Chapter 427: This Detention House is truly unbearable for even a single day!

This was actually content that Zhou Yi and Shizi had chatted about when they were talking before.

Shizi had encountered a Fitness Gym Boss running away five times; no one understood a Fitness Gym Boss running away better than him.

So he was very clear that these people had already turned this matter into an industrial chain, specifically using this method to make money.

It is just a pity that Legal Aid is extremely difficult.

Zhou Yi nodded and said, "Yes, I did say those words."

"Then tell me, is it possible that this Lu Yan is also not doing this for the first time?" Fang Dazhuang spoke up.

Zhou Yi suddenly woke up; this indeed had a high possibility!

Because previously, whether it was Fang Dazhuang or Huo Pengfei, both had said that the operational methods inside were very professional, and one look showed they had been specifically studied.

It even couldn't be ruled out that they had consulted relevant Legal Person personnel.

Being able to pull it off so quickly shows they are experienced!

Watching Zhou Yi stunned there, Fang Dazhuang said again, "Then, doing it once like this, you could say that because there seems to be no problem in law, it doesn't count as Fraud, but what about doing it continuously like this?"

Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran looked at each other, and Hu Xue was even completely dazed; everyone suddenly felt that this matter seemed a bit interesting!

Especially Hu Xue, she had taken on this case and had also met Lu Yan, so there were actually some things she knew.

But she could not say them; being a Lawyer, one's mouth must be tight.

This is not just about being strict during the handling of a case; even after the case is over, what must be kept confidential for others must be kept confidential.

This is the most basic obligation of being a Lawyer!

If others tell you things and you reveal them in a minute, then who would dare to look for you again.

It was just that she did not expect Fang Dazhuang's intuition to be so sharp!

"Thought of it, right? Fraud, do you know the definition of Contract Fraud? With the purpose of illegal possession, you say once is a coincidence, then what about two or three times?" Fang Dazhuang sipped his coffee and smiled.

Why was it hard to define it as Contract Fraud before? Because after the other party received the advance payment for card processing, they still operated the gym for a period of time.

The continuation of this period made the Contract Fraud behavior in between not very easy to determine.

Then the objective aspect was hard to confirm, because the other party did not have the purpose of illegal possession.

In plain language, he did not want to directly scam your money; he provided you with services, just that for various reasons he could not continue.

However, if you do this the first time it doesn't count, the second time it still doesn't count, then what about the third time?

We have emphasized countless times that whether in Criminal Law or Civil Law, "three" is a magical number.

Having done this more than a few times, and every time it's first collecting various fees, then transferring the legal representative, and finally closing the shop, you say these are all coincidences?

Zhou Yi had completely understood!

"Then what will happen after this? He has already filed an Appeal, will the sentence be changed, or..."

At this time, Zhou Xinran spoke up: "That definitely won't be a change of sentence. Now that a missed crime has been discovered before the execution of the judgment is completed, the investigation will be restarted, and then the procedure will be followed."

Zhou Xinran explained a little; this is also a relatively obscure concept.

After all, in such a big forest there are all kinds of birds; when sentencing, or when in prison, it is possible to discover new crimes.

Can you still commit crimes after you've gone in?

Of course you can; there are plenty of talents inside.

So it is necessary to re-investigate, Review and Prosecution, then hold a court trial, and finally, it will generally be sentenced according to the situation stipulated in Article 69 of the Criminal Law.

That is what we call Combined Punishment for Several Crimes, and according to different situations, methods of combining first and reducing later, or reducing first and combining later, must be adopted to calculate.

Zhou Yi is not clear about the specific calculation method, but according to what Fang Dazhuang said, looking at the current situation, the other party's behavior will definitely get them ten years or more...

Then there is no problem.

As for the specific method of operation, Zhou Yi already had a clue, and Fang Dazhuang also gave some references here.

Zhao Zhipeng, that fat man definitely knows some things but hadn't said them out before.

Then, if he doesn't know, then by checking the situation of the registered company and transferred company under the name Lu Yan, it can also be seen!

And then, it's the same as last time, starting to look for those customers who had processed cards.

This step is actually the most troublesome, because heaven knows how long it has been since last time, whether everyone can be contacted, and whether everyone can produce the corresponding payment records, that is all hard to say.

