Chapter 509: For the sake of this vinegar, one must even wrap a batch of dumplings (For Fat Cat)

Yang Yuan has been a Lawyer in L County for quite some time, and he considers himself to have seen all kinds of lawyers, including those so-called big-city hotshot lawyers he has come into contact with.

But he had never encountered a lawyer like this one!

The impression given was that he wasn't simply trying to win the lawsuit; it was more like he had a personal vendetta...

Yet he hadn't known this Lawyer Fang at all beforehand; the man must be sick in the head!

After the trial, Yang Yuan felt that he wasn't cut out to be a lawyer at all...

This was actually because the so-called big lawyers Yang Yuan had encountered before had simply built their reputations through hype and flattery.

People like this exist in every industry; before you work with them, you think they have a huge reputation, but once you actually hire them to do something for you, you realize they are just mediocre.

However, someone like Fang Dazhuang had purely fought his way out of the red-circle firms in Modu through his own ability!

The Court adjourned for twenty minutes, and the trial resumed after twenty minutes.

After all, it was a Summary Procedure, and the facts of the case were clear and straightforward, so the judge delivered the verdict in court.

The finding of fact was that the Road Maintenance Center had failed to fulfill its duty to ensure road safety and smooth traffic; likewise, because Zhou Yi was driving too fast at night, he also had to bear secondary liability.

Therefore, the judgment ordered the Road Maintenance Center to compensate Zhou Yi for 70% of his car repair costs.

The lawsuit was lost, which was no surprise at all, and a recovered Yang Yuan sat there pondering what to do.

Appeal? How could they appeal in this situation? If the content of today's trial got out, it wouldn't just be a matter of paying money anymore.

But this matter was bound to get out, because the other party was a big internet celebrity who relied on this kind of thing to make money.

So he could only notify the Road Maintenance Center first to see if they had any good solutions; how on earth did he end up running into something like this?

Beside Yang Yuan, his assistant didn't dare say a word; in his mind, Brother Yang, who was already very impressive, was like a primary school student in front of that bald man.

The other party had played Brother Yang in the palm of his hand with just a few words, even leaving Brother Yang unable to speak in court.

Sigh, I wonder what level the assistant of such a lawyer is at...

Yang Yuan didn't know his assistant was thinking of jumping ship; he packed up his materials, walked out of the Court, and dialed Director Xu's number.

"Hello, Director Xu, um... we lost the lawsuit..."

On the other end of the line, Director Xu's face immediately fell: "Lost? No, what's going on, Lawyer Yang? Didn't you say that with that evidence, the situation would be a bit better? How did you manage to lose!"

It turned out that when Yang Yuan asked the Road Maintenance Center to provide the Maintenance Record, he had mentioned that it was a piece of key evidence.

It would have been better not to mention this Maintenance Record at all; once he brought it up, Yang Yuan didn't even know what to say.

"Um, Director Xu, I have to tell you some more bad news..."

Director Xu was displeased and said in a deep voice: "Lawyer Yang, are you kidding me? We lost the lawsuit, the reputation of our Road Maintenance Center is ruined, shouldn't we be considering an Appeal?"

"Could there be any news worse than losing the lawsuit?"

In Director Xu's view, since the lawsuit was lost, the Road Maintenance Center had already lost face, and it was foreseeable that he and the other leaders would inevitably be scolded by their superiors.

Yang Yuan had no choice but to explain what happened during the trial.

He was a lawyer, after all, and he had to say what needed to be said; otherwise, if the matter blew up later, there would be even more trouble. After all, L County was just a small county, and the connections here were intertwined; one could inexplicably end up implicating someone.

"What? Lawyer Yang, what do you mean by this? You told us the Maintenance Record we provided was key evidence, so how did it become a handle for the other side? How are you doing your job as a lawyer!"

Director Xu started shouting over the phone; he was truly anxious now.

On one hand, it was just about paying money; on the other hand, this could mean disciplinary action!

"Director Xu, I didn't foresee this problem before, and I didn't want this either. So, I really think we should skip the Appeal and try to talk to the other party to see if we can reach a Mediation..."

Director Xu really felt like he was falling apart and started cursing directly over the phone.

"Yang Yuan, you're just trying to screw us over. When you were taking our money, you talked better than you sang, and now that things have turned out like this, you're talking about Mediation again. I really fell for your nonsense."

Director Xu gave him a good scolding before finally hanging up the phone after a long time.

However, even after venting his anger, the problem still had to be solved.

