Chapter 333: Let's See Who Else Can Argue! (Seeking Monthly Votes)

A hint of anticipation appeared on Fang Dazhuang's face. Although Zhou Yi did not fully grasp the other party's thoughts, he was now clear that since Fang Dazhuang was making a move, it certainly wasn't aimed at the so-called "return one, compensate ten."

The reason was simple: if it truly met the criteria for "return one, compensate ten," then even if one were to drag a... even if one were to call Zhou Xinran over, it could be handled; there was no need for him to tag along.

But since Fang Dazhuang had decided to attend this so-called lecture, it went without saying that he must have had some very "punishable" ideas.

After setting the time with Liu Nainai and Wang Nainai, the three of them said their goodbyes, left, and returned to the car. Zhou Yi spoke up: "Fang Dazhuang, let me cover the money for this matter!"

After all, in a sense, this belonged to him, Zhou Yi, meddling in other people's business.

In truth, Zhou Yi himself did not like to meddle, but this time it was Liu Nainai's affair; if he didn't intervene, he reckoned he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

Moreover, some people simply don't act like human beings, and for such people, they must be made to receive an education!

It was just that while he might be the one meddling, he had to pay for Fang Dazhuang's help; this was the rule. Regardless of whether the money was much or little, it had to be given, because Fang Dazhuang relied on this for a living, even if he wasn't short on money right now.

Upon hearing this, Fang Dazhuang shook his head: "No need for this time."

What? Zhou Yi wore a look of dull shock, and even Zhou Xinran beside him was startled.

To actually say no payment was needed—was this still that same Fang Dazhuang?

Seeing the expressions of the two, Fang Dazhuang remained expressionless, looking out at the city beyond the window, the city of heavy traffic, before turning his head back to say: "Why so surprised? I'm in a bad mood today, so I don't want money. What, is that not allowed?"

"Didn't I help you for free the first time with that labor dispute of yours!"

"Fine, then that's certainly no problem!" Zhou Yi hurriedly said.

Although when you, Fang Dazhuang, helped me for free last time, you said it was because you were in a good mood, that's not the point; anyway, you're the one who calls the shots.

Three days passed in a flash. At nine in the morning, Zhou Yi and Fang Dazhuang arrived at the Yuefu Residential Quarter. As for Zhou Xinran, poor thing, she encountered a case today; it was said that yet another relative had come asking for help.

There is really no way to talk about such things; some people feel that seeking out relatives is always a trap, after all, strangers might cheat you halfway, but acquaintances get a grand slam.

But others feel that no matter what they do, they must find someone they know, otherwise, things simply cannot get done, so only the two of them came.

After waiting for a while at the entrance of the Small Residential District, Liu Nainai arrived and said that Wang Nainai had already gone to the venue.

So they drove directly there; it was only about ten minutes or so before they arrived at the venue. It was a hotel, and a hotel that looked quite luxurious at that!

"The scammers these days are really quite dedicated. Look at this, the overhead is quite high!" Zhou Yi said subconsciously.

Fang Dazhuang nodded and said: "After all, everything is an 'involution' now; scammers are definitely involuting too. But having said that, some people will really make you unable to understand what their thought processes are like."

The two parked the car and walked with Liu Nainai toward the main venue, which was a conference room. This was the site of today's lecture; they would hold the lecture first, and after it finished, they would conduct free medical consultations one by one.

On the way, Fang Dazhuang spoke about how outrageous Telecommunications Fraud is now. There was a woman who locked herself inside her car to transfer money to scammers; outside, her husband and the police were shouting for her to open the door, but she wouldn't. In the end, forced with no other choice, the husband smashed the car window with one punch to open the door, which was the only way it was stopped.

You just feel it's unbelievable!

Chatting like this, they entered the main venue. Upon seeing the situation around them, both of their faces sank.

This conference room was quite large and the decor was very luxurious, but that wasn't the point. The important thing was that, at this very moment, the conference room was filled with elderly people!

A glance across showed only elderly people; some were leaning on canes, their hair white, and basically, the clothing of the elderly was of the very plain sort.

Elderly people who have experienced those things from the past rarely have anything particularly flashy; the word "frugal" has almost been integrated into their lives.

But looking at the situation today, it was estimated that they had already been treated as leeks.

Zhou Yi and Fang Dazhuang exchanged a look and then found a place to sit down. He reckoned that it was only because of the rule of law society; otherwise, Zhou Yi felt that Fang Dazhuang would have directly flashed his fists.

