Chapter 470: I'm willing, I'm willing to do anything!

A mature Lawyer never makes promises to people, let alone now when they haven't even seen the Indictment, evidence, or other such materials.

But Liu Kang was different; judging by his own limited experience, even if Li Changming had this or that fault, it shouldn't go so far as to result in him leaving with nothing.

It would be nothing more than getting a smaller share.

And all he had to do was find the other party's faults, and when the time came, get the judge to lean slightly in his favor; that way, he could also show off his own skills.

If he could really make a name for himself with his first case since starting out, things would be easier in the future.

Listening to this Lawyer Liu holding forth in front of her, Li Changyue was very happy, and even started to have other thoughts.

Because a confident man is always so handsome...

"So, Ms. Li, I need to understand more of the situation now, so I need to meet with the client; after all, the client knows the most about many things."

"By the way, is Mr. Li Changming free today?"

Liu Kang took a sip of water and then asked.

It is not rare for a client not to be the one meeting the Lawyer; perhaps there is something they cannot attend to for the moment.

Li Changyue hesitated for a moment before saying: "That... my brother, he might not be able to come for now."

"Oh, he can't come? He must be busy. That's fine. If you are sure you want me to help with this case, I can go see him. Where does Mr. Li live?"

Li Changyue stammered for a moment before saying: "My brother... my brother is currently in the Detention House."

"Oh, in the Detention House? Then I can go see him in a bit... wait, what? Where? The Detention House?"

Liu Kang seemed to be completely stunned; he was just a rookie, no different from Zhou Xinran when she first started out.

His experience only came from his time as an intern.

"No, Ms. Li, are you sure it's the Detention House and not the Detention Center?" Liu Kang asked hurriedly.

These two places sound very similar, but the concepts are completely different.

Li Changyue nodded, but quickly explained: "Lawyer Liu, it's not what you think. Let me explain..."

As she spoke, Li Changyue told him about Li Changming's situation, and the process left Liu Kang with his mouth wide open.

A simple divorce Litigation, and it ended up getting the client locked up!

This was something Liu Kang never dared to imagine; in his eyes, a Civil Dispute is a Civil Dispute, and a Criminal Case is a Criminal Case.

It's a divorce case, it's just about wanting a bit more money; for the client to end up inside is just absurd!

Li Changyue said this and suddenly asked: "That... Lawyer Liu, are you interested in this Private Prosecution Case..."

Hearing this, Liu Kang waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, I'd better just be responsible for the Civil Litigation side; I'm really not good at the Criminal Case side."

"And for a Private Prosecution Case, wouldn't Mediation be enough? Why is there no result yet?"

There was one thing he didn't say out loud: perhaps your attitude isn't good enough.

But he immediately thought about the divorce case—damn, the person is already locked up, and now you actually still want to fight this divorce case?

According to a normal person's way of thinking, shouldn't you hurry up and propose all the conditions, and if that doesn't work, just leave with nothing? If the other party still doesn't agree to Mediation, then there's nothing to be done.

But now, this family actually came to find him to fight this case; this is a bit absurd.

Li Changyue immediately said: "Lawyer Liu, it would be fine if you didn't say anything, but as soon as you mention it, I get angry. That sister-in-law of mine, I have truly never seen such a vicious person."

"You say they were husband and wife, how could she not show some leniency..."

"Well, Ms. Li, let's not talk about the Criminal Case issues for now. I must understand the specific situation between the two parties, otherwise, this case cannot be fought."

Fortunately, it is a Civil Dispute; the Ministry of Public Security has specific regulations, and the Detention House should protect the civil litigation rights of detainees in accordance with the law.

And in cases where it is necessary to appear in court, they can appear.

Besides that, it is best to entrust an agent to appear in court.

Although Liu Kang felt it was a bit inappropriate, he still didn't want to give up on this case; after all, it was his first case since starting out, and it had to be done beautifully.

If the first case isn't done well, future cases will be affected.

There was no other way, absolutely no other way; he had heard about legal aid before, but when they went to apply, they found they didn't meet the requirements.

Because a Criminal Self-Prosecution Case caused by the applicant's own fault does not fall under the scope of legal aid...

Li Changyue could only beg everyone she knew, hoping to get Liu Kang to help, at the very least to meet Li Changming and then take on this case.

Liu Kang: "..."

