What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Chapter 271: Chapter 121: Idling Anyway (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes)_2

Old Tang really liked it; the sound during the New Year added to the festive atmosphere.

In such an atmosphere, on the seventh day of the first lunar month, the law firm officially opened for business.

Unconsciously, he had been with Tengda for two years, and in two more years, he could open his own law firm, although Old Tang was still hesitant about whether to do it or not.

Things at Tengda were quite good, it was comfortable to work there, so he preferred to wait and see how things would turn out.

In the office, Old Tang had already started seeing clients.

He had been keeping an eye on private messages during this time, but the recent cases were not very ideal.

It wasn't about the size of the case; as long as it fit his interests, even a small case would be acceptable.

However, for some reason, whether it was because his fame had grown or something else, those netizens in the private messages started treating him like some sort of "XX help me out" type of social media influencer.

He was a lawyer; he had to uphold rights based on facts and law, not help netizens shake down others.

Some clearly had no case, yet they seemed very convincing in their private messages.

For example, one said they were walking their dog when someone hit it out of the blue and wanted Lawyer Tang to help get the treatment cost for the dog back.

When Old Tang asked if the dog was on a leash, the reply was: my dog is very well-behaved and doesn't bite...

How could he help in such a situation? He simply blocked them. He didn't need any traffic; his ability to defend rights depended on his own skills!

Since he couldn't find a suitable case in the background, Old Tang simply started meeting with visiting clients to see if there were any suitable cases.

He also gave legal consultations to those visiting clients, and for some of the simpler cases, if the other party wanted to sue, he would teach them how to file a lawsuit.

Moreover, he told them that for simple civil cases, it's best to sue on their own without a lawyer, as hiring one for a case you're sure to win is unnecessary.

It's just a waste of attorney fees.

At that moment, Wang Qingqing walked in with a man, "Brother Tang, here's another case that's quite troublesome."

Hmm? Hearing this, Old Tang looked at the man who had come in. Wang Qingqing had been his assistant for some time now, and if she said the case was troublesome, it must be quite difficult.

"Come on, have a seat," Old Tang greeted, motioning for the man across from him to sit down.

The man's face showed a bit of caution, seemingly his first time at a law office.

"Don't be nervous, since you've come, you must have an issue, let's just talk about it," Old Tang said with a smile.

The man nodded, "Okay, Lawyer Tang, my name is Dong Zhifa, and here's the thing: I have a son, nine years old this year, in third grade."

"Then, there's this boy in his class who keeps bullying my son, drawing lines on his clothes, throwing away his books, or even hitting him directly..."

As Old Tang listened, he took notes. Bullying was common among junior high and high school students, but it also existed in primary schools.

However, because of the younger age, the consequences weren't usually as severe, so it wasn't given much attention in cases of school bullying.

But Old Tang was well aware that bullying among elementary school students could have extremely serious consequences.

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For instance, back before he crossed over, there was an incident where three nine-year-old kids forced another kid to eat Oreos after school. How could you say that wasn't bullying?

But what could be done? At that age, they could hardly be held criminally responsible, and the most they could do was pay compensation.

Issues with minors have always been a top priority. If they were so easily resolved, parents in his previous life wouldn't have resorted to extreme measures...

As he listened, Old Tang asked, "Did you talk to the school about this issue?"

"Yes, the first time my son came home crying saying someone bullied him, I reported it to his teacher, who promised to help handle it."

"It seems the teacher talked to the other child's parents, who then messaged me, saying they would discipline their kid," Dong Zhifa continued.

"Ah? The other child's parent contacted you?" Old Tang asked curiously.

"Yes, they contacted me. Look, I still have the chat history here," replied Dong Zhifa as he took out his phone to show a screenshot. "Lawyer Tang, have a look."

Old Tang took the phone and noticed that the message from two months ago showed the other parent's attitude was quite good, promising to take care of the child.

"And then what happened?"

"Their kid behaved for a few days, then started bullying my son again, and this time it was even more severe; one day my son came back with a swollen face," Dong Zhifa said.

"I went to the teacher again, but this time I got no response, so I spoke up in the class group chat," Dong Zhifa said, scrolling to the chat history in the group.

Old Tang looked over it, where Dong specifically mentioned the other parent, essentially telling them to control their kid or take them home if they couldn't, to stop them from bullying others.

Perhaps because he was truly angry at the time, his words were somewhat forceful.

"Then, the other parent started arguing with me in the group, look further down," Dong Zhifa directed.

Old Tang scrolled through the chat history and saw, indeed, the other parent had begun a heated argument with him, and their dispute escalated, eventually leading to a public quarrel in the group chat.

The last message showed that he was removed from the group by the teacher.

"The school didn't intervene at all?" Old Tang, handing back the phone, asked curiously.

Dong Zhifa let out a bitter smile, "They did. The next day they called both me and the other parent to the school, hoping we could talk and solve the issue. But the other parent and I started arguing again, all over a squabble between two kids—and I even mentioned it in the group chat."

"After that, there wasn't much progress; we argued again, and they kept saying that the kids didn't understand and questioned if I needed to take it this far."