What's wrong with this lawyer?!

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"But now, we won't be calculating it that way. You said yourself that you can't accept this situation, so once the second-instance judgment is out, I'm going to prepare to apply for state compensation for you and have the other party publicly apologize,"

"What do you think their reaction will be if you do this while they are holding onto the judgment?" Old Tang looked at Zhou Zhixing across from him and asked.

That was what he had to do—if you make a mistake, you have to admit it. As long as it's a punishment involving personal freedom, you can apply for state compensation after a mistake is found.

Moreover, you can also make them apologize publicly; it's all stipulated by law.

Of course, there's even more that could be done, such as continuing with real-name reporting. But by that time, Zhou Zhixing might not do it. Many people would ask him not to stir things up anymore.

Zhou Zhixing's face turned somewhat ugly as he said, "That... shouldn't be the case... right?"

He couldn't even finish his sentence. He had already said so much in the group chat and then was detained for ten days. If he claimed for compensation and demanded an apology, no one could tell what would happen next.

"Lawyer Tang, then I, I'll make a real-name report!" Zhou Zhixing spoke as if he had made a big decision.

Previously, Lawyer Tang had mentioned that he could give a discount in terms of fees, charging only half or even less. But once he took a case, he had to see it through to the end.

Zhou now realized that Lawyer Tang was fearless, just as the rumors suggested.

Old Tang smiled at this, casually opened his briefcase, and took out a document bag.

"The complaint letter and relevant evidence materials have all been prepared by me. Find a time to send them off. I reckon you're not the type to make a real-name report directly to the city bureau, so mailing it is better,"

Looking at the document bag in his hands, Zhou Zhixing's face looked bewildered. Everything was prepared?

He glanced at the now zipped briefcase again. What else was in there? Lawyer Tang was truly unfathomable.

After dispatching Zhou Zhixing to mail the complaint letter, Old Tang sat down by the window and started mulling over the case again. Unlike other cases, this kind of administrative litigation required the full cooperation of the party involved.

At the property management company, General Manager Liang Pei didn't look pleased listening to Old Fan's words. Everything felt amiss as soon as Tang Fangjing got involved.

"Manager Liang, what should we do now? I don't know if Tang Fangjing will become their lawyer," Old Fan said.

One of Tang Fangjing's famous cases was a sky-high compensation claim against a property management company. Not only did he win, but he also had the executives of the property company sent to prison.

It's said that the person who came out and committed an assault recently had been one of the property's executives. The situation couldn't have been more tragic.

Liang Pei hesitated and said, "Let's not rush. We will figure out a solution when Tang Fangjing actually takes the case."

That was what he said, and although he was quite confident that it wouldn't end too badly for them, thinking about Tang Fangjing gave Liang Pei a headache.

Threaten the other party? Based on past events, Lawyer Tang never responded to threats—he was truly willing to risk it all.

The other side wasn't afraid, and violence wasn't an option. Liang Pei didn't have the guts.

Just imagine, Tang Fangjing goes to court without any issues, but coming to Lincheng for an administrative litigation and dealing with a property committee ends up getting killed—the very thought was terrifying...

Damn it, how could such people exist in this world!

Time passed day by day, and Old Tang had already been living in Lincheng for two weeks. The real-name complaint letter had vanished without a trace, with no response whatsoever.

Meanwhile, the high court of Handong Province had notified that the second-instance trial would be conducted in writing, meaning there would be no court session.

That meant Old Tang didn't need to return to Jingzhou; he could just stay in Lincheng and wait.

During this period, he tried all the delicacies of Lincheng. Compared to Lüzhou, it fell short—Lüzhou had Yuyehu, a scenic beauty, while Lincheng used to be a mining area.

Two days later, Old Tang received the written judgment from the high court of Handong Province, which had decided not to hold a court session.

The provincial high court believed that it was impossible to verify the truth of the messages Zhou Zhixing had posted in the WeChat group. It could be true or false, so he wasn't stirring up trouble or picking quarrels.

On the other hand, Old Tang was surprised that the high court had addressed another one of his questions.

"This court believes that 'the act of posting information in a WeChat group without verification' does not have a legal basis for administrative punishment..."

This wasn't a casual remark—without a legal basis, applying the "other provoking and troublemaking behaviors" regulation doesn't work!

Nice, the high court still showed some respect.

Of course, the high court also said that Zhou Zhixing's act was likely illegal and required further investigation. Therefore, the original court's decision to make a new ruling was correct.

Thus, neither side had grounds for appeal, and the high court decided to reject both appeals and uphold the original ruling.

With the high court upholding the original judgment, it was time to proceed with the next step.

The Changshan sub-bureau naturally also received the high court's ruling, and upholding the original judgment was no surprise. The matter was essentially over, and they wouldn't impose any further punishment.

Three days flew by, and in the hotel room, Old Tang looked at Zhou Zhixing and asked, "Have you not decided yet?"

"Lawyer Tang, I really..." Zhou Zhixing seemed troubled and said, "Could you give me some more time to think about it?"

Upon hearing this, Old Tang smiled and said, "No problem, take your time, but I can only give you a month to decide. I'm heading back to Jingzhou today, and you can call me within a month once you've made up your mind."

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