I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping Chapter 2821: Fishmint (Vote for Monthly Ticket!)

Fang Qing picked up her chopsticks again, “The baby girl in Licheng.”

“Huh?”

Tong Dan was surprised and even more puzzled, “What’s going on?”

“Don’t know.”

Fang Qing picked up a clump of rice, put it into her mouth, and slowly chewed, “It’s said the family wants to come to River City for an autopsy, and they want me to go.”

“…”

Tong Dan was stunned, then lowered her voice, “Could she be a relative?”

“She’s your boss.”

Fang Qing reminded.

Tong Dan’s words indeed sounded like a curse.

“So what’s the deal?”

Tong Dan also felt it was impossible. If she really was that person’s relative, encountering such a thing, it would hardly become widely known — it’s the victim’s last resort.

If that person were the victim, the hospital would have been doomed long ago.

She is a member of Tianci, hence more aware of Tianci’s influence.

“A sudden burst of kindness? But what does it mean to have you go over? Giving you trouble? This lawsuit won’t be easy.”

Tong Dan’s brows gradually furrowed, then said: “I think you should call Jiang Chen, no matter what, at least find out what’s going on.”

Fang Qing remained unmoved, silently chewing her food.

“I’m talking to you.”

Tong Dan nudged her.

“Your boss assigns you work, you don’t execute it, instead, you go ask for confirmation from a higher leader. Do you think that’s appropriate?”

“…”

Tong Dan stopped, “But…”

The reasoning was correct.

Indeed, that’s a workplace taboo.

But is this situation just about office politics?

“The grilled mandarin fish is burnt.”

Fang Qing reminded.

Tong Dan turned a deaf ear, looking at the composed Qing Gege, as if suddenly realizing something, “Could it be Jiang Chen’s intention? Otherwise, she shouldn’t have the audacity to push you into the spotlight.”

Though there’s a disparity, she was wise at the end.

“Exactly! You can’t call Jiang Chen, she might just be waiting for you to contact Jiang Chen, then laugh at you.”

In a small department of few people, there’s scheming, let alone a large and ever-expanding business empire.

“She’s really got skills.”

Tong Dan, decisive, looked at her mountain of concerns, her gaze flickering with slight worry.

Couldn’t outsmart her in intelligence.

Seemingly couldn’t surpass Qing Gege even in emotional intelligence.

Qing Gege was so calm, if it were her, she would have immediately made a call after ending the conversation.

Blood for blood is too crude.

Some struggles leave no traces, suddenly you fall into a trap, although temporary gains or losses may not determine the final outcome, it’s like a game of chess, falling behind step by step, inevitably leading to total defeat.

Hiss—

Just thinking about it, Tong Dan felt immense pressure, not shy of embarrassment, she couldn’t handle a game of this level.

“Workplace rule number one, don’t treat colleagues as friends. Rule number two, don’t gossip about your boss to colleagues.”

Tong Dan laughed, “Are you my colleague? Aren’t you also my superior?”

Joking aside, she naturally understood her sister’s good intentions. People might not be able to settle the score right away, but taking her out would be easy.

Grumbling is aside, losing this job would mean probably never finding one in her lifetime.

“Speaking of which, although the public opinion is big, helping that family is absolutely a righteous act, just like your famous battle, your name will forever be etched in Shen Zhou’s legal world.”

Tong Dan stopped talking about personal matters, “The facts are basically clear, and with the company’s support, you’re bound to win.”

Fang Qing remained noncommittal, quietly eating her food.

Tong Dan took a sip of beer.

“Could it be that Boss Jiang also saw the news? Didn’t think he’d involve himself in such a thing, isn’t this a trivial matter for him? This guy is so rich now, with such high status, yet he still maintains the grassroots mentality he used to have.”

The more Tong Dan muttered, the more she couldn’t help but feel amazed, “That family is lucky; otherwise, it would be hard to get justice. There are too many similar incidents, no matter how big the public opinion gets, it’s just a temporary buzz, eventually forgotten.”

“If the public opinion didn’t get big, there would be no chance for capable and willing people to seek justice to know about it.” Fang Qing said softly.

