Chapter 459: This Is Not Fang Xujing, This Is Not Fang Xujing

As for Lawyer Qin, he was just one of the many obscure lawyers in Jingzhou, and De Sheng Law Firm was just a very ordinary small firm.

Because of this, Lawyer Qin never imagined that in what should have been a perfectly fine civil dispute case, his client would end up inside before the court session had even begun.

"What's going on? Tell me slowly, don't rush. A Private Prosecution Case? Let me see the materials you received."

A Private Prosecution Case must also have a copy of the Private Prosecution Complaint.

Dong Wenfang hurriedly handed them over, and Lawyer Qin put on his glasses and began to read slowly.

As he read, he became a bit bewildered, then hurriedly took out the previous copy of the Civil Complaint, and upon comparing them, he felt dizzy.

Which big shot is this? Do the big players these days play like this?

A series of maneuvers, one linked to the next, using a Criminal Private Prosecution as a finishing move—the damage is explosive...

Why does it feel like the Civil Code and Criminal Law I see are not the same things the other party sees...

Could it be my own illusion?

The agent for the civil case is named Wang Daoren; he has heard of this person—a famous joke in the Jingzhou legal circle.

He quickly saw the name of the Defense Attorney on the Private Prosecution Complaint, and Lawyer Qin instantly felt his whole body go cold, as if cold sweat were about to break out on his forehead.

How could it be him!

Fang Xujing—even if one didn't know this name before, one would know it within this year, not to mention the people the other party has sent inside; there are quite a few lawyers who have been sent inside by him, alright!

No, I'm dizzy.

While Lawyer Qin was there doubting his life, Dong Wenfang opposite him had already started wiping away tears.

"Brother Qin, I really have no other way now. Haodong's father is in the hospital, and Haodong is still locked up. I... I don't know what to do anymore."

Such a perfectly good family!

After her anger subsided, Dong Wenfang began to worry about Fang Zixuan again; she didn't know what her son would do now, he must be very scared.

After all, he is her own flesh and blood.

He is still just a child, ignorant of the world; a good education will suffice.

What she hates most now is that family; in Dong Wenfang's view, they are truly sick. Can't you just talk to our family properly? Making such a big deal out of such a trivial matter, is it really necessary!

As a result, Dong Wenfang discovered that after she had been talking for a long time, Lawyer Qin opposite her seemed to be muttering to himself with his eyes closed.

"This isn't Fang Xujing, this isn't Fang Xujing..."

If this isn't Fang Xujing, then who could it be? Isn't this just Fang Xujing?

"This is Wang Daoren, this is Wang Daoren..."

After finishing his muttering, Lawyer Qin finally came back to his senses, sighed, and said:

"Well, Wenfang, stop crying. The urgent thing now is to get him out on bail first, then we can slowly think of a way."

Generally speaking, as long as it meets the regulations, one can be released on Bail Pending Trial.

Dong Wenfang agreed through her tears, then looked up and asked: "Then, is there any way later? Brother Qin, Haodong cannot go to prison!"

"If Haodong has been to prison, what will happen to Zixuan in the future? It will even be a problem for him to take the exam to become a Public Servant!"

Actually, under normal circumstances, ordinary positions would not be affected; what gets affected are those positions in the Political and Legal System.

As long as one is not currently serving a sentence.

However, there will certainly be catch-all clauses in the relevant regulations, such as "other situations unsuitable for recruitment as a Public Servant," just like other catch-all clauses in the Criminal Law and Civil Law.

Because legislation cannot exhaust all possible regulations.

Therefore, in actual practice, many situations will occur; it cannot be generalized and must be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

But Dong Wenfang didn't know any of this; she just felt that her son would still have a bright future, and this certainly couldn't be affected because his father went to prison.

Even if his father went to prison because of the son, so what?

"I can only say that no one can guarantee this; after all, it's a lawsuit, who can say they are sure to win?" Lawyer Qin shook his head and said.

"However... we are relatives, I will certainly do my best to help, but as for the fees..."

Relatives are relatives, but money matters must be clear; he is a lawyer, not a charity.

Dong Wenfang said: "No problem, Brother Qin. As long as Haodong doesn't have to go to prison, I am willing to spend any amount of money."

"That's fine then. It's a Private Prosecution Case; as long as we reach a Mediation with the other party and they withdraw the lawsuit, there won't be any issues."

