Chapter 375: My car still needs repairs

This was something Zhou Yi had never thought of before.

After all, in a certain sense, if a car hits someone else's dog, basically even if you are in the right, you still have to pay a little.

Because the other party will make a scene, and they will feel that since their dog was hit and killed, they are the ones in the right, and they won't care about whatever you have to say.

And many drivers think it's a hassle, or they want to settle privately without calling the police, so basically, they are definitely going to spend money.

Not to mention thinking about how their own car was also smashed up like this.

Anyway, the more Zhou Yi thinks about it now, the more he feels it's possible: if the other party is fully responsible, then it can be considered that it was their dog that hit the car and caused it to look like this.

Rounding it up, that means the owner should bear the corresponding Civil Liability.

The traffic police officer nearby, Lao Song, and his team had already taken the Photo and asked Zhou Yi to move his car; the responsibility had already been clarified.

Zhou Yi got into the car and was just about to move it when Xiang Yuyu, who was nearby, blocked the lane directly: "No way, don't leave! Nobody is allowed to leave until my husband gets here!"

"This matter must be made clear today. Even if he didn't violate any rules, my Beibei was hit and killed, so how could I possibly be fully responsible?"

"Do you guys know him? If this doesn't work, I'm going to file a complaint. On what grounds!"

"My Beibei was hit and killed, and he doesn't bear any responsibility at all? Is there any justice in this world?"

The people nearby weren't saying anything fair anymore; they were just staring at Lao Song.

Not to mention Zhou Yi, most people think this way.

If a person is gone, you are definitely in the right; no matter what, look, the person is gone, and you still haven't made any gesture?

Why are you so hard-hearted and lacking in conscience?

Likewise, at this moment, everyone also believes that regardless of whether you violated any rules or not, you still drove the car that hit and killed someone's dog.

Then even if you talk until the sky falls, you still have to pay money; you can't just say you won't pay because you didn't violate any rules.

Facing such words, Lao Song remained calm: "You already said the person didn't violate any rules, so why should they bear responsibility?"

He wouldn't have any emotional fluctuations at all; as a veteran traffic policeman, he had really seen too many of these unreasonable situations.

To put it simply, some people drive on the road thinking the road belongs to them, changing lanes at every turn without caring at all if there are cars behind them.

If they encounter someone busy or with a mild temper, then you just let them go.

But if they encounter those who are serious, they won't indulge you; if you dare to force a lane change, they dare to cause a scrape. It doesn't matter; it's just repairing the car anyway.

Then when they, the traffic police, go to determine responsibility, the other party will still say they were in the wrong lane and changed, but the other party wouldn't let them in.

There are really too many people like this; they all have reasons, and the reasons are very big ones too.

After Lao Song finished speaking, he prepared to leave. Everyone is so busy; you call your husband and I have to wait? There is no such logic.

However, seeing that Lao Song was about to leave, Xiang Yuyu suddenly became anxious and stepped forward to block him, but was glared back by Lao Song.

"I am giving you a Warning: if you dare to block me, that counts as obstructing law enforcement, you know? The consequences are very serious!"

"The responsibility has already been divided, and we will issue the Responsibility Determination Certificate to you when we get back. What's the matter, are you planning to block me?"

Having just collected all the information like ID numbers and addresses, there was no need to stay any longer.

Xiang Yuyu opened her mouth, just about to say something, when a car parked nearby and a man stepped out.

"Yuyu, what's going on? Was Beibei hit and killed?"

Seeing this man, Xiang Yuyu looked as if she had seen a savior; she went up and started crying: "Husband, it's him! He hit and killed Beibei, and he doesn't have any responsibility at all."

Xiang Yuyu's husband, Zhuang Qiang, heard this, looked over, and discovered Lao Song and his apprentice nearby.

"This traffic police comrade, how could this be? Oh right, I am her husband, my surname is Zhuang."

Lao Song, who had intended to leave, frowned but still explained: "Mr. Zhuang, let me explain it to you again. Your wife went out to walk the dog without a leash, the dog was running around, and this gentleman did not commit any violation of the Traffic Safety Law..."

Lao Song explained it once, then said: "Therefore, the other party should not bear any responsibility."

"Husband, look at this..." Xiang Yuyu started to say.

But before she could finish, she was stopped by Zhuang Qiang: "You stop talking for a moment. Police comrade, my wife not using a leash is indeed a problem."

"But, this is someone else driving a car and hitting my dog to death. If he had driven a bit slower, wouldn't the dog have survived?"

"Or if he could have foreseen that someone or a dog might rush out and braked in time, the dog might not have been hit to death, right?"

