What's wrong with this lawyer?!

"What are you guys talking about, what do you mean Tang Fangjing is such a good person, and has sent our court a typical case, what on earth is going on here!" After zoning out for a bit, old Zhou hurried to his colleagues and asked.

When the people from the Criminal Court turned around and saw it was old Zhou, they immediately said with a laugh: "Hey old Zhou, you don't know yet?"

Old Zhou replied frustratedly: "Should I know? So what is going on, tell me quickly."

The Criminal Court Judge laughed and said: "Shall I start from the beginning?"

"Speak, hurry up and speak, since when have you started to dilly-dally, Xiao Fang, doesn't your Criminal Court always emphasize efficiency?" old Zhou couldn't help but complain.

Old Fang from the Criminal Court wasn't bothered by this and chuckled: "Well, it was just recently that Tang Fangjing from Tengda took on a criminal case that seemed to have substantial evidence, and the Procuratorate had already approved the arrest."

All being judges, they were quite clear about the current situation.

The approval of an arrest by the Procuratorate already indicated much because the judicial system is currently advocating for "less arrest, careful prosecution, and careful detention", and under such circumstances, if the Bright District Procuratorate approved an arrest, it meant they believed the suspect was very likely to be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment or more severe punishment.

Listening, old Zhou nodded, but seeing that old Fang had stopped talking, he grew anxious and said: "What happened next? Will it do if I treat you to a meal this weekend? Just tell me already!"

Only then did old Fang nod in satisfaction and said: "After that, Tang Fangjing insisted on defending for innocence. The case was an extortion case, where a demand for labor compensation turned into extortion."

"Indeed, there were some traces of being framed, our Chief Judge Liu from the Criminal Court personally presided over it, because it was quite complex. It later went through the Supreme Court committee's discussion, and in the end, it was decided to acquit."

"The Procuratorate even protested, but their higher-level Procuratorate did not support it, so the case concluded with an acquittal."

"It should have ended there, but then that Lawyer Tang released a video, you know about that, right old Zhou? He explained the whole situation in the video, and he even reported the person who leaked the whistleblower's information in that case, and went on to report and get the boss of that company arrested."

Old Zhou was becoming more and more perplexed as he listened: "So what does this have to do with a typical case?"

"Look at you, all anxious again. The key point is that the video released by Tang Fangjing got a like from the Supreme Court's official account, you know? There's some ambiguity concerning labor compensation and extortion, so we from the Criminal Court feel that under these circumstances, there's a good chance of turning this case into a typical case..."

"Hey old Zhou, why aren't you happy, it's been so long since our Guangming District Court had a typical case, just when there's a chance to make one, why that look on your face?"

"Old Zhou where are you going, old Zhou, old Zhou!"

But old Zhou didn't say a word and just stormed off, leaving old Fang completely baffled.

Envious of our Criminal Court about to achieve something?

Old Zhou sat down in his office, his heart feeling cold, icily so.

That typical case should have been his, he had already arranged it first...

How can relationships between people turn out this way? What about trust?

The more he thought about it, the angrier old Zhou got, so he pulled out his phone and dialed a number, ready to have a serious talk with that person!

After the phone rang a few times, the call connected and soon a voice said: "Hello, Judge Zhou, oh my, I was just about to call you, we had agreed to work on a typical case for your court last time, didn't we?"

"With my relentless efforts, it looks like there's hope now, almost a sure thing. Just that we can't be seen mingling too closely, otherwise, it's your treat!"

Uh... Huh?

Old Zhou held the phone, just... feeling perplexed.

"No, Lawyer Tang, this... what we had previously agreed on..."

On the phone, Tang's somewhat sheepish voice came through: "Old Zhou, I know you want to thank me, there's no need to talk about this between us, we're all serving the people, right..."

"Look at how you nearly worked yourself into the ground last time, did I ever say anything about it? No need for thanks."

Old Zhou was at a loss for words and took a while to react before he said: "But I'm from the civil court..."

"Old Zhou, are you blaming me for turning a criminal case into a typical case? You can't be like this; you've got to widen your perspective. What difference does it make whether it's your case or his case? Besides, you asked me to set up a typical case for Guangming District Court, and I did it," Lawyer Tang continued.

Old Zhou felt he had heard these words before, and after thinking carefully, wasn't that what the leadership had said when he was nearly overworked to exhaustion?

"Tang! Fang! Jing!"

With each syllable emphasized, old Tang at Tengda quickly moved the phone away from his ear; he didn't want it to be this way, but such opportunities were rare.

No choice but to wait for old Zhou to finish venting his anger.

So in the next three minutes, old Zhou ranted on the phone, while old Tang put his phone aside and studied his "Social Psychology" book.

When it seemed quiet inside, he picked up the phone again and said, "Old Zhou, getting angry is bad for your health. I had no choice in this matter, next time, next time I'll definitely make it up to you, I, Tang Fangjing, my word is as good as a spit in the pit!"

After much persuasion, old Zhou's emotions finally calmed down.

"I'll have you know I've recorded this!"

After hanging up the phone, old Zhou felt that sometimes he really wanted to sue Mr. Tang...

At Tengda, old Tang breathed a sigh of relief, finally having managed through the situation.

A typical case doesn't grow in the fields, alas, he had to trouble old Zhou, and take on the infamy himself, old Tang.

The task of "educating the unscrupulous boss" was something old Tang couldn't claim for the time being, as Director Zheng's investigation was still ongoing, he had to wait a little longer.