Lawyer Qin continued: "We can contact the other party directly now; both the Private Prosecution Complaint and the previous copy of the Civil Complaint have the other party's contact information."

"But I must warn you, don't throw any more tantrums. Apologize properly when you should, and pay the compensation quickly. Otherwise, Haodong might really have to go to prison!"

"I suggest we can ask the school to help with the Mediation. After all, it happened at school, and their child will definitely have to continue attending school; it won't be easy for them if this matter is blown up at their home."

"By the way, when you meet the other party, don't say I'm a lawyer; just say I'm your relative helping you out..."

Dong Wenfang was a bit bewildered, not knowing why this lawyer relative wanted her to say that, but she agreed anyway.

At this moment, what Dong Wenfang was thinking was that it's really good to have a lawyer relative; at the very least, she knows what to do after consulting one.

Mediation, that is, apologizing properly and compensating properly; it's just that Dong Wenfang thought about it and decided to go through the school.

Because she had quarreled with the other party's parents many times before; there was no help for it, as Fang Zixuan's affairs meant she was called to school to see the other parents every few days, and since she doted on her son, she could only quarrel.

So she thought that if she went to find them herself, she might be rejected, so she would find the school instead.

So she took out her phone and called Ma Ling.

Ten minutes later, after hanging up the phone, Dong Wenfang's expression was very ugly.

Because Ma Ling on the other end said that she couldn't do anything about this matter, because when Fang Zixuan was bullying people before, the other parents had also come to the school countless times, but the school had always indicated there was nothing they could do.

What is this? No, Dong Wenfang went straight downstairs to hail a taxi; she was going to find the school leaders to argue properly—on what grounds are you not doing anything!

She soon arrived at Heping Road Middle School; she actually didn't know where the principal's office was, and the only one she knew was a director's office.

She went all the way to the office and knocked on the door; a voice came from inside: "Come in!"

Just right, this director was there.

Pushing the door open and entering, Ye Aiguo, the Dean of Students at Heping Road Middle School, looked up and was stunned when he saw Dong Wenfang walk in.

"Hello, may I ask who you are..."

"Director Ye, hello. I am Dong Wenfang, the mother of Fang Zixuan from Teacher Ma Ling's class. You have met me before."

Ye Aiguo suddenly realized and said, "Oh, Ms. Dong, please sit. Is there something you need to see me about today?"

He wasn't pretending; he really did remember her, because Yan Yumei had come to the school more than once regarding Fang Zixuan's affairs.

Ma Ling was just a homeroom teacher and couldn't do anything, so he had to step in.

He had a deep impression of Dong Wenfang; she was a rather sharp-tongued woman.

He still remembered that in this very office, Dong Wenfang had cursed directly, saying that people from out of town were just from out of town, and insisted that her son wouldn't lie and definitely hadn't laid a hand on anyone.

He hadn't expected her to come looking for him, and connecting it to the matter of Fang Haodong, Ye Aiguo paid a little extra attention.

"Director Ye, I came to see you because I want our school to help contact Liu Yaoyao's parents. After all, this is just a matter between children; I don't think there's any need to blow it up this big, don't you agree?"

The school to step in?

Ye Aiguo hesitated for a moment before saying, "Ms. Dong, the school cannot step in. This is a matter for the judicial authorities."

Dong Wenfang got anxious as soon as she heard this and shouted, "No, Director Ye, how can the school not step in? The incident happened at the school; the school has a responsibility here!"

"No matter how you look at it, your school has a responsibility. If you had managed things more strictly, Zixuan wouldn't have been able to do anything, and there wouldn't be this problem now, right?"

She was actually blaming the school?

Ye Aiguo was preparing to say something else, but Dong Wenfang, sitting opposite him, said directly, "In any case, your school must handle this. If you don't, I will file a Real-name Registration report, and I will invite reporters to expose this!"

"If that doesn't work, I'll go up to your roof. This happened at your school, and now you're just not going to care, is that it?"

Ye Aiguo was suddenly speechless. What one fears most these days is this kind of person who talks about making a scene, reporting, and exposing at the drop of a hat.

Getting involved with them means a whole heap of trouble.

Dong Wenfang didn't feel there was anything wrong with it at all; she had made scenes many times before.

In any case, these units must be stirred up; if you don't make a scene or argue, they won't pay attention.

"Ms. Dong, please don't be so agitated. I didn't say I wouldn't help you, but this is not a school matter after all... I have to ask my superiors for instructions."

