Chapter 526: Learning Techniques Takes Time, Old Master Zhou is Kind-Hearted

The results of Zhou Yi's injury appraisal came back very quickly; he was notified in just over a day.

Soon, Zhou Yi retrieved the appraisal results from the appraisal center: Minor Injury!

No issues there; this was no different from his previous estimate.

Zhou Yi drove straight to the law firm shortly after. He hadn't seen Fang Dazhuang for two days, so he wanted to chat with him and, incidentally, handle a mandate with Zhou Xinran.

Inside the law firm, Fang Dazhuang was quite idle, which was not a common situation for him.

After helping to organize the evidence to send Manager Wang and his associate away last time, Fang Dazhuang had become completely idle, and his research had once again hit a bottleneck.

To make progress, more practice is needed.

But unfortunately, some cases are not so easy to come by, even for Fang Dazhuang.

Just then, the office door was knocked.

"Come in."

Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran walked in. Fang Dazhuang immediately smiled and said, "You two came together? I heard you two have been together a lot lately."

"Just letting her help out with something," Zhou Yi laughed. "Fang Dazhuang, that case you handled before, the one about the person selling materials—he was released on bail pending trial, and as soon as he ran into me, he started a fight. Fortunately, I acted in legitimate defense."

Fang Dazhuang was not surprised. There are two reasons why legitimate defense is hard to establish: one is that the conditions are strict, and those who aren't professionals don't understand them.

The second is that evidence is difficult to collect.

Zhou Yi understood these things, and he had planned for it; he wasn't surprised at all by this result.

A man who carries a camera on his person at all times is just that terrifying...

"The situation is pretty much like that. Now that the appraisal is a Minor Injury, I asked her to help file a private prosecution, and incidentally, file for accompanying civil compensation," Zhou Yi finished explaining the matter.

Fang Dazhuang looked at the two people in front of him and nodded, a hint of gratification appearing on his face.

What is a soulmate? A soulmate is someone who can help you through subtle influence without you even knowing it; that is what you call a soulmate.

These two were doing really well; even Fang Dazhuang himself couldn't find any faults.

One is responsible for dealing with things, and the other is responsible for collecting evidence and handling the litigation. Good grief, if these two walk together in the future, people will feel scared just seeing them go out.

Therefore, Fang Dazhuang smiled and said, "Well done. His bail pending trial should be revoked. If you time your private prosecution well, the public prosecution and private prosecution will be merged for trial, which will also save the court some trouble. That's quite good."

It was only because only Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran were there; otherwise, if such a deranged remark from Fang Dazhuang were to spread, it would make people feel terrified.

Is this something that "saves the court some trouble," for heaven's sake?

"Also, Xinran, you missed one point. What kind of behavior would you call this?" Fang Dazhuang asked with a casual expression.

What kind of behavior?

Zhou Xinran thought for a long time but still had no clue, so she could only ask, "Teacher Fang, what kind of behavior do you think this is?"

"I'm telling you, Xinran, have you been having such a good time with Zhou Yi lately that you can't even think of this? What was his motive? It was because Zhou Yi collected evidence and called the police, which got him locked up."

"Then he wanted to vent his anger, so he came to attack Zhou Yi. What is this called? This is called a retaliatory attack. You must supplement this; the motive will also affect the sentencing."

This one sentence made Zhou Xinran blush instantly. When it came to matters of principle, Fang Dazhuang basically didn't consider saving face; he said exactly what needed to be said.

Whether the circumstances are serious or not depends not only on whether the modus operandi is cruel, but also on your motive and the considerations behind why you did it.

A retaliatory attack—this will lead to a heavier sentence...

Especially a retaliatory attack after calling the police!

This is not hard to understand at all, because the state does not allow you to do this. If everyone were like you, resorting to retaliatory attacks at every turn, then who would dare to call the police?

Following Fang Dazhuang's reminder, Zhou Xinran hurriedly began to supplement the documents, and soon the two of them headed straight to the Guangming District Court with the evidence.

They hadn't intended to ask Fang Dazhuang to help with this litigation.

Of course, in Fang Dazhuang's words, for a case like this, the evidence is already so abundant—ask any criminal defense lawyer if they've ever fought such a wealthy battle!

With evidence like this, you could even lead a dog up there and it would win, let alone a lawyer like Zhou Xinran...

The case filing hall of the Guangming District Court was still as crowded as ever.

If you go to the court and take a look, you will know that it's not that there is little litigation; there is plenty of it, and the court has long been running around the clock.

With more people, there are naturally more disputes and more scoundrels who bet on the fact that you won't go to court because it's too much trouble.

