What's wrong with this lawyer?!

In a small community of Bright District, Lu Dongxu was getting ready to leave the house; today was the day of the court hearing.

He was now steadfast in the belief that he would never, ever lend money to anyone again in the future, not even to close relatives.

When borrowing money, their promises sounded sweet as honey, but when it came time to collect, it was harder than reaching the heavens.

What made him feel even more helpless was that he was treated like a grandchild when trying to collect his own money.

Thinking of the words the other party had said before, Lu Dongxu felt the urge to punch someone, words like "If you have the ability, just sue me, and if you win, I'll definitely pay."

Although they were relatives, when it came to taking advantage of family members, relatives were even more ruthless than strangers.

His wife came over and asked, "Old Lu, why aren't you leaving yet?"

"I'm leaving soon, sigh, today is just the first trial, then they might appeal, the second trial and enforcement will follow, who knows when I'll actually get my money back," Lu Dongxu shook his head.

Lawsuits were really the last resort, if there were any other way, he really didn't want to go through litigation, it was too much trouble.

His wife didn't speak anymore, after all, they hadn't expected this to happen back when they thought that they were lending money to family...

Even blood brothers go to court over money, what's so special about ordinary relatives?

Lu Dongxu, with a bellyful of anger, was about to leave the house when his phone rang. Picking it up, he found that it was a lawyer from Tengda.

"Hello, Lawyer Song, what? You can't come with me to the court hearing today? What's going on with you?"

Old Song's voice came from the phone, "Mr. Lu, it's a bit troublesome on my end, another case collided with yours..."

Before Old Song finished, Lu Dongxu exploded, "Then why didn't you cancel the other case? I don't care, I've already paid." Find your next read on empire

"This is your own problem, what's the use of telling me now?"

Old Song didn't say anything, waiting for him to finish, after all, it was indeed his problem, getting scolded a few times was quite normal.

After Lu Dongxu had finished, Old Song then said, "Mr. Lu, we still have to solve the problem, it's not good to defer the hearing, I'll have my colleague come to represent..."

Lu Dongxu, still only halfway through listening, shouted, "Your colleague? The court session is about to start and you're sending your colleague? Are you playing a joke, Song Tengfei?"

"What did you say when I paid you? Now when the hearing is about to start you pull this stunt on me?"

Curious, his wife asked, "Old Lu, what's going on? Don't curse at them, just talk nicely."

"How can I speak nicely, do you know what this lawyer is saying? He says he has a scheduling conflict, now he wants his colleague to take my case to court, is this some kind of joke?"

"I went to Tengda for a lawyer because I was relying on the person!"

His wife also felt a bit helpless upon hearing this; having a colleague suddenly step in felt unreliable, not knowing if they would put forth their best effort.

On the other end, Old Song moved the phone away again, waiting for him to finish before speaking, "Mr. Lu, please listen to who I have arranged as my colleague and see if it's okay. If not, I'll let him take the other case and I will take yours, okay?"

"I don't need your 'colleague', you hear me? Let him take the other case or I'll go to the Bar Association to complain about you!" Lu Dongxu shouted again.

"Well, then I can only send Lawyer Tang Fangjing to Xihong District, so let's just agree on this, I'll head to Guangming District Court shortly..."

"That's more like it..." Lu Dongxu replied, "Wait, who did you say? Tang Fangjing?"

"Yes, the only colleague we have available right now is Lawyer Tang Fangjing..."

Stunned for a full ten seconds, Lu Dongxu then switched moods at lightning speed in front of his bewildered wife, "Lawyer Song, heh, so Lawyer Tang Fangjing is available now?"

"I suddenly feel like I was a bit too agitated before, let Lawyer Tang come help instead. You focus on the other case, Lawyer Song, I'm fine, perfectly fine."

Old Song then said, "But you just said that if anyone dares to change lawyers you would file a complaint..."

"No, I definitely didn't say anything like that, Lawyer Song, just send Lawyer Tang, I also understand that being a lawyer is not easy, it can't be helped, right..."

"Alright, alright, come to the firm in a bit to redo the power of attorney procedure."

After hanging up, Lu Dongxu turned to his perplexed wife, laughing loudly, "That colleague turns out to be Lawyer Tang Fangjing, it's actually Lawyer Tang!"

Now he could finally understand those who get excited about an appointment with a young doctor.

The person can bring in clients, Lawyer Tang is so sought after at Tengda that he can't even be booked, and even throwing money at him wouldn't assure an appointment because he is often out of town on business.

And now... the lawyer's fee remains the same, but the level of service just went through the roof.

If you go to a hotel and they tell you your room is no longer available, you'd definitely be angry, but if the hotel says they're upgrading you to a suite, would you still be angry?

Hurriedly, he left for Tengda Law Firm!

The new power of attorney was processed quickly and Lu Dongxu met Tang Fangjing.

"Mr. Lu, there's no need for formality, I was just brought in on short notice, please don't blame me if any issues arise," Old Tang said with a smile.

"No problem at all, Lawyer Tang, I trust you!"

A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow, basically, everyone involved in litigation now knows that with Lawyer Tang handling the case, it's as good as won.

Soon, the two headed out to Guangming District Court, submitting a new power of attorney. Although all the paperwork was in order, it was definitely necessary to inform the court.

There wasn't much to say about the case itself, Old Tang had already researched it thoroughly: a loan dispute where Lu Dongxu lent money to a relative with the agreed interest rate being 1%.