Heirs (继承人)

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Medalist Lawyer Heirs

Episode 2

I'm working Tian He as an assistant for a lawyer named Zheng Hao.

Zheng Hao?

You know him?

Yes, we're good friends.

Why are you there? Do you think it's good for you?

What's wrong with Tian He?

Don't tell him I'm part of the Tang family.

Thank you.

You two know each other?

I met him before I went overseas. We haven't seen each other in a long time.

Right, why didn't you tell me you found a new assistant?

You still haven't prepared the files for court yet?

Am I not just observing?

Bye!

This case is now open (for further arguments).

Defendant,

last time you mentioned the worthiness of the wills.

So, with the two wills that you and your sister hold,

which comes first and which comes second?

Of course, mine does!

My father already finished the will three years ago.

Then why would your father change his mind two years later?

Was it to give the inheritance to your sister?

What happened in between?

How w-would I know that?

Maybe she forced my father to write the one she has?

And maybe, since my father was old,

he could've gotten confused?

So confused as to take the inheritance from you

to give everything to his adopted daughter, Fang Li.

There are only two possibilities.

First, he was really confused

and he left another will because of that confusion.

Except you don't have any evidence of that.

Second,

he wanted to punish you

by taking away your right to inherit as a consequence.

What type of lawyer are you? Stop talking nonsense.

Are you a psychopath?

Please watch your language!

Let me ask you one more question.

Could there be a third will?

No!

What are you talking about? I've never heard of this nonsense.

Stop spitting out nonsense!

It must be in your hands, right?

Why don't you bring it here so we can all see it?

What should I give you? I don't have anything.

Master!

I have a small opinion that I want to ask you about.

Say it.

What does Fang Li's father giving the official will to Fang Yan mean?

It means Fang Yan understands what an official will is.

If Fang Yan wasn't loyal and abandoned her father,

Fang Li's father, intending to take away her rights,

would use another official will to refute the first official will, right?

Continue.

I was thinking,

what if Fang Yi uses another

official will to refute the first one.

If this is the case,

the most recent will would be the most accurate will.

What about the evidence?

Evidence? I don't have it yet but I will find it.

Our strategy was great, right?

What is this called?

There's two expressions.

The first is called, "Hitting the Grass to Scare the Snake." The second is, "Reading the Mind."

Honestly, whether you are the judge,

investigator, or lawyer, you have to find a way.

To be very observant of every action and facial expression of the witness.

These expressions will tell us the truth of what they are thinking.

But, I want to ask this.

You said Fang Yan is suspicious now.

She must have that will.

But if she doesn't give it in, what can we do?

Don't worry. Tang Ning and I will find it.

I'll leave it to you guys.

He told me today, that Xiao Ming has returned to Shang Hai.

She began working at Tian He Law Firm

I know but,

Why did she suddenly return? Why didn't she come and visit me?

I also don't know. Did you really return back as a Harvard graduate?

I also tried to enter 2 times but I didn't make it by a couple of points.

Really?

What mark did you get for the LSAP (Law School Access Program)?

175 marks.

You got such a high score and Harvard didn't accept you?

I said it backwards, I got 157.

That is too much of a difference!

You are quite strange.

You graduated from Harvard and you want to work at a small firm.

You should go and work for the large international firms to earn a lot of money.

Is she deliberately trying to hide from us?

Did she return because of other purpose?

Let us not think too negatively for now.

Maybe she has helped us out greatly by coming back.

Helping us? What do you mean.

Zheng Jia will come today to talk about Tang Yie's stock market launch

What do you mean?

In the past Xiao Ning's mother signed a agreement to transfer.

which requires a letter of confirmation from Xiao Ning.

Why?

Because at that time Xiao Ning wasn't an adult yet.

So she didn't have the ability to sign.

So her legal guardian, her mother, signed on her behalf

But according to regulations of listing reviews

Xiao Ning has to resubmit this document.

Do you have a motive for coming to Tian He?

I do indeed have a purpose.

I'm here for you.

Am I this famous? You were in Harvard...

I sent a letter to you?

Is there anyone in this time who still sends letters?

Wait no, I have sent two letters to harvard in the past.

You've sent letters?

My university professor helped me write a letter of recommendation.

No, what I'm saying is that this year in February someone in Shanghai sent a letter to me.

The sender's surname is Zheng, and the letter was sent from Tian He Suo.

Anyways, it wasn't me.

But there are other people with the last name Zheng working at our firm.

It's not them, I've met them all.

Ke Ming, have you thought about this. Xiao Ning suddenly returned and didn't even come to see us.

Now you suddenly find her to get her to sign the confirmation documents.

What if she won't sign it? Have you thought about what would happen then?

If she doesn't sign it, the plans that we've made for the past two years

will all be lost.

Alright.

Let me handle this.

What do you plan to do?

I plan to.. My relation with Xiao Ning has always been very good.

I have decided to appeal to his emotions.

So this matter would be dealt with quickly and simply.

Be assured, you don't need to worry about it.

That little girl with the last name Zheng didn't send it. The bookkeeper with the last name Zheng also didn't send it.

Now there is only Zheng Hao remaining.

You suspect its him,

But you're also saying that he won't admit it's him.

You are saying that he is lying to you.

But I don't think it's like that.

I think he probably isn't pretending. He doesn't have the need to.

Reason?

If you think about it

this happened when your father passed away.

How old was he then? He was the same age as us. He was only ten.

He can't know all the history

Then what you're saying is

the person who wrote the letter isn't "Zheng" but purposely wrote it as such.

I did consider it like that

but after analyzing your family

or, maybe there is another possibility

the author of the letter has a surname of Zheng, but

he left clues for you

all prepared to make you search.

And once he thinks that you've matured he will come out.

Then I had better stay at Tian He as an assistant

I need to find this mysterious person

I wish for your success.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

These are the materials that you wanted.

Today I'd like to go over some rules

When you're an assistant reporting the details of the case to your head lawyer.

Remember three points

1st, Use the most to the point language to give a quick general outline of the case.

2nd, Make a list of strong and weak points for both sides.

3rd, suggest a strategy and tactics for the case.

Lawyer Zheng, I will now explain what the case to you.

Fang Li and Fang Yan are sisters.

Fang Li is an adopted daughter and Fang Yan is blood-related daughter.

There's no need. There has already been two trials.

This has already been said a lot of times.

Tell me the important parts.

Tell me what we should do at the next trial.

I think the best strategy is to think of ways to file for a warrant

so that we can go to the notary office to look for the 3rd copy of the will.

Did you know that in Shanghai, not including the city notary office,

there are still around 10 other regional notary offices.

All of the notary offices can all do the notarisation of wills

How would you know where the will was made?

Also, the court can only give you 1-2 search warrants.

It's not possible that they'll help you file 10 warrants.

Sorry I really don't know how we can defeat the opponent.

These are the Law's of Succession. Read through article 7 at home.

I don't need this, I have memorised article 7.

A successor shall be disinherited upon his commission of any one of the following acts:

Number 1 - The intentional injuring of the decedent

Not applicable.

Number 2 - Injuring any other successor in fighting over the estate.

We can't use that one.

Number 3 - Abandoning the decedent or

a serious act of maltreating the decedent.

We'll use that line.

Use that Fang Yan abandoned her father.

Is there evidence? - That's why I'm asking you to go ask his neighbours,

his colleagues, friends and the people around his. We'll definitely be able to find a witness.