He didn't know what Li Changming was thinking right now, but he always felt that this relative of his seemed to be just after the money and didn't care much about the person himself.

Anyway, it was just a meeting, which was nothing; just like that other Lawyer from before, for Criminal Cases now, fees are charged in stages.

So, since the other party indicated they could pay normally, Liu Kang agreed.

He himself was also very interested in this case now...

The contract was signed, the application was submitted, and then it was just a matter of waiting.

A few days passed in a flash, the Detention House had approved the meeting application, and Liu Kang was prepared.

Using a meeting to understand a client's Civil Dispute information—he had never heard of such a thing in all his years at school.

As it turned out, before he could even leave, he received a call from Li Changyue.

"The Copy of the Complaint and the Summons have all arrived? Okay, take a photo of the Indictment and those things for me. Yes, I'll take a quick look first."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Kang began to look at the information sent one by one.

"The house is pre-marital property? The car was bought after marriage... and the current family property, wait, how does this calculation feel like he's even losing money?"

To be fair, Liu Kang felt that the materials Li Changyue sent were a bit beyond his scope; he was a Lawyer, not an accountant, and the calculations in this evidence were a bit too detailed.

And after the calculation, not only would Li Changming not get a single cent, but he would have to pay extra!

Liu Kang had studied law for so many years, and he had never seen such an absurd Indictment!

What kind of person is this? This is just a divorce case; not only did they turn it into a Criminal Private Prosecution, but now he has to pay extra...

Better to see the person first.

Arriving at the Detention House, Liu Kang finally met the "extraordinary man" in his mind, Li Changming.

Li Changming's current mood is truly like a roller coaster; staying in a Detention House can really change many things.

At the very least, Li Changming now has only one request: "Lawyer Liu, I want to get out, I really just want to get out. Whatever money or no money, I don't want any of it, I just want to get out!"

He cried while speaking; those few days in the Detention Center were simply heaven and earth compared to the Detention House.

The brothers in here are also very brutal...

No joke, the most serious inmates in the Detention House include those on Death Penalty, as well as those heavy criminals who might be sentenced to life imprisonment; someone like him going in there is just a weakling.

Liu Kang was silent for a moment, then said: "Currently, the situation with the Mediation is not very optimistic. As far as I know, your mother, younger sister, uncle, and many other relatives have all gone to the Company where your wife works to cause a scene..."

"And now, your wife has already filed a Lawsuit for divorce. I am your representative, and I came in this time mainly to understand the situation with you."

"Because your relatives said that you cannot let the other party take the money away..."

Liu Kang had tried his best to speak in a calm tone, but as he spoke, he couldn't help but want to laugh; fortunately, he was a professional.

"Don't, don't listen to them, I don't want the money anymore, I don't want a single cent, I just want to get out!"

It can be said that those who have never been inside cannot understand this kind of mood; at this moment, it is impossible to consider money at all.

Liu Kang nodded; this is the normal way to open up.

"However, according to your wife's Indictment, not only will you not be able to get any money, but you will also have to pay some in."

"What?"

This time it was Li Changming's turn to be stunned; leaving with nothing wasn't enough?

Liu Kang explained roughly, and Li Changming finally realized just how professional his wife—the wife everyone called President Yin every day, the wife who stayed home every day guarding the pots and pans—really was!

She even calculated the condoms he used and the contraceptive pills he bought back when he was with his mistress...

One can only say that in the era of electronic payments, if you really give up cash, you must remember that your consumption records can all be checked.

Hesitating for a moment, Li Changming still spoke up: "Lawyer Liu, then please go and communicate with my wife; as long as the other party is willing to withdraw the Lawsuit, I will do anything."

"No matter how much money I have to pay, it's no problem, as long as she withdraws the Lawsuit!"

As he spoke, Li Changming was about to wipe away tears again; the Detention House is really no place for a human to stay.

An hour later, Liu Kang walked out of the Detention House; as a Lawyer, one must still take the client's words as the standard.

He said he could accept any conditions, so one must listen to him.

Therefore, the divorce case can be put aside for now, because this belongs to things that can be negotiated.

Moreover, Li Changming also said that he has no way to come up with money for the time being, so regarding the conditions promised to his wife, he asked Liu Kang to talk to the relatives and borrow some.

