127: Can everyone win?

At Zhengtian Law Firm, Zhou Yun sat at his desk with his legs propped up, leisurely sipping tea.

The basic evidence for the case was already prepared; all that was left to do was wait for the Court's notification.

If nothing unexpected happened, Prosecutor Li should find out about this situation very soon.

There was no rush; he just needed to wait for her to contact him actively. The core essence of the “you fight your way, I fight my way” principle was to maintain the initiative.

As he was thinking, his phone rang. Zhou Yun smiled when he picked it up; it seemed Prosecutor Li was a bit anxious.

Sitting up straight, Zhou Yun answered the call with a smile, “Prosecutor Li, is there something you need by calling me?”

“Didn’t we agree before that Zhang Yunfan’s case could be directly prosecuted?”

On the other end of the phone, Procurator Li Huanshan was quite helpless. Everyone said Zhou Yun was magnanimous, but he wasn’t magnanimous at all.

When she communicated earlier, she was a bit anxious and said that if they really couldn’t reach an agreement, they would just prosecute and propose a real sentence in the sentencing recommendation.

But she didn’t expect Zhou Yun to return the favor now…

She could only force a smile and say, “Lawyer Zhou, let’s not talk about that. Did you go to Nanyun District Court to sue Liu Jiale?”

Zhou Yun said naturally, “Yes, I’m helping my client get some money; otherwise, I always feel unhappy.”

“He cheated on someone, and it would have been fine if he just paid to settle privately. But then he even called the police to send them to jail. How can there be such a good thing?”

“It’s a society governed by law, so we can’t demand it privately. We’ll go through legal channels for everything. There’s no problem with that, right?”

“What do you say, Prosecutor Li?”

Procurator Li Huanshan was a bit unsure how to answer because everything the other party said was correct.

Demanding it privately was wrong, which is why he was arrested.

But if someone intended to pursue it through legal channels, no one could say there was a problem.

You couldn’t possibly say that we don’t abide by the rule of law now; who would dare to say that?

Therefore, after hesitating, Procurator Li Huanshan said, “Lawyer Zhou, I’m not saying that doing this is wrong, but… we could have communicated in advance, and you didn’t even tell me you filed the lawsuit.”

Zhou Yun smiled upon hearing this, “I submitted a defense opinion letter to your side before, but it seemed you didn’t agree with my view.”

Lawyers generally submit a defense opinion letter during the review and prosecution stage.

This is where the lawyer states their view on the case, whether it’s guilty or innocent, and so on.

Zhou Yun, of course, believed Zhang Yunfan should be innocent, based on spousal rights, meaning he could claim compensation from the other party.

However, it was clear that Procurator Li Huanshan at the time did not agree.

This was also normal, as there had never been such a situation before.

In the crime of extortion, “for the purpose of illegal possession,” when is it illegal possession? Many people would directly judge that if the law doesn’t grant this right, then your demand for money is illegal possession.

This judgment itself has no problem, but remember one thing: the law has a lagging nature.

Therefore, it is essential to analyze each case specifically, based on its unique circumstances, rather than mechanically applying rules.

Those in practice must have this mode of thinking.

Seeing that the other party remained silent, Zhou Yun added, “Prosecutor Li, this is the situation. Regardless of whether you give a real sentence or not, I will definitely take on this case.”

Normally, if it goes to Court, is there a chance of winning a criminal case? Of course, there’s a small chance, but the probability is very low.

The probability of convincing a criminal Court judge to rule not guilty is certainly much lower than convincing a civil Court judge to support spousal rights.

If the former rules not guilty, it affects everything, and both the Procuratorate and the Public Security Bureau will be affected.

If the latter supports spousal rights and the judgment is well-written, Zhou Yun could even help promote it as a classic case.

Procurator Li Huanshan hesitated and said, “But Lawyer Zhou, there’s a related criminal case going on now. Wouldn’t this…”

This time, her words were interrupted by Zhou Yun before she could finish: “Prosecutor Li, I think the Procuratorate doesn’t need to rush at all. The judgment can be used as evidence then, don’t you agree?”

Of course, this wasn’t a threat to the other party, but some things couldn’t be said too directly.

Zhou Yun’s meaning was, you don’t need to worry about it now; just pretend you don’t know about it.

If Zhou Yun loses on that side, things will naturally proceed as they would.

If Zhou Yun wins, it’s even simpler. The judgment can be used as evidence. What kind of nature is this? This is called new evidence appearing during the review and prosecution of a criminal case!

With new evidence, it’s perfectly normal for the Procuratorate to decide not to prosecute based on the new evidence.

Normally, not prosecuting after approval of arrest would lead to assessment, but now with new evidence, it’s not a big deal, and the compensation doesn't come out of their own pockets.

After all, new evidence couldn’t be predicted before.

The Public Security Bureau also doesn’t need to bear responsibility; it’s new evidence, so everyone is happy, and the matter is settled.

Why make it so tense? There’s no need.

The Procuratorate and the Public Security Bureau don’t need to bear responsibility, the Court gets a new typical case, and Zhang Yunfan is innocent and even gets compensation.

Everyone has a bright future; nothing wrong with that.

Procurator Li Huanshan blinked. She understood what the other party meant. Strangely, she actually felt that Lawyer Zhou made a lot of sense.

The case has already been filed, and it’s impossible to ask the Court to withdraw it directly. It’s better to drag it out and wait for the judgment.

No matter how she looked at it, she wouldn’t be affected.

At worst, the Comrades at the Public Security Bureau would have to suffer a bit more, and it would be sent back for supplementary investigation…

Thinking of this, Procurator Li Huanshan immediately smiled: “Lawyer Zhou, I just suddenly remembered that there’s still some evidence in the previous case file that’s not quite complete; it needs supplementary investigation.”

“You wait a bit first.”

Zhou Yun also smiled upon hearing this: “No rush, I’m not in a hurry at all.”

After hanging up the phone, he would now calmly wait for the situation from the Court.

At the same time, Liu Jiale on the other side was looking for a lawyer.

For professions like doctors and lawyers, if you need to find one, normally you either find someone you know or someone with a big reputation.

Those with big reputations also charge high fees. For a case with a target amount of one million, the normal fee would be forty to fifty thousand.

He asked a friend to introduce one, and the result… the fee was even higher.

Are you kidding? The people involved in the middle also need to take a cut; no one would do it for less money.

Liu Jiale felt this was too outrageous because the other party was just demanding it randomly. Paying tens of thousands for a lawyer for such a case would be playing the fool.

So he inquired online, and as expected, the online fees were lower. Some lawyers were willing to take the case for five thousand.

And they also said they were very confident about the case, telling him not to worry.

See? That’s why physical stores can’t survive these days. Look at the online services, good quality and low prices.

Of course, Liu Jiale didn’t know that those who directly negotiated online were either legal sales representatives from some corporate law firms or from legal consulting companies.

After they finalized the deal, they would give the cases to lawyers who had no clients and were on the verge of starvation…

In Jinghai City, Tianhe Law Firm, Qiu Wei, a young lawyer who had only recently become an independent lawyer, secretly looked at the message from the legal consulting company: four thousand yuan, infringement case.

He was being secretive because the Lawyers Association stipulates that cooperation with legal consulting companies is not allowed.

Although the target amount was a bit high, one million was just a random demand. It would be good if this case could get ten thousand yuan.

“Can you take it?”

Qiu Wei didn’t hesitate at all: “Yes, four thousand yuan is no problem!”