What's wrong with this lawyer?!

This look, this style... Damn, isn't that Tang Fangjing?

By now, some people in courts from other places might not recognize Old Tang, but the Lincheng City Political and Legal System staff are pretty much all familiar with him.

After all, he's the man who, all by himself, got leaders within Lincheng City's political and legal systems punished!

And among them, some have already been taken into custody by the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and it seems they'll probably go to prison later.

With such a man, who wouldn't be extra cautious.

It's just that Li Jiayan is a bit baffled; wasn't Lawyer Tang reported to have just woken up from a coma a few days ago, and now he's showing up in court?

Moreover, even if he came to the court to pick a quarrel, shouldn't he have gone to the Intermediate Court? What's he doing at our Jinhe District Court?

Old Tang at the counter obviously didn't know the girl inside had her mind spinning countless times in an instant, but it wouldn't matter to him even if he did, as he was indeed there to pick a quarrel.

He walked to the counter, handed over the complaint and other materials without saying much, pretty much just, "Here, take a look for yourself, and ask if you have any questions."

Li Jiayan took the stack of materials, and without touching the ones that clearly looked like evidence, she took the complaint to read first. She let out a sigh of relief after seeing the words "Civil Complaint."

Then she spoke, "Lawyer Tang, right? This is a civil dispute, we can handle this... wait, the defendant is...?"

Her eyes went wide upon seeing who the defendant was in the complaint, her mouth agape in shock.

"This, this defendant..."

Old Tang said in response, "Comrade, what's wrong? Is there a problem with this defendant?"

Li Jiayan seemed not quite right, so an older employee came over and said, "What's the matter, Jiayan? If the materials meet the requirements, accept them. If anything's missing, ask the person to complete it. Why are you making that face?"

Li Jiayan turned her head and swallowed before saying, "Sister Pang, it's just that... this defendant is a bit special..."

The employee called Sister Pang grabbed the complaint with a stern face, muttering, "How special can it be? If it doesn't comply, just send it back... hiss." Continue your journey on My Virtual Library Empire

A sucking-in of breath was heard, making one wonder if a fan had suddenly been switched on inside.

The lawyers waiting in line all turned to look; some overheard the commotion and were shocked themselves. Someone filing a suit against the Intermediate Court at the district court?

But looking at the person at the front, it seemed like that was Tang Fangjing!

Suddenly, the group of lawyers stopped queuing and gathered around to watch, although they didn't dare to say much, all they could do was spectate.

More people were curious: Lawyer Tang was reportedly just out of a coma, so how did he get into another conflict with the Intermediate Court so soon?

Inside, Li Jiayan spoke again, "Sister Pang, what about this... do we accept it or what?"

Sister Pang took another look at the complaint, finally seeing it clearly. The defendant was the Lincheng City Intermediate Court, and the legal representative listed was the president of the court; the plaintiff's representative's name, Tang Fangjing, was a bit eye-catching...

"Cough cough, Jiayan, I think you better ask the presiding judge about this one. I've got other things to deal with, I'm off."

With that, Sister Pang made a swift exit.

It was just too frightening, Tang Fangjing was suing the Lincheng Intermediate Court...

Seeing Sister Pang leave, Li Jiayan gave a wry smile, turned back towards Old Tang and said, "Lawyer Tang, this... shouldn't this case not fall under our jurisdiction? After all, the defendant is the Intermediate Court, our superior court."

On hearing this, Old Tang immediately repeated the explanation he had given Old Song before.

"So you see, although Lincheng City Intermediate Court is your superior court, it is an equal party in a civil relationship, just like our party. Since the Lincheng City Intermediate Court is in your district, it should be under your jurisdiction. Do you see any problem with this?"

"Or are you suggesting that in a civil relationship, the court has a higher status than our party?"

The court is special, but in civil disputes, it's just another civil entity, no different from other civil parties. If you dare say the court's status is different, then I will directly ask the Supreme Court whether courts have a higher status than other civil entities!

Those words were truly a piercing accusation. Hearing them, Li Jiayan became a bit flustered and quickly waved her hands, saying, "No, no, that's not it, Lawyer Tang, you... this can't be reasoned in that way."

"After all, that is our superior court. If we make it the defendant, we can't judge the case. Moreover, the Intermediate Court itself can't judge it either. It would be best to go to the High Court and have them assign jurisdiction..."

However, before Li Jiayan could finish speaking, Old Tang brightened up, "Can't judge? So are you suggesting that the Lincheng City Intermediate Court could influence your court in judicial activities?"

"Otherwise, it makes no sense. Why would it be impossible to judge? Hey, I remember that 'The Constitution' Article 131 stipulates that the people's courts shall exercise adjudicatory power independently according to the law. By your logic, can a higher court interfere with the independent adjudication of a lower court?"

Damn! The group of lawyers standing behind were struck dumb. Truly worthy of being Tang Fangjing, his words were too powerful.

The way he threw those huge hats one after another in the midst of conversation.

Just look, he even brought out the constitution, something no one ever really uses as a reference after passing the legal examination—you hardly see it again afterward.

But now, he was directly using the right to independent adjudication as an argument... nothing short of impressive.

There are many things you can say behind closed doors, like the "seeking instructions for handling cases." If said openly, even the Supreme Court wouldn't admit to it; all cases must be independently judged by the court.