So after coming out, Liu Kang quickly dialed Li Changyue's phone number.

At home, a bunch of people were eating; the one who had done the best in the family was Li Changming, after all, he had a home in Jingzhou.

So when the relatives came to Jingzhou, they definitely had to stay at his house...

This kind of thing is actually not very common now; many people would rather stay in a hotel than stay at a relative's house, finding it troublesome themselves.

But some people are willing... if you refuse, after you go back to your hometown, they will say somewhere, look at so-and-so, we went there and they actually made us stay outside!

Just at this moment, the mobile phone rang. Li Changyue picked it up and said: "Hello, Lawyer Liu, did you see my brother? Did he provide you with any useful information?"

The other relatives heard this and all shut their mouths to listen quietly, wanting to know what the situation was.

As a result, as Li Changyue listened, she suddenly shouted: "My brother said that? He, how could he be like this, why is he willing to do anything, the other party is already riding on his head and bullying him!"

Huh? The old lady and the relatives nearby were all a bit surprised. Someone spoke up: "Changyue, what's going on? What is the Lawyer saying?"

Li Changyue didn't answer and continued: "He even wants to borrow money from us? No, what did you say to my brother? So my brother won't get a single cent, and he has to pay out of his own pocket, and he wants us to help pay?"

"What kind of Lawyer are you!"

Li Changyue hung up the phone while shouting, looked at the relatives at home, and after hesitating, still told them the situation just now.

The point was that her brother was willing to agree to any of the other party's conditions as long as they withdrew the Lawsuit, and if he had to pay money, he wanted them to help borrow some.

When this was said, one of the relatives immediately became unhappy.

"What is wrong with Li Changming? He doesn't even want the house or anything? He's crazy, and he wants to borrow money from us? I don't have money!"

"I don't have money either. This whole thing is shameful; what family gets a divorce and not only doesn't get a cent, but has to pay out of their own pocket? Shameful!"

"I'll head back first; anyway, Changming is getting a divorce now, I can't help him..."

In an instant, several relatives scattered like birds and beasts. Li Changyue wanted to leave, but had nowhere to go; she was staying right there.

The old lady couldn't speak, just crying there, crying for her bitter-fated son, and how his life had turned out like this.

Liu Kang did not return to the firm; he was just sighing that Li Changming in the Detention House seemed to trust his relatives very much, believing that as long as he asked, these relatives would definitely help him.

Because he hadn't helped his relatives little over these years; whenever they came to Jingzhou, he was the one who helped arrange everything.

After all, there was the connection and money of Yin Dajie.

Having helped for so many years, even a stone should have been warmed up, not to mention they were relatives to begin with, connected by blood.

So Li Changming was very confident.

But from that phone call just now, Liu Kang already knew that the situation was not what his client thought.

Those relatives of his, including his younger sister, didn't seem to want to lend this money...

They even wanted Li Changming to fight the divorce Lawsuit and get more money.

Relatives are truly a topic that is too complex; the difference between one relative and another is sometimes greater than the difference between a human and a dog.

A handful of rice breeds gratitude, a peck of rice breeds enmity.

The same sigh came from the mouth of Yin Dajie; she was on the phone with Liu Kang at this moment.

How she had acted all these years and what the outcome was, there was no need to say.

She had also told her husband many times before that they didn't owe them anything and there was no need to be enthusiastic about everything.

He wouldn't listen; he helped his relatives, and when he went back during the New Year and holidays, he felt very comfortable and had a lot of face listening to everyone's flattery...

Yin Dajie did not say she wouldn't agree; she only told Liu Kang that she would not set conditions and would let Li Changming say it himself.

Let's see if he can understand how much he has owed her over these years.

Of course, another thought is what Lawyer Fang once said: do not easily say to others, "If you don't give me this much money, I will do such and such."

The purpose of Fang Dazhuang saying this is very simple, because ordinary people cannot clearly distinguish the specific situation, so it is better to just not say it.

Do not be like those Legal Blind women sent in by celebrities, thinking that having a handle on someone means having an ATM, daring to say anything and daring to ask for any amount of money.

Zhou Mouren is still the same as always; he will not interfere with the thoughts of his Employees, and whether or not to accept Mediation is their own business.

In any case, Fang Dazhuang already has his case, Zhou Xinran also has practical experience, Huo Pengfei had a good time, he has his video, and everyone has a bright future.

