Chapter 216: Does a Family Really Have to Be Kept Neat and Tidy?

As soon as Guan Yan entered the room, she saw that Zhang Guohua's parents had already followed her inside.

To call them elderly, well, one couldn't really say they were very old; just think, their grandson is only twelve, and they themselves look to be in their sixties.

Of course, the situation I'm describing assumes young people marry at a normal age; those older youths who don't even have a partner are not included in this category.

Therefore, they have plenty of energy and are nimble on their feet, so Guan Yan didn't pay attention and was followed right inside.

"What are you doing? Get out, this is my home!" Guan Yan shouted directly.

"What are we doing? Knowing you've done something shameful, you're afraid to face people now? We're all neighbors; are you happy that you let someone from our family go to jail?"

"Lao Fan shouldn't have rented the house to you!"

Honestly, what Guan Yan knew from A Yi's videos was not to get angry with such people, because it wasn't worth it.

But unfortunately, these people have a certain talent—they can make your anger skyrocket in a matter of minutes.

Especially when hearing their unreasonable words, you will subconsciously want to have a row with them!

"How did I do something shameful? The takeout was stolen by your grandson, the money was extorted by your son, and the person was arrested by the police. What does that have to do with me?"

Holding her phone in front of her, Guan Yan said, "I'm giving you a Warning: get out of here right now, this is my home!"

"Get out? I'm not going anywhere." The old man shouted there, "Everyone come and see, look at this heartless thing. When she moved in, Guohua even helped her, and now she's sent Guohua to jail!"

Outside the door, many neighbors had already gathered at the entrance. Seeing that both sides had fallen out, someone couldn't help but speak up:

"Guan Yan, what exactly is going on? Does it really have to end in jail? Old Zhang is right; we're all neighbors, and neighbors should be a bit more harmonious."

"Besides, when you moved in, Guohua really did help."

Guan Yan felt as if the veins on her forehead were about to pop from anger. At this moment, she truly understood how A Yi felt in his videos when facing those who tried to mediate.

They all seemed to stand on the moral high ground, trying to persuade you to smooth things over, telling you not to do this or that.

Every other word out of their mouths was, "It's not that serious, it's really not that serious."

They say that those who urge others to be magnanimous get struck by lightning, and this saying is truly not wrong at all. That old man outside didn't even know what the situation was, yet he started trying to mediate.

"Grandpa Liu, I bought takeout, and his grandson stole and ate it, then ended up in the hospital because it was too spicy. And then? That Zhang Guohua demanded money from me!"

"He even said it was my fault, that I committed intentional injury, and that he would call the police to have me arrested and sent to jail. Guess how much money he asked for? Five thousand yuan!"

"I didn't know anything and was scared, so I gave him the five thousand. Only after I gave it did I realize, what does this have to do with me? Then I went to report it, and the police made the arrest. You tell me, what did I do wrong?"

"Don't talk to me about him helping. When he finished moving the things, I didn't short him a single cent of the money I owed him. I don't owe him any favors!"

"I'm working out here all by myself. It took me a long time to save up that five thousand yuan. He took it; did he ever say anything?"

"Now you're all coming to lecture me? What's wrong with that? Did I do something wrong?"

Guan Yan originally didn't intend to explain at all, but under these circumstances, she had to explain!

And even though she was angry enough to explode, what Guan Yan said was watertight: I was just ordering my own takeout to eat.

No matter how you look at it, that's all there is to it.

It's just that she originally only intended to teach that brat a lesson; she didn't expect to send his father to jail.

But there's no help for it; the law is the standard, and facts are the basis. If you don't commit a crime, what use is it for me to call the police?

The old man called Grandpa Liu didn't expect Guan Yan to be so articulate, and for a moment, he was a bit speechless.

But soon he said, "Five thousand yuan, he asked you for it, so why not just have him return it? Why did you have to call the police?"

"Exactly, what is there that can't be talked out? Wouldn't it be fine if he just returned it?"

"Just return it?" Guan Yan was so angry she laughed: "Do you know what a crime is? If a thief steals something, is it fine just because they return it?"

"Or if someone cuts you with a knife, is it fine just because they heal you?"

For a moment, Guan Yan even suspected these people were Legal Blind!

The fact is, they aren't Legal Blind; sometimes when they chat, they can talk about the law quite eloquently.

But when the Criminal Law actually applies to them, they subconsciously think about solving the person who raised the issue first.

It's actually the same in this matter: just settle it privately. As long as that person is dealt with, the matter is resolved.

