What's wrong with this lawyer?!-Chapter 1044 - 338: Old Tang Decides to Be a Troublemaker!_2

Every place has its own rules. When a case comes in, it can be filed, forwarded for pre-trial mediation, or, as in cases like this, left to the side without being handled for now.

Where it is placed represents how it’ll be handled; basically, everyone knows this.

"That Tang Fangjing said he talked about this specifically seven days ago, and now after waiting for seven days, there’s still no movement. So he’s here to ask us how we’re handling it. How am I supposed to answer him...?"

Xiao Wenzheng shot up immediately: "The names are right there on the complaint! None of you bothered to even look at it for seven days?"

"Do you even know what kind of person Tang Fangjing is? Wherever he goes to handle a case, people there scramble to get it done quickly so he’ll leave as soon as possible."

"People can’t say enough nice things about him, yet you have the nerve to make things difficult for him? Are you seriously telling me you don’t know how to write the name ’Tang Fangjing’?"

"And as for Zhong Tianli, get her over here and have her apologize properly."

The staff hesitated and said, "Presiding Judge, Ms. Li took leave today..."

That was true. The window position was originally hers, and he was just covering for her today. Who could have predicted such a situation would arise?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wenzheng was enraged: "Go get her back. Tell her that if she doesn’t come, I’ll go with the Director myself to get her!"

Sure, within the system people always say, ’As long as I keep my head down, the leadership can’t touch me,’ but that depends on the situation.

When they talk about keeping one’s head down, it means quietly doing your job properly, not causing trouble and still expecting to lay low.

As the staff hurried off to make the call, the Presiding Judge pulled out his phone and dialed his superior.

Tang Fangjing had arrived; this definitely needed to be reported.

Meanwhile, at a county residence, Zhong Tianli was resting. She was one of the more senior staff, and people her age typically wouldn’t be assigned to work at the windows.

But the situation in Ningtang County was complicated, so she had no choice but to handle the windows.

She always felt she’d contributed much more than others, so they ought to accommodate her.

Right then, her phone rang. After glancing at the caller ID, Zhong Tianli felt annoyed—she couldn’t even take a proper rest after taking leave.

She could only answer, "Hello, Xiao Zhao, what’s going on? Did something happen while you were covering for me?"

The staff member Xiao Zhao, sounding frantic, replied, "Ms. Li, the Presiding Judge asked you to come back immediately—there’s an urgent issue."

"What urgent issue? I’ve got a fever today; my whole body feels weak. The Presiding Judge knows I’m on leave, didn’t you tell him?" Zhong Tianli said irritably.

"I did, but the Presiding Judge said if you don’t come, he’ll come with the Director to get you. Ms. Li, didn’t you take a case from a young man about a week ago without processing it? That young man is Tang Fangjing, the Tang Fangjing from Jingzhou Tengda!"

What? Zhong Tianli shot upright: "What did you say? Tang Fangjing?"

"Yes, and now that it’s been a week, he’s here asking about the result of his case. I have no way to answer him. After hearing just a couple of words from me, he said he’s ready to file complaints at the city and provincial level and expose it online. Please come back quickly..."

Sweat poured from Zhong Tianli’s body in an instant; whatever fever she’d had vanished. She hurriedly got dressed to head out.

Even though Xiao Zhao didn’t specify which young man, Zhong Tianli immediately recalled the one who had argued with her seven days ago, wielding both the Civil Procedure Law and Civil Code.

At the time, she should have realized that someone like him was definitely trouble.

But in a small place like this, she’d long gotten used to such routines, so she hadn’t even bothered looking at the complaint...

Tang Fangjing, Tang Fangjing… Why did I have to be so unlucky to run into someone like him? Everyone does things this way; why is it just me?

Grumbling in her heart, Zhong Tianli nonetheless rushed out the door.

Meanwhile, back in the filing hall, Old Tang had already met with Xiao Wenzheng.

"Lawyer Tang, I’ve asked that staff member to come here and personally explain things to you. But honestly, it’s true that we didn’t do our job properly..."

Old Tang still smiled as he replied, "Alright, thank you."

He wasn’t surprised at the other side’s attitude; after all, he was Tang Fangjing, and his reputation preceded him.

If it were some other lawyer, would they be treated the same way here?

Even as the officials were being polite, Old Tang couldn’t help feeling a bit uncomfortable. His instant "Mind Reading" made him perfectly aware of what they were really thinking.

Still, a gentleman judges actions, not intentions; there’s no such thing as perfection in people’s thoughts. He wouldn’t let their thoughts affect his behavior—no one strikes back against a smiling face.

Moreover, cases like these were typically resolved with some apologies and promises to improve. Honestly, he’d heard such talk too many times.

So, he came up with a plan. Since he’d likely stay here for a while, he might as well take on another case and bring a fellow lawyer he trusted along.

He’d stick strictly to the Civil Procedure Law, just to see how well their "improvements" were coming along!

If the improvements were good, fine. If not... Then he’d make sure to ask them properly—are your so-called improvements just meant to fool people?

Thinking this way, Old Tang suddenly felt better.

Really, this was all because of the system—constantly pushing him to make trouble, to the point where he’d developed a "trouble-making itch."

Sigh, actually, Tang Fangjing was a good person.

With his thoughts running wild, Old Tang casually started chatting with the leadership.

"So, Lawyer Tang, what case brought you here this time?" Seeing that Old Tang didn’t seem like he was here to stir up trouble, Xiao Wenzheng relaxed a bit and began chatting too.