765: 582 Da Bai Tu Milk Candy 765: 582 Da Bai Tu Milk Candy “Mr.
Jiang, how did you find Fang Qing’s location so quickly?”
Outside Fang Qing’s residential complex.
A private dining house.
Ding He was invited to come.
Of course, Fang Qing was the host.
One reason was to thank him for bustling about all night, and the other was to have the final discussion about Guan Libing’s case.
“I have friends in the traffic department.”
Jiang Chen put it simply.
Ding He suddenly understood, “Fang Qing, you really should thank Mr.
Jiang; otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.”
Fang Qing neither agreed nor disagreed but apologized, “Mr.
Ding, I heard from Jiang Chen that you stayed up all night with him.
You’ve had a hard time.”
“What’s that?
Your safety is what matters.
I’m used to staying up late.
After I received your call, I even managed to sneak in a nap in my office.
I could stay up another night without any issue.”
Ding He’s joke made everyone laugh.
“By the way, Fang Qing, I heard from Guan Libing that those kidnappers were loan sharks?
Then why did they kidnap you?”
After ordering food, Ding He asked.
“They probably wanted to stop me from defending Guan Libing in court.”
“Stop you from defending?”
Fang Qing nodded and explained, “They approached me before, offering money to have me drop the case.”
Ding He didn’t understand.
“Guan Libing owed them money, and they wanted to get it back.
Shouldn’t they hope that he stays alive to pay off the debt?
How can they collect if he’s dead?”
“But if Guan Libing survives, given the public attention on this case, it’s very likely their loan sharking will be exposed.”
Fang Qing continued, “Once it’s exposed, they won’t be able to settle things easily.”
Understanding dawned on Ding He, “No wonder they didn’t hurt you.
They likely didn’t want to blow things up but to downplay the issue.
However, it backfired on them.”
As Ding He spoke, he looked at Jiang Chen with a newfound respect.
Although Jiang Chen had put it simply, finding Fang Qing so quickly in Capital City was like finding a needle in a haystack.
Even with the power of authority, it wasn’t an easy task.
Even Ding He himself would likely find it difficult.
Yet, this young man did it.
Previously, Ding He hadn’t taken much notice, but now he realized that Fang Qing’s old friend, the assistant, might not be so simple.
He had subtly asked Fang Qing where that Maserati, which exceeded her current income level, came from, and Fang Qing said it was borrowed from a friend who temporarily wasn’t using it.
That friend was probably Jiang Chen as well.
Birds of a feather flock together; things are grouped together.
Indeed.
With Fang Qing being so outstanding, how could her old friend be anything but remarkable?
The look Ding He gave Jiang Chen became somewhat enigmatic and complex.
“Are you sure you want to insist on a not guilty defense instead of excessive self-defense?”
While eating, Ding He discussed the case with Fang Qing.
“If it’s excessive self-defense, the chance of success might be a bit higher.”
On this topic, Jiang Chen naturally was an outsider.
He quietly ate his food without interjecting.
“Guan Libing only stabbed the deceased once, in a reflexive response, and he immediately stopped afterward without continuing any harmful actions.
So, subjectively, he was just trying to protect himself and his personal property, without the intention to injure anyone deliberately.
It should be considered legitimate self-defense.”
As it turns out.
The urban management officer was also unlucky.
Guan Libing had stabbed only once, directly hitting a vital spot.
Of course.
It was unfortunate for both parties.
“But the critical issue is that the single stab was too precise.
If it had been any other spot, it might not have been fatal.”
Ding He frowned, “The word ‘coincidence’ will probably not convince the judge, especially since Guan Libing has military experience and knows where the vital parts of the body are.
If he stabbed deliberately at the vital spot, then it’s premeditated murder.”
“I asked him about this, and he said his mind was blank at that moment; he had no idea what he was doing.”
“I’ve met him too, I believe Guan Libing is not a bad person, but everyone can act impulsively.
Given the situation at the time and facing the urban management’s bullying, whether it was deliberate or not, no one can guarantee.”
Ding He said, “Of course, I’m willing to believe it was unintentional.
But who knows if the judge is willing to believe it?”
Fang Qing was silent.
Ding He softened his tone, “Don’t take what I said to heart too much.
This is your first case, and whatever the result, I hope you can adjust your attitude.
We all know you’ve done your best.”
From his tone, one could glean that Ding He was not optimistic about the next day’s trial.
“Rest well tonight.
Mr.
Jiang, I’m leaving first, see you tomorrow.”
After dinner, Ding He said goodbye to the two of them and drove away.
“What are the odds?”
Jiang Chen turned his head to ask.
“One percent.”
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows, “That’s pretty high.
But that’s good, if you win it’s a gain, and if you lose, there’s no loss.”
“You think this is gambling?
This is a living human life.”
Fang Qing said as she opened her umbrella and walked toward the residential complex.
“Wait for me.”
Jiang Chen hurried to catch up, ducking under the umbrella, and began to mutter, “You’re a lawyer after all; can’t you find a spare umbrella at home?”
“I live alone, why would I need so many umbrellas?”
In the light drizzle, accompanied by their bickering, their figures gradually blurred, hazy.
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Despite having shared a bed frequently in childhood, times had changed.
Comrade Jiang Chen spent another night on the sofa, woken the next day by the sound of footsteps.
“The rain has stopped.”
He sat up and stretched.