What's wrong with this lawyer?!

"What's the reason? A wife stabbing her husband to death, there must be a reason, right?" Old Tang asked curiously.

"They say the guy liked to drink. After he got drunk, he would beat his wife and kids, and he also had a shady relationship with other women outside. As for the specifics, I don't know," said Wang as he shook his head.

Old Tang neither agreed nor disagreed. It was good enough to just listen to such things—who knew what the situation really was? He wouldn't make guesses, nor would he jump to conclusions.

However, once he got to the firm, he could ask around. The main reason was that he had not seen a murder case since his arrival in the past and was especially curious due to professional interest.

Time slowly passed by. Midday with pig trotter rice, and at night a little barbecue, Old Tang was high on life the entire day.

The next day, Old Tang arrived at the law firm, full of energy, and found Wang Qingqing already tidying up the office.

"Brother Tang, you're here. How was your day off yesterday?" Wang Qingqing asked with a smile.

Youth really is an asset, Old Tang thought with emotion. Wang Qingqing could be considered pretty, but compared to Chi Yan, she was just a bit lacking. However, she was young.

Just think about it: a young and beautiful girl, organizing your things, preparing your materials every day, and calling you 'Brother Tang' sweetly... The feeling was really not bad.

But that's all it was, not bad. In his past life, his assistant had been much stronger than this; she was like his secretary, dealing with everything that needed to be done...

In any case, Old Tang had long since gotten tired of secretaries.

"Not bad, Qingqing. Let me ask you something. Do you know about the homicide in the Dongding community across from our firm?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingqing said, "Brother Tang, I know about it. It happened just over two months ago. There was this woman whose husband was abusing her for a long time. She couldn't take it anymore and killed him."

Upon hearing her, Old Tang asked, "Where did you get this information from?"

"I have a friend at Dafeng Law Firm. He told me because the case is being handled by Han Chengli from their firm. The verdict for the first trial has already been given," Wang Qingqing hurriedly said.

What friend, that's just a lackey... Old Tang commented to himself.

Then he said, "The first trial has concluded, huh? What was the sentence?"

"Intentional injury resulting in death, ten years fixed-term imprisonment," said Wang Qingqing, unable to help but sigh.

"Brother Tang, do you think that's fair? It was the woman who was being abused and now..."

"The sentence for intentional injury resulting in death starts at ten years. Considering that, they've actually been lenient," Old Tang said helplessly.

Any case involving a death was always a major incident, life and death were at stake...

Both of them lost interest in the conversation. Wang Qingqing continued tidying up, while Old Tang just sat there staring into space.

Meanwhile, at Dafeng Law Firm, Han Chengli looked at the several people before him and said with a face full of helplessness, "I can't do anything; the fact that she got only ten years for a death is already not bad, you know?"

"An appeal is definitely necessary, but whether the sentence will change, I can't guarantee you that. We've been dealing with each other for so long, you know I never talk nonsense."

"Everything that could be done for this case has been done. You know they won't forgive, and there's nothing we can do. Even if you find another lawyer, it's going to be the same," Han Chengli said with finality.

The influence of a lawyer in a criminal case isn't that significant to begin with, let alone in a murder case with clear facts. What could he possibly argue?

The family of the accused opposite him, unable to contain their anger, said, "But before you were saying..."

"What did I say? Do you have evidence? Don't slander me, alright? I've been running around for days because of this case. If you think I'm not good enough, go find someone else!"