He Zhichu tilted his head and glared at Gu Nianzhi. How did she manage to throw money at him and still order him around without batting an eyelid …?
Her shamelessness was unparalleled.
He Zhichu sneered as he stood up. His handsome face was frosty as he glanced around the courtroom and raised his chin arrogantly. "She's right. On behalf of my client, I would like to countersue Xin Xinggao for fabricating evidence to falsely accuse my client. I would also like to sue the US military and the CIA for falsifying evidence and obstructing justice."
Gu Nianzhi stood by He Zhichu's side and raised her slender arm to wave twice. "You heard her! He's Lawyer He! The famous and undefeated Lawyer He! Are you going to accept this?! "
Lieutenant Colonel Peter's face contorted in anger as he roared, "I'm not!"
"Hang me!" Gu Nianzhi crossed her arms and looked him up and down. Her arrogant expression mirrored He Zhichu's, "Who cares if you accept this or not?!"
“WTF！” Lieutenant Colonel Peter lost control of himself from Gu Nianzhi's expression and words. He lunged at her, wanting nothing more than to beat her up to vent his anger.
The courtroom was instantly thrown into chaos.
Gu Nianzhi deftly turned around and stood on the other side of He Zhichu.
Before Lieutenant Colonel Peter could reach her, He Zhichu had already grabbed his arm and held it in mid-air. "Lieutenant Colonel Peter attacked my client in court. That's an additional crime. I'll add Lieutenant Colonel Peter's name to the list of defendants."
Amidst the chaos, Chen Lie secretly activated the camera hidden in his glasses and quietly recorded the scene. He planned to bring it back to Huo Shaoheng to show it to him.
He snapped furiously in Gu Nianzhi's direction, specifically choosing an angle where Gu Nianzhi and He Zhichu were standing together.
The man was tall and handsome with a cold demeanor. However, his words and actions showed that he was very protective of Gu Nianzhi.
The woman was tall and beautiful. She was lively and took advantage of He Zhichu's influence to provoke him. She was fearless and looked like she was being pampered.
Chen Lie watched and imagined Huo Shaoheng's face when he saw the images. His round face was serious, but he was laughing so hard his intestines were turning green.
"Silence! Silence! "Judge Judy hurriedly picked up the gavel and slammed it down.
The bailiffs rushed in and separated everyone.
The US military and the CIA rushed in and pushed Xin Xinggao's wheelchair out.
Lieutenant Colonel Peter was dragged away from He Zhichu by the bailiffs. He turned around unwillingly and gave the Hua Xia Imperial diplomats the finger. "Xin will soon be an American! You have no right to control her! "
"Hehe, so what if you're an American? Do you think we won't dare to sue just because you're an American? I'll sue her until she's bankrupt and put her in jail! " Gu Nianzhi wanted to see the world burn, so she hid behind He Zhichu and poked her head out to provoke Lieutenant Colonel Peter.
He Zhichu turned around and looked at Gu Nianzhi coldly. "You think you're capable? Putting others in jail at any moment? "
"Professor He is the best!" Gu Nianzhi clasped her hands together shamelessly, her big eyes almost sparkling as she flattered He Zhichu, "Professor He, you can put her in jail anytime!"
He Zhichu had been furious that Gu Nianzhi wanted to pay the lawyer's fees, but now that he saw her acting cute, he couldn't bring himself to be angry. He patted her head. "At least you know your place."
…
Xin Xinggao became an American citizen within a day, so extradition was naturally impossible. At the same time, she dropped her lawsuit against Gu Nianzhi for seriously injuring her.
However, He Zhichu wouldn't let them get away with such an obvious false accusation.
Soon, Gu Nianzhi's countersuit against Xin Xinggao for false accusation, the US military and the CIA, and Lieutenant Colonel Peter for fabricating evidence to obstruct justice was sent to the Boston Federal District Court.
Gu Nianzhi was still a minor, and because of Judge Judy's blatant corruption, He Zhichu reported her to both the US Department of Justice and the Bar Association. Her qualifications as a judge and lawyer were now under review.
The situation was extremely bleak, and Judy was likely to lose both her qualifications as a judge and her lawyer's license.
Many judges were unwilling to accept Gu Nianzhi's countersuit after the news broke. In the end, the judge who accepted the case was He Zhichu's former law school professor.
With this neutral judge, Gu Nianzhi's case went very smoothly.
Xin Xinggao's registration made it easier for Gu Nianzhi to sue her.
A week later, the US military and the CIA couldn't stand it anymore and sent someone to beg He Zhichu for mercy. They asked for a settlement of 10 million US dollars, on the condition that they wouldn't overturn the case and seal Xin Xinggao's files forever.
