What's wrong with this lawyer?!

"A public apology, huh, Judge Tao? I don't see anything shameful in that. I mean, sure, it's the court, but that doesn't mean it doesn't make mistakes, right? And it's not like you're being asked to do anything else." Anyway, Ji Xu just thought what he said was fine. What about the court? Leaders within the judicial system have been investigated, not just one or two. Knowing the law doesn't necessarily mean obeying the law, and there's no contradiction between the two. On the other end of the phone, Judge Tao really wanted to sue the other party. Is this how you mediate? "But... but he's asking us to make a public apology. Our intermediate court hasn't damaged his reputation, and by any rule, there's no need to do this. Even if it goes to trial, this demand won't be supported!" Judge Tao was almost yelling into the phone. It was really ridiculous. If it were just Tang Fangjing asking for too much, that'd be one thing, but the mediator was like a sick person, incessantly demanding that the intermediate court accept this unfair request. This was indeed a loophole when Old Tang had made his excessive demand; according to the relevant provisions of the Civil Code, a public apology is only necessary when there's a case of defamation. As a professional, Judge Tao, of course, understood this, but he just felt he couldn't make it clear to that guy on the other end! "Judge Tao, why else would we need mediation? Aren't you trying to avoid going to court? If you're not willing to negotiate, then there's no need for mediation, right?" Ji Xu spoke again. The meaning behind Ji Xu's words was also clear. Look at you, this mediation is for who? Of course, it's for the intermediate court. If the defendant weren't you, the case would be filed for trial immediately, and nobody would care about these things. I'm doing this for your own good! Tao Dongli was left speechless. He suddenly understood the feelings of those who came to sue in court and were then pushed to pre-trial mediation; damn it, you simply can't talk law with these mediators! You talk to them about law, they talk to you about relationships, all the talk about stepping back for a more significant vista, it's really effing annoying! One could only say that what goes around comes around... nobody escapes the wheels of fate... Meanwhile, Ji Xu was still earnestly advising, "And Judge Tao, you also need to consider that it's Tang Fangjing. No matter how you apologize, it will definitely end up online, so don't think about other things. It'd be better for you to just apologize publicly, right? "Doing it this way will get it over with in one step and will also show the magnanimity of the court. How great is that." Look at that; now he's talking like he's doing us a favor. Tao Dongli was truly amazed; the mediator's speech was formidable indeed. "Well... then we'll discuss it further on our side..." Tao Dongli dropped a line, preparing to hang up. After all, he wasn't the one to make the final decision, whether to apologize or not was up to the leadership. Just then, the mediator on the other side threw in another line, "Then you need to be quick, the time for pre-trial mediation is running out, and we'll have to initiate the case filing immediately once it's up." Tao Dongli: "[○･｀Д´･○]", which nutjob did the Jinhe District Court send over here! At the mediation center, Ji Xu casually hung up the phone, his face relaxed. He didn't know if this would sync up with what Lawyer Tang was expecting, as he'd only made these points after careful study. Once this was over, going out for a picture with Lawyer Tang and asking for an autograph wouldn't be excessive, would it? Ji Xu was merrily thinking. A week had passed, and Liu Guanghu's family in Jingzhou City faced another thunderclap! "Our house has been seized? Wait, why?" Kang Huizhi burst into tears as she listened to her husband's words. However, her husband didn't know what to say and just hung his head, smoking in silence. Sometimes pulling out the radish really does bring up all the mud. Ding Deshui was too cooperative, and Liu Guanghu's case was pure mutual revenge... The more he confessed, the more he got involved in financial matters. Although Liu had initially put almost all the property in his son's name, this kind of thing was easy to expose. Both the public security agency and the discipline inspection and supervision commissions have the authority to seize and freeze assets. If Liu Guanghu's arrest had a relatively small impact at first, the complete seizure and freezing of the properties had a huge effect; and Liu's bank accounts were frozen too. Of course, their own home hadn't been seized, only restricted from transaction. This was a humanized aspect of the law enforcement process, meaning that the only dwelling of the suspect's family would be temporarily available for them to live in without being driven out immediately, but they couldn't transact for the time being. Because the public security organs have the power to seize and freeze but do not have the right to dispose. The same applies to the discipline inspection and supervision commissions. The disposal right rests with the court, whether it's auctioned or whatever, that's all in the power of the court. Liu Guanghu used to give them money every month, but now it was all gone, the property was seized, the sky... had fallen. In Changlu County's Er Tou Village, Ding Yongqiang felt the same because he could no longer afford to stay in the psychiatric hospital. The psychiatric hospital isn't free. Caring for a person with mental illness isn't cheap, and the cost cannot be covered by the state. The house in the county had been seized and auctioned off. He and his mother returned to their old home in Er Tou Village, living a life diminished of joy, a stark contrast to his former pleasures. In the past, he could eat whatever he wanted, buy whatever he desired, never having to worry about money. But now, for the first time, he understood that money needed to be earned... Previously, if he was short of money, he just had to mention it at home, and within minutes, money would be in his account. While his peers were working hard, he never needed to.