For the rich and affordable , semua kowtim to save cost and time. win win situation. For the poor and non affordable, all procedures applied to the detail.
So it is common to hear, no witnesses even though subpeoenaed .or withdrawn statements or missing . Therefore Money is the root of all evils . Even in death, the taoists believed in bribing the Hell officials so that the deceased soul is less tormented, and therefore burn lots of Hell notes.
Even Moses helped the Jews freed from Egypt in exodus of the second book of the Old Testament , some Jews still could not believe him and they rejoiced by praying to the Golden calf .. So we are humans afterall.