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Chapter 828: Chapter 266 Old Tang: Would you believe me if I said I didn’t do anything?

In the gallery, Lin Yanan wept with joy; one could say that from the moment her father was arrested, she had been worried, and now he was finally acquitted.

Although this acquittal came a bit too swiftly, for the family of the concerned party, such speed was a delightful surprise!

However, Lawyer Tang quietly sat in the middle of the courtroom without saying a word, despite having successfully worked on the case, and even… the mission had been completed, with an achievement of two hundred percent completion which said it all.

But somehow, it felt off. Having prepared for so many days, ready to fight a big battle, it ended up being anticlimactic. Although if he were to actually go through with it himself, the outcome might have been similar, it was…

Just unsatisfying!

After the verdict was announced, Lin Yanan and her mother, accompanied by relatives, came up to thank Lawyer Tang.

“Lawyer Tang, we really can’t thank you enough this time, without your help, who knows how much more my old man would have suffered,” said Lin Yanan’s mother with endless gratitude.

Hearing this, Lawyer Tang managed to squeeze out a faint smile: “It’s nothing, this case was very straightforward for me, and besides, you have paid for my services. Shortly, you should go and speak with the judge; they’ll probably be able to release him today.”

Lin Yanan’s mother nodded and hurried to speak with the judge.

However, Lin Yanan felt something strange, this Lawyer Tang seemed… seemed not to be very happy.

That shouldn’t be the case, right? From the beginning to the end of the case, it seemed he hardly said a word, while it was the procuratorate that did most of the talking, and then recommended acquittal.

How easy it must have been to handle the case, why wasn’t Lawyer Tang happy?

But Lin Yanan soon stopped thinking about it; the most urgent matter was to hurriedly get her father and uncle released.

Lawyer Tang stepped out of the courthouse; he was planning to have a meal with Tao Dongli today and return to Jingzhou tomorrow.

There was something about Lincheng City that didn’t sit well with him; it seemed he should avoid coming here in the future.

On his way back to the hotel, Lawyer Tang specifically called Wen Weilin to talk, and upon hearing about Lincheng City’s actions, Wen Weilin was equally dumbfounded.

“No, Director Tang, are you saying… Lincheng Procuratorate not only recommended acquittal but Lindong County and Lincheng City have already started placing those people in custody? This… This is a bit too outrageous!” Wen Weilin expressed his bewilderment on the phone.

Now, Lawyer Tang didn’t quite understand and replied: “Old Wen, didn’t you say earlier that Lincheng would probably handle the case quickly, they’d finish sooner to let me return? But now that they’ve done so, you’re surprised?”

Wen Weilin replied helplessly: “Director, I indeed thought that Lincheng would handle the case swiftly, thinking only that the court would not drag its feet and quickly move to acquit. I never anticipated the prosecution would directly suggest acquittal!”

“I didn’t see it coming that Lindong County would act so rapidly by taking them into custody.”

He had previously worked at the county level, and couldn’t have imagined such a situation.

Or rather, Lincheng City’s recent actions were somewhat beyond his comprehension, but now that he had thought about it carefully, it seemed there might be some rationale to Lincheng City’s approach.

Should some unreasonable judge emerge—cough cough, making Lawyer Tang go through another round of “thirty charges of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, all acquitted” in Lincheng City, it would be unthinkable what the situation might become.

Therefore, both Lindong County and Lincheng City decisively cut through the mess!

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Lawyer Tang hung up. Having been a lawyer in both lives, this was the first time he had handled an acquittal case so comfortably.

Oh well, think of it as a tourism trip, though there’s a bit of regret for not pushing the system’s completion rate past two hundred percent, and also some regret for not making it to the Supreme Court.

Isn’t there such a thing as fighting hard all the way through, winning at both the trial and appeal, and then applying to the Supreme Court but still seeing flaws in the case?

Lawyer Tang returned to his hotel in an emo state, while Lin Yanan and her mother had already arrived at the prison.

Lin Youping and his friend, when released, were still unable to grasp what had happened.

“We’ve been acquitted so quickly? Lawyer Tang’s speed is just too fast!” Lin Youping exclaimed at the prison gate, gazing at his wife and daughter.

His friend nodded too, understanding that this time, they must have offended quite a few people.

Moreover, after communicating with some old timers in prison, they knew that this type of case, even if overturned, could never be so swift; it was common to be dragged out for years.

So, when the prison guard notified them of their release, the other inmates were all stunned.

They had only been in for so short a time—not even half of their seven-month sentence had passed!

Lin Youping thought for a moment and then asked: “Hey girl, what exactly did Lawyer Tang say in court, and the prosecutor didn’t give you a hard time?”

Hearing this, Lin Yanan laughed and said: “Dad, Lawyer Tang barely spoke in court, the prosecutor directly suggested that you should all be acquitted.”

What? Lin Youping and his friend were once again taken aback. Lawyer Tang barely said anything, and the opposition directly recommended acquittal?

It was simply unimaginable; during their first and second trials, the prosecutor seemed to suggest they had committed a terribly heinous crime, recommending a one-year imprisonment.

But now it turned into being trivial, not deemed a crime, recommending an acquittal—the change was too drastic.

Nevertheless, being released was ultimately a good thing.

The group then took a car back to Lindong County.

And on the road, Lin Youping’s friend brought up the issue that had offended people again.

“Given that we’ve definitely offended quite a few this time, do you think we should consider moving?” his friend asked with a grim face.

Sitting in prison for just over three months was bad enough, but the criminal detention and arrest prior to the sentence had already left them physically and mentally exhausted.

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