After the first-instance verdict was announced, the public prosecution lodged a protest as Fang Yi expected, and Deng Junshan and Chen Xiaoling came to Sidley Law Firm to express their gratitude to Fang Yi and Cao Yongzheng, and secondly, to handle the entrustment procedures for the second-instance trial. The second-instance trial party received 20,000 yuan.

During the second-instance trial, Cao Yongzheng was the main body, and Fang Yi was the assistant, mainly to support the bottom. During the whole trial process, Cao Yongzheng behaved in a decent manner, but he was a little overly nervous. It is said that he is also a lawyer who has been practicing for more than three years, and he has handled many criminal cases, and he has already passed the "green years", so he will not be so nervous about the trial, but sitting next to Fang Yi, he can't help but feel a lot of pressure, for fear that making mistakes will make Boss Fang disappointed in himself.

Sometimes people are like this, the higher the expectations of themselves, the greater the pressure, and the more pressure they have, the more they have to work hard.

Fortunately, the whole trial process was very smooth, Fang Yi has been observing Cao Yongzheng's defense style, and couldn't help nodding secretly, it seems that Lawyer Zhao has taught this little fat man before, Cao Yongzheng is very calm, he will not mess around, let alone be vague, every speech is in place, and he does not procrastinate.

Lawyers have different styles, some of them talk endlessly in the courtroom, saying a lot of nonsense, but only one or two sentences are useful, most of which are not for the judge, but for the parties, known as the "flickering" faction; Some have the potential of actors, and their performances in court outperform their professional abilities, and they are called "acting" schools; There are also some lawyers who are impassioned and excited, but in the end they do not help the client at all, and they are known as the "chicken blood" faction.

Of course, there are also calm lawyers, who don't talk nonsense, don't say radical words, and give people a very stable feeling, but they call themselves "professional" in every sentence. There is also a radical lawyer who dares to say anything in court, known as the "die-hard" faction, but there are fewer and fewer such lawyers.

"Dead" is not a positive term, nor is it a derogatory term, it is a neutral word. There are also two types of die-hard lawyers: the first type of die-hard lawyers do their best for the innocence of their clients, commonly known as "one tendon", such lawyers have justice in their hearts and are admirable; The second type of die-hard lawyer is who he encounters, and he scares everything, and the final result is that the court sends a recommendation letter, and finally the lawyer's license is not guaranteed, and even the law firm is revoked, this is their style, and the word "scare" can summarize everything.

Of course, there are also the red-top faction, this kind of lawyer is very bullish, has a real big relationship, always nostrils are up, they may be very low-key, but low-key is not because they are modest, but because they feel that other lawyers are not high-grade enough and do not have fun.

If you don't open for a year, you can open for more than three years and belong to this type of lawyer. I never handle small cases, because the cost is not enough, what is the cost, you have to be careful, but this kind of lawyer has an advantage, as long as the money is in place, it is easy to say anything, but the vast majority of cases do not use them. The red-top faction is more honest, because integrity is the foundation of their life, and it is more important than professionalism.

A small circle of lawyers, hundreds of thousands of lawyers, many factions, and thousands of strangers!

The lawyer's style is related to the master, personal personality, and the environment and personal experience of the law firm.

In the end, the collegial panel of the second instance pronounced the verdict in court, ruled to reject the protest, and upheld the original judgment.

After the verdict was announced, Deng Junshan and his wife hugged each other and cried, Fang Yi pulled Cao Yongzheng, who was standing on the side, and the two did not say hello to Deng Junshan, and went back to the law firm directly.

……

The weather is getting colder and colder day by day, the leaves are yellow, and it has been more than half a month since I moved to the new office.

Fang Yi thought he was mistaken, and glanced up at the name tag, it was Ma Yi's office, could it be that he had changed offices?

He went to Huang Yuanchao's office, and Lao Huang was wearing reading glasses, lying on the table to read the case file materials.

"Lao Huang, why is there no one in Ma Yi's office? Changed offices? Fang Yi asked as he entered the door.

"You don't know?" Huang Yuanchao raised his head and saw that it was Fang Yi, leaned back in his chair, and asked suspiciously.

"Know what?" Fang Yi had a bad premonition.

"Ma Yi left his job and opened a law firm by himself with a few people, and moved out yesterday." Huang Yuanchao took off his reading glasses, rubbed his hands vigorously on his face, and said.

"Resignation? Why? Fang Yi asked in surprise.

"I don't know too much." Huang Yuanchao hesitated and said: "When Ma Yi came to move things yesterday, I went to look for you and wanted to have a meal together, Zhou Ying told me that you went to Linshi for a court and was not there." ”

"Well, there was a criminal case in Linshi yesterday, and I didn't get home until the evening. Isn't Ma Yi doing a good job all along, why did he suddenly remember to open his own law firm. Fang Yi was puzzled.

"Isn't the law firm like this, people come and go, and the lawyers of the iron law firm are flowing." It can be seen that Huang Yuanchao is a little lonely.

Ma Yi, an old friend who has worked together for many years, left, and had a great impact on Huang Yuanchao.

Seeing Huang Yuanchao like this, Fang Yi knew that he had something in his heart, but it was inconvenient to say it to himself, so he chatted for a while and went to the director's office, Wan Kefa must know the specific situation.

In the director's office, Wan Kefa was making tea without saying a word, and it could be seen that he was also helpless, regretful, and even a little sad about Ma Yi's departure.

"Lao Wan, I think it's better to spread out something and say it, you and Lao Huang are like this, I have a feeling of being kept in the dark, it's not good." Fang Yi saw that he didn't speak, and then said, "Is it because of me?" ”

Since Lao Huang and the fat old man don't tell the truth, there is only one reason, Ma Yi left Sidley Law Firm because of himself. But Fang Yi thought about it, he has been busy with the case and the team's affairs, and he hasn't been together with Ma Yi and Huang Yuanchao for a long time, as if he hasn't offended Ma Yi! Suddenly, it dawned on him that it must be a matter of being promoted to a first-class partner.

"Xiaofang, everyone has their own ambitions, don't ask." Wan Kefa sighed.

"Lao Wan, you know me, if I don't understand this matter, I feel uncomfortable, and I will never be able to cross this hurdle." Fang Yi looked at him.

"Ma Yi has always wanted to be a first-tier partner, and after we established Sidley Austin this time, he was a little dissatisfied with his promotion to a second-tier partner. Later, you turned around and became a first-class partner, and he had a big opinion.

I've talked to him a few times, but I can't ...... it, life is a journey, and sometimes my friends disappear as I walk. You don't have to worry too much, it's fate.

There are times in life when you have to have it, and there are times in life when you don't want it. Wan Kefa said freely, but he also felt uncomfortable.