What's wrong with this lawyer?!

"Well, I should give you a heads-up, I'm guessing Lin Shuqiang is probably going to apply for legal execution, and when that happens, the court enforcement bureau will contact you. I've got other procedures to follow here, so for now, this needs to be executed," Tang Fangjing said.

Yang Tiezhi was taken aback at this, and just when he was about to say that he couldn't come up with that much money at the moment, he heard Lawyer Tang continue, "I'll lend you the money for now. You can just pay me back when it's done."

Yang Tiezhi, who had been through a lot, had never come across such a situation. A lawyer actually lending money for a case?

"Lawyer Tang, it's not that. You really don't need to do this. It's my case, it has nothing to do with you. There's no need for you to put up the money, and what if it can't be recovered..."

Although he rather liked the idea of borrowing the money, Yang Tiezhi still couldn't accept it. After all, it seemed too outrageous. It was already great of Lawyer Tang to take such a small amount of money to fight his case, let alone borrow money from him now. It really didn't seem right.

Hearing this, Old Tang immediately said, "What do you mean? You think the money can't be recovered? Are you doubting my ability? There's no 'what if.' Besides, we can even recover the interest later."

"It's mainly because you delayed too much earlier. If you had hired a lawyer sooner and filed an appeal earlier, it wouldn't have been dragged into execution. Anyway, I'll transfer the money to you in a bit, don't worry about it, it's a small matter."

After hanging up the phone, Old Tang shook his head. He could have chosen not to lend the money, as there were countless ways to get Yang Tiezhi to default on the payment.

But Old Tang still decided to lend it because he particularly disliked the issue of "difficulty in execution." Every time he worked on a case, regardless of whether he won or lost, he had to consider the execution aspect first.

Even if there were problems with this case, he would definitely apply for a retrial, but right now, the case was in the execution stage.

Filing for a retrial didn't affect the execution of the case, so the money had to be paid.

Otherwise, as a lawyer who intensely despised the "textbook-style deadbeat debtor," the thought of advising Yang Tiezhi to use professional means to delay the execution... it just wouldn't sit right with him.

This had nothing to do with how the case went, but purely because he, Old Tang, detested those practices.

This case had to be handled impeccably because it related to his own lifespan, so he had to speed up the process. The arbitration must be expedited.

On the other side of the phone, Yang Tiezhi clutched his mobile, unable to contain his emotions, a grown man crying like a baby in the month after birth.

Before, he never believed that there were good people in society, but his opinion changed after meeting Tang Fangjing. Lawyer Tang was truly a good person.

Time moved on to the next day, when Lin Shuqiang and Lawyer Wei arrived at the Lan Mountain District Court Enforcement Bureau and submitted the application for compulsory enforcement.

"Lawyer Wei, how long do you think the freeze will take?" Lin Shuqiang asked as they walked outside the enforcement bureau.

Lawyer Wei thought for a moment and replied, "That depends on the specific progress. I'll hurry them along for you. I know a few people at the enforcement bureau."

"Captain Lin, I understand your thinking, but execution really is difficult nowadays. We can deploy all sorts of measures, and if the other party deliberately tries to evade, we can even impose judicial detention on them. Anyway, there are plenty of options."

"But it still depends on the situation, as there are many cases every year that cannot be executed."

This was another instance where Lawyer Wei provided the client with a risk notification. After all, collecting fees as a lawyer is easy, but if the job doesn't get done after taking the money, clients might complain, so it's essential to clarify things upfront.

In any case, it's a bit of a vague position, on one hand providing you with a risk notification, while on the other hand hinting that I have connections here and there.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shuqiang said, "No problem, Lawyer Wei, just do whatever it takes to make the other party uncomfortable."

The two continued their chat, intending to find a place to eat, but before they could even order, Lawyer Wei's phone rang.

"Hello? Judge Zhao? Yes, it's me. What? The other party has already executed? This..."

On the phone, Judge Zhao from the enforcement bureau said, "What's wrong? You sound unhappy even though it's been executed? Aren't you pleased?"

Of course, Lawyer Wei couldn't admit that he had been contemplating how to make the other party uncomfortable, so he quickly responded, "No, no, thanks a lot, Judge Zhao..."

After hanging up, Lawyer Wei turned to Lin Shuqiang across the table and said, "Captain Lin, the enforcement bureau just called to say... that when they contacted Yang Tiezhi, they had barely started talking when he went ahead and executed the order..."

"Have a look at your bank account; it should have been credited by now..."

What the hell? Lin Shuqiang glanced at Lawyer Wei across the table and then at his watch, saying, "Lawyer Wei, are you kidding me? It's been only a short time since we submitted the application, less than twenty minutes, and you're telling me it's already done?"

"Didn't you say it was difficult? And you charged me several thousand in legal fees, and now it's over? Just like that?"

All those plans, thinking the other party would come begging to him, and then... just like that, it was over?

Lawyer Wei didn't know what to say; the thing was executed successfully, but he just didn't know how to respond.

"No way, you've got to give me a refund. You didn't do anything!"

The word "refund," next to "just asking," is what lawyers dread most — when clients feel their work is straightforward and ask for their money back.

So Lawyer Wei got angry too: "A refund? I've already submitted the application for compulsory enforcement for you; the execution is successful, and you're asking me for a refund? That's not happening!"

Inside the restaurant, the two argued noisily, onlookers might think the matter hadn't been settled at all.

And on this day, Kaisen Company also received a court notice of a hearing from the Lan Mountain District Arbitration Committee.

"There's been no word from Old Lin, I'm not counting on him anymore. Hey, somebody, go call President Guo over to see what he thinks we should do!" President Liu said.

The secretary went to fetch someone, and it wasn't long before Old Guo entered the office.

"President Liu, I've thought it over because of some family matters, and I've decided to resign," Old Guo said while handing over his resignation notice.

President Liu was stunned: "Wait, Old Guo, you're resigning just like that? What's the matter at home? Surely it's not something to resign over?"

"There really is a family matter, President Liu. I'm just here to let you know. I will ensure a proper handover for my work. Don't worry, I'm on my way out."

Are you kidding? Old Guo felt that if he stayed any longer, nothing good was going to come of it. Even if there was just a ten percent chance of trouble, he didn't want to gamble.

At his age, his entire family depended on him for their livelihood.

Despite several attempts by President Liu to retain him, Old Guo was determined to leave, and eventually, President Liu got angry too.

"Fine, leave then! Without you, do you think I'll have to eat pigs with fur on them? Who's the deputy manager of the legal department? Promote him to manager to take over this matter; I refuse to believe we can't manage without you!"