The world begins with shameless people

Nacho drove the car and arrived at the entrance of the alley. He saw Ding Xiu and the pistols in Ding Xiu's hands and suddenly stepped on the brakes. He was really surprised.

Good!

What's wrong with this world?

A lawyer who not only senses being followed, but also carries a gun with him, or a gun with a silencer?

Accompanied by surprise, Nacho's thoughts were racing, silently deciding whether Ding Xiu was really ruthless, or whether he wanted to scare him with a gun!

After a while.

Nacho chose to get out of the car and planned to test it out for sure.

Ding Xiu saw it and was not surprised.

The fact is, based on his knowledge of Nacho, he would be surprised if Nacho just backed away.

Ding Xiu didn't move, smiled and waited quietly.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Nacho pulled out the pistol from his waist, stopped about five meters in front of Ding Xiu, and said with a fierce look, "Do you really know how to shoot, or are you pretending to be a gun?"

Ding Xiu smiled faintly, "As of today, I have probably killed more than a hundred people, what do you think?"

Over one hundred?

real or fake?

His eyelids couldn't stop twitching, Nacho was making silent judgments.

Ding Xiu acted too relaxed and comfortable. In Nacho's view, this final state...

Either Ding Xiu is a genuine actor with extremely powerful acting skills, or what Ding Xiu said is true and not exaggerated!

After thinking about it again and again, combined with the fact that Ding Xiu clearly understood him and that he had indeed discovered that he was being followed, Nacho was more inclined to the latter.

next second.

Nacho decisively put the pistol in his hand back into his waist, spread his hand towards Ding Xiu, indicating that he had no weapon in his hand, "Let's talk."

Ding Xiubian also put away the gun. Of course, he put it in a position where he could draw it out at any time. He smiled and said, "Let's talk."

"What do you want here?" Nacho asked.

"There are many things, such as killing some people, controlling some people, but the most important thing is to make money," Ding Xiu replied.

"Who are you trying to kill?" Nacho asked.

"Many people, such as some people from the Salamanga family," Ding Xiu answered casually.

The words hit my ears.

Nacho was completely sure that Ding Xiu was not joking. At the same time, he was even more shocked, "Do you know how scary the Seramanga family is?"

Ding Xiu thought for a while, "Nacho, let me tell you this, I know all aspects of this city very clearly, maybe even better than you."

"I know what I want."

"What about you, do you know?"

"If you want money, a good life, and a good life, then working for me will be the best decision you have ever made in your life."

"Otherwise, let alone that lunatic Tuku, whether it is the Seramanga family or... that guy selling fried chicken, at some point they will not only kill you, but also your father."

"Can you understand what I'm saying?"

Nacho understood, little by little, his face turned pale, and he was speechless for a while.

For a while.

Nacho was tempted, blinked, and finally said, "How many people do you have?"

"I'm the only one at the moment," Ding Xiuxiao said, "but I have a lot of money. I think I can buy a lot of people."

Nacho: “…..”

Just one person?

Are you kidding me?

Nacho couldn't help but think that Ding Xiu was a madman.

Ding Xiu roughly guessed what Nacho meant, "People are not the key, information is. I know the information of all the players in this city."

"You can figure it out for yourself."

After saying these words, Ding Xiu turned around and got into the car, exposing his back to Nacho.

Such behavior is indeed a bit risky, even if the crow is watching closely on the roof on one side, it will warn you immediately.

But, on the one hand, he believed that Nacho was too smart to shoot.

On the other hand, and most importantly, this risk-taking is a must.

What else would happen?

You said something like that just now, and ended up walking backwards?

That's not nonsense.

Ding Xiu got into the car smoothly, started it, and left.

Nacho stood there, silently watching Ding Xiu's car disappear, and then returned to his car with a solemn expression.

Time has reached this moment...

As for whether he should accept Ding Xiu's invitation, Nacho still hadn't made up his mind, but he did have some thoughts in his heart.

Nacho wants to make money, but he doesn't want to die. He is even more afraid that his father will be implicated by him.

In this case, conation is very reasonable.

*******************

After dinner, she returned to the hotel, took Daijiu for a walk, and then returned to the room. Ding Xiu took a shower, lay down on the bed, and ended the day.

The next day, I went out and drove a dilapidated Corolla, went to the court, became familiar with Mike, and followed up on the cases of the three shady clients. After that, I went to the Sandpiper Nursing Home and continued to fool the old man and the old lady.

