Rise and Slay: From Scandal Queen to Academic Genius-Chapter 44: Do Some Good, Get Your Law License Revoked

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Do Some Good, Get Your Law License Revoked

The middle-aged man suddenly turned his head and immediately saw Ji Xizhi standing behind him.

"Why are you back?" the middle-aged man asked in astonishment.

He had clearly watched those cars leave the village and saw only villagers remaining before he brought people over.

He wanted to take this opportunity to convince the villagers, but unexpectedly, Ji Xizhi had returned.

The middle-aged man’s expression turned a bit sour as he glanced behind Ji Xizhi, finding no video cameras or any sign of Ji Xizhi holding a phone, so he relaxed.

"Young lady, I advise you, outsiders should not meddle in the affairs of professionals. I earned my lawyer’s certificate legitimately; you haven’t even taken the bar exam, have you? Whatever your crew is trying to stir up, it ends here! No one in the entire X Province would dare take this case. For the villagers’ sake, and yours too, why not just take the ten thousand and be done with it? Otherwise, if this hype fails, it won’t look good!"

The middle-aged man hinted, having learned about the factory situation the night before. The live broadcast had ended, and he’d only seen video clips recorded by fans that trended. After watching, he specially searched for this starlet, and even before he could search, he saw a trending topic accusing her of stirring up trouble, #JiXizhiActingDisgusting#.

After reading that tweet, the middle-aged man understood that the factory matter was just a stunt by the crew. Once they left and the heat died down, a little money would settle things.

The middle-aged man didn’t take Ji Xizhi seriously.

After listening to the lawyer’s words, Ji Xizhi clicked her tongue lightly, "Only ten thousand?"

"Ten thousand is not a small amount. If you lose the lawsuit, forget about ten thousand, not even the whole village, or your career, would have any chance!!!" The middle-aged man gave her a cold glance and seemed disinclined to continue entangling with Ji Xizhi, an outsider. He turned to the Ping’an Village villagers, sneering, "In the end, how much can the factory spend on a lawyer, and how much can a small village like yours spend? I’m the professional when it comes to legal matters, you’d better think carefully about whom you should listen to."

The middle-aged man had been a factory lawyer for over a decade, handling many such incidents, and every time the villagers gratefully accepted the money, and that was the end of it.

Just as he assumed this time would be no different.

Ji Xizhi suddenly chuckled softly, "Listen to whom? Why don’t you listen to the judicial bureau instead!"

The middle-aged man’s face changed abruptly at the words "judicial bureau," "What do you mean?!"

Before Ji Xizhi could respond, he saw the gate of the village chief’s house in the distance creak open, and a man in a black shirt walked out.

Fang Yuliang, holding a video camera, approached Ji Xizhi and handed it over.

Ji Xizhi smiled and thanked him, this was an arrangement she had made with Fang Yuliang. Upon learning that Fang Yuliang was staying in Ping’an Village for a few more days, she decided to leave a camera at the village chief’s house, originally planning to have Fang Yuliang keep an eye on things. Unexpectedly, before she even left, the factory’s lawyer had come knocking.

Proficiently, Ji Xizhi opened the camera, ensuring the recorded video was clear before saying, "Send it directly to the judicial bureau then!"

The middle-aged man finally started to panic.

Eager to check if there were cameras behind Ji Xizhi earlier, he had never expected she would have a camera left in the village, nor had he minded his words, being accustomed to dealing with those ignorant of the law.

But now Ji Xizhi understood the law, and she was going to send this video to the judicial bureau!

"You!!! What exactly are you trying to do?" the middle-aged man asked in terror.

Ji Xizhi’s eyes gleamed, and she curved her lips, friendly as she said, "Just doing some good deeds. I don’t have a lawyer’s certificate, so I won’t lecture you on the law, but I believe the judicial bureau will let you know what the law on lawyers is."

"The law on lawyers?"

The middle-aged man stiffened.

For years, he’d done such things for the factory, amassing dirty money, long forgetting that a lawyer’s duty is to uphold fairness and justice.

But now, Ji Xizhi’s abrupt reminder stunned him as if struck by lightning.

No!

This video absolutely cannot be sent to the judicial bureau! If they truly investigated, having his lawyer’s certificate revoked would be the least of his worries, if not losing everything altogether!

The middle-aged man loosened the grip on his case, impulsively trying to snatch the camera from Ji Xizhi’s hands.

Fang Yuliang, standing close to Ji Xizhi, saw the middle-aged man suddenly charge forward, he casually flicked an old-style black phone, revealing a silver antenna-like rod, and with a flick to the man’s body, came a crackling electric shock sound.

Ji Xizhi hadn’t even lifted a foot to kick when she saw the middle-aged man sprawling at her feet.

Ji Xizhi: "?"

She turned back, surprised, to look at the phone in Fang Yuliang’s hand, somewhat curious, "That phone of yours is interesting."

Fang Yuliang’s palm felt warm, and he idly rubbed the gritty texture of the phone’s back, nodding with a "Mm."

The remaining few junior lawyers witnessing this were too scared to rush in any further, scrambling to flee, fearing their lawyer licenses might also be revoked.

Ji Xizhi didn’t pursue, knowing they couldn’t escape.

She held the camera, bid farewell to Fang Yuliang, and then left Ping’an Village again.

-

When Ji Xizhi hurried back to the car, the other guests already headed to the airport.

Having been delayed for a while, it took her some time to catch up, and upon reaching the airport, Ji Xizhi first mailed back the items the villagers had sent with her.

Once done, she proceeded to board the plane and check the tickets.

The return was entirely different from when she came, although the plane was still the same seat, the people weren’t.

Aside from Zhong Yulu, the other guests, instead of scrambling for seats, waited obediently for Ji Xizhi to choose her seat first. As soon as she picked a spot, the others immediately crowded in, occupying the seats around her like a race.

Director Wang, who boarded a moment later: "...?"

Weren’t they all unwilling to sit with Ji Xizhi on the way there?

Why did everyone change on the way back? He had planned to discuss the renewal of the contract with Ji Xizhi on the plane!

Director Wang walked over to Zhu Xiu’an kindly, "Xiao Yue, can you switch seats with me? I have something to discuss with Ji Xizhi."

Zhu Xiu’an had already overcome the embarrassment from missing a good spot at breakfast, now sitting right next to Ji Xizhi.

Just moments after sitting down, he saw Director Wang eagerly coming over, asking him to swap seats.

Zhu Xiu’an narrowed his small eyes, "In your dreams!"

The tone exactly matched Director Wang’s when he used to lend at high interest rates.

Director Wang: "...?!"

Clutching his chest tightly, he felt a heart attack coming on again.

Can they just let a director live?

Director Wang suddenly didn’t feel like discussing the renewal with Ji Xizhi anymore.

Handling Ji Xizhi alone was bearable, but now with Ji Xizhi leading ten others, all causing chaos, he couldn’t withstand it even with heart medication in his mouth!

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