Chen Zhao was at the police station now.
An old acquaintance of his sat opposite him, Rowling.
She was the policewoman he'd met when he'd returned last time.
"Hello, Xiao Luo."
"Who's talking to you? I'm asking you a question. Didn't you hear me?"
"I heard you. I don't know what happened either. A group of strangers barged into my room and put a sack over my head. I don't know what happened next. When I woke up, I was in the wilderness. There was no one around."
"The surveillance shows that there wasn't a group of people at all. During the incident, only a long-haired man entered your room. Then you and the long-haired man disappeared together."
"That's my friend. I'm worried about him too," Chen Zhao said helplessly.
"You don't look worried at all."
"Do you really have to write 'worried' on your face?"
"Correct your thoughts. You're a suspect now."
"No, I'm a victim." Chen Zhao immediately corrected Rowling. "You can't interrogate me with this attitude. I'm only here to give a statement, not to record it."
Rowling felt like she couldn't control her little universe anymore.
Chen Zhao was asking for a beating, but she knew that she couldn't do anything to him.
Unless she could find concrete evidence.
Chen Zhao was related to the man's disappearance.
However, there was no footage of the man on the surveillance.
When the man came to find Chen Zhao, he seemed to have purposely avoided the camera.
"Why did you come back?"
"That's weird. I'm a legal Chinese citizen. Do I need a valid reason to come back? Besides, I entered the scene legally. You should be able to find out about this. If you really need a legitimate reason, I can ask my company to issue a proof of official business. "
Rowling was speechless. She hated facing intellectuals the most.
Because most of the time, people like Chen Zhao were rebellious.
Just then, Chen Zhao's lawyer arrived.
This lawyer was also an old acquaintance of Chen Zhao's in China.
He'd bailed Chen Zhao out last time too.
He was a lawyer from Shanghai, Wei Ling.
"Mr. Chen, hello … Ms. Luo, we meet again."
"Lawyer Wei, you're a bit early. I'm catching up with Ms. Luo."
"Ahaha … I'm sorry, but you can catch up after I'm done with the paperwork." Wei Dan was a smart person and knew how to continue. "Ms. Luo, can I take Mr. Chen away now?"
Rowling glanced at Chen Zhao unwillingly. "Go, go. Don't come back. If you do, I'll definitely make you suffer." Chen Zhao was speechless.
He left the police station and got into Wei Dan's car.
"Lawyer Wei, do you take on commercial law cases?"
"Huh?" Wei Dan was stunned. "Mr. Chen, do you need legal advice for your business?"
"Yes. Recently, I have a business deal with Director Lu of Tianhong Corporation. We have reached a general agreement, but we haven't signed the contract yet. Some of the details, contracts, and things related to domestic laws need to be handled by a professional lawyer. My own lawyer is overseas and isn't suitable for this project. That's why I asked Lawyer Wei if he has this kind of business, or if I can find a lawyer in Lawyer Wei's firm to handle business."
"Of course, if Mr. Chen has such a request, I would be honored."
"Alright then, I'll entrust this matter to Lawyer Wei."
Wei Ke also had a law firm of her own.
He worked with Alex's law firm.
That was why Wei Ke had appeared when Chen Zhao went in last time.
Wei Ke knew that Chen Zhao was rich.
He was happy to work with Chen Zhao.
"Oh, is there any trouble with my case this time?"
"No problem." Wei Ke didn't ask why a living person would disappear in Chen Zhao's room.
"Are you sure?"
"Regardless of whether it's international or domestic laws, they all have a common characteristic, which is that they can only prove guilty and not innocent."
"What do you mean?"
"It's like issuing a certificate. Domestic police stations won't issue a certificate of innocence to anyone, even if the person has never committed a crime in his life. It's because innocence can't be determined from cause and effect, but guilt is obvious. If you've been caught, it proves that you've committed a crime. If the police want to prove Mr. Chen's guilt, they have to prove that the person's disappearance is related to Mr. Chen."
Chen Zhao understood now.
This meant that if they couldn't find the cause and effect.
Then they couldn't prove Chen Zhao's guilt.
The police couldn't make guesses about this case.
So they couldn't prove the cause and effect.
This couldn't prove Chen Zhao's innocence. It just couldn't prove that he was guilty.
"Thank you for your answer, Lawyer Wei."
"You're welcome. Answering clients is also my job scope."
"Oh, Lawyer Wei, if you know someone's guilty, especially when it's an extremely bad crime, will you still defend that person with all your strength?"
"Yes." Wei Ke nodded.
Chen Zhao fell silent. He'd just asked casually.
But he soon realized that he couldn't continue.
"Mr. Chen, under the modern law, both the plaintiff and the defendant need a chance to prove their innocence. The principle of modern law is that it's better to let go of a thousand wrongly than to kill one wrongly. Also, don't question the authority of the domestic legal system. If it's really done by a person, the suspect can't escape punishment in most cases."
"What if the person is rich? I mean, someone as rich as me. "
"Mr. Chen, why do you think so many people who commit economic crimes flee abroad every year?"
Wei Dan was a very logical person. Even when Chen Zhao asked some sensitive questions, Wei Dan could still answer them fluently.
Moreover, his answers wouldn't make Chen Zhao uncomfortable.
What made Chen Zhao feel that Wei Ke was reliable wasn't his legal knowledge.
It was his principles. He was a person with his own principles.
This made Chen Zhao feel that Wei Ke was someone he could work with.
If his lawyer was someone without principles, Chen Zhao wouldn't be at ease.
For example, Alex. Chen Zhao chose Alex to be his personal lawyer.
It wasn't just because she was Green's sister.
It was also because of her principles. Every year, Alex would accept many legal requests.
Wei Ke sent Chen Zhao to the hotel entrance. Lu Yibo also got out of the car.
He'd come to find Chen Zhao and coincidentally met him at the entrance.
"President Chen, you're finally back. I heard that you were attacked at the hotel. How is it? Are you okay?"
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