On the third day, the same thing happened.

At noon today, lunch break.

Kim called Jimmy's phone several times again, but still no one answered. She felt something wasn't right. After thinking about it for a moment, she drove to the nail salon.

When I arrived at the nail salon, I found Mrs. Ruan, the owner of the nail salon.

"Do you know where Jimmy is? I haven't been able to contact him," Kim asked a little worried.

Mrs. Ruan simply shook her head, "I haven't seen him for several days. I'm still wondering where he went?"

"He never came back?" Kim asked again.

"Probably not," Mrs. Ruan wasn't too sure. "This place is closed at night. If he comes back very late and leaves very early, then I don't know."

Kim was actually quite familiar with this nail salon and asked again, "Is his stuff still here?"

"Yes," Mrs. Ruan nodded.

"Can I go in and take a look? I think something might have happened to him," Kim said, getting even more worried.

"Okay, go ahead."

With Mrs. Ruan's consent, Kim quickly hurried to Jimmy's small room without any delay.

There was nothing special in the small room, except for Jimmy's clothes and other random things.

After observing for a while but not seeing anything, Kim immediately walked out quickly, found Mrs. Ruan again, and asked, "When was the last day you saw Jimmy?"

Mrs. Ruan thought back for a moment, "Four days ago in the morning."

"Thank you," after saying thank you, Kim hurriedly left the nail salon, got in the car, took out her cell phone and started calling people who knew Jimmy well, that is, her former colleagues at HHM.

One phone call after another.

Jimmy's former colleagues all gave the same answer, they hadn't contacted Jimmy for a long time.

Then, Kim called Ding Xiu.

Ding Xiu was having lunch. After hearing what Kim said, he couldn't help laughing, "I haven't heard from Jimmy for a long time. What happened to him?"

"I don't know, something is very likely to happen," Kim had a premonition;

"Ah?" Ding Xiu immediately looked surprised, then proactively suggested, "Where are you? I happen to be fine right now, so let's go look for him with you."

Kim was quite panicked. Ding Xiu was willing to help look for her, so naturally she agreed, "Okay, I'm going to check out Chuck's house. Let's meet there."

"Okay, see you later."

After hanging up the phone, Ding Xiu and his wife finished their lunch, got in the car, and drove to Chuck's house for a scene of returning to the crime scene.

Because of the relatively close distance, Ding Xiu arrived at Chuck's house first.

Seeing that Kim hadn't arrived yet, Ding Xiu got out of the car and squatted on the side of the road, lighting a cigarette.

Unexpectedly, the cigarette method not only works on buses, but also works on Kim.

Just as Ding Xiu took a few puffs, he saw Kim's car approaching in a hurry.

Not long after.

Kim parked the car and hurriedly got out of the car. He said hello to Ding Xiu first, and then walked towards the mailbox and said, "It's strange that his car is not here."

There was nothing in the mailbox either.

Ding Xiu looked at it pretendingly, "Don't be too anxious. Maybe he has other reasons and ran away temporarily."

"..." Kim did think of this possibility on the way and nodded, "I hope so. Let's ask Chuck."

The two arrived at the gate of Chuck's house.

Kim knocked hard on the door because she was anxious.

dong dong dong~~

No one inside responded.

"Chuck! Chuck! Are you in there?" Kim could only shout.

Still no one responded.

"No! Chuck can't go out," Kim frowned and didn't know what to do.

"Maybe there's a window that's open and we can go in, let's go take a look," Ding Xiu suggested.

Kim thought for a moment and had no objection.

Not long after, the two went around to the back of the house and found the window that Ding Xiu had pushed open that night.

The two of them looked inside carefully.

"It doesn't look like someone is inside," Ding Xiu said, "Should we call the police?"

Kim nodded, "Well, there's no reason why Chuck shouldn't be here."

In response, Kim took out her cell phone and called the police.

The police were very fast and arrived in less than five minutes.

Kim anxiously explained the situation to the police and showed his lawyer's license.

Chuck's health is not good, maybe something happened in the house...

This was reasonable suspicion and the police had probable cause to break in.

About seven or eight minutes later.

Ding Xiu and Kim followed the police and successfully entered Chuck's house.

As soon as I entered the house.

Ding Xiu immediately sniffed his nose calmly.

