After dinner, Lu Ming and his group returned to the hotel. They were all silent. Everyone could see that the lawsuit was at a great disadvantage.
As soon as he entered the hotel lobby, Wang Furong couldn't help but said, "Boss Lu, what are you doing? I believed you and sued those bastards with you. You lied to me that there was a big lawyer coming from Donghai, so why didn't he come again? Are you originally from the Mining Bureau?!"
“Brother-in-law…” Cui Xiaodong wanted to say something.
"Who is your brother-in-law?! Find out your own identity!" Wang Furong widened his eyes.
Although it was not said explicitly, the implicit meaning was that your sister Cui is just my concubine. You called me brother-in-law when I was happy, but now I am angry, so why do you have the right to interrupt
Cui Xiaodong was stunned for a moment and lowered his head.
At this moment, the sound of a suona that sounded like a ghost was heard. It turned out to be Madam Red Jackal, who was going out and was turning around the corridor from the stairs.
Wang Furong immediately showed fear and hid far away. Everyone else also avoided him. Only Lu Ming and his companions Heitou and Sun Bo did not move.
Several beautiful girls in colorful dresses who were scattering flower petals in front slowly stopped because Lu Ming and the other two were blocking the road.
Suddenly, Sun Bo suddenly stood in front of Lu Ming, and with a wave of his hand, a blue cold light as thin as an ox hair appeared between his two fingers. Obviously, it was tempered with some poison, which was supposed to shoot into Lu Ming's body silently. The thread was very short and could not be seen without careful observation. I am afraid that Lu Ming would not feel it when it pierced his body. However, Lu Ming was in the Ni Lin period, so he might feel it differently.
Hongyun, who had been curled up lazily on the bamboo chair, suddenly sat up straight. A layer of frost covered her hibiscus pink face, and the light blue eyeshadow above her charming phoenix eyes suddenly turned bright red, as if a demonic wind was blowing past. In this magnificent hall, it was the face of the enchantress who was like a flower with dew on it, and the graceful beauty's flowing light illuminated the back garden.
Lu Ming patted Sun Bo's shoulder gently, and Sun Bo took a half step back to the side, but he still watched the vixen's every move on the bamboo chair with vigilance.
“I really underestimated you!” Madam Hong Chai looked at Lu Ming with her beautiful eyes and suddenly giggled, her body trembling like flowers, seducing everyone. “I didn’t expect you to have such a servant.” She shook her head gently. “What a pity, what a pity, you followed the wrong person. Otherwise, follow me, Lu Ming, you give him to me, and when you are abandoned by your master, I will take one less eye from you!”
Lu Ming smiled: "Do you think I will lose the lawsuit? Moreover, this lawsuit will offend all the officials here, so I have nowhere to go, right?" He said strangely: "In theory, I haven't offended you. Hei Laoliu and his men want to encircle your jackal gang, which is also the plan of my master. She doesn't cooperate with you, what does it have to do with me? Why do you insist on my death? Do we have a deep hatred?"
Mrs. Red Jackal smiled, then leaned back in her chair, obviously ready to leave.
A subtle voice came to Lu Ming's ears: "When you are desperate, you can come to me for help. I will eat your eyes. From now on, your life will be protected by me. I don't know why, but I particularly like your eyes." There were several more chuckles.
Lu Ming frowned, he is just a madman.
The beautiful girl who was scattering flower petals turned slightly and walked past Lu Ming and his party, followed by a bamboo chair and a curtain.
Obviously, they had received her secret command. No wonder, these attendants seemed to really worship her like a god.
"Let's go too!" Lu Ming gestured, took two steps, looked at Wang Furong who was slowly following him, and said, "Old Wang, since you don't have confidence in me, let's do this. Your coal mining rights are only two years old. Sell them to me. You name a price."
Wang Furong sneered: "One hundred thousand! Do you want it?" He thought to himself that you must be seriously ill.
I've made up my mind to pack up and run away.
The mining rights for my mine are indeed less than three years left. Given the current situation, how could the Mining Bureau agree to renew the contract after it expires
Originally, I thought I could earn some more money in three years, and then immigrate to the East China Sea with my family.
But now it seems that if we waste any more time, someone might end up causing trouble, so we might as well just run away.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "How about fifty thousand?"
