Chapter 262: An elderly man dies suddenly after being stopped for hitting someone with his bike; here is what the Court did

Wang Daoren felt he had heard clearly; it was definitely Zhou Yi, no mistake!

So, his fellow sufferer had actually taken on a case related to Zhou Yi as well?

This situation was quite satisfying; to think he had just been talking about his own two suspensions from practice...

"Old Zhang, looking at you, this case this time must be pretty good, right?"

It was only after Zhang Wei finished his call and returned that Wang Daoren asked with a chuckle.

"Eh, just a small case. I won't eat that, I need to hurry back to the law firm; they're coming to find me right away."

"Everyone, see you later!"

After saying this, Zhang Wei picked up his satchel and left.

The fellow sufferers at the table looked at each other, but Wang Daoren laughed: "What are you stunned for? Keep eating. Lawyer Zhang got a case as soon as he came out; that's a great thing!"

A truly great thing indeed. Next time he sees the other party in the study class, he won't even... wait, what do you mean next time? It is impossible for me to come back in, absolutely impossible!

Although he wasn't sure if the other party would really come to cause trouble, Zhou Yi had already sent his parents back to Lincheng.

As it turned out, today, Zhou Yi looked at the young bailiff in front of him and said: "Is this really my Summons?"

"Mr. Zhou, it is indeed your Summons."

The young bailiff was an old acquaintance; he was quite familiar with this Mr. Zhou who frequented the Court.

"By the way, Mr. Zhou, let me interview you: how does it feel to receive a Summons?" the young man asked with a smile.

Zhou Yi thought for a moment and hurried back to get his Sports Camera.

"Mr. Zhou, what are you doing?"

"Nothing, just... could you please deliver it again? I really like this feeling..."

The other party didn't come to cause a scene but chose to file a Lawsuit instead; this was quite unexpected, but Zhou Yi liked it very much.

This meant someone had truly chosen the legal path to resolve the problem!

Very good, very good indeed; this was a scene that had to be commemorated.

The young bailiff: "o((⊙﹏⊙))o"

I have never heard such a request in my entire life.

Someone actually likes a Court Summons?

After filming it again, Zhou Mouren nodded with satisfaction, sent the young man off, and looked at the court date on it: one week later. So the question arose: with Lawyer Fang away for the time being, who should handle this Lawsuit?

Of course, the main reason was that he didn't know how difficult this Lawsuit would be.

He didn't know if the judge would try to smooth things over.

Zhou Yi thought about it and still dialed Lawyer Fang's number...

Now that he had encountered a problem, he felt uneasy if he didn't let Lawyer Fang take a look.

The call connected, but it seemed it was still late at night for Lawyer Fang, as his voice sounded irritable.

"Zhou Yi, what is it this time? Didn't you say the other side had already backed down regarding the account issue? What's wrong? Why is it that as soon as I leave, you're getting into more trouble than before?"

Lawyer Fang on the phone couldn't help but complain.

Although he liked handling Lawsuits, that didn't mean he was a machine for Lawsuits, alright?

"No, Lawyer Fang, this is something I encountered by chance. That... I've been sued."

"Oh, by chance... wait, you said you were sued? Who sued you, for what, what's going on!"

It was only after Zhou Yi finished this sentence that Lawyer Fang's voice suddenly became serious.

"It's like this..."

"Oh, extortion? The facts are clear, the evidence is solid, what else is there to ask me?"

After listening, Lawyer Fang clearly lost interest.

"No, Lawyer Fang, I just wanted to ask, for this case, do you think Xinran can handle it?"

"What's that supposed to mean? Let me tell you, Zhou Yi, for a case like yours, even if you brought in a dog... *cough cough*, Xinran will have no problem. It's very simple. Things are different now than before; if you have no liability, you have no liability."

Having received Lawyer Fang's affirmative answer, Zhou Yi felt relieved.

"Then Lawyer Fang, when can you come back?"

"Me? I'll probably be back soon, definitely before the end of this month!"

It was already October, so there were about ten days left until the end of the month; thinking about it, it felt soon.

That would do. After chatting with Lawyer Fang for a bit, Zhou Yi hung up the phone and immediately dialed Xinran's number.

"Hey Xinran, I have a case here. Lawyer Fang said if you handle it, it might be a bit difficult..."

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Cainiao on the other end exploded.

What do you mean it would be difficult if I handle it? Teacher Fang, who are you looking down on!

"Lao Difang, wait for me!"

Everything seemed to go very smoothly; Huo Pengfei sued the Insurance Company and demonstrated his capabilities.

The contract terms signed at the time were Standard Clauses used by the Insurance Company to limit Yuan Jianhua's right to compensation by restricting treatment methods, thereby exempting themselves from insurance liability. According to Article 19 of the Insurance Law, these terms should be deemed invalid.

In other words, if the insurance contract stipulates that you need such-and-such surgery to be eligible for compensation, that won't do; insurance contracts cannot restrict these things, as they belong to the Bully Clause.