After queuing for a long time, it was finally their turn. Zhou Xinran quickly went to the window and handed in the materials.

The staff member inside the window took the materials and began to review them: a criminal private prosecution complaint. No surprises there.

Because of a certain handsome guy, private prosecution cases have emerged one after another in the last two years, mostly consisting of online insults and defamation.

However, more than ninety percent of private prosecution cases get stuck at the case filing stage.

After all, this is not a civil litigation; the evidence requirements for a criminal private prosecution case are extremely high.

Many people file a lawsuit just because they watched a video online, got hot-headed, and felt that the other person definitely committed a crime, and that they must make them go "tread the sewing machine."

Then they come to file a lawsuit, which is definitely impossible to succeed.

Many of the remaining ones are rejected after the trial due to insufficient evidence. In short, after a period of time, everyone discovered that criminal private prosecution is really not something ordinary people can handle.

It requires extremely professional knowledge, not just something you can find by searching online.

After looking at the private prosecution complaint, the staff member was a bit surprised. It wasn't defamation or insults, but a private prosecution for minor injury!

Minor injury has always been eligible for criminal private prosecution, but normally, such cases never reach the court.

They are basically mediated at the police station.

Even if there is no mediation, not many people will come to file a criminal private prosecution; most of the time, it's just detention, a fine, and compensation, and that's the end of it.

Flipping through the documents, there was the injury appraisal, video evidence, the notice of non-filing from the public security bureau, the determination of responsibility... the materials were exceptionally complete.

"Please wait a moment," the staff member said, intending to go call someone.

As a result, they saw the pretty girl opposite hand over another pile of materials.

"Um, could you please review this as well? It's a lawsuit for civil compensation..."

The staff member was not surprised; filing a private prosecution must involve civil compensation.

The materials were handed in, so now they just had to wait.

Inside the window, the review had already begun; every piece of evidence was examined one by one, leaving the director of the Case Filing Department somewhat surprised.

This evidence was simply too comprehensive, and what was even more astonishing was that the key piece of evidence, that video, perfectly complied with the regulations for video evidence.

It must be said, they even wondered if this had been prepared well in advance...

The review went on for quite a while, but the director still reached a decision: Case Filing.

It is a fact that a Private Prosecution Case is not easy to get approved, but when the evidence is this complete, there is no reason not to let it pass.

The director even felt that such a case of Legitimate Defense was sufficient to be used as a Case Analysis for publicity.

Moreover, looking at the materials, there was content explaining that the other party acted out of a Retaliatory Attack.

Just because the other side called the police, causing him to be on the verge of going to jail, he carried out a Retaliatory Attack during the period of Bail Pending Trial...

The director shook his head; with these circumstances, if they cannot reach a Mediation, he estimated the sentencing would not be light.

He was thinking the same thing as Lawyer Fang.

Soon, Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran received the Case Filing Notice.

Then it was fine; next, they would just wait quietly. According to Lawyer Fang, although it was a Minor Injury, there was a high probability that the other party would be sentenced to Fixed-term Imprisonment.

It was just unclear what Han Guoxing would think after hearing that his sentence had been increased.

Detention for a few days?

Everyone was an adult, and the atmosphere had reached this point; how could detention for a few days be enough to match his status?

Not to mention that going inside to learn a trade—the longer the time spent learning, the better. It couldn't be helped; who told Old Zhou to be kind-hearted?

…………

In the hospital, Lao Pang was explaining the situation to Han Ying.

"I just returned from the Guangming Branch. There is no way around the Bail Pending Trial; it will definitely be revoked. It's just that, considering the injury, you can stay in the hospital for two more days. Once you recover a bit better, you have to go back to the Detention House."

Lao Pang had no expression when he said these words; in any case, everyone just needed to handle official business according to the rules.

Han Ying hesitated for a moment before saying: "But Lawyer Pang, is the other party really... really not responsible at all? Does my brother have to be detained?"

"I have already told you many times, the other party is not responsible. Your brother will definitely be subject to Administrative Detention. After the detention, he will go from the Detention Center to the Detention House to continue being held."

Han Ying was stunned for a long time; she really had a lot to say, but she didn't know how to say it.

So there are different places for going to jail, right!

The answer is yes. Administrative Detention, Criminal Detention, Treading the Sewing Machine—although they all mean going inside, one has to go through them one by one; it cannot be chaotic.

Han Guoxing spoke up: "It's fine, sister. Isn't it just going to be detained for a few days? Anyway, I'm already prepared. When the time comes, we'll do what we have to do."

"But what about that guy surnamed Zhou?"

