Chapter 461: A Whole Family Should Stay Together!

It was another beautiful evening, with heavy traffic and a constant stream of people; at the Fat Man's Barbecue stall by the street, Zhou Yi and Fang Dazhuang had already started digging in.

On such a hot day, having some barbecue and beer—this is what life is all about.

Then Zhou Xinran watched as the two men there crunched away at a pile of kidneys...

Just as the two men began discussing the topic of "what men need to eat to replenish themselves," Zhou Xinran finally couldn't help but speak up.

"I say... one of you is divorced, and the other doesn't even have a partner; isn't it a bit... to be talking about this topic?"

As she spoke, her voice grew quieter and quieter, until she finally stopped altogether.

Because both men were staring at her in unison, their expressions unreadable.

The implication was, it's as if you have a partner yourself.

"Someone has already sent three blind dates to prison; I really don't want to talk about this!" Zhou Yi said, taking a sip of beer.

After finishing, he saw the murderous look in Zhou Xinran's eyes and quickly looked to the side, saying:

"By the way, Fang Dazhuang, what do you think the situation will be with today's matter? That person named Fang Zixuan, will he actually be able to get locked up?"

Fang Dazhuang's expression was quite natural as he said: "Whether he can get locked up depends on how it's classified—is it intentional homicide or intentional injury? You surely know this."

"The problem lies in how this classification will be made!"

"Then, Fang Dazhuang, how do you think it should be classified?"

This was also something Zhou Yi still couldn't distinguish to this day: if a person injures another to the point of death, how does one differentiate between intentional homicide and attempted intentional injury?

Looking at the legal provisions alone, it's simple: intentional homicide is aimed at killing, while intentional injury lacks the intent to kill.

Even if the final result might lead to the victim's passing, if the subjective aspect was not intentional homicide, then it doesn't count.

Fang Dazhuang smiled upon hearing this: "You've asked a truly interesting question; in law, these two are inherently very easy to confuse."

"It requires a comprehensive assessment, considering many factors such as the motive, the process, the tool, the intensity, and whether they went for the kill. I don't know anything right now, so naturally, I can't speculate."

Fang Dazhuang was telling the truth; he wasn't a deity, and without knowing the circumstances, it was certainly impossible to deduce.

"It's just that, based on your description, the kid aimed both stabs at vital parts, so it is possible it's intentional homicide!"

A medical student stabbed her ex-boyfriend over twenty times and it was still only a Slight Injury, because she didn't aim for vital parts.

If Zhang San stabs someone three times, with every stab aimed at a vital part, but the other party survives due to timely rescue, then it is very likely intentional homicide.

But if Li Si stabs someone twenty times, with not a single stab hitting a vital part, yet the other party dies due to excessive blood loss, then that is basically intentional injury, no doubt about it.

Zhou Yi shook his head; he hadn't expected this matter to reach this point.

Actually, by comparison, adults definitely commit more crimes, but why does there seem to be more prejudice against minors?

It's very simple: because of fear!

Kids today aren't like they were in the past; they have broader channels for accessing information about society.

But because they are young and haven't experienced things, they don't know their own strength in anything they do. After killing someone, they can say things like, "I'm still a minor, I don't have to bear criminal responsibility." You tell me, who could stand that?

Before the Criminal Law Amendment was introduced, some media outlets specifically interviewed juvenile offenders; many of them knew that before the age of fourteen, they could "go all out"!

Before sixteen, they could restrain themselves a bit while going all out, but after sixteen, they had to be a little more careful.

What kind of concept is this...

It's just like mental illness; this is another tactic that has been played out a bit too much by many Criminal Defense Lawyers nowadays.

So everyone is afraid, truly afraid!

Even if they say they will compensate you as much as possible, if your life is gone, where are you going to spend that money?

Another happy evening.

A few days passed in a flash. Zhou Yi didn't go to ask about the matter again; he just felt that Fang Haodong was a bit miserable. If things kept going like this, he wouldn't even have any relatives left on the outside.

The whole family might end up reunited inside...

Dong Wenfang was feeling very panicked now, because the police had searched her home yesterday. Holding a search warrant, there was simply nothing she could do.

This matter was very unusual, but she didn't know what kind of signal this was.

