Chapter 422: Can Relatives Just Get Things for Free? (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival)

At Tengda Company, Wang Daoren's life during this period has been very carefree.

He and that Lawyer Zhang Wei now have an extremely tacit understanding; basically, it can be said that as long as the two of them set out, they are not afraid of any kind of lawsuit!

It is just that both of them have shadows in their hearts; otherwise, they would both feel that the bald... man surnamed Fang seems to be just so-so...

So, when he received the call from Wang Yanan, he was very casual.

This is a cousin of his; although they are not very close in terms of blood relation, they are relatives after all.

Moreover, they had met before and eaten together, and she knew he was a Lawyer, so now that the other party had called to consult, he naturally had to help say a few words.

Even if Lawyers hate the phrase "I'm just asking" no matter how much, they have no way to refuse; they are relatives, so how could you ask them for money?

"Well, Cousin Yanan, don't be anxious first. When your husband was taken away, did they say anything?" Wang Daoren asked.

"Say what? They didn't say anything, just that it is currently in the investigation stage and told me to go hire a Lawyer to come for a meeting."

"Oh, right, I seemed to hear someone say it was suspected of... suspected of the Crime of Refusing to Pay Labor Remuneration!"

What? We have this crime?

This was Wang Daoren's first thought. Recently, he has been dealing with civil disputes all day, and they were all trivial matters, so he was a bit confused about Criminal Case matters for a moment.

However, being a proper Lawyer after all, he still thought of it quickly.

It's just that he found it a bit strange; this crime... seems very uncommon!

So he spoke up: "Cousin Yanan, don't cry first, and don't be too anxious. If it is this crime, then there might still be room for maneuver."

After carefully weighing his words, Wang Daoren continued: "Generally speaking, those who can be arrested for this crime are basically... basically in situations where relevant departments have made various demands for the payment of labor remuneration, yet they refuse to pay."

"Do you know about these affairs of your husband?"

As a result, Wang Yanan on the other end shouted directly into the phone: "This... how could this be? You know, Dao Ren, your brother-in-law has always been a good person. How could he do such a thing!"

"He usually buys a few bottles of water for sanitation workers on the road when he sees they are working hard, and when he takes the kids to school, he also brings gifts for his child's classmates. How could he possibly owe others' wages..."

"Dao Ren, you should understand your brother-in-law. He couldn't have done this. There must be some misunderstanding in the middle!"

Wang Daoren sighed. He really wanted to say, I understand my foot; you can know a person's face but not their heart. Having eaten a few meals, drank a few times, and had a few massages together... in short, who the hell knows if he's a human or a dog.

Moreover, he has been a Lawyer for so many years and has really seen too much of this kind of talk.

Every person who commits a crime, or their family members, will say that they shouldn't have committed a crime and that there must be a misunderstanding.

But at least according to Wang Daoren's understanding, for this Crime of Refusing to Pay Labor Remuneration, as long as you can show a willingness to pay, you won't really be sentenced.

Because the core of this crime is to punish those who are incorrigible and refuse to pay wages no matter what!

So in such a situation, you say he didn't commit a crime and there is a misunderstanding...

It's only because this is a relative; otherwise, Wang Daoren wouldn't even want to say anything now.

He is not like he used to be, wanting to take any case he sees, or wanting to arrange a Risk Agency for every Criminal Case.

Now, he is doing just fine at Tengda, with a wise boss above and a harmonious partner below; his life is very happy, so how could he still go and take private work?

The Company's work is already too much to handle, okay!

Not to mention, they recently planned to emulate Fang Dazhuang and arrange for someone to go in and start Treading the Sewing Machine; this will bring a great sense of achievement!

Therefore, Wang Daoren said directly: "Cousin Yanan, I'm not saying that your husband definitely has a problem, but since he was arrested, there must be a reason."

"So I can't give you any good advice right now."

"Aren't you a Lawyer?"

You still know I'm a Lawyer? I'm not a wizard...

This kind of relative matter is the most troublesome.

"I am a Lawyer, that's true... oh no, wait, I'm not a Lawyer anymore. I work as legal counsel at the Company, and I can't take cases now."

"How about... I introduce one to you, but I have to make it clear to you in advance: for a Criminal Case, anything can happen."

Although they are relatives, the ugly truth must be said first; after all, this isn't a matter of borrowing or owing money, this is a matter of going in to Tread the Sewing Machine.

If one is not careful, not only will one not get any credit for helping, but one will be blamed instead.

