Aunt Cheng was completely panicked. Supporting her husband's arm, she staggered out the door, her face ashen, stammering, "What am I going to do... what am I going to do..."
Uncle Cheng gritted his teeth, "No, don't be afraid, it's alright, she has no evidence! Don't worry—by the way, isn't there Attorney Xiao? Let's go find Attorney Xiao! He'll definitely have a solution!"
For Uncle and Aunt Cheng, Attorney Xiao was like a tree branch that a drowning person could grab onto, or a safety rope for a rock climber. Knowing that he was there gave them confidence, so they were fearless.
but.
However, when they went to the law firm...
The gate was tightly closed.
"Where are they? Where are the lawyers here?"
Uncle Cheng didn't think much of it at first. He ran over and knocked on the door hard, but there was no response. He then dialed the phone number left by Lawyer Xiao, but the number was disconnected.
"Why is it a disconnected number? What happened?"
Aunt Cheng grumbled as she pushed the door open. It was locked, but thankfully not tightly. She used some force and managed to push it open slightly.
The room was pitch black, without a single ray of light.
Uncle Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and an indescribable fear welled up inside him. He ran over clumsily and banged on the door: "Where are they?! Where's the lawyer inside? I need to talk to you! Where did everyone go? Why is the door locked?!"
Aunt Cheng's lips trembled as she circled the house, calling out through the cracks in the doors and windows, but the house was already empty, so there was no way she could get a response.
Panicked and at a loss, she knocked on the door of the next room. By then, other companies had already closed for the day. She searched for a long time before finally finding a small company downstairs where people were still working overtime.
"Law firm? Are you kidding me? There aren't any law firms in this office building. We're a small advertising company, we've been renting half a floor here for three years, and we haven't heard of any new law firms moving in."
Aunt Cheng exclaimed, "It's...it's on the upper floors! We just came to inquire a few days ago! And suddenly there's no one here! I...I need to talk to them about something!"
The receptionist at the advertising company thought for a long time, then exclaimed and clapped her hands, saying, "I remember now, there is one. It seems like a new company moved in not long ago, but it's not on our floor. They didn't have any opening celebrations or anything, so we don't know anything about it. If you want to know, go ask the security guard."
Aunt Cheng nodded repeatedly, and the receptionist asked curiously, "What do you need them for?"
"I...I have some legal questions to ask, and also, they helped us sell the house..."
"If you're seeking legal advice, there are other lawyers in our county, not just this one. You might as well choose another one. As for selling the house—they didn't pay you, are you going to demand it back?"
Aunt Cheng shook her head, her voice lowering: "I gave them all."
"They've already given you everything, so they don't owe you anything anymore. Why are you still looking for them?"
Aunt Cheng was speechless, feeling only deep panic and helplessness. She didn't know what she was afraid of, but she had a feeling that there was a sword hanging over her head.
The sharp sword seemed poised to fall at any moment and kill her.
Soon, Uncle Cheng, who had gone to inquire with the security guard, returned. Everything was as they had expected. The security guard said that the law firm had only rented the house for a month, but in reality, they had only stayed for a few days. Yesterday or the day before yesterday, they moved out again.
It was as if the two of them were the only clients of this law firm.
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