Huo Shaoheng made a prompt decision. He immediately stood up and said, "I'll go discuss it with General Ji. If it works out, Ms. Song can entrust Nianzhi to be her lawyer."
Both Song Jinning and Gu Nianzhi were actually the other party's targets, but because Huo Shaoheng had protected her in time, Gu Nianzhi had basically escaped unscathed. It was hard to say whether she was a victim or not.
However, Song Jinning had been kidnapped by Deputy Director Jia, and her life was in danger.
Therefore, in the end, the military court only filed a case of kidnapping.
When Lu Jin found out, he said unhappily, "Then my girl was threatened by them for nothing?"
"Uncle Lu, you can help your daughter vent her anger." Huo Shaoheng smiled teasingly and nodded at Gu Nianzhi before leaving his study.
Lu Yuan held Song Jinning's hand and stood up. He said, "Since we're here, why don't we sign the letter of authorization today?"
Gu Nianzhi couldn't be happier. "I'll go get the contract."
She returned to her room and printed out a lawyer's contract on her computer for Song Jinning to sign.
Then, he made three copies and stored them separately.
At the same time, the military court would also receive a letter of attorney. In the future, Gu Nianzhi would be notified of all matters related to Song Jinning's appearance in court.
Also, because of Song Jinning's special status, she didn't have to appear in court for this case. Gu Nianzhi could represent her.
…
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Huo Shaoheng took a special car to General Ji's home to pay his New Year greetings.
He brought two bottles of wine to General Ji's study and smiled as he put down the bottles. "Happy New Year, General Ji."
General Ji invited him to sit down with a smile. "You actually have time to come visit me for the New Year. Where's Nianzhi? Why isn't she here?"
"She's busy. You want to start work on the first day of the Lunar New Year. "Huo Shaoheng sat down and said to General Ji in a low voice," I'm here today for official business. "
General Ji looked at his serious expression and felt a headache coming on.
"Shaoheng, today is the first day of the new year. Can't you let me rest for a while?"
"We celebrate the Spring Festival, but Americans don't." "It's already been two months, and they're still fighting the jurisdiction lawsuit. Are you really not going to care?"
"Why should I care? There are many obstacles in this matter. " General Ji sighed. "Old Long and Old Bai were just discussing with me a few days ago whether or not we should be autocratic."
"Are you saying that some of the higher-ups are opposed to the case being handled in the country?" Huo Shaoheng actually knew who those people were, but due to the limitations of his authority, he couldn't take the initiative to attack.
Helping Gu Nianzhi push for the early start of the trial was already the best he could do.
Moreover, it was because the kidnapped Song Jinning was his mother, so no one would be surprised if he interfered.
General Ji nodded and tapped his fingers on the armrest of his chair. With a sullen expression, he said, "They're quite capable. They're controlling public opinion. Old Long, Old Bai, and I will be blamed at every turn. We can only wait and see for now."
"You still want to wait and see?" Huo Shaoheng repeated Gu Nianzhi's words. "Two months have passed. That's enough time to make Kevin 'seriously ill.'"
In this kind of case, Kevin was an American citizen. If he was really diagnosed with a serious illness, China would have to release him immediately and allow the US to extradite him back to China for trial.
If he didn't release them, the international public opinion would be very unfavorable to China.
General Ji laughed coldly. "Do you think they don't want to? That Kevin was arrested for two months and only said one thing: 'I want to see my lawyer.' Other than that, he didn't say a single word.
Also, from the day he was arrested, he went on a hunger strike and refused to eat any food, including water.
Three days later, we had to put him on an IV drip and replenish his nutrients.
Only after his legal team was in place did he start eating. "
Huo Shaoheng raised his brows. "… So stubborn? Then he's definitely not an ordinary person. "
General Ji was so angry that he laughed. "Of course he's not an ordinary person. I've never seen an American who could survive the 'hardcore interrogation' of the Security Bureau! "
Huo Shaoheng also frowned. "Forget about the Americans. If they were to use all of those methods, more than half of the elites of our Special Operations Forces would die."
Those methods were definitely not low-level torture like tiger stools and pepper spray.
Instead, they were high-level torture that directly affected the brain's nerves and consciousness.
There wouldn't be a single scar on the body, but the person's willpower would be completely destroyed, and the body's health would also completely collapse.
However, the seemingly gentle, refined, and handsome Kevin still maintained a clear mind under such torture and didn't say a word.
There were only two possibilities. One was that he was really innocent.
The other was that he really wasn't an ordinary person, but someone who had received special training like Huo Shaoheng and the others.
"… We investigated his background and found some interesting things," Huo Shaoheng said calmly. "I submitted the report two months ago."
"Yeah." General Ji nodded. "But the jurisdiction lawsuit is still going on, so we can't do anything."
"Actually, there is a way." Huo Shaoheng hesitated for a moment before saying, "Nianzhi said that both cases can be tried at the same time. While we fight the jurisdiction lawsuit with them, we can also open the court ourselves and try Kevin's felony case of gathering people with guns and suspected kidnapping and murdering an important scientist in our country. "
"That works?!" General Ji looked up suddenly. "Is there a legal basis?"
"If Nianzhi says there is, then there is." Huo Shaoheng was very confident in Gu Nianzhi and said calmly, "Even if there isn't, she can cite historical evidence and legally prove that what we're doing is legal."
"You're quite confident in her!" General Ji laughed and patted Huo Shaoheng's shoulder.
"She's already used many difficult lawsuits to prove herself. Why should I have no confidence in her?" Huo Shaoheng asked in return. "Just because she's young?"
"Look at you, what's the rush? Is she perfect, so we can't even say one word about her? "General Ji deliberately put on a stern face and looked at Huo Shaoheng angrily.
Huo Shaoheng slowly looked up and said dryly, "Yes, she's perfect. You're not allowed to say one bad thing about her. Not even one word."
General Ji glared at him for a while before bursting into laughter and pounding the table. "Shaoheng, oh Shaoheng, you deserve this!"
"In the past, when I said I wanted to introduce someone to you, you had a thousand excuses to avoid it. I thought you'd be single for the rest of your life! "
Huo Shaoheng curled his lips. "General Ji, you flatter me."
"I'm not complimenting you!" General Ji's laughter stopped abruptly. He was really a little angry at him.
After Huo Shaoheng left, General Ji invited Speaker Long and Prime Minister Bai to his house. The three of them had a small meeting and decided to follow Gu Nianzhi's instructions. The trial would officially start on the eighth day of the first lunar month.
Because this matter had to be unexpected, only the three of them knew the time of the trial. Even Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng didn't know.
The three of them were also people who would never divulge secrets.
Because they stood at the top of the Empire's food chain, no matter how stupid they were, they wouldn't undermine themselves.
..
Gu Nianzhi had a very fulfilling New Year. She spent a lot of time every day studying the information about the Zhou Yi and chaos mathematics that Lu Jin had given her.
When Huo Shaoheng went to bed at night, he saw that she was still reading the book. He was very curious and asked, "Aren't you going to prepare the materials for the trial?"
Although he didn't know when the trial would start, there would definitely be news after the fifteenth of the first lunar month.
Today was already the seventh day of the first lunar month.
Gu Nianzhi said without looking up, "… Do I still need to prepare for the trial?"
Huo Shaoheng: "…"
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This was the first update of the day: Chapter 2098, "If Nianzhi Says There Is, There Is".
There were two updates today.
At nine o 'clock in the evening.
PS: Thank you, "Amber Cheng", for the 10,000 Qidian coins yesterday.
Muah, everyone, little angels ~ ~ ~
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