Finding a Lawyer

Xiajun flipped through Johnathan Ellis's file, wondering how a man whose whole family was involved in a shady business came to become a criminal defense lawyer.

His background wasn't very interesting, aside from the fact that Johnathan had been trained since childhood to take over his family business— the dossier didn't have a lot of information regarding what the business was about and how long it had been going on for, but Xiajun assumed they were acquainted with a number of gangs, judging by the information provided.

Xiajun turned to the first page in the dossier and stared for the nth time at Johnathan Ellis's photograph. He looked to be around Xiajun's age. He had a broad face and pale skin, but dark under eyes and a grim line for a mouth. His hair had been slicked back, looking a mixture of brown and blonde in the picture. He wore a normal black suit characteristic to lawyers, but Xiajun found something unsettling in the criminal defense lawyer's face.