Chapter 480: Everything is Heresy!

Regarding such trending topics, you have to admit, there are quite a few people supporting them below.

Why A Yi is so insistent on getting to the bottom of things is a question that has sparked much discussion ever since he started by turning around and recharging one million.

Slowly, up to now, some "know-it-alls" have figured it out: A Yi is doing this just to make his Company famous.

Especially now, as long as someone mentions Tenda online, they will say it is the holy land for the Laborer.

If it is said too much, naturally many people will feel repulsed; this is something that cannot be helped, and it is also something Zhou Yi cannot control.

Added to this are all kinds of dark psychologies, similar to "I am not doing well, so you cannot do well either," and "I am so poor, what right do you have to be so rich," so there are even more people kicking someone when they are down.

Is this kind of psychology normal? Actually, in Zhou Yi's own opinion, it is normal.

Because before he had the system, when he saw similar news online, he would also be jealous, and he would also think, "Damn it, you trash influencer, I hope you collapse one day!"

So now, being thought of this way, Zhou Yi feels it is very normal; as long as everyone does not resort to personal attacks, anything within the scope of the law is fine.

This has nothing to do with whether it is right or wrong; human psychology itself is extremely complex.

Furthermore, those people and companies that Zhou Mouren offended while being insistent on getting to the bottom of things see an opportunity to stir up trouble, so it is no problem for them to push the boat along with the current.

And so, under such circumstances, the popularity of "Boycott Tenda" is frighteningly high, even making people feel as if Tenda is going to be gone tomorrow.

Under these circumstances, loyal viewers like Yuan Jie are suddenly anxious and quickly send messages to inquire.

Regarding this, Zhou Yi only has one sentence: Boycotting Tenda is their freedom, and I cannot control it, so let them be.

Precisely because he once had such a mentality himself, Zhou Yi knows very well that the more he reacts, the happier these people will be.

And if he does not care at all, then this boycott is just a joke.

"Boycott Tenda" counts as the biggest trending topic, and besides boycotting Tenda, there are other trending topics, such as the United States' 【redacted】 posting an update, expressing regret over the verdict of the case.

There are also some well-known figures who have started saying that such a verdict has simply lost all face.

Indeed, the law has provisions that picking up something and not returning it constitutes Embezzlement, but there is also human sentiment outside the law.

After all, the other party is a foreign friend, and what they did is not something unacceptable, so why must one make a mountain out of a molehill and sentence them to one year of Actual Sentence?

The problem with this verdict is too big, and some have even suggested investigating the Guangming District Court to see if there is any relationship between them and that A Yi.

Because in the past two years, the Guangming District Court seems to have handled many of A Yi's lawsuits, and basically, they have all ruled in A Yi's favor!

In many people's eyes, this is unreasonable!

When you go to court, there must be wins and losses; how can you win every day? It must be because you have unspeakable secrets with the Court.

Of course, everyone does not dare to say it blatantly now; they can only make such oblique remarks or aim their spearhead at the Court.

And under various public opinions, finally, a certain media outlet reported in a headline: Charlie says he will Appeal!

These words were spoken by that Lawyer, Le Yin.

"I believe the one-year sentencing is too heavy; it violates the principle of proportionality between crime and punishment. Under the circumstances where the subjective malice is not that strong, sentencing like this is a bit excessive!"

"Therefore, with the support of 【redacted】, we are filing an Appeal, hoping that the Second Instance can provide a better result."

Once the topic came out, it immediately attracted many onlookers.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that whether it is the other party's 【redacted】 or anything else mentioned earlier, they are all manipulating public opinion.

They just want to make everyone form doubts first: "Look, this Guangming District Court really has problems."

Then they will cast doubt on the verdict for Charlie; under such circumstances, filing an Appeal will put even more pressure on the Court.

I have to say, this was done very successfully this time, because public opinion has already risen.

One's position determines one's thinking; even if they feel it is not quite appropriate to speak for a foreigner, as long as it can make A Yi uncomfortable, then they must say it.

And in such an atmosphere, at the Guangming District Detention Center, Le Yin is communicating with Charlie.

"Don't worry, we have already filed an Appeal. I am very confident that this verdict should be better; it is possible it will be a Suspended Sentence, or perhaps just Criminal Detention and a fine."

Of course, there must be a sentence; no matter what they say, a crime was indeed committed, and even the United States' 【redacted】 cannot tell lies with their eyes open.

But how long the sentence will be, that is worth discussing.

Charlie nods; although he has returned to the Detention House, there is finally some hope for the sentence. An Appeal must definitely be filed; anyway, there is the Prohibition of Increasing Punishment for an Appeal.

After Le Yin finishes communicating with Charlie, he leaves the Detention House; whether the Second Instance can change the verdict is no longer something that can be solved by Debate.

The pressure has come to the Court, or to be precise, to the Political and Legal System of Jingzhou.

