Chapter 324: Join forces and do it

'How to transfer the company, as well as the contract text and legal issues that will arise during the transfer, I now entrust them all to you, Lawyer Allen.'

Zhou Ming said to Lawyer Allen at the entrance to the bar, while Allen shrugged, 'No problem, this is within my scope of duties, I will definitely help you handle it.'

Zhou Ming nodded and said, 'I believe it, because Lawyer Allen you are the most prestigious barrister in the entire state of Massachusetts.'

'If it were yesterday, I might still be unbeatable, but after watching your performance in court today, Mr Zhou Ming, I suddenly feel like a primary school student, and there is so much for me to learn,' Alan said.

Zhou Ming laughed, exchanged a few more polite words with Alan, and then got into the car. It was already 4:00 p.m. when Zhou Ming returned to his dormitory at Harvard University. He opened the door to his dormitory, but found that all of his classmates from the finance class were waiting there, casting very worried looks at him. This made Zhou Ming a little puzzled: 'Classmates, what happened again?'

Ye Ning walked up to Zhou Ming and said, 'Teacher, we know that the outcome of today's trial was not satisfactory. Perhaps our dormitory convenience store will be closed, or perhaps our company will not be able to organise itself in the short term. But we are all confident that as long as we follow you, as long as we, the finance class students, work together, we will definitely be able to come up with a project that is even better than the dormitory convenience store!'

After Ye Ning finished her declaration, Chen Shu, the monitor, also came up and said, 'Teacher, you must not be discouraged, you are the most talented person...'

Before Chen Shu could finish, Zhou Ming interrupted him and said, 'Okay, Chen Shu and Ye Ning, wait a minute. What are you all talking about? What unsatisfactory trial results? What not to be discouraged, and you will come up with a better project than the dormitory convenience store? What information have you actually got?'

Chen Shuhe and Ye Ning looked at each other, and in the end, Ye Ning told Zhou Ming, 'Today Zhu Yao said that he saw you go to the bar. We could smell the alcohol on your breath when you walked in. We knew that today was the day of the trial, and we also knew that the previous trials had not gone well, so...'

'So it's logical for you to think that there was something wrong with the trial result, and that I went to the bar to drown my sorrows, right?' Zhou Ming asked.

Chen Yezhu and the rest of the finance class nodded, and in the face of this statement from his classmates, Zhou Ming smiled helplessly, but he was also very touched in his heart, because his classmates were really worried about him. Zhou Ming also believed that if he really lost today, these classmates from the finance class would definitely still not abandon him.

How lucky I am to have such a class of students!

He sighed inwardly, and then said to everyone, 'I am very, very moved by everyone's trust in me. Today is indeed the third day of the trial, and I did go to the bar this afternoon. But one thing everyone got wrong is that we didn't fail in today's trial. On the contrary, it was a great success, because we made a new breakthrough in the evidence. Not only did little Brooke, but even the old butler of the Brooke family was arrested and sent to jail!'

In the face of Zhou Ming's sudden revelation, there was a moment of silence, but then there was an outpouring of cheers. Chen Shu and Ye Ning felt incredible.

'Teacher, is this true? We didn't lose the trial this time?' Chen Shu asked in surprise.

'Of course not. I have no reason to lie to you about this. And the Brook family invited a lot of reporters to the live hearing to put pressure on us. I'm sure you'll soon read about it in the newspaper,' Zhou Ming said.

'Teacher, you're not lying to us? The results of the previous trial were so bad, and all the evidence you had was overturned. They even caused trouble for you at the dormitory convenience store and at the company.' Ye Ning said, crying.

Zhou Ming gently rubbed Ye Ning's little head and said to her, 'How could I possibly lie to you? I have long told you that no matter what kind of trouble we encounter, we will find a way to deal with it. Although they overturned our witness testimony last time, in the end, evil cannot triumph over good. And this time, with the FBI stepping in, they quickly found new and more powerful evidence, so of course Brooke will be arrested again.'

'I see,' Ye Ning wiped her tears and asked, "then what were you doing at the bar, teacher?'

'This is the good news I came back to tell you,'

Zhou Ming said, standing in front of everyone and saying, "Next, I went to the bar to meet Wharton. I'm sure you're all familiar with this name, right? Because he is the name of the company I want to acquire, and this Mr. Wharton is the current owner of this company.'

Everyone suddenly realised what he meant when he said this, and Zhou Ming continued, 'Originally, due to the unfavourable lawsuit against Little Brock, or because Wharton was instructed by Old Brock, he also wanted to backstab me behind Wharton's back. However, he didn't know that Lawyer Allen had already left him a loophole when signing the share agreement. As long as he is unfavourable to me, we can expel him from the company at any time, and we also have the right to claim compensation from him!'

