Chapter 500: The Young Man

Niu Hong's mouth remained stubborn; the internet is different from reality. Once the computer is off and the phone is tossed aside, one can play the ostrich.

So at this moment, even knowing that A Yi is very likely to pull off something big, Niu Hong still kept his mouth stubborn.

He was gambling—what if, just what if this guy called Legal Monk was lying, and what if A Yi was just as he had analyzed?

"Some people on the internet nowadays really just run their mouths; without a shred of analysis, without a shred of evidence, they just bring it out to talk?"

"If you can just spout nonsense without any evidence, then what is the law for, what is evidence for? Leaking news—they'll stop at nothing just to get famous."

He posted these remarks to his feed, and it quickly attracted the admiration of many people.

"See, I told you, those Self-Media always believe whatever they hear; they really have no evidence, just relying on a mouth to make people believe them? I laughed too."

"+1 to the laughing. Many people still think A Yi is doing this out of a sense of justice, but his money has already been earned to the point of ecstasy. A bunch of idiots are still there licking his boots; it's killing me..."

"Lao Niu's analysis is still the most reliable, reasonable and evidence-based. This society needs people like Lao Niu who speak the truth."

Niu Hong actually didn't know that after he posted this update, some people who had already begun to feel afraid took it as a straw to clutch at.

Look, Lao Niu said so himself, that means it must be fine!

Among those who were fawning, these people made up the majority; after all, they were really paying special attention to this matter right now.

That is A Yi; if it weren't A Yi, who would care about him?

It's just like how we always look for comfort when we encounter certain things; although we sometimes know that what the other person says isn't necessarily right, but... it's good to be comforted.

Thus, Niu Hong's stubbornness gained him quite a few followers, the fearful had comfort and felt at ease, and those in the know watched from the sidelines waiting for the fun. Everyone had a bright future.

However, as time passed, things were bound to have a result.

Information, complex and immense, surged in like the sea.

The Tengda Legal Department was already busy to the point of madness. Even though they had hired a bunch of outside help, and even though they had called in a bunch of students from Handong Politics and Law to act as beasts of burden, they were still busy. There was too much, too much that needed to be organized.

Moreover, these things started as mental labor, but in the end, they all turned into physical labor.

So much so that some university students had come with an attitude of learning, thinking that being able to intern at the Tengda Legal Department would be a good resume builder for the future.

After all, in the last two years, with the rise of a certain handsome man surnamed Zhou, the corresponding Tengda Legal Department had also been praised in various ways; they really did a lot of work that ordinary lawyers wouldn't do.

As a result, after they got in, they were stunned. Is this the Laborers' Home?

Which bastard said that? This is even more terrifying than 996, okay!

However, Tengda actually let them leave whenever they wanted, and there were indeed some students who came and left on time.

But the students who really wanted to learn things chose to stay and work overtime voluntarily.

Tengda naturally followed the regulations; those who stayed to work overtime voluntarily were all paid overtime wages.

Under these circumstances, the progress could still be maintained.

A week passed, two weeks passed, and there was no movement regarding the leaks that the internet celebrity Legal Monk had claimed, so many people felt relieved again.

Niu Hong's reputation reached a peak; he was crazily praised by some who believed his analysis was too precise.

Because of this, the videos Niu Hong posted later were treated like textbooks, and some even said directly during a Debate that this was Lao Niu's point of view, so it must be correct.

Many people, when recommending videos to friends, would say: Don't think that all internet celebrities are like this or that; let me tell you, there is capital behind this...

Anyway, conspiracy theories never go out of style.

Because of this, no one knew that on a certain morning, the entire staff of the Guangming District Court was mobilized to begin receiving and reviewing evidence.

Judges like Li Xusheng were forced to work overtime after hours to do the review work. There was no other way; there were only so many people, and you had to handle other cases during work hours, so after work, you naturally had to be pulled in to do the labor.

It was the same; this kind of review was based on standards. As long as it met the standards, generally speaking, the judgment results were no different.

Review, endless review. The Guangming District Court had already started complaining to their superiors: recruit more people, we really need people!

It's just a pity that while it sounds nice, the turnover rate in the Court is quite high, especially for some judges; it is very easy to jump ship.

Because high-level lawyers really make a lot of money...

It used to be that judges and prosecutors were required not to serve as lawyers within two years of leaving their posts, but what is that amount of time? You just wait two years, not to mention there are plenty of ways around it.

In recent years, it has gradually become stricter, such as not being allowed to litigate in the same Court after leaving it.

