What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Zheng Xingfa couldn't think of any other way to deal with San He Company anymore, but he still didn't understand what was happening. It had only been two days, so how could a person simply end up detained all of a sudden?

He hurriedly informed his wife, who was also Gao Qingwen's sister. The couple rushed to Xiping City overnight, and early in the morning, they were prepared to hire a lawyer. Then, Zheng Xingfa was caught.

Prostitution, administrative detention for fifteen days, and a fine of three thousand yuan.

Only then did Gao Qingwen's sister find out that her brother and husband, who had said they were going to Xiping City for business, had actually gone behind her back to solicit prostitution. She fainted on the spot, and when she woke up, her first words were, "Go back to Qinglv County."

"Let whoever wants to deal with these two beasts deal with them; I certainly won't," she declared.

Old Tang, of course, was oblivious to this situation. The only thing he knew was that his own mission's progress had suddenly increased significantly.

You could only say that some people just liked courting death. Originally, he had considered using labor remuneration to put someone away, which would have been difficult to handle and hard to find evidence for.

But instead, they had just blundered right into it, without him having to lift a finger. It was just like the idiom about waiting idly by the stump for a rabbit to come along; otherwise, Old Tang might consider doing this more often in the future.

Finally, the day of the trial for the lawsuit against San He Company regarding the invalidity of the subcontracting contract arrived.

In the courtroom of the Dazone District, Old Tang was already sitting in the plaintiff's seat, while Wang Qingqing was seated in the public gallery.

Opposite them, the legal representative of San He Company looked serious, but truly understood that the case was a sure loss, with no need to entertain any hope.

The law stipulates that labor outsourcing can only be done once; subcontracting the outsourced labor further is unquestionably a violation and hence null and void— there was no need for much discussion.

The situation unfolded much as the legal representative had anticipated.

During the evidence presentation and cross-examination stage, Old Tang's side had little evidence: the outsourcing contract obtained from the previous litigation, notices from Fengyu Company for recruiting riders, and notices for rider meetings, among others.

Those pieces of evidence were intended to prove not only that an outsourcing contract had been signed but also that Fengyu Company was already substantively operating the rider business.

In response, the legal team from San He Company was working hard to deny these claims.

They had prepared for a long time for this case arguing the contract's invalidity, but as it turned out, the preparation might have been intended for Xia Deming to see.

In the face of conclusive evidence, no matter how thoroughly one might scour the civil code of contracts, it would not help.

When the legal representative of San He Company began to drag out his responses, the presiding judge, Judge Wang, intervened, "Please, Defendant's attorney, do not repeat what has previously been said!"

There was no direct conflict between him and Tang Fangjing, and although Old Tang's disagreement over the mediation slightly displeased the judge, it didn't really matter.

"Defendant's attorney, I'm now asking you whether the subcontract was signed by you and Fengyu Company," Judge Wang inquired.

The legal representative had talked at length without clarifying whether the contract was theirs, and now the judge had to step in, not allowing the other party to just ramble on.

A judge's inquiry is different; it requires a truthful response, and there are only two possible answers: yes or no.

Faced with the judge's question, the legal representative of San He Company finally nodded and said, "We had signed it, but at the time... "

"Defendant's attorney, I didn't ask you to speak. Do not speak!" Judge Wang interjected.

I can't afford to mess with that man named Tang, but do they really think I can't handle a San He Company?

The legal representative of San He quickly shut up, sensing the judge getting angered, although he didn't understand why the anger was directed at him.

It was Tang Fangjing who had refused to mediate, after all!

Old Tang sat composed. Judge Wang was a regular judge; it was normal wanting to mediate, as there were various assessments for judges.

If mediation failed, things would proceed as they should, without using judicial power to force parties to settle.

Half an hour later, the Dazone District Court announced, confirming the contract invalid!

The face of San He Company's legal representative looked sour as he declared his intent to appeal on the spot.

Old Tang was indifferent; let them delay, for things must eventually come to an end.

San He Company, with Xia Deming back in meetings, wanted to confirm the legal team's assessment of the case risk.

The legal representative stated, "President Xia, under the current circumstances, there is a high likelihood of losing the appeal. Our contract does indeed have issues."

"But regarding the subsequent labor relationship cases, we are somewhat confident."

After all, they were not dealing with migrant workers, and in a situation of contract invalidity, whether a labor relationship would be directly established, there was a lot to argue about.

Xia Deming nodded, "Then prepare well."

A week later, without holding a court session, the Xiping City Intermediate Court ruled to dismiss the appeal, upholding the original decision!

Upon receiving the appellate decision, Old Tang headed straight to the labor arbitration committee of the Dazone District.
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"To add Wufeng Technology Service Company as a third party and to require Wufeng Technology Limited Company to assume the social security liability for Li Fugui."

"I have written the facts and grounds very clearly, and the evidence is also there."

A few days passed, and inside the Hubei branch office of Wufeng Company, an angry voice erupted, "What's with this San He Company?"

Why, when you subcontract labor services, you wish to avoid responsibility, just to receive one subpoena after another, and now you've turned subcontracting into labor dispatching!

And the company is supposed to take care of social security for the delivery workers? That's just absurd!