It's really comfortable to sleep in the soft moon hole bed.

No matter if there is anything to do or not, I have to get up early in the morning and rush to the Jinshun Hotel where the "prosecution team" is located to report.

It's good to listen to the discussions about the various tactics of prosecutors. In addition, there is good news. The lucky boy who is being treated in the hospital is getting better and better, and it is possible to obtain a complete testimony. As for

Whether he can testify in court is another matter, and the prosecutor certainly hopes to get the court's recognition that the confession is valid without the boy appearing in court to testify.

At noon, after treating the follower Wang Xiaohu to a delicious meal, Lu Ming returned to Wendebao Club 408 for a lunch break. Unexpectedly, an unexpected visitor came. Wei Baozeng, the executive director of Baoyin Bank, was accompanied by Councilor Meng Dezhu, but Meng Dezhu

After introducing the two of them, they excused themselves and left.

Wei Baozeng, who is in his early fifties, looks extremely calm and steady. According to Meng Dezhu, Wei Baozeng is the whip of the Beiguan branch of the Grand Duke Party and one of the 11 members of the Qing faction.

The Grand Duke Party is completely different from small political parties like Meng Dezhu. Even the small branch in Beiguan is well-organized and has a strict hierarchy.

There is the party leader, that is, Qing Lao, in addition to the party minister, who is the second-ranking figure, and the party whip Wei Baozeng, who is the third-ranking figure. Under them, there are three standing committees that are also standing during non-election periods, namely the Urban Policy Forum Committee,

The Rural Policy Forum Committee and the Political Donation Management Committee, of course, together, these three committees have only a dozen permanent staff members.

Party ministers do not usually run for parliament, but are important figures in the day-to-day management of the entire party.

Party Whip Wei Baozeng, as the name suggests, is responsible for managing the party's discipline, in addition, executing the affairs assigned by the party leader, etc.

Now that the third person came to visit in person, Lu Ming was secretly surprised, but it didn't show on his face.

Although Wei Baozeng is over fifty, his muscles seem to be more developed than his own. He obviously exercises regularly and has a very stable temperament. However, his appearance is haggard and his hair is gray, which is somewhat inconsistent with his temperament.

"Lawyer Lu, this is the promise of our Beiguan Party Headquarters if you are willing to join the Grand Duke Party!" Wei Baozeng took out a page of paper and placed it in front of Lu Ming. He was actually very confused. He didn't know why, Qing Lao

He values ​​this young man so much and the conditions he proposes are simply fantasy. However, Qing Lao is a god-like existence in the Beiguan branch. Even if he and others disagree, in the end, he still has to implement the decision made by the party leader.

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Lu Ming picked up the piece of paper and looked at it, and was slightly startled.

The Beiguan branch of the Beiguan Party has promised itself to serve as the deputy chairman of the Rural Policy Committee, and the Beiguan Party will fully support its election to participate in the 49th constituency of Beiguan at the end of this year.

Parliamentary election.

"Lawyer Lu, are you sure?" Wei Baozeng stretched out his hand, and Lu Ming understood and handed over the paper.

Wei Baozeng took a match, lit the paper and threw it in the ashtray. When the whole paper turned into ashes, he poured some water on it.

"Lawyer Lu, our party department also has a condition, which is that the premise of these commitments is that the Japanese prosecutors win the lawsuit, or that the lawsuit has not been completed before the end of the year."

Lu Ming smiled, this condition was not written on the paper, it could only be stated verbally.

It is conceivable that his actions in this lawsuit will become the focus of the Ecumenical Party's propaganda.

Of course, if you win the lawsuit, it will be easy to talk about. It doesn’t matter if the lawsuit is not over yet and you can find your own publicity points. But if you lose, the loser will have nothing to promote.

Therefore, if he loses the lawsuit before the end of the year, all the current promises of the Ecumenical Party will be treated as if they have never happened.

Even before I entered the political circle, I could already sense its underlying hypocrisy and filthiness.

