Capítulo 5: Chapter 5 What a Coincidence!

At the filing counter of the Bright District case registration court, the clerk looked at the young man in front of him and then at the large bag of materials and subconsciously leaned back in his seat.

"Is everything there? This is a labor dispute. Have you gone through arbitration... Oh, I see the result of your arbitration."

Great, it looks like I'll be working overtime again today. It's not that you can just take the materials at the registration counter and be done with it; each one has to be reviewed to see if a case can be filed.

Moreover, this young man was representing himself, he wasn't a lawyer...

Why did he know he wasn't a lawyer? There was a reason for that.

Courts in different places may have different specific practices, but here in Jingzhou City, lawyers filing cases have their own counter, which is separate from the one for regular people when taking numbers.

Nobody's in a good mood to work overtime. The clerk started to carefully read the complaint and then he too was stunned.

"Overtime pay... you're asking for over six hundred thousand yuan??"

After looking at the arbitration result again, the clerk looked up at Tang Fangjing and hesitated before saying, "Comrade, the labor arbitration committee didn't support your claim for overtime pay. Which lawyer did this work for you?"

After saying that, he probably felt he shouldn't say such a thing and quickly added, "Of course, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with your lawsuit..."

It was now a case registration system where, if the basics were met, a case could generally be filed. The clerk was also worried, just like Ma Yao from the arbitration committee, that the other party might have been scammed by a deceitful lawyer.

After all, there are scoundrels in every industry. It's just that lawyers tend to be very tough-mouthed, always saying things like, "It's totally legal, none of your business," making you want to punch them.

What the young man across said next sent a chill down the clerk's spine...

"Comrade, I prepared all the materials myself, and I'm currently studying hard to get certified."

The clerk's face stiffened, and he looked at the pile of materials in front of him, his face twitching.

What's worse than scrutinizing a pile of materials is scrutinizing a pile of "unprofessional" ones, like a literature teacher grading a barely passing student's exam filled with subpar answers...

As Tang Fangjing was filling in the information, the clerk opposite him became more and more confused, wondering why the materials prepared by this young man seemed so professional...

And he found that most of them were pieces of evidence, which made things easier.

After reconfirming that there were no issues, the clerk notified Tang Fangjing that his case could be filed.

As for litigation costs, there is a favorable policy for labor litigation: the fees are not linked to the value of the claim and are symbolically set at ten yuan.

Sometimes they might even reduce it to five yuan...

Once the filing process was completed, Tang Fangjing left directly, knowing that the next step was to wait, as court procedures always take time.

Returning home and looking at his small rental house, Tang Fangjing decided after some thought that he should move.

The original owner of the body had some savings; his parents had passed away when he was in college, a classic beginning...

So money wasn't an immediate issue.

He primarily wanted to move because the environment was making him feel ill, it was too damp.

He called the landlord of the house in advance, and the landlord came over quickly, an elderly gentleman with some years on him, surnamed Kang. He looked stern and serious but turned out to be surprisingly understanding and reasonable.

"Eh, Little Tang, it's fine that you want to move. Just move out when you find a place. I'll give you back your deposit later. It's not easy for young people starting out in society."

That's how society is. Just when you think there are too many bad people and wonder if there's any hope left, there are always some people and things that warm your heart.

This left Tang Fangjing not knowing what expression to make with the face he had been keeping stiff.

Why stiff? Because from the memories of his original self, he knew that this old man was very abrupt and would often start quarrels. He had argued with him before too.

But unexpectedly, on such an important matter, the man had clear thoughts.

Tang Fangjing silently nodded, not knowing what to say, while old man Kang kept up his serious face, nodded in return, and left.

That is probably just how life is.

Tang Fangjing didn't know many people in the Bright District, and he had originally planned to rent directly from a landlord. However, after looking around for a while, he gave up.

It could basically be said that the market had been monopolized by middlemen. So there was no choice but to turn to a middleman.

Tang Fangjing was no stranger to this business; he had dealt with such agencies in his previous life. It's definitely an overstatement to say, "Whether they have committed a crime or not, they deserve to be punished," but it's true that problems can arise easily. Ultimately, it's because the industry has yet to become fully standardized.

He searched in the app marketplace and downloaded an app called "Anke," which boasted a billion downloads.

He began looking at houses on the app and, of course, Tang Fangjing was aware of the middlemen's tricks.

Many people go by the pictures when choosing a house, but you have to know that pictures are the easiest to deceive with!

How else could you see so many beauties and handsome folks online when they are so rare in real life?

Moreover, such a nice-looking house in the pictures, with a rent so low – who says it's hard to rent a decent place nowadays?

If you think about it for a moment, does the world hand out free pies from the sky?

If such fortune truly exists, would it be available to you on an app with a billion downloads?

If you look carefully, you may realize, "Hey, isn't that the exact same picture for different houses?"

There's one of their tricks: the pictures look great, and once you go there, they'll make an excuse like, "Oh, that one just got rented out. How about I show you another one? It's also pretty good."

You think, "What bad luck," and, "Since I'm here," might as well take a look...

Tang Fangjing of course knew these tricks, and he even knew that sometimes they might ask you to pay up front...

But knowledge aside, not all agents are bad, and you don't need to tar everyone with the same brush.

And considering that Jingzhou is so big, it was unlikely that he'd have the bad luck of dealing with those kinds of agents...

After carefully looking for a house for a while, mainly considering the location, he finally found a satisfactory one and contacted the other party through the app. They quickly came to an agreement.

When the time came the next morning, Tang Fangjing left home and went straight to the community, which was called Lin Yu Garden, a name that exuded a poetical and picturesque charm.

At the entrance of the complex, Qi Guang from Hua Shi Real Estate Agency had already been waiting. Upon seeing Tang Fangjing get out of the car, he approached with a smile, "You must be Tang Fangjing, Brother Tang?"

In the agency business, everyone is very polite before the money changes hands, calling you brother or sister sweetly.

Tang Fangjing nodded and looked at the complex, "Shall we go up and have a look now? I'm short on time and need to make it quick!"

Qi Guang immediately responded, "Brother Tang, there's something I have to apologize for. I'm really sorry, but the room you saw on the app just got rented out today."

How inconvenient, isn't it…

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