Chapter 187: Apologize, Everyone Apologize! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Zhao He was trembling all over; he did not know what crime he had actually committed.

He had realized something was wrong the moment he heard "Young Master Zhao," but he could not fathom what he had done to warrant people being arrested across provincial lines!

Is it no longer allowed to brag on the internet now?

Has bragging become a crime now?

Subconsciously, he forgot that he had already changed his name, yet what the other party had just said was still the name "Young Master Zhao."

Zhao He was taken away; Director Zhou and the counselor exchanged a glance, then it was time to begin.

One would notify the parents, and the other would report to their superiors.

Sigh, what kind of situation is this.

Soon, the arrested Zhao He, Zhao Wenjing, and the "Fairy Big Man" finally learned of their crimes.

"Defamation? How is this defamation? I was just doing it for fun..."

"You were doing it for fun, but you caused extremely serious consequences for someone else. Is this what you call fun?" the comrade in charge of the interrogation shouted while staring at Zhao He.

"Spreading rumors and slandering someone as having had multiple abortions, forming Cyber Violence, and causing that young woman to have mental health issues—is this what you call fun?"

Yes, Fangfang was very obedient to Fang Dazhuang; if he said there were mental health issues, then there must be mental health issues...

Others get depressed after being scolded just a few times; it makes no sense for us to be fine after being subjected to such Internet Violence.

That isn't right, so there must be an illness; didn't you see that even your boss compromised back then and admitted to being ill?

Faced with these repeated questions, Zhao He fell silent, but his face was already covered in tears.

"I don't know, I really don't know..."

He regretted it; he shouldn't have spoken on the internet. If, if only he could go back to before.

But unfortunately, regret is useless; most people who are caught and brought to sit here will feel regret.

But alas, one must ultimately bear the consequences of one's own actions!

It was like that for Zhao He, and it was the same for Zhao Wenjing.

Facing the interrogation, she cried even more uncontrollably; she kept expressing her regret and said that she truly liked Fangfang.

"Comrade, I was just in the heat of the moment. I didn't mean anything by it. I really approved of that girl Fangfang as my daughter-in-law. It's just, it's just that she went to get an abortion, which made me very uncomfortable..."

"But I really didn't mean to insult her..."

Sitting on the Regret Chair, Zhao Wenjing had already cried until she was a mess.

She was desperately trying to express her regret, but the Old He opposite her was completely unmoved; he had seen too many cases like this.

You all start to regret it once you sit here, so why didn't you think twice when you were doing it in the first place?

Is the pain suffered by others not pain?

Likewise, there was also Lv Wenshu, who was under Administrative Detention for seven days; he truly managed to get the whole family together.

It is just a pity that the place for Administrative Detention and the place for Criminal Compulsory Measures are not the same; it is a bit of a shame.

At the same time, all over the country, many people received notices from the Guangming District Court.

For example, a certain middle school student—this time he got two servings of "belt stir-fried meat," but his father was still not satisfied!

He beat the middle school student until he was howling.

Because after the last time, he had gone behind his parents' backs, coaxed his grandfather, and used his grandfather's ID and phone number to register a new account called "Love Licking White Silk."

Yes, and then his grandfather received this inexplicable Electronic Summons and even curiously asked his father, "What is white silk?"

And why would someone sue this "Love Licking White Silk"?

Then his father couldn't answer, so he flew into a rage again; he had lost all face!

There were many others like this, and in fact, the majority were minors; the way they scolded people on the internet left many adults astonished.

They all expressed that today's minors understand far too much.

And most of them used their parents' phone numbers to register, so obviously, the parents received the Summons.

It's just that they couldn't understand why they had to be sued and pay money just for scolding someone on the internet?

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In Jingzhou, Liu Fangfang, who had been recuperating at home for several full days, finally stepped out of her house.

For a miscarriage, according to the Labor Law, one is entitled to fifteen days of leave. The Company strictly follows the law in this regard; it is fifteen days, not a single day less.

Of course, not a single day more either.

"How are you considering it, Fangfang?"

Behind her, Liu Zhen asked.

Upon hearing this, Liu Fangfang, whose face had recovered a bit of color, smiled and said, "Dad, you all decide this."

"After all, because of my affairs, recently you have also..."

She didn't finish the sentence; she had been subjected to Internet Violence, and her parents hadn't fared any better. Now, when they went out, people in the Small Residential District who recognized them would point and whisper when they saw her parents.

Look, that's the daughter from their family—pregnant before marriage, and she even went on the internet and insisted on demanding a Bride Price from the other party.

And now she's had an abortion...

This is also the trouble brought by Cyber Violence; you become out of place with the people around you, and you might even feel that you don't belong in this world.

