Chapter 1 An Attorney's Dilemma

Attorney An felt like a grand eunuch, forced to stand by with a notepad recording the date as the Emperor enjoyed his concubines.

*Ahem*

Ready for action?

Then, when a concubine became pregnant, they’d pull out the records to verify the dragon seed.

He'd been sitting in the car for four or five hours.

Only when the old Taoist woke up and opened the bookstore did Attorney An, with a sullen face, bring Yueya and Zheng Qiang into the shop.

It wasn't that he didn't want to rest. Although meditation wasn't as comfortable as sleeping, it was still a form of relaxation. But these two little devils needed watching.

Looking around the bookstore, even though the two ghost messengers were injured, only two and a half people were qualified to keep an eye on them.

One was himself.

The other was Zhou Ze.

The "half" was the little loli.

The reason she was only "half" was because there was a risk of error if she was left to watch them alone.

The problem was, you couldn't mistreat them or cripple them on purpose.

Of course, the beating he gave Zheng Qiang last night was, in Attorney An's view, an act of loving care.

Attorney An intended to make these two Zhou Ze’s subordinates. If Zhou Ze wanted to advance to Head Constable, he needed at least five underlings. Right now, he was short three.

The little loli was one, there was one in Changzhou, and Zhang Yanfeng, who'd gone back to visit his family, was another. Adding these two made five.

In Attorney An’s view, Zhou Ze had brought them back with this intention in mind.

Since they would be working together in the future, you couldn't deliberately torture or cripple them, otherwise things would be awkward.

Attorney An made himself a cup of coffee, sneaking out Zhou Ze’s favorite civet coffee from the back room.

The boss was sleeping soundly, while he’d been a jailer all night. He deserved some compensation.

With that thought, he added a dozen more spoonfuls.

As a result, when Attorney An came out with his coffee, he was carrying a large thermos, almost the size of a water bottle.

Zheng Qiang, his face swollen like a pig's head, sat there, lost in thought.

Yueya, on the other hand, seemed to have accepted her fate, casually flipping through a magazine.

The old Taoist didn't ask too many questions. Since Zhou Ze had brought them back last night and Attorney An was watching them today, they must be useful.

He diligently brought them tea.

Of course, the old Taoist didn't forget to bring over the payment QR code from the counter.

Yueya and Zheng Qiang were dumbfounded.

But they still took out their phones and scanned the code to pay.

A while later, Zhou Ze came downstairs. The boss glanced at everyone in the hall, nodded, and didn't rush over. As usual, he took a shower after waking up.

After changing into clean clothes, Zhou Ze walked over and sat in his usual sunny spot.

Bai Yingying brought him an ironed newspaper and orange juice.

Zhou Ze looked at the orange juice, a little confused.

"Where's my coffee?"

Bai Yingying pouted and said,

"I don't know why, but the coffee jar is empty."

The boss's eyes widened immediately.

Even,

Bloodshot lines began to spread.

His whole aura leaked out.

The being sealed inside him was probably surprised.

Had they encountered a powerful enemy again?

Otherwise, where did this almost uncontrollable anger come from?

Attorney An opened his thermos.

A rich coffee aroma immediately filled the air.

He took a big gulp,

Like an old farmer in the fields drinking the cool boiled water he'd brought with him,

So free,

So comfortable.

Zhou Ze looked at Attorney An.

His knuckles started to crack.

Yueya and Zheng Qiang were sitting a little in front of Zhou Ze. They had been pretending to be calm, but suddenly sensed the killing intent from behind and were stunned.

Could it be that

This ghost messenger from Tongcheng had changed his mind?

Did he want to kill them?

For a moment,

A look of anxiety appeared in their eyes. They had been somewhat self-important, even though they were about to be forced to sign their lives away.

They still held their heads high, trying to maintain their dignity.

But now, they were really afraid that Zhou Ze would change his mind and not want them.

The two stood up together,

Preparing to promote themselves,

To show that they would be capable underlings.

But then, Zhou Ze gritted his teeth and said, "An Buqi!" (referring to Attorney An)

Yueya and Zheng Qiang looked at each other.

This anger,

Wasn't directed at them?

The two sat back down obediently,

Like two frightened quails.

Attorney An twisted open the lid again and took a few more big gulps of coffee, as if he hadn't noticed Zhou Ze's anger at all.

The boss nodded.

Poor people,

Also wanted face,

The poorer they were,

The more they wanted face!

The boss forced a smile and asked,

"Is the coffee good?"

"Hmm, coffee, it's drinkable."

"........" Zhou Ze.

Just then, Xu Qinglang's Nissan pulled up, and Zhang Yanfeng got out.

Old Zhang had finished his family visit and returned.

As soon as he came in, Old Zhang said happily,

"My application was approved! I'm being transferred to Tongcheng to be the captain of the criminal police. Isn't that a coincidence? It's exactly filling the vacancy I left before."

He sacrificed himself, and then he filled his own vacancy.

