Chapter 367: Then Just Be Depressed for a While?

It's the New Year, a very simple sentence, yet it contains so many, many things.

Because it's the New Year, even if you have a temper, you can't let it out; even if you want to be furious, you can't be; after all... it's the New Year, look at how unsightly you look like this.

As a grassroots police officer, Lao Zhou—now that grassroots work is primarily focused on mediation—tries his best to mediate whenever possible; if the other party is indeed in the wrong, then as long as no Serious Consequences have been caused, the focus is usually on criticism and education.

Not to mention that Han Dacheng is the landlord and brought people to view the property, which counts as a legitimate reason, so under the persuasion of the Community Office staff, Han Dacheng promised to notify her in advance when coming to view the property in the future, and that was that.

"There's no need to make such a big fuss during the New Year; it's better to resolve grievances than to hold onto them, and it's not a big deal, just endure it and it will pass."

Or perhaps:

"That couple, Han Dacheng and his wife, have bad tempers by nature and love to argue with others; you should be more tolerant and don't lower yourself to their level."

It was all words similar to these.

Wu Qiuling was trembling with anger, but she didn't know what to do; in the past, during her studies and life, she had often heard such words—so-and-so has a bad temper, don't lower yourself to their level.

Especially in school, it was clearly those naughty children who teased her first, but if she thought about asking the teacher for help, the teacher would often say this, saying they weren't good children, don't lower yourself to their level...

She felt that this was wrong, but she didn't know where it was wrong, and she didn't even know what she should do!

After all, when we encounter trouble, we always think of calling the police, but what should we do when calling the police cannot solve the problem?

After all, what the Public Security Department can manage is defined by law; at the very least, as long as the other party's actions do not constitute a serious violation of the law, Lao Zhou and his colleagues cannot take any measures.

In front of the Community Office staff and the police, the landlord said he would definitely notify her when bringing people over in the future, but he had said the exact same thing last time!

On a whim, Wu Qiuling took out her phone; she thought of Lawyer Huo Pengfei, whom she had contacted before.

Whether a Lawyer is competent or not, perhaps you can't tell sometimes, but when he has given you guidance, or when you compare him with other lawyers, you can easily distinguish it.

Even though Wu Qiuling was a novice, she knew that Lawyer Huo was very capable; in her heart, he was the number one Lawyer!

It's just... would Lawyer Huo help her? After all, it's the New Year, he must be on holiday and resting too...

Although it was said during the training before that as long as an Employee of the Company encounters a problem, they can consult any legal staff for free—of course, it must be during working hours; once off the clock, they can directly refuse you.

After thinking about it, she decided to send a message to ask first.

An Old Honest Man is just like this; writing, deleting, then writing again, back and forth several times, weighing the tone, until finally, she wrote those few sentences clearly and clicked send.

On the other side, in Jingzhou, at Huo Pengfei's home.

As a man in his thirties who is not yet married, one doesn't need to guess why Huo Pengfei returned just after the third day of the New Year, just like that handsome guy in Lincheng who is desperately trying to find a way to run away.

He was currently bored at home; for someone like him, working had long since ceased to be about earning that bit of salary—given his level, he could earn no less anywhere he went.

The reason he came to Tengda Company was to pursue his ideals.

The boss set up that Legal Aid Fund, and he had originally prepared to do something big, but he didn't expect to run into the New Year, so he could only stay home, wanting to get to work quickly.

Just at this moment, his phone rang; Huo Pengfei saw the message, was stunned for three seconds, and then began to get excited.

He knew that in the words of President Zhou, this Wu Guniang was a Little Koi!

Who else could send a personnel Manager and a vice president of a former company to prison when resigning? Even President Zhou couldn't do that, right!

He heard that when President Zhou resigned before, that lawsuit was handled by Lawyer Fang, and when Xiao Wu resigned, she consulted him; rounding it up, that means I am stronger than Lawyer Fang, no problem!

He looked around in all directions; it was indeed his own home. Ever since that time he was rubbed into the ground by Lawyer Fang, he now subconsciously assumes Lawyer Fang can hear him whenever he is daydreaming; sigh, he doesn't know if this illness can be cured.

He hurriedly replied: "Xiao Wu, you want to consult me on a problem? No problem, I have time."

Not long after the message was sent, the call came through.

"Lawyer Huo, I'm really bothering you so much; I'm mainly at a loss as to what to do now..."

"Ahem, it's fine, I'm idle anyway; tell me, what is the specific situation?"

