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Chapter 197
Reform and opening up began, so Zhong Hao also seized the opportunity to open up.
Not only did he make some money, he also had a mistress. Now that his young and beautiful mistress was forcing him to marry her with the baby in her arms, Zhong Hao took the opportunity to file for divorce from his aging wife.
Zhong Hao will divorce his wife Hu Yunqi, not only because the new wife is better than the old, but also because of their children. He and Hu Yunqi have a daughter, who was just three years old when Zhong Shanghai died and is only in her teens this year.
In the past few years, the two of them went to great lengths to have another child, but later, when they encountered the family planning policy, they had no choice but to accept their fate.
Zhong Hao didn't think there was anything wrong with him. Once Xiao Mi became pregnant, he thought that Hu Yunqi had delayed him.
So this time in the divorce, whether for himself who had been delayed or for his own money, Zhong Hao didn't want to share a penny with Hu Yunqi.
The lawyer Zhong Hao hired was none other than his eldest nephew, Zhong Yunfei's son Ding Wei, who was studying law.
Hu Yunqi knew that finding a good lawyer was crucial for divorce cases, so he asked someone with connections to inquire around Hua City. After several twists and turns, he found Weisheng, a man with experience in divorce cases and a high success rate.
Even if it rains knives from the sky, we have to take this case.
Weisheng readily accepted the case and then arranged for the security company to go to Hua City to collect some evidence. After saying goodbye to her mentor, she returned home and asked the old lady and the young nanny to leave the capital together.
The old lady was old and her hands and feet were not as nimble as before, and her memory was getting worse. Weisheng was worried that something might happen to her when she was alone at home, so he hired a nanny.
The young nanny was one of the female soldiers who had retired from the army in the past two years. She was hardworking and kind-hearted, so Weisheng specially arranged for her to learn how to drive and take the driving test.
Weisheng didn't have high expectations of her. He just had to cook simple meals for her on weekdays and accompany the old lady to do what she wanted to do.
To get to Hua City, they still had to transfer through Bai City. Weisheng asked them to come along because he thought the old lady had lived in Bai City for many years and would often talk about her old neighbors. So he thought of having the young nanny accompany the old lady to Bai City for a few days.
However, Weisheng knew that if the old lady knew that she was taking on the Zhong family's case, she would definitely come to watch the fun. So she didn't hide it from the old lady, but planned to wait until the formal trial to let her go to Hua City.
Arriving in Hua City, Weisheng first met with Hu Yunqi to learn about the situation and demands. After that, he sorted through the case files while using space and advanced technology to collect evidence.
Hu Yunqi wanted to divide the property equally, but she had no idea how much money Zhong Hao earned.
Hu Yunqi also knew about Xiao Mi's existence, but apart from knowing that Xiao Mi had worked as Hu Yun's secretary, he didn't know anything else.
Hu Yunqi also wants custody of her daughter, but she hasn't seen her daughter since she filed for divorce. She suspects her sister-in-law, Zhong Yunfei, has hidden the child, but she denies it.
What a perfect example of 'knowing nothing about anything'!
In the end, Weisheng only got Zhong Hao's pager number, office landline number, work address, license plate number, ID number and other information from Hu Yunqi, and ended their first conversation.
Weisheng had experience working in a bank and was very familiar with some of its procedures. He also had a relatively mature suggestion for the division of property in the divorce between Zhong Hao and Hu Yunqi.
Why is it relatively mature? Because this is not the first time that Weisheng has put forward this suggestion to the parties concerned, and it has been adopted every time.
Divorce requires the division of the couple's common property, which of course includes common debts.
Weisheng’s suggestion is that when the bank’s deposit business is not yet perfect and transparent, it might be a good idea to borrow a large sum of money from the bank.
After a divorce, you can still leave half of the debt to the other party, which can be regarded as fulfilling the relationship between husband and wife.
Hu Yunqi: ...The lawyer fees were really worth it!
