After closing the door, in a lounge with excellent sound insulation, Zheng Zhongshi's face was ashen and he said nothing.
"Mr. Zheng, with the crime of kidnapping and sabotage, you have already gotten into big trouble. You may not realize the seriousness of it yet..." Manila advised earnestly.
He hoped to get two bottom lines from Zheng Zhongshi. In the case involving kidnapping, the compensation amount could reach 80,000 yuan. As for the horse owner whose horse was abused, the compensation amount could reach 30,000 yuan. As for the other party's third condition
, I will try my best to push it away, and I should be able to push it away.
"In this case, I would rather go to jail!" Zheng Zhongshi said angrily.
An assistant in Manila next to him said helplessly: "Mr. Zheng, if the crime of kidnapping is established, and there is a high probability that it will be established, then the other party will most likely submit materials and ask the prosecutor to prosecute you for the crime of sabotage. You know, the other party's
Lawyer Lu Qianxing is a consultant to the Grand Procuratorate, and he seems to have been authorized to have his own office..."
"What? He is both a prosecutor and a lawyer? Isn't he a player and a football witness? Is this reasonable?! Is this judicial corruption?" Zheng Zhongshi rolled his eyes.
This assistant is a third-level senior defense attorney and is also a well-known name outside. At this time, he could only explain to him patiently with a wry smile: "In court, the referee is the judge. If you use your example, the most he can do is kick the red ball."
, you can also kick the blue side; and he seems to rarely accept criminal defense cases now. It may be that he has some private agreement with the Grand Prosecutor's Office, so that he can get the authorization from the independent public prosecutor's office..."
He added: "But Mr. Zheng, this is not the point. What I mean is that with his relationship with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, it should be very easy to entrust a prosecutor to prosecute you for sabotage crimes in a public prosecution case. At that time,
, you already have a criminal record, and you are likely to be severely sentenced for the crime of sabotage. Your two charges are both felonies in themselves. If the final cumulative sentence is increased to 15 years or more, it is not impossible..."
"I was sentenced to 15 years for what I did. What the hell are you talking about?! Even if I just killed a few horses? I killed that slutty clerk? That's enough to sentence me to 15 years? There's nothing wrong with you, right?"
Zheng Zhongshi’s pent-up anger finally broke out. He was a little afraid of Manila. He just vented his anger on the young lawyer in front of him: "I have seen you flirting with each other for a long time! Are you threatening me with the man named Lu? Do you think I am stupid?"
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Sandanlu could only smile bitterly.
Manila frowned, "Mr. Zheng, the back and forth you are talking about should be the last few polite words between me and lawyer Lu Qianxing, making an appointment for tea or something, right? Although, this is just a common greeting, but if I lose your
Trust, I think, you should fire me and my team."
"Well, that's it!" Zheng Zhongshi said it yourself. I don't know how to say it. The young master introduced you. I'm going to fire you directly. It's like I don't know what's good or bad. It's just right for you to say it yourself.
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Manila nodded: "Okay Mr. Zheng, after the expenses for the past few days are settled, I will send the bill to your house in the countryside."
Zheng Zhongshi rolled his eyes and thought to himself, why are you sending me to a country house? You are really confused.
San Duanlu, who had been smiling apologetically just now, also darkened his face, "Mr. Zheng, if you do not transfer the payable fees into our company's account in time within three days after receiving the bill, we will immediately send a lawyer's letter.
, will incur delayed late payment fees. In accordance with legal obligations, we will now notify you orally."
"Go away!" Zheng Zhongshi looked at this guy who was respectful at first and arrogant at the other. "Just tell me, are you human? You can fall out faster than turning the page in a book!"
Several lawyers have already picked up their briefcases and filed out of Manila.
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"What? They're all gone? Zheng Zhongshi fired them?" Lu Ming couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.
Tie Xiaojia stuck out her tongue and said, "Yes!" She was the smartest. After asking a lawyer from the Manila team who walked out with a dark face, she immediately ran over to report the news to her master.