It couldn't be that her son just stabbed the other person once and something would come of it, right? He was still just a child!

Her son was still lying in his hospital bed. Dong Wenfang vaguely remembered she had something very important to do, but she had been too busy these past few days and forgotten.

Just then, the door to the hospital room was pushed open, and several police officers walked in, led by a nurse.

"Dong Wenfang, is it? We are from the Guangming District Branch Criminal Police Team. This is my identification." The lead police officer said directly.

"This... you all..."

"We are here to notify you that your son, Fang Zixuan, is suspected of Attempted Intentional Homicide, and our Guangming District Branch has already initiated a Case Filing!"

"So we need to conduct Monitoring. Once Fang Zixuan's health is about right, we will take him back to the Detention House."

What? Dong Wenfang froze there, while Fang Zixuan, who had been lying on the hospital bed acting aloof, could no longer hold back.

He knew what attempted homicide was, but he had never expected that they would actually arrest him!

Wasn't he a minor? Why would they arrest a minor?

Several police officers looked at Fang Zixuan on the hospital bed. Fang Zixuan also raised his head to look at them, his face showing not a shred of fear.

"What are you looking at me for?"

"Nothing, just focus on recovering from your injuries."

After saying this, the police left directly. They had originally intended to ask a few questions at the bedside to see if the other party had any intention of surrendering or pleading guilty, but it turned out the person didn't show any such signs at all.

Originally, there was only the Monitoring, and only what Zhou Yi had provided; the hatred between the two parties sparked by school bullying was actually insufficient to classify it as intentional homicide.

The reason was simple: it was a spring-loaded knife, not very long; using that thing to kill someone was really a stretch.

The weapon used is also an important standard for judgment!

It was only after searching the other party's home, finding Fang Zixuan's mobile phone, and discovering some things he had posted online that there was finally a result.

As early as when Fang Haodong was arrested, Fang Zixuan had been thinking about "killing that girl, or killing her parents."

This was the exact wording the other party had used in a chat group. There wasn't much of a reason; it was just that they had gotten his dad sent to prison, so he wanted revenge.

There were many similar comments; those people in the group, some were persuading, others were egging them on, saying hurry up and do it, it wouldn't matter anyway.

So this created the feeling of premeditated murder.

Because under normal circumstances, impulsive crimes are rarely aimed at killing someone.

But premeditation is different...

And because of this, the Guangming District Branch filed a case against the other party for suspected Intentional Homicide!

The police left, and Dong Wenfang felt very chaotic inside, especially chaotic; how did her son, who was perfectly fine, end up committing intentional homicide!

Just at this moment, her phone rang; she took it out and saw the name was Lawyer Qin.

"Hello, Brother Qin, are you calling me for something? It just so happens I have something I need to ask you about..."

On the other end, Lawyer Qin was almost speechless; they had said he would help, but it was already agreed upon that he had to be paid!

But now, so much time had passed, and not a single cent had been paid, so he certainly couldn't get things done.

He was a lawyer, not a construction foreman; he couldn't be expected to pay out of his own pocket, that made no sense.

So, seeing that Fang Haodong's trial was about to begin, he could only call.

As it turned out, the first sentence was another "ask about," I'm a distant relative of your family, I don't even know how far, are you taking me for a sucker!

"That, Wenfang, I'm a bit busy right now and can't get to it, and that matter with Haodong can't be dragged out any longer; they've already notified us that the trial is next week!" Lawyer Qin said.

Now it was Dong Wenfang's turn to be stunned: "What? Brother Qin, didn't we say last time that you would handle the Bail Pending Trial and things like that, to get him out first? Why is it now time for the trial!"

Damn it! Lawyer Qin wanted to throw his phone; are you really stupid or just pretending, does Bail Pending Trial not cost money, damn it?

He decided to show his cards; being a lawyer sometimes requires a thick skin, otherwise, who knows when you might starve to death.

"Wenfang, you haven't paid yet, I can't do this work."

Dong Wenfang's mouth fell open; she hadn't expected the other party to be so direct, and now there was no other way.

"Brother Qin, I've been too busy these past few days and forgot; why don't you come over, I'm at Jingzhou Hospital, I'll give you the address, come over and we can talk in person."

