Chapter 99 Discretion
Yu Yingying didn't pay attention to Xu Xiaxi at all, her eyes were fixed on Fu Lichen, as if she was angry, but she endured it and didn't have a seizure.
Instead, he pulled Fu Lichen aside and asked in a deep voice, "Li Chen, what are you doing?" β
Fu Lichen: "Work." β
Two words, the answer is not vain.
Yu Yingying felt like she was about to be laughed at.
She glanced at Xu Xiaxi, who was not far awayβprobably really angry with Fu Lichenβand didn't hide the disdain in her tone at all, and snorted: "She is a trainee lawyer who has just practiced, what ......can she do?"
Before the word 'Mo' could be spoken, it was silenced in Fu Lichen's condensed gaze.
Fu Lichen didn't say anything, just this glance made Yu Yingying's back feel a piercing chill.
Yu Yingying realized that she had said the wrong thing, and she just wanted to say something.
Fu Lichen had already retracted his gaze and asked lightly: "Then what can you do with an assistant who is not even a trainee lawyer?" β
Yu Yingying was choked hard and speechless.
That's not the case.
If even Xu Xiaxi, who is already a trainee lawyer, is useless, then Tan Zhi, who is still an assistant, will be even more unhelpful.
Yu Yingying wanted to say that it was very useful for her to take Tan Zhi with her, but thinking that Tan Zhi had failed several times in confrontations with Xu Xiaxi, she could only swallow back the words of explanation.
At this time, the airport radio prompted passengers to check in their tickets.
Yu Yingying couldn't hold on to this matter anymore, so she had to emphasize: "Okay, I don't have anything to say if you have to bring her, but there is one thing I want to make clear in advance."
Although she is a trainee solicitor, her name will not appear in this case, and she will not be able to split the agency fee equally. β
In other words, Xu Xiaxi didn't get a penny for participating in this case, which was cheaper than the 1,000 yuan subsidy in the legal aid case.
There is certainly no lawyer who would be willing to do this kind of purely voluntary help.
Yu Yingying wanted to use this to make Xu Xiaxi retreat, but she didn't expect that she had no chance to show this to Xu Xiaxi.
Fu Lichen had already decided: "Yes." β
Yu Yingying was shocked by Fu Lichen's cheerfulness, was silent for half a second, and emphasized again: "This matter is related to Xu Xiaxi's interests, so I still have to ask her opinion!?" β
Fu Lichen's expression remained unchanged, and he said directly: "No, I'll be her master." β
Yu Yingying: "......"
Yu Yingying has probably never seen anyone who can take arbitrariness for granted.
After being speechless for a long time, he looked at Xu Xiaxi, only to see that Xu Xiaxi had been standing still, looking well-behaved, and he didn't look like someone who would oppose Fu Lichen's decision.
Yu Yingying finally had no more opinions, and beckoned Tan Zhi to check the ticket with her.
After getting on the plane, Yu Yingying thought that she hadn't discussed the situation about the case with Fu Lichen at all, so she proposed to change positions with Xu Xiaxi.
She had to sit next to Fu Lichen so that she could tell him about the case.
Xu Xiaxi naturally had no objection at all, and was about to nod in agreement, but Fu Lichen held down Xia Xi's arm to prevent her from getting up.
He said lightly: "You don't need to change seats, you can just send me the computer directly after you have some case materials." β
Now that the aircraft can be connected to the Internet, long-distance communication is not a problem at all.
Yu Yingying didn't expect Fu Lichen to even treat her work perfunctorily because she didn't want Xu Xiaxi to leave her side.
Anger appeared on Xiuli's face, but she still didn't get angry directly, but just said in a deep voice: "After all, remote communication is not as convenient and efficient as face-to-face communication." β
After a pause, she deliberately teased in that teasing tone: "Li Chen, even if you want to tie people to your side, you should pay attention to proportion!" Don't worry, I won't be robbing you of you for too long. β
Xu Xiaxi was so embarrassed by these words that her face was flushed, and she wanted to refute but found that Yu Yingying didn't look at her at all, so there was no room for her to explain.
Fu Lichen, who was squeezed, didn't even move the expression on his face, and replied lightly: "There are people coming and going on the plane, even if you sit together, it is not convenient to talk, and it is not conducive to the confidentiality of the case."
When it comes to the facts of the case, let's communicate on the computer. β
Yu Yingying: "......"
The reason is so legitimate, even if Yu Yingying knows that the main reason for Fu Lichen's refusal to change seats is not this, she can't say anything to refute it.
In the end, I had to go back to my seat stupidly.
Xu Xiaxi moved uncomfortably, but she still couldn't help but lean into Fu Lichen's ear and whispered, "Did she mess with you?" Why don't you seem to like you want to see her? β
Although Fu Lichen talked to Yu Yingying several times with an indifferent face, let alone anger, he didn't even have the slightest displeasure.
The tone of each reply is calm and the content is appropriate.
But Xu Xiaxi just felt that Fu Lichen seemed to be deliberately making Yu Yingying unhappy.
The first reason was to rightfully refuse Yu Yingying's request, and then several conversations seemed to be unintentional, but they frequently choked people speechless.
This kind of behavior that quietly angers you is too much Fu Lichen's style!
If Fu Lichen really wants to deal with a person, it will definitely make people feel aggrieved, but he can't say a word.
