Chapter 21 Chapter 7.3

After everyone expressed their views, the dean looked at Niu Gangqiang: "Okay, it's unanimously approved, that's it." Then he said to the secretary: "Next, whose turn is it?" The dean has undoubtedly issued an order to evict the guests. Niu Gangqiang stood up, sorted out the materials, and was about to leave: "The dean..." The dean looked at him and asked, "Is there anything else?" "What about the signature?" According to the procedure, the chief judge had to review and sign the final report and the printed draft of the judgment, but now that chief judge He is in an abnormal state, how to sign this word is indeed a big or small problem.

The dean understood what he meant, but he was a little dissatisfied that he mentioned this issue at this moment.Although President He's matter is self-inflicted, it is ultimately a scandal caused by the dignified Intermediate People's Court, and the president of the court is naturally dishonored.Moreover, although this matter has been handed over to the Commission for Discipline Inspection, it is the most delicate, sensitive and mysterious stage before the final handling opinion. Therefore, everyone knows about this matter, and everyone talks about it after dinner. On formal occasions, no one mentioned it, as if nothing had happened.Even if Niu Gangqiang asked for instructions on the specific and practical issue of signing the verdict at this time, it was no different from bringing the stinky shit that President He pulled down to the solemn and serious desktop of the judicial committee, and suddenly something strange appeared in the venue In the silence, all the participants were breathless and silent, waiting for the dean to make a statement.

"Is there a vice-president if the chief judge is not here? Do we still need to ask for instructions at the meeting?" Niu Gangqiang pretended to be ignorant of the dean's dissatisfied stare, and told the dean: "Vice Chief Wang is on a business trip, shall we wait until he comes back?" "I'll sign!" The dean was a little impatient. Niu Gangqiang immediately presented the draft judgment to the dean respectfully. The dean was stunned: "You wrote the judgment before the meeting? How could you do this?" Theoretically speaking, for cases that need to be discussed by the judicial committee, the winner of the plaintiff and the defendant is still uncertain before the judicial committee discusses and decides.Niu Gangqiang's approach violated the rules, but he couldn't fault it in terms of legal procedures, because the law did not stipulate whether the draft of the judgment should be written before or after the meeting.Moreover, effective legal judgments must be printed and signed. No matter how the judges write them, as long as they are not approved by the supervisor and officially printed and stamped with the official seal, it will be useless.

The dean's questioning showed obvious dissatisfaction. Niu Gangqiang said calmly and confidently: "I am afraid that you are too busy and it will be difficult to find you, so I first drafted the draft. The judicial committee is absolutely impartial and law-abiding. In the trial, according to the facts and the law, there will never be a second result." The dean glared at Niu Gangqiang again. Although Niu Gangqiang's actions were a bit abrupt, he spoke very pleasantly. The dean put on his presbyopic glasses, read the verdict at a glance, took out a pen and signed it. daimyo.

Niu Gangqiang took over the signed verdict and immediately felt a heavy burden was lifted from his body.He couldn't help bowing his head to the dean, and said: "Thank you." Then he hurriedly left the meeting room. Behind him, he heard the dean cough twice and said, "Come on, who's turn is the next case?" It's..." Back in the office, Xiao Xu, who was binding the case files, saw Niu Gangqiang coming back, and asked in surprise, "It's over?" Niu Gangqiang nodded. Xiao Xu stood up from his seat, walked to Niu Gangqiang's side, and was a little surprised in his haste: "Why so fast? I guess this case will take a long time? What's the result?"

Niu Gangqiang let out a long breath: "I agree with the collegial panel's opinion." "My god, it's really not easy. It's been two full years, let alone Cheng Tieshi. If it drags on, even you will have to get in. Okay, now I'm finally seeing the sky." Looking at the clock before ten o'clock, Niu Gangqiang decided to strike while the iron was hot, and he took the verdict to the typing room to type, and then went to stamp and file, until twelve o'clock, the verdict It's done, and the verdict can be pronounced at any time. After lunch, Niu Gangqiang wanted to take a short rest in the office, but he was disturbed by a rapid knock on the door just before he lay down and fell asleep.He opened the door impatiently, and couldn't help being taken aback. The female bank president came in, followed by Lao Jiang, the director of Tiandi Law Firm.

As soon as Niu Gangqiang saw them approaching his door, he immediately understood that they must have known the verdict and they were looking for trouble.He asked calmly, "Is there something wrong?" The female bank president walked in with her head held high, she didn't invite herself to sit down, and even patted the sofa next to her to greet Lao Jiang who came with her: "Come, sit down." Niu Gangqiang shrugged helplessly, completely dispelled his drowsiness, sat down at the desk, and waited for them to speak. "Has our case been settled?" The female bank president was straightforward and asked straight to the point.

Niu Gangqiang said: "Don't inquire about this kind of thing, I can't tell you, it's discipline. If it's decided, I'll let you know." The female bank president said: "Don't speak dark words in front of a wise person. I know that you have a meeting and we will lose the lawsuit. This will not work. You have to tell me a reason." Niu Gangqiang asked back: "How do you know that we have a meeting and you will lose the lawsuit? Who told you?" Lao Jiang first offered Niu Gangqiang a cigarette, but Niu Gangqiang shook his head and refused, so he lit it himself and took a sip, and then said: "Judge Niu, we have known each other for not a day or two, so stop talking around the corner now. Is there still a meeting where there is no leak? Don’t ask us who we listened to, we are here to report a problem to you.”