The call ended, and Lawyer Qin cursed under his breath, but he still drove straight to the hospital; if there's money, then he's not busy.

Twenty minutes later, the two finally met in the hospital room; Dong Wenfang quickly transferred the money, and only then did Lawyer Qin feel relieved.

"How is that Mediation of yours going, what did the other party say? This progress must be accelerated!" Lawyer Qin asked after receiving the money and finally feeling at ease.

"That is exactly what I wanted to ask you, Lawyer Qin. I went to find them that day, but before I could even speak, I... my son secretly followed me and stabbed the other party."

"Really, it was just that switchblade, very short, it was nothing at all, but today the people from the Guangming District Branch came and said my son is suspected of intentional homicide, and they've already filed a case!"

"They even said they would take him away for investigation once his body is better. You tell me what kind of situation this is; never mind that he only stabbed him once, my son is still a minor!"

"Why is it so troublesome now?"

Fang Zixuan, lying on the hospital bed, pricked up his ears upon hearing this question; he also wanted to confirm it from the lawyer.

Before, he had only known about it from the internet...

What the hell? A case filed for Attempted Intentional Homicide? Lawyer Qin was stunned.

"No, Wenfang, are you sure it was filed as Intentional Homicide?"

"Yes, is there a problem with that? You can't just let a child go to jail; is there no justice left?"

"Oh my, you people, what kind of thinking is this? Let me tell you, at your son's age, if a case is really filed for intentional homicide, it is very likely he will be sentenced, do you know that?"

"This is a violent crime!"

Lawyer Qin looked at Dong Wenfang as if he were looking at an idiot.

A child is indeed a child, but the laws are becoming more and more complete; it's not as if you can do whatever you want just by hiding behind the title of a child.

Hearing this, Dong Wenfang and Fang Zixuan, who was lying on the hospital bed, froze in unison, especially Fang Zixuan, who was now terrified.

Himself... possibly going to jail?

He rolled over and sat up, shouting: "What nonsense are you talking about? People on the internet said that we minors..."

Lawyer Qin sighed and said: "A minor is not a protective talisman, understand? If everything said on the internet were true, then what would we need lawyers for?"

Fang Zixuan fell silent and sat there blankly; he hadn't been afraid before because he felt he was a minor, but now that he knew he might go to jail, he immediately felt the weight of the law.

"No, no, I don't want to go to jail, Mom, I don't want to go to jail..."

Watching the mother and son hug and cry together, Lawyer Qin shook his head and said: "Alright, I'll go now, let me get Haodong out on bail first."

There was one thing he didn't say: this family was truly speechless.

From the husband and wife to the child, one can only say they are indeed blood-related.

Lawyer Qin went to handle the matter, and Dong Wenfang held Fang Zixuan and cried for a long time; she now had only one thought: her son absolutely must not go to jail!

But what to do...

After thinking for a long time, it seemed the only path left was exposure.

Yes, her Zixuan is only fifteen years old, and clearly, the other party is fine, so why should he have to go to jail!

Dong Wenfang usually liked to look at the trending topics on Zhalang, so now she chose to post on Zhalang as well.

The title was: Do even children have to go to jail now?

I am Fang Zixuan's mother; my Zixuan is fifteen this year and is about to enter the third year of middle school; he has been sensible and obedient since he was small...

The article wasn't long; it just said the son was still young and perhaps because his father was arrested, he acted out on impulse.

But he didn't do anything major, just stabbed the other party once, and he himself had his ribs kicked and broken; now the police won't arrest the person who did the kicking, but instead have detained her son.

They even filed a case for intentional homicide and said he might go to jail; this is clearly a miscarriage of justice. If a child makes a mistake, they should just correct it, why must they go to jail!

And below that, Dong Wenfang wrote about things she had read in some magazines back in the day, saying that in foreign countries, they don't do things like this.

She also said that foreign countries protect children and would absolutely never let a child go to jail; why is it so cruel domestically?

Finally, she appealed to everyone to pay attention to her son.

In short... it was written with great emotion; if it were many years ago, it would have been enough to be in those "classic magazines."

Everything domestic is bad, everything foreign is good...

She posted the article with great joy, and even sent it to many big influencers, hoping they would help repost it and help increase its popularity.

In Dong Wenfang's view, as long as the popularity is high and public opinion is high, then no department would dare to go against it.

