What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Chapter 937: Chapter 302 PUA Old Wang_3

It’s generally believed that recording someone without their permission is invalid because it infringes on their right to privacy, but in reality, the scope of privacy rights is not as broad as many people imagine.

In public places, such as cafes, if the person recording also participated in the conversation, the likelihood of the recording being accepted as evidence is very high!

In this case, the place where the recording took place was in a company office, and both Chen Jing and Zheng Limin participated in the conversation, so Lawyer Tang could see that, at least on the prosecution’s side, the recording was treated as evidence.

Apart from the recording, an even more fatal piece of evidence is the receipt for fifty thousand yuan that Lan Baosheng brought with him on his third visit!

Lawyer Tang had felt that there was definitely something wrong with this receipt, and now upon reviewing the documents he found that the receipt stated:

Amount: Fifty thousand yuan.

Purpose: To retract the report against Yuanhe Municipal Landscaping Co., Ltd.

Recipient: Lan Baosheng.

The name “Lan Baosheng” was handwritten as a signature.

After going through the entire dossier, Lawyer Tang shook his head, thinking how Chen Jing had the nerve to say the company didn’t want Lan Baosheng to go to jail…this was clearly a deliberate trap to send someone to prison.

From the earlier commitment, to the three recordings, Lan Baosheng had been led by the nose by the other party.

However, Lawyer Tang still wanted to shake his head, as this setup was still a bit rough.

Or rather, it was too deliberate and too hasty, just trying to use various methods to make Lan Baosheng admit that the money was taken to withdraw the report.

Lawyer Tang closed his eyes and began to see simulations of defenses continuously appear on his system panel; he had already considered many defense strategies for this case.

And just at this moment, a voice beside him said, “Lawyer Tang, are you taking a nap here after reviewing the files?”

Lawyer Tang opened his eyes and turned his head to see the prosecutor of the case.

The prosecutor’s name was Xia Guangling, thirty-three years old, and most of the prosecutors in the Bright District Procuratorate are women now.

Although Lawyer Tang was well-known, as a defense lawyer engaged in litigation, he was naturally on the opposite side of the prosecutors, so Xia Guangling was not showing him any pleasant expression as he came to review the files.

Upon hearing this, Lawyer Tang stood up with a smile and said, “I just finished reviewing the files and rested for a bit. I am not in the best of health…”

Xia Guangling did not continue to dwell on this issue but instead stared at Tang Fangjing and said, “So Lawyer Tang plans to defend this case as not guilty?”

She knew this from the time she had seen Lan Baosheng; Lawyer Tang would definitely have been clear about mounting a not guilty defense with the client. Pleading guilty and accepting punishment was the other party’s freedom, but a not guilty defense was also Lawyer Tang’s freedom.

Xia Guangling felt very uncomfortable after knowing this situation because she thought the evidence in this case was conclusive, and most of it was physical and audio-visual evidence, which is extremely solid.

The current situation was that the Procuratorate had already approved the arrest, and she needed to assess the plea bargain rate on her side. The problem was that the suspect just wouldn’t agree to plead guilty and accept punishment; all he would say was that Lawyer Tang would mount a not guilty defense.

It was incredibly annoying.

Lawyer Tang nodded in response and said, “Yes, I believe Lan Baosheng is innocent.”

“But the evidence is conclusive at present…” Xia Guangling couldn’t help but say.

Lawyer Tang immediately interrupted her, “So are you planning to debate with me here? You are the prosecutor, and it is your right to prosecute, but I am a lawyer, and it is my right to defend legally!”

“Alright, let’s leave it at that. Please carry on with your work.”

Walking out of the Bright District Procuratorate, Lawyer Tang couldn’t help but sigh. He had previously told Lan Baosheng that he could plead guilty and accept punishment, so even if the not guilty defense failed, his sentencing would still be lighter.

But unexpectedly, the other party chose to trust him, to stand firm against the prosecutor.

Since the client trusted him, Tang Fangjing couldn’t betray that trust!

But for now, he had to deal with those two hundred or so companies.

With so many companies, it was impossible to investigate each one individually, but he had a trick up his sleeve, a tool beyond the system—the ultimate tool: money!

After heading back to the firm, Lawyer Tang went straight to Lawyer Wang’s office.

Seeing Lawyer Tang enter, Lawyer Wang, who was buried in his writing, quickly hid the “plan” and then greeted him with a smile, saying, “Lawyer Tang… Director Tang, you’ve actually come to visit me? What an honor.”

Lawyer Tang waved his hand and said, “Cut the act, Lawyer Wang, I need your help with something urgent. After all, you are the director of our firm, so you are the only one who can handle this.”

Upon hearing this, Lawyer Wang’s eyes lit up—did you all hear that?—Tang Fangjing still acknowledges me as the director!

So he immediately said, “Tell me what it is. Just say the word!”

“It’s about the matter I reposted online earlier, concerning those more than two hundred legal consulting firms. Ask our interns and younger lawyers who would be willing to help me out, I’ll pay a high price!”

Actually, it was to have these individuals pretend to seek the companies for cases and then gather evidence in the process.

It may seem to be devoid of any technical content, but you must understand that the biggest obstacle in handling a case is cost—financial issues.

Upon hearing this, Lawyer Wang clapped his chest and said, “No problem, I’ve got this covered!”

After Lawyer Tang left, Lawyer Wang began to ponder; Lawyer Tang was offering a lot of money for this investigation, so it could totally be treated as a benefit for the firm!

Instead of asking who would like to, it should be said that for such a benefit, we need to draw lots to decide who gets to participate!

Lawyer Tang is still too young. For matters like this, they definitely need an old hand… an experienced person to provide counsel. Such good opportunities are not to be picked up at random!

Thinking this, Lawyer Wang put away the previous plan and began writing a new one; if Lawyer Tang acknowledges him as the director, then he needs to perform his director duties well!

Meanwhile, Lawyer Tang stepped out of the office, and Zhang Wei approached him eagerly: “Director, is everything settled? Is Lawyer Wang really willing to do it?”

“Willing, and he will undoubtedly give his best effort. You can rest assured.”

This method of PUA really works wonders; no wonder so many people are willing to use it. It seems like it should be put to use more often in the future.

He only needs to provide the money, and now he has more money than life itself; there’s absolutely no need to worry about spending it all.