Wang Furong was stunned, his eyes rolled, "Cash?"
Lu Ming nodded: "I'll ask someone to get it right away. Just don't scold me, Lao Wang, for cheating you!"
Wang Furong frowned slightly. Does this guy still think he can win the lawsuit
"Lao Wang, forget it, but stop complaining from now on. It gives me a headache." Lu Ming said seriously, "I don't like people nagging around me."
Wang Furong immediately became angry and asked, "Do you think I really want to see you?"
"Okay, if it's cash, I'll go up and sign the agreement with you."
Lu Ming nodded slightly.
…
The next morning, in the court, the mine owner's representative was absent from the plaintiff's seat.
However, Lu Ming is one of the mine owners, so it doesn't matter.
Sharif looked at the lonely Lu Ming and his assistant in the plaintiff's seat, and his expression became more and more solemn. The young lawyer he knew was a dragon slayer who had knocked down many giants. He would never stop there, unless he was just a name, and everything he had originally was the result of a huge team behind the scenes making plans for him. But now he came to Montenegro alone, and his true colors were revealed
But, is this possible
At this time, Lu Ming stood up and said, "In court, I request to summon the defendant's representative, Chen Qifa, for inspection again."
Sharif nodded. "Okay, I hope your new question will play an important role in this case, otherwise, I will stop your questioning at any time."
Chen Qifa stood up and walked to the witness stand.
Lu Ming walked over and suddenly turned to Huang Guirong, the lawyer assistant in the dock, and smiled: "You think I'm doomed, right?"
Huang Guirong was stunned.
Lu Ming smiled at her and said, "Fighting an economic or administrative appeal lawsuit is a very complicated project. There is a vast amount of information. Sometimes, a little bit of missing information can be the difference between winning and losing."
Wang Mazi frowned: "Lawyer Lu, save your energy! What's wrong with you?"
Lu Ming simply ignored him and looked at Chen Qifa. "Excuse me, Inspector Chen Qifa, were there any safety inspectors during your surprise inspection of 13 coal mines in Xiping District, Longgang on March 21?"
Chen Qifa was startled: "What?"
"Excuse me, did you have any safety inspectors during the surprise inspection on March 21? Please think carefully before answering this question, because if you do not answer truthfully, you will be committing perjury in court."
Huang Guirong stood up immediately and said, "Before we know the intention of the plaintiff's lawyer, our witness has the right not to answer."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "According to the Jiangning Province Mining Safety Supervision Regulations, the province's mining safety supervision agencies must set up relevant safety inspectors, and when conducting safety inspections on relevant enterprises, professionals holding safety inspector qualifications must participate. Safety inspectors must be familiar with relevant mining safety laws, regulations and rules, have relevant professional knowledge and relevant work experience, and be hired after examinations."
"So, when conducting surprise inspections on safety issues at coal mines in Xiping District, there must be a coal mine safety inspector present among the inspectors, in order to comply with the law."
"The Jiangning Province Mining Safety Supervision Regulations are superior regulations, and the Heishan Mining Safety Inspection Regulations are inferior regulations. Even if the inspection regulations do not require the presence of safety inspectors, then according to the province's mining safety supervision regulations, if there are no safety inspectors present, the surprise inspection will be a violation!"
Lu Ming smiled and asked Wang Mazi, "Do you understand?" Then he turned and stared at Chen Qifa, "Let me ask you again, during the surprise inspection of the Xiping District coal mine on March 21, did you have any coal mine safety inspectors present?"
Chen Qifa was a little dazed and looked at Huang Guirong and Wang Mazi for help.
Huang Guirong frowned, obviously at a loss for what to do.
Wang Mazi gestured: "Yes, yes!"
Apparently, he thought, how hard could it be to just invent a security guard identity on the fly
If this happened in the East China Sea, the jury would probably burst into laughter.
Sharif turned his head and pretended not to see it.
Chen Qifa nodded: "Yes, we had a safety inspector present at the time!"
Lu Ming smiled and looked at Sheriff: "Your Honor, Inspector Chen Qifa is lying, because I have already investigated the identities of the fifteen inspectors who participated in the surprise inspection on March 21, including Deputy Chai Jinhua, and there was no safety inspector among them."
"In fact, according to my investigation, since the Longgang branch was stationed, the branch has never conducted examinations and certifications for safety inspectors."
