Chapter 314: Do the judiciary a favour

It wasn't until the cold handcuffs were placed on Brooke's hands that he realised he was really going to be arrested, but he still doesn't understand why things turned out this way.

Clearly, the information he had previously learned was that Zhou Ming's dormitory convenience store did not have any legal procedures, and they were only approved to do it here after discussing it with the responsible teacher Moore; and he himself also confirmed this information with the responsible teacher Moore, so why has a lawyer named Allen and a company named Wharton suddenly appeared now?

In addition, he himself only found two black people at noon and asked them to come to Zhou Ming's dormitory convenience store to buy things, and then wait until the evening when there were the most people to cause trouble, not for anything else, just to ruin their reputation and make their dormitory convenience store unable to operate here.

All of this was a very good plan, but why has it turned out like this?

Brooke did not have time to think about this question, because two policemen had already lifted him up and were walking him towards the police car, obviously to take him back. Brooke immediately reacted as if he had just woken up from a dream and began to struggle.

'Why are you arresting me? What right do you have to arrest me? I was wronged by this Chinese guy, I didn't do anything, you have to let me go; oh, you're hurting me, you're breaking the law, I'll call my lawyer and sue you! And Jie La, you bitch, how dare you testify for that Chinese scum, did he fuck you senseless?'

Amidst Brooke's cursing and swearing, he was forcibly taken to the police car. Zhou Ming glanced at Alan, who understood and walked up to Brooke and said, 'Mr. Brooke, I hope you can control your mouth, otherwise you will face even more severe defamation charges.'

'I'll go to hell with your defamation charges, you scum among Americans, you actually helped a Chinese person, you will go to hell!'

With this last shout, the police car rolled up the window and drove away. Brooke left, and Zhou Ming said to the others who were still stunned, 'Please don't worry, I know that this time the culprit is Brooke, and you have all been deceived. We Chinese people believe in holding the guilty party responsible for a crime. Since you have all just been deceived, then this time I will waive pursuing your responsibility, so go back.'

At Zhou Ming's order, everyone suddenly remembered that they were also accomplices, and they immediately hurriedly left the scene, thanking him profusely, for fear that Zhou Ming would change his mind.

After everyone had left, Jie La walked up to Zhou Ming with her head held high and asked, 'What? The most ungentlemanly Chinese person, I helped you become such an important witness, aren't you going to thank me?'

Seeing Jie La, this could not help but make Zhou Ming feel a headache. Logically speaking, Jie La came forward as a witness at such a critical time, and Zhou Ming should thank her a few times. It's just that Zhou Ming really doesn't understand what this unrestrained beautiful teacher actually wants to do. He didn't ask her for help, and he even deliberately didn't call her from the river to the Collande Academy, but she followed him all the way and finally volunteered to come forward as a witness.

It's not that Ming likes to maliciously speculate about others, it's just that her purpose in doing so is really unclear. Could it be that this beautiful teacher fell in love with him at first sight and is following him obsessively?

This seems to be the closest possibility, after all, women only become unreasonable in relationships, but this possibility is impossible no matter how you look at it.

'Well, Miss Jela, thank you very much for your help this time, I was able to prove Brooke's guilt so easily,'

Zhou Ming said to Jie La, finally compromising. After all, no matter what her motives were, the fact that she had helped herself would not change.

Jie La immediately smiled happily when she heard Zhou Ming's thanks: 'I'm afraid that hearing your thanks today is the most wonderful thing!'

Faced with Jie La's behaviour, Zhou Ming didn't know what to say, so he just said, 'Teacher Jie La, I know you care about me, but my dormitory convenience store has just suffered losses, and I need to check the situation. Excuse me, I hope you understand.'

Jie La said generously in response, 'No problem, I understand very well. In light of what I just did to help you, I still have a few words I hope you will listen to.'

'I'm happy to listen,' Zhou Ming said.

After getting Zhou Ming's reply, Jie La straightened her chest and said, 'Zhou Ming, as your class advisor, I am very dissatisfied with your class attendance over this period of time. It has been half a month since the beginning of the semester, but you have had less than ten classes in the classroom. This behavior seriously violates school discipline. I am now warning you. I hope you can make corrections next time. That's it. Goodbye.'

After saying this, Jie La left, leaving Zhou Ming with a confused face. Lawyer Alan, however, noticed something and came over to Zhou Ming and said, 'Are you dating her? Mr. Zhou Ming is really not an ordinary person, being able to woo such a pretty class advisor. It's just that Harvard is a church school, and although teacher-student relationships are not illegal, they are strongly prohibited here.'

Alan's serious words almost made Zhou Ming choke on his own saliva. How did he get involved with Jie La? He and she didn't have any intimate relationship, did they? And he had no idea why she would do such a thing and say such things!

But before Zhou Ming could say anything, Alan said, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, you don't need to explain to me. I'm just saying what a lawyer should say. Next, a friend wants to say something to you. You're really something!'

Alan then gave Zhou Ming a thumbs-up, and Zhou Ming helplessly explained, 'Teacher Jie La and I simply don't have anything going on.'

