Chapter 21 Barristers
At the Egm Police Station, Yang Jing met the housekeeper of the Valdy family, Mr. Bob John.
There was also a very formal white man in his fifties dressed up with Butler John to the police station. Looking at the man's outfit, Yang Jing knew that this should be the lawyer for Butler John.
Sure enough, when the two saw Yang Jing, Housekeeper John nodded, lowered his head and said something to the lawyer. Then the lawyer called Sheriff Holmes aside, then took out a stack of things from the file bag and handed them to the sheriff. After talking to the sheriff for a long time, he walked into a reception room with Housekeeper John.
Sheriff Holmes frowned and walked into the interrogation room with the stack of things and sat in front of Yang Jing.
"Mr. Yang, you probably saw Mr. John and Lawyer Crosso just now. Lawyer Crosso reports on behalf of the Valdi family, saying that you took illegal means to obtain three valuable sketches from the castle more than ten days ago when you were cleaning up the things in the castle at Valdi Castle. Now I want to conduct a routine interrogation of you, and hope you can truthfully explain what happened that day."
Yang Jing shrugged and said, "Sheriff, I'm very sorry, I can't tell you anything before my lawyer arrives. But one thing I can tell you is that I have never used illegal means in the Valdy Castle to get three sketches. Apart from this sentence, I have nothing to say."
Yang Jing knew that in a developed capitalist country like the UK, lawyers are a very important profession, especially at this time, before the lawyer comes, he must not speak too much, otherwise he might cause some irreparable disasters.
Sheriff Holmes is a good-tempered person. In fact, his physique is enough to show that he is a person with a broad mind and fat body. Of course, it may also be related to the fact that China has begun to show its strong momentum in recent years. The sheriff may have other ideas, so he was not upset about Yang Jing's words, but continued to say with a smile: "Mr. Yang, although I am very reluctant to deal with lawyers, since there is a reporter from the reporter, we must investigate and take it over, so I advise you not to try to delay time or cover up the facts. I know that there is a saying in your country that is very good. The black ones are always black and will never turn white. So, you better think about it yourself first, and after your lawyer comes, I need a very detailed explanation."
The sheriff's attitude is quite good, and there is no legendary discrimination. Yang Jing is happy to deal with such people, but this is not a good time for him to speak, so he just smiled and nodded and stopped talking.
The fat man's efficiency is quite high. Less than half an hour after Yang Jing entered the police station, the fat man accompanied a white man in his forties to come in from outside the police station.
"Old Yang, these policemen didn't do anything to you, right? If they dare to bully you, I want them to look good!" As soon as they saw Yang Jing's face, the fat man asked anxiously. Of course, he was in Chinese and was not afraid that the police would understand.
Yang Jing shook his head and said, "This sheriff is not bad. He didn't make things difficult for me. Fatty, is this the lawyer you found?"
The fat man nodded, "This is a lawyer that Professor Wilson helped find, a lawyer at Cavills' law firm."
"Cavia Law Firm? Such awesome?" Yang Jing said in surprise. This Cavia Law Firm is not an ordinary law firm. This law firm is one of the top law firms in the UK. In this industry, its annual income ranks first in the UK for many years, and Yang Jing did not expect that the fat man actually found a lawyer from this law firm.
The fat man curled his lips with distress and said, "I'm bleeding when I hired this lawyer for you. The cost of this guy is 600 pounds per hour. Fortunately, I haven't touched the money I gave me, otherwise I really can't afford to hire someone."
Yang Jing was also shocked by the cost, "Damn, is it so expensive?"
"There are high benefits! This Mr. Robert Terry is a lawyer in court. If Professor Wilson hadn't had a good relationship with him, he wouldn't have agreed to come and help. The price was still a friendly price. If someone changed, the cost would have exceeded a thousand pounds per hour. So, if you have more money, you should have more. With Mr. Terry's help, there should be no problem with this."
When Yang Jing nodded and understood when he heard the fat man say this.
Lawyers are high-income people in the UK, but in the UK, lawyers are mostly divided into two categories, one is called consulting lawyers. Such lawyers generally only provide legal consultation and other assistance, and can also appear in small court defense. There are many such lawyers, but their income is average, and their annual salary is mostly around 50,000 pounds to 100,000 pounds.
But there is another very powerful lawyer, that is, a lawyer who appears in court. This kind of lawyer can defend on-site in the High Court. There are not many such lawyers, but their income is very high, and they can even be hired as royal lawyers.
If Mr. Terry is really a court lawyer, the cost of 600 pounds per hour is really a friendly price. You should know that such lawyers can earn more than 300,000 pounds when they are young and relaxed, and are truly high-income people.
Under the recommendation of the fat man, Mr. Robert Terry quickly talked to Yang Jing. Of course, the conversation between them was to avoid Sheriff Holmes.
"Mr. Yang, can you be sure that those three paintings were not obtained from the Valdy Castle?" Mr. Terry, who is unique to a barrister, asked directly.
Yang Jing nodded without hesitation and said, "Mr. Terry, I can assure you that these three sketches were not obtained from Valdy Castle, but I bought them for 300 pounds in the Greenwich Handicraft Market a few days ago. I think Chris should have shown you the purchase agreement I signed with the shop owner when I bought these paintings?"
Mr. Terry nodded and said, "I have seen that agreement. Mr. Yang, I have to say that you have done this very well. With this agreement, you will have 100% no responsibility for this case today. I still have this certainty."
After a pause, Mr. Terry asked Yang Jing several more questions. Yang Jing killed the three paintings and did not get them from the castle.
Mr. Terry stood up and found Sheriff Holmes directly, and began to negotiate with the Sheriff.
Chapter completed!