Lawyer: Start with legal retaliation against infidelity!

4 month 17 day.

Eight o'clock in the morning.

Thanh Wu Province, Ngoc Sen City.

In the conference room of Houde Law Firm, Huoju Road, downtown.

"I went to Wutong City this month, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the case should be resolved by May 1st."

"Well, it's not a big case, just a small one, it'll be done quickly."

Inside the law firm.

Xu De gathered everyone together and began to rearrange work matters.

The law firm staff were all here, so he made the arrangements quite easy.

Looking from left to right.

It was Lu Jinshan's team... The seven opponents were so engrossed in the game that they were completely disoriented, with prominent dark circles under their eyes, bloodshot eyes, and no sparkle in their eyes!

The law firm still has a fairly large number of people.

Lu Jinshan and his seven colleagues have started mentoring interns, one per person, for a total of 14 people. Including Qian Wu, Wang Chao, and others, the number is approaching 20.

However, there are still too many cases.

Regarding appointments, the entire month of April is already fully booked.

Lu Jinshan never imagined in his life that he, a lawyer with no cases, could be driven to this point by a case!

"Attorney Lu, please get plenty of rest."

Xu De glanced at the other person, feeling a pang of pity.

So he chose to turn his head away and not look.

Mr. Xu is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see people suffer!

Xu De turned his gaze to the other people.

"Qian Wu will stay at the law firm, while Attorney Yang will go to Green Forest City to complete the onboarding process."

"Wang Chao, Lin Yue, come with me."

Qian Wugang returned from Sichuan with considerable difficulty, and Yang Bing's admission to the detention center was not yet finalized, so he naturally could not accompany him.

Looking around, only Wang Chao could obediently follow him.

As for Lin Yue... Xu De believed that this petite body contained inexhaustible energy.

"become."

Wang Chao nodded and handed the items in his hand to Qian Wuhou.

The group had no further concerns.

Only then did they begin to perform their respective duties.

"Squeak~"

Xu De pushed open the conference room door and walked out.

In the living room, Wu Xin and Li Jiahe appeared before my eyes.

The two men, who had been silent, instinctively stood up to greet Xu De as he walked out.

"Attorney Xu, when are we leaving?"

Wu Xin hesitated before asking, "Today is already the 17th, the case... well, the trial will start on May 1st, any later and the time might be a bit tight..." Although this case is a minor one.

However, the overall impact was severe and involved many people, so it cannot be treated as a minor case.

For Xu De, who was eager to take on a case, the sooner the better.

"Now."

Xu De opened his mouth and uttered two words.

The next second, he opened the main door of the law firm and got into the car.

The car they were in wasn't their own, but Wu Xin's, which could just fit five people.

"Snapped!"

The car doors closed, and everyone boarded.

Wu Xin sat in the driver's seat, holding the steering wheel. He glanced at Xu De, who was sitting in the back seat, through the rearview mirror. Xu De was sitting in the middle, directly facing the mirror.

Without hesitation, he turned on the engine, turned the car around, and headed towards the highway.

"Buzz~!"

The car entered the highway, heading towards Wutong City.

On the road.

"Where should we go first?" Wu Xin asked, "The hospital or somewhere else?"

After thinking for a moment, Xu De asked, "What is the current status of the client?"

"I've been forcibly detained in the detention center." Wu Xin sighed, gripping the steering wheel tightly with both hands.

In most cases, the defendant can be released on bail pending trial.

However, the crime of manufacturing and selling counterfeit drugs is not a minor offense.

This is a serious crime under the law!

Therefore, the defendant, Gao Yu, has been detained in the detention center for several months now, and it's estimated that she won't be released until the case is concluded. "Then let's go to the detention center first."

Xu De nodded. "As for Mr. Li from Lijiahe... please take him back to the hospital first."

Li Jiahe is a patient, while the other party does not have the energy and physical condition of a normal person.

Upon hearing this...

Wu Xin nodded. "Okay."

The accelerator was pressed down.

The car entered the fast lane and sped along the straight highway.

in the afternoon.

13:34 pm.

Qingwu Province, Wutong City.

Wutong City is the capital city of Qingwu Province.

Xu De had come once before, back in January, as an invitation to participate in a selection process.

Although the process was not ideal and there were some minor hiccups, the overall result was not unacceptable.

This is my second time here.

"Sizzle!"

At 1:30, Wu Xin parked his car at the entrance of the detention center. After the three people got out of the car, he left the detention center and headed to the hospital.

Without any hesitation, the three of them went straight into the detention center to begin the visitation process.

