Chapter 701: Chapter 258 Qin Mu: It seems there are mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people_2

She would be willing to spend any amount of money!

"I’ll go ask these two lawyers." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

After thinking it through, she took out her phone and dialed the contact numbers for the two lawyers, asking them to come to her home again.

These two lawyers were from out of town. They were currently staying at a hotel near her house, and she had arranged to cover their accommodation expenses. She was truly impressed by their abilities!

"Miss Cheng, this isn’t just about money."

On the other end of the phone, one of the lawyers hesitated, sounding troubled. "This case is very difficult to win. From a legal standpoint, the other party isn’t at fault."

After hearing this, Cheng Chuxiao clenched her teeth.

She then said bluntly, "One hundred thousand! If you win this case, I’ll add another 100,000 to each of your fees!"

The two lawyers’ original fees were 50,000 each. If she added another 100,000 for each of them, it would mean a lawyer’s fee of 150,000 per person! For a single case, 150,000 was enough to make lawyers in Jin City fight tooth and nail for it.

But...

On the other end of the phone, after a slight pause, they stammered, "Miss Cheng, this... this puts us in a very difficult position."

"Two hundred thousand! If this case is won, your lawyer’s fee will be 200,000 each!" Cheng Chuxiao gritted her teeth and shouted a new figure.

And on the other end of the phone, a clear intake of breath was heard.

After a few seconds, one of the lawyers said, "Alright, let’s do this: we’ll come back to discuss a new approach for this case and see what we can achieve."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Chuxiao finally breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.

「Half an hour later.」

The two lawyers arrived at the villa once more.

"Lawyer Liu, Lawyer Wu, I’m counting on you this time," Cheng Chuxiao said, watching the two return, a glimmer of hope rising in her heart.

It was a good thing her friend had reminded her. Money... it truly seemed omnipotent. As long as she could win this case, make the other party compensate Binbin, and get justice for Binbin... she would be willing to spend any amount of money!

"Miss Cheng, you’ve really given us a tough challenge this time," Liu Chengqiang said with a wry smile, his expression somewhat complicated.

This case... was fairly straightforward, with little chance of winning. To put it another way, it was almost certainly doomed to fail. They had both been planning just to earn their fee and be done with it. They hadn’t expected Cheng Chuxiao to raise the lawyer’s fee to 200,000! Money certainly had a way of changing minds. That’s why they had returned.

"Lawyer Liu, you’re being modest. You’ve handled so many seemingly hopeless cases before; this one should be well within your grasp," Cheng Chuxiao said with a smile, speaking earnestly.

But Liu Chengqiang shook his head. He looked at her intently, then said gravely, "As I’ve told you before, the other party has a strong chance of winning this case. If... and I mean *if* our side wins the lawsuit, the fee for each of us will have to increase to 300,000!"

Beside him, the other lawyer, Wu Yun, also nodded, tacitly agreeing with Liu Chengqiang’s statement. The two had already coordinated their approach on the way over.

"No problem!" Cheng Chuxiao took a deep breath and immediately agreed.

At this point, she had thought it through very clearly. She would spend whatever it took to help Binbin get justice!

Liu Chengqiang and Wu Yun exchanged a glance. Then, Liu Chengqiang began slowly, "Regarding this case, after much thought, we believe the key to winning lies with the elderly man who was chased by the dog, Zhang Qingyuan."

"As the victim, his account is crucial."

"The surveillance footage only proves Binbin rushed at him, but the footage of what happened before that isn’t available."

"If we can prove that he provoked Binbin, causing Binbin to rush at him, then this case could be turned around!"

Cheng Chuxiao listened to their analysis, her brows furrowed.

The nursing home’s surveillance wasn’t comprehensive; some areas weren’t covered by the cameras. For instance, the footage of Binbin rushing at Zhang Qingyuan was outside its coverage. At the time, she had been busy evaluating the nursing home’s environment and hadn’t noticed what happened with Binbin. It seemed... Zhang Qingyuan had just been walking by, but her dog, perhaps provoked by something, had actively rushed towards him.

"So... how can we prove that Zhang Qingyuan was the one who provoked Binbin?" she swallowed hard, unable to stop herself from asking.

"That’s precisely the crucial point," Wu Yun said with a smile, continuing, "In civil litigation, the principle is ’he who asserts must prove.’ We need to actively provide this evidence."

"But at the scene at the time, only you, your father, Zhang Qingyuan, and a few staff members from the nursing home were present."

"And you and your father, as parties involved in the case, your testimony wouldn’t be considered valid evidence. The same applies to Zhang Qingyuan."

"But..." Saying this, he paused, building a little suspense.

Liu Chengqiang then continued, "But the nursing home staff who were present at the time *can* testify. As long as they can prove that Zhang Qingyuan provoked the dog, this case can be overturned!"

The crux of the case lay in whether the incident qualified as a danger caused by the dog. If Zhang Qingyuan had indeed provoked the dog, it would be considered that he brought the danger upon himself, and he should bear partial responsibility, rather than Cheng Chuxiao bearing sole responsibility.

In that scenario, the other party would also have to compensate for the dog’s death according to their share of responsibility, and they couldn’t use this incident to demand compensation from Cheng Chuxiao.

"But the people at the nursing home... they’re on their side, aren’t they? How could they possibly speak up for us?" Cheng Chuxiao asked, her face full of puzzlement.