"Agency agreement?" Gu Yanran looked confused and doubtful. That person was the one who told her about Mr. Vanderbilt's lawyer. How would she know how that person knew that person was Gu Xiangwen's lawyer?
Gu Nianzhi was furious, so she couldn't say that someone had told her.
She would probably die a horrible death if she betrayed that person …
Gu Yanran shuddered at the thought of that person's methods. In a moment of desperation, she suddenly had an idea and found an excuse. "I think there is, but my father didn't pass away, so I don't know where he is."
That was a reasonable explanation.
Jin Wanyi quickly added, "But since Mr. Vanderbilt has passed away, his estate will be handled by an executor. If the court allows it, we can contact his executor and ask him to check if there is a signed agency agreement with Mr. Gu Xiangwen when he checks his estate. "
Gu Nianzhi waited for them to contact Mr. Vanderbilt's executor, but she purposely thought about it and said reluctantly, "How long will it take to get the news if you're only contacting him now?"
"It won't be long. I'll send them a lawyer's letter. It'll take at least a day to a week to get a reply." Jin Wanyi was very confident and planned to send a lawyer's letter as soon as she got back.
Gu Nianzhi could only nod. "Then hurry up. We can't delay any longer."
Jin Wanyi laughed at Gu Nianzhi's attitude. "Miss Gu, you really can't wait. Old Master Gu isn't dead yet, and you're already in such a hurry to split his estate? "
Gu Nianzhi could tell that Jin Wanyi was emotionally unstable that morning outside the courtroom, so her immediate strategy was to provoke her.
The consequences of speaking indiscriminately in court couldn't be resolved with an apology.
Gu Nianzhi's lips curled into an irritating smile as she shook her head. "Lawyer Jin, you can't say that. I'm not trying to split my father's estate. I'm trying to protect my father's estate. Why would you think I'm trying to split my father's estate? "
"Isn't that the case? Your sister, Gu Yanran, is Old Master Gu's biological daughter, and you're an adopted daughter. Gu Yanran is the eldest daughter, and you're the second daughter. No matter if it's in terms of blood ties or seniority, what right do you have to fight with your sister for the Gu inheritance? "Jin Wanyi also became aggressive.
"I said, I'm not fighting for it. I just want to take back the part that belongs to me according to the law." Gu Nianzhi's smile became even more irritating, and she deliberately put on a smug expression. "If Gu Yanran can't produce a will, then we will distribute the inheritance according to the law."
Jin Wanyi glared at Gu Nianzhi and swallowed the breath that was stuck in her throat. She said slowly, "Fine, then we'll distribute it according to the law." As she spoke, she took out the list of assets that Gu Yanran had submitted to the court. "Let's not argue anymore. Although Miss Gu doesn't treat my client as an older sister, my client treats her as a younger sister. My client agrees to split the assets on this list equally with Second Miss Gu. "
Gu Nianzhi only wanted to laugh when she heard that.
The list of assets that Gu Yanran had submitted was two-thirds less than Ye Xuan's. More than half of the assets were gone, and the rest had to be split equally. How "generous" …
The judge looked down at the two lists of assets in front of him and asked Gu Nianzhi, "Does the plaintiff agree?"
Gu Nianzhi stood up and turned to look at Jin Wanyi and Gu Yanran.
The two of them also stared at Gu Nianzhi unblinkingly. They were very nervous.
"Of course I don't agree."
Gu Nianzhi's words were expected by Jin Wanyi and the judge.
Only Gu Yanran was very unhappy and secretly despised Gu Nianzhi for being too greedy …
"What if you don't agree? The Gu inheritance is all here. I can't make it appear for you even if you want me to … "Gu Yanran sighed." Even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice. Sister, I can't do anything either. How about I give all of this to you? "
She had already made such a concession. Was Gu Nianzhi still not satisfied?
Jin Wanyi also clapped her hands exaggeratedly and said, "Miss Gu truly has a deep sisterly bond. You're willing to give up all of the Gu inheritance."
She turned to look at the judge and said, "Your Honor, I think we don't need to fight this lawsuit. We can negotiate with Miss Gu on our own and settle out of court."
The judge looked at Gu Nianzhi. "Plaintiff, do you agree to settle out of court?"
Gu Nianzhi looked at Gu Yanran and Jin Wanyi's excited expressions and shook her head again. "No."
"Miss Gu, please think carefully. If you don't accept my client's proposal and really want to fight this lawsuit, you'll only get half at most. But if you settle out of court with my client, you'll get much more than half, "Jin Wanyi suggested sincerely.