Not long after.

Around 2 p.m., Xu De, led by the police, slowly walked toward the meeting room.

Lin Yue and Wang Chao sat in the hall waiting.

"Squeak~"

The main door to the meeting room was pushed open.

Taking this opportunity, Xu De subconsciously looked around at his surroundings.

The visiting room in the detention center is similar to the one on TV. It is a room divided into two parts by a glass partition. The overall shape is similar to the Chinese character "曰". One side is for the suspect and the other side is for family members or lawyers.

They communicate with each other via telephone.

Finally, Xu De turned his gaze to the other side of the room.

Inside the glass, sat a man in uniform and wearing glasses; he appeared to be about forty years old.

This... is Gao Yu!

"Hello, Mr. Gao, are you surprised to see us?"

Xu De sat down in front of the other person, picked up the landline, and spoke with a smile.

Across the glass, the man named Gao Yu hesitated, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the three people to make sure he had never seen them before. Only then did he speak:

Who are you?

"We are your lawyers."

Xu De skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"Mr. Gao, the contract you signed with Attorney Wu Xin was only valid for the first instance, and now you have lost the first instance."

"The second instance has been filed, and I will be in charge of it. My name is Xu De, you can call me Attorney Xu."

Lawyers' contracts are highly diverse.

Court hearings on contracts can be limited to the first instance trial, or involve the defendant being responsible for both the first and second instances.

Wu Xin was only responsible for the first trial.

"Where is Attorney Wu?"

Gao Yu's face showed hesitation.

"Attorney Wu is still here; he is currently at the hospital communicating with patients."

Only after Xu De spoke did the other party lower their guard and fall silent.

Take advantage of this opportunity.

Xu De also got a clear look at the other person's appearance.

Gao Yu is about 1.75 meters tall, with a standard figure, fair skin, and wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. Her appearance is above average, but her gentle demeanor makes her look refined and elegant.

He exuded an aura unique to scholars, but...

At this moment, the detention center uniform he was wearing seemed unusually conspicuous.

"Mr. Gao, we need to know your basic information."

Xu De suddenly spoke, interrupting the other person's thoughts.

"what?"

Gao Yu snapped out of her daze. "What?"

"First, Mr. Wu told me that Mr. Gao was arrested for 'manufacturing and selling counterfeit drugs,' so..."

"I'd like to ask, what kind of counterfeit medicine are you selling?"

Xu De spoke slowly.

As he spoke, his hands unconsciously crossed, his eyes fixed on the other person, not missing a single micro-expression.

Again.

A lawyer's number one enemy is not the opposing counsel, but the client!

You need to determine whether the other party is lying or concealing information.

"Where did you buy those patients from?"

The words were spoken.

Gao Yu paused slightly, gathered her thoughts, then clenched her fists and spoke in a deep voice:

"That's not fake medicine... well, it's a semi-finished product that's effective, it's just not finished yet!"

"Yes, it's just a semi-finished product, not fake medicine."

Xu De nodded, following his lead, "Then what's this semi-finished drug called?"

Gao Yu paused for a moment, then said, "I call it... Punatinib."

"This drug possesses extremely potent efficacy, in no way inferior to imatinib from abroad... no, in my estimation, its efficacy will be even stronger!" "Its efficacy is several times superior, and in some targeted areas, it is hundreds of times ahead of its competitor!"

Ponatinib?

Xu De was slightly taken aback, searching his memory for relevant information.

Logically speaking, domestic teams should have started developing ponatinib around 2006... However, Gao Yu had already noticed this in 03.

If this medicine is a finished product, then it is indeed effective.

In later generations, a bottle of ponatinib could sell for 3 yuan or more, even more expensive than imatinib!

But now...

800 yuan a bottle?

800 a bottle, and you can even make a profit!

Xu De's expression was somewhat strange; the profit margin on this drug was rather high.

Seeing his reaction, Gao Yu thought he didn't believe her.

"I'm not exaggerating!"

Gao Yu immediately said, "This drug will definitely succeed. I dare say that Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company chose to target me because they noticed this drug!" He is a highly educated person.

He graduated from Yenching University, one of the top universities in China, and then went to one of the world's five permanent members of the UN Security Council for further studies, where he obtained a doctorate and worked as a researcher.

Therefore, Gao Yu wields considerable influence in the pharmaceutical field, and she is also someone who disdains lying. However...

"No, no, Mr. Gao, I didn't mean to question your professionalism."

Xu De shook his head and continued to ask:

"What I want to ask is..."