Gu Nianzhi gasped when she saw the settlement amount. She asked He Zhichu, "Professor He, is this enough to pay for your lawyer's fees?"
"All you care about is lawyer's fees. How can you be so short-sighted?" He Zhichu patted her head, "You're satisfied with 10 million US dollars?"
"… Then how much does Professor He think is appropriate?" Gu Nianzhi smiled as she made He Zhichu a cup of coffee and placed it in front of him, "I'll give it all to Professor He as lawyer's fees."
He Zhichu snorted, "How generous of you. No, you don't have to give it all to me as lawyer's fees. I'll just take 10% of the settlement amount. "
"Sure." Gu Nianzhi shrugged nonchalantly, "It's an unexpected windfall anyway. It's better to let it all go."
He Zhichu finally proposed 100 million US dollars as compensation to the US military and the CIA. If they didn't agree, they would continue to fight, even if it took them to the Supreme Court.
The US military and the CIA were worried that the more they interrogated them, the more their secrets would be exposed. After repeated discussions and He Zhichu's lobbying within the US government, they had no choice but to accept He Zhichu's conditions and compensate Gu Nianzhi 100 million US dollars.
Gu Nianzhi paid 10%, or 10 million US dollars, to He Zhichu's lawyer's fees. The remaining 90 million US dollars became her private savings. She planned to find an opportunity to remit it to the Hua Xia Empire.
…
Chen Lie waited until Gu Nianzhi's countersuit was over before returning to the Hua Xia Empire.
Before returning to the Hua Xia Empire, he secretly met up with Gu Nianzhi while the Consulate General hosted a banquet for Hua Xia students from Harvard.
They didn't pretend to know each other in front of outsiders.
But when they arrived at Chen Lie's room in the Consulate, Gu Nianzhi dropped the pretense and went up to give him a big hug, "Brother Chen! I missed you so much! "
Chen Lie was also very excited and patted Gu Nianzhi's back, "Nianzhi, we missed you too. How are you doing here? I see you're like a fish in water. That Professor He treats you very well, huh? "
Gu Nianzhi nodded and took Chen Lie's hand to sit on the sofa, "Professor He treats me very well indeed. I'm very grateful to him."
"You're just grateful?" Chen Lie's round eyes sparkled behind his glasses, "I don't think he treats you like a teacher to a student, does he?"
Although he tried to hide the affection in the depths of his eyes, it was unmistakable in Chen Lie's observant eyes.
Gu Nianzhi frowned, "… Brother Chen, why didn't I know you were so nosy before? What about Sister Zi Tan? Did you get her? "
"There's no point in changing the subject. Although I didn't get her … "Chen Lie glared at Gu Nianzhi," You little brat, you know how to talk nonsense now. You haven't even answered my question! "
Gu Nianzhi blinked her big, bright eyes and said weakly, "Um, Brother Chen, I already promised Mei Xiawen that I'll come back in six months. If he still likes me, we'll be together …"
"Oh? Oh … "Chen Lie cocked his head and lay on the sofa, counting with his fingers," Mei Xiawen is already booked for six months. Professor He is so close … Tsk tsk … Let's see if a certain someone can sit still. "
"A certain someone? Who? "Gu Nianzhi asked suspiciously," Brother Chen, did something happen that I don't know about? "
"No, no, of course not …" Chen Lie chuckled and handed Gu Nianzhi a bottle of sticky yogurt, "Drink it, it's your favorite when you were little."
The yogurt from the Hua Xia Imperial Consulate General in Boston was homemade by a chef from the Hua Xia Empire. It tasted amazing and was Gu Nianzhi's favorite when she was little.
She inserted a straw and slurped the yogurt as she pondered how to ask Chen Lie about Huo Shaoheng.
She recalled the day she saw Huo Shaoheng smiling at Zhao Liangze's phone video. Her heart ached like a cat scratching at it. She wanted nothing more than to grab Chen Lie by his collar and shake him until he knew who that woman was …
Chen Lie studied Gu Nianzhi.
He hadn't seen her in two months, and she had grown taller. Her figure was even more curvy now.
Her girly vibe slowly faded, and her girly vibe became more pronounced. She was a grown woman now.
Chen Lie sighed and took a sip of coke.
Gu Nianzhi finished the bottle of yogurt and stammered, "Brother Chen, did Uncle Huo get a girlfriend recently?"
"Hmm? Where did you find out? "Chen Lie narrowed his eyes and discreetly turned on the camera in his glasses to take a picture of Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi thought that if she didn't reveal anything, Chen Lie would probably treat her like a child again, just like Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze …
Gu Nianzhi gritted her teeth and said, "Uncle Huo, you attended the International Extraordinary Women's Awards reception before, didn't you?"