"Even if the Black Mountain Mining Bureau held the last safety inspector examination thirty-five years ago, that was the year when the Jiangning Province Mining Safety Supervision Regulations were revised, and it was also the first year that Governor Yaxon took office. A year later, Governor Yaxon stepped down, and the safety inspector examination was never held again. In other words, thirty-four years have passed. The safety inspectors at that time were at least over fifty years old, and the oldest inspector who conducted surprise inspections on our coal mine was only forty-five years old. What's more, safety inspectors are inspected every five years, and the qualifications of the first batch of safety inspectors have long been invalidated."
Governor Yaxon is the one Cui Xiaodong mentioned, the governor who came to office with many new ideas. It was also during his tenure that there were lawsuits in which citizens sued officials.
But it was obvious that he was struggling here and soon returned with nothing.
As he spoke, Lu Ming turned to Wang Mazi and said, "My investigation materials are all in the file box where I showed you the evidence. Didn't you see it?"
Wang Mazi's face turned pale, and he snorted coldly. Suddenly he remembered something and said to Huang Guirong fiercely, "Why didn't you find out? You are so useless!"
Huang Guirong's face turned slightly pale and he lowered his head.
She took the initiative to check the more than one hundred boxes in the judge's office, staying up all night. However, it was impossible for one person to check everything. She only checked a quarter of the boxes in the whole night.
Because if you read it hastily, it will be useless. The other party will definitely shuffle the order of the documents and hide the real materials. Therefore, you need to read it word by word.
It was an impossible task for her to accomplish alone.
In fact, she did it on her own initiative, and Director Wang told her not to care.
Over there, Lu Ming looked at Sheriff and said, "Your Honor, Inspector Chen Qifa is giving false testimony. In addition, in this case, it is obvious that the surprise inspection by the Inspection Team of the Longgang Branch of the Black Mountain Mining Bureau is an illegal law enforcement. I request that you revoke the administrative penalty decision!"
Sharif thought for a while and nodded, "Regarding the matter of inspector Chen Qifa's perjury, I will transfer it to the procuratorate for investigation. As for the penalty decision made by the Inspection Team of the Longgang Branch of the Heishan Mining Bureau on March 21 on all coal mines in Xiping District of Longgang County, because its inspection behavior violated relevant laws and regulations and there were flaws in the law enforcement procedures, this court will revoke it!" As he said that, he picked up the gavel and knocked it hard.
Cui Xiaodong immediately cheered and stood up, clenching his fists.
Several coal mine owners in the audience also hugged each other to celebrate.
In the dock, Huang Guirong was stunned. Lawyer Lu won? How is this possible
But when I turned around, I saw that Director Wang didn't seem to be taking it seriously.
Chen Qifa, who had already walked back and sat down, looked relaxed.
Wang Mazi played a little tune and glared at Huang Guirong: "Pack up and leave!"
Seeing Huang Guirong's puzzled face, Chen Qifa smiled and said, "Lawyer Huang, didn't you hear what the judge said? The enforcement procedure is flawed. We will hold an exam tonight to select safety inspectors, and go to the Xiping mining area tomorrow to bring in new safety inspectors, and then increase the penalty! There will be no more flaws in the enforcement procedure this time."
Huang Guirong suddenly realized that, in fact, Director Wang and Inspector Chen had already anticipated this result, and Judge Sharif had already informed them. Even if they lost the case in the end, it would not actually change anything.
Last time, we violated the law enforcement procedures, so won't we check you again in a few days? This time we will definitely follow the rules and make sure you can't find any fault, but if you don't meet the safety regulations in the slightest, the punishment will be even heavier than the previous few days.
Huang Guirong stared blankly at the thin figure standing in front of the judge's seat, and suddenly felt a little sad.
What is the law here? Even if you try your best to make the impossible possible and win the lawsuit, in reality, nothing has changed, and it will only bring worse results.
"Lawyer Lu?" Sharif was signaling to the officer to adjourn the court when he saw Lu Ming making a gesture and was surprised.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Your Honor, the surprise inspection by the Inspection Team this time was not a procedural flaw, but an illegal surprise inspection. Moreover, the process was ridiculous. I think they will conduct another retaliatory inspection soon. Therefore, I ask Your Honor to issue a temporary injunction to temporarily prohibit the Black Mountain Mining Supervision System from conducting surprise inspections on the coal mines of any coal mine owner involved in this case. I hope this ban will be for one year."
