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Lu Mingjun felt that he had a second chance and worked harder.

The Jiangfa Bank case could be said to be Lu Mingjun's debut. Not to mention Jiang Xinxin, even several other partners in the firm were paying attention to it, whether consciously or unconsciously.

After all, there are only so many resources. If we give them to this person, others will naturally have less.

And just like that, the pre-trial mediation day for the Jiangfa Bank case soon arrived.

Lu Mingjun entered the mediation room with the power of attorney given by Jiangfa Bank and his trainee lawyer certificate.

Jiangfa Bank did not send anyone to participate today because based on past experience, pre-trial mediation organized by the court will basically not be successful.

The other party was not present in the mediation room. The people who came were Director Zhang Hua of the Manlian Institute and a young man.

Lu Mingjun was the first to greet him: "I didn't expect Director Zhang to come here in person today!"

Zhang Hua just nodded slightly, but the young man next to him smiled at Lu Mingjun.

Soon, the judge and the clerk came in. The clerk closed the door of the mediation room and the mediation officially began.

The judge checked the identities of both parties and said, "We will first organize a pre-court mediation for the case in which the plaintiff Wang Aizhen and eleven others sued the defendant Jiangfa Bank for compensation."

The judge spoke word by word, and the clerk waved his pen. Lu Mingjun sighed as he watched, as computers were not yet widely used in the courts.

After the judge finished explaining the case in general, he glanced at Lu Mingjun and Zhang Hua and asked, "Now, the attorneys for both the plaintiff and the defendant, please tell us whether you accept mediation or not?"

Zhang Hua was the first to speak. He put the pen aside, pushed up his glasses, and then said slowly, "Wang Ting, our Manlian Law Firm has accepted the commission of the eleven plaintiffs and is expressing our willingness to mediate with the defendants within a reasonable range."

Lu Mingjun noticed that when Zhang Hua was speaking just now, the clerk smiled at him gratefully.

Therefore, when the judge surnamed Wang asked Lu Mingjun for his opinion, Lu Mingjun also said slowly: "The legal responsibilities and rights and obligations of this case are clear. Our party has no obligation to compensate and is not a qualified defendant. Therefore, there is no so-called mediation!"

The judge nodded and turned to Zhang Hua: "Plaintiff, you heard what the defendant said. Do you have anything to say?"

Zhang Hua frowned slightly when he heard this, but soon regained his composure. He leaned back a little and then said slowly, "We are willing to admit that Jiangfa Bank itself was not at fault in this case."

At this point, Zhang Hua changed his tone and said loudly to everyone: "However, we should note that the other party in this case, the arrested criminal suspect Jiang Ze, is an employee of the defendant. Jiang Ze committed fraud during working hours and at the workplace! This at least shows that Jiangfa Bank has loopholes in its management! Therefore, Jiangfa Bank should bear joint and several obligations in the civil field!"

After saying that, Zhang Hua glanced at Lu Mingjun with sharp eyes, as if he wanted to see through her heart.

Lu Mingjun met Zhang Hua's gaze without fear. She took a deep breath and then slowly said, "Your Honor, please allow me to emphasize that Jiangfa Bank, as a listed financial institution, has strict management systems and operating procedures."

At this point, she paused, organized her words, and continued: "Although Jiang Ze's fraud occurred during working hours and at the workplace, it was entirely his personal behavior. The eleven plaintiffs personally transferred the case money to other accounts designated by Jiang Ze, and not to any account of the defendant. Therefore, the defendant has nothing to do with this matter and should not bear the liability for compensation."

At this point, Lu Mingjun continued, "We understand the pain the plaintiff has suffered from the loss, but it is illegal to ask the defendant to bear the liability for compensation."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hua immediately retorted: "The fraud occurred at the defendant's business premises, and the perpetrators were still the defendant's employees..."

Lu Mingjun interrupted and said, "Director Zhang, according to our country's civil and commercial laws, there are only two reasons for compensation!"

"One is infringement, the other is breach of contract. You keep saying that the defendant should bear the responsibility, so please tell me, based on which situation the defendant needs to bear the obligation to compensate?"

Zhang Hua choked when he heard this. He obviously hadn't expected Lu Mingjun to ask the question from this angle, and for a moment he was speechless.

He looked at Lu Mingjun indifferently, with no expression on his face, making it difficult to tell what he was thinking.

However, even after thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't refute the question raised by Lu Mingjun from another angle.

Seeing this, the judge coughed lightly, breaking the brief silence: "So, does the plaintiff have any other opinions or arguments?"

Zhang Hua took a deep breath, tried to calm himself, and then spoke again: "Because it has not been reviewed by the court, based on the current facts, from a legal perspective, Jiangfa Bank may not be directly responsible."

After saying this, Zhang Hua paused for a moment, and then continued: "However, as a company with a sense of social responsibility, shouldn't Jiangfa Bank bear some moral responsibility? After all, if it weren't for the Jiangfa Bank's office space, the eleven plaintiffs might not easily believe Jiang Ze's words. Therefore, we believe that the defendant should give these victims some necessary help and compensation!"

Lu Mingjun smiled and replied, "Director Zhang, I understand your idea very well. However, the law is the law, and morality is morality. We cannot change the principles and regulations of the law arbitrarily because of sympathy or moral pressure."

She paused and continued, "Moreover, from the perspective of Jiangfa Bank, they have done nothing wrong! If Jiangfa Bank is required to bear huge compensation liability just because of a single individual's criminal behavior, it will undoubtedly deal a huge blow to the entire financial industry and will also affect other innocent financial institutions."

The judge nodded and said, "The court has heard the opinions of both the plaintiff and the defendant. Do either party have any other arguments or opinions to add?"

Zhang Hua was silent for a while, then shook his head: "No more."

Lu Mingjun also shook his head: "There is nothing to add."

The judge confirmed again: "Then, this court asks again, do both parties agree to accept mediation?"

This time the judge added: "Or, is the defendant willing to give the eleven some assistance or compensation?"

Zhang Hua looked at Lu Mingjun, then at the judge, and finally nodded: "The plaintiff accepts mediation."

Hearing this, Lu Mingjun shook his head and said, "I need to ask my client about this question."