Lawyer's character

After reading the case file several times, Fang Yi spent a day drafting a lawyer's defense opinion and mailed it to the Supreme Court of the capital the next morning.

Shortly after mailing it, Fang Yi received a call from the Supreme Court judge in charge of the death penalty review of Zhong Weican's single case, asking him to go to the Supreme Court for an interview one day later. Fang Yi felt excited, it seemed like there was something interesting about this case.

At almost noon, Fang Yi called Zhong Weicheng after coming out of the Supreme Court, told him about the interview, and asked him to wait for news.

On this day, Fang Yi was reading materials in the office, and Cao Yongzheng walked in excitedly.

"Lawyer Fang, the verdict on the Yu Lidong Enterprise Restructuring and Bribery Case that I asked you for before has been handed down. This is the verdict." Cao Yongzheng handed a verdict to Fang Yi with both hands.

This was the first criminal case he handled after being transferred to Fang Yi's team. He wanted to make a good impression on Boss Fang, so he was under a lot of pressure, but fortunately, the verdict was basically in line with his expectations.

The court held that the defendant Yu Lidong, as a state employee, took advantage of his position as the director of the boiler factory and the leader of the factory's restructuring leading group to transfer the land of the boiler factory and mobilize the workers of the factory to relocate to facilitate Wansheng Company. During the successful completion of the demolition process, he provided professional assistance to the company and solicited property from it, which constituted the crime of accepting bribes. If the charges charged by the public prosecution are found guilty, Yu Lidong should be severely punished in accordance with the law.

The fact that the public prosecution agency accused Yu Lidong of asking for a cash check of 20,000 yuan from Wansheng Company cannot be established because of insufficient evidence.

When Yu Lidong took the initiative to confess the criminal facts of asking for 100,000 yuan in cash from Guan Keyu, the chairman of Wansheng Company, when the clues obtained by the procuratorial organs were not established, Yu Lidong, according to the "Regulations on Handling the Cases of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate" "Opinions on Certain Issues in Determining Sentencing Circumstances such as Surrender and Meritorious Service in Cases of Duty-Based Crimes" stipulates that the punishment should be reduced based on surrender in accordance with the law.

The defendant withdraws all illegal gains after Lidong is brought to justice and may be given a lighter punishment as appropriate. Based on the defendant Yu Lidong’s criminal circumstances and repentance, it was decided to reduce his punishment and apply probation.

Accordingly, the defendant Yu Lidong was sentenced to be guilty of bribery and sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for four years, and his property was confiscated of 100,000 yuan; the defendant Yu Lidong's illegal income of 100,000 yuan was confiscated and turned over to the state treasury.

After the first-instance verdict was announced, Yu Lidong did not appeal, and the procuratorate did not protest. The verdict has taken legal effect.

"Well, you did a good job. What do the defendant's family say?" Fang Yi smiled and looked at the fat man Cao Yongzheng.

"In the end, I was given a suspended sentence and no longer had to go to jail. The defendant and his family were very happy and treated me to a meal." Cao Yongzheng said excitedly, and the flesh on his face jumped.

"Work hard, as long as it is gold, it will shine in our team." Fang Yi encouraged him a few more words, and Cao Yongzheng left the office in a happy mood.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Cao Yongzheng got off work and hurried out of the door of the law firm with a leather bag on his shoulder.

More than ten minutes later, he walked into an inconspicuous small restaurant with an excited look on his face. In the corner of the restaurant, an ordinary-looking, slightly fat girl saw him entering the door and raised her right hand to signal to him.

"Xiaowei, there's a bit of a traffic jam on the road. Have you ordered?" Cao Yongzheng came here by taxi just now. He was just in time to get off work and there was a bit of traffic in the city.

Xiaowei is Cao Yongzheng's girlfriend. The two are college classmates. They only established their relationship in their senior year. However, because Cao Yongzheng's family is from the village, he does not have the financial resources to buy a house for him in the city, and Xiaowei's mother never abandons the rabbit. Ying, Wu Fang and others did not agree to get married, so the two of them were hanging on each other and could not go any further.

Xiaowei drank the free barley tea provided by the hotel, her expression was not good, and she didn't say anything.

"Have you ordered?" Cao Yongzheng asked again, putting the bag aside, picking up the menu and preparing to order Xiaowei's favorite sweet and sour short ribs.

"My uncle introduced me to a boyfriend. His family runs a factory..." Xiaowei's voice was very small, but it was like a thunderbolt in Cao Yongzheng's ears.

Cao Yongzheng, holding the menu, froze as if his acupuncture points were tapped. For so many years, he couldn't give Xiaowei a stable home and could only try his best to satisfy her with food and drink, but what was supposed to come still came.

"Xiao Wei, four years, four years of love, is it really not worth a building?" After being stunned for more than ten seconds, Cao Yongzheng's eyes were full of unwillingness and reluctance.

“Four years…you know four years.

When you graduated, I asked you to join me as a lawyer in a company. Although you couldn't make a lot of money, you could still have a decent life. But you said that was not your ideal. You wanted to be a lawyer and make a lot of money. Buy me a big house and hold a decent wedding in the future.

Okay, I support you if you want to be a lawyer and make a lot of money, but in reality, you have been a trainee lawyer for a whole year, and the few hundred yuan you earn every month is not enough for us to rent a house.

It's not easy until you get your lawyer's license, but in the end you have no case source and can't find a case to do, so you can only work as an assistant to the master, with a salary of 1,500 yuan a month. In the second year, the salary increases to 3,000 yuan. The annual salary has been raised to 3,500 yuan, and you work overtime day and night... But your salary is not as high as mine.

Let me ask you, when can you afford to buy a house with this salary? Our combined salary is just over 8,000 yuan. You have been working for more than three years. What about the promise you made to me? We can’t even afford the down payment to buy a house...

Yongzheng, I am already twenty-eight, and I don’t want to wait any longer...I can’t wait..." Xiaowei complained in a low voice, her tears falling like broken pearls, her eyes filled with tears. Helpless and disappointed, I kept saying in my heart: I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

Xiaowei didn't know when Cao Yongzheng would be able to fulfill his promise. In fact, Cao Yongzheng didn't know when he would be able to fulfill his promise, and he was also distressed. Now that I have joined Fang Yi's team, I finally have some hope, but my girlfriend is gone.

Cao Yongzheng lowered his head, his eyes were full of tears, his mind was blank, what else could he say, this was the reality. Xiaowei's mother had introduced her to a boyfriend before. Xiaowei did not hesitate to fall out with her family members for love, but love still did not defeat reality after all.

"You two, what do you want to eat?" The waitress came over, holding paper and pen, waiting to take orders.

"Sweet and sour short ribs..." Cao Yongzheng raised his head, stared at the menu, and ordered Xiaowei's favorite dish.

After the waiter left, Cao Yongzheng struggled to squeeze out a smile and looked at her: "The last meal, parting meal." His tone was very sad.

The breakup meal was not finished after all, Xiaowei took the bag and left without waiting for the food to be served.

Cao Yongzheng felt uncomfortable and walked out of the hotel in a daze.

A teacher in college once said that love should be based on a solid foundation in real life, otherwise, it will be a fruitless flower blooming on the tree of living life.

At that time, Cao Yongzheng was very naive and did not understand what the teacher meant, but now he finally understands.

...(End of chapter)