Li Xuezhen's feelings toward Su Bai could now be summed up in one word: awesome!
Two words: seriously awesome!
Three words: absolutely freaking awesome!
Her eyes practically shot out sparks.
She studied under a top legal expert, and her senior fellow students were all outstanding lawyers in the legal world.
Her original goal in taking an internship had been to become independent and stand on her own, which was why she had chosen White Jun Law Firm.
Her seniors had told her many times that there was little to learn at small firms. They simply treated their interns like beasts of burden.
The work was exhausting and miserable, and you learned nothing.
Originally, Li Xuezhen had been a little apprehensive.
But after these two cases...
That was nothing like her experience!
In the first case, he had crushed Nandu Bank, turning a twenty-year prison sentence into a suspended sentence of just a few months.
In the second, he had turned a divorce case into a fraud case and even sent the opposing lawyer to prison.
He was unquestionably a top-tier lawyer!
Even her seniors weren't this good!
Naturally, Li Xuezhen had to laugh along enthusiastically at Su Bai's corny jokes.
Looking at Li Xuezhen beside him, her eyes shining, Su Bai reminded her:
"The hearing's over. Pack up the documents. We're leaving."
"Yes, Lawyer Su."
The documents weren't messy to begin with. Li Xuezhen quickly tidied them up, put them in her briefcase, and hurried after Su Bai.
As they passed the defendant's table...
Ye Fei stared fixedly at Su Bai.
"I'm going to appeal and request a second hearing!"
Su Bai nodded lightly and kept walking.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
Su Bai still gave no response and continued straight ahead.
"I'll definitely win on appeal!"
"I'll definitely overturn the judgment you got in the first trial!"
Whatever tone Ye Fei used, Su Bai stuck to one rule: ignore her. She could do whatever she liked.
Ye Fei's eyes blazed with anger.
Not even a single reply? Could you stop being so dismissive?!
I'm telling you I'm requesting a second hearing, filing an appeal, and overturning your judgment! And this is your attitude?!
What lawyer wanted a judgment they had won overturned on appeal?
That would damage their reputation!
Su Bai didn't care in the slightest about what Ye Fei said.
Even that slight nod had been more than courteous enough.
First, he had already received his fee. Second, an appeal would produce the same result, with changes only to the sentencing.
An appeal required new legal arguments and evidence.
Some matters had already been established by the charges in the first trial. The evidence showed that Ye Fei had indeed instigated the offense. That was undeniable.
The only possible approach was to challenge the fraud charge.
And challenging the fraud charge would mean building an argument around Xie Jing, the client.
Su Bai turned his gaze toward Xie Jing.
"Fuck! Ye Fei, didn't you say you could win?! Didn't you tell me that as long as I did what you said, I could get both of Zhang Tongwei's premarital apartments?!"
"And now? Now I've got nothing! No marital assets, no apartments!"
"And because you screwed up in court, I've been sentenced to six months!"
"Ye Fei! Fuck you! Compensate me for my property and emotional distress!"
"Boohoo..."
Su Bai shook his head and mentally tuned out the scene.
Whatever else happened, appealing with the aim of overturning the first judgment would be extremely difficult.
Besides, the prosecutor at the appeal wouldn't be a pushover either.
The sentence handed down in the first trial had been a little harsh, but if other victims filed charges or appeared as witnesses during the appeal...
Tsk.
Her crimes were so serious that they had already involved dissemination, yet she still refused to accept the first judgment and wanted to appeal?
Wasn't that challenging the presiding judge's authority?
The presiding judge at the appeal: So you're the one, huh? Come on, let me teach you how to be a good, law-abiding citizen.
Off to prison with you.
The outcome went without saying. The sentence would only get heavier.
Of course, if Ye Fei appealed, her criminal defense lawyer would explain the related issues to her.
But if she encountered an unscrupulous, silver-tongued lawyer just like herself, the outcome would be anyone's guess.
Ignoring Ye Fei's attitude, Su Bai walked straight out of the courthouse.
Li Xuezhen glanced at Ye Fei, then hurried after him, her footsteps tapping.
Xie Jing had still been berating Ye Fei, but the moment she spotted Zhang Tongwei, she reacted as though she had found a lifeline.
"Tongwei... For the sake of the marriage we shared, I don't want the marital assets anymore. I won't ask for any money either. Withdraw the case! Please, withdraw it!"
"As long as you withdraw it, we can work everything out. I don't want anything anymore. I only have one request. Please withdraw the case!"
"We were husband and wife. Can you really bear to watch me eat prison food?"
"Tongwei! Tongwei, don't go... Aaaah!"
Hearing Xie Jing's heart-wrenching cries, Zhang Tongwei remained expressionless.
At first, this woman had thought she had victory in the bag. She had schemed and used every possible means to force him into a divorce. Now that she had lost, she wanted his forgiveness?
Dream on!
You lost the case. You weren't getting anything anyway, and you still have to repay me for the marital assets you used to support your family.
Forget whether the case can even be withdrawn. Do you think I'm stupid? Why would I withdraw it?
Without looking back, Zhang Tongwei followed Su Bai out of the courthouse.
Behind him, the bailiffs stopped Xie Jing, leaving her to wallow in endless regret.
Wang Li had been waiting at the courthouse entrance for some time, his face and neck flushed with excitement. As Zhang Tongwei's friend, he had attended the hearing and watched the entire proceedings.
During the brilliant arguments and the announcement of the verdict, he had nearly shouted with excitement.
He had come within a hair's breadth of yelling, "Lawyer Su, you're fucking awesome!"
When he saw Su Bai walk out, Wang Li was even more excited than Zhang Tongwei, the client himself.
"Lawyer Su, you're fucking awesome!!!"
"Lawyer Su, you're incredible! You really sent their lawyer to prison too! Now that's some criminal law!"
"From now on, if any of my relatives have a lawsuit, I'm sending them all to you."
"Lawyer Su, I suddenly want to hire you for a divorce case..."
"Fuck, that was savage!"
"Su... Mr..."
"Lawyer Su."
Faced with Wang Li's nonstop chatter, Su Bai rubbed his brow. The man was spraying spit all over his face. Couldn't he rein it in a little?
Fortunately, Wang Li also realized that he was getting carried away. He wiped the corner of his mouth, scratched his head, and gave a couple of awkward chuckles.
"Sorry, Lawyer Su. I got too excited just now."
"Lawyer Su, let me wipe that off for you..."
"I'll do it myself."
"All right, Lawyer Su."
Wang Li, a burly man, stood awkwardly to one side.
He silently berated himself: I got too excited. I'll definitely be more careful next time!
Then he saw Zhang Tongwei emerge from the courthouse as well.
Wang Li stepped forward enthusiastically and clapped Zhang Tongwei hard on the shoulder.
"I told you Lawyer Su could do it! You were still hesitating back then. Now you know how badass he is, right?"
Zhang Tongwei smiled awkwardly. "I didn't know any better back then."
After all, who could have imagined that a divorce case could send both the opposing party and her lawyer to prison...
That was just too fierce!
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