Chapter 171: I've put in so much effort, of course it's not just for the right to know_6
However, before Old Tang could apply for enforcement, an unexpected incident occurred.
"Don't rush, take your time. So, you're saying the school is suing you, right?" Old Tang asked in an unhurried manner inside the office.
"Yes, Lawyer Tang, what do I do now? I received the court summons today, they're asking me to pay a lot of money, what should I do..." Liu Zixu said anxiously over the phone.
As he had filed a lawsuit, the school naturally did not sit idly by, also suing him, claiming Liu Zixu publicly claimed on the internet that there were severe quality issues with the military training uniforms, constituting defamation and infringing upon the school's right to reputation.
They demanded a compensation of one hundred thousand yuan.
It scared the kid since it was his first time receiving a court summons.
"It's fine, we have plenty of time before the first and second trials are over. Don't worry, we'll resolve this soon," Old Tang reassured him over the phone.
"Even if we really lose, I'll cover your expenses, alright?"
With those words, Liu Zixu calmed down, knowing of course that Lawyer Tang shouldn't be the one paying, but he was unsure about what to do next.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Zixu hesitated about whether to inform his family, when his phone rang again—it was the counselor's call.
They asked him to go to the school's logistics office, saying they were going to disclose something to him publicly.
Liu Zixu quickly called Tang Fangjing again, and forty minutes later, Old Tang arrived at the school.
Inside the school's logistics office, Director Wang, Secretary Liu, the logistics director, and the counselor were all there, all turning to look when Old Tang and Liu Zixu walked in.
"It took you so long to come after the phone call, if it were any later, you'd have to wait until tomorrow. You rushed us to disclose information during the lawsuit, now you're not taking it seriously," the logistics director said on the side.
Old Tang directly asked, "Where are the relevant materials?"
The logistics director pointed to a pile of documents on the table, saying, "Here they all are. You went to so much trouble just to review these, so go ahead."
"Really, I don't know what you're trying to achieve. Even if you've seen these materials, what can you do with them? They're useless. All of our processes are clear and transparent, feel free to check."
Old Tang ignored the sarcasm and started to review the materials. Indeed, there was no issue with the process; they had gone through the bidding process, and a company had won the tender, all in compliance with the regulations.
But when Old Tang saw the price, he almost wanted to laugh; he finally got his hands on it—the winning bid was just one hundred and twenty yuan.
Putting down the documents, Old Tang took out his phone and began taking photos. The logistics director hurriedly objected, "What are you doing, who said you could take pictures?"
While speaking, he even tried to snatch the phone. Old Tang stepped back and said, "What are you doing? This phone costs thousands, if you snatch it, you might be committing the crime of robbery."
"Fine, the right to know isn't limited to reviewing materials; it also includes the right to take photos. If these photos get out, then you can just sue me, any problem with that?"
No one spoke, and so Old Tang continued. Director Wang wanted to say something, but seeing that Tang Fangjing only took three or four photos, he closed his mouth.
On his end, Old Tang was already contacting the court's enforcement bureau: "Yes, Judge Wu, the school has been very cooperative, execution is complete. I'll have the plaintiff sign tomorrow, alright, that's it."
After hanging up the phone, Old Tang looked at the people in front of him and said, "We're good now, right?"
Everything had been agreed upon with the enforcement bureau, considered as the school's compliance with the execution—naturally, the school had nothing to say.
But watching the two leave, Director Wang became even more confused. Was the issue that had caused them so much anxiety over the past several days just going to end like this?
The other party had not done any additional appraisals or questioned the materials, just merely reviewed them.
What was he really after?
They didn't understand, but it didn't matter anymore—the matter was finally resolved.
The logistics director went off to the side to make a phone call: "Hello, please tell your boss Han that I've finished everything here; he knows what to do."
This process required cooperation from both sides, no one could reveal anything—it wouldn't be normal otherwise. These precautions were just for safety.
Outside the office, Liu Zixu was very curious, "Lawyer Tang, what do we do now?"
After all the effort, the trials were over, the materials reviewed, but without any result. The school was not significantly affected, and no money was recovered.
Old Tang smiled and said, "Easy, let's check out this Tengfei Clothing Co., Ltd., and then we can go to the police."
Now it was Liu Zixu's turn to be baffled, "Go to the police?"
"Yes, go to the police. We have all the necessary evidence now; surely, they must face the punishment under criminal law. You didn't think I made all this effort just to be informed, did you?"
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He had already arranged for someone to buy the military training uniforms from the school.
Jingzhou Vocational and Technical College is a large specialized college, with three to four thousand new students in this year's cohort.
If he, Old Tang, were as wealthy as Zhou Yi from the novels of his previous life, he would have bought all the military training uniforms for appraisal. Unfortunately, he wasn't that affluent.
He had only asked a friend to manage somehow. That friend also dealt with clothing donations, so under the guise of part-donation, part-purchase, they had already acquired nearly two thousand military training uniforms in this period without spending much money.
It didn't draw the school's attention, mostly because most of the uniforms were collected from the school's cleaners, dormitory managers, and other such people.
After the military training ended, most of the students threw their uniforms away due to poor quality...
The appraisal results were obvious—flagrant inferior goods. The cost of a set of uniforms didn't exceed ten yuan, extremely cheap.
In such a case, to think the bidding was done at one hundred and twenty yuan per uniform was laughable. Now, it's time to see what the owner of Tengfei company had to say.
Those involved in selling large quantities of counterfeit and inferior goods will also have to face prison time.
Old Tang truly didn't believe the school was unaware. Anyone would know what was going on with a little thought.
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Old Tang could only say impressive—these people were bolder than he had imagined.
What remained now was only one thing, to call the police.