22: This case is getting more and more interesting!

It sounds very simple, but this case is actually very complicated.

There are many issues that need to be confirmed. If it were truly that simple, it would not have been possible to rule back then.

At least, the judgment states very clearly that Sun Weitao actively resisted during the forced removal by several urban management officers.

Moreover, the other party had filmed all of this at the time, so the evidence was very sufficient.

Sun Jianshe was not clear about many details, and sometimes, criminal cases go wrong in these very details.

Listening to Zhou Yun, Sun Jianshe asked, "Then, Lawyer Zhou, what do you need my help with?"

Zhou Yun smiled and said, "Your son is in Ning City's Fourth Prison, right? Just wait for me in Ning City. I'll leave today!"

"You don't need to do anything else."

If people pay money and still have to work, what's the point of having a lawyer?

Not to mention, this case must satisfy the other party exceptionally.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yun started booking tickets. Ning City could be said to be the poorest city in Jiangdong Province.

Fortunately, there was still a high-speed rail connection to Jinghai.

At 1 PM, Zhou Yun boarded the high-speed rail, and by around 3 PM, he had already arrived in Ning City.

By around 6 PM, the two parties finally met.

Downstairs at a hotel in Ning City, Zhou Yun looked at the deeply wrinkled, white-haired old man in front of him and extended his hand: "Grandpa Sun, we finally meet."

The other party was not particularly old; in the city, an old man of this age would not have so much white hair, and his spirit would even be better than some young migrant workers.

This is normal. Migrant workers work 996, don't sleep well every day, and worry about the future, so their spirits are naturally low, and the possibility of sudden death is high.

Their retirement pensions are higher than what 996 migrant workers earn, and they get up early, go to bed early, and exercise every day, so they are naturally in good spirits.

However, it was clear at a glance that the life of Grandpa Sun in front of him was absolutely terrible; the hardship of his life was practically written on his face.

Next to Sun Jianshe was a young man, whose expression looked a bit off as he watched Zhou Yun.

Sun Jianshe quickly said, "Hello, Lawyer Zhou. This... this is my grandson, Sun Chenhui. He heard I hired you to fight a lawsuit and insisted on coming..."

Insisted on coming? This must be disbelief. Zhou Yun still maintained a smile on his face, because this was also very normal.

The elderly are the most common victims of scams. Sun Chenhui, as a young man striving in the city, would naturally be suspicious upon hearing that his grandfather suddenly hired an unknown lawyer to seek justice for his father.

So Zhou Yun directly reached out and pulled out his credentials: "Mr. Sun Chenhui, right? Hello, these are my credentials."

Sun Chenhui looked at the credentials, his expression softened slightly, but he still said, "Lawyer Zhou, my father has been in for two years already. The last time I saw him, he said he was applying for a reduced sentence and should be out soon."

"Now you're having my grandfather do this again, can it even work?"

Zhou Yun said seriously, "Mr. Sun, I cannot guarantee this to you. No lawyer can guarantee it to you."

Sun Chenhui immediately became displeased upon hearing this: "Then you..."

However, his words were interrupted by Zhou Yun before he could finish.

"I know Mr. Sun is suspicious of me, it's okay. I have other ways to clear your doubts," Zhou Yun said with a smile.

Other ways? Sun Chenhui frowned and said, "What methods could you possibly have... huh?"

It was then that Zhou Yun, across from him, pulled out a stack of money from his bag and handed it over.

"Here's five thousand yuan."

Sun Chenhui was stunned, looking at the young Lawyer in front of him, he suddenly felt that he couldn't speak properly.

He knew before that his grandfather, Sun Jianshe, had only given the other party five thousand yuan, and now the other party had returned those five thousand yuan...

"Lawyer Zhou, are you... handling this case for free?"

Zhou Yun immediately waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I am a law-abiding Lawyer and will never handle a case for free. That would violate Lawyer regulations."

"You all know that after I finish a case, I make a video of it and post it online. I will also post your father's case online, and these five thousand yuan are for authorization fees."

"As for why it's the same amount as the acceptance fee, that can only be said to be a coincidence."

Looking at the smiling Zhou Yun, Sun Chenhui's expression was complicated. He didn't want the money, but still took it under Zhou Yun's persuasion.

"You two don't need to bother with anything else. Leave everything to me. I will communicate with you two immediately once there's progress."

Sun Chenhui and Sun Jianshe nodded. At least for now, this Lawyer Zhou, though young, seemed very reliable.

