Chapter 370: Do You Know My Relative Is a Lawyer?

There is a rumor, though it is, of course, just a rumor.

It is said that judges in a certain country wear wigs because they want to cover up their bald heads.

Whether it is true or false, I do not know, but the staff at the Case Filing Hall of the Guangming District Court firmly believe it!

Just look at Judge Li; his hair has been thinning severely over the past year, and his dark circles are quite prominent as well.

Among the causes for this, a certain handsome man surnamed Zhou has sent over quite a few big waves.

Anyone who works knows that showing up on time every day is fine, but that kind of sudden, continuous overtime is what truly drains the spirit, because one is getting older, unlike before.

When many people were young, they were keen on going online to play games and the like, running to internet cafes; at that time, pulling an all-nighter felt like nothing, and even if you didn't sleep the next day, you would still feel refreshed.

But now, if you make them pull one all-nighter, they will feel miserable for the next three days.

The increase in Criminal Private Prosecution cases indicates something; it indicates that our legal popularization work has made great progress, and that the broad masses of the people have begun to recognize the use of the law to protect their own legitimate rights and interests.

This is something that can be written into a report!

Especially this time with the "Illegal Trespass" case; cases that the People's Procuratorate has reviewed and decided not to initiate a Public Prosecution for can be brought as a Private Prosecution—this is a very classic case!

In our daily lives, regarding many things, we often say, "Look, I called the police and nobody cared."

It is true that nobody cares; there is no need to even mention civil disputes, as even if they do care, at most they will mediate for you. Basically, the role of the police is to keep you from fighting; as for your disputes, they truly cannot manage them, nor do they have a way to manage them.

And as for criminal cases, many minor criminal cases are indeed not prosecuted, which leads many people to feel, "Look, calling the police is useless; I was beaten like this by him," and so on...

But in reality, the scope of Criminal Private Prosecution is actually very broad!

One of the items is: cases where the victim has evidence to prove that the defendant's act of infringing upon their personal or property rights should be held criminally responsible according to law, but the Public Security Bureau or the People's Procuratorate does not pursue the defendant's criminal responsibility.

Look at this content; if you feel that you have been infringed upon by the other party in terms of personal or property rights and they should be held criminally responsible, but the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate do not pursue it, you can all go and initiate a Criminal Private Prosecution!

In the past, it was truly rare for even a few people in eight lifetimes to initiate a Criminal Private Prosecution; the main point is that very few people knew we could actually initiate a private prosecution for criminal cases!

This is true; many people do not know this is a thing.

Now it is better.

And after the review, the staff at the Case Filing Hall very clearly told Huo Pengfei that the case could be filed!

Huo Pengfei nodded, put away the relevant materials, and then left the Court; he still had to take Xiao Wu Guniang to his previous residence today to take a look.

A few days later, Han Dacheng's room was filled with packed bags and bundles; Xiao Wu Guniang was busy tidying up, and on the other side, the figure of Huo Dazhuang was also among them.

Heaven knows how this happened; it was originally just helping with a lawsuit and providing legal aid, but as a result, he ended up at her home helping to pack things for no apparent reason.

In Huo Pengfei's words, this is called being responsible to the end, fearing that she would be bullied by Han Dacheng and his gang while moving out.

Although a Private Prosecution has already been initiated, it is not yet clear whether this private prosecution will lead to detention first.

Nothing more to say; for such a responsible Employee, Zhou Mouren is truly moved to tears.

"Xiao Wu, it's all packed up, so I'll call a vehicle now!" Huo Pengfei said casually.

Xiao Wu Guniang nodded; she had not yet reacted, only feeling that this Lawyer Huo was a truly good person.

Here, Huo Pengfei clapped the dust off his hands and then began to make a call; just as he finished contacting someone to haul the goods, he heard shouting coming from the doorway.

"Finally moving? It's about time you left; I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to rent the house to you!"

No need to ask to know this was Han Dacheng; last time the case was filed and he ended up being fine, in Han Dacheng's words, "We have strong connections; look at those outsiders, who else could have such connections?"

Therefore, his speech was even more unpleasant than before, which made people feel it was absurd, as if renting a house had created some great hatred.

Soon two figures appeared at the door, Han Dacheng and his wife Qiao Ruoyun, only this time it was obvious they had learned a lesson and stood at the door, not daring to enter casually.

After all, the feeling of being invited by the Police Station to sit in that chair was truly not good; at that time, Han Dacheng even had a feeling of utter despair.

Fortunately, the other party was moving out today, so his house was still his house; no matter how much you call the police or seek legal aid, you still don't have a house, right?

Xiao Wu Guniang was a bit unable to hold back after being told that, and her courage had grown slightly during this period, so she stepped forward and retorted directly: "What's wrong? You're unlucky, but I feel unlucky too!"

