Chapter 313: Brooke is the mastermind

8:00 p.m. is the time for Ming Zhou to meet with Teacher Jie La, and it is also the time when the dormitory convenience store does the best business. This is because the convenience stores outside have just closed for the day, and it is also the time when everyone has finished studying for the day and is looking forward to some evening activities to relax.

As many people came to the dormitory convenience store to buy things, as they had done in the past few days, or new customers came because they had heard good things about the store, suddenly a black man dragged his friend to the entrance of the dormitory convenience store and yelled at the top of his voice that his friend had suddenly fallen ill after eating something from the store. He demanded that the store take responsibility and yelled that the store had deceived him.

At first, the teacher in charge, Moore, and the warden came to take a look at the situation, but then they disappeared.

Under the incitement of the black man, the students watching the scene became more and more emotional, and finally they fought with Li Yang and the others, which was the situation that Zhou Ming came to see.

From Li Yang's account of the situation, it was clear that this was a premeditated incident, and the mastermind of the incident was obviously this Brooke who suddenly jumped out.

'So it really was me? I'd like to ask Zhou Ming what you mean by that. Are you trying to say that I'm responsible for this? I'd love to be, but unfortunately my dorm convenience store is in Adams Hall, and my dorm convenience store has all the proper paperwork, unlike yours here which has nothing.'

Brooke said to Ming Zhou, 'You Chinese are a greedy bunch of demons and cunning villains! All you care about is money, and you don't care about anything else. You are also a bunch of cowards with the least courage, and once something goes wrong, you don't have the guts to take responsibility, just want to avoid it. Now you even want to frame me, this is ridiculous!'

Finally, Brooke also said to the black man who had fallen to the ground, 'Please rest assured, I have already reported this matter to the police. I guarantee in the name of God that the murderer will be severely punished!'

As soon as Brooke's words fell, Zhou Ming took over and said, 'The murderer will indeed be severely punished. I also have great confidence in the law in this regard, but it is hard to say who the murderer is in the end.'

'Of course the murderer is you, you scoundrel!' Brooke pointed at Zhou Ming and said, 'I'm telling you, this is not that barbaric and ignorant country of China. If you want to conduct business here, you must obtain legal recognition. You can't just get a room through despicable means and do whatever you want. You haven't gone through any procedures or been approved by any relevant authorities, and you don't have any tax certificates, so you're illegal!'

Brooke's words were impassioned, but he did not have the joy of victory, because he saw Brooke opposite him, looking at him with a mocking smile, which made him even more annoyed.

'You bastard Chinese, why are you laughing?' Brooke asked angrily.

'In fact, I really hope that what you say is right, because then you will win, but unfortunately, none of what you said is valid,' Zhou Ming said.

Just a simple sentence made everyone at the scene freeze for a moment. They looked at Zhou Ming in disbelief: what did he mean by that? If what Brooke said was invalid, then does that mean that his dormitory convenience store was legally established? That's impossible!

This was the thought of the onlookers, and also the same thought of Brooke. He immediately said again, 'Everyone heard that. This is the Chinese. They only know how to be scoundrels and argue. This is what they are like. Even in this situation, he is still trying to deceive everyone!'

Zhou Ming very appropriately took up Brooke's words and said, 'Whether it is deception, please follow me out and you will understand. My lawyer should have already brought my company documents.'

After saying this, Zhou Ming took the lead and walked towards the door, and the onlookers spontaneously made way for him. Zhou Ming walked out with his head held high, and at the door he did not forget to turn back and say to Brooke, 'Dare you follow me out and take a look? Or will you continue to hide here like a despicable clown and slander me?'

'I'll go, I'll see what other tricks you have up your sleeve!' Brooke shouted, clearly agitated by Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming led Brooke and the other students out of the dormitory building. Looking at the open space in front of the dormitory, Brooke immediately asked Zhou Ming, 'Chinese liar, where is the lawyer you said was carrying your company's documents? Why do I only see the incarnation of the West Wind God Zephyros here? Did you come here to invite me to watch this Greek myth drama you're performing? Or is it a version of the Emperor's New Clothes.'

Brooke laughed out loud, but Zhou Ming just looked at him disdainfully and said, 'What's the rush? It takes time for my lawyer friend to come here, too. You see, he's here now.'

With Zhou Ming's words, everyone looked in the distance and sure enough, they saw a Buick heading this way.

One minute later, the Buick stopped in front of the dormitory building. A middle-aged man with sparse hair got out of the car. Before Zhou Ming could say anything, someone in the crowd exclaimed, 'Oh my god! That's Alan, the barrister. He is the most famous barrister in Brighton and even the whole of Massachusetts. He is also my idol. Is he the lawyer hired by the Chinese? How could a Chinese person hire such a great lawyer? This can't be true, can it?'

