Chapter 333: Chapter 229: The Black Market! Smuggled Drugs!

"It takes a long time for a big law firm to mobilize, so if we don’t deliver a heavy blow quickly, retaliation will be a huge problem!"

On the highway.

Xu Liang was driving the car, his face calm as he explained to Yang Ruoxi and Su Yu in the back seat.

The law firm had now made an enemy of Chai Shiring.

From the looks of it, their strength on paper was enough to crush us. If they choose to target us, the law firm won’t be able to hold out.

Not to mention, just by rallying a team of lawyers to compete for clients, or to sabotage court hearings...

The firm will eventually collapse!

But fortunately...

"Having a large number of people is an advantage, but it’s also a burden. Mobilizing them requires a lot of time to complete their current tasks!"

As he spoke, Xu Liang turned the steering wheel and took the car off the highway.

Behind him, lost in thought, Yang Ruoxi instinctively looked up at the road sign.

[800 meters ahead, Qingshi City]

The car continued heading towards Qingshi City. In a matter of moments, Xu Liang had paid the toll, left the service area, and entered Qingshi City’s jurisdiction!

The three of them didn’t return to Hanhai City; they came straight to Qingshi City!

There were two main reasons.

Firstly, Xu Liang needed to transfer Qi Tao’s case to Wang Feiyu, who had a trial set in Qingshi City.

Secondly, the case entrusted by Feng Nan was located in Qingshi City. The events and the people involved were all here!

Even if he went back to Jiang City, he would have to return to Qingshi City within minutes!

So.

Xu Liang simply had the other party rent a car, and then brought Feng Nan to Qingshi City, taking the opportunity to investigate the basic information of the case before meeting up with him.

Soon.

The scenery outside the car window gradually became clearer, and the speed slowed down.

Until...

"Screech~"

The car stopped in front of a hospital.

Xu Liang opened the door, got out, and looked up, gazing at the grand and imposing hospital in front of him.

The hospital was about nine stories high, consisting of four interconnected buildings forming a ’mouth’ shape. People wearing masks moved in and out of the entrance, each step hurried.

A faint smell of disinfectant lingered in the air.

Xu Liang’s eyes moved, staring at the words on the top of the hospital, muttering instinctively.

"Qingshi City Tianshan Hospital..."

Indeed, the magnificent hospital before him was Tianshan Hospital, exactly as named in Chai Shiring’s report from the entrusting party!

Its grade wasn’t high, situated at the city center of Tianshan District in Qingshi City, it was a privately-owned hospital controlled by other companies.

Vaguely.

At the main entrance of the hospital, an original figure wearing a mask, pacing back and forth, seemed to notice something, paused slightly, and then walked towards Xu Liang.

When they were only a few meters apart, Xu Liang retracted his gaze from the sign and focused on the approaching person.

"Senior, I’ve almost got the full picture!"

The person was none other than Wang Feiyu, who approached Xu Liang and spoke in a low voice.

He arrived in Qingshi City half an hour earlier than Xu Liang, and now had most of the basic information about the case memorized, able to explain as long as it wasn’t too complicated.

Then he turned to look at Yang Ruoxi and Su Yu, "Secretary Yang, Assistant Su...."

The two nodded slightly.

But Xu Liang did not rush to speak, his body slightly turned, eyes skipping over Wang Feiyu to look behind him.

Only to see.

Where Wang Feiyu had stood, there were now more than a dozen thin figures wearing masks.

At the moment, they were eagerly looking at Xu Liang.

Noticing Xu Liang was watching them, they became even more uneasy.

Seeing this, Xu Liang withdrew his gaze and focused back on Wang Feiyu in front of him.

"Tell me the basic information about the case."

"Okay."

Wang Feiyu nodded, deliberated slightly, and then began to explain.

"The case involves criminal defense, with three defendants: Feng Nan’s deceased husband, and two others, a priest named Kong Jian and someone named Wu Fang."

