Chapter 175: Zhou Yi shook his head just looking at it!

As the saying goes: Hand-planting green seedlings in the wild field, bowing the head, one sees the sky in the water.

Only by having a pure heart can one become the rice (Dao), retreating is actually moving forward.

With cars coming and going on the road, it is precisely at such times that one can distinguish the level of one's character.

Some cars will subconsciously slow down when they see people on the side of the road, while others simply do not care.

Who told you to be on the side of the road, who told you not to even have a car.

In the car ahead, a young woman was talking to her boyfriend who was driving.

"Lv Xuewen, I saw quite a lot of standing water over there just now, why didn't you slow down? There were many people waiting for the bus there."

"You drove past like that and got them all soaked."

Lv Xuewen, who was driving, said with some helplessness: "Fangfang, this can't be blamed on me. You saw it just now, the car in front slowed down for no reason, and there were cars on both sides, so I could only overtake from the right."

"Besides, who slows down when overtaking? I didn't do it on purpose, and it's just a bit of water, it's nothing. Getting soaked in a heavy rain is the same thing anyway."

The girl named Fangfang retorted: "Then you could have chosen not to overtake. We aren't in a hurry, can't we just drive steadily?"

"And what if someone calls the police on you? That would be trouble again. We are fine, let's not stir up trouble, okay?"

"I'm in a hurry because the car in front won't move!" Lv Xuewen replied: "Alright Fangfang, it's nothing. What are you afraid of? If he calls the police, will they actually do anything? What are you thinking!"

"How would he know which car it was? And even if he did, so what? Would they fine me just for this?"

"Alright, we are going to see your parents today, let's not talk about these things."

Seeing her boyfriend like this, Fangfang didn't know what else to say.

He was usually a perfectly fine person, but as soon as he started driving, he would become inexplicably irritable, especially when he encountered cars moving slowly in front or braking.

Fangfang didn't even know where this habit of his came from.

However, subconsciously, Fangfang didn't think much of it either; it was just a matter of character.

In fact, this is also the mindset of many people.

When others drive past a waterlogged section without slowing down and splash water all over someone's head and face, many people feel this behavior is just a lack of character.

As for whether it is illegal, they are not very clear, or they simply assume it is not illegal.

And sometimes, if you call the police over such a small matter to hold the other party accountable, even those around you will think you are making a mountain out of a molehill.

It's just a bit of water, is it really worth calling the police?

Moreover, one is only angry for a moment at the time; once it's over and the anger subsides, that urge is gone too.

This is also a situation frequently encountered.

Zhou Yi naturally did not have this situation. The ancients said not to commit an evil act just because it is small, and furthermore, since his lens and camera had both gotten water in them, regardless of the size of the responsibility, he had to find the person.

At this moment, he had already arrived at the Traffic Police Team and met the traffic police officer in charge of reception.

"Comrade, look, it's like this. When the first car passed, only one person was splashed."

"But this car behind, it really didn't slow down at all. Several of us on the side were splashed with water all over our faces."

"And my camera..."

The traffic police officer Qi Ming in front of him took the camera to look at it after hearing this and also shook his head, saying: "You young man are quite carefree."

"You said you captured the other party's license plate?"

Zhou Yi gave a wry smile upon hearing this: "I did capture it, but now I've discovered it's no use. Both the camera and the lens have water inside; they can't be used at all."

"Then we'll have to check the Monitoring."

Not expecting this traffic police comrade to be so easy to talk to, Zhou Yi hurriedly said: "Then that would be a bother."

"It's no bother, we serve the people." Qi Ming smiled and stood up, walking inside while saying: "Actually, this is also a problem we have been focusing on in the last two years."

"Many people don't know that this situation is actually illegal. At the very least, as long as you call the police, we must handle it."

"As a result, many people think it's just a moral issue."

Speaking of this, Qi Ming also shook his head; the work of public education is a long and arduous road.

While talking, they had already reached the place to check the Monitoring. After learning the road section and the time, the relevant comrade began to retrieve the nearby Monitoring footage.

Zhou Yi chatted intermittently with this seemingly easy-going traffic police comrade.

"Comrade, what kind of punishment would you give for this behavior?" Zhou Yi asked with some curiosity.

Don't blame him; he really didn't know. Hanging out with Lawyer Fang, honestly, he knew much more about Criminal Law than Civil Law.

Not to mention the Road Safety Law; what Zhou Yi knew about that was all from when he took the written test.

And to be honest, whether he remembers much of it now is another matter...

