It seed that recently, many lawsuits in Jin City were defended by him. His professional ability was said to be very solid, and he was the only lawyer in Jin City who had beco well-known. Apart from him, they really hadn’t heard of any other famous lawyers.
At that mont, a five-year-old girl walked out from the bedroom. Seeing the items on the coffee table, her eyes lit up. Curiously, she asked, "Grandpa, what is this? Is it from Great-Grandma?"
Although the young girl didn’t know much, she had heard fragnts of Jiang Daping’s discussion with another person from her room. "Great-Grandma" was also a term her kindergarten teacher had taught her; it referred to Grandpa’s mother.
"No, it’s just useless trash." Jiang Daping’s face turned steely upon hearing this. In front of his five-year-old granddaughter, he threw the summons and a copy of the complaint into the trash can.
「Jin City.」
In another residential complex, Jiang Erping also received a package delivered by the court. The postal courier repeatedly emphasized that it required the recipient’s personal signature, specifically naming him.
Upon opening the package, he was completely shocked. The contents were extrely explosive: a summons and a copy of the complaint. It clearly detailed the case facts, the court date, and the plaintiff’s claims, requiring him to appear in court on ti for the lawsuit. In the defendant section, besides him, were his eldest, third, and fourth brothers.
His son, after reading the summons and the copy of the complaint, exclaid, unable to contain his anger, "Grandma has really gone too far, hasn’t she? We’re all family; is there anything we can’t resolve amongst ourselves?
"They say you shouldn’t air your dirty laundry in public. When I got married, I asked her for help, and she wouldn’t contribute a penny. We didn’t say anything then.
"Now, just because we don’t pay her support money, she’s suing us?
"And it’s a criminal case!
"She’s too cruel!"
As he spoke, he got carried away and tore the summons and the copy of the complaint into pieces. In his view, they had done nothing wrong; his grandma was the one who had gone too far.A family matter that should have been resolved internally was actually taken to court. With things blown up this big, if the neighbors found out... who knew how they would gossip about them.
Jiang Erping sat on the sofa, his face somber, saying nothing.
Back then, his falling out with Feng Cuihua was also because his son was getting married and he lacked money for the betrothal gift. Feng Cuihua happened to have so money at the ti, so he had considered asking her for so. Unexpectedly, it led to their estrangent. Since then, they had ceased all contact.
After venting, his son cald down sowhat and said, "Dad, it seems Grandma didn’t just sue us; the other three families are being sued too."
Jiang Erping nodded. "All four of our families are listed in the defendant section."
Even though his son had torn up the summons and the copy of the complaint, he still rembered the contents very clearly. This ti, Feng Cuihua hadn’t been biased. She had been very fair, requesting that each of her sons be sentenced to three years in prison. The "greatness" of this "motherly love" made him "tremble" with "emotion."
His son swallowed and couldn’t help but suggest, "How about... we call Eldest Uncle and the others to ask?"
At this point, the Jin City Court had already accepted the case; it was no longer just a family matter. He wanted to ask his other uncles about the situation, thinking they might be able to join forces.
However, Jiang Erping shot him a glare. "Ask them? They obviously haven’t paid the support money either. What’s the use of asking them?"
He imdiately dismissed the suggestion. Over the years, each of the four families had lived their own separate lives. Any so-called brotherly affection had long since vanished. No one would actively go looking for trouble with the others; that would be purely asking for it.
After a mont, Jiang Erping took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Let’s handle it ourselves. We’ll find a lawyer tomorrow and see whether we should fight the lawsuit or what."
His son was montarily surprised, then suggested, "Then let’s find a really good lawyer. It seems the most famous one in Jin City is that guy, Zhang Wei."
Jiang Erping frowned. "Zhang Wei?" He hadn’t really heard that na before.
"Yeah! That ’Sue the Entire Internet’ case a while back caused a stir in Jin City and even nationwide. Zhang Wei defended over nine hundred defendants..." His son imdiately launched into a detailed account of Zhang Wei’s legendary exploits. Besides the ’Sue the Entire Internet’ case, there were many others where Zhang Wei’s performance had been very professional. Of course, the final results were sowhat disappointing.
After listening, Jiang Erping couldn’t help feeling uneasy. "From what you’re saying... this lawyer sounds a bit unreliable, doesn’t he?" His professional skills were strong, sure, but the outcos of his defenses... they all seed to lead to harsher sentences. Anyone who didn’t know better might think Zhang Wei was working for the other side.
His son quickly explained, "I’ve looked into it in detail. Actually, it’s not Zhang Wei’s fault; it’s mainly because those defendants were too much trouble themselves... We know a bit about the law, right? We’ll just listen to the lawyer. We definitely won’t make the sa mistakes those other defendants did."
Jiang Erping nodded in agreent. Anyway, he didn’t know many lawyers. As long as the person’s professional skills were high, that would be fine.
「At the sa ti.」
In a humble bungalow, Jiang Sanping sat facing his wife. In front of them lay the summons and the copy of the complaint. Their son, who was in high school, was doing his howork in the room. Therefore, they kept their voices very low as they discussed. But...
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