Chapter 185: Is This Even Considered a Crime? (Seeking Monthly Votes)

At home, Wang Hui's wife, Xu Ning, was busy cooking.

Ever since she married Wang Hui, she had been a full-time housewife, because his income was high and there was no need for her to earn money for the household.

Just then, her phone rang.

"Hello, oh, Manager Li, I'm Wang Hui's wife. Yes, what's the matter?"

"What? Wang Hui was arrested? No, how is that possible? What crime did he commit? How could he have been arrested!"

"I see, okay, alright, thank you, Manager Li."

Hanging up the phone, Xu Ning sat down on the floor all of a sudden.

This, what on earth is going on? He was perfectly fine when he left this morning, how could he have been arrested so suddenly?

Today was their wedding anniversary, and her husband had even said he would come home early to give her a surprise...

But at a time like this, she had to take some measures immediately; at the very least, she had to call a Lawyer, because only a Lawyer could conduct a meeting.

She had to figure out exactly why he was arrested!

Modu was a place that lacked nothing, and naturally, it did not lack good Lawyers; as long as one had money, one could find a top-notch Lawyer in a heartbeat.

It took only about half a day for Xu Ning to hire an extremely professional Criminal Defense Lawyer.

"So, actually, neither you nor your husband's colleagues at the Company know what exactly happened, is that right?"

The Lawyer, Lao Meng, looked at the woman in front of him and said.

"That's right, Lawyer Meng. I really don't know. There was nothing unusual in the past; he was just suddenly arrested today."

"You must find a way. If our family doesn't have him, we simply won't be able to go on."

Xu Ning's face was full of anxiety. She couldn't even care about her child now, having left them with her parents; she only thought about getting her husband out as soon as possible.

Lao Meng nodded. He was also a bit curious about what kind of case it was that had caused not even the slightest stir beforehand.

"Alright, Ms. Xu, please don't be anxious. Let me ask around about the situation first; I do have some acquaintances."

After speaking, Lao Meng started making phone calls to inquire everywhere. This wasn't exactly a secret, and he soon got the news.

"So, it's actually Jingzhou that needed to make the arrest? How did this happen? Alright, no problem, then I'll just make a trip to Jingzhou."

Hanging up the phone, Lao Meng looked at Xu Ning and shook his head: "The current situation is that your husband has already been taken to Jingzhou."

"It's mainly because the people from Jingzhou came to make the arrest, and we in Modu were just assisting."

"So we have to make a trip to Jingzhou!"

Since the commission had been accepted, he had to make the trip to Jingzhou no matter what.

Go to Jingzhou... Xu Ning hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and said: "Alright, Lawyer Meng, then let's go to Jingzhou."

Only then did she realize she didn't even have anyone to rely on, and could only go with this Lawyer.

Of course, a Lawyer could practice nationwide, but under normal circumstances, a Lawyer wouldn't travel far away to practice.

Being in an unfamiliar place, honestly, it was still better to handle things on one's own home turf.

Lao Meng had thought of this too, but he wasn't worried, because he happened to have a friend he knew in Jingzhou.

A big shot who had once practiced in Modu, one of the top-tier Criminal Defense Lawyers in Modu!

"Hello, Fang, it's me, Lao Meng. Yes, I have a case that requires a business trip to Jingzhou, you'll have to arrange things."

"You've been very busy lately. Who are you planning to send to prison this time? Haha, alright, let's meet up when I get there; I'm not familiar with Jingzhou."

Putting down the phone, Lao Meng smiled: "Ms. Xu, no need to worry. My friend will help out when we get there; he has been in Jingzhou for several years already."

Xu Ning nodded and didn't speak again. What on earth happened to her husband!

Meanwhile, in Jingzhou, Fang Dazhuang put down the phone and looked at Zhou Xinran beside him: "I have to go to the airport to pick up a friend tonight. By the way, what were you about to say just now?"

Zhou Xinran hurriedly said: "Teacher Fang, we have already investigated clearly. In fact, the source of the entire incident is this account."

As she spoke, Zhou Xinran handed the account information to Fang Dazhuang.

"Wenjing... This is the account of Lv Xuewen's mother, Zhao Wenjing, right?" Fang Dazhuang frowned and said.

"Yes, Teacher Fang. We went through a lot of information and found a great many screenshots. Among them, the main chat records were sent by this account."

"It's just that they were deleted after that."

"And we also found out that it was initially this person named Young Master Zhao who started the defamation."

"He said that based on his dating experience, Fangfang's miscarriage was not her first, and her past experiences were very complicated."

"Then it was turned into 'Modu escort girl' by this person."