But actually it's not too hard; for payment records with a longer time, going to the corresponding official platforms, all can be downloaded.

And they will stamp it with an official seal, which has legal effect.

As for some people feeling that a long time has passed and it's unnecessary, that's fine, Chu Lan is there; she is good at dealing with others.

Scammed money and ran away, because it cannot be determined by law, it's fine? How can there be such a cheap thing!

His family members lived quite comfortably and decently relying on this money, to the extent that Lu Yan was in jail, and his wife could still be so confident, yelling at this person and that person.

Didn't you say it would be fine once sentenced to jail?

Serving four years and serving ten years or more are completely two different concepts.

The three of Zhou Yi were chatting too excitedly; Hu Xue on the side felt like she was a husky entering a pack of wolves, shivering.

No wonder she was not their opponent at all; this way of thinking was completely different. Look at this Teacher Fang, when encountering a problem, he first considers how to solve the person who has the problem...

Moreover, one dares to teach, and the other dares to do!

For such a matter, ordinary people would feel it's troublesome just thinking about it, but looking at this Mr. Zhou, he was actually very keen on it!

Really had never seen such a strange person; it just felt... felt like she and Zhou Xinran were redundant.

Teacher Fang and this person surnamed Zhou are truly incredible...

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Lu Yan was taken into the Detention House again because he wanted to Appeal.

But if you ask some "experienced" people whether the conditions of the Detention House are better or the conditions of the prison are better, then eleven out of ten people will tell you, of course it's prison.

That place called the Detention House is not even on the same star rating compared to a prison.

If a prison can be counted as a hotel, then the Detention House is a seat at an internet cafe; there is simply no comparison.

Many people are truly having a mental breakdown living in the Detention House.

But since it is an Appeal, there is still some hope for the sentencing.

Zhou Yi had already found Zhao Zhipeng, and just as he had expected, this person put up no resistance at all.

Before, it was because Lü Yan was there; now, he realized that this President Zhou was the real big shot to rely on!

It is just a pity that Zhou Mouren does not want to pay him any mind at all.

Unexpectedly, this Zhao Zhipeng was also the one who helped take the fall back then.

Then everything is easy to handle; even if the Company is deregistered, the records are all still there.

Zhou Yi does not need to investigate further back; that is not his job. He only needs to collect the evidence of Lü Yan running away with the money last time.

When the time comes, he will go straight to report it to the police, and the police officers will use more professional methods to uncover these things.

A major case that could result in a Fixed-term Imprisonment of ten years or more, a fraud case that might involve many, many victims—guess how motivated the police officers will be.

"So, President Zhou, you want me to find those original customers? This..." Zhao Zhipeng hesitated and said, "This is really impossible to find; after all, more than three years have passed."

That's right, Zhou Yi is the one who asked Zhao Zhipeng to find them. Hasn't someone said it before? Even a rag or a piece of toilet paper has its own use.

Facts have proven that "can't find it" or "forgot" are all just excuses; as long as the money is provided, everything is negotiable.

Of course, the money is actually not much; the main thing is that Zhou Yi told him that if he doesn't help, and the previous matters are dug up, he might also become an Accomplice!

Zhao Zhipeng quickly said that after Lü Yan ran away back then, the people from their gym organized a Legal Aid group, but they started arguing among themselves later on, so there was no follow-up.

A Legal Aid group—if there is one, it's easy to handle. These years, many people are in the habit of creating groups when something happens.

Then there are the expenses for rent, utilities, and labor.

Labor cannot be found, but he can look for Huang Xiaokang and the others. Many things are unknown to people outside the circle, but those inside the circle know it like the back of their hand.

After being told the situation, Huang Xiaokang asked a friend, and soon there was a result.

The gym named Jidian that went bankrupt three years ago—many of the staff are still in the fitness industry, so it is very easy to inquire about.

With this, everything is ready!

It's just that the location of that gym seems a bit familiar...

Zhou Yi returned to the Company and went straight to find Chu Lan.

"What? President Zhou, you mean you want me to go and investigate the gym customers again? But didn't we investigate that last time? Hasn't that boss already gone in?"

Chu Lan, wearing a black professional suit, said with great surprise.

"He hasn't been counted as 'in' yet. Right now, only the First Instance has come down, the other party has filed an Appeal, and they are waiting for the Second Instance. However, I have some new developments here..."