It is still the Old Place Cafe, and still the trio.

Fang Dazhuang's view is very direct: "Regarding the Second Instance, you don't need to worry. Let me just say this: once it reaches this situation, it is no longer a purely legal issue."

When things reach a certain level, the basis is the law, but the basis is also not the law.

This sentence should be easy to understand; what to look at for small cases, what to look at for big cases—as long as one is a law student, the law professors must have taught this in class.

The facts of the case are already very clear: he took someone else's camera and then deliberately refused to give it back; it is that simple.

There is no such thing as it being lost halfway.

Therefore, if there are no accidents, the Second Instance will uphold the original verdict.

But now, an accident has occurred.

Inside the Guangming Branch, certain evidence from a Law Enforcement Recorder that was originally not intended to be used, as well as the Injury Appraisal of the two police officers, have all been brought out.

To be honest, why they did not pursue the crime of Assaulting a Police Officer before was the result of comprehensive consideration; after all, the determination of this charge is not like other charges.

But what everyone did not expect was that after sentencing him to one year, such public opinion would be generated. The other party's 【redacted】 goes without saying; many small foreign newspapers and media are saying all sorts of things.

Domestically, there happen to be many "voluntary personnel" doing translations and then constantly providing so-called explanations.

This spearhead is aimed at the Political and Legal System!

Since you are not playing by the rules, do not blame me.

Although reporting the case status on time and live-streaming the court trial will not block the mouths of those people, at the very least, it can let many people know that this verdict is reasonable and well-founded.

Everything is in compliance with our legal provisions.

Consequently, the Guangming Branch filed a case for Assaulting a Police Officer, and the Guangming District Procuratorate intervened in advance, preparing to carry out a supplementary Lawsuit.

Because all the evidence is very sufficient, under such circumstances, very quickly, the supplementary Lawsuit has already been filed.

Zhao Yi in Modu did not wait for any results; her lawsuit went to trial, with normal proceedings and a normal verdict.

The lawyer with the surname Huo who came from the opposing side was extremely active, while the lawyer Zhao Yi hired seemed to be just going through the motions...

There is no help for it; Criminal Cases are just like this. Risk Agency is not allowed, and fees are fixed, so in many situations, they will look for extra income.

And Zhao Yi did not have any extra income, and the lawyer she encountered was the irresponsible type; just going through the motions was already giving her face...

This is also the reason why the reputation of lawyers is not good nowadays; it is really very similar to doctors.

The verdict came down: three months of Criminal Detention, and a fine was imposed.

Upon hearing the verdict, Zhao Yi began to wail in court; she could never have imagined that just because she said those few words online, she would have to go to jail.

This is not fair at all, why!

Correspondingly, there were also those few college students who offered hollow apologies; no matter how much their families wailed, it was useless.

Apologies must be sincere, rather than saying I apologize and you must accept it; there is no such logic.

Not a single one who was supposed to go in escaped.

These were naturally exposed; some were even posted online directly by the college students' own families.

It triggered another wave of climax.

It is just that the hot topic online has now become how the Jingzhou Intermediate Court will rule!

In a hotel in Jingzhou, Le Yin was reviewing his materials, trying to find a better way... a way not to provoke the other side.

The last Debate gave him the illusion that he was perhaps not suited to be a Lawyer.

So this time he must prepare well; at the very least, he cannot let others rub him into the ground.

Just then, his phone rang.

"Hello, yes, I am Le Yin. What? The Jingzhou Court has sent it back for Retrial? We didn't apply for a retrial!"

"The Guangming District Procuratorate is filing a supplementary Lawsuit for Assaulting a Police Officer? No, this, how can this be!"

Le Yin shouted there; he of course knew that Charlie's previous behavior had a high possibility of being suspected of Assaulting a Police Officer.

But he knew that, considering various reasons, it should not be pursued.

It was just unexpected that just as they were preparing to stir up public opinion, the other side directly brought this matter out.

Having a conflict with judicial personnel performing official duties—this matter can be big or small.

Then, logically, with new criminal facts, the Procuratorate filed a supplementary Lawsuit, so it had to be sent back for Retrial...

Merging the Private Prosecution and Public Prosecution Case for trial is also a way to save judicial resources, although it does not seem to have saved any in this case.

It's over, completely over; the Public Security Bureau has already issued a notification on the case, and this time it has received the support of many Netizens.

This portion of Netizens were the ones who were previously complaining about pursuing the other party's crime of Assaulting a Police Officer; it was just because there were too many trending searches that their voices were suppressed.

Now that there is this channel, the voices are naturally very loud.

"I just said, how could this not count as Assaulting a Police Officer? But this matter is also interesting; they originally didn't intend to pursue it, but then they saw you saying we have problems? Then we must prove that we have no problems!"

"Haha, I also discovered it; I thought something was wrong when they didn't mention this crime before, so it was waiting here all along!"

