In a five-star hotel, on the sofa in the hotel suite chartered by Zhou Shen, Fang Yi, Zhou Shen and a man in his fifties with a big back comb, a ruddy face, and a little rosacea sat face to face.

"Mr. Tong, you said on the phone that your brother's case has been tried before, how did the court decide?" Zhou Shen looked at the rosacea man and asked.

"Yesterday's court verdict, the court found that my brother had committed fraud and sentenced him to 15 years in prison and a fine of 1 million; He was also ordered to make restitution of his illegal gains.

I don't think the lawyer he hired is good.

Lawyer Zhou, we are all old friends, I am not saying that lawyers are not good in front of you and your junior brother. I went to sit in on the trial, and the lawyer sat on it and didn't talk much, so he read the script and was done.

That guy claims to be a criminal defense barrister, since he came here to eat, drink and entertain, he drank a box of Moutai alone, and that guy blew it all out of his way, so he almost said that the court was opened by his family, but it was not a fart in court.

I don't even know from which corner my brother and daughter-in-law got such a guy from. That's! Mr. Tong looked disgusted and said angrily.

Mr. Tong's words made Fang Yi feel a little hot on his face, although the other party was not talking about him, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Mr. Tong, don't you only have two younger sisters at home? Are you the one who is being accused? Zhou Shen didn't want to hear him complain, so he diverted the topic and asked.

"The defendant is my brother, I had the best relationship with him back then, I played since I was a child, and then the two of us worshipped each other, at that time it was really righteous, unlike now, it is fake, only money in my eyes.

When I was bullied at school, it was my brother who came forward to help me get back face. Later, I came out of the system and went to the sea to do business, but I didn't have much savings, and he gave me the capital. The relationship between the two of us is closer than brothers. Tong Zongdao.

"You're a good brother!" Fang Yi said smoothly.

"That is, my brother is not only interesting enough, but also has a good brain, and he is also a well-known entrepreneur in our city. A long time ago, he bought an industrial plot of land in the suburbs, built a factory and started a machining factory, which had more than 500 workers. There are a lot of various titles, and it's really popular for a while.

In recent years, his business has not been doing very well, and he has memorized words. This is not another defendant, but also sentenced. There is an old saying, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, not false at all!

We are old friends, and I won't hide it from you, after the court verdict, his daughter-in-law came to me crying and asked me to help find another lawyer to appeal. I remembered that you were here. Tong Zongdao.

"Well, the appeal period is only ten days, so it has to be set as soon as possible.

Lawyer Fang is a doctor of criminal law, and he will not mention it far away, he has done a lot of criminal cases in the past two years, and he did it before there was a case of 'keeping people under the knife' in the city, and later he handled a lot of cases of not guilty defense, and won all of them. You can find it all on the Internet. Zhou Shen introduced.

What Zhou Shen said is true, "far" does not need to be mentioned, and there is nothing to mention, at that time, Fang Yi was able to teach at the university, and it was a shame to mention it.

"Lawyer Fang, I don't know much about the lawyer's circle, Lawyer Zhou is the legal counsel of my company, he recommended you to me, I think you must have real skills. You bothered with this case, the second trial is really important to my brother. Mr. Tong looked at Fang Yi with blank eyes.

"Don't worry, I'll do my best. But I can't give you any guarantees, I need to look at the case file before I can make a judgment. "Fang Yi is still more cautious in taking on the case.

"This ......" Mr. Tong was stunned and looked at Zhou Shen.

He thought that Fang Yi would tell him categorically that there was nothing wrong with this case, or comfort him, but he didn't expect to hear such words, and his heart hung again.

"Mr. Tong, Lawyer Fang is very practical, he is very cautious in taking cases, and he will not fool people.

I don't think it's better to entrust him to meet with him first, and then analyze whether there is any hope for the case after obtaining the case file, if Lawyer Fang feels that there is no chance in this case, you can terminate the entrustment.

Of course, the lawyer's fee can also be paid in two installments, the first time to pay the cost of meeting and analyzing the case, and the second time to pay the cost of the trial defense.

At least the case has been appealed, and there is time to change the lawyer before the trial. Zhou Shen said.

"Well, I think so. I don't know how to pay the lawyer's fees? My brother's family is a little difficult, and I won't tell you that I have to pay for him the lawyer's fees in the second trial. "Mr. Tong sold miserably.

"Your brother was sentenced to fifteen years by the court in the first instance, and it would be a great joy if he was acquitted, even if he could not be acquitted, he would have suffered a few years less in it.

We are all old friends, the lawyer's fee is 100,000 yuan, you pay 20,000 yuan for the first time, wait until Lawyer Fang has read the case file and determined that the case can be done, before the trial, you will pay the remaining 80,000 yuan in lawyer's fee, what do you think?

Of course, you can terminate the commission before paying the second attorney's fee, and the remaining attorney's fees will not be paid. However, once the full fee has been paid, you terminate the engagement, and the attorney's fee is non-refundable. Zhou Shen thought for a while.

Tong is always Zhou Shen's client, and Zhou Shen no longer earns a small amount of legal fees from Tong's head office every year, so he doesn't want to offend his clients. This arrangement also gave Fang Yi and Mr. Tong a chance to choose again.

"Okay, when will you sign a contract to work?" Tong is always a happy person, and when he saw Zhou Shen say this, he agreed, if the case is really hopeless, it will save delay, and there will be a chance to find another lawyer to represent him.

"I can sign the agreement at any time, and the agreement is in my bag." Fang Yi said. This time when he came to the city, he asked Director Sun for a set of criminal case entrustment procedures, and if he could sign it on the spot, it would be best to run back and forth in the province.

"In this way, I will make the decision for my younger siblings, and I will entrust the lawyer to do it. We are a particular person, we must not lose you, you give me a bank account number, and I will call you 20,000 lawyer fees first.

My brother is now in the detention center, you and my brother and sister make an appointment to go directly to the door of the detention center to meet, and after signing the contract on the spot, you can enter the detention center to meet, without delaying time, and saving you from running back and forth, in case my brother has anything to do, his daughter-in-law can also do it at that time, a total of ten days, we have to hurry up.

Lawyer Fang, do you think this will work? Tong Zongdao.

"Yes, you can give me your brother's daughter-in-law's phone number, and I will tell her after making an appointment with the detention center." Fang Yi said.

Three days later, Fang Yi sat in the meeting room of the detention center and looked at the Humpty Dumpty man in his fifties opposite, who was Tong Zong's brother Hu Weijun.

"Hu Weijun, I'm lawyer Fang Yi from Justice Law Firm, do you know Li Feng?" Fang Yi asked.

"Yes, he is my daughter-in-law." Hu Weijun said lightly.

"Your lover Li Feng entrusted me to represent you in the second instance of your case, do you agree?" Fang Yi asked.

I thought that he would be very cooperative to say "agree" and then sign, but after Fang Yi finished speaking, his performance made Fang Yi feel a little surprised.

(End of chapter)