He called the principal, but the principal didn't have any good suggestions either, only saying to help her contact the other party, but if the other party did anything excessive, to call the police.

What kind of situation is this!

Inside Tengda Company, Yan Yumei now walked with a spring in her step while cleaning. Originally, cleaning once was enough, but she insisted on cleaning everything thoroughly.

President Zhou is a good person, and since she has nothing else to repay him with, she will just put in two hundred percent effort into her work.

There are quite a few people in the Company who think like her; they have all been helped by the Company, such as Cao Zhongbo, Liu Fang, and those two Little Koi.

This is truly voluntary overtime; although President Zhou said it wasn't necessary at all, they just wanted to work overtime.

Just then, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was her child's homeroom teacher.

"Hello, Teacher Ma, what's wrong?"

Ma Ling on the other end of the phone said, "Ms. Yan, I am calling because... Director Ye from the school wants to meet with you."

The school's Director Ye? Yan Yumei had an impression of him; when her daughter was bullied before, the person she met when she went to the school was this Director Ye.

He was an expert at using bureaucratic jargon, even listing the six major difficulties of the school to her, and then telling her the school couldn't do anything.

Why does he want to see her now?

It wasn't about anything else, because Yan Yumei was already preparing to transfer her daughter to another school.

Being persistent was satisfying, but after an incident like this, her daughter would definitely be isolated; many parents would tell their children not to provoke her.

You're tough, you can send someone else's parent to jail, so we can't afford to provoke you, but we can avoid you!

It sounds outrageous, but this is the real way of thinking.

You cannot change these perceptions, just as you cannot change society.

Even for someone like Zhou Yi, it is the same situation; the difference is that he has a confidant, oh right, and a cheat.

Although she succeeded in being persistent, Yan Yumei thought that since her child hadn't transferred yet, she should go and see.

As it turned out, she ran into Zhou Yi just as she was preparing to leave.

"Hello, President Zhou!"

"Auntie Yan, are you heading home?" the handsome young man asked casually; he had come to the Company for something.

"No, someone from the school asked me to go over..."

Yan Yumei explained the situation, and Zhou Yi understood immediately.

"This is asking you to go over for Mediation, right? I'm just puzzled, how come the school is even managing this kind of thing." Zhou Mouren said, feeling a bit speechless.

"Then President Zhou, what do you think I should do?"

Zhou Yi thought for a moment and said, "That depends on whether you are willing to accept Mediation. The Company won't force you; you have to decide for yourself."

"In any case, don't worry. The worst outcome is just offending that school leader, which is no big deal. If you really don't want to, just say that the Company is helping you with the lawsuit and paying for it, so they don't agree to you accepting Mediation!"

"Tell them if they have any issues, they can come to the Company, come to me!"

Zhou Yi thought very clearly; after all, Yan Yumei is still an ordinary person, and if she really goes head-to-head, it won't be easy to deal with if she offends people.

Even if she plans to transfer schools, she shouldn't easily offend people.

As for offending people, there is him, Zhou Mouren. He has offended plenty of people; one or two more won't matter.

Besides, it might even trigger a System Task, how great would that be.

Yan Yumei nodded with an unreadable expression, only feeling that President Zhou is truly a very good person.

Half an hour later, inside the office at Heping Road Middle School.

"What? Director Ye, you want my family to accept Mediation? This... this is not easy to handle."

Yan Yumei was a bit stunned when she heard this, because none of the other party was there, only this Director Ye and the homeroom teacher Ma Ling.

But she still kept a smile while explaining; she would avoid offending school leaders if possible.

It just felt very uncomfortable.

It was just like the feeling Zhou Yi had when he first received the call from Property Management.

"I had a matter to bring to you, and you said you couldn't handle it; how is it that when others bring matters to you, you suddenly can?"

Because many people are bullies who fear the strong and pick on the weak.

Ye Aiguo was taken aback by this retort and his face immediately darkened: "What do you mean by this? You can't even make decisions about your own affairs?"

Yan Yumei hurriedly said: "It's not like that, Director Ye. It's like this: my case is being handled entirely by the Company Legal Department, and I haven't spent a single cent..."

"Teacher Ma knows this too, so it's not up to me; it depends on the Company's decision."

What? Now it was Ye Aiguo's turn to be stunned. What kind of god-tier Company is this, spending money and effort to help an Employee with a lawsuit?

And if he remembered correctly, this Yan Yumei should just be a cleaner.