"Our punishments are actually all stipulated. For this kind of behavior, according to the Road Safety Law, we can issue a Warning or a fine of not less than twenty yuan and not more than two hundred yuan."

Regarding Zhou Yi, Qi Ming was also happily carrying out legal education work.

And for some reason, he always felt the name Zhou Yi sounded familiar; he had forgotten where he had heard it.

Zhou Yi nodded; a Warning or a fine between twenty and two hundred yuan—the maximum penalty was only two hundred yuan.

For many people, this money is nothing at all.

However, it is also normal; modern law does not advocate for heavy penalties, but rather uses such methods for education.

Zhou Yi had discussed this with Lawyer Fang before.

That is, whether heavy penalties are effective, or if this kind of fine, which focuses on criticism and education, is effective.

Mentioning this, Zhou Yi thought of Weibo, and the saying often repeated by many Netizens: "Netizen trial, starting with the Death Penalty."

Lawyer Fang's take on this was that heavy penalties might have a certain effect in the short term, but heavy penalties would bring about more and more contradictory problems!

Law never exists in isolation; it is closely related to real life, the level of social development, and all other aspects of the situation.

Zhou Yi felt he was thinking a bit too much, and at this moment, the comrade in charge of checking the Monitoring said: "Found it, take a look and see if this is it."

Zhou Yi also looked over and sighed with emotion; the level of Monitoring is indeed very high now.

Never mind the license plate, even the people sitting in the car can be captured very clearly.

The comrade checking the Monitoring was still introducing: "Look, this is the first car passing by; he drove in the middle, so it should be the one you said didn't splash much water."

"This is the second car; he drove directly into the right lane to overtake, so it should be this car."

Qi Ming stepped forward and also began to look carefully; comparing the Photo Zhou Yi took out with the video, he soon confirmed it.

"It's this one. I'll go check who the owner is, then notify the other party to come to the Traffic Police Team!"

Zhou Yi naturally continued to wait; even if the Traffic Police Team's processing efficiency was high, it still required time.

With the license plate number, it was easy for the Traffic Police Team to find the owner's name, and Qi Ming immediately dialed the phone.

At a home in a Small Residential District in Jingzhou, Lv Xuewen sat in the living room, sitting upright; anyone could see he was nervous.

On this point, anyone who has had the experience of going to a girlfriend's house for the first time should be able to understand this feeling...

Regarding the questions from his girlfriend's parents in front of him, Lv Xuewen answered them one by one.

Just as Fangfang had thought before, in daily life, her boyfriend was actually very excellent, it was just that he was prone to losing his temper once he started driving.

Lv Xuewen's mood was very uneasy, but at least as far as the current situation was concerned, he felt he should be performing fine.

However, at this very moment, his phone suddenly rang.

Lv Xuewen hurriedly took out his phone to take a look; it was an unknown number, so he hung up quickly.

"It's fine, Xiao Lv, feel free to answer if there's a call," Fangfang's mother across from him smiled and said.

"Oh, it might be a spam call, it's nothing, Auntie."

However, not long after the call was hung up, it rang again, possessing quite a persistent spirit.

"Xuewen, you should just answer it," Fangfang smiled from the side.

Lv Xuewen nodded, then picked up his phone and walked to the side to answer it.

"Hello, may I ask who you are..."

"I'm from the Traffic Police Team. Are you Lv Xuewen, the owner of the car Han A5GQ63?"

Huh? Upon hearing this, Lv Xuewen was stunned: "The Traffic Police Team? I am Lv Xuewen."

At this sentence, Fangfang's family, who had seemed to be talking very animatedly in the living room, immediately looked over.

When a daughter brings her boyfriend home for the first time, that boyfriend is the focus; everyone seemed to be chatting, but in reality, they were all watching him, Lv Xuewen.

As a result, they heard words like "Traffic Police Team."

You don't have to say it, but many people nowadays have one point of view: if the police come to your door, whether it's the civil police, criminal police, or traffic police, it all proves one thing—you haven't done anything good.

Therefore, Fangfang's parents quickly looked at Fangfang; they didn't speak, but the meaning in their eyes was very clear.

What is going on now?

Fangfang was also a bit confused; had her boyfriend committed a traffic violation before?

But even if there was a violation, the traffic police wouldn't call to the house.

Wait, Fangfang suddenly thought of the previous matter, the incident where her boyfriend drove and splashed up standing water.

No way, did the other party really report it to the police, and did the traffic police actually handle it?

