawsuit that day had certainly taken one turn after another.
Any lawyer with a substantial reputation almost invariably had years of experience in practice. Besides, Star City's legal community was hardly a large one, so naturally, almost all of them had heard something of Zhang San's "notoriety."
What a joke. This was the man people called the Outlaw, and he showed neither restraint nor consideration for personal relationships. Once he set his sights on you, he could send you to prison whether you were a lawyer or merely a spectator.
However short of money these renowned lawyers might be, none were desperate enough to risk landing themselves in prison over the fee for a single case. Besides, having already made names for themselves, they generally earned handsome incomes. Naturally, none wanted to touch this hot potato.
Turning to mid- and lower-tier lawyers was even worse. After all, Zhang San was a law professor, and one specifically responsible for the legal qualification exam.
Saying his students and former subordinates were everywhere might have been an exaggeration, but quite a few lawyers in Star City had certainly graduated from the school where he used to teach.
Asking them to face the teacher who had taught them in court put them at a natural disadvantage in sheer presence alone, not to mention their concerns about personal ties and other considerations.
When Griffin Jones finally found someone willing to take the case, that lawyer's ability could not compare with those renowned veterans, let alone Zhang San.
Moreover, thanks to Xia Xu's foreknowledge, Zhang San had long been preparing for this case, whereas Griffin