"Comrade, it's not that we are after this bit of money; we just feel this isn't right. We treat this dog like a family member and take care of it meticulously. You could say this is the spiritual support for me and my wife. Now it has died so miserably, and you are saying the other party has no responsibility—how are we supposed to accept this?"

"That is, after all, a life!"

When these words were said, many dog owners nearby nodded one after another.

"That's right, comrade. You don't own a dog, so you don't know this feeling. This dog really has a spirit; it's no different from our family members. Now that it's been hit so miserably, you have to give some compensation, otherwise, it doesn't make sense."

Facing the situation where everyone was talking at once, Lao Song shook his head and said: "Since you have all said so, I will explain it to you all as well."

"According to the opinions of the Traffic Patrol Police Corps of the Handong Province Public Security Department regarding issues related to traffic accident handling, if an accident is caused by a pet dog not being leashed or being improperly leashed, the owner shall bear full responsibility for the accident!"

"This isn't me, a traffic policeman, talking nonsense; there really is such a regulation. It is a life, that's true, but since you love it so much, you should have protected it better, right?"

To tell the truth, the Road Traffic Safety Law does not have a specific method for handling traffic accidents between pet dogs and vehicles.

A pet is a very special thing; on one hand, it should be considered the owner's property under the law.

On the other hand, it cannot be fully defined as property because it is alive and also plays a certain role in providing spiritual comfort in life.

So because it is alive, it will run around everywhere and cause traffic accidents, and therefore, the Public Security Department in various places will issue corresponding regulations.

For example, in Handong, it is clearly stipulated, so it was very easy for Lao Song to determine the responsibility.

Since the laws and regulations had been stated and the specific rules had been made clear, the neighbors nearby couldn't say anything.

Zhuang Qiang also had nothing to say and could only watch Lao Song leave.

Zhou Yi finally finished watching the excitement; life was too dull, so a little excitement was excellent.

Afterward, he walked directly up to the couple and said: "Alright, the traffic police have already issued the responsibility determination, so that makes things easy."

"Now, your dog smashed my car light; think about it, how are we going to handle this?"

Zhuang Qiang was busy comforting his wife, because his wife kept saying he was useless.

Saying that the dog was hit and killed by someone and he only dared to say a few words.

As a result, upon hearing this, everyone was stunned!

This included the bystanders nearby who had previously been making all sorts of "fair comments"—they were stunned too.

In everyone's view, you've already hit someone's dog and damaged it; it's one thing not to pay, but now you even want the other party to pay for your car repairs?

This is simply a fantasy, isn't it!

Zhou Yi didn't care about any of that; since this was a traffic accident, and the traffic police had determined he had no responsibility, then it was the other party's full responsibility.

Anyone who drives knows that if the other party is fully responsible, you can have them pay for your car repairs.

Don't even mention hitting a person; this is a completely different matter from hitting a person.

Many people don't understand why, in many accidents, the situation regarding human casualties is looked at so carefully.

There is no "why"—because we are all human, because the law is made by humans; don't go on about pet protection, at least in the eyes of the law, humans and pets are two completely different concepts!

Before Zhuang Qiang could speak, Xiang Yuyu couldn't hold back anymore; she felt as if she had suffered a lifetime's worth of grievances today.

"You still want us to pay for your repairs? Let me tell you, keep dreaming! You hit my dog until it's like this; do you think you're fine just because there's a responsibility division? I'm telling you, I'm going to sue you!"

Xiang Yuyu roared there.

Zhou Yi was taken aback upon hearing this; this seemed to be his line.

Shouldn't it be that you aren't planning to pay for my repairs, and then I say I'm going to sue you? How come now you are the one going to sue me?

For some reason, Zhou Mouren discovered that he seemed to have become the villain.

"You want to sue me, right? Fine, no problem. I welcome you to sue me. Make sure you bring all the evidence, you hear me!"

Fang Dazhuang has been a bit busy writing his book lately, but Zhou Xinran is quite free!

Huo Pengfei and the others have to see how things go; after all, things at the Company are too busy right now.

Zhou Yi's reaction did not exceed Xiang Yuyu's expectations; she turned her head directly toward Zhuang Qiang and said, "Husband, contact that Lawyer you know right now!"

"You just wait for me!"

Meanwhile, Zhuang Qiang on the side also took out his phone and started making a call, and soon said, "Lawyer Wang, it's me, Zhuang Qiang. We ate together last time; I have a matter here..."

Zhou Yi shrugged and said, "No need to act like that in front of me. If you want to file a Lawsuit, then file it. I support everyone taking the legal route. Likewise, if you don't pay for my repairs, I will also take the legal route."

"Whoever doesn't file a Lawsuit is a coward!"

After finishing his words, Zhou Yi got in his car and left. For a fleeting moment, he even thought the other party might not be able to resist coming up and smashing his other headlight.

