What's wrong with this lawyer?!

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It was another bright morning when Old Tang climbed out of bed, today was arbitration day.

He didn't know that his opponent, old Gou, had already disappeared. In fact, this time he had come purely to help Yang Tiezhi claim some money and, by the way, increase his task completion rate.

As for criminal charges... Tang Fangjing was just an individual; without any clues, it was impossible to fabricate a case and send someone to prison out of thin air.

Moreover, he didn't enjoy sending people to prison, he just purely liked criminal law.

Checking his cell phone, April 6th, clear skies.

Auspicious for court hearings, arbitration, executions; avoid appealing, divorcing.

Who came up with this? How did something so random get in the middle of it?

Oh right, I came up with it. Well, never mind then. Perhaps it was conceived during a bout of insanity, which is why it's so twisted. Actually, Old Tang doesn't think he's twisted at all.

After waiting downstairs for a while, Wang Qingqing also came down, and the two of them headed to the arbitration committee together.

Upon entering the Blue Mountain District Arbitration Committee, Old Tang immediately noticed something was amiss, because it wasn't President Guo sitting on the respondent's side, but another man.

At least the legal assistant girl was still the same one.

"Hey, are you the representative of Kaisen Company? What happened to the previous President Guo?" Old Tang asked while taking off his coat.

The man opposite, Old Bai, probably didn't expect Lawyer Tang to start with casual conversation, but quickly responded: "Ah, President Guo... President Guo, he, he resigned."

He seemed somewhat reluctant to say it, having pondered over it before going to bed the previous night. It seemed likely that President Guo had fled because he was scared!

Now looking at Lawyer Tang, he didn't seem so intimidating; after removing his mask, he just had a small scar on his face, but overall he was quite a handsome young man with clear eyes and attractive features.

Indeed, many who met Old Tang for the first time were surprised, as the infamous Lawyer Tang—yes, infamous for his ferocity—was said to be.

It was rumored that at his most fearsome, he could take over more than half of the criminal court's KPIs, truly terrifying!

Not to mention his rate of capital punishment; others wouldn't encounter a single death penalty case in eight generations while he managed to wrap up two within one year, and it was a father and son case at that!

Yet upon meeting him, everyone would be astonished, as Lawyer Tang spoke softly and appeared quite gentle, aside from being so pale as to seem bloodless, there was nothing else unattractive about him.

Old Tang, naturally unaware of the other side's thoughts, was equally baffled: "He... he resigned just like that? Why? Why would he suddenly resign out of the blue?"

The last time they met, the conversation between the two sides had been quite amicable, and President Guo's painful mask was quite interesting to watch.

Old Bai frowned, he really wanted to say something like "Don't you know why President Guo resigned?" but he refrained.

Consequently, neither side spoke further, and silence enveloped the room.

Old Tang came today with confidence, but as always, when it comes to lawsuits, it's never about the brief moment in court.

The times he had turned the tide during the court session were extraordinary exceptions.

Such situations rarely occur; it not only requires excellent performance from his side but also "good cooperation" from the other party.

If the other side doesn't "cooperate" well, things can't be accomplished.

Hence, everything depends on how hard you work outside of the courtroom.

For instance, before this hearing, Old Tang had already received copies of evidence submitted by the other party, which did not include the labor contract, meaning Kaisen Company still chose to be sly.

That actually made Old Tang very curious, including those companies he had come across in his previous life.

There must definitely be legal counsel in the company; others might not understand, but the counsel definitely should. Not submitting key evidence can lead to judicial detention in minutes if it's discovered you deliberately withheld it.

But there are always such "smart" people, no matter how hard Old Tang racked his brain, he couldn't fathom what they were thinking.

He had thought President Guo was smart, but who knew the smart man would choose to resign...

If that's the case, then let the trial begin!

Lin Caijuan, as the chief arbitrator, had already arrived. This time the arbitration tribunal consisted of three arbitrators, and the arbitration began shortly after.

During the evidence and cross-examination stage, Old Bai was already in disarray.

Frankly, this type of case, where the decision was to be stubbornly drawn out, had only time to offer.

To prove an employment relationship, entrance notifications, work certificates, punch-in records, salary payment records, social insurance and other payment records, work experience at the company, and even chat records with company leaders and in work groups can all be used as evidence.

And you don't need to gather all of it, just a few pieces would suffice.

Many people might think the evidence seems insufficient; civil cases are like this, you just need to make the arbitrator or judge feel there's a greater possibility of an employment relationship being present.

If there's no employment relationship, why would you be paid a salary, why would social insurance be paid for you? There has to be an explanation, right? This is the cross-examination Old Bai needed to do.

What could he say? The approach given by Old Gou earlier was to claim a brief employment relationship existed, in any case, it was all nonsense, just about getting through the process.

That was actually not bad already; many who haven't been through lawsuits don't know that in court, lawyers spewing nonsense is quite common.

Because if the evidence on the other side is indeed substantial, and you've taken money from this side, you have to speak for them. What to do then, but spout nonsense?

Having a reason would already be good; there are many instances of "I don't approve of your proof's aim." What, the reason? No reason, it's just disapproved.