Chapter 219: I Never Expected the Video to Have a Follow-up!

Fang Dazhuang only offered a word of advice and did not say much more.

Because he felt Zhou Xinran could figure it out herself; after all, since she started her career, everyone she had encountered was unreasonable—long-term illness makes one a good doctor, as they say.

Besides, what lawyer hasn't encountered a few unreasonable people in their career? It's perfectly normal.

Especially those who are inherently fond of being unreasonable.

"If the world were full of reasonable people, what would we need lawyers for? Yes, if..."

Zhou Xinran was still there ruminating on Fang Dazhuang's words.

The whole scene looked extremely heartwarming, a teacher educating his student.

However, Zhou Xinran had forgotten for a moment that Fang Dazhuang was never a man who could speak nicely.

A sharp tongue was his nature!

"Are you done sighing? If you're done, hurry up and go organize the case files. Why is there so much drama every single day? It's just someone being unreasonable; just treat it like a fart and let it go."

Ah... ah?

Zhou Xinran: "(°ー°〃)"

Tears were truly about to flow out, but they were forcibly pressed back; she hurriedly responded:

"Okay, okay, Teacher Fang."

Seeing Zhou Xinran return to her previous capable self, Fang Dazhuang nodded in satisfaction, then walked out with his hands behind his back, pacing as he went.

Behind him, Zhou Cainiao was already staring wide-eyed; with an attitude like Teacher Fang's, he deserves to be a bachelor for life!

She slowly seemed to have realized something: Fang Dazhuang must be unmarried now, or perhaps he was married and then divorced.

In any case, he definitely has no family or dependents now.

That makes sense, too; with a temper like that, who could stand it?

But it is strange to say, her originally melancholy mood was directly improved by being snapped at by Fang Dazhuang with that one sentence.

Someone else's daughter is about to go inside—oh, Theft plus Defamation; this means the Suspended Sentence is being revoked and a Combined Punishment for Several Crimes is being executed. How pitiful.

You can't even let someone yell a couple of times? It's just a splash of water.

Thus, Zhou Cainiao's mood inexplicably improved, and she went to organize the case files while humming a tune.

More than half a day had passed, and it was already evening.

Li Guoliang's mood was still very bad, especially bad; even after yelling at Zhou Xinran, he still felt a great deal of anger.

What to do now? She was taken away again just like that, and it's for some new charge.

His daughter has been at home this whole time and hasn't gone anywhere; how could she have committed a crime again?

He couldn't figure it out and just kept sulking there.

"Lao Li, stop thinking about it, hurry up and find a friend to ask!" his wife said from the side, wiping away tears.

She just wanted him to stop worrying about his pride and ask his lawyer friend.

Before, when Li Hua went in for Theft, he was worried about losing face, so he didn't look for any lawyer friends he knew.

Now, that won't do; he had just called someone and cursed them out, so that bridge was already burned.

"Alright, I'll ask."

Li Guoliang picked up his phone, flipped through his contacts, and found a lawyer friend he was relatively close with.

The two had eaten together several times, and the other party had even drunk tea at his teahouse many times; they could be considered friends, and the relationship was quite good.

They would usually drink tea and chat together.

So he figured this friend wouldn't go around blabbing about his business.

Soon, the call went through.

In Jingzhou City, Wang Daoren, who had been suspended from practice for six months, was walking out of a building with a few friends.

They were all brothers in misfortune; not only could they not take cases during their suspension, but they also had to attend relevant professional training.

It was a big, capital "miserable," so everyone could only chat about other people's unhappy affairs to make themselves feel happy.

"There are quite a lot of Criminal Private Prosecution cases in our city this year," someone remarked.

"And I've looked at those Judgments; they're all young people. Have today's youngsters forgotten the old ancestor's saying that trouble comes from the mouth?"

"The previous cases were all used as classic examples for publicity. It seems the higher-ups want to rectify the online atmosphere."

Indeed, the current online atmosphere is not very good; with more Criminal Private Prosecutions, there will be fewer of those rumor-mongers.

Wang Daoren stood to the side silently; of course, he couldn't say that most of the private prosecutors in those Criminal Private Prosecution cases were actually the same person.

Even if it wasn't him, it was all being pushed by him from behind...

Don't ask me how I know; I tripped over the same stone twice, did I say anything? I didn't say anything!

"By the way, Lao Wang, do you know that another Criminal Private Prosecution case has been filed at the Guangming District Court? I heard the person has already been detained," a well-informed person said.

"Ah? I don't know," Wang Daoren shook his head. "I'm not interested in these things right now."

Just as he was speaking, his phone rang.

Wang Daoren picked up his phone to look, then walked to the side and answered: "Manager Li, what's wrong? Do you have something for me?"

Li Guoliang's voice came through the phone: "Lawyer Wang, I've run into trouble now, and I can only beg you for help."

"Beg me? Well... Manager Li, tell me what happened first."

