What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Chapter 307: Chapter 129: This name Idle Clouds and Wild Cranes seems so familiar!_4

During the few days when public opinion exploded, many people called the hotline, saying that if the Lawyers Association really took action against Lawyer Tang, they would go to The Capital to file a complaint.

With this move, who would dare to take action? The Bureau of Justice contacted Old Cheng overnight, asking him not to make irresponsible remarks online, and the Han Dong Lawyers Association was similarly warned.

Therefore, on April 29th, Jingzhou Lawyers Association released the investigation results.

"After a thorough and detailed investigation, Jingzhou Lawyers Association believes that the situation where lawyer Tang Fangjing allegedly took cases for free, as circulated online, does not exist..."

Which law says a lawyer can't pay out of their own pocket to help with a lawsuit?

In Dongfang City, Dong Liping looked at the online investigation results and stood up, shouting, "This is collusion, this is absolutely collusion!"

"That Li Huaiqing said it himself, taking cases for free, how can it now suddenly not exist!"

Jingzhou, that damned place, is really too corrupt.

Just then, the phone rang. She picked it up and answered, "Hello, who is it?"

"Hello, is this Ms. Dong Liping? I'm from the Baishan District Court's Pre-trial Mediation Center. Right now, Mr. Li Huaiqing has filed a private criminal prosecution against you for defamation..."

Dong Liping was stunned, "What? A private criminal prosecution?"

"Yes, a private criminal prosecution. You've made defamatory statements online. The other party's wife did indeed visit your son and has apologized, but you falsely claimed online that they never apologized, causing the other party to suffer from cyberbullying..."

"We suggest you come to the Baishan District Court to mediate properly, otherwise you might end up in jail."

Dong Liping was taken aback. Her heart began to race, the words "end up in jail" piercing her chest like a sharp knife, shattering the commotion of her emotions.

But why? She just said a few words online, can that be a crime?

Moreover, it was the other party that filed the lawsuit... She couldn't understand.

But not understanding didn't change the fact that she had to accept the situation because jail was at stake. If she was jailed, what about her son who was planning to take the civil service exam?

"Okay, I'll mediate, I'll mediate properly. Whatever they say, I'll agree to, I agree to everything..."

This is the normal reaction. If you face a private criminal prosecution, and they've told you directly, not mediating properly can easily land you in jail. It's rare to see someone who messes around with tricks.

Elsewhere, in the studio, Zheng Lingfen also put down her phone. She was silent for a long while, then suddenly smashed her phone to pieces.

After playing with traffic for such a long time, this was the first time she encountered someone seeking accountability, and their move was a lethal blow, directly accusing their self-media of defamation!

Although Tang Fangjing's video led to numerous complaints against her self-media, and they had only deleted that particular video.

A private criminal prosecution, if not handled properly, could send someone to prison...

Two days later, the lawyers who were still clamoring that there were problems with the investigations conducted by Han Dong Lawyers Association and Jingzhou Lawyers Association and requesting national intervention were dumbfounded.

Because Dong Liping had posted an online statement acknowledging the Jingzhou Lawyers Association's investigation results.

How could they argue now when the person who made the original complaint has accepted the investigation results? Was it their place, as lawyers, to oppose?

In The Capital, Old Tang stared blankly at the task panel, as Li Huaiqing's task progress suddenly jumped to two hundred percent, leaving him at a loss.

Could progress fall from the sky while one sits at home?

He had estimated that completing that task to one hundred and fifty percent would be quite an achievement. But it was no big deal; most likely, it was Li Wanting who had done something else on that end.

Six months of life, handed to him again, delightful. His lifespan balance had now reached three years and eight months.

Even if he didn't activate a new task for the time being, he could live well.

And now all he had to do was wait for the company's response to see whether they would choose to provide the information through mediation or fight the lawsuit to the end.

On the other side, at the headquarters of the company.

The chairman of the company, Luo Ximin, looked at the man in front of him and said, "Do you want to listen to what you're saying? Over a thousand lawsuits?"

The man was the company's legal affairs director, and with a bitter smile on his face, he said, "President Luo, it indeed is over a thousand lawsuits, otherwise, I wouldn't bother you."

"The court called to ask how we want to handle this. If we opt for mediation, we have to hand over the information of these more than a thousand people to the other side."

"Has someone really done this? Suing over a thousand people, is he insane? Who is the plaintiff? Which lawyer is representing him?" Luo Ximin was completely baffled.

He had been in the business for so many years, created such a foundation, and was considered a pioneer of the internet era, but he had never seen anything like this!

"There is no representative, just the plaintiff himself, it's Tang Fangjing from Jingzhou Tengda, remember he issued some sort of warning before."

Luo Ximin went silent; he had seen that warning, and at the time many people, including himself, thought it was a joke.

After all, the number of names on that piece of paper was truly massive, and no one would have thought the other party would actually go through with the lawsuit because it seemed like a thankless task.

But the other side really opened their eyes...

"The case hasn't been filed yet, right? Tell the court we don't accept mediation. If this gets out, who would dare to register an account with us in the future!" Luo Ximin then said.

"He's probably just trying to scare us..."

The legal affairs director did not speak; you still don't understand the situation? If it were just a scare, why go to such great lengths.

Ah, how could there be such a madman? What on earth was he doing this time?

President Luo was very troubled; after the court received the call, they immediately wanted to curse out loud!

There was initially a plan for pre-trial mediation, to see if both sides could resolve the matter without going through court. However, both sides were serious and insisted on fighting this lawsuit.

Courts in The Capital were already inundated with cases, and with this, the judges felt like they were completely overwhelmed.

A little later, Old Tang received a call. The Baishan District Court had completed the filing of the initial two hundred cases and scheduled them for a unified trial.

These types of cases were easy to judge, as long as the evidence was verified properly, many could be ruled on in a single hearing. The key was in the examination of evidence, which required a massive amount of work...

As time went by, Old Tang stayed in The Capital, and took the opportunity to tour around and taste the culinary delights of The Capital.

A month flew by, and the first batch of two hundred cases had been ruled on and enforced.

Just as Luo Ximin had said earlier, what their company needed was the judgment results, to be presented to the netizens and shareholders.

Tengda sent the encrypted information to Old Tang, and as he began to look, he froze at the first name.

Leisurely Crane Among Clouds — Jin Xintian, from He County in Lvzhou City, contact information… This name sounds so familiar.

Wait, isn't this Cheng Nanyan's friend? The one who had helped me gather evidence, what a coincidence.

But then, was my behavior not helping him, and yet he was still ranting about me online?

The thing is, the persona Leisurely Crane Among Clouds was supposed to be that of a rich second-generation, always with luxury cars and villas, the type who seems to know everything about everything.

And yet, the person hiding behind this account turned out to be a vocational school graduate?

Thinking of those netizens who worshiped Leisurely Crane Among Clouds online, Old Tang found it a bit funny.