What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Looking at the man's smile across the table, the staff member couldn't help but lower their head and start reviewing the documents again.

"As for Lawyer Tang," they said, "whether or not to file the case, we'll have to wait until our review is over. We'll notify you then. That okay with you?"

"No problem, I've got plenty of time."

Old Tang left, and the staff immediately began calling for the presiding judge, as by now, wherever Tang Fangjing went, he was bound to get an earful.

Lately, Xiping City had nearly been blasted to pieces, accused of letting big companies bully workers, implementing complicated procedures to block workers from defending their rights.

So Xiping City specifically reorganized the food delivery business... whether it was effective, only heaven knows. But surely they did their job, and no one can deny that.

Now, Mr. Tang had come to Lincheng, and his first case was extremely sensitive...

The presiding judge was summoned and after careful review, said, "There's no need to hesitate with this kind of case, file it directly. Their materials are very comprehensive. If we don't file it, they'll turn to the higher court."

That very afternoon, while strolling around Lincheng, Old Tang received a call from the Intermediate Court that the case was filed.

This was expected, the case was straightforward, the materials sufficient, it would have been impossible not to file it. On the contrary, filing it meant that things were really starting.

The property management company of Sunshine City residential complex is called Sunshine Property Management Co., Ltd., and their general manager has been in quite a good mood recently.

This is because the biggest thorn among those people in the homeowners' committee, the one named Zhou Zhixing, had been detained for ten days, which delighted him immensely.

Setting up what homeowners' committee? The neighborhood should naturally be managed by their property management, and it has nothing to do with the homeowners, who are always causing some uproar without any reason.

Now, well, "the property management committing bribery to sell parking spaces"—is that something one can casually allege? Such people should have been locked up sooner.

Ten days of detention weren't enough; it would be better if he were sent to prison!

"Old Fan, what has Zhou Zhixing been up to recently, any movements?" the general manager Liang Pei casually asked.

Sitting on the sofa, Manager Old Fan replied, "He hasn't been up to much recently, just going to and from work as usual. I heard his workplace is considering disciplinary action against him. He's busy dealing with that matter."

"Good, keep a close watch on him."

No one in the entire residential complex really believed Zhou Zhixing would dare to do anything serious. Typically, administrative cases are mostly about public matters, and few people would get serious about a detention.

The same view was shared by the local police station.

Time flew to a few days later. Inside Changping Sub-bureau, officer Yu Niandong from the legal department was busy with the paperwork. Every day, the legal department had to review numerous cases.

Compared to the procuratorate and courts, one important aspect of the police's authority lies in the "power of preliminary investigation," which is underestimated by the public but indeed a significant power.

It can determine whether a case should be classified as a criminal case or an administrative one and whether the case can be filed for investigation!

Just then, Yu Niandong heard someone calling him and saw it was his mentor.

"What? Someone has sued our bureau?" Yu Niandong was baffled, "For what reason, administrative detention? This…"

Administrative detentions are usually related to fights, prostitution, and the like; it's generally acceptable and rare for someone to initiate administrative litigation over a detention.

"The leadership is very upset. It's so rare for units in Lincheng to be sued in administrative litigation through all these years, and this is the first time our bureau has encountered such a situation," the mentor said helplessly.

"Who filed the lawsuit? I'm aware of all the administrative detentions recently," Yu Niandong continued.

"Who else could it be but Zhou Zhixing? You remember him, right?"

Zhou Zhixing... Yu Niandong quickly remembered, and immediately understood the situation. Of all the recent administrative detentions, Zhou Zhixing's case was a bit special.

He was detained for ten days after questioning the property management company's bribery in a WeChat group, which led to reports from both the traffic police brigade and the property management, and after investigation by the local station, he was detained.

At the time, no one had considered that he might actually pursue administrative litigation!

Since he was a university professor, with a respectable job and life, it seemed unreasonable for him to seriously confront the police over this issue, but he did...

"It's not about him; it's his lawyer. Do you know who it is? It's Tang Fangjing from Jingzhou!"

Upon mentioning this name, his mentor's face showed more helplessness; this person had actually come to Lincheng.

And he took on such a case, leaving everyone puzzled about what standards Lawyer Tang had for taking cases.

Hearing this, Yu Niandong said, "So, what does the leadership want us to do..."

"You and Xiao Liu will be in court. They're demanding we retract the detention decision, which we cannot agree to," his mentor instructed.

Xiao Liu was the in-house lawyer of the local police station, already busy researching the case.

The police had their own perspective; you claim the property company is involved in bribery, but our investigation found no such thing, hence we deem your actions as causing trouble, which is completely reasonable.

Unlike other issues that might be negotiable, this one is not up for discussion.

Yu Niandong quickly began to prepare the defense with Xiao Liu. Their side's facts and reasoning were clear: their process for deciding on the administrative detention was legal and the evidence was solid.

In such an atmosphere, the property company soon received news.