In the judgment just announced, although the court had recognized their illegal transfer of assets, it did not adjudicate on the ownership of the properties nor did it re-divide them. This meant that his money, apart from the 820,000 yuan confiscated by the court, still remained under Tian Shulan's name. He was now still penniless. He couldn't even afford the fine.
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but turn his head and look towards his legal aid lawyer. With a troubled expression, he asked, "Uh... could you lend me some money?"
As soon as Meng Lei finished speaking, the newly certified legal aid lawyer's eyes widened. "What did you say?" His face was filled with disbelief. The legal aid service he was involved in was free of charge—the kind that didn't take a single cent. But now, the client was actually asking *him* for money?