"Mr. Qing, I really hope that our Ecumenical Party will have its first local councilor under the age of twenty. Of course, this also requires your efforts."

Lu Ming smiled and asked: "Where is the forty-ninth electoral district?"

Wei Baozeng took out a map from his briefcase and spread it on the coffee table.

This is the distribution map of the Beiguan parliamentary constituency. It is divided into fifty-seven constituencies. Each constituency will have one member when it changes.

Most constituencies in Beiguancheng District are rural constituencies starting from the 1940s.

The map is colorful. It seems that the territories occupied by the Ecumenical Party and Alliance members are all painted in red. There are eleven constituencies painted in red.

The 49th constituency is very remote. It is near the bay. It is painted green. There is a name on it, Wang Zili, and "Justice Party" is marked in brackets. Looking at the green area, there are six or seven villages with the number "5672"

", should be the population of this constituency, and the 81% marked at the end presumably refers to Congressman Wang's support or vote share in the last election.

Lu Ming then focused his eyes, and then he realized that these villages were the fishing villages and towns in Wolong Bay, very close to the land he bought from Wen Liangyu.

When his company entered Wolong Bay, Mr. Qing knew it very well.

"If Lawyer Lu is willing to join our Ecumenical Party, I have Congressman Wang Zili's detailed information here." Wei Baoceng patted the briefcase next to his feet.

Lu Ming smiled. Mr. Qing is indeed very calculating. He supports a member of a rival political party with a score of 81 points. Speaking of which, this constituency is the iron-clad constituency of that party. If you use green to describe that party, this constituency,

Definitely a dark green among dark greens.

It also shows that Senator Wang Zili is very popular in this constituency.

If you tinker with yourself to run for the election and beat other people's base, your victory will be a surprise and your defeat will be calm.

As for me not being from this constituency, it doesn't matter.

In the Federal Parliament, members must live in the state or provincial constituency they represent for one year before they are eligible to stand for election.

The Donghai Metropolitan District Council and the members of each constituency it divides also have residence time requirements.

However, there is no such requirement for the division of small constituencies for town councilors. As long as the voters of the constituency approve it, anyone from Beiguan can participate in the election in any constituency.

However, especially in rural constituencies, if you are not from that area and have no clan to support you, it is basically impossible to run for parliament.

Looking at the constituency map, the largest village in the forty-nine constituencies, Central Village, can also be said to be a small fishing village, called Wangdian. It is conceivable that Councilor Wang Zili is naturally from this area.

Lu Ming pondered for a moment, then stretched out his hand, "I want to see the information about Congressman Wang Zili."

Wei Baozeng stared at Lu Ming for a few times, without saying anything, took out a folder from his briefcase and handed it to Lu Ming.

He extended his hand again and said, "Lawyer Lu, welcome to the Ecumenical Party family. You can read this information slowly. It does not affect your lawsuit. We are still far away from the election. When you are free in a few days, I will introduce you to my colleagues in the party."

Let me introduce you to this form. Please fill it out! I will take it away now." He took out a form from the briefcase, which was naturally an application for party membership. He also took out a pen and an ink pad. The red ink pad was naturally

Used for fingerprints.

Lu Ming nodded and glanced at Wei Baozeng, "Director Wei, don't be in a hurry. I'll ask you for advice on opening an account later."

Wei Baozeng was startled when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Qing Lao said that you might come to open an account with me, but wait, there has been some trouble in the industry recently."

"Oh, why?" Lu Ming was slightly startled.

Wei Baozeng hesitated for a moment and sighed, "Okay, Lawyer Lu, that's what happened..." After thinking for a while, he took out a stack of documents from his briefcase, "I'm about to go to the Reed Law Firm in the East District.

This thing is a bit troublesome, could you please take a look?"

Ruide Law Firm is also well-known in the Donghai Region. With a team of Western lawyers as the main body, it is one of the top law firms in the Donghai Region.

If you are from Beiguan and want to hire Ruide Law Firm to litigate someone, you will definitely be in trouble.