"We, the relevant coal mine owners, will submit relevant safety protection work information to this court every month. As long as no safety accidents occur, I hope that you will prohibit the mining law enforcement department from inspecting any mines of the coal mine owners in this case within one year, unless the inspection department has clear and conclusive evidence that we have seriously violated safety regulations."
Lu Ming's voice was not loud, but Wang Mazi and others could hear it.
Wang Mazi and Chen Qifa looked at each other with mocking smiles on their faces. This guy is simply clueless.
Sharif also looked at Lu Ming with a wry smile, "Lawyer Lu, you are daydreaming!"
"Your Honor, I'm not trying to embarrass you." Lu Ming smiled. "In fact, in Donghai, a few days ago, the High Court issued a guiding legal interpretation document on violations of administrative penalty procedures. This is because, in Donghai, some law enforcement officers also violated the law. Although the court revoked the administrative penalty, these law enforcement officers would use the reason of flaws in the law enforcement procedures to come back a few days later and impose heavier penalties. This has led to the companies and citizens being completely oppressed, making it even more difficult for law enforcement officers to strictly follow the procedures to form a self-discipline constraint."
"Therefore, according to the latest guidance of the Donghai High Court, local courts in Donghai can distinguish cases of administrative penalty procedures violations. If the administrative penalty is caused by serious violations of law enforcement, the local court can issue a temporary injunction to prohibit the law enforcement agency from re-investigating the original companies and citizens under the same administrative regulations for a period of time."
"Moreover, the latest guidance of the Donghai High Court has been recognized by the Federal Supreme Court. I think the Federal Supreme Court will soon issue a similar guiding legal interpretation document."
As he spoke, Lu Ming returned to the plaintiff's seat, took out a few pages of documents, and brought them back to the judge's seat. He smiled and said, "I also gave a copy of this document to the defendant."
Sharif was stunned and picked up the document to look at it.
Lu Ming added: "If the judge does not issue a temporary injunction, and the inspection team conducts harassing and retaliatory inspections on my mines again, which seriously affects the production and operation of my company, I will come to this court to sue. If the judge loses the case, I will appeal to the Provincial High Court. If the High Court does not approve, then we will meet at the Federal Supreme Court. I have a lot to say about this matter."
After a pause, he said, "Your Honor, you must have some old friends in the judicial community of the Imperial Capital, right? They should be very curious about your work here."
Sharif's heart trembled. Every year when he returned to the capital and met some old friends, he never kept silent when they talked about life and work here. What was there to say
I really have nothing to say. Some of my students respect me so much. If they knew the real situation of my work here, how would they view me
Moreover, if this administrative enforcement procedure lawsuit really goes to the Supreme Court, it would be a joke.
Everything here can be put in the spotlight.
The young man in front of him is bound to stir up a storm.
He would even enjoy it, maybe he really wanted to go to the Supreme Court to sue. After all, this lawsuit was so ridiculous that he didn't even bother with it. The fact that the inspectors didn't even go down to the mine shaft could seal it up and impose a huge fine, etc., was simply unimaginable in a place with a legal system. One could imagine how the legal professionals in the imperial capital would react when they saw this.
"Also, Your Honor, the illegal seizure by the inspectors has caused losses to several of our coal mines. Here is the list." Lu Ming handed over a form.
Sharif looked at it and was stunned. Is this too exaggerated
What, Sansha Coal Mine, because of the intimidation of the inspectors, made the workers rush out of the coal mine and even forgot to turn off the lights, which was then sealed, causing the light bulbs inside to overheat and shatter, causing a gas explosion
The entire coal mine was blown up, and only the latest equipment from East China Sea can be introduced to resume mining
However, this equipment is not compatible with the original coal mine equipment, so new equipment needs to be introduced in all four coal mines
Then, the total value is more than 600,000
Did a similar situation occur in Jingyang Coal Mine
Not to mention these, there are so many compensation items that some are simply disgusting.
Sharif looked at Lu Ming with a wry smile. This guy seemed to be just like that. He was unyielding even when he was right. He made a lot of money from the several economic dispute lawsuits. Now that he was in Montenegro, he didn't restrain himself at all? He was doing the same thing
He lowered his voice and said, "Commissioner Lu, I can't possibly support you in this!"
