What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Old Wang was in a good mood right now, with Tang Fangjing gone, only he was being called "Director" in the office, and the key point was that someone else was footing the bill for Old Tang's lawsuit expenses this time!!

Just thinking about it made him happy.

Just then, standing behind Old Tang, Old Han stood up and asked, "How's it looking, Director Tang, are the evidence provided by the opposing party complete? What's the reasoning in their defense plea?"

The words "Director Tang" instantly made Old Wang's heart tighten, but he could only comfort himself that it didn't matter since the person was not around; if they were far away, there was no way to manage them.

Old Tang casually responded, "Of course it's not complete, there's no evidence for the special account funds being in place. Oh right, Qingqing, I forgot to say just now, this is... this is Han Chengli from Dafeng Law Firm."

"He's not staying with me, for some reason he suddenly wanted to file an administrative lawsuit; anyway, he's going to stay, and I can't very well kick him out."

Although there's something off with Tang Fangjing's mentality, if the other party insistently follows him like a shameless pest that can't be chased away with scolding, with skin thicker than anything, what can he do, beat them up?

So he could only reluctantly follow along.

Uh... huh?

Old Wang's face, which had been smiling, suddenly stiffened. Han, why the hell was Han Chengli with Tang Fangjing, how could that be possible!

At that moment, Old Tang also looked up and saw Old Wang, smiling and saying, "Hey Director Wang, you're here too, how has everything been at the office lately? I should be making a trip back to Jingzhou."

However, Old Wang didn't speak; his eyes were fixed dead on Han Chengli. Old Han had also seen Old Wang in the video by now, and their gazes met, as though they had transcended the electronic screen.
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Wang Qingqing couldn't help but swallow, loving the tension of this scene!

Finally, a smile re-emerged on Old Wang's face as he said, "So it's Director Han, the case is ours at Tengda, all this running around won't make you any money."

A shadow crossed Old Han's face at those words; that Wang had the same tone as Tang Fangjing. It's not like Han Chengli was one to put money above all else...

"Director Wang, after all, I'm the vice president of the Lawyers Association. Director Tang needs to take on this public interest case on behalf of the Lawyers Association, so of course I have to help. Does Director Wang have a problem with that?"

Old Wang's mouth twitched slightly, "How could I possibly mind... All right then, Director Han, go ahead with your busy schedule."

Old Tang, standing to the side and watching the conversation between the two, felt somewhat helpless and didn't care to bother with them. As for the idea of switching sides, he wouldn't even entertain the thought. He knew very well what kind of person Old Han was.

Or rather, Old Han was very much like how he used to be in his past life: ruthless and relentless in the pursuit of money. While Old Wang loved money too, Old Han was more ruthless and venomous in certain matters.

The key was that he was doing well at Tengda and there was no point in jumping ship. What he wanted was life, not money.

The video call ended, and at Tengda, Old Wang's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, that damn Han Chengli, how dare he try to undermine him like that, as if Old Wang didn't exist!

This grudge had to be avenged; the only question was whether Old Tang would be swayed. Probably not, right, unless... should he offer him even more benefits?

In the hotel room, Old Tang continued examining the trial brief and materials in his hand. As expected, the opposing party had not produced any evidence that the funds had been in place at the relevant time.

Forget the excuse of forgetting to keep a record; according to the stipulations, all this had to be listed in the application for court enforcement.

Even if there had been an oversight at the time, the bank statements could have been verified now, but no such evidence was forthcoming, which meant this case was so straightforward that even a dog tied up could win it.

Three days swiftly passed, and the day of the hearing soon arrived.

Old Tang and Old Han left early as usual and after arriving at the court, Old Han automatically took a seat in the spectators' area.

After a wait, the deputy director of the expropriation office and their lawyer arrived; Shen Yongxue did not appear in court.

Even though the Supreme Court has been advocating for heads of administrative agencies to appear in court, at the grassroots level, many leaders do not actually attend. The smaller the place, the less important the official, the more they value their face.

The deputy director sat there without a word, while the public attorney glanced at Tang Fangjing sitting opposite him. In Jingnan County, there was hardly ever any administrative litigation.

The procedure was the same as with other lawsuits: the clerk read the court discipline and soon the panel of judges arrived, with Judgment Chief Xiang Yongjiang announcing the opening of the court session with an expressionless face.

Nobody really wanted to take on such cases because once you took it, you had to deliver a result, and you couldn't render a judgment that was too far-fetched.

Setting aside what Xiang Yongjiang might be thinking, the trial proceedings had already begun.

Old Tang made his statement, and the public attorney defended.

Then came the evidence presentation and examination phase. There wasn't much evidence on Old Tang's side, the crucial piece being only one document.

That was the demolition order issued by Jingnan County's Housing Expropriation Office.

"Evidence three, Jingnan County Housing Expropriation Office's Urban Demolition Decree (20XX) No. 013, which did not indicate on the decree that the compensation funds in the special account had been received."

"According to the 'Regulations on the Expropriation and Compensation of Houses on State-Owned Land,' Article 27 stipulates that compensation should precede demolition. This evidence proves that the decision by the Housing Expropriation Office was severely illegal!"

The public attorney across challenged, "There's no dispute over the authenticity and legality of this evidence, but we contest its relevance. At that time, our funds were actually in place, just not recorded in the materials."

"Therefore, it cannot prove that the decision was illegal. This is a minor procedural flaw that does not affect the overall administrative act."