After all, he is also an expert at fighting...

Although a scam is a scam, if one were to insist on it, the act of scamming these elderly people makes one feel even more hateful!

"Liu Nainai, you've come? Eh, Mr. Zhou, you've come too? Are you looking to have the elders in your family checked? No problem, come sit over here!"

It was Wang Rui who saw them just as they entered. The young girl, full of enthusiasm, greeted the three and had them sit to the side.

"Liu Nainai, you actually could have told me; I would have gone to pick you up. After all, this isn't very close; if you ran into any problems, that would be bad."

Wang Rui was still there constantly saying nice things to Liu Nainai. After all, she had refused the other party's refund a few days ago, and it was only because Liu Nainai was kind-hearted that she hadn't directly cut off contact.

Just at this moment, Fang Dazhuang suddenly spoke up: "Wang Rui, is it? Hello, may I ask if you could provide me with the information sheet for your experts?"

Wang Rui was taken aback, as if she hadn't expected Fang Dazhuang to ask this. She thought for a moment and said: "Uncle, we don't have that here. If you want to know, just listen to the introduction in a moment, or you can look at the front there; there are introductions there!"

Zhou Yi looked forward; it was a very large poster with names written on it, as well as what director of what hospital in Modu they were, and what university they were from—anyway, one look and you would feel they were very impressive.

Comparable to the "Universe of Miracle Doctors" from two years ago!

In short, you feel that people wouldn't be that bold, but in reality, they are much bolder than you think!

Fang Dazhuang took out his phone, snapped a few random photos, and then nodded to Wang Rui in acknowledgment.

"Alright, then you all just wait here. Once the free medical consultation starts in a while, I will take you all over!"

Wang Rui left, and Zhou Yi looked at Fang Dazhuang.

Fang Dazhuang made a gesture, signaling Zhou Yi to stay calm and not be impatient.

He had already sent this information to several of his friends, asking friends who worked in hospitals to help check it out.

Doctors and Lawyers—as long as one does well in these two professions, the connections will be terrifyingly vast.

A top-tier Lawyer like Fang Dazhuang, that goes without saying; in a place like Modu, you can kick your foot anywhere and hit a friend.

Whatever hospital you say it is, I can find it for you.

While Fang Dazhuang was busy here, on the other side, Zhou Yi hadn't waited long before he saw several people in white coats walk in. Just looking at their appearance, you might be bluffed; that temperament, these were absolutely senior experts!

The previously mentioned Deputy General Manager surnamed Zhao announced the start of the lecture, and at this moment, Zhou Yi had already turned on his equipment.

Immediately, the experts on stage began to talk about some hackneyed issues, the kind of so-called health knowledge that you could find anywhere if you searched online.

Everyone knows that going to bed early, waking up early, and exercising every day will definitely be beneficial; does this need you, an "expert," to tell us?

Anyway, Zhou Yi thought of those inexplicable expert suggestions online: when you have no money, they suggest renting out your house and going to drive for a ride-hailing service; that was one thing, but suggesting to cancel food delivery and that young people should cook for themselves...

At that time, one really wanted those experts who sat in air-conditioned rooms, blowing cold air and collecting subsidies, to go through "sending the educated youth to the countryside" once more...

The lecture time was not long; after all, the main thing was to sell things, so very soon they began the free medical consultations one by one. This was the most insane time.

After all, everyone has the desire to take advantage of small gains. Many elderly people are deceived not just because of health supplements, but also because of all kinds of routines, such as free travel, free lectures, free diagnoses, and so on.

Or, as long as you come to attend our lecture, we'll give you free eggs!

You might be able to resist all the things before this, but I ask you, can you resist this last one!

Once you've come, you can rest easy; there's no way you're leaving without buying a pile of things.

So, at a time like this, if a great expert from a major hospital in Modu says they will give you a free medical consultation, would you be willing?

Even if they say the medicine prescribed costs money, and because it's prescribed by an expert, it will be very expensive, would you buy it then?

Still the same point: the atmosphere is already set to this level; never mind the elderly, even young people might not be able to resist.

"Liu Nainai, over here, over here. You are assigned to be seen by this Expert Shen. He is a senior expert from Ruiyin Hospital, a top-tier Grade A hospital in Modu, and he is very skilled at treating high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and heart disease!"

Liu Nainai responded while looking at Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi directly took the old lady's arm and said, "Then let's go, let's go take a look."