"Teacher Fifteen..." Tie Xiaojia stood in an orderly manner. Although she was several years younger than herself, she could not break the rules.
But it was Jennifer who came into the study sleepily holding a rag doll.
Seeing the outsider, Jennifer was stunned.
There were two doors in the study, one of which led directly to the inner suite. She came out from the inner room. She was a little dazed in her sleep. She thought she had just fallen asleep and her husband was still busy in the study, so she came to see him.
With a slight exclamation, Jennifer turned around and ran back. In panic, a white velvet slipper fell by the door.
Tie Xiaojia's face was filled with astonishment. Suddenly an idea popped into his head, but he quickly shook his head and asked, "What are you thinking about? Doesn't Mistress Fifteen go to see her horse every day? Just today, she seemed to be too lazy to sleep."
Sleep?
Lu Ming waved his hand: "Okay, go ahead."
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In Jennifer's bedroom, she was lying on the bed and crying on a soft white pillow. She seemed to hear footsteps, and when she peeked, it turned out to be her husband. She buried her little face further into the pillow and cried louder in shame.
"What's wrong?" Lu Ming walked over and sat on the bed, feeling helpless. He had a child's mentality, which is usually difficult for adults to understand. He might have originally thought that sugar was sweet, but when he tasted it, it turned out to be sour, which would make him cry.
"I promise you that I won't let them come to this room from now on. I won't let them enter the study room that has a door to the outside, okay?" As he spoke, Lu Ming rubbed his nose. This must be too unprincipled for him.
?What’s all this?
"No... no..." Jennifer's little face buried in the pillow shook hard and she choked, "I, I didn't know it was already ten o'clock, I, I didn't change my clothes, just, let them see
Here we go...I'm not a good girl, not a good wife..."
Lu Ming was stunned, oh, it turned out to be because her appearance was not neat and did not match the education and cultivation she had always received.
However, when I heard her crying sadly and saying that she was "not a good wife..." and she was very serious, I felt like laughing for no reason.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I, I don't know what happened... I slept until now..." Jennifer's little head was buried in the pillow hard, as if she was ashamed.
Meet people.
Lu Ming coughed and said, "It's my fault. I told Xiao Bi to turn off the alarm clock." He also found that this little girl was a bit better. Although it was because the alarm clock didn't go off, she wouldn't use these as excuses.
In fact, I have been living here for the past few days. The little girl really wakes up at five in the morning and goes to bed at eight in the evening. She also takes care of the horse every day. Moreover, since the horse was injured, she should be in a state of mental distress.
In the midst of stress, it has been almost half a month, and I am afraid that she is very mentally and physically exhausted. Yesterday, I made an appointment with the horse doctor to come to check the horse today, so I asked her to turn off her alarm clock, just to let her have a good rest today.
"No, no..." Jennifer shook her head.
"I asked someone to do it. Besides, I saw that you are too tired these days. Today, little Jenny was taken to the hospital for examination again. Someone will take good care of her. It will be of no use if you go. So, it's me
I want you to sleep in. Why, even if I order you to sleep in, it won’t work anymore?”
Little Jennifer raised her head, with a blushing face, sobbing, "Really, really?"
"Yes." Lu Ming nodded seriously.
"But, but..." Little Jennifer suddenly burst into tears again, "I, I just..."
Lu Ming smiled bitterly in his heart and began to talk nonsense: "That's our apprentice. What is an apprentice? He is our biological son and daughter. What does the biological daughter do when she sees her mother wearing pajamas? And she doesn't dare to look at you? What's more?
, your pajamas could have been worn out, but your own daughter looked at you twice, it doesn’t matter."
"Really?" Jennifer's little face was filled with tears, and her beautiful and charming deep light blue eyes were filled with tears. Her pitiful little appearance was even more endearing, but she gradually stopped crying.
"But, but I'm barefoot..." Jennifer lowered her head again.
"It's okay, she didn't see it!" As he spoke, Lu Ming couldn't help but look over. At the legs of the lace pajamas, Jennifer's small and cute snow-white feet were not smeared with any toenail polish.