The air is basically normal, with no smell of detergent or blood.

Look at the ground again...

It's not bad. If you don't look carefully, you can't find traces of a lot of blood... If you look carefully at a close distance, you can find it.

"Mr. McGill? Are you at home?" The two policemen didn't pay attention to the ground, only looked left and right, calling for Chuck.

The four of them walked into the living room and searched around.

The quilt in the corner naturally attracted the police's attention.

Seeing the quilt being placed here, the two policemen felt a little strange...but just a little, and didn't think much about it.

There are too many strange places in this house, and a quilt is nothing.

The two policemen checked the quilt and made sure it was fine, then ignored it and continued to search while calling.

It took almost twenty minutes.

All places were searched, and the fact that there was no Chuck or Jimmy in the house was placed in front of the two policemen.

"Can you help me contact the hospital to see if Chuck is hospitalized?" Kim requested anxiously, although in fact, he didn't think that would be the case.

The police officer nodded in agreement and then contacted the dispatch center.

No hospital had a patient like Chuck.

Faced with this result, Kim couldn't help but think of all kinds of bad possibilities.

Because of these possibilities, Kim officially reported the disappearance of brothers Chuck and Jimmy to the police, and called Howard.

Howard was very fast and arrived in a hurry within half an hour.

At this time, several police officers were already carefully searching for various possibilities in Chuck's house... Originally, under normal circumstances, it was just a disappearance case and the police would not do this. However, Chuck was a member of HHM Law Firm. The partners of the firm, plus Howard, immediately called the police chief after receiving Kim's call... The police had no choice and must treat this disappearance case carefully...

Howard was a little surprised to see Ding Xiu here, "Ding Xiu, I'm glad to see you again."

"Me too," Ding Xiu responded.

Howard didn't say much, and immediately strode to find out the situation from the police.

Ding Xiu and Kim were asked by the police not to enter the house for the time being, so they continued to sit on the curb.

Ding Xiu took out cigarettes, handed one to Kim, and lit another one himself, "What do you think happened to the Jimmy brothers?"

Normally, Kim would not smoke in such a public place, but now, he was too irritated. He lit up the cigarette and took a long puff, "It's very possible that something big will happen... Jimmy will get into trouble. It's not uncommon." , but even Chuck has disappeared, which is definitely not normal."

"But what could happen to these two brothers?" Ding Xiu asked in confusion.

Kim shook her head, she really couldn't imagine it;

"Is it possible that Jimmy provoked people he shouldn't have provoked, such as criminals, and implicated Chuck, and then the two of them were kidnapped together?" Ding Xiu said.

When Kim heard this, he turned to look at Ding Xiu for two seconds, "I hope it's not..."

As soon as the words left his mouth.

There was a commotion in the house not far behind.

Ding Xiu and Jin both heard it and looked back together.

I saw a policeman press the intercom on his shoulder and said in a very urgent tone, "Send the forensic doctor here quickly, xxxxx, a murder is suspected to have occurred here!"

Both Ding Xiu and Jin heard this sentence clearly.

Immediately, the two quickly stood up and ran towards the house.

*******************

There was a commotion in Chuck's house.

The police pried open the floor in the area where Jimmy and Chuck had lost a lot of blood that night.

Forensic doctors detected a lot of dried blood.

"There was blood in both places. There is a high probability that two people were injured here. Afterwards, the gangsters cleaned up the blood stains..."

A policeman said so.

that's it.

The disappearance escalated into a suspected homicide.

After getting this result and looking at the blood in the cracks of the floor, Kim's expression was gloomy and he was in a daze. His body was swaying and he couldn't stand still...

Ding Xiu saw it, reached out in time, held Kim's waist, and comforted, "Don't think about it, maybe it's not Jimmy and Chuck's blood."

Kim nodded dazedly.

It didn't take long.

Ding Xiu, Kim, and Howard were asked out of the house by the police.

Police set up a cordon around the house and officially launched an investigation.

Standing on the lawn in front of the house, Ding Xiu held a cigarette in his mouth and quietly watched the policemen at work, feeling unknowingly irritated.

He, the murderer, is standing here, watching the police busy...

This feeling is really extraordinary.

Time flies.

It's about two o'clock in the afternoon.

After collecting a bunch of items, the police withdrew.

In front of the house, only Ding Xiu, Kim and Howard were left.

