What's wrong with this lawyer?!

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The Capital, Internet Court filing office, staff member Ren Xiaopei was continuously reviewing case filing materials on the computer.

Compared to regular court staff, her working environment had improved a lot.

After all, it was all online communication, and not in real-time; if something was missing, she could just send it over directly.

It was at this moment that a complaint caught her eye.

What attracted her was the name of the plaintiff's agent.

"Jingzhou Tengda, Tang Fangjing... This Lawyer Tang actually took on such a case," Ren Xiaopei murmured to herself.

Staff at The Capital's courts had a deep memory of Tang Fangjing; last time he came to The Capital, he even managed to leave an official media outlet in an embarrassing situation.

He was a lawyer who would not give leeway when he had the upper hand.

Although there was no need to scrutinize the case information, Ren Xiaopei still subconsciously scanned it twice.

"This jurisdiction doesn't seem quite right... After much hesitation, Ren Xiaopei decided to make a phone call."

The main reason was that among the evidence submitted by the other party was a copy of a user agreement web version notarized by the Jingzhou Notary Office, which had a designated jurisdictional court listed.

The phone quickly connected.

"Hello, may I speak with Tang Fangjing, Lawyer Tang? I'm from The Capital's Internet Court."

"Hello, this is Tang Fangjing."

Ren Xiaopei quickly said, "Lawyer Tang, I'm currently reviewing your case filing application, but I noticed that the jurisdictional court is stipulated in the user agreement."

"Yes, indeed the jurisdictional court is stipulated to be in Dongfang City, where the contract was signed, but firstly, the Party A in the user agreement is Youtian Company, an affiliated company of Meitian Group, and moreover, the game itself is managed on the Meitian platform under Meitian Company, with game downloads, recharging, and announcements all carried out through the Meitian platform."

"Therefore, the operators should be both Meitian Company and Youtian Company, hence both The Capital and Dongfang City have jurisdiction for the first-instance court."

"Secondly, this is a gaming agreement, its signing and fulfillment all take place online."

"According to the 'Supreme People's Court Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Cases by Internet Courts,' Article 2, Paragraph 2, The Capital's Internet Court has jurisdiction."

One reason to choose the Internet Court over the Jiangguang Court was that, in his previous life, The Capital's Internet Court was supportive of the players.

After saying a few more words, Ren Xiaopei decided to submit it for the presiding judge's review.

Indeed, the evidence submitted by the other party provided proof that the two parties were affiliated companies; Youtian Company used to be a studio of Meitian Group and later became independent, but Meitian Group could still exert significant influence.

After reviewing it, Presiding Judge Old Wu of the Internet Court decided to file the case. The case was on the edge of being accepted, but considering the amount involved was small and the lawyer was Tang Fangjing, it shouldn't be an issue to file it.

The defendant was eligible, and the evidence submitted by Old Tang was sufficient.

The case was filed, and Old Tang also started making his way to The Capital privately, having arranged a meeting with the leaders of the consumer association through some connections.

Days swiftly passed, and at The Capital, Meitian Group's headquarters was bustling as usual.

Zhou Xianying was as busy as ever when her cell phone rang.

"Hello, Director Fang, what? The company has been sued? Okay, I'll be right there."

After hanging up, Zhou Xianying hurriedly headed to the office of the company's legal affairs director, speculating about what type of lawsuit it could be.

For a large company like theirs, being a defendant was common, but a lawsuit that reaches the director's attention must be exceptional.

Ten minutes later, Zhou Xianying got her hands on the lawsuit materials and with a surprised expression said, "This... are you sure it's that Tang Fangjing?"@@novelbin@@

Director Fang nodded, equally puzzled, "It's been confirmed, it's that Tang Fangjing. But his demands are a bit... they're a bit excessive."

It was clear that it was impossible to get support from the court for such demands, even if the judges at the Internet Court drank three kilograms of liquor.

Zhou Xianying remained silent, continued reading, and suddenly she was stunned: "Director Fang, this plaintiff, Ju Haiqing, he has already filed a lawsuit once before, in Jiangguang. I tried to mediate over the phone, but he didn't agree, and it was dismissed."

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Director Fang promptly said, "Well, now that you're aware of the situation, make a phone call and talk about it. If it's not suitable, then let's go to court. Based on some of the previous verdicts, it's basically about refunding him over three hundred yuan."

"Actually," Director Fang joked, "maybe you could be the first one to beat Lawyer Tang."

Zhou Xianying chuckled, "I wouldn't dare presume."

They were both relaxed; the outcome of such a case was meaningless. The other party couldn't possibly receive more than a thousand yuan. There had been precedents in Jiangguang before, just a refund of the three hundred yuan or so.

Meanwhile, in another part of The Capital, Old Tang met with the leader of the consumer association.

"What did you say? Lawyer Tang, you want us to initiate a public interest lawsuit? This..." the consumer association leader was bewildered, "This is kind of difficult, isn't it?"

Opposite him, Old Tang leisurely sipped his tea and then said, "What's difficult about it? I think it's quite good. Before, you must have received many complaints from players, and you surely have tried to communicate with the company, haven't you? Did you find out that you couldn't handle it?"

The leader didn't speak; indeed, the company wouldn't accept it. Firstly, there weren't enough complaints to create a hot topic in public opinion, and secondly, the consumer association actually lacked administrative coercive power.

"Now it's good. You just lend your name, and I'll handle the case, without charging you a penny. How about that, no problem, right? As long as you can file the lawsuit, let's see who else can say you're not doing real work," Old Tang smiled like a sly fox.