What's wrong with this lawyer?!

I won't be dealing with this kind of thing for now, after all, defamation and insults, there's no point in rehashing them too much, I can leave them to other daring lawyers in the firm.

There shouldn't have been any chance for a major lawsuit, but with just that one sentence, that judge brother got scared stiff.

Upon entering the criminal court, the clerk, the defendant, and their representative were already seated, and Old Tang took his spot at the plaintiff's table, starting to flip through materials.

No sooner had he sat down than the couple across from him approached.

"Lawyer Tang, Lawyer Tang, please I beg you, let us settle and withdraw the lawsuit, my child is only a few years old, they can't be without a mother," Li Jianbin pleaded.

Next to him, Yuan Jiayu was also crying, saying: "Lawyer Tang, I know I was wrong, I truly know I was wrong, whatever amount of money you want, my family will give it, please, I was just confused at the time."

Old Tang lifted his head and said, "There's no need for you two to continue, taking responsibility for one's own actions, I see no issue with that, withdrawing the lawsuit is out of the question."

After speaking, he lowered his head again to sort through the materials, while Li Jianbin and his wife beside him were sobbing so much that even the clerk beside them was having a hard time bearing it.

However, Tang Fangjing continued with his head down, as if he couldn't hear a thing.

Of course, Old Tang couldn't hear, he had already activated "Auditory Shielding"; this skill was quite useless, but it came in handy at times like this.

After all, kind-hearted Old Tang really couldn't bear to listen to this misery, so he had no choice but to shut it out for now.

Seeing that the couple was about to kneel, the clerk couldn't help but say, "Alright, now I'm going to start reading the court discipline, you both go back to your seats."

Working in the court for a long time, one generally despises moral coercion because it's seen all too often.

They say in hospitals you can encounter patients of all sorts, but in courts, you can meet all sorts of problematic people.

The couple wanted to say more, but had no choice but to return to their seats.

After a long wait, the collegiate panel came in, this case was initially set for summary proceedings.

Some might have experienced summary criminal proceedings, where there's no need for a court investigation or court debates in trials, the public prosecutor states their case, then the defendant and their representative, before judgment is served directly.

It's all to save time, generally speaking, how the case will be judged is something judges have a preconception about before the session, with this approach, a bunch of cases can be sentenced in a day.

It's just that, since the deadline had been exceeded, it was switched to ordinary proceedings, but even so, the evidence was overwhelmingly conclusive.

The Judgment Chief asked both parties if they agreed to settle, and Old Tang again disagreed, even though Li Jianbin's eyes were already red on the other side.

Knowing Old Tang's character, the Judgment Chief didn't ask any further and directly began the trial.

This trial was purely procedural, the key evidence on Old Tang's side was that the images, texts, and videos posted by Yuan Jiayu had received over fifty thousand likes, been shared thirty thousand times, and the comments went without saying.

Not to mention her comments that received over ten thousand likes, it was a foregone conclusion.

Old Tang continued his statement, and Li Jianbin's lawyer had no way to rebut, only able to play the sympathy card citing that there were two kids at home, she was a full-time mother, and that the harm wasn't significant...

Not all lawyers adhere strictly to the law; according to one well-known lawyer, judges are human too, and if you can touch a judge's heart in court, you've practically won half the case.

I have no idea where their theory comes from, but it seems to be working pretty well so far.

"In the situation where the court has already made a judgment and the direction of the case is very clear, the other party still hasn't stopped the online abuse; instead, they've been trying every means to find our client's personal phone number to make abusive calls."

"Based on the above, I believe the defendant should be subjected to a custodial sentence!" said Old Tang.
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Yuan Jiayu was indeed the one who cursed the most in the entire incident; perhaps she had indeed suffered unfair treatment before, but in this matter, Li Wanting herself was innocent.

Working only six days in a month but being required to pay full wages and being unable to terminate the contract just doesn't add up no matter how you look at it.

It's just that the issue of taking sides is always decided by one's position.

The Judgment Chief coughed, ready to start the inquiry when Li Jianbin on the other side just couldn't hold back anymore.

He had been bottling up since before the New Year, the other party refusing any form of reconciliation, and now they were even suggesting imprisonment; he lost his composure.

"Tang Fangjing! You damn well insist on going through with this, to be satisfied only when my wife goes to jail, how on earth has our family offended you!"

"I ask you, are we going to settle or not!"

While speaking, Li Jianbin grabbed the stool from under him.

"What are you doing, put down that stool!" exclaimed the Judgment Chief as he witnessed the scene: "Court bailiffs!"

There were already two bailiffs in the courtroom, who immediately sprang into action.

Across, Old Tang remained silent, as unpermitted speaking without the Judgment Chief's approval is not allowed in court; he simply watched the other party.

In this moment, Old Tang was devoid of humanity.

Yuan Jiayu beside Li Jianbin kept urging her husband to calm down, but Li Jianbin was beyond calming now, the other side's silence and gaze made him feel like he was being provoked.

In a fit of rage, he hurled the stool in his hand!

Bang! It hit Old Tang square in the head, visibly blood began spurting from Tang's head, running down his cheek, dripping onto the table, and onto the floor.