What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Old Tang would never reveal these situations to anyone else before, but this time it was different. He had indeed started to move towards a belief in heavy sentencing, even to the point where he would think about using criminal law to handle every minor issue...

This version of Old Tang was completely different from his past self, so he was a bit worried that if he continued like this, he might lose his own consciousness and become a true legal monster...

Therefore, he wanted to have a thorough discussion with this top-tier mental illness expert.

However, upon hearing this, Liu Binxin was struck dumb.

So... this can't be real, can it?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

I am an expert in psychology and mental disorders; how can such a thing as a system possibly exist? Isn't that just something those internet novelists conjured up?

Even if it did exist, it surely wouldn't be called a system... pah pah pah, how can there be any system!

Wiping his sweat, Liu Binxin then started psychological intervention with Old Tang, explained meticulously for quite a while, then stood up, walked out of the ward, greeted Old Gou outside, and took out his phone to make a call.

"Hello, teacher, it's Liu Binxin, yes, you're at home now, right? Alright, I'll be right over, I need some psychological intervention..."

This disease is too frightening; how did I almost get infected just by being well?

Inside the ward, Old Tang was still pondering the recent conversation, unaware that he had nearly driven a mental health expert insane.

Anyway, I'm in good shape now. According to the esteemed Mr. Liu, everyone is fundamentally a believer in heavy sentencing, especially those who have seen too much of the dark side of society.

Since there's nothing wrong, then there's no need to worry. What I need to do now is to handle each of the thirty-one cases one by one!

At the entrance of Lincheng City Intermediate Court, Old Song was on the phone with a clerk.

"No, what exactly is going on here? You guys said the court session would be held today. Why is it now not happening?"

On the other end of the phone, the clerk said, "Lawyer Song, this isn't my decision. It's no use talking to me about it. We're also anxious here, but we still have to follow the rules, right?"

"Alright, I'll let you know the specific court date later. That's all for now; I've got other things to handle."

After hanging up, Old Song truly wished he could smash his phone, but after thinking it over, he decided to call Old Tang instead.

At the hospital, Old Tang picked up the phone and immediately laughed. He had woken up yesterday and expected Old Song to give him a call, but surprisingly, he hadn't called the day before.

After answering, a voice came through the phone.

"Hello, you've woken up, haven't you? Old Wang told me. My progress over here? Let me tell you, there's none at all, just trouble. Now that you've woken up, it's up to you to deal with them. We'll talk specifics when we meet. You're being discharged tomorrow, right? Let's meet at the courthouse entrance."

After hanging up, Old Tang felt somewhat puzzled. Old Song's tone seemed quite irritated. What happened?

Time quickly moved to the next day, and Old Tang completed his discharge procedures, sent Chi Yan back to Jingzhou, and then went directly to the entrance of Lincheng City Intermediate Court.

He didn't have to wait long before he saw Old Song carrying a bag that looked just like his own.

"You're completely fine now, aren't you?" Old Song, seeing Old Tang, asked first without waiting for a reply, then continued, "You'd prepared everything so well before, but my situation here... sigh, it's truly frustrating."

As someone as experienced as Old Song, who has seen what goes on in courtrooms, being toyed with by the court was nothing new, in a word, whatever the court says, the lawyer just does.

The institutions of public security, procuratorate, court, and justice departments, although the last one, the "justice" referring to lawyers is like their maternal home, that home really only has one requirement: you lawyers, stay out of trouble!

But this time was different. The fuss Old Tang had caused before was big enough, and the thirty-one cases had previously attracted attention. Everything should have proceeded smoothly.

But now, it just wasn't happening.

Many places fear public opinion, but not to the extent one might expect, so Old Song encountered setbacks this time.

He felt suffocated, as if he had let Old Tang down, let down the situation that the latter had fought so hard to establish.

Hearing this, Old Tang smiled.

"What's there to worry about, Old Song? You're a seasoned lawyer. This isn't your first time dealing with such matters. Lawyers are inherently at a disadvantage in these situations. Come on, first tell me what exactly is going on."

Old Song then began, "Actually, from the beginning until now, their attitude has been quite good. Not to mention Jingzhou Intermediate Court, even here in Lincheng, the attitude has been positive."

"But there's just no progress. There has been no progress at all."

Upon hearing this, Old Tang said, "So you haven't even had a court session?"
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For this type of criminal case, normally, it can't be resolved in a single court session. It may require multiple court sessions before a final resolution is reached.

To this, Old Song shook his head and said, "Not even once. Moreover, on the seventh day after the Higher Court ordered a retrial, a clerk from Lincheng Intermediate Court informed me that the court session was scheduled."

"You know how many cases there are at Jingzhou Intermediate Court, so I came to Lincheng the day before the scheduled court session to wait, but then at over six in the afternoon the day before the court session, the clerk called me again to say it was cancelled."

"And then the days before yesterday… it was the same situation. They would notify me just before the court session is supposed to happen, around five or six in the evening, that it was postponed. When I called the presiding judge, all I got was an explanation about the case being too old, needing further investigation..."