What's wrong with this lawyer?!

When she phoned her father Li Fugui to ask about it, he had no idea either, stating that once he signed the contract, there was no need for his involvement anymore.

So Li Weiwei had been wanting to ask that Lawyer Tang about the case for a while, but she dared not call him.

Now she hurried to answer the phone: "Hello, Lawyer Tang, good to hear from you."

"Hey Li Weiwei, let me tell you, your dad's case has now reached the final step. Right now, the other side has agreed to a settlement of 660,000 yuan and wants us to negotiate a settlement..."

What... What? Li Weiwei was stunned. Just like Li Fugui, she was completely bewildered by the amount of the settlement.
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It seemed that her father's owed wages were only about 5,000 yuan. Now they were counter-offered 660,000 yuan?

At that moment, Li Weiwei was really curious how Lawyer Tang managed to achieve this. It seemed absolutely inconceivable, something not even to be dreamed of.

However, as Old Tang continued, Li Weiwei finally understood that the other lawyer's fee for handling this case was 640,000 yuan, while her father's compensation was 20,000 yuan.

But that also seemed outrageous. Two months of work, unpaid wages of 5,000 yuan, and now to get back 20,000 yuan was already incredibly good.

Old Tang continued, "I can tell you very clearly, if the other side has agreed to this amount, there must be many conditions. When I handle a case, I want it to be a teaching case."

"So, I will go and talk to them. You tell your dad that he shouldn't do anything bad just because of the money, understand?"

Understood. Li Weiwei finally realized the purpose of Lawyer Tang's contact—it was because of this. She quickly replied, "Don't worry, Lawyer Tang, I will definitely persuade my dad."

"That's good, let's leave it at that. Once the case is over, I will come back to your university to give a lecture," he added.

After hanging up the phone, Li Weiwei remained silent for a long time, but her heart grew more and more thrilled. A lawyer like Lawyer Tang was her idol!

Everyone studying law has had such a dream, even every lawyer who sets out on their career hopes to turn the tables just like in a movie or a TV drama with their expertise.

Although later on, they almost exclusively turn into emotionless paper-shufflers...

Make no mistake, courtroom proceedings are just that boring. When you recite the complaint, the judge will tell you if it's all in the document, don't bother reading it aloud, to save time.

When you present your arguments, the judge will say, spare me, just submit written arguments after the recess. Done, the trial is over.

Once she had calmed down, Li Weiwei dialed Li Fugui's number.

"Dad, it's Weiwei. I have something to tell you..."

Old Tang was unaware of what Li Weiwei said to Li Fugui, but whatever it was, Li Fugui stayed out of it afterward.

At San He Company, Xia Deming felt like he was going insane. He had agreed to all their terms, only for them to say they would consult their lawyer, and then they cut contact with him.

What to do, if he couldn't resolve the issue before the hearing, the platform company would really start causing trouble for him.

Just then his phone rang. Picking it up, he saw it was a familiar yet strange number.

He had called Tang Fangjing before but hadn't saved the number to his contact list.

"Hello, who's this?" Xia Deming said gruffly.

"Director Xia, it's Tang Fangjing."

At that one sentence, Xia Deming's face immediately broke into a smile: "Lawyer Tang, you finally called me. Oh my, it wasn't easy to reach you."

"Director Xia, cut the useless talk. You called my client and agreed to my conditions, right?" Old Tang said on the other end of the phone.

Upon hearing this, Xia Deming was relieved. He thought, how could anyone refuse money?

Sigh, as long as spending money can resolve this issue, that's acceptable. Better than having the platform company after him.

In the future, it's better to use a franchise model for downstream partners. Although it earns less money, it's more secure.

"Lawyer Tang, I made the call. Not a penny less than 660,000 yuan, as long as you agree to a settlement," Xia Deming said as he sat down.

Meanwhile, Old Tang who was sipping tea with added ingredients casually asked, "Agree to a settlement, not to drop the lawsuit, huh? So tell me, Director Xia, what are these conditions?"

"Lawyer Tang is really a smart man. The condition is simple: we sign a confidentiality agreement. No information about the case may be disclosed to anyone, all details of it. Do you understand, Lawyer Tang?"

Old Tang stood up and walked to the teahouse window, smiling, "I understand. Take the money and keep quiet."

"If this information gets out, the penalty would be three times what we are paying now. Lawyer Tang, that shouldn't be a problem for you, right?" Xia Deming continued.

He believed Tang Fangjing had no reason to refuse. After all, as a lawyer, you take on cases to make money. You used to take risks when handling cases, but that was all for the sake of charging fees.

However, Old Tang's response over the phone immediately made Xia Deming's expression darken.

"Of course there's a problem. Director Xia might not be aware of why I took this case. It came up during my last lecture at Hanxi University of Political Science and Law when a student brought it up."

"I promised the students to turn this case into a teaching case. So if I agree to your settlement, how am I supposed to teach it? No, no, that won't do."

Old Tang was decidedly firm in his response. The case was supposed to be for teaching purposes; being prevented from discussing it didn't make any sense if it was meant to be educational.

At this, Xia Deming was dumbfounded. A teaching case, what was that all about.