What's wrong with this lawyer?!

"So, will the Intermediate Court accept the case, or is there anything missing from my documents?" Old Tang asked the staff member inside.

He wasn't being held up with filing the case purely because of his reputation.

Otherwise, don't think that just because the registration system for filing cases is in effect, there aren't ways to hold you up when you try to file. Don't doubt that for a second.

The staff member inside looked through the materials again before speaking, "Well, Lawyer Tang, we will initially accept this, and if there are any issues, we can be in contact anytime, how does that sound?"

"That's fine, give me the receipt for acceptance," Old Tang nodded and said.

This receipt of acceptance needed to include the date, its purpose was very clear: it meant that if the court delayed your case later on, this would be an important piece of evidence.

According to relevant regulations, if a case cannot be filed on the spot, the decision as to whether to file it must be made within seven working days – you had to give people an explanation, after all.

The staff member issued the receipt for acceptance with the date noted. Although Old Tang didn't expect any holdup on such a matter, since he had a well-known reputation, it's always useful to complete the procedures properly for everything you do.

The reason why many people go to "cause a scene" is for reasons that need not be mentioned; one of them is that they do not understand these procedures. Don't expect the staff to proactively explain, although they really should...

If you can't get the necessary materials, then you're left with no recourse when you get the runaround; the law only looks at evidence.

Although he wanted to head straight to The Capital, he still needed to wait here a bit, just in case the Intermediate Court tried some trickery.

As for whether the labor inspection department would use temporary workers as a scapegoat... heh, if they dared say it was done by temporary workers, Old Tang would go straight to the police department to report it by name!

Because this wasn't merely about reporting a situation, this was an administrative punishment that had been delivered and executed, the kind that includes a warning and a fine!

If you say it was a temporary worker, it implies that your organization's temporary workers can randomly publish notices online and the organization takes no action to refute them even after being aware of them.

Not to mention, without any leader's approval, a temporary worker can directly impose administrative penalties on a company – what kind of situation does that suggest about your organization, and doesn't your leader need to come out and explain?

If it really blew up, it would cause more trouble than it's worth now. After all, it's just a local issue, but Jingzhou is the provincial capital city. Old Tang didn't think a labor inspection brigade had that much power.

He also needed to stop by the Nanshan Road Police Station on the way, which was near Fu Xiaoyu's residence. This was also for filing a report.

Police stations have specific jurisdictions; if it's outside their area, they won't take care of a public security case, and they will just tell you where the other party lives so you can file a report there.

He had initially thought of having Old Ge handle it, but since Old Ge couldn't, he had to make the trip himself.

Old Tang had never been to Nanshan Road Police Station before, though Li Wanting had reported a case there once. However, they didn't find any grounds for defamation since there was no evidence.

They ignored her request to pull surveillance footage, so the matter ended there.

This time Old Tang was going personally. If they still refused to file his report, he would begin the procedural process.

The advantage of following procedures step by step lies here – no matter how long it takes, there is always an end in sight, and if they exceed the deadline without providing a response, you can file an administrative lawsuit based on that.

If the other party's station head likes sitting in court, he can sit there a few more times...

Half an hour later, at Nanshan Road Police Station, Old Tang pushed the door open and walked in.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?" Someone shouted as soon as he entered.

The tone was a bit rough. Turning his head, Old Tang saw it was an older police officer... no, on second look, he realized that the person was probably an auxiliary police officer, as there was no police badge on his chest.

"I'm here to report a case. Where do I submit the report materials?" Old Tang asked him.

"To report a case? What's the matter?" the auxiliary officer asked.

"It's a matter of defamation," Old Tang handed over the documents immediately.

The auxiliary officer frowned as he took the documents, glancing at them before saying directly, "Take it back, it's not our business to deal with this."

"Not your business? Then whose business is it? The person lives in your jurisdiction, and I have the relevant evidence proving that there has indeed been defamation with serious consequences..."

"When I say it's not our business, it's not our business. You already have a judgment from the court, so it definitely isn't something we handle, don't you understand what 'no double jeopardy' means?" the auxiliary officer said, frowning, as he was about to leave.

Just then, Old Tang directly said, "No double jeopardy refers to not imposing administrative penalties more than once on the same person for the same illegal act based on the same facts and reasons."

"The judgment is from the court, not a punishment from your public security organ. I'm here to file a report; is there a problem with that?"

He had no idea what was with this person, acting like they had gunpowder for breakfast. He had come to report a case – couldn't they just check properly, or if it belonged to someone else's jurisdiction, refer him to the right place?

Ah? The guy across from him was taken aback.

"So, is there anyone in charge or not? If not, I'm going straight to the police department to make a report right now!"

Old Tang's voice was a bit loud. The man across from him frowned, unsurprised by Old Tang's audacity. Normally, when people come into a police station, they're usually a bit scared...

Just then, a police officer came out and hurriedly said, "Don't make a fuss, what's the issue? Comrade, what's your name, don't worry."

"My name is Tang Fangjing, and I'm here to file a report!"

As soon as the name Tang Fangjing was mentioned, the police officer said, "You're Lawyer Tang? Alright, hand over the materials to me."