As an old lawyer, Lao Jiang was very familiar with Niu Gangqiang, and he spoke politely. Niu Gangqiang didn't like to confront him head-on, so he asked in a gentle tone, "Isn't your attorney Ma Lipeng in this case? Why didn't she come? " After Ma Lipeng got involved in that incident, she harmed herself and deceived President He, which was tantamount to losing all the capital of the bank's trump card in this lawsuit.At home, her husband couldn't bear it anymore, beat her up, and even wanted to divorce her. Although the marriage was not divorced in the end, she was exhausted physically and mentally, unable to go out or go to work.The female bank president refused to let her go, and chased her to her home, swearing at her family and scolding her, and announced that she would terminate the engagement and no longer let her serve as a legal consultant.

Although Niu Gangqiang is not very clear about these things, Ma Lipeng has undoubtedly become a scar on the bank's face. He deliberately asked this, which really embarrassed the female bank president and Old Jiang. They blushed again and again, and their offensive was frustrated and slow. many. Lao Jiang looked at the president, saw that the president was stern and silent, knew that he was being forced to speak, coughed dryly, avoided answering Niu Gangqiang's inquiry about Ma Lipeng, and continued to follow his own words: "This case Although it was decided at the meeting, hasn’t the verdict been issued yet? We’ve come to discuss with you, can we postpone the verdict for a few days, and the case has changed a bit.”

When Lao Jiang said this, Niu Gangqiang had to pay attention to it. As a judge, he certainly didn't want to have a wrong judgment in the case he handled. Evidence that negates the existing facts cannot be ignored by him. "Do you have any new evidence or new discovery? If so, you can submit it to the court. As long as your request is reasonable and legal, the court can certainly consider it." Niu Gangqiang's reply undoubtedly encouraged Lao Jiang and the female bank president.The female bank president jumped up from the sofa and threw herself in front of Niu Gangqiang. The strong smell of perfume on her body and the pungent smell of smoke in her mouth rolled towards Niu Gangqiang. Niu Gangqiang resisted the instinct of reaching out to cover his nose. It was too impolite to the lady in front of him, but her smell was too strong, so Niu Gangqiang had to retreat quietly, slightly widening the distance between them. "Judge Niu, I feel at ease with your words," the female bank manager's face was full of expressions, which made Niu Gangqiang confused about what kind of emotion she was under: "What do I say, Judge Niu is definitely not that kind of person?" Unreasonable people. We are really wronged. The money was taken away by liars. The surname Cheng couldn’t catch him, so he took our bank as a thunderstorm. How can there be such a reason in the world? If this is the case, can the bank still open? Our bank It belongs to the country, and the money belongs to the depositors. No one can easily take it away. We are protecting the interests of the country. Judge Niu, tell me, are we wronged or not?" Niu Gangqiang thought she would come up with some new evidence to prove their innocence, but she was wordy, but she didn't see any facts, and forced him to ask him if she was wronged, so he couldn't help but answer her directly. : "I think you are quite wronged, but you can't blame others. If your work is really like the slogan posted on your wall, honesty and responsibility, reputation first, how can Cheng Tieshi be confused when he puts millions in your bank?" Is it gone? Do you think people are wronged? Let me say, based on the slogans on your walls, there is no need to fight this lawsuit." "Why is there no need to fight?" The female bank president didn't understand what Niu Gangqiang said for a moment. "Reputation comes first. If you lose their money, you just need to compensate them, and you still have to go to court. What kind of reputation do you have?" The female bank president heard that Niu Gangqiang's words were not in the right place, her face immediately sank, and she said angrily: "The bank's reputation does not depend on anyone who has to pay." After saying this, the female bank president fell silent. Niu Gangqiang was still waiting for her next words, but a string of teardrops the size of soybeans rolled out of the eyes of the female president, and the tears formed two streams on the president's face, washing out two dark spots from the powder. Gu Gu: "Judge Niu, do you know that you are not only judging a case, you are holding the lives of several families in your hands..." the female bank president cried while talking, her sobbing and words coherently blended, making her Niu Gangqiang, who was so surprised and a little overwhelmed, had no time to interrupt. "If the sentence is to be carried out according to the decision of your meeting, not only the interests