Chapter 42: None, I don't agree, let's go to trial

Xu Yufeng and her family arrived very early today; after all, "going to Court" is a major event.

Upon seeing the novice Lawyer Zhou Xinran, her son-in-law Kang Feng greeted her enthusiastically, and then they all went inside together.

Because the situation was somewhat special, although there were two cases, the parties involved were almost identical, so after making a few calls to understand the situation, they were combined for Mediation.

Once inside the Mediation Room, the group sat down, and Zhao Xun asked impatiently, "Lawyer Zhou, can you confirm that we will definitely win the noise disturbance case against them?"

The rookie Lawyer frowned, trying her best to appear like a veteran as she said, "Before exchanging evidence, no one knows exactly how things stand. If it is truly as you say, and the other side lacks professional measurement results, then we should be able to win."

Even though Zhou Xinran was already pretending to be a veteran, her very first sentence gave her away.

A lawyer will never promise you that a case is guaranteed to win; if any lawyer dares to make such a promise, you have likely encountered a fraudster...

Moreover, in the eyes of some people, all the things a lawyer says—all the "ifs" and "thens"—they generally only listen to the sentence that comes after the "then."

Consequently, Zhao Xun felt it was a sure thing and that there was no need to worry at all.

Not long after, the door to the Mediation Room was pushed open, and Fang Dazhuang walked in with Zhou Yi, and the moment she saw Fang Dazhuang, Zhou Xinran froze.

She was very familiar with this face.

In the past, especially back in school, she had heard legends about this person more than once and had seen his Photo.

But how could it be him? A top-tier big shot in the industry like him should be at those famous Red Circle firms, handling cases that were up in the clouds.

How could he possibly appear in such a small lawsuit!

The key was, for a big shot like him, how high would the fees be? Never mind her, Zhou Xinran, even if her teacher came, they wouldn't be able to sit here calmly!

Most importantly, the moment this big shot named Fang Xujing walked in, those eyes of his stared fixedly at her, as if a vulture had locked onto its prey!

She couldn't sit still, absolutely couldn't sit still; this was only her, Zhou Xinran's, first independent case...

"Lawyer Zhou, what is wrong with you..." Zhao Xun, sitting beside her, asked with some confusion.

He was starting to feel that things were a bit unreliable; this girl was a bit too young, while the person opposite, judging by that hairstyle and gold-rimmed glasses, was clearly a powerhouse.

Just then, someone passed by outside and called out; Fang Dazhuang took Zhou Yi and went out. Zhou Xinran turned her head to look at Zhao Xun and his family and said, "Why didn't you tell me the lawyer on the other side was this Teacher Fang!"

What Teacher Fang? We don't even know him; what is all this about!

Kang Feng asked with some curiosity, "What's wrong, Lawyer Zhou? What's the matter with that lawyer on the other side? Aren't you a lawyer too?"

Heh... Zhou Xinran just wanted to roll her eyes. Yes, we are both lawyers, so what? We are also both human, but the gap between humans and humans is even greater than the gap between humans and dogs!

"I am a lawyer, but how long have I been working? Do you even know who he is!"

"Lawyer Fang Xujing, the absolute top of the industry. He used to be a Criminal Defense Lawyer, and back when he was a Criminal Defense Lawyer, there was a legend about him!"

This Lawyer Zhou, whom they had hired for a... small price, seemed to be acting quite strange. Zhao Xun asked, "Ah? What legend?"

Zhou Xinran said, "The legend goes that when this Lawyer Fang handles a case, if he performs poorly, the other party goes to jail; if he performs normally, the opposing lawyer goes to jail with them; if he performs exceptionally, even the one banging the gavel goes to jail..."

"Although this is just a legend, do you know what it implies? I am now very curious about what you actually did to that neighbor downstairs, to the point that he had to hire such a master to fight this kind of lawsuit!"

"Do you know how much it costs for such a master to appear once? Ten Zhou Xinrans wouldn't even compare!"

Ah? Zhao Xun and his family, including Xu Yufeng, were stunned. They didn't understand the industry, but they understood this legend, and they understood the "ten Zhou Xinrans" part even better!

"No, Lawyer Zhou, please don't be anxious. We, we have all thought about it, they couldn't possibly have evidence..." Zhao Xun said hurriedly.

"Now, it's hard to say." Zhou Xinran looked utterly desperate.

Is this what they call dying before achieving success? Why on earth did she take this case.

Actually, Zhou Xinran was being a bit irrational, because Fang Dazhuang was a little different from other big shots.

Zhou Yi and Fang Dazhuang came in and sat down, but Fang Dazhuang found it a bit strange that the young girl opposite had suddenly become wilted.

Although this girl was a bit young, and he had never seen or heard of her, perhaps she was a disciple of some big shot, so Fang Dazhuang decided to give it his all!

The door was pushed open again, and the Judge Li Xusheng walked in while yawning. He had been working around the clock for a day and hadn't recovered yet; he was exhausted today.

The grassroots Court was severely understaffed...

He looked around, eh, it was actually Lawyer Fang again. He had had quite a few cases lately. Wait, that kid...

Li Xusheng was suddenly no longer sleepy. He had read the case file before, but he hadn't paid attention to the names. Now that he thought about it...

"Zhou Yi? It's you again?"

Ah? Zhou Yi was also a bit confused. This seemed to be the same Judge who had mediated his case with the Kitty Company before; he didn't expect it to be him again!

"Ah, yes, it's me, it's me. Hello." Zhou Yi smiled awkwardly.

Xu Yufeng and her family looked on; this Judge actually knew the neighbor downstairs?

Judge Li shook his head and said, "Then let's begin. Although these are two cases, they can actually be seen as one. First, let's talk about the case of the smashed mobile phone screen. Zhou Yi, your request is for the other party to pay for the mobile phone screen repair costs and then apologize, right? And what about you?"

It was a very simple case, simple to the point that it couldn't be simpler.

Zhao Xun looked at Zhou Xinran and then said, "I am willing to pay, and I am willing to apologize."

This bit of money was nothing; the other party's phone was too cheap, and repairing it was truly cheap...

"Good, since both sides agree, I will prepare the Mediation Agreement. Now, let's talk about the next case, the noise disturbance case. The Plaintiff requests the Defendant to stop the infringement and pay compensation. What do you say?"

When it came to this, Xu Yufeng had something to say. Although she didn't know the law, after listening to what Zhou Xinran said, she felt she understood it.

No one understood this noise disturbance case better than her!

Therefore, she quickly said, "We do not agree. We didn't disturb the peace at all. As for that noise disturbance stuff... the volume level requires professional measuring instruments to test. That's expensive stuff; they definitely don't have it!"

Zhou Xinran, who was just about to speak: "..." If only I were rich, really.

Judge Li blinked: "Defendant's Lawyer, do you have anything else to add?"

Zhou Xinran was expressionless: "Nothing else. We do not agree. Let's go to trial..."

Some readers think this is filler, and some say to let Wine Sword bring something practical, so here it is, Chapter Three! Come!

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