What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Under the recording of the law enforcement camera, the investigation report was examined, sealed, and packed up.

Soon after, everyone left and returned to the Execution Bureau.

On the surface, it seemed uneventful—everything was completed directly upon arrival.

Lawyer Tang finished his third cup of tea, and the investigation report was placed in front of him.

"Lawyer Tang, no issues this time, right?" Zeng Maoshan asked again.

Tang Fangjing nodded: "Thanks to everyone's efforts, there are no issues at all."

With the signing, the execution was officially completed. Tang Fangjing left with the materials; staying there was unnecessary, especially since he wasn't welcomed.

But that didn't matter. If he was afraid of offending people, he wouldn't be doing this job in the first place.

If he were a regular lawyer, he could just take his time, make more trips, and let the client shoulder the costs anyway.

Besides, there'd always be excuses—claiming, "Look, it's the court not executing; there's nothing I can do but push them on your behalf."

And how to push? Even making a phone call counts.

But he is Tang Fangjing, so he had to get everything done properly.

Back at the hotel, Tang Fangjing pulled out the precious investigation report and began reading.

As expected, the incident indeed involved another party's infringement issues.

A portion of the project had been subcontracted by Hanxi Construction to a Xiping-based company called Dekang Construction Company, under a specialized construction subcontract agreement.

Then, Dekang Company followed Dezheng Company's example and subcontracted portions of the work to another company in Sichuan Province.

This Sichuan company further subcontracted the welding task to a contractor.

On the day of the incident, Lin Youliang was painting inside the steel box, while nearby workers above were performing welding.

During welding, the wind was blowing hard, causing sparks and slag to fall into the steel box, triggering an explosion.

Paint is obviously highly flammable and explosive. When exposed to open flames, a flash explosion is inevitable. Lin Youliang suffered severe burns.

No wonder this investigation report had been withheld—it shed a glaring light on Hanxi Construction's accountability as the general contractor!

Painting operations on one side and welding on the other? The risk was monumental.

However, at the time, no one intervened... It resembled a slapdash, amateurish operation.

Now, the defendants could be confirmed: Dekang Company, the Sichuan-based company, the contractor at the time, and the general contractor Hanxi Construction. All could be listed as defendants!

In this case, all of them should bear joint liability!

Yet, here lies another question: why were Dezheng Company's personnel stepping in to silence others?

After all, objectively speaking, their responsibility wasn't significant enough to warrant both footing bills and silencing witnesses.

What underlying issue was at play?

Suddenly, Tang Fangjing realized something—the names of those two companies were strikingly similar!

With this thought, Tang Fangjing hurriedly opened his phone to investigate, but after checking, he found no apparent connections between the two companies.

Even a search through ownership structures revealed no association.

Could it simply be a coincidence?

Tang Fangjing didn't believe in coincidences, but he had no evidence at the moment...

No matter—that wasn't important. Now there were identified defendants and infringement evidence, so the lawsuit could proceed.

After all, this wasn't a government-issued report; it was prepared by the general contractors. Later, some parties would undoubtedly challenge its validity.

Contesting the report would create a dispute, and disputes could reveal hidden truths.

Over the next few days, Tang Fangjing compiled the relevant materials and then went to the Anchang District Court.

He was already quite familiar with this court, as the first thing he did upon arriving in Xiping years ago was to sue this very court...

Years had passed; he wondered if the people here still remembered him.

As for why he didn't choose Lanhe District Court, it was primarily because he had recently antagonized people there. Although Tang Fangjing wasn't concerned about such matters, avoiding unnecessary trouble was always preferable.

Dekang Company was located in Anchang District—a fact that couldn't be avoided.

At this point, it seemed that Tang Fangjing had "enemies" everywhere he went.