of the country but also the interests of the depositors will be damaged, and how many people in the bank from me down will be implicated and dealt with. Which of these people is not procrastinating?" The family leads the mouth, others don't say, anyway, I have only one way to die at the gate of the court, it doesn't matter if I die, my husband is still paralyzed on the bed, and the child is still in school, what can they do..." Seeing her messing around, Niu Gangqiang put her aside, stared at Lao Jiang and asked, "What are you looking for me for? Just let me listen to her." He pointed his finger at the president: "Are you here to cry and make trouble?" Lao Jiang hurriedly went to persuade the president, and then explained to Niu Gangqiang: "Today, I heard that the verdict was not good for us. The president was a little agitated. Lesbians are less able to bear it. Please forgive me. We are definitely not making trouble. Besides. , This is not something that can be solved by making noise." Speaking of this, in order to ease the atmosphere, Lao Jiang took out a cigarette again and handed it to Niu Gangqiang, who waved his hand and refused.The president took a cigarette and smoked it without speaking or crying. "The situation is like this," Lao Jiang said carefully: "Regarding this case, our bank also attaches great importance to the problems that occurred, and specially made a written report to the superior bank. .” "Where's the approval document from your supervisor?" Niu Gangqiang held out his hand to Lao Jiang. "We handed over the original document to the leaders of the municipal party committee, and the leaders of the municipal party committee will be able to approve it in a few days." At this point, Lao Jiang was a little bit awkward, and said: "We...meaning... can the judgment be approved? Delay for a few days...be more cautious..." Niu Gangqiang understood what they were doing. They were trying to obstruct the judgment of this case through the protection of the superior management and the instructions of the leaders of the municipal party committee.He couldn't help feeling angry, and said in a blunt tone: "The basic principles of our trial work are based on facts and the law as the criterion. Judging cases is to handle matters according to the law and enforce the law impartially, not based on the bank's approval documents and leadership instructions. Handle the case. This case has been dragged on for a long time, and we are responsible to both parties. I cannot agree to your request, and I have no right to agree to it." After thinking about it, he had an idea, and then he said: "Besides, even if I I promise you, it’s too late, I’ve already notified the plaintiff to come get the verdict, I can’t hold back the verdict when they come, can I?” "No, there's something wrong here, I'm going to find your dean," the female bank president suddenly jumped up from the sofa when she heard this, and yelled loudly: "Your judgment is unfair, there must be something wrong here, who will tear your face? Who are you afraid of? Let me tell you, we are not convinced, I want to find your president, I want to appeal, the lawsuit has been brought to Beijing, to Zhongnanhai..." When she made a fuss, Lao Jiang was also very embarrassed. He shook his head at Niu Gangqiang to express his helplessness and apology. Take it first, and sign here." Lao Jiang didn't dare to take it, and looked at the female bank president hesitantly. The bank manager roared: "The meeting was just held this morning, and the verdict is out now. There must be ghosts in it. We don't want this verdict, don't..." When it was time to work, Xiao Xu, who was in the same office as Niu Gangqiang, came in, and couldn't help being surprised when he saw this, and asked several times: "What's wrong?" No one was in the mood to pay him any attention.From time to time, someone peeped in at the door, but the president still didn't care, chattering and making noise, forcing Niu Gangqiang to just want to get angry.Niu Gangqiang held the verdict and asked again: "Will you accept this verdict?" When Lao Jiang saw this, he knew that it would be meaningless to stay in a stalemate. If he didn't accept the court, he could still serve it, and it could still be legally effective. Moreover, as a lawyer, he didn't want to mess up the relationship with the judge because of the bank case, so Bite the bullet and pretended not to see the president's restraining face and gestures, he took the verdict and signed his name on the notice of delivery. Seeing this, the female bank president knew that there would be no results if she continued to entangle with Niu Gangqiang, so she found a way for herself: "It's nothing special for you as a small judge. I will go to your dean. Living in the same place, I don’t believe that we won’t see each other in this lifetime.” Niu Gangqiang said indifferently: "I have never felt that there is anything special about me. It is your right to find whomever you want, please