By this time, Kim had calmed down a bit. Howard came over and said, "Kim, it's useless for us to continue standing here. Why don't we go back and think about whether there are other ways to find out what happened to Jimmy and Chuck."

Kim heard it, was silent for a moment, and nodded, "Okay."

Immediately, Kim turned to Ding Xiu and said, "Ding Xiu, thank you for taking you so long."

Ding Xiu didn't smile, but shook his head calmly, "Jimmy is my friend, this is what I should do."

Said a few words briefly.

Kim and Howard got into their cars and returned to HHM.

Ding Xiu then got in the car, continued his life, and headed to Sandpiper Nursing Home.

**********

The Albuquerque Police Department, to be honest, is useless and has no laboratory at all.

If you want to compare DNA, you have to send the sample to another place and wait for a week to get the results.

In addition, homicides in the city of Albuquerque occur from time to time.

Therefore, the case of Chuck and Jimmy's suspected murder is progressing very slowly.

The days passed day by day.

Ding Xiu's life has hardly changed much. It still consists of hotels, courts, and Sandpiper nursing homes, running between three points and one line.

If we really want to talk about changes, it’s probably just a little bit.

He contacted Kim much more frequently.

Kim's life hasn't changed much, except...as time goes by, it feels more and more like Jimmy and Chuck are probably dead...

In terms of HHM, Howard has changed a lot.

Howard is very busy.

As a senior partner and one of the founders of HHM, Chuck McGill is currently missing and suspected to be dead, which has a great impact...

Howard has been busy undoing the damage this effect has had on HHM.

on the other hand.

Because he is well-known in the legal community of New Mexico, Chuck's case has indeed attracted widespread attention... There is inevitably some commotion in the legal community of New Mexico.

It is worth mentioning that.

Except for Kim, the police, some people from the nail salon, a few of Jimmy's former colleagues, and Jimmy's mother... no more people care about such an inconspicuous little character as Jimmy.
-

Time flies and six days pass.

This morning.

Mike, who had just returned home from the night shift, heard a knock on the door. He got up and walked to the window to see a police car parked on the roadside in front of the house.

Mike pursed his lips and stood up to open the door.

There were two policemen, an old man and a young man, standing outside the door.

Mike knew the old policeman among them, but not the young one, "What's the matter?"

The young policeman spoke and first identified himself.

Both officers came from the Philadelphia Police Department, where Mike had worked for thirty years.

Then, the young policeman revealed his purpose, which was to investigate the shooting deaths of police officers Hoffman and Fensky three months ago.

Mike listened quietly and said expressionlessly, "I don't know anything about this matter, but if you want to talk, we can go to the police station to have a formal talk. After we talk, I hope you won't bother me again." I."

The young policeman smiled slightly and said, "Wouldn't it be more convenient for us to talk here?"

Mike insisted on going to the police station.

The young policeman agreed without further ado.

Mike followed two police officers, one old and one young, into the police car and headed to the Albuquerque Police Station.

When I arrived at the police station, I walked into the interrogation room and sat down.

Mike spoke first, "I need to call my lawyer."

Mike has not been arrested and is now cooperating with the investigation. He has the authority to make phone calls, and the two police officers cannot stop him by force.

The young policeman smiled and said, "Mike, we are just talking. There is no need for lawyers to get involved."

Without saying anything, Mike took out his cell phone and dialed Ding Xiu's number.

Ding Xiu was dealing with criminals in the court as usual. When she saw Mike's call, she was immediately happy and immediately answered the phone, "Hello?"

"I'm at the Albuquerque Police Department. Come over and bring me a cup of coffee," Mike said simply and directly.

"Okay, I'll be there soon," Ding Xiu responded simply.

call ended.

Ding Xiu put away his cell phone and Ma Liu said a few words, bid farewell to the criminals in front of him, left the court and went straight to the police station.

Of course, he knew what Mike needed from him.

Thinking of this matter, he was really a little sad...

After his son died, Comrade Mike sank into despair for a while. He killed the two murderers of his son, left Philadelphia, and came to Albuquerque. In order to take care of his daughter-in-law Stacey and granddaughter Kelly, he took one step at a time. I walked to Uncle Fried Chicken...

As a result, Stacey is just a jerk and has a lot of bullshit...

"family."

After thinking about it, Ding Xiu couldn't help but read.

