Chapter 212: Extortion and Blackmail, Check It Out (Seeking Monthly Votes)

For a moment, Guan Yan had already imagined the scene of sending the other party inside, but she soon discovered it wouldn't work.

Copying homework isn't that simple; if it really is the kid upstairs stealing the takeout as she guessed, then even catching them three times wouldn't matter.

That kid upstairs is at most twelve or thirteen; although they are at a mischievous age, unfortunately, the Criminal Law cannot reach a child of this age.

Of course, as an ordinary girl, Guan Yan does not know about the Malicious Age Supplement System incorporated into the Criminal Law Amendment (Eleven).

But even if she did, it wouldn't matter; there are only a few specific types of criminal cases, and they require specific procedures.

Why do people talk about "bear kids" so much now? Even after watching videos about bear kids on A Yi's channel, in real life, this specific product known as a bear kid is still somewhat unsolvable.

Especially some bear kids who develop quickly; you say they are children, say they are mentally immature, but they also understand a lot.

After thinking for a long time, it seems there is no way to fight back through legal means.

Because even if caught, at most they would pay for the takeout, which is completely useless.

However, Guan Yan soon thought of what A Yi said in his videos before, and she began to ponder carefully.

I don't intend to add laxatives or anything like that to the takeout; is it okay to just order an insanely spicy hot pot?

Don't ask; if you ask, it's because I like spicy food, I especially like spicy food!

Then if there are any problems, just insist that I like spicy food, and there shouldn't be any issues.

At the very least, that is what A Yi said; from the logic of the law, there is no problem at all.

Action speaks louder than words, but since someone just stole the takeout, let's wait until the evening.

Guan Yan also thought about ordering a very, very expensive takeout for the other party to steal, and then making them pay through the nose.

But thinking about it carefully, it simply won't work; in the absence of Criminal Case liability, it's equivalent to them just spending money to buy a takeout.

So Guan Yan went to work as usual, and before coming home from work in the evening, she had already ordered the takeout, and after ordering, she directly messaged the boss privately.

"Boss, is your chili fake, or is the chili too expensive to add? Why is there no flavor at all!"

"If you can't even afford to add chili, why open a shop? I just like spicy food!"

After saying this, Guan Yan immediately exited the food delivery app.

A Yi's videos are all too hardcore; if you want to learn, it's really difficult, especially difficult.

But this time Guan Yan does not intend to film a video; filming a video for this kind of thing is just giving people an opportunity.

Of course, Guan Yan does not know that the consequences caused after she sent those two sentences were far greater than she imagined!

On the other side, in the hot pot shop, the proprietress flipped through her phone to check the delivery orders, and then she saw these two lines of text.

"Hey, this person says our chili isn't spicy enough, you tell me what to do!" The proprietress from Chuan Province felt she had been insulted.

What kind of joke is this? My chili is the most authentic.

You actually say it's not spicy enough? This is insulting me, this is definitely insulting me.

About twenty minutes later, at the entrance of Guan Yan's home, the delivery driver placed a specially seasoned hot pot down.

Guan Yan in the room of course heard the movement, but she didn't come out, just holding her phone to film a video through the peephole at the door.

I don't know if the other party will come to steal it this time... Holy crap, so fast!

Almost as soon as the delivery driver left, the kid upstairs tiptoed down, picked up the takeout from the doorway, and ran away in a flash.

Damn, they really dare to do this; judging by that manner, it's definitely not the first time. Fine, you want to steal takeout, right? Go ahead and steal it.

Returning to the sofa to sit down, Guan Yan saw that there were many new messages on the food delivery app; opening them, they were sent by that hot pot shop.

"You actually think our Chuanzhong chili isn't spicy enough? Fine, let you feel what is called chili!"

Seeing this reply, Guan Yan's eyes widened suddenly. Holy crap, Chuan Province?

This, a trace of worry appeared on Guan Yan's face; I hope the upstairs can handle spicy food, I hope they won't be cried out by the spice.

Just at this moment upstairs, the kid carrying the takeout returned home and couldn't wait to open the takeout to eat.

The man sitting on the sofa looked over and said: "Xiong Xiong, don't take other people's takeout in the future, you hear me?"

Xiong Xiong, who was already gorging himself, didn't listen at all; his dad had said this many times before, saying it every time, and he was tired of hearing it.

After a few gulps, Xiong Xiong was eating very happily; chili is something many people actually know, it's not a sense of taste, it's a sense of pain!

As for taste, you can feel it as soon as it enters your mouth, but pain, especially this kind of slight burning of the oral cells, is not something you can feel so quickly.

So some people who can't handle spicy food well will also think it's very fragrant when eating spicy hot pot at first.

The fragrance of spicy.

Then as they eat, they will feel it getting spicier and spicier, and in the end, they simply can't help it, and even drinking ice water doesn't help.