In short, at the current Guangming District Court, some people were already vomiting from working overtime.

Anyone who opens materials every day to see nothing but "Criminal Private Prosecution" or "Defamation of Reputation" would also vomit.

Some even said they almost didn't recognize these eight characters anymore because they had seen them too much.

Fortunately, heaven does not fail those who work hard. After giving some staff members dark circles under their eyes, the Guangming District Court finally finished the Form Review of the more than 25,300 pieces of material for the Lawsuit.

The vast majority of them did not involve Criminal Cases, but compared to Zhou Yi's previous Lawsuits, this one was truly on a massive scale.

Form Review completed, then it was time for Case Filing. For those involving Criminal Private Prosecution, if there were Serious Consequences, they would arrest people as needed; for those where arrests weren't immediately necessary, they would notify them first.

After that, they would try to prioritize Mediation... There was no other way; if all these cases were actually judged, the Guangming District Court wouldn't have to do anything else for these two months.

Still the old method: notify in batches after Case Filing.

At this time, inside the Tengda Legal Department, a group of people with panda eyes were holding a meeting.

The host of the meeting was naturally the Legal Director of Tengda, Liu Shiwen.

Her height of 1.5 meters carried an aura of two meters.

"Everyone now has their corresponding tasks. After the meeting ends, go and collect the corresponding material evidence, and then according to the addresses, go to each place to report to the police one by one!"

"The travel expense standards are all according to the Company's highest standards, that goes without saying. Alright, the meeting ends here, dismissed."

This meeting was to arrange reporting to the police. Zhou Yi naturally couldn't run to every single one, and reporting to the police didn't require the party involved; as legal staff or lawyers, it was fine for everyone to go report it.

The main thing was the evidence; take the evidence of the other party's defamation or insult to report to the police.

A group of guys with panda eyes were grinning from ear to ear there; Boss Zhou is really too generous, okay!

In their view, this was actually a disguised form of compensation for them; this kind of business trip task was simply too easy, okay!

The time was very generous, and the travel expenses were all based on the highest standards. One person was responsible for several places, so they could just run around a bit, and the remaining time could be arranged by themselves. It was too awesome!

Meeting dismissed, everyone collected their materials and set off in batches!

Zhou Mouren naturally didn't act as a hands-off manager; he went with Zhou Xinran. Don't ask, asking means it was to film a video.

The two of them naturally wouldn't travel far; it was mainly two cities in Handong Province, one being Luzhou and the other Lincheng.

So, one day later, Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran drove to Lincheng.

Zhou Yi was also taking the opportunity to return home for a visit.

"Come to think of it, your hometown is actually quite nice!" Zhou Xinran said while looking outside from inside the car.

She had come with Fang Dazhuang last time to help Zhou Yi solve a problem, and of course she had walked around, but this time... the situation was different.

There was no eyesore of a guy around.

Perhaps if Fang Dazhuang knew, he would feel exhausted; when you need me, I am your Fang Dazhuang, your big boss.

When you don't need me, I become an eyesore?

"Of course it's nice. The previous leader here had extremely strong work capabilities. Look, that area over there used to be a subsidence zone, but it was turned into a Development Zone; everyone has to give some praise!" Zhou Yi laughed.

"So, are we going to your house first, or are we going to work first?" Zhou Xinran asked again.

Zhou Yi said casually, "Let's go to my house first, have a meal, and then go to the police station in the afternoon. I'm familiar with that address."

The car drove to the entrance of the Small Residential District and parked; Zhou Yi made a phone call to his mother.

"Hey Mom, yeah, I'm back, I'm at the entrance of the Small Residential District. I'm not alone, I have that friend of mine with me, yes, Zhou Xinran... Huh? Buying groceries? No, Mom, it's not what you think, we have work to do this time..."

"Beep, beep, beep."

Zhou Cainiao, who was beside him, had been eavesdropping the whole time and couldn't help but smile. Seeing Zhou Yi hang up the phone, she laughed, "How about that, you got misunderstood, didn't you? You have to admit, we've actually managed to create the effect of those melodramatic plots in TV shows."

Zhou Yi didn't speak. They say that without coincidence, there is no story, and TV shows are naturally the same, using a bunch of coincidences, even coincidences that many people can guess.

He used to complain about it often when watching, saying that the people in these TV shows were like they were sick; why couldn't they just say things clearly? It was always so inexplicable.

But now he realized that they were all just playing dumb...

What coincidences? That's all nonsense.