'That has nothing to do with me,' Alan shrugged and said nonchalantly, and he continued, 'But Mr. Zhou Ming should still go back and cooperate with the police to see what your losses are, so as to cooperate with sentencing.'

Zhou Ming nodded and said yes, and then walked with Alan to the dormitory convenience store. Although the two police cars had already left with Brooke, there were still a few police officers left at the dormitory convenience store to check the damage. This was all evidence, the key to sentencing at the future trial; after all, the law is about evidence, and Zhou Ming and Jie La's testimony alone cannot determine the sentence, even if there is also the testimony of barrister Alan.

When they arrived at the entrance to the dormitory convenience store, the police had already set up a cordon. Several policemen were taking photos inside the store. Li Yang was at the entrance. When he saw Zhou Ming coming, he hurriedly took a few steps forward and said, 'Teacher, I'm very sorry. It was me who didn't handle it properly. You, Teacher Ming, clearly already told me.'

Zhou Ming patted him on the shoulder and said, 'It's okay. Brooke made too much noise this time. You only had a few people, so there was nothing you could do. Don't think about it anymore. How are the damages here?'

Li Yang shook his head: 'Basically everything was smashed and looted. The estimated loss is around 10,000 US dollars. Fortunately, the cash box was an iron cabinet, which saved the account books and money, otherwise the loss would have been even greater.'

'It's okay, it's only 10,000 US dollars, we'll earn it back in a few days, as long as everyone is fine,' Zhou Ming said reassuringly.

While Zhou Ming was chatting with Li Yang, suddenly another voice came: 'Did something happen here? Why did even the police get involved?'

Zhou Ming knew who it was the moment he heard the voice: 'It seems that Mr Moore is going to have a busy night, otherwise why would the police be here investigating the scene and why is Mr Moore just arriving?'

Zhou Ming turned as he spoke and saw the teacher in charge of the Colland Academy, Moore, standing there, smiling and looking at Zhou Ming: 'That's right, you see, there was a party tonight that I had to go to, so how was I to know that something like this would happen? I only got the news and came over as soon as I could.'

'I see. Then it seems that it is the responsibility of the warden, Mr. Kohler, to have failed in his duty to stop the incident from happening in the first place!'

Zhou Ming paused after saying this, and then deliberately asked Moore, 'Teacher Moore, I can complain about this, right?'

Facing Zhou Ming's question, Moore was first taken aback, and then immediately understood, nodding eagerly and saying, 'Yes, something like this must be complained about, and it must absolutely not be tolerated!'

The warden was still stunned, and he exclaimed in surprise, 'What? Teacher Moore, you son of a bitch, didn't you say not to get involved? I'm telling you, I've been complained about and I won't let you off the hook!'

'You're full of shit!' Moore was not to be outdone, 'When did I say that? I clearly told your warden that you must take care of every student, and that you must be the first to arrive at the scene when something happens in the dormitory!'

Zhou Ming was not interested in the scolding war between Moore and the warden. The reason why Zhou Ming targeted the warden was not because he did not know that both Moore and the warden were deliberately absent, but because as the teacher in charge of the Corland College, it would be beneficial for him to keep Moore, otherwise he would have to replace him with a new teacher in charge, and it would be quite troublesome to rebuild this relationship. Therefore, he could only let the warden take the blame alone.

'Mr Zhou Ming is really good at what he does!' Alan gave Zhou Ming a thumbs-up, genuinely praising him. After all, being able to think of all this and make such arrangements in such a short time was enough to show his abilities.

Zhou Ming smiled embarrassedly in response, and then led Alan out of the dormitory building and said to him, 'I really have to thank you, Lawyer Alan, this time. If you hadn't been so efficient in helping me with the procedures for the business connection between the shareholding and the dormitory convenience store, I'm afraid I really wouldn't have been able to do anything about Brooke today.'

'This is all within the scope of my duties,' Alan then teased, 'besides, it's rare to get paid by you, Mr. Zhou Ming, so I have to work hard.'

Zhou Ming knew that Alan was teasing about the previous Huang Yi case, and that he had paid for all the expenses. Zhou Ming also laughed.

However, Alan's face then became serious and he said, 'But Mr. Zhou Ming, things are going very well right now, and I don't think that's necessarily a good thing. It might be a hidden danger in the future.'

Zhou Ming waved his hands uselessly and said, 'I can't worry about that now. We'll just have to deal with whatever happens when it happens. But next, what we need to do is get Brooke to receive a heavier sentence. Do you have any ideas, Lawyer Alan?'

'According to the legal process, the next step should be the prosecution by the procuratorate, which we can hardly influence. However, considering the particularity of the case, Mr. Zhou Ming, your dormitory convenience store has suffered serious damage. You can file a civil and criminal joint lawsuit with the judicial authorities, which is one case with two lawsuits, and let me participate in the court appearance as well. We will help the procuratorate in court at that time,' said Alan.

'Okay, let's do it as you say, Alan. We will leave this matter to you, Alan, and we will also help the judicial authorities,' said Zhou Ming.