Then, Zhou Yi explained the general situation, including how arrogant the other party's wife is, as well as his own current method of dealing with it.

Manager Chu was left stunned there for a long time, unable to speak.

What an earnest person this is, but there really doesn't seem to be any problem here.

The crime was committed by you, that's correct. It can't be that just because I found out about your crime and made you receive the punishment you deserve by law, I am the one in the wrong.

This is not the same concept as snitching. If you insist on putting these two together, then I can only say... as long as you're happy.

"Don't worry, Manager Chu, I won't let you work for nothing, and I will help you with it!" Zhou Yi smiled.

He felt he needed to learn how to talk from Manager Chu.

There is no need to worry about the money; the system will pay the bill. Pay as it should be paid.

Chu Lan looked at Zhou Yi with a surprised gaze, but still nodded.

Everything is afraid of being taken seriously!

Under such efforts, it didn't take many days for Zhou Yi to contact those who had purchased memberships at the former Jidian gym.

But just as Zhou Yi intended to make the calls directly, he was stopped by Chu Lan.

"President Zhou, you're just going to call like that? Then you will definitely be considered a scammer by them, President Zhou." Chu Lan shook her head and said.

"Then what should I do?"

"President Zhou, we are doing Legal Aid; it is a good thing, so there is no need to hide it. Let's take it slow."

"For those of us in public relations, the best way to close the distance with customers is to find someone or a group they trust and contact them through this person."

This is Chu Lan's experience; whether doing public relations or sales, this is the most efficient way.

Because the first thing you have to solve is the trust issue, and a person who is trusted by the other party can solve it perfectly.

So who can be trusted by them?

The answer is simple: the staff of their neighborhood committee, grid workers, and Community Office staff, etc., can all be trusted by them!

Many grid workers are familiar with nearby residents; bringing them along for a visit will be no problem.

"So, actually, the key to this matter is how to contact these people," Chu Lan said.

Zhou Yi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, if it's about contacting them, it's easy for me."

"That Jidian gym used to be on Yuefu Street..."

Chu Lan didn't know where Yuefu Street was, but she knew that the Small Residential District where President Zhou lived before moving to Guangming Peak was called Yuefu Residential Quarter.

That is quite a coincidence.

Although Zhou Mouren has moved out of Yuefu Residential Quarter for a while, he still goes back to stay for a few days from time to time.

Chatting with familiar neighbors and having heart-to-hearts with the novelist Xiao Xu.

What kind of place is that? That is home turf!

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At the Yuefu Community, Tian Shuangfen was busy in the office when the phone rang. She picked it up to look, and a trace of nervousness immediately appeared on her face.

The caller ID said Zhou Yi.

She certainly knew that Zhou Yi had moved away, but the other party often came back to stay, so it actually made no difference.

The key is, this person is too special!

The things he does are basically not things a normal person could do.

However, Director Tian had worked at the grassroots level for many years after all, so she still answered the phone.

"Hello, Little Zhou, is there something you need by calling me?"

"Oh, the Jidian Gym, I know it. The boss ran away back then, and many people made a fuss about it, but nothing came of it."

"What? You want to contact them? Are you planning to..."

After hearing the situation from Zhou Yi in full, even a grassroots leader as experienced as her was stunned at this moment.

What does it mean to be persistent? She used to think that Zhou Yi being persistent with that Xu Yufeng was already considered persistent.

But looking at it now, he has even dug up something from three years ago!

Normally speaking, this is definitely not something an individual would do.

But he just did it...

"Okay, of course I can help you. This is a good thing. I believe that if everyone knows they can make the boss who ran away serve a longer prison sentence, they will also be very happy."

After hanging up the phone, Tian Shuangfen began to contemplate life, while on the other side, Zhou Yi felt that he should have called Director Tian earlier.

Then there wouldn't have been so much trouble finding people; she should be able to contact those people very easily from her end.

But it must be said, Director Tian's speed was still very fast!

For the young lady Xiao Xu, the days remained as calm as water.

Typing every day, then going out to exercise—that was life.

But what she didn't expect was that after returning home today, a group that had long been dead suddenly came back to life.

"Dear friends, dear neighbors, is everyone here? If you are, hurry up and look for the payment records you made to Jidian Gym back then!"