As for other situations, she hadn't considered them; could it be that everyone would think a child should go to jail?

Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for this article to gain popularity, because there are too many similar Small Essays on the internet.

However, the matter Dong Wenfang posted involved a Tengda Company.

Consequently, the traffic naturally followed.

Among the big influencers tagged, "Beifeng Chui" was the first to notice this article; as a big influencer who had been sued by a certain handsome guy during a time of internet purification, "Beifeng Chui" was very concerned about matters involving Tengda.

But he was now... the type who just rides the coattails of popularity.

If he got sued, he got sued; it was only a civil Tort anyway. On the contrary, riding the coattails of popularity and such was fine.

After reading the whole article, Brother Beifeng almost wanted to laugh.

If this article had been posted a few years ago, it might have triggered a major public outcry, or even caused discussions among legal professionals.

But now, Criminal Law Amendment XI has already been released...

The age for Criminal Case liability has been lowered to twelve, examples of fifteen-year-olds being sentenced are everywhere, and someone who robbed thirty yuan was sentenced to several years...

Not to mention that due to the occurrence of multiple vicious crimes by minors, the current public opinion is in a state where everyone shouts to beat them when it comes to juvenile crime.

And she actually dragged in foreign countries; please, this isn't the era when public intellectuals were prevalent anymore, the young people nowadays are super skilled at using VPNs.

The foreign countries are so vast, the laws of each country are different, and the laws of each state in the United States are different...

Bringing up foreign countries now will only make everyone dislike it even more.

And what made Brother Beifeng decide to repost and comment was that the article wrote that her husband also went in, all because he had a conflict with that person from Tengda.

It also said that Jingzhou should investigate this Tengda, that it can now cover the sky with one hand, and so on...

Who else could Tengda have that could make both father and son go in together? Brother Beifeng felt that probably only a certain handsome guy could do it.

Once the situation is analyzed clearly, it's fine; getting popularity is simple, I'll help repost, but I'm reposting to criticize!

Without saying a word, Brother Beifeng started typing directly: Let me summarize, although my son got his dad sent in, and although my son also committed intentional homicide, he is still just a child!

Uh... after reading what he wrote, he felt like vomiting himself.

Brother Beifeng had quite a few followers, and many big influencers reposted each other to ride the coattails of popularity.

Seeing Brother Beifeng repost, others followed suit one after another.

And there were really too many smart people; they soon deduced that this must involve a certain handsome guy!

Then what was there to hesitate about? Start scolding! The traffic was there, and the face was there too!

Thus, big influencers from all walks of life entered the fray; those who still wanted to save face said they couldn't speculate based on the current information and to let the bullets fly for a while.

But those who didn't want face had already started saying that if intentional homicide doesn't require jail time, then what is the Criminal Law for.

As more and more big influencers reposted, many Netizens also saw it; by comparison, their speech was much more direct.

"The classic 'he's still a child', just didn't expect that even after killing someone, they'd still say he's a child, awesome."

"This account is ruined, suggest rerolling, otherwise one day even you, the mother, might be in danger."

"What I'm more curious about is, if the whole family went in, who will go through the procedures for them?"

Of course, there were also some different voices, believing that at fifteen, one is really still young, perhaps it was just a momentary impulse, and Custody and Education would suffice, no need for jail.

Under such debate, the topic's popularity began to soar; although it hadn't hit the trending list yet, it had already triggered quite a bit of discussion.

What everyone most wanted to know was actually whether the person who had the conflict with their family was A Yi...

Unfortunately, the Public Security Bureau had no announcements, and everyone could only guess wildly.

…………

It was already the next day, and Dong Wenfang finally had time to take out her phone, but she was dumbfounded after one look.

She was very confused, not expecting that so many big influencers would help repost, and that the popularity would reach such a level!

This was something she hadn't expected at all, because previously, posting some articles had no popularity whatsoever.

But after looking carefully, she realized that the majority of people on the internet actually agreed with letting her son go to jail!

What kind of situation is this? Don't these people have children? Why are they so cruel, wanting to watch their own child go to jail!

Forget it, better go see her husband first; today is the time for Bail Pending Trial, let her husband go apologize and see if there can be a Mediation.