Of course, Wang Daoren couldn't say he was currently suspended and couldn't take cases, so he wanted to listen first and then find an excuse to refuse.

"It's like this, Lawyer Wang, my daughter, she previously took someone else's takeout, and then was said to have committed Theft, sentenced to six months of Criminal Detention, with an eight-month Suspended Sentence..."

There was no need to look at anything else; listening to this, one could tell they were father and daughter—the father and daughter's way of using flowery language to obscure the truth was exactly the same.

It wasn't stealing, it was called "taking," and as for why she was still sentenced, well, we don't know.

"My daughter had been staying at home properly reforming herself, but today a few police officers came and took her away."

"They said, they said my daughter is suspected of Defamation. Lawyer Wang, tell me, what is going on? How did she get arrested again just like that?"

"And she committed another crime; my daughter has been at home this whole time, she rarely even steps out the door."

What? Defamation?

Wang Daoren was stunned for a moment and hurriedly asked: "Defamation, this is a Criminal Private Prosecution, right?"

"Yes, yes, the police who came to make the arrest also said it was a Criminal Private Prosecution. What's wrong, Lawyer Wang? This matter, how do you think we should handle this?"

Li Guoliang did not know that, at this moment, Wang Daoren's head was buzzing.

During a Suspended Sentence, then getting hit with a Criminal Private Prosecution for Defamation—is your daughter trying to stack buffs there?

A situation that many lawyers don't see a few times in their entire lives, and yet it all happened to your daughter at once...

This was, of course, the truth; many people are well-behaved during a Suspended Sentence, and it is rare for a Suspended Sentence to be revoked.

Not to mention a Criminal Private Prosecution, which even the Court staff rarely see; with both combined, what can one say about the probability? Even novels wouldn't dare write it like this!

"Well, Manager Li, I am powerless in this matter. I can only tell you that your daughter's current situation is very dire."

After all, he had drunk so much of their tea, so he might as well give them a heads-up.

"Ah? No, Lawyer Wang, why is it dire?"

"I asked the previous lawyer, and she told me it had nothing to do with her, saying this was a new crime. Tell me, Lawyer Wang, she only just came back a few days ago and was arrested again, how could it have nothing to do with her!"

Uh... Wang Daoren felt a familiar scent.

"Manager Li, I don't know what your daughter's previous lawyer said, but you absolutely must not commit another crime during a Suspended Sentence. The consequence of committing a new crime is the revocation of the Suspended Sentence, followed by a Combined Punishment for Several Crimes!"

"In other words, if this Criminal Private Prosecution results in a conviction, it won't just be the sentencing for this incident; it will also include the sentencing for the previous Theft."

"I suggest you seek Mediation with the private prosecutor. For a Criminal Private Prosecution Case, if Mediation is successful, there is no need to go to jail."

"I have some things to attend to here, I'm really busy, so let's leave it at that."

"Lawyer Wang, wait, hello, hello, damn it, every one of them says when drinking tea on weekdays that everything is on them, but now that there's trouble, they start playing dead!"

Having hung up the phone, Li Guoliang began to curse loudly.

Wang Daoren didn't care about any of that; after hanging up, he also began to curse under his breath. Damn it, how did I lose my legal practice license? Wasn't it because of you unreasonable clients?

What was wrong with what the previous lawyer said? Isn't this a new crime? What does it have to do with her being released home for only a few days?

What kind of people are these? After being suspended from practice for the second time, Wang Daoren had already sworn a solemn oath to stay away from these moronic clients.

Returning to the crowd, several friends were still discussing; Wang Daoren kept his mouth shut again and said nothing. Trouble comes from the mouth; you all are chatting here, who knows if you'll be harmed by someone later.

Long-term illness makes one a good doctor...

Li Guoliang finished cursing and made several more calls to friends, but the results were all the same.

Committing a new crime during a Suspended Sentence, if the evidence is indeed conclusive, will lead to a Combined Punishment for Several Crimes.

And when he wanted to ask these friends to be his Defense Attorney, they were all politely declined; either they were busy, or they were busy.

Li Guoliang was dumbfounded; should he just go out on the street and find a random Law Firm?

His friend had just said that even if he didn't find a lawyer himself, the Court would appoint a corresponding Legal Aid Lawyer.

The right to defense, after all, is one of the basic rights of a citizen.

But he had heard that those Legal Aid Lawyers just go through the motions without putting in effort; what exactly should he do? He also didn't know how his daughter was doing now.

Li Hua was, of course, not doing well; detained again, interrogated again, and crying the whole time.

And now, she finally knew that the reason she had been arrested again was that article.

She couldn't understand; is it no longer allowed to complain a little bit now?

The other party was clearly plotting against her; if that man really didn't want her to steal his takeout, he could have come out to stop her the first time she stole it, or called the police.

How could sticking a piece of paper possibly attract attention?

However, it was too late now; Li Hua knew now that sometimes having many followers and high popularity is not necessarily a good thing.

You never know which piece of news is considered rumor-mongering, and if the other party takes it seriously, then there will really be trouble...

