What's wrong with this lawyer?!

After waiting for a short while, Li Zhongda walked in with a dark expression, followed by an assistant.

He hadn't been sleeping well these days and had spent a lot of money to hire a lawyer to help him study and prepare a response strategy.

But that lawyer made it very clear that Tang Fangjing's thinking was wild and unpredictable; no one knew what he might pull off in the trial, and when the time came, it would depend on one's ability to adapt.

Despite this, Li Zhongda felt confident because the lawyer he hired was a director of a law firm in the capital, recognized in the industry for high-level skills, comparable to Tang Fangjing.

Over the years, Tang Fangjing had encountered many lawyers from various places, but had hardly faced those renowned lawyers from Modu and the capital.

This has led many to believe that Tang Fangjing only bullies ordinary lawyers.

As for Director Liu, he didn't come because Gao Wentang considered that Director Liu had a tendency towards surrendering, so he directly told him not to come.

Coincidentally, Director Liu was now brazenly streaming live in the office on his computer, and no one could criticize him for it, as it was called attending to the company's legal affairs.

The trial broadcast network was already connected and the live stream began.

A bunch of netizens flooded into the live stream room, starting to comment furiously.

"Is this the court? I've never been there; where's the defendant?"

"Ignorant upstairs, this is the second trial, it's called the appellant and the appellee..."

"I see Lawyer Tang, wow, he's so handsome, I really want to be with Lawyer Tang..."

Similar comments were everywhere, at Tengda's side, Wang Qingqing watched with a blank expression.

At Dafeng Law Firm, Lao Han was also watching the live stream and even had the company's idle lawyers watch together; Tang Fangjing's live trial was indeed worth watching.

Modu's Lao Du naturally wouldn't miss it, he was delighting in anonymity.

Of course, the most focused was Gao Wentang, who had specially postponed all meetings today.

Sitting beside him were a few people, including the company's secretary and two from the superior department.

"Mr. Gao, that appellee there, is your company's Mr. Li, right?" a middle-aged man from the superior department said.

Gao Wentang nodded: "Yes, Director Xiang, Mr. Li has been with the company for over ten years, always responsible for the legal department, with very strong professional abilities."

"He just doesn't want to go out and be a lawyer; otherwise, he'd be famous by now."

"In previous company lawsuits, Mr. Li managed exceptionally well, including the first trial of this case, which he won decisively."

The middle-aged man, Director Xiang, nodded: "Then today we'll see how Mr. Li performs. Alas, things have blown up a bit; we must win this case!"

This counted as an unusual public opinion; although the specifics of the case hadn't leaked, it was only a matter of time.

City Development Company acted despicably in this matter, easily sparking empathy among other workers.

Under the public's eye, Judge Song led the panel into the courtroom expressionlessly; today was his chance to show, but he absolutely couldn't mess up!

The trial officially began!

The second trial, unlike the first, would directly carry over confirmed content from the first trial if the appeal did not challenge it.

In this case, Old Tang's side hadn't presented new evidence, so there was no need for further evidence presentation or cross-examination.

Li Zhongda was at least a leader, and being well-prepared, he did not show any cowardice upfront.

The defense arguments were similar to the first trial, stating that Su Yeping's investment development department did not have the authority to independently formulate reward distribution plans, the approval process for the first three projects wasn't completed, and the latter three projects were not approved.

Additionally, Su Yeping concealed critical information and falsified data in the projects, leading to severe losses in two projects. Therefore, the first trial's judgment was correct, and it was hoped that the second trial would dismiss the appeal and uphold the original verdict.

But soon, Old Tang struck.

"Presiding Judge, I would like to ask the appellee a few questions, may I?"

Judge Song certainly allowed it; he wanted Tang Fangjing to attack!

"Appellant is allowed to question."

Old Tang looked across at Li Zhongda; he naturally didn't know that Mr. Li was actually a fool.

After all, the title was intimidating; to be the head of such a large company's legal department and a deputy general manager isn't possible without some capability.

Therefore, he was well-prepared!

"First question, the appellee keeps saying that the first three projects didn't complete the approval process and the latter three projects weren't approved; I really want to know, according to City Development Company's regulations, what exactly is this so-called process like, and which leaders' signatures are needed?"

This question wasn't too difficult; although Li Zhongda hadn't prepared it, he could answer quickly.

Because he was one of the deputy general managers, usually involved in the company's approval processes.

"According to our company's regulations, it generally requires approval from four leaders: the head of the finance department, the deputy general manager in charge of finance, the chairman, and the secretary."

He wasn't quite sure why the other party asked this, but considering it was a live stream, he had to answer, lest Gao Wentang trouble him later.

Even though the other party said losing is just losing, Li Zhongda knew very well that Gao Wentang would definitely hold him accountable later; he wasn't a magnanimous person.

Old Tang heard this and stared at Li Zhongda: "Second question, my client submitted six project reward applications before his illegal dismissal by your company."