Of course, Xiao Wu Guniang's experience, summarized in Zhou Mouren's words, is: wearing the most cowardly expression while doing the boldest things.

Have you ever heard of a resigned Employee who sent both of her direct superiors from the former Company's Personnel Department inside in one go...

In Xiao Wu Guniang's own mind, this sentence was already a very powerful argument; she had never been good at arguing.

However, as soon as the words left her mouth, Huo Pengfei beside her began to shake his head.

If Xiao Wu Guniang was Black Iron, Huo Pengfei was the Strongest Challenger, and Fang Dazhuang was a professional player.

Qiao Ruoyun heard this and couldn't help but sneer: "No matter how much you kick up a fuss, the house isn't yours, and you must move out. An outsider dares to run wild in our Jingzhou?"

"Once you leave, we will enter the house however we please, and I tell you, even if you clean this house until it's spotless, the deposit won't be returned to you. If you have the ability, go sue!"

Xiao Wu Guniang was instantly flushed with anger and was preparing to argue a few more words with the other party when Huo Pengfei stepped forward twice to block her.

Old Huo was also a bit helpless now; this young girl had too little experience.

At times like this, there is no need to argue at all, because whether online or in reality, the act of arguing actually has no winners.

Moreover, online you can mute or delete, but in reality, you cannot; therefore, in reality, arguing basically leads to fighting, and as everyone knows, once you lay hands on someone, even if you were in the right, you are now in the wrong.

Unless you are Zhuge Kongming, who could scold someone to death, and even if you scold someone to death, there is no telling if you will bear legal responsibility.

A true legal trickster... a good Lawyer, that is someone who plays within the framework permitted by the law.

Therefore, Huo Pengfei said with a smiling face: "This Mr. Han, what did you just say? You said Xiao Wu wants to terminate the lease? No, no, no, Xiao Wu has no intention of terminating the lease."

Wu Qiuling beside him looked at Huo Pengfei in a daze and was about to speak, but Huo Pengfei signaled her not to.

The Han Dacheng opposite was also a bit dazed, but soon shouted: "Who are you again? Who let you come? You are clearly moving house!"

Huo Pengfei maintained his smile: "Me? I am surnamed Huo, called Huo Pengfei, Miss Wu's Lawyer. As for what kind of Lawyer, you will know very soon."

"I want to correct one issue of yours: moving house and terminating a lease are two different things!"

Without waiting for the other party to reply, Huo Pengfei continued: "Moving house only represents that Miss Wu is no longer living here, but it does not mean she wants to terminate the lease."

"I have looked at the contract between Miss Wu and you; according to the contract, there are still more than twenty days left until the rent expires!"

There is a sort of unwritten rule when renting houses, which is to say, sometimes the rent has not expired, but the person wants to move out, so it is viewed as the end of the contract.

After all, no one would occupy that time, harming others without benefiting themselves.

But Huo Pengfei wants to do exactly that now; since you have explicitly stated you won't return the deposit, then I have nothing to worry about.

After these words were spoken, Han Dacheng and Qiao Ruoyun, who were opposite them, exchanged a glance, both feeling a bit confused.

"But, but this is our house, she doesn't even live here anymore, so on what grounds..." Qiao Ruoyun tried hard to argue.

"On what grounds? On the grounds of the contract, that's what. You wouldn't be thinking of continuing to trespass while the rental contract is still in effect, would you? I would actually welcome that; I sincerely hope you do break in."

"Before the rent expires, even if Ms. Wu doesn't live here, you still cannot enter!"

At this, Han Dacheng and Qiao Ruoyun were a bit stunned. If some so-called Lawyer had popped up and said this before, they definitely wouldn't have believed it, and would have walked right in, regardless of anything.

But after having sat in that chair at the Police Station, although they hadn't actually been locked up, they ultimately felt a bit of trepidation.

You could tell them to go in, but they really didn't dare.

Yet, it was their own house, and even though the other party had already moved out, they still couldn't enter; no matter how they thought about it, it felt a bit ridiculous.

They couldn't win the argument, and they didn't dare to actually go in, so they could only stand there cursing and saying some disparaging things.

Qiao Ruoyun said there: "Anyway, Wu Qiuling, just look, you've been calling the police and making a fuss for half the day, look, are we in any trouble?"

"I'm telling you, we locals in Jingzhou have plenty of connections. No matter how much you sue, it's useless, you know?"

It was meant to be a boast, but as a result, a certain Lawyer chimed in again.

"Oh? May I ask, are you actually relying on connections to be out this time?"

Qiao Ruoyun said smugly: "That's for sure. We have a relative who is a big Lawyer. Once they stepped in, my husband was released in minutes. Trying to rack your brains to mess with us, is it useful?"