So, unsurprisingly, Lawyer Huo won the Lawsuit, and the Insurance Company provided the corresponding compensation.

On the other side, Zhou Mouren, who had entrusted Xinran to respond to the Lawsuit, also arrived at the Court at the appointed time.

Guangming District Court, the familiar Guangming District Court.

Still greeting Wu Dama and the others very familiarly, Zhou Yi wore a smile on his face.

"Little Zhou, here again? Who are you sending in this time?"

"Little Zhou, you haven't been to the Court lately, right? That's not like you."

The elderly people were chatting happily, and Zhou Yi responded with a smile: "No, no, everyone don't misunderstand; this time, I am the Defendant."

Zhou Yi was actually the Defendant this time!

The old men and women exchanged glances, their faces all revealing expressions of excitement; they absolutely had to go see this case!

"What's the reason? How did you end up as the Defendant?" Wu Dama asked with some curiosity.

"Ahem, I was idle with nothing to do, and I meddled in a bit of nosy business..."

Zhou Yi explained the general situation, and at the end said: "They now want me to pay for funeral expenses, emergency medical expenses, and death compensation."

Who could have imagined that just going up to help stop someone for a moment would lead to such consequences; it can be said that no one wanted this situation.

Hearing the details of the case, Wu Dama also rubbed her temples and said: "This matter of yours might have been a bit troublesome in the past, but it's easy to handle now."

"Having fulfilled your obligations, it is impossible for you to bear any responsibility."

"Alright Wu Dama, I'll take your kind words!"

There had been one Mediation before, but the other party opened their mouth and demanded 300,000; what were they thinking? Zhou Yi didn't even go, and directly had Zhou Xinran refuse it.

Not giving it, no money.

After chatting for a few sentences, Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran entered the Court together; to be honest, this was the first time entering the Court without the protection of Fang Dazhuang.

If it weren't for Fang Dazhuang providing an endorsement, he absolutely would not have come with Zhou Cainiao.

Entering the Court, the other party's client had already arrived, and sitting at the representative's table was a man in a suit and leather shoes, looking like a legal elite!

Zhou Yi sat in the Defendant's seat, turned his head and asked: "Xinran, that Lawyer named Zhang Wei, do you know him?"

"I don't know him, but I feel like I've seen this name somewhere. Alright Zhou Yi, don't worry, this Lawsuit is a guaranteed win."

Zhou Yi didn't speak anymore; during the time Fang Dazhuang had been away, the volume of Zhou Xinran's voice had increased quite a bit.

Just look, in the past she would never have said that.

Opposite, Fang Fengyu sat in the Plaintiff's seat; after thinking for a moment, he still asked: "Lawyer Zhang, how do you think our chances of winning are?"

Hearing this, Zhang Wei shook his head and said: "Mr. Fang, I told you before, this is hard to say right now."

The judge was not Li Xusheng, but still looked very familiar, and announced the start of the session.

Reading the Indictment, the Court investigation stage began, presenting evidence and Cross-examination; everything began to follow the procedure.

Watching slowly, Zhou Yi suddenly discovered something wrong; the lawyer surnamed Zhang named Wei opposite was actually being directly suppressed by Zhou Xinran?

"The recording made by my client shows that he only stopped the other party and did not take any excessive verbal or physical actions; there is no evidence for the other party's claim that my client had any pushing behavior!"

"On the contrary, after being stopped, Old Mr. Fang was constantly insulting my client."

This, this... Lawyer Zhang said with difficulty: "However, although there was no pushing behavior, the act of obstruction itself already caused Old Mr. Fang's blood pressure to rise, so I believe that there is a causal relationship between the act of obstruction itself and the passing of Old Mr. Fang."

Zhou Xinran spoke again.

"My client did not know Old Mr. Fang's physical condition, and did not indicate any problems during the obstruction, and furthermore... therefore, there is no causal relationship between the act of obstruction itself and the passing of Old Mr. Fang."

Zhou Xinran's words were full of momentum; in terms of evidence, she had already excluded Zhou Yi's responsibility, and the Notification Letter issued by the Police Station was a very important piece of evidence.

And most importantly, Zhou Xinran had not wasted her time during this period; she had investigated one thing.

That was that one week before this, this Old Man Fang who passed away had been hospitalized in a hospital in Jingzhou City, and before that, he had entered the hospital many times due to severe cerebral infarction.

As a result, a week ago, the hospital doctors did not recommend discharge, saying the illness could flare up at any time, but Old Man Fang's family members said he must be discharged, and Old Man Fang naturally listened to his children.

Thus, the discharge procedures were completed, and there is evidence for all these matters.

"Therefore, our side believes that the other party's client disregarded the doctor's advice and forcibly completed the discharge procedures; they should be considered to have tacitly known that Old Mr. Fang's body could have problems at any time, yet they still let him be outside. This is the main reason that led to the misfortune!"