"Under the insistence of reason, the Court ordered a retrial... how does that sound so familiar? It seems a certain lawyer surnamed Zhang also did this."

Similar remarks emerged one after another, and everyone turned into trolls again, which made Le Yin want to vomit blood just looking at it.

He couldn't run away at this moment because all the external statements were made by him, so everyone thought that this Appeal and the public opinion were all stirred up by him.

His reputation is completely ruined...

This case might become a little anecdote during breaks for professors in major political and legal universities again...

Le Yin prepared in vain; with the Private Prosecution and Public Prosecution merged for trial, this time it is a Prosecutor, so he doesn't need those things.

Inside the Detention House, Charlie was already thinking about where to go after getting out; he was not worried about anything.

The girls here are indeed very enthusiastic, and he has already mastered the traffic password; as long as he comes out and says "I love XX," it will definitely attract a lot of onlookers.

This is much better than returning to his country; he just hopes not to be deported...

Just then, he heard someone shouting outside, so he hurriedly followed them out, and immediately received the news from the translator.

"Another Public Prosecution? Assaulting a Police Officer? You guys..."

He couldn't say anything for a long time; Charlie was completely stunned.

Wasn't it agreed upon? Questioning their Court's verdict, and then using this method to make the Second Instance change the judgment.

How did it become like this now?

And the *** that everyone tagged did not say a single word this time; instead, they started posting other content, as if they didn't know what everyone was talking about at all.

Amidst the attention of all, the live-streamed trial began.

Le Yin looked numb; the other side's evidence was too sufficient, and the Law Enforcement Recorder video evidence could crush everything.

Not to mention there was also the Injury Appraisal, as well as the proof of performing official duties.

It was definitely Assaulting a Police Officer, no doubt about it.

Added to the previous Embezzlement, the Guangming District Court pronounced the sentence: Combined Punishment for Several Crimes, sentencing him to three years of Fixed-term Imprisonment!

Charlie understood; it changed from one year to three years. He was now completely desperate. Appeal again? Appeal my foot!

He was just worried that if he appealed again, something else would be dug up, followed by all kinds of retrials, and he would be finished.

The barrage in the trial live-stream room had already frozen.

Although there had been some similar wild operations in the videos A Yi posted before, this kind of thing that was almost equivalent to a live broadcast online still made everyone enjoy the drama to the fullest!

It was truly full of twists and turns; to use the words of a certain brother, the atmosphere was already here, so if the crime of Assaulting a Police Officer wasn't brought out, it would feel uncomfortable no matter what.

And the key to the problem is that the United States cannot refute this charge!

Why? Because the crime of Assaulting a Police Officer is itself a traditional crime in the Anglo-American legal system, while the crime of Assaulting a Police Officer in the civil law system is rarely used as an independent charge...

Not to mention that in the United States, if a situation of Assaulting a Police Officer occurs, the person involved rarely goes to Court.

Because there is no need for a Court at all; the person is already gone.

This is why the other party suddenly lost their voice and couldn't refute; if you dare to attack this point, then we can first sort out whether it is better to empty the magazine or to pass a verdict according to the law!

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Charlie was taken away, Le Yin walked out of the Court with an expressionless face, and then heard a voice coming from the side.

"Let me tell you, this lawsuit was fought really well, three years, how auspicious."

Damn it... who the hell is this, Le Yin was instantly furious, and upon turning his head, he saw two people standing next to him.

The one speaking was that bald man wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

At this moment, that bald man said: "What, is something the matter?"

Le Yin hurriedly shook his head: "Nothing, nothing, you guys go ahead and talk."

Damn it, they are all heretics, a Lawyer actually went to learn combat!

This Jingzhou... no, this Earth is already impossible to stay on.

Fang Dazhuang watched the walking-away Le Yin, shook his head and said: "I am not saying that studying abroad is bad, studying abroad is actually very good, those cutting-edge things, they are indeed more capable."

"But these people go to study abroad, they haven't learned any real skills, they just learned that set of political correctness..."

Zhou Yi didn't speak; you specifically dragged me to the entrance, isn't it just to kill the heart?

It's just that those boycotts had some effect; Quan Longtian reported to him today that the revenue of the new game released by the internet department has dropped a lot.

Although it is harmless to Tenda, some people have already used this matter to make a fuss.

It's a pity that the System grandson has been like dead recently.

On the way home, looking at the various home appliances in the living room, he suddenly thought that since buying this big TV, he seems to have never watched it once.

There is a special situation today, only one chapter, will make up for it tomorrow.

Thanks to Feimaowuyu, Wenchidage, Xiaoyan, Di Shaoyu, Another Newbie, and Lenger, thank you brothers for the tips, thank you.

This chapter might not be that good, because it was written a bit too realistically, if you all don't like it, I will try not to write these in the future, it's just that this thing called law is indeed not purely law.

(End of this chapter)