Those few experts began to see patients one by one, and the elderly all walked over under the guidance of their respective salespeople to be seen one by one.

Zhou Yi had already started recording audio and video; it was impossible for him to record everything in this situation, nor was it realistic, and there was no need to.

Just like that, he supported Liu Nainai as they arrived in front of that Expert Shen, who was a man of about forty-something, looking like he was quite impressive.

"Old lady, sit here. Come, let me listen to you and take a look first. Have you been diagnosed with high blood pressure or anything like that before?"

This was the so-called free clinic; it didn't require any instruments, just relying on himself, listening a couple of times, and asking two questions, and he had a result.

It really is a set of tricks for swindling the elderly.

That Expert Shen finished going through this process and then said:

"Let me tell you, old lady, your blood pressure is very high, and there are many blockages in your heart and brain vessels. It's very serious and really cannot be delayed any longer. If you go to a big hospital for an examination, they will definitely make you have surgery. It's hard to say exactly how it will go, but the failure rate of this surgery is very high!"

As usual, first give the person a scare, describing it as severely as possible; they must be frightened.

Although they had discussed it before coming, Zhou Yi clearly saw that Liu Nainai was frightened.

"That... Expert, then what should I do now? Surgery won't work, so should I take medicine?"

"Taking medicine doesn't mean it can truly cure you, but, I happen to be able to recommend our set of medicine to you right now. It contains precious traditional Chinese medicines like ginseng, deer antler, and cordyceps, etc. It has a very good effect on symptoms like yours. If you take a few sets of this, then you won't need surgery."

As Expert Shen was speaking, he took out a set of products. Zhou Mouren took a glance and thought, isn't this about the same as the set Liu Nainai had before? It seems only the pattern changed a little.

Seeing that Liu Nainai looked like she wanted to buy it again, Zhou Yi shook his head and was just about to say something when he saw Fang Dazhuang had already stepped forward to block them.

"Wait, this Expert Shen, did you just say that as long as one takes your... medicine, it can cure the illness and surgery won't be needed, right?" Fang Dazhuang stepped forward with a face full of smiles.

The Expert Shen opposite frowned, looked at this bald man who had suddenly popped up, and said somewhat vaguely, "Strictly speaking, we can't call this medicine, but it does have benefits for the body after taking it."

"Eh, Expert Shen, didn't you just say this was medicine? How is it not medicine now? And you said that after taking it, surgery wouldn't be needed, which means it can cure illness, so how did it change again?" Fang Dazhuang's face was full of confusion.

Zhou Yi was about to burst out laughing; truth be told, Fang Dazhuang's acting skills could really kill those celebrities.

Look at the expression on his face now; he looks just like someone who has caught a contradiction and is asking a question there.

So Expert Shen didn't get angry directly, but his voice grew a little louder as he said, "Look, these are all professional matters; you don't understand. We are not medicine in the strict sense, but we possess the efficacy of medicine, you know?"

"But you clearly said just now that this was medicine; everyone heard it!"

The volume of Fang Dazhuang's words was very loud, and many of the elderly had already noticed and were nodding one after another upon hearing this.

Among them, an old person spoke up: "That's right, Expert, I also heard you say this was medicine. So, after taking this, do we actually need surgery or not?"

"Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand..."

But before the expert could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Fang Dazhuang again: "Then you can say it first. If you don't even say it and just say we don't understand, that is definitely not reasonable."

An argument broke out here, and the other experts nearby as well as President Zhao of the Company had already noticed and hurried over.

"Wang Rui, is this a client you brought? What is going on?" President Zhao asked in a low voice.

And in front, that Expert Shen was clearly already enraged.

"Are you the doctor or am I the doctor? I am here for a free clinic. If you keep asking, I won't see any more patients!"

He paused and then said to the other elderly people: "Good intentions treated like a donkey's lungs. I came to help you see patients; why are you supporting these few people? Just keep asking like this? I'll say it first: I'm only staying for these few hours, and then I'm going back to Modu. When the time comes and no one is here to see you, don't come looking for me!"

After these words were finished, the other elderly people immediately became anxious. One old person shouted directly: "What are you young people doing? If you aren't seeing a doctor, get out of the way! We still need to be seen. If you drive the expert away, will you see us?"

"That's right, hurry up and get out of the way!"

Wang Rui also hurried forward and said, "Teacher Shen, please don't be angry."

