What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Old Tang found himself with idle time once more, or rather, he temporarily had nothing to do.

The public security authorities of Changlu County would definitely take care of the case, there was no doubt about that, it was a case that should have been handled from the start, it's just that previously, perhaps because of one reason or another, it hadn't been thoroughly investigated, resulting in the court establishing the case on its own.

Now that it had been thoroughly investigated, it was best for the criminal case to proceed according to the original procedures.

And since it was a criminal case, from investigation to the prosecutor's review for prosecution, to the court's trial, there was definitely a process in between.

What Old Tang needed to do was to wait until the case reached the court, and then initiate a civil action subsidiary to the criminal procedure, to have Ding Deshui and Ding Detu compensate the money. If they had the means, naturally, they would be the ones sought after.

Ever since Old Tang had his "awakening," he had adhered to a belief: litigation was always a means to an end, the goal was to resolve the issue.

Otherwise, what's the point of suing if, after all that fuss, you're unable to enforce any judgment? What use would it be, even if you lambasted the other party in the trial until they were soaked in dog's blood.

Moreover, allowing the public prosecution to proceed according to the procedure has another benefit: you don't have to go through the trouble of applying for property preservation measures, the public security authorities would directly freeze the other party's property for you.

Old Tang was well practiced in these maneuvers, after all, it wasn't his first or second time taking advantage of the public security authorities...

Since there was nothing to do, waiting aimlessly was pointless. He had already thoroughly explored Lincheng and Changlu County during this time, so on a rainy day when there's nothing better to do, Old Tang decided to make contact with the parties involved in his previous cases.

Old Song had already started laying the groundwork in advance. He had basically made contact with everyone, but sometimes things couldn't be explained clearly over the phone. Thanks to the effective anti-scam propaganda, some parties suspected Old Song was a scammer...

In response, Old Song suggested they look up the name Tang Fangjing online themselves, or if they couldn't use the internet, to have someone younger do it for them.

Now, Old Tang planned to visit each household in person, as face-to-face communication was always the best.

There were a total of thirty-one village committee forced demolition cases, which Old Tang initially found hard to believe, as this was just some netizen's word on the internet. However, after careful investigation, he discovered that it was all true!

Moreover, the time span was quite large, with the earliest case occurring ten years ago.

And many of them involved urban villages, since demolition is often accompanied by real estate development.

There were actually very few cases when you really got down to it, as many demolitions were conducted quite peacefully.

The simplest instance: you're asleep at night when suddenly you're carried out, quite gently indeed...

Or perhaps when you step out of your house, in just a moment's time, a professional demolition crew has already neatly done the job.

With modern machinery, demolishing a house or such is quite fast.

Thirty-one cases, this was an enormously daunting project, but Old Tang didn't mind; he couldn't possibly help every person in need.

However, within his capabilities, there was no issue.

But it wasn't very realistic to turn every case into a legal aid case, firstly because these were Lincheng's cases, and if there was to be any handling, it should be done by Lincheng's judicial department.

Yet, what Old Tang planned to do, was to create a bunch of wrongful cases in Lincheng!

In such a scenario, forget about legal aid; even thinking about it tells you it's impossible.

It's just... now there were too many people in the legal industry watching him closely, especially regarding his "free legal services," it was almost certain that the Jingzhou Lawyers Association would receive a pile of complaints about him every day. Your journey continues on My Virtual Library Empire

And foreseeably, after that netizen Warm Tea mentioned being a partner at Tengda, such complaints were going to increase even more.

To be frank, he was indeed engaged in unfair competition, even if he himself didn't really intend to, but ultimately, Tengda was benefiting.

In the end, it all comes down to money. As for the current situation, he would just have to take it one step at a time.

Just as Old Tang was pondering how to approach the parties, within a room in Shanfeng County of Lincheng City, Liu Shangjin, who was already sixty-eight years old, was cooking with a distracted look on his face.

His wife spoke up, "What's the matter, still thinking about that phone call?"

Liu Shangjin nodded and said, "I definitely have to think about it, after all... after all, that incident back then... sigh."

Although it had been ten years, he had never forgotten. Even though the village had long been demolished to make way for the current residential complex, and he had transformed from a "village man" to an "urban man," that incident remained unforgettable.

Because of that incident, it became very difficult for him to find work later on, with some places telling him to get lost as soon as they heard about his past.

As time went by, the details of the incident had started to blur, yet a phone call had suddenly made him think about it again.

His wife, also an old woman by then, spoke again, "Alright, then call your daughter and ask her about it. The young people know more."

Liu Shangjin nodded, pulled out his phone, and dialed his daughter's number.

Inside Shanfeng County Elementary School, Liu Lili answered the phone, "Dad, what's up? Is there an issue? Ah? Tengda Law Firm? Tang Fangjing? Are you sure?"

But Liu Lili was taken aback as she listened, she was, of course, aware of who Tang Fangjing was. Moreover, she was one of Old Tang's staunchest online supporters!

Although she was nearly forty with grown children of her own, she had been a keyboard warrior online, clashing with others. She just never expected to hear the three words "Tang Fangjing" from her father's mouth.