Chapter 43: Then, Shall We Wait and See?

Normally speaking, a Lawyer, as a Litigation Agent, should cooperate sincerely with their client, with both sides working together and trusting one another.

However, due to the professional and specialized nature of the legal industry, situations where the client does not trust the Lawyer do occur.

They feel that since they have paid so much money, yet the Lawsuit still cannot be won, could it be that the Lawyer didn't try their best...

This point can also be compared to the medical profession; many patients and their families likewise believe that doctors are omnipotent, and that once you enter their hospital, you must cure my illness!

If you can't cure it, then it means you didn't try your best...

Zhou Xinran's current feeling is that this family does not actually trust her.

Whether they trust you or not has absolutely nothing to do with where you are from, your level of education, or what your profession is.

Previously, when she followed her mentor on wage-recovery cases, those migrant workers who didn't have much education placed one hundred percent trust in their mentor and her.

Not only would those workers come running quickly whenever there was an issue, but they would also invite them out to eat together.

Although it was just a small restaurant, the sentiment was sincere.

But now, thinking of that Lawyer Fang on the other side, Zhou Xinran has the urge to bang her head against a wall...

The case is simple after all, applying the Summary Procedure, and the queue is relatively fast, so it won't take many days to be scheduled.

Zhou Xinran feels she must hurry back and discuss this with her mentor, otherwise she feels she will die a very ugly death...

They already didn't trust her, and if the Lawsuit is lost on top of that, Zhou Xinran can hardly imagine that situation; after all, she is just a little rookie.

To switch topics, Zhou Yi and Fang Dazhuang have already left the Court.

"Your former Company refuses to accept the Arbitration and has already filed a Lawsuit; of course, you were certain of this anyway. I'm just letting you know, you can choose whether or not to appear in court when the time comes."

"Also, be prepared; this Lawsuit should take a while to play out."

Zhou Yi nods; everything is proceeding step by step—fight the Lawsuit when it's time to fight, and do what needs to be done.

Wanting to be a person who takes things seriously, even with the help of the system, is not very easy.

For the time being, Zhou Yi starts to embody a homebody, staying at home to edit videos and waiting for the court session.

At the same time, Zhou Yi's follower count on the small video site is also constantly increasing.

For no other reason than that this kind of "taking things seriously" is exactly to people's tastes.

Many small things in life make people feel disgusted; the most important thing is that others can do it to you, but if you fight back, then you are in the wrong...

To put it another way, are good people just meant to have guns pointed at them?

And under these circumstances, the case regarding noise disturbance went to court.

This time, Zhou Yi followed Fang Dazhuang to the Court again; previously, he had only experienced Mediation, but this time, it is his first time participating in a court trial.

Judge Li sits at the head, announces the opening of the court, and then follows the procedure: asking if they are willing to undergo Mediation; if not, then starting with the Indictment and the Statement of Defense, followed by the presentation of evidence and Cross-examination.

Xu Yufeng is sitting beside Zhou Xinran, only Xu Yufeng's attitude at this moment is a bit off, and Zhou Xinran's complexion is extremely poor.

Because they had already gone through evidence exchange, Zhou Xinran's heart sank after reviewing the evidence; the opposing party's evidence cannot be called good—it is simply perfect...

She even truly suspects, is the client named Zhou Yi doing this just because of noise disturbance?

The reason such cases are difficult is that it is very hard to secure the evidence!

And the other party actually prepared all the evidence according to the regulations; just how deep must this grudge be!

Although it is very unpleasant, she still has to make it clear to her client, because the other party's evidence is indeed very sufficient, and by comparison, her side really does not have much of a chance of winning.

This again exposes the unprofessionalism of a rookie; a seasoned Lawyer, even if they know for sure that this case is bound to be lost, would not say it out loud. They would only argue strongly on just grounds in court, and some might even slam the table at the other party...

To show that they really tried their best.

Right, I tried my best, but still didn't win; this really isn't my fault.

And then the Xu Yufeng family exploded!

You told us clearly that we could win, so how come now there isn't much of a chance of winning?

Are you lying to us, tricking us into paying money? You did this on purpose!

Poor Lawyer Zhou, a little rookie, faced with the top-tier combat power of Auntie Xu, whose roar could shatter the universe, and was almost roared into tears.

She tried hard to explain that what she said back then was that if such-and-such didn't happen, they should win, not that they would definitely win.

However, the Xu Dama family wouldn't listen to this at all, insisting, "You said we could win!"

They almost started arguing again outside today; Zhou Xinran really feels like she has committed a sin, taking on such a case for no reason...

And this arguing also directly affected her performance.

"Do you have any objections to the video evidence provided by the Plaintiff for midnight?" Judge Li asks.

"No objection to the authenticity, but I have an objection to the probative value. The video can only show that there was sound in my client's home at that time, but it cannot prove that it was daily noise reaching the level of disturbing the peace," Zhou Xinran replies. She had done her homework and had her mentor help her, so she could handle these.

"Do you have any objections to the noise results provided by the Plaintiff, tested at midnight with professional measuring instruments?"

"No objection to the authenticity, objection to the probative value..."

"What's wrong? How is it authentic? He just took some broken instrument and measured it, and it's true? There were just two kids playing upstairs, and that's noise? What are you talking about!"

Suddenly, there was such a voice during the perfectly fine evidence presentation and Cross-examination stage, and Lawyer Zhou was instantly stunned.

Judge Li speaks up: "Please, Defendant, pay attention to court order, or speak only after consulting with your Defense Attorney."