When this was said, many of the neighbors watching nearby weren't surprised; after all, in everyone's eyes, connections were omnipotent.

People had been there since the two sides started arguing, and since Qiao Ruoyun had a big mouth, many neighbors knew her husband had almost gone to jail.

Now, watching them spout nonsense there, they were all in the mindset of watching the show.

They hadn't expected there to be hidden details, and it turned out to be some big Lawyer?

Huo Pengfei pondered for a long time; he knew all the big Lawyers worth mentioning in Jingzhou City, so who could it be?

The key was that many laypeople believed those well-connected Lawyers could reach the heavens with their hands and eyes.

But Huo Pengfei was in the industry himself, and this case didn't seem to require anyone to reach the heavens with their hands and eyes, because even he knew there was a very high probability that it wouldn't be prosecuted.

However, there was no need to think so much; reporting it once was never wrong anyway. It would be easy to find out which Lawyer they had hired for this case.

Qiao Ruoyun was still planning to say more, but Han Dacheng started coughing heavily. This woman, she had no filter, saying everything out loud. Lawyer Qian had warned her repeatedly not to talk about it, as it was handled privately after all.

If they kept chatting like this, even Huo Pengfei could only feel disgusted, but just at this moment, the Elevator doors opened, and a group of people walked in.

Han Dacheng was stunned at a single glance, because the person leading them was none other than Lao Zhou, who had almost arrested him before!

And Lao Zhou didn't say much as he stepped forward, directly taking out a document and saying: "Han Dacheng, ID number... per the notification from the Guangming District Court, we are now executing a Criminal Summons against you. This is the Criminal Summons Document."

"Also, this is my police badge. Now, come with us!"

Han Dacheng was completely dumbfounded. Even if he didn't understand anything else, he understood the meaning of the words 'Criminal Summons'.

The key question was, wasn't he already in the clear?

That relative, Lawyer Qian, had patted his chest and told him it was fine, so how could there be a problem now?

"Officer, Officer Zhou, Officer Zhou, you know me, what is going on? When you released me last time, you said it was fine!" Han Dacheng asked hurriedly.

The Lao Zhou in front of him had a dark face, but because many people were listening nearby, he explained: "Last time it was a Public Prosecution, and the Procuratorate simply didn't prosecute. But this time, it is because of a Criminal Private Prosecution, and the Guangming District Court has already initiated a Case Filing!"

What kind of Criminal Private Prosecution was this?

Han Dacheng couldn't understand it at all, and Qiao Ruoyun beside him understood even less.

In their eyes, it was all the same, because it was all the police arresting people...

Lao Zhou didn't explain in detail either, as there was no need, and he stepped forward to make the arrest.

Han Dacheng didn't dare to resist at all; the previous lesson was right there.

But, why?

In his panic, he hurriedly said: "Officer Zhou, um, can I contact my Lawyer, Lawyer Qian Decheng, a famous big Lawyer in our Jingzhou?"

Lao Zhou frowned and said: "You come back with us first. You can leave the matter of contacting a Lawyer to your family."

Han Dacheng then looked at Qiao Ruoyun, urging her to contact Lawyer Qian quickly.

On the other side, Huo Pengfei looked at Xiao Wu and spread his hands: "Well, no need to investigate anymore."

Qian Decheng, he had met him before; he was just a very ordinary Lawyer in Jingzhou City. How could everyone dare to call themselves a big Lawyer these days?

And at this moment, inside Tengda Company, Wang Daoren, who was giving a lecture to everyone, couldn't stop sneezing...

About twenty minutes later, Han Dacheng looked at the chair in front of him, feeling inexplicably familiar with it.

Tears and snot wouldn't stop, because he had already learned the situation from Lao Zhou.

After the Procuratorate didn't prosecute the report, the other party had directly filed a Private Prosecution, and there was also an accompanying Civil Compensation.

What kind of compensation? Mental Damage Compensation. It was said that the girl had become depressed...

"Officer, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. I'll accept whatever she says, I can even give her my house!"

It was a pity that no matter how he begged, it was useless. Since the Court had made the decision to arrest him, it meant he would very likely be sentenced!

So, he could only rely on his distant relative, Lawyer Qian. He could reach the heavens with his hands and eyes, and he would definitely be able to get him out just like before.

Another wasted day, no chance to slack off, so I started writing after getting off work again.

Thanks to Wen Chi, Youxian Aming, Qingxin, Juesemingyicunzai, Desirekyo, Youyige Xinshou, Songjia Xiaoge, Jiju Hua, Feimao Wuyu, Duzi Chenjin, thanks to the brothers for the tips, thank you, there is one more chapter.

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