After various forms of cold violence, many people who are subjected to Internet Violence choose to commit suicide.

This is really not about having a weak psychological endurance; Internet Violence can truly kill!

Unless you are like Zhou Mouren, who has "hacked" the system and is not afraid of any kind of Internet Violence.

Instead, he treats it with a "watching the show" mentality; only then will one be fine.

So Liu Fangfang also felt that she owed her parents, so she thought that if they could agree to it, getting some money would be good.

Her father, Liu Zhen, shook his head and said, "No need, Fangfang. Although our family isn't rich, we can still afford to eat."

"If you still don't want to forgive, then don't forgive; we don't care for that bit of money."

Over these past few days, as the police have successively apprehended the key figures from the previous Cyber Violence, the peace in his home has been broken once again.

Zhao Wenjing, this was someone Liu Fangfang had thought of before!

Because only she and Lv Xuewen knew about the chat logs, and Lv Xuewen likely wouldn't have sent them out.

But Liu Fangfang hadn't expected that Zhao Wenjing would use such language to describe her!

Pregnant, breaking up and getting an abortion because the Bride Price couldn't be met—just looking at the subsequent chat logs, it really seemed that way.

This kind of behavior, really, Liu Fangfang is very grateful now, especially grateful; if she hadn't decisively cut her losses, she doesn't know how she would have lived her life after marrying into that family...

Fortunately, Zhao Wenjing has been caught.

And those people who spread rumors that she was an escort and had multiple abortions in the past have also been arrested.

The true sources were only Zhao Wenjing, Zhao He, and that person with the screen name "Xianxian is so cute," who in reality was a man in his thirties with hairy feet.

Really, the criminal police who went to execute the arrest mission had their eyes opened.

Fortunately, they were experienced and well-informed, otherwise they really would have been shocked; who could have imagined that behind such a fairy-like and cute screen name, there would actually be a big man whose leg hair could prick people!

Of course, it wasn't just those three being sued in the Criminal Private Prosecution Case, because others had also taken their comments to ride the wave of popularity.

Yes, it had to be some Self-Media; saying they are "blood-drinking" Self-Media is certainly biased, but there is no problem with the ones arrested this time.

They were all thinking of riding the wave; once they saw the popularity was so high this time, they didn't bother with whether others' comments were being reposted or not, they just took them, added a little bit, and posted them themselves.

This is how things were done in the past; it's Self-Media, after all—plagiarism, copy-pasting, stealing articles, it's not shameful.

As a result, they didn't expect to run into a brick wall...

This time, naturally, there was no mercy; as long as they met the criteria, they were all sued, and once arrested, they all started crying.

Fangfang hesitated for a moment, then said: "Then there will be no forgiveness; they don't even think they are committing a crime at all..."

Like Zhao He, he just felt he had said a few random things, and as a result, he was arrested.

The Criminal Case moved quickly, and the speed of the Civil Infringement Case couldn't be called slow either, after all, the big guys in the Civil Division No. 2 have been worked to the bone like oxen and horses recently.

The platform Company was truly shocked this time!

Especially a certain app, which was also the origin of this incident, so there were a particularly large number of infringers there.

Over four hundred accounts, and there were over a hundred just from there alone!

So when they received the Summons from the Internet Court, they were also stunned.

Because never before had anyone filed such a lawsuit all at once!

Oh, even in that video theft incident, their platform only had a few dozen, but this time, it looked terrifying.

However, there was no other way; under the requirements of the Internet Court, the major video platforms being sued all handed over the corresponding account information.

Because the evidence of the Tort had already been submitted to the Guangming District People's Court, once the account information was obtained, all four hundred-plus infringement cases were filed!

At home in the Yuefu Residential Quarter, Zhou Yi watched the livestream on his phone and smiled; well, it seems he doesn't need to film a video himself this time.

Because for this case, the Guangming District, and even the Jingzhou City Publicity Department, are promoting it vigorously!

Everyone is rejecting Cyber Violence now, but there has never been such a thorough, law-abiding defense of rights and punishment of Cyber Violence as this time!

At this very moment, a report was playing on his phone.

It was an interview report from the Guangming District Court; coincidentally, the person being interviewed happened to be Judge Li.

It's just that Zhou Yi noticed Judge Li seemed much more haggard recently, with a poor complexion, looking like someone who hadn't slept enough.

It seems they really have been a bit busy lately...

In the video, Judge Li said to the camera: "This time, we will make this a classic case, simultaneously suing over four hundred people for Civil Tort Liability, as well as eight people for Criminal Private Prosecution!"

"We believe that this incident will surely change the atmosphere on the internet; Cyber Violence must be resisted by everyone."