"But... can't you help? It's not like I'm asking you to take the case, it's just, just asking you to help..." Wang Yanan said there.

Everyone is a smart person; one can understand what this person is thinking just by hearing it.

What is called taking a case? That which involves spending money is called taking a case.

What is called asking for help? That which doesn't intend to pay you money is called asking for help.

"I can't help, Cousin. If I help, my certificate will be revoked, you know? By then, I won't even be able to work as legal counsel. Who will bear that consequence!"

He is someone who has already undergone advanced training several times; he is even registered at the Lawyers Association and the judicial department...

Wang Yanan on the other side stopped talking. After a moment of silence, she said: "If you won't help, then don't! What kind of excuses are you making!"

After saying that, the call was hung up.

Wang Daoren stared at his phone for a long time. With this, you still dare to say I understand your husband? I don't even understand you, this cousin, okay!

Relatives, especially those with whom you basically don't interact much, you really can't talk about understanding the other party.

In front of outsiders, many people will put on a disguise.

But I don't know what the situation is, how it got to the point of being arrested; who did he offend...

Wang Daoren shook his head and stopped thinking about these things, focusing on his work.

However, ten minutes later, the phone rang again. Picking it up to look, it was his old father calling.

"Hello, Dad, what's wrong? Did Wang Yanan go to you? Let me tell you, Dad, I really can't handle this matter."

"What do you mean by taking care of my business? I'm not a Lawyer anymore. She wants me to help, but there are so many Lawyers in Jingzhou; can't she spend money to find a good Lawyer?"

"Alright, just don't worry about it, okay, take care of your health."

Putting down the phone, he sighed. She called his father directly, and his father couldn't refuse the request, so he came to find him.

What kind of mess is this!

On the other side, at home, after failing to get results from contacting Wang Daoren and then failing to get results from contacting Wang Daoren's father, Wang Yanan's temper flared up again.

Her husband was suddenly arrested, and the police even rummaged through her home and found many things; now, she tried to find relatives to ask for their help, but they actually refused!

Usually, they all said to come to them if there was any trouble, but now that trouble had actually come, they wouldn't agree—what kind of people are they!

This, of course, is the limitation; always thinking of relying on relatives for help, spending no money or spending little money.

If Lyu Yan were here, he would definitely say, spend whatever money needs to be spent, why even consider these things at a time like this.

There is no other way; now, if she wants to know the situation, she must have a Lawyer communicate.

After thinking for a while, Wang Yanan suddenly remembered that she had once come across a local Jingzhou Lawyer while scrolling through short videos.

Since they can post videos online, they should be competent.

After some thought, Wang Yanan opened her phone and began searching for that Lawyer on the short video platform, and she found them very quickly.

The other party's name is Lawyer Shen Pan, and he is the Director of the Shenhui Law Firm in Jingzhou City.

This feeling of a Director is quite good; it sounds very reliable!

Soon, Wang Yanan sent a private message in the background, saying she had relevant questions she wanted to consult about.

She didn't expect the other party's speed of reply to be unexpectedly fast!

After chatting for a few sentences, they told Wang Yanan to head to the Shenhui Law Firm to talk in detail, and they added her on WeChat and sent the address.

Wang Yanan had never dealt with such matters before; now she could only contact Lyu Yan's parents while biting the bullet and doing it herself.

Lyu Yan's parents were also back in their hometown.

She brought her child all the way to the Shenhui Law Firm.

"Hello, you must be Ms. Wang Yanan, please sit, please sit!"

The person who came out to greet her was not the Director Shen Pan introduced online, but a girl who looked very young.

"I am Wang Yanan, wasn't it said to be that Director? Who are you..."

"My surname is Hu, my name is Hu Xue, I am also a Lawyer at the Shenhui Law Firm, please sit, Ms. Wang."

"Our Director is usually quite busy, so now I am here to gain a preliminary understanding of your situation and give you some preliminary advice."

"After all, this is just a consultation; if you want to see our Director, the consultation fee won't be this amount."

Although she felt a bit uncomfortable inside, Wang Yanan still stated her situation.

"So you actually don't know the specific situation either, right? The only things that can be confirmed are that one is suspected of the Crime of Refusing to Pay Labor Remuneration, and the other is currently still in the investigation stage!" Hu Xue smiled there with a professional look.

Wang Yanan nodded.

"Then I must tell you, our fees for a Criminal Case are charged according to the specific stage of the case; for the investigation stage, if you want to see our Director, the fee structure is like this..."