“You’ve got a point too.”

Tong Dan nodded, then smiled wryly, looking at the young but already influential sister in the legal world, “Qing Gege, I wonder, isn’t the point of laws to escape human interference? How come in the end, laws still need people to enforce? If it depended on that family’s own strength, would it have been impossible to get justice?”

Her question was sharp.

Especially for Fang Qing.

“You’re a professional, explain it to me?”

Tong Dan poured herself more wine, wasn’t she the same too, obviously in a high position, a super wealthy beauty, yet she still had a “grassroots mentality.”

Fang Qing picked a piece of fish mint again, clearly could have avoided answering, but sensed Tong Dan’s confusion, she still smiled slightly, “Consulting a lawyer requires a fee.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll pay as per the Sha City lawyer’s standard fee, starting from now, whatever it costs I’ll cover!”

Tong Dan said with a bold spirit.

But could her sister be compared to Sha City lawyers?

Fang Qing didn’t haggle with her, opened her mouth in a friendly manner:

“A forest initially had no laws. Only one rule, called ‘The Food Chain’.”

Tong Dan, who hadn’t expected a response, looked over.

“When the lion is hungry, it eats the rabbit. When the wolf is hungry, it eats the sheep. It’s natural, instinctive, whoever has sharper teeth, whoever has stronger claws, is the truth. So rabbits and sheep live in fear every day. Their only survival strategy is to run faster and hide better.”

Tong Dan put down the beer bottle, gradually paying attention.

Fang Qing spoke leisurely, neither hurried nor slow, “One day, a creature claiming to be ‘Civilization’ arrived in the forest. It announced to all animals: From today, we will establish a forest of law, with only two core principles: First, no killing without reason. Second, all animals are equal under the rules.”

“Waiter, add fire!”

Tong Dan raised a hand, then stared intently, her bright, beautiful eyes sparkling with thirst for knowledge, “And then?”

“The rabbits listened and were moved to tears. They felt their rabbit lives were finally assured. They ran to the lion, waved the leaf with the forest code written on it, and said: See, now you can’t eat us, we are equals. The lion looked at the leaf, said nothing, just yawned, then turned and walked away. The rabbits danced in joy, feeling unprecedentedly hopeful about the future.”

“Aren’t the rabbits happy too early?”

Tong Dan surely knew, this isn’t a fairy tale.

Fang Qing neither confirmed nor denied, continued the story with no subjective emotions, “Because of the forest code, the lion couldn’t directly eat rabbits anymore, but eating meat is the lion’s nature. So the lion would play a different game.

It went to the largest carrot field in the forest, built a wall of stones around it, then put up a sign that said: Lion Manor, Private Property, No Trespassing.

Rabbits were in an uproar, this was their source of survival, how did it become the lion’s private property?

So the rabbits took the forest code to argue with the lion: The code says we are equals, this land is everyone’s.

The lion leisurely brought out another larger leaf, a supplement to the forest code, called ‘Property Law.’

The lion pointed to a line written with ant saliva: Land ownership belongs to the first to discover and effectively manage it.

The lion said: I discovered this fertile land first. This wall is proof of my ‘effective management.’ So, this land is mine, any objections?

The rabbits looked at each other, didn’t recognize so many words, nor understood what ‘effective management’ meant.

A brave rabbit stood out: I dispute! I want to sue you at the ‘Forest Court!’

The lion laughed: Sure, welcome. The court is on the other side of the mountain, Elephant Judge only hears three cases a day, the queue is already booked till next winter. To sue me, you must first find a writing monkey to draft a ‘complaint,’ the monkey’s fee is ten carrots a day. Then, hire a parrot that can speak for you in front of the judge as your ‘lawyer,’ the parrot’s fee is twenty carrots a day. Even if you win, I can ‘appeal’ to the ‘High Forest Court,’ where the judge is an old bear, it only understands the fox’s tongue. Guess how many carrots it takes to hire a fox?”

Fang Qing stopped, “How many minutes has it been? How much do you owe me now?”

“Waiter, another dish of fish mint!”