Lv Xuewen, on his end, was even more at a loss.

"No, comrade, I really didn't notice the standing water there before. Do I really have to go to the Traffic Police Team? But..."

"But I really didn't do it on purpose, comrade. I was in a hurry to leave, so that shouldn't be blamed on me, right?"

He said a few words, but it was of no use; the traffic police on the other end just said to have him come to the Traffic Police Team.

After informing him of the address, they hung up the phone, leaving only Lv Xuewen with a strange look on his face—how did they actually handle this?

"Xiao Lv, what's going on? How come I just heard the Traffic Police Team looking for you?" Fangfang's father asked.

Lv Xuewen hesitated a bit; he didn't know whether he should talk about this matter.

So, after thinking about it, he still said: "Uncle, actually, it was just on the way here. You know, there was a heavy rain last night, and there was standing water on the road."

"It should be... it should be that I didn't notice, so I splashed a few people waiting for the bus. As a result, they reported it to the police, and the Traffic Police Team wants me to go over."

Because it was his first time visiting, he didn't want to lie, and even less did he want to lower the impression the uncle and auntie had of him, so Lv Xuewen thought about trying to be as "objective" as possible.

Fangfang's father frowned slightly upon hearing this, but Fangfang's mother said from the side: "This, this shouldn't be intentional, right? Does the Traffic Police Team even handle this?"

No one spoke, but Fangfang's father spoke up: "Alright, since they called to notify you, it means there really is an issue. You should go if you need to."

"Xiao Lv, go ahead. Go handle the problem first and then come back. It's still early; you'll still be able to make it back for lunch."

Since it had been said this way, Lv Xuewen could only nod.

Fangfang, who was on the side, naturally accompanied her boyfriend out the door.

As a result, just after getting into the car, Fangfang saw her boyfriend start making a phone call again.

"Xuewen, who are you calling? Aren't we going to the Traffic Police Team? We should handle it as we should, and come back early, so as not to keep it on your mind and feel bothered."

There is actually a big difference between people with big hearts and small hearts; people with small hearts think about handling everything as quickly as possible, otherwise they will always feel like something is pressing on them, and they won't even be able to have fun while playing.

And those with big hearts don't have this problem.

Lv Xuewen hurriedly said upon hearing this: "I'm calling my mom to tell her."

A look of hesitation appeared on Fangfang's face: "This matter... there's no need to tell Auntie, right? It's not a big deal, at most it's just a fine."

"It's not that, Fangfang, this kind of thing needs to be discussed with my mom. After all, it's going to the Traffic Police Team..."

After speaking, the call went through.

"Hello Mom, oh, it's like this. I don't know what happened today, but on the way to Fangfang's house, I might have splashed some water up and splashed it on some people's clothes nearby. As a result, they reported it to the police."

"Right, the Traffic Police Team wants me to go handle it. Okay, Fangfang and I will go pick you up first."

Hanging up the phone, Lv Xuewen smiled: "My mom said she's going with us; she'll handle it for us, it's fine."

Fangfang nodded without speaking; she just suddenly felt that she didn't seem to understand this boyfriend of hers that well.

It was clearly a simple matter, so why did he have to tell his mom, and why did his mom have to follow along?

At the Traffic Police Team, Zhou Yi had already been waiting for quite a while; of course, he wasn't alone now, as beside Comrade Qi Ming, a middle-aged woman was chattering away incessantly.

"Officer, he absolutely must pay for this. Look at my clothes; I just bought them not long ago, and they've been ruined like this..."

Yes, that's right; the middle-aged woman who previously said that if anyone could be found and if anyone were in charge, she would write her name backward, was the first to arrive after receiving the call from Zhou Yi.

And as soon as she arrived, she pestered the traffic police, rambling on and on.

Officer Qi Ming was already feeling helpless.

"Ma'am, please listen to me. This incident does not fall under the category of a traffic accident, so we can only fine him. Regarding the compensation you mentioned, we can only say we will try our best to facilitate Mediation."

It was a pity, however, that the middle-aged woman would not listen.

"Why won't you handle this? My clothes are like this because he was driving, so why won't you police handle it?"

Watching Officer Qi Ming's expression, Zhou Yi could only shake his head; when someone reasonable meets someone unreasonable, isn't this exactly the scene you get?

Beside them, Xiao Xu, who had already changed into a new set of clothes, could not bear to watch either.

"Brother Zhou, why do you think there are so many unreasonable people in this world?"

"Why does it always feel like everyone owes them something?"

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