Time had already reached August; today is August 8th, the court hearing for Li Hua's Defamation case, good luck and great prosperity!

Honestly, Zhou Yi hadn't expected there to be a follow-up to this matter, but since the video was already filmed, should he film another segment?

It must be said, this should be continued.

"Manager Zhou, shall we go in now?" Looking at the many people at the entrance of the Court, Liu Shiwen asked subconsciously.

"Sure, let's go."

Fang Dazhuang and Zhou Xinran didn't come; they couldn't spare the time, as it wasn't their case after all.

Zhou Yi walked in front, with the legal department's Liu Shiwen behind him, walking toward the Court entrance in a domineering manner.

This made Liu Shiwen feel like she had seen it all—it was an eye-opener!

"Zhou Yi? You're here again. It seems you have another Criminal Private Prosecution case today; we will all go to observe the hearing."

"Auntie Su, morning, morning. Actually, I really don't want to come here, but who told them to always want to defame me."

"Morning, morning, morning."

Greeting people non-stop along the way, and not stopping even after entering the Court, from the Civil Division to the Criminal Division—really, Liu Shiwen was stunned by what she saw.

At this moment, she even had an illusion: is he the lawyer or am I the lawyer? How come I feel like he is more familiar with the Court than I am, even though I come here every day.

Is this the legendary "treating the Court like one's own home"?

Only Zhou Yi arrived as the private prosecutor; Yuan Jianhua didn't come, as he was still working at the Company.

A corporate slave should do a corporate slave's job; as for big matters like filing a Lawsuit, let your most idle boss solve it for you.

Arriving at Criminal Court No. 2, as soon as Zhou Yi entered, he saw Li Guoliang and his wife; he had met them when they apologized and provided the Letter of Forgiveness.

At this moment, the look in their eyes toward Zhou Yi was like they were on fire!

This time was the same; the other party had found a lawyer from somewhere, and upon coming up, they were also begging Zhou Yi for Mediation.

A Criminal Private Prosecution Case can be mediated!

Unless it is a Self-Prosecution to Public Prosecution, otherwise, it can be mediated; if Mediation is successful, there is no need for sentencing.

Zhou Yi still remembered very clearly that the other party's attitude this time was still very low, so low that it even made one feel pity.

However, for matters like Mediation and apologies, one can happen once but not twice; why does everyone say that building credibility is hard, but destroying it is very simple?

You spoke so well when you apologized last time, and you must have felt regret, but what was the result? You turned around and wrote a Small Essay on the internet.

Indeed, the degree of harm in this matter is not as great as those previous slanders, but so what?

It shows that Li Hua never intended to apologize at all, and it shows that she does not think she is wrong; then it doesn't matter, I also don't think I am wrong, let's just leave it all to the Court.

Although Li Guoliang's eyes were blazing with fire, he still walked over, looked at Zhou Yi, and said, "Manager Zhou, is there really no room for negotiation in this matter at all?"

"I can agree to whatever you want, really, as long as you don't let my daughter go to jail, I beg you, I can even kneel down for you right now."

The voice was very loud, and many people who came in to observe the proceedings heard it, and they all looked over one after another at this moment.

Those who understood the situation had already started recounting the matter.

Very quickly, everyone also started discussing whether or not there should be a Mediation.

Some people felt there should be, after all, look at how the father is begging people like this, while others felt that the other party must be made to learn a lesson!

That first apology was clearly just playing around; perhaps she didn't even acknowledge this matter from the bottom of her heart.

The content of the discussions among the elderly was very high-level, ranging from law to morality, and then to life; it was intense, and those with short tempers almost started fighting.

Those who didn't know better would have thought it was their own children who were about to be sentenced.

It left Liu Shiwen, who was preparing the case files, stunned.

Having worked as a non-litigation legal assistant for this period of time, are the observers at the Court now this impressive?

Zhou Yi was silent for a moment; it is said that children and grandchildren have their own fortunes, and one should not be a beast of burden for them, but how many parents can ignore it?

However, parents are parents, and children are children; if one does wrong, one must be punished, this is Zhou Yi's consistent creed.

Including himself, including when he himself once livestreamed in a car, then went to the Traffic Police Team to report, had points deducted, paid a fine, and wrote an apology letter.

If you are wrong, be willing to be punished!

If one day he, Zhou Yi, changes, if he, Zhou Yi, relies on his status as an internet celebrity to engage in Internet Violence against others, then he, Zhou Yi, also deserves to go to jail.

"Manager Li, get up. You kneeling down won't change anything."

Throat lozenges have arrived today, good morning everyone. Does everyone know the sense of shame of being seen writing a book on a high-speed train? I am even embarrassed to say the title of this book...

Thanks to book friends 2022, Weixiao, Luo Xiaojin, Jingling Xuanlü, Feng Xin Youmi, You Yige Xinshou, naihe, Ren'ou de Weixiao, thanks to the brothers for the tips.

(End of this chapter)