Chapter 525: If You Don't Sign and I Don't Sign, Everyone Is Happy

Injury Appraisal? Lao Ma was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhou Yi and said, "This really must be done, but the current evidence is already enough to prove that this matter has nothing to do with you."

"As for the civil compensation, see if you want to mediate. The other party is on Bail Pending Trial anyway; after this incident, I reckon the Bail Pending Trial will be cancelled directly."

"Besides, if you aren't satisfied with mediation and want to file a Lawsuit, you can just file it directly based on your Medical Expenses."

Lao Ma believed he knew Zhou Yi's thoughts; didn't all sorts of gossip say that this young man was extremely pedantic?

In a case like this involving Legitimate Defense, there was almost a one-hundred-percent chance he would file a civil compensation Lawsuit.

An Injury Appraisal is not something that must be done just because an injury case has occurred; it all depends on the situation.

Moreover, relevant appraisal institutions will not accept private requests; only when the Public Security Bureau issues a Letter of Entrustment for Injury Appraisal can you take it and get it done.

Zhou Yi's situation is not particularly serious, but it is certainly safer to get an appraisal done.

It was just that in Lao Ma's mind, once the Injury Appraisal was done, it would also serve to urge both parties to mediate.

It hasn't reached the level of Slight Injury, so it doesn't fall under Criminal Law, but according to the Public Security Administration Punishments Law, it can be punished with fifteen days of Administrative Detention plus a fine.

Therefore, this can be used to get both parties to mediate.

This isn't his fault; when working at the grassroots level, as long as it doesn't involve a Criminal Case, the focus is definitely on mediation.

Work hard, get both sides to agree, and the matter is resolved; there is no need to blow every little thing out of proportion.

Law is law, and reality is reality!

Don't think that just because judicial organs work hard to mediate, something is wrong; sometimes the time spent by the Court on mediation can be much more than the time spent on a trial.

Not to mention the Public Security Bureau; for some relatively minor disputes, logically speaking, they shouldn't even be involved, so helping you mediate is actually already doing their job.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi shook his head and said, "Officer, I will naturally file a Lawsuit for civil compensation and such. The main thing is that when I left the hospital yesterday, they said that they would absolutely not sign a Letter of Forgiveness for me and told me to wait to go to jail."

"So you see, the atmosphere has reached this point; if I don't do something, I'd be letting myself down."

Lao Ma also felt a headache coming on upon hearing this, but he still nodded and said:

"Fine, we are already issuing the Letter of Entrustment, you just take it and go get the appraisal done. Also, I will contact Han Guoxing's sister in a moment; if we can mediate, let's mediate. There's no need to make such a big deal out of this."

Zhou Yi didn't speak, just nodded. Since this officer wanted to do his job, he certainly wouldn't say anything; it was the officer's duty.

However, as to whether he should agree, Zhou Yi already had his own ideas.

This is exactly the atmosphere he wanted, anyway, the atmosphere had already reached this point...

Soon the Letter of Entrustment was issued, and Zhou Yi turned and left, heading straight for the appraisal center.

Meanwhile, Lao Ma dialed Han Ying's phone number.

He had to notify Han Ying of the decision of non-filing and, by the way, tell Han Ying to come to the Police Station to pick up the Notice of Non-filing.

At the hospital, Han Ying was busy; she hadn't slept well last night, as it is rare for family members accompanying patients in the hospital to sleep well.

Her mood was naturally even heavier; looking in front of her, several disciplinary police officers from the Detention House had already arrived.

In the words of the disciplinary police, this kind of situation is hard to encounter even once in many years.

There is no such thing as Medical Parole during the detention stage; it is usually Bail Pending Trial.

But this guy was hospitalized while on Bail Pending Trial, and his injuries wouldn't heal in a day or two.

According to normal procedures, if there is illegal behavior during Bail Pending Trial, one should be re-detained.

It's just that the situation is still unclear now, and it's unknown if Han Guoxing has any liability, so the Detention House only sent disciplinary police and did not change the coercive measures.

Han Ying no longer wanted to talk to the disciplinary police; she had already said countless times that her younger brother was beaten into this state by the other party, so how could he possibly have any liability!

However, the disciplinary police simply wouldn't listen.

Staying in the Detention House every day, they had seen all kinds of criminal suspects and heard all kinds of stories; they would absolutely not be swayed by the words of a family member.

So Han Ying could only say a few words to herself on the side.

Just then, her phone rang. Han Ying took out her phone, looked at it, and said with a face full of joy, "Hey, look, the Police Station is calling me."

Several disciplinary police officers gathered around, and one of them said, "Put it on speaker, let us listen too."

Han Ying put it on speaker, and soon Lao Ma's voice rang out: "Hello, is this Han Guoxing's sister? I am the case officer from yesterday."