The boss suddenly envied Old Zhang.

Good people,

Were they really this lucky?

"Thirsty."

Saying that,

Old Zhang took the large thermos from Attorney An,

Drank greedily,

Then burped,

And wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, somewhat dissatisfied.

"Why is it coffee? I thought it was pure water. This doesn't quench my thirst. Depending on drinks is useless."

Old Zhang didn't notice that

The boss sitting across from him

Twitched at the corner of his mouth.

"I have another week of vacation. After a week, I'll go back to work."

Old Zhang was as happy as a child.

It was indeed worth being happy about.

Coming back to life in someone else's body,

Still a criminal police officer,

Able to return to his original position, able to continue being a policeman, that was good.

He had a child who could be independent next year and would graduate from police academy, his parents were dead, his sister was dead, and he had been divorced for many years. He was practically alone.

This was equivalent to being reborn ten years younger, with nothing else changing.

"Now that you're back, let's take care of everything together, Old Taoist," Attorney An called out.

"Yes, what is it?" the old Taoist asked.

"Go to Tongcheng Grand Hotel and order a banquet to be delivered here. No, never mind, let's just go there for lunch. You book a private room and order the dishes. Also, buy some fireworks.

Don't order too much food, and order less seafood. If there's any game meat or forbidden items, remember to order less of that too. Don't let the meal cost more than 50,000 yuan."

Zhou Ze's finger trembled.

Order a little less,

Don't exceed 50,000 yuan?

Having lived two lives,

Zhou Ze felt that his poverty was limiting his thinking.

"As for the fireworks, don't buy too many either. Order three truckloads. There's no ban on setting off fireworks in Tongcheng, right? But let's keep a low profile. It's not good to disturb the neighbors if we set off too many."

Don't buy too many,

Three truckloads would be enough?

The boss's hand holding the newspaper trembled slightly.

"Should I use the company account?" the old Taoist asked.

"Yes, use the company account."

The boss couldn't sit still any longer. He felt that if he didn't say something, they would easily spend 200,000 yuan today.

"Isn't this too much trouble? Let's keep it simple," Zhou Ze said, pretending to be nonchalant.

Keeping it simple,

Sometimes,

Was synonymous with "I'm poor."

"If only one person was acknowledging you as Head Constable, we could keep it simple. But both of them are acknowledging you as Head Constable, just like in ancient times when accepting disciples, it has to be grand.

Once they acknowledge you as Head Constable, for a long time, they will truly share your joys and sorrows, sharing honor and disgrace. Isn't it worth being solemn about?"

"........" Zhou Ze.

What you say makes so much sense, let me think about how to refute it…

Zheng Qiang and Yueya didn't say anything. They knew that the reason they survived in the university yesterday, and the reason that man named An didn't kill them last night, was so that they could acknowledge him as their master.

They were fish on the chopping board,

At this time,

They had no right to complain,

They should just accept their fate.

At this time, the little loli also came downstairs after washing up. Seeing the people below, she said with some emotion,

"Wow, it's really lively today."

Attorney An beckoned to the little loli and said,

"You've come at the right time. You're the first ghost messenger the boss has taken in, so you're considered a big sister. This noon is the banquet for your little brothers and sisters to join, so you have to come too."

The little loli said with some surprise, "I'm the oldest, and they're the youngest, right?"

Then,

The little loli seemed to realize something and immediately said "呸呸呸", "Damn it, that scoundrel is taking advantage of me for nothing."

The old Taoist couldn't help but laugh beside him.

They were sharing a bed every day,

What advantages hadn't he taken?

The little loli coughed a few times and asked, "You're actually taking in five? That's a big scene."

Hearing this,

Zhou Ze frowned suddenly and asked, "Didn't you say that to be a Head Constable, you have to take in five ghost messengers?"

"Must? Who told you that?" the little loli asked in confusion.

"You did."

"Me?" The little loli pointed at herself and said with a smile, "You must have misremembered. I remember telling you that you only need to take in three, at least three."

Zhou Ze looked at Attorney An.

Attorney An was also surprised.

He thought: Didn't you bring these two back last night with the intention of making them your underlings?

But Attorney An still replied, "To become a Head Constable, you need to take in at least three, and at most five. Five is the most perfect, because after you're promoted to Head Constable, each of your ghost messengers will get ten merit points, and you'll get three of them, but they can't take any from you. So, of course, the more, the better.

Moreover, this has to be completed before you're officially promoted to Head Constable. Once you become a Head Constable, you can't take in any more underlings. Some Head Constables who only take in three, after a few of their ghost messengers die, they really become commanders with no troops.

I'm planning and preparing for you according to the highest standard. You also understand that a high-quality starting point is very important..."

Zhou Ze raised his hand and interrupted Attorney An, asking,

"I remember you saying just now that if I only take in one ghost messenger, we can keep it simple, right?"

Hearing these words,

Yueya and Zheng Qiang, who were standing on the side,

Suddenly felt a chill on their necks.