So Xiong Xiong didn't react at all, just feeling that today's hot pot was exceptionally fragrant...

Three minutes later, Xiong Xiong suddenly froze.

"Dad, Dad, my mouth, my mouth seems to have no feeling."

What? The child's father looked and was immediately shocked; the kid's whole mouth was swollen, just like an allergic reaction!

"Let's go, hurry to the hospital, go to the hospital!"

The movement of leaving was very loud; Guan Yan pushed the door open to listen, and the kid upstairs had already let out a wailing sound like a ghost.

Good! Although it's not like A Yi sending the other party inside to vent her anger, seeing that kid in such a state from the spice, Guan Yan felt comfortable.

Arriving home, she ordered takeout again, still hot pot, this time still the same request, and she especially told the boss that her takeout had been stolen.

"Yes, I just went to the bathroom after answering the phone, and when I went out, it was gone, bring another one."

She always kept in mind what A Yi said, including the content from when Lawyer Fang gave lectures, which she had also studied.

Civil Infringement Constitutive Elements, tortious act, result, causal relationship, and fault; these are the four constitutive elements of a tort.

So she cannot act like she intentionally ordered such spicy takeout; she must act like she is unaware. Look, I don't know anything.

I just like spicy food, the takeout was stolen, so I ordered another one, and it was the same request.

Putting down her phone, although Guan Yan felt the neighbor upstairs shouldn't be that shameless, well, one must guard against others.

The law is actually quite useful...

Let's take another look at the legal education Fang Dazhuang provided before.

However, Guan Yan had not expected that people are sometimes just this shameless, or rather, they don't think they are shameless at all.

Early the next morning, Guan Yan received a WeChat message; after all, they were neighbors and had each other on WeChat before.

"You did this on purpose, right? Your spicy hot pot sent my son to the hospital."

"You hurry over here and pay for it; it's already cost over five thousand."

After seeing this message, even Guan Yan, who had seen many unreasonable people in A Yi's videos before, couldn't hold it together anymore.

You really did come looking for me; it's a good thing I was prepared.

The key is, before, watching A Yi's videos, it all felt a bit exaggerated; it seemed like such people didn't exist in reality.

Now looking at this, damn, A Yi still hasn't seen enough; I'd like to ask him if he's ever seen a situation like this!

"What? What are you saying? Pay for what? Wait, my takeout was stolen by your family?"

Say nothing; I have no idea who took the takeout. I know it in my heart, but I can't show it on the surface.

"What are you pretending for? You ordered the 'pervert-level' spicy hot pot, right?"

"Are you even human? My son's mouth is all swollen!"

Guan Yan replied directly: "What do you mean by this? My takeout was stolen by your family; I haven't even asked you for money yet, and you're trying to extort me?"

"You remember clearly what takeout I ordered!"

"You're not coming over, right? You don't want to take responsibility, right?"

That neighbor didn't know what was going on, acting aggressively.

"Then I'll tell you one last time: I'm not coming over, and I won't pay any compensation. I haven't done anything wrong!"

"Fine, you just wait, see you in Court. If you don't pay, I'm telling you, this isn't over!"

Guan Yan tossed the phone aside. What a piece of work; spoiled rotten.

But she also felt uncomfortable about this matter. What to do?

After thinking for a while, she still found Zhou Yi's WeChat.

After adding him on the high-speed train last time, they just chatted a bit, and Guan Yan hadn't bothered him since.

But this time, she just felt uncomfortable!

"Brother Zhou Yi, um, I'd like to ask, what should I do when encountering a situation like this?"

As she said this, she attached the previous chat history and sent a red envelope along with it.

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In Jingzhou, at the entrance of the Detention House, Li Guoliang and his wife were pacing anxiously, asking questions from time to time.

"Lawyer Zhou, my daughter can come out now, right? She's okay now, right?"

Zhou Xinran, standing to the side, had already answered the question for the third time, but thinking that they were much more reasonable than previous clients, she replied:

"Mr. Li, your daughter is currently on Bail Pending Trial; it doesn't mean she's in the clear. She still has to wait for the Court's verdict."

"So we must work hard during this time to have your daughter apologize to the two victims in person and provide compensation that satisfies them."

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. This time, Zhou Xinran swore she would be airtight!

No matter how you ask, I will not give you a definitive answer.

Even if I feel in my heart that this matter is already a done deal, I will not give you a definitive answer.

Li Guoliang nodded, and his wife beside him said, "Sigh, our daughter has never suffered since she was little. Those people too, it was just a few takeout orders. We'll pay them ten times over, why must they insist on sending Hua Hua to jail?"

"Alright, shut up. Isn't it all because you spoiled her... Oh, Hua Hua is here! Dad is here!"

Zhou Xinran: "..." Unbelievable.