"It's me. How is it? Is the case being filed now? Are you arresting that guy surnamed Zhou?" Han Ying asked hurriedly.

Lao Ma said directly: "Han Ying, I am now notifying you that regarding the conflict between your brother Han Guoxing and Zhou Yi, after investigation, it is deemed not to meet the conditions for Case Filing, therefore we have decided not to file the case."

"You have time in the next two days to come over and pick up the Notice of Non-filing."

Han Ying didn't pay attention to the words that followed because she was already stunned.

The several disciplinary police officers were a bit surprised; this kid had such heavy injuries, yet he actually managed to get a decision of non-filing. Interesting!

"No, officers, you must have made a mistake. My brother is so heavily injured; on what grounds are you not filing the case? On what grounds? Is it because the other party is an internet celebrity!" Han Ying roared there.

On the other end of the phone, Lao Ma even pulled the receiver away a bit; she was roaring too loudly.

"This has nothing to do with being an internet celebrity or not. It's just that there is evidence proving that Zhou Yi's actions fall under Legitimate Defense, so we are not filing the case. Do you understand?" Lao Ma still explained patiently.

Hmm, the several disciplinary police officers looked at each other; if it was Legitimate Defense, then it was fine. Even though the kid was injured, the Bail Pending Trial should be cancelled.

It was just unexpected that it would actually be Legitimate Defense!

You have to know that despite the Long Ge incident, there are still many obstacles to getting something recognized as Legitimate Defense now.

After all, if you want to meet the conditions for Legitimate Defense now, first you must be particularly knowledgeable about those Judicial Interpretations and then be able to apply them comprehensively.

Otherwise, as an ordinary person in reality, if you are not careful, it will be Excessive Defense.

Not to mention that evidence is a major difficulty; this kind of sudden conflict basically leaves you no time to collect evidence.

Someone punches you, and you still have time to record a video?

Without Monitoring... then it's really hard to handle.

However, Han Ying didn't care about these things; she was almost hysterically roaring: "I don't understand, on what grounds? What Legitimate Defense or not Legitimate Defense, that guy surnamed Zhou beat my brother into this state and has no liability, right?"

"Listen to me, it was your brother who started it first, and there was an act of carrying a weapon, and the other party fought back out of self-defense, so it fully meets the conditions for Legitimate Defense..."

Lao Ma was still trying hard to explain; he really did want to mediate.

However, before Lao Ma could finish speaking, Han Ying interrupted him directly: "So what if he's an internet celebrity? Are you all ganging up to bully us? I'm going to sue you, I'm going to report you!"

Several correctional police officers exchanged glances, truly feeling that their colleague on the other end was having a very difficult time.

Sometimes, many people just act according to their own whims, unable to distinguish who is being good to them; as long as things aren't done according to their own internal standards, then it must be a conspiracy, it must be that people are being mean to them!

The voice was too loud, and a nurse walked over and said, "Why are you yelling in the hospital? If you want to yell, go outside!"

"Why do you care? Is this hospital your home? I'm yelling, so what!"

Han Ying, who was currently in a fit of rage, felt somewhat hysterical.

She truly hadn't expected there to be some inexplicable Legitimate Defense; clearly, her younger brother had suffered such a huge loss, and there was no guarantee he wouldn't have lasting complications.

Yet now, the other party was completely fine, which was something she simply could not accept!

"I'm injured, so I'm in the right" or "I'm weak, so I'm in the right"—this is most common in traffic accidents.

Even if someone runs a red light, the driver hasn't committed any fault, and even according to legal regulations, they would only bear less than ten percent of the responsibility.

However, traffic police can't even explain the logic clearly, and people will just say, even if I ran the red light, doesn't he still have to compensate me if he hit me?

It is basically the same principle.

The nurse walked to the side and started making a phone call, and several correctional police officers stepped forward and said, "It's better not to yell in the hospital."

As police officers, no matter where an incident occurs, they must maintain order.

Han Ying glared and was about to retort, but Lao Ma on the phone spoke up, directly drawing the fire.

"If you want to report it, if you want to file a complaint, that is your responsibility. I am now notifying you that regarding our decision of Notice of Non-filing, you have the right to file for Administrative Reconsideration and Administrative Litigation."

"But I want to tell you that your brother's behavior is already illegal. According to the provisions of the Public Security Administration Punishments Law, if you and Zhou Yi cannot reach a Mediation, it is possible to impose a fifteen-day Detention and a fine on him!"

"Alright, that's all, I'm hanging up now."

Originally, Lao Ma was going to take the initiative to help with this Mediation process, but before anything had even happened, she was already threatening to sue and complain, so she could just go ahead and do it.

It wasn't him personally who made the decision for the Notice of Non-filing; as long as everything is compliant and legal, she can toss and turn as much as she wants.

Listening to the busy signal on the phone, Han Ying was stunned. This... why is there going to be a Detention?