Sometimes I don't even realize that I am secretly squeezed by it, but I just feel extremely depressed.
Xu Xiaxi has been following Fu Lichen for a long time, and he is well aware of this person's 'sinister and treacherous' nature, so he faintly feels this way.
Fu Lichen was taking out his notebook from his briefcase and was stunned.
Turning sideways, his dark gaze met Xu Xiaxi.
Xu Xiaxi immediately shrank spinelessly, and just wondered if she was asking too much, she saw that the man actually nodded at her.
"That's right."
"What?" Xu Xiaxi asked stunned.
My first instinct was to pluck out my ears and wonder if I was hallucinating.
Fu Lichen lifted the corners of his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes, and said in a low and cold voice: "That's right, I just don't want to see her." β
"Why?" Xu Xiaxi immediately asked, her big eyes full of curiosity.
She also thought that Fu Lichen and Yu Yingying were both partners in a law firm, and they were sisters and brothers in college, even if they were not particularly close, at least they had a good relationship.
At least she looked at Yu Yingying's performance and felt that the two should have a good personal relationship.
As for Fu Lichen - she will never be able to guess this guy's mind.
Fu Lichen raised his eyebrows slightly, his dark eyes seemed to be dotted with starlight, staring at Xu Xiaxi.
The voice of the mouth is low and mellow, "Because...... She bullied my people. β
Xu Xiaxi lowered her head, pretending not to hear Fu Lichen's answer, and didn't say anything, but her red ears exposed her shyness.
Fu Lichen didn't force her to respond, the corners of her mouth hooked up a soft smile, and in these two small seats, the atmosphere suddenly became warm.
Xu Xiaxi no longer clings to gossip, and pays serious attention to the case itself, "housing lease contract dispute...... Isn't this kind of case usually a landlord asking a tenant for money? How can there be tenants who demand compensation from the landlord? β
Because Yu Yingying has not elaborated on the case, she is still confused.
In particular, the plaintiff and the defendant in this case have reversed their roles, which is very different from ordinary cases.
Fu Lichen had already received the case materials sent by Yu Yingying through the computer, and easily transferred the first-instance verdict to Xu Xiaxi, "You can read the verdict directly!" β
The verdict is 23 pages long, which shows that the facts of the case are not simple.
It took Xu Xiaxi half an hour to read the basic situation.
The plaintiff, i.e. their parties, rented the defendant's land for the construction of the factory, and agreed that the plaintiff could build a house on the land, and the ownership of the house belonged to the defendant, but the construction cost could be deducted from the rent. The land was later expropriated by the government and compensation was paid for the demolition of the land and the houses on it.
The compensation for demolition is 80 million yuan.
Because of the demolition, the lease contract could not be continued, so the plaintiff sued the defendant and asked the defendant to return the construction price of 100 million yuan.
However, in this case, the plaintiff had no way to prove the cost of building the house. Therefore, the court ordered the defendant to pay 30% of the compensation for the demolition
Fu Lichen asked, "What do you think?" β
Xu Xiaxi was stunned for a moment, and asked a little hesitantly: "I haven't done this kind of case yet, do you really want me to say it?" β
Fu Lichen glanced at her and didn't speak, but the look in his eyes was naked: Don't talk nonsense.
Xu Xiaxi pursed his lips and replied honestly: "I think the first-instance judgment is clear, reasonable, and orderly, there is no problem, and our client, that is, the plaintiff, does not have enough evidence to support his request, and it is natural that he will lose the case."
It's the so-called duty ...... fairness."
She paused, slightly embarrassed, "I don't know much about this. Generally speaking, however, a court can only apply a legal principle in the absence of a legal provision to support it.
Since the Dongxiu District Court of Xishi City has used the principle of fairness, shouldn't the normal understanding of 'fairness' be five or five points? Where did the judge find out the 30% duty of fairness? β
Xu Xiaxi flipped through the verdict several times, but did not find relevant laws and regulations to support it. I finally believe that the judge in this case believes that the defendant should compensate the plaintiff for part of the loss, but how much does this "part" mean? The exact amount is entirely up to the judges themselves.
It's the first time she's seen such a verdict, so she can't understand it, is there such a way of adjudication?
Fu Lichen cursoryly glanced at the content of the judgment and explained: "When the law does not clearly stipulate, or only stipulates an approximate range, and the judgment requires a more precise number, it is the discretion of the judge to be allowed to make his own judgment in accordance with the legislative purpose and the principle of fairness and justice." It's also a kind of free mind! β
But doesn't that give the judge a lot of discretion? It is also prone to corruption. β
Fu Lichen stretched out his finger and nodded between Xia Xi's forehead, and said with disgust: "As a judicial person, the judge does not even have this discretionary power when the law is not exhaustive, what kind of case can he hear?" β
After all, the law is dead, but the cases are strange.
Xu Xiaxi didn't dare to complain when he was poked, and smiled flatteringly, and hurriedly said: "I know, I know, I just don't understand how the 30% compensation amount awarded in this case is determined?" β
Even as lawyers, they are suspicious, so you can imagine how dissatisfied the client will be.
"The client's claim is 100 million, but in the end, only 24 million can be obtained, and they will definitely be dissatisfied." Fu Lichen shrugged and didn't care.
Xu Xiaxi looked around weakly, then leaned in front of Fu Lichen, lowered his voice and asked, "Do you think this case has a chance of winning in the second trial?" β