164: It's so cool to watch you fall into the same pit I fell into.

Everyone knew Luo Hongxuan was affiliated, and everyone knew the Education Department hadn't paid, but on one hand, they were causing trouble with administrative litigation, and on the other, they were dealing with it by claiming creditor rights after the company was deregistered.

The two sides discussed some details, then ended the video consultation.

Next was the actual contract signing; Lawyer Yue was to be invited to appear in Court for the second instance.

It's normal and common for administrative agencies to invite lawyers to appear in Court; it's seen in many cases.

Because the staff, after all, are not professional lawyers and sometimes cannot cope.

With a systematic approach in place, the Education Department and the review authority began to act.

The person who secured the project back then certainly wasn't an ordinary person.

Although the company had been deregistered for ten years, the boss, Gao Yewei, was still in Lüshan City and still involved in projects.

When he first heard about this project, Gao Yewei was indeed a bit reluctant.

After all, Luo Hongxuan was affiliated with his company at the time, and while he didn't get the money, Luo Hongxuan did pay the annual affiliation fees regularly.

But upon learning that he might get a new project, he quickly agreed.

Conscience can't feed you, and in this day and age, those in the construction business basically have a group of people relying on them for their livelihood, so he had to take it.

He wasn't worried about legal risks; Lawyer Yue had explained very clearly that the other party had no grounds to sue, and even if they did, they couldn't produce any evidence.

They could sue the company, but they couldn't sue him, the major shareholder.

And so, time slowly passed, and soon it was the day of the verdict.

Inside the Railway Transportation Court, Zhou Yun and Luo Hongxuan sat in the plaintiff's seats, while Director Xie and his two colleagues were still in the defendant's seats.

However, unlike their previous worries, the three now looked very relaxed.

The Presiding Judge read the first-instance judgment, which revoked the non-disclosure reply and the review reply, ordering a new reply regarding the information disclosure within thirty working days after the judgment takes effect.

Many people should have noticed that when the Court rules on administrative litigations, it usually revokes the original administrative act and then orders a new one.

So some people might wonder, can't I just give another non-disclosure reply?

The answer is definitely no. Article 71 of the Administrative Litigation Law stipulates that administrative agencies shall not repeatedly make similar administrative acts based on the same facts and reasons.

However, regulations are regulations, and in reality, there are many such tug-of-war situations.

Because administrative acts belong to the power of administrative agencies, the Court cannot overstep its authority and make administrative acts on its behalf.

Therefore, the Court can only revoke the old administrative act on the grounds of illegality and then order a new one.

But some administrative agencies are defiant. You want me to do it again, right? I'll give you the exact same one.

You're not convinced, right? If you have the guts, sue me again; I'll still do the same thing.

In the past, there were many such situations, a tug-of-war where one side acted and the other revoked, some lasting for many years.

It's less common now because losing administrative lawsuits is very troublesome, taking a certain 'loose thirteen-taibao province' as an example.

The provincial government itself has formulated regulations that incorporate all content such as Court appearances, administrative response capabilities, etc., into the rule-of-law administrative assessment.

This solves the problem. You see, you can engage in a tug-of-war with the Court, but every administrative lawsuit loss will be included in the assessment. Let's see how many times you can withstand it.

Getting back to the point, the judgment was out, and Luo Hongxuan, next to Zhou Yun, was very excited, repeatedly saying, "Lawyer Zhou, can we sue for money now?"

Zhou Yun smiled and said, "Not yet. From their reaction, they are going to appeal."

Yes, after the verdict was pronounced, Director Xie brought the materials to the Presiding Judge and said, "We want to appeal! We have new evidence!"

The Presiding Judge took the materials with suspicion, looked at them, and was immediately stunned.

These people really did produce new evidence!

But for him, it didn't matter. A normal reversal in the second instance would count towards the assessment, but with new evidence, it was fine.

After submitting the materials, Duan Ruogu and his two colleagues came up to Zhou Yun and smiled, "Lawyer Zhou, we've appealed, and we've hired a famous lawyer and presented new evidence."

"You always post your cases online after you win. This time, we plan to post our case online too."

That's right, the three of them were there to provoke him.

After all, what the other party said last time was too unpleasant; first, they called it absurd, then said they didn't understand the law at all, and finally even brought up their boss from the Ministry of Justice.

It's a good thing this case wasn't live-streamed, otherwise, who knows what would have happened.

Zhou Yun's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Are you challenging me? That's great! I accept!"

After saying that, he burst into laughter.

The three of them were so startled by this reaction that they retreated repeatedly, then turned and left directly. This person is definitely sick!

Luo Hongxuan, next to Zhou Yun, was a little worried, but Zhou Yun quickly smiled and said, "No need to worry. Fighting a lawsuit is like fighting a battle; you can't be the only one allowed to hit. The other side will definitely fight back too."

"Don't worry, we'll improvise!"

Zhou Yun was very open-minded. There must be more than just him who is professional in this world; there are too many professionals.

One thing he was curious about was whether the other party's second instance had fallen into his trap, because normally, the more professional a person is, the more likely they are to fall into the pit he dug earlier.

Don't ask why; in his previous life, he was the one who fell into it, being ridiculed by the other party without being able to refute...

His concern was that the lawyers these people hired might not be very professional and wouldn't discover the problem within.

However, Zhou Yun quickly had nothing to worry about, because soon he received the appeal brief and other materials mailed by the second instance Court, which was the Lüshan City Intermediate People's Court.

Looking at the opinion letter issued by the shareholders of Kangde Construction Company in the appeal brief, Zhou Yun smiled broadly.

"I knew it, I knew it, haha!"

This feeling was truly amazing!

Everything on his side was already prepared, just waiting for this second instance.

Time slowly passed. Anyway, ever since he sued a bunch of agencies in Yinshan District, the Court's speed had also increased.

After the appeal, it didn't take too long for the summons to arrive; the hearing was about to begin!

...

In the Fifth Chamber of the Lüshan City Intermediate People's Court, Zhou Yun and Luo Hongxuan sat in the position of the appellee.

And across from them, Director Xie and his two colleagues, plus a lawyer in a suit and tie in his forties, were none other than Yue Xialan, who had come from the Capital.

The hearing had not yet begun. Yue Xialan chatted with Director Xie and his two colleagues while observing Zhou Yun.

For lawyers like Zhou Yun, who "take an unconventional approach," many famous barristers in the Capital and the Demon Capital actually don't like them much.

As a lawyer, you should just do your job steadily, but instead, every day you're either fighting for your life with this one or that one, and there are all sorts of marketing stunts that cause trouble.

It just feels like this lawyer is always doing things unrelated to their profession.

So, even though Zhou Yun's resume was already very good, Yue Xialan still looked down on him.

Colleagues are all like this. Even in the crosstalk circle next door, they hope their colleagues die; merely looking down on someone is already quite good.

Therefore, Yue Xialan had already decided that she would definitely curb the other party's arrogance during this trial.

Once the verdict came down, she would definitely post it online to let netizens see, "This is all the ability the lawyer you fan every day has."

In this atmosphere, the trial finally began!