What's wrong with this lawyer?!

"No, Director Tang, wait a moment, why doesn't the other party want to participate? Those conditions aren't that bad, and if this case is successful, it would greatly help the Consumer Association," Old Wang hurriedly asked.

Old Tang explained the situation and then said, "They think they have me figured out, but I hate it the most when someone thinks they have me pegged, so I decided to handle it myself!"

Old Wang and Old Song exchanged looks, both showing a bitter smile. For them, this sort of compromise was completely acceptable, even if it meant mediation, it would definitely come with a cost for the other side.

Yet here he was, directly saying he wanted to do it himself...

However, Old Wang soon said, "Alright then, both Old Song and I support you, tell us, what's your plan?"

If President Liu and the others knew about this, they would definitely be baffled. Director Wang didn't even know how the other side was going to handle it but had already expressed support, which was utterly ridiculous.

A casual "we all support you" meant who knows how much pressure!

Lawyer Tang wasn't surprised and didn't say anything too emotional, merely stating, "Joint lawsuit. I will perfect the detailed plan later and send it over."

"I'll give Old Cheng a call in a bit and discuss it with him."

Getting help from others is one thing, but before stirring up this fire, they must inform their own people, so the Bar Association can prepare accordingly.

As for punishment, as long as it is not one of the nine situations stipulated by the Lawyers' Law, the license will not be revoked.

As long as his license is not revoked, considering his current life span, he could accept a suspension of practice for half a year.

Soon, Old Cheng, who was chatting with Old Han in the Bar Association office, received a phone call.

"What? Wait a second, let me take a moment to process this, big brother, you are my big brother, can we not create such a big fuss?" Old Cheng said with a sense of helplessness.

The other side was a big company; if Old Tang messed around like this, it would probably lead to some tactics being employed.

But upon hearing that Lawyer Tang was agreeable to punishment, Old Cheng had nothing more to say; if punishment was on the table, then it wasn't a problem.

"Then go ahead, I'll be waiting for your update," he said.

After hanging up, Old Han next to him inquired about the situation, and Old Cheng didn't hide anything, explaining the whole thing.

Old Han was overjoyed upon hearing this; he felt there was more room for him to operate...

In the hotel room, Ju Haiqing was also aware of the situation, her face flushed with frustration.

"Lawyer Tang, if they don't want to participate, then so be it. We'll do it ourselves. You say what needs to be done, and it's no problem if I need to contribute financially..."

Old Tang shook his head and said, "You definitely shouldn't have to pay. Your money is hard-earned too. I'll figure something out myself. You just pay more attention recently and see if there are any players who have spent a lot and want to assert their rights."

Alas, every time this kind of situation arises, I miss that character from the novels of my past life—Fang Xujing. How come he was so lucky to have encountered such a protagonist.

Look at myself now, without much money, my only option is to work tirelessly...

Meanwhile, in the Internet court, the trial committee had already begun discussing the case.

These cases without clear regulations are really tricky. Whatever decision is made, you must have your own corresponding reasons. Most importantly, you must ensure that the judgment won't be overturned on appeal.

Unsurprisingly, the trial committee of this court also had different views on the case. After all, for the slightly older generation, they truly could not understand the so-called "joy brought by games."

And if looking at it strictly from a civil contract perspective, the process whereby players spend money to obtain permanent characters or items can be basically seen as a game service contract.

Once the items are acquired, the contract is deemed fulfilled—that's what Zhou Xianying said, players have already experienced the joy of the game.

This kind of judgment, legally, would not have any issues, at least the older committee members all believed it should be ruled this way.

For the younger committee members who understand the gaming aspect better, this cannot be simply regarded as a regular service contract.

"My opinion is, if these items are considered as part of the game service, then the game service should, like the game itself, have a service period," a younger committee member said.

"However, we can see from the screenshots submitted by the plaintiff that the game's official definition of these items is 'permanent items.' Considering that there are no clear legal regulations defining the service duration, can we assume that the stopping of the game service also nullified these game services?"

"Moreover, as everyone can see, the plaintiff's representative, namely Lawyer Tang, also mentioned another issue. To continue playing their games, a 20 percent compensation will be given based on historical recharge amounts, distributed in the form of bound diamonds..."

That is to say, an unfair compensation argument—if you play their game, you get so much compensation; if you don't play, you get nothing. Is that reasonable?

After an intense discussion, the trial committee finally came to a decision.

The time arrived at the next day; Old Tang received a phone call, quickly went online, and Zhou Xianying from Meitian also got online at the same time. Subsequently, the Internet court began reading the verdict. Continue your adventure with My Virtual Library Empire

"This court believes that online virtual property refers to the virtual network itself and the electromagnetic records with property value that exist on the network, a digitally new type of property that can be measured by existing measurement standards."

"It should include network characters, items, equipment, etc. In this case, the game property claimed by Ju Haiqing has the attributes of property interest, can be considered as online virtual property, and should be legally protected."