do it." The president turned around and grabbed Lao Jiang fiercely: "Go, don't talk to him, go find their dean." Lao Jiang rushed out of the office. The female bank president slammed the door when she went out. The door panel "clanged" and the office buzzed. Xiao Xu stuck out her tongue at Niu Gang: "This old lady is really rude. Only then did I know what a tigress is." Niu Gangqiang was disturbed by her entanglement. As soon as she left, Niu Gangqiang let out a long breath and cursed: "Damn it!" Nine Before dawn, Cheng Tieshi woke up. Listening to Dr. Wang's snoring sound, he tried hard to sleep for a while, but his brain became clearer instead.He couldn't bear the torment of lying on the bed, put on his clothes lightly, quietly came to the corridor, lit a cigarette and started smoking.The corridor was dark, and in order to save electricity, the hotel turned off all the corridor lights after the guests fell asleep.The dim yellow street lamps outside the window illuminated the deserted and empty streets and alleys, and the frost formed by the water vapor on the window distorted and deformed the street scene outside the window.Looking out at the empty and deformed street, Cheng Tieshi suddenly remembered a scene in an American science fiction movie he had seen. Humans on the earth are facing an unprecedented natural disaster because of crazily consuming resources and polluting the environment. The vast majority perished, and only a handful of people hid in the depths of the formation to survive.The lost city is too similar to the scene in front of me, empty and lifeless, without a single corpse, but death wanders around everywhere. The association made Cheng Tieshi feel a chill deep in his heart, and he shivered violently.He sprayed the smoke inhaled into his chest toward the icy window, and the icy receded to form a round and clear hole. Looking out from the hole, the streets and alleys were restored to a clear pattern with clear lines and plates, and an early car roared. Crossing the street, a morning exerciser ran past the street, and Cheng Tieshi even saw the white mist sprayed by that person.Cheng Tieshi seemed to be awakened from a nightmare, he breathed a sigh of relief, the world is still alive, the night is the accumulation of vitality, the day is the release of energy, the cycle is endless, and there is no end.The lawsuit he has worked hard for two years will have a result in the coming day. Cheng Tieshi stubbed out the cigarette butt, threw it on the floor, gently opened the door, and returned to the room.Dr. Wang is sleeping soundly, it is difficult for him to wake him up, and at this moment he especially needs someone to chat with him.He wanted to wake up Dr. Wang several times, but dismissed the idea several times.He returned to the bed, pulled off the quilt, covered his slightly chilled body, and waited quietly for sleep. In a haze, lawyer Wang Tianbao came to him and asked him to fetch the verdict.He asked strangely: "Has the verdict come out? Are we winning or losing?" Wang Tianbao grinned, and the little black beard on his upper lip curled up twice: "Why are you still not confident? Everything is ruled out. The simplest fact is that the bank made false prints and paid wrongly, and compensation for negligence is justified. ?” Although Cheng Tieshi felt a little relieved by his words, he was still uneasy. The experience of more than two years made him deeply realize that the law is by no means as clear as black letters printed on white paper. To be implemented by people, people are decisive and the most complex and unpredictable factor. He followed Wang Tianbao to a hall. The national emblem was hung above the hall, and the surrounding area was empty, without even a seat. The half-bright light illuminated a square-headed square-brained, somewhat human-shaped, gleaming under the national emblem. machine. "What are you doing here? Didn't you mean to get the verdict?" Cheng Tieshi asked Wang Tianbao. Wang Tianbao didn't say a word, and focused on inputting the few pages in his hand into the mouth of the machine. Cheng Tieshi took a closer look, and what he input was their indictment and a copy of the obtained evidence.At this time, the president and Ma Lipeng also came to the hall at some point, and they also began to input their statement of defense and materials into the machine.After all the input, the two red lights on the head of the machine began to flash, as if people were blinking their eyes non-stop. "This is the latest scientific and technological achievement to replace judges called Anti-Jamming All-Fair Judge No. 1, which is actually a highly intelligent robot," Wang Tianbao explained to Cheng Tieshi: "Because law enforcement has always relied on humans, its reliability is extremely poor, and it is very It is easy to be interfered by rights, money, interests, and relationships, so the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress decided to completely change the way human judges