This video was forwarded to Bilibili, short-video platforms, and many other places, directly causing a sensation.

Just look at the comments below to know how outrageous this matter was.

"Awesome, they really did what I wanted to do but couldn't; Cyber Violence, cursing people online—they should be held accountable!"

"I was cursed at online last time, and I felt a tightness in my chest for a long time; really, things like Cyber Violence should be severely punished!"

"+1, I also think it must be severely punished; just Civil Tort Liability compensation might not scare them—the people doing the Cyber Violence must be made to go to jail!"

"To the person above, you're being binary again; sentencing them to the Death Penalty based on Weibo? There is law, so we must act according to the law!"

People were saying all sorts of things, but the general consensus was that this lawsuit was truly satisfying!

Eight people are to be sentenced—oh no, the Public Security Bureau had already issued a blue notice, and a certain Mr. Wang, suspected of the Crime of Infringing on Personal Information, had already been captured.

Currently, it has reached the Review and Prosecution stage, and he will receive the punishment he deserves!

Of course, besides these comments, there were some that weren't so friendly.

"That Fangfang's family is rich; these days, who without money would dare to engage in such legal activities, suing so many people at once!"

"If they're so rich, why do they still want a Bride Price? Really, I can't understand it."

However, their words were refuted as soon as they were posted; someone started pasting links one by one, which were the links to Fangfang's newly released video.

It stated very clearly that her family had used up almost all their money for this, and then thanked the Up Master A Yi, who is also the boss of his own Tengda Company.

Thanking him for the helping hand he extended, providing financial aid in this matter.

And the legal support provided by that Lawyer Fang.

Only when these things were added together did this Legal Aid come to be.

"Actually, I personally didn't put in half an ounce of effort in this matter, so here I am truly very grateful to everyone."

These were Liu Fangfang's original words.

However, these people on the internet, they are always staring at you, and no matter what you do, they can find loopholes.

For example, right now, the cynical remarks have come again.

"This is all hype; the whole incident is hype, just to give Liu Fangfang's account massive traffic. The mastermind is Tengda Company, it's that A Yi!"

They even argued self-righteously that if he wasn't the mastermind, and it wasn't for hype, then why would he spend money? Why would he help?

Why not donate this money to children in mountainous areas?

It's a pity that as soon as these words were spoken, the speaker was flamed so hard their own mother wouldn't recognize them.

Yuan Jie: If A Yi is truly so powerful that he can drag the entire Political and Legal System of Jingzhou City along to hype up an internet celebrity, then we accept it.

It's very simple; anyone with a discerning eye can see that the driving force behind this is the Court, the judicial system itself; they want to turn this into a classic case.

If even this can be hyped, then there's nothing more to be done.

The cynical remarks stopped for the time being, and Zhou Yi's comment section was overrun.

Has the District Bully reached this level now!

This is everyone's opinion; of course, one cannot joke about it outside, but here, the jokes were flying thick and fast.

Zhou Yi was even afraid, afraid that one day he would be gone.

One civil Tort lawsuit after another began to proceed; of course, most of them ended in Mediation.

The conditions were still those set by Lawyer Fang: a public apology on the account, followed by corresponding compensation.

Consequently, many people discovered that, suddenly one day, the guy who had been hurling insults back and forth with them online had a public apology pinned to the top of their account!

Pusa Xiong was currently looking at this apology.

This was a guy called "Young Master Is Very Arrogant," who had been truly too arrogant before, claiming his family was wealthy and looking down on everyone else.

And now, he was apologizing publicly.

On this day, many accounts across major platforms apologized in unison; this extremely spectacular scene was something many people would never forget in their lives.

Although there was no official regulation, many busybodies designated this day as "Apology Day."

Of course, as the birthplace of the entire incident, the official team of a certain video platform also issued an apology.

When filing the Lawsuit against the crowd, they had killed two birds with one stone and sued them as well.

It was just unexpected that the platform was quite cooperative this time and directly agreed to apologize publicly.

And in this atmosphere, those guilty of the Crime of Infringing on Personal Information, Defamation, and Insult also began to face trial.

The fifth update is here, finally finished before twelve o'clock; Lao Jiu has become a wreck, exhausted to death. Actually, these two chapters should be read together, otherwise reading the previous chapter alone would feel unsatisfying—it is my fault. Twenty thousand words exploded today; the Internet Violence incident isn't finished yet, still missing a tail end, can only continue tomorrow. However, everyone's blood pressure should have gone down a bit, right?

Thanks to Wuyu Qingtian, Nan Ge 059, Liu Bi, Bingshan Quqi, and Shuming Youdian Chang for these brothers' tips; I am asking for monthly votes with full confidence!

(End of this chapter)