Loans are not that easy to get, there are many theories about it. After Hu Yunqi accepted Weisheng's suggestion, Weisheng called an assistant who specializes in loan processing to help Hu Yunqi apply for a loan from the bank.
Hu Yunqi was only Zhong Yunxi's sister-in-law. As sisters-in-law, it was natural for them to care about their sister-in-law's affairs, but it was also understandable that they didn't. So even if Zhong Yunxi fell into that situation, Weisheng didn't think it had anything to do with them.
Sister-in-law and brother-in-law are one level lower than blood relatives.
Since there is a gap in emotional relationship, we naturally should not ask too much of them in terms of responsibility.
Moreover, Weisheng was quite willing to help as he could use this incident to take revenge on the Zhong family.
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Because Hu Yunqi still wanted custody of his daughter, Weisheng quickly found a job for Hu Yunqi, who had resigned and stayed at home for several years.
With a stable job and a fixed income, it will be very helpful for Hu Yunqi to fight for custody of the child.
After hearing Weisheng's analysis, Hu Yunqi immediately packed up and went to work. Whether he would continue this job long-term would depend on after the divorce lawsuit was over. Besides, for the sake of child custody, there was nothing he wouldn't do.
Meanwhile, the security company's men followed Zhong Hao and the others with the intention of extorting them, but then realized their mistake before they could act. Unsure if their actions were illegal, they turned themselves in to the police station.
So some illegal evidence became legal again.
After obtaining all the legal evidence, Weisheng formally submitted a lawsuit application to the court.
In addition, Weisheng also prosecuted Zhong Yunfei and others for crimes such as illegal detention of minors.
By the way, after Weisheng discovered that the three siblings of the Zhong family and Zheng Xiaomin and his wife had not had children in the past few years, she secretly did a non-invasive prenatal paternity test on Xiao Mi and Zhong Hao.
There are many medical devices in the space, but this is almost the first time that Weisheng has used paternity testing equipment.
Although this idea was a bit bizarre, it actually allowed Weisheng to detect that the fetus in Xiao Mi's belly was not Zhong Hao's biological child.
Haha, this is interesting.
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Two days before the formal trial, Ding Wei came to see Weisheng as a fellow student.
First, he talked about an old story that did not exist, and then he hinted to Weisheng in a way that did not leave any room for recrimination, saying that his uncle could give Weisheng another sum of money as long as Weisheng did not go all out when the court opened the next day.
Weisheng rejected him righteously and scolded him for disrupting order, interfering with judicial justice, and tarnishing the reputation of Nanjing University.
After speaking in a powerful and righteous manner, Weisheng sent the man away.
After hitting a wall, Ding Wei, who is also Zhong Yunxi's nephew, had no choice but to tell his parents and Zhong Hao about his poor performance.
"Zhu Xi is very capable. Although he is still studying for a doctorate under his supervisor, he has taken on many cases in recent years. Secondly, the other party found Zhu Xi, which is very disadvantageous to us." In any case, he had no confidence at all when facing that senior student.
Ding Wei wanted to call Hu Yunqi "second aunt", but considering the current situation, he couldn't say that. But if he was asked to call Hu Yunqi's name directly, Ding Wei couldn't say it either. In the end, he had to use "the other party" instead of the name and title.
Speaking of the name Zhu Xi, Zhong Yunfei couldn't help but think of something else.
Two years ago, when Zheng Haitao and Zhong Ming both lived in the Zhong family courtyard, Zhong Yunfei often went there. She remembered that Jiang Qiumei had mentioned this name several times.
Jiang Qiumei mentioned Weisheng because Zhong Yunfei's son is a lawyer, and Zhong Yunfei remembered Zhu Xi also because her son is a lawyer.
How should I put it, the name Zhu Xi is so impressive.
In addition, Jiang Qiumei portrayed Weisheng as someone else's child, which made Zhong Yunfei subconsciously compare him with her own son.