Xu Yufeng had been warned not to talk nonsense in court, but she just couldn't help it. What "no objection to authenticity"? How could it be true? She just felt that the kid downstairs was lying!

"Am I not right? Isn't that how it is? And who knows if his instrument is real or fake, and besides..."

Not to mention Zhou Xinran, even Zhou Yi was stunned; he knew Auntie Xu was tough, but he never thought she would be this strong!

What kind of place is this? This is a Court; everyone who comes here speaks in soft whispers. How could you dare to stand up and roar...

"Defendant, I remind you again, please observe court order. Since you have come to the Court, you must speak based on evidence and the law, rather than listening to whoever shouts the loudest."

"This is your second Warning; if there is another, you will be expelled from the court!" Judge Li said, slamming the Gavel heavily.

Seeing Xu Yufeng go silent, he then turned to Zhou Xinran: "Alright, please continue!"

A look of fear suddenly appeared on Xu Yufeng's face. She had roared during the previous Mediation, but this Judge Li looked quite kind, so she gradually stopped being afraid.

So she started roaring directly this time, but when she heard the latter part and saw that the court police had already appeared, Xu Yufeng didn't dare to continue.

With Xu Yufeng no longer causing trouble, the court trial proceedings continued.

Regarding the evidence from Zhou Yi's side, there really wasn't much to cross-examine; although there wasn't much evidence, every piece was very solid.

The presentation and cross-examination of evidence concluded, and the Court Debate began.

By this time, even though Zhou Yi didn't understand the law, he felt that Lawyer Zhou was practically being pinned to the ground and rubbed into the dirt...

The two sides were simply not on the same level; Lawyer Fang was absolutely brilliant, spouting various legal articles and interpretations off the top of his head, and they were extremely fitting for the case—it even made one feel that it should be exactly like that!

As for Zhou Xinran on the opposite side, she could still speak at the beginning, but later she couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all...

This clanswoman of his was too miserable, so miserable that even Zhou Yi couldn't bear to watch anymore.

Finally, after Lawyer Fang perhaps felt bored himself, he stopped. He looked at that pale face across from him, shook his head, and thought he had misjudged the situation.

Damn it, who said the person on the other side was an expert? Isn't this clearly a newbie!

He had racked his brains for this case, considering every aspect, and this was the result?

During the Final Statement, Zhou Yi could even hear a slight tremor in the voice of the young woman on the other side.

But this is society; who hasn't struggled to get where they are? Weakness is weakness, and no one will sympathize with the weak—of course, this refers to the workplace in society.

In the real world, it's not just one or two cases where "I am weak, therefore I am right"...

After the Final Statement concluded, Judge Li looked at Zhou Yi: "Does the Plaintiff have anything else to add?"

Zhou Yi thought for a moment and said: "I haven't had a good night's sleep since I moved in, so I hope the judge will support my request!"

"Does the Defendant have anything to add?"

Xu Yufeng pointed at herself: "Me? Fine, I'll speak. It's just that this kid is too delicate. Ah, I've lived there for so many years, which neighbor has ever said anything bad? It's just him who is troublesome. As soon as he moved in, he started finding trouble in all sorts of ways, saying I was disturbing the peace, saying this and that about me."

"What disturbing the peace or not, that doesn't count as anything at all, and he actually filed a Lawsuit..."

Twenty minutes passed. Zhou Xinran sat there, feeling that this Xu Dama should be more suitable as a Lawyer than she was.

Finally, Judge Li spoke: "Please, Defendant, control your statement time."

This wasn't a statement; this was just repeating the same old things over and over, and she wouldn't stop. The key was that she seemed quite happy with herself, moved by her own words!

Since Judge Li had spoken, Xu Yufeng couldn't continue, and finally sat down. At this moment, several people breathed a sigh of relief in unison...

The trial was over. After a short adjournment, Judge Li announced the verdict directly in court: Zhou Yi won the case, and the other side was required to stop the infringement and pay Mental Damage Compensation.

However, because the duration was too short and not serious, the compensation was very small, only one thousand yuan.

Zhou Yi was actually very satisfied with this result, because at the very beginning, Lawyer Fang didn't think the Court would necessarily support it, as the evidence was indeed insufficient.

After the verdict was announced, one could Appeal within fifteen days if dissatisfied. Zhou Yi had no such intention and was just about to go ask Judge Li when he heard the sound of an argument.

Looking closely, the Xu Dama on the opposite side had already started roaring again, and the Lawyer Zhou beside her was being yelled at until her face turned pale.

Since this was still in the Court, Judge Li hurried over to stop them, and it took a lot of effort to persuade the two sides to separate.

"What's going on? Is that high-neighbor of mine having another episode? It's just losing a lawsuit; anyone would lose in this situation!" Zhou Yi asked with some curiosity.

Lawyer Fang went over to ask and came back saying: "Your neighbor, she said that the lawyer promised her she would definitely win, but she lost. She said she wanted to Appeal, and then the Second Instance would require money, so she thinks that lawyer is scamming her..."

After a pause, Lawyer Fang's expression became very serious: "The other side probably won't Appeal this case, but I have to tell you, Zhou Yi, enforcement will be very difficult. You need to be mentally prepared."

Just then, Xu Yufeng walked over angrily and shouted: "You surnamed Zhou, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you won the lawsuit. I'm telling you, we'll see!"

Ah, this... watching Xu Dama leave, Zhou Yi blinked. Liu Nainai and the others had already been preparing for many days to move, and he felt that this line should have been said by him instead.

This chapter has been revised. Everyone, please refresh; you will find it has changed from two thousand words to over three thousand words.

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