Soon, Zhou Yun sent a meeting application to the Fourth Prison online, and then began to study some of the materials Sun Jianshe had brought.

Just like that, on the third day of his stay in Ning City, news came from the prison allowing the meeting.

One afternoon, Zhou Yun arrived at the Fourth Prison. After submitting the relevant documents, he was led to the meeting room.

After a while, a somewhat thin man walked in.

Unlike what many people imagine, prison meeting rooms are now becoming increasingly grand.

Or rather, they should now be called meeting halls. The interior looks much like what you'd see in a government service hall, with registration counters, reception halls, waiting halls, and so on, all readily available.

Some places even have play areas for children, to accommodate family members waiting with children.

After registering, you also wait for your number to be called, and when the inmate arrives in the meeting area, you will be led over.

The meeting windows are also somewhat different from those in TV shows and movies; they are basically similar to Bank windows, without iron bars, replaced by very thick glass, with communication conducted via telephone.

Sun Weitao was very confused at this moment. When he first received the news that someone wanted to see him, he thought something had happened at home.

Because under normal circumstances, prison family visits are at fixed times each month, and temporary visits like this are not very common.

Later, he learned that the visitor was a Lawyer, which made him even more puzzled.

However, he still suppressed his confusion and picked up the phone: "Are you the Lawyer my father hired?"

Zhou Yun also picked up the phone and said, "Yes, Mr. Sun, my surname is Zhou, and I am the Lawyer for the retrial of your case. The specific situation is like this..."

Zhou Yun briefly explained his son's situation and then said, "So your father found me."

Sun Weitao's brows furrowed as he listened: "Lawyer Zhou, is there still hope for my situation?"

Zhou Yun smiled and said, "Of course there's hope. If you cooperate with me, it will be even higher, so next, I will ask you a few questions, and I hope you can answer them well."

Although he had been in for two years and had grown accustomed to this life, and even though he might be released soon due to a reduced sentence, honestly, if he could be innocent, who would want to carry a criminal record!

Moreover, these two years had also been an ordeal for him!

Out of nowhere, he ended up here because of that incident. The time he spent in the Detention Center was hellish.

So Sun Weitao quickly said, "Lawyer Zhou, please ask."

Now he could only choose to trust this Lawyer Zhou.

Zhou Yun immediately asked, "First question, was this forced demolition action at the time approved by a Court ruling?"

This is also a very crucial point: administrative departments do not have the right to carry out forced demolitions!

For a forced demolition, the administrative department must apply to the People's Court for a ruling. Only after the People's Court has ruled can the forced demolition proceed.

Sun Weitao thought for a moment and then said, "I'm not too sure about that. At least, I never saw one."

Zhou Yun nodded. In fact, during the forced demolition process, if you feel dissatisfied, you should immediately raise an objection at the Court stage, and it must be in written form.

Every step must leave a trace; only then will it be convenient to file a lawsuit later.

However, many people lack this legal awareness, or they believe it's useless, so they naturally lose their last chance for remedy.

Zhou Yun naturally wouldn't say these things. He just asked, "Second question, when you said you disagreed with the expropriation compensation, did the other party invite a third-party agency to assess the value of your house?"

"If it was assessed, was that compensation agreement publicly displayed?"

Sun Weitao frowned, thought carefully for a long time, and then said, "Lawyer Zhou, at the time, some people just came to my door saying they wanted to demolish and offered me some money, which I refused."

"That compensation agreement, I never saw it at all."

Zhou Yun made a note and then asked again, "Then did the other party tell you that the corresponding expropriation compensation had already been deposited into a Bank account, and you could withdraw it at any time with the compensation agreement?"

Sun Weitao shook his head: "No, they only gave me this compensation after I was sentenced."

Forced demolition actually has a complete set of procedures. If both parties agree, that goes without saying. If the party being demolished disagrees, then first, the expropriation department must assess the house.

After the assessment, there will be a price, and the expropriation department needs to deposit the corresponding funds into a special Bank account.

The demolished party can withdraw it at any time with the expropriation agreement. This is what the regulation refers to as "compensate first, then demolish."

Because in reality, you cannot directly give the money to the other party; if you give it and then they go back on their word, that won't work.

So, there is such a regulation.

However, Zhou Yun has already discovered that this expropriation department likely did not make the payment.

So, if they didn't make the payment, how did the Court approve the application? This is very interesting.

Actually, he didn't need to take on such a difficult case, but having lived a second life, if he were still so petty and scheming, what would be the point!

Moreover, when the difficulty of a case is high, the rewards will be doubled!