Lu Ming took the pile of documents and slowly looked through them. The more he read, the more surprised he became.

Unexpectedly, Baoyin Bank was on the verge of bankruptcy, got into a very troublesome lawsuit, and had a bank run. The situation could be said to be precarious.

No wonder Wei Baozeng was originally a handsome, middle-aged handsome man, but now he is extremely haggard.

Baoyin Bank is a local private bank in Donghai. It has been a long-standing brand for hundreds of years and developed from the earliest Weijia Bank.

Although the Wei family's business style is extremely conservative and has never opened a branch outside Donghai, it has not kept up with the pace of capital development. Now it seems that it is not worth mentioning in front of those financial giants, but in the eyes of local people in Beiguan and even Donghai

Here, it has always had an excellent reputation and is the bank most trusted by the local elders. There was a local proverb that said, "Greedy people put money into the crocodile's mouth, and kind people leave their wallets to the Wei family for safekeeping."

This may also be the publicity strategy of Weiji Bank in the early years, describing those banks that attract deposits with high interest rates as crocodiles, and will eventually swallow up the money of "greedy people". Those banks that attract deposits with high interest rates, during the financial crisis thirty years ago,

There are indeed many bankruptcies in China. Although Weijia Bank or Baoyin Bank has low interest rates, it has survived one crisis after another and has an excellent reputation.

But nowadays, this publicity strategy is obviously outdated, and it has obviously entered a period of great capital development. Baoyin Bank has been stuck in its stead, and was already struggling. However, it has caused an extremely troublesome official dispute.

It was Wei Baozeng’s father, Chairman Wei. One of his old friends wanted to acquire a film and television company. The film and television company had an account at Baoyin Bank. So this old friend asked Chairman Wei for help and wanted to take a look at this film and television company.

Regarding the company's current and account transactions, Chairman Wei was not very considerate and asked the bank staff to help his old friend check it out.

Unexpectedly, this bank employee was very clever and took the initiative to find the person in charge of the film and television company. The two parties colluded and created a lot of false profits.

Chairman Wei's old friend bought it at a large price and suffered heavy losses, while the person in charge of the film and television company absconded with the money.

An old friend of Chairman Wei was furious and took Baoyin Bank, Chairman Wei and the employee to court.

Then, perhaps Baoyin Bank's competitors began to spread rumors, which temporarily caused a run on the bank.

The cash reserves of Baoyin Bank simply cannot meet the demand of depositors who suddenly come to withdraw money. The loans extended are more contractually bound and cannot be recovered at all for the time being. There are even companies whose loans are about to expire, and they are using various excuses to delay the payment.

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The court subsequently temporarily froze all accounts and properties of Baoyin Bank.

The lawsuit has been going on for several months.

Lu Ming shook his head. It seemed that the people around Qing Lao had basically reported good news to him rather than bad news. If he wanted to check himself, he could find out clearly, but no one would take the initiative to tell him about these changes that he did not expect.

Tell him, lest he add to his troubles.

Therefore, he also suggested that he save money into treasure.

Huh? When you turned to the end, two pages of paper fell on the table. Lu Ming looked at it and saw that one was a check for 10,000 yuan. The payee's account was Ruide Law Firm.

The paper at the bottom was an agreement. Lu Ming picked it up and read it. Wei Baozeng originally stretched out his hand and wanted to come back, but after thinking about it, he sighed and did not stop it.

This agreement is an agency agreement signed between Ruide Law Firm and Wei Baozeng’s father, Chairman Wei Lao.

It clearly states that the legal fees for the past three months totaled 36,700 yuan, and the unpaid balance of 10,000 yuan needs to be paid off by Baoyin Bank before the following agreement will take effect.

In view of the predicament of Baoyin Bank, Ruide Law Firm, based on the principle of client first, will no longer charge additional legal fees from now on. However, at the end of the lawsuit, if the court rules in favor of Baoyin Bank, 20% of the shares of Baoyin Bank will be lost.
To be continued...