try and judge cases. In the future, all case trials and judgments will be conducted by anti-interference all-fair robots. , were all laid off and went home. Hahaha, it’s all over now, the judicial environment has finally been purified.” Seeing Cheng Tieshi's astonishment, Wang Tianbao said: "The robot judge has input all the promulgated laws and regulations and all the precedents of China for more than 3,000 years and human beings for more than 1,000 years, and has an intelligent full analysis and balance support system. The speed is high, and the affairs are absolutely handled in accordance with the law. Generally, the case will be resolved within five minutes, and the most complicated case can get the verdict in half an hour." Just as he was talking, the red light of the robot judge turned into a green light, and Wang Tianbao said, "It's done, the verdict is out." Sure enough, a few pages were printed out with the court seal from the mouth of the robot judge's abdomen. Paper comes.Wang Tianbao took the paper, looked at it, his complexion changed drastically, and he muttered to himself: "This is impossible, this is impossible, what's going on?" Seeing that something was wrong, Cheng Tieshi stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter? What's the matter?" Wang Tianbao handed him the paper: "Damn it, it sentenced us to lose the case, lose the case..." Sure enough, Cheng Tieshi saw the following words on the verdict: "Xiamen Cheng Tieshi has no direct principal-agent relationship with xx Bank, and the bank is not liable for wrong payments... As long as the bank cannot tell the authenticity of the seal, the bank will not be responsible...Rejected The plaintiff's claim..." is written.How is this going?He was angry, anxious and confused, looking for Wang Tianbao everywhere, but Wang Tianbao disappeared. His heart suddenly seemed to be filled with ice water, and his whole body became stiff. The lawsuit was lost, and Wang Tianbao also ran away... At this moment, he heard the robot judge sneer "hehehe". The laughter became louder and louder, echoing in the hall, shaking his heart and shaking his whole body. Later, even the whole hall was shaken. Creaking and moaning... At some point, Wang Tianbao appeared behind him again, and said angrily, "It's over, it's over, someone changed the program, let's sue him." At this moment, Chief Judge He got out of the robot's body and continued to grin grinningly. His eyes narrowed into a slit, but shot a cold and dazzling light, and his white teeth bared out. Only then did Cheng Tieshi understand that it was deafening. The laughter came from President He.President He patted the robot judge's head triumphantly: "It's under my control. If I let him judge who wins, it will judge who wins. If I let him judge whoever loses, it will judge whoever loses. I programmed the program." ,Hahaha……" Cheng Tieshi couldn't control the anger in his heart anymore, he rushed towards President He recklessly, he wanted to tear him apart, beat him up, and even die with him... President He was like a wisp of smoke, You can see it, but you can't touch it. Ren Cheng Tieshi hits, slaps, and still laughs smugly, but Cheng Tieshi himself becomes weaker and weaker. The whole hall gradually collapses under the wild laughter of President He. The floor also broke suddenly, and he fell into the dark abyss, the terror made him scream involuntarily... Cheng Tieshi opened his eyes, and it turned out to be a nightmare. Although his eyes were bright and he was relieved consciously, the darkness of the abyss still remained in his heart. President He's Xiaoxiao's smile was still ringing in his ears, and his heart was still there. Dramatic jump. "Dream? I'm afraid it's not a good dream." Dr. Wang sat on the bed opposite him, his face was radiant, his hair was smooth, and it was obvious that he had finished washing. "what time is it?" "It's ten o'clock." "Why didn't you call me? Where's the black head? Did Wang Tianbao call?" Dr. Wang handed him a cup of hot tea and said with a smile, "You didn't sleep much last night. It's fine anyway. I think you should sleep a little longer. I haven't heard from Wang Tianbao yet. I'll give Niu Gangqiang Go to the phone, Xiao Xu answered, the meeting is not over yet. The blackheads may not have woken up yet, he is just like that, it’s okay to stay up for three days and three nights if there is something to do, and it’s normal to sleep for two days and two nights if there is nothing to do. " Cheng Tieshi got up, and while he was getting dressed, he told Dr. Wang the dream he had just had. Dr. Wang said: "You think about it every day, and dream at night. You are under too much mental pressure. However, this dream is really a bit overwhelming. With a taste of black humor, it is a very good satirical sketch." After getting dressed, Cheng Tieshi took the washbasin to the bathroom to wash himself up, but he didn't see Dr. Wang when he returned to the room. He guessed that Dr. Wang was going