"A public apology, huh, Judge Tao? I don't see anything shameful in that. I mean, sure, it's the court, but that doesn't mean it doesn't make mistakes, right? And it's not like you're being asked to do anything else."
Anyway, Ji Xu just thought what he said was fine. What about the court? Leaders within the judicial system have been investigated, not just one or two.
Knowing the law doesn't necessarily mean obeying the law, and there's no contradiction between the two.
On the other end of the phone, Judge Tao really wanted to sue the other party. Is this how you mediate?
"But... but he's asking us to make a public apology. Our intermediate court hasn't damaged his reputation, and by any rule, there's no need to do this. Even if it goes to trial, this demand won't be supported!" Judge Tao was almost yelling into the phone.