"It's like this, Lawyer Huo, I rented a place when I was at that company, and then after joining Tengda, I told the landlord I wouldn't renew the lease. Now there is still over a month left until the lease expires, but the landlord keeps bringing people to view the property..."

Wu Qiuling began to describe the situation in detail, saying that she had already called the police, but the police couldn't do anything when they arrived, and the other party also called the Community Office, who persuaded her not to lower herself to the other party's level.

As soon as these words were spoken, Huo Pengfei felt extremely disgusted and blurted out: "Why should you be more tolerant just because they have bad tempers? Why should you not lower yourself to their level? Isn't this just bullying an Old Honest Man!"

After joining the Company, thanks to the teachings of President Zhou, the current Huo Pengfei really hates such words!

Because this is essentially the same as "distributing based on who makes the most noise"—because this person makes a big scene, we have to side with him; because this person has a bad temper, we all can't lower ourselves to his level?

What kind of bullshit logic is that!

If we have to indulge anyone who has a bad temper or makes a big scene, then what is the point of talking about reason or law? We might as well just say whoever is the toughest is who we side with.

Wu Qiuling on the other end didn't dare to speak; she didn't expect this Lawyer Huo's reaction to be so intense, as if he were even angrier than if he had encountered the trouble himself.

Finally, Huo Pengfei finished scolding and asked: "Did you tell that police officer that the other party has already come twice?"

"I did, Lawyer Huo."

"Alright, I know. Based on the situation you described, this guy surnamed Han definitely won't let it go. I've seen too many people like this; on one hand, they seem extremely shameless, and on the other, they value their own face exceptionally highly."

It sounds contradictory, but there are too many such contradictory people in life.

"Now I ask you, how do you intend to resolve this matter? Is it to endure it and just have the other party stop bothering you until you move out, or to resolve this problem thoroughly?" Huo Pengfei asked again.

Resolve this problem thoroughly?

Poor Wu Guniang clearly hasn't fully learned the essence of Tengda Company's culture yet; she doesn't quite understand what "resolving a problem thoroughly" means.

"According to our President Zhou's words, resolving a problem thoroughly means thoroughly resolving the person who has the problem, and then, the problem naturally ceases to exist."

Holy cow, thoroughly resolving the problem—Wu Guniang finally understood; her previous feeling was correct, the people in the Company are all keen on sending people to prison!

Of course, talk is talk and joking is joking; being keen on sending people to prison is just a joke, and Huo Pengfei began to explain.

"The original corporate culture established by our President Zhou before was: if people don't offend me, I won't offend them; if people offend me, I will definitely offend them back!"

"Look, Xiao Wu, the first time someone causes you trouble, it's fine; perhaps they might even offer you a smile, but they will definitely tell you sternly: what you are doing is wrong, it's not good, you shouldn't do this!"

"Then, if you don't listen, the second time, they will give you a Warning!"

Just like when he previously posted that notice at Xu Yufeng's house, or posted notices for people who stole takeout—what must be notified to you must be notified properly; after all, no matter what, what is stipulated in the Criminal Law is the most severe punishment in the national legal system.

"If we have already notified the other party the second time and given them a Warning, but they still don't change, and even think that I am easy to bully and keep causing trouble again and again, then sorry, at this time I will use any method I can think of to solve the problem."

"Including but not limited to legal channels!"

Zhou Yi is a person who takes things seriously, but he never thinks that everything he does is completely legal; that is impossible.

Just like in the case of Xu Yufeng, why is it that they can recklessly use these illegal acts to disturb my life, while I can only be very obedient and either call the police or file a Lawsuit?

I fight fire with fire and go against her, and in the end, everyone says I have a problem, tells me not to stir up trouble, and says not to lower myself to the level of such people; what kind of logic is this?

Putting it that way makes it clear, scaring Xiao Wu Guniang into thinking the Company wants to send people to prison.

"Then I... I'm not too sure..." Xiao Wu Guniang thought for a moment and said.

Hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on Huo Pengfei's face; you really are the one to count on, Little Koi, as a dull and boring life really needs some embellishment.

"Solving people is just me joking with you; we aren't a law enforcement department. If they don't come, your life just continues, and it's impossible to say we can forcibly make someone go in and squat."

"It's just that according to the rules, this is already the second time the other party has come to your door. You write a Notice and stick it on the door, take a photo yourself to keep a record, and tell the other party that such behavior of entering your home at will has seriously affected your life order."

