Old Tang waved his hand, "What are you talking about? Since you're addressing me that way, of course I'll come back to see you. Go on, you must be busy."
Grabbing his briefcase, Old Tang and Old Song took a taxi directly to the Gaoxin District Court.
Behind them, Chi Yan watched as the two figures faded into the distance, sighed, and turned back to the hospital.
In the car, Old Song looked at the hospital and then at Old Tang, "That girl's pretty good."
"Yeah, she's pretty good, but you know my situation. So let's not worry about that," Old Tang said, gazing out the window, his demeanor as light as the clouds and wind.
The reason they were going to the Gaoxin District Court was to file for compensation again.
The last time Guo Shenglong's case was sentenced, only part of the accompanying civil lawsuit was settled, because Old Tang was still hospitalized then, and they couldn't finalize all his medical and hospitalization expenses.
They only calculated the costs up until the trial.
Now that he was discharged and had settled the accounts, he wanted to claim the rest of the money.
As for whether the other party could afford to pay, that was another matter. In any case, the procedure definitely had to be followed, and being lawyers, filing a lawsuit was no big deal.
At the Gaoxin District Court, Old Tang did not appear; it was Old Song who submitted the lawsuit request, after which they headed straight for the high-speed train station.
The remaining case could be left to the rookies at the law firm; such clear-cut cases were perfect for the rookies to practice on.
Jingzhou, Tengda Law Firm.
To welcome Old Tang's return, the firm specially organized a small welcome party.
It was simple but grand, and after finishing the party, Old Tang returned to his office,
feeling as if the world was lively when he stepped out, but his hut was peaceful upon returning.
Thinking back, he had merely wanted to visit the Crescent Lake in Lvzhou, only to end up trapped there until now, September.
During his time back, people had come to him for help, but those were simple cases that other lawyers could handle.
On another weekend, Old Tang played with his phone while sitting on the office's massage chair.
After half a year, Miss Xiao Yan had also become a commission-based lawyer. The firm wanted to assign him an assistant. Old Tang didn't have a preference, but many were eager to work with him.
As he mused, Old Tang swiped through another private message, then suddenly paused.
He quickly found the message again and clicked into it, the description immediately piquing his interest.
"Interesting, this case is interesting. I've never seen anything like it before," Old Tang murmured as he read the description.
It was sent by someone with the username "Driver Li."
"Hello Lawyer Tang, I'm from Xiping City, Hanxi Province. The situation is like this: my mother has been working as a cleaner in the Anzhang District Court of Xiping City since 2002, and she worked there for twenty years."
"Last year, when my mom turned fifty, Anzhang District Court told her that she had reached retirement age and was therefore dismissed."
"My mom feels she can still work, but the court said she's eligible for retirement. However, the court has never paid social security for my mom all these years, so she actually can't retire."
"Now we're out of options and wanted to ask Lawyer Tang, what should we do in this situation?"
The description wasn't very detailed, but Old Tang distilled a significant problem from it.
It was the social security issue that many people care about but many don't quite understand.
What attracted Old Tang, however, was not the social security issue—such cases were a dime a dozen.
What drew Old Tang's attention was that the counterparty in this case was the court itself!
During his hospitalization, Old Tang had conducted an extremely detailed study of labor law, the labor contract law, and judicial interpretations related to labor laws.