No modifications, but carefully maintained every day, clean, without a trace of blemishes, extremely tender feet, with faint blood vessels visible, particularly delicate and pure.
"Huh?" But it seems that Jennifer lost her shoes because she ran away, and the soles of her snowy feet are slightly dusty. In fact, the carpet floor in the suite is cleaned spotlessly by the waiter every day, but the little girl's snowy feet are too pure.
Therefore, a little bit of gray looks very dazzling.
Lu Ming reached over, wiped away the little bit of dust with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Is it cold?" If there is dust on the little girl's feet, don't cry again.
But when he held this delicate little foot, Lu Ming's heart couldn't help but beat wildly.
Jennifer let out a sweet smile and moved her little body upward. Suddenly, her eye circles turned red again. She hugged Lu Ming's thigh, buried her little head in Lu Ming's leg, and choked in a low voice.
Lu Ming has quickly loosened his hand on Qiaozu, hugged her gently, and said with a smile: "Okay, stop crying, it's all my fault, I should have told you in advance!"
Jennifer shook her head, choked with sobs and whispered: "My master loves Jennifer, and Jennifer knows it. I, I think of my father. He is also as kind to me as my master..."
Lu Ming gently stroked her long, smooth chocolate-colored hair, sighed softly in his heart, and said softly: "From now on, if you have any grievances, just tell me, and treat me as your father."
Nodding, Jennifer hugged Lu Ming's thigh tightly and gradually stopped crying.
He patted her shoulder gently and coughed: "Okay, get up, it's time to have breakfast!"
"Oh..." Jennifer hurriedly let go of Lu Ming's legs. She was very obedient. However, seeing that her husband seemed to be walking very fast, she shook her little head, not knowing why.
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In the afternoon, in the small conference room on the third floor of the city hall, Lu Ming came to attend the bimonthly regular meeting of the municipal committee members. This was Lu Ming's second visit to the city hall since the parliament and municipal committee had just been formed.
Municipal committee meetings are held once every fortnight, and local council meetings are held once a month, at the end of the month.
In addition, there may also be temporary meetings arranged for urgent matters.
The affairs officer sitting next to Lu Ming was still Li Zhongliang. He usually stayed on duty in the municipal committee member's office here.
There is nothing special. The main content of the discussion is some bills that may be proposed by the new parliament at the end of the month.
The chief committee member and the four municipal committee members can be said to be the spokesmen launched by each political group. Naturally, they must be well aware of their group's proposals, especially if they may involve sensitive proposals. Several big shots should be present at the round table meeting.
Discuss Ziwu Maoyou and try to avoid forced confrontation and voting in the parliament.
Lu Ming talked about his hope that Beiguan would pass an animal protection law. He would communicate closely with the legislative committee of the parliament and the legal office of the city hall to draft a draft, and then solicit opinions from all walks of life through questionnaires, television and phone calls.
In the form of feedback and other forms, we will try our best to allow all citizens of Beiguan to speak freely on this bill, and strive to obtain a unanimous vote in the parliament to support the passage of this bill in three months.
In the previous life, the first truly complete "Reich Animal Protection Law" appeared in Nazi Germany in 1933. This is also an irony.
As for today, there are actually many regions in the empire that have similar laws and regulations.
Therefore, several municipal committee members, including Bucklow, had no objections.
After all, it is a law that embodies human superiority and a symbol that enhances the pride of local citizens that we are more civilized than other areas without such laws.
"Recently, I was chatting with an old friend from the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing..." It was Dong Wenquan who spoke, picking up the tea cup and taking a sip of tea, "I have an experience, our 'rental freeze bill' is a bit too hasty.
The real estate market has been hit hard, especially small investors. I heard that some investors and property owners have joined forces and are about to ask lawyers to sue the city hall. Do we need to re-examine this?
bill?"
As he spoke, Dong Wenquan shook his head and sighed, with a worried look on his face.
The "Lease Freeze Act" he is talking about is called the "Temporary Freeze on Rental Prices of Ordinary Residential Housing Act". Its main content is to temporarily freeze the prices of residential housing and external rentals. No landlord is allowed to increase the price for a period of three years.
