Back in the music room, Qin Suisui sat on the narrow bed and laid out all the items from her jewelry box on the bed.
Two icy jadeite bracelets, two Hetian jade pendants, a string of jadeite court beads of unknown origin, and a necklace inlaid with jadeite.
Apart from the two Hetian jade pendants, all the other pieces are jadeite jewelry, which shows the owner's love for jadeite.
She gently stroked each piece of jewelry with her fingers, feeling the warmth in her palms, and imagined what her mother had felt when she touched these pieces.
Another loud argument erupted from the next room, and she slowly came to her senses.
When she carried the jewelry box into the house, Aunt Wang looked at her with a deep-seated hatred in her eyes. Qin Suisui knew that this jewelry box definitely could not be left at home.
After much consideration, she decided to rent a safe deposit box at the bank tomorrow and store the money there temporarily, even if it cost her some money.
After taking care of all the trivial matters in Nancheng, she bought a plane ticket to M country and, pushing her luggage, headed off to the distant land without any worries or concerns.
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Five years later
Qin Suisui looked at Groot, who was talking eloquently, with a smile. After several years of working odd jobs at the law firm, no matter how much she despised him in her heart, she would always put on a serious listening face.
"Attorney Sheffield, do you have any other thoughts on the opinions raised by Prosecutor Albert?"
Groot explained the district attorney's plea criteria to the other party, gave a plea conclusion, and then arrogantly took a sip of coffee, glancing down and secretly observing the other party's expression after learning the truth through the rim of the cup.
Qin Suisui pursed her lips and leaned forward slightly.
“Mr. Groot, do you mean that Prosecutor Albert is demanding that my client unconditionally plead guilty to all five charges, and that we not sign any written terms, including no mention of the time limit for the plea bargain or the place of service for the five charges?”
"In other words, neither you nor Prosecutor Albert can guarantee that my client will be imprisoned in a level-three prison full of serious offenders after being convicted!"
Qin Suisui's smile was filled with surprise and confusion as she tapped her fingers on the table.
"What you've offered is merely a verbal agreement from Prosecutor Albert, and you might even change your mind at any time? Attorney Grote, do you know what you've just said? If my client agrees to those charges, he could face over twenty years in prison!"
Groot's smile froze, and he paused for a moment before nodding affirmatively.
“Sheffield, you have to trust Prosecutor Albert’s decision. It’s definitely the best option for you right now.”
After speaking, he raised an eyebrow and looked at the slender, fair-skinned, pretty girl opposite him with a hint of contempt.
“Sheffield, you should know that you and your client have no choice. This is the United States! The state prosecutor’s advice is very important for the charges against the suspect.”
Before he arrived, his colleagues at the law firm warned him that the female PhD student who had just graduated from Harvard Law School last year was a tough nut to crack, especially in her ability to find a valid chain of evidence, and that her breakthroughs were often unexpected.
Today was their second meeting. This was the first time the law firm had hired a female lawyer of Z nationality since its establishment. Apart from the initial shock caused by her appearance, she was not as shrewd and capable as her colleagues had described. Instead, she was quite ordinary and unremarkable.
He leaned back in his chair, looking at the other person with a contented expression. His outstanding looks and gentle, watery eyes were indeed captivating, and gradually, more and more ambiguity flashed in Groot's eyes.
This female lawyer is indeed very capable; she actually managed to win over the head of the Law Offices of Rhodes.
Groot crossed his legs, becoming increasingly casual in his demeanor.
“Sheffield, you should know that if your client pleads not guilty, he will face 27 charges of incriminating evidence from the prosecution. By the way, these charges have already been approved by the state grand jury.”
He leaned forward and pushed the file in his hand forward.
"Sheffield, for the sake of your career, I hope you can communicate well with your client. This is his last chance."
Qin Suisui picked up the investigation file handed to her expressionlessly, flipped through a few pages of evidence, smiled sarcastically, casually placed the file on the table, leaned back in her chair, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
“Groot, the vague information in the file is meaningless. I have already obtained the first key witness mentioned in the file, Mr. Philip, who used to work for M Electric Company.”
“M Electric is currently pursuing two acquisitions of my client’s company, F. Country Ximu Group. I have the right to believe that this is a malicious commercial fraud perpetrated by M Electric in order to acquire F. Country Ximu Group.”
“If we go to court, I will file a complaint with the grand jury against you and Prosecutor Albert for not only groundlessly accusing my client of money laundering and bribery, but also for fabricating evidence. None of your so-called evidence can directly prove my client’s involvement.”
"The most crucial point of your conviction, Article 927 of the case file, is that you only rely on a prosecution witness seeing my client at a dinner party on the night the contract with Ximu Company was signed, and then you accuse him of participating in bribery. The testimony of your so-called second prosecution witness, Mr. Tout, in the case file cannot be used as evidence. As far as I know, Mr. Tout is currently lying in the state hospital last night because of the violent interrogation by the Arlans State Police."
Qin Suisui glanced at the time displayed on her phone and smiled: "Mr. Groot, it's 3:10 p.m. now. Mr. Tao's lawyer should have already filed an appeal with the Supreme Court."
After meeting with the prosecution lawyer the day before yesterday, she obtained all the prosecution's materials. With her exceptional memory, she reviewed the 5,700-page investigation file in one night.
As she expected, Prosecutor Albert was as arrogant as ever. He probably never imagined that someone could go through all the relevant files and piece together the key chain of evidence in a single day.
Albert may not know that analyzing logical flaws in files to find clues is her forte.
The other party's change in attitude was so sharp that Groot was filled with shame and indignation. The information provided by the prosecution was extensive and complicated, and even he could not remember all of it.
You have to understand that this information and data was prepared by him and more than a dozen other lawyers over a year. He simply didn't believe the stupid things the woman on the other end was saying; it was just a charade.
He sneered as he picked up the files on the table, flipped to the section Xie Fei had mentioned, and examined it carefully. His pupils constricted instantly, and several details were indeed as flimsy as she had described.
Grote was both shocked and furious, but he suppressed his emotions and looked at the calm expression on the other side.
"Excuse me, Attorney Sheffield, I need to go out and make a phone call."
Qin Suisui shrugged and stretched out her arm: "Mr. Groot, please feel free to do as you please!"
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