Riding the wind of rebirth

Therefore, after Zhou Zhi explained to Liang Pingyi that the painting and carving of the warrior statues and the group of maids were actually in line with the Tang Dynasty style, and were even very similar to the horses of the Six Horses of Zhaoling Mausoleum and the carving style of Qiu Xinggong pulling out the arrows, and judging from the coloring, the warrior statues and the group of maids were painted by the same artist, Liang Pingyi still felt that it would be difficult to get support for this as a legal basis.

Because whether it is the judge, lawyers or jury, their level of art appreciation and identification of cultural relics styles are not at a professional level, so it is difficult for them to see what Zhou Zhi can see.

"There are scientific identification methods at HKU now." Seeing that identification through artistic style, carving techniques and stone material was not feasible, Zhou Zhi turned his attention to the colors used in the statues: "We can determine the connection between them by analyzing the residual colors on the maids and the color components of the warriors?"

"If that's the case, then we need to take samples from the stone statue?" Liang Pingyi asked.

"The current technology can use optical spectrum to analyze the composition. All we need to do is illuminate it with light and collect data. It will not harm the statue itself."

"But there is still a problem." Liang Pingyi said: "Why should Lu Lirong cooperate with us in such a test? This itself will be disadvantageous to him."

"Didn't he say that the statues were inherited from his ancestors?" Zhou Zhi said, "If that's the case, then our proposal to conduct scientific testing should be beneficial to him."

"But now we can basically conclude that this old guy is pretending to be ignorant. Didn't Wanqiu say that it can be seen from the soil erosion at the bottom of the statue that the statue itself was unearthed not long ago? Of course he won't cooperate with us!"

"But he didn't declare that to the public!" Zhou Zhi said, "Then can we use this to defeat him first in terms of public opinion? He swore before that it was an heirloom, but if he doesn't even dare to do scientific testing, doesn't that mean he has a guilty conscience?"

"Does he still care about this?" Liang Pingyi said, "He is a habitual offender!"

"We don't want him to care at all!" Zhou Zhi said, "We just want the people of Hong Kong Island to care, know the truth, and stand on our side!"

"Won't this force him to go to the United States? He's already contacting Christie's Auction House!"

"That's right..." Zhou Zhi pondered again, and then suddenly said: "No, if that's the case, that would be great!"

"What?" Liang Pingyi was dumbfounded: "He took the cultural relics to the United States for auction, then they will really be lost, how can it be good?!"

Zhou Zhi smiled slyly, "The situation in Hong Kong Island is rather special right now. To use the old saying, 'the overall situation is stable, and stability overrides everything.' Therefore, it is better to do less than more. We cannot fully exert our power in Hong Kong Island, otherwise it will be easy for Lu Lirong to take the opportunity to drag us into other areas. I think Mr. Li is not taking action because he is concerned about this aspect."

"But once the items arrive in the United States, things will be different. Our Cultural Heritage Bureau, Ministry of Public Security, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs can all negotiate. We have all signed relevant agreements with UNESCO and need to work within the legal framework. The two sides are formal enemies, so the work will be much easier to carry out."

"This seems to be an idea!" Liang Pingyi finally reacted. Before, everyone was stuck in a fixed mindset, thinking that this thing must not be allowed to get any further away from the country, and must be strictly guarded. However, no one thought that in this special period, there is a big difference between doing things in Hong Kong Island and doing things in the United States. He stood up and said, "I will go report to my superiors now!"

Just then, there was a gentle knock on the door.

Liang Pingyi walked over and opened the door. It turned out to be a well-mannered young man in a suit and tie, holding a briefcase and wearing black-framed glasses. He said, "Hello, I'm Tony Huang, Ms. Lin's lawyer. She said you may have some legal issues in Hong Kong and internationally that you need to consult, so she sent me here to assist you."

"That's great." Liang Pingyi stretched out his hand and shook the young man's, then turned to Zhou Zhi and said in surprise: "Elbow, we have a legal advisor now."

But he saw that Zhou Zhi had already collected all the documents on the table into a pile, and then put Liang Pingyi's briefcase on top of it: "Let's confirm the identity first." "Ah this..." Liang Pingyi was stunned. He didn't expect Zhou Zhi to be so vigilant.

Zhou Zhi had already taken out his mobile phone and called Lin Wanqiu: "Sister Wanqiu, there is a young man who said he is the lawyer you sent... He is thin, with a side parted hair, and wears square black-rimmed glasses. He said he..." He stretched out his hand and hooked his fingers: "Let me see your business card."

The young man quickly opened his bag and took out his business card and handed it over. Zhou Zhi took a look and whistled softly: "It's from Fude Law Firm... Ah, the business card says Fude Law Firm, a big lawyer, and his name is Tony Huang. Oh, good, good, that's fine."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Zhi said to Liang Pingyi: "Brother Liang, let him in. He is fine."

Tony Huang was frightened by Zhou Zhi, and walked in carefully with his bag. As soon as he sat down, Zhou Zhi said, "The case is serious, Comrade Huang should be able to understand, right?"

In July this year, Jet Li's "Bodyguard from Beijing" achieved good box office in Hong Kong Island. This film also reinforced the stereotypes of Hong Kong Islanders about the staff of mainland government agencies that they had just started to interact with. Tony Wong was the same. Seeing Zhou Zhi's serious face, he couldn't help but get nervous. He sat on the sofa with his legs together and stammered in poor Mandarin: "Then...the two...classmates, I, Hei Wuhei, would like to introduce Curriculum Vitae first, ah no, resume and...Kikui...Sandai?"

"Elbow, what is this guy talking about?"

“Hahahaha…” Zhou Zhi finally couldn’t help it: “He was just asking if I should explain my resume and my three generations of ancestors, hahahaha…”

"What era is this?" Liang Pingyi frowned.

Zhou Zhi then switched to Cantonese: "Why don't we just speak Cantonese? This is too tiring for you."

Tony Huang was relieved: "It turns out that Mr. Zhou can speak Cantonese, so it will be much easier for us to communicate."

Just through the business card, Zhou Zhi already knew that Tony Wong was the "big lawyer" of Fu Tak Chambers, the largest law firm in Hong Kong Island. He was a very powerful and impressive person.

In fact, it is written on the business card that it is "barrister". "Big Lawyer" is just a common name used by Zhou Zhi to follow the local customs and the citizens of Hong Kong Island.

The laws in Hong Kong are different from those in the mainland. There are two types of lawyers: barristers and solicitors.

In legal terms, barristers are also called "litigants", the kind who wear wigs in court on TV dramas.

Barristers have to wear wigs when appearing in court, and their lawyer robes are different from those of solicitors. Only barristers can hold courts in the High Court and the Court of Final Appeal, while solicitors cannot speak in the High Court and the Court of Final Appeal.

However, Hong Kong law also stipulates that barristers cannot take cases on their own, and all cases are transferred by solicitors. In other words, if a client wants to sue, he must first hire a solicitor, who will then transfer the case to a barrister.

Therefore, a large law firm with both types of lawyers is very important in Hong Kong Island. In terms of status, barristers are much higher than solicitors. They belong to the elite class and can be promoted to partners if they perform well. (End of this chapter)