Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 733 Visiting the Lawyer
"Li Xia." The short-haired man extended his right hand to Zhang Yang and introduced himself, "I'm from Yunnan Province. I've come here to try my luck and see if I can get my brother back."

"Was your brother also tricked into going to Myanmar?" Zhang Yang asked after shaking hands with the other party in a generous manner.

“A lie?” Li Xia sneered and said, “However, he explained it clearly on the phone, saying that he was drugged and sent out of the country while drinking at a bar.”

"It's truly tragic. This is an utterly unexpected disaster. Who would have thought that going out for a few drinks at night would lead to being drugged and sent to that godforsaken place?" Photographer Xiao Zhao couldn't help but sigh, recalling how Sister Liu had paid hundreds of thousands of yuan in ransom to people in Myanmar, only to find that her son still hadn't returned.

"Tragic?" Li Xia scoffed, downing his coffee in one gulp. He wiped his mouth and laughed. "To be able to smuggle a hundred-pound person across the country undetected, wouldn't it be better to have the ability to smuggle the same weight of ice and powder? Heh, even if we just smuggle directly, we can still do it. How much money do we make from fraud? If we really had such methods, we'd be begging on the street while holding a golden rice bowl!"

Li Xia exudes a unique aura, and his eyes reveal a mockery and ease born of years of experience, as if he were a man who has weathered countless storms.

Hearing Li Xia's tone, Zhang Yang couldn't help but take another look at him. Based on her years of experience interviewing all kinds of people, this guy in front of her was definitely not a kind person. At least his words and actions did not have the reaction that ordinary people should have.

Although they had never met, Xiao Zhao still offered an explanation: "Maybe someone stuffed her into a car and hauled her away?"

Li Xia waved his hand and said, "There are police and border guards wherever cars can run; it's impassable."

"You mean..." Zhang Yang sat up slightly and asked curiously.

"Your guess is correct. What kind of oral sedative can make someone pass out instantly and sleep for more than ten hours? That dosage could kill someone. In addition to walking through mountainous areas, you might also have to take a small boat across a river to smuggle yourself out. It's not like what this young man imagines, where you can just cross that line and leave the country."

Zhang Yang recalled a time when he was socializing and a man of average build got so drunk that it took two or three people to help him into a taxi. Compared to that, he knew what it felt like.

Xiao Zhao recalled: When he went to Myanmar with Officer Chen to rescue people, another officer was throwing money around to clear the way. Given the circumstances, they had to repeatedly switch between cars, motorcycles, and small boats, and in the end, they had to walk through the mountains all night.

After a pause, Li Xia smiled bitterly and said, "That's right, my good-for-nothing brother went to Myanmar 100% of the time voluntarily!"

Zhang Yang could see that Li Xia was disappointed in his younger brother, but after all, he was still his own brother, and he would still help him in his time of need.

"Li Xia, please come with me." The young and pretty clerk walked over and invited him with a slight bow.

Li Xia went with the clerk.

About ten minutes later, Li Xia returned to the front hall with a dark expression.

With a polite smile, Zhang Yang got up and followed the clerk towards the office area, while Xiao Zhao followed behind him with her bag on her back.

Led by the clerk, the group arrived at Attorney Liu's office.

The office is located in the northwest corner of the firm, with a large green boulder placed at the entrance as a screen, and a beautifully paved marble corridor at its foot.

Several antique-style long tables were placed on both sides of the corridor. The first thing that caught the eye was a pair of jade carvings of dragons and phoenixes. Other tables were also decorated with some very expensive-looking ornaments.

Landscape paintings hang on the walls, exuding a calm and dignified atmosphere.

Upon entering the office, a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, sitting behind a large desk, looked up, smiled, and gestured for them to sit down.

The clerk quickly walked a few steps, gently placed an A4-sized document in front of the middle-aged man, and then smiled and left the room.

"Hello, you must be Reporter Zhang," Attorney Liu greeted him from his seat.

Zhang Yang nodded: "No, no, thank you. Lawyer Liu, just call me Xiao Zhang."

"Reporter Zhang, what brings you here today?" Zhang Yang had already submitted the necessary documents when he made the appointment, which were probably already on Attorney Liu's table. However, he still politely explained, "Attorney Liu, we'd like to rescue a man named Lin Yu in the KK Industrial Park. Do you have any connections there?"

"Um, may I ask what this person's relationship is with you?"

"Lin Yu's mother came to me for help, hoping I could help her find her son."

"Where is Lin Yu's mother? Where is she now?" Attorney Liu asked with a cheerful smile, spreading his hands.

Zhang Yang was speechless for a moment, unable to speak for a long time.

When Lin Yu's mother followed them to Cao Yang's company to beg for help, not to mention the humiliation she suffered, the mere thought of having her hopes shattered was unbearable.

This time, finding a law firm was a last resort, a desperate measure. Zhang Yang didn't want to shatter the hopes of the victim's family again, as there was no other way.

Attorney Liu adjusted his glasses and said leisurely, "The country is currently very strict in its anti-fraud efforts. I believe that if we wait a while longer, we will definitely be able to completely eradicate these people. Then this... this..."

As he spoke, Attorney Liu glanced down at the documents on the table and quickly said, "This boy named Lin Yu will definitely be rescued."

It's all the same old tune, and it's completely useless.

Having dealt with officials quite a bit, Zhang Yang went straight to the point and asked, "Attorney Liu, I'd like to ask, how much would it cost to get someone out of the KK Park?"

Attorney Liu stared into Zhang Yang's eyes for a long time before slowly shaking his head and refusing, "Reporter Zhang, I'm sorry, I can't help you with this."

As Zhang Yang got up to say goodbye and left with Xiao Zhao, he was stopped by Li Xia, who had been sitting in the front hall.

Li Xia laughed and said, "Even if you gave Attorney Liu a thousand times the courage, he wouldn't dare take your job, given that you're a reporter."

Zhang Yang stopped, puzzled, and asked, "Has there been any progress in your brother's case?"

Li Xia glanced inside a few times and said, "It's unclear whether there's any progress, but this lawyer Liu has certainly set a price."

"How many?"

"After paying the compensation, give him another 300,000."

"Three hundred thousand!" Xiao Zhao, who had been standing behind Zhang Yang without saying a word, exclaimed.

Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "Since he dares to ask for money, it means he has some backing. After all, the firm has a reputation here, and he can't just extort money from us out of thin air."

“But I don’t have that much money.” Li Xia said casually, his expression extremely relaxed. “Last time they called to ask for compensation, I transferred all the money I had saved over the years. Now, I’m penniless.”

"So, Brother Li, what brings you here today?" Xiao Zhao hesitated for a moment before asking.

Li Xia's gaze sharpened instantly, and he said fiercely, "I just wanted to know if these people were connected to those doing business in Myanmar. Now I know the answer. If you don't release them, don't blame me for finding villas in Anxi to do random work for you."

"Looking for villas?" Xiao Zhao hadn't quite grasped the situation. "Randomly? What's the point of randomness?"

"Hehe." Li Xia's eyes turned ferocious, and he said nothing more.

(End of this chapter)