However, Guan Yan didn't want to talk about this at all. Things should be handled as they should be handled; her mood was already extremely irritable.

Grandpa Liu outside couldn't say anything either, and the other neighbors had even less to say. Only Zhang Guohua's parents were still talking there.

"No way. I'm telling you, don't say those useless things. If this matter isn't resolved today, it's not over. You hurry up and call those police and tell them to come back."

"We must clarify this matter. This is just a misunderstanding; the five thousand yuan will be returned to you."

"Call the police? Fine, no more nonsense. I'm giving you a Warning again: leave my home, or I'm calling the police right now!" Guan Yan said, looking at the old people in front of her.

After scolding for a long time with no result, Zhang Guohua's father was also furious and blurted out: "Call them! Go ahead and call! If you have the ability, have us all arrested!"

Guan Yan was stunned for a moment. The flavor was right; the flavor was just right.

In A Yi's videos, there are often such situations where others keep clamoring, "Go ahead and sue! Go ahead and call the police! Go ahead and report it wherever you want!"

She originally thought it was a bit exaggerated, but when she experienced it herself, she realized, damn, this isn't exaggerated at all!

There was nothing more to say; Guan Yan picked up her phone and started calling the police.

After stating her Small Residential District address, building number, and apartment number, Guan Yan then said:

"Right now, some people have entered my home. I have asked them to leave several times, but they just won't leave, and they are still here constantly cursing at me."

Hearing Guan Yan's words, the command center on the other end quickly recorded the information and said someone would be there immediately.

Although our laws don't have something like a "Stand Your Ground Law," for the act of "breaking and entering," the law always treats it as an aggravating factor.

For example, Theft: simply put, if you enter someone's home, no matter how much you steal—even if you steal one yuan—that is Theft!

Or take Robbery, for instance; as long as it involves entering a home, it is an aggravating circumstance.

After all, this is your own home, and under normal circumstances, we all say our home is our harbor, a safe place.

Therefore, facing such a police report, the patrol officers nearby quickly received the order and rushed over.

And Zhang Guohua's father, seeing that Guan Yan really dared to call the police, became even more furious.

"So you're calling the police, huh? I'm telling you, I'm not leaving today. It doesn't matter who comes; I haven't done anything, why would I be afraid of you calling the police?"

As he spoke, he walked straight into the living room and sat down on the sofa.

To them, this was just a form of playing the rogue; in the past, whenever someone borrowed money and didn't pay it back, they would go and stay at that person's house.

They wouldn't do anything, just stay in your house.

They would eat and relieve themselves with you until you were so annoyed that you had no choice but to pay the money back; only then would it work.

Therefore, many people didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this.

Now, Lao Zhang didn't think his behavior was problematic either; call the police if you want, I haven't done anything, I haven't even touched the other person with a single finger.

The other neighbors didn't find it easy to persuade them now; of course, no one went to persuade Lao Zhang and his wife.

The reason was simple: their son had already been arrested, so what else could you say?

Seeing this, Guan Yan didn't speak either, just sat quietly to the side; she actually didn't know what to do either, and could only pin her hopes on the police.

Before long, the patrol officer Yu Wenshan arrived, looked at the crowd in the hallway, and shouted: "Everyone move back a bit, everyone make way, don't crowd so much."

This was a hallway, after all; if a pushing accident happened, that would be a huge mess.

Once everyone had moved aside, he walked up and said: "Who called the police?"

Guan Yan reached out and said: "Officer, I called; it's them, they came into my house today and won't leave, no matter what I say, they won't leave."

Yu Wenshan entered Guan Yan's home and immediately asked: "What's going on? Why won't you leave?"

Lao Zhang and his wife didn't speak, so Guan Yan spoke up: "The situation is like this, Officer, it was about a few days ago..."

Guan Yan recounted the entire sequence of events in detail; of course, she still didn't know anything, she was just a Lincheng person who liked to eat spicy food.

When she mentioned that the other party had committed Extortion against her for money, Lao Zhang wanted to interrupt.

"Officer, this really isn't my son committing Extortion; he might, he might just feel that he should make her pay the money..."

"Speak one at a time, you know? You continue and finish."

Guan Yan finished saying everything, then said: "That's how it is, Officer; they insist on making me call the police officer who made the arrest earlier, saying this is a misunderstanding."

"They also said if the problem isn't solved, they won't leave; you tell me, what can I do now?"

