What's wrong with this lawyer?!

After setting down the dossier, Li Wanting began to introduce the specific situation.

"We have already communicated with the High Court several times, presenting the case on grounds of insufficient evidence and conflicting key testimonies, but a retrial has not yet been decided."

Old Tang didn't look at the dossier and simply said, "This point you've identified is okay; the breakthrough for this case is indeed in the testimonies, as the evidence isn't very sufficient."

The case Li Wanting took on is very special, yet quite ordinary.

It's another extortion case, and it's fair to say that with societal development, crimes like extortion are on the rise.

As for the celebrities, it's needless to say that those who fantasize about extorting money from them with key information have not seen good outcomes in recent years; one by one, they've ended up in trouble.

Among ordinary people, in the past two years, a common area for extortion has been: catching infidelity.

The case Li Wanting is handling is like this: a man found out his wife was cheating, and by various means, finally learned when his wife was going to meet her lover again.

The man followed them with others to the location, used their marriage certificate to get a room card, opened the door, caught them in the act, and even recorded a video.

The lover immediately chickened out and offered money, as long as the man stayed quiet.

This bears resemblance to an earlier case about claiming unpaid wages. In the end, after much debate, the lover paid the husband 25,000 yuan to settle the matter.

The man, still holding onto the hope of not getting a divorce, decided to let it go and continue his life.

However, the next day, the lover reported to the police, and the man was arrested for extortion with a relatively large sum, but due to making active compensation and obtaining the victim's, i.e., the lover's, forgiveness,

coupled with a plea, he was only sentenced to one year.

The wife also divorced him. Even if she hadn't, they couldn't have continued together anyway. The man felt aggrieved once he was released.

After taking on this case, Li Wanting prepared to argue for innocence, believing that, from any angle, this case shouldn't have been a crime.

Or rather, the crime of extortion is somewhat overused nowadays.

It's not just Li Wanting who sees it this way; Old Tang and other legal experts share the same perspective.

Experts have coined a term for this type of extortion: "infringement-type extortion." Some people might be unaware, but such cases have indeed increased in recent years.

The originally justified actions turn unjust when mishandled during the claim, leading to a situation where the rightful cause is turned into an extortion case, rendering the justified argument unjust.

Just like in Li Wanting's case, to reduce the sentencing time, the family not only returned the money but also actively compensated and sought the other's forgiveness...

Sounds unbelievable!

So now that the man is out, he's thinking of appealing because he's too wronged, and it's hard to imagine who could endure such grievances!

If it weren't for the children now, according to Li Wanting's assessment, this man might resort to the most basic physical means to reason with the lover.

After several unsuccessful appeals, they reached Tengda, but Old Tang was busy with the big case of Tengfei Company, so he handed it over to Li Wanting, who had some free time.

After listening carefully to Li Wanting's plan, Old Tang said immediately, "There have been four appeals, right? And still no result? This isn't just a problem with the appeal strategy."

"Let's do it this way. I'll draft an appeal document, and you can go with me to deliver it. We can't afford delays in such cases; dragging it out could lead to big problems."

Although Old Tang usually doesn't want to use his celebrity status for cases, sometimes it's unavoidable.

He reviewed Li Wanting's appeal document and found no problem with her reasoning; there are indeed some contradictions in the evidence of this case, and the facts aren't clear.

A retrial should be warranted, yet nothing has happened so far.

So Old Tang decided to take matters into his own hands and make a trip himself.