At the entrance of the Guangming District Detention Center, Fang Haodong walked out, his expression dazed, looking at the outside world as if it were a lifetime ago.

The time he spent in the Detention House was truly like years for him.

He didn't care before, but after truly experiencing it, he would deeply realize the power of the law.

Now, let alone anything else, as long as there can be a Mediation, he would do anything.

However, before Fang Haodong could recover, the Lawyer Qin beside him had already told him a piece of news.

"What? My son, my son is suspected of intentional homicide? You aren't mistaken, Old Qin, he is only fifteen years old, how could he possibly commit intentional homicide?"

Looking back at the Detention House behind him, Fang Haodong suddenly wanted to go back in; once inside, there wouldn't be these troubles.

…………

Inside Tengda Company, Zhou Yi didn't pay any attention to the extra Small Essay on the internet.

Because the other party didn't have any defamation or insults, they were just there saying their own child shouldn't go to jail.

It didn't even reach the point where he had to step in; the other party was already being sprayed like a sieve.

Yan Yumei had come to see him before, saying that Fang Haodong was out on Bail Pending Trial and still wanted a Mediation, and added another request: to forgive her son.

And then to find the Public Security Bureau to see if they could just stop pursuing it.

Yan Yumei's thought was that if it were purely a Private Prosecution Case, when the other party said they would spare no cost to reach a Mediation, she already had an idea.

After such a long time, her anger had dissipated, and her daughter had grown up.

But after hearing the second request, she refused directly, because for that child, she felt the other party must go in!

By comparison, this father didn't seem so hateful; that Fang Zixuan was the one she hated the most.

To use the words from back then, she couldn't understand why the other party would have such great malice toward her daughter...

To this, Zhou Yi's reply was that it didn't matter what she did; whether to forgive or not was her freedom, and there was no need to hesitate because of this matter.

If you don't want to forgive, then don't; if you don't want to engage in Mediation, then don't; why make it so complicated.

Anyone who urges you that you should forgive, just keep your distance from them.

If you are afraid of being retaliated against again, then you can go with others when getting off work; in any case, Tenda doesn't require overtime.

With Zhou Yi's support, Yan Yumei's family finally held on.

During this period, the Court was also pushing for Mediation, but after seeing that they were very firm on this side, they gave up.

At the hospital, Fang Haodong looked dazed, while Dong Wenfang beside him kept telling him to find a way to save their son.

But Fang Haodong was at his wit's end.

His status as a Jingzhou resident could not bring him any help.

The family went to the entrance of Tenda, but the other party called the police, and the police clearly told him that if there were such behavior again, it would be Picking Quarrels and Provoking Trouble.

There was no way, really no way; if the other party's parents had come to him the first time, and he had given his son a sound beating, this situation probably wouldn't have happened...

On July 28th, the Private Prosecution Case went to trial.

Lawyer Qin did not conduct a Not Guilty Defense, but instead made a Commutation Defense.

The criminal circumstances were minor, there was no harm, and they actively sought the other party's forgiveness afterward.

However, these defenses were refuted one by one by Fang Dazhuang.

In terms of circumstances, because the other party did not fulfill the Behavioral Preservation ruling, it led to Liu Yaoyao continuing to be bullied and developing signs of depression.

Therefore, the harm was not small either.

They actively sought forgiveness but did not receive it, so, all things considered, the other party's sentencing should not be that light.

Fang Dazhuang's efforts were effective; after comprehensive consideration, Fang Haodong was sentenced to six months of Criminal Detention and a fine of 10,000 yuan.

And he had to compensate the victim 20,000 yuan.

The previous Civil Dispute was merged for processing because of its connection to the Private Prosecution Case, and it was judged directly as incidental compensation for the Private Prosecution Case.

This was also to save judicial resources; if they could be judged together, they would be.

After the verdict was handed down, Fang Haodong pleaded guilty and stated that he would not file an Appeal.

Because Lawyer Qin told him that if he appealed, the original verdict would likely be upheld, so there was no need to waste money.

Of course, Fang Haodong did not know that before the trial, Lawyer Qin had sought out Fang Dazhuang.

There was no help for it; as the trial drew closer, Lawyer Qin felt his pressure growing, and in the end, he really couldn't hold on.