"Major news: the previous boss has now been found, and he has been arrested for being involved in other crimes!"

"A victim of that case is currently collecting evidence. If possible, we can make that boss serve a longer prison sentence, and there is also a high possibility that everyone's membership fees can be refunded!..."

"..."

What? There is actually such a thing?

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, the young lady Xiao Xu would definitely have thought it was fake.

It has been three years, and only now is there such news; how is that possible!

And the victim of that case, why would he think of collecting evidence for this case? Is he crazy, going to such great lengths?

There were quite a few people who had the same thought as the young lady Xiao Xu, because the introduction said it was specifically organized by a victim of that case.

It was described in great detail.

So this is completely unreasonable. Why would he do this? Because of a single word?

What kind of person must one be to do such a thing!

Therefore, others soon posted their doubts in the group.

"Panpan": Although I also want to see the other party go to jail, why does it feel like that person is a bit of a freak?

"Song Xiaofei": This can't be, right? Who would do this? Is this person an idiot, going to such great lengths to find us to collect evidence?

"I think there must be something fishy. Who would be so stupid? What is the benefit of being this persistent?"

Holding her phone, Tian Shuangfen was stunned for a moment, then sent out the message she had already edited but hadn't sent because they were messaging too frequently.

"Oh, many of you know that person; it's Zhou Yi, who used to live in Building 16 of our Small Residential District."

Song Xiaofei: "..."

Young lady Xiao Xu: "..."

Song Xiaofei recalled two messages.

Song Xiaofei: "It's my Brother Yi! You should have said so earlier, Director Tian. If it's my Brother Yi, then it's fine. Such unscrupulous merchants deserve to be sent to jail!"

"You need the payment records from back then, right? No problem, I'll look for them now. Everyone else, hurry up and look too!"

The young lady Xiao Xu couldn't help but want to laugh. Big Brother Zhou is still the same, always doing things that are shocking.

But as long as she thinks about it being him who did it, she seems to be used to it.

After all, this is the "place where the dragon rose" for Zhou Mouren, and most of the neighbors have heard of him.

If it were someone else, they might call them a fool, but this person—he is truly persistent, and he enjoys that kind of result.

Under the leadership of people like Song Xiaofei, everyone's payment records were sent quickly, leaving Chu Lan, who was standing in the Community Office, a bit bewildered.

This is not quite what she imagined. Shouldn't it be calling door-to-door or visiting to ask?

President Zhou, what exactly did you do when you were here before?

Zhou Yi was busy collecting and organizing evidence, though the main work still had to be done by Lawyer Fang and Zhou Xinran.

Actually, he could have reported it to the police now, but to be faster, he would just work a little harder first.

And in this atmosphere, the Second Instance trial for Lü Yan on the other side was about to begin.

The result was no surprise: the appeal was rejected and the original verdict was upheld.

After seeing this verdict, Lü Yan finally gave up hope and prepared to go to prison obediently; at least this Detention House was truly unbearable to live in anymore.

Regarding his wife, Lü Yan felt he had a bit more confidence in her again; after all, she was still able to think of filing an appeal, even if it was useless.

So this time, his attitude toward Wang Yanan was a bit better.

After the sentencing, he was first taken back to the Detention House; the Second Instance verdict automatically took effect after the sentencing.

And according to regulations, within ten days after the verdict took effect, he would be transferred to the Jingzhou City Second Prison to serve his sentence.

Since he was sentenced, he would just have to serve his time honestly.

Returning to the Detention House, an older brother said with envy: "Old Lü, you're transferring, right? That's great. I don't even know how long I have to stay here."

Lü Yan smiled reluctantly and said: "It's okay, you should be soon too."

This could probably be considered the only "good news," so he just had to wait in peace.

Of course, President Lu does not know that at this very moment, a handsome young man is heading to the Guangming Road Police Station with a large bag on his back.

He certainly knows even less that if new crimes are discovered, the investigation procedure must be gone through all over again.

So the question arises, where must one be detained during the investigation period?

Second update, a big chapter of over five thousand words, goodnight everyone, I succeeded in writing ten thousand words today! Thanks to Wenchidage, Sanxian Youhuashuo, Book Friend 2019, and Mengxinzai for the tips, thank you, this plotline will conclude tomorrow, and then after a transition, I will start a new plotline!

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