What's wrong with this lawyer?!

However, there is a doubt here, the property has already been completely transferred, yet during this period he kept calling Zhao Lixiang back home under the guise of dividing the property.

It was the same a few days ago.

The information he obtained from Zhao Lixiang is certainly known to the public security authorities, and even more detailed.

For example, the telephone recordings, since the public security authorities have already criminally detained him and are preparing to submit for approval, it indicates that there are no loopholes in the recordings or chat history at all.

All Old Tang could say was impressive, but the current doubt was just that, a doubt.

Twenty minutes later, at the Guangming District administrative hall, the marriage registration office of the civil affairs bureau was here.

"Hello, I am Tang Fangjing from Tengda Law Firm, this is a court investigation order, help me check the marriage registration status of this person."

As Old Tang spoke, he handed over the materials he had carried with him.

The staff had never seen this kind of investigation order, examined it carefully for a while, called their superiors, and confirmed with the court over the phone before they started searching.

Soon, Kang Xinxin's marriage registration information came out, and Old Tang was immediately disappointed as he looked over it.

Zhao Lixiang was Kang Xinxin's first husband, so, Kang Xinxin played this big the first time she got married?

He should have asked Zhao Lixiang yesterday, but he forgot, so today he came over to check conveniently.

However, no matter how anxious he was, it was useless; right now everything had to proceed step by step.

At the Bright District division, Old Tang met with the case officer again, who informed him that the Bright District division had already applied for an arrest warrant.

"Lawyer Tang, I know you have doubts about this case, and we have also conducted multiple investigations previously with no results. You're a criminal law expert and should understand the peculiarities of qj cases."

Indeed, qj cases are extremely peculiar, different from many cases where light testimony is the principle, qj cases place great emphasis on testimony.

Consent concerning sex is very difficult to define with physical evidence alone.

Therefore, in current practice, the first step is to prove that sexual relations occurred, easy to verify with investigative techniques.

The next step is to prove the existence of coercive behavior; qj is inevitably accompanied by actions such as beating, so scars, both parties' testimony, and investigative records are all evidence.

These records are not made just once but asked many times, and specific details must be thoroughly inquired into, matching with the injury inspection reports—normally, making up stories certainly won't work.

The case of alcohol intoxication is even more difficult; consent to sex after intoxication, whether it truly constitutes consent, is unclear, generally as long as the woman files a report and proves that relations indeed occurred after intoxication, it's very dangerous...

This is now Zhao Lixiang's situation.

Old Tang didn't argue much at this point, as the role of a lawyer during the investigation phase isn't significant, basically just a request for bail pending trial.

After leaving the public security sub-bureau, next door was the procuratorate.

Still following the old rules, submitting the application form, and going through the process step by step.

In the afternoon, the prosecutor called, saying they could meet.

Old Tang promptly arrived at the procuratorate to see the prosecutor named Liu.

"Lawyer Tang, you mean, there are doubts in Zhao Lixiang's case, and he should not be arrested for the time being, right?" Prosecutor Liu looked at Old Tang and said.

"Yes, that's what I think. The other party has obviously transferred the assets, but then invited Zhao Lixiang back home under the pretext of dividing property, which is clearly problematic."

Prosecutor Liu looked at the bank statements provided by Old Tang and then spoke, "But that's just some issues about property division during divorce."

"Not enough to rule out Zhao Lixiang's suspicion."

Inviting to talk does not equate to consent to sex, let alone retractable consent.

"Considering the current evidence comprehensively, the procuratorate believes that Zhao Lixiang's case does not meet any of the situations warranting non-prosecution, therefore, we decided to arrest him!" Prosecutor Liu said, looking at Old Tang.

He knew that Lawyer Tang had a significant reputation in Jingzhou, so he was polite in his conversation.

However, courtesy aside, his authority as a prosecutor wouldn't be influenced just because of your reputation as a lawyer.

Old Tang didn't stay long at the procuratorate; at least for now, his evidence was still insufficient.

So, he could only wait, wait for the divorce case to go to trial, he wanted to see Kang Xinxin in person.

...

The end of the year had arrived, the weather in Jingzhou grew increasingly cold, and on the twenty-sixth of December, today was the day the divorce case went to trial.

When Old Tang went downstairs, he saw that it had snowed at some point last night, though only a thin layer, which was rare in Jingzhou.

He didn't ride his electric bike but carried his briefcase and walked to the court. The weather was cold, but his heart was warm.

The Guangming District Court hadn't opened yet, Old Tang put down his briefcase and stood at the entrance, watching the national emblem atop the courthouse, with no one else around.

On his way there, he was alone and could only be alone.

It was still in Civil Courtroom No. 2, where he had fought many lawsuits. He entered as usual, sat in the defendant's seat, and started organizing his materials.

After a short wait, bursts of noise came from the door.

"Miss Kang, this way, walk slowly, there's snow on the ground and it's easy to fall."

"Okay, thank you, Lawyer Feng."

Accompanied by the voices, a man and a woman walked into Civil Courtroom No. 2 from the entrance, the woman wearing a black coat with a graceful figure, the man in a velvet suit with a scarf, looking very professional.

They probably didn't expect someone to be inside, and the two who had been laughing abruptly fell silent.