So he went directly to Fang Dazhuang and said that he had bypassed his law firm to accept the money this time...

Fang Dazhuang was very similar to Zhou Yi on this point; when the other party adopted such a low posture, there was nothing more to say.

You bypassed it, so be it; just don't do it again next time.

Fang Dazhuang still disdained to report such petty matters.

The way this was handled made even Zhou Mouren feel that this Lawyer Qin had a lot of character, even if his level couldn't be seen just from the defense in the Private Prosecution.

Time passed day by day, Fang Zixuan's body improved day by day, and the online discussion about juvenile crime slowly dissipated.

Finally, the time arrived.

In the hospital, Fang Zixuan looked at the police in front of him and wailed, crying very sadly, and Dong Wenfang even blocked them from taking him away.

"Don't touch me, don't touch me! Can the police just bully people? Is there anyone here? Xuanxuan, why is our luck so bad!"

There were so many children who bullied others; why did their family encounter such a thing? Why!

The mother and son hugged each other and cried; this was perhaps the most honest Fang Zixuan had ever been.

"Uncle Police, I was really wrong, I was really wrong! Don't take me away, I will absolutely never do this again! Mom, Mom..."

This scene made some people in the hospital feel a bit uncomfortable, but the police would not care about that.

Seeing Dong Wenfang constantly blocking them, the lead veteran criminal investigator said directly: "Warning for the third time, Dong Wenfang, if you continue to do this, we will take compulsory measures!"

Hearing this, Dong Wenfang didn't care at all!

"If you want to take my son away, take me with him! Anyway, my son and my husband are both in jail, I don't want to live anymore!"

The voice was very loud, and the momentum was also very strong.

Then the police comrade indicated that since you said so, then... let's take you back together.

Although they were relatively restrained and didn't make any big moves, the arrest operation had been blocked by you for so long, and you even said to arrest you together, so they had to give you some face, right?

The mother and son were taken away together; Dong Wenfang got exactly what she asked for, and five days of Administrative Detention finally made her shut her mouth.

Because Lawyer Qin was still a good person, he told her: "If you are outside, you can still help your son and he might get two years less."

"But if you go in... Mrs. Fang, you don't want your son to be sentenced for many years, do you?"

And Fang Zixuan finally entered the Detention House where his father had once stayed.

But there was one advantage: he didn't have to stay long, because the evidence regarding him was already very complete.

The Procuratorate approved the arrest, Review and Prosecution—it was still that same procedure.

For this hot online case, the Public Security Bureau issued a notification in a timely manner.

Therefore, for Zhou Yi, this episode of the video could finally be released.

He had a premonition that releasing this video would definitely trigger some things; after all, truthfully speaking, sending a whole family of three in seemed a bit excessive no matter how you looked at it.

Although Dong Wenfang was only under Administrative Detention...

But they did all these things themselves, and Yan Yumei just wanted Fang Zixuan to receive an education.

During the time her daughter was being bullied, she and her husband really wanted to go and teach the other party a lesson every day!

So Zhou Mouren considered it comprehensively: it didn't matter, he had already offended plenty of people anyway.

If some people think it's excessive, then let it be excessive; I can forgive, but I am not obligated to forgive!

As for if I ever encounter such a thing one day, then I certainly won't say that the other party must forgive me.

What is fairness? I treat others this way, and others can treat me this way; this is fairness.

What is a double standard? Only I can treat others this way, but others cannot treat me this way.

So Zhou Yi wrote a title for this video.

"The child often bullies others, yet the parents still think there is nothing wrong?"

Checking it once more, he then clicked upload!

It didn't take ten minutes before the video directly ignited the internet.

The notification from the Public Security Bureau and the video release were one after the other, with a time difference of no more than five minutes.

But the popularity was truly worlds apart, one in the sky and one on the ground.

What made everyone's jaws drop was that A Yi actually sent the whole family of three in this time!

An eight-thousand-word chapter; it's late today because I went back to my hometown today and was almost stuck in traffic like a dog... Thanks to Brother Shuyou 2022, another new brother, Wenchidage, Feimaowuyu, Brother Xiaoyan, and Brother Shahe. Thank you, brothers, for the tips, thank you.

Let's have a fifteen-thousand-word explosion tomorrow!

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