"Both were involved with Feng Nan’s husband in smuggling, and Sun Shang was involved in smuggling counterfeit drugs."

"Half a month ago, Sun Shang died. Two days later, Kong Jian and Wu Fang were arrested by local police following leads provided by customs."

"The client is Feng Nan, but the fifty thousand fee was pooled by over seventy members of a patient support group."

"The main request of the commission at present is..."

Speaking of which, Wang Feiyu paused, his chest heaving heavily, and said solemnly:

"To get Kong Jian and Wu Fang out in a short time!"

Smuggling fake drugs....

No, it should be counterfeit drugs!

Xu Liang frowned, feeling a bit troubled, thought for a moment, and then asked:

"What exactly do they mean by short term?"

Wang Feiyu sighed, as if releasing a weight from his chest, shook his head and said, "Six months!"

Six months!?

To be honest, when Wang Feiyu first heard this request, he instinctively thought it was impossible!

Why?

Because in these kinds of cases that drag on tediously, even without considering whether the sentence would exceed six months, just the repeated trial procedures alone could not be completed in six months!

Plus the sentencing... this is almost an impossible task!

If we disregard the emotional aspects of the case and only consider the commission fee, fifty thousand is indeed quite low!

But...

"That’s all they could gather."

"And, if it exceeds half a year..."

At this point, Wang Feiyu paused, gestured with his eyes toward the people behind him, and stopped speaking, but the implication was clear.

If it exceeds half a year...

There’s a high probability that the client will die from their illness.

These people are all from the patient support group!

The reason they want Kong Jian and Wu Fang out is so that they won’t lose their lifeline!!!

As long as the two are released, they would surely continue the work, ensuring they still have access to medication...

Even if it’s against the law, even if it means barely surviving without dignity in others’ eyes... they still want to live!

Xu Liang paused, instinctively glancing at the hospital entrance at those anxious people.

"Don’t they know that even if the two defendants are released, they would be under strict surveillance?" Xu Liang said again.

He didn’t like earning tainted money.

Fifty thousand was likely all the seventy people had.

Even if he performed miraculously and got Kong Jian and Wu Fang out... under the police’s watchful eyes, there’s no way they could continue the smuggling of counterfeit drugs.

By then, they wouldn’t even have time to act before being caught again... that fifty thousand would be wasted!

"I told them, but it didn’t matter."

Wang Feiyu sighed deeply.

"But the issue with trust along the smuggling line is likely why."

"Once the defendants are out, they only need to help others establish trust along the smuggling line, and then others can continue the smuggling."

Upon hearing this, Xu Liang nodded.

If that’s the case, then the entrusting party does have reason to want the two out.

But in six months...

Even if it’s a reasonable commission, not an intentionally difficult request!

After all, if the medication is cut off for half a year, it’d be fortunate if fifty of the seventy people survived, and some might be beyond saving even when the drugs are available...

"What’s the situation with the hospital?"

Suddenly, Xu Liang asked.

"Why would they bother to accuse the deceased?"

Usually, a hospital’s job is to save lives, and if patients secretly take counterfeit drugs, as long as they don’t cause problems and the drugs work... they generally won’t intervene.

Even if it led to death, it’s normally not the hospital that would file a complaint!

The broad range of topics left Wang Feiyu slightly dazed, but he quickly spoke up after regaining his composure:

"I haven’t figured it out yet."

"But I investigated, and Qingshi City Tianshan Hospital is a private hospital, created by Superstar Pharmaceutical."

"The smuggled drug is called Imatinib, a highly effective drug for leukemia, but it’s incredibly expensive, even unaffordable for social elites!"

"Currently, only one company in the world produces this type of drug, and Superstar Pharmaceutical is the agent for this pharmaceutical company."

Saying this, Wang Feiyu paused and continued:

"So, the counterfeit drugs smuggled by Kong Jian and Wu Fang..."

"Infringe upon the interests of Superstar Pharmaceutical!"

Imatinib?

A globally monopolized proprietary drug!?

Xu Liang frowned, deep in thought.