Lawyer's character

Both Lu Yuanren and Ouyang Jie felt that the possibility of the High Court changing the verdict in this case was not very high, so they had no hope at all for the 200,000 yuan in the later period, and just wanted to get a share of the 500,000 yuan in legal fees.

When Lu Yuanren replied to his father-in-law before, he was rather pessimistic. But he left a glimmer of hope for his father-in-law, so his father-in-law Mao Wanzang would not hesitate to pay 500,000 in legal fees.

In addition, in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the lawyer, Mao Wanzang proposed to take another 200,000 yuan as a reward. He wanted to save his son Mao Dewen's life, but he had no confidence in his heart and could only draw a visible pie.

If Mao Dewen is sentenced to death and executed immediately, it will mean that the old Mao family will have to rely on his daughter and son-in-law in the future, and all the wealth will go to the Lu family. For Lu Yuanren, it is definitely a big deal.

Mao Wanzang, who has been working in shopping malls all his life, saw this very clearly, so during the first trial, he did not ask the Lu family to help find a lawyer, but chose his own lawyer. As a result, his son was still sentenced to death in the first trial. He was upset and collapsed. Now he has to appeal to the second trial. Lu Yuanren introduced several lawyers to him successively for his father-in-law to choose from, which can be regarded as the utmost kindness and justice.

Lu Yuanren thought this way. If the second trial really changed the sentence, he would not suffer a loss. Mao Dewen would have to be grateful to him. In the future, the father-in-law would be gone and Lu Yuanren would need money. The brother-in-law locked up in the prison would definitely not be as stingy as the father-in-law. Maybe the father-in-law's financial power will fall into the hands of his wife.

Mao Wanzang was quite touched to see his son-in-law being so interested. He knew only a few lawyers, and the result of the first trial was not satisfactory, so he chose Fang Yi as the defense lawyer among the lawyers recommended by his son-in-law, giving Lu Yuanren a chance to get better.

"No problem. But the money can't be given to you until the case is over to prevent refunds." Fang Yi thought for a while and said.

In any case, there is still some money to be made from this case, and there is no guarantee that the High Court will uphold the original verdict in this case. Fang Yi feels that if he has a chance, he can give it a try.

"Okay, I'll tell Lu Yuanren that we can just sign the contract as normal tomorrow, and we'll handle the rest." After Ouyang Jie finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Fang Yi put down the phone and muttered: "My uncle cheated my father-in-law's money, these two boys can do it!"

Early the next morning, Mao Wangang, accompanied by his son-in-law Lu Yuanren, arrived at Wanhua United Law Firm. Fang Yi asked a paralegal to prepare the entrustment documents, and assisted Mao Wanzang in completing the entrustment procedures and paying the attorney fees. Of course, the reward of 200,000 yuan cannot be written in the agreement, it is just a verbal agreement between the two parties.

Mao Wangang and Fang Yi chatted for nearly an hour before leaving the law firm.

This time Wu Qinghui participated in the whole process. In fact, he didn't do much, and Fang Yi didn't dare to let him do anything. The main reason was that he was afraid that he was not proficient in his business and would leave a bad impression on the parties involved.

In the Mao family's mansion, Mao Waggang stepped into the door, and his wife walked over to him, her eyes sobbing like peach: "How is it?"

"I have met Lawyer Fang and talked about the case. Lawyer Fang is very professional. He said there is hope and he can do the lightest defense and give it a try." Mao Waggang took off his coat, sat on the sofa and took out his cigarette. Ordered one.

"Try? This is a matter of life and death. Can you try? We've given you money, but you have to guarantee that you win." The daughter-in-law said anxiously with a pale face.

"If you don't understand, then don't do it. Old ladies have long hair but short knowledge. You know nothing!

The previous lawyer assured me at the wine table that no matter what the outcome, Xiaowen was not sentenced to death. This is different from doing business. I feel that Lawyer Fang is quite reliable. Since he said there is hope, he must be somewhat sure.

Lawyer Fang said he would go to the court to review the case in the next two days, and then go meet our son. At that time, they will meet with me again to discuss the final defense plan. Mao Waggang said impatiently.

"I asked the nanny to look up the lawyer Fang you met today on the Internet. He is indeed quite famous. He is good at litigating criminal cases. Lu Yuanren didn't lie to us, it's just..." the daughter-in-law said, wiping her tears.

"Well, I checked last night, and I've done everything I need to do. Now I can only leave it to fate." Mao Waggang sighed, leaned on the sofa, and quietly shed tears.

Two days after the review, Fang Yi went to meet with Mao Dewen, and soon received a hearing notice from the court. The Provincial High Court will publicly hear Mao Dewen's case in a week.

The day after receiving the notice, Fang Yi went to the detention center again and saw Mao Dewen. Mao Dewen's face turned yellow and looked haggard.

"Lawyer Fang, everything I said last time is true. Please save me. You must save me. I'll ask my dad to give you more money." Mao Dewen had a mental breakdown.

Only Mao Dewen himself knows what it feels like for a person who has been sentenced to death by the court and is waiting for the second trial. He couldn't stand it any longer.

"Don't worry, I will do my best to defend you, but first you have to calm down and think carefully before going to court. I will defend you as a minor crime." Fang Yi advised.

"Yeah." Mao Dewen kept nodding.

"What were you thinking at that time, going to the traffic police team to steal a car? Your family is not short of money! Do you remember?" Fang Yi looked at Young Master Mao in front of him, thinking the same as Lu Yuanren, this guy is not a lunatic. Just got kicked in the head by a donkey.

"I really don't know. I went away as soon as my head got hot. Then something happened. I really didn't want to kill anyone." Mao Dewen's eyes were filled with tears. He didn't know whether it was regret or fear.

After Fang Yi walked out of the detention center, Mao Wangang staggered over. The man in his fifties looked like he was seventy or eighty years old after being tortured during this period. The remaining domineering look on his face had been covered up by worry and sadness.

"How is it?" Mao Waggang asked.

"I've told him the defense plan..." Fang Yi didn't want the old man in front of him to be hit again, so he didn't tell him that Mao Dewen had a mental breakdown.

On the day of the trial, Mao Wangang and Lu Yuanren were sitting in the gallery. No matter what the outcome was, Mao Wangang would definitely hear it with his own ears, and he was already prepared in his heart.

Wu Qinghui was also sitting in the gallery. He heard that the defendant in this case was sentenced to death in the first trial, so he also wanted to see how Fang Yi defended and whether he could win, so as to increase his bragging rights.

The collegial panel of the second instance was composed of three male judges. The presiding judge was the president of the criminal court. Fang Yi had met him when handling other criminal cases. The president of the court is a typical scholar-type judge with a very high theoretical level.

The two male prosecutors sitting in the prosecution box opposite Fang Yi, judging from the hair on their heads, are very old, giving people the impression that strangers are not allowed to enter.

"The appellant Mao Dewen will first read the appeal or state the reasons for the appeal." After the judge read the first-instance judgment, the presiding judge said confidently.

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