Chapter 49: So only by making a scene can you solve it?

"Wait, you say you are Manager Xue from the Small Residential District Property Management, right? Then I must say, first, I did not play music to disturb the Xu Yufeng family's sleep, and second, why would you Property Management call me?"

"I remember... I called Property Management before when I was kept awake at night, and you all said very clearly at the time that this noise nuisance matter is something you Property Management don't handle and can't handle."

Zhou Yi said very directly.

"So, could you, this Property Manager, tell me why?"

If it were before, Zhou Yi might have just said, it was me, so what?

But after hanging around with Lawyer Fang for such a long time, Zhou Yi has already understood: done is done, admitted is admitted, but when you're out in the world, you need to have a thick skin.

You say it was me who did it, bring out the evidence, right?

Why is Legal Aid for small matters in life difficult? High costs are one aspect, but securing evidence is truly troublesome!

I went to such great lengths to secure evidence back then just to file a Lawsuit, and now you open your mouths and say it was me?

Be careful, or I'll sue you for defamation!

On the other end, Manager Xue had the speakerphone on. Hearing this, Xu Yufeng couldn't help herself, but she was pulled back by Li Xiaoli beside her, who didn't let her speak.

However, Manager Xue said very naturally: "Mr. Zhou, our Property Management indeed does not have the authority to handle this matter, but since you are all owners in the Small Residential District, for the sake of neighborhood harmony, I still ask Mr. Zhou not to do this."

"Otherwise, if it continues, Mr. Zhou, your actions will be illegal!"

Hearing this, Zhou Yi laughed: "Manager Xue, right? In view of what you just said, I must remind you that I did not disturb the Xu Yufeng family's sleep."

"As for what you said about me renting the surrounding houses, I admit that, but which law in our country stipulates that a person cannot rent many houses?"

"It's a matter of mutual consent between us landlords and tenants, and there's a contract; how does it concern anyone else!"

"But saying I disturbed the Xu Yufeng family's sleep is wrong."

In the office, Manager Xue frowned upon hearing this, but still said: "But Xu Yufeng said it herself, saying that at night there are sounds from all directions in her home..."

However, before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Zhou Yi.

"Manager Xue, which law in the country stipulates that a case can be decided based on the testimony of one party? I haven't read much, don't lie to me. I remember that the Court has to rely on evidence when judging cases!"

Zhou Yi's tone was still very natural, but he kept bringing up the law in every other sentence, and that tone had a rather sarcastic, passive-aggressive feel, causing Manager Xue's face to sink instantly.

"Mr. Zhou, I am speaking with you in an attitude of solving the problem, but your attitude makes it very difficult for me..."

Zhou Yi didn't speak; he didn't take the bait on such words. Whether it's difficult for you or not is none of my business.

When I couldn't sleep and came to you, you all said you couldn't handle it; now you say it's difficult, so why not just not handle it at all.

Perhaps realizing his words were a bit heavy, Manager Xue said again: "Mr. Zhou, I know you have emotions..."

"I have no emotions, hehe, no emotions!"

Hearing this, Manager Xue's face turned black: "Mr. Zhou, can we stop causing trouble for the Small Residential District? Just tell me how you can go back and turn those things off?"

There were already so many troublemakers in the Small Residential District. Originally, he thought this Zhou Yi was easier to talk to; after all, he had previously called Property Management once to say the Xu Yufeng family was causing a nuisance, and then he didn't come back to look for them.

As it turns out, this guy is also a troublesome character.

Zhou Yi originally really intended to be sarcastic to the end, but hearing this, he really couldn't hold back.

"Manager Xue, I'm causing trouble? We should speak with a conscience. Of course, if there is no conscience, I have a recording here. Back when I couldn't sleep because of the Xu Yufeng family, I called Property Management and the Community Office many times, right?"

"But what was the result? What did you say? You said Property Management couldn't handle it, couldn't manage it, and told me to find someone else. Fine, I have always been the most law-abiding person, so I found someone else, and it didn't work, so I even filed a Lawsuit."

"As a result, they still didn't take it seriously and kept doing what they were doing. Now she says she can't sleep—serves her right, but this has nothing to do with me."

"When I couldn't sleep back then, you said you wouldn't handle it, so you didn't. Why didn't you talk about neighborhood harmony then? Why didn't you go and tell the Xu Yufeng family that they were causing trouble then?"

"I find it strange. I always thought the Western world was the epitome of double standards, but I didn't expect that your double standards are not one bit inferior!"

In the office, hearing this, Xu Yufeng could no longer hold back.

"You're talking nonsense! You were playing 'No Gifts This Year' in the middle of the night, and the house was full of your noise. I still have that phrase in my head now. Oh, and what about 'My Skateboard Shoes'? Do you dare say that wasn't you?"

Zhou Yi smiled upon hearing this: "Eh, Manager Xue, it seems that Xu Dama is there with you. But it doesn't matter, please answer my question: why didn't you handle it when I came to you, but you handle it when others do? I'm very curious."

Manager Xue didn't know what to say. Of course, he couldn't say it was because you didn't come to make a scene.

He could only say: "Mr. Zhou, our work is also very difficult. There are so many staff members in Property Management, busy from day to night every day. Conflicts between neighbors really shouldn't be escalated. I hope you can understand..."

"Didn't you just say I was causing trouble? Now you want me to understand you?"

"Mr. Zhou..."

"Don't call me again. I'll block you after I hang up. I'm already on my way back to my hometown. I haven't seen my parents for over a year. I hope you can also understand me. Thank you."

After speaking, Zhou Yi hung up the phone directly.

What a hypocrite; he really didn't expect Property Management to call him directly!

Is there no such word as shame in these people's minds?

He wasn't lying; he had indeed boarded the train back to Lincheng, preparing to go back to see his parents so the two elders wouldn't worry about him.

In the office, Manager Xue listened to the dial tone coming from the phone, looking dazed. He just hung up like that?

He hurriedly called back, but it wouldn't go through.

"He really blocked me," Manager Xue said helplessly: "Xu Dama, our Property Management really can't handle this. Why don't you go through legal channels to solve it..."

"Eh, wait, Xu Dama, what are you doing? Come down quickly..."

On the train, Zhou Yi started to pull up the recording after hanging up the phone; these were all good materials.

Grassroots work is indeed difficult, but this is really not a reason for your double standards. You can't always want someone to pay more just because they are easy to talk to, and even less can you favor someone just because they are a rascal!

Looking at the task progress, which had already reached 75%, it is estimated that after the Xu Yufeng family receives some "education" and he releases the video, it can reach 100%.

Zhou Yi also discovered that the system's tasks are actually not aimed at any specific person, but at a certain group.

For example, the initial retrieval task was aimed at retrievers. This retriever doesn't just refer to Liu Xu, but also countless retrievers on the internet.

And similarly, this nuisance neighbor doesn't just refer to the Xu Dama family.

I wonder what the reward will be this time. Now that I have a house, what's the next step again...

The first update is here. Thanks to book friends 1609, HM Bad Brother, Wan o Shang o Xing, Wai Cheng, Chen Zilu01, Purple Star Shining Moon, Shangguan Lengyan, Hengqi Passerby, Show Off, Hanyu Xinghai, e Come e Go, book friend 2017, World Flowing Fire 1137, Sun Xiaochuan Himself, Chun Ming, Samael Night for these big brothers' tips.

The update is late again. Who was it that wanted to be an operations officer before? Your reply was swallowed. I try to reply to everyone's comments, but it really wastes time. At the beginning, just skimming comments made me feel time passing so fast QAQ..

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