Chapter 406 You Just Can't Compare to Her
Zhou Mubin walked up to the man, his gaze calmly sweeping over the documents on the ground before looking at the contract in the man's hand. "Mr. Wang Jianguo, right? I am Zhou Mubin, the owner of this law firm."
Wang Jianguo sized him up, recognizing him as a renowned top lawyer at the firm. His tone softened slightly but remained firm. "Attorney Zhou, you've come at the right time. Tell me, this job you did wasn't fair, shouldn't you refund the money?"
Zhou Mubin didn't answer directly, but instead gestured for Attorney Qiao to take the case file, flipped to the materials in the enforcement stage, and handed them to him. "Mr. Wang, look at this page. This is the bank statement and asset list of the other party that we applied to the court to obtain. Before the lawsuit was filed, the other party transferred the real estate and deposits to his son's name. We only managed to recover this 500,000 yuan through a subrogation lawsuit. If our team hadn't found evidence of his asset transfer, you might not have even gotten this 500,000 yuan."
He paused, then pointed to the terms in the contract, "Moreover, Article 3 of the contract clearly stipulates that the attorney's fee is based on the content of the service and is not a contingency fee arrangement, which you agreed to when you signed it."
Wang Jianguo looked at the bank statements and court ruling on the documents, his face gradually turning pale, but he still stubbornly insisted, "But I just didn't receive the full payment..."
Zhou Mubin's tone softened somewhat. "I understand how you feel. How about this: our law firm can follow up on the subsequent enforcement proceedings for you free of charge. Once we discover that the other party has new assets available for enforcement, we will immediately apply to the court for compulsory enforcement. In addition, I can personally help you inquire about channels for debt transfer to see if we can recover some of the losses through other means. However, according to the contract, the attorney's fees are indeed non-refundable."
Upon hearing this, the two men behind Wang Jianguo exchanged glances and remained silent.
Wang Jianguo remained silent for a moment, looked at the follow-up commitment letter handed over by Zhou Mubin, and then looked at the detailed evidence materials in the case file. Finally, he relented and said, "Then... you really have to keep a close eye on the follow-up."
"Don't worry, I'll have someone send you a progress update every week."
Zhou Mubin asked Attorney Qiao to bring the letter of commitment, watched Wang Jianguo sign it, and then personally escorted the group to the door.
Back in the office, Attorney Qiao breathed a sigh of relief and handed over a glass of water. "Attorney Zhou, thank goodness you're back. I was almost at my breaking point just now."
Zhou Mubin took a sip of water, but his expression was even more serious than before.
With a gloomy look in his eyes, Attorney Qiao understood immediately and left the office.
Zhou Mubin glanced at him, pointed to the chair opposite him, and asked, "How do you feel about how you handled today's situation?"
Sun Lu's face turned pale instantly, and she lowered her head awkwardly. "Attorney Zhou, Attorney Qiao explained to them, but Wang Jianguo and the others simply wouldn't listen."
"Is there nothing that can be done if they won't listen?"
Zhou Mubin interrupted Sun Lu, his fingertips tapping lightly on the table at a rapid pace that made one's heart race. "From the time they barged in until I returned, a full hour and ten minutes had passed, and besides calling to urge me, you didn't do anything effective to resolve the situation. You left Attorney Qiao surrounded, unable to even maintain basic order, and let them throw documents all over the floor. Is this your job competence?"
Sun Lu lowered her head even further, her voice tinged with grievance, "Attorney Zhou, this isn't something I should be responsible for. It's Attorney Qiao who failed to appease the client..."
Zhou Mubin's tone suddenly became harsher, "Isn't this your responsibility? You are my assistant, responsible for the operation of the entire law firm. You are responsible for handling everything in the firm. But what you do is just stand by helplessly making phone calls."
He paused, his gaze falling on Sun Lu's defiant face, his tone turning colder, "When your sister was around, she was ten times more composed than you. She could handle even the most difficult clients, and she would never be as helpless as you are."
On his drive back, Zhou Mubin had thought about this problem.
Over the years, apart from the lawsuits he had to fight, he never needed to handle anything else in the law firm.
Such disturbances happen frequently, but Cui Xiao always handles them properly in the shortest amount of time, and they never reach his attention.
Thinking of this, Zhou Mubin's brows furrowed even more unconsciously.
The word "sister" pierced Sun Lu's heart like a needle. It was Cui Xiao again, and she was being compared to Cui Xiao again.
Sun Lu clenched her fists, feeling particularly indignant. "My sister is excellent, but she also accumulated experience little by little to achieve her current abilities. Zhou Lu is comparing me now with Cui Xiao, who has been working for eleven years. Isn't that unfair?"
Zhou Mubin raised an eyebrow, looked directly at Sun Lu and smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes and was devoid of any warmth. "When Cui Xiao joined the law firm, she was a newcomer with no work experience, just like you. But from the first day she joined, she never bothered me. Sun Lu, you are no match for her, no matter what."
Sun Lu wanted to explode and question him loudly, but she held back in the end and said in a low voice, "I understand, Zhou Lu. I won't let this happen again next time."
Looking at her like this, Zhou Mubin remained cold and said, "Tomorrow, compile a report on this incident, analyze where you fell short, and hand it to me first thing in the morning. It must be at least 10,000 words long, and I require it to be handwritten."
Sun Lu's face turned pale with anger.
Ten thousand words handwritten?
Her hands were about to break from writing.
Sun Lu gritted her teeth, feeling as if her palms were about to be crushed by the sharp nail polish.
Zhou Mubin suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, I heard your mother came too?"
Sun Lu replied coldly and with dissatisfaction, "Yes, my mother was worried that I wouldn't be able to take care of myself in Hong Kong alone, so she came all the way from our hometown to take care of me."
Since Sun Lu appeared, Zhou Mubin has made a special effort to investigate Cui Xiao's family background.
Her father died young, and her mother remarried. From a young age, Cui Xiao lived a life of dependence on others. Her achievements in school all these years are due to her hard work.
Even so, Jin Ping altered her college application during her college entrance examination. She could have gone to a top-tier university in China, but in the end, she was forced to attend a second-rate school in her hometown.
No wonder, when I first met Cui Xiao, I felt that she had a certain drive, and that someone like her shouldn't be attending such an ordinary university.
It wasn't until eleven years later that Zhou Mubin understood.
That wasn't her ability at all; she was a pearl, a piece of uncut jade.
Zhou Mubin said with a gloomy face, "Back then, Cui Xiao was able to establish herself in Hong Kong on her own, so why is she so much less capable than Assistant Sun?"
With a cold glance, Zhou Mubin said in a low voice, "Assistant Sun, law firms don't need spoiled brats. Do you know what to do?"
Sun Lu was taken aback.
Then she bit her lower lip hard, "...I understand."
Zhou Mubin didn't look at her and waved her away, "Go out. Remember, the law firm doesn't need useless people who only rely on others."
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