Lao Yu sighed and was just about to speak when Lao Zhang's wife couldn't help but say: "Officer, you must absolutely not listen to her nonsense."

"We all know my son, he's been honest and upright his whole life, how could he possibly commit Extortion? This is actually just a misunderstanding..."

"Enough!" Lao Yu shouted, finally stunning everyone into silence.

"What misunderstanding or not? Since he has already been summoned, that means a Criminal Case has already been filed, how could it be a misunderstanding!"

"You two, leave her house immediately."

Lao Yu said it crisply and decisively.

Working at the grassroots level requires attention to methods and approaches, and the necessary principles must not be lacking in the slightest.

He had already been arrested, yet they were still talking about a misunderstanding; it was only because Lao Yu was experienced, as a younger officer would probably have been arguing for a while by now.

"But Officer, we can return that five thousand yuan to her; this, how is this Extortion?" Lao Zhang shouted.

"Whether it is Extortion or not, the Court and the Procuratorate will naturally decide, and you entering someone else's house without permission is already illegal, do you understand?"

"Others have already asked you to leave and you still won't go; now I am notifying you again to leave here."

Lao Zhang and his wife didn't speak, playing dead there.

If you're going to play the rogue, you can't be thin-skinned; whatever you say, I simply can't hear it.

Some neighbors at the door tried to persuade the two elderly people to leave first, but they simply wouldn't listen.

Lao Zhang had already made up his mind: we are old people, what else can you do, you can't possibly arrest us, can you?

We didn't use our hands or do anything else.

Lao Yu stepped forward again and said: "Are you sure you won't leave? Then I must warn you in advance: forcibly breaking into someone else's home, or refusing to leave without cause after being notified multiple times, will violate the crime of Illegal Trespass!"

"Do you understand? When the time comes, both of you might end up in jail, you know? The whole family going to jail? Think about it carefully."

Huh? Guan Yan, standing to the side, was stunned upon hearing this; there was such a crime?

Neither Fang Dazhuang nor A Yi had mentioned it.

You can't say this crime doesn't exist; it certainly does, and this crime is a Conduct Crime!

According to the definition in the legal statutes, theoretically, as long as you have committed such an act, a Case Filing can be pursued.

But according to the relevant Judicial Interpretation, the boundary between the crime of Illegal Trespassing and non-criminal acts is whether the circumstances are serious.

Only if it seriously affects the normal life of others and the tranquility of their residence can it be treated as a crime.

In daily practice, when faced with such situations, the relevant departments rarely actually pursue it; at most, they will carry out Administrative Detention.

And only when they refuse to change after repeated attempts will it truly be pursued; this is the difference between practice and the law.

Guan Yan felt she had learned something new; she even started to hope in her heart that it would be great if these two could really go to jail.

But after this thought occurred, she suddenly felt that she seemed to have become like A Yi...

Always wanting to send people inside at the drop of a hat.

But their behavior was just too infuriating, okay!

Lao Zhang was also a bit dazed; he felt like maybe this police officer was lying to him, but he also felt the other party shouldn't be lying.

Does that mean there really is such a crime?

"No, Officer, what's going on? We came into her house but didn't do anything, we didn't even move a finger against her, how did it suddenly become a crime?" Lao Zhang's wife was anxious.

The neighbors outside were also quite surprised one by one; everything was fine, and now it's dragged into being a crime...

Isn't it just coming to a neighbor's house and not leaving? This isn't allowed?

Lao Yu took the opportunity to provide some legal education: you cannot forcibly enter someone else's house if they don't let you in, and if you have entered and they ask you to leave, you must leave quickly.

Otherwise, you will be suspected of the crime of Illegal Trespass!

Once he finished speaking, the neighbors outside also began to worry.

Grandpa Liu from earlier hurriedly persuaded: "Lao Zhang, come out, hurry up and come out; whatever the matter is, solve it slowly, don't let both of you get arrested too."

"What will happen to Xiong Xiong then?"

Mentioning their grandson, his wife became a bit anxious: "What should we do? Let's go out; if we get caught..."

"Caught for what? Who would dare touch us!"

Lao Zhang shouted, but then he saw Lao Yu had already picked up the walkie-talkie and started calling for backup.

So the old couple hurriedly walked out; Lao Zhang did not believe it was a crime, but he dared not gamble, as the scene of his son being arrested was still fresh in his mind.

Yesterday's situation was rather special, so there was only one chapter and I hadn't asked for leave yet; this morning, let's start with two chapters to clear the throat.

(End of this chapter)