Shenhui is not a large Law Firm, but the Director Lawyer's fees also have standards.

The investigation stage is 50,000 yuan, and the service content includes meeting the suspect six times, receiving the family eight times, communicating with investigators three times, and applying for Bail Pending Trial, etc.

And once it reaches the Review and Prosecution stage, it is 60,000 yuan.

The service content includes communicating with the Public Prosecution personnel three times and communicating with the family six times.

Yes, current legal services have their fee standards and service content divided more and more minutely.

A Lawyer like Fang Dazhuang is a more old-fashioned and traditional Lawyer; he does not have particularly specific service standards.

For example, regarding how many times to meet a suspect, he generally only goes when there is a need, and he stops going once he understands the whole situation.

You cannot say that Fang Dazhuang's method of charging is correct; there is no right or wrong in this kind of thing.

Standing from the perspective of an ordinary Lawyer, it is certainly more secure to agree on everything; I have done these things, and that means I have completed this service.

"If you feel the Director's fees are high, there are other tiers; let's see how you would like to choose?" Hu Xue smiled again.

Wang Yanan hesitated for a moment and said: "You all, this, this..."

She didn't know how to express it, because she felt the person in front of her was not a Lawyer, but a salesperson.

Hu Xue kept her professional smile there and didn't speak; she naturally knew how the other party felt.

But... there was no way, reality is just like this.

For a moment, she really envied her classmate, who was valued by that famous Lawyer Fang because of two cases and directly became his apprentice.

Now, she hears that she is handling all kinds of lawsuits at a flying pace.

Look at herself again, still doing this kind of sales work; it really is true that comparing people to others only leads to anger!

When the two of them were recruited as interns together, their relationship wasn't very good at that time, and they even had arguments...

Fortunately, after the conversation, Wang Yanan thought Hu Xue's fees were lower, so she chose her.

After signing the contract, Hu Xue prepared to start the procedures; she needed to see that suspect to be able to clarify the whole situation.

"Lawyer Hu, really, my husband definitely couldn't have committed such a crime, you must put your heart into this!" Wang Yanan was still saying repeatedly.

Basically, such family members are definitely going to be very troublesome, but Hu Xue's situation now is the same as Zhou Xinran's was back then; she basically has no choice.

It's good enough to have a case; how could she dare to think about these other things.

For the investigation stage, actually being able to get Bail Pending Trial is a victory, therefore, Hu Xue prepared to work toward this aspect.

No matter what, the procedures still had to be followed, and after the procedures were completed, Hu Xue finally saw Lyu Yan, who had been placed under Criminal Detention.

Yes, it was Lyu Yan.

Because after review, it was discovered that although Zhao Zhipeng was the boss at the time the wages were in arrears, he did not transfer the Company's assets.

It was still because of Lyu Yan!

Why would it be like this? It's simple; the fee model of the gym basically determined that their cash flow would definitely increase on a large scale during certain periods.

For example, when a new store opens, or for example, when they held promotions before.

Therefore, by the time Zhao Zhipeng took over, it was actually just an empty shell.

And that teammate Zhao was a natural good teammate; when he sat in that chair, he confessed everything.

Then it was easy to handle; Zhao Zhipeng was fine, his issues were all civil matters, but Lyu Yan was placed under Criminal Detention.

Just an hour later, Hu Xue's brows furrowed deeply.

When Hu Xue originally heard of this "Crime of Refusing to Pay Labor Remuneration," she thought it should be easy to resolve.

After all, according to the regulations, as long as the labor remuneration is paid before the Public Prosecution is initiated, it is generally subject to mitigated or exempted punishment.

Therefore, Bail Pending Trial really did not count as much of a matter.

But only after seeing the investigative personnel and chatting with Lu Yan did she realize it was actually this serious!

Hu Xue was now starting to think about what to do, while in front of her, Lu Yan lowered his head deeply.

Lu Yan had really not had an easy time during this period, and he truly wanted to slap himself a few times.

Because he already knew that the reason he was caught was that someone had actually collected all the payment data and the gym's expenditures...

This is fucking speechless.

I was sent on a business trip on short notice this morning... I got back to the hotel after nine o'clock, so I sent red envelopes in the group chat. It's fine though; I promised four chapters, I will try hard to write three, and strive for four. If I really can't finish, I will make it up tomorrow. But it will definitely be past midnight.

(End of this chapter)