After saying this, Sharif suddenly felt relieved.
Speaking of which, I have done some careful research on this Lawyer Lu these past few days.
The more I study, the more I sweat.
This young man, who is not even 20 years old yet, is already one of the municipal commissioners of a town in the East China Sea region.
What is the concept
In terms of political status, it is only higher than the mayor of Montenegro.
If he is the chief commissioner, he is several levels higher than the mayor of Montenegro.
However, compared with the nearly dictatorial mayors in the five provinces south of the Yangtze River, his authority over the area under his jurisdiction is extremely small.
However, from the perspective of the entire empire's political hierarchy, a municipal commissioner from Donghai, who is so young, has unimaginable room for advancement, while officials from the five provinces in the south of the Yangtze River can only stay here and act like local tyrants. No one in the core area of the empire will even look at them.
Did a young man like this really work his way up on his own
He came to Heishan, no, Heishan is too small, he came to Jiangning, what is his intention
And now, it seems that he is the only one in the whole Montenegro who knows his identity.
Therefore, when I honestly knew who he was, I suddenly felt relieved.
It feels a bit like we are from the same world and have recognized each other in this ignorant and backward place.
Sharif looked at Lu Ming and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, but he let alone the compensation amount.
He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Commissioner Lu, your request is too much. You should have some understanding of the situation here now..."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Less!"
Sharif was stunned. What was he talking about? As if the two of them were really not outsiders
Sharif shook his head repeatedly, picked up the gavel, and raised his voice: "I will issue a temporary injunction to prohibit the Black Mountain Mining Supervision System from conducting safety inspections on the mines of Lu Ming and other eucalyptus mine owners within one year. However, the eucalyptus mine owners must submit relevant materials on safety work assurance to this court every month."
Wang Mazi on the other end didn't quite understand, so Huang Guirong was stunned for a moment before explaining to him in a low voice.
"Judge Sharif, are you crazy?!" Wang Mazi was dumbfounded and immediately shouted angrily, "How much benefit did you get from this kid? How dare you judge like this?"
This old guy's brain is really broken. He has been whispering with this kid. How much benefit did this kid promise to give him
Doesn’t the Mining Bureau give this old guy two or three hundred thousand yuan a year
He doesn't want this money anymore
Suddenly, Wang Mazi was stunned. This old guy was a Westerner and also the chief judge of this city. If it wasn't a life-and-death situation, the senior executives of the mining industry would really not do anything to him.
But I lost the lawsuit, and those bigwigs have nowhere to vent their anger. Won't I be burned to death
Wang Mazi's face turned pale immediately.
On the judge's bench, listening to Wang Mazi's insults, Sherif couldn't help but recall the humiliation that this stupid little official had inflicted on him in front of Lu Ming the night before.
I saw again the young man in front of me who came from the same world as me, with a look of helplessness and pity on his face.
Sharif felt his heart pounding, his head a little dizzy, and blood rushing up. He gritted his teeth and said loudly, "In view of the illegal harassment of Sansha and other coal mines by mining law enforcement agencies, which has caused huge losses to Sansha and other coal mines, I rule that the Montenegro Mining Bureau must pay a total of 2.15 million yuan in compensation to the coal mine owner in this case. The specific list of compensation amounts will be listed in the relevant attachments when I send the judgment to your bureau!"
He banged the gavel hard: "Court adjourned!"
He stood up and walked towards the inner court.
Lu Ming opened his mouth and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
I really didn't expect this
My own compensation list seems to be only more than 1.5 million, but I still ask for a lot of money. It would be quite good if my psychological price could be 200,000 or 300,000.
If the judgment is this, I won’t have to pay out of my own pocket to replace the equipment for Zuodun Mine.
As for this money, the Mining Bureau definitely has it. The annual mining fees of various mining industries in the city are more than this amount.
Sharif is addicted to blackmail? But this time the target has changed to the administrative agency. When he comes to his senses, will he regret it
There was complete silence in the courtroom.
No matter who is the winner, Cui Xiaodong and several mine owners.
They were still the losing party, Wang Mazi, Huang Guirong and the inspection team members.
My head feels dizzy, as if I am dreaming.