Under these circumstances, anyone with a brain would choose to settle out of court.
Gu Nianzhi also sighed and said, "Lawyer Jin, you've been with your client for too long. Are you also eager for quick success?"
Jin Wanyi's face turned pale from her rebuke. Her lips trembled as she said coldly, "Gu Nianzhi, what do you mean?"
"I didn't mean anything else." Gu Nianzhi looked at the judge solemnly. "Your Honor, I have an objection to the inventory of the Gu family's assets submitted by the defendant, Gu Yanran. I don't agree that this is all of the Gu family's assets. I also have a copy of the inventory of the Gu family's assets that was submitted to the court. I request that the assets be distributed according to this inventory. "
As she spoke, Gu Nianzhi walked to Jin Wanyi and Gu Yanran's defendant stand. Holding the inventory that Ye Xuan had given her, she shook it in front of them and said, "The defendant, Gu Yanran, just said that she wants to give me all of the Gu family's assets. How about that? If you agree to give me all of the assets on this inventory, I won't sue you and we can settle out of court. Are you willing? "
"Of course not," Jin Wanyi and Gu Yanran said in unison.
"Then it's settled." Gu Nianzhi spread her hands in disdain. "Everyone can say pretty words, but no one is willing to give up when it comes to real benefits. Therefore, defendant, Gu Yanran, stop pretending to be a good sister. You hid the Gu family's assets and attempted to embezzle things that don't belong to you. You've already violated the law and are suspected of fraud. "
"I didn't!" Gu Yanran panicked and quickly defended herself loudly. "I didn't embezzle the Gu family's assets! These assets were originally my family's. Don't you think it's ridiculous for me to embezzle my own family's assets?! "
"Is that strange?" Gu Nianzhi smiled and tilted her head to look at her. "There's still the saying of marital sex when you're married. Why don't you embezzle your own family's assets?"
Gu Yanran was speechless and could only look at Jin Wanyi for help.
Jin Wanyi was a bit amused.
Since they could produce the inventory, they naturally weren't afraid of being investigated.
Could they find the list of assets that Gu Nianzhi had produced?
For example, how could they investigate the holding companies in the Cayman Islands?
Write letters to those companies?
They were companies that cared so much about their shareholders' privacy and had dealt with these kinds of letters countless times. They relied on it to survive.
Jin Wanyi knew that the inventory that Gu Yanran produced was definitely not everything, but she didn't think it was wrong.
Only an idiot would really take out all of their assets to share equally with an adopted daughter …
Gu Yanran wasn't a true saint.
As Jin Wanyi thought about this, the smile on her face became even warmer. She glanced at the list of assets that Ye Xuan had provided in Gu Nianzhi's hands with contempt and smiled like a wolf grandmother. "Gu Nianzhi, where did you get this list of assets from?"
"This inventory was provided to me by Ye Xuan, the previous treasurer of the Gu family." Gu Nianzhi said to the judge. "I request to bring in an important witness, Ye Xuan."
"Objection." Jin Wanyi was already prepared and immediately refuted Gu Nianzhi's suggestion. "Ye Xuan had just finished a lawsuit with my client, and the court issued a restraining order prohibiting him from appearing within ten meters of my client."
It turned out that the Prohibition Order was waiting for her here ….
Gu Nianzhi looked at Jin Wanyi and thought to herself that she had really forgotten about that.
Jin Wanyi studied Gu Nianzhi's expression and guessed that Gu Nianzhi probably hadn't thought about that. The smile on her face grew wider. "Also, Ye Xuan has a questionable character. He was involved in the murder of Mr. Vanderbilt's family in the United States. Although he was acquitted in the end, that was because there wasn't enough evidence to prove that he didn't commit the crime. After all, Mr. Vanderbilt's family was murdered right after Ye Xuan met with Mr. Vanderbilt. "
"In conclusion, a person with questionable character, a restraining order issued by the court, and a deep relationship with the two daughters of the Gu family does not have the right to testify in court." Jin Wanyi's words practically stripped Ye Xuan of his right to testify in court.
The judge also expressed his approval. "The defendant's lawyer has a point. However, our country doesn't have a witness challenge system, so Ye Xuan can still testify in court. However, because of his personal standpoint and his relationship with the defendant and the plaintiff, the chances of his testimony being accepted are very low. Plaintiff, do you still consider letting him testify in court? "
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