What's wrong with this lawyer?!

If Old Tang were a normal man, that would be one thing—but the key issue is that not even he knows how long he'll live, and on top of that, he's always doing life-threatening work. What a messed-up situation!

He truly wanted to offer a word of advice, that no woman could possibly stay by the side of such a man. But when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back down, sighing.

Over in Lincheng City, accountability had already begun. The political and legal systems had changed overnight, with the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commissions intervening in full force. Some who were still in meetings a couple of days ago were suddenly taken away.

Five days passed, a week went by, and by the fifteenth workday, the Handong Province High Court issued a notice regarding the appeal outcomes of thirty-one cases as follows.

In twenty-six of those cases, the High Court recognized that the applicable law was misused, and in five cases, it recognized that the facts were unclear and the evidence insufficient, and thus all cases were remanded for retrial.

However, due to the large number of cases and the special circumstances, those twenty-six cases were designated to be retrialed by Jingzhou City Intermediate People's Court.

It was deemed more appropriate for the original courts to retry the five cases with unclear facts and insufficient evidence. However, a new panel of judges should be formed to proceed with the trials.

Following the release of the notice, Lincheng City Intermediate Court was also breaking out in cold sweat. Although the High Court didn't take over any case for review, designating another court for retrials was telling in itself.

In other aspects, this was akin to dispatching police from other areas, especially during specialized operations like crackdowns on gang crimes...

Online, netizens had just one question: If Tang Fangjing hadn't been injured, would things have gone this way?

No one knows. As the proverb goes, "Zhou Gong feared rumors as if fearing spies; Wang Mang remained humble before his usurpation." Now that things have come to this, no one can engage in wild speculation, but ultimately a positive outcome has emerged.

In Shanfeng County, upon seeing the notice, Liu Shangjin wept with old tears streaming down. At his age, he had never expected the day when a retrial would be initiated to come.

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When Lawyer Tang had met with him originally, he had joked that unless he died, he would make sure things were taken care of no matter what.

Everyone thought it was just a joke, but now... Lawyer Tang, you need to live well. We old bones are the ones who should depart; you must live well!

Liu Shangjin and his friends were elated, while others were becoming restless.

These were the village heads and secretaries from back then. Now older, many were already grandfathers. They thought they were set for a happy and peaceful life in their twilight years when suddenly the cases were up for retrial!

The example of Ding Deshui was right there in front of them!

After Tang Fangjing's retrial, the next step would be to hold them accountable.

So, while the internet was busy offering prayers for Tang Fangjing, some people in reality kept saying it would be good if Tang Fangjing were to die this time.

In Shanfeng County, Liu Wuxi, now 78 years old, felt this way. His life had been prosperous and fulfilling, and now all of a sudden, he faced the possibility of being sentenced. Who could stand this!

It had been ten years. Why did Tang Fangjing have to dig all this up, and what about that judge from Changlu County? Wasn't this madness?

Liu Wuxi cursed all day long, but it was useless. The retrials had already started.

As Old Tang lay in a coma, Tengda Law Firm issued a notification: all cases would be handled by Song Tengfei!

Several years later, Old Song was back in the fray!

At Old Song's home, his wife said, "Why did you agree to take this on? You are already a partner at the firm. Why muddle through these waters? So many of the newcomers are eager for a chance to shine, aren't they?"

Upon hearing this, Old Song shook his head and said, "Tang Fangjing is my disciple. It's only natural for a master to come out and clean up when their apprentice causes trouble, right? I helped him out last time too."

Unable to contain herself, his wife shouted, "But isn't it different this time? Before, everyone was already locked up, but now everybody knows what you are about to do!"

Old Song laughed heartily and replied, "Don't worry. This time I am the safest. Old Tang has already cleared the path ahead with his life. If I'm still afraid now, I might as well quit being a lawyer. It's time for me to depart!"

His wife, not knowing what to say, could only watch as Old Song's figure receded into the distance. She felt her husband had changed a lot. In the past, with such matters, he would have avoided them if he could...

As the days passed, the earthquake was slowly subsiding, and the retrials were steadily moving forward.

In a solitary cell within Lincheng City Detention Center, Ding Deshui, who was sleeping, suddenly started shouting in a cold sweat, "Don't come over here, don't come over!"

Shouting as he did, Ding Deshui abruptly sat up; he had been startled awake.

His face devoid of any color, he scanned his surroundings carefully before realizing, oh right, he was inside the detention center. Even Tang Fangjing, with all his powers, couldn't possibly come in.

It had been several days, and Ding Deshui was beginning to unravel. As soon as he closed his eyes to sleep, it was Tang Fangjing stuffing his intestines back into his stomach, inching closer to him.

He would run, and the other side would chase him, blood everywhere, yet he was completely helpless, only able to shout and run continuously...

As he pondered, a voice from outside rang out, "Ding Deshui, what are you doing? Sleep! You have a court session tomorrow. Get on with it!"

Ding Deshui was taken aback; his frequent consumption of prescription drugs lately had left him a bit muddled. Oh, the trial was already about to start.

In fact, Ding Deshui's case was accelerated, with the public security organs concluding their investigation, the procuratorate reviewing and instituting the prosecution, and the court deciding to commence the trial—all in just a few days.