What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Two days later, at Tengda Law Firm, Old Tang hung up the phone. Perhaps he had been too harsh before, as that lawyer, Zhang Wei, no longer wanted to speak with him.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

At first, Zhang Wei would answer the calls, but later, even his mobile number was blocked. Could it be that he had indeed gone too far?

As professional lawyers, Old Tang felt his actions were perfectly normal. If you reveal a flaw in court, then I am certainly going to pursue it relentlessly—that's what professionalism is.

It wouldn't make sense for that to cause animosity, would it?

So… was it because of something else?

But he had no choice, as the other party didn't wish to communicate, and he couldn't force anything. He had to rely on himself after going in circles.

Yesterday, he had already filed a case of contract negligence with the Guangming District Court. He, Tang Fangjing, always kept his promises; if it was your responsibility, then you would have to bear it, even if the lawsuit went to the Supreme Court.

After filing the claim, he took the time to visit Old Mr. Wang. The old gentleman was recovering. He used to go out of his way to help friends, ready to take a knife in the ribs for them. Nowadays, friends could say anything except for discussing money. Mentioning money would set him off, making him flip from one extreme to the other.

To this, Old Tang made no comment. Regardless, it was someone else's lifestyle, and he, Tang Fangjing, was simply a lawyer. A lawyer shouldn't pass judgment on others' lives.

Upon learning that Tang Fangjing had specifically filed this lawsuit, Old Mr. Wang was dumbfounded for a while, finally managing to say something, "It kind of feels like you're suing for your own legal fees."

Old Tang thought about it and realized it was true, but it didn't matter. At Tengda, he had already won big time. What could be more valuable than life itself!

Now, what he needed to do was start the investigation on his own. There were still many methods available. For some time, he had specifically looked into it, although without discovering much.

For example, online searches could reveal whether the other party was subject to any high-spending bans or was on the list of discredited individuals facing enforcement action.

If it was a corporation, then he would investigate its legal representative, as well as current and former shareholders. Many details could be found using various search software, with a lot of information hidden within.

Moreover, he could use the Judgments Online to check whether the other party had any litigation cases and the specifics of those cases.

This method was quite effective in previous years because at that time court decisions had to be published online as a performance assessment. Therefore, related documents were usually uploaded to the Judgments Online.

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But now, some court decisions weren't posted at all. Moreover, someone had raised the concern that the published decisions on Judgments Online might infringe on privacy rights…

The other party indeed had some influence. Wang Shihua was nowhere to be found in both the high-spending ban and the discredited individuals facing enforcement action list.

No related court decisions were found on Judgments Online either; it was possible that the document just hadn't been uploaded.

Lacking clues online, there was no choice but to painstakingly make rounds in person. On-site investigations were like this by nature. Although commercial registration information could be found online, for certain details, one must conduct field investigations.

In the meantime, trouble was brewing elsewhere at the company as Zhang Wei got into another argument with President Liu.

"You still need evidence? I dare not give any to you now. Last time you asked for evidence, it ended up in their hands right away. Okay, we lost the lawsuit, but if I give you the evidence now, are you going to get us thrown into jail?"

"I absolutely can't give you the risk assessment; that's the company's trade secret..."

Zhang Wei, who was resigned to his fate, retorted, "Trade secret, trade secret, fine then. If we lose the lawsuit, don't blame me. Asking me to fight a lawsuit without providing evidence, what should I do? Tell me, what should I do?"

"I was a lawyer, not a sorcerer; can I just conjure evidence out of thin air?"

The two were about to come to blows, only to be separated by the staff of the online lending company. President Liu yelled, "Zhang, you've got guts, arguing with me. Dammit, put this ten years back and I would have taken you out already, believe it or not?"

"If we win the lawsuit, you can stay. If we lose, get out immediately!"

People in the online lending business didn't play nice. Collection, such a task, was never simple. If even the courts couldn't enforce a judgment, how could you expect someone to just hand over what owed when you went to collect it?

Nowadays, violent debt collection was uncommon, but that didn't mean the industry had vanished. They had merely shifted from past violent methods to current "soft" violence in collections.

Calling all contacts was just the basics, with a barrage of texts and calls, posting notices on doors, or simply tailing you without taking any action. They knew plenty of tactics.

So when President Liu saw such defiance from a lawyer, he simply couldn't hold back.

Zhang Wei shouted back, "You're so tough, why don't you go deal with that Tang Fangjing? Go on, do it!"

That comment seemed to hit a nerve, enraging President Liu instantly!

Online lending companies were certainly no angels, but they truly couldn't mess with Tang Fangjing; he was a madman who knew the law and didn't have much time left to live!

The company had suffered a significant loss this time, but from top to bottom, they all chose to endure it. After all, that Tang guy didn't have long to live; three years would be a blessing, given his late-stage cancer.

They really dared not provoke him. People from other places might not feel it, but for the local people of Bright District, the impression was deep. President Li of a real estate company, President Lei of a construction company—they used to be big shots, and look what happened now?

That's why President Liu was fuming…

Seeing this, another leader from the company interjected, "Enough, both of you. Manager Zhang, we really can't give you those trade secrets, but we can provide those previous case verdicts that you requested."