What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Lawyer Zhou had thought it through very clearly, under the current circumstances of Ding Deshui, it was basically impossible for him to be granted bail pending trial. Even those without any legal knowledge could see that—he was sure to serve a full sentence in prison.

However, there was another aspect of the case that offered some room for maneuver, which was the complicated nature of Ding Deshui's case, mainly because he had confessed to so much already. At the very least, you would have to investigate all that, wouldn't you?

And the case also involved the issue of embezzlement.

Don't think that village officials are not officials. Under certain conditions, village officials also represent state organs, so embezzlement charges can be established.

In the case of embezzlement, it's not the police who are in charge but the Supervision Commission, which needs to conduct a retained investigation before handing the case back to the police.

It's just that Ding Deshui's situation is a bit special: other crimes were discovered first, and then during the investigation, he voluntarily confessed to these issues, which is why the case was transferred to the city bureau for convenience in handling it.

So all this could mean that the time limit might not be sufficient.
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The crime was essentially an economic one, not highly harmful to society. Add to that his merits for turning himself in, actively confessing and accepting the punishment, then obtaining Huang Licheng's letter of understanding and having his family return the funds they had defrauded initially.

Moreover, Ding Deshui's health wasn't very good either. Although he was just in his fifties, he was adept in all manners of vice, so his health was poor.

Taking all this into account, Lawyer Zhou felt there was indeed a slim chance of bail, albeit just a slim chance.

After all, even if bail was not possible, he would have done his best, and the fee would definitely be collected as agreed.

So now, obtaining Huang Licheng's letter of understanding was absolutely necessary.

He had seen videos of Tang Fangjing before and knew his way of doing things. There was no need to find Huang Licheng; he just had to win over Tang Fangjing.

On the other side, Old Tang was smiling. It was like a pillow coming to one wanting to sleep.

However, he couldn't show any emotion. As an old hand, acting was the first skill to learn. Without acting skills, one couldn't be a good lawyer.

So Old Tang quickly said, "Lawyer Zhou, you want us to provide a letter of understanding for Ding Deshui, don't you? Of course, that's no problem, as long as our conditions are met, there won't be any issue with the letter of understanding."

He had already discussed this with Huang Licheng before. Pursuing the other party's criminal liability would definitely lead them to try to obtain a letter of understanding. This was an expected move.

Whether to agree or not was simple; the price had to be increased.

Huang Licheng was an ordinary man. After spending two years in prison and coming out with nothing, he was in dire need of money, especially so, as he had a family to support.

And this time, he couldn't play the same underhanded tactics as before. As long as the other party offered enough money, issuing a letter of understanding would naturally not be a problem.

Moreover, given the current situation, if they went by the book, by the time Ding Deshui's family ran out of money later on, they wouldn't be able to get anything.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Old Tang wasn't actually sadistic, insisting on being harsh.

Of course, the situation this time was different. The case went directly to the city bureau, so given Ding Deshui's situation, Old Tang reckoned that even giving a letter of understanding would still mean a full sentence for him.

After serving twenty years, what could a person in their seventies do?

On the phone, Lawyer Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. He was unaware of Old Tang's plan and had deduced from the previous videos that the other party did not quite agree with the idea of "understanding."

He was worried that the other party would simply refuse.

Upon getting a response, he immediately laughed and said, "Well then, Lawyer Tang, what kind of conditions are you thinking about?"

Old Tang got up from the massage chair and paced to the window. Looking down at the street below, he began, "First of all, Ding Deshui and his group destroyed our client's orchard. The value of the orchard, assessed by a third-party company, is 1.03 million. That money, along with the interest for these two years, should be compensated by you, right?"

Lawyer Zhou hurriedly responded, "Of course, as long as Lawyer Tang's client provides a letter of understanding, not a penny will be missing, we will compensate exactly as required..."

He was already mentally prepared for this expense, and moreover, it wasn't just Ding Deshui who would compensate; Lawyer Zhou was also the lawyer for Ding Detu and the other two individuals.

However, the cases of the brothers, Ding Deshui and Ding Detu, were the most serious.

Yet Lawyer Zhou was interrupted by Old Tang before he could finish.

"Don't rush; I haven't finished yet. We've clarified material compensation, now let's talk about the emotional damages," Old Tang interjected.

What? Lawyer Zhou's eyebrows knit together, but he asked, "Lawyer Tang, this... What exactly needs to be compensated for emotional damages?"

Old Tang spoke leisurely, "My client had no issues originally, but then he lost everything because of the actions of Ding Deshui and his people, had to go to a detention center and then prison, suffering considerable psychological damage. Shouldn't you compensate for that?"

"Hold on, Lawyer Tang, isn't that wrong? Compensation for imprisonment is supposed to be covered by the state, isn't it? Haven't you already applied for state compensation?" Lawyer Zhou asked again.

Old Tang replied casually, "What the state compensates is for the state's mistakes. But, if it weren't for Ding Deshui and their reckless actions, would this have happened? Don't you think you should compensate for that?"

"Moreover, there's also the issue of my client's health..."

Firstly, it should be clarified that in a criminal settlement, what is called "opening one's mouth wide" generally isn't considered extortion; no matter how you look at it, it cannot be classified as such.