to the toilet or looking for blackheads, so he didn't care.He found a piece of bread, tore off a corner and stuffed it into his mouth. After chewing for a while, he only got mud in his mouth, but he couldn't swallow it. He simply stopped eating and drank tea from a teacup.After only two sips, Dr. Wang opened the door and came in, and told Cheng Tieshi with a red face: "Wang Tianbao called, the meeting has been set, and we have won." The tea in Cheng Tieshi's cup spilled out: "Really?" "What's the truth? I answered the phone." Cheng Tieshi didn't know what to say for a moment, took out a cigarette and lit it, swallowed heavily, and spewed out clouds of thick smoke. "Don't get too excited, wake up the black head quickly, and go to the court after dinner." Cheng Tieshi asked: "The meeting is just over, so let's go to the court, isn't it good?" Dr. Wang tidied up the quilts that were scattered on the bed, turned his head and said to Cheng Tieshi: "Although the overall situation is settled, it doesn't matter if you don't get the verdict. Who knows what strange tricks the bank has. Let's go and urge Niu Gangqiang to get it out as soon as possible." You won’t be afraid once you get the verdict.” Cheng Tieshi had no doubts about Dr. Wang's experience and ability, and after hearing what he said, he hurried to call Heitou. Heitou had already woken up, laying on the bed with his eyes open and his pillow on the head of the bed, smoking. Cheng Tieshi told him the situation, and he got up from the bed, and began to put clothes on his body in a hurry: "Brother Cheng, you finally It's over." Cheng Tieshi said: "This morning I dreamed that the lawsuit was defeated." Heitou said: "My mother told me that the dream before dawn is the opposite of the real thing, and she is really right." After a while, Heitou had already dressed, Cheng Tieshi said: "Go and wash your face, I will wait for you when I go back to the house." Heitou messed up the quilts on the bed, took out a big paper bag from under the pillow, and handed it to Cheng Tieshi: "You hold this bag for me, and I'll go over after washing your face." Cheng Tieshi knew that he was afraid that it would be unsafe to put the money in the room, so he didn't say much, took the money and went back to his room, and waited for the blackhead with Dr. Wang. Dr. Wang sat cross-legged on the bed and watched TV. "Blackheads? What are you holding?" Dr. Wang glanced at Cheng Tieshi and asked casually. "He's going to wash his face, and he'll be here in a while. This is the money he extorted from Wang Bolun, and he put it in the house for fear of losing it. Let me watch it for him." Dr. Wang grinned: "Blackheads are more adapted to this society than you and I, and will take all means to protect their own interests. As long as they don't fight openly and violate the criminal law, they won't suffer." Cheng Tieshi was noncommittal, knowing that he would go out to do errands soon, so he took the time to drink tea. "How is the matter between him and Yalan? When are you going to do things?" Dr. Wang asked again. "The two of them are busy going through the formalities of registering the company. It is estimated that they will have to finish their work for a while before they can do things." "Working? What are you doing?" Heitou pushed the door open and came in, picking up Cheng Tieshi's words and asking. Cheng Tieshi said, "We're talking about when you and Yalan will do things." Heitou said: "What's the hurry? The boiled duck is afraid that she will fly away? Then you two have to join me in the fun and help me out." Cheng Tieshi said, "That's no problem." The three of them closed the door, and went downstairs to the street to choose a relatively clean restaurant. It was already noon, and they ate breakfast and lunch together. They ordered food and wine. Wine should be good wine, not only to fill the stomach, but also to express a sense of celebration. After eating and drinking enough, they sat and chatted for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, and the three of them rushed to the court. When they arrived at the court, it was the female bank president and Lao Jiang, the director of the law firm, who had just left Niu Gangqiang's office. Not long after they went upstairs to find the dean, they actually walked back and forth.If they had arrived a little earlier, the two rivals would have met. When they entered the door, Niu Gangqiang's anger had not subsided. As soon as he saw the three of them entering the door, he said coldly: "This group is just leaving, and another group is coming. I don't have to do anything. I will be a receptionist." Forget it." Knowing that he won the case, he was naturally grateful to the judge. Although the three of them were baffled by the hot face and cold ass as soon as they entered the door, they still dedicated three smiling faces to Niu Gangqiang.Niu Gangqiang didn't give up his seat, and the three of them found their own seats. As usual, Dr. Wang opened his