"Teacher Ma, did you know about this?"

Ma Ling spoke up and explained the situation at Tenda, leaving Ye Aiguo completely bewildered.

Schools are actually very closed-off environments; many teachers feel it themselves—after staying in a school for a long time, they feel as if they are disconnected from society.

Ye Aiguo had no idea about this Tenda business at all. This was the first time he learned that there were such awesome people and such an awesome Company in Jingzhou!

"Then, then what should be done about this?"

Yan Yumei thought for a moment and said: "This matter is being personally overseen by our General Manager Zhou. How about... you try asking our General Manager Zhou?"

"I really have no way around it. I have an agreement with the Company, and the Company's current stance is that the other party must go to jail. If I violate the agreement, I'll have to pay the Company a lot of money, Director Ye. Look at this..."

Yan Yumei put on a pitiful expression as she spoke.

This was actually so outrageous that Ye Aiguo began to hesitate. Yan Yumei's child attended the school, so he could naturally exert pressure.

But that General Manager Zhou of some Company...

"Then give me his number, and I'll talk to him."

Soon, Zhou Yi's phone was dialed, and the handsome guy's voice rang out.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Is this General Manager Zhou of Tenda? I am the Dean of Students at Heping Road Middle School. My surname is Ye. I have a matter at hand; see if it's convenient to talk?"

"Oh, Director Ye. No problem, no problem. I was waiting for a ca... waiting for a phone call, but it's fine. I just sent a message, go ahead."

Ye Aiguo explained the situation and then said:

"Now the other party has come to the school to make a scene and asked me to help mediate. General Manager Zhou, it is truly difficult for me to handle this on my end. See if you can be understanding."

Inside the Tenda office, Zhou Mouren almost blurted out the classic line: "Difficult to handle? Then I think you shouldn't handle it at all."

This Director Ye had a very strong sense of Manager Xue about him. Does making a scene make one right?

So he said directly: "Director Ye, this matter is something our Company Legal Department has been specifically handling recently."

"And what I understand is that previously, when Fang Haodong's child was bullying others, my Company's Yan Yumei went to your school, but you told her you couldn't handle it, right?"

"And now that the other party comes to you to make a scene, you handle it. Don't you think that's not quite right?"

Zhou Yi had tried to be as polite as possible. Not being afraid of offending people and liking to offend people are two different concepts.

However, he did not expect that Ye Aiguo would have other thoughts at this moment; he believed Zhou Yi was easy to talk to.

"General Manager Zhou, we are talking about the current matter now. The past is in the past. What's important is solving the problem, right!"

"If you really send someone to jail just because of a children's scuffle, then which school would dare to accept such students in the future?"

Zhou Yi fell silent. His current feeling was... humans, as a species, are sometimes truly despicable.

No wonder the Chairman once said, "Strike one blow to avoid a hundred," from a certain perspective, a nation seems no different from a person.

If you are kind and polite, the other party might not acknowledge your kindness, but instead think you are easy to talk to and escalate their behavior...

"Director Ye, if you put it that way, then there's no way to talk. Tenda is helping with the lawsuit only because Tenda has this policy. Where did you get the idea that I would care about her child not being able to attend school?"

"You handle it if they make a scene and don't if they don't, right? Then why do you think I'm easy to talk to? You can do what you want to do, and I will continue to do what I do!"

Hearing this, Ye Aiguo finally couldn't help but roar: "Does this mean you're going to make a scene too? Everyone is right, and only I am wrong, is that it?"

"You are the one who is wrong, you are the one who is wrong, you are the one who is wrong. Did you understand?" Zhou Mouren didn't coddle him at all.

I don't even have a partner right now, why would I consider anything else?

"What kind of attitude is this? Is this an attitude for solving problems?"

"Isn't it enough to follow the law? Does it need 'solving'?"

After finishing, Zhou Yi hung up the phone directly and blocked the number. What's this? Used to bossing people around in daily life, so he came to threaten him?

In the school office, Ye Aiguo listened to the busy signal on his phone with a look of surprise. The other party actually hung up?

First update of five thousand words. Thanks to Brother Xie Yanshu, Brother Maomao, Brother Boo, Brother Aolong, Brother Book Friend 2022, Wenchidage, Brother shin, Brother Ice Mountain Guest, Feimaowuyu, and Brother Xiao Shufu. Thanks to the brothers for the tips, thank you.

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