What's wrong with this lawyer?!-Chapter 1045 - 338: Old Tang Decides to Be a Troublemaker!_3

"I’m here because someone in your county sought my help. Back when they opened a restaurant, they gave out IOUs left and right, and they still haven’t been able to recover the money. So I came to help them collect it," said Old Tang nonchalantly.

This wasn’t something worth hiding—after all, the leadership of the case-filing division could see the complaint anytime they wanted.

Xiao Wenzheng hesitated for a moment after hearing this but still said, "Oh, so it’s that kind of case..."

He actually wanted to ask who owed the money, because if it were just a simple debt collection case, Tang Fangjing wouldn’t have needed to make a special trip here.

But after some thought, he decided against it.

As they chatted for a while, Zhong Tianli hurriedly walked in.

Xiao Wenzheng immediately stood up, saying, "Get over here quickly and properly explain things to Lawyer Tang!"

Zhong Tianli recognized him at a glance—it was the young man who had casually pulled the Civil Code out of his bag that day.

She quickly stepped forward and said, "Lawyer Tang, hello, I was the one who received your materials that day. First off, let me explain—this wasn’t a deliberate delay on our part..."

"It’s just that there were too many cases filed that day, and when I was categorizing them, I didn’t group them together properly. So it wasn’t processed afterward, and I caused a delay for you. I truly apologize for that..."

This was an excuse she had thought up on the way here; no matter what, she couldn’t admit it was a deliberate failure to act.

"Oh, so that’s how it was." Old Tang looked at Zhong Tianli in front of him and said, "But that day, after you glanced at the material, you tossed it back to me and said the case had exceeded the statute of limitations and was useless."

"Putting that day’s situation together, I have my doubts..."

"Lawyer Tang, that’s impossible! No matter how bold I am, I wouldn’t deliberately delay processing something, right? We have rules too..." Zhong Tianli quickly explained again.

"Oh... that’s true. After all, if we’re being serious, if there were deliberate delays, it would count as dereliction of duty. Isn’t that right, Presiding Judge Xiao?" Old Tang turned directly to Xiao Wenzheng.

Xiao Wenzheng nodded. "Yes, Lawyer Tang, it’s very possible she made an oversight this time, but she definitely wouldn’t dare to do it intentionally. However, even if it was a work error, there will be disciplinary measures. Please rest assured."

Old Tang gave the two of them a meaningful look and said, "As long as it’s a work error, that’s fine. That puts my mind at ease... So, can you process this case for me today?"

Xiao Wenzheng nodded and said, "No problem. We’ll review it immediately and won’t delay you any further."

There weren’t really any deficiencies in Old Tang’s complaint. The case was somewhat unusual because Lu Jianshe didn’t know the debtor’s address, so they needed to get that information from the police station.

After two days of running around, the case was finally filed. Old Tang also added the institution as a third party.

Next came the waiting. Meanwhile, Old Tang began wandering around the county, seeing if he could find any interesting cases.

He also started forming some other ideas. These days, people everywhere talked about follow-up rectifications, but no one seemed to really check if they were done properly.

Funnily enough, he wasn’t always busy when handling cases, so he might as well stir the pot a little.

If you claim to have rectified it, then I have to take a good look to see if it’s been done and in what way...

Take Ningtang County, for example. Whenever he had time, he could come by, take a case, and see if their rectifications were up to standard...

If not, he could post it online to stir things up—wouldn’t that be entertaining!

And so, a few more days quietly passed.

One peaceful afternoon, in the provincial capital of Taikun City in Hanbei Province, Qin Mingsheng was at home watching his grandson when he suddenly received a call.

"Ningtang County Court? Someone is suing me? What’s going on? This must be a mistake—who would sue me out of nowhere?"

After hanging up, Qin Mingsheng was even more puzzled. His son, sitting nearby, asked curiously, "Dad, what’s wrong?"

Waving his hand, Qin Mingsheng said, "I don’t know either. The local court called, saying someone has filed a lawsuit against me. They asked for our address and said they’d send over a copy of the complaint and a subpoena."

His son frowned and said, "Could it be a scam?"

Qin Mingsheng shook his head. "No, it’s not. I know the person who called."

The father and son had no idea what was going on and could only wait to see.

The next morning, the courier delivered the documents. Qin Mingsheng quickly opened the copy of the complaint and was stunned.

"Lu Jianshe? Suing me to recover those IOUs? What the hell is wrong with him? That was all for official business dining—the hell does it have to do with me!"