Chapter 76: Rising with the Tide

“That works… but it’s so troublesome for you… I have two thousand yuan with me, you take it first. If it’s not enough, I’ll go get more,” Sister Mei said as she opened her bag.

“Are you treating me like a stranger again? If I really need money, I’ll ask you for it,” Lü Yang said. After pushing Sister Mei’s hand away, he quickly ran to the street and hailed a taxi, then left.

“Uh…” Sister Mei watched Lü Yang disappear around the street corner, and her eyes couldn’t help but get a little wet.

Husband, did you really send him to help me? If not, then I owe him too much.

…

After Lü Yang got into the taxi, he casually gave the driver an address, then closed his eyes and started checking things on the Eerie Computer.

Seeing that his account now had 19 Eerie Points, Lü Yang felt very happy. In less than a week, he had saved up so many Eerie Points. It seemed that rescuing Yi Yi was just around the corner. If he kept earning Eerie Points at this rate, Yi Yi should be back by his side in a month.

But when he thought about the life-and-death situations in the Mysterious Domain, Lü Yang couldn’t help but shiver. Although he had earned many Eerie Points these days, the dangers in the Mysterious Domain made him feel like he was walking a tightrope high in the sky. One mistake, and he would be done for.

To save Yi Yi, he needed to stay alive long enough to see that day.

He didn’t want to think about that. He started thinking about Sister Mei’s lawsuit. He went online to check which famous lawyers were in Guishe City. This lawsuit had to be won. Money was not a worry for Lü Yang at all, so he wanted to hire the best lawyer in Guishe City. Rather than hiring cheap lawyers who might not win even after spending money, it was better to pay a high price and get the best lawyer in Guishe City to ensure the lawsuit was won.

He had gold bars and U.S. dollars! Hadn’t he become a rich man now? Hahaha…

Soon, through an online search, Lü Yang narrowed it down to three law firms. The one that caught his attention the most was the famous lawyer Zhang Min from Teli Law Firm. This young, beautiful, and very capable female lawyer had taken on nearly a hundred cases since starting her career, with a surprisingly perfect win rate of 100%. So far, she had never lost a case. However, her lawyer fees had risen with the tide over the years… to an almost ridiculously high level.

But Lü Yang thought that if he could help Sister Mei get her money back and even get some extra compensation, it would be worth it no matter how high the fee was.

After arriving at the first law firm he had chosen, Lü Yang realized that hiring these famous lawyers wasn’t easy. To see them, you needed an appointment, and they started charging from the moment you met. But that wasn’t the most important thing. The most important thing was that even after making an appointment, you might not know when you could actually meet them. You had to wait for further notice. Otherwise, you could only hire some unknown junior lawyers. After registering Lü Yang’s appointment, the first law firm gave him that suggestion.

The intern lawyer who received Lü Yang at the law firm also subtly reminded him that the famous lawyers at the firm had very strict conditions for taking cases. For someone like Lü Yang, who had no status, no position, and no background, even if he made an appointment, he would never get a meeting. Moreover, the case Lü Yang had didn’t require such a high-level lawyer. They suggested Lü Yang hire an ordinary lawyer from the firm.

At the second law firm Lü Yang visited, after making an appointment registration, the advice he received was similar to that from the first firm. Lü Yang was very angry about this. When he passed a large mirror on his way out of the second law firm, he looked at his ordinary and casual attire in the reflection and seemed to realize something.

These so-called famous lawyers simply didn’t serve common people like him.

After leaving the second law firm, Lü Yang gritted his teeth, took a taxi to a nearby large mall, and spent over a thousand yuan on a new set of clothes for himself. Feeling much better about his appearance, he then took a taxi to his final destination for the day.

Teli Law Firm.

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The person in charge of reception at Teli Law Firm today was an intern lawyer named Zeng Jie. Zeng Jie had joined Teli just two months ago and for now could only handle reception and consultation work. But this already made him very proud. After all, as a future lawyer, being able to work at Teli Law Firm was something his former classmates and colleagues could only dream of.

Just getting into Teli Law Firm meant he had secured a golden rice bowl for life. Even if he resigned from Teli later, he would be highly sought after by other law firms.

In his over two months at Teli, Zeng Jie hadn’t learned much else, but he had learned to judge people. From a person’s clothing, speech, and demeanor, he could immediately figure out their background and then refer different clients to lawyers on the appropriate floors.

Like this young man who had just entered, about twenty years old. His clothes looked new but were clearly cheap brands bought that very day. Moreover, the guy seemed rough and simple, very much like a manual laborer, definitely without any background. For such clients, Zeng Jie would at most refer them to a lawyer on the second floor.

But what surprised Zeng Jie was that the newcomer actually asked to make an appointment with Zhang Min as soon as he spoke, insisting on her and no one else. This made Zeng Jie’s face fill with scorn and contempt.

Zeng Jie had met quite a few clients like this before. Some migrant workers, after hearing about Zhang Min’s reputation—from big spreads in the Guishe Evening News—Zhang Min had successfully helped migrant workers get their wages several times. So some shabbily dressed migrant workers would barge into the firm, demanding to hire Zhang Min, without even intending to pay, of course. They always ended up being thrown out by the security guards.

Could anyone just hire Lawyer Zhang Min? You should know that Zhang Min was the real boss of Teli, and she was already too busy taking cases from acquaintances in the circle. Why would she take on someone like this from the streets?

“Don’t even think about seeing her; you can’t even make an appointment!” Zeng Jie refused Lü Yang arrogantly, with the unique sense of superiority of an intern at Teli Law Firm.

Lü Yang hadn’t expected that his “expensive” new outfit wouldn’t get him any special attention from the reception staff at Teli Law Firm. The answer he got was still the same as from the previous firms…

Hiring another lawyer was fine, but wanting to hire the famous lawyer Zhang Min? Absolutely impossible.

It was even worse than at the previous two firms… Zeng Jie’s tone and expression were filled with even more arrogance and disdain than the staff at the other law firms. He wouldn’t even give Lü Yang a chance to register for an appointment with Zhang Min.

“Just let me register for an appointment. Whether it works out or not, I came all this way. It wasn’t easy, right?” Lü Yang tried to keep his patience and made one last attempt to reason with Zeng Jie.

“Why are you so clueless? Do you think Director Zhang meets just anyone? Get out of here!” Zeng Jie grew very impatient and even started shooing Lü Yang away.

“Would it kill you to give me an appointment registration form?” Lü Yang’s patience, however good, was completely worn out by Zeng Jie’s arrogance. He couldn’t help but slam the table and curse.

“How dare you talk like that? Are you cursing at me? Country folks will always be country folks! What kind of manners are that? Get out!” Zeng Jie scowled, stood up, and yelled angrily at Lü Yang.