mouth first: "Judge Niu, the case has been dragging on for so long, and it's almost Chinese New Year. Let's ask when we will have a result." Xiao Xu interjected from the side: "Don't worry, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Judge Niu promises that you will go home to celebrate the New Year with satisfaction within a couple of days." Niu Gangqiang gave Xiao Xu a hard look, and Xiao Xu said with a playful smile: "Don't stare at me, how can this matter be kept a secret now? Don't even think about it, which one of these people is a good stubble? They ran away without knowing the situation What are you doing?" Niu Gangqiang ignored Xiao Xu, and dealt with Cheng Tieshi and the others in a neutral manner, but he was still hesitating whether to hand over the verdict to them immediately.He also understood that Cheng Tieshi and the others had already known the verdict, and as the winning party, they just wouldn't be as violent and noisy as the bank. Heitou took out a cigarette and offered a cigarette to everyone, and Xiao Xu looked at the sign; "Da Zhonghua, it seems that the celebration is here ahead of time." The black head said: "Where, I recently made a small fortune in business, so I can improve my level, don't laugh at me." Dr. Wang saw that the words were clear, so he told the truth without any detours: "Judge Niu, we will not hide it from you. We already know the result of the trial. First of all, we thank you for upholding justice and enforcing the law impartially. It may be a little urgent for us to come to you. It's too urgent, I just ask you to hurry up and get the verdict down, and let Cheng Tieshi go home for a safe year no matter what." Niu Gangqiang said: "How do you know? How did the news spread so quickly?" He was indeed a little surprised. The meeting was only held in the morning, and both parties knew the result immediately. He couldn't help being a little annoyed. Is the job of a judge still possible? "I will do what I have to do according to the law. Go back and wait." Intellectually, he knew that he didn't need to do this, but the internal disturbance of the court to such an extent brought him a lot of trouble. Trouble, so I took my anger out on Cheng Tieshi and the others. Cheng Tieshi and Dr. Wang didn't know the process of finding Niu Gangqiang unlucky from the bank just now. Seeing that Niu Gangqiang's words were wrong, they couldn't help but feel suspicious. It's not that they don't understand Niu Gangqiang's attitude towards this case. What about emotions? At this moment, the phone on the table rang. Xiao Xu grabbed the phone and listened to it, then hurriedly passed the receiver to Niu Gangqiang: "Dean, I'm looking for you." It is not often that the president directly calls the judges. He usually calls the judge for everything. Niu Gangqiang was also a little surprised to hear that the president called him directly. Hearing that it was the dean's call, everyone in the room held their breath and stretched their ears to hear what the dean said, but Niu Gangqiang pressed the microphone tightly to his ear, and others couldn't hear anything clearly.Everyone stared at Niu Gangqiang's face and observed his expression. Niu Gangqiang didn't talk much, just agreed with "um, um," but his complexion became more and more ugly. His face was like a paste-painted shoe upper, getting tighter and tighter, and he glanced at Cheng Tieshi and the others from time to time. Obviously, the content of the dean's phone call is related to Cheng Tieshi's case. "Mmmm" enough, Niu Gangqiang finally started to speak, "The verdict has been issued, what should I do?" The dean didn't know what he said. Niu Gangqiang said: "The president and the others came to make trouble first. The plaintiffs came just after they left. I just gave them the verdict. They haven't left yet. They are sitting here." The dean didn't know what he said again, but Niu Gang pretended to be angry and said, "Nothing in the courtyard can be kept secret now. Dean, you really have to investigate this matter carefully, otherwise we will not be able to do our work in the future." Putting down the phone, Niu Gangqiang opened the drawer, took out the printed verdict, and handed it to Cheng Tieshi. Cheng Tieshi was busy reading it, but Niu Gangqiang said, "Sign it quickly, and read it slowly when you go back." Cheng Tieshi signed the delivery notice. Niu Gang breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone softened a lot, and he said to Dr. Wang, "Let's leave this case to me. Go back and prepare for the second trial." After receiving the winning verdict, Cheng Tieshi had mixed feelings, and said to Niu Gangqiang, "I thank you so much..." Niu Gangqiang interrupted him and said: "Don't say anything, I'm done here, and you have to work hard on your own in the future. Go back, I'm still busy here." Seeing him like this, Cheng Tieshi and the others couldn't say anything more. Dr. Wang shook hands with Niu Gangqiang and Xiao Xu, and the three