The fact is that he has never understood the idea of ​​putting his family first and not even caring about his own life...

He found this kind of thing ridiculous.

With random thoughts, Ding Xiu arrived at the police station, carrying coffee, and quickly walked into the interrogation room. He drove away two more policemen, sat down opposite Mike, and smiled at Mike, "What do you need me to do?"

Mike stood up and went to the door and looked outside to make sure that the two policemen were not eavesdropping outside. Then he walked up to Ding Xiu and said very seriously, "The young policeman you saw just now has a record book in his hand. Wait until At the end of the interrogation, he would put the record book in his coat pocket."

"When the time comes, I need you to accidentally spill this cup of coffee on him."

Ding Xiu still smiled, "That's it?"

To be honest, Mike still didn't understand what was going on with Ding Xiu, but he was sure that Ding Xiu was not a good person and nodded, "That's it."

"Okay," Ding Xiu agreed simply.

Mike's brows moved. He wanted to ask why Ding Xiu agreed so readily. After a slight hesitation, he held back and sat back down.

Ding Xiu called the two policemen back.

The interrogation begins.

"Two police officers, why did you call my client? Please let me know first," Ding Xiu spoke first.

The young policeman was speechless, "You don't know?"

Ding Xiuxiao said, "I just arrived and don't know anything."

The young policeman frowned and could only briefly explain the murder of Mike's son nine months ago and the murders of Hoffman and Fensky three months ago.

Ding Xiu nodded, "Understood, two police officers, continue."

That's all the interrogation process.

Mike only answered what he could. Of course, the answers were all useless information.

It took about ten minutes.

The trial ends.

Ding Xiu stood up, took two steps, pretended not to stand still, and poured the coffee on the young policeman.

Mike took the opportunity to step forward, wipe the young policeman's book, and steal the record book.

Everything went very smoothly.

Out of the police station.

"Do you want me to give it to you?" Ding Xiu took out cigarettes, lit one, and asked Mike.

Mike glanced at Ding Xiu with a complicated expression, "OK."

The two get in the car.

After asking for Mike's address, Ding Xiu drove Mike quietly to the small house without further ado, "If you need anything, call me."

"Yeah," Mike responded calmly, got out of the car and walked home.

Ding Xiu didn't stop and went back to the court to earn the seven hundred dollars he had been working on for the past two days.

Actually tell the truth.

In the United States, the consumption level of normal people is not high.

A public defense case can be completed in one or two days if it is easy, and four or five days if it is more complicated.

On average, a public defender in a city like Albuquerque, with an extremely high crime rate, can handle eight or nine cases a month, which would cost between five and six thousand dollars.

This month's income is not bad, it is definitely enough to live on, and you can still have some luxury occasionally.

In the original play, Comrade Jimmy particularly disliked it and thought it was too little.

Of course, Jimmy will dislike it for his own reasons.

Romantic Jimmy, in the past, you could make a few hundred dollars by cheating casually. You are used to making quick money by taking advantage of the sidelines... No matter how serious you make money, you can only earn a few thousand dollars a month. I'm not happy with it. It's very reasonable. No. Something wrong.

From this point of view, Jimmy later went to that point step by step, cheating this and that. In the end, Howard was not only killed, but his image was also ruined so seriously that he was considered by so many people to be an addict... In fact It's already been decided.

Jimmy won't change, nor is he willing to change, it's just his nature.

Generally speaking, it is true to the old saying, it is easy to change the situation, but it is difficult to change the nature.

Go to the court and finish your business.

Ding Xiu returned to the hotel, took all the indictments against Sandpiper Nursing Home that he had prepared these days, had lunch, and went straight to Sandpiper Nursing Home.

************

Sandpiper Nursing Home.

After operating for so many days, it’s time to close the net.

Ding Xiu didn't waste much effort, and gathered a dozen old men and women into a room. Then, he took away the relevant information and documents saved by the old men and women, and then asked them to sign the indictment. .

After finishing the work and playing with the old men and ladies for a while, Ding Xiu went straight to the court with more than a dozen indictments and found a judge he had become familiar with in recent days.

After explaining the situation in detail to the judge, Ding Xiu obtained a search warrant signed by the judge.

Immediately, accompanied by two police officers summoned by the court, Ding Xiu returned to Sandpiper Nursing Home to collect relevant receipts, shipping lists and other relevant information from the hospital.