"Yes." Chen Lie immediately recalled how General Ji had forced Huo Shaoheng to attend the reception. He couldn't help slapping his thigh and laughing, "Oh! It was true that good news never went out, but bad news traveled a thousand miles. I didn't think you even knew about Huo Shao being forced to drink with someone, hahaha … "
Gu Nianzhi's jaw nearly hit the floor when she heard Chen Lie's words.
She practically leapt onto Chen Lie and grabbed his arm, shaking it violently, "Drink with someone? Drink with someone?! Brother Chen, you have to tell me! Or else I'm not done with you! "
"Hmm? You knew he went to the reception, but you didn't know he was forced to? " Chen Lie laughed so hard that tears welled up in his eyes. He rubbed his chin and said earnestly, "It's like this, didn't Huo Shao go abroad on a mission? Oh, the one where you helped them with the Nandou satellite. "
Gu Nianzhi nodded, "I know that, but what does that have to do with Uncle Huo going to the reception?"
"It has a lot to do with it." Chen Lie stood up and went to get another bottle of coke, "That mission was for Gu Yanran, the Barbadian tycoon. Huo Shao went to drink with her because she wanted to personally thank him, and also promised to donate a large sum of money to the military to set up a charity fund for deceased or retired soldiers. "
"Gu Yanran?" Gu Nianzhi frowned, "Who's that? How come I've never heard of her? "
"We didn't know before either, she's a rich person who popped up out of nowhere in the last two years." Chen Lie laughed, "Her surname is Gu, and so is yours, but she's much more mature and generous than you are."
"Pfft! There are so many people with the surname Gu, how can any Tom, Dick, or Harry compare to me. "Gu Nianzhi rolled her eyes at Chen Lie," So this woman wanted Uncle Huo to meet her at the reception? If Uncle Huo agreed to go, she'd donate money to the military charity fund? "
"That's right!" Chen Lie rubbed Gu Nianzhi's head, "My Nianzhi is so smart, she can draw inferences from one case and understand things thoroughly. That's what it means. Anyway, your Uncle Huo is so frustrated, this woman has a few stinking bucks, and yet she's being forced to drink with him at the reception he hates the most. "
Gu Nianzhi recalled the smile on Huo Shaoheng's face that day and murmured, "… Was he really forced? But I saw him smile … "
Chen Lie asked, "How did you see that? What's wrong with smiling? Since he's going, he should go all the way! But I know he only showed up once and left. Little Ze was there for him afterwards. Hey, isn't Little Ze with you now? Why don't you just ask him? "
Gu Nianzhi didn't dare ask Zhao Liangze, afraid that he'd say something she didn't want to hear.
But now that Chen Lie said it, there really was a problem with Huo Shaoheng going to that reception …
But why did he smile like that?
Gu Nianzhi had to admit that she had some undeserved jealousy.
Uncle Huo was already breathtakingly handsome, and when he smiled it was even more irresistible.
Gu Nianzhi bit her lip and said quietly, "That Gu Yanran is so shameless. She wants to help the military, but why did she use Uncle Huo as a cover? What does Uncle Huo going to the reception have to do with her donation? "
"Exactly, she's up to no good." Chen Lie joined Gu Nianzhi in scolding Gu Yanran. To be honest, Chen Lie didn't have a good impression of Gu Yanran either.
So what if she had a few stinking bucks? How dare she threaten the military and force Huo Shaoheng to meet her?
Chen Lie would rather Huo Shaoheng die at Gu Nianzhi's hands than let Gu Yanran take advantage of him.
"I'm telling you, that Gu Yanran is really quite pretty. She doesn't look special at first glance, but you can't take your eyes off her the second time." Chen Lie sighed. "She's rich enough to rival a country, and she's moving all her assets to our country. You'll definitely see her when you go back."
Gu Nianzhi crossed her arms and leaned back on the sofa. "She can't do that even if she's rich enough to rival a country! It's none of my business who Uncle Huo chooses to be his girlfriend. But I can't let someone else blackmail him. "
"What can you do?" Chen Lie smiled and teased Gu Nianzhi. "Spit on Gu Yanran?"
"Pfft!" Gu Nianzhi glared at him. "I have my ways."
Chen Lie left Boston the next day and returned to the Huaxia Empire.
As soon as he returned, he knew Gu Nianzhi had a plan.
It turned out that before he returned to the base, Gu Nianzhi had already sent the 90 million US dollars in compensation to General Ji of the Huaxia Empire's military. She requested that Huo Shaoheng set up a charity fund for retired or deceased soldiers.
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