Han Ying said: "It's fine, Guoxing. I have already contacted the media. They are very interested in the big scoop about Zhou Yi that I told them."

"Doesn't he just rely on this status? When the time comes, let everyone on the internet see what kind of person he is."

No one spoke again, and they did not know that at this very moment, Lao Ma at the Police Station had received a notification from the Court.

"What's the situation? Didn't we already Arrest that Han Guoxing? Why is there a matter of detention now?"

A younger police officer asked, very curious.

Beside him, the experienced Lao Ma already understood the situation after seeing the notification.

"This is because that Zhou Yi initiated a Criminal Private Prosecution, and the Court has already filed the case. I really didn't expect the other party to also file a Criminal Private Prosecution back then," Lao Ma said, shaking his head.

He thought it was already quite good that Zhou Yi had filed a Lawsuit for compensation; after all, to tell the truth, Han Guoxing was indeed more severely injured.

As it turned out, the person's way of doing things was much more ruthless than he had imagined.

"Then we..."

"Just notify Han Guoxing and let him know about this matter. As for the Criminal Compulsory Measures, since he has already been arrested, there is no need to worry about it; it's just going through the motions."

The Court intends to merge the cases for trial, but all necessary procedures must be followed.

Originally, this matter could have been explained over the phone, but Lao Ma still prepared to go to the hospital in person to notify them.

Because the other party needed to sign... and, everyone is a fan of drama.

He was very curious about what Han Guoxing and his sister would think after knowing this situation—would they still insist on not agreeing to Mediation?

Carrying this question, Lao Ma soon arrived at the hospital and went all the way to the ward.

"Eh, I was just about to call you. Everyone is here," Lao Ma walked into the ward and looked at the group of people inside.

Besides Han Guoxing and the other person, there were lawyers, custodial police officers, and so on; there were quite a few people.

Seeing Lao Ma, Han Ying wanted to say a few words, but she didn't say them in the end.

Lao Pang stepped forward and asked: "Officer Ma, is there something you need?"

Lao Ma took out the relevant materials and said: "I received a notification from the Guangming District Court. Han Guoxing now has another matter."

"The other party has initiated a Criminal Private Prosecution. Now the Guangming District Court has filed the case and needs to take Criminal Compulsory Measures against Han Guoxing. Let him sign it."

What the hell? Let alone Han Guoxing, even the custodial police officer was stunned. Isn't this kid currently waiting to be held in custody?

But he immediately realized that there was another matter, and they were just going through the procedures!

Han Guoxing froze there, while Han Ying came up and snatched the materials: "What's going on? What is a Criminal Private Prosecution? What are you trying to do again!"

Lao Ma said: "A Criminal Private Prosecution is a Litigation to send your brother to jail. I am here to notify you now. By the way, the Court should merge the two cases for trial."

"In other words, your brother is now not only suspected of the crime of Forced Transaction, but also suspected of the crime of Intentional Injury. Do you understand what I mean?"

"And then, a Criminal Self-Prosecution Case can also be settled through Mediation. If the Mediation is successful and the other party withdraws the case, it will be fine. Otherwise, it is possible to implement Combined Punishment for Several Crimes, and the sentencing will increase."

"Alright, I'm done speaking. Han Guoxing, sign it. Once you sign, I'm leaving."

As for other work, the Police Station would naturally coordinate with the Detention House.

Han Guoxing signed it blankly; this was a habitual action. During the time he stayed in the Detention House, he had to obey whatever the custodial police officer said...

With the signature, Lao Ma turned and left; he had already seen Han Ying's reaction.

Lao Pang saw Lao Ma off, and when he turned back to see the Han siblings still staring with wide eyes in confusion, he still explained the situation to them.

"So, if the other party does not agree to Mediation this time, then your younger brother, who could have originally received three or four years, might now face seven or eight years..."

A Lawyer certainly knows how to speak; Han Ying and the other person understood instantly.

What "increased sentence length"—isn't it just about having to stay in prison longer?

It was just that after understanding, the two of them were even more bewildered.

After a long while, Han Ying suddenly started crying: "Why is this? My younger brother has already suffered such severe injuries; it's one thing that he isn't paying compensation, but why does he have to sit in prison for even longer? Is there no justice, no rule of law left!"

Han Guoxing was even more stunned, unable to say a single word.

They never imagined that under such circumstances, the other party could still initiate a Private Prosecution...

They just felt it was unreasonable; how could this be!

Second update, goodnight everyone. By the way, Chapter 272 has been blocked; I am currently revising it, but it is quite difficult...

(End of this chapter)