"Therefore, our side has reason to believe that it was the other party's client who did not fulfill their duty of support to their father, which led to the misfortune!"

Holy crap! Zhou Mouren was stunned; Zhou Cainiao is capable now; he hadn't provided this evidence on his side, but Zhou Xinran had actively investigated it.

And she directly performed a blowout kill in court!

Didn't you say I must bear responsibility and must pay compensation? How come you, a filial son, just stopped taking your father to see a doctor for no reason?

Ah, this? Zhang Wei on the opposite side looked at his client; you didn't tell me about this?

"Therefore, our side believes that Old Mr. Fang's passing is something no one wanted to happen, but the other party's client, merely because of a correlation in events and a sequence in time, blames this misfortune on a Defendant who has no faults in law and no impropriety in morality; this is not the fairness and justice that the law pursues!"

The words were sonorous and powerful; at this moment, Zhou Yi even felt that Zhou Xinran had a bit of Fang Dazhuang's style...

The Court Debate ended, and the Final Statement began.

Zhang Wei had already sat down and started organizing his materials; he didn't think much of this case, it was just an ordinary dispute case; if he lost, he lost.

During his career, Zhang Mouren could lose nine out of ten Lawsuits; small matter.

As for whether the tenth one was a win?

No, he didn't win that one either; he got himself suspended from practice.

This is also why Wang Daoren would say that; this Lawyer Zhang is the most bizarre person he has ever met in his life, and he even doubts how the other party passed the exam.

Of course, Lawyer Wang did not know that in the eyes of others, he was also a bizarre person, and everyone doubted how he passed the exam...

Fang Fengyu stood up, looked at the judge and said: "Comrade, actually I don't understand the law or anything you are talking about, but I know my dad is gone. If it weren't for him stopping him for that moment, how could an accident have happened? The person is already gone; doesn't he have parents?"

It was still the same old rambling, and what he said was so moving, so tearful and sorrowful.

If one didn't know that it was this filial son who had taken his father out of the hospital earlier, Zhou Yi might have been moved too; truly filial.

Finally, under the judge's urging, Fang Fengyu stopped his actions.

This was of course not something he thought of himself; it was Lawyer Zhang who taught him: cry, make yourself look as miserable as possible.

Soon, the recess ended, and the Collegial Panel announced the Judgment in court.

"What? He actually doesn't have to pay a single cent? This, how is this possible!"

Fang Fengyu stood at the Plaintiff's seat, and was stunned listening to the Judgment.

He couldn't figure it out; why is it that even when the person is gone, there is no need to pay? Weren't there often reports in the past saying things like someone entering someone else's orchard to steal fruit and then dying?

Or privately going to someone else's fish pond to steal fish and drowning?

Or even stealing someone else's car and dying in a car accident?

All of them required the original owner to pay compensation; how come when it gets here, the person is gone, but there is no compensation?

Fang Fengyu could not understand it; he felt that the dead should be respected, and since the person was already dead, even if it were some kind of humanitarian compensation, they should at least pay something; how could it be possible to not pay a single cent?

Zhou Mouren, however, did not care about any of this; he had known this would be the result before it even started.

"Let's go, Xinran!"

Zhou Cainiao leisurely put away the documents, a trace of satisfaction appearing on her pretty face; no wonder Teacher Fang liked to directly rub people into the ground during a Debate.

This feeling is really great!

Only Fang Fengyu sat there with a bewildered expression; why was it different from the situations described on the internet?

Then the only option is to make a scene, but the method my younger sister suggested is not good; I cannot go to their door.

Then I will go to the internet; someone died, and you won't pay a single cent, right?

I heard you are a Company boss, then I will make it so your Company cannot continue to operate!

Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran naturally did not go straight home, but went to Lao Difang first.

As a result, before they had even finished a cup of coffee, Zhou Yi received a phone call saying that some reports had appeared on the internet.

Zhou Yi clicked on the report with curiosity and was immediately amused.

Because the report clearly stated: Died suddenly after being stopped for hitting someone with a bike, this is how the Court ruled...

The second update is here; don't worry about the chapter comments, it will be fine after these two days; you all can't see them, but I can see them in the backend, and I have replied to them all; I know everyone's opinions on the recent chapters, which is that they feel there was no need for the protagonist to meddle in other people's business; really, having followed along this far, you all know me, I am the kind of author who listens to advice very well.

If you don't like it, then I just won't write this kind of plot; everyone likes to be passive, I understand; look at my single-chapter explanations so far, they have all been to explain questions regarding legal issues, and as for the plot, it is being slowly modified according to everyone's opinions, it's just that there is no need to speak so aggressively; really, I am someone who listens to advice very well.

Thanks to Hongqiao Controller, for shooting so seriously, Mzhttty, Interest-Driven God-Draw Dog, Reader 1224, and Big Brother Loneliness of the Deep Sea; thanks to the brothers for the tips; there is more today, watch my updates and give me votes.

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