What's wrong with this lawyer?!

As he sat back and relaxed, Li Fugui, who was moving bricks on the construction site, responded on the phone:

"What? You agree to the previous conditions? Who are you, from the San He Company? I don't recognize you..."

Xia Deming on the other end of the phone hurriedly said, "We're the parent company of the one you work for as a delivery driver, and now we want to mediate, agreeing to Lawyer Tang's earlier suggestion."

"Six hundred and sixty thousand, we'll pay it in full..."

Thud! The brick Li Fugui was holding in his other hand fell to the ground.

"How... how much?"

"Six hundred and sixty thousand, these are the terms proposed by your acting lawyer, Tang Fangjing. Don't you know about it?" Xia Deming was on the verge of going crazy over there.

After making the call, they found out that Zheng Xingfa had been released, but he didn't dare return to Qinglv County. His wife had already warned that if he returned, she'd castrate him.

Then Xia Deming contacted Zheng Xingfa, and after negotiations from both sides, they finally reached a settlement—six hundred and sixty thousand would be paid jointly by the two companies, with Fengyu Company bearing the larger share of four hundred thousand.

On San He's side, they would contribute two hundred and sixty thousand. For both companies, this sum was not a large amount, but as company bosses, they were not keen on paying compensation so easily.

Now, however, they had no choice; they were cornered by the opposition, with the platform company refusing to take any responsibility and wanting to avoid any legal risks.

So these "sons" had to step up and resolve the issue; this was the advantage of hitting where it hurt.

Unable to reach Tang Fangjing, they attempted to contact Li Fugui, and surprisingly, they managed to get ahold of him.

Li Fugui was completely stunned, his mind fixated on the six hundred and sixty thousand figure. He had never seen so much money in his life working as a laborer.

Of course, that's not to say he hadn't earned over six hundred thousand in his lifetime. Adding it all up would certainly exceed that amount.

"Hello, hello, Li Fugui, what's going on? Do you agree or not, give me a straight answer!" Xia Deming yelled through the phone.

Li Fugui swallowed hard, finally saying, "Whether I agree or not, I have to consult with Lawyer Tang. Hold on for a moment." Find adventures at empire

After speaking, he quickly hung up the phone, worried that if he didn't, he wouldn't be able to restrain himself.

Not all grassroots laborers are good people, but they're not all bad either. Li Fugui really wanted the money, but he knew he had to first discuss the situation with Tang Fangjing.

Soon, he called Tang Fangjing.

"Lawyer Tang, well, this is the situation now. That person said his name is Xia Deming, the boss of San He Company..." Li Fugui said, licking his lips as he spoke.

Old Tang chuckled upon hearing this and said, "Of course, this is good news, but, Li Fugui, you must have not listened to his entire offer. There must be conditions attached to giving such a large sum."

"Leave it to me; they're not that generous with sixty-odd thousand."

Li Fugui couldn't help but say, "Lawyer Tang, they said..."

"I know you want the money, but Li Fugui, as I told you before, out of that amount, sixty thousand is my legal fee and another twenty-five thousand is for my legal expenses during the lawsuit."

"So the truth is, even if you get the money, it's not yours."

"Therefore, my advice is for you to stay out of it and block the other party's cell number, get it?"

Old Tang was very clear and straightforward. He never assumed that just because someone is a laborer, they are necessarily good. Nor did he imagine that because Li La'er and a few other migrant workers were good people, all migrant workers would be good people.

Everyone loves money; eyes are always red with greed. That's why Old Tang wanted to make things absolutely clear, to prevent the situation where the very people they are fighting for get caught up in the fray, which wouldn't be right.

In Jingzhou, the homeowners of the Victoria Gardens community were still fighting for their rights. They had won their cases, but enforcement was impossible; the corporate executives had been arrested, leaving no funds available.

Even the enforcement bureau of the court couldn't produce money out of thin air.

The consequence was that there were still homeowners who would occasionally complain about Tang Fangjing, blaming him for their inability to secure payment, and some had even gone to his law firm looking for him.

Each time, Old Tang would rebuff them, telling them to complain wherever they wanted because he really had no intention of dealing with them.

If they wanted to fight him on this, he was all for it. He had no time for such people.

Handling these types of public interest lawsuits requires extra caution, especially when it involves money.

Upon hearing this, Li Fugui was stunned. He knew what had been said when the contract was signed: "You don't have to pay the six hundred thousand, but if we can recover some amount through the lawsuit, aside from your compensation, the rest goes to the law firm."

At that time, he thought it was no problem. To have such an accomplished lawyer help him for just a few thousand dollars was already quite remarkable.

Taking the extra money that was recovered seemed only fair and reasonable.

But now, Li Fugui was conflicted; the sum was too large.

"Lawyer Tang, well... okay then, you handle it."

After hanging up, Old Tang felt nothing unusual; it was human nature, but to prevent Li Fugui from doing something foolish, he still decided to call Li Weiwei.

Inside Hanxi University of Political Science and Law, Li Weiwei had just finished class and was hesitating between returning to the dormitory or going to eat when her phone rang. It was that Lawyer Tang!

Since the last time she had discussed her father's issue with him, this was the first time he had reached out to her!

It had been over three months, and she had learned from the internet that his cases weren't going well, always losing in court.