Heart Hunting novel Chapter 109

The hour hand points at two o’clock. A moment of anxiety but of expectation finally arrives.

In the audit area, both Mrs. Gilbert and Noel come. Meanwhile, Mrs. Murphy and Daisey also arrive on time.

"Mrs. Gilbert, our Poppy is the right person to handle this lawsuit!” Mrs. Murphy watches Poppy, who is preparing information, with confidence.

Poppy?

Mrs. Gilbert is confused. Is she familiar with lawyer Poppy?

After she sorts out the document, Poppy turns around to look at them, to be precise, at Mrs. Murphy.

Mrs. Murphy sees it and waves at Poppy excitedly. If she weren’t in the court now, she would have walked over definitely!

Poppy just gives a light smile and looks down at the document again.

Mrs. Murphy whispers to Melissa on purpose, "See? The documents in our Poppy’s hands are so thick. She must do well research.”

Theirs?

How can lawyer Poppy become Murphy’s?

Melissa looks at Noel and opens her mouth, intending to ask. But she thinks that it isn’t the right timing; therefore, she has to suppress her doubts.

But no matter how, Poppy can’t be theirs!

As the chief judge shows up in the court, the originally noisy trial hall becomes quiet all of a sudden, and the atmosphere becomes tense. Poppy stands there calmly with sharp eyes, facing the judge, without a glance at Wythe.

At the moment when the judge’s hammer strikes, the "Navi Yacht Case” officially opens.

Poppy preemptively presents a video, a clip of a promotional video for the yacht company under the Navi Group. Everyone in the court keeps silent and watches the video carefully.

With romantic background music, the video starts and shows a relaxing view of luxurious yachts, sunshine, and beaches, rendering people a sense of leisure, comfort, and ease on vacation.

Soon, Poppy begins to talk after the video ends, "Mr. Chief Justice, what you saw is a promotional video of luxurious yachts, introducing those made by Navi.”

Poppy expounds with a clear and strong tone, "Navi is well-known for yacht making both at home and abroad. It has designed top yachts of various designs for the leaders of major domestic groups. NO ONE, NO ONE ever feels dissatisfied with the yacht it built!” Poppy deliberately stresses her tone to emphasize repeatedly.

"The 36-meter-long yacht in this case, called Alisa, costs $10 million. It has a first-class steel frame and a hull constructed with first-class glass fiber mixture and aluminum alloy. Equipped with a high-power generator and a global GPS satellite orientation system, it can even sail to Europe easily at a speed of up to 26 nautical miles.” Poppy explains its basic information clearly and shows the judge the detailed pictures of its hull.

"And this luxurious yacht, constructed for more than half a year, is returned by the plaintiff, Mr. Scout, after two weeks he received it! What a ridiculous decision!”

The audience is all silent, attracted by her brilliant appearance and vivid illustration.

"The reason for returning the yacht is very simple but ridiculous—Alisa fails to meet his personal request. He even asks the Navi to return all the money!” Poppy states the whole case clearly and logically.

Suddenly, she stands up and looks at the judge, who is sitting at the highest position, requesting, "Mr. Chief Justice, I ask the plaintiff Scout to testify.”

The upright judge nods. Soon, Scout appears on the witness stand.

Poppy gives Claire a hint and the latter takes it, immediately presenting the evidence No. 2.

Poppy also shows the pictures one by one to every audience. The first picture is about a shining, luxuriously decorated squat toilet.

"Please watch it carefully. It isn’t a squat toilet of a famous attraction, but Alisa’s. There are four toilets of this kind in Alisa. Each one is very pricey, as it is electroplated by 2.5mm-thick 24K gold.” Poppy’s bright voice echoes in the court. The audience hall is in turmoil after she finishes.

"How dare he uses 24K gold to make toilets?”

"It’s too extravagant. He just blows away…”

"...”

When the audience calms down, Poppy stares at Scout with sharp eyes and questions, "Mr. Ward, I can understand the squat toilets request. But why do you use 24K gold to build them?”

"I’m rich. I like 24K-gold toilets. Is it also illegal?” Scout, in his fifties, a little chubby, sits on the witness stand and replies in a tone that he’s a rich and he likes it.

"Of course, it’s illegal. But according to what you say, that’s your request, right?” Poppy has a clear mind and sets him up.

Scout nods with a casual look, "Yeah, I asked for it.”

After he answers, Poppy sneers and shows the second photo to narrate again, "The photo you see now is on the deck of the yacht. Obviously, what you see isn’t a deck, not a mahjong room.”

The audience is dumbfounded again. Transforming the deck into a mahjong room? Is this Scout a hedonist or… an unconventional man?

Here comes Poppy’s question. "Mr. Ward, I really want to know why you transformed it into a mahjong room.”

"The deck is so huge, a waste of space, thus I asked to transform part of it into a mahjong room. So, when I go out to sea, I can also play mahjong!” He replies proudly, regarding it as a wonderful suggestion.

"According to the information provided by Navi, the mahjong table is equipped with a suspension shock absorber system, right?” Poppy asks calmly.

"Yeah, that’s my idea. When I go out on the sea, I won’t lose my tilts when I encounter strong wind.”

His answer makes Poppy nod. She continues to present the third photo. "This is an exquisitely carved altar, made of huanghuali (a kind of scented wood), in which displays the state of Wealth God and a stove made of pure gold. But we all know the Wealth God should be put at home or where you run business. Why do you put it on the yacht?”

Scout waves his hand as if mocking their innocence. "Of course, you don’t understand, since you’re not businessmen. Sailing is quite dangerous. Even if I go to sea, I will feel secure being with the Wealth God.”

Everyone is puzzled. Why does Poppy bombard him with questions? What is her intention? But her inquiry follows the formal procedures, and even Wythe can’t stop him. Wythe doesn’t understand her tactics. But he has the way to overthrow her. Let’s wait and see!