Thinking of this, Zhong Yunfei got up and called Zhong Ming. Unexpectedly, Zhong Ming was not at home, and it was Zhong Ming's wife An Li who answered the phone.
Unexpectedly, after listening to Zhong Yunfei's words, An Li just said "I don't know" and hung up the phone.
In fact, as early as when Zhong Yunfei helped Zhong Hao get a divorce, An Li completely hated this elder sister-in-law.
A relative is a relative, and no matter how good they get along with each other, it's useless. What's the difference between her and Hu Yunqi? Aren't they both daughters-in-law of the old Zhong family? If she can help Zhong Hao bully Hu Yunqi today, she can help Zhong Ming do the same to her tomorrow.
Hu Yunqi at least had a child. She was afraid that she was not as good as Hu Yunqi.
Zhong Yunfei was turned down by Anli, and cursed Anli with her husband, son, and Zhong Hao, then picked up the phone to call Jiang Qiumei.
Although the relationship between them as stepmother and stepdaughter was not very good, she felt justified when she thought of Jiang Qiumei who was still living in the Zhong family courtyard.
Later, Zhong Ming and his wife and Zheng Haitao and his wife each had their own house. They had long been fed up with the trivialities of living together, so they just moved out.
After they all moved out, only old lady Jiang Qiumei was left living in the Zhong family courtyard.
In fact, the two families moved so quickly because the Zhong family courtyard was a factory-allocated house. Before it was bought out as public property, many people did not consider the house to be theirs.
Secondly, after living together, there were too many gossips and it became inconvenient to eat and live, so I moved out without hesitation.
Zhong Shanghai and Jiang Qiumei work in the same factory. Zheng Haitao and Zhong Ming are not factory employees. If Jiang Qiumei did not live in the Zhong family's courtyard, the factory would definitely take it back. However, Zhong Yunfei always felt that Jiang Qiumei was taking advantage of the Zhong family.
Since she had something to ask for help, Zhong Yunfei's attitude was quite good.
Unexpectedly, she asked the right person.
For many years, the old lady regarded calling Jiang Qiumei as her greatest entertainment, and every day she would talk about our family's Zhuxi and how our little Xi was doing. Now that the question came to Jiang Qiumei, she naturally learned from the old lady that she was an excellent granddaughter and Zhong Yunfei.
Zhong Yunfei listened patiently to those excellent resumes, subconsciously looking at her son, while thinking about the outcome of the lawsuit in her mind.
After Jiang Qiumei finished speaking, Zhong Yunfei explained the purpose of her visit.
When she heard that she was asked to find the old lady and ask her to talk to her granddaughter and show mercy to Zhong Hao in the lawsuit... Jiang Qiumei hesitated for a moment, then agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Qiumei called Zheng Xiaomin and Zheng Haitao again.
"We're making dumplings tonight. Are you all going home for dinner?"
In the evening, Jiang Qiumei told this as a joke to her son, daughter-in-law, and daughter and son-in-law. Those who didn't want to tell it didn't mean it, but those who listened took it to heart.
Zheng Xiaomin's husband also wants a divorce.
The reason he wanted a divorce was simple: he wanted a child.
His mother always said that this family was cursed by Zhong Yunxi, so none of the brothers and sisters in this family had children.
Even if it exists, it was born before that event.
Whether it is true or not, as he gets older, he really wants a child more and more.
Jiang Qiumei agreed readily, but she never thought of helping. However, Jiang Qiumei still made a phone call to the capital.
She originally wanted to share some gossip with the old lady, but no one answered the phone in Beijing.
The next day, Zhong Yunfei called again, but Jiang Qiumei just said that no one answered the phone at home and she couldn't contact anyone. Seeing this, Zhong Yunfei had to hang up the phone in frustration.
The court session will begin tomorrow, so it’s too late to contact anyone today.
However, just when Zhong Yunfei's family decided not to look for anyone else and tried their best to win the divorce lawsuit, someone unexpectedly sent a tape to Zhong Yunfei's home in the middle of the night.
