There was no need to choose an auspicious day; he went straight to the filing office to submit the application.
Re-opening a case based on new evidence like this doesn't have much of an impact on the court, so even if he weren't Tang Fangjing, the re-trial would still proceed smoothly.
In what kind of cases would a re-trial be difficult to initiate, even with new evidence? The answer is: "cases involving immediate execution of the death penalty."
If the person is already dead, overturning the case to declare them innocent would be a monumental hassle. Who knows how many people would have to be held accountable.
A few days after the application was submitted, the Intermediate Court made a decision: the case would be re-tried by the Ningtang County People's Court!
At the Ningtang County Court, Xiao Wenzheng had been in a bad mood lately.