'So Teacher, you went to the bar today to blackmail this Mr. Wharton?' Ye Ning asked.

'Blackmail?' Zhou Ming impatiently tapped Ye Ning's little head and said, 'I'm your homeroom teacher, not a bandit or rogue, so what would I blackmail him for? I just want him to willingly hand over the company to me. After all, we Chinese, what we value in doing things is a sense of decency, we can't be like these Western capitalists who only have their eyes on money.'

As Zhou Ming finished speaking, the students below burst into laughter. Zhou Ming gestured for Chen Shu and Ye Ning to go back and sit down, and then walked up to everyone and said, 'Now that we have a company, we need to discuss the company's future business strategy. You are in the finance class, so you can't keep going around in circles with the dormitory convenience store project. Besides, I didn't spend one and a half million dollars just to acquire a department store or supermarket.'

'So, teacher, are you going to do securities and stocks, or investment funds?' Chen Shu asked.

Zhou Ming did not answer right away, but thought about it for a while before saying, 'Since this is a finance class, and we have come to the United States mainly to learn about finance, then whether it is securities or investment funds, we definitely want to try. But I haven't thought about exactly what kind of company to set up yet. After all, the goals of securities companies and investment fund companies are too obvious, and we know very little about the system and laws of the American capital market. Rushing in may get us into trouble.'

'I think we can all use our brains a little on this matter. After all, two heads are better than one. If you find any good ideas, you can always let me know,' Zhou Ming said.

All the students in the finance class shouted in unison, 'No problem!'

...

While Zhou Ming was discussing the future direction of Wharton Company with his classmates in the dormitory, Mr. Wharton was still drunk in a bar in the Fenway district, slumped over the table like a dead pig.

Wharton was drinking in a daze when he suddenly felt someone tap him on the shoulder and say, 'Are you Mr Wharton, the founder of Wharton Company? I'd like to talk to you about something.'

Hearing the name Wharton Company, Wharton immediately thought of the humiliation that Ming had brought him. He then shook his hand and said, 'What Wharton Company, what Mr Wharton? I don't know. That company is now Chinese, everything is Chinese. If you want to talk to him, don't look for... Oops!'

Before Wharton could finish speaking, he was slapped to the ground, and then a bucket of ice was poured directly over his head. The cold sent Wharton into several shudders.

'Are you feeling a little more awake?' the same voice asked him. "This method is a bit stupid, but it's the most effective.'

After the voice finished speaking, another slap hit Wharton's face, and someone said to him, "Hey, look this way, our boss is talking to you!'

Walton shook his head vigorously, then looked straight ahead. His vision became clearer and clearer, and finally he saw the person talking to him. He immediately exclaimed in surprise, 'You are...Congressman Brook?'

Sitting in front of Walton was the old man Brook. He said to Walton, 'You remember me, that's good. I know that Zhou Ming just came to see you. If I'm not wrong, he must have taken your Walton Company, right?'

'Yes, he is a bully and a robber!' said Walton. "Congressman Brock, can you help me get my company back?'

'You really want your company that badly? But my lawyer says that in your contract with the Chinese, you have already lost your autonomy and leadership of the company," Brock asked.

Walton paused for a moment and then said, 'That's all because of the Chinese. He is the one who rigged the contract. He is a despicable scoundrel!'

'It's not impossible to help you get your company back, but I've only met you once, and you haven't done what I asked you to do. Give me a reason to help you,' Brooke asked.

'I can help you deal with the Chinese!' Walden said, "Congressman Brook, I know that with the Chinese man's cunning, today's trial must not have gone well, and there may even be many unexpected setbacks. Perhaps your son will have to stay in prison for a while. In any case, I believe you must hate the Chinese man very much, and I can help you deal with him.'

'No matter what?" Brook asked again.

Walton nodded vigorously: 'Whatever it is, whether it is illegal or not, as long as you, Congressman Brook, give the order, I will definitely do it well. I must take revenge on that Chinese!'

Brook smiled: 'I like young people like you. You are very determined. As long as you set your sights on a goal, you will forge ahead.'

He stood up and said, 'I think we can come to an agreement and work together. My goal is to teach that Chinese man a lesson, but I don't know what he's planning yet. When he makes up his mind, I'll get in touch with you again and place you in a company that's competing with his. You'll deal with him then. I hope you won't let me down.'

'Please rest assured, Mr. Brook, I will do it!'

Walton said firmly, as long as he didn't look like he was going to fall over drunk any second.