24: If you have to endure the system, then the system is of no use!

There were other people in the hall of the Railway Transportation Court, all quietly filing cases, when they suddenly heard Zhou Yun’s voice.

There was no other way; in order to show his attitude, Zhou Yun’s voice was very loud.

He had handled too many cases in his past and present lives and had dealt with too many Courts.

There were Courts that were as pleasant as a spring breeze, and there were also Courts that were difficult in various ways.

Lawyers are indeed in a disadvantaged position, but they cannot always be soft; sometimes, the softer you are, the less the other party takes you seriously.

However, it is usually impossible for a Lawyer to be so unyielding, because it is not worth it.

If it’s delayed, then it’s delayed; if they don’t accept it, then communicate with the client again; a Lawyer might be working on several cases simultaneously, so how could he argue with the Court over one case?

Only a Lawyer like Zhou Yun, who wants to get more rewards, would do this.

Everyone around was looking over, probably surprised that this young Lawyer would shout like that.

Someone whispered, “He’s still young after all; being so unyielding won’t work at all…”.

Let’s put it this way: almost everyone who has ever filed a lawsuit knows a common joke, that every Court has its own procedural law…

In other words, when you go to file a case, every Court has its own internal “regulations.” These regulations may never be written down, and no one may ever admit to them, but they exist!

Does the Lawyer have a solution? No.

The staff inside were a bit stunned, or rather, she had worked here for many years and had never encountered such a Lawyer!

Seeing the other people in the hall and some colleagues looking over, the staff’s face immediately darkened.

“What are you shouting about? Ah, I ask you, what are you shouting about? If you have something to say, just say it; what is there to shout about?”

Zhou Yun’s voice returned to normal: “Comrade, I am not shouting; I am just telling you the relevant regulations. It’s not that simply exceeding the statute of limitations means it will definitely not be accepted.”

The statute of limitations is six months, but the “Administrative Litigation Law” stipulates that for real estate cases, it is twenty years, and for ordinary cases, it is five years.

Only under these circumstances can the Court directly refuse to accept the case.

What is forced demolition? It is a real estate case; no matter what, the Court cannot refuse to accept it.

The staff inside said with a dark face, “Regulations, regulations, a six-month statute of limitations. It’s been two years for you, so it’s a sure loss. What’s the point of accepting it?”

Zhou Yun said sternly, “Whether it’s useful to accept it is my business. Whether the other party will raise an objection based on the statute of limitations is also uncertain. Instead, can you directly decide not to accept it?”

“Alright, if you don’t accept it, that’s fine. Give me a decision not to accept the case, and I promise I will never bother you again!”

Right, everything needs to be reasonable. Not accepting is the Court’s power, but if you don’t accept it, you must give me a corresponding decision. Otherwise, if you just dismiss it with empty words, do you really think I’m laughing at your law?

The staff directly said, “I won’t issue it, you…”

Before she finished speaking, Zhou Yun directly pulled out his phone and started filming: “Come on, come on, say it again to the camera, you won’t accept it and you won’t issue a decision, right?”

“Come on, say it! You say it!”

The last sentence, Zhou Yun shouted directly!

Although this would indeed offend people, it didn’t matter. If you’re afraid of offending people, it’s best to stay at home. Why do administrative litigation?

If you want to do it, you will definitely offend people. Either don’t do it, or do it thoroughly!

“Why aren’t you speaking? Are you playing mute? Fine, if you don’t give me anything today, then I’ll take this video to report to the superior Court!”

“If the superior Court doesn’t handle it, I’ll go to the Discipline Inspection Department to report it. If they still don’t care, I’ll go to the imperial capital. I’ll post the matter online. I want to see who is unreasonable!”

In his previous life, he, as a Lawyer, always prioritized human relations and courtesies, even to an ordinary staff member of the Court, he always gave a smiling face.

But having been reborn with a system, he wanted to really enjoy himself!

Before the system, I had to act like a grandson. With the system, I still have to act like a grandson? Then the system was for nothing!

I have to say, this kind of tearing off the mask regardless of consequences is truly satisfying!

Just seeing the opposite staff member’s face flush red but unable to say a word was truly satisfying.

It was truly indulging her. He didn't know where she got such a bad habit.

Some grassroots staff are really like this; they don’t know where they’ve been offended, but as soon as they speak, it’s as if they’ve eaten gunpowder, as if someone owes them something.

In any case, Zhou Yun was not going to tolerate them.

As the argument here escalated, those watching the commotion inexplicably felt that this young man was so unyielding!

Especially since the other party seemed to be a Lawyer… Why was a Lawyer so agitated? It wasn’t even his own business.

Finally, someone came to mediate.

“Comrade, please don’t get agitated first. Let’s talk things over properly. Are you planning to file a case here?” a middle-aged man walked over and said with a smile.

“Oh, I am the Presiding Judge of our Filing Division. My surname is Li.”

Zhou Yun nodded: “Presiding Judge Li, it’s just an administrative lawsuit. I just thought that if it’s not accepted, then just issue me a decision so I can quickly go to the Intermediate Court.”

“After all, the client can’t wait.”

Presiding Judge Li on the other side took the materials, looked at them, and said, “But it has indeed passed the statute of limitations. Such a lawsuit has no meaning and will only lead to procedural idling, wasting judicial resources.”

Zhou Yun smiled upon hearing this. The leader’s way of speaking was indeed different; he immediately used “wasting judicial resources” to pressure him.

“Presiding Judge Li, although two years have passed, there’s a problem here. Firstly, the relevant department did not deliver a compensation agreement to my client at that time.”

“So he never knew who the specific administrative agency that made the expropriation decision was, and thus had no way to initiate administrative litigation. The time delayed should not be included in the period.”

“Furthermore, from the perspective of protecting the plaintiff’s right to litigate, the challenged forced demolition involves my client’s house, which is a typical immovable property.”

“And the act of demolishing the house led to the extinction of property rights, which is consistent with the effect of property rights changes.”

“Therefore, it complies with Article 9 of the “Supreme People’s Court Interpretation on the Application of the Administrative Litigation Law,” meaning the twenty-year statute of limitations applies.”

“In summary, the Court should accept it.”

Since we’re reasoning, let’s reason properly. Why protect the plaintiff’s right to litigate? That’s how administrative litigation is.

When a civilian sues an official, it’s unequal, so the legislative angle is to protect the “civilian” side.

Presiding Judge Li hesitated for a long time upon hearing this and said, “Then, Lawyer Zhou, we will accept your case first and then review it. How does that sound?”

Zhou Yun immediately smiled upon hearing this: “I have no problem at all.”

As long as it complies with the regulations, he will have no problem; after all, it’s just a matter of waiting.