That would have made things easier...

Zhou Yi left, and Zhuang Qiang was still on the phone. He understood his wife; in a situation like this, since the other party had already said such harsh words, they absolutely had to file a Lawsuit!

"Husband, hurry and ask Lawyer Wang when he's free. Does he think we won't file a Lawsuit just because he threw out some harsh words? I really want to see the look on his face when he receives the Court Summons now!"

At this moment, inside Tengda Company, Wang Daoren, who had a bit less hair, was on the phone.

"Zhuang Qiang, I can't handle the Lawsuit for you right now. I'm not working as a Lawyer; I'm working as legal counsel at the Company now."

"But if you want to consult, that's fine."

"Oh, someone hit and killed your dog while driving, is that right? How pitiful. The traffic police said you are fully responsible?"

"That's a bit difficult to handle. Generally, the Court will rule according to the Responsibility Determination Certificate they issued, but if you have evidence to prove otherwise, it might be okay."

"I understand. I suggest you go ahead and sue. You know how people who throw out harsh words like that are—they're just outwardly tough but inwardly weak!"

"They think you won't go to Court over such a small matter. Once they actually find out they've been sued, they'll turn into cowards faster than anyone!"

"Besides, ordinary people don't have much time to deal with a Lawsuit. Go ahead and sue; you can demand money for the dog, as well as Mental Damage Compensation..."

Zhuang Qiang on the other end asked, "It's the Guangming District Court, right? Will this really not affect anything?"

Wang Daoren chuckled and said, "Let me tell you, Zhuang Qiang, there have been similar cases before. That car owner who hit and killed a dog was also being arrogant and refusing to pay."

"He filed a Lawsuit, and the Court tried its best to facilitate Mediation. His dog wasn't as expensive as yours; it was three thousand, and in the end, they went through Mediation, shook hands, and made peace, and that car owner paid one thousand."

This wasn't Wang Daoren talking nonsense; there really were examples like that.

Most cases are primarily settled through Mediation.

After chatting for a long time, he hung up the phone. Lawyer Wang looked at the red packet sent by the other party on his phone and chuckled.

This was just a very simple little consultation, a bit of extra pocket money, and it didn't take up much time.

It was just that he couldn't handle the Lawsuit himself, so he could only recommend a friend—the one named Lawyer Zhang Wei whom he met during the last period of Suspension of Practice training.

Wang Daoren swore he didn't intend to set anyone up; that Lawyer Zhang had a lot in common with him.

This is why, when Fang Dazhuang evaluated Wang Daoren, he said this person had some ability, but he always wanted to take the crooked path.

Many Lawyers have this bad habit.

Wang Daoren collected the red packet and swayed back to his office, only to hear a piece of news immediately.

"What? Manager He, you said President Zhou got into a traffic accident today? Hit and killed a dog that wasn't on a leash?"

He Ling on the other end nodded and said, "Yeah, even though President Zhou wasn't responsible and the traffic police issued a Responsibility Determination Certificate, the other party just wouldn't let it go, feeling that since the dog was dead, he had to pay money regardless."

Wang Daoren felt cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"Manager He, it wouldn't happen to be over on Guangming Road, would it?"

"Ah? Yes, it is. How did you know?"

"Guess... just a guess. After all, President Zhou lives in the Guangming Peak Residential Quarter..."

After finishing the chat, Wang Daoren was thoroughly frightened. That really was President Zhou on the other end!

If this were to be found out, that he, as legal counsel, helped an outsider plot against President Zhou—even if the effect might not have been certain—the act had still been done.

He hurriedly sent the red packet back, said nothing at all, and deleted the contact directly.

I don't know you at all, who are you!

Then he hurriedly picked up his phone to call Lawyer Zhang Wei.

"What? They've already reached out to you? And you agreed?"

Zhang Wei on the other end laughed and said, "Yeah, they said you recommended me. Brother Wang, thank you so much! I'll treat you to a meal another day."

Wang Daoren thought for a moment and said, "Old Zhang, I don't think this case is very interesting, how about..."

"How could that be? Ever since I was reinstated to practice, the sources of cases have been pitifully few; as long as there is a case, it will do."

After persuading him a few more times, it instead made Zhang Wei on the other side a bit suspicious.

Fine, he couldn't be persuaded, and there was no telling which big shot would be rubbing the other party into the ground this time.

Anyway, I don't know anything; I am just an ordinary Company legal counsel.

Thanks to Eric3fang., another novice brother, book friend 2020 brother, Feimaowuyu brother, Huzhu brother, Zhinanzenmele brother, Sony brother, thanks to the brothers for the tips.

(End of this chapter)