Lawyer's character

It was a long-distance bus ride from the city to the county, and Fang Yi didn't want to waste more time on the road (mainly because his wallet was now bulging). After lunch, he called an online taxi-hailing service on his mobile phone. Soon the car arrived downstairs, the driver called him, and Fang Yi hurried downstairs.

Fang Yi came to a white Jetta car and was stunned when he opened the door. He did not expect that the driver of the black car was actually his old acquaintance Wang Deyou.

"Why is it you?" Fang Yi asked in surprise.

"Come up quickly, you're not allowed to park here." Wang Deyou said nervously, looking around at the camera.

The Jetta was on the road, and after driving out of the city, Fang Yi expressed the questions in his heart.

"Hey! I don't even know how to say this. It's so embarrassing! Maybe I am the only one among the lawyers in the city." Wang Deyou said looking forward with a look of shame.

"You...don't want to be a lawyer anymore?" Fang Yi asked after hesitation.

Originally, he wanted to ask Wang Deyou if he made any mistakes and was fired, but he felt that with Wang Deyou's character and work style, he shouldn't.

"I'm still working as a lawyer! It's just that the firm doesn't have that much business and can't support too many salaried lawyers. Originally, the firm saw that I had strong professional skills and was a reliable person. They wanted me to continue to be a salaried lawyer and laid off another one. Female lawyer.

But, I felt that since the firm didn’t have much business, we couldn’t waste it doing it. It was not our pursuit to earn a salary all day long, so I took the initiative to become a commission lawyer.

During this period of time when I was working as a commission lawyer, I developed some business. Actually... having too much business makes me tired. I have not been idle in the past few days, and I have been very busy. There is no court date or appointment today, so I just have time to take a walk, run a sports car, earn some pocket money, relax, and change my mind. "Wang Deyou said with a smile.

Wang Deyou is a person who cares about face. He doesn't want to say in front of old acquaintances that he was persuaded to quit by the law firm and started driving an online ride-hailing service because he had no livelihood. If he wants to save face and suffer, he is talking about people like Wang Deyou.

"Oh, that's right. I don't care about the commission law firm. I have free time. It's good to run around and earn some pocket money when I have time." Fang Yiyan said insincerely.

Lawyers have a lot of business. When you are tired, shouldn't you take a vacation or go sightseeing? I'm afraid Wang Deyou is the only one who comes out to do the work.

I still earn pocket money, but if I have a lot of business, how much pocket money will I be short of? None of the lies were round. Although Fang Yi didn't believe what he said, he didn't ask any more questions. He just wanted to see through it without telling it, as long as he understood it in his heart. Old acquaintances are more important to save face.

"By the way, how are you doing lately?" Wang Deyou asked, not wanting to continue the topic.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. I have moved to the city to practice law at Jinshi Law Firm." Fang Yi said.

"Jinshi Law Firm! Not bad! It's a big law firm. How is the business?" Wang Deyou said in surprise. They kept talking about the business for three words, and then turned around and talked about business again.

"The business is not bad. I work as a salary lawyer in the team. Our team is recruiting salary lawyers during this period. I originally wanted to recommend you... If you are too tired and unhappy, you can consider it! Anyway, first of all Congratulations on taking the first step!" Fang Yi smiled.

Fang Yi said this because he wanted to give Wang Deyou a step forward. If Wang Deyou's business is not good, it won't take long to find him. In short, the opportunity has been thrown to him. It depends on him whether he can seize it.

"It's good that you finally came to the city. Let's keep in touch more in the future. By the way, are you free in the evening? I'll take care of you. Congratulations on walking out of the county." Wang Deyou said. He regretted that he said too much just now.

"Okay, I'll go to the county court to get the judgment. I'll probably get off work soon when I get back, so I won't go back to the office. Let's find a place to have a drink later." Fang Yi said with a smile.

It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived at the county court. After calling the clerk, we waited for nearly half an hour before seeing the clerk appear in the lobby on the first floor with Liu Qiaoling's criminal judgment.

After signing the criminal verdict, Fang Yi couldn't wait to turn to the last page. After seeing the content of the verdict, he frowned.

Back in the Jetta, Wang Deyou started the car and Fang Yi took his cell phone and dialed.

"Lawyer Fang, has the verdict been announced?" Liu Qiaoling's voice came from the mobile phone.

"Yes, I just came out of the court and I have already received the judgment. The court found that you did not commit the crime of theft, but you committed the crime of illegal disposal of seized property, and the circumstances were serious. In the end, you were convicted of the crime of illegal disposal of seized property and sentenced to two years in prison. Years, suspended for two years and six months." Fang Yi said.

"Ah?!" Liu Qiaoling's surprised voice came. Fang Yi had already guessed her expression, and then there was a bang from the phone. He didn't know whether someone fell or something else fell.

"Hey, Ms. Liu! Ms. Liu..." Fang Yi said hurriedly.

"I'm fine, the thermos fell over." A panicked voice came from the phone. After a moment, Liu Qiaoling asked: "Lawyer Fang, will I be imprisoned by them?"

"No, the court sentenced you to two years in prison, suspended for two years and six months. The suspended sentence does not require imprisonment. It will be executed outside prison." Fang Yi said.

"Oh, that's good, I don't want to go to that place again." Liu Qiaoling felt much better after hearing what Fang Yi said.

"However, it is said that the procuratorate is not satisfied with the verdict and will protest. Therefore, your case may have to go to a second trial." Fang Yi said.

"Ah! I have been sentenced to two years, and the procuratorate still refuses to accept it?...Lawyer Fang, I heard the lawyer say before that the sentence will not be increased on appeal. But the procuratorate refuses to accept it, so the court will not change the sentence to a heavier sentence, right?" Liu Qiaoling said.

"Ms. Liu, what you said about 'no additional penalty on appeal' is for the defendant. The procuratorate's protest is not subject to 'no additional penalty on appeal'." Fang Yi explained.

"Ah! So in the second trial of my case, do I have a good chance of winning? Do I want to appeal?" Liu Qiaoling asked in a panicked tone.

"I don't think the chances of an appeal are very high, but if you want to appeal, I can help you file an appeal." Fang Yi said.

"Oh, how about the attorney fees for the second trial?" Liu Qiaoling asked.

Fang Yi thought about the fact that he had received 40,000 yuan in legal fees in the first trial, and that the second trial could not exceed the first trial, so he quoted a price: "If you don't file an appeal and just entrust me to respond, the lawyer's fees will be 20,000 yuan. If you want to file an appeal, , need to add another 10,000 yuan.”

"Otherwise... I won't appeal. Anyway, it's a suspended sentence, and it won't be a big problem if you no longer have to sit in jail." Liu Qiaoling thought for a moment and said.

"Okay, let's do this. After you receive the notice from the court, call me and we will sign the authorization formalities and pay the attorney fees." Fang Yi said.

After hanging up the phone, Fang Yi let out a sigh of relief.

"Why, the verdict is not ideal?" Wang Deyou asked while driving.