Fang Dazhuang looked over. The screen name was "Xianxian is so cute".

"So, the general situation is clear. That is to say, Zhao Wenjing first posted the chat records online, saying Fangfang had an abortion just because of the Bride Price, and then this Young Master Zhao spread rumors that Fangfang had had many abortions."

"Finally, this person called 'Xianxian is so cute' labeled her an escort girl, and then this news was forwarded everywhere, directly becoming Cyber Violence."

"By the way, Teacher Fang, there is one more thing. This 'Xianxian is so cute' also posted other comments. It looked like they were speaking up for Fangfang, but actually, it provoked an even greater conflict."

It was that classic line: "Setting aside the facts, don't men have any fault at all?"

Fang Dazhuang nodded: "Alright then, let's go to the Court. What about the civil Tort part?"

"There are 437 accounts with elements of defamation, verbal abuse, and insults. The rest are all discussions about the Bride Price issue and premarital pregnancy."

"So many? We are going to make big news this time. Suing nearly 500 people at once—it seems like this has never happened before." Fang Dazhuang put on a worried look and said.

Zhou Xinran curled her lips and turned to leave, her black professional attire highlighting her beautiful figure.

You're putting on an act now. Back when we were investigating, you were the one shouting the loudest: 'Xinran, investigate the situation of this account for me,' 'Xinran, pull out all the comments from that account for me'...

Now you're acting all worried...

Fang Dazhuang smiled and took out his notebook, flipping to a page where the section on Cyber Violence had not yet been checked off.

"Soon, very soon, those people will know that the internet is not a place beyond the reach of the law. Perhaps others wouldn't file such a large-scale Lawsuit, but in the end, people must be made to know that even online, one cannot just abuse others!"

Fang Dazhuang sat there and talked to himself.

Of course he wouldn't be worried; this large-scale Litigation activity had been in contact with the Court and the Judicial Bureau from the very beginning.

Now that the country is vigorously purifying the online environment, every locality needs some classic internet cases for publicity.

And this time, there is nothing more classic than his large-scale litigation activity.

Both the Court and the Judicial Bureau have said that once this case concludes, it will be directly used as a classic case for Handong Province to promote vigorously.

"Then, let's begin!"

With one word from Lawyer Fang, the comrades at the Civil Division No. 2 of the Guangming District People's Court started working so hard they couldn't even touch the ground; overtime, what overtime, we basically live at the Court, okay!

A litigation activity of this scale at one time has never happened before, and the superiors have also requested it be made into a model, so the busyness is truly something that makes one's heart ache to watch.

The comrades in the Criminal Case division are doing alright, but three Criminal Private Prosecution cases have also made them feel it is becoming absurd.

Of course, those with inside information already know that the Public Security Department is also making arrests over there...

In a large-scale Cyber Violence incident, when the victim truly wants to use legal means to protect their own legitimate rights and interests, it really is a case of the whole family being rounded up together.

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At a Detention House in Jingzhou City, Lao Meng finally met his client, that Mr. Wang Hui.

Only, compared to how he looked in the Photo, the current state of this Mr. Wang Hui is extremely poor.

His complexion is sallow and bloodless, and his whole person seems to have lost his spirit and vitality.

However, he finally gained a bit of spirit upon seeing Lao Meng.

"Mr. Wang, I won't say much more; I am the Lawyer hired by your wife, my surname is Meng, and now I want to ask you, what is the situation?"

Having gone through constant interrogation, Wang Hui now knows his situation, so he said: "Lawyer Meng, actually, the matter is like this..."

Wang Hui began to recount his little hobby, including how he conducted Human Flesh Search and how he published the other party's information.

"Lawyer Meng, I really didn't know this was a crime; I thought it was just a moral issue, at most... at most it was infringing on someone else's Privacy Rights, and I would just pay some money."

Wang Hui can guarantee he really did not know this was a crime.

After understanding the situation, Lao Meng also sighed.

The other party is a Company executive, but does being a Company executive mean one necessarily understands the law?

Or rather, they might know a little about common laws, but they are not clear about some less common ones.

There are four hundred and eighty-three charges in the Criminal Law; apart from professional Lawyers, who among normal people could possibly understand them all?

Just like that case he handled before, it was also a Company executive who used his status to constantly hit on various girls and film some special videos to profit.

What was he called again, Hang Xiansheng?

Anyway, it was also quite absurd; his family background was so good, yet he ruined himself, and in the end, he also didn't know it was a crime, thinking it was just a moral issue.

Absurd? It is just this absurd.

However, he is now the entrusted agent, so he must do the work, and thus Lao Meng began to teach Wang Hui how to speak.