The tape contained the conversation between Weisheng and Ding Wei, as well as several subsequent phone calls Weisheng made to teachers and alumni of the Law Department of Southern Province.
Although the person on the other end of the call was not recorded, they could clearly hear Weisheng angrily describing how she was insulted by money and how she was worried that someone would undermine judicial justice and smear the sacred profession of lawyers.
The students of the Law Department of Nanjing University are not only lawyers, but also work in the public security, procuratorate and courts.
It can be said that in just one day, Ding Wei became notorious in this industry.
Zhong Yunfei received such a generous gift right after going to bed. How could she not call her son and brother home?
After staying up all night like this, will you still have the energy to fight the lawsuit tomorrow?
Even if I have the energy, I'm afraid this tape will affect my performance.
Since the reform and opening up, many of the first group of people who became rich have divorced their wives like Zhong Hao, and have used all means to get less money from their wives.
In fact, the most difficult part of a divorce lawsuit is how to make the property public and transparent.
Unfortunately, technology wasn't yet developed, and banks weren't even connected to the internet. Trying to use formal procedures to investigate a couple's joint assets, even for a young person, sometimes felt helpless.
She has learned computer skills all her life, but has no place to use them.
She has studied finance for two lifetimes, but there is no room for her to apply what she has learned.
Take Zhong Hao for example. When he decided to divorce Hu Yunqi, he bought a safe and put a lot of cash in it. He then placed the safe in a rented house.
Buying a house always leaves traces of the transaction, but renting a house does not.
If Weisheng hadn't sent people to keep an eye on him 24 hours a day, no one would have thought that he had a secret base that no one knew about.
After all, he was Zhong Yunxi's biological brother, so Weisheng couldn't be too ruthless. So she first put the safe into the space, and then did not break the combination key, but directly cut a big hole in the back of the safe.
Take out the cash, a small amount of gold, and bearer bonds inside, put the training tickets used when studying finance in the early years in it, and then put a real money on the top.
Gold was replaced with brass, and a batch of fake bearer bonds were placed inside using a counterfeiting method that was obvious to insiders.
He then used a welding torch to repair the safe, cleaned up all traces of his visit, and finally locked the door and left.
This is almost two-thirds of Zhong Hao’s property.
but,
Zhong Hao lost the property, but Weisheng had the withdrawal slip of the money he withdrew from the bank.
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With sufficient preparation and the opposing lawyer being in a completely different state, Weisheng had a firm grasp on the pace of the case.
Weisheng was full of confidence and chased and blocked Ding Wei. Ding Wei could not withstand it and was defeated step by step. Zhong Hao was so angry that he said a lot of nonsense in court.
Weisheng believed that women were more sympathetic to women. So for this lawsuit, Weisheng used some tricks and deliberately replaced the judge of this case with a middle-aged female judge.
"A husband, having acquired some wealth, abandoned his wife, with whom he had shared every hardship, and found a new love. On the eve of their divorce, he transferred property, hid their child, and even bribed the other party's lawyer... Each of these actions represents a complete erosion of morality and humanity, and a violation of the law."
When she said the last sentence, Weisheng felt a little embarrassed, after all, she herself was not a good person.
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The case was won, and the only thing left was how to make Zhong Hao hand over the money he had hidden.
Weisheng doesn't need to do anything for this step. As long as Hu Yunqi is willing to pay a little fee to the security company, someone will help her get the money using a method that is not illegal at all.
As for what Zhong Hao said about lost money?
Even if he calls the police, the police officers in charge of the case will suspect that he doesn't want to pay the money and is deliberately crying "stop thief".
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This was the second time the old lady witnessed Weisheng standing in court.
The first time was when Weisheng took on his first case, and the old lady went to cheer him up. That time, the old lady's face changed with nervousness. If their little nanny hadn't listened to Weisheng's instructions and brought quick-acting heart pills, who knows what would have happened.