This is the end.

The Sandpiper nursing home fraud case has officially begun.

Leave the nursing home.

Ding Xiu called Kim while driving, "Kim, please treat me to the dinner you mentioned last time later."

"?????" Kim was still worried about Jimmy. She was really in no mood and was stunned for a moment. "It will take a while. There are too many annoying things now. I'm sorry."

Ding Xiu can understand.

Jimmy disappeared without a trace, and Kim had to remember him for a while.

"Kim, I won't let you treat me to this dinner in vain," Ding Xiu said with a smile, "I just won a big case, and I am willing to cooperate with HHM... mainly with you."

"Perhaps, with the help of this case, you can become a partner of HHM."

hum.

Kim was shocked.

next second.

Worrying about Jimmy was one thing, but his professional future was another.

What's more, at this stage, Kim and Jimmy were at the most friendship stage, not yet lovers... Kim was not ready to give up on everything just for Jimmy's sake.

Kim was surprised and excited, "What case? So big?"

"For a class action lawsuit, I already have fifteen clients who have signed a prosecution contract, and I have also gone to the judge to sign a search warrant and obtained the other party's criminal evidence," Ding Xiu said lightly.

The judge has signed a search warrant, so there can be no problem.

Kim suddenly became excited, and then, despite having many doubts, she put it aside for the time being, "Okay, xx restaurant, see you later?"

"See you later."

About half an hour passed.

Xx restaurant.

The two met, sat down facing each other, and ordered their meals.

Finished ordering.

Kim couldn't help it and asked in a low voice, "Tell me what the case is."

Both are lawyers and are very clear about confidentiality agreements.

What's more, this case has already been taken under his leadership. This is a done deal and cannot be changed...

Therefore, Ding Xiu took out an indictment directly from the briefcase and handed it to Kim without any ink.

Kim was a little surprised and didn't dare to answer rashly, "Is this appropriate?"

Ding Xiu grinned, "I believe you."

Kim was slightly startled, realizing that something was wrong with what he said, but he still took the indictment and read it quickly.

read it.

Kim took a deep breath, his face full of disbelief, and while handing the indictment back to Ding Xiu, he asked, "How did you find out about this case?"

"In addition to doing public defense cases in the court during this period of time, I will make wills for the elderly during the rest of the time," Ding Xiu replied. "I made many wills in that nursing home. When chatting with those elderly people, , discovered something was wrong.”

Kim understood and was surprised. At the same time, he admired Ding Xiu further in his heart, "I never realized before that you would be interested in elder law."

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Ding Xiuxiao asked.

Kim nodded, "I think so."

"It is easier for the elderly to earn money. Although it is less, it is good if the amount is large," Ding Xiuzuo said frankly, "This is the main reason why I decided to do this. Secondly, the elderly are our The disadvantaged in society, and the law, is not really for the rich.”

Dingxiu knew exactly what Kim liked to hear.

Then just do as you say.

It costs nothing to talk.

Kim blinked, deeply touched.

Touched, Kim couldn't help but fall silent.

After a short moment of silence, Kim nodded in agreement, "That's true. You suddenly reminded me of why I wanted to become a lawyer in the first place."

“To be honest, I have considered pursuing a career in elder law before.”

Ding Xiu smiled faintly, "Just do whatever makes you happy."

In the original play.

Kim actually doesn’t have many happy moments...

In fact, from Ding Xiu's point of view, Kim does not actually love Jimmy. The reason why she is with Jimmy is purely because her friendship has reached a certain level, she knows that Jimmy likes her, and then she is attracted by Jimmy's unusual side... It has nothing to do with love. , at least for a long time, has nothing to do with love.

and so.

Ding Xiu wants to try to see if he can make Kim fall in love with him by making Kim happy.

There is no other reason.

Love can unlock many postures.

"Yeah," Kim exclaimed.

The two chatted for a while and then returned to the topic.

"Ding Xiu, I have to ask, why are you looking for me?" Kim asked seriously, "Take this case and go directly to Howard or other law firms. Given the scale of this case, You can basically become a partner immediately.”

Ding Xiu smiled brightly, "Want to hear the truth?"

"Yeah," Kim replied.

"I like you," Ding Xiu said calmly.

Kim guessed it, but after hearing it with her own ears, she still didn't know how to respond. (End of chapter)