What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Miss Xiao Yan was studying the dart on the table, and honestly, if this thing were really made of brass, it'd be perfect for throwing at someone.

All of a sudden, upon hearing Old Tang's remark, Miss Xiao Yan looked up, her face equally surprised, "It's really that Zhang Wei? Isn't he a lawyer? Why did he switch to legal affairs?"

The classic disdain chain in the legal profession: lawyers look down on those in legal affairs, those with a legal background scorn those without, just like in the gaming industry.

It's not so bad between litigation and non-litigation, because many of the big prestigious firms specialize in non-litigation, like handling company listings, which can bring in shockingly high earnings from just one case.

Similarly, if the job isn't done well, the financial losses can also be terrifying, but most of the time it's profitable.

I had seen the complaint before, the plaintiff's representative was their company's legal manager named Zhang Wei.

At that time, I didn't suspect anything – there are many people named Zhang Wei in this world, shout once by the restroom door, and countless Zhang Weis will pop out.

Never would I have expected that the Zhang Wei on the complaint was actually the Zhang Wei I knew before!

Old Tang shook his head indicating he was also clueless, his memory of Zhang Wei was still from that migrant worker brothers' case.

After a round of tricky operations, he managed to get his own client locked up, then vanished from Jingzhou's legal scene.

And now here he was, working as a legal manager at an online loan company – he really knows how to pick a career.

Miss Xiao Yan had no intention of going to greet him; familiar they may be, but this was court, and they were opponents now.

Although Grandpa Wang didn't show up, the clerk was still here, so it was best to avoid chumming up with the opponent.

On the plaintiff's side, Zhang Wei and the company's vice president sat down talking and then he noticed the girl across the room looked familiar.

After a closer look, wasn't that Yan Xueling?

Ever since she transferred to Tengda, they hadn't really been in contact, mainly because Zhang Wei knew there was likely no future between them.

And now, to meet in court, what a coincidence!
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The vice president next to him spoke up, "What's wrong, Lawyer Zhang, staring at that young lady across? Do you know her?"

"If you know her, just go say hello. What's the point of just staring over there?"

Zhang Wei suddenly snapped back to reality and hurriedly said, "President Liu, indeed I know her, we were colleagues before, but she's... not interested in me..."

Hearing this, President Liu casually said, "Not interested in you? How do you know, maybe she's interested in that Tang Fangjing? But I heard that Tang Fangjing doesn't date at all."

"I'm not sure, but back when she was at the firm, she seemed quite interested in Lawyer Tang, checking up on his news online every day..." Zhang Wei said with a hint of sourness in his voice.

"Then there's no need for greetings, hit them hard today, let that girl see what you're capable of, since this case is definitely a win," President Liu chuckled.

That's right, Zhang Wei became even more interested. Tang Fangjing, a man who wouldn't live long, what's the use of a girl to him.

With this in mind, Zhang Wei even gave a smile to Miss Xiao Yan across the room and then started preparing his materials.

Spectators kept coming in; what was supposed to be an ordinary civil case had now attracted quite the fuss.

Old Han didn't come this time to observe; he felt watching the live broadcast at the law firm was enough, no need to attend in person.

After the last experience, he's less inclined to attend a court session – encountering another lunatic might just embarrass him again.

The livestream for the court session was connected, and the online crowd rushed in like waves, starting to flood the live comments with all kinds of wall posts.

"Here it comes, I know a bit about law, but I truly don't know how Lawyer Tang will handle it this time, he couldn't possibly lose, right?"

"Who cares about the outcome, I'm here for the bloodbath, come on, let the fight begin, whoever chickens out is a coward!"

"So you've all forgotten, Lawyer Tang made that promise to save someone, remember? Doesn't that fall under emergency avoidance?"

Old Tang's audience was striving hard to explain that the promise was made under emergency conditions, but by now, the discussion had completely veered off course.

You, Tang Fangjing, think you're so great, then win this lawsuit. If you can't win, that means you're nothing, stop bragging about being an undefeated lawyer.

The act of saving someone was already tossed aside...

In such an atmosphere, the preliminary procedures ended, the clerk announced for everyone to rise, and then the members of the collegial panel entered the courtroom.

The Judgment Chief was Old Zhou, naturally; he was pressed for time, needing to finish this case quickly as there were many other cases lined up.

For cases as straightforward as this one, judges typically had an idea of the verdict before the session even began.

Think about it, a judge handles thousands of cases a year; their experience is so rich they can grasp a case's situation with just a glance, sometimes not even needing a court session.

During this time, Old Zhou also noticed the controversy online, and truth be told, he didn't believe Tang Fangjing could win.

The case's facts were unfavorable for Tang Fangjing's side, the law only speaks to evidence, no evidence means nothing at all.

No matter how eloquent Tang Fangjing could be, it was useless without evidence.

Old Zhou spoke first, "Are both sides willing to settle?"

"No way!" Zhang Wei was quick to respond.