But this time, after the old lady came to Hua City, she specially asked Jiang Qiumei to come and listen to the lawsuit together.
She wanted to let Jiang Qiumei see how outstanding her eldest granddaughter was, to make her envious and jealous, and then in the future... she would make her regret it!
By the way, before the trial, the old lady also asked Jiang Qiumei whether the three Zhong children had given her alimony over the years. If not, she was entitled to ask them to pay alimony. If they didn't, Jiang Qiumei could also sue them in court.
Jiang Qiumei, whose pension is not much: ...I am a little tempted.
When the case was over, the old lady was helped out by the babysitter to wait for Weisheng. Jiang Qiumei followed the old lady and left first. Perhaps because she didn't want the Zhong siblings to see her, she found another excuse to leave the court first.
Weisheng, Hu Yunqi, Zhong Hao, Ding Wei and others were the last to leave. While sorting out some evidence materials used earlier, Weisheng whispered to Hu Yunqi about the college entrance examination.
Zhong Hao and Hu Yunqi's daughter will take the college entrance examination in a few years. Weisheng means that Hu Yunqi should change his daughter's school, or take his daughter to live in other cities. Even going abroad is not something he cannot consider.
It's not that he is kind, it's just that Weisheng plans to tell Zhong Hao the fact that he has raised a child for someone else in a few years.
Once Zhong Hao finds out, he will definitely come looking for Hu Yunqi and try to win back his biological daughter.
Weisheng didn't want to do as he wished.
"Senior sister is worthy of being called a senior sister." Ding Wei walked up to Weisheng, a fake smile on his youthful face, and said sarcastically, "Ding Wei has benefited a lot from being able to compete with senior sister."
Weisheng tilted his head, his smile indescribably beautiful. "You entered school late, so I can't bear your calling me 'senior sister' for nothing. As the saying goes, fellow students should hold back when competing with each other, and today I can be considered as your senior sister guiding you. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, you've made such a bad situation in a sure-win case. From now on, when there are outsiders around, you'd better not call me senior sister."
Ding Wei didn't expect Weisheng to say that. He glared at Weisheng angrily: "You! Senior sister is really good at tricks."
If it weren't for your cunning, how could I have lost?
"Just okay, just okay."
Weisheng said, looking past Ding Wei and landing his gaze on Zhong Yunfei and Zhong Hao, who were also looking at her unkindly. "I want to say, for a case like this, relatives shouldn't be called in, and even more so, someone so young. You see, they just can't express their grievances."
Zhong Hao: Can you say that he has long regretted suing his nephew?
Zhong Yunfei: There have always been winners and losers in lawsuits. How can I blame my son for this?
After packing up his things, Weisheng glanced at the Zhong family members present and said with a very cold smile, "Oh, I forgot something. Zhong Yunxi asked me to say hello to you on her behalf."
What?
Zhong Yunxi?
Is she still alive?
She is still alive?
Hearing this, Zhong Yunfei, Zhong Hao, and Zhong Ming, who had secretly come over with his wife on his back, looked at Weisheng in shock. Even Hu Yunqi, who had been standing not far from Weisheng, was stunned.
Just as Zhong Yunfei thought, lawsuits have their winners and losers, but this time, the losers were her brother and son. Although she was angry and unwilling to accept the outcome, she wouldn't dwell on it. But if there was someone involved who they had always wanted to forget... then there was no way to let it go.
Weisheng walked a few steps out and then stopped, turning around to glance at everyone. He said to the Zhong siblings and Hu Yunqi, who seemed to be collectively frozen in time, "She said that the year her second sister-in-law got married, she gave her a printed handkerchief. It was the only birthday present she had ever received since she was a child, and also the only... gift.
She asked me to do my best to help her second sister-in-law win the lawsuit. As for her brothers and sisters, she said, you didn't have the ability to do anything for her back then. Now she has no power to do anything for you either."
The three siblings of the Zhong family: "..."
Hu Yunqi: “…”
Ding Wei: “…”
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