This sentence... He had already heard it twice today. These days, criminal cases brought by individuals themselves were already rare. To find inquiries about self-prosecuted cases involving abandonnt cris on the sa day was even rarer. Thus, he didn’t need to think about it; the person before him must have so relation to the previous two. Combining what Jiang Daping had previously said—they were four brothers—this man was probably one of them.
"How... how did you know that?" As soon as he asked, the middle-aged man, who was about forty, showed a look of astonishnt. His expression was just like Jiang Erping’s.
"How did I know?" Zhang Wei’s mouth twitched; he was quite speechless. It was the sa question. He had already answered it twice. Now, he was about to answer for the third ti.
However, this was fine too. One answer, three fees.
"Did your summons and a copy of your indictnt... also disappear?" After a pause, Zhang Wei looked up and asked the middle-aged man before him.
The middle-aged man was taken aback. He nodded blankly. "The summons and indictnt were thrown into the stove and burned by my wife."
Zhang Wei was speechless. He had asked precisely because he was worried this might happen. The previous two clients... one had thrown the summons and a copy of the indictnt into a garbage pile and lost them; the other had directly torn them up. And the one before him now... was even more impulsive.
The actions of the three brothers were identical. No one would believe they weren’t born to the sa mother.
"Lawyer Zhang, I heard that you are very skilled in criminal defense in Jin City. Could you shed so light on this case for ?" the middle-aged man asked, taking the initiative when he saw Zhang Wei hadn’t spoken.
He was indeed Jiang Sanping. After receiving the summons, he hadn’t slept all night. If it were a regular prosecution, he wouldn’t have cared at all. However, this criminal case was a major threat. If mishandled, he could be imprisoned.
"In this case, my advice is to prioritize apologizing and seek forgiveness..." Zhang Wei looked at him and repeated his previous suggestion. He had already given this advice three tis today.
Actually, he made this suggestion primarily to inspire these n to have a crisis of conscience and apologize voluntarily. After all, between a mother and her children, there are no overnight grudges. He believed that if they sincerely apologized and admitted their mistakes, any mother would forgive her son.
However, the previous two n had been very stubborn. After hearing his advice, they still refused to apologize and seek forgiveness. They even wanted to hire him to fight the case and avoid their responsibility of support.
"Forget about forgiveness. Is there any other way?" Jiang Sanping imdiately dismissed the idea.
Zhang Wei said indifferently, "Seeking forgiveness is the best solution. Other than that... there’s only going to court. As long as you win the case, you won’t have to go to prison."
"If you lose..." Saying this, he looked deeply at Jiang Sanping and did not continue.
If you lose, you go to prison. But regardless of whether they won or lost, the responsibility to provide support could not be escaped. This was mandated by law—the responsibility children must bear towards their elderly parents. No matter what happened between parents and their children, the duty to provide support must be borne, just as parents have the duty to raise and support their underage children. Refusing to provide support, or refusing to care for one’s parents, constituted the cri of abandonnt.
"So... Lawyer Zhang, can you defend this case for ?" After Jiang Sanping heard this, his face fell, and he pleaded anxiously.
Zhang Wei, however, shook his head, refusing his request.
"There are still six days until the trial. You’re on your own." Zhang Wei waved his hand, indicating that the consultation ti was over and signaling Jiang Sanping to leave.
...
「Legal Pioneer Law Firm.」
「Six o’clock in the afternoon.」
After finishing his third class, Jiang Siping hurried over. His appointnt was for after six o’clock. This law firm was highly reputable. It was close to the school, so he could walk over after class. To get a legal consultation, you needed to book a day in advance; you couldn’t get a slot on the sa day.
"Zhang, Lawyer Zhang... I need to inquire about sothing." When it was his turn, Jiang Siping walked into the consultation room and saw a lawyer in a suit.
"Don’t rush. Many people encounter confusing legal issues. Take your ti, and I’ll help you with them." The lawyer smiled slightly, easing the atmosphere. His smile was disarming, putting Jiang Siping at ease as if he were basking in a spring breeze.
He took a deep breath and relayed his issue. "Yesterday, my mom sued . She’s claiming I committed the cri of abandonnt for not fulfilling my support responsibilities and is asking for a three-year prison sentence."
"But all of this is her sheer fabrication. I always treated her very well when I was young, and I was dutiful. But after I grew up, she changed. The year my dad passed away..." His face filled with lantation as he began to recount the past.
In his mories, his relationship with his mother had always been very good. However, the year his father died, everything changed. He felt his mother’s kindness to him had all been false. They were supposed to divide the family assets after his father’s death, and the inheritance should have been split among the brothers, but his mother monopolized it all. He approached his mother, wanting his share of the money, but she hesitated repeatedly and refused to give it to him. And so, he had a big fight with his mother, and their relationship beca increasingly strained.
"Lawyer Zhang, tell , is this any way to treat a son? I’m not uneducated; logically, shouldn’t the inheritance be distributed among the spouse and children?"
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