He then announced a prison term that left the middle-aged real estate agent stunned.

"Three... to ten years?"

The middle-aged real estate agent gasped.

Before he was incarcerated, he had also encountered instances of car parts being replaced.

But upon discovery, it was always resolved through private compensation.

He had never seen anyone go to jail for this, let alone for a fixed-term imprisonment of three to ten years.

Looking at Niu Huan before him, a shiver ran down the agent's spine.

He suddenly thought of a possibility and hurriedly asked, "The one you stole from... was it Qin Mu?"

Niu Huan's face filled with surprise. "How did you know?"

He clearly remembered only mentioning the replacement of parts.

Yet this real estate agent... he'd even figured out it was Qin Mu.

"How did I know?" The middle-aged real estate agent sighed deeply, then pointed at some people in the exercise yard. "They... like you, were also sent here by Qin Mu."

As one of the earliest "old-timers" to arrive, he was well aware of the other prisoners' situations. This was one of his basic skills from his time as an agent; he had the essential information of various clients at his fingertips.

He had offended Qin Mu relatively early on. After the court's verdict, he was detained here, awaiting assignment to a prison. In the meantime, many "newcomers" arrived one after another. Some were detained in the same cell as him, others in different cells. After spending some time together, he gradually learned the "reasons" these people had been brought in. Each one was more outrageous than the last.

In comparison, he, a shady agent, having only received a three-year sentence, considered himself quite lucky.

"Qin Mu..." After hearing this, Niu Huan's expression became even more complicated.

He sighed softly, bowed his head, and said no more.

He knew... it was too late.

「Jin City. Legal Pioneer Law Firm.」

After taking on the defense of Niu Huan and Chang Yingcai, Zhang Wei had organized a complete set of defense strategies. He was preparing to go to the detention center to communicate with his clients when he received another request for defense.

"Lawyer Zhang, I am Xiang Wanbin's wife. The court told me... for the same case, it's best to have the same lawyer for the defense."

A middle-aged woman in plain clothes stood before him, explaining her purpose.

"Xiang Wanbin's defense?" Zhang Wei furrowed his eyebrows.

When sorting through the case files, he had specifically looked into Xiang Wanbin's situation. Xiang Wanbin was Niu Huan's good friend. Usually, one would replace parts while the other handled the reselling. They had been cooperating for several years.

And this time, he too had been arrested for the crime of concealing and disguising criminal proceeds and taken to the police station. It was part of the same case. During the court session, the cases would be tried jointly. For cases involving multiple defendants like this, the court generally advised hiring the same lawyer, as this would allow the trial to proceed more smoothly.

"I can defend him." After careful consideration, Zhang Wei nodded in agreement.

Xiang Wanbin was charged solely with concealing and disguising criminal proceeds, with an estimated sentence of no more than three years of fixed-term imprisonment.

"Don't worry too much," Zhang Wei said. "His case is relatively easy to defend, and he qualifies for voluntary surrender, which will very likely reduce his sentence to one year and six months."

Subsequently, in front of Xiang Wanbin's wife, he detailed the sentencing guidelines for Xiang Wanbin. After an arrest, this was usually the issue of greatest concern to the family members.

Yet, Xiang Wanbin's wife looked surprised, her expression full of confusion. "Only a year and a half?"

Zhang Wei was taken aback.

From her tone... he distinctly sensed she felt a year and a half was too lenient.

"Lawyer Zhang, Xiang Wanbin, he... he... he truly is a scumbag." Xiang Wanbin's wife's eyes suddenly reddened, her voice choking up. She then poured out all the issues between her and her husband.

"All these years, I have been slaving away for this family," she sobbed. "But he, on the other hand, has been fooling around outside, philandering, even hooking up with his best friend's wife. I strongly suspect the child his sister-in-law is carrying is his! The two of them have always been flirting. I knew something was off, but only Niu Huan, that honest man, was kept in the dark and knew nothing. Thank heavens, Xiang Wanbin, this scum, is finally getting his retribution! Although I don't know why the police arrested him, I only hope they sentence him for a few more years, ideally to life imprisonment!"

Her face was filled with hatred and disgust, and even a hint of satisfaction. She showed absolutely no concern for Xiang Wanbin.

Zhang Wei remained silent, attentively listening to her family matters. He deeply sympathized with her situation. Since becoming a lawyer, he had encountered all sorts of family disputes.

This type of infidelity... was just one of them.

"By the way, Lawyer Zhang," Xiang Wanbin's wife clenched her teeth and made another request, "I also came to ask about something else. Can Xiang Wanbin be prosecuted for infidelity during our marriage? I just want him to serve a few more years in jail."

From the look on her face, she seemed to wish Xiang Wanbin would never get out of prison.

Zhang Wei's mouth twitched. He explained, "Infidelity within marriage is merely a moral issue. As long as he hasn't registered a marriage with another person—which would be bigamy—he won't be held criminally responsible, technically speaking, no matter how many people he has affairs with."

The Marriage Law stipulates that both parties must be loyal to each other during the marriage, but the Criminal Law doesn't have such provisions making infidelity itself a crime.

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