"How did Tianhe Pharmaceutical target you? Because, as far as I know, they made the accusation under the pretext of patent infringement." "But it's clear that imatinib wasn't developed by Tianhe Pharmaceutical, but by Novartis."

"Novartis has its own pharmaceutical manufacturing plant and does not need other pharmaceutical companies to process its drugs. ...They sell directly to Sinopharm, which then distributes them to its branches in various provinces."

Imatinib is a drug manufactured by Noah, while Novartis is a foreign company.

We have not yet cooperated with any domestic private enterprises.

Only state-owned enterprises have this authority!

However, Tianhe Pharmaceutical is not a state-owned enterprise... So, on what grounds did the other party file for infringement?

"I."

Gao Yu hesitated, her lips moved, she hesitated for a moment as if she wanted to say something, and finally said in silence:

"I own a pharmaceutical factory."

He paused, clenched his fist, and continued:

"I own a pharmaceutical factory."

"It's not a large company, but it's not small either. We regularly do business with Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company, often undertaking their contract manufacturing work." "In addition, we're also responsible for some of their research and development projects..."

Xu De understood.

For most drugs, large pharmaceutical companies will subcontract projects to smaller pharmaceutical factories for contract manufacturing in order to reduce their own costs.

Small pharmaceutical companies also survive by relying on these kinds of projects.

Gao Yu's factory is involved with Tianhe Pharmaceutical Company, and in addition to processing, it is also responsible for drug research and development.

I just never expected... that the other party would be so shameless!

"Tianhe Pharmaceutical claims that my 'Ponatinib' was made by stealing their research and development data!"

"Yes, we do share the same research areas... but that's limited to our research directions!"

Inside the glass.

Gao Yu gripped the landline with one hand and slammed the other on the table, shouting angrily:

"They're both referring to 'chronic myeloid leukemia,' and there are no other similarities!"

"In fact, if we're really talking about plagiarism and copyright infringement, they're the ones who are infringing!"

"Although they didn't say it explicitly, the business they offered me was clearly a reverse take on Novartis's 'Imatinib,' and they even wanted to promote it for free." "I'm guessing they just wanted to circumvent the patent and profit from it!"

The words were spoken.

Xu De understood it to some extent.

Imatinib and ponatinib are two drugs.

However, these two drugs are somewhat similar in some respects.

Coincidentally, Tianhe Pharmaceutical is conducting research on imatinib, and this research is somewhat similar to that of ponatinib.

so..

"They sued me for copyright infringement."

"Heh heh, who did I infringe on? Those lazy researchers could possibly have developed this drug!?"

As Gao Yu spoke, her anger grew.

"It's obvious they want me to study the data."

"Heh heh, even if I burned the formula, I wouldn't give it to you!"

He is a researcher.

Researchers are all proud, and Gao Yu's statement is actually something he can do.

Therefore, the claim of infringement does not actually exist.

Xu De seemed to be deep in thought.

The real infringer is not Gao Yu; she is simply making false accusations.

However, the angle at which this rake struck was quite tricky.

Given that they share the same research field and the other party provided Gao Yu with their research data, the alleged infringement is highly suspicious.

However...

How much do you sell your medicine for?

Xu De suddenly spoke again, his brows furrowing slightly, and said:

"As far as I know, at least several dozen people in the hospital are using this medicine."

"And you yourself said that this medicine... is only a semi-finished product."

Semi-finished medicine...

Judging from the other person's personality, they don't seem like someone who's after money.

First, he has a pharmaceutical factory with a stable income.

Secondly, he only priced it at 800.

In theory, if the other party really wanted to make money, let alone 800, even if the price was set at 2000 or even 5000, it would still be too cheap compared to imatinib, and people would still flock to buy it!

He only set the price at 800.

even..

"I only made enough to cover my costs!"

Gao Yu's face gradually turned ugly, and she clenched her teeth.

"The cost of one bottle of medicine is 700 yuan. I also have to cover packaging and labor costs. Selling it for 800 yuan doesn't make me any money at all!"

"Yes, I know. What I want to know is, how did the medicine get into the patient's hands?"

Xu De nodded.

"this."

Gao Yu hesitated for a moment, but finally decided not to hide it and said directly:

"Mr. Xu, what is your educational background?"

"I graduated from Yenching University with a degree in law," Xu Dedao said.

Upon hearing this, Gao Yu immediately spoke up:

"Then you should know that the effects of drugs...are on living organisms, not fixed in humans, right?"

"In other words, it's a drug for humans that can be used on animals."

"Veterinary drugs can also be used by humans!"