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This is Liu Kang's second meeting.

Li Changming said full of hope, "How is it, Lawyer Liu? Did she agree?"

Liu Kang was silent for a moment before saying, "Mr. Li, your wife has agreed to Mediation in principle, but she wants you to propose the terms."

"But that is not the point; it is... it is that none of your relatives are willing to lend you money."

He had come from Li Changming's home, and after going there, he discovered that Li Changyue was full of excuses, saying that what she earned was only enough for her own expenses and she had no money.

All other relatives were nowhere to be seen, except for Li Changming's mother, that old lady with a sharp tongue who did not understand reason, who took out all her money.

Liu Kang did not know what to say; he had already understood the situation during this period, especially through his exchanges with Yin Dajie, he learned that this old lady seemed to be full of problems.

But... at this critical moment, only she took out all her money; it was not much, a few thousand yuan.

She had kept it hidden close to her body, wrapped in many layers, and took it all out at once.

Liu Kang told the situation to Li Changming, and Li Changming wept until his face was covered in tears and snot.

Who can he blame for reaching this point today? He blames himself, and he also blames his mother.

But now, the only one reaching out a hand to pull him up is his mother.

After crying, Li Changming said, "Lawyer Liu, tell Ning Hua; this is all the money there is. If she agrees, that's good; if she doesn't, there is nothing I can do."

Yin Dajie did not agree; although Liu Kang spoke very emotionally, Yin Dajie could not let it go.

In melodramatic dramas, it is said that a daughter-in-law is bullied in every way, only to find out later that the mother-in-law is actually not a bad person, and then the family becomes close.

But people in real life cannot be simply distinguished as good or bad, and Yin Dajie did not feel that just because the other party apologized, the previous mistakes could be compensated for.

She had lived in such a suffocating home for so many years, exhausting her heart and blood to maintain that home, only for her husband to cheat and commit Domestic Violence; this is not something that can be resolved just by telling a touching story.

If you commit a wrong, you should be punished!

After a period of time, the Private Prosecution Case was sentenced: Li Changming, Fixed-term Imprisonment of six months, Suspended Sentence of one year.

The divorce Litigation case went to trial, and the very confident Liu Kang was refuted to a mess in Court by Huo Pengfei.

The reasons he found could not stand up in Court at all, while the points Huo Pengfei listed, such as Domestic Violence and cheating, all had detailed evidence.

The Guangming District Court supported the Plaintiff's claims; Li Changming not only had to leave with nothing but also had to compensate Yin Dajie for her corresponding losses.

The case ended, and Zhou Yi's video was finally finished.

Some official media have already begun reporting on the first Personal Safety Protection Order case after the release of the Judicial Interpretation, a classic case of Case Interpretation.

It is to tell you directly what to do if you encounter Domestic Violence in the future, how to collect evidence, and how to apply to the Court!

And it does not require you to file for divorce; the conditions for application are also much broader—during Cohabitation or after divorce, one can apply for a protection order based on Domestic Violence!

At the same time, Zhou Mouren's video was released.

"How should we deal with Domestic Violence!"

Without the flashy videos from before, Zhou Yi unexpectedly used a very serious title this time.

School bullying, Domestic Violence—these are the two cancers among cancers; Zhou Yi only hopes that this video can help more people.

Of course, just as the video was sent out, at the Guangming District Court, Zhang Wei, smiling as if he had won the lottery, arrived at the Case Filing hall.

"Criminal Private Prosecution? Why is it you guys from Tengda again?"

Li Changyue spoke nonsense on the internet; although it did not cause Serious Consequences because of Zhou Yi, it does not mean that it is fine.

Thus, Lawyer Zhang won the prize; he was very excited—only after passing this hurdle could he be considered a true member of Tengda.

For Defamation on the internet, as long as it meets the number of shares stipulated by the Judicial Interpretation, it is "Serious Circumstances."

The revenge of Tengda Employees lasts from morning until night...

Today's update is here. Thanks to Wenchidage, Brother Lolicon, Brother Dandan, Brother Xinxin, Feimaowuyu, Brother Xiaoyan, Brother Tiantian, Brother Fangwen, and Brother Luozhi. Thanks to the brothers for the tips. Thank you. Normal updates will resume tomorrow. 10,000 words daily.

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