What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Chapter 898: Chapter 289: Translate, Translate, What is a Hygienic Civilization City?_2

This statement was a bit too direct.

But Old Hu still had some thick skin, managing a smile, he said, “Lawyer Tang, that certainly wasn’t the case. This afternoon there was a special situation; we just encountered some other issues…”

“You don’t have to wait at the door, please go to the office and have a seat, drink some tea. Director Fang will be here shortly.”

Old Tang glanced at the man opposite to him and said, “No need, I came here to solve a problem. Tang Fangjing is just an ordinary lawyer, I don’t have the luxury to sit in your office drinking tea.”

“Lawyer Tang, there’s no need for that. We at the grassroots level are indeed very busy – thousands of threads above us and only one needle below. Sometimes the pressure is truly great…”

Old Hu planned to play up his hardship first, then say some nice words.

But before he could finish, he was interrupted again.

“Did I ask you to do something? I don’t think so. I’m just here to submit a compensation application and materials and to get a receipt. Whether your grassroots work is hard or not, what does that have to do with my business?” Old Tang said, expressionless.

Grassroots work is indeed hard, but his case was not beyond the scope of this office’s responsibilities.

Even when he first approached these people, all he wanted was for them to point him to where he could submit the materials.

To put it bluntly, even if they said they didn’t know, that would have been fine. Old Tang would continue to walk in and ask as he went.

From the start, he was here for problem-solving.

Of course, if he went all the way in asking and ended up having inquired throughout the three-story office building to find that everyone claimed ignorance, then that would be interesting.

Because of the ‘safety in numbers,’ he would not only report them, but he would also expose them through public opinion!

For such a large unit, if nobody knew where to handle things, it would no longer be an individual issue.

In short, depending on the situation, Old Tang had different methods of counterattack.

Old Hu didn’t know what to say and could only keep offering pleasantries.

However, pleasantries are cheap, so Old Tang didn’t bother listening and initiated Auditory Shielding. You can say whatever you like; I can’t hear a thing.

Otherwise, everyone knows how kind-hearted Tang Fangjing is, unable to bear seeing the lords… witnessing others’ suffering, what if I couldn’t resist.

I just have to stop listening to you.

Finally, Fang Jingwen came in from outside. You could tell she was in a hurry, especially when she saw Old Tang still standing at the door, she seemed even more anxious!

“Lawyer Tang, Lawyer Tang, I’m sorry, I had to rush to a meeting this afternoon… Old Hu, what’s the matter with you? Didn’t I tell you to bring Lawyer Tang in to sit and have some water?”

Hearing this, Old Hu could only make a grimace and said, “Director Fang, this is my fault…”

When the leader says these things, don’t argue, saying things like “I tried hard but he didn’t want to come in.” There’s no need.

The leader knows even if you don’t say it; she is just scolding you for show.

Fang Jingwen pointed and said, “We’ll talk about your issue later, Lawyer Tang. Do you think we should go to the office to talk? Health comes first, after all.”

After Fang Jingwen came in, Old Tang had already deactivated his skill, and now he said, “No need, let’s talk here. Who can accept my compensation application? Who can give me a receipt?”

“I want to get this done quickly so I can leave immediately. I won’t stay a minute longer.”

Uh… what?

Fang Jingwen, who had been pondering on the way, was a bit dumbfounded. She had really been wondering what Lawyer Tang came to the district office to see her for!

She was very clear about the situation in that case.

Thus, in Fang Jingwen’s view, the likelihood was that the other party had come to discuss that matter, especially since the not guilty verdict had been passed. Now, it must be all about seeking benefits.

With the reputation of Tang Fangjing coming over, they would certainly need to have a good chat.

But just for this?

Fang Jingwen didn’t believe it. She felt that Tang Fangjing must be saying this on purpose; it couldn’t be just for such a matter!

“Lawyer Tang, looking back at that case, we indeed had our wrongs, but there was nothing we could do, really nothing we could do. During the city sanitation campaign, we grassroots people are like being whipped along.”

“The higher-ups keep having meetings and inspections every other day, and any slight slip-up from us would result in criticism. At that time it really was… please try to understand…”

Old Tang immediately interrupted her: “I understand you? Director Fang, I’m really curious, what exactly qualifies as a sanitary and civilized city?”

“In the name of this sanitary and civilized city, unlawfully enforcing the law and sending people to prison, is that what you call civilization? Enough, I’m not in the mood to talk about this today.”

“So, who can accept my application? Who can issue me a receipt?”

Fang Jingwen was stunned for a moment, but promptly said, “That’s easy to handle, I can accept it and issue the receipt right now…”

“Then accept it and get it done quickly, I’ve been busy all day and need to go back to rest.”

Old Tang wasn’t just making idle talk; he really had been busy all day, running around as soon as he got the acquittal verdict, having completed basically all the preparatory work already.

Fang Jingwen didn’t know what to say, so she could only accept the materials, and then issue the receipt, stamping it.

This wasn’t a difficult task in itself. She had to write clearly on the receipt and then stamp it with the official seal.

Everything dealt with, Old Tang left without a moment’s hesitation, carrying his briefcase.

Outside the district office, Fang Jingwen and Old Hu exchanged looks, truly unable to fathom Lawyer Tang.