Zhou Ming smiled and turned around: 'Yes, this lawyer Alan is the lawyer of my company. I think that having such a prestigious lawyer testify is enough to show the authenticity, isn't it?'

Seeing the figure of Lawyer Allen, Brooke hated herself for not being able to slap herself hard. How could she have forgotten about this? Last time in the Huang Yi case, didn't Zhou Ming take Lawyer Allen to post bail? Lawyer Allen is also a very reputable barrister in Brighton, and his testimony is absolutely fine. Could it be that this Chinese person really has a company, and the project of the dormitory convenience store is reasonable and legal? This is impossible!

While they were talking, Alan came over. Zhou Ming asked him to testify, and Alan immediately nodded and took out the documents from his briefcase.

'Classmates, I am Zhou Ming's lawyer, and I can testify for him that he does have a company with complete procedures called Wharton Company, and this dormitory convenience store is a property under Wharton Company. And what I have in my hands is the purchase list of all the dormitory convenience stores. I can guarantee that their purchase channels are all reasonable and legal, and their hamburger sandwiches also meet hygiene standards!'

Alan shouted, and at the same time opened each of the documents he had brought and held them high for everyone to see.

In the face of Lawyer Alan's evidence, there was an instant silence, and everyone was speechless. Even though they knew they had wronged someone, they still looked a little pleased. But Zhou Ming didn't want it to end there. He deliberately asked Brooke, 'Didn't you just say with conviction that I was a liar and that my dorm convenience store didn't have any procedures? What do you have to say now?'

Brooke had wanted to sneak away, but he was called out by Zhou Ming and had no choice but to shrug uselessly and blush, saying, 'It seems I was mistaken. Classmate Zhou Ming is not a liar, and the items in the dormitory convenience store all have complete procedures.'

'Is it over with just a misunderstanding?' Zhou Ming still wouldn't let it go, 'Because of your slander, my dormitory convenience store has suffered such a great loss, not only in terms of goods, but also in terms of reputation.'

As Zhou Ming was speaking, the sound of a police siren could be heard from a distance, and several police cars arrived with blaring sirens. Zhou Ming said, 'I know that the United States is a country with strict laws, so whoever broke the law today will be held responsible!'

'So what do you want?' Brooke shouted, 'And I was just passing by today. These Harvard classmates are the ones in the lead. If you want to find someone, just go after them. Don't even think about coming after me!'

With Brooke's words, the other students subconsciously took a few steps back, because at this point in the development of events, they all knew they were addressing the wrong person. However, they still did not have the guts to let them compensate and take responsibility. Some of the more timid ones had already started to back out.

At this time, Zhou Ming said, 'Who says they are the protagonists? They have just been deceived by others. There is always a mastermind behind everything, and the mastermind behind this matter is you, Brooke!'

While he was speaking, the police had already got out of the car. Several policemen, led by a sergeant, came over. The sergeant asked, 'What happened here? Who called the police?'

'My client called the police,' said lawyer Alan, stepping forward at the behest of Ming Zhou. 'Hello, officer. Just now, my client's dormitory convenience store was illegally attacked. It was that student Brook. He incited other students to smash my client's store. The plot was extremely vicious, causing my client to suffer losses of tens of thousands of dollars.'

'That's not true!' Brooke shouted, "Officer, they're framing me. An illegal incident did just happen here, but who can prove that I did it?'

As soon as Brooke finished speaking, someone in the crowd shouted, "I can prove it.'

The crowd then parted automatically, and a tall white woman walked out of the crowd. Her appearance also caused many students to exclaim, 'That's Professor Jela, the most beautiful teacher on our Harvard campus. I like her very much, and I believe whatever she says!'

Jela said to the lead sergeant, 'I can testify that Brook was the mastermind. I heard him and his friends talking about infringing on the convenience store in Zhou Ming's dormitory.'

With Jela's testimony, all the students who were watching exclaimed in surprise. They never imagined that what happened to them today had actually been planned by Brook long ago, and that they had all been taken advantage of by Brook! As for Brook's purpose in doing this, it was nothing more than to get rid of the Chinese dormitory convenience store and let his own dormitory convenience store get up and running.

At this point, Alan said to the police chief, 'Officer, the situation is now very clear. He is the mastermind behind the attack on my client's dormitory convenience store. Please arrest him immediately.'

'I don't need you to tell me what to do,'

the police chief said to Alan curtly, but he still waved his hand, and the police officer who had followed him went up and handcuffed Brooke.