jdhmnovel Chapter 688 The Witness Arrives
Chapter 688 The Witness Arrives
After saying that, Tang Xiaofen left.
Wang Jianguo was so shocked that he couldn't react for a long time.
Because Tang Xiaofen today opened his eyes to a whole new world.
She used to be quiet and only knew how to bury herself in her work every day.
No matter how you treat her, she won't say anything; she'll just silently endure it.
What's going on today?
It's like he's become a completely different person.
What, you think a woman can turn the tables just because she's in jail?
divorce?
Hmph, don't even think about it.
……
The villagers from the mountains have arrived, and the second case will go to trial in a few days, with both sides entering the stage of exchanging evidence.
Attorney Nie also arrived in Chenshan Town ahead of time, met with relevant witnesses, organized evidence, and also chatted with Tang Xiaofen about the divorce case.
"Divorce cases don't cost much, and your case is simple, so I don't need to take it personally. Let me introduce you to one of my junior colleagues; she mainly handles divorce cases. Don't worry, you'll win easily."
After listening to Attorney Nie's advice, Tang Xiaofen said, "Thank you. Does that mean I have to wait in line for my divorce case?"
"Okay, I'll tell her when I get back, and she'll contact you later."
"Okay, thank you."
After meeting with Tang Xiaofen, Attorney Nie went to see Lu Jiangting.
He was hospitalized for a month and has now been discharged.
She seems to have lost even more weight than the last time I saw her, which is a bit frightening.
"The court hearing is in a few days. Is this... alright?"
Lu Jiangting took a deep breath and said, "No problem."
Are you feeling better mentally?
“I’m not sick, they just think I am and insist that I get treatment.”
Attorney Nie: "..." I've heard that mentally ill people always claim they're not sick?
It doesn't matter, he's a lawyer, not a doctor.
He didn't continue the topic with Lu Jiangting, and instead seriously talked to him about the lawsuit.
Because Wang Jianjun has been dead for many years, the lawsuit is mainly filed by the organization as the plaintiff, focusing on the fraudulent acquisition of military support funds.
Attorney Nie flipped through the notebook on the table and said, "I've calculated that the total amount of child support Wang Chenchen has received over the years could potentially lead to a three-year sentence for Fang Qing, and the maximum sentence for disrupting a military marriage is also three years. However, this is a no-punishment-without-reporting-it case, and since Comrade Wang Jianjun has been dead for many years, we've lost the defendant, making it quite difficult to prosecute."
Lu Jiangting looked up at him. "What do you mean by that?"
Attorney Nie patiently explained, "Mr. Lu may not know much about the law. Here's the thing: when the plaintiff is deceased, generally speaking, the lawsuit must be initiated by the plaintiff's heirs. But his legal heirs are only his father, his son, and his spouse. His spouse is the defendant, and the son isn't even his. So, in reality, this lawsuit is impossible to win."
Lu Jiangting: "Why didn't you say so sooner?"
"Don't worry, turning the impossible into the possible is our duty as lawyers. Rest assured, I will find a way to fight even the most difficult case. But I must say, the difficulty does lie here."
Lu Jiangting: "..."
"I have no money."
Attorney Nie said with a smile, "Don't worry, you won't be the plaintiff in the second lawsuit, so you won't have to pay anything."
"Then what are you going to do?"
"I discussed this with Minister Wang a few days ago. In order to pin Wang Jianguo on the charge of seriously disrupting military marriage, we'll simply not mention disrupting military marriage in the next lawsuit. The main issue is with that recording you made. That bastard Wang Jianguo was a minor at the time, and he keeps insisting that Fang Qing seduced him. Fang Qing had already been living with them for several years by then, right? In other words, when Fang Qing came to their house, he was still an undeveloped child, right?"
Lu Jiangting nodded. "Yes."
"In this way, even if Fang Qing insists that she was raped, the judge is very likely to find that Fang Qing intentionally induced a minor to commit a crime. If this case is found to be consensual, your case may be overturned in the second instance."
Lu Jiangting clenched his fists, feeling frustrated and irritable.
He certainly knew the truth.
Fang Qing was never raped. She was a willing slut, a shameless whore.
If it is deemed to be voluntary on both sides, turning ten years into three would be a losing proposition.
“You didn’t say that before. You said that if they dared to appeal, you had the ability to turn his ten-year sentence into a life sentence.”
"Well... hahaha... there's a best outcome and a worst outcome. Anything is possible before the final verdict is announced, so I have to let you know in advance."
Lu Jiangting waved his hand, "I'll do whatever you say."
Since he's a top-notch lawyer, he has no choice but to trust him.
I believe he won't let the lawsuit escalate to the worst possible outcome.
The only thing that gave him a headache was that the lawsuits and appraisals had left him with a mountain of debt.
The next two years will be a struggle for survival.
"By the way, Fang Qing said she wants to see you."
Lu Jiangting: "Didn't you say we couldn't meet before the trial?"
Attorney Nie smiled and said, "It's different now. In the last case, you were the plaintiff, but in this case, you are not the plaintiff. You can meet with them."
Lu Jiangting nodded. "Alright, set a time for us to meet."
He needed to meet with him to confirm some things.
……
When Lu Jiangting returned from the hospital, everyone came to check on him and ask how his treatment was going.
Lu Jiangting did not want to discuss these topics.
When people asked him, he would always give a perfunctory answer, saying that he had already been cured.
He would only tell the truth when he returned to the dormitory and chatted with Liu Anguo.
"It does have some effect... I think it does; I don't feel as bad anymore."
He looked out the window at the sky, took a deep breath, and said, "You know what? Before, I couldn't see the sun. Even when the sun was dazzling, I still felt like I was living in a gloomy winter. Yuyao married someone else, my father passed away, and my mother was implicated by me and had to live with my two older sisters in her old age."
I made a mess of myself because of Fang Qing and Wang Chenchen, only to find out that Wang Chenchen isn't Jianjun's son. I was completely fooled by them. I feel... I feel like my life shouldn't be like this.
My life should include three to five close friends, a childhood sweetheart with a stable relationship, a reasonable in-law family, kind parents… and a… daughter.
Liu Anguo looked at him with some surprise, "Why a daughter?"
He always thought Lu Jiangting liked sons, after all, he used to treat Chenchen so well, and he always said that it was fortunate to have a son, so that Wang Jianjun would not have no descendants.
He was the only son in his family, and he always thought that Lu Jiangting wanted a son to carry on the family line.
Lu Jiangting shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I always felt that I should have a daughter. She would look like Yuyao, and her personality... would be somewhat like mine."
Liu Anguo: "..." Who said the illness was cured? In his opinion, it was completely useless.