The correctional police officers had already started making calls; they needed to confirm with the local Police Station. If it were confirmed that Han Guoxing had committed such and such illegal acts and was to be subjected to Administrative Detention, then they would have to start preparing to cancel his Bail Pending Trial.

Han Ying wanted to lose her temper, but she didn't know who to be angry at; her husband wasn't by her side, and no one was answering her calls.

After thinking for a long time, she still hurriedly called her Lawyer; she now especially needed to confirm exactly what was going on.

At the law firm, Lao Pang picked up the phone, and immediately a very loud voice came through.

"Ms. Han, please don't be anxious, speak slowly. What? The Police Station said the other party acted in Legitimate Defense? Han Guoxing might now face Administrative Detention?"

Lao Pang's own voice rose by an octave!

He hadn't expected a determination of Legitimate Defense to be made. Having handled cases for many years, he was well aware that cases of Legitimate Defense could almost be counted on one's fingers.

Why was Long Ge's case famous? Because they are rare...

"They told you to go pick up the Notice of Non-filing, right? Then there's trouble now. Let me tell you, you need to contact the police officers immediately and then ask them to help with the Mediation!"

"This is an emergency, I'm telling you. Without the Administrative Detention, considering Han Guoxing's injuries, it's hard to say whether the Bail Pending Trial will be cancelled, but if the Mediation fails, it will definitely be cancelled. By then, the bail money won't be returned, and he'll have to go back to the Detention House."

Lao Pang's level of skill was quite good; in just a few words, he made the stakes of the matter clear.

Han Ying was frightened; the cancellation of Bail Pending Trial and the loss of a large sum of bail money—she couldn't accept either point.

However, contacting the police officers...

"Lawyer Pang, do you think you could help me contact the police officers?"

"Why? Didn't they just call you a moment ago?"

"I... I was so angry just now that I lost my head and started arguing with him..."

Lao Pang: "..."

"Sorry, I can't help you with that. The case I took only involves your brother's forced trading matter; this current dispute is already beyond that scope."

He had only provided a consultation earlier because he considered that there might be trouble.

"What? Lawyer Pang, you're not going to handle it? No, you've already taken the money, isn't this all part of my brother's business?"

If I take another case from you, I'm a dog!

Lao Pang cursed under his breath, but still said: "But the matter is different. In short, it's beyond my scope. If you want me to represent this case, it must be commissioned separately."

Han Ying almost smashed her phone; she felt that no one was a good person now.

But after thinking for a long time, she didn't dare to lose her temper at Lao Pang again. However, commissioning him separately felt like too much of a loss; there are just too many names for lawyers to collect fees these days!

After much consideration, she decided to contact Zhou Yi; after all, given her brother's current situation, it's better to keep him out for one more day if possible.

She swallowed her pride and called Lao Ma again.

This time, Lao Ma was strictly professional: if you want Mediation, that's no problem; I can give you the other party's contact information. If the other party is willing, you can both be called to the Police Station to mediate together.

However, counting on me to take the initiative to help is impossible.

Finally having obtained the other party's contact information, Han Ying returned to the hospital room and, after discussing it with Han Guoxing, dialed the number.

Not long after, a voice she found incredibly annoying sounded: "Who is this?"

Han Ying tried hard to suppress her anger and said: "Is this Mr. Zhou Yi? I am Han Guoxing's sister. I just want to talk to you about the Mediation..."

"Look, we don't even want money on our side anymore, and then everyone can just leave it at that without any more trouble. Can we do that?"

The voice on the phone was silent for a moment, then said: "You call this Mediation?"

"Alright, let me tell you, I don't agree. Is that clear?"

"This... why is that, Mr. Zhou? After all, look at how seriously injured my brother is right now, right?"

"Although you claim it's some Legitimate Defense, in the end, my brother's injuries were caused by you, right? We're not even asking for money anymore!"

Zhou Yi's voice sounded again: "But I still don't agree. You said before that you would absolutely not sign a Letter of Forgiveness, so I will absolutely not sign a Mediation Agreement. It's that simple."

The other party didn't mention compensation, and Zhou Yi certainly wouldn't bring it up; they could just see each other in court.

Han Ying was instantly rendered speechless; she felt a fire burning in her heart, but she didn't dare to let it out now.

It was Han Guoxing beside her who finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

"If you won't sign, then forget it. Do you think I'm afraid of you? It's just a few days of Detention, who's afraid of whom? This is just how I am, what else can you do!"

Listening to Han Guoxing's voice, Zhou Yi smiled, said nothing, and hung up directly, because there was really no need to say anything more.

Today's first update is here. Good evening, everyone. Thank you, Wenchidage, Mengxinzai, Feimaowuyu, Digege-deshouxinshe, and Boobo. Thank you, brothers, for your tips. Thank you.

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