When Yang Xile appeared before Lin Xiao along with Wang Lu, Lin Xiao was utterly shocked.
She had been running around trying to raise money these past few days, and was already extremely busy. The moment she saw Yang Xile, tears welled up in her eyes.
Yang Xile felt a pang of heartache at the sight, and stepped forward to reach out her hand to Lin Xiao's face, wanting to wipe away her tears.
Realizing his lapse in composure, Lin Xiao instinctively took a step back and quickly wiped his face.
Yang Xi was saddened to see Lin Xiao being so distant, but seeing how much thinner she looked in just a few days, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
"Sister, why don't you tell me anything? It's such a big deal, it would be so much better if someone could help you with your advice, but you insist on carrying everything on your own."
“I’m sorry, Xile, I can’t ask anyone else for help. It’s not about losing face or saving face; it’s about the trouble my father caused, and we have to solve it ourselves.”
Seeing her so stubborn, Yang Xile couldn't help but retort, "So, is it resolved now? Or rather, have you found a solution?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiao's eyes reddened again. In the past few days, while raising money everywhere, she had experienced the coldness and warmth of human relationships that she had never felt in more than 20 years. She encountered countless rejections and scornful looks, and had her phone hung up on countless times. She had said all the nice things and written a lot of IOUs, but she had only managed to borrow a few million yuan, which was still far from enough to fill the hole they needed to fill.
Seeing her so haggard appearance, Yang Xile couldn't bring himself to say a word of blame. He quickly introduced her to the renowned lawyer Wang beside him.
Yang Xile told Lin Xiao that this was the most famous lawyer in Beijing for handling this type of case. As long as it wasn't a major criminal case like murder or arson, he could basically get the person out of jail.
Lin Xiao was overjoyed; this was the most hopeful thing she had heard in days. Looking at the middle-aged lawyer in front of her, who was only a little over 1.7 meters tall and somewhat balding, she couldn't tell from his appearance at all what Yang Xile had described as an incredibly capable man.
However, since it was a famous lawyer that Yang Xile specially invited from Beijing for her father, it must be the right one.
On the way to the meeting with Yang Xile, Attorney Wang had already gained a basic understanding of the case. He had also gone through all the available information through his special network of connections to confirm that the case had potential and some room for maneuver before he took it on.
Otherwise, based solely on Yang Kai and Yang Xile's connections, he might not have taken on such a corruption and tax evasion case in the medical field of a southern city he was unfamiliar with. After all, everyone knows that the medical field is the key area targeted for rectification and crackdown this year, and who would want to voluntarily provoke such trouble?
Moreover, he also had to consider his chances of winning; he couldn't add a less-than-impressive element to his already brilliant achievements.
Wang Lu was a cautious man and didn't want to make any definitive statements like Yang Xile. He told Lin Xiao that based on all the information he had, the case had a certain chance of success, and it was difficult to avoid jail time altogether, given the huge amount of money involved. However, he was still confident that he could compress the sentence to the shortest possible time.
These words rekindled Lin Xiao's hope, because the local legal team told her that her father's sentence could be more than ten years.
She told the lawyer, "Even if he gets a three- or five-year sentence, my aunt might still be able to wait for him. My father won't be too old when he gets out, and he might still have the spirit to start over. But if he really gets a sentence of more than ten years, our family will fall apart, and my father will be a completely old man when he gets out. I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it."
"Ms. Lin, don't worry. None of the similar cases I've handled have resulted in sentences of more than three years." Lawyer Wang's words reassured Lin Xiao. She hadn't had a proper rest in days, and it seemed she could finally get a good night's sleep tonight.
"However, there is one thing: sometimes lawyers in local law firms tend to stick together and are somewhat exclusive. I need their full cooperation for my work to proceed further."
"No problem, no problem, I'll talk to them about it and they'll definitely cooperate fully with your work."
The next day, Lin Xiao and her sister Lin Xue visited the local lawyer they had previously hired at the law firm, bringing several heavy fruit baskets with them. They said that a friend had brought a lawyer friend from Beijing and hoped that they could work together to defend their father.
The two lawyers from the local law firm were initially reluctant, as it was clear they were looking for outside help because they didn't trust them. But seeing the two pretty young girls struggling to carry the large fruit basket, their hands red from the cold, coming to plead with them, they couldn't bear to make things difficult for them and simply said it was no problem.
But when asked for the name of the lawyer from Beijing, and hearing Lin Xiao say it was "Lawyer Wang Xie," the two young lawyers from the firm simultaneously stood up from their chairs: "Miss Lin, who did you say it was? Wang Xie? Is it the character with the wood radical and the arrow radical?"
"Yes, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with this Attorney Wang?" The two lawyers' exaggerated reactions made Lin Xiao and her sister very uneasy.
"Oh, no, no. Your family is really capable! You actually managed to get Attorney Wang to come here to handle this case? Attorney Wang seems to have never lost a case like this!" The two of them said, their expressions revealing their admiration.
This reaction was completely unexpected for Lin Xiao, because the two had just been evasive with the sisters. Lin Xiao had even worried that the local lawyers might not be willing to actually "fully cooperate" as Wang Lu had mentioned. However, it seemed that this shouldn't be a problem now.
The two lawyers were naturally delighted. With the renowned Attorney Wang around, they could learn so much. It was like having a master guide them through a game, which was much easier and faster than figuring it out on their own!
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