When the bill was passed in the middle of last year, it was the time for the legislators to fulfill their promises to please the voters, because the re-election was about to take place. At this time, they must leave a good impression on the voters.
The number of voters who support no further increase in rents is definitely larger than those who hope that rents will continue to rise.
Because there are many people in Beiguan and even Donghai who rent a house for a lifetime. If the cost is estimated over a lifetime, judging from the consumption level and living habits of Donghai, it is indeed more cost-effective for the middle and lower class to rent a house.
But now that the dust has settled, a bill that originally had a three-year term will be repealed after more than half a year of implementation.
This is the biggest flaw of parliamentary politics. Sometimes, some temporary bills are just a joke. Everything is closely related to votes.
Lu Ming looked at Dong Wenquan and knew that he had a business partner and his largest political sponsor, a large homeowner who owned an entire twelve-story apartment building.
The current economic structure of Donghai is similar to that of New York at the same time. About half of all apartment buildings are owned by companies and families; another 20% are owned by the government, and the remaining 30% are income sources.
Privately owned by higher classes.
Apartment buildings for rent basically fall into the first two categories.
Regardless of whether they are city councilors or ordinary members, they are naturally inextricably linked with these real estate tycoons.
After listening to Dong Wenquan's words, Sherlock nodded first: "Yes, the temporary freeze bill was indeed passed too hastily. It was just a short-sighted and drastic act by the congressmen for the sake of votes."
Mrs. Gao Wang spread her hands: "I have no objection."
Buckloo smiled and looked at Lu Ming: "Qianxing, what do you think?"
Lu Ming smiled. In fact, he is currently investing in real estate, and is even preparing to take over the Renault Building project.
Although Beiguan is only a small satellite town in Donghai, the repeal of the freezing bill is definitely good news for the entire Donghai real estate market.
Lu Ming thought for a while, "Indeed, this bill has no practical significance, and it grossly interferes with the market. Some owners will join forces to file a lawsuit with us. We should lose."
Bucklo said with a smile: "If you say so, it seems we are definitely going to lose."
Everyone also laughed happily.
It seems that when the city hall loses the lawsuit, everyone is happy.
Lu Ming took a sip of water and continued thinking: "However, I feel that our policy still needs to have a certain degree of continuity. It cannot be like playing house with a three-year-old child. Since it is a temporary bill, it has a deadline, and it will last three years.
Three years, waiting for it to be automatically repealed. If the other party's lawsuit goes to the High Court and the justices rule that our bill is unconstitutional and it is forced to be repealed, it will be another matter. In the end, I would rather have the High Court rule to repeal our bill.
, and we don’t want to abolish the bills of the previous parliament as soon as the new parliament is formed, weakening the authority of our parliament. Moreover, we haven’t replaced many members, and many of them have not voted in favor?”
The smile on Dong Wenquan's face gradually faded.
Bucklo still smiled and glanced deeply at Dong Wenquan.
"In addition, when it comes to real estate, I have another idea." Lu Ming pondered and said, "We can encourage the people to join together to get loans from banks and build apartment buildings. This kind of apartment building can be called a cooperative apartment, and the investors have no property rights.
, jointly own shares with the bank. If you can't repay the mortgage, the shares will be automatically given up. Without property rights, you can't trade for the time being, and you can only live in it and can't rent it out. The cost will be very low, but it won't be used by real estate tycoons.
They use it to build low-cost buildings and make a profit."
What Lu Ming said was that some policies adopted by Western megacities around the same time were very effective in curbing rent increases.
The smile on Bucklo's face disappeared.
The Department of Commerce, which he oversees, has the Department of Urban Development and Housing below it.
In the final analysis, he must control these affairs and policies that really involve the development of Beiguan.
Gao Wang looked on amused and said with a slight smile: "Commissioner Lu's random little ideas always make people think deeply. The concept of cooperative apartments is really good. If we publicize it, it will probably become the headlines of newspapers and magazines. Our Beiguan
Maybe our new policy will become popular throughout the region! By then, all of us will benefit from the Land Committee."
