What's wrong with this lawyer?!

And the relevant departments are also actively working to resolve the issue... and then initially reject it.

"How did you phrase the last sentence? If the relevant departments still fail to deliver the housing after handling the situation, the plaintiff may file another lawsuit in accordance with the law. This is the reason for rejecting cases of incomplete real estate projects in 2023."

So, we can use this reason here too. Are the relevant departments pushing to resolve it? Yes, they are. Does it involve public interest? It does.

Alright, let's reject it for now. After the results of the Consumer Protection Association's lawsuit are out, if the plaintiffs are not satisfied, they can sue again—there's no issue with that.

Old Tang knew these tricks all too well, simply because in his previous life, he had suggested something like this to a gaming company... It's just that he never expected that even after being reborn, the boomerang could still come back to hit him. Ridiculous.

"Old Tang, even so, if the public interest lawsuit is initiated, the Meitian Company will still have to face it," Old Wang expressed his confusion.

Old Tang shook his head: "You, having been away from the front line for too long, is why I say it might not be Meitian's doing. There's a mastermind behind it all."

"As for the rest, did you forget that public interest lawsuits can be settled? Although the regulations say settlements cannot harm the public interest and must be announced, well... we all understand."

"Besides, if the public interest lawsuit is won, who gets the money? It goes to the Consumer Protection Association..."

The rest went without saying; they were all smart people, and Old Wang was astounded.

"So, what are you going to do? I just asked Old Cheng, and the Jingzhou relevant departments still support you. The thing is, the public opinion is a bit strong right now, and the people involved are numerous, so we can't predict what might happen later..."

"No problem, let Old Cheng prepare a statement announcing an investigation into me. Such investigations take time, and then, let's see who can withstand the pressure!"

After hanging up the phone with Old Wang, Old Tang sighed. No matter how recklessly he could play with his life, he was just a lawyer, and this wasn't a game. The opposition would fight back!

So now he had to play dirty, and this move now would make similar future cases even harder.

But there was no helping it. That's how it is with missions; you can only take one step at a time and see where it leads.

In the Capital, the Consumer Protection Association's office, Chairman Liu, Vice-Chairman Luo, and several other leaders were staring at each other in dismay.

"Chairman, what do we do now? Many people have called in, saying now is the best time for us to step in..."

Before Chairman Liu could respond, his phone rang. Picking it up, he was instantly surprised—it was Tang Fangjing!

"Wait a moment, let me take this call."

Quickly, Chairman Liu went outside to answer: "Lawyer Tang, what's the matter with calling me?"

He couldn't afford to underestimate the man. There was no choice; the man was a madman, someone who would disregard everything, even his own life, for the sake of a case. But they couldn't do the same.

"Chairman Liu, nothing much. I just sent you something on WeChat, just have a look when you have time, that's all."

After finishing, Old Tang hung up the phone, leaving Chairman Liu utterly bewildered.

Still, he quickly checked his WeChat and was taken aback.

There was nothing illegal about what the other party sent—just previous chat logs, a tentative contract, call records, and such...

After briefly looking over them, Chairman Liu's face darkened alarmingly.

Back in the office, someone was saying: "Chairman, the online sentiment is very urgent, many people say now is the best time for the Consumer Protection Association to come forward."

"What do you think about filing a public interest lawsuit?"
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Upon hearing this, Chairman Liu said, "The best time? The best my ass. Do you believe that if we show up now, Tang Fangjing would immediately release the video?"

"Who's going to take the blame then, you or me?"

Are you serving the consumers as Consumer Protection Association, or are you serving the emotions of your leaders?

Clearly, a resolution through public interest litigation was intended, and agreements had already been reached, yet you go back on your word. Is it that hard to not settle?

The netizens don't care about who leads; they'll only see that Tang Fangjing is fighting lawsuits for free, for everyone's sake, yet the Consumer Protection Association is still holding on to a settlement stance.

Guess how the netizens will react—few would want to see this public interest lawsuit go to settlement.

Moreover, if you also want to sue, what have you been doing all this time?

In this day and age, any issue like this is blown up online; the darker aspects seem ridiculous when brought into the light.

It's truly annoying. In fact, since the moment Tang Fangjing started that registration, they as the Consumer Protection Association hadn't uttered a word, really taking passivity to the extreme—scared of drawing attention when someone else might take charge.

And now, suddenly, the Consumer Protection Association was thrust into the spotlight. Who the hell did this?

With the uproar growing, there had to be a response.

"So, Chairman, what do we do now?"

Vice-Chairman Luo asked, his complexion worsening. What a mess, one from which they couldn't even hide.

Chairman Liu shook his head: "I don't know, but we might be better off not suing. If we do, the consequences might not be favorable for us."

"So, let's find an excuse to stall for now."

Obviously, it would be impossible to get involved at this point; neither side was easy to deal with.

Meitian's people were dumbfounded upon seeing the situation online. What was this new development? Why was the Consumer Protection Association getting dragged in?

Public interest litigation was nothing pleasant; it could involve punitive damages...