He had no choice but to report this news to Director Wang.

Then, Director Wang was also struck as if by a bolt of lightning; everything had been fine, and life had been smooth sailing, so how did he inexplicably end up facing potential disciplinary action?

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have bothered with the lawsuit at all; they should have just settled through Mediation from the start. Even if he posted the video, they wouldn't have been in too much trouble even if they were scolded.

They could have claimed they were completely unaware and had already arranged for it to be handled, but the people below hadn't followed through.

But now, since the Maintenance Record was used as evidence, the copies had to be exchanged, which meant the other party also had that thing in their hands...

And there were their signatures on that record...

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world. If he could regret it, Director Wang felt that when the other party reported the rocks, they should have just sent someone to put up a warning sign, and it wouldn't have come to this.

"Call that Zhou Yi; your attitude must be exceptionally good. Agree to whatever he says, but please, please don't let him post it!"

Director Wang gave the order, and Director Xu could only find Yang Yuxia again. After all, not many people knew about the case, and it was better to resolve the matter within the smallest possible scope.

After learning the situation, Yang Yuxia was also stunned. A lawsuit leading to a bunch of leaders facing disciplinary action—this was truly a situation she had never seen before.

Forget it, just contact him.

After Zhou Yi and Fang Dazhuang left the Court, they prepared to eat some local specialty food, but they received a call just as they were halfway through.

"Hello, Director Xu, why are you looking for me again? The Court has already delivered the verdict, right? If you want to Appeal, then Appeal; why are you calling me? What? You want to try Mediation again?"

"I remember when the trial started today, the judge asked both sides if they agreed to Mediation, and your lawyer directly refused it."

After all, Mediation runs through the entire Litigation process; even after the trial begins, the judge will still ask if both sides are willing to mediate.

And the other party had refused Mediation right then and there.

Director Xu was cursing inwardly, but he had nothing to say; it was he who had notified Yang Yuan to refuse Mediation.

So, after thinking for a moment, he pretended to be ignorant and said: "Mr. Zhou, I really didn't know about that. We have always been willing to mediate, really."

"The thing is, we are willing to cover all of your car repair costs, and we can also cover your Lost Wages or car rental fees. Can you just please not expose this matter..."

"If you must expose it, can you please skip the parts about the Maintenance Record..."

This was a compromise solution after thinking for a long time; the other party was an internet celebrity, and they had no way to control him, so this was all they could do.

"I don't agree," Zhou Yi said directly.

What? Director Xu was stunned for a moment; the other party didn't play tai chi with them this time, but refused them straight and directly!

"Mr. Zhou, are you not agreeing? Why is that? We are willing to agree to all those conditions of yours!"

"There is no why, I just don't agree. Can you understand me when I say it like that, Director Xu?"

People always say that it's not easy to refuse others these days; many "nice guys" suffer for the sake of face simply because they don't know how to refuse others.

But Zhou Yi doesn't care about that. Now they know they were wrong—what were they doing earlier!

If they had put up a warning sign there earlier, nothing would have happened, but at the time they were still full of excuses, asking him, Zhou Yi, what he did for a living.

It was as if, as an ordinary person, he had no right to offer them suggestions.

Fine, I went through all sorts of trouble, invited Lawyer Fang, collected all kinds of evidence, and fought the lawsuit, and finally got a result, and then you ask me not to expose it.

Then let me tell you, it's too late!

There is no why, I just want to see you uncomfortable; that will make me very comfortable, it's that simple!

Just like those people who went inside before, all full of regrets and wanting one's forgiveness—what were you doing earlier? You don't shed tears until you see the coffin.

Director Xu opened his mouth but couldn't say a word; he had truly never seen a person like this.

Even if others have conflicts with them, it's impossible to refuse so directly, and to say there's no reason so bluntly; they would at least find a few excuses.

But the other party didn't find excuses, and the directness made them a little unable to accept it.

And in Zhou Yi's view, why find excuses? When you refuse the other party, they are already feeling uncomfortable, so finding excuses is useless.

Director Xu couldn't speak, and Zhou Yi said again: "Alright Director Xu, let's hang up then. The judgment has already come down; if you don't appeal within the stipulated time, it will take effect."

After speaking, Zhou Yi hung up the phone.

On the other end, Director Xu's face turned pale and then red, and suddenly he wanted to smash the phone in his hand.

But after thinking about it, he stopped; how could there be such a stubborn and foul person in this world!