After saying that, he said to Zhou Yi, "Mr. Zhou, and Mr. Fang, what are you doing? The expert is here to see patients for free; he is a senior expert from Ruiyin Hospital..."

Wang Rui's words were interrupted by Fang Dazhuang before he could finish. He didn't pay any attention to those elderly people at all, just saying, "So it's an expert from Ruixi Hospital; that is a top-tier hospital in our country!"

Expert Shen said sarcastically, "So you do know."

President Zhao nearby also came up and said, "What are you doing? The expert is here with good intentions, and you are here asking this and that, wasting everyone's time. If you do this again, we are calling the police!"

Fang Dazhuang smiled, then hurriedly said, "Apologies, apologies, truly sorry. Occupational hazard. We will move aside right now."

His attitude was incredibly sincere, leaving both Zhou Yi and Liu Nainai stunned.

Fortunately, with this obstruction, Liu Nainai finally did not buy that so-called "medicine."

As soon as they moved aside, the people behind couldn't wait to step forward and quickly let the expert start seeing patients.

"Fang Dazhuang, what do we do now?"

"Continue collecting evidence. Originally, I thought they should only be involved in civil fraud, but after this contact, the situation is a bit serious!"

"You mean... they might be suspected of criminal fraud?"

Fang Dazhuang didn't answer directly; he just turned his head to look around and said in an inexplicable tone: "When I was in Modu, I did similar Criminal Defense for relevant health product companies. At that time... at that time, I did a Not Guilty Defense for them, and in the end, they were indeed found not guilty."

"During that period, I was a bit like the kind of pure legal creature we were talking about earlier, nitpicking every legal clause, nitpicking every word, looking for points of defense from multiple angles, and firmly believing that everything I did was right!"

"Law, yes, at that time I felt that not breaking the law meant being a good person. For example, with this kind of health product fraud, I wouldn't have considered anything else back then; I would only feel that such a defense was a good opportunity to show what I had learned!"

"Every time I achieved a not guilty verdict, I would be happy for a long time."

Following Fang Dazhuang's account, Zhou Yi finally understood why Fang Dazhuang would do this for free.

Is Fang Dazhuang a good person? Not necessarily. When he was young, he could make such a big name for himself in Modu, and he was known for Criminal Defense; if you called him a good person, I reckon even Fang Dazhuang wouldn't believe it himself.

Fang Dazhuang had said before that using the term "litigation rascal" to describe him was not wrong at all; he was the purest legal creature, using the law to measure everything.

Even now, Fang Dazhuang is not a normal person; he is still just as paranoid, but he has applied this energy to another aspect.

"The law, especially Criminal Law, protects the majority by punishing a group of people, but it's a pity... forget it, let's not talk about these useless things. I will tell you now how to secure the evidence!"

"In the past, I once spent a long time specifically researching how investigative agencies define civil fraud versus criminal fraud regarding health products, researching their logic for conviction, researching so, so much..."

"So now, I just need to reverse that process, secure the evidence for all the points of argument I thought of at the time, and I can secure a conviction without even needing their testimony!"

For Fang Dazhuang, the evidence to establish Civil Fraud was actually already sufficient long ago.

But to establish it as Criminal Fraud, it was still not enough.

In his words, Civil Fraud and Criminal Fraud in health supplements have many things in common.

For example, both involve carrying out deceptive acts, causing the other party to have misunderstandings and generate erroneous perceptions, and subsequently both cause the other party to suffer economic losses.

These can actually be called "Transaction-type Fraud"!

As for how to distinguish them, look at the ultimate goal: the goal of Civil Fraud is to "make money," while the goal of Criminal Fraud is to "swindle money"!

"Therefore, we need to gather evidence such as the other party hiring fake doctors, making false diagnoses, exaggerating medical conditions, and selling health supplements at high prices; the law will not wrong a good person, but it also cannot let a bad person go!"

"In this case, let's see who else can argue!"

A big chapter of over five thousand words, goodnight everyone.

Thanks to Adoufu Qiweidui, Xiao A Yu, You Yige Xinshou, wfei, Feimaowuyu, Wenchidage, Yinhe Tekuai Chengwuyuan, Dang De Xuezi, Emo Tun, and especially thanks to Xiao A Yu for the alliance leader status; welcome to the eighteenth alliance leader of this book!

I have to write more tomorrow no matter what... otherwise it won't be justifiable.

(End of this chapter)