Chapter 208 - 126: Case Closed! Provincial Department Spot

At the defendant’s table.

Left with nothing...

’I’m actually being left with nothing!’

The defendant, Yang Chunping, was trembling with rage. Her breathing grew ragged and her eyes were bloodshot as she stared at Sun Li like a starving wolf.

Her first instinct wasn’t to go after Wang Yu or Xu De.

It was Sun Li!

"Where’s the money?! Tell me, did you do this on purpose?!"

Yang Chunping suddenly turned on Sun Li, physically attacking her right there in the courtroom.

"Were you jealous that my life was too good? Did you deliberately set me up?!"

Eighty thousand in compensation...

A full eighty thousand in compensation, plus two hundred and fifty a month!

Yang Chunping felt like she was going insane. The happier she had been fantasizing about splitting the money, the more furious she was now that her own money was being taken away.

And the root of it all...

...was Sun Li’s instigation!

"Did you do this on purpose? Did you conspire with Wang Yu to cheat me out of my money?!"

"Sun Li, if I’m going down, you’re coming with me!"

As Yang Chunping spat her furious words, her attacks grew noticeably more violent.

At first, Sun Li didn’t fight back, only protecting herself.

But as the other woman’s assault intensified...

...she grew more and more furious herself.

The way this case turned out would have a huge impact on her, too!

A small-time lawyer like her survived on civil cases. She had represented a woman in a divorce case who was not only left with nothing but was even ordered to pay eighty thousand in compensation...

Who would ever want her to take their case after this?!

If she couldn’t get cases, she’d starve!

"Yang Chunping, did you ever tell me about the things you did?!"

Sun Li suddenly started to fight back, grabbing the other woman’s hands and shouting angrily, spit flying from her mouth:

"I told you that you could get money from a divorce case, but I never told you to get a divorce!"

"You’re the one who wanted it!"

"Besides, did you tell me about the child’s situation?!"

"Damn it, you’ve ruined me, you bitch!"

With that,

Sun Li, growing even more enraged, was overwhelmed by her emotions and shoved the other woman to the ground.

THUMP!

Yang Chunping stumbled and fell, but instead of calming down, she became even more furious. Her face contorted with rage as she got up and started brawling with Sun Li.

The two of them grabbed each other’s hair, endlessly cursing one another.

The nearby bailiffs and the clerk, who hadn’t left yet, rushed over to break up the fight.

At the plaintiff’s table.

"Tsk, look at the fine mess you’ve made."

Seeing this, Lin Yue wore a helpless expression and turned to look at Xu De.

"What does it have to do with me? I didn’t forge any evidence. Everything was legal and by the book."

Xu De said casually, feeling not the slightest bit of guilt over their brawl. After all, he had followed the law to the letter the entire time.

Heck, he had even conducted a pretrial evidence presentation for the first time!

’This was a pretrial evidence presentation, something Huang Shi and Zhang Wei would beg for. I was already being more than generous to the opposition.’

Besides, it wasn’t uncommon for lawyers and clients to have disagreements, or for lawyers to get screwed over by their clients, leading to conflicts and even fights.

In civil cases, some people even attacked the judge!

Thinking of this,

Xu De reined in his thoughts and turned to Wang Yu, who was beside him.

A gentle smile appeared on his face as he said kindly:

"Mr. Wang, the first-instance verdict is effective immediately. That being the case..."

"...our retainer agreement has also come to an end. Next, I’ll take you to complete the final procedures, and then you can have the police help you bring your child home."

"As for the subsequent cases... they will be handled by other senior lawyers from our firm!"

Once the civil divorce dispute was settled, there was still the criminal case.

Yang Chunping’s actions might not rise to the level of a criminal offense, but Guo Tu’s case was 100% criminal!

’Any compensation money Yang Chunping can’t pay will come from Guo Tu!’

The police already had enough information. Guo Tu claimed to be an art teacher, but he was actually involved in illicit relationships with multiple middle-aged women.

He had a decent amount of money, more than enough to compensate Wang Yu!

"I..."

Wang Yu’s lips trembled for a moment. He looked at the lawyer before him, feeling a bit dazed.

「Half a month ago.」

He was still worried that his assets might be split 80-20, that years of his hard work would be snatched away by someone else.

But now...

...it was a 100-0 split.

’I get 100%!’

Left with nothing. Yang Chunping had actually reaped what she sowed and been ordered by the judge to leave with nothing?!

Before... no, even now, Wang Yu could hardly believe it!

’It was just a shame, what the child had suffered...’

’But at least there was money now. It could provide some security for the child’s future!’

At this thought,

Wang Yu was extremely emotional. He looked up at Xu De, a stark contrast to the scene at the defendant’s table.

"Lawyer Xu, thank you. Thank you so much!"

"I’ll contact your firm about the follow-up. I want your firm to handle the criminal case!"

The criminal case was a guaranteed win. Cases like this would normally have other law firms scrambling to get them.

But that was only if the client was willing to give them the case.

If they weren’t... then there was nothing to be done, no matter how desperately they tried.

"We’ll be troubling you for the follow-up, then," Xu De said with a smile.

’Two cases in eight days, civil and criminal!’ he thought. ’The firm is really on the rise.’

"No trouble, no trouble at all," Wang Yu stammered, looking a bit overwhelmed.

The three of them watched the two women at the defendant’s table fight for a while longer, only leaving after the bailiffs managed to pull them apart.

Before long, the final procedures were completed.

The three said their goodbyes and parted ways. Xu De got into a car, with Lin Yue driving him back.

On the way back, he was resting with his eyes closed when a pale blue screen of light suddenly materialized before him.

[Congratulations on completing 1x Civil Case]

[(The client has expressed extremely high praise for your services and is very satisfied!)]

[Congratulations on receiving 20x Gratitude Coins]