Chapter 15: Subsequent Handling
Li Mo was nearly driven mad.
Other reporters, upon hearing such explosive questions, immediately became alert, and possessing an instinctive sensitivity to news, to put it plainly, they were digging traps for others, and some media reporters lacking professional integrity and eager to create sensational effects hurriedly crowded around Li Mo.
"Lawyer Li, what insights do you have regarding this defeat, was the loss intentional, or does it mean that your ability is inferior to that of a lawyer from a marriage consultation law firm?"
"Lawyer Li, what impact do you believe this defeat will have on Nandu Bank?"
"Lawyer Li, Lawyer Li, do not leave."
"Lawyer Li, please respond to our questions."
Unlike the previous occasion, when Li Mo entered the court he was spirited and confident, but when he left, not only had he lost the case, he had also been severely attacked at his most vulnerable point.
What kind of questions were these?
This was no longer merely a matter of being stabbed at one's most vulnerable point.
It was a matter of being trampled upon repeatedly.
Faced with the reporters, Li Mo knew that the more he responded, the more attention from these reporters he would attract.
He simply lowered his head and remained silent, yet still kept his posture upright and maintained the dignity appropriate to a lawyer as he left the scene.
A female reporter secretly photographed Li Mo's departing figure and then sent it to the editorial team.
The editorial team immediately replied, "This is major news!"
"I have already prepared the headline, it will be called The Silent Back View! Lying in wait for several years and sharpening a sword for ten years, all for the purpose of causing Nandu Bank to lose the case and bearing criticism alone, is this not precisely the silent back view?"
"This Li Mo will soon become famous!"
Li Mo: let me say thank you, I truly thank you.
Inside Baijun law Firm.
Su Bai looked at the system interface.
[Congratulations to the host for winning the lawsuit, reward: bronze treasure chest.]
[Open now?]
"Yes."
As the words fell, a line of text appeared on the interface.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining elementary microexpression observation ability.]
[The system releases a new task: complete twenty consultations or two cases, according to evaluation different treasure chests will be awarded, bronze, silver, or gold.]
Completing consultations and cases was something Su Bai, as a lawyer, should naturally do.
Su Bai temporarily ignored this and focused his attention on the line referring to elementary microexpression observation.
Elementary microexpression observation?
Did this mean that through other people's microexpressions he could obtain some simple information?
Su Bai called Li Xuezhen over and wanted to test how effective this ability was.
Li Xuezhen was organizing materials, and after arriving at the office said,
"Lawyer Su, did you call me?"
Su Bai began to read Li Xuezhen's résumé again.
Previously, because the case had progressed urgently, he had never examined the materials of this intern lawyer.
However today he happened to notice them.
He vaguely felt that something was not quite right.
"Your résumé states that you are a student in the law department of the University of Political Science and Law, currently a fourth year intern, and that during your first, second, and third years you participated multiple times in moot courts, and even had contact with formal courtroom proceedings, and also communicated with many leading lawyers in the profession."
"With such an excellent résumé, you could completely have gone to some well known law firms, why did you come to such a small law firm?"
This was bad.
Had it been discovered?
Li Xuezhen's expression stiffened slightly, but she quickly adjusted her composure.
"Lawyer Su, those things were written casually by me, if I truly had such experience, why would I come to a small law firm, right?"
"Then that would be résumé falsification?"
Li Xuezhen seemed to be struck by lightning and did not know how to respond.
Seeing this, Su Bai already understood and smiled to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"I was only asking casually, regardless of whether it is falsified or not, you are now a member of our law firm, work well, and in the future I will promote you to partner."
"Let us grow bigger and stronger."
"Yes, Lawyer Su, grow bigger and stronger."
Li Xuezhen's expression was serious.
Su Bai drew a grand prospect, and unexpectedly Li Xuezhen truly believed it.
He waved his hand and told her to continue her work.
After Li Xuezhen left the office, Su Bai felt that this microexpression ability was somewhat useful, but not very significant, possibly because its level was too low.
Through the observation just now, he had still perceived that Li Xuezhen's background was not simple, and those few statements had been lies.
An ordinary undergraduate student could hardly have come into contact with so many leading lawyers.
She was probably a disciple of some top level legal scholar.
Su Bai curiously opened the official website of the University of Political Science and Law and examined it one by one, eventually fixing his gaze on a top legal scholar in the law department.
"Tsk."
He had not expected that after recruiting a free intern lawyer and acting like an exploitative capitalist once, he would unexpectedly obtain such a valuable opportunity.
He closed the computer.
Su Bai decided to behave as if he knew nothing.
This identity would certainly be useful in the future.
After the conclusion of Wang Li's trial, major media outlets competed to report on the matter, all focusing on Nandu Bank.
Su Bai's striking statement, how can a bank prove that the bank's money belongs to the bank, quickly spread widely beyond its original circle.
The reputation and image of Nandu Bank suffered enormous damage.
At this time, a comparison video also became widely popular across the entire internet.
At the beginning of the video Li Mo spoke confidently, regarding the probability of winning the case there is no need to worry, I believe everyone has their own judgment about this.
At the end of the video appeared Li Mo's upright departing figure.
The title of the video was The Silent Back View.
Its content stated that in fact from the beginning Lawyer Li of Nandu Bank already knew that Nandu Bank would lose this lawsuit.
Why?
Because he was too admirable, relying on his own efforts to enter the interior of Nandu Bank and allow a marriage consultation law firm to obtain victory, overturning the reputation of Nandu Bank.
What was this?
This was lying in wait for ten years only for one decisive moment.
Once the video was released, it immediately received a large number of recommendations.
Many internet users began making jokes in the comments section.
'This is the first time I have heard of a lawyer infiltrating the opposing side, this operation is truly impressive!'
'There is even such an interpretation? An unethical lawyer can be explained like this? Incredible!'
There was no way to avoid it, this was the nature of the internet, even some users who knew the truth could not resist making jokes.
'Hahaha, this caption is quite impressive!'
'Infiltrating the opposing side for ten years only for one decisive moment, when I return hahaha, I cannot continue the story, please let the next person continue!'
At an internal meeting of Nandu Bank.
Wang Wu held up the video, his eyes filled with anger.
"What does this mean? You eat from the bank and are supported by the bank, what is the bank paying you for?"
"I now make this announcement, Li Mo, because you caused extremely serious adverse effects on the bank's image, you are hereby officially dismissed!"
"Li Mo, you may take your belongings and leave!"
When Li Mo saw the content in the video, he was completely confused.
'I became famous in this way?'
'Very well, if I do not work here then I will not work here.'
'I do not believe that I cannot find another job.'
He immediately packed his belongings and left Nandu Bank.
As for Nandu Bank, because of the very significant impact caused by this live broadcast trial, the bank's reputation fell to an extremely low level.
For this reason, the bank was compelled to apologize to its customers.
It also compensated in full the losses previously suffered by customers who had lost property in the bank and had earlier lost their lawsuits.
In this way it attempted to recover the damage to its reputation.