Actually, before Zhou Wang came to see Qi Jiayi today, this was roughly the plan in his mind——
Sweet talk: "I know you have a long-lost sister, and I may have found her for you. So, do you want to know who she is?"
Coercion: "Heh, Qi Jiayi, I already know your secret. As far as I know, people with mental symptoms aren’t allowed to be lawyers, right? You wouldn’t want..."
In any case, no matter how the story unfolds afterward, "sweet talk + coercion" has been the truth of ruling talents since ancient times.
But the coercion part is more important.
The laws in Huaxia do not explicitly prohibit mental patients from becoming lawyers, but they stipulate that those without civil capacity or with limited civil capacity cannot be issued a lawyer’s practice certificate. And mental patients almost all lack complete civil capacity.
So from this point of view, Zhou Wang essentially held a fatal weakness over her. As long as she still wants to continue in the legal profession, she has no choice but to comply.
However, from the moment they met, Zhou Wang discovered something odd.
Qi Jiayi today seemed particularly concerned about the time, and she showed an obvious resistance to his presence.
Originally, Zhou Wang secretly poked her tire just to create more time to be alone with her, to seize the opportunity to use his tactics, but he didn’t expect to hit the jackpot—
When he suddenly realized today was the end of the month, Zhou Wang didn’t know if he should call himself lucky or unlucky for a moment.
Even though he deliberately delayed time to witness some intersection of Qi Jiayi’s personality changes, he didn’t expect to hit the exact time when her "Fifth Personality" appeared.
The key feature of the Fifth Personality wasn’t detailed in the diagnostic records, unlike Qi Jiayi’s other personalities, which had detailed explanations of their character traits because the attending physician observed them.
However, from the point of "suspected to cause significant trouble in the patient’s life," this mysterious personality shouldn’t be too dangerous, otherwise, it wouldn’t be just "trouble."
Amidst his frantic thoughts, watching Qi Jiayi’s disordered steps disappear into the master bedroom, Zhou Wang went into the bathroom first.
Although most of what he said to Qi Jiayi was a lie, one thing was true, that is...
He really had a stomachache.
...
The bathroom in the living room was very clean, but Zhou Wang could feel some dust along the edges of some cracks, and there were basically no water stains on the floor, so he could conclude—
Qi Jiayi indeed lived alone, and few guests came to her home.
This at least indicated that her social circle should be very narrow and her private life wasn’t chaotic, which matched Zhou Wang’s potential impression of her, scoring another point for him.
After glancing around and finding nothing special, Zhou Wang took out his phone, ready to watch some short videos to change his mood, when his phone rang just then.
Zhou Wang looked at the caller ID and couldn’t help but be surprised.
"Hello, Old Gao?"
"It’s me... Mr. Zhou, am I disturbing you?"
The voice on the other end of the phone was from Gao Zhenbang, a partner of Yunshangyun Law Firm in Yunan Province, speaking cheerfully.
"No, go ahead."
"Well... The firm has successfully found the contact information of Qi Jiayi’s ex-husband, and we’ve already talked with him in advance. I don’t know if Mr. Zhou still needs..."
"Found her ex-husband?"
Zhou Wang’s eyes lit up, and he quickly lowered his voice, "Then send the contact information over."
After hanging up the phone, Gao Zhenbang soon sent over a number. Zhou Wang glanced at it; the number was located in Australia, consistent with the information that Qi Jiayi’s ex-husband had gone abroad.
Zhou Wang secretly gave Lawyer Gao a thumbs up. This law firm really had some skills. In just one night’s time, they had pulled out all the information about Qi Jiayi, and now, in less than a day, they even dug up her missing ex-husband...
Calming his mood, Zhou Wang directly dialed that number.
After the overseas transfer prompt, a man’s voice quickly sounded: "Hello?"
"Hello, someone from the firm should have already contacted you; I am..."
"Ah, I know, I know, hello, boss. Do you want to ask about Qi Jiayi?"
Hearing the man’s enthusiastic voice, Zhou Wang was somewhat surprised. Although he didn’t know what benefits the firm had given this man, since the other party’s attitude was so eager, it also saved Zhou Wang some trouble.
"Yes, can you tell me if it’s convenient for you on your side..."
"No problem, no inconvenience at all!"
The man immediately said, "Anyway, my marriage with her was just for show. She never really regarded me as a partner, and I have no obligation to keep anything secret for her..."
Detecting the man’s resentment, Zhou Wang couldn’t help but pause, "What do you mean by that?"
"Heh heh, back then it was her who first hooked up with me. I muddle-headedly registered with her... After getting married, however, she told me she was born with a cold personality and wouldn’t perform her spousal duties with me. Can you believe it?"
Cold personality?
Zhou Wang was again taken aback, and before he could recover, the man continued to complain:
"Actually, that was nothing. After all, I liked her quite a bit at that time, and possibly because of this, she didn’t stop me from fooling around outside... Ahem, anyway, it was just a psychological issue on her part. I thought there was always a chance of healing if I persevered..."