"Let's go, let's head home first."

Zhou Xinran didn't mention that it wasn't National Day yet...

At home, Zhou Yi's mother was already shouting: "Hurry up and get up, don't just sit on that sofa. Our son is bringing that girl home for a meal, yes, that Zhou Xinran, what a good girl she is."

"If you dare to smoke here again, see if I don't hit you! Hurry up, go buy groceries!"

Zhou Yi's father didn't even dare to say a word after being shouted at and obediently stubbed out his cigarette.

Things were no different from a TV show; upon arriving home, Zhou Yi's parents were busy buying groceries and making a table full of delicious food, then pulling Zhou Xinran aside to ask her all sorts of questions.

Zhou Yi felt like his social anxiety was about to flare up. No matter how slow he was, he could vaguely sense that Zhou Cainiao... seemed different toward him than in the past.

Or perhaps, he hadn't sensed it in the past either...

Fortunately, lunch was finally finished. Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran left the house, and with a tacit understanding, neither of them talked about what had happened earlier.

"We're here, this is it, Zhangbei Police Station. The jurisdiction for that address is right here."

There was no requirement that one must report a crime at the police station, because some defendants do not have a detailed address, only a household registration address.

Therefore, for those situations, one can report the crime directly at the branch bureau or other places, and let them contact the parties themselves.

Inside the police station, the police officer Lao You was on duty. He was about to speak when he saw Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran walk in, but suddenly he felt that the man looked a bit familiar.

"Zhou Yi?" Lao You asked.

Zhou Mouren was stunned: "Uncle, you know me?"

Lao You laughed: "I wouldn't say I know you, but you reported a crime here in Lincheng before, and we even went to respond to the call at that time. After all, you're a Lincheng local. Is there something wrong?"

Since they knew each other, it was easy to talk. Zhou Yi stepped forward, put down the document bag in his hand, and said: "Comrade, it's this person. Now I can prove that he has engaged in defamation against me online, and it has caused me a great impact. Now I'm here to report the crime..."

Before he could finish, Lao You laughed again: "You're reporting a crime because the other party defamed you? That doesn't sound like you."

Another middle-aged police officer next to him also laughed: "That's right, Zhou Yi, everyone knows you. According to your usual methods, shouldn't you be filing a Criminal Private Prosecution?"

Lincheng had such a famous person that many people actually knew about him; this was something that could be used as a topic of conversation.

Especially since he was quite famous in the Political and Legal System, many typical cases would be sent down for study.

Hearing this, Zhou Yi smiled shyly and said: "Well... this hasn't reached the criminal standard yet. For the ones that have, I've already sued them all..."

Lao You: "..."

"Ahem, let me look at the materials first. By the way, I remember you are in Jingzhou, right? You ran all the way back to Lincheng to report this crime; is there something special about this person?"

This was also the other police officer's confusion. In his view, it was impossible to run all the way back to Lincheng to report a crime just because of such a matter.

Hearing this, Zhou Yi smiled again and said: "Well... there's nothing special about it."

"It's mainly because he is in Lincheng, and I was on my way back to see my parents. As for the others, I've reported them one by one this time too..."

Lao You and the police officer next to him looked at each other, dumbfounded.

These young people today are really trying to reach the heavens!

Deciding very wisely not to talk about this matter anymore, Lao You and his colleague began to review the materials.

One look and they knew that this stuff was meant for the Court; the evidence listed inside was extremely rigorous, and the evidence of the defamatory behavior was very complete.

However, some things still needed to be asked, and this was when Zhou Xinran stepped in.

She had been busy with this recently, and the evidence was all in her head. She could answer whatever was asked, and it was extremely detailed and logically rigorous.

Lao You couldn't help but nod as he listened. At the very least, as far as administrative cases were concerned, this was definitely enough for Case Filing and investigation.

The Public Security Bureau also has regulations for handling administrative cases. Simple cases handled on the spot generally do not require Case Filing, but likewise, those not handled on the spot definitely require Case Filing.

After a reasonable review, Lao You said: "Alright, we understand. It should be possible to file the case here. We are starting the application now, and we will notify you when there is a result."

With nothing left to do, Zhou Yi expressed his gratitude, then left the police station with Zhou Xinran and began heading toward another police station.

The same thing happened in many places.

First update, thanks to Brother stonemen, Brother Xiaoyan, Brother Another Newbie, Wenchidage, Feimaowuyu, and Brother Just a Small Account, thanks for the tips, thank you.

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