What's wrong with this lawyer?!

The judicial department of The Capital replied, lawyers' actions were not inappropriate, writing a letter to report a problem is allowed by law, so why interfere?

Upon learning of this, the reception staff were baffled, how could they manage this situation? It meant that they could only respond using legal means.

Two days had already flown by, and within these two days, Old Tang had been continuously preparing based on the judgment.

In the office of the Jingnan County People's Court, the criminal courtroom judge, Gao Yuanxiang, sat, but his complexion was anything but calm.

He too had received the news, being the original trial judge who found Liu Xuehong guilty of obstructing official duties and sentenced him to one year in prison.

To this day, he did not think there was anything wrong with his decision. The relevant departments of Jingnan County were demolishing according to legal regulations. It was Liu who resisted law enforcement, causing injuries to the officers, and naturally deserved a sentence.

However, even as he thought this, Gao Yuanxiang couldn't understand why Tang Fangjing would take this case, and he couldn't fathom why Tang Fangjing had come to do public legal education.

Wasn't that the kind of work for him? Shouldn't he be handling cases that required guidance from the Supreme Court, what was he doing in such a small county town as Jingnan?

Baffled, a colleague judge in the office said, "Enough, Old Gao, stop worrying about it. You're just the first-instance judge. Didn't the second instance maintain the original verdict? There's no problem with the case."

Gao Yuanxiang nodded. The colleague, named Xu Genrong, could be considered an old hand in the Jingnan County Court, one of those ready to retire after another year's work.

The two chatted for a while, with Xu Genrong already discussing his retirement plans.

"I've been working at the court for so many years and haven't had a proper vacation. After retiring, I plan to travel around, and I also want my son to hurry up and get married so I can come back and hold my grandchildren," Xu Genrong kept saying.

Chatting like this, they gradually set aside their other concerns. Unless judges intentionally or due to a gross negligence caused problems with a case, the impact would be only on internal assessment.

Evidentially, there's a lifetime responsibility system, but it does not mean that if a judge misjudges a case, there must be consequences.

"Several Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Perfecting the Judicial Responsibility System of the People's Courts" also detailed explanations not to let judges carry an ideological burden.

Quite far from Jingnan County lies a prison, which falls under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou City.

Generally, the supervisory unit for prisons is the Prison Administration Bureau, which is managed by the Justice Bureau.

Old Tang's application has already been approved by the prison, a valid and reasonable request for visitation, no reason to deny it.

Another three days passed, and the expert team was already preparing to move to another location. Old Tang did not plan to join them; he had an appointment to meet Liu's son today.

He got up early from the hotel, and Old Han did not follow him; he went to the land management department to check information. According to Old Han, dealing with related departments was his strong suit.

Although Tang Fangjing didn't hold much hope, he still let Old Han go. After all, he wasn't following the expert team; if they were idle, they might as well be productive.

Old Tang found a car and set off.

Meanwhile, in the prison, Liu Xuehong was working at the sewing machine; he had been incarcerated for over three months, but before that, he had spent more than two months in the detention center.

So, in reality, he had less than five months left on his sentence, and if he behaved, he might be released soon. Now, he had given up hope for his case.

When he first arrived, he claimed innocence by writing letters and more, but the old-timers advised him not to bother, as it wouldn't help.

Moreover, it was just a year; the time would pass quickly, so there was no need to cause more trouble.

Having accepted his fate, Liu Xuehong was surprised to hear a guard summoning him just as he was busily operating the sewing machine.

"Ah? My dad commissioned a lawyer outside and made an appointment for a visit today? Is he crazy? Why is he hiring a lawyer now?"

The family was short on money to begin with, and after his accident, he had to pay quite a bit in compensation, while with the house, not only did he not want it demolished, most of the neighbors felt the same.

So, there wasn't much money left at home, and what good would hiring a lawyer do now? Liu Xuehong's first thought was that his father had been swindled by the lawyer.

With that mindset, Liu Xuehong entered the visitation room and soon saw a casually dressed young man with a pale complexion come in.

"Hello, are you Mr. Liu Xuehong? I am the lawyer your father hired for you, my surname is Tang, and my name is Tang Fangjing."

The initially ready-to-be-irate Liu Xuehong paused: "You, you're Tang Fangjing from Tengda?"

Old Tang replied with a smile, "It seems I don't need to explain much then. I am the Tang Fangjing you're referring to."

Liu Xuehong felt as though he was dreaming. The famous Tang Fangjing from the internet was now sitting right in front of him, and he was here for his case!

But Liu Xuehong quickly spoke up, "Lawyer Tang, is there... a turn of events for my case? Both the first and second trials found me guilty, and I did indeed injure those two people."

"The lawyer assigned to me at the time said I could only admit guilt and seek leniency for a more favorable treatment..."

Old Tang interrupted Liu Xuehong, "Let's not talk about those things. Since I've taken your case, I'm certainly going to sort it out properly."

"By the way, someone has paid your legal fees, don't ask who. You needn't worry about that. Now, let's get to the point: I'll ask questions, you answer, understand?"