What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Chapter 277: Chapter 123: Boosting Everyone's Strength! (Extra Chapter for Monthly Pass)

Yuefu Residential Complex, Old Tang crawled out of bed and it took him quite a while to regain his senses.

Lately, with the continuous increase in his life expectancy balance, his anxiety had eased a lot, but there was one thing, his sleep at night was not good.

He couldn't figure out why, but he just couldn't fall asleep, even though he was extremely tired.

It really didn't matter whether he went to the law firm or not; if he missed a day, Old Wang would call to ask if he was sick and tell him to rest well.

Old Tang certainly knew why, fearing that one day he might suddenly drop dead at home.

Forget it, time to get up.

He rarely cooked at home and usually dealt with meals at the entrance of the residential complex.

Don't tell him about how unhealthy takeout is; he liked it just the way it was, unhealthy, after all, he had late-stage cancer as a base.

A serving of meat-stuffed soup dumplings along with a bowl of wontons was enough for a full meal, then after wiping his mouth, he'd get ready for work.

"Morning, Brother Tang!" At the entrance, Miss Xiao Yan greeted him as soon as she saw him.

"Morning, Xiao Yan, is there something you need?" Old Tang said casually.

Time could change many things; he rarely chatted online with that color-obsessed buddy anymore, mainly because that person seemed really busy these days.

"Brother Tang, I sent you a message before, I was thinking, maybe I should come back and be your assistant again, it's really too hard to find cases now," Miss Xiao Yan said with a bright smile.

Starting out as a lawyer was just like being in sales, you needed to be bold, meticulous, and most importantly, thick-skinned.

The main thing was, Tengda was a traditional law firm, unlike those that had transformed with specialized divisions and a unified sales team handing cases to lawyers for subcontracting...

"Young people shouldn't say they can't make it, you should strive hard, you know that, right? Besides, Qing Qing is doing quite well, you could ask her for advice. I don't mind either way."

An assistant was just a tool to him; he wouldn't bring them along when going out, so it didn't matter to him who it was.

Behind him, Miss Xiao Yan sighed looking at Old Tang's back. Ah, Brother Tang was speaking less and less with the girls at the firm.

Next to her, dressed in jeans and looking like a female student, Li Wanting walked over and said, "You got rejected, didn't you? Stop dreaming, Brother Tang has a heart of stone."

Miss Xiao Yan thought about it, indeed it was true. In the past, he could be rather... *cough*... flirty when speaking.

But now he had an increasingly commanding presence, almost no different from those senior lawyers—always serious and rarely smiling. I wish you'll go bald soon!

Old Tang didn't care about them, girls or no girls; he wasn't without experience. In his past life as a renowned attorney, he had seen all there was to see.

Don't think of lawyers as ascetics; the bigwigs in the field lived quite lavishly...

Sitting down, he went on to sift through cases, mostly passing the workable ones to other lawyers at the firm, leading to those new lawyers being very polite to him, even more so than to Old Wang.

At that moment, Old Wang knocked on the door: "Old Tang's here, right?"

"Yes, Director Wang, what is it?"

"Nothing much, just that the new batch of trainee lawyers has started training, and Old Cheng asked me to see if you'd be interested in being an interview panelist for fun," Old Wang said with a smile.

"Interview panelist? That's not impossible, is it? Day after tomorrow, right? Sure, I'll go check out how this batch of trainee lawyers is shaping up," Old Tang replied with a smile as well.

He had once battled wits with a group of lawyers during the bar exam, and now, in the blink of an eye, he was invited to be an "interview panelist for fun."

This was the status society bestowed on you with strength; sometimes, don't overthink these things—once you have the strength, social status will naturally follow.

Shaking his head, Old Tang began to check his private messages. There were still many questions, but nothing particularly thrilling.

It's not that he looked down on ordinary cases; it's just that no one ever complains about having too much life.

Of course, Old Tang was not aware that his offhand comment had set off a major shake-up among law firms in Jingzhou City.

Half an hour later, at Dafeng Law Firm, Han Chengli was on the phone: "What? President Cheng, you must be joking, right? Tang Fangjing has just officially practiced for how long, if I remember correctly, it's been less than three years, hasn't it?"

"Why on earth should he be an interview panelist?"

To Old Han, this news was like a bolt from a clear sky; why would they let him be an interview panelist!

In the bar association office, Old Cheng laughed: "Director Han, you're being too rigid. Lawyer Tang is now recognized as a top lawyer in Jingzhou City."

"Everyone knows he's highly skilled and famous online, so under such circumstances, I think it's necessary to make an exception for him to be an interview panelist."

"Plus, I've already reported to the bureau executives, and they too think Lawyer Tang is pretty good."

Old Cheng, who had been the bar association president for some time as part of the younger faction, had long been frustrated with the staid atmosphere within the association.

But to initiate change, he had to break the old unwritten rules, so he thought of bringing in Tang Fangjing, starting with the interview and assessment rules.

It couldn't be like before, where lawyers from large firms could breeze through after engaging in friendly dialogue with the examiners, while those from smaller firms faced all sorts of obstacles—that certainly wouldn't do.

And to break these unwritten rules, they needed someone who feared nothing, and Old Tang was just such a man.

Old Cheng didn't need to say much to him; just inviting Old Tang over would suffice. The rest would take care of itself.

He would certainly show those young lawyers what imposing strength meant!