After paying the bail and completing the procedures for Bail Pending Trial, Li Hua finally came out and started crying the moment she saw her parents.

It was as if she had suffered countless grievances during the few days inside.

Zhou Xinran didn't speak. She was a Lawyer; she was a tool.

What kind of place is the Detention House? It's a place where they lock you up after you commit a crime. What, did you think you were going in to enjoy life?

Finally, when Li Hua's emotions stabilized, Zhou Xinran stepped forward and said, "Li Hua, that's it then. You go back with your parents first, and we agreed on two days from now. At that time, go to Tengda Company and apologize in person."

Li Hua nodded.

Everything was proceeding according to plan.

It was another bright morning, and Zhou Yi set off for the Company to slack off at work.

Yesterday morning, he sent his parents to the airport. There were quite a lot of people in that tour group, most of them in his parents' age bracket.

This is actually normal; those who are older are often already looking after grandchildren or can't walk well.

And those who are younger are basically looking after children and working desperately to make money.

Today is the day that girl named Li Hua is coming to apologize. I wonder how Zhou Cainiao is doing this time, if it's going smoothly.

Zhou Cainiao expressed: Why do things always go wrong at the critical moment?

Everything was agreed upon, and I don't know why—perhaps it was the illusion she developed after coming out from inside—but today she actually said, how about not going to the scene to apologize?

Just record a video or something to apologize.

This left Zhou Xinran speechless.

"Ms. Li, do you think you're in the clear just because you're on Bail Pending Trial? The Court hasn't passed judgment yet, and we haven't obtained the Letter of Forgiveness."

"When the verdict comes down, you'll still have to go to jail if you have to. Why change your mind now? We are the ones begging for their forgiveness; are you trying to negotiate terms now?"

Li Guoliang on the other side said helplessly, "Sigh, that girl was spoiled rotten by her mother. I'll try to persuade her again."

After much persuasion, they finally got her to leave the house and arrive at Tengda Company.

In a situation like this, logically speaking, as a Lawyer, she wouldn't get involved this deeply. Anyway, I've already said it; if you don't apologize, that's up to you.

But since this case has commemorative significance, Zhou Xinran still wanted to try her best to do a good job.

"Hello, Zhou Yi, yes, we have already arrived downstairs at your Company, okay, coming up immediately."

Putting down the phone, Zhou Xinran led a group of people up to the sixth floor and found the conference room, where Zhou Yi and Yuan Jianhua were both waiting.

The two sides met, exchanged pleasantries, and then Li Hua apologized.

"Mr. Zhou, and Mr. Yuan, I shouldn't have stolen your takeout, I'm sorry."

It was a very simple apology; Zhou Yi and Yuan Jianhua exchanged a glance and still nodded, as at least for now, it seemed this young woman had indeed realized her mistake.

Then there was nothing else to do; the issuance of the Letter of Forgiveness and the delivery of compensation were both presided over by the personnel in charge of the case.

In fact, many people are scared by some current cases, always feeling that asking someone for money will easily turn into Extortion.

Does one need to be careful here? Of course, but for things like Mediation compensation, or rather, settlement compensation presided over by administrative and judicial departments, there is no need to worry.

Take exactly how much you should take.

With the Letter of Forgiveness, the next step is to wait for the verdict.

She apologized, and although her attitude didn't seem particularly sincere, her father was very sincere.

There was no help for it, he gave too much...

So Zhou Mouren reluctantly forgave her, and was now sitting in his office chair, flipping through his phone in boredom.

Wait, the fellow townsman named Guan Yan he met last time sent him a message. Stealing takeout, it's also stealing takeout?

After reading through the entire incident, Zhou Yi felt it was a bit absurd; good heavens, this is even more Xu Yufeng than Xu Yufeng herself!

To be unreasonable to this extent is really going a bit too far.

What to do? Zhou Yi couldn't think of a solution for a moment, so after thinking about it, he sent it to Fang Dazhuang.

About two minutes later, Fang Dazhuang called.

"Is this a problem encountered by your audience member? Fine, then I won't charge a consultation fee this time."

"There's a red envelope? Then I'll take a little; you tell that audience member, the other party is threatening her with a Lawsuit and making her pay money, right? What is there to hesitate about? Go call the police; do you know what Extortion is?"

The pandemic has slowed down, I'm on duty today, there's a ton of work, so the throat-moistening chapter is late. Thanks to Big Brother Lan Ai Fa Zuo, Big Brother Zhan Shou, thanks to the two big brothers for the alliance leader status, thanks to Fei Mao Wu Yu, Book Friend 2022, You Yi Ge Xin Shou, Book Friend 2020, Bi Xue Dan Qing, thanks to several big brothers for the tips, the owed updates are back to sixty thousand words...

(End of this chapter)