Zhou Yi didn't stay in L County for long; the day after the judgment came down, he and Lawyer Fang returned to Jingzhou. It is still more comfortable staying in Jingzhou.

Director Xu's phone number had already been blocked, but it was useless; calls kept coming in along the way, all saying they wanted mediation.

Later on, perhaps they were anxious from being rejected too many times, and someone even threatened to call the police. Zhou Yi told him directly: go ahead!

There are plenty of people who want to see him, Zhou Yi, go inside; just wait in line slowly.

Being serious has always been a way to offend people. Zhou Yi had this thought from the very beginning: if you don't want to offend people, then why be serious?

Back in Jingzhou, Zhou Yi simply blocked all unknown numbers, and only then did it get a bit quieter.

It takes time for the judgment to take effect, so there is no rush; wait until the judgment takes effect before posting the video.

Zhou Mouren's life became peaceful again. He started thinking about buying a car. As for the old car, after it's repaired, he'll have someone help drive it back. It can't be sold; just keep it at the Company as a company car.

A boss letting everyone use his own car—look and see which boss would do that.

Meanwhile, in L County, Director Wang asked anxiously: "How is it? Did you get through?"

"Director, we used many phone numbers to call, but all of them couldn't get through. The other party must have blocked all unknown numbers," Yang Yuxia on the side said helplessly.

Calling the police was just angry talk; even if they really went to call the police, no one would pay attention to them. It's just a Civil Litigation.

There's no way, absolutely no way. Yang Yuan can't be found now either; don't know where he ran off to contemplate life.

The only option is to consider reporting to the superiors, be proactive, so that even if the other party exposes it later, the superiors won't be caught off guard.

"Then about the compensation..."

"Give it to him. What else can we do? Can we refuse to execute the judgment?"

On the morning of the fifth day after the Judgment was served, Zhou Yi received the compensation. Although it seemed like "taking off one's pants to fart" compared to getting full insurance coverage, he felt very happy.

Since the other party has accepted it, get ready to post the video.

Over the past few days, the Self-Media Studio has already finished making the video, and Zhou Yi started recording the voiceover again.

"Hello everyone, my dear audience, I am your old friend A Yi. Recently, many people have been sending me private messages, saying that that Lao Niu, and many other Self-Media, are all stirring up trouble online, saying that I, A Yi, only dare to be serious with ordinary people and those ordinary companies."

"But when it comes to those who truly need to be taken seriously, I don't even dare to let out a fart."

"Honestly, just for this bit of vinegar, I have to wrap a batch of dumplings!"

"A few days ago, I went to Lincheng to report a case. In a county town below it, I drove my car into a rock."

This passage was accompanied by the footage from the Dash Cam at the time.

"Everyone look, right there on the road, those two rocks..."

"Afterward, I reported it to the insurance company. I thought the maintenance center should have put up a warning sign, so I called them. As a result, two days later there was still no warning sign. Then I went to their place, and guess what they said? They asked me what I did for a living!"

"I was quite curious. Does what I do for a living have anything to do with going to report a problem? Or does it mean that if I'm unemployed, I can't talk about this matter? I wasn't happy about that. You have to know, the maintenance center itself has an obligation to keep the roads safe and clear."

"So I crashed my car, and they should have helped fix it. But after I said this, they said it had nothing to do with them, and even suggested that if I didn't agree, I could go through legal channels."

"I walked out the door and called Lawyer Fang; I really didn't believe in this evil..."

Next, Zhou Yi introduced the other party's reaction after he filed the Lawsuit, their contacting him for Mediation, and so on, emphasizing that the other party felt it was very difficult to handle and asked for confidentiality.

"I thought about it, for a matter like this, other places can live-stream court trials, what is there to keep confidential? So, let the trial proceed. I just didn't expect that the other party would actually bring out the Maintenance Record as evidence..."

The recording was finished. After checking it front and back and seeing no problems, Zhou Yi clicked upload.

That Lao Niu Finance isn't doing anything illegal or criminal, but after being slapped on the left cheek and then offering the right one, then there's no need to be polite.

In Guang City, Yuan Jie was angry. These past few days, she often saw those comments online: A Yi only has the ability to bully those at home; he doesn't dare to be serious with those he should, he just does it for the money.

Just then, she caught a glimpse of an update.

What's up with the Pigeon Spirit this time? Updating so quickly again?

Let's look at the title: Just for this bit of vinegar, I have to wrap a batch of dumplings!

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