"If the other party continues to do it, you will take legal channels to protect your own rights!"

"Of course, if it's not convenient to stick it on the door, you can send a message to them; either way works, as long as it serves the purpose of notification."

When it came to these tactics, Huo Pengfei was absolutely eloquent, leaving Xiao Wu Guniang stunned; she couldn't help but wonder if he had practiced this before, otherwise why would he be so clear about it?

"After that, you can buy a Monitoring device for your home. The current ones are very cheap, and some even come free when you sign up for a mobile Traffic Package. Anyway, you can continue to install it in your new home after you move, and then you just wait."

"If the other party doesn't come again, then it's fine. If they continue to enter without saying hello, you must act a bit hysterical under the Camera, that is, you must show that your life order has been seriously disrupted, you know?"

"Or you can just act depressed; anyway, you are a girl living alone, and being broken into time and time again, it's normal to be depressed..."

Uh... the previous words sounded normal, but the latter part sounded a bit stimulating; Xiao Wu Guniang indicated that she was just a good girl.

Then should she just go ahead and be depressed?

"Wait for the other party to come again, then have an argument, and then you can collect evidence to report it to the Police Station. Just say that although the other party is the landlord, they have broken into your residence time and time again, causing your life order to be seriously disrupted and causing you to have certain mental problems..."

"By the way, suffer from insomnia for a while, go to the hospital for a check-up, and get a certificate; I don't need to teach you that, right?"

Why is it always said that the higher the level of knowledge a person has, the more terrifying their evil deeds will be? This is the reason.

An ordinary person like you simply cannot imagine how deep some people's tactics are; this is much more powerful than those Small Essay posts like "I was subjected to Internet Violence and am depressed" or "I am going to commit suicide" followed by a "reincarnation from the dead."

Anyway, after hanging up the phone, Wu Qiuling was still in a state of system crash. The things she was exposed to today were a bit beyond her scope. Needless to say about her time in school, even after stepping into society, she had been working diligently, just like an old ox.

Now she suddenly discovered that there was more to life than just the drudgery before her eyes; there was a whole different world!

Anyway, Lawyer Huo definitely wouldn't harm her, so she would do as he said!

Trusting others too easily is probably another flaw of many novices; as long as the other party acts like they are baring their heart to you, you will feel that this big brother is extremely reliable and believe everything they say.

Little do they know, the person baring their heart to you is only doing so to tear your heart out...

It just so happens that Huo Pengfei is currently working for the Company.

First is writing the notice; sending a message to the other party and posting it outside the door are both to be done. Anyway, if you're going to do it, do it thoroughly; this is also what Lawyer Huo taught.

Soon, a Notice was written, sent to Han Dacheng, and then posted on the door.

Unsurprisingly, about a few minutes later, Han Dacheng sent a voice message, and in that long voice bar, he started cursing directly!

"Legal channels? Go ahead, go ahead! No matter how you put it, it's still my house. You're telling me I can't come over whenever I want? Fine, I'm telling you, I'm going to go. Let's see what you can do to me. I don't believe it; is there really no place left to reason?"

After listening to half of it, Xiao Wu Guniang stopped listening, but she felt a bit suspicious. How come it felt like the other party was even angrier after sending this notice? Did it have the opposite effect?

Or is this all part of the tactics?

There is too much calculation among adults. Anyway, Huo Pengfei would definitely say he wasn't calculating anything and that he was just warning them step by step.

What? You say I knew early on that the other party was a face-saving person and that saying this would be counterproductive?

Don't talk nonsense; be careful, or I'll sue you for defamation!

Being able to have this reaction only shows that the other person still doesn't think that just because you rented the house, it matters; they still think they can enter at will.

In other words, Lao Zhou's criticism and education completely lost their effect. The other party would feel, "Hey, look, you already called the police, and it was useless," so their courage would only grow.

At most, you call the police again, and they just get criticized and educated again; what of it? Anyway, they definitely won't let you be comfortable.

In a big enough forest, there are all kinds of birds.

The first chapter of the triple release is here. Originally, I wanted to moisten my throat in the morning and quench my thirst in the afternoon, but later I found that these three chapters are a whole, and it's very unpleasant to read them separately, so I released them together.

Thanks to Konghuang Zhizhan, Juese Ming Yi Cunzai, Feimaowuyu, another novice big brother, Yuetiannuo, Wenchidage, Luohuajingte, Jumao Yacheng, and Shuyou 2019. Thanks to the brothers for the tips, thank you.

(End of this chapter)