After understanding the specific situation, Lao Meng never considered a Not Guilty Defense; he could only do something regarding the sentencing.

But this point must be decided after going out and discussing it with the family members.

The Crime of Infringing on Personal Information also only counts as a crime if it meets "Serious Circumstances."

The key to distinguishing between a crime and a non-crime is whether the circumstances are serious, and if the circumstances are particularly serious, then it will be sentenced to Fixed-term Imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.

There is still quite a bit of room for maneuvering here, but one must say, a Letter of Forgiveness is a must; likewise, Wang Hui's confession and repentance, as well as his subjective aspects, can all be used to make a case.

Then the next step is to contact that girl named Liu Fangfang.

Half an hour later, Xu Ning looked at Lao Meng in front of her and said: "Lawyer Meng, are you saying that in the previous incident involving Fangfang, the personal information was leaked by my husband?"

"This, I didn't even know this..."

Xu Ning was truly surprised; she had originally thought there must be some misunderstanding in the middle, but she never expected that while eating melons online, she would end up eating them about her own family.

She knew about this matter, and was even clearer that in this matter, many people had engaged in personal attacks against that girl named Fangfang.

At the time, she even complained that someone must have done a Human Flesh Search, and such people should go to hell.

As a result, now...

"Since you know now, that's fine; so now we can only first seek the victim's forgiveness before considering anything else."

"Right, you prepare first; when the time comes, apologies and economic compensation and the like must all be prepared. I will first ask my friend about the situation."

Now that she knows about this, she still has to ask the local snake to see if Fang has any leads.

It would be best if there were some relatively special inside information; that might make things better.

"Hey Fang, it's me, Lao Meng. I've already understood the situation on my end. Are you free? If you're free, I'll tell you about it now."

At this very moment, Lawyer Fang is busy in the office, with the mobile phone still on speakerphone by Zhou Xinran.

And sitting across from him is Zhou Yi.

Zhou Mouren has been running to the Company these past few days, and being bored, he came to Lawyer Fang's place to ask about the situation.

"Is that your friend, Lawyer Fang?"

"Yes, my friend, from Modu, also a pretty good Criminal Defense Lawyer."

Zhou Yi was a bit surprised; Lawyer Fang's standards are very high, and to get a "pretty good" from him means this Lawyer Meng is indeed quite capable.

Then, the two of them heard the case the other party mentioned on the phone...

"Alright Fang, that's how it is. You must know about that matter, it happened in Jingzhou. You tell me, isn't this person just idle with nothing to do, spouting nonsense!"

"A perfectly good family, now, ruined like this."

"So do you have any inside information on your end, Fang? Hurry up and tell me; this matter is not easy to handle."

In the office, Lawyer Fang's expression was extremely strange, and Zhou Yi looked even more like he was holding his breath until he was about to suffocate.

Finally, Lawyer Fang spoke: "That... Lao Meng, I don't have any inside information here, but there is one thing..."

"Just say it! What is there that can't be said? Why are you stuttering like a woman now!" Lao Meng said with dissatisfaction on the phone.

"Oh Lao Meng, I just wanted to say, the client for the case you took reported it to the police under my guidance, and I am the one responsible for the entire Cyber Violence case."

It was very straightforward, but it caused Lao Meng to lose his voice immediately.

"Lao Meng? Lao Meng?"

"Ah, oh, I'm fine, well... Fang, I'm hanging up then, it's so coincidental it's like it was scripted..."

Hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi and Fang Dazhuang looked at each other; yeah, it really is damn coincidental...

Lao Meng didn't get any inside information and could only miserably go find Liu Fangfang to request a Letter of Forgiveness.

And the Court finally passed the review and forwarded the Criminal Case Filing Notice to the Jingzhou City Public Security Department.

This is a case destined to become a classic precedent, so the review of all kinds of evidence was done to the extreme.

Thus, just today, the criminal police officer Lao He from Jingzhou City arrived at the doorstep of Zhao Wenjing's home with his colleagues.

He had done many similar arrest operations before.

Of course, his most high-profile time was before, when he arrested a female Anchor during a live stream.

After that incident, many people praised him for textbook-style law enforcement.

Lao He also vaguely remembered that that time seemed to be a Criminal Private Prosecution case as well, and this time it is another Criminal Private Prosecution case.

I don't know why, but Criminal Private Prosecution cases have suddenly increased recently; in the past, you wouldn't see one even in several years.

Third update today, there will be more tonight, at least twenty thousand words released today to finish telling the Internet Violence case, thanks to the brother "Chat Ends at Hehe" for the tip. Same old rules, remember to point out typos, I will fix them all at night.

(End of this chapter)