left and went out. Outside, the sun was shining brightly. Although the weather was very cold, Cheng Tieshi felt hot all over.He took a deep breath of cool air, and then slowly exhaled it from the bottom of his abdomen to his chest cavity. The stale air that had been pent up for a long time seemed to be exhausted, and his whole body felt much refreshed. Dr. Wang did not show joy and excitement because of the victory of the lawsuit. Instead, he was depressed and seemed to be absent-minded.Hei Tou folded his hands, hugged the money in his arms tightly, and said to Dr. Wang: "Brother Wang, Brother Cheng won the lawsuit, and Wang Bolun's bill was also paid. According to the old rules, we three one thirty one, we are two Xilinmen." He said this to make Dr. Wang happy, and not to make everyone unhappy with his stern face. Cheng Tieshi also said: "For blackheads, it's four blessings." "Which Four Happiness?" Heitou asked. "In addition to the two happy events you mentioned just now, the Green Earth Company has been established, and your marriage with Yalan should also be done. Isn't this the fourth happy event?" Dr. Wang, who had been silent all this time, asked suddenly: "Do you know that if we go one step later today, we may not be able to get the verdict, and it is even hard to predict what the verdict will be." Cheng Tieshi was stunned, and asked, "Impossible? How can the decision of the judicial committee be changed?" Dr. Wang snorted: "In these days, going to court is the same as doing business. If you don't get the money, you can't count it as a success. I just thought about it for a while before I realized that when we first started, Niu Gangqiang didn't give us money. Let us go back and wait for our verdict, because he disliked our news being too quick and pressing too hard. Then why did he give us the verdict again?" Cheng Tieshi and Heitou looked at each other, then shook their heads again, Cheng Tieshi tentatively said, "Did the dean call and ask him to give it to us?" Dr. Wang sneered and said, "On the contrary, the dean called to ask him to suppress the verdict." Heitou asked: "Have you listened to the dean?" 博士王说：“我哪里能听到，不过事情是明摆着的，当时牛刚强还没把判决书给我们，院长打电话来是让他暂缓判决，他接到院长电话后，玩了个时间差，告诉院长说已经判了，判决书已经给我们了，院长没办法了，然后他赶快把判决书给了我们。你们想一想，院长如果没有变化，怎么会打电话跟他谈判决书的事儿？当时我们如果没在场，院长已明确指示缓判，他还敢打这个时间差吗？” 程铁石仔细想想他们在牛刚强那里拿判决书的前后经过，恍然大悟：“对了，是这么回事。院长这么做也不对呀，已经经过审判委员会讨论的案子，他一句话就能推翻了？这么想想，牛刚强这人真不错。” 博士王说：“会议刚结束，王天宝就知道了结果，银行那面也同样得知了结果，他们肯定要采取行动，想尽一切办法推翻判决，至少也要拖延判决，以便有进一步做工作的机会。一审败诉，他们怕的是他们自己的上级调查此事，所以肯定要有动作。他们的行动对院长的影响到底有多大，要看他们动用的手段和力度，比方说，市委书记直接给院长打电话，或者上级法院的某位领导直接找院长干预，院长能不屈服吗？会上定了的事，可以再开个会推翻，这种事情我见得多了。” 程铁石不由倒抽一口冷气：“这不是把法律当儿戏了吗？” “如果继续用行政管理的套路来管理执法机构，执法机构没有有效的司法监督和舆论监督，没有严厉的个人责任制度和惩治措施，法律在某些执法人员眼里，就是可供他们玩弄的游戏。” 黑头叫住一辆出租车，对博士王跟程铁石说：“管他呢，反正我们赢了，先回旅馆再说。” 坐进车里，博士王对着黑头，实际上对程铁石说：“赢了？这才是一审，八年抗战才打了个平型关战役，离最终胜利还早着呢。一审赢了，只会更加刺激银行，二审他们肯定会比一审折腾得更凶，你就等着吧。” 黑头说：“兵来将挡，水来土掩，到时候再说吧。我看，咱们还是退房回省城，好好庆祝一下，海兴这地方让人呆着心里朝外冷。” 程铁石说：“牛刚强，王天宝那边是不是得谢一下？” 博士王说：“谢倒是该谢，现在不是时候，弄不好反而出麻烦。今晚上请王天宝一块吃顿饭，牛刚强那边我打个电话口头上谢谢，以后有机会再说，明天咱们回省城。” 黑头说：“程哥你也该回家过个年了，明天我就让雅兰给你订票。” 一提回家过年，程铁石心头涌起一阵酸楚。两年了，他没有在家过过春节，中途回去过一次，呆了不到十天就又走了。东北这块黑土地，对他而言却像泥潭，一脚陷进去就很难脱身，没有遭到灭顶之灾就是万幸了。 回到旅馆，黑头就收拾好东西，搬到程铁石跟博士王的屋里，说反正明天一大早就回省城，今晚就跟他俩挤。又告诉程铁石，他已经通知赵雅兰，替程铁石定了回家的机票。 提到回家，程铁石对这里的事又有些不放心，说：“我走了，银行要上诉，应诉的事咋办？” 博士王说：“有我在你还有啥不放心的？” 黑头说：“程哥你就放心回去，陪着嫂子跟孩子安心多住几天，这边的事有我跟王哥，等到开庭的时候你再来。官司打了两年，咱不还从汪伯伦那里挣了些钱吗？再打两年也撑得住。说不定省高法哪个法官、庭长再跟银行勾出点事情来，到时候我们再抓挠他一把，又有外快了。” 博士王跟程铁石都让他说笑了，心里也轻松了许多。 ten 飞机已经达到巡航高度，改为平飞。浓厚的云层裹住了飞机，让人感觉像在没有搅匀的浆糊里穿行。这是北方航空公司的ｍｄ９０型飞机，座椅一边是三座，一边是两座，给人一种失衡的感觉。 刚才换登机牌的时候，博士王恰好认识值班长，博士王曾帮他岳父打过官司，胜诉了，他们对博士王很感谢，见博士王送朋友，便专门给程铁石要了个靠前面、挨着窗户的座位。 博士王、黑头还有赵雅兰前来送他。黑头说：“回去安心住着，需要你出面时我给你打电话。” 赵雅兰说：“等我们结婚时，一定要坐飞机到厦门去看看嫂子跟侄女。” 黑头说：“你要看嫂子跟侄女是假，看鼓浪屿才是真的。” 博士王说：“你回去记住四心主义：一是放心，该办的事我们都会尽力去办；二是信心，乌云再多也遮不住太阳；三是决心，破釜沉舟，一干到底，不获全胜绝不收兵；四是安心，不管今后怎么样，回去了就安心过年，啥也不想，休整好了继续战斗。” 程铁石走进安检口，回身跟他们挥手告别。看着程铁石离去的背影，博士王叹了一口气。黑头见他叹息，问道：“王哥，一审在银行自家的地头上都赢了，二审在咱们的地头上还能有多大困难？” 博士王说：“说实话，二审我心里没有底，胜的把握没有两成。” 黑头问：“为什么？” 博士王说：“银行已经重新请了省城的律师打二审，这个律师叫汤清洁。” “这个律师厉害吗？” “她本人不行，可是她丈夫厉害。” 黑头问：“她丈夫是省委书记？” 博士王说：“那倒不是，她丈夫是省高级法院的告申庭庭长。银行等于请了省高级法院告申庭庭长替他们打二审官司了。而且，人家更辛苦，程铁石回家过年去了，银行行长春节都不过了，陪着省高法告申庭的庭长到北京去了，走的时候光现金就带了三十万，三十万的能量足够推翻一审判决了。” 黑头牙疼似的倒吸了一口冷气：“这事你告诉程哥了没有？” “没有，”博士王盯着程铁石消失的方向，“让他回去好好过个年吧。” 飞机上，程铁石微微闭上双眼，机身轻轻颤动着，发动机的吼叫被隔在了窗外。再过三四个小时他就可以到家，见到久别的妻子和女儿，但是他没有踏上归途、久别重逢的喜悦。诉讼的艰难前景依然像一座冰山，又冷又沉地压在他的心头。执法者如果依法办事，他的案子一审加上二审，应该在一年以内了结。可是，仅仅一审就拖了足足两年。显然，人民代表举手通过、白纸黑字的法律在执法者心里并没有多大的分量。如果说一审最主要的阻力来自于何庭长的贪赃枉法，即将面对的二审，难道就不会再出现李庭长、王庭长、江庭长吗？他想起了博士王说的那句话：“一审的胜诉，不见得就是好事，银行肯定会以十倍、百倍的疯狂反扑，因为，如果这个案子输了，后果是他们难以承受的。如果官司打赢了，他们就可以掩盖住一切怕人知道的黑幕。”一审的审判经历已经证明了，银行为了掩盖事实真相，是不择手段的，那么二审他们又会怎么样呢？ 飞机发动机的轰鸣透过密封的舷窗变成了轻柔平缓的催眠曲，渐渐将程铁石引入睡乡。空姐送来饮料，见他已经入睡，便没有打扰他。程铁石在睡眠中，却跌入噩梦的漩涡。大头小眼的何庭长、壮硕泼辣的女行长、伶牙俐齿的马丽芃、凶横粗蛮的冬瓜、猫头鹰，一个个幻化成挥之不去的魔影，纠缠着他、撕扯着他，嘲笑着他……最后，他被关回了那个潮湿黑暗的地下室，他奔突、冲撞、甚至跃起用头部顶向天花板，奇怪的是他一点没有感觉到疼痛，似乎他已经变成了钢筋铁骨，他更加奋力地冲撞着天花板，终于，黑漆漆的天花板被他冲破一道巨大的裂缝，刺眼的阳光箭簇一样投射进来…… 他醒了，飞机已经钻出粘稠的云层，碧蓝的天空洁净如洗，灿烂的阳光洒进窗口，脚下的山川河流像微缩风景。程铁石突然想到了那句名言：太阳每天都会照样升起。他的心情舒畅了许多，随之感到口渴，他按响呼叫铃，空姐过来询问他有什么事，他说：“请给我来一杯热茶。” ——End of the book——