What's wrong with this lawyer?!

After mouthing off a bunch online, Wang Dengfeng finally felt good about himself. It was only by saying all that stuff to Tang Fangjing's face that he could truly feel satisfied. All that crap about not respecting the profession of lawyers was just BS.

This time he'd dragged Tang Fangjing's name through the mud on the internet, and next time, he was going to beat Tang Fangjing in person!

Ju Haiqing was so irritated that he didn't feel like writing anymore, but... when he thought about what Tang Fangjing had said, his face twisted into a weird smile. Some people really seemed to be cheating.

After thinking it over, Ju Haiqing posted a dynamic update: @Lin Mi Fengsheng, hope you don't delete your account in the future, don't play dead.

Similarly, Old Tang in the Xiping City hotel was a bit helpless. You'd say that "Lin Mi Fengsheng" had no brains, but then he went ahead and said the right thing...

However, Old Tang didn't plan on responding much this time. It wasn't necessary. He'd wait until the verdict tomorrow, post the entire rights defense process online, and everyone would see who the clown was.

Old Tang stopped paying attention to the online messages, now content to wait for tomorrow's court session.

Time quickly advanced to the next day, and Old Tang still got up very early.

As usual, after having breakfast and getting everything ready, he knocked on the door of the room next door: "Qingqing, it's time to go."

Wang Qingqing, who had applied light makeup, stepped out of her room. Her short videos had improved significantly lately, mainly because her looks were striking.

The two made their way to the Dayuan District Court, facing the familiar civil court and the familiar defendant.

This time, the platform company dispatched a legal team of two lawyers and two assistants, sitting in the third-person position, all suited up and looking quite imposing.

These lawyers were all from a big firm in Xiping City, with no special characteristics other than being expensive.

Opposite them, San He's legal affairs representative sat in the defendant's seat, expressionless and unwilling to utter a word. It was here that he had beaten Tang Fangjing before and thought little of him at the time.

Now, however, the opponent had pushed the company to the brink of a cliff, and even in court, there was still a good chance of losing the lawsuit.

The only saving grace was that he had refrained from mocking Tang Fangjing after his win; otherwise, he didn't know how he'd face today. He had seen the opponent's live court broadcast, after all. Continue your saga on empire

This Tang guy was utterly ruthless during hearings, not just with the opposing lawyers; in criminal cases, he could even render the prosecutor speechless and completely break their defense.

The clerk had already started her work, and soon, Judge Wang and the members of the collegial panel entered.

The collegial panel had five members this time. No choice, the case was complex to start with, and now it had been made public online, attracting such massive attention.

Judge Wang was still doing fine, since at this stage of the case, it wasn't up to him alone to make decisions; the verdict required discussion by the presiding judge, or even the court's judicial committee.

The trial began, and as the live broadcast was connected, viewers flooded in like a tidal wave.

Still following procedure, Old Tang went about things methodically. He didn't need to prepare too much. Without any new evidence or points from the other side, they were bound to lose.

Indeed, it turned out that the expensive legal team hired by the platform company wasn't much use at all.

With customers leaving bad reviews on the company's app and the delivery riders being fined in turn, to say there was no connection between the two was to rub the judge's IQ on the ground.

The crux of the issue was whether the over six hundred thousand yuan in legal fees Tang Fangjing had claimed should be compensated or not!

"I want to clarify one thing first, the attorney fees should not be borne by our party. According to the 'Civil Procedure Law,' Article 58 stipulates that a party has the right to appoint an agent for litigation, which also means that a party may choose not to appoint an agent. Therefore, the attorney fees do not necessarily have to be borne by our company," one of the lawyers stated.

"Similarly, there are three types of agents, and a party doesn't have to appoint a lawyer for litigation. Therefore, the lawyer's fees shouldn't necessarily be covered by our company," he continued.

"And if we take a step back for argument's sake, the six hundred thousand plus is what Tang Fangjing is asking for, which isn't necessary for Li Fugui's rights defense in the market. This amount clearly exceeds the standard," he claimed.

"Therefore, in conclusion, these costs shouldn't be borne by our side. We request that the collegial panel dismiss the other party's claim," he finished.

The representative from San He company had a clear viewpoint, which was a classic response to the question "Why can't the losing party bear the lawyer's fees?"

In plain language, it meant you didn't have to hire a lawyer to sue, you could sue without one, or you could appoint someone who would represent you for free. There was no inherent connection between hiring a lawyer and litigating.

As such, your legal fees are an extra cost borne out of your own rights defense, the other party has no responsibility, and therefore, they don't have to cover your legal fees.

Not like court fees, which are a guaranteed expenditure once you enter a lawsuit, and it's normal for the court to have the losing party cover those costs.

At this point, the netizens watching were utterly baffled. Originally, they came for the spectacle, but then they realized that this case seemed to be connected to a previous case where Tang Fangjing lost, which had been circulating online.

Among those watching the live broadcast, there were some experts; one in particular posted the previous verdict and further explained it to everyone.

"So you see, everyone, Lawyer Tang is claiming that there is an employment relationship between San He company and that delivery rider, and he's asking them to compensate, with the six hundred thousand plus being for their legal fees," a netizen named "Da Feng Qi Xi Yun Fei Yang" commented.