"stop!"

Seeing that Huang Bo was about to lose his temper, Wang Qian quickly moved to the side and said, "I'm not kidding. I sincerely want you to help a friend of mine with his lawsuit."

"real?"

Huang Bo said with surprise and doubt, "Then you could have just said it directly. You were pretending just now. I thought you were possessed by a ghost."

"Isn't it your opening day?"

Wang Qian shrugged and said innocently, "I just wanted to use a more formal process to bring you good luck and help you get off to a good start."

"I see..."

Huang Bo then realized he had misunderstood Wang Qian and said sullenly, "Fine, then this great lawyer will tell you about our fee schedule now!"

Next, he explained the fee schedule one by one.

Huang Bo was already very familiar with these things and could recite them fluently without even looking at the documents.

After explaining his pricing structure in one breath, Huang Bo asked, "Do you think this is high?"

"It is indeed a bit too high!"

Wang Qian nodded. "Don't forget, this is Nanming County. There aren't many rich people here. If you want to offer affordable prices, you'll have to lower them further."

"But if we lower the price again, we won't make any money," Huang Bo said with a wry smile.

"Use it flexibly!"

Wang Qian gave Huang Bo a disdainful look. "Isn't there a saying among lawyers? Speak human language to humans, and ghost language to ghosts. If you encounter a poor person, you offer a friendly price; if you encounter a rich person, you raise the price!"

The fee schedule listed by Huang Bo is just a range, not a fixed one.

For example, the fee for the investigation stage of a criminal case is between one hundred and one thousand per case;

During the review and prosecution stage, the rate is also between one hundred and one thousand per case;

For major and complex cases, additional fees are charged on top of the base amount.

Anyway, the exact amount to be charged depends on the specific case.

Whether a case is serious or not, and the specific fees, aren't they all decided by Huang Bo and Yao Xishui?

"That's true!"

Huang Bo suddenly realized, slapped his forehead, and said while holding the fee schedule, "Then let's lower the minimum standard a bit more. For the investigation stage, let's go from fifty... no, thirty to a thousand per item."

"Lowering the standards does make it seem more approachable," Yao Xishui nodded in agreement.

After reaching an agreement with the two men, Wang Qian took out a thousand yuan and placed it on the table. "Then I'll leave this case to you two!"

"You don't need so much!"

Upon seeing the money Wang Qian offered, Yao Xishui repeatedly waved her hand in refusal.

Putting aside the fact that Wang Qian is Huang Bo's best friend, even if he were a stranger, they would never actually charge him the maximum amount of one thousand.

However,

"Yes, this is the normal charge!"

Before Wang Qian could answer, Huang Bo snatched the money away as if he were grabbing it, and after carefully counting it to confirm that it was indeed a thousand yuan, he slammed his hand on the table and said, "Okay, I'll take this case!"

Yao Xishui immediately broke out in a cold sweat and leaned close to Huang Bo's ear to ask, "Are you sure you want to take Wang Qian's money?"

"We must accept it!"

Huang Bo, unafraid that Wang Qian would hear him, said loudly, "It would be an injustice if we didn't take advantage of this foolish and rich guy to fleece him."

Yao Xishui: "..."

Wang Qian: "..."

...

The northern suburbs.

A dilapidated, filthy street littered with garbage.

A young man dressed in denim, with long hair parted in the middle, covered his mouth and nose with his hand as he quickly walked forward.

He walked around bags of maggot-infested garbage and finally stopped in front of a dilapidated iron gate.

[Knock knock knock]

He pounded on the door, and before anyone inside could answer, he impatiently yelled, "Open the door now, it stinks in here!"

"They're here! They're here!"

An old voice came from inside the house.

There was a rustling sound of clothes being put on, and a moment later, the door creaked open.

What was revealed was an old face covered in wrinkles, with white hair, prominent cheekbones, and skin and bones.

But the old man's eyes kept darting around, making him look shifty and sneaky.

Behind the old man was another elderly woman, equally aged, but wearing heavy makeup.

The room was a complete mess, with clothes, pants, socks, and shoes scattered everywhere, and the floor littered with trash.

Overall, it looks like a garbage dump.

"Come with me, let's find a place to talk."

The young man said this with disgust, then turned and left.

"Commander Long, wait!"

Zhou Quanfu hurriedly called out, "Let's talk inside my room. It's quiet here, and I guarantee no one will hear us."

"Let's forget about it and talk in the open!"

Long Shuai walked away without looking back.

Zhou Quanfu glanced back at Chen Jingying and urged, "Hurry up and let's go. Whether we can make a fortune this time depends on him!"

"You believe him?" Chen Jingying asked, her voice filled with doubt and surprise.

"Don't forget, he's Yuanyuan's ex-boyfriend. He must be trying to win her back, which is why he came to us."

Zhou Quanfu looked on with anticipation, "If he can really help us get 100,000 yuan from Yuanyuan, I'll agree to let Yuanyuan marry him."

...

Not long after, in a secluded grove of trees.

"I've come to you only to ask you one question."

Long Shuai stared intently at Zhou Quanfu. "If I can help you get more money from Wang Qian, but I need your cooperation, are you willing?"

"Of course I'd like to!"

Zhou Quanfu didn't even ask what they needed to do; as soon as he heard they could get more money, he readily agreed.

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