Lu Ming glared at her. This guy obviously didn't mind the excitement.
Mrs. Gao Wang was still smiling and winked at Lu Ming.
Bucklo nodded at this time, "Well, Qian Xing's idea is good. We can ask relevant experts to discuss the feasibility. As for the idea of abolition of the 'Freezing Act' by the Director, I agree in principle. Several members still need to
Please explain more to your colleagues in the party, communicate well, and hope that this bill will be repealed by the end of the month. Qian Xing also said that even if we don't repeal it, we will lose in court, so why waste public funds on such a lawsuit?"
After that, I was ready to announce the adjournment of the meeting.
Lu Ming shook his head and said: "I still stick to my opinion and do not agree to directly abolish it. If the parliament forces the abolition of the bill to be included in the agenda this month, I will lobby all the members who support me to vote for the abolition of the bill.
Vote no.”
His expression was very calm, but he looked at Bucklo and did not avoid his gaze.
In the conference room, the atmosphere immediately solidified.
Li Zhongliang glanced at Lu Ming in front of him in surprise. Is this how the municipal committee meeting was conducted? The atmosphere was originally harmonious and full of laughter, but suddenly sparks flew out. And our boss is really amazing!
I thought that becoming a city councilor at the age of nineteen was naturally a result of nepotism and chance. I should have known that I was not qualified to sit here, just pretending to be senior, and just muddle along with everything. After a few terms, I would become a senior politician. At that time
It will be amazing if he exerts his strength again. He is only about thirty years old and has more than ten years of experience as a municipal committee member. He is also the most senior municipal committee member in Beiguan and has truly become a pivotal figure in Beiguan.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I heard other office affairs officers talking about it, and they all said the same thing. But I didn't expect that my boss was completely opposite to what they expected.
This is almost the first official municipal meeting. The last one was just a face-to-face meeting at best.
At the meeting where the issue and bill were mentioned for the first time, the boss suddenly blew his trumpet and announced the start of war.
At this moment, although he was sitting quietly, he represented a political group that was gradually forming behind him.
The challenge was given to Baqueluo, a behemoth who had ruled Beiguan for twenty years.
"Lu Qianxing..." Dong Wenquan wanted to speak, but Bucklo suddenly smiled and waved his hand, "Well, let's discuss it next time. During this time, we should consult more experts for their opinions. We politicians must not
I know a little bit of everything, but I don’t know much about anything. The team is very important. Qianxing, I heard that there are very few economic experts in your team? We can’t act recklessly. Every decision we make may have a bearing on it.
The well-being of the more than 600,000 citizens of Donghai!"
Lu Ming smiled: "The economic experts in my company all have five-digit annual salaries. They give me all kinds of professional advice every day, but do you think he is thinking about the development of my company?"
Or are you worried about the welfare of the 600,000 Beiguan citizens? Oh, Mr. Bucklow, one of the experts you often consult is a member of my advisory group. He gets some spare money from me every month. From a professional perspective, he is actually a
Trash, I keep him because he is very good at deceiving ordinary people. I don’t want him to preach things in newspapers and magazines every day that I don’t like to hear. As for who it is, I won’t mention it!”
Bucklo's face was livid, really livid.
Li Zhongliang was so frightened that his heart was pounding and he lowered his head. His heart was about to jump out of his throat. If these people started fighting at the next moment, he would not be surprised at all.
However, Mr. Bucklow is quite funny. He secretly tries to bully his boss. But in terms of eloquence, are any of you here qualified to have a round with your boss?
"Ah, I'm hungry!" Mrs. Gao Wang suddenly yawned, "I'm sleepy too, let's go!" She smiled sweetly again: "Qianxing, can I treat you to dinner?"
Lu Ming didn't bother to pay attention to her and just stood up and walked out. However, Mrs. Gao Wang followed her in small steps and said something with a smile.
However, Lu Ming scolded him a few words, but he still followed him angrily.
Bucklo and others looked at this scene and frowned. What are these two people doing? Is there something wrong? What do they think of this place?
